UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 10-Q

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended November 30, 2024

 

OR

 

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

 

For the transition period from ______________ to ______________

 

AURA SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   95-4106894
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

20431 North Sea Circle

Lake Forest, CA 92630

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 643-5300

 

 

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

 

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 and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post 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

 

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

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
         

  

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of Common Stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

Class   Outstanding January 17, 2025
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share   115,780,011

 

 

 

 

 

AURA SYSTEMS, INC.

 

INDEX

 

Index     Page No.
       
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION   1
       
ITEM 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)   1
       
  Condensed Balance Sheets as of November 30, 2024 (unaudited) and February 29, 2024   1
       
  Condensed Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended November 30, 2024 and November  30, 2023 (unaudited)   2
       
  Condensed Statements of Shareholders’ Deficit for the three and nine months ended  November 30, 2024 and November 30, 2023 (unaudited)   3
       
  Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended November 30, 2024 and November 30, 2023 (unaudited)   4
       
  Notes to Condensed Financial Statements (unaudited)   5
       
ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations   17
       
ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk   21
       
ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures   22
       
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION   23
       
ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings   23
       
ITEM 1A. Risk Factors   24
       
ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds   24
       
ITEM 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities   24
       
ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures   24
       
ITEM 5. Other Information   24
       
ITEM 6. Exhibits   24
       
SIGNATURES AND CERTIFICATIONS   25

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

AURA SYSTEMS, INC.

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

 

   November 30,
2024
   February 29,
2024
 
(amounts in thousands, except share data)  (Unaudited)     
Assets        
Current assets        
Cash and cash equivalents  $21   $124 
Inventories   38    20 
Prepaid and other current assets   200    175 
Total current assets   259    319 
           
Property and equipment, net   663    378 
Operating lease right-of-use asset   457    607 
Lease security deposit   160    160 
Total assets  $1,539   $1,464 
           
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit          
Current liabilities          
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  $2,475   $2,625 
Accrued interest   2,282    2,598 
Customer advances   447    447 
Convertible notes payable – past due   1,513    1,508 
Convertible notes payable-related party, current portion – $3,020 past due   4,270    3,020 
Notes payable current portion   275    119 
Notes payable-related parties, current portion – past due   782    4,632 
Operating lease liability, current portion   263    238 
Derivative liability   19,993    
-
 
Total current liabilities   32,300    15,187 
           
Notes payable, non-current portion   454    286 
Convertible note payable-related party, non-current portion   8,015    
-
 
Notes payable-related parties, non-current portion   
-
    7,088 
Operating lease liability   221    423 
Total liabilities   40,990    22,984 
           
Commitments and contingencies   
-
    
-
 
           
Shareholders’ deficit          
Common stock: $0.0001 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized; 114,860,011 and 104,591,648 issued and outstanding November 30, 2024, and February 29, 2024, respectively   11    10 
Additional paid-in capital   461,716    457,460 
Accumulated deficit   (501,178)   (478,990)
Total shareholders’ deficit   (39,451)   (21,520)
Total liabilities and shareholders’ deficit  $1,539   $1,464 

 

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

 

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AURA SYSTEMS, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

  

   Three-Months Ended   Nine-Months Ended 
   November 30,   November 30, 
   2024   2023   2024   2023 
(amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)                
Net revenue  $
-
   $47   $50   $57 
Cost of goods sold   
-
    99    29    194 
Gross profit (loss)   
-
    (52)   21    (137)
Operating expenses                    
Engineering, research and development   196    33    745    528 
Selling, general & administration   673    494    3,302    1,344 
Total operating expenses   869    527    4,047    1,872 
Loss from operations   (869)   (579)   (4,026)   (2,009)
Other income (expense):                    
Interest expense, net (including $261, $200, $814 and $981 to related parties, respectively)   (479)   (332)   (1,043)   (1,171)
Loss on debt extinguishment – related party   
-
    
-
    (19,324)   
-
 
Change in fair value of derivative warrant liability   808    
-
    2,203    9 
Other   
-
    1    2    
-
 
Net loss  $(540)  $(910)  $(22,188)  $(3,171)
                     
Basic and diluted loss per share  $(0.00)  $(0.01)  $(0.20)  $(0.03)
Basic and diluted weighted-average shares outstanding   112,991,402    100,396,097    109,904,351    98,247,106 

 

See accompanying notes to these unaudited financial statements.

 

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AURA SYSTEMS, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

(Unaudited)

 

Three Months and Nine Months Ended November 30, 2024

(amounts in thousands, except share data)  Common
Stock
Shares
   Common
Stock
Amount
   Additional
Paid-In
Capital
   Accumulated
Deficit
   Total
Shareholders’
Deficit
 
Balance, February 29, 2024   104,591,648   $10   $457,460   $(478,990)  $(21,520)
Common shares issued for cash   4,455,600    1    1,117    
-
    1,118 
Fair value of modified warrants - related party        
 
    33    
 
    33 
Net loss   -    
-
    
-
    (15,258)   (15,258)
Balance, May 31, 2024 (unaudited)   109,047,248    11    458,610    (494,248)   (35,627)
Common shares issued for cash   2,496,763    
-
    646    
-
    646 
Fair value of stock options             1,601         1,601 
Net loss   -    
-
    
-
    (6,390)   (6,390)
Balance, August 31, 2024 (unaudited)   111,544,011   $11   $460,857   $(500,638)  $(39,770)
Common shares issued for cash   3,316,000    
-
    859    
-
    859 
Net loss   -    
-
    
-
    (540)   (540)
Balance, November 30, 2024 (unaudited)   114,860,011   $11   $461,716   $(501,178)  $(39,451)

 

Three Months and Nine Months Ended November 30, 2023

(amounts in thousands, except share data)  Common
Stock
Shares
   Common
Stock
Amount
   Additional
Paid-In
Capital
   Accumulated
Deficit
   Total
Shareholders’
Deficit
 
Balance, February 28, 2023   94,648,346   $9   $454,507   $(474,774)  $(20,258)
Common shares issued for cash   2,586,362    
-
    853    
-
    853 
Net loss   -    
-
    
-
    (1,141)   (1,141)
Balance, May 31, 2023 (unaudited)   97,234,708    9    455,360    (475,915)   (20,546)
Common shares issued for cash   2,290,909    1    756    
-
    757 
Net loss   -    
-
    
-
    (1,120)   (1,120)
Balance, August 30, 2023 (unaudited)   99,525,617   $10   $456,116   $(477,035)  $(20,909)
Common shares issued for cash   1,716,669    -    567    
-
    567 
Fair value of warrants issued with convertible notes payable             5         5 
Net loss   -    
-
    
-
    (910)   (910)
Balance, November 30, 2023 (unaudited)   101,242,286   $10   $456,688   $(477,945)  $(21,247)

 

See accompanying notes to these unaudited financial statements.

 

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AURA SYSTEMS, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

   Nine Months Ended 
   November 30,
2024
   November 30,
2023
 
(amounts in thousands)        
Net loss  $(22,188)  $(3,171)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities          
Depreciation and amortization   102    79 
Amortization of debt discount   5    
-
 
Inventory write-down   20    99 
Loss on debt extinguishment – related party   19,324    
-
 
Change in fair value of derivative liability   (2,203)   (9)
Fair value of stock options   1,601    
-
 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:          
Inventory   (38)   18 
Prepaid and other current assets   155    128 
Operating lease right-of-use asset   150    156 
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and customer advances   (150)   (262)
Accrued interest   915    952 
Customer advances   
-
    (7)
Operating lease liability   (176)   (152)
Cash used in operating activities   (2,483)   (2,178)
           
Cash used in investing activities:          
Purchase of property and equipment   (67)   (23)
Cash used in investing activities   (67)   (23)
           
Cash flows from financing activities:          
Proceeds from issuance of common stock   2,623    2,177 
Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes payable   
-
    120 
Principal payments of notes payable   (176)   (66)
Cash provided by financing activities   2,447    2,231 
           
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   (103)   30 
Cash and cash equivalents-beginning of period   124    15 
Cash and cash equivalents-end of period  $21   $45 
Cash paid for:          
Interest  $
-
   $160 
Income taxes  $
-
   $
-
 
           
Supplemental schedule of non-cash transactions:          
Fair value of modified warrants - related party  $33   $
-
 
Notes payable issued for the purchase of property and equipment  $500   $155 
Fair value of a convertible note payable  $9,261   $
-
 
Extinguishment of note payable and accrued interest – related party  $12,164   $
-
 
Conversion feature of convertible note payable – related party accounted as derivative liability  $22,194   $
-
 
Reclassification of prepaid expense to property and equipment  $
-
   $21 
Adjustment to interest expense to account for the effective interest rate of note payable  $
-
   $61 

 

See accompanying notes to these unaudited financial statements.

 

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AURA SYSTEMS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2024 AND 2023
(Unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

NOTE 1 – NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Nature of Operations

 

Aura Systems Inc., (“Aura”, the “Company”) a Delaware corporation, is engaged in the development, manufacturing, licensing and sale of products and components based on the Company’s Axial Flux Induction technology for electric motors, generators, electric motors for industrial/commercial applications, as well as for two-and four-wheel EV applications. The Company’s power generation solution based on axial flux induction is known as the AuraGen® for commercial and industrial applications and the VIPER for military applications.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements as of and for the nine months ended on November 30, 2024 and 2023, have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed financial statements reflect all adjustments of a normal recurring nature that are necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the periods presented. The Condensed Balance Sheet information as of February 29, 2024, was derived from the Company’s audited Financial Statements as of February 29, 2024, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on June 4, 2024. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with that report. The results of operations for the period ended November 30, 2024, may not necessarily be indicative of the results of the full fiscal year ending February 28, 2025.

 

The Company’s fiscal year ends on the last calendar day of February. Accordingly, the current fiscal year will end on February 28, 2025, and is referred to as “Fiscal 2025”. Our prior fiscal years ended February 29, 2024, February 28, 2023, and 2022, and are referred to as “Fiscal 2024”, “Fiscal 2023” and “Fiscal 2022”, respectively.

 

Going Concern

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company has not yet generated sufficient revenues to fund operations, has experienced recurring operating losses and relies on debt and equity offerings to generate working capital.

 

During the nine-month period ended November 30, 2024, the Company recognized a net loss from operations of $4,026 and used cash in operating activities of $2,483. As of November 30, 2024, the Company also has a shareholder deficit of $39,451 and notes payable totaling $5,315 are also past due. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the date that the financial statements are issued. In addition, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, in its report on the Company’s February 29, 2024, financial statements, raised substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.

 

In the event if the Company is unable to generate profits and is unable to obtain financing for its working capital requirements, it may have to curtail its business further or cease business altogether. Substantial additional capital resources will be required to fund continuing expenditures related to our research, development, manufacturing and business development activities. The Company’s continuation as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to generate sufficient cash flow to meet its obligations on a timely basis, to retain its current financing, to obtain additional financing, and ultimately to attain profitability.

 

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Inflation

 

Higher inflation, the actions by the Federal Reserve Bank to address inflation, most notably continuing increases in interest rates, and the volatility of energy prices create uncertainty about the future economic environment. The Company expects that the impact of these issues will continue to evolve. The Company believes these factors impacted the Company’s business in fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2024 and will continue to impact the Company’s business in fiscal 2025. The implications of higher government deficits and debt, tighter monetary policy, and higher long-term interest rates may drive a higher cost of capital for the business and an increase in the Company’s operating expenses.

 

COVID-19

 

The COVID-19 pandemic has been declared to be officially over. Despite this fact, there continues to be lingering impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the regions in which the Company operates. The Company has not observed any impairments of its assets or a significant change in the fair value of its assets due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At this time, it is not possible for the Company to predict the duration or magnitude of the adverse results stemming from the outbreak and its lingering effects on the Company’s business or results of operations, financial condition, or liquidity.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Significant estimates include assumptions made for inventory valuation, impairment testing of long-lived assets, the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, assumptions used in valuing notes payable, derivative liabilities, assumptions used in valuing share-based compensation, and accruals for potential liabilities. Amounts could materially change in the future. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Vendor Concentration

 

As of November 30, 2024, four vendors accounted for 40%, 12%, 11% and 9% of accounts payable.

 

As of February 29, 2024, four vendors accounted for 42%, 11%, 11% and 10% of accounts payable.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.

 

Our primary source of revenue is the manufacture and delivery of axial flux induction motors and generator sets used primarily in mobile power applications. Our principal sales channel is sales to domestic end users and distributors and agents internationally. In accordance with ASC 606, the Company recognizes revenue, net of discounts, for our generator sets at the time of product delivery and acceptance by the customer (i.e. point-in-time), which also corresponds to the passage of legal title to the customer and the satisfaction of our performance obligation to the customer.

 

Share-Based Compensation

 

The Company periodically issues stock options and warrants, and shares of common stock to employees and non-employees in non-capital raising transactions for services and for financing costs. Share-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the award, and is recognized as expense over the requisite service period. Recognition of compensation expense for non-employees is in the same period and manner as if the Company had paid cash for such services. 

 

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The Company determines the fair values of its financial instruments based on a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The classification of a financial asset or liability within the hierarchy is based upon the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Under ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures (“ASC 820”), the fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs into three levels that may be used to measure fair value:

 

  Level 1 – Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets and liabilities in active markets;

 

  Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that are observable either directly or indirectly; and

 

  Level 3 – Unobservable inputs.

 

The recorded amounts of inventory, other current assets, accounts payable, and accrued expenses approximate their fair value due to their short-term nature. The carrying amounts of notes payable and convertible notes payable approximate their respective fair values because of their current interest rates payable in relation to current market conditions. 

 

The following table sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Company’s assets and liabilities at fair value as of November 30, 2024 and February 29, 2024:

 

   November 30, 2024 
(amounts in thousands)  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Liabilities                
Derivative liability – convertible note conversion option  $
-
   $
-
   $19,993   $19,993 
Total  $
     -
   $
      -
   $19,993   $19,993 

 

   February 29, 2024 
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Liabilities                
Derivative liability  $
-
   $
-
  
$
   
$
  
Total  $
   -
   $
          -
  
$
         
$
          

 

The Company estimated the fair value of the derivative liability using the Binomial Model.  

 

The following table provides a roll-forward of the derivative liability measured at fair value on a recurring basis using unobservable level 3 inputs for the period ended November 30, 2024, as follows:

 

(amounts in thousands)  Fair Value of
Derivative
Warrant
Liability
 
February 29, 2024  $
-
 
Recognition of derivative liability for a convertible note payable conversion option   22,196 
Change in fair value of derivative liability   (2,203)
November 30, 2024  $19,993 

 

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Convertible Instruments

 

The Company evaluates its various freestanding financial instruments, including warrants and convertible notes payable, to determine if such instruments are liability classified, pursuant to ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”) or derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives pursuant to ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The classification of instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is re-assessed at the end of each reporting period.

 

Under ASC 815-40-35, the Company has adopted a sequencing policy to determine equity or liability classification for contracts involving the Company’s own equity that require cash settlement if sufficient shares are not available to settle the contracts in equity. The sequencing policy is applied consistently in determining the classification of freestanding financial instruments.

 

Loss per share

 

The Company’s loss per share amounts have been computed based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net earnings (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net earnings (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock assuming all potential shares had been issued, and the additional shares of common stock were dilutive. Diluted earnings (loss) per share reflects the potential dilution, using the as-if-converted method for convertible debt, and the treasury stock method for options and warrants, which could occur if all potentially dilutive securities were exercised.

 

For the nine months ended November 30, 2024, and 2023, the calculations of basic and diluted loss per share are the same because potentially dilutive securities would have had an anti-dilutive effect. The potentially dilutive securities consisted of the following:

 

   November 30
2024
   November 30,
2023
 
Warrants   6,511,664    3,624,764 
Options   8,250,000    4,250,000 
Convertible notes   78,905,292    3,986,274 
Total   93,666,956    11,861,038 

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

 

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, “Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses” which includes amendments that require disclosure in the notes to financial statements of specified information about certain costs and expenses, including purchases of inventory; employee compensation; and depreciation, amortization and depletion expenses for each caption on the income statement where such expenses are included. The amendments are effective for the Company’s annual periods beginning March 1, 2027, with early adoption permitted, and should be applied either prospectively or retrospectively. The Company is in the process of evaluating this ASU to determine its impact on the Company’s disclosures.

 

Other recent accounting pronouncements and guidance issued by the FASB, including its Emerging Issues Task Force, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company’s present or future financial statements.

 

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NOTE 2 – CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE 

 

    November 30
2024
    February 29,
2024,
 
(amounts in thousands)            
(a) Convertible notes payable 1 – past due   $ 1,403     $ 1,403  
(b) Convertible notes payable 2 – past due     110     $ 106  
Unamortized debt discount    
-
      (1 )
Net   $ 1,513     $ 1,508  

 

(a)In Fiscal 2013 and 2014, the Company issued six convertible notes payable in the aggregate of $4,000. The notes are unsecured, bear interest at 5% per annum and are convertible into shares of common stock at a conversion price of $1.40 per share, as adjusted. The notes were originally due in 2014 to 2017 and were all amended in 2018 to change the maturity date to January 11, 2023. As of November 30, 2024 and February 29, 2024, the outstanding balance of the convertible notes payable amounted to $1,403 and are past due.

 

(b)In Fiscal 2024 the Company issued convertible notes payable to unrelated individuals and entities totaling $110 in exchange for cash. The notes are unsecured, bear interest at rate of 10% per annum, and matured in March 2024. The notes payable are convertible into shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.20 per share. As of November 30, 2024 and February 29, 2024, the outstanding balance of the convertible notes payable amounted to $110 and $106, respectively, and are past due.

 

NOTE 3 – CONVERTIBLE NOTE PAYABLE-RELATED PARTY

 

Convertible note payable – related party consisted of the following:

 

    November 30,
2024
    February 29,
2024
 
(amounts in thousands)            
(a) Convertible note payable 1 – past due   $ 3,000     $ 3,000  
(b) Convertible note payable 2 – past due     20       20  
(c) Convertible note payable 3 – Kopple (see Note 5)     9,265      
-
 
Total   $ 12,285     $ 3,020  
Current     (4,270 )    
-
 
Non-current   $ 8,015     $
-
 

 

(a)On January 24, 2017, the Company entered into a debt refinancing agreement with a former director and current shareholder of the Company. As part of the agreement, the Company issued a $3,000 convertible note. The convertible note is unsecured, bears interest at 5% per annum, and was due February 2, 2023. The convertible note is convertible into shares of common stock at a conversion price of $1.40 per share, as adjusted.  As of November 30, 2024 and February 29, 2024, the outstanding balance of the convertible note amounted to $3,000 and is past due.

 

(b)On October 4, 2023, the Company issued a convertible note payable of $20 in exchange for cash to a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. The convertible note is unsecured, bears interest at rate of 10% per annum and matured in March 2024. The convertible note payable is convertible to common stock at a conversion price of $0.20 per share. As of November 30, 2024 and February 29, 2024, the outstanding balance of the convertible note amounted to $20 and is past due.

 

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(c)In March 2022, the Company issued a note payable to Kopple (see Note 5). On March 7, 2024, the Company amended the note payable to Kopple. The amendment included, among other things granting Kopple a conversion right to be able to convert the note payable into equity of the Company at a conversion price of the lower of $1.00 per share or 50% of the 10 day volume weighted average price of the Company’s common stock. As the amended Kopple note payable is convertible into common stock, it is now reported as a convertible note payable.  The conversion right became effective on August 30, 2024. The Company accounted for the amended terms of the note payable as a debt extinguishment and the existing note payable and accrued interest totaling $12,164 was derecognized and the amended convertible note payable was recorded at its fair value of $9,259. The convertible note payable is secured by tangible and intangible assets of the Company, bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum and matures in June 2029. As of November 30, 2024, the outstanding balance of the convertible note amounted to $9,265.  An installment payment of $ 2 million, due in December 2024, was extended to February 27, 2025.

