SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies) |
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| Principles of Consolidation | Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Greenwave Technology Solutions, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
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| Use of Estimates | Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, 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. Significant estimates include estimates used in the calculation of stock-based compensation, fair values relating to derivative liabilities, payroll tax liabilities with interest and penalties, deemed dividends, allowance for doubtful accounts, assumptions used in right-of-use and lease liability calculations, valuations and impairments of intangible assets acquired in business combination, estimated useful life of long-lived assets and finite life tangible assets, extinguishment & modification of debt and the valuation allowance related to deferred tax assets. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
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| Fair Value of Financial Instruments | Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Subtopic 825-10, “Financial Instruments” (“ASC 825-10”) requires disclosure of the fair value of certain financial instruments. The estimated fair value of certain financial instruments, including cash, accounts payable and accrued liabilities are carried at historical cost basis, which approximates their fair value because of the short-term maturity of these instruments. All other significant financial assets, financial liabilities and equity instruments of the Company are either recognized or disclosed in the consolidated financial statements together with other information relevant for making a reasonable assessment of future cash flows, interest rate risk and credit risk.
The Company follows ASC 825-10, which permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value.
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| Cash | Cash
For purposes of the consolidated statements of cash flows, the Company considers highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company had no cash equivalents. The Company maintains its cash in banks insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in accounts that at times may exceed the federally insured limit of $250,000 per bank. The Company minimizes this risk by placing its cash deposits with multiple major financial institutions. At December 31, 2025 and 2024, the uninsured balances amounted to approximately $376,924 and $2,363,785, respectively.
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| Property and Equipment, net | Property and Equipment, net
Property and equipment is stated at cost or, if acquired through a business combination, at fair value at the date of acquisition. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, except for leasehold improvements, which are depreciated over the shorter of their estimated useful lives or their related lease term. Upon the sale or retirement of assets, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and the resulting gain or loss is recognized in income. Costs for repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred. Property and equipment is pledged as collateral for certain non-convertible notes (see Note 8 – Advances and Non-Convertible Notes Payable).
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| Cost of Revenue | Cost of Revenue
The Company’s cost of revenue consists primarily of the costs of purchasing metal from suppliers, direct costs of providing hauling services to customers, and cost of other revenue, including sand.
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| Prepaid Expenses | Prepaid Expenses
Prepaid expenses consist of payments made in advance for goods and services that will be received or consumed in future periods. Such amounts are recorded as assets when paid and are recognized as expense in the period in which the related goods or services are received or the economic benefit is realized. Prepaid amounts expected to be realized within twelve months of the balance sheet date are classified as current assets, while amounts expected to be realized beyond twelve months are classified as non-current. The Company periodically evaluates prepaid expenses for recoverability and recognizes a charge to operations if it is determined that the future economic benefit associated with the prepaid asset will not be realized.
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| Related Party Transactions | Related Party Transactions
Parties are considered related to the Company if the parties, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, control, are controlled by, or are under common control with the Company. Related parties also include principal owners of the Company, its management, members of the immediate families of principal owners of the Company and its management and other parties with which the Company may deal if one party controls or can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests. The Company discloses all related party transactions. See Note 19 – Related Party Transactions.
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| Leases | Leases
The Company accounts for its leases under ASC 842, Leases. Under this guidance, arrangements meeting the definition of a lease are classified as operating or financing leases and are recorded on the consolidated balance sheet as both a right of use asset and lease liability, calculated by discounting fixed lease payments over the lease term at the rate implicit in the lease or the Company’s incremental borrowing rate. Lease liabilities are increased by interest and reduced by payments each period, and the right of use asset is amortized over the lease term. For operating leases, interest on the lease liability and the amortization of the right of use asset result in straight-line rent expense over the lease term. Variable lease expenses, if any, are recorded when incurred.
In calculating the right of use asset and lease liability, the Company elected to combine lease and non-lease components. The Company excluded short-term leases having initial terms of 12 months or less from the new guidance as an accounting policy election and recognizes rent expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. See Note 12 – Leases.
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| Commitments and Contingencies | Commitments and Contingencies
From time to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings, which arise in the ordinary course of business. Litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from time to time that may harm our business. Except as set forth below, we are currently not aware of any such legal proceedings or claims that will have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or operating results. See Note 11 – Commitments and Contingencies.
