Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
General
You should read the following
discussion and analysis in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes to those financial statements included
elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the “Form 10-K”). This discussion
contains forward-looking statements based upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties. See “Cautionary Note Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements.” Our actual results may differ materially from those contained in or implied by any forward-looking
statements.
Overview
Ondas Holdings Inc. (“Ondas
Holdings,” the “Company,” “we” or “our”) is a leading provider of private wireless, drone, and
automated data solutions through its subsidiaries Ondas Networks Inc., a Texas corporation (“Ondas Networks”), Ondas Autonomous
Systems Inc., a Nevada corporation (“OAS”), which wholly-owns Airobotics Ltd., an Israeli company (“Airobotics”),
and American Robotics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“American Robotics”).
Ondas Networks provides wireless
connectivity solutions. OAS provides drone and automated data solutions through its subsidiaries Airobotics and American Robotics. Ondas
Networks and OAS together provide users in rail, energy, mining, public safety and critical infrastructure and government markets with
improved connectivity, data collection capabilities, and data collection and information processing capabilities. We operate Ondas Networks
and OAS as separate business segments, and the following is a discussion of each segment. See Note 1, Note 2, and Note 12 of the accompanying
Consolidated Financial Statements for further information regarding our segments.
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Ondas Networks Segment
Ondas Networks provides wireless
connectivity solutions enabling mission-critical Industrial Internet applications and services. We refer to these applications as the
Mission-Critical Internet of Things (“MC-IoT”). Our wireless networking products are applicable to a wide range of MC-IoT
applications, which are most often located at the very edge of large industrial networks. These applications require secure, real-time
connectivity with the ability to process large amounts of data at the edge of large industrial networks. Such applications are required
in all of the major critical infrastructure markets, including rail, electric grids, drone operations, oil and gas, and public safety,
homeland security and government, where secure, reliable and fast operational decisions are required in order to improve efficiency and
ensure a high degree of safety and security. Our MC-IoT intellectual property has been adopted by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers (“IEEE”), the leading worldwide standards body in data networking protocols, and forms the core of the IEEE 802.16
standard. Because standards-based communications solutions are preferred by our mission-critical customers and ecosystem partners, we
continue to take a leadership position in IEEE as it relates to wireless networking for industrial markets.
We design, develop, manufacture,
sell and support FullMAX, our patented, Software Defined Radio (“SDR”) platform for secure, private, wide-area broadband networks.
Our customers install FullMAX systems in order to upgrade and expand their legacy wide-area network infrastructure. By upgrading their
legacy systems, customers benefit from significant increases in data throughput which enables new applications. We have targeted the North
American freight rail operators for the initial adoption of our FullMAX platform. These rail operators currently operate legacy communications
systems utilizing dated narrowband wireless technologies for voice and data communications. These legacy wireless networks have limited
data capacity and are unable to support the adoption of new, intelligent train control and management systems. The freight rail operators
through the Association of American Railroads (“AAR”), its advisory subsidiary MxV Rail, as well as the American Railway Engineering
and Maintenance Association (“AREMA”), have adopted the IEEE 802.16 standard for future private wireless networks.
Our software-based FullMAX
platform is an important and timely upgrade solution for privately-owned and operated wireless wide-area networks, leveraging Internet
Protocol-based communications to provide security, more reliability and significant data throughput for our mission-critical infrastructure
customers. We believe industrial and critical infrastructure markets throughout the globe have reached an inflection point where legacy
serial and analog based protocols no longer meet industry needs. In addition to offering enhanced data throughput, FullMAX is an intelligent
networking platform enabling the adoption of sophisticated operating systems and equipment supporting next-generation MC-IoT applications
over wide field areas. These new MC-IoT applications and related equipment require more processing power at the edge of large industrial
networks and the efficient utilization of network capacity and scarce bandwidth.
Industry Partnerships
Ondas Networks continues to
develop partnerships in the rail space to develop and market wireless communications products and services based on Ondas Networks’
technology. Our partnership with Siemens Mobility (“Siemens”) is geared to market our FullMAX-based networking technology
and services and to jointly develop certain wireless communications products for the North American Rail Industry based on Siemens’
Advanced Train Control System (“ATCS”) protocol and our FullMAX MC-IoT platform. We are working with other industry partners
to commercialize our platform technologies for specific use cases and to drive broad industry adoption of dot16 applications.
OAS Segment
Our OAS business unit develops
and integrates drone-based solutions focusing on high-performance critical applications for government and Tier-1 commercial enterprises.
Ondas is marketing comprehensive drone-based solutions to address the needs of governmental and commercial customers based on its commercially
available platforms: the Optimus SystemTM, a fully autonomous drone platform capable of continuous and multipurpose aerial data capturing
and analytics, and the Iron Drone RaiderTM, a fully autonomous interceptor drone designed to neutralize small hostile drones.
