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As of May 1, 2025, there were shares of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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Innovative Eyewear, Inc.
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
INNOVATIVE EYEWEAR, INC.
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
March 31, 2025 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2024
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| Common stock (par value $, shares authorized, and and shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively) | ||||||||
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| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | $ | $ | ||||||
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Financial Statements.
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INNOVATIVE EYEWEAR, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
(Unaudited)
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| Other Income (Expense), net | ||||||||
| Net Loss | $ | ( |
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| Weighted average number of shares outstanding(1) | ||||||||
| Loss per share, basic and diluted(1) | $ | ) | $ | ) | ||||
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See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Financial Statements.
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INNOVATIVE EYEWEAR, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
(Unaudited)
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| Balances as of March 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | ( |
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| Balances as of January 1, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | ( |
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| Stock-based compensation | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | ( |
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| Balances as of March 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | ( |
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Amounts presented for 2024, including the number of shares issued and outstanding and the dollar values of Common stock and Additional paid-in capital, have been retroactively adjusted in order to give effect to the Company's July 18, 2024 1-for-20 reverse stock split.
See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Financial Statements.
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INNOVATIVE EYEWEAR, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
(Unaudited)
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| Cash and cash equivalents at Beginning of Period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at End of Period | $ | $ | ||||||
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See accompanying Notes to the Condensed Financial Statements.
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INNOVATIVE EYEWEAR, INC.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2025 and 2024 (Unaudited)
NOTE 1 – GENERAL INFORMATION
Innovative Eyewear, Inc. (the “Company,” “us,” “we,” or “our”) is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Florida that develops and sells cutting-edge smart eyewear – including prescription eyeglasses, ready-to-wear sunglasses, safety glasses, and sport glasses – which are designed to allow our customers to remain connected to their digital lives. The Company was founded by Lucyd Ltd., a portfolio company of Tekcapital Plc through Tekcapital Europe, Ltd. (collectively, together with Lucyd Ltd., “Tekcapital and Affiliates”), which owned approximately 11% of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock as of March 31, 2025. Innovative Eyewear has licensed the exclusive rights to the Lucyd® brand from Lucyd Ltd., which includes the exclusive use of all of Lucyd’s intellectual property, including our core product line, Lucyd Lyte®, and has also licensed the right to sell branded smart eyewear under the Nautica®, Eddie Bauer®, and Reebok® brands.
NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying condensed balance sheet as of December 31, 2024 (which has been derived from audited financial statements) and the unaudited interim condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and pursuant to the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information or footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes necessary for a comprehensive presentation of financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for the fair presentation of the financial statements for the periods presented have been included. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for future periods or the full year.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires 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 financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates, particularly given the significant uncertainties associated with the current state of international trade and the overall economic environment.
Cash Equivalents
All highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, including money market funds, certificates of deposit, and U.S. Treasury bills purchased three months or less from maturity, are considered cash equivalents.
Investments
As of December 31, 2024, the Company held investments in U.S. Treasury bills, which were purchased in September 2024 and matured in March 2025. These investments were classified as “held-to-maturity” and, as of December 31, 2024, were recorded at amortized cost of $
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Receivables and Credit Policy
Accounts receivable are uncollateralized obligations due from customers under normal trade terms. For direct-to-consumer sales, payment is required before product is shipped. For wholesale orders, we offer “net 30” payment terms on wholesale orders of $1,500 or more in accordance with industry standards. The Company, by policy, routinely assesses the financial strength of its customers.
Accounts receivable are reported at the amount billed to the customer, net of an allowance for credit losses. The allowance for credit losses is determined based upon a variety of judgments and factors. Factors considered in determining the allowance include historical collection, write-off experience, and management’s assessment of collectibility from customers, including current conditions, reasonable forecasts, and expectations of future collectibility and collection efforts. Management continuously assesses the collectibility of receivables and adjusts estimates based on actual experience and future expectations. Receivable balances are written-off against the allowance when such balances are deemed to be uncollectible. The Company recognized bad debt expense (recovery) of $
A roll forward of the allowance for credit losses for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 is as follows:
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| Balance at January 1 | $ | $ | ||||||
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| Balance at March 31 | $ | $ | ||||||
Inventory
Our inventory predominantly consists of purchased eyewear and related accessories, and is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, with cost determined on a specific identification method of inventory costing which attaches the actual cost to an identifiable unit of product. Also included within inventory at March 31, 2025 was $
Provisions for excess, obsolete, or slow-moving inventory are recorded after periodic evaluation of historical sales, current economic trends, forecasted sales, estimated product life cycles, and estimated inventory levels. Such provisions were $
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets relate to patent costs received in conjunction with the initial capitalization of the Company and internally developed utility and design patents. The Company amortizes these assets over the estimated useful life of the patents. The Company reviews its intangible assets for impairment whenever changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment assets are depreciated using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives or lease terms if shorter. For income tax purposes, accelerated depreciation methods are generally used. Repair and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under an asset and liability approach that recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities based on the difference between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of assets and liabilities, using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to reverse (i.e., when taxes are actually paid or recovered).
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The Company periodically assesses the realizability of its net deferred tax assets. A valuation allowance is established when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. A review of all relevant available positive and negative evidence is considered, including the Company’s current and past performance, the market environment in which the Company operates, length of carryback and carryforward periods, and existing contracts that will result in future profits.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company recognizes compensation expense for stock-based awards to employees and directors and others based on the grant date fair value of such awards. Forfeitures are accounted for as a reduction of compensation expense in the period when such forfeitures occur.
For stock option awards, the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model is used to estimate the fair value of share-based awards. For awards of restricted stock units and shares of common stock, the fair value of the award is based on the quoted market price of our common shares on the NASDAQ stock exchange.
Revenue Recognition
Our revenue is primarily generated from the sales of prescription and non-prescription optical glasses and sunglasses, and shipping charges which are charged to the customer associated with these purchases. We sell products through our retail store resellers, distributors, on our own website Lucyd.co, and on Amazon.com. We have also recently started to generate revenue from the sale of subscriptions to the “Pro” version of our Lucyd app, which provides unlimited ChatGPT interactions and priority tech support for a monthly or annual fee.