 

The Company is also subject to certain affirmative and negative covenants such as periodic submission of financial statements to Kopple and restrictions on future financing and investing activities, as defined in the agreement, including the covenant to not create any indebtedness that is senior in right of payment to the Kopple debt. Management believes such covenants are normal for this type of transaction and that management believes meeting these covenants will not affect the operations of the Company.

 

NOTE 4 – NOTES PAYABLE

 

Notes payable consisted of the following:

 

(amounts in thousands)   November 30,
2024
    February 29,
2024
 
Secured notes payable            
(a) Note payable-EID loan   $ 150     $ 150  
(b) Notes payable-vehicle and equipment     48       106  
(c) Note payable - software license     232       139  
(d) Notes payable – machinery and other equipment     289      
-
 
                 
Unsecured notes payable                
(e) Note payable-other     10       10  
Total   $ 729     $ 405  
Current     (275 )     (119 )
Non-current   $ 454     $ 286  

 

(a) Note payable-EID loan

 

During Fiscal 2021, the Company received a $150 loan under the United States Small Business Administration (“SBA”) Economic Injury Disaster Loan (“EID Loan”) program. The loan is due July 1, 2050, interest accrues at 3.75% per annum and is secured by the assets of the Company.

 

(b) Notes payable-vehicle and equipment

 

During Fiscal 2022, the Company issued two notes payable to purchase equipment and a vehicle for $288. The notes are secured by the equipment and vehicle purchased. The first note for $210 was paid in full in October 2024. The second note for $78 is due January 20, 2027, and requires 72 equal monthly payments of approximately $1.5, including interest at 10.9% interest per annum.

 

 (c) Note payable-software license

 

During Fiscal 2024, the Company obtained a loan of $150 from a financing institution to finance the use of a third-party software license by the Company. The note payable is secured by tangible and intangible assets of the Company, bears interest at an average rate of 8% per annum and will mature in September 2026.

 

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During Fiscal 2025, the Company obtained a loan of $179 from a financing institution to finance the use of a third-party software license by the Company. The note payable is secured by tangible and intangible assets of the Company, bears interest at an average rate of 14.41% per annum and will mature in November 2025.

 

The aggregate total of the note payable-software licenses as of November 30, 2024, amounted to $232.

 

(d) Notes payable – machinery and other equipment

 

During Fiscal 2025, the Company obtained a loan of $274 from a financing institution to finance the purchase of a production machine by the Company. The note payable is secured by the production machine and will mature in April 2029.

 

In addition, the Company entered into a 60-month financing lease for a forklift with a cost of $47. The lease has an interest rate of 8%, including a bargain purchase option to acquire the forklift at the end of the lease term for a payment of one dollar.

 

The aggregate total of the note payable and financing lease obligation as of November 30, 2024, amounted to $289.

 

(e) Note payable-other

 

As of November 30, 2024, and February 29, 2024, the Company has one note payable due to an individual issued in September 2015 that is payable on demand with an interest rate of 10% per annum.

 

NOTE 5 – NOTES PAYABLE-RELATED PARTIES

 

Notes payable-related parties consisted of the following:

 

(amounts in thousands)  November 30
2024
   February 29,
2024
 
(a) Note payable-Kopple (see Note 3)  $
-
   $10,915 
(b) Note payable- Gagerman – past due   82    82 
(c) Note payable-Jiangsu Shengfeng – past due   700    700 
Total   782    11,697 
Non-current   
-
    (7,065)
Current  $782   $4,632 

 

(a) Note payable-Kopple

 

In fiscals 2013 through 2018, the Company issued notes payable to Robert Kopple and associated entities (collectively “Kopple”) in the aggregate of $6,107. Robert Kopple is the former Vice-Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors and is a current shareholder in the Company. Beginning in 2017, Kopple brought suit against the Company for repayment of the notes. On March 14, 2022, the Company reached an agreement with Kopple to resolve all remaining litigation between them, including all amounts owed to Kopple under the notes. Under the terms of the settlement, the Company agreed to issue a new note and pay Kopple an aggregate amount of $10,000 to be paid in installments, of which, $3,000 was due in June 2022, and the remaining $7,000 to be paid over seven years at $1,000 per year. Additionally, the settlement agreement granted Kopple warrants exercisable into 3,331,664 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $0.85 per share.

 

In June 2022, the first installment of $3,000 became due, of which $150 was only paid. Subsequently, the note was amended several times to extend the payment date of the remaining balance of $2,850 of the initial payment, and the Company incurred extension and forbearance fees totaling $335 that was recorded as part of interest expense. In January 2023, pursuant to the terms of the amended note payable, the Company started accruing interest on the outstanding note balance at a rate of 6% per annum, compounded annually. As of February 29, 2024, outstanding principal balance amount of $10,915

 

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In March 2024, the Company and Kopple again amended the note payable. The amendment (i) replaced the requirement to pay the $3,850 past due principal balance with the requirement to pay $2,000 on or before December 15, 2024; (ii) increased the stated interest rate to 10%; (iii) added a fee of $15 monthly until the Company makes a principal payment of $2 million by December 2024; (iv) effective November 30, 2024, the Company granted Kopple the right (but not any obligation) to convert the note payable into equity of the Company at a conversion price equal to the lower of one dollar per share or 50% of the 10 day volume weighted average price per share of the Company’s common stock; (v) will require the Company to pay 20% of all collected revenues within 10 days of the end of each fiscal quarter; (vi) will require the Company to pay Kopple 20% of any amount raised in new capital in the form of equity, debt or convertible debt above $3.5 million; (vii) reduces the exercise price of the warrants granted to Kopple in March 2022 from $0.85 per share to $0.50 per share; and (vii) extends the warrant expiration date of the warrants granted to Kopple in March 2022 from March 8, 2029, to March 31, 2031. The installment payment of $ 2.0 million, which became due in December 2024, was extended to February 27, 2025.

 

The Company accounted for the amended terms of the note payable as a debt extinguishment because the present value of the cash flows under the amended debt terms is greater by more than 10% compared to the present value of the remaining cash flows under the original existing debt terms. Furthermore, the amendment granted a conversion option to the note holder and is deemed substantially different from the existing note. The Company recorded a loss on debt extinguishment of $19,324 as a result of this amendment, which is the difference between (i) the fair value of the amended convertible note payable of $9,261, combined with the fair value of the conversion option of $22,194 (see Note 8), and the change in the fair value of the amended warrants of $33, and (ii) the net carrying amount of the existing note payable of $12,164.

 

As a result, the net carrying amount of the existing note payable of $12,164 was derecognized and amended note payable was recorded at its fair value of $9,261. As the Kopple new note payable is now convertible to common stock, for financial reporting purposes, the new note payable of $9,261 is reported as a convertible note payable-related party (see Note 3).

 

(b) Note payable-Gagerman

 

Melvin Gagerman, the Company’s former CEO and CFO whose employment was permanently terminated in July 2019, claims that in April 2014 the Company issued an unsecured demand promissory note to him in the amount of $82 that bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum. Gagerman claims that this note has not been repaid to date and is now owed.

 

In June 2022, Gagerman brought suit against the Company for repayment of this alleged note. Despite the fact that, based on Gagerman’s allegations, the note was issued during a period when Gagerman was the Company’s CEO, CFO, Corporate Secretary and Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors, Gagerman has stated that he does not possess a copy of the alleged promissory note. The Company disputes that any amount is presently owed to Gagerman. Additionally, the Company has filed a cross-complaint against Gagerman for, among things, conversion, violation of California Business & Professions Code §17200, and various breaches of fiduciary duty that the Company believes Gagerman committed against the Company.

 

Although the Company disputes Gagerman’s claims, under the guidance of ASC 450 – Contingencies, the Company has recorded the claimed note payable $82 and corresponding accrued interest

 

(c) Jiangsu Shengfeng Note

 

On November 20, 2019, the Company owned 49% of a Chinese joint venture named Jiangsu Shengfeng. The Joint venture advanced Aura $700 in prior years for products that the Company failed to deliver to the joint venture. The Company reached an agreement with the joint venture regarding the return of $700 that had been advanced to the Company in prior years. As a result, in November 2019, the Company issued a non-interest-bearing promissory note for $700 to the joint venture to be paid over an 11-month period beginning March 15, 2020, through February 15, 2021. The joint venture stopped operations in 2020 as a result of COVID-19 and never resumed or restarted operations. In early fiscal 2024 the joint venture was dissolved and liquidated without filing any demands or claims for payments. As of November 30, 2024, and February 29, 2024, the outstanding balance of this note payable amounted to $700

 

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NOTE 6 – ACCRUED INTEREST

 

Accrued interest consisted of the following: 

 

   November 30,
2024
   February 29,
2024
 
(amounts in thousands)        
Convertible notes payable (past due)  $491   $425 
Convertible notes payable - related party – Kopple   694    
-
 
Convertible notes payable - related party – others   981    863 
Notes payable - related party – Kopple   
-
    1,226 
Notes payable - related party – others   94    62 
Notes payable   22    22 
Total  $2,282   $2,598 

 

NOTE 7 – LEASES

 

Our administrative and production operations, including warehousing, are housed in an approximately 18,000 square foot facility in Lake Forest, California. The Lake Forest lease is for 66-months effective February 2021 through November 30, 2026. The initial monthly base rental rate was approximately $22 per month and escalates 3% each year to approximately $26 per month in 2026. The lease liability was determined by discounting the future lease payments under the lease terms using a 10% per annum discount rate to arrive at the current lease liability.

 

Operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. ROU assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Generally, the implicit rate of interest in arrangements is not readily determinable and the Company utilizes its incremental borrowing rate in determining the present value of lease payments. The operating lease ROU asset includes any lease payments made and excludes lease incentives.

 

The components of lease expense and supplemental cash flow information related to leases for the period are as follows:

 

(amounts in thousands)  November 30,
2024
   November 30,
2023
 
Lease Cost        
Operating lease cost (included in general and administration in the Company’s statement of operations)  $211   $209 
           
Other Information          
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities  $141   $212 
Weighted average remaining lease term – operating leases (in years)   1.75    2.75 
Average discount rate – operating leases   10.0%   10.0%

 

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The supplemental balance sheet information related to leases for the period is as follows:

 

   At
November 30,
2024
 
Operating leases    
Long-term right-of-use assets  $457 
      
Short-term operating lease liabilities  $263 
Long-term operating lease liabilities   221 
Total operating lease liabilities  $484 

 

Maturities of the Company’s lease liability is as follows:

 

   Operating
Lease
 
Years Ending February 28:    
2025 (3 months)  $72 
2026   299 
2027   155 
Total lease payments   526 
Less: imputed interest/present value discount   (42)
Present value of lease liability  $484 

 

NOTE 8 – DERIVATIVE LIABILITY

 

In March 2024, pursuant to the amendment of the Kopple note payable (see Notes 3 and 5), the Company granted Kopple the right to convert the amended note payable into equity of the Company at a conversion price equal to the lower of one-dollar per share or 50% of the 10 day volume-weighted average price per share of the Company’s common stock. The Company analyzed the conversion option for derivative accounting consideration under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and determined that the conversion option should be classified as a derivative liability since it does not have an explicit limit to the number of shares to be delivered upon settlement of the conversion option. The derivative liability is remeasured to fair value at each reporting period, and the change in the fair value is recognized in earnings in the accompanying statements of operations. The Company estimated the fair value of the conversion option derivative liability using a Black-Scholes option pricing model and recorded the fair value of the derivative liability of $22,194 at March 7, 2024, the date of issuance, and $19,993 at November 30, 2024.

 

The following tables summarize the derivative liability:

 

(amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)  November 30,
2024
   March 7,
2024 - Issuance
 
Stock price  $0.28   $0.15 
Risk free interest rate   4.05%   4.07%
Expected volatility   184%   182%
Expected life in years   4.58    5.31 
Expected dividend yield   0%   0%
Number of common stock issuable   74,038,941    151,481,943 
Fair value of derivative liability  $19,993   $22,194 

 

NOTE 9 – SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

 

Common Stock

 

During the nine-months ended November 30, 2024, the Company issued 10,268,363 shares of common stock for approximately $2,623 in cash. As part of the offering, the Company also granted certain investors warrants to purchase 3,000,000 shares of common stock. The warrants are fully vested, exercisable at $1.00 per share, and will expire in 3 years.

 

During the nine-months ended November 30, 2023, the Company issued 6,593,940 shares of common stock for approximately $2,177 in cash.

 

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Stock Options

 

A summary of the Company’s stock option activity for the nine-months ended November 30, 2024, is as follows:

 

(amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)  Number of
Options
   Exercise
Price
   Weighted
Average
Intrinsic
Value
 
Outstanding, February 29, 2024   4,250,000   $0.37   $
       -
 
Granted   4,000,000    0.50    
-
 
Exercised   
-
    
-
    
-
 
Cancelled   
-
    
-
    
-
 
Outstanding, November 30, 2024   8,250,000   $0.37   $
-
 

 

During the nine months ended November 30, 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors approved options exercisable into 4,000,000 shares to be issued pursuant to the Company’s 2011 Plan. 3,000,000 options were issued to Board members and 1,000,000 options were issued to an employee, with immediate vesting.

 

The stock options are exercisable at a price of $0.50 per share and expire in ten years. The total fair value of these options at grant date was approximately $1,601, which was determined using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following average assumption: stock price of $0.42 share, expected term of five years, volatility of 182%, dividend rate of 0%, and weighted average risk-free interest rate of 4.52%. The expected term represents the weighted-average period of time that share option awards granted are expected to be outstanding giving consideration to vesting schedules and historical participant exercise behavior; the expected volatility is based upon historical volatility of the Company’s common stock; the expected dividend yield is based on the fact that the Company has not paid dividends in the past and does not expect to pay dividends in the future; and the risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of measurement corresponding with the expected term of the share option award.

 

During the nine-month period ended November 30, 2023, the Company granted no stock options under the Company’s 2011 Plan.

 

As of November 30, 2024, the intrinsic value as these stock options amounted to $68. The exercise prices and information related to options under the 2011 Plan outstanding on November 30, 2024 is as follows:

 

Range of
Exercise Price
   Stock Options
Outstanding
   Stock Options
Exercisable
   Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
   Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
of Options
Outstanding
   Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
of Options
Exercisable
 
$0.25 to $.50    8,250,000    8,250,000    5.06   $0.43   $0.43 

 

Warrants

 

A summary of the Company’s warrant activity for the nine-months ended November 30, 2024, is as follows:

 

   Number of
Warrants
   Weighted
Average Exercise
Price
 
Outstanding, February 29, 2024   3,521,664   $0.83 
Granted   3,000,000    1.00 
Exercised   
-
    
-
 
Cancelled   (10,000)   1.40 
Outstanding, November 30, 2024   6,511,664   $0.73 

 

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There was no intrinsic value as of November 30, 2024, as the exercise prices of these warrants were greater than the market price of the Company’s stock. The exercise prices and information related to the warrants as of November 24, 2024, is as follows:

 

Range of
Exercise Price
   Stock Warrants
Outstanding
   Stock Warrants
Exercisable
   Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
   Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
of Warrants
Outstanding
   Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
of Warrants Exercisable
 
$0.50    3,511,664    3,511,664    6.13   $0.50    0.50 
$1.00    3,000,000    3,000,000    2.43   $1.00   $1.00 

 

NOTE 10 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

As of November 30, 2024, and February 29, 2024, BetterSea LLC was an 7.3% and 8.8%, respectively, shareholder of the Company. For the nine months ending on November 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company incurred consulting fees to BetterSea of $120 and $117, respectively. As of November 30, 2024, and February 29, 2024, a total of approximately $218 and $213 respectively, was due to BetterSea and included accounts payable and accrued expenses.

 

NOTE 11 – CONTINGENCIES

 

The Company is subject to legal proceedings and claims that have arisen in the ordinary course of business. Our management evaluates our exposure to these claims and proceedings individually and in the aggregate and evaluates potential losses on such litigation if the amount of the loss is estimable and the loss is probable. However, the outcome of legal proceedings and claims brought against the Company is subject to significant uncertainty. Although management considers the likelihood of such an outcome to be remote, if one or more of these legal matters were resolved against the Company for amounts in excess of management’s expectations, the Company’s financial statements for that reporting period could be materially adversely affected.

 

In June 2022, Melvin Gagerman, the Company’s former CEO and CFO whose employment with Aura was permanently terminated in July 2019, brought suit against the Company for repayment of an allegedly unsecured demand promissory note in the principal amount of $82 which he claims was entered into in April 2014 and bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum. Despite the fact that, based on Gagerman’s allegations, the note was issued during a period when he was the Company’s CEO, CFO, Corporate Secretary and Chairman of Aura’s Board of Directors, Gagerman has stated that he does not possess a copy of the alleged promissory note. The Company disputes that any amount is presently owed to Gagerman and has filed a cross-complaint against him for, among things, conversion, violation of California Business& Professions Code §17200, and various breaches of fiduciary duty that the Company believes Gagerman committed against Aura, including without limitation, Gagerman’s actions in opposing the valid 2019 stockholder consent action (see Note 5).

 

On March 26, 2019, various stockholders of the Company controlling a combined total of more than 27.5 million shares delivered a signed written consent to the Company removing Ronald Buschur as a member of the Company’s Board and electing Cipora Lavut as a director of the Company. On March 27, 2019, those same stockholders delivered a further signed written consent to the Company removing William Anderson and Si Ryong Yu as members of the Company’s Board and electing Robert Lempert and David Mann as directors of the Company. These written consents represented a majority of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock as of March 26, 2019, and March 27, 2019, respectively. Because of Aura’s refusal to recognize the legal effectiveness of the consents, on April 8, 2019, the stockholders filed suit in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware pursuant to Section 225 of the Delaware General Corporations Law, seeking an order confirming the validity of the consents and declaring that Aura’s Board consists of Ms. Lavut, Mr. Mann, Dr. Lempert, Mr. Douglas and Mr. Diaz-Versón, Jr. On July 8, 2019 the Court of Chancery entered final judgment in favor of the stockholder plaintiffs, confirming that (a) Ronald Buschur, Si Ryong Yu and William Anderson had been validly removed by the holders of a majority of the Company’s outstanding stock acting by written consent (b) Ms. Lavut, Mr. Mann and Dr. Lempert had been validly elected by the holders of a majority of the Company’s outstanding stock acting by written consent, and (c) the Company’s Board of Directors validly consists of Cipora Lavut, David Mann, Robert Lempert, Gary Douglas and Salvador Diaz- Versón, Jr. As a result of prior management’s unsuccessful opposition to this stockholders’ action filed in the Court of Chancery, such stockholders may be potentially entitled to recoup their litigation costs from the Company under Delaware’s corporate benefit doctrine and/or other legal provisions. To date, no final determination has been made as to the amount of recoupment, if any, to which such stockholders may be entitled.

 

NOTE 12 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Subsequent to November 30, 2024, the Company issued 920,000 shares of common stock in exchange for cash proceeds of approximately $230,000.

 

Subsequent to November 30, 2024, all litigation with Gagerman (see Note 11) was settled with no cost to the Company.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

This Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Statements other than statements of historical fact included in this Report, including the statements under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” regarding future events or prospects are forward-looking statements. The words “approximates,” “believes,” “forecasts,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “intends,” “plans” “would,” “could,” “should,” “seek,” “may,” or other similar expressions in this Report, as well as other statements regarding matters that are not historical fact, constitute forward-looking statements. We caution investors that any forward-looking statements presented in this Report are based on the beliefs of, assumptions made by, and information currently available to, us. Such statements are based on assumptions and the actual outcome will be affected by known and unknown risks, trends, uncertainties and factors that are beyond our control or ability to predict. Although we believe that our assumptions are reasonable, they are not guarantees of future performance and some will inevitably prove to be incorrect. As a result, our actual future results may differ from our expectations, and those differences may be material. Accordingly, investors should use caution in relying on forward-looking statements to anticipate future results or trends.

