UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
(Mark One)
 
[X]            
QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2020
 
OR
 
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from ___________ to ____________
 
Commission file number 000-27548
 
LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 DELAWARE
 86-0708398
 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)  
 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
http://www.lightpath.com
 
2603 Challenger Tech Ct. Suite 100
Orlando, Florida 32826
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(Address of principal executive offices)
(ZIP Code)
 
(407) 382-4003
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(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
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(Former name, former address, and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common
Stock, par value $0.01
LPTH
The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES [X] NO [ ]
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). YES [ X ] NO [ ]
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
 
Large accelerated filer [ ]
Accelerated filer [ ]
 
Smaller reporting company [ X ]
Non-accelerated filer [ X ]
Emerging growth company [ ]
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act [ ]
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES [ ] NO [X]
 
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
 
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:
 
25,862,529 shares of common stock, Class A, $0.01 par value, outstanding as of May 4, 2020.
 

 
 
 
LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Form 10-Q
 
Index
 
Item
 
Page
 
 
 
Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements 
  3
   
 
Part I Financial Information
 
Item 1
Financial Statements
 4
 
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
 4
 
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 5
 
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
6
 
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
 
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 8
Item 2
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
Overview
 20
 
Results of Operations
 22
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 25
 
Contractual Obligations and Commitments
 26
 
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 26
 
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
 26
 
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
 30
Item 4
Controls and Procedures
 30
 
 
 
Part II  Other Information
 
Item 1
Legal Proceedings
 31
Item 2
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
 31
Item 3
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
 31
Item 4
Mine Safety Disclosures
 31
Item 5
Other Information
 31
Item 6
Exhibits
 32
 
 
 
Signatures
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CAUTIONARY NOTE CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
Certain statements and information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 (the “Quarterly Report”) may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, which address activities, events, or developments that we expect or anticipate will or may occur in the future, including such things as future capital expenditures, growth, product development, sales, business strategy, statements related to the expected effects on our business from the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic, and other similar matters are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” or “continue,” or other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements are based largely on our current expectations and assumptions and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. These statements are subject to many risks, uncertainties, and other important factors that could cause actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, the duration and scope of the COVID-19 pandemic and impact on the demand for our products; our ability to obtain needed raw materials and components from our suppliers; actions governments, businesses, and individuals take in response to the pandemic, including mandatory business closures and restrictions on onsite commercial interactions; the impact of the pandemic and actions taken in response to the pandemic on global and regional economies and economic activity; the pace of recovery when the COVID-19 pandemic subsides; general economic uncertainty in key global markets and a worsening of global economic conditions or low levels of economic growth; the effects of steps that we could take to reduce operating costs; our inability to sustain profitable sales growth, convert inventory to cash, or reduce our costs to maintain competitive prices for our products; circumstances or developments that may make us unable to implement or realize the anticipated benefits, or that may increase the costs, of our current and planned business initiatives; and those factors detailed by us in our public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including in Item 1A, Risk Factors, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2019. In light of these risks and uncertainties, all of the forward-looking statements made herein are qualified by these cautionary statements and there can be no assurance that the actual results or developments anticipated by us will be realized. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any of the forward-looking statements contained herein.
 
 
 
3
 
 
Item 1. Financial Statements
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
 
(unaudited)
 
 
 
 
March 31,
 
 
June 30,
 
Assets
 
2020
 
 
2019
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 $4,381,713 
 $4,604,701 
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance of $15,189 and $29,406
  6,309,284 
  6,210,831 
Inventories, net
  8,237,059 
  7,684,527 
Other receivables
   
  353,695 
Prepaid expenses and other assets
  875,303 
  754,640 
Total current assets
  19,803,359 
  19,608,394 
 
    
    
Property and equipment, net
  11,119,527 
  11,731,084 
Operating lease right-of-use assets
  1,348,381 
   
Intangible assets, net
  6,989,235 
  7,837,306 
Goodwill
  5,854,905 
  5,854,905 
Deferred tax assets, net
  652,000 
  652,000 
Other assets
  290,200 
  289,491 
Total assets
 $46,057,607 
 $45,973,180 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
    
    
Current liabilities:
    
    
Accounts payable
 $1,906,332 
 $2,227,768 
Accrued liabilities
  1,154,162 
  1,338,912 
Accrued payroll and benefits
  1,363,288 
  1,730,658 
Operating lease liabilities, current
  757,168 
   
Deferred rent, current portion
   
  72,151 
Loans payable, current portion
  581,350 
  581,350 
Finance lease obligation, current portion
  377,873 
  404,424 
Total current liabilities
  6,140,173 
  6,355,263 
 
    
    
Finance lease obligation, less current portion
  351,197 
  640,284 
Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent
  1,073,981 
   
Deferred rent, noncurrent
   
  518,364 
Loans payable, less current portion
  4,578,059 
  5,000,143 
Total liabilities
  12,143,410 
  12,514,054 
 
    
    
Commitments and Contingencies
    
    
 
    
    
Stockholders’ equity:
    
    
Preferred stock: Series D, $.01 par value, voting;
    
    
500,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding
   
   
Common stock: Class A, $.01 par value, voting;
    
    
44,500,000 shares authorized; 25,862,529 and 25,813,895
    
    
shares issued and outstanding
  258,625 
  258,139 
Additional paid-in capital
  230,613,630 
  230,321,324 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
  760,820 
  808,518 
Accumulated deficit
  (197,718,878)
  (197,928,855)
Total stockholders’ equity
  33,914,197 
  33,459,126 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 $46,057,607 
 $45,973,180 
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 
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LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
 
(unaudited)
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
 
March 31,
 
 
March 31,
 
 
 
2020
 
 
2019
 
 
2020
 
 
2019
 
Revenue, net
 $8,708,981 
 $7,905,582 
 $25,860,823 
 $25,003,810 
Cost of sales
  4,696,805 
  4,799,913 
  15,528,549 
  15,313,825 
Gross margin
  4,012,176 
  3,105,669 
  10,332,274 
  9,689,985 
Operating expenses:
    
    
    
    
Selling, general and administrative
  2,255,625 
  2,431,819 
  6,796,536 
  7,414,550 
New product development
  412,326 
  505,636 
  1,309,383 
  1,494,412 
Amortization of intangibles
  281,271 
  283,521 
  848,071 
  937,143 
Loss (gain) on disposal of property and equipment
  142 
  (136,125)
  (129,082)
  (92,868)
Total operating expenses
  2,949,364 
  3,084,851 
  8,824,908 
  9,753,237 
Operating income (loss)
  1,062,812 
  20,818 
  1,507,366 
  (63,252)
Other income (expense):
    
    
    
    
Interest expense, net
  (85,464)
  (275,233)
  (273,262)
  (573,535)
Other income (expense), net
  42,038 
  64,267 
  (350,571)
  (322,339)
Total other income (expense), net
  (43,426)
  (210,966)
  (623,833)
  (895,874)
Income (loss) before income taxes
  1,019,386 
  (190,148)
  883,533 
  (959,126)
Income tax provision (benefit)
  203,369 
  161,870 
  673,556 
  (40,493)
Net income (loss)
 $816,017 
 $(352,018)
 $209,977 
 $(918,633)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
  (244,520)
  53,327 
  (47,698)
  279,167 
Comprehensive income (loss)
 $571,497 
 $(298,691)
 $162,279 
 $(639,466)
Earnings (loss) per common share (basic)
 $0.03 
 $(0.01)
 $0.01 
 $(0.04)
Number of shares used in per share calculation (basic)
  25,858,155 
  25,810,681 
  25,840,881 
  25,788,286 
Earnings (loss) per common share (diluted)
 $0.03 
 $(0.01)
 $0.01 
 $(0.04)
Number of shares used in per share calculation (diluted)
  27,569,844 
  25,810,681 
  27,349,303 
  25,788,286 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 
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LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity
(unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accumulated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Class A
 
 
 
 
 
Additional
 
 
Other
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
 
 
Common Stock
 
 
 
 
 
Paid-in
 
 
Comphrehensive
 
 
Accumulated
 
 
Stockholders’
 
 
 
Shares
 
 
Amount
 
 
Capital
 
 
Income
 
 
Deficit
 
 
Equity
 
Balances at June 30, 2019
  25,813,895 
 $258,139 
 $230,321,324 
 $808,518 
 $(197,928,855)
 $33,459,126 
Issuance of common stock for:
    
    
    
    
    
    
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  13,370 
  134 
  12,033 
   
   
  12,167 
Exercise of RSUs, net
  4,394 
  44 
  (44)
   
   
   
Stock-based compensation on stock options & RSUs
   
   
  98,459 
   
   
  98,459 
Foreign currency translation adjustment
   
   
   
  53,766 
   
  53,766 
Net loss
   
   
   
   
  (1,375,157)
  (1,375,157)
Balances at September 30, 2019
  25,831,659 
 $258,317 
 $230,431,772 
 $862,284 
 $(199,304,012)
 $32,248,361 
Issuance of common stock for:
    
    
    
    
    
    
Exercise of RSUs, net
  8,703 
  87 
  (87)
   
   
   
Stock-based compensation on stock options & RSUs
   
   
  95,441 
   
   
  95,441 
Foreign currency translation adjustment
   
   
   
  143,056 
   
  143,056 
Net income
   
   
   
   
  769,117 
  769,117 
Balances at December 31, 2019
  25,840,362 
 $258,404 
 $230,527,126 
 $1,005,340 
 $(198,534,895)
 $33,255,975 
Issuance of common stock for:
    
    
    
    
    
    
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  17,167 
  171 
  12,274 
   
   
  12,445 
Shares issued as compensation
  5,000 
  50 
  6,100 
   
   
  6,150 
Stock-based compensation on stock options & RSUs
   
   
  68,130 
   
   
  68,130 
Foreign currency translation adjustment
   
   
   
  (244,520)
   
  (244,520)
Net income
   
   
   
   
  816,017 
  816,017 
Balances at March 31, 2020
  25,862,529 
 $258,625 
 $230,613,630 
 $760,820 
 $(197,718,878)
 $33,914,197 
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
Balances at June 30, 2018
  25,764,544 
 $257,645 
 $229,874,823 
 $473,508 
 $(195,248,532)
 $35,357,444 
Issuance of common stock for:
    
    
    
    
    
    
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  9,061 
  91 
  20,750 
   
   
  20,841 
Stock-based compensation on stock options & RSUs
   
   
  93,910 
   
   
  93,910 
Foreign currency translation adjustment
   
   
   
  173,047 
   
  173,047 
Net loss
   
   
   
   
  (582,891)
  (582,891)
Balances at September 30, 2018
  25,773,605 
 $257,736 
 $229,989,483 
 $646,555 
 $(195,831,423)
 $35,062,351 
Issuance of common stock for:
    
    
    
    
    
    
Exercise of Stock Options & RSUs, net
  15,667 
  157 
  4,104 
   
   
  4,261 
Stock-based compensation on stock options & RSUs
   
   
  103,905 
   
   
  103,905 
Foreign currency translation adjustment
   
   
   
  52,793 
   
  52,793 
Net income
   
   
   
   
  16,276 
  16,276 
Balances at December 31, 2018
  25,789,272 
 $257,893 
 $230,097,492 
 $699,348 
 $(195,815,147)
 $35,239,586 
Issuance of common stock for:
    
    
    
    
    
    
Exercise of Stock Options & RSUs, net
  12,813 
  128 
  9,378 
   
   
  9,506 
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  11,810 
  118 
  20,963 
   
   
  21,081 
Stock-based compensation on stock options & RSUs
   
   
  98,482 
   
   
  98,482 
Foreign currency translation adjustment
   
   
   
  53,327 
   
  53,327 
Net loss
   
   
   
   
  (352,018)
  (352,018)
Balances at March 31, 2019
  25,813,895 
 $258,139 
 $230,226,315 
 $752,675 
 $(196,167,165)
 $35,069,964 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
2020
 
 
2019
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
 $209,977 
 $(918,633)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
    
    
Depreciation and amortization
  2,587,315 
  2,540,963 
Interest from amortization of debt costs
  13,929 
  112,618 
Gain on disposal of property and equipment
  (129,082)
  (92,868)
Stock-based compensation on stock options & RSUs, net
  252,436 
  296,297 
Provision for doubtful accounts receivable
  9,769 
  (4,436)
Change in operating lease liabilities
  (107,747)
  (52,720)
Inventory write-offs to allowance
  37,883 
  3,193 
Deferred tax benefit
   
  (406,000)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
    
    
Trade accounts receivable
  (108,222)
  (523,661)
Other receivables
  353,695 
  42,575 
Inventories
  (590,415)
  (1,614,551)
    Prepaid expenses and other assets
  198,058 
  181,200 
    Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
  (857,813)
  461,970 
                  Net cash provided by operating activities
  1,869,783 
  25,947 
 
    
    
Cash flows from investing activities:
    
    
   Purchase of property and equipment
  (1,505,021)
  (1,673,482)
   Proceeds from sale of equipment
  186,986 
  316,750 
                  Net cash used in investing activities
  (1,318,035)
  (1,356,732)
 
    
    
Cash flows from financing activities:
    
    
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
   
  13,767 
Proceeds from sale of common stock from Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  24,612 
  41,922 
Loan costs
   
  (92,860)
Borrowings on loan payable
   
  5,813,500 
Payments on loan payable
  (436,013)
  (6,686,167)
Repayment of finance lease obligations
  (315,638)
   
Payments on capital lease obligations
   
  (244,210)
                 Net cash used in financing activities
  (727,039)
  (1,154,048)
Effect of exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents
  (47,697)
  617,670 
Change in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
  (222,988)
  (1,867,163)
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period
  4,604,701 
  6,508,620 
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period
 $4,381,713 
 $4,641,457 
 
    
    
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
    
    
 Interest paid in cash
 $262,607 
 $379,539 
 Income taxes paid
 $441,982 
 $297,599 
 Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing & financing activities:
    
    
 Purchase of equipment through capital lease arrangements
   
 $462,209 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
1.            
Basis of Presentation
 
References in this document to “the Company,” “LightPath,” “we,” “us,” or “our” are intended to mean LightPath Technologies, Inc., individually, or as the context requires, collectively with its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
 
The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of Article 8 of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and, therefore, do not include all information and footnotes necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations, and cash flows in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, filed with the SEC. Unless otherwise stated, references to particular years or quarters refer to our fiscal years ended June 30 and the associated quarters of those fiscal years.
 
These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are unaudited, but include all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, which, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented. The Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2019 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and notes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year as a whole. The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
2.            
Significant Accounting Policies
 
Our significant accounting policies are provided in Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, in the Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019.
 
Use of Estimates
Management makes estimates and assumptions during the preparation of our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements that affect amounts reported in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Such estimates and assumptions could change in the future as more information becomes available, which, in turn, could impact the amounts reported and disclosed herein.
 
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB") issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“ASC Topic 842”). This guidance requires an entity to recognize lease liabilities and a right-of-use asset for all leases on the balance sheet and to disclose key information about the entity’s leasing arrangements. The Company adopted this standard as of July 1, 2019, using the modified retrospective transition method by applying the new standard to all leases existing at the date of initial application and not restating comparative periods. The Company elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance, which allowed the Company to carryforward historical lease classification, and not reassess (i) whether a contract was or contained a lease, and (ii) initial direct costs for any leases that existed prior to July 1, 2019. The Company also elected to combine lease and non-lease components and not to record leases with an initial term of 12 months or less on the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. As a result of adopting ASC Topic 842 on July 1, 2019, the Company recognized operating lease right-of-use assets of $1.7 million and corresponding operating lease liabilities of $2.3 million from existing leases on the Company's unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Operating lease liabilities include amounts previously classified as “Deferred Rent” in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2019. See Note 11, Leases, for further details. The adoption of ASC Topic 842 had no impact on the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) or Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.
 
There have been no other material changes to our significant accounting policies during the nine months ended March 31, 2020, from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019.
 
 
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Reclassifications
The classification of certain prior-year amounts have been adjusted in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements to conform to current year classifications. An accrual of $467,000 related to the lease for ISP Optics Corporation’s (“ISP”) Irvington, New York facility (the “Irvington Facility”) was reclassified from “Deferred rent, current portion” to “Accrued liabilities” in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2019. See Note 11, Lease Commitments, and Note 14, Restructuring, for further information. In addition, upon adoption of ASC Topic 842, amounts previously included in the line items “Capital lease obligation, current portion” and “Capital lease obligation, less current portion” are now included in the line items “Finance lease obligation, current portion” and “Finance lease obligation, less current portion”, respectively, in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2019.
 
3.            
Revenue
 
Product Revenue
We are a manufacturer of optical components and higher-level assemblies, including precision molded glass aspheric optics, molded and diamond-turned infrared aspheric lenses, and other optical materials used to produce products that manipulate light. We design, develop, manufacture, and distribute optical components and assemblies utilizing advanced optical manufacturing processes. We also perform research and development for optical solutions for a wide range of optics markets. Revenue is derived primarily from the sale of optical components and assemblies.
 
Revenue Recognition
Revenue is generally recognized upon transfer of control, including the risks and rewards of ownership, of promised products or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to receive in exchange for those products or services. We generally bear all costs, risk of loss, or damage and retain title to the goods up to the point of transfer of control of products to customers. Shipping and handling costs are included in the cost of goods sold. We present revenue net of sales taxes and any similar assessments.
 
Customary payment terms are granted to customers, based on credit evaluations. We currently do not have any contracts where revenue is recognized, but the customer payment is contingent on a future event. We record deferred revenue when cash payments are received or due in advance of our performance. Deferred revenue was immaterial as of June 30, 2019 and March 31, 2020.
 
