ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Unless otherwise indicated, references in this section to "Nuburu," "we," "us," "our" and "the Company" refer to Nuburu, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, Nuburu, Subsidiary, Inc. and Nuburu Defense, LLC. Defined terms used herein and not otherwise defined are as defined in Part I of this Annual Report.
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements and the notes thereto which are included in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including those set forth under “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
A comparison of the results for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 is provided below. An analysis of our financial condition and results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 can be found under Part II, Item 7. "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2024, as amended, which is available through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.
On February 27, 2026, we effected a 1-for-4.99 reverse stock split of our Common Stock (the “2026 Reverse Stock Split”). The 2026 Reverse Stock Split has been reflected retroactively in all Common Stock and per share amounts for all periods presented. Proportional adjustments were made to the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise, vesting, or conversion of our outstanding stock options, restricted stock units, warrants, convertible notes, preferred stock, and other instruments convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock, as well as the applicable exercise prices, conversion prices, and per share grant date fair values. All share and per share amounts presented in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including but not limited to earnings per share, weighted-average shares outstanding, shares reserved under equity incentive plans and the employee stock purchase plan, and shares issuable under outstanding derivative and convertible instruments, have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the 2026 Reverse Stock Split for all periods presented.
LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINTS
We have not yet achieved commercialization and expect continued losses until we can do so. We must rely on capital from investors to support operations. From inception, we have continued to incur operating losses and negative cash flows from operating activities. For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, we incurred a net loss of $79,071,276 and $34,515,754 (including significant non-cash expenses), respectively, and we had an accumulated deficit of $200,479,831 and $131,806,605 as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. We generated total revenue of nil and $152,127 during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
During 2024 and 2025, due to the lack of sufficient funding, management initiated measures designed to reduce costs, which included implementing a furlough of employees beginning in 2024. In response to the furloughs and financing challenges, several key employees resigned. On March 5, 2025, our former secured lenders concluded the Foreclosure sale, which resulted in the transfer of our patent portfolio to an affiliate of the senior secured lenders in exchange for a full discharge and extinguishment of our junior and senior secured notes.
We expect to incur significant expenses and operating losses for the foreseeable future, as we devote substantial resources to implement our Transformation Plan, as described in “Item 1. Business” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and operate as a public company. Until we can generate sufficient revenue, we plan to finance our business with the proceeds from the issuance and sale of debt or equity securities, including sales pursuant to the SEPA, as defined and discussed below, and borrowings under credit facilities. There is no assurance that management's plans to obtain additional debt or equity financing or credit facilities will be successfully implemented or implemented on terms favorable to us. Even if we generate revenue, there is no guarantee that we will ever become profitable. While we are pursuing a Transformation Plan intended to address aspects of our financial condition and operations, there can be no assurance that these efforts will be successful or that they will alleviate the substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern. If we are unable to obtain additional financing, or otherwise implement our Transformation Plan, we will not be able to sustain operations and will need to consider alternatives, which could include a sale, liquidation, or dissolution of the business. For additional information, refer to Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements included herein, for the Company’s evaluation of the events and conditions and its plans regarding the going concern matter.
ACQUISITION, INVESTMENT AND JOINT VENTURE PLANS
Orbit (Related-Party), Tekne, Lyocon and Maddox
For information related to certain acquisition, investment-related and joint venture transactions with Orbit S.r.l. (“Orbit”), Tekne S.p.A (“Tekne”), Lyocon S.r.l. (“Lyocon”) and Maddox Defense Incorporated (“Maddox”), including our investment in Orbit accounted for under the equity-method through January 2026, see Notes 4, 6 and 17to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
SYME Convertible Note Receivable and Strategic Investment (Related Party)
For information regarding (i) the Convertible Note Receivable with SYME, as defined and described in Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements, and (ii) the SYME inventory advance, see Notes 6 , 7 and 17 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
Heckler & Koch AG Investment
As part of ongoing efforts to invest our assets to build out our Defense and Security Platform, on February 6, 2026, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Brick Lane pursuant to which we acquired from Brick Lane 295,000 shares (or approximately 0.8% of the outstanding common shares) of Heckler & Koch AG, a leading manufacturer of small firearms for NATO and EU countries whose shares are listed on Euronext Paris under the ticker MLHK, for an aggregate purchase price of $15,000,000, which was paid by Subordinated Convertible Note. For additional information, see “Item 1. Business” and Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
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RECENT FINANCING TRANSACTIONS, SETTLEMENTS AND DEBT EXTINGUISHMENTS
Transfer of Outstanding Preferred Stock
As part of our ongoing efforts to eliminate liabilities and return to compliance with NYSE American stockholder equity requirements, on February 6, 2026, we entered into an exchange agreement with Indigo Capital LP ("Indigo"), pursuant to which we agreed to issue a pre-funded warrant to Indigo in exchange for the extinguishment and cancellation of 844,938 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock held by Indigo.
For additional information, see Note 17to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
February 2026 Offering and 2025 Offerings
In February 2026 and September 2025, we consummated a best efforts public offering of Common Stock and certain warrants. For additional information, see Notes 10, 11 and 17to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
December 2025 YA Financing Transaction
On December 17, 2025, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with YA, pursuant to which we completed a $25,000,000 financing transaction (the "December 2025 YA Financing Transaction"). In connection with the December 2025 YA Financing Transaction, we issued (i) a debenture with an aggregate principal amount of $25,000,000 (the “December 2025 YA Debenture”) at an original issue discount of 7.0%, resulting in gross cash proceeds to us of $23,250,000, which is further described in Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements, and (ii) the December 2025 YA Warrants, as defined and described in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements, to purchase an aggregate of 46,092,188 shares of Common Stock at exercise prices ranging from $0.05 to $2.35 per share, which were determined to be equity-classified and are further described in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
3(a)(10) Claims Settlement
On July 17, 2025, we and Silverback Capital Corporation (“Silverback”) agreed to settle outstanding claims in an amount of $5,662,479 (the “Claims”) owed to Silverback in exchange for a settlement amount payable in shares of Common Stock, subject to court approval. The settlement was approved by the state court on July 30, 2025, after a fairness hearing pursuant to the requirements of Section 3(a)(10) of the Securities Act. As of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Silverback program was performed and concluded.
For additional information, see Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
Standby Equity Purchase Agreement
On May 30, 2025, we entered into the Standby Equity Purchase Agreement (the “SEPA”) with YA (the “SEPA Investor”), pursuant to which we have the right to sell to the SEPA Investor up to $100,000,000 of Common Stock, subject to certain limitations and conditions set forth in the SEPA, from time to time during the term of the SEPA. We are not obligated to make any sales under the SEPA. The SEPA will terminate on the earlier of 36 months from execution or full utilization of the $100,000,000 commitment amount, and may be terminated earlier by us with five trading days’ written notice, subject to certain conditions.
For additional information regarding the SEPA, see Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
December 2025 YA Debenture, Indigo Capital Convertible Notes, AZ Promissory Note (Related-Party), TAG Promissory Note (Related-Party), Agile Note, Diagonal Convertible Notes, Boot Convertible Note, Brick Lane Convertible Notes, Bomore Convertible Notes, Torcross Convertible Note and YA Debenture (each, as defined in Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included herein)
During the year ended December 31, 2025, we entered into certain debt instruments with various third parties. Additionally, we entered into two related-party convertible notes, the TAG Promissory Note and the AZ Promissory Note, with the Company's Executive Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer. For additional information, see Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
Junior Notes, Senior Notes, August 2024 Convertible Notes and Foreclosure Collateral Sale (each, as defined in Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included herein)
During the first quarter of 2025, we fully extinguished our (i) Junior Notes and Senior Notes in connection with certain conversions and as part of the Foreclosure and (ii) August 2024 Convertible Notes. For additional information, see Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
SFE EI Agreement and Company Funding
On January 13, 2025, we entered into a letter agreement with SFE EI, pursuant to which SFE EI agreed to engage in efforts and commit capital to finance our operations for the next twelve months pursuant to the Transformation Plan.
Liqueous Settlement Agreement
In the first quarter of 2025, we entered into a settlement agreement, as amended (the “Liqueous Settlement Agreement”), with Liqueous LP (“Liqueous”), whereby we (i) received certain cash payments during the year ended December 31, 2025, as further described in Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements, (ii) modified and issued certain warrants, which were subsequently exercised into Common Stock, and (iii) agreed to issue shares of Common Stock to extinguish the Liqueous Obligation, as defined and described in Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements included herein. During the third quarter of 2025, the Liqueous Obligation was assigned to Redstone Group I LLC (“Redstone”) and $1,097,113 of outstanding principal and accrued interest was settled through the issuance of 1,803,608 shares of Common Stock to Redstone.
In October 2024, we entered into the Master Agreement with Liqueous pursuant to which, among other things, we agreed to implement a $50,000,000 equity line of credit (“ELOC”) pursuant to which we could require Liqueous to purchase Common Stock from time-to-time in the amounts and for
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the prices determined in accordance with the terms of the ELOC. Following the Liqueous Settlement Agreement, the ELOC will not be implemented and no additional equity will be sold to Liqueous, other than as set forth in the Liqueous Settlement Agreement.
For additional information, see Notes 7, 9, and 11 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
ADDITIONAL RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Halting of Trading on NYSE American and February 2026 Reverse Stock Split
Trading of our Common Stock was halted by NYSE American on February 13, 2026, because the trading price dropped below NYSE American’s Minimum Trading Price of $0.10.On February 27, 2026, we effected a 1-for-4.99 reverse stock split (the "2026 Reverse Stock Split") in order to return to compliance with the Minimum Trading Price requirement. Our Common Stock resumed trading on March 2, 2026.