 

Some of the risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements include the following:

 

Our ability to generate positive cash flow from operations;

 

Our ability to obtain additional financing to fund our operations;

 

The impact of economic, political and market conditions on us and our customers;

 

The impact of unfavorable results of legal proceedings;

 

Our exposure to potential liability arising from possible errors and omissions, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of duty of care, waste of corporate assets and/or similar claims that may be asserted against us;

 

Our ability to compete effectively against competitors offering different technologies;

 

Our business development and operating development;

 

Our expectations of growth in demand for our products; and

 

Other risks described under the heading “Risk Factors” in Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and those risks discussed in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those risks discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 29, 2024, issued on June 4, 2024 (as the same may be updated from time to time in subsequent quarterly reports), which discussion is incorporated herein by this reference.

 

We do not intend to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether because of new information, future events or otherwise except to the extent required by law. You should interpret all subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf as being expressly qualified by the cautionary statements in this Report. As a result, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

 

Overview

 

Our business is based on the exploitation of our Axial Flux Induction technology for both electric motors and generators. Our power generation solution based on axial flux induction is known as the AuraGen® for commercial and industrial applications and the VIPER for military applications. Aura’s axial flux induction technology provide: (i) higher motor/generator efficiency, that directly translated to lower cost for operations (ii) lighter and smaller machines that lead to lower manufacturing cost, (iii) higher reliability that results in less down time and maintenance cost, (iv) the only raw materials used for construction are copper and steel without any rare earth or any other types of permanent magnets. This immediately results in global availability without market risks as well as geopolitical risks of dependence on single source, and (v) the use of approximately 60% less of copper than the equivalent radial flux induction machines, results in less needed mining to extract the needed copper with direct positive environmental impact.

 

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Our business model consists of three major components: (i) sales and marketing, iii) design and engineering and (iii) axial flux induction motors and generators manufacturing. Our sales and marketing approaches are composed of direct sales in North America and the use of agents and distributors in other areas. In addition, we are also exploring limited licensing of our technology to very large potential users as well as potential joint ventures with existing industrial motor/generator suppliers. The second component of our business model is focused on the design, engineer and commercialize of new commercial and industrial electric motors based on our axial flux induction for numerous applications such as pumps, compressors, and HVAC. We are also designing electric motors for both 2- and 4-wheel EV application, as well as, expending the product line for electric power generation. The third component of our business model is to set up manufacturing of the axial flux induction products being engineered and design.

 

We are currently completing a 250-kW electric motor prototype based on our axial flux induction for EV applications. This activity is in conjunction with a large European tier 1 automotive supplier interest and inputs. We have also in May 2024 completed the installation of our new smaller 10-kW mobile power generator on a Polaris type ATV platform for US military applications. We expect in the coming months to start shipping this new product to a specific customer. We are also currently in discussions for usage of our technology for numerous wind turbines applications.

 

In fiscal 2024 and first nine months of fiscal 2025 we have significantly increased our engineering capabilities with having hired experts’ engineers in thermo dynamics (Ph.D.), electromagnetic motor design (Ph.D.) Power electronics & control (Ph.D.) and mechanical design (M.S.M.E). We have also acquired the latest in advance engineering tools such as Ansys Maxwell finite elements, MATLAB and 3-D solid work. Our engineering, research and development costs for the nine months ended November 30, 2024, were approximately $745 

 

In Fiscal 2020 stockholders of the Company successfully removed Ronald Buschur, William Anderson and Si Ryong Yu from the Company’s Board of Directors and elected Ms. Cipora Lavut, Mr. David Mann and Dr. Robert Lempert as directors of the Company in their stead. See Item 3, Legal Proceedings for more information. Also, in Fiscal 2020, Melvin Gagerman –– Aura’s CEO and CFO since 2006 –– was replaced. In July 2019 Ms. Lavut succeeded Mr. Gagerman as President and Mr. Mann succeeded Mr. Gagerman as CFO. Dr. Lempert was appointed as Secretary of the Company by the Board of Directors also in July 2019.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

Our management’s discussion and analysis of our financial conditions and results of operations are based upon our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and disclosures on the date of the financial statements. In preparing our financial statements, we have made our best estimates and judgments of certain amounts included in the financial statements. We use authoritative pronouncements, historical experience and other assumptions as the basis for making judgments. For these key estimates and assumptions, we made appropriate accounting estimates based on the facts and circumstances available as of the reporting date. To the extent that there are significant differences between these estimates and actual results, our financial statements may be materially affected. Significant estimates include assumptions made for inventory reserve, impairment testing of long-lived assets, the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, assumptions used in valuing derivative liabilities, assumptions used in valuing share-based compensation, and accruals for potential liabilities. Amounts could materially change in the future. Actual results could differ from those estimates. There were no changes to our critical accounting policies described in the financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2024, that impacted our condensed financial statements and related notes included herein.

 

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Revenue Recognition

 

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. In accordance with ASC 606, we recognize revenue, net of discounts, for our generator sets at time of product delivery to the domestic distributor (i.e. point-in-time), which also corresponds to the passage of legal title to the customer and the satisfaction of our performance obligations to the customer.

  

Inventories

 

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or net realizable value, on an average cost basis. We review the components of inventory on a regular basis for excess or obsolete inventory based on estimated future usage and sales. When evidence exists that the net realizable value of inventory is lower than its cost, the difference is recognized as a loss in the period in which it occurs. Once inventory has been written down, it creates a new cost basis for inventory that may not be subsequently written up.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments

 

The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives. For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value and is then re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the statements of operations. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period. Derivative instrument liabilities are classified in the balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether or not net-cash settlement of the derivative instrument could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet date.  

 

Inflation

 

Higher inflation, the actions by the Federal Reserve Bank to address inflation, most notably continuing increases in interest rates, and rising energy prices create uncertainty about the future economic environment. The Company expects that the impact of these issues will continue to evolve. The Company believes these factors impacted the Company’s business in fiscals 2023 and 2024 and will continue to impact the Company’s business in fiscal 2025. The implications of higher government deficits and debt, tighter monetary policy, and higher long-term interest rates may drive a higher cost of capital for the business and an increase in the Company’s operating expenses.

 

COVID-19

 

As of the date of this filing, the COVID-19 pandemic has been declared to be officially over. Despite this fact, there continues to be lingering impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the regions in which the Company operates. The Company has not observed any impairments of its assets or a significant change in the fair value of its assets due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At this time, it is not possible for the Company to predict the duration or magnitude of the adverse results stemming from the outbreak and its lingering effects on the Company’s business or results of operations, financial condition, or liquidity.

 

Results of Operations

 

Three months ended November 30, 2024, compared to three months ended November 30, 2023

 

Net revenue was $0 for the three-months ended November 30, 2024, compared to $47 for the three-months ended November 30, 2023. Revenues continue to be negatively impacted due to a generally low level of resources on our legacy products as well as our shift to the development and production of the prototype for our new product line. We cannot project with confidence the timing or amount of revenue that we can expect until the prototype is completed, which should be in Fiscal 2025.

 

Cost of goods sold was $0 in the three-months ended November 30, 2024, compared to $99 for the three-months ended November 30, 2023. The gross loss and related gross margin loss were largely influenced by the low volume of shipments in this quarter which reduced our ability to fully absorb fixed operating costs.

 

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Engineering, research and development expenses were $196 in the three-months ended November 30, 2024, compared to $33 for the three-months ended November 30, 2023

 

Selling, general and administration (“SG&A”) expenses for the three months ending November 30, 2024, were $673 as compared to $494 for the three months ending November 30, 2023, an increased by $179 or 36%. The increase in SG&A was due to increased headcount and pay increases.

 

Interest expense decreased by $147 to $479 from $332 for the three months ending November 30, 2024, and 2023 respectively.

 

Nine months ended November 30, 2024, compared to nine months ended November 30, 2023

 

Net revenue was $50 for the nine-months ended November 30, 2024, compared to $57 for the nine-months ended November 30, 2023. Revenues continue to be negatively impacted due to a generally low level of resources on our legacy products as well as our shift to the development and production of the prototype for our new product line. We cannot project with confidence the timing or amount of revenue that we can expect until the prototype is completed, which should be in Fiscal 2025.

 

Cost of goods sold was $29 in the nine months ended November 30, 2024, compared to $194 for the nine-months ended November 30, 2023. This resulted in a gross profit of $21 compared to a gross loss of $137 for the nine-months ended November 30, 2023. The cost of goods sold in the nine-months ended November 30, 2024, included an increase in the inventory reserve of $20. The gross loss and related gross margin for the nine-months ended November 30, 2023 were largely influenced by the low volume of shipments in this quarter which reduced our ability to fully absorb fixed operating costs.

 

Engineering, research and development expenses were $745 in the nine-months ended November 30, 2024, compared to $528 for the nine-months ended November 30, 2023.

 

Selling, general and administration (“SG&A”) expenses for the nine months ending November 30, 2024, were $3,302 as compared to $1,344 for the nine months ending November 30, 2023, an increased by $1,958 or 146%. The increase in SG&A was due to increased headcount and pay increases, and $1,601 in stock-based compensation, which did not occur in the prior period.

 

Interest expense increased by $128 to $1,043 from $1,171 for the nine months ending November 30, 2024, and 2023 respectively.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Going Concern

 

During the nine-month period ended November 30, 2024, the Company recognized loss from operations of $4,026 and used cash in operating activities of $2,483. As of November 30, 2024, the Company also has a shareholder deficit of $39,451 and notes payable totaling $5,315 are also past due. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the date that the financial statements are issued. In addition, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, in its report on the Company’s February 29, 2024, financial statements, raised substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.

 

In the event the Company is unable to generate profits and is unable to obtain financing for its working capital requirements, it may have to curtail its business further or cease business altogether. Substantial additional capital resources will be required to fund continuing expenditures related to our research, development, manufacturing and business development activities. The Company’s continuation as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to generate sufficient cash flow to meet its obligations on a timely basis, to retain its current financing, to obtain additional financing, and ultimately to attain profitability.

 

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During the next twelve months we intend to continue to attempt to increase the Company’s operations and focus on the sale of our AuraGen®®/VIPER products both domestically and internationally and to add to our existing management team. In addition, we plan to source new suppliers for manufacturing operations, rebuild the engineering and sales teams, and to the extent appropriate, utilize third party contractors to support the operation. We anticipate being able to obtain new sources of funding to support these actions in the upcoming fiscal year.

 

At November 30, 2024 we had cash of $21, compared to cash of approximately $124 at February 29, 2024. Subsequent to November 30, 2024, the Company issued 920,000 shares of common stock in exchange for cash proceeds of approximately $230,000.

 

Prior to Fiscal 2020, in order to maintain liquidity, we relied upon external sources of financing, principally equity financing and private indebtedness. We have no bank line of credit and will require additional debt or equity financing to fund ongoing operations. Based on a cash flow analysis performed by management, we estimate that we will need an additional $6,000 to maintain existing operations for Fiscal 2025 and increase the volume of shipments to customers. We cannot assure the reader that additional financing will be available nor that the commercial targets will be met in the amounts required to keep the business operating. The issuance of additional shares of equity in connection with such financing could dilute the interests of our existing stockholders, and such dilution could be substantial. If we cannot raise the needed funds, we will also be forced to make further substantial reductions in our operating expenses, which could adversely affect our ability to implement our current business plan and ultimately our viability as a company.

 

Between July 2017 and March 2022, the Company was engaged in litigation with a former director, Robert Kopple, relating to more than $13,000 and the current equivalent of the approximately 23 million warrants, exercisable for seven years at a price of $0.10 per share, which Mr. Kopple and his affiliated entities (collectively the “Kopple”) claimed should have been originally issued to them pursuant to various agreements with the Company entered to between 2013-2016. In March 2022, the Company reached a settlement with Kopple that resolves all claims asserted against the Company without any admission, concession or finding of any fault, liability or wrongdoing on the part of the Company. Under the terms of the settlement, we have agreed to pay an aggregate amount of $10,000 over a period of seven years; $3,000 of which was originally to be paid in June 2022, and subsequently extended to November 1, 2023. Beginning in January 2023, interest began to accrue on the unpaid balance at a rate of 6%, compounded annually. All amounts, including all accrued interest and deferred forbearance fees, are to be paid no later than eight years from the date of the initial payment. As of the date of this report, the Company has not yet paid the full $3,000 installment due to Kopple; having only made a partial payment of $150 in June 2022. In March 2024, the Company and Kopple again amended the note payable. The amendment (i) replaced the requirement to pay the $3,850 past due principal balance with the requirement to pay $2,000 due December 15, 2024, effectively extending the payment of $1,850 to future periods; (ii) increased the stated interest rate to 10%; (iii) added a fee of $15 monthly until the Company makes a principal payment of $2 million by December 2024; (iv) effective November 30, 2024, the Company will grant Kopple a conversion right that gives Kopple the option to be able to convert the note payable into equity of the Company at a conversion price of the lower of $1.00 per share or 50% of the 10 day volume weighted average price of the Company’s common stock; (v) during Fiscal 2025, will require the Company to pay 20% of all collected revenues within 10 days of the end of each fiscal quarter; (vi) will require the Company to pay Kopple 20% of any amount raised in new capital in the form of equity, debt or convertible debt above $3.5 million; (vii) reduces the exercise price of the warrants granted to Kopple in March 2022 from $0.85 per share to $0.50 per share; and (vii) extends the warrant expiration date from March 8, 2029, to March 31, 2031. The installment payment of $ 2.0 million, which became due in December 2024, was extended to February 27, 2025.

 

See “Item 3. Legal Proceedings” and “Part IV, Item 15, Notes 9 and 17 to the Financial Statements” included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on November 30, 2024 for information regarding the dispute and settlement with Mr. Kopple regarding these transactions.

 

ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide disclosure under this Item 3.

 

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ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Our management, with the participation of our President and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) as of the end of the period covered by this Report. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and that management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs.

 

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 Rules 13a-15(f). Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of November 30, 2024.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There have been no other changes in our internal control over financial reporting during our fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2024, not previously identified in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2024 and issued on June 4, 2024 which have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings

 

We are subject to the legal proceedings and claims discussed below as well as certain other legal proceedings and claims that have not been fully resolved and that have arisen in the ordinary course of business. Our management evaluates our exposure to these claims and proceedings individually and in the aggregate and evaluates potential losses on such litigation if the amount of the loss is estimable and the loss is probable. However, the outcome of legal proceedings and claims brought against the Company is subject to significant uncertainty. Although management considers the likelihood of such an outcome to be remote, if one or more of these legal matters were resolved against the Company for amounts in excess of management’s expectations, the Company’s financial statements for that reporting period could be materially adversely affected.

 

In 2017, the Company’s former COO was awarded approximately $238 in accrued salary and related charges by the California labor board. In November 2021, the Company reached a settlement by which the Company agreed to pay approximately $330, representing the principal award plus accrued interest. As of the time of this filing, the Company has paid the full amount toward the settlement amount, leaving no remaining balance.

 

In March 2024, the Company and Kopple again amended the note payable. The amendment (i) replaced the requirement to pay the $3,850 past due principal balance with the requirement to pay $2,000 due December 15, 2024, effectively extending the payment of $1,850 to future periods; (ii) increased the stated interest rate to 10%; (iii) added a fee of $15 monthly until the Company makes a principal payment of $2 million by December 2024; (iv) effective November 30, 2024, the Company will grant Kopple a conversion right that gives Kopple the option to be able to convert the note payable into equity of the Company at a conversion price of the lower of $1.00 per share or 50% of the 10 day volume weighted average price of the Company’s common stock; (v) during Fiscal 2025, will require the Company to pay 20% of all collected revenues within 10 days of the end of each fiscal quarter; (vi) will require the Company to pay Kopple 20% of any amount raised in new capital in the form of equity, debt or convertible debt above $3.5 million; (vii) reduces the exercise price of the warrants granted to Kopple in March 2022 from $0.85 per share to $0.50 per share; and (vii) extends the warrant expiration date from March 8, 2029, to March 31, 2031.  The installment payment of $ 2.0 million, which became due in December 2024, was extended to February 27, 2025.

 

On March 26, 2019, various stockholders of the Company controlling a combined total of more than 27.5 million shares delivered a signed written consent to the Company removing Ronald Buschur as a member of the Company’s Board and electing Cipora Lavut as a director of the Company.  On March 27, 2019, those same stockholders delivered a further signed written consent to the Company removing William Anderson and Si Ryong Yu as members of the Company’s Board and electing Robert Lempert and David Mann as directors of the Company. These written consents represented a majority of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock as of March 26, 2019, and March 27, 2019, respectively. Because of Aura’s refusal to recognize the legal effectiveness of the consents, on April 8, 2019, the stockholders filed suit in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware pursuant to Section 225 of the Delaware General Corporations Law, seeking an order confirming the validity of the consents and declaring that Aura’s Board consists of Ms. Lavut, Mr. Mann, Dr. Lempert, Mr. Douglas and Mr. Diaz-Versón, Jr. On July 8, 2019 the Court of Chancery entered final judgment in favor of the stockholder plaintiffs, confirming that (a) Ronald Buschur, Si Ryong Yu and William Anderson had been validly removed by the holders of a majority of the Company’s outstanding stock acting by written consent (b) Ms. Lavut, Mr. Mann and Dr. Lempert had been validly elected by the holders of a majority of the Company’s outstanding stock acting by written consent, and (c) the Company’s Board of Directors validly consists of Cipora Lavut, David Mann, Robert Lempert, Gary Douglas and Salvador Diaz-Versón, Jr. As a result of prior management’s unsuccessful opposition to this stockholders’ action filed in the Court of Chancery, such stockholders may be potentially entitled to recoup their litigation costs from the Company under Delaware’s corporate benefit doctrine and/or other legal provisions. To date, no final determination has been made as to the amount of recoupment, if any, to which such stockholders may be entitled.

 

In June 2022, Melvin Gagerman, the Company’s former CEO and CFO whose employment with Aura was permanently terminated in July 2019, brought suit against the Company for repayment of an allegedly unsecured demand promissory note in the principal amount of $82 which he claims was entered into in April 2014 and bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum. Despite the fact that, based on Gagerman’s allegations, the note was issued during a period when he was the Company’s CEO, CFO, Corporate Secretary and Chairman of Aura’s Board of Directors, Gagerman has stated that he does not possess a copy of the alleged promissory note. The Company disputes that any amount is presently owed to Gagerman and has filed a cross-complaint against him for, among things, conversion, violation of California Business& Professions Code §17200, and various breaches of fiduciary duty that the Company believes Gagerman committed against Aura, including without limitation, Gagerman’s actions in opposing the valid 2019 stockholder consent action. As of the time of this filing, all disputes with Gagerman have been settled with zero payment from the Company.

 

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ITEM 1A. Risk Factors

 

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the risk factors disclosed in Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” of the Company’s Fiscal 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K issued on June 4, 2024.

 

ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

During the nine-months ended November 30, 2024, the Company issued 10,268,363 shares of common stock for approximately $2,623 in net cash.

 

ITEM 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

 

None

 

ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5. Other Information.

 

None.