Nature of Products
Revenue from the sale of optical components and assemblies is recognized upon transfer of control, including the risks and rewards of ownership, to the customer. The performance obligations for the sale of optical components and assemblies are satisfied at a point in time. Product development agreements are generally short term in nature, with revenue recognized upon satisfaction of the performance obligation, and transfer of control of the agreed-upon deliverable. We have organized our products in three groups: precision molded optics (“PMO”), infrared, and specialty products. Revenues from product development agreements are included in specialty products. Revenue by product group for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 was as follows:
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
Nine Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
2020
 
 
2019
 
 
2020
 
 
2019
 
PMO
 $3,851,518 
 $3,351,916 
 $10,746,525 
 $10,590,111 
Infrared Products
  4,296,111 
  3,833,969 
  13,259,610 
  12,524,741 
Specialty Products
  561,352 
  719,697 
  1,854,688 
  1,888,958 
Total revenue
 $8,708,981 
 $7,905,582 
 $25,860,823 
 $25,003,810 
 
 
 
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4.            
Inventories
 
The components of inventories include the following:
 
 
 
March 31, 2020
 
 
June 30, 2019
 
Raw materials
 $3,605,925 
 $3,467,105 
Work in process
  2,970,354 
  2,288,226 
Finished goods
  2,652,347 
  2,704,471 
Allowance for obsolescence
  (991,567)
  (775,275)
 
 $8,237,059 
 $7,684,527 
 
The value of tooling in raw materials, net of the related allowance for obsolescence, was approximately $2.2 million and $2.1 million at March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively.
 
5.            
Property and Equipment
 
Property and equipment are summarized as follows:
 
 
 
Estimated
 
 
March 31,
 
 
June 30,
 
 
 
Lives (Years)
 
 
2020
 
 
2019
 
Manufacturing equipment
  5 - 10 
 $18,441,000 
 $17,412,136 
Computer equipment and software
  3 - 5 
  804,508 
  706,840 
Furniture and fixtures
  5 
  325,688 
  293,582 
Leasehold improvements
  5 - 7 
  2,150,417 
  2,074,069 
Construction in progress
    
  265,296 
  697,126 
Total property and equipment
    
  21,986,909 
  21,183,753 
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
    
  (10,867,382)
  (9,452,669)
Total property and equipment, net
    
 $11,119,527 
 $11,731,084 
 
6. Goodwill and Intangible Assets
 
There were no changes in the net carrying value of goodwill during the nine months ended March 31, 2020.
 
Identifiable intangible assets were comprised of:
 
 
 
 Useful
 
 
 March 31,
 
 
 June 30,
 
 
 
 Lives (Years)
 
 
 2020
 
 
 2019
 
 Customer relationships
  15 
 $3,590,000 
 $3,590,000 
 Backlog
  2 
  366,000 
  366,000 
 Trade secrets
  8 
  3,272,000 
  3,272,000 
 Trademarks
  8 
  3,814,000 
  3,814,000 
 Non-compete agreement
  3 
  27,000 
  27,000 
 Total intangible assets
    
  11,069,000 
  11,069,000 
 Less accumulated amortization
    
  (4,079,765)
  (3,231,694)
 Total intangible assets, net
    
 $6,989,235 
 $7,837,306 
 
 
 
 
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Future amortization of identifiable intangibles is as follows:
 
Fiscal year ending:
 
 
 
 June 30, 2020 (remaining three months)
 $281,271 
 June 30, 2021
  1,125,083 
 June 30, 2022
  1,125,083 
 June 30, 2023
  1,125,083 
 June 30, 2024 and later
  3,332,715 
 
 $6,989,235 
 
7.   Accounts Payable
 
The accounts payable balances as of March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019 both include earned but unpaid Board of Directors’ fees of approximately $91,000.
 
8.   Income Taxes
 
A summary of our total income tax expense and effective income tax rate for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 is as follows:
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
Nine Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
2020
 
 
2019
 
 
2020
 
 
2019
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
 $1,019,386 
 $(190,148)
 $883,533 
 $(959,126)
Income tax provision (benefit)
 $203,369 
 $161,870 
 $673,556 
 $(40,493)
Effective income tax rate
  20%
  -85%
  76%
  4%
 
The difference between our effective tax rates in the periods presented above and the federal statutory rate is due to the mix of taxable income and losses generated in our various tax jurisdictions, which include the United States (the “U.S.”), the People’s Republic of China, and the Republic of Latvia. Income tax expense for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2020 was primarily related to income taxes from our operations in China, as we are not recording additional income tax benefits on losses in the U.S. jurisdiction based on our assessment of the valuation allowance position on our U.S. net deferred tax assets. Income tax expense for the nine months ended March 31, 2020 also includes withholding taxes accrued on a $2 million intercompany dividend declared in December 2019 by LightPath Optical Instrumentation (Zhenjiang) Co., Ltd. (“LPOIZ”), which dividend was paid to us, as its parent company. For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2019, we recorded tax expense on income generated in China, and for the nine months ended March 31, 2019 this expense was offset by a tax benefit on losses in the U.S. jurisdiction.
 
We record net deferred tax assets to the extent we believe it is more likely than not that some portion or all of these assets will be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. We consider the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. As of March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019, we have provided for a valuation allowance against our net deferred tax assets to reduce the net deferred tax assets to the amount we estimate is more-likely-than-not to be realized. Our net deferred tax asset consists primarily of U.S. net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforward benefits, and federal and state tax credits with indefinite carryover periods.
 
U.S. Federal and State Income Taxes
Our U.S. federal and state statutory income tax rate is estimated to be 25%. Based on our current assessment of the valuation allowance position on our net deferred tax assets, no tax benefit is expected to be recorded on pre-tax losses generated in the U.S.
 
 
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Income Tax Law of the People’s Republic of China
Our Chinese subsidiaries, LightPath Optical Instrumentation (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (“LPOI”) and LPOIZ, are governed by the Income Tax Law of the People’s Republic of China. As of March 31, 2020, LPOI and LPOIZ were subject to statutory income tax rates of 25% and 15%, respectively. In December 2019, we declared an intercompany dividend of $2 million from LPOIZ, payable to us as its parent company. Accordingly, we accrued Chinese withholding taxes of $200,000 associated with the dividend. LPOIZ paid to us $900,000, after the withholding of $100,000 in taxes, during each of the quarters ended December 31, 2019 and March 31, 2020. Other than these withholding taxes, this intercompany dividend has no impact on our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. This dividend is from earnings accumulated prior to January 1, 2019. We currently intend to permanently invest earnings generated after January 1, 2019 from LPOIZ and, therefore, have not provided for future Chinese withholding taxes on such related earnings.
 
Law of Corporate Income Tax of Latvia
Our Latvian subsidiary, ISP Optics Latvia, SIA (“ISP Latvia”), is governed by the Law of Corporate Income Tax of Latvia. Effective January 1, 2018, the Republic of Latvia enacted tax reform with the following key provisions: (i) corporations are no longer subject to income tax, but are instead subject to a distribution tax on distributed profits (or deemed distributions, as defined) and (ii) the rate of tax was changed to 20%; however, distribution amounts are first divided by 0.8 to arrive at the profit before tax amount, resulting in an effective tax rate of 25%. As a transitional measure, distributions of earnings prior to January 1, 2018 are not subject to tax if declared prior to December 31, 2019. ISP Latvia has declared an intercompany dividend to be paid to ISP, its U.S. parent company, for the full amount of earnings accumulated prior to January 1, 2018. Distributions of this dividend will be from earnings prior to January 1, 2018 and, therefore, will not be subject to tax. We currently do not intend to distribute any earnings generated after January 1, 2018. If, in the future, we change such intention, we will accrue distribution taxes, if any, as profits are generated.
 
9.   Stock-Based Compensation
 
Our directors, officers, and key employees are granted stock-based compensation through our 2018 Stock and Incentive Compensation Plan (the “SICP”), including incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, and restricted stock unit (“RSU”) awards. The stock-based compensation expense is based primarily on the fair value of the award as of the grant date, and is recognized as an expense over the requisite service period.
 
The following table shows total stock-based compensation expense for the nine months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 included in the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss):
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
2020
 
 
2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stock options
 $(15,330)
 $32,963 
RSUs
  261,616 
  263,334 
     Total
 $246,286 
 $296,297 
 
    
    
The amounts above were included in:
    
    
Selling, general & administrative
 $246,286 
 $294,859 
Cost of sales
  - 
  1,620 
New product development
  - 
  (182)
 
 $246,286 
 $296,297 
 
We also adopted the LightPath Technologies, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2014 ESPP”). The 2014 ESPP permits employees to purchase Class A common stock through payroll deductions, subject to certain limitations. A discount of $2,491 and $3,856 for the nine months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, is included in the selling, general and administrative expense in the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), which represents the value of the 10% discount given to the employees purchasing stock under the 2014 ESPP.
 
Grant Date Fair Values and Underlying Assumptions; Contractual Terms
We estimate the fair value of each stock option as of the date of grant, using the Black-Scholes-Merton pricing model. The fair value of 2014 ESPP shares is the amount of the discount the employee obtains at the date of the purchase transaction.
 
Most stock options granted vest ratably over two to four years and are generally exercisable for ten years. The assumed forfeiture rates used in calculating the fair value of RSU grants was 0%, and the assumed forfeiture rates used in calculating the fair value of options for performance and service conditions were 20% for each of the nine-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019. The volatility rate and expected term are based on seven-year historical trends in Class A common stock closing prices and actual forfeitures. The interest rate used is the U.S. Treasury interest rate for constant maturities.
 
 
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  For stock options granted under the SICP in the nine-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, we estimated the fair value of each stock option as of the date of grant using the following assumptions:
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
2020
 
 
2019
 
Weighted-average expected volatility
  64% 
  56% - 69% 
Dividend yields
  0% 
  0% 
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate
  1.56% 
  2.65% - 3.00% 
Weighted-average expected term, in years
  6.91 
  2.53 
 
Information Regarding Current Share-Based Compensation Awards
A summary of the activity for share-based compensation awards in the nine months ended March 31, 2020 is presented below:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Restricted
 
 
 
Stock Options
 
 
Stock Units (RSUs)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted-
 
 
Weighted-
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted-
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average
 
 
Average
 
 
 
 
 
Average
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exercise
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 
 
Remaining
 
 
 
 Shares
 
 
 Price
 
 
 Contract
 
 
 Shares
 
 
 Contract
 
June 30, 2019
  979,925 
 $1.80 
  5.5 
  1,864,526 
  0.9 
 
    
    
    
    
    
Granted
  289,817 
 $1.51 
  9.8 
  484,000 
  2.6 
Exercised
   
    
    
  (17,204)
    
Cancelled/Forfeited
  (261,366)
 $1.98 
    
   
    
March 31, 2020
  1,008,376 
 $1.67 
  6.5 
  2,331,322 
  0.9 
 
    
    
    
    
    
Awards exercisable/
    
    
    
    
    
vested as of
    
    
    
    
    
March 31, 2020
  721,354 
 $1.64 
  5.3 
  1,650,325 
   
 
    
    
    
    
    
Awards unexercisable/
    
    
    
    
    
unvested as of
    
    
    
    
    
March 31, 2020
  287,022 
 $1.74 
  9.4 
  680,997 
  0.9 
 
  1,008,376 
    
    
  2,331,322 
    
 
RSU awards vest immediately or from two to four years from the date of grant.
 
 
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As of March 31, 2020, there was approximately $909,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements (including stock options and RSUs) granted. We expect to recognize the compensation cost as follows:
 
 
 
Stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fiscal Year Ending:
 
Options
 
 
RSUs
 
 
Total
 
June 30, 2020 (remaining three months)
 $13,043 
 $52,486 
 $65,529 
June 30, 2021
  50,867 
  286,191 
  337,058 
June 30, 2022
  46,949 
  172,859 
  219,808 
June 30, 2023
  53,471 
  115,307 
  168,778 
June 30, 2024
  38,497 
  79,037 
  117,534 
 
 $202,827 
 $705,880 
 $908,707 
 
10.            
Earnings (Loss) Per Share
 
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income or loss by the weighted-average number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding, during each period presented. Diluted earnings per share is computed similarly to basic earnings per share, except that it reflects the potential dilution that could occur if dilutive securities or other obligations to issue shares of Class A common stock were exercised or converted into shares of Class A common stock. The computations for basic and diluted earnings per share of Class A common stock are described in the following table:
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
Nine Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
2020
 
 
2019
 
 
2020
 
 
2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
 $816,017 
 $(352,018)
 $209,977 
 $(918,633)
 
    
    
    
    
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
    
    
    
    
Basic number of shares
  25,858,155 
  25,810,681 
  25,840,881 
  25,788,286 
 
    
    
    
    
Effect of dilutive securities:
    
    
    
    
Options to purchase common stock
  828 
  - 
  - 
  - 
RSUs
  1,710,861 
  - 
  1,508,422 
  - 
Diluted number of shares
  27,569,844 
  25,810,681 
  27,349,303 
  25,788,286 
 
    
    
    
    
Earnings (loss) per common share:
    
    
    
    
Basic
 $0.03 
 $(0.01)
 $0.01 
 $(0.04)
Diluted
 $0.03 
 $(0.01)
 $0.01 
 $(0.04)
 
The following potential dilutive shares were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share of Class A common stock, as their effects would be anti-dilutive:
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
Nine Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
2020
 
 
2019
 
 
2020
 
 
2019
 
Options to purchase common stock
  900,185 
  985,842 
  905,348 
  999,612 
RSUs
  561,120 
  1,864,526 
  552,934 
  1,755,893 
 
  1,461,305 
  2,850,368 
  1,458,282 
  2,755,505 
 
 
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11.            
Leases
 
As discussed in Note 2, Significant Accounting Policies, the Company adopted ASC Topic 842 effective July 1, 2019. Our leases primarily consist of operating leases related to our facilities located in Orlando, Florida; Irvington, New York; Riga, Latvia; Shanghai, China; and Zhenjiang, China, and finance leases related to certain equipment located in Orlando, Florida. The operating leases for facilities are non-cancelable operating leases, expiring through 2022. We include options to renew (or terminate) in our lease term, and as part of our right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities, when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option. We currently have obligations under six finance lease agreements, entered into during fiscal years 2016 to 2019, with terms ranging from three to five years. The leases are for computer and manufacturing equipment.
 
Our operating lease ROU assets and the related lease liabilities are initially measured at the present value of future lease payments over the lease term. Two of our operating leases include renewal options, which were not included in the measurement of the operating lease ROU assets and related lease liabilities. As most of our leases do not provide an implicit rate, we use our collateralized incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of future payments. Currently, none of our leases include variable lease payments that are dependent on an index or rate. We are responsible for payment of certain real estate taxes, insurance and other expenses on certain of our leases. These amounts are generally considered to be variable and are not included in the measurement of the ROU asset and lease liability. We generally account for non-lease components, such as maintenance, separately from lease components. Our lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restricted covenants. Leases with a term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet; we recognize lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
 
We are party to two leases with respect to our facility located in Orlando, Florida (the “Orlando Facility”). We received tenant improvement allowances for each of our two Orlando Facility leases. These allowances were used to construct improvements and are included in leasehold improvements and operating lease liabilities. The balances are being amortized over the corresponding lease terms.
 
The components of lease expense were as follows:
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
 
 
Nine Months Ended March 31, 2020
 
Operating lease cost
 $159,305 
 $496,278 
Finance lease cost:
    
    
Depreciation of lease assets
  86,063 
  258,189 
Interest on lease liabilities
  18,264 
  61,221 
Total finance lease cost
  104,327 
  319,410 
Total lease cost
 $263,632 
 $815,688 
 
 
 
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Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:
 
 
Classification
 
As of March 31, 2020
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
Operating lease assets
Operating lease assets
 $1,348,381 
Finance lease assets
Property and equipment, net(1)
  827,171 
Total lease assets
 
 $2,175,552 
 
    
Liabilities:
 
    
Current:
 
    
Operating leases
Operating lease liabilities, current
 $757,168 
Short-term leases
Accrued liabilities(2)
  190,325 
Finance leases
Finance lease liabilities, current
  377,873 
 
    
Noncurrent:
 
    
Operating leases
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion
  1,073,981 
Finance leases
Finance lease liabilities, less current portion
  351,197 
Total lease liabilities
 
 $2,750,544 
 
(1)
Finance lease assets are recorded net of accumulated depreciation of approximately $1.2 million as of March 31, 2020.
(2)
Represents accrual related to the lease of the Irvington Facility, which we ceased use of as of June 30, 2019. All remaining lease payments were accrued as of that date, through the lease expiration in September 2020. See Note 14, Restructuring, to these unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
 
Lease term and discount rate information related to leases was as follows:
 
Lease Term and Discount Rate
 
As of March 31, 2020
 
Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term (in years)
 
 
 
Operating leases
  2.4 
Finance leases
  2.2 
 
    
Weighted Average Discount Rate
    
Operating leases
  4.9%
Finance leases
  7.9%
 
Supplemental cash flow information:
 
 
 
Nine Months Ended March 31, 2020
 
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
 
 
 
Operating cash used for operating leases
 $589,622 
Operating cash used for finance leases
 $61,234 
Financing cash used for finance leases
 $315,638 
 
 
 
 
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Future maturities of lease liabilities, excluding amounts accrued for the Irvington Facility lease, were as follows as of March 31, 2020:
 
Fiscal year ending:
 
Finance Leases
 
 
Operating Leases
 
June 30, 2020 (remaining three months)
 $105,085 
 $204,426 
June 30, 2021
  407,954 
  826,185 
June 30, 2022
  231,783 
  768,068 
June 30, 2023
  59,647 
  157,064 
June 30, 2024
  11,811 
   
Total future minimum payments
  816,280 
  1,955,743 
   Less imputed interest
  (87,210)
  (124,594)
Present value of lease liabilities
 $729,070 
 $1,831,149 
 
12.            
Loans Payable
 
During the nine months ended March 31, 2020, loans payable consisted of the BankUnited Term Loan (as defined below) payable to BankUnited N.A. (“BankUnited”). On February 26, 2019, we entered into a Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with BankUnited for (i) a revolving line of credit up to maximum amount of $2,000,000 (the “BankUnited Revolving Line”), (ii) a term loan in the amount of up to $5,813,500 (“BankUnited Term Loan”), and (iii) a non-revolving guidance line of credit up to a maximum amount of $10,000,000 (the “Guidance Line” and, together with the BankUnited Revolving Line and BankUnited Term Loan, the “BankUnited Loans”). Each of the BankUnited Loans is evidenced by a promissory note in favor of BankUnited (the “BankUnited Notes”). Simultaneously with the execution of the Loan Agreement, we used the proceeds from the BankUnited Term Loan to pay in full, all outstanding amounts owed to Avidbank Corporate Finance, a division of Avidbank (“Avidbank”) pursuant to a then-outstanding acquisition term loan. For additional information related to the Avidbank loans, please see Note 18, Loans Payable, to our audited Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2019.
 
