UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
☒ QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period
ended December 31, 2023
☐ TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition
period from to
Commission File No. 001-41866
RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Nevada | | 88-2870106 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
4175 Cameron St Ste 1 Las Vegas, NV 89103 |
(Address of principal
executive offices) (Zip Code)
(866) 236-3835 |
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
N/A |
(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: |
Class B Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share | | RR | | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports),
and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ 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 ☒ 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 |
| ☒ Emerging growth company |
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act): Yes ☐ No ☒
As
of February 14, 2024, there were 21,288,410 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock issued and outstanding.
RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC.
Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
Table of Contents
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Report”) contains “forward-looking statements” (as
defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) that reflect our current expectations and views of future events.
The forward-looking statements are contained principally in the section of this Report entitled “Management’s Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” Readers are cautioned that significant known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other important factors (including those over which we may have no control and others listed in this Report and in the
“Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023 (“2023
Annual Report”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on January 11, 2024) may cause our
actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.
You can identify some of these forward-looking statements by words or phrases such as “may,” “will,” “expect,”
“anticipate,” “aim,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,”
“is/are likely to,” “potential,” “continue” or other similar expressions. We have based these forward-looking
statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events that we believe may affect our financial condition,
results of operations, business strategy and financial needs.
Our
operations and business prospects are always subject to risks and uncertainties including, among others:
| ● | Our ability to secure raw materials and components to manufacture
sufficient quantities of robots to match demand; |
| ● | Our ability to secure enterprise clients and deals in the
face of growing competition; |
| ● | Assumptions around the speed of robotic adoption in service
environments; |
| ● | Assumptions relating to the size of the market for our products
and services; |
| ● | Unanticipated regulations of robots and automation that add
barriers to adoption and have a negative effect on our business; |
| ● | Our ability to obtain and maintain intellectual property
protection for our products; and |
| ● | Our estimates of expenses, future revenue, capital requirements
and our needs for, or ability to obtain, additional financing. |
These
forward-looking statements involve numerous and significant risks and uncertainties. Although we believe that our expectations expressed
in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, our expectations may later be found to be incorrect. Our actual results of operations
or the results of other matters that we anticipate herein could be materially different from our expectations. Important risks and factors
that could cause our actual results to be materially different from our expectations are generally set forth in the “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation” section contain in this Report and in the “Risk
Factors” and other sections of the 2023 Annual Report. You should thoroughly read this Report and the documents that we refer
to with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from, and worse than, what we expect. We qualify
all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.
The
forward-looking statements made in this Report relate only to events or information as of the date of this Report. Except as required
by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, after the date on which the statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. You
should read this Report completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we
expect.
PART I - FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
ITEM 1. Financial Statements
RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC.
UNAUDITED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
| |
December 31, | | |
September 30, | |
| |
2023 | | |
2023 | |
ASSETS | |
| | |
| |
Current assets: | |
| | |
| |
Cash and cash equivalents | |
$ | 7,535 | | |
$ | 433 | |
Accounts receivable, (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $165 and $333 as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, respectively) | |
| 3,144 | | |
| 5,576 | |
Amount due from related parties, current | |
| 163 | | |
| 134 | |
Inventory | |
| 654 | | |
| 822 | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | |
| 7 | | |
| 17 | |
Total current assets | |
| 11,503 | | |
| 6,982 | |
Property and equipment, net | |
| 24 | | |
| 28 | |
Deferred tax assets, net | |
| 518 | | |
| 518 | |
Operating lease right-of-use-assets | |
| 256 | | |
| 315 | |
Other assets, non-current | |
| 10 | | |
| 10 | |
Total assets | |
$ | 12,311 | | |
$ | 7,853 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
LIABILITIES, PREFERRED STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |
| | | |
| | |
Current liabilities: | |
| | | |
| | |
Accounts payable | |
$ | 60 | | |
$ | 1,126 | |
Amount due to related parties, current | |
| 85 | | |
| 238 | |
Accrued expenses | |
| 59 | | |
| 59 | |
Short-term loan | |
| 50 | | |
| 845 | |
Tax Payable | |
| 454 | | |
| 461 | |
Operating lease liabilities, current | |
| 130 | | |
| 161 | |
Total current liabilities | |
| 838 | | |
| 2,890 | |
Operating lease liabilities, non-current | |
| 126 | | |
| 154 | |
Total liabilities | |
| 964 | | |
| 3,044 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Commitments and contingencies (Note 7) | |
| | | |
| | |
Stockholders’ equity: | |
| | | |
| | |
Class A Common stock, $0.00001 par, 47,400,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, 44,353,846 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, respectively. | |
$ | — | | |
$ | — | |
Class B Common stock, $0.00001 par, 60,600,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, 19,955,563 and 17,813,000 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, respectively. | |
| — | | |
| — | |
Additional paid-in capital | |
| 13,894 | | |
| 4,608 | |
Retained earnings | |
| (2,547 | ) | |
| 201 | |
Total stockholders’ equity | |
| 11,347 | | |
| 4,809 | |
Total liabilities, preferred stock and stockholders’ equity | |
$ | 12,311 | | |
$ | 7,853 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC.
UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
| |
Three Months Ended December 31, | |
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | |
Revenue, net | |
$ | 1,106 | | |
$ | 946 | |
Cost of revenue, net | |
| 496 | | |
| 446 | |
Gross profit | |
| 610 | | |
| 500 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Operating expenses: | |
| | | |
| | |
Research and development | |
| 834 | | |
| 855 | |
Sales and marketing | |
| 595 | | |
| 79 | |
General and administrative | |
| 1,443 | | |
| 767 | |
Total operating expenses | |
| 2,872 | | |
| 1,701 | |
Gain/(Loss) from operations | |
| (2,262 | ) | |
| (1,201 | ) |
Other income (expense): | |
| | | |
| | |
Interest expense, net | |
| (486 | ) | |
| (1 | ) |
Total other expense | |
| (486 | ) | |
| (1 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Loss before income tax expense | |
| (2,748 | ) | |
| (1,202 | ) |
Income tax benefit/(expense) | |
| — | | |
| — | |
Net loss | |
| (2,748 | ) | |
| (1,202 | ) |
Net loss attributable to common stockholders | |
$ | (2,748 | ) | |
$ | (1,202 | ) |
Basic and diluted net loss per share of common stock | |
$ | (0.04 | ) | |
$ | (0.02 | ) |
Weighted average shares used to compute basic and diluted net loss per share | |
| 64,309,409 | | |
| 62,000,846 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
RICHTECH
ROBOTICS INC.
UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(In thousands except share data)
| |
Common stock* | | |
Additional | | |
Retained
earnings | | |
Total | |
| |
Class A | | |
Class B | | |
paid-in | | |
(Accumulated | | |
Shareholders’ | |
| |
Shares | | |
Amount | | |
Shares | | |
Amount | | |
capital | | |
deficit) | | |
equity | |
Balances, September 30, 2022 | |
| 39,400,000 | | |
$ | | | |
| 600,000 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 2,378 | | |
$ | 540 | | |
$ | 2,918 | |
Common stock issued for cash | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 9,231,000 | | |
| - | | |
| 1,400 | | |
| - | | |
| 1,400 | |
Common stock issued for services* | |
| 6,153,846 | | |
| - | | |
| 6,616,000 | | |
| - | | |
| 759 | | |
| - | | |
| 759 | |
Provision for Future Service issue for common stock | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (759 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (759 | ) |
Conversion to Class B Common stock** | |
| (1,200,000 | ) | |
| - | | |
| 1,200,000 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Net loss | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (1,202 | ) | |
| (1,202 | ) |
Balances, December 31, 2022 | |
| 44,353,846 | | |
$ | - | | |
| 17,647,000 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 3,778 | | |
$ | (662 | ) | |
$ | 3,116 | |
| |
Common stock | | |
Additional | | |
Retained
earnings | | |
Total | |
| |
Class A | | |
Class B | | |
paid-in | | |
(Accumulated | | |
Shareholders’ | |
| |
Shares | | |
Amount | | |
Shares | | |
Amount | | |
capital | | |
deficit) | | |
equity | |
Balances, September 30, 2023 | |
| 44,353,846 | | |
$ | - | | |
| 17,813,000 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 4,608 | | |
$ | 201 | | |
$ | 4,809 | |
Initial public offering related expenses | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (1,426 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (1,426 | ) |
Common stock Issuance for initial public offering | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 2,142,563 | | |
| - | | |
| 10,713 | | |
| - | | |
| 10,713 | |
Net loss | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (2,748 | ) | |
| (2,748 | ) |
Balances, December 31, 2023 | |
| 44,353,846 | | |
$ | - | | |
| 19,955,563 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 13,894 | | |
$ | (2,547 | ) | |
$ | 11,347 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC.
UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
| |
Three Months Ended December 31, | |
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | |
Cash Flows From Operating Activities | |
| | |
| |
Net loss | |
$ | (2,748 | ) | |
$ | (1,202 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | |
| | | |
| | |
Accounts receivable | |
| 2,432 | | |
| (284 | ) |
Inventory | |
| 167 | | |
| 477 | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | |
| 10 | | |
| 17 | |
Right-of-use asset | |
| 59 | | |
| 15 | |
Accounts payable | |
| (1,066 | ) | |
| (127 | ) |
Tax payable | |
| (7 | ) | |
| (113 | ) |
Accrued expenses | |
| — | | |
| (5 | ) |
Operating lease liabilities, current | |
| (31 | ) | |
| (108 | ) |
Operating lease liabilities, non-current | |
| (28 | ) | |
| 93 | |
Net cash used in operating activities | |
| (1,212 | ) | |
| (1,237 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Cash Flows From Investing Activities | |
| | | |
| | |
Sale of property and equipment | |
| 3 | | |
| 3 | |
Cash used for lending to related parties | |
| (28 | ) | |
| — | |
Net cash used in investing activities | |
| (25 | ) | |
| (21 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Cash Flows From Financing Activities | |
| | | |
| | |
Proceeds from the issuance of related party debt | |
| — | | |
| 89 | |
Payment of related party debt | |
| (152 | ) | |
| — | |
Payment of short-term loans | |
| (795 | ) | |
| — | |
Proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares | |
| — | | |
| 1,400 | |
Proceeds from stockholder capital injection | |
| 9,286 | | |
| — | |
Net cash provided by financing activities | |
| 8,339 | | |
| 1,489 | |
Net change in cash and cash equivalents | |
| 7,102 | | |
| 231 | |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of the period | |
| 433 | | |
| 327 | |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of the period | |
$ | 7,535 | | |
$ | 558 | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022
(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise stated)
NOTE 1: Nature of Business
Description of Business
Richtech Robotics Inc. (“we”,
“us”, “our”, the “Company”, or “Richtech”), is a Nevada C-Corporation registered in Nevada.
Richtech was converted from Richtech Creative Displays, LLC on June 22, 2022, which is the predecessor of Richtech and established
on July 19, 2016 in Nevada.
We are a pioneer in service robotic solutions,
developing and deploying cutting-edge technology that directly tackles the critical labor shortage plaguing the US service industry. Our
diverse suite of solutions, encompassing delivery, commercial cleaning, food & beverage service, and custom development, has been
transforming operations in over 80 cities across the United States. From bustling restaurants and hotels to dynamic casinos, senior living
facilities, factories, and retail centers, our robots are automating repetitive, time-consuming tasks, allowing businesses to reallocate
valuable human capital to higher-level roles. Many of our clients consider our solutions essential for their expansion and growth. We
are committed to being a long-term partner, continuously innovating and providing a comprehensive range of solutions that remedy specific
challenges and propel our clients’ success.
Risk and Uncertainties
The Company’s performance
is inherently tied to global business and economic conditions, including interest rates, inflation, capital markets, and overall economic
health. These factors, outside of our direct control, can fluctuate significantly and potentially impact our financial results. Adverse
changes in these conditions could have a material adverse effect on our business. In addition, we operate in a highly competitive industry
with numerous established players boasting extensive resources and well-developed marketing and sales operations. Our ability to compete
effectively and gain market share is not guaranteed, and we may struggle against these larger competitors. Our industry is characterized
by rapid changes in technology and market demands. As a result, the Company’s products, services, or expertise may become obsolete
or unmarketable. Our continued success hinges on our ability to adapt to these technological changes, anticipate evolving market demands,
and continuously improve our current technology under development.