 

ITEM 6. Exhibits

 

31.1   Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
     
31.2   Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
     
32.1   Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
32.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
101.INS   Inline XBRL Instance Document
     
101.SCH   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
     
101.CAL   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
     
101.DEF   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
     
101.LAB   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
     
101.PRE   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
     
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: January 21, 2025 AURA SYSTEMS, INC.
  (Registrant)
     
  By: /s/ Cipora Lavut
    Cipora Lavut
    President

 

 

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2025 Yes No Note payable-Kopple In fiscals 2013 through 2018, the Company issued notes payable to Robert Kopple and associated entities (collectively “Kopple”) in the aggregate of $6,107. Robert Kopple is the former Vice-Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors and is a current shareholder in the Company. Beginning in 2017, Kopple brought suit against the Company for repayment of the notes. On March 14, 2022, the Company reached an agreement with Kopple to resolve all remaining litigation between them, including all amounts owed to Kopple under the notes. Under the terms of the settlement, the Company agreed to issue a new note and pay Kopple an aggregate amount of $10,000 to be paid in installments, of which, $3,000 was due in June 2022, and the remaining $7,000 to be paid over seven years at $1,000 per year. Additionally, the settlement agreement granted Kopple warrants exercisable into 3,331,664 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $0.85 per share. In June 2022, the first installment of $3,000 became due, of which $150 was only paid. Subsequently, the note was amended several times to extend the payment date of the remaining balance of $2,850 of the initial payment, and the Company incurred extension and forbearance fees totaling $335 that was recorded as part of interest expense. In January 2023, pursuant to the terms of the amended note payable, the Company started accruing interest on the outstanding note balance at a rate of 6% per annum, compounded annually. As of February 29, 2024, outstanding principal balance amount of $10,915. In March 2024, the Company and Kopple again amended the note payable. The amendment (i) replaced the requirement to pay the $3,850 past due principal balance with the requirement to pay $2,000 on or before December 15, 2024; (ii) increased the stated interest rate to 10%; (iii) added a fee of $15 monthly until the Company makes a principal payment of $2 million by December 2024; (iv) effective November 30, 2024, the Company granted Kopple the right (but not any obligation) to convert the note payable into equity of the Company at a conversion price equal to the lower of one dollar per share or 50% of the 10 day volume weighted average price per share of the Company’s common stock; (v) will require the Company to pay 20% of all collected revenues within 10 days of the end of each fiscal quarter; (vi) will require the Company to pay Kopple 20% of any amount raised in new capital in the form of equity, debt or convertible debt above $3.5 million; (vii) reduces the exercise price of the warrants granted to Kopple in March 2022 from $0.85 per share to $0.50 per share; and (vii) extends the warrant expiration date of the warrants granted to Kopple in March 2022 from March 8, 2029, to March 31, 2031. The installment payment of $ 2.0 million, which became due in December 2024, was extended to February 27, 2025. The Company accounted for the amended terms of the note payable as a debt extinguishment because the present value of the cash flows under the amended debt terms is greater by more than 10% compared to the present value of the remaining cash flows under the original existing debt terms. Furthermore, the amendment granted a conversion option to the note holder and is deemed substantially different from the existing note. The Company recorded a loss on debt extinguishment of $19,324 as a result of this amendment, which is the difference between (i) the fair value of the amended convertible note payable of $9,261, combined with the fair value of the conversion option of $22,194 (see Note 8), and the change in the fair value of the amended warrants of $33, and (ii) the net carrying amount of the existing note payable of $12,164. As a result, the net carrying amount of the existing note payable of $12,164 was derecognized and amended note payable was recorded at its fair value of $9,261. As the Kopple new note payable is now convertible to common stock, for financial reporting purposes, the new note payable of $9,261 is reported as a convertible note payable-related party (see Note 3). Note payable-Gagerman Melvin Gagerman, the Company’s former CEO and CFO whose employment was permanently terminated in July 2019, claims that in April 2014 the Company issued an unsecured demand promissory note to him in the amount of $82 that bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum. Gagerman claims that this note has not been repaid to date and is now owed. In June 2022, Gagerman brought suit against the Company for repayment of this alleged note. Despite the fact that, based on Gagerman’s allegations, the note was issued during a period when Gagerman was the Company’s CEO, CFO, Corporate Secretary and Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors, Gagerman has stated that he does not possess a copy of the alleged promissory note. The Company disputes that any amount is presently owed to Gagerman. Additionally, the Company has filed a cross-complaint against Gagerman for, among things, conversion, violation of California Business & Professions Code §17200, and various breaches of fiduciary duty that the Company believes Gagerman committed against the Company. Although the Company disputes Gagerman’s claims, under the guidance of ASC 450 – Contingencies, the Company has recorded the claimed note payable $82 and corresponding accrued interest. Jiangsu Shengfeng Note On November 20, 2019, the Company owned 49% of a Chinese joint venture named Jiangsu Shengfeng. 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Exhibit 31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

I, Cipora Lavut, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Aura Systems, Inc.
   
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report.
   
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
   
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  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

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
     
  b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: January 21, 2025 /s/ Cipora Lavut
  Cipora Lavut
 

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 Exhibit 31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

I, Cipora Lavut and David Mann, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Aura Systems, Inc.
   
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
   
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
   
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  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

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
     
  b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: January 21, 2025 /s/ Cipora Lavut
  Cipora Lavut
  Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

 

Date: January 21, 2025 /s/ David Mann
  David Mann
  CFO

 

Exhibit 32.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code

 

Pursuant to U.S.C. Section 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned Chief Executive Officer of Aura Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) does hereby certify, to the best of such officer’s knowledge, that:

 

  1. The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended November 30, 2024 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
     
  2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Dated:  January 21, 2025   /s/ Cipora Lavut
      Cipora Lavut
     

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

The certifications set forth above are being furnished as an exhibit solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to Aura Systems, Inc. and will be retained by Aura Systems, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

Exhibit 32.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code

 

Pursuant to U.S.C. Section 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned Principal Financial Officer of Aura Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) does hereby certify, to the best of such officer’s knowledge, that:

 

  1. The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended November 30, 2024 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
     
  2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Dated:  January 21, 2025   /s/ Cipora Lavut
      Cipora Lavut
     

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

Dated:  January 21, 2025   /s/ David Mann
     

David Mann

     

CFO

(Chief Financial Officer)

 

The certifications set forth above are being furnished as an exhibit solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to Aura Systems, Inc. and will be retained by Aura Systems, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

 

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Entity Registrant Name AURA SYSTEMS, INC.  
Entity Central Index Key 0000826253  
Entity File Number 000-00000  
Entity Tax Identification Number 95-4106894  
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code DE  
Current Fiscal Year End Date --02-28  
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes  
Entity Shell Company false  
Entity Filer Category Non-accelerated Filer  
Entity Small Business true  
Entity Emerging Growth Company false  
Entity Contact Personnel [Line Items]    
Entity Address, Address Line One 20431 North Sea Circle  
Entity Address, City or Town Lake Forest  
Entity Address, State or Province CA  
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code 92630  
Entity Phone Fax Numbers [Line Items]    
City Area Code (310)  
Local Phone Number 643-5300  
Entity Listings [Line Items]    
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   115,780,011
v3.24.4
Condensed Balance Sheets - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Nov. 30, 2024
Feb. 29, 2024
Current assets    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 21 $ 124
Inventories 38 20
Prepaid and other current assets 200 175
Total current assets 259 319
Property and equipment, net 663 378
Operating lease right-of-use asset 457 607
Lease security deposit 160 160
Total assets 1,539 1,464
Current liabilities    
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 2,475 2,625
Accrued interest 2,282 2,598
Customer advances 447 447
Convertible notes payable – past due 1,513 1,508
Convertible notes payable-related party, current portion – $3,020 past due 4,270
Notes payable current portion 275 119
Operating lease liability, current portion 263 238
Derivative liability 19,993
Total current liabilities 32,300 15,187
Notes payable, non-current portion 454 286
Convertible note payable-related party, non-current portion 8,015
Operating lease liability 221 423
Total liabilities 40,990 22,984
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ deficit    
Common stock: $0.0001 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized; 114,860,011 and 104,591,648 issued and outstanding November 30, 2024, and February 29, 2024, respectively 11 10
Additional paid-in capital 461,716 457,460
Accumulated deficit (501,178) (478,990)
Total shareholders’ deficit (39,451) (21,520)
Total liabilities and shareholders’ deficit 1,539 1,464
Related Party    
Current liabilities    
Convertible notes payable-related party, current portion – $3,020 past due 4,270 3,020
Notes payable-related parties, current portion – past due 782 4,632
Convertible note payable-related party, non-current portion 8,015
Notes payable-related parties, non-current portion $ 7,088
v3.24.4
Condensed Balance Sheets (Parentheticals) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Nov. 30, 2024
Feb. 29, 2024
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]    
Convertible notes payable-related party, current portion, past due (in Dollars) $ 3,020 $ 3,020
Common stock, par value (in Dollars per share) $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001
Common stock, shares authorized 150,000,000 150,000,000
Common stock, shares issued 114,860,011 104,591,648
Common stock, shares outstanding 114,860,011 104,591,648
v3.24.4
Condensed Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
Nov. 30, 2023
Nov. 30, 2024
Nov. 30, 2023
Income Statement [Abstract]        
Net revenue $ 47 $ 50 $ 57
Cost of goods sold 99 29 194
Gross profit (loss) (52) 21 (137)
Operating expenses        
Engineering, research and development 196 33 745 528
Selling, general & administration 673 494 3,302 1,344
Total operating expenses 869 527 4,047 1,872
Loss from operations (869) (579) (4,026) (2,009)
Other income (expense):        
Interest expense, net (including $261, $200, $814 and $981 to related parties, respectively) (479) (332) (1,043) (1,171)
Loss on debt extinguishment – related party (19,324)
Change in fair value of derivative warrant liability 808 2,203 9
Other 1 2
Net loss $ (540) $ (910) $ (22,188) $ (3,171)
Basic loss per share (in Dollars per share) $ 0 $ (0.01) $ (0.2) $ (0.03)
Diluted loss per share (in Dollars per share) $ 0 $ (0.01) $ (0.2) $ (0.03)
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding (in Shares) 112,991,402 100,396,097 109,904,351 98,247,106
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding (in Shares) 112,991,402 100,396,097 109,904,351 98,247,106
v3.24.4
Condensed Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (Parentheticals) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
Nov. 30, 2023
Nov. 30, 2024
Nov. 30, 2023
Related Party        
Interest expense, net related parties $ 261 $ 200 $ 814 $ 981
v3.24.4
Condensed Statements of Shareholders’ Deficit (Unaudited) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Common Stock
Additional Paid-In Capital
Accumulated Deficit
Total
Balance at Feb. 28, 2023 $ 9 $ 454,507 $ (474,774) $ (20,258)
Balance (in Shares) at Feb. 28, 2023 94,648,346      
Common shares issued for cash 853 853
Common shares issued for cash (in Shares) 2,586,362      
Net loss (1,141) (1,141)
Balance at May. 31, 2023 $ 9 455,360 (475,915) (20,546)
Balance (in Shares) at May. 31, 2023 97,234,708      
Balance at Feb. 28, 2023 $ 9 454,507 (474,774) (20,258)
Balance (in Shares) at Feb. 28, 2023 94,648,346      
Common shares issued for cash (in Shares) 6,593,940      
Net loss       (3,171)
Balance at Nov. 30, 2023 $ 10 456,688 (477,945) (21,247)
Balance (in Shares) at Nov. 30, 2023 101,242,286      
Balance at May. 31, 2023 $ 9 455,360 (475,915) (20,546)
Balance (in Shares) at May. 31, 2023 97,234,708      
Common shares issued for cash $ 1 756 757
Common shares issued for cash (in Shares) 2,290,909      
Net loss (1,120) (1,120)
Balance at Aug. 31, 2023 $ 10 456,116 (477,035) (20,909)
Balance (in Shares) at Aug. 31, 2023 99,525,617      
Common shares issued for cash   567 567
Common shares issued for cash (in Shares) 1,716,669      
Fair value of warrants   5   5
Net loss (910) (910)
Balance at Nov. 30, 2023 $ 10 456,688 (477,945) (21,247)
Balance (in Shares) at Nov. 30, 2023 101,242,286      
Balance at Feb. 29, 2024 $ 10 457,460 (478,990) $ (21,520)
Balance (in Shares) at Feb. 29, 2024 104,591,648     104,591,648
Common shares issued for cash $ 1 1,117 $ 1,118
Common shares issued for cash (in Shares) 4,455,600      
Fair value of warrants 33 33
Net loss (15,258) (15,258)
Balance at May. 31, 2024 $ 11 458,610 (494,248) (35,627)
Balance (in Shares) at May. 31, 2024 109,047,248      
Balance at Feb. 29, 2024 $ 10 457,460 (478,990) $ (21,520)
Balance (in Shares) at Feb. 29, 2024 104,591,648     104,591,648
Common shares issued for cash (in Shares) 920,000      
Net loss       $ (22,188)
Balance at Nov. 30, 2024 $ 11 461,716 (501,178) $ (39,451)
Balance (in Shares) at Nov. 30, 2024 114,860,011     114,860,011
Balance at May. 31, 2024 $ 11 458,610 (494,248) $ (35,627)
Balance (in Shares) at May. 31, 2024 109,047,248      
Common shares issued for cash 646 646
Common shares issued for cash (in Shares) 2,496,763      
Fair value of stock options   1,601   1,601
Net loss (6,390) (6,390)
Balance at Aug. 31, 2024 $ 11 460,857 (500,638) (39,770)
Balance (in Shares) at Aug. 31, 2024 111,544,011      
Common shares issued for cash 859 859
Common shares issued for cash (in Shares) 3,316,000      
Net loss (540) (540)
Balance at Nov. 30, 2024 $ 11 $ 461,716 $ (501,178) $ (39,451)
Balance (in Shares) at Nov. 30, 2024 114,860,011     114,860,011
v3.24.4
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
Nov. 30, 2023
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]    
Net loss $ (22,188) $ (3,171)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities    
Depreciation and amortization 102 79
Amortization of debt discount 5
Inventory write-down 20 99
Loss on debt extinguishment – related party 19,324
Change in fair value of derivative liability (2,203) (9)
Fair value of stock options 1,601
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:    
Inventory (38) 18
Prepaid and other current assets 155 128
Operating lease right-of-use asset 150 156
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and customer advances (150) (262)
Accrued interest 915 952
Customer advances (7)
Operating lease liability (176) (152)
Cash used in operating activities (2,483) (2,178)
Cash used in investing activities:    
Purchase of property and equipment (67) (23)
Cash used in investing activities (67) (23)
Cash flows from financing activities:    
Proceeds from issuance of common stock 2,623 2,177
Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes payable 120
Principal payments of notes payable (176) (66)
Cash provided by financing activities 2,447 2,231
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (103) 30
Cash and cash equivalents-beginning of period 124 15
Cash and cash equivalents-end of period 21 45
Cash paid for:    
Interest 160
Income taxes
Supplemental schedule of non-cash transactions:    
Fair value of modified warrants - related party 33
Notes payable issued for the purchase of property and equipment 500 155
Fair value of a convertible note payable 9,261
Extinguishment of note payable and accrued interest – related party 12,164
Conversion feature of convertible note payable – related party accounted as derivative liability 22,194
Reclassification of prepaid expense to property and equipment 21
Adjustment to interest expense to account for the effective interest rate of note payable $ 61
v3.24.4
Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

NOTE 1 – NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Nature of Operations

 

Aura Systems Inc., (“Aura”, the “Company”) a Delaware corporation, is engaged in the development, manufacturing, licensing and sale of products and components based on the Company’s Axial Flux Induction technology for electric motors, generators, electric motors for industrial/commercial applications, as well as for two-and four-wheel EV applications. The Company’s power generation solution based on axial flux induction is known as the AuraGen® for commercial and industrial applications and the VIPER for military applications.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements as of and for the nine months ended on November 30, 2024 and 2023, have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed financial statements reflect all adjustments of a normal recurring nature that are necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the periods presented. The Condensed Balance Sheet information as of February 29, 2024, was derived from the Company’s audited Financial Statements as of February 29, 2024, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on June 4, 2024. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with that report. The results of operations for the period ended November 30, 2024, may not necessarily be indicative of the results of the full fiscal year ending February 28, 2025.

 

The Company’s fiscal year ends on the last calendar day of February. Accordingly, the current fiscal year will end on February 28, 2025, and is referred to as “Fiscal 2025”. Our prior fiscal years ended February 29, 2024, February 28, 2023, and 2022, and are referred to as “Fiscal 2024”, “Fiscal 2023” and “Fiscal 2022”, respectively.

 

Going Concern

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company has not yet generated sufficient revenues to fund operations, has experienced recurring operating losses and relies on debt and equity offerings to generate working capital.

 

During the nine-month period ended November 30, 2024, the Company recognized a net loss from operations of $4,026 and used cash in operating activities of $2,483. As of November 30, 2024, the Company also has a shareholder deficit of $39,451 and notes payable totaling $5,315 are also past due. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the date that the financial statements are issued. In addition, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, in its report on the Company’s February 29, 2024, financial statements, raised substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.

 

In the event if the Company is unable to generate profits and is unable to obtain financing for its working capital requirements, it may have to curtail its business further or cease business altogether. Substantial additional capital resources will be required to fund continuing expenditures related to our research, development, manufacturing and business development activities. The Company’s continuation as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to generate sufficient cash flow to meet its obligations on a timely basis, to retain its current financing, to obtain additional financing, and ultimately to attain profitability.

 

Inflation

 

Higher inflation, the actions by the Federal Reserve Bank to address inflation, most notably continuing increases in interest rates, and the volatility of energy prices create uncertainty about the future economic environment. The Company expects that the impact of these issues will continue to evolve. The Company believes these factors impacted the Company’s business in fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2024 and will continue to impact the Company’s business in fiscal 2025. The implications of higher government deficits and debt, tighter monetary policy, and higher long-term interest rates may drive a higher cost of capital for the business and an increase in the Company’s operating expenses.

 

COVID-19

 

The COVID-19 pandemic has been declared to be officially over. Despite this fact, there continues to be lingering impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the regions in which the Company operates. The Company has not observed any impairments of its assets or a significant change in the fair value of its assets due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At this time, it is not possible for the Company to predict the duration or magnitude of the adverse results stemming from the outbreak and its lingering effects on the Company’s business or results of operations, financial condition, or liquidity.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Significant estimates include assumptions made for inventory valuation, impairment testing of long-lived assets, the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, assumptions used in valuing notes payable, derivative liabilities, assumptions used in valuing share-based compensation, and accruals for potential liabilities. Amounts could materially change in the future. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Vendor Concentration

 

As of November 30, 2024, four vendors accounted for 40%, 12%, 11% and 9% of accounts payable.

 

As of February 29, 2024, four vendors accounted for 42%, 11%, 11% and 10% of accounts payable.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.

 

Our primary source of revenue is the manufacture and delivery of axial flux induction motors and generator sets used primarily in mobile power applications. Our principal sales channel is sales to domestic end users and distributors and agents internationally. In accordance with ASC 606, the Company recognizes revenue, net of discounts, for our generator sets at the time of product delivery and acceptance by the customer (i.e. point-in-time), which also corresponds to the passage of legal title to the customer and the satisfaction of our performance obligation to the customer.

 

Share-Based Compensation

 

The Company periodically issues stock options and warrants, and shares of common stock to employees and non-employees in non-capital raising transactions for services and for financing costs. Share-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the award, and is recognized as expense over the requisite service period. Recognition of compensation expense for non-employees is in the same period and manner as if the Company had paid cash for such services. 

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The Company determines the fair values of its financial instruments based on a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The classification of a financial asset or liability within the hierarchy is based upon the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Under ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures (“ASC 820”), the fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs into three levels that may be used to measure fair value:

 

  Level 1 – Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets and liabilities in active markets;

 

  Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that are observable either directly or indirectly; and

 

  Level 3 – Unobservable inputs.

 

The recorded amounts of inventory, other current assets, accounts payable, and accrued expenses approximate their fair value due to their short-term nature. The carrying amounts of notes payable and convertible notes payable approximate their respective fair values because of their current interest rates payable in relation to current market conditions. 

 

The following table sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Company’s assets and liabilities at fair value as of November 30, 2024 and February 29, 2024:

 

   November 30, 2024 
(amounts in thousands)  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Liabilities                
Derivative liability – convertible note conversion option  $
-
   $
-
   $19,993   $19,993 
Total  $
     -
   $
      -
   $19,993   $19,993 

 

   February 29, 2024 
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Liabilities                
Derivative liability  $
-
   $
-
  
$
   
$
  
Total  $
   -
   $
          -
  
$
         
$
          

 

The Company estimated the fair value of the derivative liability using the Binomial Model.  

 

The following table provides a roll-forward of the derivative liability measured at fair value on a recurring basis using unobservable level 3 inputs for the period ended November 30, 2024, as follows:

 

(amounts in thousands)  Fair Value of
Derivative
Warrant
Liability
 
February 29, 2024  $
-
 
Recognition of derivative liability for a convertible note payable conversion option   22,196 
Change in fair value of derivative liability   (2,203)
November 30, 2024  $19,993 

 

Convertible Instruments

 

The Company evaluates its various freestanding financial instruments, including warrants and convertible notes payable, to determine if such instruments are liability classified, pursuant to ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”) or derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives pursuant to ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The classification of instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is re-assessed at the end of each reporting period.

