Note 3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Recently issued Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2024-03, Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income – Expense Disaggregation Disclosures, which requires public business entities to disclose additional information about specific expense categories in the notes to financial statements at interim and annual reporting periods. The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect adoption of this Update to have a significant impact on its financial statements.

a) Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and the interim reporting rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in Camber’s latest Annual Report filed with the SEC on Form 10-K. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments (unless otherwise indicated), necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and the results of operations for the interim periods presented have been reflected herein. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. 

b) Basis of Consolidation

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements presented herein reflect the consolidated financial results of the Company, its wholly-owned subsidiary, Viking Energy Group, Inc. (“Viking”), the wholly-owned subsidiary of Viking (Petrodome Energy, LLC), and Viking’s majority interest in Simson-Maxwell from January 1 through March 31, 2025.

Viking holds a 51% ownership interest in Viking Ozone, Viking Protection, Viking Sentinel and Viking Distribution. These entities were formed to facilitate the monetization of acquired intellectual properties (see Note 6). These entities are variable interest entities in which the Company owns a controlling financial interest; consequently, these entities are also consolidated.

All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

c) Foreign Currency

Foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date. Results of operations and cash flows of businesses conducted in foreign currency are translated using the average exchange rates throughout the period. The effect of exchange rate fluctuations on translation of assets and liabilities is included as a component of stockholders’ equity in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Gains and losses from foreign currency transactions have been insignificant.

d) Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and timing of revenues and expenses, the reported amounts and classification of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Significant areas requiring the use of management estimates relate to the determination of the fair value of the Company’s various series of preferred stock, investment in Simson-Maxwell, impairment of long-lived assets, goodwill, stock-based compensation, asset retirement obligations, and expected tax rates for future income tax recoveries.

e) Financial Instruments

Accounting Standards Codification, “ASC” Topic 820-10, “Fair Value Measurement” requires disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments held by the Company. ASC Topic 820-10 defines fair value and establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosures of fair value measurement that enhances disclosure requirements for fair value measurement. The carrying amounts reported in the condensed consolidated balance sheets for accrued expenses and other current liabilities, accounts payable, amounts due to related parties each qualify as financial instruments and are a reasonable estimate of their fair values because of the short period of time between the origination of such instruments and their expected realization and their current market rate of interest. The three levels of valuation hierarchy are defined as follows:

At March 31, 2026, the significant inputs to the Company’s investment in Simson-Maxwell was a Level 3 input.

Assets measured at fair value as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2026 are classified below based on the fair value hierarchy described above:

See Note 4 for the assumptions used in determining the fair value of the investment in Simson-Maxwell.

f) Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in banks and highly liquid investment securities that have original maturities of three months or less. Accounts are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) up to $250,000. The Company’s cash balances may at times exceed the FDIC insured limits.

g) Inventory

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, and consist of parts, equipment and work-in-process. Work-in-process and finished goods included the cost of materials, direct labor and overhead. At the closing of each reporting period, the Company evaluates its inventory in order to adjust the inventory balance for obsolete and slow-moving items.  

Inventory consisted of the following at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025:

h) Intangible Assets

Intangible assets include amounts related to the Company’s patents and intellectual property owned by Viking Ozone, Viking Protection, Viking Sentinel and Viking Distribution.

The Company reviews intangible assets, at least annually, for possible impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the assets carrying amount may not be recoverable. In evaluating the future benefit of its intangible assets, the Company estimates the anticipated undiscounted future net cash flows of the intangible assets over the remaining estimated useful life. If the carrying amount is not recoverable, an impairment loss is recorded for the excess of the carrying value of the asset over its fair value.

i) Investment in Unconsolidated Entity

Since the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2025, the Company accounts for its non-controlling interest in Simson-Maxwell at fair value as the Company is not able to exercise significant influence over this investment. Under the fair value method, the Company adjusts the carrying value of its investment for changes in fair value and records the amount of the change in fair value in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.  During the second and third quarters of 2025, the Company accounted for this investment under the equity method.  See Note 4 for further details regarding the structure of this investment.

j) Income (loss) per Share

Basic and diluted income (loss) per share calculations are calculated on the basis of the weighted average number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per share give effect to all dilutive potential shares of common stock outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method and convertible preferred stock using the if-converted method. In computing diluted earnings per share, the average stock price for the period is used to determine the number of shares assumed to be purchased from the exercise price of the options and warrants. Purchases of treasury stock reduce the outstanding shares commencing on the date that the stock is purchased. Common stock equivalents are excluded from the calculation when a loss is incurred as their effect would be anti-dilutive.

 k) Stock-Based Compensation

The Company may issue stock options to employees and stock options or warrants to non-employees in non-capital raising transactions for services and for financing costs. The cost of stock options and warrants issued to employees and non-employees is measured on the grant date based on the fair value. The fair value is determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The resulting amount is charged to expense on the straight-line basis over the period in which the Company expects to receive the benefit, which is generally the vesting period.

The Black-Scholes option model requires management to make various estimates and assumptions, including expected term, expected volatility, risk-free rate, and dividend yield. The expected term represents the period of time that stock-based compensation awards granted are expected to be outstanding and is estimated based on considerations including the vesting period, contractual term and anticipated employee exercise patterns. Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s stock. The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in relation to the contractual life of the stock-based compensation instrument. The dividend yield assumption is based on historical patterns and future expectations for the Company dividends.

l) Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations

Asset retirement obligations (“ARO”) primarily represent the estimated present value of the amount the Company will incur to plug, abandon and remediate oil and gas properties at the projected end of their productive lives, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Company determined its ARO by calculating the present value of estimated cash flows related to the obligation. The retirement obligation is recorded as a liability at its estimated present value as of the obligation’s inception, with an offsetting increase to proved properties.

The Company has no oil and gas assets. The asset retirement obligation balance at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 is in respect of Petrodome’s prior working interest in an abandoned offshore well which was the subject of a decommissioning order (the “Order”) issued by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (“BSEE”) in April 2019 to which Petrodome was a named party. Petrodome filed an appeal with the Interior Board of Land Appeals (“IBLA”) in 2019. Petrodome and the BSEE subsequently jointly requested, and received, a stay of the Order from the IBLA that remained in effect at March 31, 2026. The Company understands that decommissioning activity has begun and will retain this obligation pending resolution of the Order.

m) Undistributed Revenues and Royalties

The Company recorded a liability for cash collected from oil and gas sales that is due to royalty and working interest owners. The amounts were distributed in accordance with the working interests of the respective owners. The balance at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 represents the value of payments issued to working interest and royalty owners with respect to the Company’s previously owned oil & gas assets that have not been cashed.

n) Subsequent events

The Company has evaluated all subsequent events from March 31, 2026 through the issuance date of these financial statements (Note 13).