For additional information, see Note 17to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
Inventory, Property and Equipment and Right-of-Use Asset Impairment
During the first quarter of 2025, in connection with our default under our lease in Centennial, Colorado and a default judgment obtained by the landlord against us, we (i) wrote down our inventory to a net realizable value of zero, (ii) wrote down the carrying value of our property and equipment, all of which was at the leased location, to a net book value of zero, and (iii) fully impaired the right-of-use asset associated with this lease, as we could no longer use the leased premises. For additional information, see Notes 1 and 3 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
NYSE Regulation Notice of Noncompliance
On April 29, 2025, we received a Notice of Noncompliance (the “Notice”) from NYSE Regulation indicating that we were not in compliance with Section 1003(a)(i) of the NYSE American LLC Company Guide (the “Company Guide”), which requires a company to maintain stockholders’ equity of $2,000,000 or more if it has reported losses from continuing operations or net losses in two of its three most recent fiscal years.
As required by the Company Guide, we submitted a detailed plan on May 29, 2025. The detailed plan advised NYSE Regulation of actions we have taken or will take to regain compliance with the continued listing standards by the compliance deadline of October 29, 2026. On July 22, 2025, the NYSE American notified us that it had accepted our plan outlining definitive actions that we have taken or will take to regain compliance with NYSE American’s continued listing standards (the “Compliance Plan”) and granted a plan period through October 29, 2026 (the “Plan Period”).
NYSE American will review us periodically for compliance with the Compliance Plan. If we are not in compliance with the continued listing standards by October 29, 2026, or if we do not make progress consistent with the Compliance Plan during the Plan Period, NYSE American may initiate delisting proceedings as appropriate. However, we may appeal a staff delisting determination in accordance with the Company Guide.
The Notice and NYSE’s acceptance of the Compliance Plan have no immediate effect on the listing or trading of our securities and our Common Stock will continue to trade on the NYSE American under the symbol “BURU” during the Plan Period with the designation of “.BC” to indicate that we are not in compliance with the NYSE American’s continued listing standards.
Components of Statements of Operations
Revenue
Although the Company did not generate revenue during the year ended December 31, 2025, revenue historically consisted of revenue recognized from sales and installation services of high-powered lasers. We had customers in the United States, Europe and Asia. In all sales arrangements, revenue was recognized when control of the promised goods or services was transferred to customers, in an amount that reflected the consideration we expected to be entitled to receive in exchange for those goods or services.
Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue primarily consists of the cost of materials, overhead and employee compensation associated with the manufacturing of our high-powered lasers. Product cost also includes lower of cost or net realizable value inventory (“LCNRV”) adjustments if the carrying value of the inventory is greater than its net realizable value as well as adjustments for excess or obsolete inventory.
Operating Expenses
As described above, during 2024, management initiated measures designed to reduce costs, which included implementing a furlough of employees. This significantly impacted commercialization and operations, particularly in the second half of 2024 and continuing in 2025.
Research and Development
Research and development expenses ("R&D") consist primarily of compensation and related costs for personnel, including stock-based compensation, employee benefits, training, travel, third-party consulting services, laboratory supplies, and research and development equipment depreciation incurred to further our commercialization development efforts. We anticipate research and development expenses to increase significantly as we expand our product portfolio. R&D costs are charged to the statement of operations as incurred and are included in operating expenses.
Selling and Marketing
Selling and marketing expenses consist primarily of compensation and related costs for our direct sales force, sales management, and marketing and include stock-based compensation, employee benefits, and travel for selling and marketing employees as well as costs related to trade shows, marketing programs. third-party consulting expenses, branding and public relations activities, and application lab depreciation expenses. We expect selling and marketing expenses to increase in future periods as we expand our sales force, marketing, and customer support organizations and increase
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our participation in trade shows and marketing programs. Selling and marketing costs are charged to the statement of operations as incurred and are included in operating expenses.
General and Administrative
Our general and administrative expenses consist primarily of compensation and related costs for our finance, human resources and other administrative personnel, and include stock-based compensation, employee benefits and travel expenses. In addition, general and administrative expenses include our third-party consulting and advisory services, legal, audit, accounting services and facilities costs, as well as transaction expenses. We expect our general and administrative expenses to increase for the foreseeable future as we scale headcount with the growth of our business through acquisitions and investments, and as a result of operating as a public company, including compliance with the rules and regulations of the SEC, legal, audit, additional insurance expenses, investor relations activities, and other administrative and professional services. General and administrative costs are charged to the statement of operations as incurred and are included in operating expenses.
Interest Income
Interest income consists primarily of interest income received on our cash and cash equivalents.
Interest Expense
Interest expense consists primarily of (i) interest owed on our outstanding debt, (ii) through the first quarter of 2025, amortization of deferred financing costs and (iii) during 2025, interest expense incurred in connection with the amounts payable to the landlord as part of the lease settlement for our expired lease in Centennial, Colorado. For additional information related to our lease settlement and debt obligations, see Notes 3and 9, respectively, to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
Equity in Losses of Unconsolidated Affiliates (Related-Party)
Equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates represents our proportionate share of the net losses of our equity-method investees, including the impact of basis differences and any impairment charges, as applicable.
Change in Fair Value of Warrant Liabilities
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities consists of non-cash gains or losses recognized based on the change in the fair value of our liability-classified warrants, which are re-measured to fair value at each balance sheet date with the corresponding gain or loss from the adjustment. For additional information, refer to Notes 5 and 11 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
Change in Fair Value of Derivative Liability
Change in fair value of derivative liability consists of non-cash gains or losses recognized based on the change in the fair value of the embedded derivatives under the August 2024 Convertible Notes that were required to be bifurcated from the host instrument and accounted for at fair value at issuance, as well as each subsequent balance sheet date. For additional information, refer to Notes 5 and 11 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
Change in Fair Value of Convertible Note Receivable (Related Party)
Change in fair value of convertible note receivable relates to the unrealized gain or loss resulting from the change in fair value of the Convertible Note Receivable for which the fair value option was elected. This amount reflects the remeasurement of the asset to its current fair value as of the reporting date. For additional information, see Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
Change in Fair Value of Notes Payable
Change in fair value of notes payable relates to the unrealized gain or loss resulting from the change in fair value of debt instruments for which the fair value option was elected. This amount reflects the remeasurement of such liabilities to their current fair value as of the reporting date. For additional information, refer to Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
Change in Fair Value of SEPA Liability
Change in fair value of SEPA liability relates to the unrealized gain or loss resulting from the change in the fair value of the SEPA liability, which includes (i) the fair value of the put option and (ii) related to the June 30, 2025 valuation, the fair value related to the unissued shares for the commitment fee. For additional information, refer to Notes 5 and 12 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
Change in Fair Value of Claims Settlement Liability
Change in fair value of claims settlement liability relates to the unrealized gain or loss resulting from the change in the fair value of the claims settlement liability associated with the Silverback Claims Settlement. For additional information, refer to Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
Loss on Issuance of Warrants
Loss on issuance of warrants relates to the excess initial fair value of the 2025 Offering Common Stock Warrants over the net proceeds received from the 2025 Offering. For additional information, refer to Notes 5 and 11 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
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Loss on Issuance of Notes Payable
Loss on issuance of notes payable relates to the excess of the initial fair value of certain debt instruments accounted for under the fair value option over the proceeds received. For additional information, refer to Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
Loss on Issuance of SEPA
Loss on issuance of SEPA relates to the initial fair value of the SEPA put right at inception of the SEPA on May 30, 2025. For additional information regarding the SEPA, see Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
Loss on Extinguishment of Accounts Payable
Loss on extinguishment of accounts payable relates to the derecognition of the liabilities to vendors in connection with the Silverback Claims Settlement, based on the fair value of the shares of Common Stock that can be issued to Silverback to satisfy the claims and the settlement fee. For additional information, see Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
Loss on Extinguishment of Notes Payable
Loss on extinguishment of notes payable consists of losses incurred to extinguish debt. For addiitonal information, refer to Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
Loss on Settlement of Claims Liability, Net
Loss on settlement of claims liability, net, consists of losses incurred to extinguish the Silverback claims settlement liability. For additional information, refer to Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
Loss on Fraudulently Induced Wire Transfer
Loss on fraudulently induced wire transfer represents losses incurred in connection with a wire fraud incident. For additional information, refer to Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
SEPA Fees and Issuance Costs
SEPA fees and issuance costs relates to fees and issuance costs incurred in connection with the SEPA. For additional information regarding the SEPA, see Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
Gain on Sale of Intellectual Property Intangible Assets
Gain on sale of intellectual property intangible assets primarily relates to the sale of collateral to the lenders holding both the outstanding Senior Convertible Notes and Junior Notes in exchange for a full discharge and extinguishment of our Junior Notes and Senior Convertible Notes, as further described in Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
Loss on Impairment of Inventories, Property and Equipment and Operating Lease Right-of-Use Asset
Loss on impairment of inventories, property and equipment and operating lease right-of-use asset relates to write-downs and impairments recorded on our inventories, property and equipment and right-of-use-asset in connection with our default under our lease in Centennial, Colorado, and ultimate judgment obtained by the landlord in April 2025. For additional information, see Notes 1, 3, and 7 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
Interest Expense Recognized on Remeasurement of Preferred Stock Liability
Interest expense recognized on remeasurement of preferred stock liability relates to the subsequent remeasurement of the preferred stock liability after issuance through March 31, 2025 in connection with the reclassification of the preferred stock from mezzanine equity to a short-term liability on January 31, 2025. For additional information, see Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
Other Gain (Loss), Net
Other gain (loss), net consists primarily of issuance costs incurred in connection with the issuance of certain debt instruments and amounts received in federal tax credits.