Our unique, fully autonomous
platforms enable cutting-edge aerial capabilities and are designed to serve and protect critical infrastructure and operations. Our business
focuses on end-user entities in defense, homeland security, public safety, smart city, airport authorities, and other governmental entities
together with commercial operators of critical industrial and technology facilities such as oil & gas, seaports, mining, and heavy
construction as well as for data centers and semiconductor fabs. For these industries, OAS provides specialized real-time aerial data
capturing and aerial protection solutions in the most complex environments such as urban areas, sensitive and critical facilities and
field area operations, and high-priority projects. In addition, we offer a wide suite of supplementary, enabling services for successful
implementation such as AI data analytics, data automation, IT implementation, safety planning, certification, training, and maintenance,
handling all the complex aspects of such high-performance drone operations.
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Our portfolio companies, American
Robotics and Airobotics, form a unique, powerful, and synergistic combination covering all the aspects required for successful Aerospace
business together with data technologies and services for digital transformation industries. Our companies are specialized in addressing
all the challenges arising along these types of product lifecycles including research and development, manufacturing, certification, and
ongoing support.
OAS and its portfolio companies
have already gained a track record of industry-leading regulatory successes including the securing of the first-of-its-kind Type Certification
(TC) from the FAA for the Optimus 1-EX UAV on September 25, 2023, becoming the first autonomous security data capture UAV to achieve this
distinction. TC, recognized as the highest echelon of Airworthiness Certification, streamline operational approvals for broad flight operations
over people and infrastructure. The certification verifies the compliance of the system’s design with the required FAA airworthiness
and noise standards, ensuring safe operation within the US National Airspace System (NAS) thereby significantly broadening the range of
operational scenarios and scaling up of operations for automated UAS. Achieving FAA Type Certification will enable drone operations beyond-visual-line-of-sight
(BVLOS) without a human operator on-site. With a strong footprint in the US market and worldwide, we believe that OAS is well-positioned
with proven technology, a unique offering, and strong capabilities to strategically transform critical operations with our cutting-edge
drone tech and capabilities.
War in Israel
On October 7, 2023, the State
of Israel, where Airobotics’ main offices and facilities are located, suffered a surprise attack by hostile forces from the Gaza
Strip, which led to the Security Cabinet of the State of Israel declaring a state of war in Israel. This military operation and related
activities are on-going as of the date of this filing.
The Company is closely monitoring how the military operation and related
activities could adversely affect its anticipated milestones and its Israel-based activities to support future operations, including the
Company’s ability to import materials that are required to construct the Optimus SystemTM and to ship them outside of Israel.
Although there have been disruptions in our business and operations, the Company has determined that there have not been any materially
adverse effects on its business or operations. The Company does not believe the disruptions in its business and operations will have an
enduring impact on its business and operations, but it continues to monitor the situation, as any future escalation or change could result
in a material adverse effect on the ability of the Company’s Israeli office to support the Company’s activities. The Company
does not have any specific contingency plans in the event of any such escalation or change.
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Results of Operations
Year ended December 31, 2024 compared to year
ended December 31, 2023
Revenues
Year Ended December 31,
Revenue, net
Revenue decreased by $8,498,736 to $7,192,694 for the year ended December
31, 2024 from $15,691,430 for the year ended December 31, 2023. Revenues during the year ended December 31, 2024 included $2,796,178 for
products, $2,491,955 for service and subscriptions, and $1,904,561 for development agreements, primarily with Siemens. Revenues during
the same period in 2023 included $12,102,388 for products, $2,126,560 for service and subscriptions, and $1,462,482 for development agreements
primarily with Siemens. The decrease in our revenues was primarily the result of a decrease of approximately $5,221,000 in product sales,
mainly to Siemens, at Ondas Networks, as further orders have been delayed by the railroads, as they work on implementing the 900 MHz band
network; a decrease of approximately $4,085,000 in decreased product sales at OAS, who had multi-drone orders during the year ended December
31, 2023, but no comparable sales until the second half of 2024. These decreases were offset by an increase of approximately
$344,000 in maintenance, service, support, and subscriptions revenue and an increase of approximately $33,000 in development
revenue at OAS due to new orders at Airobotics and American Robotics. Further offset by an increase of approximately $21,000 in service
revenue at Ondas Networks, and an increase of approximately $409,000 in development revenue to Siemens, related to a new development
agreement at Ondas Networks.
