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 June 30, 2021
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: 0-26056
Autoscope Technologies Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Minnesota |
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86-3685595 |
State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization |
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I.R.S. Employer Identification No. |
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Spruce Tree Centre, Suite 400 |
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1600 University Avenue West |
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St. Paul, MN |
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55104 |
Address of Principal Executive Offices |
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Zip Code |
(651) 603-7700
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code
Image Sensing Systems, Inc.
Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, $0.01 par value | AATC | The Nasdaq Capital Market |
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights | AATC | The Nasdaq Capital Market |
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 (§ 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 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.
Large accelerated filer ¨ |
Accelerated filer ¨ |
Non-accelerated filer ☒ |
Smaller reporting company x
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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 Act). Yes ¨ No x
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Class |
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Outstanding at August 12, 2021 |
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share |
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5,367,186 shares |
AUTOSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Autoscope Technologies Corporation
(in thousands)
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June 30, 2021 |
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December 31, |
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(Unaudited) |
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2020 |
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ASSETS |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
8,427 |
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$ |
8,605 |
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Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $11 and $2 respectively |
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3,498 |
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2,261 |
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Inventories |
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723 |
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770 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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430 |
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|
480 |
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Total current assets |
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13,078 |
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12,116 |
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Property and equipment: |
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Furniture and fixtures |
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137 |
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154 |
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Leasehold improvements |
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6 |
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|
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6 |
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Equipment |
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978 |
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1,215 |
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|
|
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1,121 |
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|
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1,375 |
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Accumulated depreciation |
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894 |
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|
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1,072 |
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|
|
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227 |
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|
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303 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Operating lease assets, net |
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30 |
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136 |
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Intangible assets, net |
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2,957 |
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3,161 |
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Deferred income taxes |
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5,360 |
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5,708 |
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TOTAL ASSETS |
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$ |
21,652 |
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$ |
21,424 |
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY |
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Current liabilities: |
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|
|
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Accounts payable |
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$ |
335 |
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$ |
547 |
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Deferred revenue |
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|
164 |
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|
|
37 |
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Warranty |
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|
142 |
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|
|
141 |
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Accrued compensation |
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|
85 |
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|
|
148 |
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Operating lease obligations |
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25 |
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|
|
126 |
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Short-term debt |
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— |
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349 |
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Other current liabilities |
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243 |
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|
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124 |
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Total current liabilities |
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994 |
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|
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1,472 |
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|
|
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Operating lease obligations |
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4 |
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|
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8 |
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Long-term debt |
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— |
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|
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574 |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES |
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|
998 |
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2,054 |
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Shareholders' equity: |
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Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding |
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— |
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— |
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Common stock, $0.01 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized, 5,367,186 and 5,352,626 |
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issued and outstanding at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively |
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54 |
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|
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54 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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25,048 |
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24,968 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
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(185 |
) |
|
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(150 |
) |
Accumulated deficit |
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(4,263 |
) |
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(5,502 |
) |
Total shareholders' equity |
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20,654 |
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|
|
19,370 |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY |
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$ |
21,652 |
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$ |
21,424 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements. |
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Autoscope Technologies Corporation
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share data)
Three-Month
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Six-Month
Periods Ended June 30, |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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2021 |
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2020 | |||||||||
Revenue: |
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Product sales |
$ | 1,305 |
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$ | 1,172 |
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$ | 2,468 |
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$ | 2,222 |
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Royalties |
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2,483 |
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|
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2,215 |
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|
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4,299 |
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|
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4,324 |
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3,788 |
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|
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3,387 |
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|
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6,767 |
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6,546 |
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Cost of revenue: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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Product sales |
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730 |
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520 |
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|
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1,343 |
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|
|
1,051 |
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Royalties |
|
97 |
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|
|
91 |
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|
|
190 |
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|
|
183 |
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|
827 |
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|
611 |
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1,533 |
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|
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1,234 |
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Gross profit |
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2,961 |
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2,776 |
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|
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5,234 |
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|
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5,312 |
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Operating expenses: |
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|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
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Selling, general and administrative |
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1,516 |
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|
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1,563 |
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2,882 |
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|
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3,472 |
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Research and development |
|
541 |
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|
|
842 |
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|
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1,037 |
|
|
|
1,744 |
|
|
2,057 |
|
|
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2,405 |
|
|
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3,919 |
|
|
|
5,216 |
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Income from operations |
|
904 |
|
|
|
371 |
|
|
1,315 |
|
|
|
96 | ||
Other income, net |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
925 |
|
|
|
— |
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Income from operations before income taxes |
|
904 |
|
|
|
371 |
|
|
2,240 |
|
|
|
96 | ||
Income tax expense |
|
152 |
|
|
|
221 |
|
|
357 |
|
|
|
57 | ||
Net income |
$ | 752 |
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|
$ | 150 |
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$ | 1,883 |
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$ | 39 | ||
Net income per share: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Basic |
$ | 0.14 |
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$ | 0.03 |
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$ | 0.35 |
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|
$ | 0.01 | ||
Diluted |
$ | 0.14 |
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|
$ | 0.03 |
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$ | 0.35 |
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$
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0.01 | ||
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Weighted average number of common shares outstanding: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Basic |
|
5,341 |
|
|
|
5,296 |
|
|
|
5,332 |
|
|
|
5,281 |
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Diluted |
|
5,350 |
|
|
|
5,299 |
|
|
|
5,343 |
|
|
|
5,299 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements. |
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|
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Autoscope Technologies Corporation
(Unaudited)
(in thousands)
|
Three-Month Periods Ended June 30, |
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Six-Month Periods Ended June 30, |
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2021 |
|
2020 |
|
2021 |
|
2020 | ||||||||
Net income |
$ | 752 |
|
|
$ | 150 |
|
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$ | 1,883 |
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$ | 39 | |
Other comprehensive income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment |
|
18 |
|
|
|
54 |
|
|
|
(35 | ) |
|
|
(52 | ) |
Comprehensive income (loss) |
$ | 770 |
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$ | 204 |
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$ | 1,848 |
|
$ | (13 | ) | |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements. |
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|
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Autoscope Technologies Corporation
(Unaudited)
(in thousands)
|
Six-Month Periods Ended
|
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|
2021 |
|
2020 |
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Operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Net income |
$ |
1,883 |
|
|
$ |
39 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
|
|
|
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|
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Depreciation |
|
80 |
|
|
|
118 |
|
Software amortization |
|
382 |
|
|
|
362 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
107 |
|
|
|
113 |
|
Deferred income tax expense |
|
348 |
|
|
|
— | |
Forgiveness income from PPP Loan (Note L) |
|
(931 | ) |
|
|
— |
|
Loss on disposal of assets |
|
1 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable, net |
|
(1,237 |
) |
|
|
497 |
|
Inventories |
|
47 |
|
|
141 |
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
50 |
|
|
(49 |
) | |
Accounts payable |
|
(212 |
) |
|
|
(106 |
) |
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
|
191 |
|
|
(146 |
) | |
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
709 |
|
|
969 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capitalized software development costs |
|
(178 |
) |
|
|
(22 |
) |
Purchases of property and equipment |
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
(102 |
) |
Net cash used for investing activities |
|
(186 |
) |
|
(124 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock for tax withholding |
|
(35 |
) |
|
(6 |
) | |
Dividend distribution |
|
(644 | ) |
|
|
— |
|
Proceeds from exercised options |
|
8 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Proceeds from PPP Loan |
|
— |
|
|
|
924 |
|
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities |
|
(671 |
) |
|
918 |
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash |
|
(30 |
) |
|
|
(47 |
) |
Change in cash and cash equivalents |
|
(178 |
) |
|
|
1,716 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
|
8,605 |
|
|
|
5,118 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ |
8,427 |
|
|
$ |
6,834 |
|
|
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements. |
(in thousands, except share data)
|
Three-Month Period Ended June 30, 2020
|
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Shares
Issued
|
|
Common Stock |
|
Additional Paid-In Capital |
|
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss |
|
Accumulated Deficit |
|
Total | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, March 31, 2020 |
5,331,799
|
|
|
$ | 53 |
|
|
$ | 24,810 |
|
|
$ | (412 | ) |
|
$ | (6,676 | ) |
|
$ | 17,775 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation | 7,950 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
54 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
54 |
|
Stock for tax withholding | (1,678 | ) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(6 | ) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(6 | ) |
Comprehensive income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment | — |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
54 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
54 | ||
Net income | — |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
150 |
|
|
150 | |||
Balance, June 30, 2020 | 5,338,071 |
|
|
$ | 53 |
|
|
$ | 24,858 |
|
|
$ | (358 | ) |
|
$ | (6,526 | ) |
|
$ | 18,027 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three-Month Period Ended June 30, 2021 |
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Shares
Issued
|
|
Common Stock |
|
Additional Paid-In Capital |
|
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss |
|
Accumulated Deficit |
|
Total
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, March 31, 2021 | 5,354,337 |
|
|
$ | 54 |
|
|
$ | 24,997 |
|
|
$ | (203 | ) |
|
$ | (4,371 | ) |
|
$ | 20,477 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation | 12,527 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
54 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
54 |
|
Stock options exercised
|
2,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
8 |
|
Stock for tax withholding | (1,678 | ) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(11 | ) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(11 | ) |
Dividends declared
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(644 | ) |
|
|
(644 | ) |
Comprehensive income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment | — |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
18 | ||
Net income | — |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
752 |
|
|
752 | ||
Balance, June 30, 2021 |
5,367,186
|
|
|
$ | 54 |
|
|
$ | 25,048 |
|
|
$ | (185 | ) |
|
$ | (4,263 | ) |
|
$ | 20,654 |
|
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements
|
AUTOSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
(Unaudited)
June 30, 2021
Note A: Basis of Presentation
On July 21, 2021 a holding company reorganization was completed (the "Reorganization") in which Image Sensing Systems, Inc. ("ISNS") became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the new parent company named "Autoscope Technologies Corporation" ("Autoscope"), which became the successor issuer to ISNS. As a result of the Reorganization, Autoscope replaced ISNS as the public company trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol "AATC," and outstanding shares of ISNS's common stock automatically converted into shares of common stock of Autoscope. As used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the "Company", "we", "us" and "our" or its management or business at any time before the effective date of the Reorganization refer to those of ISNS as the predecessor company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries and thereafter to Autoscope and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, except as otherwise specified or to the extend the context otherwise indicates. The Reorganization is intended to be a tax-free transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes for the Company's shareholders. Autoscope was incorporated on April 23, 2021 under the laws of the State of Minnesota, and ISNS was incorporated in Minnesota on December 20, 1984. The Company develops and markets video and radar processing products for use in applications such as intersection control, highway, bridge and tunnel traffic management and traffic data collection. We sell our products primarily to distributors and also receive royalties under a license agreement with a manufacturer/distributor for certain of our products. Our products are used primarily by governmental entities.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for interim financial information and with the instructions to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which require the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. It is the opinion of management that the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments consisting of normal recurring accruals considered necessary for a fair presentation. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.