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| Revenue Recognition | Revenue Recognition
The Company’s revenues are accounted for under ASC Topic 606, “Revenue From Contracts With Customers” (“ASC 606”) and generally do not require significant estimates or judgments based on the nature of the Company’s revenue streams. The sales prices are generally fixed at the point of sale and all consideration from contracts is included in the transaction price. The Company’s contracts do not include multiple performance obligations or material variable consideration.
In accordance with ASC 606, the Company recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with that core principle by applying the following:
The Company primarily generates revenue by purchasing scrap metal from businesses and retail suppliers, processing it, and selling the ferrous and non-ferrous metals to customers. The Company also provides hauling services to certain corporate clients. The Company realizes revenue upon the fulfilment of its performance obligations to customers.
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| Accounts Receivable | Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable represent amounts primarily due from customers on products and services rendered. These accounts receivable, which are reduced by an allowance for credit losses, are recorded at the invoiced amount and do not bear interest. The Company extends credit to customers under contracts containing customary and explicit payment terms, and payment is generally required within 1 to 30 days of shipment or the services being rendered.
The Company evaluates the collectability of its accounts receivable based on a combination of factors, including the aging of receivable balances, historical collection rates, and economic trends. Management uses this evaluation to estimate the amount of receivables that may not be collected and records a provision for expected credit losses. Accounts are written off when all collection efforts have been exhausted. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, accounts receivable were $1,116,924 and $1,254,390, respectively. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, there was a $0 allowance for doubtful, and no allowances were recorded for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
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| Inventories | Inventories
Although the Company ships ferrous and non-ferrous metals multiple times per day, it maintains inventories consisting of processed and unprocessed scrap metal, used and salvaged vehicles, and supplies. Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Inventory cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method. Finished goods are valued at net realizable value as cost is not readily determinable. The value of inventories was $2,240,943 and $2,889,682 as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. See Note 5 – Inventories.
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| Advertising | Advertising
The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred. Advertising costs were $173,445 and $53,147 for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
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| Stock-Based Compensation |
Stock-based compensation expense is measured at the grant date fair value of the award and is expensed over the requisite service period. For stock-based awards to employees, non-employees and directors, the Company calculates the fair value of the award on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Determining the fair value of stock-based awards at the grant date under this model requires judgment, including estimating volatility, employee stock option exercise behaviors and forfeiture rates. The assumptions used in calculating the fair value of stock-based awards represent the Company’s best estimates, but these estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management’s judgment.
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| Income Taxes | Income Taxes
The Company follows ASC Subtopic 740-10, “Income Taxes” (“ASC 740-10”) for recording the provision for income taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are computed based upon the difference between the financial statement and income tax basis of assets and liabilities using the enacted marginal tax rate applicable when the related asset or liability is expected to be realized or settled. Deferred income tax expenses or benefits are based on the changes in the asset or liability during each period.
If available evidence suggests that it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized, a valuation allowance is required to reduce the deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. Future changes in such valuation allowance are included in the provision for deferred income taxes in the period of change. Deferred income taxes may arise from temporary differences resulting from income and expense items reported for financial accounting and tax purposes in different periods. See “Note 18 – Income Taxes.”
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| Convertible Instruments | Convertible Instruments
U.S. GAAP requires companies to bifurcate conversion options from their host instruments and account for them as freestanding derivative financial instruments according to certain criteria. The criteria include circumstances in which (a) the economic characteristics and risks of the embedded derivative instrument are not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract, (b) the hybrid instrument that embodies both the embedded derivative instrument and the host contract is not re-measured at fair value under otherwise applicable generally accepted accounting principles with changes in fair value reported in earnings as they occur, and (c) a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded derivative instrument would be considered a derivative instrument.
An exception to this rule is when the host instrument is deemed to be conventional, as that term is described under ASC 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities From Equity.”
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| Deemed Dividends | Deemed Dividends
The Company records, when necessary, deemed dividends for: (i) warrant price protection, based on the difference between the fair value of the warrants immediately before and after the repricing (inclusive of any full ratchet provisions); (ii) the exchange of preferred shares for convertible notes, based on the amount of the face value of the convertible notes in excess of the carrying value of the preferred shares; (iii) the settlement of warrant provisions, based on the fair value of the common shares issued; and (iv) amortization of discount on preferred stock resulting from recognition of a beneficial conversion feature.