Cost of goods sold
Year Ended December 31,
Cost of goods sold
Cost of goods sold decreased by $2,462,745 to $6,847,511 for the year
ended December 31, 2024 from $9,310,256 for the year ended December 31, 2023. The decrease in cost of goods sold was primarily a result
of decreased revenue for the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2023. Cost of goods sold at OAS
did not decrease in the same ratio as revenue because of fixed manufacturing costs.
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Gross profit
Year Ended December 31,
Gross profit
Our gross profit decreased by $6,035,991 to $345,183 for the year ended
December 31, 2024 compared to $6,381,174 for the year ended December 31, 2023 based on the changes in revenues and cost of goods sold
as discussed above. Gross profit for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was 5% and 41%, respectively. The decrease in gross margin
of 36% is due to the change in the mix of revenues during the year ended December 31, 2024, which included development projects with lower
gross margins as compared to product revenue with higher gross margins during the year ended December 31, 2023, as well as certain fixed
costs related to OAS delivery.
Operating Expenses
Year Ended December 31,
Operating expenses:
Our principal operating costs
include the following items as a percentage of total operating expenses:
Year Ended December 31,
Human resource costs, including benefits 40 % 34 %
Travel and entertainment 2 % 2 %
Other general and administration costs:
Professional fees and consulting expenses 10 % 10 %
Facilities and other expenses 13 % 10 %
Depreciation and amortization 14 % 11 %
Long-term asset impairment - % 9 %
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Operating expenses for the
year ended December 31, 2024 decreased by $11,155,987, or 24%, as a result of the following items:
Human resource costs, including benefits $ (1,810,417 )
Travel and entertainment 118,277
Other general and administration costs
Professional fees and consulting costs (1,151,589 )
Facilities and other expenses (35,677 )
Depreciation and amortization (277,712 )
Long-term asset impairment (3,935,139 )
The decrease in operating
expenses was primarily due to:
Operating Loss
Year Ended December 31,
As a result of the foregoing,
our operating loss decreased by $5,119,996, or 13%, to $34,609,304 for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared with $39,729,300 for
the year ended December 31, 2023. Operating loss decreased primarily as a result of a decrease in operating expenses as described above,
partially offset by decreased revenue and gross margin for the year ended December 31, 2024.
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Total Other Income (Expense), net
Year Ended December 31,
Total other expense, net,
decreased by $1,717,119, to $3,398,453 for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared with $5,115,572 for the year ended December 31,
2023. Total other expense, net decreased primarily as a result of a decrease of approximately $574,000 from the change in fair value of
government grant liability; a decrease in interest expense of approximately $534,000 primarily related to amortization of debt discount
and debt issuance costs; an increase in interest income of approximately $111,000 due to interest earned on cash deposits; a decrease
of approximately $161,000 in other expense primarily related to an impairment of deferred offering costs of approximately $116,000 related
to the termination of the ATM Agreement during the year ended December 31, 2023; and a decrease in foreign exchange loss, net of approximately
$337,000.
Net Loss
Year Ended December 31,
As a result of the net effects
of the foregoing, net loss decreased by $6,837,115, or 15%, to $38,007,757 for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared with $44,844,872
for the year ended December 31, 2023. Net loss per share of common stock, basic and diluted, was $(0.61) for the year ended December 31,
2024, compared with $(0.88) for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Summary of (Uses) and Sources of Cash
Year Ended December 31,
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (1,731,676 ) 536,273
The principal use of cash
in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2024, was to fund the Company’s current expenses primarily related to operating
activities necessary to allow us to service and support customers.
The decrease in cash flows
used in operating activities of $549,896 was primarily due to a decrease in net loss of approximately $6,837,000, of which approximately
$1,409,000 relates to non-cash and credits, including depreciation, amortization of debt discount and issuance costs, amortization of
intangibles assets and right of use asset, stock-based compensation, and change in fair value of government grant liability; approximately
$4,011,000 relates to non-cash impairment of long-term assets; offset by changes in operating assets and liabilities resulting in a cash
outflow of approximately $867,000.
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The increase in cash flows
used in investing activities of $2,267,949, relates to an increase of approximately $1,452,000 in payments made for purchase of equipment,
software intangibles and patent costs, and a decrease of approximately $47,000 from net of proceeds from sale of equipment, combined with
a decrease of approximately $1,049,000 for cash acquired with the Airobotics acquisition in the year ended December 31, 2023, partially
offset by the decrease of approximately $280,000 for cash paid for asset acquisitions in the year ended December 31, 2023.