To determine revenue recognition, we perform the following steps: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer, (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (iii) determine the transaction price, (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) we satisfy a performance obligation. At contract inception, we assess the goods or services promised within each contract and determine those that are performance obligations, and also assess whether each promised good or service is distinct. We then recognize as revenue the amount of the transaction price that is allocated to the respective performance obligation when (or as) the performance obligation is satisfied.
In instances where the collectibility of contractual consideration is not probable at the time of sale, the revenue is deferred on our balance sheet as a contract liability, and the associated cost of goods sold is deferred on our balance sheet as a contract asset; subsequently, we recognize such revenue and cost of goods sold as payments are received. During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, we recognized $
All revenue, including sales processed online and through our retail store resellers and distributors, is reported net of discounts, returns, and sales taxes collected from customers on behalf of taxing authorities. Amounts billed to a customer for shipping and handling are reported as revenues; costs incurred for shipping and handling are included in cost of goods sold at the time the related revenue is recognized.
For sales generated through our e-commerce channels, we identify the contract with a customer upon online purchase of our eyewear and transaction price at the manufacturer suggested retail price (“MSRP”). Our e-commerce revenue is recognized upon meeting of the performance obligation when the eyewear is shipped to the end customer. For sales processed through our website, U.S. consumers enjoy free USPS first class postage on orders over $149, with faster delivery options available for extra cost. For Amazon sales, shipping is free for U.S. consumers while international customers pay shipping charges on top of MSRP. Any costs associated with fees charged by the online platforms (i.e., Amazon.com, or Shopify for sales through our Lucyd.co website) are not recharged to customers and are recorded as a component of cost of goods sold as incurred. The Company charges applicable state sales taxes in addition to the MSRP for both online channels and all other marketplaces on which we sell products.
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For sales to our retail store partners, we identify the contract with a customer upon receipt of an order of our eyewear through our Shopify wholesale portal or direct purchase order. Revenue is recognized upon meeting the performance obligation, which is delivery of the Company’s eyewear products to the retail store, and is also recorded net of returns and discounts. Our wholesale pricing for eyewear sold to retail store partners includes volume discounts, due to the nature of large quantity orders. The pricing includes shipping charges, while excluding any state sales tax charges applicable. Due to the nature of wholesale retail orders, no e-commerce fees are applicable.
For sales to distributors, we identify the contract with a customer upon receipt of an order of our eyewear through a direct purchase order. If collectibility of substantially all of the contract consideration is probable, revenue is recognized upon meeting the performance obligation, which is delivery of our eyewear products to the distributor, and is also recorded net of returns and discounts. Our wholesale pricing for eyewear sold to retail store partners and distributors includes volume discounts, due to the nature of large quantity orders. The pricing does not include shipping. Due to the nature of wholesale retail orders, no marketplace fees are applicable, only credit card processing fees.
For sales of subscriptions to the “Pro” version of our Lucyd app, we identify the individual contracts with customers through detailed transaction reports from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, with each individual transaction representing a separate contract. Revenue is recognized upon meeting the performance obligation, which is the right and availability of each customer to access the “Pro” features of the Lucyd app. For those customers that purchase such access on a month-to-month basis, we recognize revenue in the month in which the purchase of such access is made. For those customers that purchase an annual subscription, we recognize revenue on a straight-line basis over the subscription period, using a mid-month convention. The balance of unearned revenue related to app subscriptions that has been deferred on our balance sheet as a contract liability was $
We allow our customers to return our physical products, subject to our refund policy, which allows any customer to return our physical products for any reason and receive a full refund for frames (prescription lenses excluded) within the first 7 days for sales made through our website (Lucyd.co), 30 days for sales made through Amazon, and 30 days for sales to most wholesale retailers and distributors (although certain sales to independent distributors are ineligible for returns). We charge a standard $
For all of our product sales, at the time of sale, we establish a reserve for returns, based on historical experience and expected future returns as well as review of individual returns received in the month following the balance sheet date; such reserve is recorded as a reduction of sales. The Company recorded an allowance for sales returns of $
Segment Reporting
The Company has a single reportable segment, which generates revenue from the sales of smartglasses, and related accessories and apps. The Company derives revenue primarily in North America and manages its business activities on a consolidated basis. The accounting policies of our single reportable segment are the same as those for the Company as a whole.
The Company’s chief operating decision maker, as such term is defined under GAAP, is our Chief Executive Officer. The chief operating decision maker assesses performance for the single reportable segment and decides how to allocate resources based on net income that also is reported on the income statement as consolidated net income. The measure of segment assets is reported on the balance sheet as total consolidated assets. The Company does not have intra-entity sales or transfers.
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NOTE 3 – GOING CONCERN
The Company has a limited operating history. The Company’s business and operations are sensitive to general business and economic conditions in the United States. A host of factors beyond the Company’s control could cause fluctuations in these conditions. Adverse conditions may include recession, downturn, or otherwise, changes in regulations or restrictions in imports, competition, or changes in consumer taste. These adverse conditions could affect the Company’s financial condition and the results of its operations.
The Company meets its day-to-day working capital requirements using monies raised through sales of eyewear and issuances of equity. On April 14, 2025, the Company closed on a warrant inducement transaction for gross proceeds of approximately $
NOTE 4 – INCOME TAX PROVISION / BENEFIT
At the end of each interim reporting period, the Company estimates its effective tax rate expected to be applied for the full year. This estimate is used to determine the income tax provision or benefit on a year-to-date basis and may change in subsequent interim periods. The Company has
NOTE 5 – TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
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Depreciation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was $
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| Patent Costs | $ | $ | ||||||
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| Intangible assets, net | $ | $ | ||||||
Amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was $
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NOTE 6 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND AGREEMENTS
Management Service Agreement
The Company has entered into a management services agreement with Tekcapital Europe, Ltd., for which the Company is billed $
The related party currently provides the following services:
| ● | Support and advice to the Company in accordance with their area of expertise; |
| ● | Research, technical and legal review, recruitment, software development, marketing, public relations, and advertisement; and |
| ● | Advice, assistance, and consultation services to support the Company or in relation to any other related matter. |
During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company incurred $35,000 in each respective period under the management services agreement.
Rent of Office Space
Under an agreement between the Company and Tekcapital, Tekcapital bills the Company for an allocation of rent paid by Tekcapital on the Company’s behalf. The Company recognized $
Loan to Tekcapital Europe, Ltd.