On May 6, 2019, we entered into that certain First Amendment to Loan Agreement, effective February 26, 2019, with BankUnited (the “Amendment” and, together with the Loan Agreement, the “Amended Loan Agreement”). The Amendment amended the definition of the fixed charge coverage ratio to more accurately reflect the parties’ understandings at the time the Loan Agreement was executed.
 
BankUnited Revolving Line
 
Pursuant to the Amended Loan Agreement, BankUnited will make loan advances under the BankUnited Revolving Line to us up to a maximum aggregate principal amount outstanding not to exceed $2,000,000, which proceeds will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes. Amounts borrowed under the BankUnited Revolving Line may be repaid and re-borrowed at any time prior to February 26, 2022, at which time all amounts will be immediately due and payable. The advances under the BankUnited Revolving Line bear interest, on the outstanding daily balance, at a per annum rate equal to 2.75% above the 30-day LIBOR. Interest payments are due and payable, in arrears, on the first day of each month. There were no borrowings under the BankUnited Revolving Line as of March 31, 2020.
 
BankUnited Term Loan
 
Pursuant to the Amended Loan Agreement, BankUnited advanced us $5,813,500 to satisfy in full the amounts owed to Avidbank, including the outstanding principal amount and all accrued interest under the acquisition term loan and to pay the fees and expenses incurred in connection with closing of the BankUnited Loans. The BankUnited Term Loan is for a 5-year term, but co-terminus with the BankUnited Revolving Line. The BankUnited Term Loan bears interest at a per annum rate equal to 2.75% above the 30-day LIBOR. Equal monthly principal payments of approximately $48,446, plus accrued interest, are due and payable, in arrears, on the first day of each month during the term. Upon maturity, all principal and interest shall be immediately due and payable. As of March 31, 2020, the applicable interest rate was 4.33%.
 
 
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Guidance Line
 
Pursuant to the Amended Loan Agreement, BankUnited, in its sole discretion, may make loan advances to us under the Guidance Line up to a maximum aggregate principal amount outstanding not to exceed $10,000,000, which proceeds will be used for capital expenditures and approved business acquisitions. Such advances must be in minimum amounts of $1,000,000 for acquisitions and $500,000 for capital expenditures, and will be limited to 80% of cost or as otherwise determined by BankUnited. Amounts borrowed under the Guidance Line may not re-borrowed. The advances under the Guidance Line bear interest, on the outstanding daily balance, at a per annum rate equal to 2.75% above the 30-day LIBOR. Interest payments are due and payable, in arrears, on the first day of each month. On each anniversary of the Amended Loan Agreement, monthly principal payments become payable, amortized based on a ten-year term. There were no borrowings under the Guidance Line as of March 31, 2020.
 
Security and Guarantees
 
Our obligations under the Amended Loan Agreement are collateralized by a first priority security interest (subject to permitted liens) in all of our assets and the assets of our U.S. subsidiaries, GelTech, Inc. (“GelTech”) and ISP, pursuant to a Security Agreement granted by GelTech, ISP, and us in favor of BankUnited. Our equity interests in, and the assets of, our foreign subsidiaries are excluded from the security interest. In addition, all of our subsidiaries have guaranteed our obligations under the Amended Loan Agreement and related documents, pursuant to Guaranty Agreements executed by us and our subsidiaries in favor of BankUnited.
 
General Terms
 
The Amended Loan Agreement contains customary covenants including, but not limited to: (i) limitations on the disposition of property; (ii) limitations on changing our business or permitting a change in control; (iii) limitations on additional indebtedness or encumbrances; (iv) restrictions on distributions; and (v) limitations on certain investments. The Amended Loan Agreement also contains certain financial covenants, including obligations to maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.25 to 1.00 and a total leverage ratio of 4.00 to 1.00. As of March 31, 2020, the Company was in compliance with all required covenants.
 
We may prepay any or all of the BankUnited Loans in whole or in part at any time, without penalty or premium. Late payments are subject to a late fee equal to five percent (5%) of the unpaid amount. Amounts outstanding during an event of default accrue interest at a rate of five percent (5%) above the 30-day LIBOR applicable immediately prior to the occurrence of the event of default. The Amended Loan Agreement contains other customary provisions with respect to events of default, expense reimbursement, and confidentiality.
 
Financing costs incurred were recorded as a discount on debt and are amortized over the term. Amortization of approximately $13,900 is included in interest expense for the nine months ended March 31, 2020. For the nine months ended March 31, 2019, amortization of approximately $113,000 is included in interest expense, which includes $94,000 of amortization of financing costs that was accelerated when the previous term loan payable to Avidbank was paid in full in February 2019.
 
Future maturities of loans payable are as follows:
 
 
 
BankUnited Term Loan
 
 
Unamortized Debt Costs
 
 
Total
 
Fiscal year ending:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
June 30, 2020 (remaining three months)
 $145,338 
 $(3,715)
 $141,623 
June 30, 2021
  581,350 
  (17,334)
  564,016 
June 30, 2022
  581,350 
  (17,334)
  564,016 
June 30, 2023
  581,350 
  (17,334)
  564,016 
June 30, 2024
  3,342,762 
  (17,024)
  3,325,738 
Total payments
 $5,232,150 
 $(72,741)
  5,159,409 
Less current portion
    
    
  (581,350)
Non-current portion
    
    
 $4,578,059 
 
 
 
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13.            
Foreign Operations
 
Assets and liabilities denominated in non-U.S. currencies are translated at rates of exchange prevailing on the balance sheet date, and revenues and expenses are translated at average rates of exchange for the period. Gains or losses on the translation of the financial statements of a non-U.S. operation, where the functional currency is other than the U.S. dollar, are reflected as a separate component of equity, which was a cumulative gain of approximately $761,000 and $809,000 as of March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively. During the nine months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, we also recognized net foreign currency transaction losses of approximately $363,000 and $323,000, respectively, included in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) in the line item entitled “Other income (expense), net.”
 
Our cash and cash equivalents totaled $4.4 million at March 31, 2020. Of this amount, greater than 50% was held by our foreign subsidiaries in China and Latvia. These foreign funds were generated in China and Latvia as a result of foreign earnings. With respect to the funds generated by our foreign subsidiaries in China, the retained earnings of the respective subsidiary must equal at least 50% of its registered capital before any funds can be repatriated through dividends. Based on retained earnings as of the end of the prior statotury tax year ended December 31, 2018, LPOIZ had approximately $3.5 million available for repatriation and LPOI did not have any earnings available for repatriation. During the three months ended December 31, 2019, we declared an intercompany dividend of $2 million payable by LPOIZ to us, all of which has been paid to us as of March 31, 2020.
 
Assets and net assets in foreign countries are as follows:
 
 
 
China
 
Latvia
 
 
March 31, 2020
 
June 30, 2019
 
March 31, 2020
 
June 30, 2019
Assets
 
 $17.2 million
 
 $16.9 million
 
 $9.5 million
 
 $8.2 million
Net assets
 
 $14.6 million
 
 $14.5 million
 
 $8.1 million
 
 $7.8 million
 
14.            
Restructuring
 
In July 2018, we announced the relocation and consolidation of ISP’s Irvington Facility into our existing Orlando Facility and our existing facility in Riga, Latvia (the “Riga Facility”). We recorded charges for restructuring and other exit activities related to the closure or relocation of business activities at fair value, when incurred. Such charges include termination benefits, contract termination costs, and costs to consolidate facilities or relocate employees. For the year ended June 30, 2019, we recorded approximately $1.2 million in expenses related to the relocation of the Irvington Facility, of which approximately $394,000 were recorded during the nine months ended March 31, 2019. These charges are included as a component of the “Selling, general and administrative” expenses line item in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss). The charges recorded during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 included approximately $467,000 for our remaining obligation under the lease agreement for the Irvington Facility until the lease expires in September 2020 because we ceased use of this facility as of June 30, 2019. Amounts accrued and included in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2019 related to this activity were comprised of the remaining lease obligation of approximately $467,000, included in “Accrued liabilities”, and approximately $246,000 of termination benefits and other costs, included in “Accrued payroll and benefits.” As of March 31, 2020, the remaining amounts accrued in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance sheet included approximately $190,000 related to the lease obligation.
 
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Subsequent Events
 
In January 2020, the World Health Organization (the “WHO”) announced a global health emergency because of a new strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19”) originating in Wuhan, China and the risks to the international community as the virus spread globally beyond its point of origin. In March 2020, the WHO classified the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic based on the rapid increase in global exposure.
 
As of the date of issuance of these unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, our operations have not been significantly impacted. No impairments were recorded as of March 31, 2020 and no triggering events or changes in circumstances had occurred. However, the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve subsequent to the three and nine months ended March 31, 2020 and as of the date these unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are issued. As such, the full magnitude that the COVID-19 pandemic will have on our financial condition, liquidity, and future results of operations is uncertain. Management is actively monitoring the global situation on our financial condition, liquidity, operations, suppliers, industry, customers, and workforce. As the spread of COVID-19 continues, our ability to meet customer demands for products may be impaired or, similarly, our customers may experience adverse business consequences due to COVID-19. Reduced demand for products or impaired ability to meet customer demand (including as a result of disruptions at our suppliers and vendors) could have a material adverse effect on our business operations and financial performance. Given the daily evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic and the global responses to curb its spread, we are not presently able to estimate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our results of operations, financial, or liquidity for the remainder of fiscal year 2020 and beyond. As of the date of this filing, all of our manufacturing facilities continue normal operations.
 
 
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is designed to provide a reader of the financial statements with a narrative report on our financial condition, results of operations, and liquidity. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the attached unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2019, including the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, such as statements of our plans, objectives, expectations, and intentions. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Please also see the cautionary language at the beginning of this Quarterly Report regarding forward-looking statements.
 
The discussions of our results as presented in this Quarterly Report include use of the non-GAAP term “gross margin,” as well as other non-GAAP measures discussed in more detail under the heading “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.” Gross margin is determined by deducting the cost of sales from operating revenue. Cost of sales includes manufacturing direct and indirect labor, materials, services, fixed costs for rent, utilities and depreciation, and variable overhead. Gross margin should not be considered an alternative to operating income or net income, which are determined in accordance with GAAP. We believe that gross margin, although a non-GAAP financial measure, is useful and meaningful to investors as a basis for making investment decisions. It provides investors with information that demonstrates our cost structure and provides funds for our total costs and expenses. We use gross margin in measuring the performance of our business and have historically analyzed and reported gross margin information publicly. Other companies may calculate gross margin in a different manner.
 
Potential Impact of COVID-19
 
In March 2020, the WHO declared the outbreak of COVID-19 as a pandemic based on the rapid increase in global exposure. COVID-19 continues to spread throughout world, including the United States. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, initially employees at our facilities in China were subject to stay-at-home orders, which restrictions have been lifted as of the date of this Quarterly Report. Our China manufacturing facility continues to operate as normal. Currently, however, staff at our Orlando and Riga Facilities are subject to stay-at-home orders issued by local authorities. Despite these stay-at-home orders, as a critical supplier to both the medical and defense industries, we have been deemed to be an essential business; thus, regardless of the stay-at-home orders, our workforce is permitted to work from our facilities and our business operations can continue. Nonetheless, out of concern for our workforce, we have directed our United States- and Latvia-based non-manufacturing employees to work remotely. Our manufacturing staff based in the United States and Latvia continue to work in our facilities and we have taken necessary precautions to ensure that these individuals can adhere to all social distancing guidelines. Where possible, we have staggered shifts to reduce contact within shifts and between different shifts, and have minimized interaction and physical proximity between employees working within the same building. To date, we have not seen any significant direct negative impact of COVID-19 to our business. However, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact economic conditions, which could impact the short-term and long-term demand from our customers and, therefore, has the potential to negatively impact our results of operations, cash flows, and financial position in the future. In addition, we have seen increased demand for thermal imaging assemblies for fever detection applications in response to the pandemic.  Management is actively monitoring this situation and any impact on our financial condition, liquidity, and results of operations. However, given the daily evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic and the global responses to curb its spread, we are not presently able to estimate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our future results of operations, financial, or liquidity for the remainder of fiscal year 2020 and, possibly, beyond.
 
Introduction
 
We were incorporated in Delaware in 1992 as the successor to LightPath Technologies Limited Partnership, a New Mexico limited partnership, formed in 1989, and its predecessor, Integrated Solar Technologies Corporation, a New Mexico corporation, formed in 1985. Today, LightPath is a global company with major facilities in the United States, the People’s Republic of China, and the Republic of Latvia.
 
 
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Our capabilities include precision molded optics, thermal imaging optics and custom designed optics. These capabilities allow us to manufacture optical components and higher-level assemblies, including precision molded glass aspheric optics, molded and diamond-turned infrared aspheric lenses and other optical materials used to produce products that manipulate light. We design, develop, manufacture and distribute optical components and assemblies utilizing advanced optical manufacturing processes. We serve a wide and diverse number of industries including defense and security, optical systems and components, datacom/telecom, information technology, life sciences, machine vision and production technology. Our products are incorporated into a variety of applications by our broad and diverse customer base. These applications include defense products, medical devices, laser aided industrial tools, automotive safety applications, barcode scanners, optical data storage, hybrid fiber coax datacom, telecommunication optical networks, machine vision and sensors, among others. All the products we produce enable lasers and imaging devices to function more effectively.
 
Subsidiaries
 
In November 2005, we formed LPOI, a wholly-owned subsidiary, located in Jiading, People’s Republic of China. LPOI provides sales and support functions. In December 2013, we formed LPOIZ, a wholly-owned subsidiary located in the New City district, of the Jiangsu province, of the People’s Republic of China. LPOIZ’s 55,000 square foot manufacturing facility (the “Zhenjiang Facility”) serves as our primary manufacturing facility in China and provides a lower cost structure for production of larger volumes of optical components and assemblies. Late in fiscal 2019, this facility was expanded from 39,000 to 55,000 square feet to add capacity for polishing to support our growing infrared business.
 
In December 2016, we acquired ISP, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, ISP Latvia. ISP is a vertically integrated manufacturer offering a full range of infrared products from custom infrared optical elements to catalog and high-performance lens assemblies. Historically, ISP’s Irvington Facility functioned as its global headquarters for operations, while also providing manufacturing capabilities, optical coatings, and optical and mechanical design, assembly, and testing. In June 2019, we completed the relocation of the Irvington Facility to our existing Orlando Facility and Riga Facility. ISP Latvia is a manufacturer of high precision optics and offers a full range of infrared products, including catalog and custom infrared optics. ISP Latvia’s Riga Facility functions as its manufacturing facility.
 
For additional information, please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2019.
 
Recent Organizational and Strategic Initiatives
 
At the beginning of fiscal 2019, we began introducing a number of organizational changes designed to ensure we continue to leverage the expanded capabilities and manage the broader product portfolio that we now have. We continue to make changes to more closely align our operations, engineering, sales and marketing functions to ensure the closest possible ties between demand and supply of our products. We believe these changes will enhance coordination between technical and operational requirements. We also implemented a product management function, with a product manager for each of our major product capabilities: molded optics, thermal imaging optics and custom designed optics. Product management is principally a portfolio management process that analyzes products within the product capability areas as defined above. This function has begun to facilitate choosing investment priorities to help strategically align LightPath’s competencies with strategic industry revenue opportunities. Over the longer term, this function will also help ensure successful product life cycle management.
 
Product Groups and Markets
 
In fiscal 2019, we reorganized our business into three product groups: PMO, infrared products and specialty products. These product groups are supported by our major product capabilities: molded optics, thermal imaging optics, and custom designed optics.
 
Our PMO product group consists of visible precision molded optics with varying applications. Our infrared product group is comprised of infrared optics, both molded and diamond-turned, and thermal imaging assemblies. This product group also includes both conventional and CNC ground and polished lenses. Between these two product groups, we have the capability to manufacture lenses from very small (with diameters of sub-millimeter) to over 300 millimeters, and with focal lengths from approximately 0.4mm to over 2000mm. In addition, both product groups offer both catalog and custom designed optics.
 