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Results of Operations
The following table sets forth our results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:
Year EndedDecember 31,
Operating expenses:
Non-operating income (loss):
Change in fair value of claims settlement liability 2,584,724 — 2,584,724
Loss on settlement of claims liability, net (395,379 ) — (395,379 )
Gain on sale of intellectual property intangible assets 8,961,872 — 8,961,872
Provision for income taxes — — —
Revenue. Revenue decreased $152,127 during the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. This decrease is primarily due to a significant impact to our operations from the implementation of our Transformation Plan in the first quarter of 2025 and a furlough of employees.
Cost of Revenue. Cost of revenue decreased $2,024,103 during the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. This decrease is primarily due to a period-over-period decrease of approximately (i) $1,493,000 of direct labor and job costs and (ii) $477,000 in overhead, due to decreased production of the laser systems related to the measures implemented by management during 2024 designed to reduce costs, which included implementing our Transformation Plan and a furlough of employees that significantly impacted commercialization and operations and has had a continued impact into 2025.
Research and Development. Research and development expenses decreased $1,647,257 during the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. This decrease is primarily due to decreases in (i) personnel costs of approximately $952,000, due primarily to the furlough of research and development employees as part of the cost reduction measures instituted by management which began during 2024 and continued into 2025, (ii) stock-based compensation expenses of approximately $383,000, due primarily to the furlough of research and development employees as part of the cost reduction measures instituted by management discussed above, (iii) spend on the BLTM series of approximately $139,000, and (iv) depreciation expense of approximately $128,000 due to the write-down of property and equipment to a net book value of zero during the first quarter of 2025. For additional information on the write-down of property and equipment, see Notes 1 and 3 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
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Selling and Marketing. Selling and marketing expenses increased $4,203,901 during the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. This increase is primarily due to the net effect of (i) an increase in professional and consulting related expenses of approximately $3,664,000, primarily related to an increase in branding and public relations consulting expenses as part of our Transformation Plan, (ii) an increase in marketing expenses of approximately $578,000, (iii) an increase in stock-based compensation expense of approximately $542,000, primarily related to the forfeiture of an employee's unvested awards upon his resignation in April 2024 that resulted in a large reversal of expense in the second quarter of 2024, (iv) a decrease in payroll expenses of approximately $406,000, primarily as a result of the cost reduction measures instituted by management which began during 2024 and continued into 2025, and (v) a decrease in depreciation expense of approximately $119,000 due to the write-down of property and equipment to a net book value of zero during the first quarter of 2025. For additional information on the write-down of property and equipment, see Notes 1 and 3 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
General and Administrative. General and administrative expenses increased $4,541,035 during the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. This increase is primarily driven by the net effect of (i) an increase in accounting and audit services of approximately $2,379,000 related to our Transformation Plan, (ii) an increase in acquisition-related expenses of approximately $2,104,000 (inclusive of $735,000 in fees paid to TCEI for reimbursement of expenses, as further described in Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements included herein), (iii) an increase in professional and consulting services of approximately $983,000, (iv) a decrease in rent expense of approximately $515,000 due to the termination of the Company’s operating lease agreement (see Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements included herein for additional information), and (v) a decrease in insurance expenses of approximately $437,000.
Interest Expense. Interest expense decreased $2,874,515 during the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to the same period in 2024 primarily due to lower interest-bearing debt balances between periods, due to the extinguishment of certain notes, as detailed in Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements included herein. Interest expense during the year ended December 31, 2025 was comprised primarily of (i) approximately $270,000 of interest accrued on the Senior Convertible Notes, Junior Notes and August 2024 Convertible Notes and (ii) approximately $103,000 of accretion of the Orbit Preferred Obligation (as defined and further described in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements). Interest expense during the year ended December 31, 2024 was comprised of interest accrued on the Senior Convertible Notes and Junior Notes and the debt discount amortization for the Junior Notes. For more information on our debt obligations, see Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
Change in Fair Value of Warrant Liabilities.We recorded a loss of $13,894,830 during the year ended December 31, 2025, which is primarily related to the increase of approximately $13,979,000 in the fair value of the 2025 Offering Common Stock Warrants, largely due to an increase in our share price from the time of issuance on September 16, 2025 through December 31, 2025. During the year ended December 31, 2024, we recorded a gain of $343,000, which resulted from the decrease in the fair value of our liability-classified warrants during 2024.
Change in Fair Value of Convertible Note Receivable (Related-Party). We recorded a loss of $2,679,772 during the year ended December 31, 2025, which primarily relates to the net effect of (i) an increase of approximately $5,155,000 in principal amount under the Convertible Note Receivable and (ii) a decrease of approximately $2,680,000 in the fair value of the Convertible Note Receivable, primarily due to the potential dilutive impact on SYME's market value of the expected future conversion of the Convertible Note Receivable into SYME ordinary shares and warrants. For additional information, see Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
Change in Fair Value of Notes Payable. We recorded a loss of $3,616,706 during the year ended December 31, 2025, which resulted from (i) a loss of approximately $3,968,000 due to the increase in fair value of the Indigo Capital Convertible Notes prior to their conversion, largely due to an increase in our share price, and (ii) a loss of approximately $289,000 due to the increase in the fair value of the Agile Note, partially offset by (iii) a gain of approximately $489,000 due to the decrease in the fair value of the AZ Promissory Note, largely due to a decrease in our share price from the time of the issuance through year-end, and (iv) a gain of approximately $358,000 due to the decrease in the fair value of the TAG Promissory Note, largely due to a decrease in our share price from the time of the issuance through year-end. For additional information, see Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
Change in Fair Value of SEPA Liability. We recorded a gain of $682,276 during the year ended December 31, 2025 related to the decrease in the fair value of the SEPA liability, primarily due to a change in the amount and timing of expected share draws under the SEPA.
Change in Fair Value of Claims Settlement Liability. We recorded a gain of $2,584,724 during the year ended December 31, 2025 related to the change in the fair value of the claims settlement liability associated with the Silverback Claims Settlement, primarily driven by a significant reduction in the probability of payment to the remaining unpaid vendor as of December 31, 2025, resulting in a significant reduction in the expected settlement amount. Refer to Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information.
Loss on Issuance of Warrants. We recorded a loss of $8,756,303 during the year ended December 31, 2025 related to the excess initial fair value of the 2025 Offering Common Stock Warrants over the net proceeds received from the 2025 Offering. For additional information regarding the 2025 Offering and 2025 Offering Common Stock Warrants, see Notes 10 and 11 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
Loss on Issuance of Notes Payable. We recorded a loss of $3,980,062 during the year ended December 31, 2025, primarily related to the excess of an aggregate (i) $2,063,000 in the initial fair value of the December 2025 YA Debenture, (ii) $982,000 in the initial fair value of the Indigo Capital Convertible Notes, (iii) $335,000 in the initial fair value of the Diagonal Convertible Notes, (iv) $296,000 in the initial fair value of the Brick Lane Convertible Notes, (v) $156,000 in the initial fair value of the YA Debenture and (vi) $93,000 in the initial fair value of the Boot Convertible Note, each over the proceeds received. For additional information, see Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
Loss on Issuance of SEPA. We recorded a loss of $2,582,724 during the year ended December 31, 2025 related to the initial fair value of the SEPA put option at inception of the SEPA on May 30, 2025. For additional information regarding the SEPA, see Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
Loss on Extinguishment of Accounts Payable. During the year ended December 31, 2025, we recorded a loss of $5,361,931, which was primarily related to (i) a loss of $6,514,000 on the derecognition of the liabilities to vendors in connection with the Silverback Claims Settlement, which was calculated based on the fair value of the shares of Common Stock that can be issued to Silverback to satisfy the claims and the settlement fee, partially
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offset by (ii) a gain of $849,000 on the extinguishment of certain accounts payable and accrued expenses resulting from settlements with vendors for less than the amount owed and (iii) a gain of $291,000 on a settlement of amounts owed to related parties. For additional information, see Notes3 and 7 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
Loss on Extinguishment of Notes Payable. During the year ended December 31, 2025, we recorded a loss on the extinguishment of notes payable of $10,138,337 which primarily is comprised of (i) approximately $2,123,000 related to excess of the initial fair value of the March Indigo Capital Exchange Convertible Note over the carrying amount of the August 2024 Convertible Notes, (ii) approximately $1,745,000 related to the amendment of the AZ Promissory Note to include a conversion feature, (iii) approximately $1,683,000 related to the sale of collateral, further described in Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements, (iv) approximately $1,175,000 related to the issuance of shares to holders of Junior Notes to extinguish principal and accrued interest under the Junior Notes, (v) approximately $1,095,000 related to the amendment of the TAG Promissory Note to include a conversion feature, (vi) approximately $1,072,000 related to the excess of the fair value of the Brick Lane Exchange Convertible Note at issuance and the carrying value of the shares of our outstanding Series A Preferred Stock that was extinguished, (vii) approximately $480,000 related to the issuance shares to Esousa to extinguish principal and accrued interest under the August 2024 Convertible Notes, (viii) approximately $425,000 related to the issuance shares to settle outstanding principal and accrued interest under the Liqueous Obligation, (ix) approximately $163,000 related to the issuance of the April Indigo Capital Exchange Convertible Note in exchange for the extinguishment of an existing unsecured promissory note of the Company, and (x) approximately $140,000 related to the excess of the fair value of the Bomore Exchange Convertible Note at issuance and the carrying value of our outstanding Series A Preferred Stock that was extinguished. For further information, see Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
During the year ended December 31, 2024, we recorded a loss on the extinguishment of debt of $20,504,307, which primarily related to the issuance of shares to noteholders of the Senior Notes and Junior Notes to extinguish principal and accrued interest under the Senior Notes and Junior Notes. For further information, see Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
Loss on Settlement of Claims Liability, Net. During the year ended December 31, 2025, we recorded a net loss of $395,379 related to the settlement of the Silverback Claims Settlement, in which Silverback received shares of Common Stock in exchange for the cancellation and dismissal of all remaining obligations under the Silverback Claims Settlement. For further information, see Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
Loss on Fraudulently Induced Wire Transfer. During the year ended December 31, 2025, we recorded a net loss of $1,005,352 related to the loss incurred in connection with a wire fraud incident which occurred during the year ended December 31, 2025. Refer to Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements included herein for more information.