Operating results for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2021. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 as filed with the SEC.
Cash Dividend
On April 28, 2021, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a cash dividend of $0.12 per share to shareholders of record on the close of business on May 10, 2021, which was paid to shareholders on May 20, 2021.
On August 10, 2021, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a cash dividend of $0.12 per share to shareholders of record on the close of business on August 23, 2021, which is payable to shareholders on August 30, 2021.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The Company believes that of its significant accounting policies, the following are particularly important to the portrayal of the Company's results of operations and financial position and may require the application of a higher level of judgment by the Company's management and, as a result, are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty.
Revenue Recognition
We recognize revenue when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services.
We determine revenue recognition through the following steps: | |
● | Identification of a contract, or contracts, with a customer; |
● | Identification of performance obligations in the contract; |
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Determination of the transaction price; |
● | Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and |
● | Recognition of revenue when, or as, we satisfy a performance obligation. |
Revenue disaggregated by revenue source for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 consists of the following (in thousands); revenue excludes sales and usage-based taxes when or if it has been determined that we are acting as a pass-through agent:
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Three Months Ended June 30, |
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Six Months Ended June 30,
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2021 |
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2020
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2021 |
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2020 |
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Product sales | $ | 1,305 |
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$ | 1,172 |
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$ | 2,468 |
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$ | 2,222 |
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Royalties |
|
2,483 |
|
|
2,215 |
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|
4,299 |
|
|
4,324 |
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Total revenue | $ | 3,788 |
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$ | 3,387 |
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$ | 6,767 |
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$ | 6,546 |
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Product Sales:
Product revenue is generated primarily from the direct sales of our RTMS radar systems worldwide and our Autoscope video systems in Europe and Asia. Revenue is recognized when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to our customers in an amount that reflects the amount we expect to receive in exchange for those goods or services.
Certain product sales may contain multiple performance obligations for revenue recognition purposes. Multiple performance obligations may include hardware, software, installation services, training, support, and extended warranties. In arrangements where we have multiple performance obligations, the transaction price is allocated to each performance obligation using the relative stand-alone selling price. We generally determine stand-alone selling prices based on the observable stand-alone prices charged to customers. For performance obligations without observable stand-alone prices charged to customers, we evaluate the adjusted market assessment approach, the expected cost plus margin approach, and stand-alone sales to estimate the stand-alone selling prices.
Revenue for services such as maintenance, repair, and technical support is recognized either as the service is performed or ratably over the defined contractual period for service maintenance contracts. From time to time, our payment terms may vary by the type and location of our customer and the products or services offered. Revenue for extended warranties are deferred until the coverage period and then recognized ratably over the extended warranty term.
We record deferred revenues when cash payments are received or due in advance of our performance, including amounts which are refundable. The term between invoicing and when payment is due is not significant. For certain products or services and customer types, we require payment before the products or services are delivered to the customer.
We record provisions against sales revenue for estimated returns and allowances in the period when the related revenue is recorded based on historical sales returns and changes in end user demand.
Royalties:
Econolite Control Products, Inc. (“Econolite”) is our licensee that sells our Autoscope video system products in the United States, Mexico, Canada and the Caribbean. The royalty of approximately 50% of the gross profit on licensed products is recognized when the products are shipped or delivered by Econolite to its customers.
Practical Expedients and Exemptions:
We generally expense sales commissions when incurred because the amortization periods would have been one year or less. These costs are recorded within sales and marketing expense.
We do not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for (i) contracts with an original expected length of one year or less and (ii) contracts for which we recognize revenue at the amount to which we have the right to invoice for services performed.
Inventories
Inventories are primarily electronic components and finished goods and are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value determined under the first-in, first-out accounting method.
Income Taxes
We record a tax provision for the anticipated tax consequences of our reported results of operations. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using the currently enacted tax rates that apply to taxable income in effect for the years in which those deferred tax assets and liabilities are expected to be realized or settled. We record a valuation allowance to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that is believed more likely than not to be realized. We believe it is more likely than not that forecasted income, including income that may be generated as a result of certain tax planning strategies, together with the tax effects of the deferred tax liabilities, will be sufficient to fully recover the remaining net realizable value of our deferred tax assets. If all or part of the net deferred tax assets are determined not to be realizable in the future, an adjustment to the valuation allowance would be charged to earnings in the period such determination is made. In addition, the calculation of tax liabilities involves significant judgment in estimating the impact of uncertainties in the application of complex tax laws. Resolution of these uncertainties in a manner inconsistent with management’s expectations could have a material impact on our financial condition and operating results. We recognize penalties and interest expense related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense.
Intangible Assets
We capitalize certain software development costs related to software to be sold, leased, or otherwise marketed. Capitalized software development costs include purchased materials, services, internal labor and other costs associated with the development of new products and services. Software development costs are expensed as incurred until technological feasibility has been established, at which time future costs incurred are capitalized until the product is available for general release to the public. Based on our product development process, technological feasibility is generally established once product and detailed program designs have been completed, uncertainties related to high-risk development issues have been resolved through coding and testing, and we have established that the necessary skills, hardware, and software technology are available for production of the product. Once a software product is available for general release to the public, capitalized development costs associated with that product will begin to be amortized to cost of sales over the product's estimated economic selling life, using the greater of straight-line or a method that results in cost recognition in future periods that is consistent with the anticipated timing of product revenue recognition.
Capitalized software development costs are subject to an ongoing assessment of recoverability, which is impacted by estimates and assumptions of future revenues and expenses for these software products, as well as other factors such as changes in product technologies. Any portion of unamortized capitalized software development costs that are determined to be in excess of net realizable value have been expensed in the period in which such a determination is made. Subsequent to reaching technological feasibility for certain software products, we capitalized approximately $55,000 in software development costs in the quarter ended June 30, 2021 and no software development costs during the comparable prior year quarter, and $178,000 and $22,000 during the six-month periods ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized on a straight-line basis over the expected period to be benefited by future cash flows and reviewed for impairment. At both June 30, 2021 and 2020, we determined there was no impairment of intangible assets. At both June 30, 2021 and 2020, there were no indefinite-lived intangible assets.
Note B: Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Accounting pronouncements recently adopted
In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2018-13, "Fair Value Measurements (Topic 820)." ASU 2018-13 eliminates, amends and adds disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. ASU 2018-13 is required to be adopted for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within that annual period, which is our fiscal year 2020. We adopted these changes as of January 1, 2020; however, there are no required changes that apply to our fair value measurements disclosures.
Note C: Fair Value Measurements
The guidance for fair value measurements establishes the authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value and outlines the required disclosures regarding fair value measurements. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell 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 at the measurement date. We use a three-tier fair value hierarchy based upon observable and non-observable inputs as follows:
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Level 1: |
observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; |
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Level 2: |
inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and |
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Level 3: |
unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.
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Financial Instruments not Measured at Fair Value
Certain of our financial instruments are not measured at fair value and are recorded at carrying amounts approximating fair value, based on their short-term nature or variable interest rate. These financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and other current financial assets and liabilities.
Note E: Operating Leases
The Company is subject to various non-cancelable operating leases for office space and IT equipment expiring at various dates through November 2022. These leases do not have significant rent escalation, holidays, concessions, leasehold improvement incentives, or other build-out clauses. Further, the leases do not contain contingent rent provisions.
Most of these leases include an option to renew. The exercise of lease renewal options is typically at our sole discretion; therefore, the majority of renewals to extend the lease terms are not included in our right-of-use ("ROU") assets and lease liabilities because they are not reasonably certain of exercise. We regularly evaluate the renewal options and, when they are reasonably certain of exercise, we include the renewal period in our lease term.