On January 11, 2024, the Company entered into an intercompany loan agreement (as lender) with Tekcapital Europe, Ltd. (as borrower) and Tekcapital Plc, the parent of Tekcapital Europe, Ltd. Pursuant to this agreement, the Company loaned 600,000 British pounds sterling (equivalent to approximately $
Tekcapital Europe, Ltd. subsequently repaid all of the outstanding balance of the loan (including principal and accrued interest), and as of December 31, 2024, no amounts remained outstanding or payable to us under this agreement.
Lucyd Ltd. Financing Agreement
On March 1, 2024, the Company entered into an agreement with Lucyd Ltd. pursuant to which the Company can receive up to $
On March 1, 2025, the Company and Lucyd Ltd. entered into an amendment of this agreement, such that upon issuance, the convertible note will have a maturity date of September 1, 2026. There were no other changes to the terms and provisions of the agreement.
The Company has not borrowed any amounts under this agreement.
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NOTE 7 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Legal Matters
We are not currently the subject of any material pending legal proceedings; however, we may from time to time become a party to various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business.
License Agreements
In 2022 and 2023, we entered into various multi-year license agreements which grant us the right to sell certain branded smart eyewear, including the Nautica, Eddie Bauer, and Reebok brands worldwide. These agreements require us to pay royalties based on a percentage of net retail and wholesale sales during the period of the license, and also require guaranteed minimum royalty payments. The agreements have base terms of 10 years but are cancellable at the option of the Company during the fifth year.
The aggregate future minimum payments due under these license agreements are as follows:
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Also, on January 3, 2024, we entered into a multi-year non-exclusive license agreement with a third party (IngenioSpec, LLC) for multiple smart eyewear patents. Pursuant to this license agreement, the Company added licenses for 46 new patents to its portfolio of owned and licensed patents and applications. The Company fully prepaid this license for the term of the agreement and does not have any obligation for future payments under this agreement.
The Company recognized $
Leases
Our executive offices are located at 11900 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 630 Miami, Florida 33181. Our executive offices are provided to us by a related party (see Note 6). We consider our current office space adequate for our current operations.
Other Commitments
See related party management services agreement discussed in Note 6.
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Stock Options
Summary information regarding stock options as of and during the three months ended March 31, 2025 is as follows:
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During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we recognized $ of expense related to stock options. As of March 31, 2025, the aggregate intrinsic value for all options outstanding as well as all options exercisable was zero, and unrecognized stock option expense of approximately $ remains to be recognized over the next years.
Restricted Stock Units
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we recognized $
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we recognized $ of expense related to restricted stock units that were awarded to an influencer in 2023. As of March 31, 2025, no expense remains to be recognized related to this award.
Stock Grant
On April 1, 2024, we entered into a brand ambassador agreement with an individual for a two-year term. As compensation for the first year of the agreement, we issued the individual shares of our common stock. The value of the consideration transferred, measured using the fair value of our common stock at the date of issuance, was $
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The Company calculates earnings/(loss) per share data by calculating the quotient of earnings/(loss) divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the respective period. Due to the net losses for all periods presented in the unaudited condensed statements of operations, all shares underlying the common stock options, common stock warrants, and related party convertible debt were excluded from the earnings per share calculation due to their anti-dilutive effect.
The calculation of net earnings/(loss) per share is as follows:
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| Basic and diluted net loss per common share | $ | ) | $ | ) | ||||
NOTE 10 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Share Issuance to Brand Ambassador
Effective April 1, 2025, pursuant to the terms of the brand ambassador agreement described in Note 8, the Company issued an individual shares of our common stock as compensation for the second year of the agreement. The value of the consideration transferred, measured using the fair value of our common stock at the date of issuance, was $, which will be recognized as expense on a straight-line basis through March 31, 2026.
April 2025 Warrant Inducement Transaction
On April 11, 2025, the Company entered into inducement letter agreements with certain holders of certain of its existing warrants to purchase an aggregate of
Pursuant to the inducement letter agreements, the holders agreed to exercise the existing warrants for cash at a reduced exercise price of $
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This transaction closed on April 14, 2025, and the gross proceeds to the Company were approximately $
H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (“HCW”) acted as the exclusive placement agent for the offering. As compensation for such placement agent services, the Company agreed to pay HCW an aggregate cash fee equal to 7.5% of the gross proceeds received by the Company from this transaction, plus a management fee equal to 1.0% of the gross proceeds received by the Company, accountable expenses of $
New Loan Facility to Tekcapital Europe, Ltd.
On April 23, 2025, the
Tekcapital Europe, Ltd. has not borrowed any amounts under this agreement.
International Trade and Tariffs
Beginning in April of 2025, the U.S. government has announced new or increased tariffs on goods imported from various countries to the U.S., and countries subject to such tariffs have imposed or may in the future impose retaliatory tariffs and other trade measures. We are actively monitoring the ongoing tariff developments and continue to evaluate the potential impacts to our business, cost structure, supply chain, and the broader economic environment. We are also considering and assessing our ability to potentially offset all or a portion of cost increases through pricing actions and/or cost savings efforts.
While these recent developments have not had a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations to date, due to their evolving nature, we cannot predict with certainty the ultimate impacts they may have on our business and results in the future, but those impacts could be material.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with our financial statements and the related notes and the other financial information included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those discussed below and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.
Overview
Executive Summary and Outlook
Management views the Company as being in a favorable position, and well-equipped for the go-to-market opportunities ahead.
| ● | Revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2025 improved 19% as compared to the comparable period in 2024, while gross margins improved from 2% in the first quarter of 2024 to 49% for the first quarter of 2025. Total operating and other expenses have remained relatively consistent between these periods. These results reflect a tightening business operation that is finding its footing in an emerging sector, and prioritizing efficiency and operational sustainability. |
| ● | Over the past several months, we have brought three strong new product lines to market – including Lucyd Armor smart safety glasses, Reebok® Powered by Lucyd sport smart sunglasses, and Lucyd Lyte 2025 Edition smartglasees. Greater than expected demand for the unique Lucyd Armor product has led the Company to develop alternate variants for that line, in order to address a wider range of safety glass users. |
| ● | Additionally, we believe that the success of the Lucyd Armor product line to date indicates that that delivering smart eyewear for specific user niches can be a significant differentiator. With our experience developing dozens of SKUs (stock-keeping units) of smart eyewear, we are well positioned to address specific user needs in the sport, safety, and general optical categories, while our competitors may only have the resources to focus on a single category. |
| ● | Although our business will be significantly impacted by recently-announced tariffs on goods imported from various countries to the U.S., due to the U.S. tariff exception for certain electronics imported from China our business will be significantly less impacted by recent developments in tariffs and international trade than our traditional eyewear competitors. Nonetheless, we have worked to diversify our supply chain and focus more on international expansion. We have procured new global logistics partners in Hong Kong near our suppliers’ factories and in Europe, in order to facilitate global expansion to channels where U.S. duties do not apply. |
General Product and Corporate Overview
Our mission is to Upgrade Your Eyewear®. We develop and sell cutting-edge smart eyewear that is designed to allow our customers to remain connected to their digital lives. Our smart eyewear is a fusion of headphones with glasses, bringing vision correction and protection together with digital connectivity and clear audio, while also offering a safer solution for listening to music outdoors (as compared to in-ear headphones). The convenience of having a Bluetooth headset and comfortable glasses in one, especially for those who are already accustomed to all-day eyewear use, offers a lifestyle upgrade at a price most consumers can afford.
Our smart eyewear products enable the wearer to listen to music, take and make calls, and use voice assistants and ChatGPT to perform many common smartphone tasks hands-free. Since the official launch of our first commercial product, our goal has been to create smart eyewear for all-day wear that looks like and is priced similarly to designer eyewear, but is also lightweight and comfortable, and enables the wearer to remain connected to their digital lives. Through our various product offerings as described below, we have created a smart upgrade for all four of the major types of eyewear: prescription eyeglasses, ready-to-wear sunglasses, safety glasses, and sport glasses.
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| ● | Our core product line, Lucyd Lyte® (which includes the Lyte XL units), was first introduced in 2021 and continues to grow and expand with the ongoing addition of new styles and multiple technological upgrades and advancements. The Company is continuously iterating and improving its frame lineup, offering a mixture of “Lucyd icons” (styles that have consistently performed well since the introduction of Lucyd Lyte) and new styles seasonally to align with market trends and evolving consumer demand. We currently offer 9 different models under the Lucyd Lyte collection. |
| ● | In January 2024, we launched the Nautica® Powered by Lucyd smart eyewear collection in eight different styles, along with various branded accessories including a power brick, cleaning cloth, and a slipcase adorned with the iconic Nautica sail logo. This collection introduced the Company’s first “global fit” style, which supports low nose bridge customers. |
| ● | In April 2024, we launched the Eddie Bauer® Powered by Lucyd smart eyewear collection in four different styles, which showcases the first-to-market rimless smart eyewear design. We believe the Eddie Bauer collection is the Company’s most premium product to date, and features brushed titanium hardware, improved sound quality, and includes the patent-pending Lucyd dock with every unit. |
| ● | In October 2024, we launched the Lucyd Armor line, an ANSI-certified smart safety glass designed for all-day wear. This product line provides all the powerful features of Lucyd eyewear in a stylish safety wrap. Lucyd Armor smart safety glasses have been certified to meet safety standards in the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, and European Union. |
| ● | In April 2025, we launched the Reebok® Powered by Lucyd sport smart sunglasses collection in eight different styles. This collection features custom high-fidelity speakers, powerful amplifiers, and equalizers specifically tuned for outdoor activities and sports environments. |
| ● | We plan to launch the Reebok® Powered by Lucyd premium optical collection in the fourth quarter of 2025. |
Our current product offering consists of 30 different models, which offers a similar amount of style variety as many traditional eyewear collections. All styles are available with 100+ different lens types, resulting in thousands of variations of products currently available. We believe our brand partnerships play a significant role in our revenue growth by offering a more diversified product line that speaks to consumers from different demographics (for example, Nautica® generally appeals to a more fashion-forward customer than Lucyd Lyte, while Eddie Bauer® generally appeals to an older demographic than our other lines, and Reebok® generally appeals to a younger, more active and athletic demographic than our other lines).
Software and Apps
The Lucyd app, available for iOS and Android, is a free application that enables the user to converse with the extremely popular ChatGPT AI language model on our glasses, to instantly gain the benefit of one of the world’s most powerful AI assistants in a hands-free ergonomic interface. First launched in 2023, the app deploys a powerful and unique Siri integration with the Open AI API for ChatGPT, developed internally by the Company. The Company has filed a patent application related to this software.
In 2024, we added a “Pro” version of the app, which provides unlimited ChatGPT interactions and priority tech support for a modest monthly or annual fee. This is a new revenue stream for our business, and represents our first diversification in product revenue from frames and lenses. We also launched a new feature called “Walkie” for the Lucyd app in 2024, which enables thousands of users to join each other on walkie-talkie style communication channels. This feature was designed with our Lucyd Armor safety glass product in mind, to enable coworking teams to communicate freely on smart eyewear.
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In February 2025, we updated the Lucyd app’s Walkie feature, enabling premium subscribers access to secure and private walkie channels, providing businesses and organizations with a powerful tool to communicate confidentially and seamlessly through Lucyd smart eyewear. We plan to launch more new features for the Lucyd app in the future, such as an audio equalizer enabling the user to optimize sound output for different types of content such as calls and podcasts, and touch control customizations.
We believe these developments make our Lucyd eyewear perhaps the smartest smartglasses available today, and represent a significant marketing opportunity for our core smartglass products. The Lucyd app delivers an updated user experience over time without requiring costly hardware changes. Additionally, the overall flexibility of Bluetooth connectivity and ability to connect to a variety of voice assistants, including device-native assistants and ChatGPT, make our glasses a “device- and AI- agnostic” peripheral suitable for use with almost any desktop or mobile computing platform. This aspect of our products makes them a highly compatible interface accessory and distinguishes them from accessories designed to enhance a specific platform, such as Apple AirPods for iOS or gaming headsets for desktop computers.
A large part of our strategy is not just to provide a leading smart eyewear platform, but to build a highly functional mobile software and interactive retail fixture ecosystem to support user adoption and “stickiness” with our products. We have engineered and provided a variety of virtual try-on kiosks, modular display systems, and interactive LCD fixtures to fit any retail environment. These devices introduce our products to prospective retail customers and enable them to digitally try-on our line of smart glasses in a touch-free manner. Many of our retail fixtures allow for customization to suit our retail store partners’ needs, and the most recently developed fixtures feature a proprietary kiosk app we recently developed in-house. Our latest, most advanced displays, which we plan to begin deploying in stores later this year, will offer a complete Lucyd experience, including virtual try-on, social media content, detailed product info and videos, and seamless music demos – which overall will provide an immersive onboarding experience for prospective customers in retail stores carrying our frames.