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| Issuance of Debt Instruments With Detachable Stock Purchase Warrants | Issuance of Debt Instruments With Detachable Stock Purchase Warrants
Proceeds from the issuance of a debt instrument with stock purchase warrants (detachable call options) are allocated to the two elements based on the relative fair values of the debt instrument without the warrants and of the warrants themselves at time of issuance. The portion of the proceeds allocated to the warrants are recorded as additional paid-in capital. The remainder of the proceeds are allocated to the debt instrument portion of the transaction. Such issuances generally result in a discount (or, occasionally, a reduced premium) relative to the debt instrument, which is amortized to interest expense using the effective interest rate method.
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| Derivative Financial Instruments | Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company classifies as equity any contracts that: (i) require physical settlement or net-share settlement; or (ii) provide the Company with a choice of net-cash settlement or settlement in its own shares (physical settlement or net-share settlement) providing that such contracts are indexed to the Company’s own stock. The Company classifies as assets or liabilities any contracts that: (i) require net-cash settlement (including a requirement to net cash settle the contract if an event occurs and if that event is outside the Company’s control); or (ii) gives the counterparty a choice of net-cash settlement or settlement in shares (physical settlement or net-share settlement). The Company assesses classification of its common stock purchase warrants and other freestanding derivatives at each reporting date to determine whether a change in classification between assets and liabilities is required.
The Company’s freestanding derivatives consisted of warrants to purchase common stock that were issued in connection with the issuance of debt and the sale of common shares, and of embedded conversion options within convertible notes. The Company evaluated these derivatives to assess their proper classification in the balance sheet as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 using the applicable classification criteria enumerated under ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging.” The Company determined that certain embedded conversion and/or exercise features did not contain fixed settlement provisions. The convertible notes contained a conversion feature such that the Company could not ensure it would have adequate authorized shares to meet all possible conversion demands. As such, the Company was required to record the derivatives which do not have fixed settlement provisions as liabilities and mark to market all such derivatives to fair value at the end of each reporting period. The Company also records derivative liabilities for instruments, including convertible notes, preferred stock, and warrants, in which the Company does not have sufficient authorized shares to cover the conversion of these instruments into shares of common stock.
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| Environmental Remediation Liability | Environmental Remediation Liability
The operations of the Company, like those of other companies in its industry, are subject to various domestic and foreign environmental laws and regulations. These laws and regulations not only govern current operations and products, but also impose potential liability on the Company for past operations. Management expects environmental laws and regulations to impose increasingly stringent requirements upon the Company and the industry in the future. Management believes that the Company conducts its operations in compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations and has implemented various programs designed to protect the environment and promote continued compliance.
The Company continuously assesses its potential liability for remediation-related activities and adjusts its environmental-related accruals as information becomes available upon which more accurate costs can be reasonably estimated and as additional accounting guidelines are issued. At December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company had accruals reported on the balance sheet as current liabilities of $0 and $0, respectively.
Actual costs incurred may vary from the accrued estimates due to the inherent uncertainties involved including, among others, the nature and magnitude of the wastes involved, the various technologies that can be used for remediation and the determination of acceptable remediation with respect to a particular site. Additionally, costs for environmental-related activities may not be reasonably estimable and therefore would not be included in our current liabilities.
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| Long-Lived Assets | Long-Lived Assets
The Company reviews its property and equipment and any identifiable intangibles for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. The test for impairment is required to be performed by management at least annually. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to the future undiscounted operating cash flow expected to be generated by the asset. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. Long-lived assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell. Intangible assets are stated at cost and reviewed annually to examine any impairments, usually assuming an estimated useful life of five to ten years. When retired or otherwise disposed, the related carrying value and accumulated depreciation are removed from the respective accounts and the net difference less any amount realized from disposition, is reflected in earnings. The estimated useful lives of the Intellectual Property, Customer List, and Licenses assumed in the Empire acquisition is 5 years, 10 years, and 10 years, respectively. See Note 7 – Amortization of Intangible Assets.
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| Segment Reporting | Segment Reporting
The Company determines its operating segments in accordance with ASC 280, Segment Reporting, as updated by ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. Operating segments are defined as components of the business for which discrete financial information is available and that are regularly reviewed by the Chief Executive Officer, who is the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), in assessing performance and allocating resources.
The Company has identified three operating segments based on its differentiated products and services: Scrap Metal Recycling, Hauling, and Other (primarily comprised of rental income). The CODM evaluates performance using revenues, gross profit, and operating cash flows on both an operating segment basis and a consolidated basis. Operating expenses, including selling, general and administrative expenses, depreciation and amortization, and other operating costs, are managed centrally and are not allocated to individual operating segments.