SEPA Fees and Issuance Costs. We recorded $2,147,287 of SEPA fees and issuance costs during the year ended December 31, 2025, which relates to (i) approximately $1,072,000 in costs incurred in connection with the sale of shares of Common Stock under the SEPA, (ii) a commitment fee payable to the SEPA Investor in Common Stock in an amount equal to 1% of the Commitment Amount, or $1,000,000, to be paid 50% on execution of the SEPA and 50% 90 days following the date of the SEPA, (iii) legal expenses of $50,000 related to the issuance of the SEPA, and (iv) a structuring fee payable to the SEPA Investor in the amount of $25,000. For additional information regarding the SEPA, see Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
Gain on Sale of Intellectual Property Intangible Assets. We recorded a gain on the sale of intellectual property of $8,961,872 during the year ended December 31, 2025, which primarily related to the sale of collateral to extinguish the remaining outstanding Junior Notes and Senior Convertible Notes, as further described in Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
Loss on Impairment of Inventories, Property and Equipment and Operating Lease Right-of-Use Asset. We recorded a loss on impairment of inventories, property and equipment and operating lease right-of-use asset of $6,064,823 related to write-downs and impairments recorded on our inventories, property and equipment and right-of-use asset in connection with our default under our lease in Centennial, Colorado, and ultimate judgment obtained by the landlord, in April 2025. For additional information, see Notes 1, 3, and 7 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
Interest Expense Recognized on Remeasurement of Preferred Stock Liability. We recordednon-cash interest expense of $10,398,050 related to the subsequent remeasurement of the preferred stock liability after issuance through March 31, 2025 in connection with the reclassification of the preferred stock from mezzanine equity to a current liability on January 31, 2025. For additional information, see Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
Other gain (loss), net. Other gain (loss), net consisted of a loss of $1,447,799 during the year ended December 31, 2025, which was primarily due to (i) approximately $1,700,000 in issuance costs in connection with the issuance of certain debt instruments accounted for under the fair value option, partially offset by (ii) a gain of approximately $401,000 related to additional amounts received under the Employee Retention Tax Credit for qualifying 2021 wages received during the year ended December 31, 2025, which was accounted for when collectability was assured. For more information, refer to Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
Other gain (loss), net consisted of a gain of $218,169 during the year ended December 31, 2024 related to an Employee Retention Tax Credit for qualifying 2021 wages received, which was accounted for when collectability was assured.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
Liquidity describes the ability of a company to generate sufficient cash flows to meet the cash requirements of its business operations, including working capital needs, debt service, acquisitions, contractual obligations, and other commitments. As of the date of this Annual Report on Form
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10-K, we have yet to generate meaningful revenue from our business operations and have funded capital expenditure and working capital requirements through debt and equity financing.
As of December 31, 2025, we had cash and cash equivalents of $24,661,284 as compared to $209,337 as of December 31, 2024. During the year ended December 31, 2025, we received gross cash proceeds of (i) $30,406,708 from certain debt instruments issued, as further described in Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements, (ii) $21,937,886 under the SEPA, as further described in Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements, (iii) $11,994,834 related to the 2025 Offering, as further described in Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements, and (iv) $1,340,000 from the Liqueous Settlement Agreement, and future liquidity may be provided from certain agreements executed subsequent to December 31, 2025, as further described in Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements included herein. Our cash flows from operations are not sufficient to fund our current operating model and expansion plans. As of January 31, 2025, we were also required to redeem the Preferred Stock as permitted by law in cash at an amount equal to $10.00 per share, or $23,889,050. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we are not required to redeem any shares of Preferred Stock to the extent we do not have legally available funds to effect such redemption.
From inception through December 31, 2025, we have incurred operating losses and negative cash flows from operating activities. For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, we have incurred net losses of $79,071,276 and $34,515,754 (including significant non-cash expenses), respectively, and we have an accumulated deficit of $200,479,831 as of December 31, 2025. The operating loss for the year ended December 31, 2025 included $10,398,050 of non-cash interest expense recognized on remeasurement of the preferred stock liability. For additional information on this interest expense, see Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
We anticipate that we will incur net losses for the foreseeable future and, even if we generate revenue, there is no guarantee that we will ever become profitable. While we are pursuing a Transformation Plan intended to address aspects of our financial condition and operations, there can be no assurance that these efforts will be successful or that they will alleviate the substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern. For additional information, refer to Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements included herein, for the Company’s evaluation of the events and conditions and its plans regarding the going concern matter.
Until we can generate sufficient revenue, we plan to finance our business with the proceeds from the issuance and sale of debt or equity securities, including sales pursuant to the SEPA, or borrowings under credit facilities. We plan to rely on proceeds received from the SEPA to the extent permitted under the terms of the 2025 Offering and the February 2026 Offering. There is no assurance our management's plans to obtain additional debt or equity financing or credit facilities will be successfully implemented or implemented on terms favorable to us.
The further development of our products, commencement of commercial operations and expansion of our business will require a significant amount of cash for expenditures. Our ability to successfully manage this growth will depend on many factors, including our working capital needs, the availability of equity or debt financing and, over time, our ability to generate cash flows from operations.
Given our current liquidity position, we will need to raise additional capital. If we raise additional funds by issuing equity securities, this would result in dilution to our stockholders. If we raise additional funds by issuing any additional preferred stock, such securities may also provide for rights, preferences, or privileges senior to those of holders of Common Stock. If we raise additional funds by issuing debt securities, such debt securities would have rights, preferences and privileges senior to those of holders of Common Stock. The terms of debt securities or borrowings could impose significant restrictions on our operations. The credit market and financial services industry have in the past, and may in the future, experience periods of uncertainty that could impact the availability and cost of equity and debt financing.
Cash Flows
The following table summarizes our cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities for the periods presented.
Year EndedDecember 31,
Net cash used in investing activities (16,716,356 ) —
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash used in operating activities was $16,090,302 and $6,616,941 for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The increase in cash used in operating activities is primarily the result of an increase in cash used from an increase in net loss of $44,555,522, partially offset by a net decrease in cash used from non-cash expenses of $37,705,825, including (i) a loss on fair value of warrant liabilities of $16,004,734, (ii) interest expense recognized on remeasurement of preferred stock liability of $10,398,050, (iii) a loss on extinguishment of notes payable of $10,138,337, (iv) a gain on sale of intellectual property intangible assets of $8,961,872, (v) a loss on the issuance of warrants of $8,756,303, (vi) a loss on impairment of inventories, property and equipment and operating lease right-of-use asset of $6,064,823, (vii) a loss on extinguishment of accounts payable of $5,361,931, (viii) a loss on issuance of notes payable of $3,980,062 and (ix) a loss on fair value of notes payable of $3,616,706.
Cash flows from investing activities
Net cash used in investing activities was $16,716,356 and nil for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The amount used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2025 relates to (i) $5,668,545 of cash paid related to the payment for the SYME Inventory Advance, as further described in Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements, (ii) $5,154,872 of payments under the Convertible Note Receivable,
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and (iii) $4,713,253 of cash paid in connection with certain acquisitions and investments, as further described in Notes 4 and 7 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
Cash flows from financing activities
Net cash provided by financing activities was $58,133,746 and $4,677,578 for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Net cash provided by financing activities during the year ended December 31, 2025 is comprised primarily of (i) $30,406,708 of proceeds from certain debt instruments issued, as further described in Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements included herein, (ii) $21,937,886 of proceeds from the SEPA and (iii) $11,994,834 of proceeds from the 2025 Offering, as further described in Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
Net cash provided by financing in activities during the year ended December 31, 2024 is comprised primarily of proceeds from the issuance of pre-funded warrants and Common Stock of $2,180,522 and $200,000 respectively, as well as proceeds from debt borrowings of $1,796,824 and proceeds from shareholder advances of $644,936, partially offset by payments of accrued deferred financing costs for the Junior Notes totaling $71,500 and tax withholdings for RSU issuances totaling $73,204.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no obligations, assets or liabilities, which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as of December 31, 2025. We do not participate in transactions that create relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements. We have not entered into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements, established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any debt or commitments of other entities, or purchased any non-financial assets.
Contractual Obligations
For our contractual obligations that are expected to have an effect on our liquidity and cash flow, refer to Notes 7, 9, 10 and 12 to the consolidated financial statements included in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Critical Accounting Estimates
Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses. We evaluate our estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis. These estimates and assumptions are based on historical experience and on various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. Our actual results could differ from these estimates.
In addition to the accounting policies that are more fully described in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, we have identified the following critical accounting estimates that require us to use judgments, often as a result of the need to make assumptions regarding matters that are inherently uncertain, and actual results could differ from these estimates. Critical accounting estimates are those that involve a significant amount of estimation uncertainty and have had or are reasonably likely to have a material impact on our financial condition and results of operations. Accordingly, a different financial presentation could result depending on the judgments, estimates or assumptions that are used. Therefore, we consider an understanding of the variability and judgment required in making these estimates to be critical in fully understanding and evaluating our reported financial results.
Fair Value Measurements
U.S. GAAP provides guidance with respect to the recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements and for a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. Level 1 inputs are quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date. Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted market prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.
