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| SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
Basis of presentation and principles of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) and the applicable rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated. Investments in 50% or less owned entities and affiliates are accounted for using the equity method unless it is determined that we have effective control of the entity, in which case we would consolidate the entity.
Other comprehensive income or loss
The Company had no items of other comprehensive income or loss during the periods presented; accordingly, comprehensive income (loss) equals net income (loss), and a separate statement of comprehensive income or loss has not been presented.
Accounting estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates, judgements 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 amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period, together with amounts disclosed in the related notes to the financial statements. The Company’s estimates used in these consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, revenue recognition, stock-based compensation, accounts receivable reserves, inventory valuations, embedded derivatives, the valuation allowance related to the Company’s deferred tax assets, the carrying amount of goodwill and intangible assets, right of use assets, oil and gas reserve estimates and the recoverability and useful lives of long-lived assets. Certain of the Company’s estimates could be affected by external conditions, including those unique to the Company and general economic conditions. It is reasonably possible that these external factors could have an effect on the Company’s estimates and could cause actual results to differ from those estimates.
Operating cycle
The length of the Company’s contracts varies, but is typically between six to twelve months. In some instances, the length of the contract may exceed twelve months. Assets and liabilities relating to contracts are included in current assets and current liabilities, respectively, in the accompanying balance sheets as they will be liquidated in the normal course of contract completion, which at times could exceed one year.
Revenue recognition
The Company determines, at contract inception, whether it will transfer control of a promised good or service over time or at a point in time, regardless of the length of contract or other factors. The recognition of revenue aligns with the timing of when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve this core principle, the Company applies the following five steps in accordance with its revenue policy:
Construction Services
The Company applies recognition of revenue over time. Due to uncertainties inherent in the estimation process, it is possible that estimates of costs to complete a performance obligation will be revised in the near-term. For those performance obligations satisfied over time, the Company uses a cost-to-cost input method to recognize revenue with any changes in total estimated costs, and related progress toward complete satisfaction of the performance obligation being recognized on a cumulative catch-up basis in the period in which the revisions to the estimates are made. The Company believes the cost-to-cost input method faithfully depicts the transfer of control to the customer because the costs incurred (principally labor, materials, and subcontractor costs) are incurred as the Company satisfies the performance obligation and are directly proportionate to the Company’s progress in transferring control of the promised goods or services to the customer. As costs are incurred, control of the work in process - and the resulting asset or service - passes to the customer, so the ratio of costs incurred to total estimated costs reasonably represents the extent to which the performance obligation has been satisfied. When the current estimate of total costs for a performance obligation indicates a loss, a provision for the entire estimated loss on the unsatisfied performance obligation is made in the period in which the loss becomes evident.
Contract assets include unbilled amounts from construction services when revenue recognized under the cost-to-cost measure of progress exceeds the amounts invoiced to customers, as the amounts cannot be billed under the related contract terms. Such amounts are recoverable from customers based upon various measures of performance, including achievement of certain milestones, completion of specified units or completion of a contract.
Contract liabilities from construction and engineering contracts occur when amounts invoiced to customers exceed revenues recognized under the cost-to-cost measure of progress. Contract liabilities additionally include advanced payments from customers on certain contracts. Contract liabilities decrease as the Company recognizes revenue from the satisfaction of the related performance obligation.
Although the Company believes it has established adequate procedures for estimating costs to complete on open contracts, it is at least reasonably possible that additional significant costs could occur on contracts prior to completion. The Company periodically evaluates and revises its estimates and makes adjustments as considered necessary.
Industrial Connectivity and Monitoring Service
The Company has concluded that the hardware, embedded and hosted software, post-contract customer support, and related engineering and consulting services promised in its customer arrangements are not distinct within the context of the contract. The goods and services are highly interdependent and interrelated, with the Company providing a significant integration service that combines them into a single, customer-specific industrial IoT solution. Accordingly, the Company accounts for these services as a single performance obligation.
The Company recognizes these revenues over time with respect to this combined performance obligation, as the Company’s performance creates or enhances an asset that the customer controls and the Company’s performance does not create an asset with an alternative use to the Company together with an enforceable right to payment for performance completed to date. Because the combined solution is delivered as a continuous service, the Company has determined that a time-elapsed output method faithfully depicts the transfer of control to the customer. Revenue is therefore recognized rateably over the service period, commencing on the date the solution is made available to the customer and continuing through the term of the arrangement.
Oil and Gas Sales
The Company recognizes revenue from its interests in oil and gas properties when control of the commodity transfers to the purchaser, which typically occurs at the delivery point designated in the sales contract. Revenue is derived from the Company’s proportionate share of oil and gas production under lease agreements. The Company’s other revenue is related to subscription services, of which revenue is recognized over time as services are provided.