 

Under ASC 815-40-35, the Company has adopted a sequencing policy to determine equity or liability classification for contracts involving the Company’s own equity that require cash settlement if sufficient shares are not available to settle the contracts in equity. The sequencing policy is applied consistently in determining the classification of freestanding financial instruments.

 

Loss per share

 

The Company’s loss per share amounts have been computed based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net earnings (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net earnings (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock assuming all potential shares had been issued, and the additional shares of common stock were dilutive. Diluted earnings (loss) per share reflects the potential dilution, using the as-if-converted method for convertible debt, and the treasury stock method for options and warrants, which could occur if all potentially dilutive securities were exercised.

 

For the nine months ended November 30, 2024, and 2023, the calculations of basic and diluted loss per share are the same because potentially dilutive securities would have had an anti-dilutive effect. The potentially dilutive securities consisted of the following:

 

   November 30
2024
   November 30,
2023
 
Warrants   6,511,664    3,624,764 
Options   8,250,000    4,250,000 
Convertible notes   78,905,292    3,986,274 
Total   93,666,956    11,861,038 

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

 

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, “Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses” which includes amendments that require disclosure in the notes to financial statements of specified information about certain costs and expenses, including purchases of inventory; employee compensation; and depreciation, amortization and depletion expenses for each caption on the income statement where such expenses are included. The amendments are effective for the Company’s annual periods beginning March 1, 2027, with early adoption permitted, and should be applied either prospectively or retrospectively. The Company is in the process of evaluating this ASU to determine its impact on the Company’s disclosures.

 

Other recent accounting pronouncements and guidance issued by the FASB, including its Emerging Issues Task Force, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company’s present or future financial statements.

v3.24.4
Convertible Notes Payable
9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
Convertible Notes Payable [Abstract]  
CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE

NOTE 2 – CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE 

 

    November 30
2024
    February 29,
2024,
 
(amounts in thousands)            
(a) Convertible notes payable 1 – past due   $ 1,403     $ 1,403  
(b) Convertible notes payable 2 – past due     110     $ 106  
Unamortized debt discount    
-
      (1 )
Net   $ 1,513     $ 1,508  

 

(a)In Fiscal 2013 and 2014, the Company issued six convertible notes payable in the aggregate of $4,000. The notes are unsecured, bear interest at 5% per annum and are convertible into shares of common stock at a conversion price of $1.40 per share, as adjusted. The notes were originally due in 2014 to 2017 and were all amended in 2018 to change the maturity date to January 11, 2023. As of November 30, 2024 and February 29, 2024, the outstanding balance of the convertible notes payable amounted to $1,403 and are past due.

 

(b)In Fiscal 2024 the Company issued convertible notes payable to unrelated individuals and entities totaling $110 in exchange for cash. The notes are unsecured, bear interest at rate of 10% per annum, and matured in March 2024. The notes payable are convertible into shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.20 per share. As of November 30, 2024 and February 29, 2024, the outstanding balance of the convertible notes payable amounted to $110 and $106, respectively, and are past due.
v3.24.4
Convertible Note Payable-Related Party
9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
Convertible Note Payable-Related Party [Abstract]  
CONVERTIBLE NOTE PAYABLE-RELATED PARTY

NOTE 3 – CONVERTIBLE NOTE PAYABLE-RELATED PARTY

 

Convertible note payable – related party consisted of the following:

 

    November 30,
2024
    February 29,
2024
 
(amounts in thousands)            
(a) Convertible note payable 1 – past due   $ 3,000     $ 3,000  
(b) Convertible note payable 2 – past due     20       20  
(c) Convertible note payable 3 – Kopple (see Note 5)     9,265      
-
 
Total   $ 12,285     $ 3,020  
Current     (4,270 )    
-
 
Non-current   $ 8,015     $
-
 

 

(a)On January 24, 2017, the Company entered into a debt refinancing agreement with a former director and current shareholder of the Company. As part of the agreement, the Company issued a $3,000 convertible note. The convertible note is unsecured, bears interest at 5% per annum, and was due February 2, 2023. The convertible note is convertible into shares of common stock at a conversion price of $1.40 per share, as adjusted.  As of November 30, 2024 and February 29, 2024, the outstanding balance of the convertible note amounted to $3,000 and is past due.

 

(b)On October 4, 2023, the Company issued a convertible note payable of $20 in exchange for cash to a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. The convertible note is unsecured, bears interest at rate of 10% per annum and matured in March 2024. The convertible note payable is convertible to common stock at a conversion price of $0.20 per share. As of November 30, 2024 and February 29, 2024, the outstanding balance of the convertible note amounted to $20 and is past due.

 

(c)In March 2022, the Company issued a note payable to Kopple (see Note 5). On March 7, 2024, the Company amended the note payable to Kopple. The amendment included, among other things granting Kopple a conversion right to be able to convert the note payable into equity of the Company at a conversion price of the lower of $1.00 per share or 50% of the 10 day volume weighted average price of the Company’s common stock. As the amended Kopple note payable is convertible into common stock, it is now reported as a convertible note payable.  The conversion right became effective on August 30, 2024. The Company accounted for the amended terms of the note payable as a debt extinguishment and the existing note payable and accrued interest totaling $12,164 was derecognized and the amended convertible note payable was recorded at its fair value of $9,259. The convertible note payable is secured by tangible and intangible assets of the Company, bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum and matures in June 2029. As of November 30, 2024, the outstanding balance of the convertible note amounted to $9,265.  An installment payment of $ 2 million, due in December 2024, was extended to February 27, 2025.

 

The Company is also subject to certain affirmative and negative covenants such as periodic submission of financial statements to Kopple and restrictions on future financing and investing activities, as defined in the agreement, including the covenant to not create any indebtedness that is senior in right of payment to the Kopple debt. Management believes such covenants are normal for this type of transaction and that management believes meeting these covenants will not affect the operations of the Company.

v3.24.4
Notes Payable
9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
Notes Payable [Abstract]  
NOTES PAYABLE

NOTE 4 – NOTES PAYABLE

 

Notes payable consisted of the following:

 

(amounts in thousands)   November 30,
2024
    February 29,
2024
 
Secured notes payable            
(a) Note payable-EID loan   $ 150     $ 150  
(b) Notes payable-vehicle and equipment     48       106  
(c) Note payable - software license     232       139  
(d) Notes payable – machinery and other equipment     289      
-
 
                 
Unsecured notes payable                
(e) Note payable-other     10       10  
Total   $ 729     $ 405  
Current     (275 )     (119 )
Non-current   $ 454     $ 286  

 

(a) Note payable-EID loan

 

During Fiscal 2021, the Company received a $150 loan under the United States Small Business Administration (“SBA”) Economic Injury Disaster Loan (“EID Loan”) program. The loan is due July 1, 2050, interest accrues at 3.75% per annum and is secured by the assets of the Company.

 

(b) Notes payable-vehicle and equipment

 

During Fiscal 2022, the Company issued two notes payable to purchase equipment and a vehicle for $288. The notes are secured by the equipment and vehicle purchased. The first note for $210 was paid in full in October 2024. The second note for $78 is due January 20, 2027, and requires 72 equal monthly payments of approximately $1.5, including interest at 10.9% interest per annum.

 

 (c) Note payable-software license

 

During Fiscal 2024, the Company obtained a loan of $150 from a financing institution to finance the use of a third-party software license by the Company. The note payable is secured by tangible and intangible assets of the Company, bears interest at an average rate of 8% per annum and will mature in September 2026.

 

During Fiscal 2025, the Company obtained a loan of $179 from a financing institution to finance the use of a third-party software license by the Company. The note payable is secured by tangible and intangible assets of the Company, bears interest at an average rate of 14.41% per annum and will mature in November 2025.

 

The aggregate total of the note payable-software licenses as of November 30, 2024, amounted to $232.

 

(d) Notes payable – machinery and other equipment

 

During Fiscal 2025, the Company obtained a loan of $274 from a financing institution to finance the purchase of a production machine by the Company. The note payable is secured by the production machine and will mature in April 2029.

 

In addition, the Company entered into a 60-month financing lease for a forklift with a cost of $47. The lease has an interest rate of 8%, including a bargain purchase option to acquire the forklift at the end of the lease term for a payment of one dollar.

 

The aggregate total of the note payable and financing lease obligation as of November 30, 2024, amounted to $289.

 

(e) Note payable-other

 

As of November 30, 2024, and February 29, 2024, the Company has one note payable due to an individual issued in September 2015 that is payable on demand with an interest rate of 10% per annum.

v3.24.4
Notes Payable-Related Parties
9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
Notes Payable-Related Parties [Abstract]  
NOTES PAYABLE-RELATED PARTIES

NOTE 5 – NOTES PAYABLE-RELATED PARTIES

 

Notes payable-related parties consisted of the following:

 

(amounts in thousands)  November 30
2024
   February 29,
2024
 
(a) Note payable-Kopple (see Note 3)  $
-
   $10,915 
(b) Note payable- Gagerman – past due   82    82 
(c) Note payable-Jiangsu Shengfeng – past due   700    700 
Total   782    11,697 
Non-current   
-
    (7,065)
Current  $782   $4,632 

 

(a) Note payable-Kopple

 

In fiscals 2013 through 2018, the Company issued notes payable to Robert Kopple and associated entities (collectively “Kopple”) in the aggregate of $6,107. Robert Kopple is the former Vice-Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors and is a current shareholder in the Company. Beginning in 2017, Kopple brought suit against the Company for repayment of the notes. On March 14, 2022, the Company reached an agreement with Kopple to resolve all remaining litigation between them, including all amounts owed to Kopple under the notes. Under the terms of the settlement, the Company agreed to issue a new note and pay Kopple an aggregate amount of $10,000 to be paid in installments, of which, $3,000 was due in June 2022, and the remaining $7,000 to be paid over seven years at $1,000 per year. Additionally, the settlement agreement granted Kopple warrants exercisable into 3,331,664 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $0.85 per share.

 

In June 2022, the first installment of $3,000 became due, of which $150 was only paid. Subsequently, the note was amended several times to extend the payment date of the remaining balance of $2,850 of the initial payment, and the Company incurred extension and forbearance fees totaling $335 that was recorded as part of interest expense. In January 2023, pursuant to the terms of the amended note payable, the Company started accruing interest on the outstanding note balance at a rate of 6% per annum, compounded annually. As of February 29, 2024, outstanding principal balance amount of $10,915. 

 

In March 2024, the Company and Kopple again amended the note payable. The amendment (i) replaced the requirement to pay the $3,850 past due principal balance with the requirement to pay $2,000 on or before December 15, 2024; (ii) increased the stated interest rate to 10%; (iii) added a fee of $15 monthly until the Company makes a principal payment of $2 million by December 2024; (iv) effective November 30, 2024, the Company granted Kopple the right (but not any obligation) to convert the note payable into equity of the Company at a conversion price equal to the lower of one dollar per share or 50% of the 10 day volume weighted average price per share of the Company’s common stock; (v) will require the Company to pay 20% of all collected revenues within 10 days of the end of each fiscal quarter; (vi) will require the Company to pay Kopple 20% of any amount raised in new capital in the form of equity, debt or convertible debt above $3.5 million; (vii) reduces the exercise price of the warrants granted to Kopple in March 2022 from $0.85 per share to $0.50 per share; and (vii) extends the warrant expiration date of the warrants granted to Kopple in March 2022 from March 8, 2029, to March 31, 2031. The installment payment of $ 2.0 million, which became due in December 2024, was extended to February 27, 2025.

 

The Company accounted for the amended terms of the note payable as a debt extinguishment because the present value of the cash flows under the amended debt terms is greater by more than 10% compared to the present value of the remaining cash flows under the original existing debt terms. Furthermore, the amendment granted a conversion option to the note holder and is deemed substantially different from the existing note. The Company recorded a loss on debt extinguishment of $19,324 as a result of this amendment, which is the difference between (i) the fair value of the amended convertible note payable of $9,261, combined with the fair value of the conversion option of $22,194 (see Note 8), and the change in the fair value of the amended warrants of $33, and (ii) the net carrying amount of the existing note payable of $12,164.

 

As a result, the net carrying amount of the existing note payable of $12,164 was derecognized and amended note payable was recorded at its fair value of $9,261. As the Kopple new note payable is now convertible to common stock, for financial reporting purposes, the new note payable of $9,261 is reported as a convertible note payable-related party (see Note 3).

 

(b) Note payable-Gagerman

 

Melvin Gagerman, the Company’s former CEO and CFO whose employment was permanently terminated in July 2019, claims that in April 2014 the Company issued an unsecured demand promissory note to him in the amount of $82 that bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum. Gagerman claims that this note has not been repaid to date and is now owed.

 

In June 2022, Gagerman brought suit against the Company for repayment of this alleged note. Despite the fact that, based on Gagerman’s allegations, the note was issued during a period when Gagerman was the Company’s CEO, CFO, Corporate Secretary and Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors, Gagerman has stated that he does not possess a copy of the alleged promissory note. The Company disputes that any amount is presently owed to Gagerman. Additionally, the Company has filed a cross-complaint against Gagerman for, among things, conversion, violation of California Business & Professions Code §17200, and various breaches of fiduciary duty that the Company believes Gagerman committed against the Company.

 

Although the Company disputes Gagerman’s claims, under the guidance of ASC 450 – Contingencies, the Company has recorded the claimed note payable $82 and corresponding accrued interest

 

(c) Jiangsu Shengfeng Note

 

On November 20, 2019, the Company owned 49% of a Chinese joint venture named Jiangsu Shengfeng. The Joint venture advanced Aura $700 in prior years for products that the Company failed to deliver to the joint venture. The Company reached an agreement with the joint venture regarding the return of $700 that had been advanced to the Company in prior years. As a result, in November 2019, the Company issued a non-interest-bearing promissory note for $700 to the joint venture to be paid over an 11-month period beginning March 15, 2020, through February 15, 2021. The joint venture stopped operations in 2020 as a result of COVID-19 and never resumed or restarted operations. In early fiscal 2024 the joint venture was dissolved and liquidated without filing any demands or claims for payments. As of November 30, 2024, and February 29, 2024, the outstanding balance of this note payable amounted to $700. 

v3.24.4
Accrued Interest
9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
Accrued Interest [Abstract]  
ACCRUED INTEREST

NOTE 6 – ACCRUED INTEREST

 

Accrued interest consisted of the following: 

 

   November 30,
2024
   February 29,
2024
 
(amounts in thousands)        
Convertible notes payable (past due)  $491   $425 
Convertible notes payable - related party – Kopple   694    
-
 
Convertible notes payable - related party – others   981    863 
Notes payable - related party – Kopple   
-
    1,226 
Notes payable - related party – others   94    62 
Notes payable   22    22 
Total  $2,282   $2,598 
v3.24.4
Leases
9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
Leases [Abstract]  
LEASES

NOTE 7 – LEASES

 

Our administrative and production operations, including warehousing, are housed in an approximately 18,000 square foot facility in Lake Forest, California. The Lake Forest lease is for 66-months effective February 2021 through November 30, 2026. The initial monthly base rental rate was approximately $22 per month and escalates 3% each year to approximately $26 per month in 2026. The lease liability was determined by discounting the future lease payments under the lease terms using a 10% per annum discount rate to arrive at the current lease liability.

 

Operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. ROU assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Generally, the implicit rate of interest in arrangements is not readily determinable and the Company utilizes its incremental borrowing rate in determining the present value of lease payments. The operating lease ROU asset includes any lease payments made and excludes lease incentives.

 

The components of lease expense and supplemental cash flow information related to leases for the period are as follows:

 

(amounts in thousands)  November 30,
2024
   November 30,
2023
 
Lease Cost        
Operating lease cost (included in general and administration in the Company’s statement of operations)  $211   $209 
           
Other Information          
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities  $141   $212 
Weighted average remaining lease term – operating leases (in years)   1.75    2.75 
Average discount rate – operating leases   10.0%   10.0%

 

The supplemental balance sheet information related to leases for the period is as follows:

 

   At
November 30,
2024
 
Operating leases    
Long-term right-of-use assets  $457 
      
Short-term operating lease liabilities  $263 
Long-term operating lease liabilities   221 
Total operating lease liabilities  $484 

 

Maturities of the Company’s lease liability is as follows:

 

   Operating
Lease
 
Years Ending February 28:    
2025 (3 months)  $72 
2026   299 
2027   155 
Total lease payments   526 
Less: imputed interest/present value discount   (42)
Present value of lease liability  $484 
v3.24.4
Derivative Liability
9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
Derivative Liability [Abstract]  
DERIVATIVE LIABILITY

NOTE 8 – DERIVATIVE LIABILITY

 

In March 2024, pursuant to the amendment of the Kopple note payable (see Notes 3 and 5), the Company granted Kopple the right to convert the amended note payable into equity of the Company at a conversion price equal to the lower of one-dollar per share or 50% of the 10 day volume-weighted average price per share of the Company’s common stock. The Company analyzed the conversion option for derivative accounting consideration under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and determined that the conversion option should be classified as a derivative liability since it does not have an explicit limit to the number of shares to be delivered upon settlement of the conversion option. The derivative liability is remeasured to fair value at each reporting period, and the change in the fair value is recognized in earnings in the accompanying statements of operations. The Company estimated the fair value of the conversion option derivative liability using a Black-Scholes option pricing model and recorded the fair value of the derivative liability of $22,194 at March 7, 2024, the date of issuance, and $19,993 at November 30, 2024.

 

The following tables summarize the derivative liability:

 

(amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)  November 30,
2024
   March 7,
2024 - Issuance
 
Stock price  $0.28   $0.15 
Risk free interest rate   4.05%   4.07%
Expected volatility   184%   182%
Expected life in years   4.58    5.31 
Expected dividend yield   0%   0%
Number of common stock issuable   74,038,941    151,481,943 
Fair value of derivative liability  $19,993   $22,194 
v3.24.4
Shareholders’ Deficit
9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
Shareholders’ Deficit [Abstract]  
SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

NOTE 9 – SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

 

Common Stock

 

During the nine-months ended November 30, 2024, the Company issued 10,268,363 shares of common stock for approximately $2,623 in cash. As part of the offering, the Company also granted certain investors warrants to purchase 3,000,000 shares of common stock. The warrants are fully vested, exercisable at $1.00 per share, and will expire in 3 years.

 

During the nine-months ended November 30, 2023, the Company issued 6,593,940 shares of common stock for approximately $2,177 in cash.

 

Stock Options

 

A summary of the Company’s stock option activity for the nine-months ended November 30, 2024, is as follows:

 

(amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)  Number of
Options
   Exercise
Price
   Weighted
Average
Intrinsic
Value
 
Outstanding, February 29, 2024   4,250,000   $0.37   $
       -
 
Granted   4,000,000    0.50    
-
 
Exercised   
-
    
-
    
-
 
Cancelled   
-
    
-
    
-
 
Outstanding, November 30, 2024   8,250,000   $0.37   $
-
 

 

During the nine months ended November 30, 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors approved options exercisable into 4,000,000 shares to be issued pursuant to the Company’s 2011 Plan. 3,000,000 options were issued to Board members and 1,000,000 options were issued to an employee, with immediate vesting.

 

The stock options are exercisable at a price of $0.50 per share and expire in ten years. The total fair value of these options at grant date was approximately $1,601, which was determined using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following average assumption: stock price of $0.42 share, expected term of five years, volatility of 182%, dividend rate of 0%, and weighted average risk-free interest rate of 4.52%. The expected term represents the weighted-average period of time that share option awards granted are expected to be outstanding giving consideration to vesting schedules and historical participant exercise behavior; the expected volatility is based upon historical volatility of the Company’s common stock; the expected dividend yield is based on the fact that the Company has not paid dividends in the past and does not expect to pay dividends in the future; and the risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of measurement corresponding with the expected term of the share option award.

 

During the nine-month period ended November 30, 2023, the Company granted no stock options under the Company’s 2011 Plan.