Because most of our leases do not provide an implicit rate, we use our incremental borrowing rate in determining the present value of the lease payments. The incremental borrowing rate represents an estimate of the interest rate we would incur at lease commencement to borrow an amount equal to the lease payments on a collateralized basis over the term of a lease. We used incremental borrowing rates as of January 1, 2019 for operating leases that commenced prior to that date. We have a centrally managed treasury function; therefore, based on the applicable lease terms and the current economic environment, we apply a portfolio approach for determining the incremental borrowing rate.
The cost components of our operating leases were as follows (in thousands):
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Three-Month Periods Ended June 30, |
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Six-Month Periods Ended June 30, |
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2021 |
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2020 |
|
2021 |
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2020 | ||||
Operating lease costs | $ | 53 |
|
$ | 65 |
|
$ | 108 |
|
$ | 131 |
Variable lease cost |
|
51 |
|
|
93 |
|
|
93 |
|
|
169 |
Total | $ | 104 |
|
$ | 158 |
|
$ | 201 |
|
$ | 300 |
Variable lease costs consist primarily of property taxes, insurance, and common area or other maintenance costs for our leased facilities and equipment, which are paid based on actual costs incurred by the lessor.
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Maturities for our lease liabilities for all operating leases were as follows (in thousands) as of June 30, 2021:
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Total
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2021 | $ | 26 |
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2022 |
|
4 |
|
2023 and thereafter |
|
— |
|
Total lease payments |
|
30 |
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Less: Interest |
|
(1 | ) |
Present value of lease liabilities | $ | 29 |
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The weighted average remaining lease terms and discount rates for all of our operating leases were as follows as of June 30, 2021:
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June 30, 2021
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Remaining lease term and discount rate: |
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|
Weighted average remaining lease term (years) | 0.68 |
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Weighted average discount rate | 4.75 | % |
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities was $107,000 and $134,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and these amounts are included in operating activities in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. There were no operating lease assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, except that during the three months ended June 30, 2020, we agreed to a one-year extension of our office space which increased operating lease assets and liabilities by $194,000.
On July 28, 2021 ISNS and Spruce Tree Centre L.L.P. entered into Amendment XV to Office Lease Agreement (the "Amendment"), which amended the original Office Lease Agreement dated as of November 24, 1998 by and between ISNS and Spruce Tree (the "Original Lease"), as such Original Lease was subsequently amended (as so amended, the "Lease"). The Amendment was signed by Spruce Tree on July 28, 2021. The Lease term was to expire on July 31, 2021. The Amendment, which is effective August 1, 2021, extends the Lease through March 31, 2022. In addition, the Amendment increases the monthly rent from $16,660 to $16,960 for the period from August 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022.
Note F: Intangible Assets
Intangible assets consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):
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June 30, 2021 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Weighted |
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Gross |
|
|
|
|
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Net |
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Average |
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Carrying |
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Accumulated |
|
Carrying |
|
Useful Life |
|
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Amount |
|
Amortization |
|
Value |
|
(in Years) |
|
||||||
Wrong Way development costs |
$ |
228 |
|
|
$ |
(228 |
) |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
— |
|
Vision development costs |
|
3,107 |
|
|
|
(1,743 |
) |
|
|
1,364 |
|
|
8.0 |
|
Echo development costs |
|
1,852 |
|
|
|
(375 |
) |
|
|
1,477 |
|
|
7.0 |
|
IntellitraffiQ development costs |
|
468 |
|
(352 |
) |
|
116
|
4.0
|
|
|||||
Total |
$ |
5,655 |
|
|
$ |
(2,698 |
) |
|
$ |
2,957 |
|
|
7.0 |
|
|
December 31, 2020 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Weighted |
|
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Gross |
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|
|
|
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Net |
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Average |
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Carrying |
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Accumulated |
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Carrying |
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Useful Life |
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Amount |
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Amortization |
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Value |
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(in Years) |
|
||||||
Wrong Way development costs |
$ |
228 |
|
|
$ |
(228 |
) |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
— |
|
Vision development costs |
|
2,929 |
|
|
|
(1,553 |
) |
|
|
1,376 |
|
|
8.0 |
|
Echo development costs |
|
1,852 |
|
(242 |
) |
|
1,610 |
|
7.0 |
|
||||
IntellitraffiQ development costs |
|
468 |
|
|
|
(293 | ) |
|
|
175 |
|
|
4.0 |
|
Total |
$ |
5,477 |
|
|
$ |
(2,316 |
) |
|
$ |
3,161 |
|
|
7.3 |
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Note G: Warranties
We generally provide a two to three year warranty on product sales. Reserves to honor warranty claims are estimated and recorded at the time of sale based on historical claim information and are analyzed and adjusted periodically based on actual claim trends.
Warranty liability and related activity consisted of the following (in thousands):
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Six-Month Periods Ended
|
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|
2021 |
|
2020 |
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning balance |
$ |
141 |
|
|
$ |
313 |
|
Warranty provisions |
|
24 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
Warranty claims |
|
(24 |
) |
|
|
(26 |
) |
Adjustments to preexisting warranties |
|
3 |
|
|
(149 |
) |
|
Currency |
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
Ending balance |
$ |
142 |
|
|
$ |
150 |
|
Note H: Stock-Based Compensation
We compensate officers, directors, key employees and consultants with stock-based compensation under the Image Sensing Systems, Inc. 2014 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the "2014 Plan"), which was approved by our shareholders and is administered under the supervision of our Board of Directors. Stock option awards are granted at exercise prices equal to the closing price of our stock on the day before the date of grant. Generally, options vest ratably over periods of three to five years from the dates of the grant, beginning one year from the date of grant, and have a contractual term of nine to 10 years.
Compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures, is recognized ratably over the vesting period. Stock-based compensation expense included in general and administrative expense for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 was $54,000 and $54,000, respectively. Stock-based compensation expense included in general and administrative expense for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 was $107,000 and $113,000, respectively. At June 30, 2021, 257,175 shares were available for grant under the Company's 2014 Plan.
Stock Options
A summary of the stock option activity for the first six months of 2021 is as follows:
Number of Shares |
Weighted
Average Exercise Price per Share |
Weighted
Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years) |
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value |
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Options outstanding at December 31, 2020
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15,000 | $ | 4.76 | 2.94 | $ | 2,700 | ||||||||||
Granted
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— | $ | — | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
Exercised
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(2,000 | ) | $ | 4.22 | — | $ | 9,390 | |||||||||
Expired
|
— | $ | — | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
Forfeited
|
(1,000 | ) |
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$ | 4.22 | — | $ | 320 | ||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Options outstanding at June 30, 2021 | 12,000 |
|
$ | 4.90 |
|
2.33 |
|
$ | 23,460 |
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Options exercisable at June 30, 2021 | 12,000 | $ | 4.90 | 2.33 |
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$ | 23,460 |
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Stock options to purchase 2,000 shares were exercised, no stock options expired, and options to purchase 1,000 shares were forfeited during the six-month period ended June 30, 2021, and options to purchase 1,000 shares forfeited during the six-month period ended June 30, 2020. During each of the six-month periods ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, we recognized no stock-based compensation expense related to stock options. As of June 30, 2021, there was no unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options.
Restricted Stock Awards and Stock Awards
Restricted stock awards are granted under the 2014 Plan at the discretion of the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors. We issue restricted stock awards to executive officers and key consultants. These awards may contain certain performance conditions or time-based vesting criteria. The restricted stock awards granted to executive officers vest if the various performance or time-based metrics are met. Stock-based compensation is recognized for the number of awards expected to vest at the end of the period and is expensed beginning on the grant date through the end of the vesting period. At the time of vesting of the restricted stock awards, the recipients of common stock may request to receive a net of the number of shares required for employee withholding taxes, which can be withheld up to the relevant jurisdiction's maximum statutory rate. Compensation expense related to any stock awards issued to employees is determined on the grant date based on the publicly-quoted fair market value of our common stock and is charged to earnings on the grant date.
We also issue stock awards as a portion of the annual retainer for each director on a quarterly basis. The stock awards are fully vested at the time of issuance.
The following table summarizes restricted stock award activity for the first six months of 2021:
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Number of
|
|
|
Weighted
|
|||
Awards outstanding December 31, 2020 |
|
33,330 |
|
|
$ |
4.52 |
|
Granted |
|
19,562 |
|
|
|
5.95 |
|
Vested
|
|
(34,295 |
) |
|
|
4.69 |
|
Forfeited |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Awards outstanding at June 30, 2021 |
|
18,597 |
|
|
$ |
5.72 |
|
As of June 30, 2021, the total stock-based compensation expense related to non-vested awards not yet recognized was $91,000, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.87 years. During the six-month periods ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020, we recognized $107,000 and $113,000, respectively, of stock-based compensation expense related to restricted stock awards.