Our specialty product group is comprised of value-added products, such as optical subsystems, assemblies, and collimators, and non-recurring engineering (“NRE”) products, consisting of those products we develop pursuant to product development agreements that we enter into with customers. Typically, customers approach us and request that we develop new products or applications for our existing products to fit their particular needs or specifications. The timing and extent of any such product development is outside of our control.
 
 
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We have also aligned our marketing efforts by our capabilities (i.e., molded optics, thermal imaging optics, and custom optics), and then by industry. We currently serve the following major markets: defense and security, optical systems and components, datacom/telecom, information technology, life sciences, machine vision and production technology. Customers in each of these markets may select the best optical technologies that suit their needs from our entire suite of products, availing us to cross-selling opportunities, particularly where we can leverage our knowledge base against our expanding design library. Within our product groups, we have various applications that serve our major markets. For example, our infrared products can be used for gas sensing devices, spectrometers, night vision systems, advanced driver-assistance systems (“ADAS”), thermal weapon gun sights, and infrared counter measure systems, among others.
 
The photonics market drives our growth and is comprised of eight application areas: information and communication technology, display, lighting, photovoltaic, production technology, life sciences, and measurement and automated vision. In 2018, the market size for these applications at the system level was estimated at approximately $556 billion. LightPath has product applications in six of the eight application areas, all except for displays and photovoltaic. According to the latest Markets and Markets survey, these six application areas had an estimated market value of approximately $401 billion and are growing at a 7% compound annual growth rate. Within the larger overall markets, we believe there is a market of approximately $2.0 billion for our current products and capabilities. We continue to believe our products will provide significant growth opportunities over the next several years and, therefore, we will continue to target specific applications in each of these major markets. In addition to these major markets, a large percentage of our revenues are derived from sales to unaffiliated companies that purchase our products to fulfill their customers’ orders, as well as unaffiliated companies that offer our products for sale in their catalogs. Our strategy is to leverage our technology, know-how, established low-cost manufacturing capability and partnerships to grow our business. Our product managers focus on pursuing customer growth opportunities where our differential advantages coincide with key customer needs.
 
Results of Operations
 
Fiscal Third Quarter: Three months ended March 31, 2020, compared to three months ended March 31, 2019
 
Revenues:
Revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2020 was approximately $8.7 million, an increase of approximately $803,000, or 10%, as compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year. Revenue generated by infrared products was approximately $4.3 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2020, an increase of approximately $462,000, or 12%, compared to approximately $3.8 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year. The increase is primarily due to increased sales of molded infrared products, including products made with our new BD6 material. The increased demand for molded infrared products has recently been driven by medical applications, particularly fever detection, in addition to continued demand for industrial applications, firefighting and other public safety applications. Revenue generated by PMO products was approximately $3.9 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2020, as compared to $3.4 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year, an increase of approximately $500,000, or 15%. The increase in revenue is primarily attributed to increases in sales to customers in the medical and telecommunications markets, partially offset by a decrease in sales to customers in the commercial market. Revenue generated by our specialty products was approximately $561,000 in the third quarter of fiscal 2020, a decrease of approximately $158,000, or 22%, compared to $720,000 in the same period of the prior fiscal year. This decrease is primarily related to the timing of orders for custom products in the third quarter of the prior fiscal year which did not recur in the third quarter of fiscal 2020.
 
Cost of Sales and Gross Margin:
Gross margin in the third quarter of fiscal 2020 was approximately $4.0 million, an increase of 29%, as compared to approximately $3.1 million in the same quarter of the prior fiscal year. Total cost of sales was approximately $4.7 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2020, compared to $4.8 million for the same period of the prior fiscal year. The increase in gross margin is primarily driven by the increase in sales. Gross margin as a percentage of revenue was 46% for the third quarter of fiscal 2020, as compared to 39% in the same period of the prior fiscal year. The improvement in gross margin as a percentage of revenue is partially driven by a slightly higher mix of PMO product sales during the third quarter of fiscal 2020, which typically have the highest margins among our product groups, and also reflects our improved cost structure and operating performance following the completion of the Irvington Facility relocation in June 2019.
 
Selling, General and Administrative:
Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) costs were approximately $2.3 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2020, a decrease of approximately 7%, as compared to approximately $2.4 million in the same quarter of the prior fiscal year. SG&A for the third quarter of fiscal 2019 included approximately $103,000 of non-recurring expenses related to the relocation of the Irvington Facility to our existing Orlando Facility and Riga Facility. The third quarter of fiscal 2020 reflects savings from the absence of these non-recurring costs, as well as reduced personnel and overhead costs resulting from the restructuring associated with the relocation of the Irvington Facility. We expect future SG&A costs to continue to reflect reduced operating and overhead costs as a result of the consolidation of our manufacturing facilities.
 
 
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New Product Development:
New product development costs were approximately $412,000 in the third quarter of fiscal 2020, a decrease of 18%, as compared to approximately $506,000 in the same period of the prior fiscal year. This decrease in new product development costs was primarily due a decrease in personnel costs associated with shifting personnel from product development to our newly created product management function, for which expenses are now included in SG&A costs.
 
Other Income (Expense):
In the third quarter of fiscal 2020, interest expense was approximately $85,000, compared to approximately $275,000 in the same period of the prior fiscal year. The decrease in interest expense is primarily due to the paydown of principal and more favorable terms associated with the BankUnited Term Loan we entered into during the third quarter of fiscal 2019. Interest expense for the third quarter of fiscal 2019 also includes non-recurring costs associated with the previous term loan upon refinancing, including the write-off of previously unamortized debt costs. We expect that interest expense will remain near current levels for the remainder of fiscal 2020.
 
Other income, net, was approximately $42,000 in the third quarter of fiscal 2020, compared to approximately $64,000 in the same period of the prior fiscal year, primarily resulting from net gains on foreign exchange transactions. We execute all foreign sales from our U.S. facilities and inter-company transactions in U.S. dollars, partially mitigating the impact of foreign currency fluctuations. Assets and liabilities denominated in non-United States currencies, primarily the Chinese Yuan and Euro, are translated at rates of exchange prevailing on the balance sheet date, and revenues and expenses are translated at average rates of exchange for the year. During the third quarter of fiscal 2020, we incurred net foreign currency transaction gains of approximately $14,000, compared approximately $65,000 for the same period of the prior fiscal year.
 
Income Taxes:
During the third quarter of fiscal 2020, we recorded income tax expense of approximately $203,000, as compared to $162,000 in the same period of the prior fiscal year. For both periods, these amounts are primarily comprised of income taxes from our operations in China. Please refer to Note 8, Income Taxes, in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information related to each of our tax jurisdictions.
 
Net Income:
Net income for the third quarter of fiscal 2020 was approximately $816,000, or $0.03 basic and diluted earnings per share, compared to a net loss of approximately $352,000, or $0.01 basic and diluted loss per share, for the third quarter of fiscal 2019. The increase in net income for the third quarter of fiscal 2020, as compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2019, is primarily attributable to the increase in sales, resulting in higher gross margin, coupled with a decrease in SG&A expenses. These differences increased operating income by approximately $1.0 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2020, as compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year. In addition, interest expense decreased by approximately $190,000.
 
Weighted-average common stock shares outstanding were 25,858,155 and 27,569,844 basic and diluted, respectively, in the third quarter of fiscal 2020, compared to 25,810,681 basic and diluted in the third quarter of fiscal 2019. The increase in the weighted-average basic common stock shares, was due to the issuance of shares of Class A common stock under the 2014 ESPP and upon the exercises of stock options and RSUs. Potential dilutive shares were excluded from the calculation of diluted shares for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as their effects would have been anti-dilutive.
 
Fiscal First Three Quarters: Nine months ended March 31, 2020, compared to nine months ended March 31, 2019
 
Revenues:
Revenue for the first nine months of fiscal 2020 was approximately $25.9 million, an increase of 3%, as compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year. Revenue generated by infrared products was approximately $13.3 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2020, an increase of 6%, compared to approximately $12.5 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year. The increase in infrared product revenue is primarily attributable to sales of molded infrared products, including products made with our new BD6 material. Revenues from shipments against the large-volume annual contract for diamond-turned infrared products during the first nine months of fiscal 2020 were similar to the first nine months of fiscal 2019. Revenue generated by PMO products was approximately $10.7 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2020, an increase of 1%, as compared to $10.6 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year. The increase in revenue is primarily attributed to increases in sales to customers in the medical and telecommunications markets, partially offset by a decrease in sales to customers in the commercial market. Revenue generated by specialty products was approximately $1.9 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2020, a decrease of approximately 2% as compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year. During the first nine months of fiscal 2020, NRE revenue related to new projects for customers in the medical and commercial markets increased as compared to the prior year period where certain other custom products sales did not recur.
 
 
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Cost of Sales and Gross Margin:
Gross margin in the first nine months of fiscal 2020 was approximately $10.3 million, an increase of 7%, as compared to approximately $9.7 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year. Total cost of sales was approximately $15.5 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2020, compared to $15.3 million for the same period of the prior fiscal year. The increase in cost of sales is consistent with the increase in revenue. Gross margin as a percentage of revenue was 40% for the first nine months of fiscal 2020, compared to 39% for the same period of the prior fiscal year. The slight increase in gross margin reflects improvements made in the second and third quarters of fiscal 2020, after several factors negatively impacted the first quarter of fiscal 2020. First, gross margins for our PMO products were negatively impacted during the first quarter of fiscal 2020 by higher duties and freight charges resulting from increased tariffs beginning in June 2019. These additional costs increased cost of sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2020; however, these costs were mitigated in the second quarter by the strategies we implemented during the first quarter. Second, gross margins for infrared products were impacted by yield issues related to our BD6 products, which contributed to higher costs during the first quarter of fiscal 2020. Yields improved significantly during the second quarter of fiscal 2020 as a result of actions taken early in the second quarter. Volumes continue to increase for our BD6-based infrared molded products, and we continue to work toward converting germanium-based diamond-turned infrared products to our BD6 material, which we expect will continue to improve our infrared margins over time. The gross margin improvement for the first nine months of fiscal 2020, as compared to the same prior of the prior fiscal year, also reflects our improved cost structure and operating performance following the completion of the Irvington Facility relocation in June 2019.
 
Selling, General and Administrative:
For the first nine months of fiscal 2020, SG&A costs were approximately $6.8 million, a decrease of approximately 8%, as compared to approximately $7.4 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year. SG&A for the first nine months of fiscal 2019 included approximately $394,000 of non-recurring expenses related to the relocation of the Irvington Facility to our existing Orlando Facility and Riga Facility. The first nine months of fiscal 2020 reflects savings from the absence of these non-recurring costs, as well as reduced personnel and overhead costs resulting from the restructuring associated with the relocation of the Irvington Facility.
 
New Product Development:
New product development costs were approximately $1.3 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2020, a decrease of approximately 12%, as compared to approximately $1.5 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year. This decrease was primarily due to the restructuring of personnel from product development to our newly created product management function, for which expenses are now included in SG&A. The decrease in personnel costs was partially offset by increases in patent expenses incurred during the first half of fiscal 2020.
 
Other Income (Expense):
In the first nine months of fiscal 2020, interest expense was approximately $273,000, compared to approximately $574,000 in the same period of the prior fiscal year. The decrease in interest expense is primarily due to the paydown of principal and more favorable terms associated with the BankUnited Term Loan we entered into during the third quarter of fiscal 2019. Interest expense for the third quarter of fiscal 2019 also includes non-recurring costs associated with the previous term loan upon refinancing, including the write-off of previously unamortized debt costs.
 
Other expense, net, was approximately $351,000 in the first nine months of fiscal 2020, compared to approximately $322,000 in the first nine months of fiscal 2019, primarily resulting from net losses on foreign exchange transactions. We execute all foreign sales from our U.S. facilities and inter-company transactions in U.S. dollars, partially mitigating the impact of foreign currency fluctuations. Assets and liabilities denominated in non-United States currencies, primarily the Chinese Yuan and Euro, are translated at rates of exchange prevailing on the balance sheet date, and revenues and expenses are translated at average rates of exchange for the year. During the first nine months of fiscal 2020, we incurred net foreign currency transaction losses of approximately $363,000, compared to $323,000 for the same period of the prior fiscal year.
 
Income Taxes:
During the first nine months of fiscal 2020, we recorded income tax expense of $674,000, primarily related to income taxes from our operations in China, and Chinese withholding taxes associated with the intercompany dividend declared by LPOIZ during the second quarter. While this repatriation transaction resulted in some additional Chinese withholding taxes, LPOIZ currently qualifies for a reduced Chinese income tax rate; therefore, the total tax on those earnings was still below the normal income tax rate.  This compares to a net income tax benefit of approximately $40,000 recorded for the first nine months of fiscal 2019, which was comprised of a tax benefit on losses in the U.S. jurisdiction, offset by tax expense on income generated in China. Please refer to Note 8, Income Taxes, in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information related to each of our tax jurisdictions.
 
 
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Net Income (Loss):
Net income for the first nine months of fiscal 2020 was approximately $210,000, or $0.01 basic and diluted earnings per share, compared to a net loss of approximately $919,000, or $0.04 basic and diluted loss per share, for the first nine months of fiscal 2019. The increase in net income for the first nine months of fiscal 2020, as compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2019, is primarily attributable to a $1.6 million improvement in operating income, coupled with a decrease in interest expense of approximately $300,000. These improvements were partially offset by an unfavorable difference of $714,000 in the provision for income taxes.
 
Weighted-average common stock shares outstanding were 25,840,881 and 27,349,303 basic and diluted, respectively, in the first nine months of fiscal 2020, compared to 25,788,286, for both basic and diluted, in the first nine months of fiscal 2019. The increase in the weighted-average basic common stock shares was due the issuance of shares of Class A common stock under the 2014 ESPP and upon the exercises of stock options and RSUs. Potential dilutive shares were excluded from the calculation of diluted shares for the nine months ended March 31, 2019, as their effects would have been anti-dilutive.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
At March 31, 2020, we had working capital of approximately $13.7 million and total cash and cash equivalents of approximately $4.4 million, of which, greater than 50% of our cash and cash equivalents was held by our foreign subsidiaries.
 
Cash and cash equivalents held by our foreign subsidiaries were generated in China and Latvia as a result of foreign earnings. Before any funds can be repatriated from China through dividends, the retained earnings of the legal entity must equal at least 50% of its registered capital. Based on retained earnings as of December 31, 2018, the end of the prior statutory tax year, LPOIZ had approximately $3.5 million available for repatriation and LPOI did not have any earnings available for repatriation. During the three months ended December 31, 2019, we declared an intercompany dividend of $2 million payable from LPOIZ to us as its parent company, all of which has been paid to us as of March 31, 2020. This dividend is from earnings accumulated prior to January 1, 2019. We currently intend to permanently invest earnings generated after January 1, 2019, and, therefore, have not provided for future Chinese withholding taxes on such related earnings.
 
Loans payable consists of the BankUnited Term Loan pursuant to the Amended Loan Agreement. The Amended Loan Agreement also provides for a BankUnited Revolving Line and a Guidance Line. As of March 31, 2020, the outstanding balance on the BankUnited Term Loan was approximately $5.2 million, and we had no borrowings outstanding on the BankUnited Revolving Line or Guidance Line.
 
The Amended Loan Agreement includes certain customary covenants. As of March 31, 2020, we were in compliance with all covenants. For additional information, see Note 12, Loans Payable, to the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
 
We generally rely on cash from operations and equity and debt offerings, to the extent available, to satisfy our liquidity needs and to maintain our ability to repay the BankUnited Term Loan. There are a number of factors that could result in the need to raise additional funds, including a decline in revenue or a lack of anticipated sales growth, increased material costs, increased labor costs, planned production efficiency improvements not being realized, increases in property, casualty, benefit and liability insurance premiums, and increases in other costs. We will also continue efforts to keep costs under control as we seek renewed sales growth. Our efforts are directed toward generating positive cash flow and profitability. If these efforts are not successful, we may need to raise additional capital. Should capital not be available to us at reasonable terms, other actions may become necessary in addition to cost control measures and continued efforts to increase sales. These actions may include exploring strategic options for the sale of the Company, the sale of certain product lines, the creation of joint ventures or strategic alliances under which we will pursue business opportunities, the creation of licensing arrangements with respect to our technology, or other alternatives. We believe we have the financial resources to weather any short-term impacts of COVID-19; however, we are unable to presently estimate any potential future impacts from COVID-19 and an extended impact could have a material and adverse effect on our sales, earnings, and liquidity.
 
Cash Flows – Financings:
Net cash used in financing activities was approximately $727,000 in the first nine months of fiscal 2020, compared to approximately $1.2 million used in the first nine months of fiscal 2019. This decrease in cash used was primarily due to the more favorable terms associated with the BankUnited Term Loan we entered into during the third quarter of fiscal 2019, which resulted in reduced principal payments. Cash used in financing activities for the first nine months of fiscal 2020 reflected approximately $752,000 in principal payments on our loans and finance leases, partially offset by approximately $25,000 in proceeds from the sale of Class A common stock under the 2014 ESPP. Cash used in financing activities for the first nine months of fiscal 2019 was comprised of approximately $1.2 million in net principal payments on our loans and capital leases, partially offset by approximately $56,000 in proceeds from the sale of Class A common stock under the 2014 ESPP and from the exercise of stock options.
 
