SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies) |
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| Nature of the Business | Nature of the Business
VerifyMe, Inc. (“VerifyMe,” “we,” “us,” “our,” or the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of Nevada on November 10, 1999. VerifyMe, is based in Lake Mary, Florida and its common stock, par value $ per share is traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) under the trading symbol “VRME”.
The Company is a logistics company that specializes in time and temperature sensitive products, as well as providing brand protection and enhancement solutions. The Company operates a single consolidated Precision Logistics segment which includes the operations of our subsidiary PeriShip Global, LLC (“PeriShip Global”) in which we provide a value-added service for sensitive parcel management driven by a proprietary software platform that provides predictive analytics from key metrics such as pre-shipment weather analysis, flight-tracking, sort volumes, and traffic, delivered to customers via a secure portal. The portal provides real-time visibility into shipment transit and last-mile events which is supported by a service center. The Company’s activities are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. See the “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections in this report.
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| Reclassifications | Reclassifications
Certain amounts presented for the three months ended March 31, 2025, reflect reclassifications made to conform to the presentation in our current reporting period. These reclassifications had no effect on the previously reported net loss.
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| Basis of Presentation | Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of VerifyMe and its wholly owned subsidiaries PeriShip Global LLC and VRME Subsidiary Corp. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation. The consolidated financial statements are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).
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| Use of Estimates | Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities 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 these estimates.
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| Recent Accounting Pronouncements | Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2025, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2025-11, Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow-Scope Improvements, which clarifies the applicability of the interim reporting guidance, the types of interim reporting, and the form and content of interim financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Per the FASB, the amendment does not intend to change the fundamental nature of interim reporting or expand or reduce current interim disclosure requirements but rather provide clarity and improve navigability of the existing interim reporting requirements. The update will be effective for interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. We are assessing the effect of this update on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In November 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-09, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Hedge Accounting Improvements, which introduces five targeted improvements to better align hedge accounting with entities’ risk management activities. The update will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted. We are assessing the effect of this update on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-05, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets, which simplifies the application of the current expected credit loss model for current accounts receivable and current contract assets under Accounting Standards Codification 606. The Company adopted ASU 2025-05 effective January 1, 2026. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income – Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Topic 220). This standard requires disclosure of specific information about costs and expenses. ASU 2024-03 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. The Company is currently evaluating the potential effect that the updated standard will have on their financial statement disclosures.
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| Fair Value of Financial Instruments | Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company’s financial instruments consist of accounts receivable, unbilled revenue, accounts payable, notes payable and accrued expenses. The carrying value of accounts receivable, unbilled revenue, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate their fair value because of their short maturities. The Company believes the carrying amount of its notes payable approximates fair value based on rates and other terms currently available to the Company for similar debt instruments.
The Company follows FASB Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, and applies it to all assets and liabilities that are being measured and reported on a fair value basis. The statement requires that assets and liabilities carried at fair value will be classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:
Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
Level 2: Observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data
Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data
The level in the fair value within which a fair value measurement falls is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.
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| Segment Reporting | Segment Reporting
Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available and evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker, or decision-making group, in deciding the method by which to allocate resources and assess performance. Prior to 2026, we reported two operating segments: Precision Logistics and Authentication. We are not actively pursuing authentication business but continue to service existing customers. As a result, beginning in the first quarter of 2026, we changed our internal reporting to the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), who is our Chief Executive Officer, and combined Precision Logistics and Authentication into a single segment, leaving Precision Logistics. See Note 2 – Segment Reporting, for further discussion of the Company’s segment reporting structure.
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| Revenue Recognition | Revenue Recognition
The Company accounts for revenues according to ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers which establishes principles for reporting information about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from the entity's contracts to provide goods or services to customers.
The Company applies the following five steps to determine the appropriate amount of revenue to be recognized as it fulfills its obligations under each of its agreements.
The Company generally considers completion of an agreement, or Statement of Work (“SOW”) and/or purchase order as a customer contract, provided collection is considered probable.
Our Precision Logistics segment consists of two service lines, ProActive and Premium. Under our ProActive service line, clients pay us directly for carrier service coupled with our proactive logistics service. Terms typically range from 7 days to no longer than 30 days. The Company has determined it is the principal and recognizes shipment fees in gross revenue. Under our Premium service line, clients use our shipping monitoring, predictive analytics, or exception management services. Shippers use their own transportation rates, provided and charged directly by their carrier, with our added services charged (i) directly by the carrier, under a “white label” arrangement, which we refer to as our Premium service, or (ii) by us, which we refer to as our Direct Premium service. These services include customer web portal access, weather monitoring, temperature control, full-service center support, and last mile resolution.
Under both service lines in our Precision Logistics segment, our performance obligation is met, and revenue is recognized when the packages are delivered. The transaction fees consist of fixed consideration made up of amounts contractually billed to the customer. There are no variable considerations in the transaction fee, in either service line.
Beginning in 2026, the Company included Authentication revenue in the Precision Logistics segment. The Company is no longer actively pursuing the Authentication business but continues to service existing customers. Authentication revenue primarily consists of anti-counterfeit and brand protection. Terms typically range between 30 and 60 days. Our performance obligation is met, and revenue is recognized when our products are shipped or delivered depending on the specific agreement with the customer. The transaction fee is made up of fixed consideration based on the related purchase order or agreement.