The increase in cash provided
by financing activities of $31,448,470 was due to an increase in net proceeds from convertible debt of approximately $27,687,000, increase
in net proceeds from notes payable of approximately $1,422,000, increase in proceeds from exercise of options and warrants of approximately
$18,000, increase in net proceeds of approximately $110,000 from government grants, and approximately $7,304,000 in net proceeds from
the sale of the Company’s Common Stock and warrants. Combined with a decrease of approximately $4,355,000 in cash payments on the
2022 Convertible Exchange Notes and a decrease of approximately $1,140,000 in cash payments for Airobotics related debt. This was partially
offset by a decrease in net proceeds of approximately $10,317,000 from the sale of noncontrolling interest in Ondas Networks and an increase
of approximately $271,000 in cash payments on the government grants liability.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We have incurred losses since
inception and have funded our operations primarily through debt and the sale of capital stock. On December 31, 2024, we had an accumulated
deficit of approximately $236,368,000. On December 31, 2024, we had net long-term borrowings outstanding of approximately $18,057,000
net of debt discount and issuance costs of approximately $1,682,000 and short-term borrowings outstanding of approximately $38,747,000,
net of debt discount and issuance costs of approximately $5,825,000. On December 31, 2024, we had cash and restricted cash of approximately
$29,999,000 and a working capital deficit of approximately $3,056,000. We had approximately $33,470,000 of net cash flows used in operations
for the year ended December 31, 2024.
In 2024, we raised approximately
$36,997,000 of net proceeds from issuance of convertible notes in Ondas Holdings, Ondas Networks, and OAS; approximately $1,422,000 of
net proceeds from issuance of secured notes in Ondas Networks; approximately $7,304,000 of net proceeds from issuing common stock in Ondas
Holdings, warrants in Ondas Holdings, and warrants in OAS; and approximately $4,375,000 in net proceeds from issuing additional redeemable
preference shares in Ondas Networks and warrants in Ondas Holdings.
In January 2025, we raised
approximately $931,000 in gross proceeds from issuance of convertible notes in Ondas Networks.
We expect to fund our operations
for the next twelve months from the filing date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K from the cash on hand as of December 31, 2024, proceeds
from the 2025 financing activity discussed above, gross profits generated from revenue growth, potential prepayments from customers for
purchase orders, potential proceeds from warrants issued and outstanding, and additional funds that we may seek through equity or debt
offerings and/or borrowings under additional notes payable, lines of credit or other sources. There is substantial doubt that the funding
plans will be successful and therefore the conditions discussed above have not been alleviated. As a result, there is substantial doubt
about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for one year from March 12, 2025, the date the Consolidated Financial
Statements were available to be issued.
Our future capital requirements
will depend upon many factors, including progress with developing, manufacturing and marketing our technologies, the time and costs involved
in preparing, filing, prosecuting, maintaining and enforcing patent claims and other proprietary rights, our ability to establish collaborative
arrangements, marketing activities and competing technological and market developments, including regulatory changes and overall economic
conditions in our target markets. Our ability to generate revenue and achieve profitability requires us to successfully market and secure
purchase orders for our products and services from customers currently identified in our sales pipeline as well as new customers. We also
will be required to efficiently manufacture and deliver equipment on those purchase orders. These activities, including our planned research
and development efforts, will require significant uses of working capital. There can be no assurance that we will generate revenue and
cash as expected in our current business plan. We may seek additional funds through equity or debt offerings and/or borrowings under additional
notes payable, lines of credit or other sources. We do not know whether additional financing will be available on commercially acceptable
terms or at all, when needed. If adequate funds are not available or are not available on commercially acceptable terms, our ability to
fund our operations, support the growth of our business or otherwise respond to competitive pressures could be significantly delayed or
limited, which could materially adversely affect our business, financial conditions, or results of operations.
In addition, the global economy
has recently seen a rise in tariffs and threats of tariffs. While tariffs have not had a material impact on our business, financial condition
or results of operations to date, new tariffs could increase the costs of raw materials and other goods, both for us and our suppliers,
which could impact our business, particularly as we begin to scale our manufacturing operations.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of December 31, 2024, we
had no off-balance sheet arrangements.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of financial
statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts and related disclosures in the financial statements. Management
considers an accounting estimate to be critical if:
We base our estimates and
judgments on our experience, our current knowledge, our beliefs of what could occur in the future, our observation of trends in the industry,
information provided by our customers and information available from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under
different assumptions or conditions. We have identified the following accounting policies and estimates as those that we believe are most
critical to our financial condition and results of operations and that require management’s most subjective and complex judgments
in estimating the effect of inherent uncertainties: share-based compensation expense, income taxes, complex derivative financial instruments
and impairment of long-lived assets including intangible assets acquired in business combinations.