 

As of November 30, 2024, the intrinsic value as these stock options amounted to $68. The exercise prices and information related to options under the 2011 Plan outstanding on November 30, 2024 is as follows:

 

Range of
Exercise Price
   Stock Options
Outstanding
   Stock Options
Exercisable
   Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
   Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
of Options
Outstanding
   Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
of Options
Exercisable
 
$0.25 to $.50    8,250,000    8,250,000    5.06   $0.43   $0.43 

 

Warrants

 

A summary of the Company’s warrant activity for the nine-months ended November 30, 2024, is as follows:

 

   Number of
Warrants
   Weighted
Average Exercise
Price
 
Outstanding, February 29, 2024   3,521,664   $0.83 
Granted   3,000,000    1.00 
Exercised   
-
    
-
 
Cancelled   (10,000)   1.40 
Outstanding, November 30, 2024   6,511,664   $0.73 

 

There was no intrinsic value as of November 30, 2024, as the exercise prices of these warrants were greater than the market price of the Company’s stock. The exercise prices and information related to the warrants as of November 24, 2024, is as follows:

 

Range of
Exercise Price
   Stock Warrants
Outstanding
   Stock Warrants
Exercisable
   Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
   Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
of Warrants
Outstanding
   Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
of Warrants Exercisable
 
$0.50    3,511,664    3,511,664    6.13   $0.50    0.50 
$1.00    3,000,000    3,000,000    2.43   $1.00   $1.00 
v3.24.4
Related Party Transactions
9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

NOTE 10 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

As of November 30, 2024, and February 29, 2024, BetterSea LLC was an 7.3% and 8.8%, respectively, shareholder of the Company. For the nine months ending on November 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company incurred consulting fees to BetterSea of $120 and $117, respectively. As of November 30, 2024, and February 29, 2024, a total of approximately $218 and $213 respectively, was due to BetterSea and included accounts payable and accrued expenses.

v3.24.4
Contingencies
9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
Contingencies [Abstract]  
CONTINGENCIES

NOTE 11 – CONTINGENCIES

 

The Company is subject to legal proceedings and claims that have arisen in the ordinary course of business. Our management evaluates our exposure to these claims and proceedings individually and in the aggregate and evaluates potential losses on such litigation if the amount of the loss is estimable and the loss is probable. However, the outcome of legal proceedings and claims brought against the Company is subject to significant uncertainty. Although management considers the likelihood of such an outcome to be remote, if one or more of these legal matters were resolved against the Company for amounts in excess of management’s expectations, the Company’s financial statements for that reporting period could be materially adversely affected.

 

In June 2022, Melvin Gagerman, the Company’s former CEO and CFO whose employment with Aura was permanently terminated in July 2019, brought suit against the Company for repayment of an allegedly unsecured demand promissory note in the principal amount of $82 which he claims was entered into in April 2014 and bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum. Despite the fact that, based on Gagerman’s allegations, the note was issued during a period when he was the Company’s CEO, CFO, Corporate Secretary and Chairman of Aura’s Board of Directors, Gagerman has stated that he does not possess a copy of the alleged promissory note. The Company disputes that any amount is presently owed to Gagerman and has filed a cross-complaint against him for, among things, conversion, violation of California Business& Professions Code §17200, and various breaches of fiduciary duty that the Company believes Gagerman committed against Aura, including without limitation, Gagerman’s actions in opposing the valid 2019 stockholder consent action (see Note 5).

 

On March 26, 2019, various stockholders of the Company controlling a combined total of more than 27.5 million shares delivered a signed written consent to the Company removing Ronald Buschur as a member of the Company’s Board and electing Cipora Lavut as a director of the Company. On March 27, 2019, those same stockholders delivered a further signed written consent to the Company removing William Anderson and Si Ryong Yu as members of the Company’s Board and electing Robert Lempert and David Mann as directors of the Company. These written consents represented a majority of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock as of March 26, 2019, and March 27, 2019, respectively. Because of Aura’s refusal to recognize the legal effectiveness of the consents, on April 8, 2019, the stockholders filed suit in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware pursuant to Section 225 of the Delaware General Corporations Law, seeking an order confirming the validity of the consents and declaring that Aura’s Board consists of Ms. Lavut, Mr. Mann, Dr. Lempert, Mr. Douglas and Mr. Diaz-Versón, Jr. On July 8, 2019 the Court of Chancery entered final judgment in favor of the stockholder plaintiffs, confirming that (a) Ronald Buschur, Si Ryong Yu and William Anderson had been validly removed by the holders of a majority of the Company’s outstanding stock acting by written consent (b) Ms. Lavut, Mr. Mann and Dr. Lempert had been validly elected by the holders of a majority of the Company’s outstanding stock acting by written consent, and (c) the Company’s Board of Directors validly consists of Cipora Lavut, David Mann, Robert Lempert, Gary Douglas and Salvador Diaz- Versón, Jr. As a result of prior management’s unsuccessful opposition to this stockholders’ action filed in the Court of Chancery, such stockholders may be potentially entitled to recoup their litigation costs from the Company under Delaware’s corporate benefit doctrine and/or other legal provisions. To date, no final determination has been made as to the amount of recoupment, if any, to which such stockholders may be entitled.

v3.24.4
Subsequent Events
9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

NOTE 12 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Subsequent to November 30, 2024, the Company issued 920,000 shares of common stock in exchange for cash proceeds of approximately $230,000.

 

Subsequent to November 30, 2024, all litigation with Gagerman (see Note 11) was settled with no cost to the Company.

v3.24.4
Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
Aug. 31, 2024
May 31, 2024
Nov. 30, 2023
Aug. 31, 2023
May 31, 2023
Nov. 30, 2024
Nov. 30, 2023
Pay vs Performance Disclosure                
Net Income (Loss) $ (540) $ (6,390) $ (15,258) $ (910) $ (1,120) $ (1,141) $ (22,188) $ (3,171)
v3.24.4
Insider Trading Arrangements
3 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
Trading Arrangements, by Individual  
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted false
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated false
v3.24.4
Accounting Policies, by Policy (Policies)
9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Nature of Operations

Nature of Operations

Aura Systems Inc., (“Aura”, the “Company”) a Delaware corporation, is engaged in the development, manufacturing, licensing and sale of products and components based on the Company’s Axial Flux Induction technology for electric motors, generators, electric motors for industrial/commercial applications, as well as for two-and four-wheel EV applications. The Company’s power generation solution based on axial flux induction is known as the AuraGen® for commercial and industrial applications and the VIPER for military applications.

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements as of and for the nine months ended on November 30, 2024 and 2023, have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed financial statements reflect all adjustments of a normal recurring nature that are necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the periods presented. The Condensed Balance Sheet information as of February 29, 2024, was derived from the Company’s audited Financial Statements as of February 29, 2024, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on June 4, 2024. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with that report. The results of operations for the period ended November 30, 2024, may not necessarily be indicative of the results of the full fiscal year ending February 28, 2025.

The Company’s fiscal year ends on the last calendar day of February. Accordingly, the current fiscal year will end on February 28, 2025, and is referred to as “Fiscal 2025”. Our prior fiscal years ended February 29, 2024, February 28, 2023, and 2022, and are referred to as “Fiscal 2024”, “Fiscal 2023” and “Fiscal 2022”, respectively.

Going Concern

Going Concern

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company has not yet generated sufficient revenues to fund operations, has experienced recurring operating losses and relies on debt and equity offerings to generate working capital.

During the nine-month period ended November 30, 2024, the Company recognized a net loss from operations of $4,026 and used cash in operating activities of $2,483. As of November 30, 2024, the Company also has a shareholder deficit of $39,451 and notes payable totaling $5,315 are also past due. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the date that the financial statements are issued. In addition, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, in its report on the Company’s February 29, 2024, financial statements, raised substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.

In the event if the Company is unable to generate profits and is unable to obtain financing for its working capital requirements, it may have to curtail its business further or cease business altogether. Substantial additional capital resources will be required to fund continuing expenditures related to our research, development, manufacturing and business development activities. The Company’s continuation as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to generate sufficient cash flow to meet its obligations on a timely basis, to retain its current financing, to obtain additional financing, and ultimately to attain profitability.

 

Inflation

Inflation

Higher inflation, the actions by the Federal Reserve Bank to address inflation, most notably continuing increases in interest rates, and the volatility of energy prices create uncertainty about the future economic environment. The Company expects that the impact of these issues will continue to evolve. The Company believes these factors impacted the Company’s business in fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2024 and will continue to impact the Company’s business in fiscal 2025. The implications of higher government deficits and debt, tighter monetary policy, and higher long-term interest rates may drive a higher cost of capital for the business and an increase in the Company’s operating expenses.

COVID-19

COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has been declared to be officially over. Despite this fact, there continues to be lingering impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the regions in which the Company operates. The Company has not observed any impairments of its assets or a significant change in the fair value of its assets due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At this time, it is not possible for the Company to predict the duration or magnitude of the adverse results stemming from the outbreak and its lingering effects on the Company’s business or results of operations, financial condition, or liquidity.

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Significant estimates include assumptions made for inventory valuation, impairment testing of long-lived assets, the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, assumptions used in valuing notes payable, derivative liabilities, assumptions used in valuing share-based compensation, and accruals for potential liabilities. Amounts could materially change in the future. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Vendor Concentration

Vendor Concentration

As of November 30, 2024, four vendors accounted for 40%, 12%, 11% and 9% of accounts payable.

As of February 29, 2024, four vendors accounted for 42%, 11%, 11% and 10% of accounts payable.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.

Our primary source of revenue is the manufacture and delivery of axial flux induction motors and generator sets used primarily in mobile power applications. Our principal sales channel is sales to domestic end users and distributors and agents internationally. In accordance with ASC 606, the Company recognizes revenue, net of discounts, for our generator sets at the time of product delivery and acceptance by the customer (i.e. point-in-time), which also corresponds to the passage of legal title to the customer and the satisfaction of our performance obligation to the customer.

Share-Based Compensation

Share-Based Compensation

The Company periodically issues stock options and warrants, and shares of common stock to employees and non-employees in non-capital raising transactions for services and for financing costs. Share-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the award, and is recognized as expense over the requisite service period. Recognition of compensation expense for non-employees is in the same period and manner as if the Company had paid cash for such services. 

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company determines the fair values of its financial instruments based on a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The classification of a financial asset or liability within the hierarchy is based upon the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Under ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures (“ASC 820”), the fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs into three levels that may be used to measure fair value:

  Level 1 – Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets and liabilities in active markets;
  Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that are observable either directly or indirectly; and
  Level 3 – Unobservable inputs.

The recorded amounts of inventory, other current assets, accounts payable, and accrued expenses approximate their fair value due to their short-term nature. The carrying amounts of notes payable and convertible notes payable approximate their respective fair values because of their current interest rates payable in relation to current market conditions. 

The following table sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Company’s assets and liabilities at fair value as of November 30, 2024 and February 29, 2024:

   November 30, 2024 
(amounts in thousands)  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Liabilities                
Derivative liability – convertible note conversion option  $
-
   $
-
   $19,993   $19,993 
Total  $
     -
   $
      -
   $19,993   $19,993 
   February 29, 2024 
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Liabilities                
Derivative liability  $
-
   $
-
  
$
   
$
  
Total  $
   -
   $
          -
  
$
         
$
          

The Company estimated the fair value of the derivative liability using the Binomial Model.  

The following table provides a roll-forward of the derivative liability measured at fair value on a recurring basis using unobservable level 3 inputs for the period ended November 30, 2024, as follows:

(amounts in thousands)  Fair Value of
Derivative
Warrant
Liability
 
February 29, 2024  $
-
 
Recognition of derivative liability for a convertible note payable conversion option   22,196 
Change in fair value of derivative liability   (2,203)
November 30, 2024  $19,993 

 

Convertible Instruments

Convertible Instruments

The Company evaluates its various freestanding financial instruments, including warrants and convertible notes payable, to determine if such instruments are liability classified, pursuant to ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”) or derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives pursuant to ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The classification of instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is re-assessed at the end of each reporting period.

Under ASC 815-40-35, the Company has adopted a sequencing policy to determine equity or liability classification for contracts involving the Company’s own equity that require cash settlement if sufficient shares are not available to settle the contracts in equity. The sequencing policy is applied consistently in determining the classification of freestanding financial instruments.

Loss per share

Loss per share

The Company’s loss per share amounts have been computed based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net earnings (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net earnings (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock assuming all potential shares had been issued, and the additional shares of common stock were dilutive. Diluted earnings (loss) per share reflects the potential dilution, using the as-if-converted method for convertible debt, and the treasury stock method for options and warrants, which could occur if all potentially dilutive securities were exercised.

For the nine months ended November 30, 2024, and 2023, the calculations of basic and diluted loss per share are the same because potentially dilutive securities would have had an anti-dilutive effect. The potentially dilutive securities consisted of the following:

   November 30
2024
   November 30,
2023
 
Warrants   6,511,664    3,624,764 
Options   8,250,000    4,250,000 
Convertible notes   78,905,292    3,986,274 
Total   93,666,956    11,861,038 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, “Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses” which includes amendments that require disclosure in the notes to financial statements of specified information about certain costs and expenses, including purchases of inventory; employee compensation; and depreciation, amortization and depletion expenses for each caption on the income statement where such expenses are included. The amendments are effective for the Company’s annual periods beginning March 1, 2027, with early adoption permitted, and should be applied either prospectively or retrospectively. The Company is in the process of evaluating this ASU to determine its impact on the Company’s disclosures.

Other recent accounting pronouncements and guidance issued by the FASB, including its Emerging Issues Task Force, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company’s present or future financial statements.

v3.24.4
Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Schedule of Assets and Liabilities at Fair Value The following table sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Company’s assets and liabilities at fair value as of November 30, 2024 and February 29, 2024:
   November 30, 2024 
(amounts in thousands)  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Liabilities                
Derivative liability – convertible note conversion option  $
-
   $
-
   $19,993   $19,993 
Total  $
     -
   $
      -
   $19,993   $19,993 
   February 29, 2024 
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Liabilities                
Derivative liability  $
-
   $
-
  
$
   
$
  
Total  $
   -
   $
          -
  
$
         
$
          
Schedule of Derivative Liability Measured at Fair Value The following table provides a roll-forward of the derivative liability measured at fair value on a recurring basis using unobservable level 3 inputs for the period ended November 30, 2024, as follows:
(amounts in thousands)  Fair Value of
Derivative
Warrant
Liability
 
February 29, 2024  $
-
 
Recognition of derivative liability for a convertible note payable conversion option   22,196 
Change in fair value of derivative liability   (2,203)
November 30, 2024  $19,993 

 

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities from Computation of Earnings per Share For the nine months ended November 30, 2024, and 2023, the calculations of basic and diluted loss per share are the same because potentially dilutive securities would have had an anti-dilutive effect. The potentially dilutive securities consisted of the following:
   November 30
2024
   November 30,
2023
 
Warrants   6,511,664    3,624,764 
Options   8,250,000    4,250,000 
Convertible notes   78,905,292    3,986,274 
Total   93,666,956    11,861,038 
v3.24.4
Convertible Notes Payable (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
Convertible Notes Payable [Abstract]  
Schedule of Convertible Notes Payable
    November 30
2024
    February 29,
2024,
 
(amounts in thousands)            
(a) Convertible notes payable 1 – past due   $ 1,403     $ 1,403  
(b) Convertible notes payable 2 – past due     110     $ 106  
Unamortized debt discount    
-
      (1 )
Net   $ 1,513     $ 1,508  
(a)In Fiscal 2013 and 2014, the Company issued six convertible notes payable in the aggregate of $4,000. The notes are unsecured, bear interest at 5% per annum and are convertible into shares of common stock at a conversion price of $1.40 per share, as adjusted. The notes were originally due in 2014 to 2017 and were all amended in 2018 to change the maturity date to January 11, 2023. As of November 30, 2024 and February 29, 2024, the outstanding balance of the convertible notes payable amounted to $1,403 and are past due.
(b)In Fiscal 2024 the Company issued convertible notes payable to unrelated individuals and entities totaling $110 in exchange for cash. The notes are unsecured, bear interest at rate of 10% per annum, and matured in March 2024. The notes payable are convertible into shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.20 per share. As of November 30, 2024 and February 29, 2024, the outstanding balance of the convertible notes payable amounted to $110 and $106, respectively, and are past due.
v3.24.4
Convertible Note Payable-Related Party (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
Convertible Note Payable-Related Party [Abstract]  
Schedule of Convertible Note Payable – Related Party Convertible note payable – related party consisted of the following:
    November 30,
2024
    February 29,
2024
 
(amounts in thousands)            
(a) Convertible note payable 1 – past due   $ 3,000     $ 3,000  
(b) Convertible note payable 2 – past due     20       20  
(c) Convertible note payable 3 – Kopple (see Note 5)     9,265      
-
 
Total   $ 12,285     $ 3,020  
Current     (4,270 )    
-
 
Non-current   $ 8,015     $
-
 
(a)On January 24, 2017, the Company entered into a debt refinancing agreement with a former director and current shareholder of the Company. As part of the agreement, the Company issued a $3,000 convertible note. The convertible note is unsecured, bears interest at 5% per annum, and was due February 2, 2023. The convertible note is convertible into shares of common stock at a conversion price of $1.40 per share, as adjusted.  As of November 30, 2024 and February 29, 2024, the outstanding balance of the convertible note amounted to $3,000 and is past due.
(b)On October 4, 2023, the Company issued a convertible note payable of $20 in exchange for cash to a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. The convertible note is unsecured, bears interest at rate of 10% per annum and matured in March 2024. The convertible note payable is convertible to common stock at a conversion price of $0.20 per share. As of November 30, 2024 and February 29, 2024, the outstanding balance of the convertible note amounted to $20 and is past due.

 

(c)In March 2022, the Company issued a note payable to Kopple (see Note 5). On March 7, 2024, the Company amended the note payable to Kopple. The amendment included, among other things granting Kopple a conversion right to be able to convert the note payable into equity of the Company at a conversion price of the lower of $1.00 per share or 50% of the 10 day volume weighted average price of the Company’s common stock. As the amended Kopple note payable is convertible into common stock, it is now reported as a convertible note payable.  The conversion right became effective on August 30, 2024. The Company accounted for the amended terms of the note payable as a debt extinguishment and the existing note payable and accrued interest totaling $12,164 was derecognized and the amended convertible note payable was recorded at its fair value of $9,259. The convertible note payable is secured by tangible and intangible assets of the Company, bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum and matures in June 2029. As of November 30, 2024, the outstanding balance of the convertible note amounted to $9,265.  An installment payment of $ 2 million, due in December 2024, was extended to February 27, 2025.
v3.24.4
Notes Payable (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
Notes Payable [Abstract]  
Schedule of Notes Payable Notes payable consisted of the following:
(amounts in thousands)   November 30,
2024
    February 29,
2024
 
Secured notes payable            
(a) Note payable-EID loan   $ 150     $ 150  
(b) Notes payable-vehicle and equipment     48       106  
(c) Note payable - software license     232       139  
(d) Notes payable – machinery and other equipment     289      
-
 
                 
Unsecured notes payable                
(e) Note payable-other     10       10  
Total   $ 729     $ 405  
Current     (275 )     (119 )
Non-current   $ 454     $ 286  
v3.24.4
Notes Payable-Related Parties (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
Notes Payable-Related Parties [Abstract]  
Schedule of Notes Payable-Related Parties Notes payable-related parties consisted of the following:
(amounts in thousands)  November 30
2024
   February 29,
2024
 
(a) Note payable-Kopple (see Note 3)  $
-
   $10,915 
(b) Note payable- Gagerman – past due   82    82 
(c) Note payable-Jiangsu Shengfeng – past due   700    700 
Total   782    11,697 
Non-current   
-
    (7,065)
Current  $782   $4,632 

(a) Note payable-Kopple

In fiscals 2013 through 2018, the Company issued notes payable to Robert Kopple and associated entities (collectively “Kopple”) in the aggregate of $6,107. Robert Kopple is the former Vice-Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors and is a current shareholder in the Company. Beginning in 2017, Kopple brought suit against the Company for repayment of the notes. On March 14, 2022, the Company reached an agreement with Kopple to resolve all remaining litigation between them, including all amounts owed to Kopple under the notes. Under the terms of the settlement, the Company agreed to issue a new note and pay Kopple an aggregate amount of $10,000 to be paid in installments, of which, $3,000 was due in June 2022, and the remaining $7,000 to be paid over seven years at $1,000 per year. Additionally, the settlement agreement granted Kopple warrants exercisable into 3,331,664 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $0.85 per share.