Note I: Income (loss) per Common Share
Net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the daily weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the applicable periods. Diluted net income (loss) per share includes the potentially dilutive effect of common shares subject to outstanding stock options and restricted stock awards using the treasury stock method. Under the treasury stock method, shares subject to certain outstanding stock options and restricted stock awards have been excluded from the calculation of the diluted weighted average shares outstanding because the exercise of those options or the vesting of those restricted stock awards would lead to a net reduction in common shares outstanding. As a result, stock options and restricted stock awards to acquire 2,000 and 15,000 weighted common shares have been excluded from the diluted weighted shares outstanding for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and 2,000 and 5,000 weighted common shares have been excluded from the diluted weighted shares outstanding for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
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A reconciliation of net income per share is as follows (in thousands, except per share data):
Three-Month Periods Ended June 30, |
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Six-Month Periods Ended June 30, |
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2021 |
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2020 |
|
2021 |
|
2020 | |||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Numerator:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
$ | 752 |
|
|
$ | 150 |
|
|
$ | 1,883 |
|
|
$ | 39 | |
Denominator:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding
|
|
5,341 |
|
|
|
5,296 |
|
|
|
5,332 |
|
|
|
5,281 |
|
Dilutive potential common shares
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
Shares used in diluted net income per common share calculations
|
|
5,350 |
|
|
|
5,299 |
|
|
|
5,343 |
|
|
|
5,299 |
|
Basic net income per common share
|
$ | 0.14 |
|
|
$ | 0.03 |
|
|
$ | 0.35 |
|
|
$ | 0.01 | |
Diluted net income per common share
|
$ | 0.14 |
|
|
$ | 0.03 |
|
|
$ | 0.35 |
|
|
$ | 0.01 |
Note J: Segment Information
The Company's Chief Executive Officer and management regularly review financial information for the Company's discrete operating segments. Based on similarities in the economic characteristics, nature of products and services, production processes, type or class of customer served, method of distribution and regulatory environments, the operating segments have been aggregated for financial statement purposes and categorized into two reportable segments: Intersection and Highway.
Autoscope video is our machine-vision product line, and revenue consists of royalties (all of which are received from Econolite), as well as a portion of international product sales. Video products are normally sold in the Intersection segment. RTMS is our radar product line, and revenue consists of international and North American product sales. Radar products are normally sold in the Highway segment. All segment revenues are derived from external customers.
Operating expenses and total assets are not allocated to the segments for internal reporting purposes. Due to the changes in how we manage our business, we may reevaluate our segment definitions in the future.
The following tables set forth selected unaudited financial information for each of our reportable segments (in thousands):
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|
Three Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||
|
|
Intersection |
|
Highway |
|
Total | ||||||||||||
|
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
2021 |
|
2020 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$ | 2,637 |
|
$ | 2,465 |
|
$ | 1,151 |
|
$ | 922 |
|
$ | 3,788 |
|
$ | 3,387 |
Gross profit |
|
|
2,437 |
|
|
2,233 |
|
|
524 |
|
|
543 |
|
|
2,961 |
|
|
2,776 |
Amortization of intangible assets |
|
|
97 |
|
|
91 |
|
|
98 |
|
|
97 |
|
|
195 |
|
|
188 |
Intangible assets |
|
|
1,364 |
|
|
1,559 |
|
|
1,593 |
|
|
1,976 |
|
|
2,957 |
|
|
3,535 |
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||
|
|
Intersection |
|
Highway |
|
Total | ||||||||||||
|
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
2021 |
|
2020 | ||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$ | 4,529 |
|
$ | 4,715 |
|
$ | 2,238 |
|
$ | 1,831 |
|
$ | 6,767 |
|
$ | 6,546 |
Gross profit |
|
|
4,161 |
|
|
4,302 |
|
|
1,073 |
|
|
1,010 |
|
|
5,234 |
|
|
5,312 |
Amortization of intangible assets |
|
|
190 |
|
|
183 |
|
|
192 |
|
|
179 |
|
|
382 |
|
|
362 |
Intangible assets |
|
|
1,364 |
|
|
1,559 |
|
|
1,593 |
|
|
1,976 |
|
|
2,957 |
|
|
3,535 |
Note K: Restructuring and Exit Activities
In the third quarter of 2016, in order to streamline our operating and cost structure, we initiated the closure of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, Image Sensing Systems HK Limited (ISS HK) in Hong Kong; Image Sensing Systems (Shenzhen) Limited (ISS WOFE) in China; Image Sensing Systems Europe Limited (ISS Europe) in the United Kingdom; Image Sensing Systems Europe Limited SP.Z.O.O (ISS Poland) in Poland; and Image Sensing Systems Germany, GmbH (ISS Germany) in Germany. At December 31, 2018, Image Sensing Systems Europe Limited and Image Sensing Systems Europe Limited SP.Z.O.O were fully closed. At December 31, 2019, Image Sensing Systems Germany, GmbH was fully closed. During 2020, we initiated the closure of Image Sensing Systems EMEA Limited (ISS UK) and Image Sensing Systems Holdings Limited (ISS Holdings). At June 30, 2021, Image Sensing Systems (Shenzhen) Limited was fully closed. We incurred $23,000 and $32,000 for these entities' closure costs in the six-month periods ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020, respectively.
Note L: Commitments and Contingencies
Debt
Under the Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP"), the United States Small Business Administration ("SBA") approved the Company's application to receive a loan in the amount of $923,700 (the "PPP Loan"). The PPP was established under the congressionally approved Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the "CARES Act") and is administered by the SBA. The PPP Loan to the Company was made through BMO Harris Bank N.A. (the "Lender"). On April 21, 2020, the Company's Board of Directors approved the PPP Loan, and the Company signed the promissory note (the "Note") evidencing the PPP Loan, which was dated as of April 17, 2020. The Lender distributed the $923,700 of proceeds of the PPP Loan to the Company on April 22, 2020.
The term of the PPP loan was 24 months after the date of the Note (the "Maturity Date"). The annual interest rate on the PPP Loan was 1.00%. No payments of principal or interest were due during the six months beginning on the date of the Note (the "Deferred Period"). The Company's obligations under the Note were not secured by a security interest in the Company's assets. The Note required the Lender's consent if the Company wanted to reorganize, merge, consolidate, or otherwise change its ownership or structure. The Note contained customary events of default by the Company relating to, among other things, payment defaults and the breach of representations and warranties or other provisions of the Note. Upon a default by the Company under the Note, the Lender could have accelerated the Company's obligations under the Note and pursued its rights against the Company under applicable law, including by filing suit and obtaining a judgment against the Company.
Under the terms of the CARES Act, PPP loan recipients can apply for and be granted forgiveness for all or a portion of loans made under the PPP after 24 weeks if the recipients use the PPP loan proceeds for eligible purposes, including payroll costs, mortgage interest, rent or utility costs and meet other requirements regarding, among other things, the maintenance of employment and compensation levels. On February 2, 2021, the Company was notified by the Lender that the Lender had received payment in full of the PPP Loan from the United States government, and the Company's PPP Loan had been forgiven. The Company recognized the amount of the loan and accrued interest forgiven totaling approximately $931,000 as other non-operating income in the first quarter of 2021.
The foregoing description of the Note does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Note filed as Exhibit 10.1 with the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 23, 2020 and incorporated herein by reference.
Litigation
We are involved from time to time in various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business, including primarily commercial, product liability, employment and intellectual property claims. In accordance with GAAP, we record a liability in our Consolidated Financial Statements with respect to any of these matters when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be reasonably estimated. With respect to any currently pending legal proceedings, we have not established an estimated range of reasonably possible additional losses either because we believe that we have valid defenses to claims asserted against us or the proceeding has not advanced to a stage of discovery that would enable us to establish an estimate. We currently do not expect the outcome of these matters to have a material effect on our consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows. Litigation, however, is inherently unpredictable, and it is possible that the ultimate outcome of one or more claims asserted against us could adversely impact our results of operations, financial position or cash flows. We expense legal costs as incurred.
Note M: Risks and Uncertainties
In December 2019, the outbreak of a novel strain of coronavirus, called COVID-19, originated in Wuhan, China, and has since spread worldwide, including to the U.S. To date, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread disruptions to the U.S. and global economy and has contributed to significant volatility and negative pressure in financial markets. The global impact of the outbreak is continually evolving and, as additional cases and variants of the virus are identified, many countries, including the U.S., have reacted by instituting quarantines, restrictions on travel, and mandatory closures of businesses. Certain states and cities, including where we or the third parties with whom we engage operate, have also reacted by instituting quarantines, restrictions on travel, “stay at home” rules, restrictions on types of business that may continue to operate, and restrictions on the types of construction projects that may be undertaken.
The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacts our business, financial condition and results of operations will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with any confidence, including the scope, severity and duration of the pandemic; the actions taken to contain the pandemic or mitigate its impact, including the adoption, effectiveness, and availability of COVID-19 vaccines; the effect of any relaxation of current restrictions in the community and regions in which we, our customers and end users do business; and the direct and indirect economic effects of the pandemic and containment measures, among others. The rapid development and fluidity of this situation preclude any prediction as to the full adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected, and may continue to adversely affect, our business, financial condition and results of operations, and it has had, and probably will continue to have, the effect of exacerbating many of the risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 including, but not limited to, the following:
Overview
Reorganization. On July 21, 2021, a holding company reorganization was completed (the “Reorganization”) in which Image Sensing Systems, Inc. ("ISNS") became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the new parent company named “Autoscope Technologies Corporation” ("Autoscope"), which became the successor issuer to ISNS. As a result of the Reorganization, Autoscope replaced ISNS as the public company trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol “AATC,” and outstanding shares of ISNS’s common stock automatically converted into shares of common stock of Autoscope. As used in this Quarterly Report Form 10-Q, the "Company", "we", "us" and "our" or its management or business at any time before the effective date of the Reorganization refer to those of ISNS as the predecessor company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries and thereafter to Autoscope and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, except as otherwise specified or to the extent the context otherwise indicates. The Reorganization is intended to be a tax-free transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes for the Company’s shareholders. Autoscope was incorporated on April 23, 2021 under the laws of the State of Minnesota, and ISNS was incorporated in Minnesota on December 20, 1984.