Stock-Based Compensation
Expense. We calculate stock-based compensation expense for option awards (“Stock-based Award(s)”) based on the estimated
grant/issue date fair value using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model (“Black-Scholes Model”) and recognize the
expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. We account for forfeitures as they occur. The Black-Scholes Model requires the
use of a number of assumptions including volatility of the stock price, the weighted average risk-free interest rate, and the vesting
period in determining the fair value of Stock-based Awards. The expected term is based on the “simplified method.” Under this
method, the term is estimated using the weighted average of the service vesting period and contractual term of the option award. As the
Company does not yet have sufficient history of its own volatility, the Company has identified several public entities of similar complexities
and industry and calculates historical volatility based on the volatilities of these companies. Although we believe our assumptions used
to calculate share-based compensation expense are reasonable, these assumptions can involve complex judgments about future events, which
are open to interpretation and inherent uncertainty. In addition, significant changes to our assumptions could significantly impact the
amount of expense recorded in a given period.
We recognize restricted stock
unit expense over the period of vesting or period that services will be provided. Compensation associated with shares of Common Stock
issued or to be issued to consultants and other non-employees is recognized over the expected service period beginning on the measurement
date, which is generally the time the Company and the service provider enter into a commitment whereby the Company agrees to grant shares
in exchange for the services to be provided.
Income Taxes. As part
of the process of preparing our Consolidated Financial Statements, we are required to estimate income taxes in each of the jurisdictions
in which we operate. Our provision for income taxes is determined using the asset and liability approach to account for income taxes.
A current liability is recorded for the estimated taxes payable for the current year. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded
for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets
and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using the enacted tax rates in effect
for the year in which the timing differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities
of changes in tax rates or tax laws are recognized in the provision for income taxes in the period that includes the enactment date. Valuation
allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount more-likely-than-not to be realized. Changes in
valuation allowances will flow through the statement of operations unless related to deferred tax assets that expire unutilized or are
modified through translation, in which case both the deferred tax asset and related valuation allowance are similarly adjusted. Where
a valuation allowance was established through purchase accounting for acquired deferred tax assets, any future change will be credited
or charged to income tax expense. See Note 13 – Income Taxes in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for discussion
related to Tax Reform.
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The determination of our provision
for income taxes requires significant judgment, the use of estimates, and the interpretation and application of complex tax laws. In the
ordinary course of our business, there are transactions and calculations for which the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. In spite
of our belief that we have appropriate support for all the positions taken on our tax returns, we acknowledge that certain positions may
be successfully challenged by the taxing authorities. We determine the tax benefits more likely than not to be recognized with respect
to uncertain tax positions. Although we believe our recorded tax assets and liabilities are reasonable, tax laws and regulations are subject
to interpretation and inherent uncertainty; therefore, our assessments can involve both a series of complex judgments about future events
and rely on estimates and assumptions. Although we believe these estimates and assumptions are reasonable, the final determination could
be materially different than that which is reflected in our provision for income taxes and recorded tax assets and liabilities.
Complex Derivative Financial
Instruments. From time to time, we sell common stock, and we issue convertible debt, both with common stock purchase warrants, which
may include terms requiring conversion price or exercise price adjustments based on subsequent issuance of securities at prices lower
than those in the agreements of such securities. In these situations, the instruments may be accounted for as liabilities and recorded
at fair value each reporting period. Due to the complexity of the agreement, we use an outside expert to assist in providing the mark
to market fair valuation of the liabilities over the reporting periods in which the original agreement was in effect. It was determined
that a Binomial Lattice option pricing model using a Monte Carlo simulation would provide the most accuracy given all the potential variables
encompassing a future dilutive event. This model incorporated transaction assumptions such as our stock price, contractual terms, maturity,
risk free rates, as well as estimates about future financings, volatility, and holder behavior. Although we believe our estimates and
assumptions used to calculate the fair valuation liabilities and related expense were reasonable, these assumptions involved complex judgments
about future events, which are open to interpretation and inherent uncertainty. In addition, significant changes to our assumptions could
significantly impact the amount of expense recorded in a given period.
Impairment of Long-Lived
Assets. Carrying values of property and equipment and finite-lived intangible assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or
changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying values may not be recoverable. If impairment indicators are present, we determine
whether an impairment loss should be recognized by testing the applicable asset or asset group’s carrying value for recoverability.
This assessment requires the exercise of judgment in assessing the future use of and projected value to be derived from the eventual disposal
of the assets to be held and used. Assessments also consider changes in asset utilization, including the temporary idling of capacity
and the expected timing for placing this capacity back into production. If the carrying value of the assets are not recoverable, then
a loss is recorded for the difference between the assets’ fair value and respective carrying value. The fair value of the assets
is determined using an “income approach” based upon a forecast of all the expected discounted future net cash flows associated
with the subject assets. Some of the more significant estimates and assumptions include: market size and growth, market share, projected
selling prices, manufacturing cost and discount rate. Our estimates are based upon historical experience, commercial relationships, market
conditions and available external information about future trends.