In June 2022, the first installment of $3,000 became due, of which $150 was only paid. Subsequently, the note was amended several times to extend the payment date of the remaining balance of $2,850 of the initial payment, and the Company incurred extension and forbearance fees totaling $335 that was recorded as part of interest expense. In January 2023, pursuant to the terms of the amended note payable, the Company started accruing interest on the outstanding note balance at a rate of 6% per annum, compounded annually. As of February 29, 2024, outstanding principal balance amount of $10,915. 

 

In March 2024, the Company and Kopple again amended the note payable. The amendment (i) replaced the requirement to pay the $3,850 past due principal balance with the requirement to pay $2,000 on or before December 15, 2024; (ii) increased the stated interest rate to 10%; (iii) added a fee of $15 monthly until the Company makes a principal payment of $2 million by December 2024; (iv) effective November 30, 2024, the Company granted Kopple the right (but not any obligation) to convert the note payable into equity of the Company at a conversion price equal to the lower of one dollar per share or 50% of the 10 day volume weighted average price per share of the Company’s common stock; (v) will require the Company to pay 20% of all collected revenues within 10 days of the end of each fiscal quarter; (vi) will require the Company to pay Kopple 20% of any amount raised in new capital in the form of equity, debt or convertible debt above $3.5 million; (vii) reduces the exercise price of the warrants granted to Kopple in March 2022 from $0.85 per share to $0.50 per share; and (vii) extends the warrant expiration date of the warrants granted to Kopple in March 2022 from March 8, 2029, to March 31, 2031. The installment payment of $ 2.0 million, which became due in December 2024, was extended to February 27, 2025.

The Company accounted for the amended terms of the note payable as a debt extinguishment because the present value of the cash flows under the amended debt terms is greater by more than 10% compared to the present value of the remaining cash flows under the original existing debt terms. Furthermore, the amendment granted a conversion option to the note holder and is deemed substantially different from the existing note. The Company recorded a loss on debt extinguishment of $19,324 as a result of this amendment, which is the difference between (i) the fair value of the amended convertible note payable of $9,261, combined with the fair value of the conversion option of $22,194 (see Note 8), and the change in the fair value of the amended warrants of $33, and (ii) the net carrying amount of the existing note payable of $12,164.

As a result, the net carrying amount of the existing note payable of $12,164 was derecognized and amended note payable was recorded at its fair value of $9,261. As the Kopple new note payable is now convertible to common stock, for financial reporting purposes, the new note payable of $9,261 is reported as a convertible note payable-related party (see Note 3).

(b) Note payable-Gagerman

Melvin Gagerman, the Company’s former CEO and CFO whose employment was permanently terminated in July 2019, claims that in April 2014 the Company issued an unsecured demand promissory note to him in the amount of $82 that bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum. Gagerman claims that this note has not been repaid to date and is now owed.

In June 2022, Gagerman brought suit against the Company for repayment of this alleged note. Despite the fact that, based on Gagerman’s allegations, the note was issued during a period when Gagerman was the Company’s CEO, CFO, Corporate Secretary and Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors, Gagerman has stated that he does not possess a copy of the alleged promissory note. The Company disputes that any amount is presently owed to Gagerman. Additionally, the Company has filed a cross-complaint against Gagerman for, among things, conversion, violation of California Business & Professions Code §17200, and various breaches of fiduciary duty that the Company believes Gagerman committed against the Company.

Although the Company disputes Gagerman’s claims, under the guidance of ASC 450 – Contingencies, the Company has recorded the claimed note payable $82 and corresponding accrued interest

(c) Jiangsu Shengfeng Note

On November 20, 2019, the Company owned 49% of a Chinese joint venture named Jiangsu Shengfeng. The Joint venture advanced Aura $700 in prior years for products that the Company failed to deliver to the joint venture. The Company reached an agreement with the joint venture regarding the return of $700 that had been advanced to the Company in prior years. As a result, in November 2019, the Company issued a non-interest-bearing promissory note for $700 to the joint venture to be paid over an 11-month period beginning March 15, 2020, through February 15, 2021. The joint venture stopped operations in 2020 as a result of COVID-19 and never resumed or restarted operations. In early fiscal 2024 the joint venture was dissolved and liquidated without filing any demands or claims for payments. As of November 30, 2024, and February 29, 2024, the outstanding balance of this note payable amounted to $700. 

v3.24.4
Accrued Interest (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
Accrued Interest [Abstract]  
Schedule of Accrued Interest Accrued interest consisted of the following:
   November 30,
2024
   February 29,
2024
 
(amounts in thousands)        
Convertible notes payable (past due)  $491   $425 
Convertible notes payable - related party – Kopple   694    
-
 
Convertible notes payable - related party – others   981    863 
Notes payable - related party – Kopple   
-
    1,226 
Notes payable - related party – others   94    62 
Notes payable   22    22 
Total  $2,282   $2,598 
v3.24.4
Leases (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
Leases [Abstract]  
Schedule of Lease The components of lease expense and supplemental cash flow information related to leases for the period are as follows:
(amounts in thousands)  November 30,
2024
   November 30,
2023
 
Lease Cost        
Operating lease cost (included in general and administration in the Company’s statement of operations)  $211   $209 
           
Other Information          
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities  $141   $212 
Weighted average remaining lease term – operating leases (in years)   1.75    2.75 
Average discount rate – operating leases   10.0%   10.0%

 

The supplemental balance sheet information related to leases for the period is as follows:
   At
November 30,
2024
 
Operating leases    
Long-term right-of-use assets  $457 
      
Short-term operating lease liabilities  $263 
Long-term operating lease liabilities   221 
Total operating lease liabilities  $484 
Schedule of Maturities of the Company’s Lease Liability Maturities of the Company’s lease liability is as follows:
   Operating
Lease
 
Years Ending February 28:    
2025 (3 months)  $72 
2026   299 
2027   155 
Total lease payments   526 
Less: imputed interest/present value discount   (42)
Present value of lease liability  $484 
v3.24.4
Derivative Liability (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
Derivative Liability [Abstract]  
Schedule of Derivative Liability The following tables summarize the derivative liability:
(amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)  November 30,
2024
   March 7,
2024 - Issuance
 
Stock price  $0.28   $0.15 
Risk free interest rate   4.05%   4.07%
Expected volatility   184%   182%
Expected life in years   4.58    5.31 
Expected dividend yield   0%   0%
Number of common stock issuable   74,038,941    151,481,943 
Fair value of derivative liability  $19,993   $22,194 
v3.24.4
Shareholders’ Deficit (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
Shareholders’ Deficit [Abstract]  
Schedule of Stock Option Activity A summary of the Company’s stock option activity for the nine-months ended November 30, 2024, is as follows:
(amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)  Number of
Options
   Exercise
Price
   Weighted
Average
Intrinsic
Value
 
Outstanding, February 29, 2024   4,250,000   $0.37   $
       -
 
Granted   4,000,000    0.50    
-
 
Exercised   
-
    
-
    
-
 
Cancelled   
-
    
-
    
-
 
Outstanding, November 30, 2024   8,250,000   $0.37   $
-
 
Schedule of Exercise Prices and Information Related to Options The exercise prices and information related to options under the 2011 Plan outstanding on November 30, 2024 is as follows:
Range of
Exercise Price
   Stock Options
Outstanding
   Stock Options
Exercisable
   Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
   Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
of Options
Outstanding
   Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
of Options
Exercisable
 
$0.25 to $.50    8,250,000    8,250,000    5.06   $0.43   $0.43 
The exercise prices and information related to the warrants as of November 24, 2024, is as follows:
Range of
Exercise Price
   Stock Warrants
Outstanding
   Stock Warrants
Exercisable
   Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
   Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
of Warrants
Outstanding
   Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
of Warrants Exercisable
 
$0.50    3,511,664    3,511,664    6.13   $0.50    0.50 
$1.00    3,000,000    3,000,000    2.43   $1.00   $1.00 
Schedule of Warrant Activity A summary of the Company’s warrant activity for the nine-months ended November 30, 2024, is as follows:
   Number of
Warrants
   Weighted
Average Exercise
Price
 
Outstanding, February 29, 2024   3,521,664   $0.83 
Granted   3,000,000    1.00 
Exercised   
-
    
-
 
Cancelled   (10,000)   1.40 
Outstanding, November 30, 2024   6,511,664   $0.73 

 