Emerging Growth Company Status
We are an emerging growth
company, as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”). Under the JOBS Act, emerging
growth companies can delay adopting new or revised accounting standards issued subsequent to the enactment of the JOBS Act, until such
time as those standards apply to private companies.
We have elected to use this
extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private
companies until the earlier of the date that we are (1) no longer an emerging growth company or (2) affirmatively and irrevocably
opt out of the extended transition period provided in the JOBS Act. As a result, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies
that comply with the new or revised accounting pronouncements as of public company effective dates.
We will remain an emerging
growth company until the earliest of (1) the last day of the first fiscal year (A) following the fifth anniversary of the
completion of this offering, (B) in which our total annual gross revenue is at least $1.235 billion or (C) when we are
deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of our common stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700.0 million
as of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter and (2) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion
in non-convertible debt securities during the prior three-year period.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022
(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise stated)
NOTE 2: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
These financial statements
and accompanying notes have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”),
pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). All intercompany accounts and transactions
have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the financial
statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual
results could differ from those estimates.
Segment Reporting
Operating segments are identified
as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available for evaluation by the chief operating decision-maker
in making decisions regarding resource allocation and assessing performance. We view our operations and manage our business as one operating
segment.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
We consider all highly liquid
investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. We place our cash and cash equivalents
in highly liquid instruments with, and in the custody of, financial institutions with high credit ratings.
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivables primarily
consist of trade receivables presented net of rebates, price protection and an allowance for credit loss. Accounts receivable also include
unbilled receivables, which primarily represent work completed on development services recognized as revenue but not yet invoiced to customers
and semi-custom products under non-cancellable purchase orders that have no alternative use to the Company at contract inception, for
which revenue has been recognized but not yet invoiced to customers. All unbilled accounts receivables are expected to be billed and collected
within twelve months.
We
manage our exposure to customer credit risk through credit limits, credit lines, ongoing monitoring procedures and credit approvals.
Furthermore, we perform in-depth credit evaluations of all new customers and, at intervals, for existing customers. From this, we
may require letters of credit, bank or corporate guarantees or advance payments if deemed necessary. We maintain an allowance for
credit loss, consisting of known specific troubled accounts as well as an amount based on historical experience and current credit
assessments. The amount of allowance for doubtful accounts were $165 as of December 31, 2023 and $333 as of September 30, 2023,
respectively. We do not believe the receivable balance from its customers represents a significant credit risk.
Inventories
We employ a standard cost
valuation approach for our inventory, with adjustments to align with the lower of cost or estimated net realizable value. This estimate
considers future demand and market conditions to ensure accurate representation. In determining excess or obsolescence reserves for its
products, we consider assumptions such as changes in business and economic conditions, other-than-temporary decreases in demand for its
products, and changes in technology or customer requirements The net realizable value adjustments are informed by recent historical sales
activity and selling prices, alongside future price estimations. We fully reserve for inventories and non-cancellable purchase orders
for inventory deemed obsolete. We actively manage inventory risk through regular reviews and comparisons of stock levels with anticipated
demand. This proactive approach allows for early identification of excess inventory, enabling us to implement corrective actions such
as promotional offers. Additionally, we maintain close collaboration with suppliers to ensure inventory acquisition aligns with our actual
needs and timing.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022
(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise stated)
NOTE 2: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(cont.)
Inventory as of December 31,
2023 and September 30, 2023 are as follows:
| |
December 31,
2023 | | |
September 30,
2023 | |
Raw materials | |
$ | 112 | | |
$ | 164 | |
Finished goods | |
| 542 | | |
| 658 | |
Total inventories | |
$ | 654 | | |
$ | 822 | |
Property, and Equipment, net
Property and equipment, net,
is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization and is depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated
useful lives of the assets. Estimated useful lives of equipment is two to six years, and leasehold improvements are
measured by the shorter of the remaining terms of the leases or the estimated useful economic lives of the improvements.
Property and equipment as
of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023 are as follows:
| |
December 31,
2023 | | |
September 30,
2023 | |
Furniture, fixtures & equipment | |
$ | 63 | | |
$ | 63 | |
Leasehold improvements | |
| 4 | | |
| 4 | |
| |
| 67 | | |
| 67 | |
Accumulated depreciation | |
| (43 | ) | |
| (39 | ) |
Property and equipment, net | |
$ | 24 | | |
$ | 28 | |
Depreciation expense for
the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 was $4 and $11, respectively.
Stockholders’ Equity
According to ASC 505-10-S99-4,
changes in the capital structure of a reporting entity due to a stock dividend, stock split or reverse split occurring after the date
of the latest reported balance sheet but before the release of the financial statements (or the effective date of the registration statement,
whichever is later) should be given retroactive effect in the balance sheet. In such cases, appropriate disclosure should be made of the
retrospective treatment and the date the change became effective. For our Statements of Stockholders’ Equity, par value per share
and the number of shares has been retrospectively restated for the related period in connection with our 4-for-1 forward stock split and
concurrent re-designation of our common stock into Class A and Class B common stock in October 2022.
In accounting for the conversion
of member units into common stock, we followed the relevant accounting guidance provided by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”)
in accordance with GAAP. According to ASC 805-50-15-6, an entity charters a newly formed entity and then transfers some or all of
its net assets to that newly chartered entity is an example of common-control transactions. ASC 805-50-15-6 provides guidance on
common control transactions, stating that such transactions involve transfers between entities under common control, where the control
is not transitory. In the case of the conversion of member units into common stock, the entities involved are under common control by
the same parent entity. This relationship satisfies the criteria for a common control transaction, as control is not transitory and the
parent entity exercises significant influence over the entities involved. Financial statements reflect the members’ equity and that
the reclassification of members’ equity during fiscal 2022 to paid-in-capital is properly accounted for, in accordance with ASC
805-50-45-4 and SAB Topic 4.B by analogy.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022
(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise stated)
NOTE 2: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(cont.)
Revenue Recognition
Our revenue recognition policy
adheres to the principle of recognizing revenue when the promised goods or services are transferred to customers, at an amount reflecting
the consideration we expect to receive. This principle aligns with the five-step model outlined in the accounting standard ASC 606 , we
perform the following steps: (i) identification of the promised goods or services in the contract; (ii) determination of whether
the promised goods or services are performance obligations, including whether they are distinct in the context of the contract; (iii) measurement
of the transaction price, including the constraint on variable consideration; (iv) allocation of the transaction price to the performance
obligations; and (v) recognition of revenue when (or as) we satisfy each performance obligation. We only apply the five-step model
to contracts when it is probable that we will collect the consideration we are entitled to in exchange for the goods or services we transfer
to the customer.