Recently Accounting Pronouncements and SEC Rules
See Note 2 to our Consolidated
Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-K for recently adopted accounting pronouncements and SEC rules and recently issued
accounting pronouncements not yet adopted as of the date of this report.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative
Disclosures about Market Risk.
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by
Rule 229.10(f)(1) and are not required to provide information under this item.
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Item 8. Financial Statements and
Supplementary Data.
Financial statements begin on page F-1 following
this Report.
Index to Financial Statements
Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms [PCAOB No. 89] F-2
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 F-3
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements F-7
F-1
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
FIRM
To the Board of Directors and
Stockholders of Ondas Holdings Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Ondas
Holdings, Inc. (the Company) as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and
cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 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, 2024 and 2023, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period
ended December 31, 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 consolidated financial statements, the Company has experienced
recurring losses from operations, negative cash flows from operations and a working capital deficit as of December 31, 2024. The consolidated
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 audit 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 Matters
The critical audit matters communicated below
are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to
the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our
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 matters below, providing separate opinions
on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
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Excess and obsolete inventory reserve
As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial
statements, management analyzes inventory for slow-moving and excess inventories on a recurring basis. Management establishes reserve
for excess and obsolete inventories based on historical and projected sales volumes and anticipated selling prices. Inventory that is
in excess of current and projected use is reduced by an allowance to a level that approximates its estimate of future demand. Inventory
that is in excess of current and projected use is reduced by an allowance to a level that approximates its estimate of future demand.
As of December 31, 2024, the Company has inventories of $9.8 million, net of excess quantities and obsolescence reserves.
We identified the Ondas Networks reserve for excess quantities and
obsolete inventory as a critical audit matter because of the significant estimates and assumptions management makes to quantify the reserve.
Subjective auditor judgment was required in evaluating whether historical sales experience is indicative of future product demand, as
future product demand is based on the outcome of uncertain future events.
How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed
in the Audit
We performed the following audit procedures, among others, to test
management’s estimate of inventory:
– Recomputed the mathematical accuracy of the Company’s reserve calculations.
/s/ Rosenberg Rich Baker Berman, P.A.
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2018.
Somerset, New Jersey
March 12, 2025
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ONDAS HOLDINGS INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
December 31,
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Other Assets:
LIABILITIES, TEMPORARY EQUITY, AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Long-Term Liabilities:
Other liabilities 82,500 -
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 14)
Temporary Equity
Stockholders’ Equity
The accompanying footnotes
are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
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ONDAS HOLDINGS INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Years Ended December 31,
Operating expenses:
Long-term equity investment impairment - 1,500,000
Other income (expense), net
Change in fair value of government grant liability 94,962 (478,721 )
Provision for income taxes - -
Net loss per share - basic and diluted $ (0.61 ) $ (0.88 )
The accompanying footnotes are an integral part
of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
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ONDAS HOLDINGS INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
Shares Amount Shares Amount Capital Deficit Equity
The accompanying footnotes
are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
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ONDAS HOLDINGS INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Years Ended December 31,
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Provision for obsolete inventory 120,790 -
Gain on termination of operating lease (12,256 ) -
Impairment of long-term equity investment - 1,500,000
Impairment of right of use asset and leasehold improvements - 1,383,537
Impairment of property and equipment - 1,127,768
Change in fair value of government grant liability (214,891 ) 427,208
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Cash paid for right of use asset (272,262 ) -
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 1,151,994 (494,029 )
Other liabilities 82,500 -
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of software intangible (60,441 ) -
Cash paid for Iron Drone asset acquisition - (135,000 )
Cash acquired on the acquisition of Airobotics Ltd. - 1,049,454
Cash paid for Field of View LLC asset acquisition - (145,833 )
Net cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities (1,731,676 ) 536,273
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and warrants 57,790 40,338
Proceeds from notes payable, net of issuance costs, related party 1,422,186 -
Payments on convertible notes payable - (4,354,911 )
Payments on government grant liability (277,469 ) (6,576 )
Payments on loan payable - (1,140,301 )
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid for income taxes $ - $ -
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Warrants in relation to sale of common stock $ 2,198,559 $ -
Transfer of equipment into inventory $ 2,289,539 $ -
The accompanying footnotes are an integral part
of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
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ONDAS HOLDINGS INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 – DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The Company
Ondas Holdings Inc. (“Ondas Holdings”, “Ondas”,
the “Company,” “we,” or “our”) was originally incorporated in Nevada on December 22, 2014, under the
name of Zev Ventures Incorporated. On September 28, 2018, we acquired Ondas Networks Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Delaware Networks”),
and changed our name to Ondas Holdings Inc. On August 5, 2021, we acquired American Robotics, Inc. (“American Robotics” or
“AR”), a Delaware corporation. On January 23, 2023, we acquired Airobotics, Ltd. (“Airobotics”), an Israeli-based
developer of autonomous drone systems. See Note 5 – Goodwill and Business Acquisition. On December 6, 2023, the Company formed Ondas
Autonomous Holdings Inc. (“OAH”), a Nevada corporation, as an intermediate holding company which now wholly-owns American
Robotics and Airobotics. On August 8, 2024, the Company filed a certificate of amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada,
amending Ondas Autonomous Holdings Inc.’s name to Ondas Autonomous Systems Inc. (“OAS”). On August 7, 2024, the Company
formed Ondas Networks Texas Inc., a Texas corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Texas Networks”). Pursuant
to a certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated August 19, 2024, Delaware Networks merged with and into Texas Networks (the “Merger”)
with Texas Networks being the surviving entity resulting from the Merger and shall continuing to exist and being governed by the laws
of the State of Texas under the corporate name “Ondas Networks Inc.” (“Ondas Networks”).