The following tables provide further disaggregation of the Company’s revenues by performance obligations:
Business Combinations
The Company accounts for business acquisitions using the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with ASC 805 Business Combinations, which requires recognition and measurement of all identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their fair value as of the date control is obtained. The Company determines the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon its best estimates of the acquisition-date fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the acquisition. Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired. Subsequent adjustments to fair value of any contingent consideration are recorded to the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. Costs that the Company incurs to complete the business combination are charged to general and administrative expenses as they are incurred.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers cash and cash equivalents to include all short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and have original maturities of three months or less upon acquisition. The Company’s cash balances may, at times, exceed amounts insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The Company believe it mitigates this risk by holding its deposits with high quality financial institutions. The Company has not experienced any losses in such account and believes that it is not exposed to any significant credit risk associated with these accounts.
Certificate of Deposit, Restricted
The Company classifies investments consisting of a certificate of deposit with a maturity greater than three months but less than one year as short-term investment. The Company’s certificate of deposit is pledged as a collateral to secure the letter of credit and is therefore restricted and not available for use.
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses
Accounts receivable are receivables generated from sales to customers and progress billings on performance type contracts. Amounts included in accounts receivable are deemed to be collectible within the Company’s operating cycle. The Company recognizes accounts receivable at invoiced amounts.
The allowance for credit losses reflects the Company’s best estimate of expected losses inherent in the accounts receivable balances. Management provides an allowance for credit losses based on the Company’s historical losses, specific customer circumstances, and general economic conditions. The Company estimates expected credit losses on its accounts receivable using an aging-based loss-rate method. Receivables are pooled based on shared risk characteristics and stratified by aging category, and the Company applies expected loss rates to each aging category. These loss rates are derived from the Company’s historical loss experience and are adjusted, as necessary, to reflect current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts of future economic conditions. In addition, receivables that no longer share similar risk characteristics - such as balances with customers experiencing financial difficulty or significant disputes - are evaluated individually using a specific-identification approach. Management reviews the allowance at each reporting period and adjusts it for changes in historical loss experience, specific customer circumstances, current conditions, and economic forecasts. Recoveries are recognized when they are received. Actual collection losses may differ from our estimates and could be material to our consolidated financial position, results of operations, and cash flows.
Inventory
Inventory consists of raw materials, finished goods and work-in-process which are valued at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method for raw materials and specific identification for finished goods and work-in-process) or net realizable value. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024 the Company’s inventory consisted of raw materials of $329,978 and $471,468, respectively. The Company continually analyses its slow-moving, excess and obsolete inventories. Based on historical and projected sales volumes and anticipated selling prices, the Company establishes reserves. If the Company does not meet its sales expectations, these reserves are increased. Products that are determined to be obsolete are written down to net realizable value.
Goodwill
The Company performs its impairment test of goodwill at least annually, at the reporting unit level, or more frequently if events or other circumstance indicate that the Company may not be able to recover the carrying amount of the net assets of the reporting unit. The Company performs the goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying value and recognizes an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value, not to exceed the total amount of goodwill. The amount by which the carrying value of the goodwill exceeds its implied fair value, if any, is recognized as an impairment loss.
In evaluating goodwill for impairment, the Company may assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not (that is, a likelihood of more than 50%) that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than it’s carrying amount. If the Company elects to not utilize a qualitative assessment, or if the Company concludes that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, then the Company performs a quantitative impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount.
Intangible assets
Intangible assets with finite lives are reported at cost, less accumulated amortization, and are amortized over their estimated useful lives. Amortization is calculated using the straight-line method, and recorded within selling, general, and administrative expenses, or cost of revenues, depending on the nature and use of the asset.
Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment is stated at cost. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated lives of each asset. Estimated useful lives and capitalized amounts for significant classes of assets are as follows:
Recoverability and Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
Long-lived assets, including property and equipment and finite-lived intangible assets, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable. Recoverability is assessed by comparing the carrying amount of the asset group to the undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from its use and eventual disposition. If the carrying amount is not recoverable, an impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the asset group’s fair value. Any resulting write-down establishes a new cost basis, which is depreciated or amortized over the asset’s remaining useful life, and is not subsequently restored. No impairment of long-lived assets was recognized during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.