Key Factors Affecting Performance
Expansion of retail points of purchase
In addition to sustained growth of our e-commerce business, our future revenues are correlated positively with our placement of Lucyd glasses in optical stores, as well as sporting goods stores and other specialty stores. To address this, we have assembled a team with decades of experience in the eyewear industry and are offering a strong co-op marketing program and reordering incentives program. We currently offer an expansive line of 30 different models of glasses and several accessories, including cobranded eyewear with well-known brands like Nautica, Reebok, and Eddie Bauer. In total, the Company expects to offer over 40 total smart eyewear SKUs across these brands and Lucyd by the end of 2025.
During the first quarter of 2025, in order to support the launch and expansion of our Reebok® Powered by Lucyd and Lucyd Armor lines, we expanded our sales team with the addition of two new sales directors. One of these directors brings 15 years of experience in optical sales, and has joined to support our expansion into key optical accounts and regional chains. The other director has a multi-decade career in hardware and power tool sales, and has joined to support our pursuit of brick-and-mortar and e-commerce placements for the Lucyd Armor line.
Retail store client retention and re-orders
Our ability to sustain and increase revenue is correlated positively with our ability to receive re-orders from stores, either directly or through our wholesale distributors. To support our sales to retail stores directly, we offer a strong co-op marketing program that includes free and paid store display materials. As part of this strategy, we have launched a new modular display system with engaging video screens and audio testing capabilities for our resellers to help educate their in-store customers about Lucyd products. These display systems enable customers to engage in music demos on a physical unit, explore social and tutorial content, and virtually try on all available units, an experience offered by no other smartglass display on the market today. This proprietary display system is central to our efforts to introduce traditional retail customers to Lucyd eyewear, and we are planning further enhancements to our merchandising displays to enable more immersive experiences. Additionally, we consistently incorporate retail partner feedback directly into our frames to better serve our end users.
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Investing in business growth
We believe that people care about what they wear on their faces, and because we understand that customers have diverse preferences about the shape, size, and design of their eyewear, we aim to continuously invest in the design and development of new models in an effort to provide the consumer with a wide selection of styles, colors, and finishes. We have two continuous trajectories of general product improvement: (i) engineering, where we seek to improve the sound quality, temple thinness, and battery life of our frames; and (ii) digital, where we are adding new features via the Lucyd app and improved component programming. We view these continually ongoing R&D investments as essential to maintaining our competitive edge.
We are offering a strong co-op marketing program with retail stores, and intend to expand our sales, marketing, and brand ambassador teams to broaden our brand awareness and online presence.
Key Performance Indicators
Store Count (B2B)
We believe that one of the key indicators for our business is the number of retail stores onboarded to sell our products. We started onboarding our first retail stores in June 2021, and since then have continue to grow through the current year. Currently, we have over 540 retail stores selling our smart eyeglasses, primarily in the United States and Canada, across over 300 wholesale accounts. Based on the existing demand for our products, current distribution, and recently consummated supply agreements, we anticipate that our products will be available in a significant number of new third-party retail locations in 2025.
Customer Ratings (B2C)
The Company’s latest products are receiving higher ratings online compared to our previous products, indicating that customers are appreciative of improvements in product design, functionality, and build quality. For example, our new Lucyd Armor product has a 4/5 rating on Amazon. This is a strong signal of positive feedback on our products that indicates our ability to grow and scale with America’s largest online retailer and other platforms.
International Trade and Tariffs
Beginning in April of 2025, the U.S. government has announced new or increased tariffs on goods imported from various countries to the U.S., and countries subject to such tariffs have imposed or may in the future impose retaliatory tariffs and other trade measures. We are actively monitoring the ongoing tariff developments and continue to evaluate the potential impacts to our business, cost structure, supply chain, and the broader economic environment. We are also considering and assessing our ability to potentially offset all or a portion of cost increases through pricing actions and/or cost savings efforts. Smart eyewear products that enter the U.S. from China (where our products are manufactured) currently have a total effective duty of approximately 27.5%.
While these recent developments have not had a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations to date, due to their evolving nature, we cannot predict with certainty the ultimate impacts they may have on our business and results in the future, but those impacts could be material.
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Results of Operations
The following table summarizes our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 (the “current quarter”) and the three months ended March 31, 2024 (the “prior year quarter”):
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| Revenues, net | $ | 454,501 | 100 | % | $ | 383,471 | 100 | % | $ | 71,030 | 19 | % | ||||||||||||
| Less: Cost of Goods Sold | (233,968 | ) | 51 | % | (376,520 | ) | 98 | % | 142,552 | -38 | % | |||||||||||||
| Gross Profit | 220,533 | 49 | % | 6,951 | 2 | % | 213,582 | n/m | ||||||||||||||||
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| General and administrative | (1,091,348 | ) | 240 | % | (1,108,946 | ) | 289 | % | 17,598 | -2 | % | |||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | (787,400 | ) | 173 | % | (661,295 | ) | 172 | % | (126,105 | ) | 19 | % | ||||||||||||
| Research and development | (210,576 | ) | 46 | % | (216,301 | ) | 56 | % | 5,725 | -3 | % | |||||||||||||
| Related party management fee | (35,000 | ) | 8 | % | (35,000 | ) | 9 | % | - | 0 | % | |||||||||||||
| Total Operating Expenses | (2,124,324 | ) | 467 | % | (2,021,542 | ) | 527 | % | (102,782 | ) | 5 | % | ||||||||||||
| Other Income (Expense), net | 125,088 | 28 | % | 43,280 | 11 | % | 81,808 | 189 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Net Loss | $ | (1,778,703 | ) | 391 | % | $ | (1,971,311 | ) | 514 | % | $ | 192,608 | -10 | % | ||||||||||
Revenues
Our revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2025 were $454,501, representing an increase of 19% as compared to revenues of $383,471 during the three months ended March 31, 2024. This increase is primarily attributable to overall volume increases, as well as improved pricing and lower discounts on products sold.