As a result, Ondas Networks,
OAS, American Robotics and Airobotics became our subsidiaries. Ondas’ corporate headquarters are located in Boston, Massachusetts.
Ondas Networks has offices and facilities in Sunnyvale, California, American Robotics’ offices and facilities are located in Sparks,
Maryland, and Airobotics’ offices and facilities are located in Petah Tikva, Israel.
Business Activity
Ondas is a leading provider
of private wireless, drone, and automated data solutions through its subsidiaries Ondas Networks, OAS, Airobotics, and American Robotics.
Ondas Networks provides wireless connectivity solutions. OAS provides drone and automated data solutions through its subsidiaries Airobotics
and American Robotics. Ondas Networks and OAS together provide users in rail, energy, mining, public safety and critical infrastructure
and government markets with improved connectivity, data collection capabilities, and data collection and information processing capabilities.
We operate Ondas Networks and OAS as separate business segments, and the following is a discussion of each segment.
Ondas Networks
Ondas Networks provides wireless
connectivity solutions enabling mission-critical Industrial Internet applications and services. We refer to these applications as the
Mission-Critical Internet of Things (“MC-IoT”). Our wireless networking products are applicable to a wide range of MC-IoT
applications, which are most often located at the very edge of large industrial networks. These applications require secure, real-time
connectivity with the ability to process large amounts of data at the edge of large industrial networks. Such applications are required
in all of the major critical infrastructure markets, including rail, electric grids, drones, oil and gas, and public safety, homeland
security and government, where secure, reliable and fast operational decisions are required in order to improve efficiency and ensure
a high degree of safety and security.
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We design, develop, manufacture,
sell and support FullMAX, our patented, Software Defined Radio (“SDR”) platform for secure, licensed, private, wide-area broadband
networks. Our customers install FullMAX systems in order to upgrade and expand their legacy wide-area network infrastructure. We have
targeted the North American freight rail operators for the initial adoption of our FullMAX platform. These rail operators currently operate
legacy communications systems utilizing serial-based narrowband wireless technologies for voice and data communications. These legacy
wireless networks have limited data capacity and are unable to support the adoption of new, intelligent train control and management systems.
Our MC-IoT intellectual property has been adopted by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (“IEEE”), the leading
worldwide standards body in data networking protocols, and forms the core of the IEEE 802.16 standard. Because standards-based communications
solutions are preferred by our mission-critical customers and ecosystem partners, we continue to take a leadership position in IEEE as
it relates to wireless networking for industrial markets. As such, management believes this standards-based approach supports the adoption
of our technology across a burgeoning ecosystem of global partners and end markets.
Our software-based FullMAX
platform is an important and timely upgrade solution for privately-owned and operated wireless wide-area networks, leveraging Internet
Protocol-based communications to provide more reliability and data capacity for our mission-critical infrastructure customers. We believe
industrial and critical infrastructure markets throughout the globe have reached an inflection point where legacy serial and analog based
protocols and network transport systems no longer meet industry needs. In addition to offering enhanced data throughput, FullMAX is an
intelligent networking platform enabling the adoption of sophisticated operating systems and equipment supporting next-generation MC-IoT
applications over wide field areas. These new MC-IoT applications and related equipment require more processing power at the edge of large
industrial networks and the efficient utilization of network capacity and scarce bandwidth resources which can be supported by the “Fog-computing”
capability integrated in our end-to-end network platform. Fog-computing utilizes management software to enable edge compute processing
and data and application prioritization in the field enabling our customers more reliable, real-time operating control of these new, intelligent
MC-IoT equipment and applications at the edge.