 
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Cash Flows – Operating:
Cash flow provided by operations was approximately $1.9 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2020, compared to approximately $26,000 for the first nine months of fiscal 2019. The increase in cash flow from operations for the first nine months of fiscal 2020 was primarily due to the increase in net income. We anticipate improvement in our cash flows provided by operations in future years based on our forecasted sales growth and anticipated margin improvements based on production efficiencies, including the relocation of our Irvington Facility, partially offset by marginal increases in sales and marketing and new product development expenditures.
 
Cash Flows – Investing:
During the first nine months of fiscal 2020, we expended approximately $1.5 million in investments in capital equipment, compared to approximately $2.1 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2019, which included equipment financed through capital leases. The majority of our capital expenditures during the first nine months of fiscal 2020 were related to expansion of our BD6 material production and our infrared coating capacity. Currently, we anticipate that the level of capital expenditures during fiscal 2020 will be similar to fiscal 2019, however, the total amount expended will depend on opportunities and circumstances.
 
Contractual Obligations and Commitments
 
As of March 31, 2020, our principal commitments consisted of obligations under operating and finance leases and debt agreements. No material changes occurred during the first nine months of fiscal 2020 in our contractual cash obligations to repay debt or to make payments under operating and finance leases, or in our contingent liabilities as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2019.
 
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
We do not engage in any activities involving variable interest entities or off-balance sheet arrangements.
 
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
 
Other than the policy changes disclosed in Note 2, Significant Accounting Policies, to the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this Quarterly Report, there have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates during the nine months ended March 31, 2020 from those disclosed in Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2019.
 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
See Note 2, Significant Accounting Policies, to the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part I of this Quarterly Report for a description of recent accounting pronouncements and accounting changes.
 
How We Operate
 
We have continuing sales of two basic types: sales via ad-hoc purchase orders of mostly standard product configurations (our “turns” business) and the more challenging and potentially more rewarding business of customer product development. In this latter type of business, we work with customers to help them determine optical specifications and even create certain optical designs for them, including complex multi-component designs that we call “engineered assemblies.” This is followed by “sampling” small numbers of the product for the customers’ test and evaluation. Thereafter, should a customer conclude that our specification or design is the best solution to their product need; we negotiate and “win” a contract (sometimes called a “design win”) – whether of a “blanket purchase order” type or a supply agreement. The strategy is to create an annuity revenue stream that makes the best use of our production capacity, as compared to the turns business, which is unpredictable and uneven. This annuity revenue stream can also generate low-cost, high-volume type orders. A key business objective is to convert as much of our business to the design win and annuity model as is possible. We face several challenges in doing so:
 
 
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Maintaining an optical design and new product sampling capability, including a high-quality and responsive optical design engineering staff;
 
The fact that as our customers take products of this nature into higher volume, commercial production (for example, in the case of molded optics, this may be volumes over one million pieces per year) they begin to work seriously to reduce costs – which often leads them to turn to larger or overseas producers, even if sacrificing quality; and
 
Our small business mass means that we can only offer a moderate amount of total productive capacity before we reach financial constraints imposed by the need to make additional capital expenditures – in other words, because of our limited cash resources and cash flow, we may not be able to service every opportunity that presents itself in our markets without arranging for such additional capital expenditures.
 
Despite these challenges to winning more “annuity” business, we nevertheless believe we can be successful in procuring this business because of our unique capabilities in optical design engineering that we make available on the merchant market, a market that we believe is underserved in this area of service offering. Additionally, we believe that we offer value to some customers as a source of supply in the U.S. should they be unwilling to commit to purchase their supply of a critical component from foreign merchant production sources. For information regarding revenue recognition related to our various revenue streams, refer to Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates in our Annual Report on Form 10-K dated June 30, 2019.
 
Our Key Performance Indicators:
 
Usually on a weekly basis, management reviews a number of performance indicators, both qualitative and quantitative. These indicators change from time to time as the opportunities and challenges in the business change. These indicators are used to determine tactical operating actions and changes. We believe that our non-financial production indicators, such as those noted, are proprietary information.
  
Financial indicators that are considered key and reviewed regularly are as follows:
 
sales backlog;
revenue dollars and units by product group; and
other key indicators.
 
These indicators are also used to determine tactical operating actions and changes and are discussed in more detail below.
 
Sales Backlog
 
We believe our sales growth has been and continues to be our best indicator of success. Our best view into the efficacy of our sales efforts is in our “order book.” Our order book equates to sales “backlog.” It has a quantitative and a qualitative aspect: quantitatively, our backlog’s prospective dollar value and qualitatively, what percent of the backlog is scheduled by the customer for date-certain delivery. We define our “12-month backlog” as that which is requested by the customer for delivery within one year and which is reasonably likely to remain in the backlog and be converted into revenues. This includes customer purchase orders and may include amounts under supply contracts if they meet the aforementioned criteria. Generally, a higher 12-month backlog is better for us.
 
 
 
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Our 12-month backlog at March 31, 2020 was approximately $20.0 million, an increase of 17%, as compared to $17.1 million as of March 31, 2019. Compared to the end of fiscal 2019, our 12-month backlog increased by 17% during the first nine months of fiscal 2020. Backlog growth rates for the last five fiscal quarters are:
 
 
Quarter
 
 
Backlog ($ 000)
 
 
Change From Prior Year End
 
 
Change From Prior Quarter End
 
  Q3 2019 
 $17,137 
  34%
  -6%
  Q4 2019 
 $17,121 
  33%
  0%
  Q1 2020 
 $15,390 
  -10%
  -10%
  Q2 2020 
 $19,095 
  12%
  24%
  Q3 2020 
 $20,012 
  17%
  5%
 
 
During the third quarter of fiscal 2020, we announced several new purchase orders for thermal imaging lens assemblies used in medical and sensing applications in the Asian market, which have contributed to the growth in backlog. The increase in our 12-month backlog from the first quarter of fiscal 2020 to the second quarter of fiscal 2020 was largely due to the renewal of a large annual contract for diamond-turned infrared products during the second quarter, which we began shipping against in the third quarter of fiscal 2020. The timing of this renewal is similar to the prior fiscal year. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019, we booked new annual contracts for molded infrared products. These annual contracts are expected to renew late in fiscal 2020 or early in fiscal 2021. The timing of each of these annual contract renewals may vary, and may substantially increase backlog levels at the time the orders are received, and backlog will subsequently be drawn down as shipments are made against these orders.
 
We have experienced strong demand for infrared products used in the industrial, defense and first responder sectors.  More recently, we have experienced an increase in demand for medical applications, particularly for fever detection. Demand for infrared products continues to be further fueled by interest in lenses made with our new BD6 material. We expect to maintain moderate growth in our visible PMO product group, supoprted by the current strong demand for medical and telecommunications products.  We also continue to diversify and offer new applications, with a cost competitive structure. Over the past several years, we have broadened our capabilities to include additional glass types and the ability to make much larger lenses, providing long-term opportunities for our technology roadmap and market share expansion. Based on our backlog and recent quote activity, we expect increases in revenue from sales of both PMO and infrared products for the remainder of fiscal 2020.
 
Revenue Dollars and Units by Product Group
 
The following table sets forth revenue dollars and units for our three product groups for the three and nine-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019:
 
 
(unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
Nine Months Ended March 31,
 
 
Quarter 
 
 
Year-to-date  
 
 
 
2020
 
 
2019
 
 
2020
 
 
2019
 
 
% Change
 
 
% Change
 
Revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PMO
 $3,851,518 
 $3,351,916 
 $10,746,525 
 $10,590,111 
  15%
  1%
Infrared Products
  4,296,111 
  3,833,969 
  13,259,610 
  12,524,741 
  12%
  6%
Specialty Products
  561,352 
  719,697 
  1,854,688 
  1,888,958 
  -22%
  -2%
Total revenue
 $8,708,981 
 $7,905,582 
 $25,860,823 
 $25,003,810 
  10%
  3%
 
    
    
    
    
    
    
Units
    
    
    
    
    
    
PMO
  799,840 
  568,484 
  2,148,004 
  1,646,625 
  41%
  30%
Infrared Products
  94,496 
  56,620 
  234,150 
  144,653 
  67%
  62%
Specialty Products
  10,517 
  17,310 
  33,567 
  52,171 
  -39%
  -36%
Total units
  904,853 
  642,414 
  2,415,721 
  1,843,449 
  41%
  31%
 
Three months ended March 31, 2020
Our revenue increased by approximately $803,000 for the third quarter of fiscal 2020, as compared to the same quarter of the prior fiscal year, driven by increases in both infrared and PMO product sales.
 
Revenue from the PMO product group increased approximately $500,000, or 15%, for the third quarter of fiscal 2020, as compared to the same quarter of the prior fiscal year. The increase in revenue is primarily attributed to increases in sales to customers in the medical and telecommunications markets, partially offset by a decrease in sales to customers in the commercial market. Sales of PMO units increased by 41%, as compared to the prior year period, however, average selling prices decreased 18%. The decrease in average selling prices is due to a significant increase in telecommunications products unit sales, which typically have higher volumes and lower average selling prices. Revenue from sales of telecommunications products increased by approximately 30%, while unit volumes for these products nearly doubled for the third quarter of fiscal 2020, as compared to the prior year period.
 
 
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Revenue generated by the infrared product group increased by approximately $462,000, or 12%, for the third quarter of fiscal 2020, as compared to same quarter of the prior fiscal year. The increase is primarily due to increased sales of molded infrared products, including products made with our new BD6 material, while sales of diamond-turned infrared products decreased slightly. Molded infrared products are higher in volume and lower in prices than diamond-turned infrared products. Due to the higher mix of molded infrared products sold during the third quarter of fiscal 2020, sales of infrared units increased by 67%, as compared to the prior year period, and average selling prices decreased 33%. Recently, demand for medical applications, including fever detection, has driven some of the increased demand for infrared products. Industrial applications, firefighting cameras and other public safety applications also continue to drive demand for infrared products, including our thermal imaging assemblies.
 
Our specialty products revenue decreased by $158,000, or 22%, in the third quarter of fiscal 2020, as compared to the same quarter of the prior fiscal year. This decrease is primarily related to the timing of orders for custom products in the third quarter of the prior fiscal year, which orders did not recur in the third quarter of fiscal 2020.
 
Nine months ended March 31, 2020
Our revenue increased by approximately $857,000, or 3%, for the first nine months of fiscal 2020, as compared to the prior year period, with increases in both infrared and PMO product sales.
 
Revenue from the PMO product group increased approximately $156,000, or 1%, for the first nine months of fiscal 2020, as compared to the prior year period. The increase in revenue is primarily attributed to increases in sales to customers in the medical and telecommunications markets, partially offset by a decrease in sales to customers in the commercial market. Sales of PMO units increased by 30%, as compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year, however, average selling prices decreased 22%, due to a significant increase in telecommunications products sales, which typically have higher volumes and lower average selling prices. The unit volume for telecommunications products for the first nine months of fiscal 2020 more than doubled, as compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year.
 
Revenue generated by the infrared product group increased by approximately $735,000, or 6%, for the first nine months of fiscal 2020, as compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year. For the first nine months of fiscal 2020, revenues from shipments against the large-volume annual contract for diamond-turned infrared products were similar to the first nine months of fiscal 2019. The increase in infrared product revenue is primarily attributable to sales of molded infrared products, including products made with our new BD6 material. Molded infrared products are higher in volume and lower in prices than diamond-turned infrared products. Accordingly, during the first nine months of fiscal 2020, sales of infrared units increased by 62%, as compared to the prior year period, and average selling prices decreased 35%. Industrial applications, firefighting cameras and other public safety applications continue to be the primary drivers of the increased demand for infrared products, particularly our thermal imaging assemblies. More recently, we have seen an increase in demand for medical applications, such as fever detection.
 
In the first nine months of fiscal 2020, our specialty products revenue decreased by $34,000, or 2%, as compared to prior year period.  During the first nine months of fiscal 2020, NRE revenue related to new projects for customers in the medical and commercial markets increased as compared to the prior year period where certain other custom products sales did not recur.
 
Other Key Indicators
 
Other key indicators include various operating metrics, some of which are qualitative and others are quantitative. These indicators change from time to time as the opportunities and challenges in the business change. They are mostly non-financial indicators, such as on-time delivery trends, units of shippable output by major product line, production yield rates by major product line, and the output and yield data from significant intermediary manufacturing processes that support the production of the finished shippable product. These indicators can be used to calculate such other related indicators as fully-yielded unit production per-shift, which varies by the particular product and our state of automation in production of that product at any given time. Higher unit production per shift means lower unit cost and, therefore, improved margins or improved ability to compete, where desirable, for price sensitive customer applications. The data from these reports is used to determine tactical operating actions and changes. Management also assesses business performance and makes business decisions regarding our operations using certain non-GAAP measures. These non-GAAP measures are described in more detail below under the heading “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
 
 
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
 
We report our historical results in accordance with GAAP; however, our management also assesses business performance and makes business decisions regarding our operations using certain non-GAAP financial measures. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to management and investors that is supplementary to our financial condition and results of operations computed in accordance with GAAP; however, we acknowledge that our non-GAAP financial measures have a number of limitations. As such, you should not view these disclosures as a substitute for results determined in accordance with GAAP, and they are not necessarily comparable to non-GAAP financial measures that other companies use.
 
EBITDA
 
EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure used by management, lenders, and certain investors as a supplemental measure in the evaluation of some aspects of a corporation's financial position and core operating performance. Investors sometimes use EBITDA, as it allows for some level of comparability of profitability trends between those businesses differing as to capital structure and capital intensity by removing the impacts of depreciation and amortization. EBITDA also does not include changes in major working capital items, such as receivables, inventory and payables, which can also indicate a significant need for, or source of, cash. Since decisions regarding capital investment and financing and changes in working capital components can have a significant impact on cash flow, EBITDA is not necessarily a good indicator of a business's cash flows. We use EBITDA for evaluating the relative underlying performance of our core operations and for planning purposes. We calculate EBITDA by adjusting net income to exclude net interest expense, income tax expense or benefit, depreciation and amortization, thus the term “Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization” and the acronym “EBITDA.”
 
We believe EBITDA is helpful for investors to better understand our underlying business operations. The following table adjusts net income (loss) to EBITDA for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019:
 
 
 
(unaudited)
 
 
 
  Quarter Ended:  
 
 
  Nine Months Ended:  
 
 
 
March 31, 2020
 
 
March 31, 2019
 
 
March 31, 2020
 
 
March 31, 2019
 
Net income (loss)
 $816,017 
 $(352,018)
 $209,977 
 $(918,633)
Depreciation and amortization
  827,095 
  857,287 
  2,587,315 
  2,540,963 
Income tax provision (benefit)
  203,369 
  161,870 
  673,556 
  (40,493)
Interest expense
  85,464 
  275,233 
  273,262 
  573,535 
EBITDA
 $1,931,945 
 $942,372 
 $3,744,110 
 $2,155,372 
% of revenue
  22%
  12%
  14%
  9%
 
Our EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was approximately $1.9 million, as compared to approximately $942,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019. The increase in EBITDA in the third quarter of fiscal 2020 was due to higher revenue and gross margin, and lower operating expenses.
 
Our EBITDA for the nine months ended March 31, 2020 was approximately $3.7 million, as compared to approximately $2.2 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2019. The increase in EBITDA in the first nine months of fiscal 2020 was also due to higher revenue and gross margin, and lower operating expenses.
 
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
 
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of March 31, 2020, the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2020 in reporting on a timely basis information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act.
 
During the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2020, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, our non-manufacturing employees began working remotely beginning in mid-March 2020. We are continually monitoring and assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our internal controls to minimize the impact to their design and operating effectiveness while these employees work remotely.
 
 
 
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PART II OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
 
None
 
Item 1A. Risk Factors
 
Our business, operations, and financial condition are subject to various risks and uncertainties. The risk factors described in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended June 30, 2019, should be carefully considered, together with the other information contained or incorporated by reference in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our other filings with the SEC in connection with evaluating us, our business, and the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. During the quarter ended March 31, 2020, there have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed under Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended June 30, 2019, except as follows:
 
Our business, results of operations, financial condition, cash flows, and the stock price of our Class A common stock can be adversely affected by pandemics, epidemics, or other public health emergencies, such as the recent outbreak of COVID-19.
 
Our business, results of operations financial condition, cash flows, and the stock price of our Class A common stock can be adversely affected by pandemics, epidemics, or other public health emergencies, such as the recent outbreak of COVID-19, which has spread from China to many other countries across the world, including the United States. In March 2020, the WHO declared COVID-19 as a pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in governments around the world implementing increasingly stringent measures to help control the spread of the virus, including “stay at home” orders, travel restrictions, business curtailments, school closures, and other measures.
 
We are considered an “essential business,” as a critical supplier to both the medical and defense industries. Although we have continued to operate our manufacturing facilities to date consistent with government guidelines and state and local orders, the outbreak of COVID-19 and any preventive or protective actions taken by governmental authorities may have a material adverse effect on our operations, supply chain, customers, and transportation networks, including business shutdown or disruptions. The extent to which COVID-19 may adversely impact our business depends on future developments, which are highly uncertain and unpredictable, depends upon the severity and duration of the outbreak and the effectiveness of actions taken globally to contain or mitigate its effect. Any resulting financial impact cannot be estimated reasonably at this time, but may materially adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows. Even after the COVID-19 pandemic has subsided, we may experience materially adverse impacts to our business due to any resulting economic recession or depression. Additionally, concerns over the economic impact of COVID-19 have caused extreme volatility in financial and other capital markets, which has and may continue to adversely impact our stock price and our ability to access capital markets. To the extent the COVID-19 pandemic adversely affects our business and financial results, it may also have the effect of heightening many of the other risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2019, such as those relating to our products and financial performance.
 