Product Revenue
We generate revenue through
the direct sale of its branded robotic products to customers. . We consider customer purchase orders, which in some cases are governed
by master sales agreements, to be the contracts with our customers. Each contract establishes a single performance obligation: the delivery
of our product in accordance with the specified payment and shipping terms. The entire transaction price is allocated to this single performance
obligation. Product revenue is recognized upon the customer acquiring control of the product , which aligns with either the shipment or
delivery date as stipulated in the contract.
Other Revenue Policies
Sales, value add, and other
taxes collected on behalf of third parties are excluded from revenue.
We do not assess whether
a contract has a significant financing component if the expectation at contract inception is such that the period between payment by the
customer and the transfer of the promised products to the customer will be one year or less, which is the case with substantially all
customers.
We recognize the incremental
costs of obtaining contracts as an expense when incurred if the amortization period of the assets that we otherwise would have recognized
is one year or less. These costs are included in selling expenses.
We account for shipping and
handling activities related to contracts with customers as costs to fulfill the promise to transfer the associated products. We record
the related costs within cost of goods sold.
Disaggregation of Revenue
The following table sets
forth revenue by product for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:
| |
Three months ended December 31, | |
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | |
Robotics | |
| | |
| |
Product revenue | |
$ | 187 | | |
$ | 613 | |
Service revenue | |
| 799 | | |
| 232 | |
Leasing revenue | |
| 13 | | |
| 91 | |
Total Robotics revenue | |
| 999 | | |
| 936 | |
Smart hardware | |
| 16 | | |
| 1 | |
Interactive system | |
| 30 | | |
| 9 | |
Cloutea* | |
| 61 | | |
| — | |
Total revenue, net | |
$ | 1,106 | | |
$ | 946 | |
Notes:
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022
(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise stated)
NOTE 2: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(cont.)
Research and Development Costs
Research and development
costs primarily consist of employee-related expenses, including salaries and benefits, facilities costs, depreciation, and other allocated
expenses. Research and development costs are expensed as incurred.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for
income taxes in accordance with income tax accounting guidance (Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification
(ASC) 740, Income Taxes). The income tax accounting guidance results in two components of income tax expense: current
and deferred. Current income tax expense reflects taxes to be paid or refunded for the current period by applying the provisions
of the enacted tax law to the taxable income or excess of deductions over revenues. The Company determines deferred income taxes
using the liability (or balance sheet) method. Under this method, the net deferred tax asset or liability is based on the tax effects
of the differences between the book and tax bases of assets and liabilities, and enacted changes in tax rates and laws are recognized
in the period in which they occur. Deferred income tax expense results from changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities between
periods. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance if, based on the weight of evidence available, it is more likely
than not some portion or all of a deferred tax asset will not be realized.
Tax positions are
recognized if it is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, the tax position will be realized or sustained upon
examination. The term “more likely than not” means a likelihood of more than 50 percent; the terms examined and upon
examination also include resolution of the related appeals or litigation processes, if any. A tax position that meets the
more-likely-than-not recognition threshold is initially and subsequently measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that has a
greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon settlement with a taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant
information. The determination of whether or not a tax position has met the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold
considers the facts, circumstances and information available at the reporting date and is subject to management’s
judgment.
The Company recognizes interest
and penalties on income taxes as a component of income tax expense.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2016, the
FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-02, Leases (“Topic 842”). The
guidance in this ASU supersedes the leasing guidance in Topic 840, Leases. Under the new guidance, lessees are required
to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will
be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the statement of operations.
The standard is effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. As an emerging growth
company, we adopted the new standard on January 1, 2022. We had operating leases for which we were required to recognize a right-of-use
asset and lease liability.
In December 2019, the
FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740), Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, which amends the approaches
and methodologies in accounting for income taxes during interim periods and makes changes to certain income tax classifications. The new
standard allows certain exceptions, including an exception to the use of the incremental approach for intra-period tax allocation, when
there is a loss from continuing operations and income or a gain from other items, and to the general methodology for calculating income
taxes in an interim period, when a year-to-date loss exceeds the anticipated loss for the year. The standard also requires franchise or
similar taxes partially based on income to be reported as income tax and to reflect the effects of enacted changes in tax laws or rates
in the annual effective tax rate computation from the date of enactment. Lastly, in any future acquisition, we would be required to evaluate
when the step-up in the tax basis of goodwill is part of the business combination and when it should be considered a separate transaction.
The standard will be effective for us beginning January 1, 2022, with early adoption of the amendments permitted. The adoption of
ASU 2019-12 did not have a material impact on our financial statements and disclosures.
In May 2020, the FASB
issued ASU 2021-04, Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Debt-Modifications and Extinguishments (Subtopic 470-50), Compensation-Stock
Compensation (Topic 718), and Derivatives and Hedging-Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815- 40): Issuer’s Accounting
for Certain Modifications or Exchanges of Freestanding Equity-Classified Written Call Options (“ASU 2021-04”). ASU 2021-04
provides guidance for a modification or an exchange of a freestanding equity-classified written call option that is not within the scope
of another topic. ASU 2021-04 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021. The Company has determined
the adoption of ASU 2021-04 did not have a material impact on our financial statements and disclosures.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022
(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise stated)
NOTE 2: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(cont.)
COVID-19
In March 2020, the World
Health Organization declared the outbreak of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as a pandemic, which continues to spread throughout the United States.
The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted global commercial activity, disrupted supply chains and contributed to significant volatility
in financial markets. Starting in 2020, and continuing through the date hereof, the COVID-19 pandemic continued to adversely impact many
different industries. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic could have a continued material impact on economic and market conditions and trigger
a period of global economic slowdown. The rapid development and fluidity of this situation precludes any prediction as to the extent and
the duration of the impact of COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic therefore presents material uncertainty and risk with respect to the Company
and its performance and could affect its financial results in a materially adverse way. The Company has considered information available
to it as of the date of issuance of these consolidated financial statements and is not aware of any specific events or circumstances that
would require an update to its estimates or judgements, or an adjustment to the carrying value of its assets or liabilities. The accounting
estimates and other matters assessed include, but were not limited to, long-lived assets and accrued expenses. These estimates may change
as new events occur and additional information becomes available. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates. In response
to the changing dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic and endemic, the Company closely monitors the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
recommendations in order to react quickly with appropriate safety protocols. Management is continuing to monitor the effect of COVID-19
and intends to adjust its operational protocols as may be necessary.