Ondas Autonomous Systems (OAS)
Our OAS business unit develops
and integrates drone-based solutions focusing on high-performance critical applications for government and Tier-1 commercial enterprises.
Ondas is marketing comprehensive drone-based solutions to address the needs of governmental and commercial customers based on its commercially
available platforms: the Optimus SystemTM, a fully autonomous drone platform capable of continuous and multipurpose aerial data capturing
and analytics, and the Iron Drone RaiderTM, a fully autonomous interceptor drone designed to neutralize small hostile drones. Airobotics
acquired the assets of Iron Drone on March 6, 2023.
Our unique, fully autonomous
platforms enable cutting-edge aerial capabilities and are designed to serve and protect critical infrastructure and operations. Our business
focuses on end-user entities in defense, homeland security, public safety, smart city, airport authorities, and other governmental entities
together with commercial operators of critical industrial and technology facilities such as oil & gas, seaports, mining, and heavy
construction as well as for data centers and semiconductor fabs. For these industries, OAS provides specialized real-time aerial data
capturing and aerial protection solutions in the most complex environments such as urban areas, sensitive and critical facilities and
field area operations, and high-priority projects. In addition, we offer a wide suite of supplementary, enabling services for successful
implementation such as AI data analytics, data automation, IT implementation, safety planning, certification, training, and maintenance,
handling all the complex aspects of such high-performance drone operations.
Our portfolio companies, American
Robotics and Airobotics, form a unique, powerful, and synergistic combination covering all the aspects required for successful Aerospace
business together with data technologies and services for digital transformation industries. Our companies specialize in addressing all
the challenges arising along these types of product lifecycles including research and development, manufacturing, certification, and ongoing
support.
OAS and its portfolio companies
have already gained a track record of industry-leading regulatory successes including the securing of the first-of-its-kind Type Certification
(TC) from the FAA for the Optimus 1-EX UAV on September 25, 2023, becoming the first autonomous security data capture UAV to achieve this
distinction. TC, recognized as the highest echelon of Airworthiness Certification, streamline operational approvals for broad flight operations
over people and infrastructure. The certification verifies the compliance of the system’s design with the required FAA airworthiness
and noise standards, ensuring safe operation within the US National Airspace System (NAS) thereby significantly broadening the range of
operational scenarios and scaling up of operations for automated UAS. Achieving FAA Type Certification will enable drone operations beyond-visual-line-of-sight
(BVLOS) without a human operator on-site. With a strong footprint in the US market and worldwide, we believe that OAS is well-positioned
with proven technology, a unique offering, and strong capabilities to strategically transform critical operations with our cutting-edge
drone tech and capabilities.
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Liquidity
We have incurred losses since
inception and have funded our operations primarily through debt and the sale of capital stock. On December 31, 2024, we had an accumulated
deficit of approximately $236,368,000. On December 31, 2024, we had net long-term borrowings outstanding of approximately $18,057,000
net of debt discount and issuance costs of approximately $1,682,000 and short-term borrowings outstanding of approximately $38,747,000,
net of debt discount and issuance costs of approximately $5,825,000. On December 31, 2024, we had cash and restricted cash of approximately
$29,999,000 and a working capital deficit of approximately $3,056,000. We had approximately $33,470,000 of net cash flows used in operations
for the year ended December 31, 2024.
In 2024, we raised approximately
$36,997,000 of net proceeds from issuance of convertible notes in Ondas Holdings, Ondas Networks, and OAS; approximately $1,422,000 of
net proceeds from issuance of secured notes in Ondas Networks; approximately $7,304,000 of net proceeds from issuing common stock in Ondas
Holdings, warrants in Ondas Holdings, and warrants in OAS; and approximately $4,375,000 in net proceeds from issuing additional redeemable
preference shares in Ondas Networks and warrants in Ondas Holdings.
In January 2025, we raised
approximately $931,000 in gross proceeds from issuance of convertible notes in Ondas Networks.
We expect to fund our operations
for the next twelve months from the filing date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K from the cash on hand as of December 31, 2024, proceeds
from the 2025 financing activity discussed above, gross profits generated from revenue growth, potential prepayments from customers for
purchase orders, potential proceeds from warrants issued and outstanding, and additional funds that we may seek through equity or debt
offerings and/or borrowings under additional notes payable, lines of credit or other sources. There is substantial doubt that the funding
plans will be successful and therefore the conditions discussed above have not been alleviated. As a result, there is substantial doubt
about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for one year from March 12, 2025, the date the Consolidated Financial
Statements were available to be issued.
Our future capital requirements
will depend upon many factors, including progress with developing, manufacturing and marketing our technologies, the time and costs involved