The year-over-year volume increases are largely reflective of new product launches over the past year (including the cobranded Nautica® Powered by Lucyd and Eddie Bauer® Powered by Lucyd collections which were launched in January 2024 and April 2024, respectively, and the Lucyd Armor product line which was launched in October 2024). Our continued investments in marketing and advertising initiatives, as well as increased public interest and growth in smart glasses and the wearable products category, also contributed to this volume growth.
The aforementioned improvements in pricing are primarily attributable to adjustments to our product pricing and Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price implemented in the prior year, which were aimed at enhancing profitability and attracting distributors to manage our wholesale channel. Additionally, we have made strategic reductions in price discounts as appropriate. We believe these strategies reflect customers’ growing recognition of the quality and value proposition of our recent new product launches and support our long-term growth objectives. These factors, plus various promotional efforts outside of traditional pay-per-click e-commerce ads, resulted in increased AOV (average order value) compared to the prior year quarter.
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For the three months ended March 31, 2025, approximately 40% of sales were processed on our online store (Lucyd.co), 52% on Amazon.com, and 7% through reseller partners, with 1% of our net revenues generated from Lucyd “Pro” app subscriptions. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, we generated an aggregate of $291,065 of revenue from sales of non-prescription smartglasses and accessories, $160,605 from sales of smartglasses with prescription lenses, and $2,831 of revenue from app subscriptions. All of the sales generated on Amazon.com were for non-prescription smartglasses and accessories (as we only offer prescription lenses through our website), while $160,605 of the online sales generated through Lucyd.co was related to smartglasses with prescription lenses.
For the three months ended March 31, 2024, approximately 67% of sales were processed on our online store (Lucyd.co), 29% on Amazon.com, and 4% through reseller partners. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, we generated $272,742 of revenue from sales of non-prescription smartglasses and accessories, and $110,729 from sales of smartglasses with prescription lenses. All of the sales generated on Amazon.com were for non-prescription smartglasses and accessories (as we only offer prescription lenses through our website), while $110,729 of the online sales generated through Lucyd.co was related to smartglasses with prescription lenses.
Overall, e-commerce sales remain to be the most material portion of our sales since inception; however, out of all of our sales channels, we believe that the wholesale optical channel represents the most promising opportunity for future growth in the long-term. To date, we believe e-commerce has been best suited to sell smart eyewear because of the enhanced product exposure opportunity compared to product on a shelf in a physical store – as online, prospective customers are able to learn more about products, conduct virtual try-ons, and comparison shop across the web with ease. However, we anticipate that as smart eyewear becomes a more normalized product category and becomes more common for prescription wear, major national eye care providers will begin to onboard smart eyewear products, and we believe we are the value leader in that sector. We have already started to see major retailers begin to offer smart eyewear in-store. With the success of the recently-launched Lucyd Armor smartglasses for the safety/industrial segment, which represents a growing market in which we currently have little or no direct competition, and the anticipated success of the recent launch of Reebok® Powered by Lucyd smartglasses for the sport/active lifestyle segment, for which we believe we will have a distinct advantage, as most sport smartglasses are very low quality Aliexpress products, we believe we are very well positioned to generate significant revenue growth in 2025. In order to support the launch and expansion of our Reebok® Powered by Lucyd and Lucyd Armor lines, we have recently expanded our sales team with the addition of two new sales directors, who have significant experience in optical sales and hardware sales. In addition, and in light of the current tariff situation, we also plan to focus more on international expansion during the current year.
Cost of Goods Sold
Our total cost of goods sold decreased to $233,968 for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to $376,520 for the prior year quarter. This year-over-year decrease of 38% was primarily driven by lower cost of frames and lower prescription lens fulfilment cost.
The decrease in the cost of frames as compared to the prior year quarter was primarily attributable to the combination of:
| (i.) | realization of greater economies of scale – i.e., smart eyewear is a highly specialized product that is expensive to manufacture in smaller quantities, but over time as our manufacturing order volumes have grown, our cost per unit has decreased; and |
| (ii.) | improvements in product price/mix – i.e., a significant portion of the units sold in the current quarter were from our Lucyd Armor line, which have a lower manufacturing cost than our other product lines (as they are designed differently and have fewer components), whereas no Lucyd Armor units were sold in prior year quarter (as the product had not yet launched). |
The decrease in lens fulfilment costs was attributable to actions taken by management in the prior year to better manage these costs, including:
| (i.) | the launch of Lucyd Shift and Lucyd Blueshift transitional lenses in place of branded third-party transitional lenses, offering similar functionality for a lower cost of goods, while also enabling a slightly lower cost to the customer; and |
| (ii.) | the engagement of a new lower-cost lens supplier based in Miami, Florida. |
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Cost of goods sold for the three months ended March 31, 2025 included but was not limited to the cost of frames of $72,701; cost of prescription lenses incurred with our third-party vendor of $68,051; commissions, affiliate referral fees, and e-commerce platform fees of $30,291; shipping and logistics costs of $38,909; and quality assurance costs related to our products sold of $4,002. Out of $233,968 of our total cost of goods sold for the current quarter, $68,051 related to orders with prescription lenses, while $165,917 pertained to non-prescription orders.
Cost of goods sold for the three months ended March 31, 2024 included but was not limited to the cost of frames of $184,978; cost of prescription lenses incurred with our third-party vendor of $103,069; commissions, affiliate referral fees, and e-commerce platform fees of $42,826; shipping and logistics costs of $15,914; and quality assurance costs related to our products sold of $4,238. Out of $376,520 of our total cost of goods sold for the current quarter, $103,069 related to orders with prescription lenses, while $273,451 pertained to non-prescription orders.
Gross Profit
Our gross profit for the current quarter was $220,533, as compared to $6,951 for the prior year quarter. Our gross profit margin was 49% in the current quarter and 2% in the prior year quarter, representing an increase of approximately 47 percentage points from the prior year period. This significant improvement in profitability was the primarily attributable to lower cost of goods sold as a result of the cost improvements described above, as well as the increase in revenues as described above. This strong margin improvement from the prior year quarter reflects a number of measures taken by the Company to reduce our costs per sale and increase AOV, including changing lens suppliers, launching our own transitional lenses in place of branded third-party transitional lenses, obtaining price reductions from our frame suppliers as we have scaled up our production quantities, and engaging in a variety of promotional efforts outside of traditional pay-per-click e-commerce ads.