General. We are a leading provider of above-ground detection products and solutions for the intelligent transportation systems (“ITS”) industry. Our family of products, which we market as Autoscope® video or video products (“Autoscope”), RTMS® radar or radar products (“RTMS”), and IntellitraffiQ® or iQ products, provides end users with the tools needed to optimize traffic flow and enhance driver safety. Our technology analyzes signals from sophisticated sensors and transmits the information to management systems and controllers or directly to users. Our products provide end users with complete solutions for the intersection and transportation markets.
Our technology is a process in which software, rather than humans, examines outputs from various types of sophisticated sensors to determine what is happening in a field of view. In the ITS industry, this process is a critical component of managing congestion and traffic flow. In many cities, it is not possible to build roads, bridges and highways quickly enough to accommodate the increasing congestion levels. On average, United States commuters lose 99 hours a year in congestion, which costs motorists $88 billion a year in time, an average of $1,377 per driver (per INRIX 2019 Global Traffic scorecard). We believe this growing use of vehicles will make our ITS solutions increasingly necessary to complement existing and new roadway infrastructure to manage traffic flow and optimize throughput.
We believe our solutions are technically superior to those of our competitors because they have a higher level of accuracy, limit the occurrence of false detection, are generally easier to install with lower costs of ownership, work effectively in a multitude of light and weather conditions, and provide end users the ability to manage inputs from a variety of sensors for a number of tasks. It is our view that the technical advantages of our products make our solutions well suited for use in ITS markets.
We believe the strength of our distribution channels positions us to increase the penetration of our technology‑driven solutions in the marketplace. We market our Autoscope video products in the United States, Mexico, Canada and the Caribbean through exclusive agreements with Econolite Control Products, Inc. (“Econolite”), which we believe is the leading distributor of ITS intersection control products in these markets.
We market the RTMS radar systems to a network of distributors globally. On a limited basis, we may sell directly to the end user. We market our Autoscope video products outside the United States, Mexico, Canada and the Caribbean through a combination of distribution and direct sales channels through our office in Spain. Our end users primarily include governmental agencies and municipalities.
The following discussion of period-to-period changes and trends in financial statement results under "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" aligns with the financial statement presentation discussed above.
Trends and Challenges in Our Business
We believe the expected growth in our business can be attributed primarily to the following global trends:
We believe our continued growth primarily depends upon:
Because the majority of our end users are governmental entities, we are faced with challenges related to potential delays in purchasing decisions by those entities and changes in budgetary constraints. These contingencies could result in significant fluctuations in our revenue among periods. The ongoing economic environment in Europe and the United States and the COVID-19 pandemic declared in March 2020 and the outbreak of new COVID-19 variants are further adding to the unpredictability of purchasing decisions, creating more delays than usual and decreasing governmental budgets, and they are likely to continue to affect our revenue.
Key Financial Terms and Metrics
Revenue. We derive revenue from two sources: (1) royalties received from Econolite for sales of the Autoscope video systems in the United States, Mexico, Canada and the Caribbean and (2) revenue received from the direct sales of our RTMS radar systems and our Autoscope video systems in Europe and Asia. Autoscope video royalties are calculated using a profit sharing model in which the gross profits on sales of product made through Econolite are shared equally with Econolite. This royalty arrangement has the benefit of decreasing our cost of revenues and our selling, marketing and product support expenses because these costs and expenses are borne primarily by Econolite. Although this royalty model has a positive impact on our gross margin, it also negatively impacts our total revenue, which would be higher if all the sales made by Econolite were made directly by us. The royalty arrangement is exclusive under the long-term Manufacturing, Distributing and Technology Agreement dated as of June 11, 1991, as amended (the “Econolite Agreement”), between the Company and Econolite.
Operating Expenses. Our operating expenses fall into three categories: (1) selling, marketing and product support; (2) general and administrative; and (3) research and development. Selling, marketing and product support expenses consist of various costs related to sales and support of our products, including salaries, benefits and commissions paid to our personnel; commissions paid to third parties; travel, trade show and advertising costs; second-tier technical support for Econolite; and general product support, where applicable. General and administrative expenses consist of certain corporate and administrative functions that support the development and sales of our products and provide an infrastructure to support future growth. These expenses include management, supervisory and staff salaries and benefits; legal and auditing fees; travel; rent; and costs associated with being a public company, such as board of director fees, listing fees and annual reporting expenses. Research and development expenses consist mainly of salaries and benefits for our engineers and third party costs for consulting and prototyping. We measure all operating expenses against our annually approved budget, which is developed with achieving a certain operating margin as a key focus. We also include any restructuring costs in operating expenses.
Non-GAAP Operating Measures. We provide certain non-GAAP financial information as supplemental information to financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States). This non-GAAP information excludes the impact of depreciating fixed assets and amortizing intangible assets, and it may exclude other non-recurring items. Management believes that this presentation facilitates the comparison of our current operating results to historical operating results. Management uses this non-GAAP information to evaluate short-term and long-term operating trends in our core operations. Non-GAAP information is not prepared in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered a substitute for or an alternative to GAAP financial measures and may not be computed the same as similarly titled measures used by other companies.
Reconciliations of GAAP income from operations to non-GAAP income from operations are as follows (in thousands):
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Three-Month Periods Ended June 30, |
|
Six-Month Periods Ended June 30, |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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2021 |
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2020 | |||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from operations |
$ | 904 |
|
|
$ | 371 |
|
|
$ | 1,315 |
|
|
$ | 96 | |
Adjustments to reconcile to non-GAAP income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of intangible assets |
|
195 |
|
|
|
188 |
|
|
|
382 |
|
|
|
362 |
|
Depreciation |
|
40 |
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
|
80 |
|
|
|
118 |
|
Non-GAAP income from operations |
$ | 1,139 |
|
|
$ | 621 |
|
|
$ | 1,777 |
|
|
$ | 576 |
Seasonality. Our quarterly revenues and operating results have varied significantly in the past due to the seasonality of our business. Our first quarter generally is the weakest due to weather conditions that make roadway construction more difficult in parts of North America, Europe and northern Asia. We expect such seasonality to continue for the foreseeable future. Additionally, our international revenues regularly contain individually significant sales. This can result in significant variations of revenue between periods. Accordingly, we believe that quarter-to-quarter comparisons of our financial results should not be relied upon as an indication of our future performance. No assurance can be given that we will be able to achieve or maintain profitability on a quarterly or annual basis in the future.
Segments. We currently operate in two reportable segments: Intersection and Highway. Autoscope video is our machine-vision product line, and revenue consists of royalties (all of which are received from Econolite), as well as a portion of international product sales. Video products are normally sold in the Intersection segment. RTMS and IntellitraffiQ are our radar product lines, and revenue consists of sales to external customers. Radar products are normally sold in the Highway segment. As a result of business model changes and modifications in how we manage our business, we may reevaluate our segment definitions in the future.
The following tables set forth selected unaudited financial information for each of our reportable segments (in thousands):
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Three Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||
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Intersection |
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Highway |
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Total | ||||||||||||
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|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
2021 |
|
2020 | ||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$ | 2,637 |
|
$ | 2,465 |
|
$ | 1,151 |
|
$ | 922 |
|
$ | 3,788 |
|
$ | 3,387 |
Gross profit |
|
|
2,437 |
|
|
2,233 |
|
|
524 |
|
|
543 |
|
|
2,961 |
|
|
2,776 |
Amortization of intangible assets |
|
|
97 |
|
|
91 |
|
|
98 |
|
|
97 |
|
|
195 |
|
|
188 |
Intangible assets |
|
|
1,364 |
|
|
1,559 |
|
|
1,593 |
|
|
1,976 |
|
|
2,957 |
|
|
3,535 |
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
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Intersection |
|
Highway |
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Total | ||||||||||||
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|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
2021 |
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2020 | ||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue |
|
$ | 4,529 |
|
$ | 4,715 |
|
$ | 2,238 |
|
$ | 1,831 |
|
$ | 6,767 |
|
$ | 6,546 |
Gross profit |
|
|
4,161 |
|
|
4,302 |
|
|
1,073 |
|
|
1,010 |
|
|
5,234 |
|
|
5,312 |
Amortization of intangible assets |
|
|
190 |
|
|
183 |
|
|
192 |
|
|
179 |
|
|
382 |
|
|
362 |
Intangible assets |
|
|
1,364 |
|
|
1,559 |
|
|
1,593 |
|
|
1,976 |
|
|
2,957 |
|
|
3,535 |
Results of Operations
The following tables set forth, for the periods indicated, certain statements of operations data as a percent of total revenue and gross profit on product sales and royalties as a percentage of product sales and royalties, respectively.