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
 
During the quarter ended March 31, 2020, we issued an aggregate of 5,000 shares of our Class A common stock to a consultant for services rendered, pursuant to an engagement letter, at a deemed issuance price of $1.23 per share, which was the closing price of our Class A common stock as reported by The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC on the issuance date. We relied on exemptions from registration under the Securities Act provided by Section 4(a)(2) with respect to the issuance of these shares.
 
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
 
None
 
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
 
None
 
Item 5. Other Information
 
None.
 
 
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Item 6.  Exhibits
 
The following exhibits are filed herewith as a part of this report.
 
Exhibit Number 
 
Description 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.1.1
 
Certificate of Incorporation of LightPath Technologies, Inc., filed June 15, 1992 with the Secretary of State of Delaware, which was filed as an exhibit to our Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (File No: 33-80119) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 7, 1995, and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.1.2
 
Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of LightPath Technologies, Inc., filed October 2, 1995 with the Secretary of State of Delaware, which was filed as an exhibit to our Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (File No: 33-80119) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 7, 1995, and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.1.3
 
Certificate of Designations of Class A common stock and Class E-1 common stock, Class E-2 common stock, and Class E-3 common stock of LightPath Technologies, Inc., filed November 9, 1995 with the Secretary of State of Delaware, which was filed as an exhibit to our Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (File No: 33-80119) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 7, 1995, and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Certificate of Designation of Series A Preferred Stock of LightPath Technologies, Inc., filed July 9, 1997 with the Secretary of State of Delaware, which was filed as Exhibit 3.4 to our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB40 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 11, 1997, and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Certificate of Designation of Series B Stock of LightPath Technologies, Inc., filed October 2, 1997 with the Secretary of State of Delaware, which was filed as Exhibit 3.2 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB (File No. 000-27548) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 1997, and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of LightPath Technologies, Inc., filed November 12, 1997 with the Secretary of State of Delaware, which was filed as Exhibit 3.1 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB (File No. 000-27548) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 1997, and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Certificate of Designation of Series C Preferred Stock of LightPath Technologies, Inc., filed February 6, 1998 with the Secretary of State of Delaware, which was filed as Exhibit 3.2 to our Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-47905) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 1998, and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series D Participating Preferred Stock of LightPath Technologies, Inc. filed April 29, 1998 with the Secretary of State of Delaware, which was filed as Exhibit 1 to our Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 000-27548) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 1998, and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.1.9  
 
Certificate of Designation of Series F Preferred Stock of LightPath Technologies, Inc., filed November 2, 1999 with the Secretary of State of Delaware, which was filed as Exhibit 3.2 to our Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No: 333-94303) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 10, 2000, and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of LightPath Technologies, Inc., filed February 28, 2003 with the Secretary of State of Delaware, which was filed as Appendix A to our Proxy Statement (File No. 000-27548) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 24, 2003, and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of LightPath Technologies, Inc., filed March 1, 2016 with the Secretary of State of Delaware, which was filed as Exhibit 3.1.11 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No: 000-27548) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2016, and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
 
 
 
 
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Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of LightPath Technologies, Inc., filed October 30, 2017 with the Secretary of State of Delaware, which was filed as Exhibit 3.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K (File No: 000-27548) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 31, 2017, and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Designations of Class A Common Stock and Class E-1 Common Stock, Class E-2 Common Stock, and Class E-3 Common Stock of LightPath Technologies, Inc., filed October 30, 2017 with the Secretary of State of Delaware, which was filed as Exhibit 3.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K (File No: 000-27548) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 31, 2017, and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series D Participating Preferred Stock of LightPath Technologies, Inc., filed January 30, 2018 with the Secretary of State of Delaware, which was filed as Exhibit 3.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K (File No: 000-27548) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 1, 2018, and is incorporated herein by references thereto.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amended and Restated Bylaws of LightPath Technologies, Inc., which was filed as Exhibit 3.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K (File No: 000-27548) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 3, 2015, and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
 
 
 
 
 
 
First Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws of LightPath Technologies, Inc., which was filed as Exhibit 3.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K (File No: 000-27548) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 21, 2017, and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Employment Agreement between LightPath Technologies, Inc. and Mr. Sam Rubin, which was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K (File No: 000-27548) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26, 2020, and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934*
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code*
 
 
 
 
101.INS
XBRL Instance Document*
 
101.SCH         
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document*
 
101.CAL          
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document*
 
101.DEF          
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document*
 
101.LAB          
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document*
 
101.PRE             
XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document*
 
*filed herewith
 
 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
Date: May 7, 2020
By:  
/s/ Shmuel Rubin
 
 
 
Shmuel Rubin
 
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
 
 
Date: May 7, 2020  
By: 
/s/ Donald O. Retreage, Jr.   
 
 
 
Donald O. Retreage, Jr.  
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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lpth_ex311
 
Exhibit 31.1
 
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
 
I, Shmuel Rubin, certify that:
 
1.            
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of LightPath Technologies, Inc.;
 
2.            
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3.            
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4.            
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 
a)            Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
b)            Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
c)            Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
d)            Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5.            
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
a)            All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
b)            Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
 
Date: May 7, 2020
 
 /s/ Shmuel Rubin    
Shmuel Rubin
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
 
lpth_ex312
 
Exhibit 31.2
 
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
 
I, Donald O. Retreage, Jr., certify that:
 
1.            
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of LightPath Technologies, Inc.;
 
2.            
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3.            
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
 
4.            
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
 
a)            Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
b)            Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
c)            Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
d)            Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5.            
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
a)            All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
b)            Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
 
Date: May 7, 2020
 
/s/ Donald O. Retreage, Jr. 
Donald O. Retreage, Jr.
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
lpth_ex321
 
Exhibit 32.1
 
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code

Pursuant to U.S.C. Section 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned Chief Executive Officer of LightPath Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") does hereby certify, to the best of such officer's knowledge, that:
 
1.        
The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2020 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
 
2.        
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 
 
Dated: May 7, 2020               
                       
/s/ Shmuel Rubin
 
 
Shmuel Rubin
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer 
 
 
The certifications set forth above are being furnished as an exhibit solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
 
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to LightPath Technologies, Inc. and will be retained by LightPath Technologies, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
 
 
 
 
lpth_ex322
 
Exhibit 32.2
 
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code
 
Pursuant to U.S.C. Section 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned Chief Financial Officer of LightPath Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") does hereby certify, to the best of such officer's knowledge, that:
 
1.        
The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2020 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
 
2.        
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 
 
Dated: May 7, 2020                             
/s/ Donald O. Retreage, Jr.
 
Donald O. Retreage, Jr.,
 
Chief Financial Officer 

 
The certifications set forth above are being furnished as an exhibit solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
 
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to LightPath Technologies, Inc. and will be retained by LightPath Technologies, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
 
 
v3.20.1
Loans Payable (Details Narrative) - USD ($)
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]    
Amortization of debt costs $ 13,929 $ 112,618
v3.20.1
Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

A summary of our total income tax expense and effective income tax rate for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 is as follows:

 

    Three Months Ended March 31,     Nine Months Ended March 31,  
    2020     2019     2020     2019  
Income (loss) before income taxes   $ 1,019,386     $ (190,148 )   $ 883,533     $ (959,126 )
Income tax provision (benefit)   $ 203,369     $ 161,870     $ 673,556     $ (40,493 )
Effective income tax rate     20 %     -85 %     76 %     4 %

 

The difference between our effective tax rates in the periods presented above and the federal statutory rate is due to the mix of taxable income and losses generated in our various tax jurisdictions, which include the United States (the “U.S.”), the People’s Republic of China, and the Republic of Latvia. Income tax expense for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2020 was primarily related to income taxes from our operations in China, as we are not recording additional income tax benefits on losses in the U.S. jurisdiction based on our assessment of the valuation allowance position on our U.S. net deferred tax assets. Income tax expense for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2020 also includes withholding taxes accrued on a $2 million intercompany dividend declared in December 2019 by LightPath Optical Instrumentation (Zhenjiang) Co., Ltd. (“LPOIZ”), which dividend was paid to us, as its parent company. For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2019, we recorded tax expense on income generated in China, and for the nine months ended March 31, 2019 this expense was offset by a tax benefit on losses in the U.S. jurisdiction.

 

We record net deferred tax assets to the extent we believe it is more likely than not that some portion or all of these assets will be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. We consider the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. As of March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019, we have provided for a valuation allowance against our net deferred tax assets to reduce the net deferred tax assets to the amount we estimate is more-likely-than-not to be realized. Our net deferred tax asset consists primarily of U.S. net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforward benefits, and federal and state tax credits with indefinite carryover periods.

 

U.S. Federal and State Income Taxes

Our U.S. federal and state statutory income tax rate is estimated to be 25%. Based on our current assessment of the valuation allowance position on our net deferred tax assets, no tax benefit is expected to be recorded on pre-tax losses generated in the U.S.

 

Income Tax Law of the People’s Republic of China

Our Chinese subsidiaries, LightPath Optical Instrumentation (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (“LPOI”) and LPOIZ, are governed by the Income Tax Law of the People’s Republic of China. As of March 31, 2020, LPOI and LPOIZ were subject to statutory income tax rates of 25% and 15%, respectively. In December 2019, we declared an intercompany dividend of $2 million from LPOIZ, payable to us as its parent company. Accordingly, we accrued Chinese withholding taxes of $200,000 associated with the dividend. LPOIZ paid to us $900,000, after the withholding of $100,000 in taxes, during each of the quarters ended December 31, 2019 and March 31, 2020. Other than these withholding taxes, this intercompany dividend has no impact on our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Finanacial Statements. This dividend is from earnings accumulated prior to January 1, 2019. We currently intend to permanently invest earnings generated after January 1, 2019 from LPOIZ and, therefore, have not provided for future Chinese withholding taxes on such related earnings.

 

Law of Corporate Income Tax of Latvia

Our Latvian subsidiary, ISP Optics Latvia, SIA (“ISP Latvia”), is governed by the Law of Corporate Income Tax of Latvia. Effective January 1, 2018, the Republic of Latvia enacted tax reform with the following key provisions: (i) corporations are no longer subject to income tax, but are instead subject to a distribution tax on distributed profits (or deemed distributions, as defined) and (ii) the rate of tax was changed to 20%; however, distribution amounts are first divided by 0.8 to arrive at the profit before tax amount, resulting in an effective tax rate of 25%. As a transitional measure, distributions of earnings prior to January 1, 2018 are not subject to tax if declared prior to December 31, 2019. ISP Latvia has declared an intercompany dividend to be paid to ISP, its U.S. parent company, for the full amount of earnings accumulated prior to January 1, 2018. Distributions of this dividend will be from earnings prior to January 1, 2018 and, therefore, will not be subject to tax. We currently do not intend to distribute any earnings generated after January 1, 2018. If, in the future, we change such intention, we will accrue distribution taxes, if any, as profits are generated.

v3.20.1
Inventories
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
Inventories

The components of inventories include the following:

 

    March 31, 2020     June 30, 2019  
Raw materials   $ 3,605,925     $ 3,467,105  
Work in process     2,970,354       2,288,226  
Finished goods     2,652,347       2,704,471  
Allowance for obsolescence     (991,567 )     (775,275 )
    $ 8,237,059     $ 7,684,527  

 

The value of tooling in raw materials, net of the related allowance for obsolescence, was approximately $2.2 million and $2.1 million at March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively.

v3.20.1
Loans Payable
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Loans Payable

During the nine months ended March 31, 2020, loans payable consisted of the BankUnited Term Loan (as defined below) payable to BankUnited N.A. (“BankUnited”). On February 26, 2019, we entered into a Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with BankUnited for (i) a revolving line of credit up to maximum amount of $2,000,000 (the “BankUnited Revolving Line”), (ii) a term loan in the amount of up to $5,813,500 (“BankUnited Term Loan”), and (iii) a non-revolving guidance line of credit up to a maximum amount of $10,000,000 (the “Guidance Line” and, together with the BankUnited Revolving Line and BankUnited Term Loan, the “BankUnited Loans”). Each of the BankUnited Loans is evidenced by a promissory note in favor of BankUnited (the “BankUnited Notes”). Simultaneously with the execution of the Loan Agreement, we used the proceeds from the BankUnited Term Loan to pay in full, all outstanding amounts owed to Avidbank Corporate Finance, a division of Avidbank (“Avidbank”) pursuant to a then-outstanding acquisition term loan. For additional information related to the Avidbank loans, please see Note 18, Loans Payable, to our audited Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2019.

 

On May 6, 2019, we entered into that certain First Amendment to Loan Agreement, effective February 26, 2019, with BankUnited (the “Amendment” and, together with the Loan Agreement, the “Amended Loan Agreement”). The Amendment amended the definition of the fixed charge coverage ratio to more accurately reflect the parties’ understandings at the time the Loan Agreement was executed.

 

BankUnited Revolving Line

 

Pursuant to the Amended Loan Agreement, BankUnited will make loan advances under the BankUnited Revolving Line to us up to a maximum aggregate principal amount outstanding not to exceed $2,000,000, which proceeds will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes. Amounts borrowed under the BankUnited Revolving Line may be repaid and re-borrowed at any time prior to February 26, 2022, at which time all amounts will be immediately due and payable. The advances under the BankUnited Revolving Line bear interest, on the outstanding daily balance, at a per annum rate equal to 2.75% above the 30-day LIBOR. Interest payments are due and payable, in arrears, on the first day of each month. There were no borrowings under the BankUnited Revolving Line as of March 31, 2020.

 

BankUnited Term Loan

 

Pursuant to the Amended Loan Agreement, BankUnited advanced us $5,813,500 to satisfy in full the amounts owed to Avidbank, including the outstanding principal amount and all accrued interest under the acquisition term loan and to pay the fees and expenses incurred in connection with closing of the BankUnited Loans. The BankUnited Term Loan is for a 5-year term, but co-terminus with the BankUnited Revolving Line. The BankUnited Term Loan bears interest at a per annum rate equal to 2.75% above the 30-day LIBOR. Equal monthly principal payments of approximately $48,446, plus accrued interest, are due and payable, in arrears, on the first day of each month during the term. Upon maturity, all principal and interest shall be immediately due and payable. As of March 31, 2020, the applicable interest rate was 4.33%.

  

Guidance Line

 

Pursuant to the Amended Loan Agreement, BankUnited, in its sole discretion, may make loan advances to us under the Guidance Line up to a maximum aggregate principal amount outstanding not to exceed $10,000,000, which proceeds will be used for capital expenditures and approved business acquisitions. Such advances must be in minimum amounts of $1,000,000 for acquisitions and $500,000 for capital expenditures, and will be limited to 80% of cost or as otherwise determined by BankUnited. Amounts borrowed under the Guidance Line may not re-borrowed. The advances under the Guidance Line bear interest, on the outstanding daily balance, at a per annum rate equal to 2.75% above the 30-day LIBOR. Interest payments are due and payable, in arrears, on the first day of each month. On each anniversary of the Amended Loan Agreement, monthly principal payments become payable, amortized based on a ten-year term. There were no borrowings under the Guidance Line as of March 31, 2020.

 

Security and Guarantees

 

Our obligations under the Amended Loan Agreement are collateralized by a first priority security interest (subject to permitted liens) in all of our assets and the assets of our U.S. subsidiaries, GelTech, Inc. (“GelTech”) and ISP, pursuant to a Security Agreement granted by GelTech, ISP, and us in favor of BankUnited. Our equity interests in, and the assets of, our foreign subsidiaries are excluded from the security interest. In addition, all of our subsidiaries have guaranteed our obligations under the Amended Loan Agreement and related documents, pursuant to Guaranty Agreements executed by us and our subsidiaries in favor of BankUnited.

 

General Terms

 

The Amended Loan Agreement contains customary covenants including, but not limited to: (i) limitations on the disposition of property; (ii) limitations on changing our business or permitting a change in control; (iii) limitations on additional indebtedness or encumbrances; (iv) restrictions on distributions; and (v) limitations on certain investments. The Amended Loan Agreement also contains certain financial covenants, including obligations to maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.25 to 1.00 and a total leverage ratio of 4.00 to 1.00. As of March 31, 2020, the Company was in compliance with all required covenants.

 

We may prepay any or all of the BankUnited Loans in whole or in part at any time, without penalty or premium. Late payments are subject to a late fee equal to five percent (5%) of the unpaid amount. Amounts outstanding during an event of default accrue interest at a rate of five percent (5%) above the 30-day LIBOR applicable immediately prior to the occurrence of the event of default. The Amended Loan Agreement contains other customary provisions with respect to events of default, expense reimbursement, and confidentiality.

 

Financing costs incurred were recorded as a discount on debt and are amortized over the term. Amortization of approximately $13,900 is included in interest expense for the nine months ended March 31, 2020. For the nine months ended March 31, 2019, amortization of approximately $113,000 is included in interest expense, which includes $94,000 of amortization of financing costs that was accelerated when the previous term loan payable to Avidbank was paid in full in February 2019.