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| Goodwill | Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired in business combinations. Pursuant to ASC Topic 350, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other, the Company tests goodwill for impairment on an annual basis in the fourth quarter, or between annual tests, in certain circumstances. Under authoritative guidance, the Company first assessed qualitative factors to determine whether it was necessary to perform the quantitative goodwill impairment test. The assessment considers factors such as, but not limited to, macroeconomic conditions, data showing other companies in the industry and our share price. An entity is not required to calculate the fair value of a reporting unit unless the entity determines, based on a qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount. Events or changes in circumstances which could trigger an impairment review include macroeconomic conditions, industry and market conditions, cost factors, overall financial performance, other entity specific events, and sustained decrease in share price.
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| Basic and Diluted Net Loss per Share of Common Stock |
The Company follows ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share, when reporting earnings per share resulting in the presentation of basic and diluted earnings per share. Because the Company reported a net loss for each of the periods presented, common stock equivalents, including preferred stock, stock options and warrants were anti-dilutive; therefore, the amounts reported for basic and diluted loss per share were the same.
For the three months ended March 31, 2026, and 2025, there were shares potentially issuable, that could dilute basic earnings per share in the future that were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive to the Company’s losses during the periods presented. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, there were approximately anti-dilutive shares consisting of unvested performance restricted stock units, restricted stock units and restricted stock awards shares issuable upon exercise of warrants, shares issuable upon conversion of convertible debt, and shares issuable upon conversion of preferred stock. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, there were approximately anti-dilutive shares consisting of unvested performance restricted stock units, restricted stock units and restricted stock awards, shares issuable upon exercise of stock options, shares issuable upon exercise of warrants, shares issuable upon conversion of convertible debt, and shares issuable upon conversion of preferred stock.
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| Stock-Based Compensation |
We account for stock-based compensation under the provisions of ASC Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation, which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all stock-based awards made to employees and directors based on estimated fair values on the grant date. We estimate the fair value of stock-based awards on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes model. The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model include risk-free interest rates, expected volatility, and expected life of the stock options. Changes in these assumptions can materially affect estimates of fair value stock-based compensation, and the compensation expense recorded in future periods. The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as an expense over the requisite service periods using the straight-line method. We recognize forfeitures as they occur with a reduction in compensation expense in the period of forfeiture. For performance restricted stock units (“RSU”) with stock price appreciation targets (see Note 6 – Stock Options, Restricted Stock and Warrants), we applied a lattice approach that incorporated a Monte Carlo simulation, which involved random iterations that took different future price paths over the RSU’s contractual life based on the appropriate probability distributions (which are based on commonly applied Black Scholes inputs). The fair value was determined by taking the average of the grant date fair values under each Monte Carlo simulation trial. We recognize compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the performance period and there is no ongoing adjustment or reversal based on actual achievement during the period.
We account for stock-based compensation awards to non-employees in accordance with ASU No. 2018-07, Compensation – Stock Based Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting, which aligns accounting for share-based payments issued to nonemployees to that of employees under the existing guidance of Topic 718, with certain exceptions.
All issuances of stock options or other equity instruments to non-employees as consideration for goods or services received by the Company are accounted for based on the fair value of the equity instruments issued. Non-employee equity-based payments are recorded as an expense over the service period, as if we had paid cash for the services.
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| Merger Agreement | Merger Agreement
On February 11, 2026, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, as subsequently amended by the First Amendment (the “Merger Agreement”) with VRME Subsidiary Corp., a Nevada corporation, and our wholly owned subsidiary (the “Merger Sub”) and Open World Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Open World”). Upon the terms and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions described in the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into Open World, Merger Sub will cease to exist and Open World will become our wholly-owned subsidiary (the “Merger”). At the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), (i) each holder of ordinary shares of Open World outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (excluding holders of Excluding Shares and Dissenting Shares, as defined in the Merger Agreement) will be entitled to receive the number of shares of our common stock, based on the Exchange Ratio as defined in the Merger Agreement (the “Exchange Ratio”), (ii) each investor in Open World Simple Agreements for Future Equity (“Open World SAFEs”) outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be entitled to receive a right to a number of shares of our common stock based on the Exchange Ratio and (iii) any outstanding option to purchase shares of Open World shall be converted into an option to purchase the number of shares of our common stock based on the Exchange Ratio.
Immediately following the closing of the Merger (the “Closing”), our pre-Closing stockholders are expected to collectively retain approximately 10% of the post-Closing aggregate number of shares of our common stock and holders of Open World ordinary shares and Open World SAFEs will receive as merger consideration newly issued shares of our common stock representing approximately 90% of the post-Closing aggregate number of shares of our common stock.
The Merger Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants, including, among others, (i) covenants requiring each of us and Open World to conduct its business in the ordinary course during the period between the execution of the Merger Agreement and the Closing or earlier termination of the Merger Agreement, subject to certain exceptions, (ii) covenants prohibiting us and Open World from engaging in certain kinds of transactions during such period (without the prior written consent of the other), and (iii) a covenant restricting us and Open World from activities relating to the soliciting, initiating, encouraging, inducing or facilitating the communication, making, submission or announcement of any alternative acquisition proposals or inquiries.
Closing of the Merger is subject to various customary closing conditions, including, but not limited to, us causing our PeriShip subsidiary to terminate its current credit facility and us effectuating a reverse stock split upon the request of Open World. Open World’s obligations to effect the Merger and otherwise consummate the contemplated transactions thereunder are further conditioned upon customary closing conditions as well as (i) us having Closing Net Cash, as defined in the Merger Agreement, of no less than $1 million, and (ii) our common stock having not been delisted from Nasdaq.
In connection with and subject to the Closing of the Merger, outstanding time-based and performance-based restricted stock awards and restricted stock units held by certain of our employees and directors at Closing will accelerate and vest, regardless of any performance conditions, at the Effective Time.
For additional details regarding the Merger Agreement, see the “Recent Developments” section in this report. The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the full text of the Merger Agreement.
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