The Company has determined that its operating segments exhibit similar economic characteristics and are similar in nature with respect to products and services, production processes, customer types, and methods of distribution. As a result, the Company has aggregated its operating segments into a single reportable segment for financial reporting purposes. The Company operates in one geographic segment, the United States of America.
The Company adopted ASU 2023-07 for the year ended December 31, 2024. Additional information about the Company’s operating segments and related disclosures is provided in Note 20 – Segment Reporting.
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| Net Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share |
The Company computes earnings (loss) per share under ASC subtopic 260-10, Earnings Per Share. Net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per share, if presented, would include the dilution that would occur upon the exercise or conversion of all potentially dilutive securities into common stock using the “treasury stock” and/or “if converted” methods, as applicable.
The computation of basic and diluted income (loss) per share, for the year ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 excludes potentially dilutive securities when their inclusion would be anti-dilutive, or if their exercise prices were greater than the average market price of the common stock during the period.
On August 20, 2025, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to effect a reverse stock split of its issued common stock, par value $ per share, in the ratio of 1-for-110, which was effective at 5:00 p.m., eastern time, on August 22, 2025. Pursuant to GAAP, the Company retrospectively recasted and restated the weighted-average shares included within its consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024. The basic and diluted weighted-average common shares are retroactively converted to shares of the Company’s common stock to conform to the recasted consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity.
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| Recent Accounting Pronouncements | Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Income Taxes
In December 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (“ASU 2023-09”). ASU 2023-09 requires enhanced disclosures surrounding income taxes, particularly related to rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information. In particular, on an annual basis, companies will be required to disclose specific categories in the rate reconciliation and provide additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold. Companies will also be required to disclose, on an annual basis, the amount of income taxes paid, disaggregated by federal, state, and foreign taxes, and also disaggregated by individual jurisdictions above a quantitative threshold. The standard is effective for the Company for annual periods beginning January 1, 2025 on a prospective basis, with retrospective application permitted for all prior periods presented. The Company adopted ASU 2023-09 for the annual period ending December 31, 2025. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements but resulted in enhanced income tax disclosures.
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| Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted | Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
Disclosure Improvements
In October 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2023-06, Disclosure Improvements: Codification Amendments in Response to the SEC’s Disclosure Update and Simplification Initiative (“ASU 2023-06”). ASU 2023-06 incorporates into the FASB Accounting Standards Codification 14 of the 27 disclosure and presentation requirements that were referred to the FASB by the SEC in connection with the SEC’s Disclosure Update and Simplification Initiative (SEC Release No. 33-10532). The amendments modify or add various disclosure and presentation requirements across a number of Codification topics. The effective date for each amendment will be the date on which the SEC’s removal of the related disclosure requirement from Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K becomes effective, with early adoption prohibited. If by June 30, 2027 the SEC has not removed the applicable requirement from Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K, the related amendment will be removed from the Codification and will not become effective for any entity. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance but does not expect it to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements or disclosures.
Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses
In November 2024, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40) (“ASU 2024-03”). ASU 2024-03 requires specified information about certain costs and expenses be disclosed in the notes to the financial statements, including the expense caption on the face of the income statement in which they are disclosed, in addition to a qualitative description of remaining amounts not separately disaggregated. Entities will also be required to disclose their definition of “selling expenses” and the total amount in each annual period. The standard is effective for the Company for annual periods beginning January 1, 2027 and for interim periods beginning January 1, 2028, with updates applied either prospectively or retrospectively. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on its disclosures.
Credit Losses – Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets
In July 2025, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2025-05, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets (“ASU 2025-05”). ASU 2025-05 provides all entities with a practical expedient, and entities other than public business entities with an additional accounting policy election, when estimating expected credit losses for current accounts receivable and current contract assets arising from transactions accounted for under Topic 606. Under the practical expedient, an entity may assume that current economic conditions as of the balance sheet date remain unchanged over the forecast period, and is therefore not required to develop reasonable and supportable forecasts of future economic conditions for those assets. The standard is effective for the Company for annual reporting periods beginning January 1, 2026, and interim periods within those annual periods, applied on a prospective basis. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements.
There are other various updates recently issued, most of which represented technical corrections to the accounting literature or application to specific industries and are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
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