In the near to medium term, we anticipate further growth in revenues in future quarters, largely in part due to the launch of our new Reebok® Powered by Lucyd product line in the second quarter of 2025, and the introduction of further variants of the popular Lucyd Armor product, along with corresponding growth in total cost of goods sold. While the current tariff situation is expected to result in an increase in our costs, we also believe the current tariff situation is bringing smart eyewear to price parity with traditional designer eyewear (as the combined duty on many conventional eyewear lines imported from China – which makes approximately 90% of the world’s eyewear – is currently 155%, compared with a total effective duty rate of 27.5% for smart eyewear products imported from China), which may result in increased consumer interest in smart eyewear and increased sales of our products. We are also continually refining our product mix with sales data, and anticipate further reducing our unit costs by focusing only on the highest volume, market-tested styles.
We believe that in the long term, the majority of our business will ultimately come from frame sales to distributors and eyewear retailers. We anticipate that the launches of new product lines in 2025 will help us progress towards our long-term goal of shifting our sales mix more towards the wholesale channel, which should bring consistent, large-scale orders with minimal marketing costs.
Operating Expenses
Our operating expenses increased by 5% to $2,124,324 for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to $2,021,542 for the three months ended March 31, 2024. This increase was primarily due to the following:
General and administrative expenses
Our general and administrative expenses declined slightly year-over-year, decreasing by $17,598 or approximately 2% to $1,091,348 for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to $1,108,946 for the prior year quarter. This slight decrease primarily reflects the net result of decreases in stock-based compensation expense and investor relations costs compared with the prior year period, largely offset by increased expenses incurred under multi-year license agreements. Non-cash expenses – including depreciation, amortization, and stock-based compensation – comprised approximately 14% and 23% of our total general and administrative expenses in the current quarter and prior year quarter, respectively.
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The Company maintains a lean staff salaried at market rates, and a significant portion of our general and administrative expenses consist of corporate overhead type costs which are fixed or semi-fixed in nature (e.g., rent, compliance, legal and professional services, etc.); as such, our general and administrative expenses are generally not expected to scale up significantly as our revenue increases over time. The one exception to this is the expense related to our multi-year license agreements which grant us the right to sell certain branded smart eyewear; these agreements require us to pay royalties based on a percentage of net retail and wholesale sales, and also require increasing guaranteed minimum royalty payments over their terms.
Sales and marketing expenses
Our sales and marketing expenses increased $126,105 or approximately 19% to $787,400 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 from $661,295 for the three months ended March 31, 2024. This increase was primarily driven by increased spending on events and trade shows, as we seek to grow and expand our network of potential B2B business partners. At the same time, we continue to make significant investments in paid ads in order to build brand awareness, attract new customers, and increase our market share.
From a long-term perspective, while we expect that our total sales and marketing expenses will scale up to some degree as our revenue increases, we anticipate that such increases in sales and marketing expenses will be mitigated somewhat by our plan to grow our business in the wholesale optical channel, which, due to the nature of that channel, inherently does not require costly marketing campaigns to acquire each customer and as a result typically carries a lower marketing cost per unit sold. Additionally, we generally expect that a retailer who is successful with our products will reorder in large quantities, also without significant marketing expenditure.
Research and development costs
Our research and development costs decreased by $5,725 or approximately 3% to $210,576 for the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to $216,301 for the three months ended March 31, 2024, primarily due to product development cycle timing.
Related party management fee
Our related party management fee was $35,000 for each of the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, based on the terms of the management services agreement between us and Tekcapital.
Other Income (Expense), net
Total other income (expense), net in the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $125,088. This amount was primarily comprised of realized gains on U.S. Treasury bills originally purchased in September 2024 which matured in March 2025, and, to a lesser extent, dividends from our investments in money market funds.
Total other income (expense), net in the three months ended March 31, 2024 was $43,280. This amount was primarily comprised of dividends from our investments in money market funds, and, to a lesser extent, interest income earned on a short-term loan to a related party.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, our cash and cash equivalents were approximately $5.3 million and $2.6 million, respectively.
As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, our total overall liquidity (cash and cash equivalents plus investments in short-term U.S. Treasury bills), which management believes provides a more accurate depiction of the Company’s liquidity and economic position, was approximately $5.3 million and $7.5 million, respectively.
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Our working capital (current assets less current liabilities) was approximately $6.9 million and $8.5 million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
The Company did not have any debt obligations as of March 31, 2025 or December 31, 2024.
Cash Flow
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| Net cash flows from operating activities | $ | (2,311,049 | ) | $ | (1,467,355 | ) | ||
| Net cash flows from investing activities | 4,940,232 | (95,538 | ) | |||||
| Net cash flows from financing activities | - | (75,988 | ) | |||||
| Net Change in Cash | $ | 2,629,183 | $ | (1,638,881 | ) | |||
Net cash flows used in operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2025 are primarily reflective of our net loss for the period, resulting from our operating costs to support and grow our business, including sales and marketing activities, research and development, and employee-related costs. Cash flows from operating activities also reflect the impacts of increases in inventory levels in preparation of the April 2025 launch of the Reebok® Powered by Lucyd sport smartglasses line, annual royalty payments made to licensors for our cobranded products, and the payment of accounts payable and similar operating obligations that were accrued at December 31, 2024.
Net cash flows provided by investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2025 are primarily attributable to the maturity and redemption of investments in 6-month U.S. Treasury bills totalling $5.0 million.
Equity Offerings
There were no equity offerings during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
On April 11, 2025, the Company entered into inducement letter agreements with certain holders of certain of its existing warrants to purchase an aggregate of 595,188 shares of our common stock, of which warrants to purchase 121,500 shares were originally issued to the holders on September 4, 2024 with an original exercise price of $5.00 per share, and warrants to purchase 473,688 shares were originally issued to the holders on September 24, 2024 with an original exercise price of $9.50 per share.
Pursuant to the inducement letter agreements, the holders agreed to exercise the existing warrants for cash at a reduced exercise price of $2.60 per share in consideration of the Company’s agreement to issue new unregistered Series G warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 218,646 shares of common stock and new unregistered Series H warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,724,814 shares of common stock, each at a purchase price of $0.125 per warrant.