Recurring Valuations. Our recurring valuations are primarily associated with (i) our receivables or debt recorded under the fair value option ("FVO"), (iii) our liability-classified warrants and (iii) our SEPA, each of which are carried at fair value. Changes in the fair values of these instruments has had, and we believe will continue to have, a significant and volatile impact on our consolidated results of operations.
Fair Value Option for Certain Financial Instruments. Our election of the FVO for certain of our financial instruments results in ongoing remeasurement of these instruments using valuation techniques that require significant judgment, and changes in fair value can materially impact our consolidated statements of operations. The fair values of our financial instruments accounted for under the FVO were estimated using appropriate valuation models, which included the following assumptions that required significant management judgment:
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Expected volatility assuming probability and value of alternative outcomes for debt instruments with embedded features or contingent settlement provisions,
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For the SYME Convertible Note Receivable, probability of default and recovery rate in the case of such an event.
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of instruments accounted for under the fair value option during the period were primarily driven by changes in our share price related to underlying market conditions.
Liability-Classified Warrants. Our accounting for liability-classified warrants involves significant judgment due to the use of unobservable inputs and the sensitivity of the valuation to changes in assumptions, and changes in fair value can materially impact our consolidated statements of operations.
The fair values of our liability-classified warrants were estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation model, which included the following assumption that required significant management judgment: expected volatility based on the publicly traded shares of selected peer laser companies.
An increase in expected volatility would generally result in an increase in the fair value of the warrant liabilities, while a decrease in this assumption would generally result in a corresponding decrease. During the year ended December 31, 2025, changes in the fair value of our warrant liabilities were primarily driven by an increase in the fair value of the 2025 Offering Common Stock Warrants, largely due to an increase in our share price from the time of issuance on September 16, 2025 through December 31, 2025.
Standby Equity Purchase Agreement. The accounting for the SEPA requires significant judgment due to the use of valuation techniques that incorporate unobservable inputs and assumptions. We valued the SEPA using a Monte Carlo simulation model, which included the following assumptions that required significant management judgment:
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Expected volatility over the remaining availability period,
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Utilization/draw assumptions reflecting our expected funding needs, trading volume limits, and contractual per‐draw and aggregate caps; and
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Expected term equal to the remaining contractual availability, adjusted for utilization assumptions and any blackout or pricing‐condition days.
Reasonably small changes in these inputs can materially affect the fair value recorded in our balance sheet and the gains or losses recognized in our consolidated statements of operations. In general, an increase in our expected volatility would result in an increase in the fair value of the SEPA liability, while a decrease in this assumption would generally result in a decrease in the fair value. Changes in the fair value of the SEPA during the period were primarily driven by changes in the amount and timing of expected share draws under the SEPA. Actual results may differ from estimates, and such differences could be material to our consolidated financial statements.
See Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements included herein for further details.
Nonrecurring Valuations. Our nonrecurring valuations are primarily associated with the application of the equity method of accounting, which requires that we make fair value determinations as of the applicable valuation date. In making these determinations, we are required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the recorded amounts, including, but not limited to, expected future cash flows, market comparables and discount rates. To assist us in making these fair value determinations, we may engage third-party valuation specialists. Our estimates of fair value are based upon assumptions we believe to be reasonable, but which are inherently uncertain.
See Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements included herein for further details.
Income Taxes
We have historically incurred net losses and expect to continue to incur net losses for the foreseeable future. As a result, we have recorded a full valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets. The determination of the valuation allowance requires significant judgment and is based on an assessment of all available positive and negative evidence, including our history of operating losses, forecasts of future taxable income, and the feasibility of tax planning strategies. Although we have concluded that a full valuation allowance is appropriate as of the reporting date, changes in our operating results, business outlook, or other relevant factors could result in a change to the valuation allowance in future periods. Any release of all or a portion of the valuation allowance could have a material impact on our results of operations in the period in which such determination is made.
Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
We review new accounting standards to determine the expected financial impact, if any, that the adoption of each new standard will have. For the recently issued and adopted accounting standards that we believe may have an impact on our consolidated financial statements, refer to Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements included herein.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information otherwise required under this item.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
This information appears following the signature page of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
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ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls are procedures that are designed with the objective of ensuring that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time period specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls are also designed with the objective of ensuring that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Executive Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
As required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Executive Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officers, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Based on this evaluation, we concluded that during the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2025, because of material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting described below.
Management’s Report on Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting is not intended to provide absolute assurance that a material misstatement of our consolidated financial statements would be prevented or detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Executive Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officers, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025 based on the framework established in “Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013)” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
Our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer have concluded that during the period covered by this report, our internal control over financial reporting was not effective due to a material weakness in our control environment around the accounting and presentation of complex financial instrument transactions that was not effectively designed or maintained. Additionally, management identified a material weakness related to wire-transfer authorization that resulted in a fraudulent disbursement, as further described in Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements included herein. These material weaknesses could result in material misstatements of the financial statements that would not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
We plan to take steps to enhance and improve the design of our internal control over financial reporting. During the period covered by this annual report on Form 10-K, we have not been able to remediate the material weaknesses identified above. To remediate such weaknesses, we intend to implement the following changes during our fiscal year ending December 31, 2026: (i) hire additional qualified personnel to address inadequate segregation of duties and ineffective risk management; and (ii) adopt sufficient written policies and procedures for accounting and financial reporting. The remediation efforts set out in (i) and (ii) are, in part, dependent upon our receiving additional financing to cover the costs of implementing the changes required. If we are unsuccessful in securing such funds, remediation efforts may be adversely affected in a material manner.
We do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and all instances of fraud. Disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Further, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all disclosure controls and procedures, no evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures can provide absolute assurance that we have detected all our control deficiencies and instances of fraud, if any. The design of disclosure controls and procedures also is based partly on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
This Annual Report on Form 10-K does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm due to an exemption established for “non-accelerated filers” set forth in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Other than changes to address the material weakness related to wire-transfer authorization that resulted in a fraudulent disbursement, as further described in Note 7, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in management's evaluation pursuant to Rules 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act that occurred during the fourth fiscal quarter covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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Item 9B. Other Information
None.
Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.
Not Applicable.
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PART III
The following required information is incorporated by reference to our definitive proxy statement for our 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which we intend to hold during the second quarter of 2026.
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
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PART IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
a)
The following documents are filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:
(1)
Consolidated Financial Statements:
The financial statements required under this Item begin on page F-2 of this Annual Report on Form 10K.
(2) Financial Statement Schedules:
None.
(3) Exhibits:
We hereby file as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K the exhibits listed in the attached Exhibit Index. Exhibits which are incorporated herein by reference can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC, 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. Copies of such material can also be obtained from the Public Reference Section of the SEC, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates or on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit No. Description Form File No. Exhibit No. Filing Date
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21.1* List of Subsidiaries of Nuburu, Inc.
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24.1* Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of the Form 10-K)
101.SCH* Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema with Embedded Linkbase Documents
* Filed herewith
** Furnished herewith
# Portions of this exhibit (indicated by asterisks) have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment and this exhibit has been filed separately with the SEC.
† Certain of the exhibits and schedules to these exhibits have been omitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601(a)(5). The registrant agrees to furnish a copy of all omitted exhibits and schedules to the SEC upon its request.
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ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: March 31, 2026
NUBURU, INC.
By: /s/ Alessandro Zamboni
Alessandro Zamboni
Executive Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Alessandro Zamboni, jointly and severally, his attorney-in-fact, with the power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Name Position Date
/s/ Dario Barisoni Director and Co-Chief Executive Officer March 31, 2026
Dario Barisoni
/s/ Matteo Ricchebuono Director March 31, 2026
Matteo Ricchebuono
/s/ Shawn Taylor Director March 31, 2026
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm F-2
Consolidated Financial Statements:
Consolidated Balance Sheets F-4
Consolidated Statements of Operations F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows F-7
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements F-9 to F-54
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of
Nuburu, Inc.:
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Nuburu, Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the related consolidated statements of operations, consolidated statements of changes in convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ deficit, and consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has sustained recurring operating losses and negative cash flows from operating activities. The Company anticipates that it will incur net losses for the foreseeable future and there is no assurance that the Company can raise additional debt or equity financing to support its future operations. All of the aforementioned factors raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Management's evaluation of the events and conditions and management's plans regarding these matters are also described in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Equity Method Investment – Initial Measurement and Valuation
Critical Audit Matter Description
As described in Note 4 of the financial statements, the Company entered into an agreement to purchase the ownership interest in Orbit in tranches. Orbit was wholly owned by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, and therefore the transaction constituted a related‐party transaction under U.S. GAAP. Although the Company’s initial investment represented only a 10.7% ownership interest, the arrangement provided the Company with significant influence over Orbit based on rights and other terms as defined in the purchase agreement. As a result, the investment was accounted for under equity method of accounting.
Accounting for this transaction required management to estimate the fair value of Orbit, as well as the fair value of the consideration transferred, a significant portion of which was in the form of the Company’s preferred stock. The fair value of Orbit was determined using an income approach, while the fair value of the preferred stock obligation was determined using a discounted cash flow methodology. We identified the initial measurement and valuation of the equity method investment as a critical audit matter because the determination of the fair values involved significant judgment and estimation uncertainty, particularly with respect to future cash flow projections, discount rates, and other valuation assumptions. These assumptions are inherently subjective and sensitive to changes in economic and market conditions, and small changes in such assumptions could result in materially different fair‐value measurements.
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How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit
The primary procedures we performed to address the critical audit matter included:
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Obtaining and evaluating the sale, purchase, and investment agreement to understand the terms of the transaction and the Company’s rights and obligations.
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Agreeing the terms of the purchase agreement to underlying supporting documentation, including accounting memoranda and valuation reports prepared by management.