NOTE 3: Earnings per Share
Due to the presence of net
losses in all presented periods, potentially dilutive securities are excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share. In addition,
we have no outstanding stock options, warrants, convertible notes, and any other forms of convertible deferred compensation that could
dilute basic earnings per share in the future as of December 31, 2023 and 2022.
| |
Three Months Ended December 31, | |
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | |
Numerator: | |
| | |
| |
Net loss attributable to common stockholders | |
$ | (2,748 | ) | |
$ | (1,202 | ) |
Denominator: | |
| | | |
| | |
Weighted average ordinary shares used in computing | |
| 64,309,409 | | |
| 62,000,846 | |
Basic and diluted net loss per share (in each dollar) | |
$ | (0.04 | ) | |
$ | (0.02 | ) |
NOTE 4: Income Taxes
We are subject to taxation
in the United States and various states jurisdictions in which we conduct our business. Our tax provision for interim periods is
determined using an estimate of our annual effective tax rate, adjusted for discrete items arising in that quarter. On a quarterly basis,
we update our estimate of the annual effective tax rate, and if the estimated annual tax rate changes, we make a cumulative adjustment
in that quarter.
The tax expenses recorded
for both of the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 differ from the U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 21% due primarily
to the tax impact of state income taxes, non-deductible officers’ compensation, and transportation fringe benefits. For the three
months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, we recorded nil income tax benefit/(expense) for both periods, and the effective tax rate
is not applicable as there were losses from continuing operations before income tax expense for both years presented.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022
(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise stated)
NOTE 4: Income Taxes (cont.)
We have no material uncertain tax positions as of December 31,
2023 and 2022. It is our policy to recognize interest and penalties related expenses on income tax as a component of income tax expense,
in our audited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, we have not
accrued any interest or penalties associated with uncertain tax positions.
NOTE 5: Short-term Loan
During 2023, we entered into
ten short-term loan agreements with different financial entities for the total principal amount of $1,853. As of December 31, 2023, the
short-term loan balance was $50.
NOTE 6: Related parties and related-party transactions
The group had the following
related parties:
| a. | Companies
controlled by the same controlling stockholders; and |
| b. | Executive
officers, stockholders and companies controlled by executive officers. |
Balances
We had the following related
party balances:
| |
Relationship | |
Notes | |
As of December 31, 2023 | | |
As of September 30, 2023 | |
Amounts due from related parties: | |
| |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Uplus Academy LLC | |
a | |
(i) | |
| 116 | | |
| 118 | |
Uplus Academy NLV LLC | |
a | |
(i) | |
| 16 | | |
| 16 | |
Zhenwu Huang | |
b | |
(v) | |
| 31 | | |
| — | |
| |
| |
| |
| 163 | | |
| 134 | |
| |
Relationship | |
Notes | |
As of December 31, 2023 | | |
As of September 30, 2023 | |
Amounts due to related parties: | |
| |
| |
| | |
| |
Bison Systems LLC | |
a | |
(ii) | |
| 85 | | |
| 85 | |
Zhenwu Huang | |
b | |
(iii) | |
| — | | |
| 113 | |
Phil Zheng | |
b | |
(iv) | |
| — | | |
| 40 | |
| |
| |
| |
| 85 | | |
| 238 | |
Notes:
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022
(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise stated)
NOTE 7: Commitments and contingencies
Leases
We lease office
facilities under noncancelable operating lease agreements. We lease space for our corporate headquarters in Las Vegas, Nevada
through August 2027, and a second office space in Austin, Taxes through April 2024. In addition, our ClouTea store in Las Vegas
currently operates under a lease which expires in January 2024. Afterwards, the lease will be month to month, which allows for
ongoing adaptability while guaranteeing our market presence. While this arrangement grants the landlord the option to terminate with
a two-month notice, it also affords us similar flexibility to adjust as needed. The landlord may choose to terminate the lease by
sending a notice two month in advance.
The components of leases
and lease costs are as follows:
Operating leases | |
As of December 31, 2023 | | |
As of September 30, 2022 | |
Operating lease right-of-use assets | |
$ | 256 | | |
$ | 315 | |
Operating lease liabilities, current portion | |
$ | 130 | | |
$ | 161 | |
Operating lease liabilities, non-current portion | |
| 126 | | |
| 154 | |
Total operating lease liabilities | |
$ | 256 | | |
$ | 315 | |
Operating leases | |
Three Months Ended December 31, 2023 | | |
Three Months Ended December 31, 2022 | |
Operating lease cost | |
$ | 90 | | |
$ | 37 | |
Future minimum lease payments
under these leases as of December 31, 2023 are approximately as follows:
Fiscal year | |
Amount | |
Reminder of 2024 | |
$ | 114 | |
2025 | |
| 116 | |
2026 | |
| 50 | |
Total future minimum lease payments | |
$ | 280 | |
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, in the
ordinary course of business, we are subject to litigation and regulatory examinations as well as information gathering requests, inquiries
and investigations. As of December 31, 2023, there were no matters which would have a material impact on our financial results.
NOTE 8: Subsequent Events
On December 11, 2023, we have
registered an aggregate of 6,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, which are reserved for issuance under
the Richtech Robotics Inc. Employee Stock Option Plan (“ESOP”). The ESOP is expected to be granted and effective in March
2024.
ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion
should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes contained elsewhere in this Report and
in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The following discussion may contain predictions, estimates, and other
forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including those discussed under “Risk Factors”
in our annual report on form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2023 and elsewhere in this Report. These risks could cause our actual
results to differ materially from any future performance suggested below.
Overview
We are a leading provider
of service robotic solutions by developing, manufacturing, and deploying novel products that address the growing need for automation in
the service industry. We develop and provide service automation solutions that directly address the labor shortage problem affecting
the US service industry. Our solutions include delivery, commercial cleaning, food & beverage service, and customization and
development service, which has been implemented in more than 80 cities across the United States in restaurants, hotels, casinos,
senior living homes, factories and retail centers. Our solutions automate repetitive and time-consuming tasks which allows clients to
reallocate labor hours to more value-creating roles. Many of our clients see our robotic solutions as crucial to expanding and
scaling their businesses.