Leases and Right-of-Use Assets
The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at its inception. Operating lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. The Company generally uses their incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the lease commencement date in determining the present value of future payments, because the implicit rate of the lease is generally not known. Right-of-use assets related to the Company’s operating lease liabilities are measured at lease inception based on the initial measurement of the lease liability, plus any prepaid lease payments and less any lease incentives. The Company’s lease terms that are used in determining their operating lease liabilities at lease inception may include options to extend or terminate the leases when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise such options. The Company amortizes their right-of-use assets as operating lease expense generally on a straight-line basis over the lease term and classify both the lease amortization and imputed interest as operating expenses. The Company does not recognize lease assets and lease liabilities for any lease with an original lease term of less than one year.
Oil and Gas Properties
The Company uses the full cost method of accounting for its in oil and natural gas properties. Under this method of accounting, all costs associated with acquisition, exploration and development of oil and gas reserves, including directly related overhead costs, are capitalized. General and administrative costs related to production and general overhead are expensed as incurred.
All capitalized costs of oil and gas properties, including the estimated future costs to develop proved reserves, are amortized on the unit of production method using estimates of proved reserves. Disposition of oil and gas properties are accounted for as a reduction of capitalized costs, with no gain or loss recognized unless such adjustment would significantly alter the relationship between capitalized costs and proved reserves of oil and gas, in which case the gain or loss is recognized in operations. Unproved properties and major development projects are not amortized until proved reserves associated with the projects can be determined or until impairment occurs. If the results of an assessment indicate that the properties are impaired, the amount of impairment is included in loss from operations before income taxes.
Costs associated with unevaluated properties are excluded from the full cost pool until the Company has made a determination as to the existence of proved reserves. The Company assesses all items classified as unevaluated property on at least an annual basis for possible impairment. The Company assesses properties on a group basis, as a majority of properties are individually insignificant. The assessment includes consideration of the following factors, among others: intent to drill; remaining lease term; geological and geophysical evaluations; drilling results and activity; the assignment of proved reserves; and the economic viability of development if proved reserves are assigned. During any period in which these factors indicate an impairment, the cumulative drilling costs incurred to date for such property and all or a portion of the associated leasehold costs are transferred to the full cost pool and are then subject to amortization.
Limitation on Capitalized Costs
Under the full-cost method of accounting the Company is required, to perform a test to determine the limit on the book value of its oil and natural gas properties (the “Ceiling” test) at the end of each reporting period. If the capitalized costs of the oil and natural gas properties, net of accumulated amortization and related deferred income taxes, exceed the Ceiling, this excess is charged to expense as a full cost ceiling write-down. The expense may not be reversed in future periods, even though higher oil and natural gas prices may subsequently increase the Ceiling. The Ceiling is defined as the sum of:
Oil and Gas Reserves
Reserve engineering is a subjective process that is dependent upon the quality of available data and the interpretation thereof, including evaluations and extrapolations of well flow rates and reservoir pressure. Estimates by different engineers often vary sometimes significantly. In addition, physical factors such as the results of drilling, testing and production subsequent to the date of an estimate, as well as economic factors such as changes in product prices, may justify revision of such estimates. Because proved reserves are required to be estimated using recent prices of the evaluation, estimated reserve quantities can be significantly impacted by changes in product prices.
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization and accretion
The estimates of proved reserves materially impact depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion (“DD&A”) expense. If the estimates of proved reserves decline, the rate at which the Company records DD&A expense will increase, reducing future net income. Such a decline may result from lower market prices, which may make it uneconomic to drill for and produce from higher-cost fields.
Asset retirement obligations
The Company records a liability for Asset Retirement Obligations (“AROs”) associated with its oil and gas wells when those assets are placed in service. The corresponding cost is capitalized as an asset and included in the carrying amount of oil and gas properties and is depleted over the useful life of the properties. Subsequently, the ARO liability is accreted to its then-present value.
Inherent in the fair value calculation of an ARO are numerous assumptions and judgments including the ultimate settlement amounts, inflation factors, credit adjusted discount rates, timing of settlement, and changes in the legal, regulatory, environmental, and political environments. To the extent future revisions to these assumptions impact the fair value of the existing ARO liability, a corresponding adjustment is made to the oil and gas property balance. Settlements greater than or less than amounts accrued as ARO are recorded as a gain or loss upon settlement.
Oil and gas reserve estimation
All of the Company’s oil and gas reserves are proved reserves. Estimates of oil and gas reserves are prepared in accordance with guidelines promulgated by the SEC for reporting oil and gas reserves and future net revenue. The accuracy of a reserve estimate is a function of:
The Company’s oil and gas reserve information was predominately based on estimates. Because these estimates depend on many assumptions, all of which may substantially differ from future actual results, reserve estimates will be different from the quantities of oil and gas that are ultimately recovered. In addition, results of drilling, testing and production after the date of an estimate may justify material revisions to the estimate.