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Utilizing the knowledge, experience and expertise of our internal valuation specialists to execute the planned audit procedures related to the valuations by assessing the reasonableness of the methodologies employed to value Orbit and the Company’s preferred stock.
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Evaluating the reasonableness of management’s assumptions used in projecting future cash flows, including projected revenue, operating margins, and other significant operating assumptions, by comparing them to historical results, approved forecasts, and relevant industry and economic trends.
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Evaluating the adequacy of the related disclosures in the financial statements.
/s/ WithumSmith+Brown, PC
We have served as the Company's auditor since 2021.
Irvine, California
March 31, 2026
PCAOB ID Number 100
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NUBURU, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
ASSETS
Current assets
Subscription for Orbit shares (related party) 11,778,600 —
SYME inventory advance (related party) 5,668,545 —
Advance on Tekne Convertible Receivable 1,179,686 —
Equity method investment (related party) 949,806 —
Deposit on acquisition (related party) 733,272 —
Convertible note receivable (related party) 2,351,602 —
Property and equipment, net — 4,834,729
Operating lease right-of-use assets — 202,411
LIABILITIES, CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Current liabilities
Preferred obligation related to Orbit Transaction (related party) 8,131,899 —
Claims settlement liability 5,575 —
Current portion of operating lease liability — 237,369
Contract liabilities — 24,000
Convertible note derivative liability — 37,900
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 7)
Stockholders’ Deficit
(1)
As of December 31, 2025, the value of the convertible preferred stock is presented within preferred stock liability. For additional information, see Note 10.
(2)
Amounts for the periods presented have been adjusted to reflect the 1-for-4.99 February 2026 Reverse Stock Split, as defined and further described in Note 2.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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NUBURU, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Year EndedDecember 31,
Operating expenses:
Non-operating income (loss):
Equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates (related party) (30,175 ) —
Change in fair value of derivative liability 37,900 141,100
Change in fair value of SEPA liability 682,276 —
Change in fair value of claims settlement liability 2,584,724 —
Loss on issuance of warrants (8,756,303 ) —
Loss on issuance of notes payable (3,980,062 ) —
Loss on issuance of SEPA (2,582,724 ) —
Loss on settlement of claims liability, net (395,379 ) —
Loss on fraudulently induced wire transfer (1,005,352 ) —
SEPA fees and issuance costs (2,147,287 ) —
Gain on sale of intellectual property intangible assets 8,961,872 —
Provision for income taxes — —
Net loss per common share, basic and diluted (1) $ (2.25 ) $ (29.51 )
(1)
Amounts for the periods presented have been adjusted to reflect the 1-for-4.99 February 2026 Reverse Stock Split, as defined and further described in Note 2.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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NUBURU, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
ConvertiblePreferred Stock Common Stock
Fractional shares issued for stock split — — 5,138 1 (1 ) — —
Common stock issued for services — — 2,506 — 1 — 1
(1)
Amounts for the periods presented have been adjusted to reflect the 1-for-4.99 February 2026 Reverse Stock Split, as defined and further described in Note 2.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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NUBURU, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Year EndedDecember 31,
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Inventory reserve adjustments — 28,012
Amortization of debt discount — 2,381,617
Debt issuance costs expensed under fair value option 1,699,546 —
Settlement of transaction costs through reduction of receivable 150,000 —
Operating lease right-of-use asset — 383,753
Equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates (related party) 30,175 —
Change in fair value of derivative liability (37,900 ) (141,100 )
Change in fair value of convertible note receivable (related party) 2,679,772 —
Change in fair value of SEPA liability (682,276 ) —
Change in fair value of claims settlement liability (2,584,724 ) —
Loss on issuance of warrants 8,756,303 —
Loss on issuance of notes payable 3,980,062 —
Loss on issuance of SEPA 2,582,724 —
Loss on settlement of claims liability, net 395,379 —
SEPA fees and issuance costs 2,147,287 —
Gain on sale of intellectual property intangible assets (8,961,872 ) —
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (573,641 ) (6,494 )
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Payments for acquisitions and investments (related party) (4,713,253 ) —
Payment related to SYME inventory advance (related party) (5,668,545 ) —
Payments under convertible note receivable (related party) (5,154,872 ) —
Advance on Tekne Convertible Receivable (1,179,686 ) —
Net cash used in investing activities (16,716,356 ) —
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Repayments of notes payable (3,108,232 ) —
Proceeds received from the SEPA 21,937,886 —
Payments of debt and equity issuance costs (4,097,321 ) —
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Proceeds received from settlement 1,000,000 —
Restricted stock units withheld for tax withholdings (129 ) (73,204 )
Proceeds from issuance of Common Stock — 200,000
Proceeds from the issuance of pre-funded warrants — 2,180,522
Payment of deferred financing costs — (71,500 )
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid for interest $ 848,066 $ —
Cash paid for income taxes $ — $ —
SUPPLEMENTAL NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Issuance of Common Stock upon exercise of warrants $ 34,373,943 $ —
Issuance of Common Stock in connection with the SEPA $ 21,636,834 $ —
Issuance of preferred obligation related to Orbit Transaction $ 8,028,600 $ —
Shares issued for services included in prepaid expenses $ 601,415 $ —
Issuance of promissory note for replacement of shareholder advance $ 545,000 $ —
Issuance of AZ Promissory Note for related party receivable $ 900,000 $ —
Stock-based compensation expense included in accrued expenses $ 25,000 $ —
Settlement of transaction costs through reduction of receivable $ 150,000 $ —
Deemed dividend in connection with modification of pre-funded warrants $ 936 $ —
Transfer of property and equipment from inventory $ — $ 154,971
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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NUBURU, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1. BACKGROUND AND ORGANIZATION
Nuburu, Inc. (“Nuburu” or the “Company”) was originally incorporated in Delaware on July 21, 2020 under the name Tailwind Acquisition Corp. (“Tailwind”) as a special purpose acquisition company, formed for the purpose of effecting an initial business combination with one or more target businesses. On September 9, 2020 (the “IPO Closing Date”), the Company consummated its initial public offering (the “IPO”). On January 31, 2023 (the "Closing Date"), the Company consummated a business combination with Nuburu Subsidiary, Inc. f/k/a Nuburu, Inc. (“Legacy Nuburu”), a privately held operating company which merged into the Company's subsidiary Compass Merger Sub, Inc. (the “Business Combination”) and changed its name to “Nuburu, Inc.,” and the Company became the owner, directly or indirectly, of all of the equity interests of Nuburu Subsidiary, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
On July 22, 2025, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company with the Delaware Secretary of State, increasing the number of shares of stock that the Company has the authority to issue to 950,000,000 shares, of which 900,000,000 shares are common stock, par value of $0.0001 per share, ("Common Stock") and 50,000,000 shares are Preferred Stock (as defined in Note 10).
In September 2025, the Company formed Nuburu Defense, LLC ("Nuburu Defense"), a new wholly-owned subsidiary incorporated in Delaware.
In October 2025, the Company made an investment, accounted for under the equity method, in Orbit S.r.l. (“Orbit”), as further described in Note 4, and in January 2026, the Company increased its ownership in Orbit to approximately 22% and obtained control, resulting in consolidation of Orbit’s operations beginning on that date. Additionally, in January 2026, the Company (i) completed its acquisition of 100% of Lyocon S.r.l. (“Lyocon”), which resulted in consolidation of Lyocon's operations beginning on that date and (ii) entered into strategic agreements with Tekne S.p.A (“Tekne”) through Nuburu Defense, including an initial equity investment of 2.9% and a convertible receivable supporting a broader defense collaboration. For additional information, see Note 17.
Throughout the notes to the consolidated financial statements, unless otherwise noted, the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” and similar terms refer to Legacy Nuburu prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, and Nuburu and its subsidiaries after the consummation of the Business Combination.
Going Concern and Liquidity
The Company has not yet achieved full commercialization and is expected to incur losses until it does.
From inception through December 31, 2025, the Company has incurred operating losses and negative cash flows from operating activities. For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company has incurred net losses of $79,071,276 and $34,515,754 (including significant non-cash expenses), respectively, and the Company has an accumulated deficit of $200,479,831 as of December 31, 2025. The Company expects to continue executing its comprehensive growth and diversification strategy, expanding into complementary domains such as defense-tech, security, and operational resilience solutions. The Company anticipates that it will incur net losses for the foreseeable future and, even if it increases its revenue, there is no guarantee that it will ever become profitable.
Until the Company can generate sufficient revenue, it plans to finance its business with the proceeds from the issuance and sale of debt or equity securities and borrowings under credit facilities, including sales pursuant to its SEPA with the SEPA Investor, each defined and further described in Note 12. The Company plans to rely on proceeds received from using the SEPA to the extent permitted under the terms of the February 2026 Offering and 2025 Offering, as defined and described in Notes 17 and 10, respectively. There is no assurance that management's plans to obtain additional debt or equity financing or credit facilities will be successfully implemented or implemented on terms favorable to the Company.
The Company has identified conditions that raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern within 12 months from the issuance of these consolidated financial statements, including historical operating losses, negative cash flows from operations, significant debt service obligations, and reliance on external financing.
In January 2025, the Company adopted a new business plan focused on building a stable foundation for the future business, including addressing outstanding payables, entering into joint development agreements, and investing in controlling interests in strategic targets (the “Transformation Plan”). Management has implemented and continues to execute its Transformation Plan and has taken actions during 2025 and early 2026 to strengthen the Company’s financial position and liquidity profile. These actions include balance sheet improvements, enhanced access to the capital markets, and the establishment of a platform-based operating model through strategic investments and acquisitions.