Three-Month Periods Ended
June 30, |
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2021
|
|
2020
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|
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Product sales | 34.5 | % |
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34.6 | % |
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Royalties | 65.5 |
|
|
65.4 |
|
|
Total revenue | 100.0 |
|
|
100.0 |
|
|
Gross profit - product sales | 44.1 |
|
|
55.6 |
|
|
Gross profit - royalties | 96.1 |
|
|
95.9 |
|
|
Selling, general and administrative | 40.0% |
|
|
46.1% |
|
|
Research and development | 14.3 |
|
|
24.9 |
|
|
Income from operations | 23.9 |
|
|
11.0 |
|
|
Income tax expense | 4.0 |
|
|
6.5 |
|
|
Net income | 19.9 |
|
|
4.4 |
|
Six-Month Periods Ended
June 30, |
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|
2021
|
|
2020
|
|
||
Product sales | 36.5 | % |
|
33.9 | % |
|
Royalties | 63.5 |
|
|
66.1 |
|
|
Total revenue | 100.0 |
|
|
100.0 |
|
|
Gross profit - product sales | 45.6 |
|
|
52.7 |
|
|
Gross profit - royalties | 95.6 |
|
|
95.8 |
|
|
Selling, general and administrative | 42.6% |
|
|
53.0% |
|
|
Research and development | 15.3 |
|
|
26.6 |
|
|
Income from operations | 19.4 |
|
|
1.5 |
|
|
Other income, net | 13.7 |
|
|
— |
|
|
Income tax expense | 5.3 |
|
|
0.9 |
|
|
Net income | 27.8 |
|
|
0.6 |
|
Total revenue increased to $3.8 million in the three-month period ended June 30, 2021 from $3.4 million in the same period in 2020, an increase of 11.8%, and increased to $6.8 million in the first six months of 2021 from $6.5 million in the same period in 2020, an increase of 3.4%. Royalty income increased to $2.5 million in the second quarter of 2021 from $2.2 million in the second quarter of 2020, an increase of 12.1%, and remained constant at $4.3 million in the first six months of 2021 and in the first six months of 2020. Product sales increased to $1.3 million in the second quarter of 2021 from $1.2 million in the second quarter of 2020, an increase of 11.3%, and increased to $2.5 million in the first six months of 2021 from $2.2 million in the first six months of 2020, an increase of 11.1%.
Revenue for the Intersection segment increased to $2.6 million in the second quarter of 2021 from $2.5 million in the second quarter of 2020, an increase of 7.0%. Revenue for the Intersection segment decreased to $4.5 million in the first six months of 2021 from $4.7 million in the first six months of 2020, a decrease of 3.9%. Revenue for the Highway segment increased to $1.2 million in the second quarter of 2021 from $922,000 in the second quarter of 2020, an increase of 24.8%. Revenue for the Highway segment increased to $2.2 million in the first six months of 2021 from $1.8 million in the first six months of 2020, an increase of 22.2%.
Gross margin percent for product sales decreased to 44.1% in the three months ended June 30, 2021 from 55.6% in the three months ended June 30, 2020. The dollar amount of product sales gross profit decreased $77,000, or 11.8%, in the three months ended June 30, 2021 compared to the prior year period. Gross margin percent for product sales decreased to 45.6% in the first six months of 2021 from 52.7% in the first six months of 2020. Product sales gross profit decreased $46,000 or 3.9% in the six months ended June 30, 2021 compared to the prior year period. The decrease in product gross margin percent was primarily the result of a reduction in the warranty reserve in the first six months of 2020 and no comparable reduction in the same period in 2021.
Gross margin percent for royalty sales for the three months ended June 30, 2021 increased to 96.1% from 95.9% in the same period in 2020. Gross profit from royalties increased $262,000, or 12.3%, in the three months ended June 30, 2021 compared to the prior year period. Gross margin percent for royalty sales for the six months ended June 30, 2021 decreased to 95.6% from 95.8% in the same period in 2020. Gross profit from royalties decreased $32,000, or 0.8%, in the six months ended June 30, 2021 compared to the prior year period. The decrease in royalty gross margin percent was due to decreased royalty sales during the first six months of 2020, as well as slightly higher software amortization expense.
Selling, general and administrative expense was $1.5 million, or 40.0% of total revenue, in the second quarter of 2021 compared to $1.6 million, or 46.1% of total revenue in the second quarterof 2020, and it decreased to $2.9 million, or 42.6% of total revenue, in the first six months of 2021 compared to $3.5 million, or 53.0% of total revenue, in the first six months of 2020. The year-over-year decrease for the first six months is due to the incremental consulting and legal costs incurred in 2020 related to the efforts around evaluating strategic alternatives. The savings realized in the first six months of 2021 were partially offset by legal and consulting fees associated with the formation of Autoscope.
Research and development expense decreased to $541,000, or 14.3% of total revenue, in the three-month period ended June 30, 2021, from $842,000, or 24.9% of total revenue, in the three-month period ended June 30, 2020, and it decreased to $1.0 million or 15.3% of total revenue, in the six-month period ended June 30, 2021 from $1.7 million, or 26.6% of total revenue, in the six-month period ended June 30, 2020. The decrease was due to higher capitalized software development costs in the six-month period ended June 30, 2021 of $178,000 compared to capitalized software costs of $22,000 for the same period in 2020. After normalizing for software development costs, overall research and development expenditures decreased in the six-month period ended June 30, 2021 compared to the same period in the prior year due to lower headcount.
The Company recognized other income of $931,000 for the forgiveness of the Paycheck Protection Program loan and accrued interest during the first six months of 2021.
There was $152,000 and $221,000 of income tax expense recorded in the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $357,000 and $57,000 of income tax expense recorded in the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Consolidated net income was $752,000, or $0.14 per basic share and diluted share, in the three-month period ended June 30, 2021 compared to a net income of $150,000, or $0.03 per basic and diluted share, in the comparable prior year period. Consolidated net income was $1.9 million, or $0.35 per basic and diluted share, in the six-month period ended June 30, 2021 compared to a net income of $39,000, or $0.01 per basic and diluted share, in the comparable prior year period.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
At June 30, 2021, we had $8.4 million in cash and cash equivalents compared to $8.6 million in cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2020.
Net cash provided by operating activities was $709,000 in the first six months of 2021 compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $969,000 in the same period in 2020. The decrease in net cash provided by operating activities in the first six months of 2021 compared to the prior year period is primarily attributed to an increase in accounts receivable and a decrease in accounts payable.
Net cash used for investing activities was $186,000 for the first six months of 2021 compared to net cash used for investing activities of $124,000 in the same period in 2020. The increase of the amount of net cash used for investing activities in the first six months of 2021 compared to the prior year period was primarily the result of higher capitalized internal software development costs compared to the prior year period.
Net cash used for financing activities was $671,000 in the first six months of 2021 compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $918,000 in the same period in 2020 due to a cash dividend of $0.12 per share to shareholders paid to shareholders in the second quarter ended June 30, 2021, whereas in the second quarter of 2020, we received the proceeds from the PPP loan.
We believe that cash and cash equivalents on hand at June 30, 2021 and cash provided by operating activities will satisfy our projected working capital needs, investing activities, and other cash requirements for at least one year from June 30, 2021.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not participate in transactions or have relationships or other arrangements with an unconsolidated entity, including special purpose and similar entities, or other off-balance sheet arrangements.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. The accounting policies used in preparing our interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 are set forth elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and should be read in conjunction with those described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and the risk factor set forth in Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Cautionary Statement:
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements represent our expectations or beliefs concerning future events and can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as "expects," "believes," "may," "will," "should," "intends," "plans," "estimates," or "anticipates" or other comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the results described in the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to:
We caution that the forward-looking statements made in this report or in other announcements made by us are further qualified by the risk factors set forth in Item 1A. of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.
Approximately 20% of our revenue has historically been derived from shipments to customers outside the United States, and a large portion of this revenue is denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Our international subsidiaries have functional currencies other than our U.S. dollar reporting currency and, occasionally, transact business in currencies other than their functional currencies. These non-functional currency transactions expose us to market risk on assets, liabilities and cash flows recognized on these transactions.
The strengthening of the U.S. dollar relative to foreign currencies decreases the value of foreign currency-denominated revenue and earnings when translated into U.S. dollars. Conversely, a weakening of the U.S. dollar increases the value of foreign currency-denominated revenue and earnings. A 10% adverse change in foreign currency rates could have a material effect on our results of operations or financial position.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated 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 (the "Exchange Act")). Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of June 30, 2021, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
During the fiscal quarter covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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Our results of operations and financial condition are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended December 31 2020, filed on March 11, 2021. You should carefully consider these risk factors in conjunction with the other information contained in this Quarterly Report. Should any of these risks materialize, our business, financial condition and future prospects could be negatively impacted. As of August 12, 2021, there had been no material changes to the disclosures made in the above-referenced Form 10-K.
None.
None.
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The following exhibits are filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2021:
Exhibit Index
In accordance with 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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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Andrew T. Berger, certify that:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
Date: August 12, 2021
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Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Frank G. Hallowell, certify that:
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Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Autoscope Technologies Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2021, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Andrew T. Berger, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
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Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Autoscope Technologies Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2021, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Frank G. Hallowell, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
AUTOSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
The undersigned, of full age, for the purpose of forming a corporation under and pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 302A, Minnesota Statutes and all amendments thereto (the "Act"), hereby adopts the following Articles of Incorporation:
ARTICLE I. NAME
The name of the Corporation shall be: Autoscope Technologies Corporation.
ARTICLE II. REGISTERED AGENT AND OFFICE
The location and post office address of the Corporation's registered office in the State of Minnesota shall be 6160 Summit Drive N., Suite 205, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, 55430. The name of the Corporation's registered agent in the State of Minnesota shall be Cogency Global Inc.