Our product family was designed
to provide labor-intensive businesses with robotic automation solutions. Hospitality is the most labor-intensive industry, which is why
we have deployed our robots across restaurants, hotels, casinos, hospitals, bars, event spaces, and senior living homes. The market is
currently in the phase where end-users and system integrators are still gaining experience in adoption and implementation of nonindustrial
service robots. In North America, the primary driver for adoption will be the ongoing trend to automate menial or non-value-adding-tasks.
These tasks include cleaning, transport and delivery, and food preparation.
Factors and Trends Affecting Our Business and
Results of Operations
The following trends and
uncertainties either affected our financial performance historically or are likely to impact our results of operations in the future:
| ● | As
our robotic products market potential is seen by others, more competitors enter the market, which will lead to price competition and
a decline in profit margins; |
| ● | A
recession will lead to a decline in customer demand in our robotic products and services; |
| ● | Some
of the products are currently assembled by suppliers in China, which may delay the supply if they are affected by international shipping,
epidemic, geopolitical conflicts and other factors; |
| ● | We
anticipate that our general and administrative expenses will increase in the future as a result of increased costs associated with being
a public company. These increases will likely include increased costs related to the hiring of additional personnel and fees to outside
consultants, attorneys, and accountants, and personnel-related stock-based compensation costs, among other expenses, and, in the case
of public company-related expenses, services associated with strengthening our internal control over financial reporting, maintaining
compliance with Nasdaq listing and SEC reporting requirements, director and officer liability insurance costs, and investor and public
relations costs, among other expenses. |
| ● | Inflationary
pressures are also a concern as it is difficult to make reliable projections for the cost of components. This means profit margins could
be affected, and our pricing would need to re-evaluated on a regular basis. |
| ● | The
rising interest rate will lead to a higher borrowing cost. It will increase our cost for any potential future borrowing and financing
activities. Higher interest rates reduce consumer spending and business investment, causing the economy to contract, which will impact
our business and will reduce our customers’ purchasing power. |
| ● | We may adopt a new compensation plan that will introduce adjustments to executive
compensation packages and a new vesting schedule. The potential impact of a new compensation plan may include increased costs associated
with higher executive salaries and performance-based incentives. Additionally, a new vesting schedule may impact employee retention and
talent acquisition strategies. The ultimate impact of the plan will be decided by the terms of the final plan, which are subject to approval
by the Compensation Committee. |
Results of Operations
Comparison of the three months ended
December 31, 2023 and 2022
The following table summarizes
our results of operations (in thousands) for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, together with the dollar change
in those items from period to period:
| |
Three months ended
December 31, | | |
| |
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | | |
Change | |
Revenue, net | |
$ | 1,106 | | |
$ | 946 | | |
$ | 160 | |
Cost of revenue, net | |
| 496 | | |
| 446 | | |
| 50 | |
Gross profit | |
| 610 | | |
| 500 | | |
| 110 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Operating expenses: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Research and development | |
| 834 | | |
| 855 | | |
| (21 | ) |
Sales and marketing | |
| 595 | | |
| 79 | | |
| 516 | |
General and administrative | |
| 1,443 | | |
| 767 | | |
| 676 | |
Total operating expenses | |
| 2,872 | | |
| 1,701 | | |
| 1,171 | |
Loss from operations | |
| (2,262 | ) | |
| (1,201 | ) | |
| (1,061 | ) |
Other income (expense): | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Interest expense, net | |
| (486 | ) | |
| (1 | ) | |
| (485 | ) |
Total other expense | |
| (486 | ) | |
| (1 | ) | |
| (485 | ) |
Loss before income tax expense | |
| (2,748 | ) | |
| (1,202 | ) | |
| (1,546 | ) |
Income tax benefit/(expense) | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | |
Net loss | |
$ | (2,748 | ) | |
$ | (1,202 | ) | |
$ | (1,546 | ) |
Revenue
The
total revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2023, and 2022, was approximately $1,106 thousand and $946 thousand,
respectively. The approximate $160 thousand, or 20%, increase in revenue in the three months ended December 31, 2023 was a combined result
of our continuous expansion of customer base and changing of our sales mode. Our revenue (in thousands) by product for the three months
ended December 31 is shown below:
| |
Three months ended
December 31, | | |
| |
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | | |
Change | |
Robotics | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Product revenue | |
$ | 187 | | |
$ | 613 | | |
$ | (426 | ) |
Service revenue | |
| 799 | | |
| 232 | | |
| 567 | |
Leasing revenue | |
| 13 | | |
| 91 | | |
| (78 | ) |
Total Robotics revenue | |
| 999 | | |
| 936 | | |
| 63 | |
Smart hardware | |
| 16 | | |
| 1 | | |
| 15 | |
Interactive system | |
| 30 | | |
| 9 | | |
| 21 | |
Cloutea* | |
| 61 | | |
| — | | |
| 61 | |
Total | |
$ | 1,106 | | |
$ | 946 | | |
$ | 160 | |
Notes:
* |
Cloutea is the revenue generated from our boba tea store opened in May 2023, in order to further develop our business model. This is our model store of interactive robot barista by utilizing our ADAM robot. |
For the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, our overall
robotics revenue was approximately $999 thousand and $936 thousand, respectively. The increase of approximately $63 thousand, or 7%, was
brought on primarily by our increased service revenue of approximately $567 thousand, or 244%, partially offset by the decrease in product
revenue of approximately $426 thousand, or 69%. We were upgrading our product line during the first quarter of 2024. We have taken the
initiative to reduce the proportion of robotic product sales and leasing robotics, and have been focusing instead on robot services such
as event activities and customized development. However, after the upgrading of the product line, it is expected that both product and
leasing revenue will return to growth.
Cost of Revenue, Net
Cost
of revenue, net, was approximately $496 thousand and approximately $446 thousand for the three months ended December 31, 2023
and 2022, respectively. The approximately $50 thousand increase, or 11%, was
due primarily to the increase of our robotics service revenue in 2023. Robotic service revenue has a higher margin comparing to other
revenue streams.