 

Future maturities of loans payable are as follows:

 

    BankUnited Term Loan     Unamortized Debt Costs     Total  
Fiscal year ending:                  
June 30, 2020 (remaining three months)   $ 145,338     $ (3,715 )   $ 141,623  
June 30, 2021     581,350       (17,334 )     564,016  
June 30, 2022     581,350       (17,334 )     564,016  
June 30, 2023     581,350       (17,334 )     564,016  
June 30, 2024     3,342,762       (17,024 )     3,325,738  
Total payments   $ 5,232,150     $ (72,741 )     5,159,409  
Less current portion                     (581,350 )
Non-current portion                   $ 4,578,059  
v3.20.1
Inventories (Details) - USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]    
Raw materials $ 3,605,925 $ 3,467,105
Work in process 2,970,354 2,288,226
Finished goods 2,652,347 2,704,471
Allowance for obsolescence (991,567) (775,275)
Inventories, net $ 8,237,059 $ 7,684,527
v3.20.1
Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details 1) - USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Fiscal year ended:    
June 30, 2020 (remaining six months) $ 281,271  
June 30, 2021 1,125,083  
June 30, 2022 1,125,083  
June 30, 2023 1,125,083  
June 30, 2024 and later 3,332,715  
Total $ 6,989,235 $ 7,837,306
v3.20.1
Document and Entity Information - shares
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
May 04, 2020
Document And Entity Information    
Entity Registrant Name LIGHTPATH TECHNOLOGIES INC  
Entity Central Index Key 0000889971  
Document Type 10-Q  
Document Period End Date Mar. 31, 2020  
Amendment Flag false  
Current Fiscal Year End Date --06-30  
Entity Interactive Data Current Yes  
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code DE  
Entity File Number 000-27548  
Entity's Reporting Status Current Yes  
Entity Filer Category Non-accelerated Filer  
Entity Emerging Growth Company false  
Entity Small Business true  
Entity Shell Company false  
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   25,862,529
Document Fiscal Period Focus Q3  
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2020  
v3.20.1
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) - USD ($)
Class A Common Shares
Additional Paid-in Capital
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Accumulated Deficit
Total
Balance, beginning, shares at Jun. 30, 2018 25,764,544        
Balance, beginning at Jun. 30, 2018 $ 257,645 $ 229,874,823 $ 473,508 $ (195,248,532) $ 35,357,444
Issuance of common stock for:          
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, shares 9,061        
Employee Stock Purchase Plan $ 91 20,750     20,841
Stock-based compensation on stock options and RSUs   93,910     93,910
Foreign currency translation adjustment     173,047   173,047
Net income (loss) (582,891) (582,891)
Balance, ending, shares at Sep. 30, 2018 25,773,605        
Balance, ending at Sep. 30, 2018 $ 257,736 229,989,483 646,555 (195,831,423) 35,062,351
Balance, beginning, shares at Jun. 30, 2018 25,764,544        
Balance, beginning at Jun. 30, 2018 $ 257,645 229,874,823 473,508 (195,248,532) 35,357,444
Issuance of common stock for:          
Foreign currency translation adjustment         279,167
Net income (loss)         (918,633)
Balance, ending, shares at Mar. 31, 2019 25,813,895        
Balance, ending at Mar. 31, 2019 $ 258,139 230,226,315 752,675 (196,167,165) 35,069,964
Balance, beginning, shares at Sep. 30, 2018 25,773,605        
Balance, beginning at Sep. 30, 2018 $ 257,736 229,989,483 646,555 (195,831,423) 35,062,351
Issuance of common stock for:          
Exercise of stock options & RSUs, shares 15,667        
Exercise of stock options & RSUs $ 157 4,104     4,261
Stock-based compensation on stock options and RSUs   103,905     103,905
Foreign currency translation adjustment     52,793   52,793
Net income (loss)       16,276 16,276
Balance, ending, shares at Dec. 31, 2018 25,789,272        
Balance, ending at Dec. 31, 2018 $ 257,893 230,097,492 699,348 (195,815,147) 35,239,586
Issuance of common stock for:          
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, shares 11,810        
Employee Stock Purchase Plan $ 118 20,963     21,081
Exercise of stock options & RSUs, shares 12,813        
Exercise of stock options & RSUs $ 128 9,378     9,506
Stock-based compensation on stock options and RSUs   98,482     98,482
Foreign currency translation adjustment     53,327   53,327
Net income (loss)       (352,018) (352,018)
Balance, ending, shares at Mar. 31, 2019 25,813,895        
Balance, ending at Mar. 31, 2019 $ 258,139 230,226,315 752,675 (196,167,165) 35,069,964
Balance, beginning, shares at Jun. 30, 2019 25,813,895        
Balance, beginning at Jun. 30, 2019 $ 258,139 230,321,324 808,518 (197,928,855) 33,459,126
Issuance of common stock for:          
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, shares 13,370        
Employee Stock Purchase Plan $ 134 12,033     12,167
Exercise of stock options & RSUs, shares 4,394        
Exercise of stock options & RSUs $ 44 (44)     0
Stock-based compensation on stock options and RSUs   98,459     98,459
Foreign currency translation adjustment     53,766   53,766
Net income (loss) (1,375,157) (1,375,157)
Balance, ending, shares at Sep. 30, 2019 25,831,659        
Balance, ending at Sep. 30, 2019 $ 258,317 230,431,772 862,284 (199,304,012) 32,248,361
Balance, beginning, shares at Jun. 30, 2019 25,813,895        
Balance, beginning at Jun. 30, 2019 $ 258,139 230,321,324 808,518 (197,928,855) 33,459,126
Issuance of common stock for:          
Foreign currency translation adjustment         (47,698)
Net income (loss)         209,977
Balance, ending, shares at Mar. 31, 2020 25,862,529        
Balance, ending at Mar. 31, 2020 $ 258,625 230,613,630 760,820 (197,718,878) 33,914,197
Balance, beginning, shares at Sep. 30, 2019 25,831,659        
Balance, beginning at Sep. 30, 2019 $ 258,317 230,431,772 862,284 (199,304,012) 32,248,361
Issuance of common stock for:          
Exercise of stock options & RSUs, shares 8,703        
Exercise of stock options & RSUs $ 87 (87)      
Stock-based compensation on stock options and RSUs   95,441     95,441
Foreign currency translation adjustment     143,056   143,056
Net income (loss)       769,117 769,117
Balance, ending, shares at Dec. 31, 2019 25,840,362        
Balance, ending at Dec. 31, 2019 $ 258,404 230,527,126 1,005,340 (198,534,895) 33,255,975
Issuance of common stock for:          
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, shares 17,167        
Employee Stock Purchase Plan $ 171 12,274     12,445
Exercise of stock options & RSUs, shares 5,000        
Exercise of stock options & RSUs $ 50 6,100     6,150
Stock-based compensation on stock options and RSUs   68,130     68,130
Foreign currency translation adjustment     (244,520)   (244,520)
Net income (loss)       816,017 816,017
Balance, ending, shares at Mar. 31, 2020 25,862,529        
Balance, ending at Mar. 31, 2020 $ 258,625 $ 230,613,630 $ 760,820 $ (197,718,878) $ 33,914,197
v3.20.1
Revenue
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Disaggregation of Revenue [Abstract]  
Revenue

Product Revenue

We are a manufacturer of optical components and higher-level assemblies, including precision molded glass aspheric optics, molded and diamond-turned infrared aspheric lenses, and other optical materials used to produce products that manipulate light. We design, develop, manufacture, and distribute optical components and assemblies utilizing advanced optical manufacturing processes. We also perform research and development for optical solutions for a wide range of optics markets. Revenue is derived primarily from the sale of optical components and assemblies.

 

Revenue Recognition

Revenue is generally recognized upon transfer of control, including the risks and rewards of ownership, of promised products or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to receive in exchange for those products or services. We generally bear all costs, risk of loss, or damage and retain title to the goods up to the point of transfer of control of products to customers. Shipping and handling costs are included in the cost of goods sold. We present revenue net of sales taxes and any similar assessments.

 

Customary payment terms are granted to customers, based on credit evaluations. We currently do not have any contracts where revenue is recognized, but the customer payment is contingent on a future event. We record deferred revenue when cash payments are received or due in advance of our performance. Deferred revenue was immaterial as of June 30, 2019 and March 31, 2020.

 

Nature of Products

Revenue from the sale of optical components and assemblies is recognized upon transfer of control, including the risks and rewards of ownership, to the customer. The performance obligations for the sale of optical components and assemblies are satisfied at a point in time. Product development agreements are generally short term in nature, with revenue recognized upon satisfaction of the performance obligation, and transfer of control of the agreed-upon deliverable. We have organized our products in three groups: precision molded optics (“PMO”), infrared, and specialty products. Revenues from product development agreements are included in specialty products. Revenue by product group for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 was as follows:

 

    Three Months Ended March 31,     Nine Months Ended March 31,  
    2020     2019     2020     2019  
PMO   $ 3,851,518     $ 3,351,916     $ 10,746,525     $ 10,590,111  
Infrared Products     4,296,111       3,833,969       13,259,610       12,524,741  
Specialty Products     561,352       719,697       1,854,688       1,888,958  
Total revenue   $ 8,708,981     $ 7,905,582     $ 25,860,823     $ 25,003,810  
v3.20.1
Income Taxes (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Summary of total tax expense and effective income tax rate
    Three Months Ended March 31,     Nine Months Ended March 31,  
    2020     2019     2020     2019  
Income (loss) before income taxes   $ 1,019,386     $ (190,148 )   $ 883,533     $ (959,126 )
Income tax provision (benefit)   $ 203,369     $ 161,870     $ 673,556     $ (40,493 )
Effective income tax rate     20 %     -85 %     76 %     4 %
v3.20.1
Revenue (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Disaggregation of Revenue [Abstract]  
Disaggregation of revenue
    Three Months Ended March 31,     Nine Months Ended March 31,  
    2020     2019     2020     2019  
PMO   $ 3,851,518     $ 3,351,916     $ 10,746,525     $ 10,590,111  
Infrared Products     4,296,111       3,833,969       13,259,610       12,524,741  
Specialty Products     561,352       719,697       1,854,688       1,888,958  
Total revenue   $ 8,708,981     $ 7,905,582     $ 25,860,823     $ 25,003,810  
v3.20.1
Stock-Based Compensation (Details 2)
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
$ / shares
shares
Stock Options  
Balance, beginning, shares 979,925
Granted, shares 289,817
Exercised, shares 0
Cancelled/Forfeited, shares (261,366)
Balance ending, shares 1,008,376
Balance ending, shares exercisable and vested 721,354
Balance ending, shares unexercisable and unvested 287,022
Weighted average exercise price - Stock Options  
Balance beginning | $ / shares $ 1.80
Granted | $ / shares 1.51
Exercised | $ / shares 0.00
Cancelled/Forfeited | $ / shares 1.98
Balance Ending | $ / shares 1.67
Exercisable - balance ending | $ / shares 1.64
Unexercisable/unvested - balance ending | $ / shares $ 1.74
Weighted average remaining contract life - Stock Options  
Balance, beginning 5 years 6 months
Granted 9 years 9 months 18 days
Balance, ending 6 years 6 months
Exercisable/vested 5 years 3 months 18 days
Unexercisable/unvested 9 years 4 months 24 days
RSU Shares  
Balance, beginning 1,864,526
Granted 484,000
Exercised (17,204)
Cancelled/forfeited 0
Balance, ending 2,331,322
Balance, ending, shares exercisable and vested 1,650,325
Balance, ending, shares unexercisable/unvested 680,997
Weighted average remaining contract life - Restricted Stock Units, Beginning 10 months 24 days
Weighted average remaining contract life - Restricted Stock Units Granted 2 years 7 months 6 days
Weighted average remaining contract life - Restricted Stock Units, Ending 10 months 24 days
Weighted average remaining contract life unexercisable/unvested - Restricted Stock Units 10 months 24 days
v3.20.1
Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Details 1) - shares
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Antidilutive securities 1,461,305 2,850,368 1,458,282 2,755,505
Stock Option        
Antidilutive securities 900,185 985,842 905,348 999,612
Restricted Stock Units        
Antidilutive securities 561,120 1,864,526 552,934 1,755,893
v3.20.1
Significant Accounting Policies
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Significant Accounting Policies

Our significant accounting policies are provided in Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, in the Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019.

 

Use of Estimates

Management makes estimates and assumptions during the preparation of our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements that affect amounts reported in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Such estimates and assumptions could change in the future as more information becomes available, which, in turn, could impact the amounts reported and disclosed herein.

 

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB") issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“ASC Topic 842”). This guidance requires an entity to recognize lease liabilities and a right-of-use asset for all leases on the balance sheet and to disclose key information about the entity’s leasing arrangements. The Company adopted this standard as of July 1, 2019, using the modified retrospective transition method by applying the new standard to all leases existing at the date of initial application and not restating comparative periods. The Company elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance, which allowed the Company to carryforward historical lease classification, and not reassess (i) whether a contract was or contained a lease, and (ii) initial direct costs for any leases that existed prior to July 1, 2019. The Company also elected to combine lease and non-lease components and not to record leases with an initial term of 12 months or less on the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. As a result of adopting ASC Topic 842 on July 1, 2019, the Company recognized operating lease right-of-use assets of $1.7 million and corresponding operating lease liabilities of $2.3 million from existing leases on the Company's unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Operating lease liabilities include amounts previously classified as “Deferred Rent” in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2019. See Note 11, Leases, for further details. The adoption of ASC Topic 842 had no impact on the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) or Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.

 

There have been no other material changes to our significant accounting policies during the nine months ended March 31, 2020, from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019.

  

Reclassifications

The classification of certain prior-year amounts have been adjusted in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements to conform to current year classifications. An accrual of $467,000 related to the lease for ISP Optics Corporation’s (“ISP”) Irvington, New York facility (the “Irvington Facility”) was reclassified from “Deferred rent, current portion” to “Accrued liabilities” in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2019. See Note 11, Lease Commitments, and Note 14, Restructuring, for further information. In addition, upon adoption of ASC Topic 842, amounts previously included in the line items “Capital lease obligation, current portion” and “Capital lease obligation, less current portion” are now included in the line items “Finance lease obligation, current portion” and “Finance lease obligation, less current portion”, respectively, in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2019.

v3.20.1
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]        
Revenues, net $ 8,708,981 $ 7,905,582 $ 25,860,823 $ 25,003,810
Cost of sales 4,696,805 4,799,913 15,528,549 15,313,825
Gross margin 4,012,176 3,105,669 10,332,274 9,689,985
Operating expenses:        
Selling, general and administrative 2,255,625 2,431,819 6,796,536 7,414,550
New product development 412,326 505,636 1,309,383 1,494,412
Amortization of intangibles 281,271 283,521 848,071 937,143
Loss (gain) on disposal of property and equipment 142 (136,125) (129,082) (92,868)
Total operating expenses 2,949,364 3,084,851 8,824,908 9,753,237
Operating income (loss) 1,062,812 20,818 1,507,366 (63,252)
Other income (expense):        
Interest expense, net (85,464) (275,233) (273,262) (573,535)
Other income (expense), net 42,038 64,267 (350,571) (322,339)
Total other income (expense), net (43,426) (210,966) (623,833) (895,874)
Income (loss) before income taxes 1,019,386 (190,148) 883,533 (959,126)
Income tax provision (benefit) 203,369 161,870 673,556 (40,493)
Net income (loss) 816,017 (352,018) 209,977 (918,633)
Foreign currency translation adjustment (244,520) 53,327 (47,698) 279,167
Comprehensive income (loss) $ 571,497 $ (298,691) $ 162,279 $ (639,466)
Earnings (loss) per common share (basic) $ 0.03 $ (0.01) $ 0.01 $ (0.04)
Number of shares used in per share calculation (basic) 25,858,155 25,810,681 25,840,881 25,788,286
Earnings (loss) per common share (diluted) $ 0.03 $ (0.01) $ 0.01 $ (0.04)
Number of shares used in per share calculation (diluted) 27,569,844 25,810,681 27,349,303 25,788,286
v3.20.1
Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Schedule of total stock-based compensation expense included in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss)
    Nine Months Ended March 31,  
    2020     2019  
             
Stock options   $ (15,330 )   $ 32,963  
RSUs     261,616       263,334  
     Total   $ 246,286     $ 296,297  
                 
The amounts above were included in:                
Selling, general & administrative   $ 246,286     $ 294,859  
Cost of sales     -       1,620  
New product development     -       (182 )
    $ 246,286     $ 296,297  
Schedule of assumptions for stock options granted
    Nine Months Ended March 31,  
    2020     2019  
Weighted-average expected volatility     64%       56% - 69%  
Dividend yields     0%       0%  
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate     1.56%       2.65% - 3.00%  
Weighted-average expected term, in years     6.91       2.53  
Schedule of share-based payment awards activity
                       Restricted  
    Stock Options     Stock Units (RSUs)  
          Weighted-     Weighted-           Weighted-  
          Average     Average           Average  
          Exercise     Remaining           Remaining  
     Shares      Price      Contract      Shares      Contract  
June 30, 2019     979,925     $ 1.80       5.5       1,864,526       0.9  
                                         
Granted     289,817     $ 1.51       9.8       484,000       2.6  
Exercised                           (17,204 )        
Cancelled/Forfeited     (261,366 )   $ 1.98                        
March 31, 2020     1,008,376     $ 1.67       6.5       2,331,322       0.9  
                                         
Awards exercisable/                                        
vested as of                                        
March 31, 2020     721,354     $ 1.64       5.3       1,650,325        
                                         