ARTICLE III. INCORPORATOR
The name and address of the incorporator is as follows:
Todd Skauge Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.
225 South Sixth Street, Suite 3500
Minneapolis, MN 55402
ARTICLE IV. CAPITAL STOCK
The total authorized capital of the Corporation is 1,000 shares of common stock par value
$.01 per share.
ARTICLE V. PURPOSES AND POWERS
The Corporation shall have general business purposes and shall possess all powers necessary to conduct any business in which it is authorized to engage, including but not limited to, all those powers expressly conferred upon business corporations by the Act, as it may from time to time be amended, together with those powers implied therefrom.
ARTICLE VI. DURATION
The Corporation shall have perpetual duration.
ARTICLE VII. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
The personal liability of the directors of the Corporation is hereby eliminated to the fullest extent permitted by Section 302A.251 of the Act, as the same may be amended or restated. If the Act is amended after this Article becomes effective to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Act, as so amended. Any repeal or modification of this Article shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification.
ARTICLE VIII. WRITTEN ACTION OF THE BOARD
Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the board of directors of the Corporation may be taken by a written action signed, or counterparts of a written action signed in the aggregate, or consented to by authenticated electronic communication, by all of the directors and, if the action does not require shareholder approval, it may be taken by a written action signed, or counterparts of a written action signed in the aggregate, or consented to by authenticated electronic communication, by the number of directors that would be required to take such action at a meeting of the board of directors at which all directors were present.
ARTICLE IX.
PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS; CUMULATIVE VOTING
The shareholders of the Corporation shall not have preemptive rights to subscribe for or acquire securities or rights to purchase securities of any kind, class or series of the Corporation. The shareholders of the Corporation shall not have the right of cumulative voting.
ARTICLEX.
WRITTEN ACTION OF THE SHAREHOLDERS
Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the shareholders may be taken by a written action signed, or counterparts of a written action signed in the aggregate, or consented to by authenticated electronic communication, by shareholders having voting power equal to the voting power that would be required to take the same action at a meeting of the shareholders at which all shareholders were present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed these Articles as of this 23rd day of April, 2021.
Todd Skauge, Incorporator
Work Item 1232177200026
Original File Number 1232177200026
STATE OF MINNESOTA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
FILED
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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
AUTOSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
1. The name of the corporation is Autoscope Technologies Corporation, a Minnesota corporation.
2. The document entitled Restated Articles of Incorporation of Autoscope Technologies Corporation marked Exhibit A attached hereto contains the full text of the amendments to the articles of incorporation of Autoscope Technologies Corporation.
3. The amendment has been adopted pursuant to the Minnesota Business Corporation Act Chapter 302A of the Minnesota Statutes.
4. The amendment restates the articles of incorporation in their entirety, and the restated articles supersede the original articles of incorporation and all amendments hereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Autoscope Technologies Corporation, being duly authorized on behalf of Autoscope Technologies Corporation, has executed this document as of the 25th day of June, 2021.
/s/ Frank G. Hallowell
Frank G. Hallowell
Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT A
RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
AUTOSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
The following Restated Articles of Incorporation shall supersede and take the place of the existing Articles of Incorporation and all amendments thereto:
ARTICLE 1. NAME
The name of the corporation is Autoscope Technologies Corporation.
ARTICLE 2. REGISTERED OFFICE
The address of the registered office of the corporation is 1600 University Ave W, Suite 400 St. Paul, MN 55104-3825 USA.
ARTICLE 3. AUTHORIZED SHARES
The total number of shares of capital stock which the corporation is authorized to issue shall be 25,000,000 shares, consisting of 20,000,000 shares of common stock, par value
$.01 per share (“Common Stock”), and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.01 per share (“Preferred Stock”). All shares of Common Stock of the Company outstanding as of the date of filing of these Restated Articles of Incorporation shall have a par value of $.01 per share.
All shares of Common Stock shall be voting shares and shall be entitled to one vote per share. Subject to any preferential rights of holders of Preferred Stock, Holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive their pro rata share, based upon the number of shares of Common Stock held by them, of such dividends or other distributions as may be declared by the board of directors from time to time and of any distribution of the assets of the corporation upon its liquidation, dissolution or winding up, whether voluntary or involuntary.
The board of directors of the corporation is hereby authorized to provide, by resolution or resolutions adopted by such board, for the issuance of Preferred Stock from time to time in one or more classes and/or series, to establish the designation and number of shares of each such class or series, and to fix the relative rights and preferences of the shares of each such class or series, all to the full extent permitted by the Minnesota Business Corporation Act, Section 302A.401, or any successor provision. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing , the board of directors is authorized to provide that shares of a class or series of Preferred Stock:
(a) are entitled to cumulative, partially cumulative or noncumulative dividends or other distributions payable in cash, capital stock or indebtedness of the corporation or other property, at such times and in such amounts as are set forth in the board resolutions establishing such class or series or as are determined in a manner specified in such resolutions;
(b) are entitled to a preference with respect to payment of dividends over one or more other classes and/or series of capital stock of the corporation;
(c) are entitled to a preference with respect to any distribution of assets of the corporation upon its liquidation, dissolution or winding up over one or more other classes and /or series of capital stock of the corporation in such amount as is set forth in the board resolutions establishing such class or series or as is determined in a manner specified in such resolutions;
(d) are redeemable or exchangeable at the option of the corporation and/or on a mandatory basis for cash, capital stock or indebtedness of the corporation or other property, at such times or upon the occurrence of such events, and at such prices, as are set forth in the board resolutions establishing such class or series or as are determined in a manner specified in such resolutions;
(e) are entitled to the benefits of such sinking fund, if any, as is required to be established by the corporation for the redemption and/or purchase of such shares by the board resolutions establishing such class or series;
(f) are convertible at the option of the holders thereof into shares of any other class or series of capital stock of the corporation, at such times or upon the occurrence of such events, and upon such terms, as are set forth in the board resolutions establishing such class or series or as are determined in a manner specified in such resolutions;
(g) are exchangeable at the option of the holders thereof for cash, capital stock or indebtedness of the corporation or other property, at such times or upon the occurrence of such events, and at such prices, as are set forth in the board resolutions establishing such class or series or as are determined in a manner specified in such resolutions;
(h) are entitled to such voting rights, if any, as are specified in the board resolutions establishing such class or series (including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the right to elect one or more directors voting alone as a single class or series or together with one or more other classes and/or series of Preferred Stock, if so specified by such board resolutions) at all times or upon the occurrence of specified events; and
(i) are subject to restrictions on the issuance of additional shares of Preferred Stock of such class or series or of any other class or series, or on the reissuance of shares of Preferred Stock of such class or series or of any other class or series, or on increases or decreases in the number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock of such class or series or of any other class or series.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing authorizations, any of the rights and preferences of a class or series of Preferred Stock may be made dependent upon facts ascertainable outside the board resolutions establishing such class or series, and may incorporate by reference some or all of the terms of any agreements, contracts or other arrangements entered into by the corporation in connection with the issuance of such class or series, all to the full extent permitted by the Minnesota Business Corporation Act. Unless otherwise specified in the board resolutions establishing a class or series of Preferred Stock, holders of a class or series of Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to cumulate their votes in any election of directors in which they are entitled to vote and shall not be entitled to any preemptive rights to acquire shares of any class or series of capital stock of the corporation.
ARTICLE 4. NO CUMULATIVE VOTING
There shall be no cumulative voting by the shareholders of the corporation.
ARTICLE 5. NO PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS
The shareholders of the corporation shall not have any preemptive rights to subscribe for or acquire securities or rights to purchase securities of any class, kind or series of the corporation.
ARTICLE 6. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The number of directors shall initially be five and, thereafter, shall be fixed from time to time by the board of directors or by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the outstanding Common Stock of the corporation.
Newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors or vacancies in the board of directors resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office or other cause may be filled by a majority vote of the directors then in office though less than a quorum, and directors so chosen shall hold office for a term expiring at the next annual meeting of shareholders at which a vote is held with respect to the class for which such director has been chosen. No decrease in the number of directors constituting the board of directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.
ARTICLE 7. WRITTEN ACTION BY DIRECTORS
An action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the board of directors of the corporation may be taken by a written action signed, or counterparts of a written action signed in the aggregate, by all of the directors unless the action need not be approved by the shareholders of the corporation, in which case the action may be taken by a written action signed, or counterparts of a written action signed in the aggregate, by the number of directors that would be required to take the same action at a meeting of the board of directors of the corporation at which all of the directors were present.
To the fullest extent permitted by the Minnesota Business Corporation Act as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, a director of this corporation shall not be liable to this corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director.
Work Item 1241587100030
Original File Number 1232177200026
STATE OF MINNESOTA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
FILED
Certificate of Designation
of
Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock
of
Autoscope Technologies Corporation
Autoscope Technologies Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the Minnesota Business Corporation Act, Chapter 302A of the Minnesota Statutes (the “Company”) hereby certifies in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 302A.401, Subd. 3(b), that the following resolutions were adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company as required by Minnesota Statutes, Section 302A by a written action of the Company's Board of Directors dated as of June 25, 2021:
RESOLVED, that pursuant to the authority granted to and vested in the Board of Directors in accordance with the provisions of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, the Board of Directors hereby creates a series of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company, and hereby states that such series shall have the rights, powers, preferences, and restrictions set forth in the Designation attached as Exhibit A;
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, and each of them accent alone, are hereby authorized and directed to execute and file with the Minnesota Secretary of State in the manner required by law, such Designation, and to take all other action as such officer or officers shall deem necessary or advisable to carry into effect the foregoing resolution; and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the remaining balance of the Company’s authorized but unissued shares of undesignated preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, shall continue to be undesignated.