The estimated proved net recoverable reserves include only those quantities that were expected to be commercially recoverable at prices and costs in effect at the balance sheet dates under the then existing regulatory practices and with conventional equipment and operating methods. All of the Company’s oil and gas reserves are located onshore in the continental United States of America.
Investments
The Company accounted its investment in SG DevCorp at fair value with any changes in value recorded to income or loss.
The Company holds an investment in CycleAIM, Inc.(“CycleAIM”) through the NAHD Merger. The Company has a 51% ownership interest in this joint venture. CycleAIM is consolidated within the accompany financial statements and has had minimal operations since its inception.
The Company purchased an interest in Winchester LLC for $220,000. The Company currently holds a 49% interest and accounted for this investment as unproved oil and gas properties. During December 2025, the Company determined that it may not be able to commence drilling operations prior to the expiry of the underlying leases. Accordingly, the unproved properties were reclassified to the Company’s full cost pool and were derecognized as a component of the Company’s full cost ceiling write-down.
Convertible instruments
The Company bifurcates conversion options from their host instruments and accounts for them as free-standing 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 instrument would be considered a derivative instrument.
The Company classifies common stock purchase warrants and other derivative financial instruments as equity and contracts that (i) require physical settlement or net-share settlement or (ii) provides a choice of net-cash settlement or settlement in the Company’s 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 any 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 shares (physical settlement or net-cash settlement). The Company assesses classification of common stock purchase warrants and other free-standing derivatives at each reporting date to determine whether a change in classification between assets and liabilities or equity is required.
Debt Issuance Costs
Long-term debt may include capitalized costs related to notes payable net of accumulated amortization. The costs associated with any notes payable are netted against note payable balance and are amortized over the term of the underlying instrument using the effective interest method.
Fair value measurements
The Company measures the fair value of financial assets and liabilities based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The Company maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.
The Company uses three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
Transfer into and transfers out of the hierarchy levels are recognized as if they had taken place at the end of the reporting period. There have been no changes in Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 and no changes in valuation. The fair value of the Company’s equity-based investment in SG DevCorp was determined based on Level 1 inputs. The Company does not have any financial instruments in the Level 2 or Level 3 category.
The following table presents the roll forward of liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) during the years ended December 31, 2025:
All changes in the fair value of the embedded derivative conversion features are recorded within “Change in fair value of derivative liabilities” on the consolidated statement of operations. There were no transfers into or out of Level 3 during either year.
Share-based payments
The Company measures the cost of services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the fair value of the award. For employees and directors, including non-employee directors, the fair value of a stock option award is measured on the grant date. The fair value amount is then recognized over the period services are required to be provided in exchange for the award, usually the vesting period. The Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense on a graded-vesting basis over the requisite service period for each separately vesting tranche of each award. Stock-based compensation expense to employees and all directors are reported within payroll and related expenses in the consolidated statements of operations. Stock-based compensation expense to non-employees is reported within marketing and business development expense in the consolidated statements of operations.
Income taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes utilizing the asset and liability approach. Under this approach, deferred taxes represent the future tax consequences expected to occur when the reported amounts of assets and liabilities are recovered or paid. The provision for income taxes generally represents income taxes paid or payable for the current year plus the change in deferred taxes during the year. Deferred taxes result from the differences between the financial and tax bases of the Company’s assets and liabilities and are adjusted for changes in tax rates and tax laws when changes are enacted.
The calculation of tax liabilities involves dealing with uncertainties in the application of complex tax regulations. The Company recognizes liabilities for anticipated tax audit issues based on the Company’s estimate of whether, and the extent to which, additional taxes will be due. If payment of these amounts ultimately proves to be unnecessary, the reversal of the liabilities would result in tax benefits being recognized in the period when the liabilities are no longer determined to be necessary. If the estimate of tax liabilities proves to be less than the ultimate assessment, a further charge to expense would result.
Accounting Standards Recently Adopted
From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the FASB or other standard setting bodies and are adopted by the Company as of the specified effective date.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. This ASU requires disclosure of specific categories in the rate reconciliation and additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold. The amendment also includes other changes to improve the effectiveness of income tax disclosures, including further disaggregation of income taxes paid for individually significant jurisdictions. This ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company has adopted the improvements to income tax disclosure requirements with no significant impact on its disclosures.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. This guidance will require additional disclosures and disaggregation of certain costs and expenses presented on the face of the income statement. The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim reporting period beginning after December 15, 2027 with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this new guidance to its consolidated financial statements.
The Company’s management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying consolidated financial statements. |
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