This transaction closed on April 14, 2025, and the gross proceeds to the Company were approximately $1.8 million prior to deducting placement agent fees and offering expenses. H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (“HCW”) acted as the exclusive placement agent for the offering. As compensation for such placement agent services, we agreed to pay HCW an aggregate cash fee equal to 7.5% of the gross proceeds received from this transaction, plus a management fee equal to 1.0% of the gross proceeds received from this transaction, accountable expenses of $50,000, non-accountable expenses of $25,000, and $15,950 for clearing expenses. We also agreed to issue to HCW or its designees warrants to purchase up to 44,639 shares of common stock (“PA Warrants”). The PA Warrants are immediately exercisable, have a term of five and one-half years following the effective date of the Resale Registration Statement, and have an exercise price of $3.25 per share.
We intend to use the net proceeds from this transaction for working capital and general corporate purposes.
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Other Factors
We expect that operating losses could continue in the foreseeable future as we continue to invest in the expansion and development of our business. We believe our existing cash and cash equivalents (including the proceeds from the equity offerings described above), plus the availability to borrow funds via the March 2025 amendment to the related party agreement with Lucyd Ltd., will be sufficient to fund our operations for at least the next twelve months.
However, our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including, but not limited to, growth in the number of retail store customers, licenses, the needs of our e-commerce business and retail distribution network, expansion of our product and software offerings, and the timing of investments in technology and personnel to support the overall growth of our business. To the extent that current and anticipated future sources of liquidity are insufficient to fund our future business activities and requirements, we may be required to seek additional equity or debt financing. The sale of additional equity would result in additional dilution to our stockholders. The incurrence of debt financing would result in debt service obligations and the instruments governing such debt could provide for operating and financing covenants that would restrict our operations. There can be no assurances that we will be able to raise additional capital. In the event that additional financing is required from outside sources, we may not be able to negotiate terms acceptable to us or at all. Geopolitical and macroeconomic factors could cause disruption in the global financial markets, which could reduce our ability to access capital and negatively affect our liquidity in the future. If we are unable to raise additional capital when required, or if we cannot expand our operations or otherwise capitalize on our business opportunities because we lack sufficient capital, our business, results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows would be adversely affected.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of March 31, 2025, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Estimates
There have been no material changes in our critical accounting policies and significant estimates from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, which was filed with the SEC on March 24, 2025.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Not required for smaller reporting companies.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management including our Chief Executive Officer and our Co-Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13(a)-15(b) of the Exchange Act. Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as a result of material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of March 31, 2025.
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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Part II - Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
We are not currently the subject of any material pending legal proceedings; however, we may from time to time become a party to various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, which was filed with the SEC on March 24, 2025.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
On April 11, 2025, the Company entered into inducement letter agreements with certain holders of certain of its existing warrants to purchase an aggregate of 595,188 shares of the Company’s common stock, of which warrants to purchase 121,500 shares were originally issued to the holders on September 4, 2024 with an original exercise price of $5.00 per share, and warrants to purchase 473,688 shares were originally issued to the holders on September 24, 2024 with an original exercise price of $9.50 per share.
Pursuant to the inducement letter agreements, the holders agreed to exercise the existing warrants for cash at a reduced exercise price of $2.60 per share in consideration of the Company’s agreement to issue new unregistered Series G warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 218,646 shares of common stock and new unregistered Series H warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,724,814 shares of common stock, each at a purchase price of $0.125 per warrant. The Series G Warrants have an exercise price of $2.60 per share, are exercisable immediately upon issuance, and have a term of exercise equal to five and one-half years following the effective date of the Resale Registration Statement (as defined below). The Series H Warrants have an exercise price of $2.60 per share, are exercisable immediately upon issuance, and have a term of exercise equal to eighteen months following the effective date of the Resale Registration Statement.
The Company has agreed to file a registration statement providing for the resale of the shares issuable upon the exercise of the Series G and Series H warrants (the “Resale Registration Statement”) as soon as reasonably practicable (and in any event within 30 calendar days) after the date of the inducement letter agreements, and to use commercially reasonable efforts to have such Resale Registration Statement declared effective by the SEC within 60 calendar days following the date of the inducement letter agreements (or within 90 calendar days following the date of the inducement letter agreements in the case of a “full review” of such registration statement by the SEC) and to keep the Resale Registration Statement effective at all times until no holder of the Series G and Series H warrants owns any such warrants or shares.
Pursuant to the inducement letter agreements, the Company agreed not to issue, enter into any agreement to issue, or announce the issuance or proposed issuance of any common stock or common stock equivalents or file any registration statement or any amendment or supplement to any existing registration statement (in each case, subject to certain exceptions) until 30 calendar days after the closing of this transaction. The Company also agreed not to effect or agree to effect any Variable Rate Transaction (as defined in the inducement letter agreements) until one year after the closing of this transaction (subject to an exception).
This transaction closed on April 14, 2025, and the gross proceeds to the Company were approximately $1.8 million prior to deducting placement agent fees and offering expenses. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from this transaction for working capital and general corporate purposes.
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H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (“HCW”) acted as the exclusive placement agent for the offering. As compensation for such placement agent services, the Company agreed to pay HCW an aggregate cash fee equal to 7.5% of the gross proceeds received by the Company from this transaction, plus a management fee equal to 1.0% of the gross proceeds received by the Company, accountable expenses of $50,000, non-accountable expenses of $25,000, and $15,950 for clearing expenses. The Company also agreed to issue to HCW or its designees warrants to purchase up to 44,639 shares of common stock (“PA Warrants”). The PA Warrants are immediately exercisable, have a term of five and one-half years following the effective date of the Resale Registration Statement, and have an exercise price of $3.25 per share.
The aforementioned Series G and Series H warrants, the PA Warrants, and the shares issuable upon the exercise of such warrants were sold and issued without registration under the Securities Act, in reliance on the exemptions provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act as a transaction not involving a public offering and Rule 506 promulgated under the Securities Act as sales to accredited investors, and in reliance on similar exemptions under applicable state laws.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not Applicable.
Item 5.
None.
Item 6. Exhibits
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Innovative Eyewear, Inc. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| Date: May 13, 2025 | By: | /s/ Harrison Gross |
| Harrison Gross | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
| (Principal Executive Officer) | ||
| Date: May 13, 2025 | By: | /s/ Oswald Gayle |
| Oswald Gayle | ||
| Co-Chief Financial Officer | ||
| (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) | ||
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