Gross Profit
Gross profit as a percentage
of total revenue was approximately 61% for the three months ended December 31, 2023 compared to approximately 53% for the three months
ended December 31, 2022. The increase in the gross profit percentage in 2023 was driven primarily by the occurrence and recognition
of our robotic service revenue, which has a higher margin.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development
expenses were approximately $834 thousand and approximately $855 thousand for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Our expenditure in developing new products has been consistent for both periods. We anticipate that our R&D expenses will increase by approximately 20-30% in 2024 and 2025
Sales and Marketing Expenses
Sales
and marketing expenses were approximately $595 thousand and approximately $79 thousand for the three months ended December 31,
2023 and 2022, respectively. The increase of approximately $516, or 653%, in marketing costs was primarily due to our increased expenditure
in large screen advertisement and social media marketing for our products in November and December 2023.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative
expenses were approximately $1,443 thousand and approximately $767 thousand for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and
2022, respectively. The approximately $676 thousand increase, or 88%, was due primarily to an increase in professional service fees and
related expenses to maintain a public company status.
Other Income (Expense)
Total other expense was approximately
$486 thousand and approximately $1 thousand for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The approximately
$485 thousand, or 48,500%, net increase in total other expense was primarily due to the interest expense occurred incurred within the
three months ended December 31, 2023. During 2023, we entered into ten short-term loan agreements with different financial entities for
the total principal amount of approximately $1,853 thousand. As of December 31, 2023, the short-term loan balance was approximately $50
thousand.
Income Tax Benefit/(Expense)
Income tax benefit/(expense)
were nil for both three months ended December 31, 2023, and 2022.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We believe that our existing
cash as of the date of this Report will fund our current operating plans through at least the next twelve months from the date of this
Report. Although we have operating cash outflows of $1,212 thousand for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and $1,237 thousand for
the three months ended December 31, 2022, our working capital is in net asset position with $10,665 thousand as of December 31, 2023 and
4,092 thousand as of December 31, 2022. In addition, if needed, we expect to finance our future cash needs within the next twelve months
from the date of this Report through founder investment, public or private equity or debt financings, third-party (including government)
funding and marketing and distribution arrangements, as well as other collaborations, strategic alliances and licensing arrangements,
or any combination of these approaches. If we raise additional funds through further issuances of equity or convertible debt securities,
our existing stockholders could suffer significant dilution, and any new equity securities we issue could have rights, preferences, and
privileges superior to those of holders of our common stock, including shares of common stock sold in this offering.
Comparison of the three months ended
December 31, 2023 and 2022
The following table
summarizes our cash flow information (in thousands) for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, together with
the dollar change in those items from period to period:
| |
Three months ended
December 31, | | |
| |
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | | |
Change | |
Net cash provided by (used in): | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Operating activities | |
$ | (1,212 | ) | |
$ | (1,237 | ) | |
| 25 | |
Investing activities | |
| (25 | ) | |
| (21 | ) | |
| (4 | ) |
Financing activities | |
| 8,339 | | |
| 1,489 | | |
| 6,850 | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Net change in cash and cash equivalents | |
$ | 7,102 | | |
$ | 231 | | |
| 6,871 | |
Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities for the three months ended December 31,
2023 was approximately $1,212 thousand, primarily due to a net loss of approximately $2,748 thousand and an increase of approximately
$1,536 thousand in net operating assets and liabilities. The cash flow impact from changes in net operating assets and liabilities was
primarily driven by decreases in accounts receivable of approximately $2,432 thousand and inventory of approximately $167 thousand, partially
offset by decreases in accounts payable of approximately $1,066 thousand.
Net cash used in operating
activities for the three months ended December 31, 2022 was approximately $1,237 thousand, primarily due to a net loss of approximately
$1,202 thousand and a decrease of approximately $35 thousand in net operating assets and liabilities. The cash flow impact from changes
in net operating assets and liabilities was primarily driven by increases in accounts receivable of approximately $284 thousand, and a
decrease in accounts payable of approximately $127 thousand, tax payable of approximately $113 thousand, and current operating lease liabilities
of approximately $108 thousand, partially offset by decrease in inventory of approximately $477 thousand, and increases in non-current
operating lease liabilities of approximately $93 thousand.
Investing Activities
Net cash used for investing activities was approximately $25 thousand
and approximately $21 thousand for investing activities for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. These
amounts consisted of sale of property and equipment and/or cash used for lending to related parties for both periods.
Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing
activities totaled approximately $8,339 thousand for the three months ended December 31, 2023. We raised approximately $9,286 thousand
from issuance of ordinary shares, offset by approximately $152 thousand payment of related party debt and approximately $795 thousand
payment of short-term loans.
Net cash provided by financing
activities totaled approximately $1,489 thousand for the three months ended December 31, 2022. We raised approximately $1,400 thousand
from issuance of ordinary shares, and received proceeds of approximately $89 thousand from related party debt.
Contractual Obligations
We are a smaller reporting
company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not required to provide the information under this item.
Trend Information
Other than as disclosed elsewhere
in this registration statement, particularly with respect to government regulations relating to nicotine and cannabis, we are not aware
of any trends, uncertainties, demands, commitments, or events that are reasonably likely to have a material effect on our net revenues,
income from continuing operations, profitability, liquidity or capital resources, or that would cause reported financial information not
necessarily to be indicative of future operating results or financial condition.
Seasonality
Seasonality does not materially
affect our business or the results of our operations.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have off-balance
sheet arrangements.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
See Note 2 to our unaudited
financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q for more information.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of the financial
statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) requires management to
make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and
the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management
bases its estimates on historical experience, market and other conditions, and various other assumptions it believes to be reasonable.
See Note 2 to our audited financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q for more information.
JOBS Act
Section 107 of the JOBS
Act also provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of
the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an “emerging growth company” can
delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have elected
to avail ourselves of this extended transition period.