[Signature page follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Autoscope Technologies Corporation has caused this Certificate of Designation to be signed by the undersigned officer on behalf of the Company as of the 25th day of June, 2021.
/s/ Frank G. Hallowell
Frank G. Hallowell
Chief Financial Officer
[Signature page to Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of Autoscope Technologies Corporation]
EXHIBIT A
Designation
of
Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock
of
Autoscope Technologies Corporation
Section 1. Designation and Amount. Of the 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, which the Company is authorized to issue under its Articles of Incorporation, 50,000 of such shares shall be designated as "Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock" (the "Series A Preferred Stock"). Such number of shares may be increased or decreased by resolution of the Board of Directors; provided that no decrease shall reduce the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to a number less than the number of shares then outstanding plus the number of shares reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding options, rights or warrants or upon the conversion of any outstanding securities issued by the Company convertible into Series A Preferred Stock.
Section 2. Dividends and Distributions.
(a) Subject to the rights of the holders of any shares of any series of Preferred Stock (or any similar stock) ranking prior and superior to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividends, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, in preference to the holders of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of the Company, and of any other junior stock; shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available for the purpose, quarterly dividends payable in cash on the last day of March, June, September and December in each year (each such date being referred to herein as a “Quarterly Dividend Payment Date”) commencing on the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date after the first issuance of a share or fraction of a share of Series A Preferred Stock, in an amount per share (rounded to the nearest cent) equal to the greater of (a) $1.00 or (b) subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, l,000 times the aggregate per share amount of all cash dividends, and 1,000 times the aggregate per share amount (payable in kind) of all
non-cash dividends or other distributions, other than a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock or a subdivision of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise), declared on the Common Stock since the immediately preceding Quarterly Dividend Payment Date or, with respect to the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, since the first issuance of any share or fraction of a share of Series A Preferred Stock. If the Company shall at any time declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision or combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common Stock) into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then, in each such case, the amount to which holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.
(b) The Company shall declare a dividend or distribution on the Series A Preferred Stock as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section immediately after it declares a dividend or distribution on the Common Stock (other than a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock); provided that, if no dividend or distribution shall have been declared on the Common Stock during the period between any Quarterly Dividend Payment Date and the next subsequent Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, a dividend of $1.00 per share on the Series A Preferred Stock shall nevertheless be payable on such subsequent Quarterly Dividend Payment Date.
(c) Dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative on outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock from the Quarterly Dividend Payment Date next preceding the date of issue of such shares, unless the date of issue of such shares is prior to the record date for the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in which case dividends on such shares shall begin to accrue from the date of issue of such shares, or unless the date of issue is a Quarterly Dividend Payment Date or is a date after the record date for the determination of holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock entitled to receive a quarterly dividend and before such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in either of which events such dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative from such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date. Accrued but unpaid dividends shall not bear interest. Dividends paid on the shares of Series A Preferred Stock in an amount less than the total amount of such dividends at the time accrued and payable on such shares shall be allocated pro rata on a share by share basis among all such shares at the time outstanding. The Board of Directors may fix a record date for the determination of holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock entitled to receive payment of a dividend or distribution declared thereon, which record date shall be not more than 60 days prior to the date fixed for the payment thereof.
Section 3. Voting Rights. The holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have the following voting rights:
(a) Subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to 1,000 votes on all matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders of the Company. If the Company shall at any time declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision or combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common Stock) into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the number of votes per share to which holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior to such
event shall be adjusted by multiplying such number by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.
(b) Except as otherwise provided herein, in any other Certificate of Designation creating a series of the Company's preferred stock or any similar stock, or by law, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock and the holders of shares of Common Stock and any other capital stock of the Company having general voting rights shall vote together as one class on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders of the Company.
(c) Except as set forth herein, or as otherwise provided by law, holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall have no special voting rights and their consent shall not be required (except to the extent they are entitled to vote with holders of Common Stock as set forth herein) for taking any corporate action.
Section 4. Certain Restrictions.
(a) Whenever quarterly dividends or other dividends or distributions payable on the Series A Preferred Stock as provided in Section 2 are in arrears, thereafter, and until all accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions, whether or not declared, on shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding shal1 have been paid in full, the Company shall not:
(i) declare or pay dividends, or make any other distributions, on any shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series A Preferred Stock;
(ii) declare or pay dividends, or make any other distributions, on any shares of stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Series A Preferred Stock, except dividends paid ratably on the Series A Preferred Stock and all such parity stock on which dividends are payable or in arrears in proportion to the total amounts to which the holders of all such shares are then entitled;
(iii) redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration shares of any stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series A Preferred Stock, provided that the Company may at any time redeem. purchase or otherwise acquire shares of any such junior stock in exchange for shares of any stock of the Company ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up) to the Series A Preferred Stock; or
(iv) redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of Series A Preferred Stock, or any shares of stock ranking on a parity with the Series A Preferred Stock, except in accordance with a purchase offer made in writing or by publication (as determined by the Board of Directors) to all holders of such shares upon such terms as the Board of Directors, after consideration of the respective annual dividend rates and other relative rights and preferences of the respective series and classes, shall determine in good faith will result in fair and equitable treatment among the respective series or classes.
(b) The Company shall not permit any subsidiary of the Company to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of stock of the Company unless the Company could, under paragraph (a) of this Section 4, purchase or otherwise acquire such shares at such time and in such manner.
Section 5. Reacquired Shares. Any shares of Series A Preferred Stock purchased or otherwise acquired by the Company in any manner whatsoever shall be retired and cancelled promptly after the acquisition thereof. All such shares shall upon their cancellation become
authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock and may be reissued as part of a new series of preferred stock subject to the conditions and restrictions on issuance Set forth herein, in the Company's Articles of Incorporation, or in any other Certificate of Designation creating a series of preferred stock of the Company or any similar stock or as otherwise required by law.
Section 6. Liquidation. Dissolution or Winding Up. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, no distribution shall be made (1) to the holders of shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series A Preferred Stock unless, prior thereto, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have received $1,000 per share, plus an amount equal to accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions thereon, whether or not declared, to the date of such payment, provided that the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive an aggregate amount per share, subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, equal to 1,000 times the aggregate amount to be distributed per share to holders of shares of Common Stock, or (2) to the holders of shares of stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Series A Preferred Stock, except distributions made ratably on the Series A Preferred Stock and all such parity stock in proportion to the total amounts to which the holders of such shares are entitled upon such liquidation, dissolution or winding up. In the event the Company shall at any time declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision or combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common Stock) into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the aggregate amount to which holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event under the proviso in clause (1) of the preceding sentence shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event
Section 7. Consolidation, Merger, etc. In case the Company shall enter into any consolidation, merger, combination or other transaction in which the shares of Common Stock are exchanged for or changed into other stock or securities, cash and/or any other property, then in any such case each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall at the same time be similarly exchanged or changed into an amount per share, subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, equal to 1,000 times the aggregate amount of stock, securities, cash and/or any other property (payable in kind), as the case may be, into which or for which each share of Common Stock is changed or exchanged. If the Company shall at any time declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision or combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common Stock) into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the amount set forth in the preceding sentence with respect to the exchange or change of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.
Section 8. No Redemption. The shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable
Section 9. Rank. The Series A Preferred Stock shall rank, with respect to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets, junior to all series of any other class of the Company's preferred stock.
Section 10. Amendment. The Articles of Incorporation of the Company shall not be amended in any manner which would materially alter or change the powers, preferences or special rights of the Series A Preferred Stock so as to affect them adversely without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class.
Work Item 1241587100043
Original File Number 1232177200026
STATE OF MINNESOTA OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
FILED
The undersigned does hereby sign and acknowledge these Articles of Correction on behalf of Autoscope Technologies Corporation, a Minnesota corporation (the "Corporation"), in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 5.16.
WHEREAS, the Articles of Amendment Amending and Restating the Articles of Incorporation of Autoscope Technologies Corporation (the "Articles of Amendment") were filed with the Minnesota Secretary of State on June 28, 202 1; and
WHEREAS, the last paragraph of the Articles of Amendment incorrectly stated the title of Frank G. Hallowell, who is and was the Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation signing the Articles of Amendment on behalf of the Corporation, as “the President and Chief Executive Officer" of the Corporation, although his title was correctly stated underneath his signature on the Articles of ,Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, Autoscope Technologies Corporation hereby corrects the last paragraph of the Articles of Amendment to read in its entirety as follows:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, the Chief Financial Officer of Autoscope Technologies Corporation, being duly authorized on behalf of Autoscope Technologies Corporation, has executed this document as of the 25th day of June, 2021.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned does hereto set his hand as of the 26th day of July, 2021.
Autoscope Technologies Corporation
By: /s/ Frank G. Hallowell
Frank G. Hallowell
Chief Financial Officer