Management's plans to address these conditions involve a combination of available liquidity resources and financing strategies, including existing cash, potential monetization of financial assets, and access to financing arrangements. Execution of these plans depends on various assumptions and external factors, including market conditions and the Company’s ability to access capital on acceptable terms.
The Company is also subject to execution risks related to the timing and realization of its strategic initiatives, as well as capital markets risks, including share price performance, trading volumes, and broader macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions, which may affect access to financing.
Notwithstanding these uncertainties, management believes that the actions taken to date represent a material improvement compared to prior periods and provide a credible path toward improved liquidity position and operating performance over time.
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Management further believes that the successful execution of its Transformation Plan—particularly the acquisition of a controlling interest in Tekne, the full integration of Orbit, the acquisition of Lyocon and the expansion of the Company's laser business and the development and commercialization of capabilities with Maddox under the Maddox Agreement (as defined in Note 17)—would establish a scaled, integrated operating platform capable of generating sustainable revenues and improved liquidity, aligned with market demand.
Management believes that the actions described above could significantly reduce the conditions that raise substantial doubt of the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. However, substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern remains.
NYSE Regulation Notice of Noncompliance
On April 29, 2025, the Company received a Notice of Noncompliance from NYSE Regulation indicating that the Company was not in compliance with Section 1003(a)(i) of the NYSE American LLC Company Guide (the “Company Guide”), which requires a company to maintain stockholders’ equity of $2,000,000 or more if it has reported losses from continuing operations or net losses in two of its three most recent fiscal years.
As required by the Company Guide, the Company submitted a detailed plan on May 29, 2025. The detailed plan advised NYSE Regulation of actions the Company has taken or will take to regain compliance with the continued listing standards by the compliance deadline of October 29, 2026. On July 22, 2025, the NYSE notified the Company that it had accepted the Company’s plan outlining definitive actions that the Company has taken or will take to regain compliance with NYSE’s continued listing standards (the “Compliance Plan”) and granted a plan period through October 29, 2026 (the “Plan Period”).
The NYSE will review the Company periodically for compliance with the Compliance Plan. If the Company is not in compliance with the continued listing standards by October 29, 2026, or if the Company does not make progress consistent with the Compliance Plan during the Plan Period, the NYSE American may initiate delisting proceedings as appropriate. However, the Company may appeal a staff delisting determination in accordance with the Company Guide.
The NYSE notice and NYSE’s acceptance of the Compliance Plan have no immediate effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s securities and the Company’s Common Stock will continue to trade on the NYSE American under the symbol “BURU” during the Plan Period with the designation of “.BC” to indicate that the Company is not in compliance with the NYSE American’s continued listing standards.
The Company believes that, upon consummation of certain of the transactions that it has recently announced, it will be able to regain compliance. However, such transactions are subject to regulatory approvals, stockholder approval, and other closing conditions and, as a result, may not be consummated. Even if consummated, such transactions may not achieve the anticipated results or benefits to the Company.
Inventory, Property and Equipment and Right-of-Use Asset Impairment
The Company leased approximately 27,900 square feet of office space in Centennial, Colorado under a noncancelable operating lease agreement. The original term of the lease was set to expire in December 2024, however, in November 2023, the Company elected to extend the lease through June 2025. As further described in Note 3, as of March 31, 2025, the Company was in default under its lease, and Centennial Tech Industrial Owner (the "Landlord") pursued available remedies in advance of the expiration of the lease term in June 2025. As such, during the first quarter of 2025, the Company determined that, based on the assumption that the Landlord would fully exercise its rights with respect to all assets remaining on the premises, (i) it no longer had control over the inventory and that recovery was not probable, therefore, inventory was written down to a net realizable value of zero, (ii) the carrying value of its property and equipment, all of which was at the leased location, was no longer recoverable, and the assets were written down to a net book value of $0, and (iii) the right-of-use asset associated with this lease was fully impaired, as the Company could no longer use the leased premises, each of which is recorded within loss on impairment of inventories, property and equipment and operating lease right-of-use asset on the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2025. See Note 3 for additional information.
Certain Significant Risks and Uncertainties
The Company’s future operating results are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including its ability to obtain additional financing, achieve commercialization, execute its Transformation Plan and strategic transactions, comply with applicable regulatory requirements, manage indebtedness and liquidity, and respond to competitive, geopolitical, and economic conditions, which could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations.
NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the accounting and disclosure rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").
Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
February 2026 Reverse Stock Split
On February 27, 2026, the Company effected a 1-for-4.99 reverse stock split of its Common Stock (the “February 2026 Reverse Stock Split”) in order to return to compliance with the Minimum Trading Price requirement. Trading of the Company’s Common Stock was halted by NYSE American on February 13, 2026, because the trading price dropped below NYSE American’s Minimum Trading Price of $0.10.The
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Company’s Common Stock resumed trading on March 2, 2026. The February 2026 Reverse Stock Split affected all stockholders uniformly and did not impact the Company’s total stockholders’ deficit. Any fractional shares resulting from the February 2026 Reverse Stock Split were rounded up to one full share.
Proportional adjustments were made to the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise, vesting, or conversion of the Company's outstanding stock options, restricted stock units, warrants, convertible notes, preferred stock, and other instruments convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock, as well as the applicable exercise prices, conversion prices, and per share grant date fair values. All share and per share amounts presented in these consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes — including but not limited to earnings per share, weighted-average shares outstanding, shares reserved under equity incentive plans and the employee stock purchase plan, and shares issuable under outstanding derivative and convertible instruments — have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the February 2026 Reverse Stock Split for all periods presented.
For additional information, see Note 17.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.
Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the consolidated financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Estimates and assumptions made by management include, but are not limited to, fair value measurements, the valuation of equity method investments, income taxes and related valuation allowances, inventory reserve and valuation of stock-based compensation. Such estimates may be subject to change as more current information becomes available and, accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash equivalents are defined as short term, highly liquid investments, which are readily convertible to cash and have remaining maturities of three months or less at the date of acquisition. As of December 31, 2025, cash was primarily held in accounts with a single financial institution that is a licensed and regulated digital banking platform operating under applicable foreign regulatory authorities. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts, nor does the Company believe it is exposed to any significant credit risk on cash and cash equivalents. However, any loss incurred or lack of access to such funds could have a significant adverse impact on the Company's financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, nil and substantially all, respectively, of the cash on hand was considered cash equivalents.
Restricted Cash
Restricted cash represents funds held in U.S.-based banking collateral accounts maintained in connection with outstanding letters of credit related to our contemplated acquisition of a controlling interest in Tekne, as further described in Note 7, which exceeded Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limits of $250,000 as of December 31, 2025. The letters of credit expire on August 31, 2026, and, in accordance with bank policy, the collateral will be released 30 days after the expiration date. The collateral funds are not invested and earn interest at a rate of 1% per annum. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, restricted cash totaled $875,141 and nil, respectively, and is included in restricted cash on the consolidated balance sheets. See Note 7 for additional information.
Concentrations of Credit Risk, Other Risks and Uncertainties
The Company's financial instruments that are subject to credit risk consist primarily of (i) cash and cash equivalents, (ii) the Convertible Note Receivable with SYME (as defined and described in Note 6), and (iii) SYME Inventory Advance (as defined and described in Note 6). At December 31, 2025, substantially all of the Company's cash and cash equivalents were held in accounts with a single financial institution that is a licensed and regulated digital banking platform operating under applicable foreign regulatory authorities. At December 31, 2024, substantially all of the Company's cash and cash equivalents were held in one large financial institution located in the United States. In the event of a failure of the financial institution or restrictions on access to these funds, the Company’s liquidity and ability to fund operations could be materially adversely affected. Management believes the financial risk associated with these balances is minimal and has not experienced any losses to date.
The Company's future results of operations involve a number of risks and uncertainties. The Company is a defense, security, and critical-infrastructure technology company focused on the development, integration, and deployment of dual-use, non-kinetic, and software-orchestrated solutions addressing modern security and resilience challenges across military, governmental, and civilian domains. The Company operates a modular, platform-based business model that integrates directed-energy technologies, electronic-warfare capabilities, and a software-centric command, control, and orchestration layer through a combination of wholly owned subsidiaries, strategic investments and partnerships, and industrial cooperation arrangements. The Company is subject to the risks associated with such activities, including the need to further develop its technology and its marketing and distribution channels; further develop its supply chain and manufacturing; and hire additional management and other key personnel. Successful completion of the Company’s development program and, ultimately, the attainment of profitable operations, are dependent upon future events, including its ability to access potential markets and secure long-term financing.
During the year ended December 31, 2024, two customers accounted for 50% and 25% of the Company’s revenue. The Company had no outstanding accounts receivable as of December 31, 2025 and 2024.
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Allowance for Credit Losses
The Company evaluates financial assets measured at amortized cost, including trade receivables, notes receivable, loans and other financing receivables, for expected credit losses in accordance with ASC 326, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses. The Company estimates an allowance for credit losses based on historical loss experience, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts affecting the collectability of the reported amounts. The estimate of expected credit losses considers, among other factors, the financial condition and creditworthiness of the borrower, the underlying collateral, macroeconomic conditions, and the expected duration of the asset. The Company may also incorporate probability-of-default and loss-given-default assumptions or other valuation techniques when appropriate. Financial assets for which the fair value option has been elected are excluded from the scope of ASC 326 and are instead measured at fair value through net loss. Recoveries of amounts previously written off are recorded when received.