For as long as we remain
an “emerging growth company” under the recently enacted JOBS Act, we will, among other things:
| ● | be
exempt from the provisions of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which requires that our independent registered public
accounting firm provide an attestation report on the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting; |
| ● | be
permitted to omit the detailed compensation discussion and analysis from proxy statements and reports filed under the Exchange Act
and instead provide a reduced level of disclosure concerning executive compensation; and |
| ● | be
exempt from any rules that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board requiring mandatory audit firm rotation or
a supplement to the auditor’s report on the financial statements. |
Although we are still evaluating
the JOBS Act, we currently intend to take advantage of some or all of the reduced regulatory and reporting requirements that will be available
to us so long as we qualify as an “emerging growth company,” including the extension of time to comply with new or revised
financial accounting standards available under Section 102(b) of the JOBS Act. Among other things, this means that our independent
registered public accounting firm will not be required to provide an attestation report on the effectiveness of our internal control over
financial reporting so long as we qualify as an emerging growth company, which may increase the risk that weaknesses or deficiencies in
our internal control over financial reporting go undetected. Likewise, so long as we qualify as an emerging growth company, we may elect
not to provide you with certain information, including certain financial information and certain information regarding compensation of
our executive officers, that we would otherwise have been required to provide in filings we make with the SEC, which may make it more
difficult for investors and securities analysts to evaluate our company. As a result, investor confidence in our company and the market
price of our common stock may be materially and adversely affected.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures
About Market Risk.
Not required for smaller reporting
companies.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
(a) Evaluation of disclosure
controls and procedures
In connection with the preparation
of this Report, our management conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting as of the
end of the period covered by this report (under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”)
and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”)). Based on that assessment, our CEO and CFO have concluded that our disclosure controls
and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) were not effective due to a material weakness in internal
control over financial reporting, as described below. Management’s assessment of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and
procedures is expressed at a level of reasonable assurance because management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how
well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives.
Management’s Report on Internal Controls over Financial
Reporting
Our internal control over
financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our CEO and CFO and effected by our Board, management and other
personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of our financial reporting and the preparation of our financial statements
for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Internal control over financial reporting includes
policies and procedures that pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions
and dispositions of our assets; provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of our
financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made
only in accordance with the authorization of our Board and management; and provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely
detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.
Under the supervision and
participation of our management, including our CEO, we evaluated the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based
on the framework set forth in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued in 2013 by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
of the Treadway Commission. As part of our assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December
31, 2023, management identified the following material weakness: the Company did not adequately design and maintain effective general
information technology controls over third-party information systems and applications that are relevant to the preparation of the Company’s
financial statements:
| ● | Information
and Technology Controls: Certain individual control deficiencies related to information technology (“IT”) general controls
and report reviews aggregate into a material weakness, as follows: |
| ● | Controls
were not fully documented responding to all of the Complementary User Entity Controls forwarded through Software as a Service (SaaS)
vendor audit reports in the design and implementation of suggested controls. |
| ● | There
were not always appropriate IT controls related to information produced by the entity (IPE), including spreadsheets, that are relevant
to the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. |
A material weakness is a deficiency,
or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material
misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
This material weakness did
not result in any identified material misstatements to the financial statements, and there were no changes to previously released financial
results. Based on this material weakness, management concluded that as of December 31, 2023, internal control over financial reporting
was not effective.
This Report does not include
an attestation report of our internal controls from our independent registered public accounting firm due to our status as an emerging
growth company under the JOBS Act.
Remediation
Management has been implementing
and continues to implement measures designed to ensure that control deficiencies contributing to the material weakness are remediated,
such that these controls are designed, implemented, and operating effectively. The remediation actions include the following:
| ● | establish
more specific controls to respond to Complementary User Entity Controls forwarded through SaaS vendor audit reports in the design and
implementation of suggested controls; |
| ● | expand
the management and governance over IT system controls; |
| ● | establish
more specific controls to gain additional comfort over the completeness and accuracy of IPE, including data used in spreadsheets used
in the preparation of consolidated financial statements; and |
| ● | implement
enhanced process controls around internal user access management including provisioning, removal, and periodic review. |
We believe that these actions
will remediate the material weakness, once management has performed its assessment of our internal controls over financial reporting including
the remedial measures described above. The weakness will not be considered remediated, however, until the applicable controls operate
for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through testing, that these controls are operating effectively.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial
Reporting
As of December 31, 2023, as
a privately owned company, we were not subject to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the rules and regulations of the SEC, or other corporate
governance requirements applicable to public reporting companies with respect to the establishment of internal controls over financial
reporting. As described within the remedial measures above, during the year ended December 31, 2023, we developed and commenced the implementation
of internal controls over financial reporting, and we are continuing to develop and implement internal controls over financial reporting.
Inherent Limitations on Internal Controls
Because of its inherent limitations,
internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness for
future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance
with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. No evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and
instances of fraud, if any, have been detected.
(b) Changes in Internal
Control over Financial Reporting
There
has not been any change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange
Act) that occurred during our fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2023 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II - OTHER
INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
To the knowledge of our
management team, there is no litigation currently pending or contemplated against us, any of our officers or directors in their capacity
as such or against any of our property.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
As
a smaller reporting company under Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act, we are not required to include risk factors in this Report. However,
as of the date of this Report, there have been no material changes with respect to those risk factors previously disclosed in our (i)
registration statement for our initial public offering and (ii) 2023 Annual Report. Any of these factors could result in a significant
or material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. Additional risks could arise that may also affect our
business or ability to consummate an initial business combination. We may disclose changes to such risk factors or disclose additional
risk factors from time to time in our future filings with the SEC.
Item 2. Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon
Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not
applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
None.
Item 6. Exhibits
The
following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
SIGNATURES
In
accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
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RICHTECH ROBOTICS INC. |
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Date: February 14, 2024 |
By: |
/s/ Zhenwu Huang |
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Name: |
Zhenwu Huang |
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Title: |
Chief Executive Officer |
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(Principal Executive Officer) |
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Date: February 14, 2024 |
By: |
/s/ Zhenqiang Huang |
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Name: |
Zhenqiang Huang |
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Title: |
Chief Financial Officer |
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(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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In connection with the Quarterly Report of Richtech
Robotics Inc. (the “Company’s Quarterly Report”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 2023, as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Zhenwu Huang, as Chief Executive Officer and principal
executive officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, to the best of the undersigned’s knowledge and belief, that:
This certification accompanies this Report pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Richtech
Robotics Inc. (the “Company’s Quarterly Report”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 2023, as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Zhenqiang Huang, as Chief Financial Officer and
principal financial officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of the undersigned’s knowledge and belief, that:
This certification accompanies this Report pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.