v3.24.4
Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Feb. 29, 2024
Nov. 30, 2024
Nov. 30, 2023
Nov. 30, 2024
Nov. 30, 2023
Aug. 31, 2024
May 31, 2024
Aug. 31, 2023
May 31, 2023
Feb. 28, 2023
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]                    
Net loss from operations (in Dollars)   $ (869) $ (579) $ (4,026) $ (2,009)          
Cash in operating activities (in Dollars)       (2,483) (2,178)          
Shareholder deficit (in Dollars) $ (21,520) (39,451) $ (21,247) (39,451) $ (21,247) $ (39,770) $ (35,627) $ (20,909) $ (20,546) $ (20,258)
Notes payable (in Dollars) $ 405 729   $ 729            
Supplier Concentration Risk [Member] | Accounts Payable [Member] | Vendor One [Member]                    
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]                    
Percentage of risk 42.00%     40.00%            
Supplier Concentration Risk [Member] | Accounts Payable [Member] | Vendor Two [Member]                    
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]                    
Percentage of risk 11.00%     12.00%            
Supplier Concentration Risk [Member] | Accounts Payable [Member] | Vendor Three [Member]                    
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]                    
Percentage of risk 11.00%     11.00%            
Supplier Concentration Risk [Member] | Accounts Payable [Member] | Vendor Four [Member]                    
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]                    
Percentage of risk 10.00%     9.00%            
Past Due [Member]                    
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]                    
Notes payable (in Dollars)   $ 5,315   $ 5,315            
v3.24.4
Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of Assets and Liabilities at Fair Value (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Nov. 30, 2024
Feb. 29, 2024
Liabilities    
Derivative liability – convertible note conversion option $ 19,993  
Derivative liability 19,993
Total, Liabilities 19,993
Level 1 [Member]    
Liabilities    
Derivative liability – convertible note conversion option  
Derivative liability  
Total, Liabilities
Level 2 [Member]    
Liabilities    
Derivative liability – convertible note conversion option  
Derivative liability  
Total, Liabilities
Level 3 [Member]    
Liabilities    
Derivative liability – convertible note conversion option 19,993  
Derivative liability  
Total, Liabilities $ 19,993
v3.24.4
Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of Derivative Liability Measured at Fair Value (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
Nov. 30, 2023
Schedule of Derivative Liability Measured at Fair Value [Abstract]    
February 29, 2024  
Recognition of derivative liability for a convertible note payable conversion option 22,196  
Change in fair value of derivative liability (2,203) $ (9)
November 30, 2024 $ 19,993  
v3.24.4
Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of Antidilutive Securities from Computation of Earnings Per Share (Details) - shares
9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
Nov. 30, 2023
Schedule of Antidilutive Securities from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]    
Total 93,666,956 11,861,038
Warrants [Member]    
Schedule of Antidilutive Securities from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]    
Total 6,511,664 3,624,764
Convertible notes [Member]    
Schedule of Antidilutive Securities from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]    
Total 78,905,292 3,986,274
Options [Member]    
Schedule of Antidilutive Securities from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]    
Total 8,250,000 4,250,000
v3.24.4
Convertible Notes Payable (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
Mar. 31, 2024
Feb. 29, 2024
Convertible Notes Payable [Line Items]      
Aggregate amount   $ 2,000  
Unsecured, bear interest 10.00%    
Convertible notes payable exchange for cash $ 110    
Conversion per share (in Dollars per share) $ 0.2    
Convertible Note [Member]      
Convertible Notes Payable [Line Items]      
Aggregate amount $ 4,000    
Conversion price per share (in Dollars per share) $ 1.4    
Maturity date description The notes were originally due in 2014 to 2017 and were all amended in 2018 to change the maturity date to January 11, 2023.    
Convertible Notes Payable [Member]      
Convertible Notes Payable [Line Items]      
Unsecured, bear interest 5.00% 10.00%  
Fiscal 2013 and 2014 [Member] | Convertible Notes Payable [Member]      
Convertible Notes Payable [Line Items]      
Outstanding balance $ 1,403   $ 1,403
Fiscal 2024 [Member] | Convertible Notes Payable [Member]      
Convertible Notes Payable [Line Items]      
Outstanding balance $ 110   $ 106
v3.24.4
Convertible Notes Payable - Schedule of Convertible Notes Payable (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Nov. 30, 2024
Feb. 29, 2024
Schedule of Convertible Notes Payable [Line Items]    
Unamortized debt discount $ (1)
Net 1,513 1,508
Convertible notes payable 1 – past due [Member]    
Schedule of Convertible Notes Payable [Line Items]    
Convertible notes payable [1] 1,403 1,403
Convertible notes payable 2 – past due [Member]    
Schedule of Convertible Notes Payable [Line Items]    
Convertible notes payable [2] $ 110 $ 106
[1] In Fiscal 2013 and 2014, the Company issued six convertible notes payable in the aggregate of $4,000. The notes are unsecured, bear interest at 5% per annum and are convertible into shares of common stock at a conversion price of $1.40 per share, as adjusted. The notes were originally due in 2014 to 2017 and were all amended in 2018 to change the maturity date to January 11, 2023. As of November 30, 2024 and February 29, 2024, the outstanding balance of the convertible notes payable amounted to $1,403 and are past due.
[2] In Fiscal 2024 the Company issued convertible notes payable to unrelated individuals and entities totaling $110 in exchange for cash. The notes are unsecured, bear interest at rate of 10% per annum, and matured in March 2024. The notes payable are convertible into shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.20 per share. As of November 30, 2024 and February 29, 2024, the outstanding balance of the convertible notes payable amounted to $110 and $106, respectively, and are past due.
v3.24.4
Convertible Note Payable-Related Party (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
9 Months Ended
Mar. 07, 2024
Oct. 04, 2023
Jan. 24, 2017
Nov. 30, 2024
Feb. 29, 2024
Convertible Notes Payable [Line Items]          
Convertible notes payable       $ 110  
Convertible note payable       $ 12,285 $ 3,020
Kopple [Member]          
Convertible Notes Payable [Line Items]          
Notes payable conversion price (in Dollars per share) $ 1        
Note payable and accrued interest derecognized $ 12,164        
Interest rate 10.00%        
Convertible Note [Member]          
Convertible Notes Payable [Line Items]          
Convertible notes issued     $ 3,000    
Interest per annum     5.00%    
Notes payable conversion price (in Dollars per share)       $ 1.4  
Convertible note outstanding       $ 3,000 3,000
Conversion of note payable, percentage 50.00%        
Convertible note payable $ 9,259        
Convertible Notes Payable Related Party [Member]          
Convertible Notes Payable [Line Items]          
Convertible note outstanding       9,265  
Convertible Notes Payable Related Party [Member] | Kopple [Member]          
Convertible Notes Payable [Line Items]          
Installment payment       2,000  
Board of Directors [Member] | Convertible Note [Member]          
Convertible Notes Payable [Line Items]          
Interest per annum   10.00%      
Notes payable conversion price (in Dollars per share)   $ 0.2      
Convertible note outstanding       $ 20 $ 20
Convertible notes payable   $ 20      
v3.24.4
Convertible Note Payable-Related Party - Schedule of Convertible Note Payable – Related Party (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Nov. 30, 2024
Feb. 29, 2024
Schedule of Convertible Notes Payable [Line Items]    
Convertible note payable – related party $ 12,285 $ 3,020
Current (4,270)
Non-current 8,015
Convertible notes payable 1 – past due [Member]    
Schedule of Convertible Notes Payable [Line Items]    
Convertible note payable – related party [1] 3,000 3,000
Convertible note payable 2 – past due [Member]    
Schedule of Convertible Notes Payable [Line Items]    
Convertible note payable – related party [2] 20 20
Convertible note payable 3 - Kopple [Member]    
Schedule of Convertible Notes Payable [Line Items]    
Convertible note payable – related party [3] $ 9,265
[1] On January 24, 2017, the Company entered into a debt refinancing agreement with a former director and current shareholder of the Company. As part of the agreement, the Company issued a $3,000 convertible note. The convertible note is unsecured, bears interest at 5% per annum, and was due February 2, 2023. The convertible note is convertible into shares of common stock at a conversion price of $1.40 per share, as adjusted.  As of November 30, 2024 and February 29, 2024, the outstanding balance of the convertible note amounted to $3,000 and is past due.
[2] On October 4, 2023, the Company issued a convertible note payable of $20 in exchange for cash to a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. The convertible note is unsecured, bears interest at rate of 10% per annum and matured in March 2024. The convertible note payable is convertible to common stock at a conversion price of $0.20 per share. As of November 30, 2024 and February 29, 2024, the outstanding balance of the convertible note amounted to $20 and is past due.
[3] In March 2022, the Company issued a note payable to Kopple (see Note 5). On March 7, 2024, the Company amended the note payable to Kopple. The amendment included, among other things granting Kopple a conversion right to be able to convert the note payable into equity of the Company at a conversion price of the lower of $1.00 per share or 50% of the 10 day volume weighted average price of the Company’s common stock. As the amended Kopple note payable is convertible into common stock, it is now reported as a convertible note payable.  The conversion right became effective on August 30, 2024. The Company accounted for the amended terms of the note payable as a debt extinguishment and the existing note payable and accrued interest totaling $12,164 was derecognized and the amended convertible note payable was recorded at its fair value of $9,259. The convertible note payable is secured by tangible and intangible assets of the Company, bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum and matures in June 2029. As of November 30, 2024, the outstanding balance of the convertible note amounted to $9,265.  An installment payment of $ 2 million, due in December 2024, was extended to February 27, 2025.
v3.24.4
Notes Payable (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
Feb. 29, 2024
Oct. 31, 2024
Feb. 28, 2022
Feb. 28, 2021
Notes Payable [Line Items]          
Note payable-software licenses $ 232        
Finance lease cost 47        
Lease term payment 1        
Financing lease obligation amount 289        
Notes payable – machinery and other equipment [Member]          
Notes Payable [Line Items]          
Notes payable-vehicle and equipment $ 274        
Economic Injury Disaster (EID) Loan [Member]          
Notes Payable [Line Items]          
Note payable amount         $ 150
Due date Jul. 01, 2050        
Debt instrument accrues interest rate 3.75%        
Second Note [Member]          
Notes Payable [Line Items]          
Interest rate 8.00%        
Second Note [Member] | Vehicle and Equipment [Member]          
Notes Payable [Line Items]          
Monthly payment price (in Dollars per share) $ 1.5        
Interest rate 10.90%        
Notes payable-software license [Member]          
Notes Payable [Line Items]          
Average bears interest rate 14.41% 8.00%      
Note payable-Other [Member]          
Notes Payable [Line Items]          
Interest rate 10.00% 10.00%      
One Note [Member] | Vehicle and Equipment [Member]          
Notes Payable [Line Items]          
Note payable amount     $ 210    
Notes payable-vehicle and equipment       $ 288  
Second Note [Member] | Vehicle and Equipment [Member]          
Notes Payable [Line Items]          
Notes payable-vehicle and equipment $ 78        
Financing Institution [Member]          
Notes Payable [Line Items]          
Loan from financing institution $ 179 $ 150      
v3.24.4
Notes Payable - Schedule of Notes Payable (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Nov. 30, 2024
Feb. 29, 2024
Schedule of Notes Payable [Line Items]    
Secured notes payable $ 729 $ 405
Current (275) (119)
Non-current 454 286
Note payable-EID loan [Member] | Secured notes payable [Member]    
Schedule of Notes Payable [Line Items]    
Secured notes payable 150 150
Notes payable-vehicle and equipment [Member] | Secured notes payable [Member]    
Schedule of Notes Payable [Line Items]    
Secured notes payable 48 106
Note payable - software license [Member] | Secured notes payable [Member]    
Schedule of Notes Payable [Line Items]    
Secured notes payable 232 139
Notes payable – machinery and other equipment [Member] | Secured notes payable [Member]    
Schedule of Notes Payable [Line Items]    
Secured notes payable 289
Note payable-other [Member] | Unsecured notes payable [Member]    
Schedule of Notes Payable [Line Items]    
Secured notes payable $ 10 $ 10
v3.24.4
Notes Payable-Related Parties (Details)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2023
Mar. 14, 2022
USD ($)
Nov. 20, 2019
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2024
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2022
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2022
$ / shares
Nov. 30, 2024
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Nov. 30, 2023
USD ($)
Nov. 30, 2024
USD ($)
Day
$ / shares
shares
Nov. 30, 2023
USD ($)
Feb. 29, 2024
USD ($)
Notes Payable-Related Parties [Line Items]                      
Note payable             $ 729   $ 729   $ 405
Warrants price per share (in Dollars per share) | $ / shares           $ 0.85 $ 0.5   $ 0.5    
Installment due       $ 3,850              
Installment paid         $ 150            
Interest expense             $ 479 $ 332 $ 1,043 $ 1,171  
Interest rate 6.00%                    
Past due principal balance       2,000              
Monthly fee       15              
Principal payment       $ 2,000              
Days of volume weighted average price (in Day) | Day                 10    
Percentage of remit cash proceeds equal to revenues and debt or equity                 20.00%    
Required to pay, percentage             20.00%   20.00%    
Warrant exercise price decrease (in Dollars per share) | $ / shares           $ 0.5          
Loss on debt extinguishment             $ (19,324)  
Fair value of convertible note payable                 9,261  
Fair value of modified warrants - related party                 33  
Notes payable amount             12,164   12,164    
Convertible note payable             $ 12,285   $ 12,285   3,020
Bear interest at rates             10.00%   10.00%    
Robert Kopple [Member]                      
Notes Payable-Related Parties [Line Items]                      
Aggregate issued note payable   $ 10,000             $ 6,107    
Note payable         3,000   $ 1,000   $ 1,000    
Warrants exercisable shares (in Shares) | shares             3,331,664   3,331,664    
Warrants price per share (in Dollars per share) | $ / shares             $ 0.85   $ 0.85    
Extension fees         2,850            
Interest expense         335            
Outstanding principal balance amount                     10,915
Kopple Notes [Member]                      
Notes Payable-Related Parties [Line Items]                      
Note payable             $ 7,000   $ 7,000    
Installment due         $ 3,000            
Convertible debt             3,500   3,500    
Derivative liability             22,194   22,194    
Notes payable amount             12,164   12,164    
Fair value             9,261   9,261    
Convertible note payable             9,261   9,261    
Gagerman Notes [Member]                      
Notes Payable-Related Parties [Line Items]                      
Note payable amount             82   82    
Gagerman [Member]                      
Notes Payable-Related Parties [Line Items]                      
Notes payable amount             $ 82   $ 82    
Jiangsu Shengfeng [Member]                      
Notes Payable-Related Parties [Line Items]                      
Advance join venture     $ 700                
Return of joint venture     700                
Non-interest-bearing promissory note     $ 700                
Kopple Notes [Member] | Notes Payable Related Parties [Member]                      
Notes Payable-Related Parties [Line Items]                      
Increase stated interest rate       10.00%              
Conversion price (in Dollars per share) | $ / shares             $ 1   $ 1    
Conversion of note payable, percentage             50.00%   50.00%    
Kopple Notes [Member] | Jiangsu Shengfeng [Member]                      
Notes Payable-Related Parties [Line Items]                      
Outstanding balance of notes payable             $ 700   $ 700   $ 700
Notes Payable Related Parties [Member]                      
Notes Payable-Related Parties [Line Items]                      
Installment payment                 $ 2,000    
Equity Method Investment Ownership [Member] | Jiangsu Shengfeng [Member]                      
Notes Payable-Related Parties [Line Items]                      
Percentage of ownership     49.00%                
v3.24.4
Notes Payable-Related Parties - Schedule of Notes Payable-Related Parties (Details) - Related Party [Member] - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Nov. 30, 2024
Feb. 29, 2024
Schedule of Notes Payable-Related Parties [Line Items]    
Note payable $ 782 $ 11,697
Non-current (7,065)
Current 782 4,632
Note Payable [Member] | Kopple [Member]    
Schedule of Notes Payable-Related Parties [Line Items]    
Note payable [1] 10,915
Note Payable [Member] | Gagerman [Member]    
Schedule of Notes Payable-Related Parties [Line Items]    
Note payable [2] 82 82
Note Payable [Member] | Jiangsu Shengfeng [Member]    
Schedule of Notes Payable-Related Parties [Line Items]    
Note payable [3] $ 700 $ 700
[1] Note payable-Kopple In fiscals 2013 through 2018, the Company issued notes payable to Robert Kopple and associated entities (collectively “Kopple”) in the aggregate of $6,107. Robert Kopple is the former Vice-Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors and is a current shareholder in the Company. Beginning in 2017, Kopple brought suit against the Company for repayment of the notes. On March 14, 2022, the Company reached an agreement with Kopple to resolve all remaining litigation between them, including all amounts owed to Kopple under the notes. Under the terms of the settlement, the Company agreed to issue a new note and pay Kopple an aggregate amount of $10,000 to be paid in installments, of which, $3,000 was due in June 2022, and the remaining $7,000 to be paid over seven years at $1,000 per year. Additionally, the settlement agreement granted Kopple warrants exercisable into 3,331,664 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $0.85 per share. In June 2022, the first installment of $3,000 became due, of which $150 was only paid. Subsequently, the note was amended several times to extend the payment date of the remaining balance of $2,850 of the initial payment, and the Company incurred extension and forbearance fees totaling $335 that was recorded as part of interest expense. In January 2023, pursuant to the terms of the amended note payable, the Company started accruing interest on the outstanding note balance at a rate of 6% per annum, compounded annually. As of February 29, 2024, outstanding principal balance amount of $10,915. In March 2024, the Company and Kopple again amended the note payable. The amendment (i) replaced the requirement to pay the $3,850 past due principal balance with the requirement to pay $2,000 on or before December 15, 2024; (ii) increased the stated interest rate to 10%; (iii) added a fee of $15 monthly until the Company makes a principal payment of $2 million by December 2024; (iv) effective November 30, 2024, the Company granted Kopple the right (but not any obligation) to convert the note payable into equity of the Company at a conversion price equal to the lower of one dollar per share or 50% of the 10 day volume weighted average price per share of the Company’s common stock; (v) will require the Company to pay 20% of all collected revenues within 10 days of the end of each fiscal quarter; (vi) will require the Company to pay Kopple 20% of any amount raised in new capital in the form of equity, debt or convertible debt above $3.5 million; (vii) reduces the exercise price of the warrants granted to Kopple in March 2022 from $0.85 per share to $0.50 per share; and (vii) extends the warrant expiration date of the warrants granted to Kopple in March 2022 from March 8, 2029, to March 31, 2031. The installment payment of $ 2.0 million, which became due in December 2024, was extended to February 27, 2025. The Company accounted for the amended terms of the note payable as a debt extinguishment because the present value of the cash flows under the amended debt terms is greater by more than 10% compared to the present value of the remaining cash flows under the original existing debt terms. Furthermore, the amendment granted a conversion option to the note holder and is deemed substantially different from the existing note. The Company recorded a loss on debt extinguishment of $19,324 as a result of this amendment, which is the difference between (i) the fair value of the amended convertible note payable of $9,261, combined with the fair value of the conversion option of $22,194 (see Note 8), and the change in the fair value of the amended warrants of $33, and (ii) the net carrying amount of the existing note payable of $12,164. As a result, the net carrying amount of the existing note payable of $12,164 was derecognized and amended note payable was recorded at its fair value of $9,261. As the Kopple new note payable is now convertible to common stock, for financial reporting purposes, the new note payable of $9,261 is reported as a convertible note payable-related party (see Note 3).
[2] Note payable-Gagerman Melvin Gagerman, the Company’s former CEO and CFO whose employment was permanently terminated in July 2019, claims that in April 2014 the Company issued an unsecured demand promissory note to him in the amount of $82 that bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum. Gagerman claims that this note has not been repaid to date and is now owed. In June 2022, Gagerman brought suit against the Company for repayment of this alleged note. Despite the fact that, based on Gagerman’s allegations, the note was issued during a period when Gagerman was the Company’s CEO, CFO, Corporate Secretary and Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors, Gagerman has stated that he does not possess a copy of the alleged promissory note. The Company disputes that any amount is presently owed to Gagerman. Additionally, the Company has filed a cross-complaint against Gagerman for, among things, conversion, violation of California Business & Professions Code §17200, and various breaches of fiduciary duty that the Company believes Gagerman committed against the Company. Although the Company disputes Gagerman’s claims, under the guidance of ASC 450 – Contingencies, the Company has recorded the claimed note payable $82 and corresponding accrued interest.
[3] Jiangsu Shengfeng Note On November 20, 2019, the Company owned 49% of a Chinese joint venture named Jiangsu Shengfeng. The Joint venture advanced Aura $700 in prior years for products that the Company failed to deliver to the joint venture. The Company reached an agreement with the joint venture regarding the return of $700 that had been advanced to the Company in prior years. As a result, in November 2019, the Company issued a non-interest-bearing promissory note for $700 to the joint venture to be paid over an 11-month period beginning March 15, 2020, through February 15, 2021. The joint venture stopped operations in 2020 as a result of COVID-19 and never resumed or restarted operations. In early fiscal 2024 the joint venture was dissolved and liquidated without filing any demands or claims for payments. As of November 30, 2024, and February 29, 2024, the outstanding balance of this note payable amounted to $700.
v3.24.4
Accrued Interest - Schedule of Accrued Interest (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Nov. 30, 2024
Feb. 29, 2024
Schedule of Accrued Interest [Line Items]    
Accrued Interest $ 2,282 $ 2,598
Convertible Notes Payable [Member]    
Schedule of Accrued Interest [Line Items]    
Accrued Interest 491 425
Convertible Notes Payable [Member] | Kopple [Member]    
Schedule of Accrued Interest [Line Items]    
Accrued Interest 694
Convertible Notes Payable [Member] | others [Member]    
Schedule of Accrued Interest [Line Items]    
Accrued Interest 981 863
Notes Payable [Member]    
Schedule of Accrued Interest [Line Items]    
Accrued Interest 22 22
Notes Payable [Member] | Kopple [Member]    
Schedule of Accrued Interest [Line Items]    
Accrued Interest 1,226
Notes Payable [Member] | others [Member]    
Schedule of Accrued Interest [Line Items]    
Accrued Interest $ 94 $ 62
v3.24.4
Leases (Details)
$ in Thousands
9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
USD ($)
ft²
Leases [Line Items]  
Square foot facility | ft² 18,000
Rental rate $ 22
Lease rent percentage 3.00%
Lease terms per annum discount rate 10.00%
2026 [Member]  
Leases [Line Items]  
Rental rate $ 26
v3.24.4
Leases - Schedule of Lease (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
Nov. 30, 2023
Feb. 29, 2024
Schedule of Lease [Abstract]      
Operating lease cost (included in general and administration in the Company’s statement of operations) $ 211 $ 209  
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities $ 141 $ 212  
Weighted average remaining lease term – operating leases (in years) 1 year 9 months 2 years 9 months  
Average discount rate – operating leases 10.00% 10.00%  
Long-term right-of-use assets $ 457   $ 607
Short-term operating lease liabilities 263   238
Long-term operating lease liabilities 221   $ 423
Total operating lease liabilities $ 484    
v3.24.4
Leases - Schedule of Maturities of the Company’s Lease Liability (Details)
$ in Thousands
Nov. 30, 2024
USD ($)
Schedule of Maturities of the Company’s Lease Liability [Abstract]  
2025 (3 months) $ 72
2026 299
2027 155
Total lease payments 526
Less: imputed interest/present value discount (42)
Present value of lease liability $ 484
v3.24.4
Derivative Liability (Details)
1 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Nov. 30, 2024
Mar. 07, 2024
Kopple Note Payable [Member]      
Derivative Liability [Line Items]      
Conversion price 50.00%    
Fair Value of Derivative Liability [Member]      
Derivative Liability [Line Items]      
Derivative liability   19,993,000 22,194,000
v3.24.4
Derivative Liability - Schedule of Derivative Liability (Details) - Derivative Warrant Liabilities [Member]
Nov. 30, 2024
Mar. 07, 2024
Stock price [Member]    
Schedule of Derivative Liability [Line Items]    
Fair value of derivative liability 0.28 0.15
Risk free interest rate [Member]    
Schedule of Derivative Liability [Line Items]    
Fair value of derivative liability 4.05 4.07
Expected volatility [Member]    
Schedule of Derivative Liability [Line Items]    
Fair value of derivative liability 184 182
Expected life in years [Member]    
Schedule of Derivative Liability [Line Items]    
Fair value of derivative liability 4.58 5.31
Expected dividend yield [Member]    
Schedule of Derivative Liability [Line Items]    
Fair value of derivative liability 0 0
Number of common stock issuable [Member]    
Schedule of Derivative Liability [Line Items]    
Fair value of derivative liability 74,038,941 151,481,943
Fair value of derivative liability [Member]    
Schedule of Derivative Liability [Line Items]    
Fair value of derivative liability 19,993 22,194
v3.24.4
Shareholders’ Deficit (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
Aug. 31, 2024
May 31, 2024
Nov. 30, 2023
Aug. 31, 2023
May 31, 2023
Nov. 30, 2024
Nov. 30, 2023
Feb. 29, 2024
Mar. 31, 2022
Shareholders Deficit [Line Items]                    
Common stock, shares issued 114,860,011           114,860,011   104,591,648  
Gross proceeds (in Dollars)             $ 2,623 $ 2,177    
Stock options, exercisable per share (in Dollars per share) $ 0.5           $ 0.5     $ 0.85
Warrants expire years 10 years           10 years      
Stock options exercisable 4,000,000           4,000,000      
Fair value of stock options (in Dollars)             $ 1,601    
Stock price (in Dollars per share) $ 0.42           $ 0.42      
Warrant expected term             5 years      
Volatility rate             182.00%      
Dividend rate             0.00%      
Risk free interest rate             4.52%      
Stock options intrinsic value (in Dollars) $ 68           $ 68      
Board [Member]                    
Shareholders Deficit [Line Items]                    
Stock option issued 3,000,000           3,000,000      
Employee [Member]                    
Shareholders Deficit [Line Items]                    
Stock option issued 1,000,000           1,000,000      
Warrant [Member]                    
Shareholders Deficit [Line Items]                    
Stock options, exercisable per share (in Dollars per share) $ 1           $ 1      
Warrants expire years 3 years           3 years      
Common Stock [Member]                    
Shareholders Deficit [Line Items]                    
Gross proceeds (in Dollars)             $ 230,000      
Warrants to purchase shares 3,000,000           3,000,000      
Shares issued 3,316,000 2,496,763 4,455,600 1,716,669 2,290,909 2,586,362 920,000 6,593,940    
IPO [Member] | Common Stock [Member]                    
Shareholders Deficit [Line Items]                    
Common stock, shares issued 10,268,363           10,268,363      
Gross proceeds (in Dollars)             $ 2,623 $ 2,177    
v3.24.4
Shareholders’ Deficit - Schedule of Stock Option Activity (Details) - Directors and Officers 2011 plan [Member]
9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Schedule of Stock Option Activity [Line Items]  
Outstanding, Beginning balance, Number of Options | shares 4,250,000
Outstanding, Beginning balance, Exercise Price | $ / shares $ 0.37
Outstanding, Beginning balance, Weighted Average Intrinsic Value | $
Granted, Number of Options | shares 4,000,000
Granted, Exercise Price | $ / shares $ 0.5
Granted, Weighted Average Intrinsic Value | $
Exercised, Number of Options | shares
Exercised, Exercise Price | $ / shares
Exercised, Weighted Average Intrinsic Value | $
Cancelled, Number of Options | shares
Cancelled, Exercise Price | $ / shares
Cancelled, Weighted Average Intrinsic Value | $
Outstanding, Ending balance, Number of Options | shares 8,250,000
Outstanding, Ending balance, Exercise Price | $ / shares $ 0.37
Outstanding, Ending balance, Weighted Average Intrinsic Value | $
v3.24.4
Shareholders’ Deficit - Schedule of Exercise Prices and Information Related to Options (Details) - $ / shares
9 Months Ended
Aug. 24, 2024
Nov. 30, 2024
Zero Point Two Five to Zero Point Five Zero [Member] | Stock Option [Member]    
Schedule of Exercise Prices and Information Related to Options [Line Items]    
Stock Outstanding (in Shares)   8,250,000
Stock Exercisable (in Shares)   8,250,000
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life   5 years 21 days
Weighted Average Exercise Price Outstanding   $ 0.43
Weighted Average Exercise Price Exercisable   0.43
Zero Point Two Five to Zero Point Five Zero [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Stock Option [Member]    
Schedule of Exercise Prices and Information Related to Options [Line Items]    
Range of Exercise Price   0.25
Zero Point Two Five to Zero Point Five Zero [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Stock Option [Member]    
Schedule of Exercise Prices and Information Related to Options [Line Items]    
Range of Exercise Price   $ 50
0.50 [Member] | Warrant [Member]    
Schedule of Exercise Prices and Information Related to Options [Line Items]    
Range of Exercise Price $ 0.5  
Stock Outstanding (in Shares) 3,511,664  
Stock Exercisable (in Shares) 3,511,664  
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life 6 years 1 month 17 days  
Weighted Average Exercise Price Outstanding $ 0.5  
Weighted Average Exercise Price Exercisable 0.5  
One Point Zero Zero [Member] | Warrant [Member]    
Schedule of Exercise Prices and Information Related to Options [Line Items]    
Range of Exercise Price $ 1  
Stock Outstanding (in Shares) 3,000,000  
Stock Exercisable (in Shares) 3,000,000  
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life 2 years 5 months 4 days  
Weighted Average Exercise Price Outstanding $ 1  
Weighted Average Exercise Price Exercisable $ 1  
v3.24.4
Shareholders’ Deficit - Schedule of Warrant Activity (Details)
9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
$ / shares
shares
Schedule of Warrant Activity [Abstract]  
Number of Warrants, Beginning balance | shares 3,521,664
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Beginning balance | $ / shares $ 0.83
Number of Warrants, Granted | shares 3,000,000
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Granted | $ / shares $ 1
Number of Warrants, Exercised | shares
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercised | $ / shares
Number of Warrants, Cancelled | shares (10,000)
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Cancelled | $ / shares $ 1.4
Number of Warrants, Ending balance | shares 6,511,664
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Ending balance | $ / shares $ 0.73
v3.24.4
Related Party Transactions (Details) - Bettersea [Member] - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
Nov. 30, 2023
Feb. 29, 2024
Related Party Transactions [Line Items]      
Percentage of related party transactions 7.30%   8.80%
Incurred consulting fees $ 120 $ 117  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 218   $ 213
v3.24.4
Contingencies (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
1 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Nov. 30, 2024
Feb. 29, 2024
Mar. 26, 2019
Contingencies [Line Items]        
Promissory note   $ 729 $ 405  
Bears interest rate 10.00%      
Controlling combined amount       $ 27,500
Unsecured Debt [Member]        
Contingencies [Line Items]        
Promissory note $ 82      
v3.24.4
Subsequent Events (Details) - Common Stock [Member] - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
Aug. 31, 2024
May 31, 2024
Nov. 30, 2023
Aug. 31, 2023
May 31, 2023
Nov. 30, 2024
Nov. 30, 2023
Subsequent Events [Line Items]                
Shares issued 3,316,000 2,496,763 4,455,600 1,716,669 2,290,909 2,586,362 920,000 6,593,940
Cash proceeds             $ 230,000  

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