The Company writes off financial assets against the allowance when it determines the asset is uncollectible. As of December 31, 2025, the Company evaluated its financial assets within the scope of ASC 326 for expected collectibility and determined that the $110,000 receivable related to the Liqueous Settlement Agreement, as defined and described in Note 7, was uncollectible, resulting in the recognition of a loss of the same amount within other gain (loss), net on the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2025.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company's assets and liabilities, including cash equivalents, restricted cash, prepaid expenses and other current assets, certain acquisition and investment-related assets, accounts payable, accrued expenses, certain debt instruments and certain acquisition and investment-related liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 820 — Fair Value Measurement ("ASC 820"), approximates the carrying amounts represented in the consolidated balance sheets, primarily due to their short-term nature. For information concerning the fair values of certain of our assets and liabilities, including how we arrive at our fair value measurements, see Note 5.
Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis in the balance sheets are categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their fair values. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The standard describes a fair value hierarchy based on three levels of inputs, of which the first two are considered observable and the last unobservable, as follows:
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Level 1: Valuations based on quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in active markets.
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Level 2: Valuations based on observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.
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Level 3: Valuations based on unobservable inputs reflecting our own assumptions, consistent with reasonably available assumptions made by other market participants. These valuations require significant judgment.
The assets’ or liabilities’ fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
Fair value option for certain financial instruments
The Company elected the fair value option (“FVO”) for recognition of (i) certain debt instruments, as described in Notes 5 and 9, and (ii) the Convertible Note Receivable with SYME (as defined and described in Note 6), as permitted under ASC 825, Financial Instruments ("ASC 825"). Under this option, financial instruments are initially recognized at fair value as an asset or liability on the consolidated balance sheets with subsequent changes in fair value, inclusive of interest, market risk, and other factors affecting valuation, reflected in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company elected to recognize interest expense or income within the line item presented for the change in the fair value of the asset or liability. Additionally, the change in fair value of financial liabilities attributable to the change in the instrument-specific credit risk is required to be presented separately in other comprehensive income. For the year ended December 31, 2025, the change in fair value related to a change in the instrument-specific credit risk was immaterial. All costs associated with the issuance of financial instruments accounted for using the FVO are expensed upon issuance or as incurred. See Notes 6 and 9for additional information.
Inventories, Net
All inventories are stated at the lower of cost determined on the first in, first out basis or net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predicted costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. Inventory includes parts and components that may be specialized in nature and subject to obsolescence. The Company maintains a reserve for excess or obsolete inventory items. On a quarterly basis, the Company reviews inventory quantities on hand in comparison to past consumption, recent purchases, and other factors to determine what inventory quantities, if any, may not be sellable. Based on this review, inventories are written off and charged to cost of revenue when identified as excess or obsolete. Subsequent changes in facts and circumstances do not result in an increase in the reserve previously recognized. In addition, the Company may recognize separate impairment charges when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of inventory is not recoverable. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company incurred a loss on impairment of inventory in the amount of $1,526,467, which was recorded on the consolidated statement of operations within loss on impairment of inventories, property and equipment and operating lease right-of-use asset. Refer to Note 3for further information.
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Property and Equipment, Net
Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. The Company provides for depreciation and amortization of property and equipment on a straight-line basis for financial accounting purposes, and on an accelerated basis for tax purposes, over the estimated useful life of the respective asset.
Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred and major renewals or betterments which extend the life of such assets are capitalized based on the shorter of the life of the lease or the estimated useful life. The net gain or loss on property retired or otherwise disposed of is credited or charged to operating expenses and the costs and accumulated depreciation and amortization are removed from the accounts.
The estimated useful lives for each major depreciable classification of property and equipment are as follows:
Description of property and equipment Years
Computer equipment 5
Office furniture and equipment 7
Leasehold improvements The shorter of the lease term or useful life
Machinery and equipment 10
During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company recorded a loss on impairment of property and equipment in the amount of $4,388,279, which was recorded on the consolidated statement of operations within loss on impairment of inventories, property and equipment and operating lease right-of-use asset. Refer to Note 3 for further information. There was no impairment loss recognized for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Leases
The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use ("ROU") assets, and operating lease liabilities, current, and noncurrent, on the consolidated balance sheets. The Company currently does not have any finance lease arrangements.
Operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at the commencement date of the lease. As the Company's leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date of the lease in determining the present value of future payments. The operating lease ROU asset also includes any lease payments made and excludes lease incentives and initial direct costs incurred. The Company's lease terms may include an option to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that it will exercise that option. Lease expense for minimum lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet; the Company recognized lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company recorded a loss on impairment of operating lease right-of-use asset in the amount of $150,077, which was recorded on the consolidated statement of operations within loss on impairment of inventories, property and equipment and operating lease right-of-use asset. Refer to Note 3 for further information. There was no impairment loss recognized for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in business circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable. If the sum of the expected undiscounted cash flows is less than the carrying value of the related asset or group of assets being reviewed for impairment, a loss is recognized for the difference between the fair value and carrying value of the asset or group of assets. For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company recorded a loss on impairment of inventories, property and equipment and operating lease right-of-use asset in the amount of $6,064,823 which is reflected in the consolidated statement of operations within loss on impairment of inventories, property and equipment and operating lease right-of-use asset. Refer to Note 3 for further information. There was no impairment loss recognized for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Equity Method Investment
The Company accounts for its investment in Orbit, as further defined and described in Note 4, over which it has significant influence but does not have control, using the equity method of accounting in accordance with ASC 323, Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures. Under the equity method, investments, originally recorded at cost, which includes the fair value of the consideration paid, inclusive of directly attributable transaction costs, and the fair value of non-cash consideration paid, are adjusted to recognize our share of net earnings or losses of the investee as they occur rather than as dividend distributions are received, with our recognition of losses generally limited to the extent of our investment in, and advances and commitments to, the investee. When the cost of an equity method investment exceeds the Company’s proportionate share of the investee’s net assets, the resulting basis difference is allocated to identifiable assets and liabilities based on their estimated fair values at the acquisition date. Basis differences attributable to finite-lived intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives, with such amortization reflected in equity method earnings (losses). Any remaining basis difference attributable to goodwill is not amortized and is included in the carrying amount of the equity method investment, which is evaluated for impairment. All costs directly associated with the acquisition of an investment to be accounted for using the equity method are included in the carrying amount of the investment. For additional information regarding our equity method investment, see Note 4.
Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Stock
The Company accounts for mandatorily redeemable preferred stock in accordance with ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity. Preferred stock that is mandatorily redeemable on a fixed or determinable date, or upon the occurrence of an event certain to occur, is classified
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as a liability on the consolidated balance sheets. Mandatorily redeemable preferred stock is initially recognized at its fair value, and subsequently measured at its redemption value. See Note 10 for additional information.
Revenue Recognition
The Company's primary business activity involves sales of high-powered lasers and related installation services. The Company has sales to customers throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia. All sales are settled in U.S. dollars. The Company accounts for revenue contracts with customers by applying the requirements of FASB ASC 606 — Revenue from Contracts with Customers ("ASC 606"), which includes the following steps:
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identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer;
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identification of the performance obligations in the contract;
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determination of the transaction price;
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allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and
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recognition of revenue when, or as, the Company satisfies a performance obligation.
In all sales arrangements, revenues are recognized when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to customers, in an amount the Company expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for those goods and services.
At contract inception, the Company assesses the goods or services promised within each contract and determines the performance obligations and assesses whether each promised good or service is distinct. The Company then recognizes revenue for the amount of the transaction price that is allocated to the respective performance obligation when (or as) the performance obligation is satisfied.
Determining the method and amount of revenue to recognize requires the Company to make judgments and estimates which include determining whether the performance obligation is satisfied over time or at a point in time, the selection of method to measure progress towards completion, and determining if the contract includes any variable consideration or material right elements.
The Company’s primary performance obligations include product sales and installation services. Revenue for product sales is recognized when the customer obtains control of the product, which occurs at a point in time, and may be upon shipment or upon delivery based on the contractual shipping terms of a contract. Revenue for installation services is recognized over time, as the service is rendered. For this performance obligation, the Company has a right to consideration from customers that corresponds directly with the value to the customers of the Company's performance completed to date, and as such, the Company recognizes revenue in the amount to which it has a right to invoice the customer. Typically, invoices are issued upon shipment or completion of services, which varies based on the product and service duration.
The Company allocates the transaction price based on the estimated relative standalone selling prices of the promised products or services underlying each performance obligation. The Company determines standalone selling prices based on the price at which the performance obligation is sold separately. If the standalone selling price is not observable through past transactions, the Company estimates the standalone selling price taking into account available information such as market conditions and internally approved standard pricing related to the performance obligations.
The Company recognizes freight and shipping costs associated with outbound freight after control over a product has transferred to a customer, as a fulfillment cost and includes those costs in materials within cost of revenue. Revenue received from shipping and handling fees is reflected in net revenue.
The Company's standard terms and conditions which are applicable to the Company's contracts covering the sale of its products include warranty provisions that provide assurance to its customers that the products will comply with agreed upon specifications, which is standard in the industry. The product warranty is accounted for in accordance with the guidelines under ASC 460-10 — Guarantees. Therefore, losses from warranty obligations are accrued when the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated, and the information is available before the financial statements are issued or are available to be issued.
The Company has determined that the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flow are most significantly affected by its customer concentration, changes in technology, and adverse changes in the economy that may have an adverse impact on the ability of customers to contract with and pay the Company.
Income Taxes
Income taxes are accounted for in accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC 740 — Income Taxes ("ASC 740"), which requires the recognition of deferred income taxes for differences between the basis of assets and liabilities for financial statement and income tax purposes. Income taxes are recognized for the current year and for the impact of deferred tax assets and liabilities, which represent future tax consequences of events that have been recognized differently in the financial statements than for income tax purposes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based upon the difference between the financial statement and income tax basis of assets and liabilities, as measured by the enacted tax rates which will be in effect when these differences are expected to reverse. Deferred tax expense (credit) is the result of changes in the deferred tax assets and liabilities.