Awards unexercisable/                                        
unvested as of                                        
March 31, 2020     287,022     $ 1.74       9.4       680,997       0.9  
      1,008,376                       2,331,322          
Schedule of share-based compensation future cost to be recognized
    Stock              
Fiscal Year Ending:   Options     RSUs     Total  
June 30, 2020 (remaining three months)   $ 13,043     $ 52,486     $ 65,529  
June 30, 2021     50,867       286,191       337,058  
June 30, 2022     46,949       172,859       219,808  
June 30, 2023     53,471       115,307       168,778  
June 30, 2024     38,497       79,037       117,534  
    $ 202,827     $ 705,880     $ 908,707  
v3.20.1
Inventories (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of components of inventory
    March 31, 2020     June 30, 2019  
Raw materials   $ 3,605,925     $ 3,467,105  
Work in process     2,970,354       2,288,226  
Finished goods     2,652,347       2,704,471  
Allowance for obsolescence     (991,567 )     (775,275 )
    $ 8,237,059     $ 7,684,527  
v3.20.1
Stock-Based Compensation (Details 1)
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Weighted-average expected volatility 64.00%  
Dividend yields 0.00% 0.00%
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate 1.56%  
Weighted-average expected term, in years 6 years 10 months 28 days 2 years 6 months 11 days
Lower Limit    
Weighted-average expected volatility   56.00%
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate   2.65%
Upper Limit    
Weighted-average expected volatility   69.00%
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate   3.00%
v3.20.1
Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Sep. 30, 2019
Mar. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Sep. 30, 2018
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]                
Net income (loss) $ 816,017 $ 769,117 $ (1,375,157) $ (352,018) $ 16,276 $ (582,891) $ 209,977 $ (918,633)
Basic number of shares 25,858,155     25,810,681     25,840,881 25,788,286
Effect of dilutive securities:                
Options to purchase common stock 828     0     0 0
RSUs 1,710,861     0     1,508,422 0
Diluted number of shares 27,569,844     25,810,681     27,349,303 25,788,286
Earnings (loss) per common share:                
Basic $ 0.03     $ (0.01)     $ 0.01 $ (0.04)
Diluted $ 0.03     $ (0.01)     $ 0.01 $ (0.04)
v3.20.1
Foreign Operations (Details) - USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
China    
Assets $ 17,200,000 $ 16,900,000
Net assets 14,600,000 14,500,000
Latvia    
Assets 9,500,000 8,200,000
Net assets $ 8,100,000 $ 7,800,000
v3.20.1
Foreign Operations
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Foreign Currency [Abstract]  
Foreign Operations

Assets and liabilities denominated in non-U.S. currencies are translated at rates of exchange prevailing on the balance sheet date, and revenues and expenses are translated at average rates of exchange for the period. Gains or losses on the translation of the financial statements of a non-U.S. operation, where the functional currency is other than the U.S. dollar, are reflected as a separate component of equity, which was a cumulative gain of approximately $761,000 and $809,000 as of March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively. During the nine months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, we also recognized net foreign currency transaction losses of approximately $363,000 and $323,000, respectively, included in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) in the line item entitled “Other income (expense), net.”

 

Our cash and cash equivalents totaled $4.4 million at March 31, 2020. Of this amount, greater than 50% was held by our foreign subsidiaries in China and Latvia. These foreign funds were generated in China and Latvia as a result of foreign earnings. With respect to the funds generated by our foreign subsidiaries in China, the retained earnings of the respective subsidiary must equal at least 50% of its registered capital before any funds can be repatriated through dividends. Based on retained earnings as of the end of the prior statotury tax year ended December 31, 2018, LPOIZ had approximately $3.5 million available for repatriation and LPOI did not have any earnings available for repatriation. During the three months ended December 31, 2019, we declared an intercompany dividend of $2 million payable by LPOIZ to us, all of which has been paid to us as of March 31, 2020.

 

Assets and net assets in foreign countries are as follows:

 

    China   Latvia
    March 31, 2020   June 30, 2019   March 31, 2020   June 30, 2019
Assets    $17.2 million    $16.9 million    $9.5 million    $8.2 million
Net assets    $14.6 million    $14.5 million    $8.1 million    $7.8 million
v3.20.1
Stock-Based Compensation
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Stock-Based Compensation

Our directors, officers, and key employees are granted stock-based compensation through our 2018 Stock and Incentive Compensation Plan (the “SICP”), including incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, and restricted stock unit (“RSU”) awards. The stock-based compensation expense is based primarily on the fair value of the award as of the grant date, and is recognized as an expense over the requisite service period.

 

The following table shows total stock-based compensation expense for the nine months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 included in the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss):

 

    Nine Months Ended March 31,  
    2020     2019  
             
Stock options   $ (15,330 )   $ 32,963  
RSUs     261,616       263,334  
     Total   $ 246,286     $ 296,297  
                 
The amounts above were included in:                
Selling, general & administrative   $ 246,286     $ 294,859  
Cost of sales     -       1,620  
New product development     -       (182 )
    $ 246,286     $ 296,297  

 

We also adopted the LightPath Technologies, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2014 ESPP”). The 2014 ESPP permits employees to purchase Class A common stock through payroll deductions, subject to certain limitations. A discount of $2,491 and $3,856 for the nine months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, is included in the selling, general and administrative expense in the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), which represents the value of the 10% discount given to the employees purchasing stock under the 2014 ESPP.

 

Grant Date Fair Values and Underlying Assumptions; Contractual Terms

We estimate the fair value of each stock option as of the date of grant, using the Black-Scholes-Merton pricing model. The fair value of 2014 ESPP shares is the amount of the discount the employee obtains at the date of the purchase transaction.

 

Most stock options granted vest ratably over two to four years and are generally exercisable for ten years. The assumed forfeiture rates used in calculating the fair value of RSU grants was 0%, and the assumed forfeiture rates used in calculating the fair value of options for performance and service conditions were 20% for each of the nine-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019. The volatility rate and expected term are based on seven-year historical trends in Class A common stock closing prices and actual forfeitures. The interest rate used is the U.S. Treasury interest rate for constant maturities.

 

For stock options granted under the SICP in the nine-month periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, we estimated the fair value of each stock option as of the date of grant using the following assumptions:

 

    Nine Months Ended March 31,  
    2020     2019  
Weighted-average expected volatility     64%       56% - 69%  
Dividend yields     0%       0%  
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate     1.56%       2.65% - 3.00%  
Weighted-average expected term, in years     6.91       2.53  

 

Information Regarding Current Share-Based Compensation Awards

A summary of the activity for share-based compensation awards in the nine months ended March 31, 2020 is presented below:

 

                       Restricted  
    Stock Options     Stock Units (RSUs)  
          Weighted-     Weighted-           Weighted-  
          Average     Average           Average  
          Exercise     Remaining           Remaining  
     Shares      Price      Contract      Shares      Contract  
June 30, 2019     979,925     $ 1.80       5.5       1,864,526       0.9  
                                         
Granted     289,817     $ 1.51       9.8       484,000       2.6  
Exercised                           (17,204 )        
Cancelled/Forfeited     (261,366 )   $ 1.98                        
March 31, 2020     1,008,376     $ 1.67       6.5       2,331,322       0.9  
                                         
Awards exercisable/                                        
vested as of                                        
March 31, 2020     721,354     $ 1.64       5.3       1,650,325        
                                         
Awards unexercisable/                                        
unvested as of                                        
March 31, 2020     287,022     $ 1.74       9.4       680,997       0.9  
      1,008,376                       2,331,322          

 

RSU awards vest immediately or from two to four years from the date of grant.

 

As of March 31, 2020, there was approximately $909,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements (including stock options and RSUs) granted. We expect to recognize the compensation cost as follows:

 

    Stock              
Fiscal Year Ending:   Options     RSUs     Total  
June 30, 2020 (remaining three months)   $ 13,043     $ 52,486     $ 65,529  
June 30, 2021     50,867       286,191       337,058  
June 30, 2022     46,949       172,859       219,808  
June 30, 2023     53,471       115,307       168,778  
June 30, 2024     38,497       79,037       117,534  
    $ 202,827     $ 705,880     $ 908,707  
v3.20.1
Property and Equipment
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are summarized as follows:

 

    Estimated     March 31,     June 30,  
    Lives (Years)     2020     2019  
Manufacturing equipment     5 - 10     $ 18,441,000     $ 17,412,136  
Computer equipment and software     3 - 5       804,508       706,840  
Furniture and fixtures     5       325,688       293,582  
Leasehold improvements     5 - 7       2,150,417       2,074,069  
Construction in progress             265,296       697,126  
Total property and equipment             21,986,909       21,183,753  
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization             (10,867,382 )     (9,452,669 )
Total property and equipment, net           $ 11,119,527     $ 11,731,084  
v3.20.1
Revenue (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Revenues $ 8,708,981 $ 7,905,582 $ 25,860,823 $ 25,003,810
PMO        
Revenues 3,851,518 3,351,916 10,746,525 10,590,111
Infrared Products        
Revenues 4,296,111 3,833,969 13,259,610 12,524,741
Specialty Products        
Revenues $ 561,352 $ 719,697 $ 1,854,688 $ 1,888,958
v3.20.1
Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($)
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Acquired intangible assets $ 11,069,000 $ 11,069,000
Amortization (4,079,765) (3,231,694)
Intangible assets net 6,989,235 7,837,306
Customer Relationships    
Acquired intangible assets $ 3,590,000 3,590,000
Useful life 15 years  
Backlog    
Acquired intangible assets $ 366,000 366,000
Useful life 2 years  
Trade Secrets    
Acquired intangible assets $ 3,272,000 3,272,000
Useful life 8 years  
Trademark    
Acquired intangible assets $ 3,814,000 3,814,000
Useful life 8 years  
Non-compete Agreement    
Acquired intangible assets $ 27,000 $ 27,000
Useful life 3 years  
v3.20.1
Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of intangible assets
     Useful      March 31,      June 30,  
     Lives (Years)      2020      2019  
 Customer relationships     15     $ 3,590,000     $ 3,590,000  
 Backlog     2       366,000       366,000  
 Trade secrets     8       3,272,000       3,272,000  
 Trademarks     8       3,814,000       3,814,000  
 Non-compete agreement     3       27,000       27,000  
 Total intangible assets             11,069,000       11,069,000  
 Less accumulated amortization             (4,079,765 )     (3,231,694 )
 Total intangible assets, net           $ 6,989,235     $ 7,837,306  
Schedule of future amortization of intangible assets
Fiscal year ending:      
 June 30, 2020 (remaining three months)   $ 281,271  
 June 30, 2021     1,125,083  
 June 30, 2022     1,125,083  
 June 30, 2023     1,125,083  
 June 30, 2024 and later     3,332,715  
    $ 6,989,235  
v3.20.1
Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates

Management makes estimates and assumptions during the preparation of our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements that affect amounts reported in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Such estimates and assumptions could change in the future as more information becomes available, which, in turn, could impact the amounts reported and disclosed herein.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB") issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“ASC Topic 842”). This guidance requires an entity to recognize lease liabilities and a right-of-use asset for all leases on the balance sheet and to disclose key information about the entity’s leasing arrangements. The Company adopted this standard as of July 1, 2019, using the modified retrospective transition method by applying the new standard to all leases existing at the date of initial application and not restating comparative periods. The Company elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance, which allowed the Company to carryforward historical lease classification, and not reassess (i) whether a contract was or contained a lease, and (ii) initial direct costs for any leases that existed prior to July 1, 2019. The Company also elected to combine lease and non-lease components and not to record leases with an initial term of 12 months or less on the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. As a result of adopting ASC Topic 842 on July 1, 2019, the Company recognized operating lease right-of-use assets of $1.7 million and corresponding operating lease liabilities of $2.3 million from existing leases on the Company's unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Operating lease liabilities include amounts previously classified as “Deferred Rent” in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2019. See Note 11, Leases, for further details. The adoption of ASC Topic 842 had no impact on the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) or Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.

 

There have been no other material changes to our significant accounting policies during the nine months ended March 31, 2020, from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019.

Reclassifications

Reclassifications

The classification of certain prior-year amounts have been adjusted in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements to conform to current year classifications. An accrual of $467,000 related to the lease for ISP Optics Corporation’s (“ISP”) Irvington, New York facility (the “Irvington Facility”) was reclassified from “Deferred rent, current portion” to “Accrued liabilities” in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2019. See Note 11, Lease Commitments, and Note 14, Restructuring, for further information. In addition, upon adoption of ASC Topic 842, amounts previously included in the line items “Capital lease obligation, current portion” and “Capital lease obligation, less current portion” are now included in the line items “Finance lease obligation, current portion” and “Finance lease obligation, less current portion”, respectively, in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2019.

v3.20.1
Leases (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Leases [Abstract]  
Lease costs
    Three Months Ended March 31, 2020     Nine Months Ended March 31, 2020  
Operating lease cost   $ 159,305     $ 496,278  
Finance lease cost:                
Depreciation of lease assets     86,063       258,189  
Interest on lease liabilities     18,264       61,221  
Total finance lease cost     104,327       319,410  
Total lease cost   $ 263,632     $ 815,688  
Supplemental lease information
 

Classification

  As of March 31, 2020  
Assets:        
Operating lease assets Operating lease assets   $ 1,348,381  
Finance lease assets Property and equipment, net(1)     827,171  
Total lease assets     $ 2,175,552  
         
Liabilities:          
Current:          
Operating leases Operating lease liabilities, current   $ 757,168  
Short-term leases Accrued liabilities(2)     190,325  
Finance leases Finance lease liabilities, current     377,873  
         
Noncurrent:          
Operating leases Operating lease liabilities, less current portion     1,073,981  
Finance leases Finance lease liabilities, less current portion     351,197  
Total lease liabilities     $ 2,750,544  

 

(1) Finance lease assets are recorded net of accumulated depreciation of approximately $1.2 million as of March 31, 2020.

 

(2) Represents accrual related to the lease of the Irvington Facility, which we ceased use of as of June 30, 2019. All remaining lease payments were accrued as of that date, through the lease expiration in September 2020. See Note 14, Restructuring, to these unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

 

Lease Term and Discount Rate

  As of March 31, 2020  
Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term (in years)      
Operating leases     2.4  
Finance leases     2.2  
         
Weighted Average Discount Rate        
Operating leases     4.9 %
Finance leases     7.9 %

 

Supplemental cash flow information:

 

    Nine Months Ended March 31, 2020  
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:      
Operating cash used for operating leases   $ 589,622  
Operating cash used for finance leases   $ 61,234  
Financing cash used for finance leases   $ 315,638  

 

Future maturities of lease liabilities
Fiscal year ending:   Finance Leases     Operating Leases  
June 30, 2020 (remaining three months)   $ 105,085     $ 204,426  
June 30, 2021     407,954       826,185  
June 30, 2022     231,783       768,068  
June 30, 2023     59,647       157,064  
June 30, 2024     11,811        
Total future minimum payments     816,280       1,955,743  
   Less imputed interest     (87,210 )     (124,594 )
Present value of lease liabilities   $ 729,070     $ 1,831,149  
v3.20.1
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Current assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 4,381,713 $ 4,604,701
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance of $15,189 and $29,406 6,309,284 6,210,831
Inventories, net 8,237,059 7,684,527
Other receivables 0 353,695
Prepaid expenses and other assets 875,303 754,640
Total current assets 19,803,359 19,608,394
Property and equipment, net 11,119,527 11,731,084
Operating lease right-of-use assets 1,348,381 0
Intangible assets, net 6,989,235 7,837,306
Goodwill 5,854,905 5,854,905
Deferred tax assets, net 652,000 652,000
Other assets 290,200 289,491
Total assets 46,057,607 45,973,180
Current liabilities:    
Accounts payable 1,906,332 2,227,768
Accrued liabilities 1,154,162 1,338,912
Accrued payroll and benefits 1,363,288 1,730,658
Operating lease liabilities, current 757,168 0
Deferred rent, current portion 0 72,151
Loans payable, current portion 581,350 581,350
Finance lease obligation, current portion 377,873 404,424
Total current liabilities 6,140,173 6,355,263
Finance lease obligation, less current portion 351,197 640,284
Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent 1,073,981 0
Deferred rent, noncurrent 0 518,364
Loans payable, less current portion 4,578,059 5,000,143
Total liabilities 12,143,410 12,514,054
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders' equity:    
Preferred stock: Series D, $.01 par value, voting; 500,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding 0 0
Common stock: Class A, $.01 par value, voting; 44,500,000 shares authorized; 25,862,529 and 25,813,895 shares issued and outstanding 258,625 258,139
Additional paid-in capital 230,613,630 230,321,324
Accumulated other comprehensive income 760,820 808,518
Accumulated deficit (197,718,878) (197,928,855)
Total stockholders' equity 33,914,197 33,459,126
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 46,057,607 $ 45,973,180
v3.20.1
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($)
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities    
Net income (loss) $ 209,977 $ (918,633)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by operating activities    
Depreciation and amortization 2,587,315 2,540,963
Interest from amortization of debt costs 13,929 112,618
Gain on disposal of property and equipment (129,082) (92,868)
Stock-based compensation on stock options & RSU, net 252,436 296,297
Provision for doubtful accounts receivable 9,769 (4,436)
Change in operating lease liabilities (107,747) (52,720)
Inventory write-offs to allowance 37,883 3,193
Deferred tax benefit 0 (406,000)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:    
Trade accounts receivables (108,222) (523,661)
Other receivables 353,695 42,575
Inventories (590,415) (1,614,551)
Prepaid expenses and other assets 198,058 181,200
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (857,813) 461,970
Net cash provided by operating activities 1,869,783 25,947
Cash flows from investing activities    
Purchase of property and equipment (1,505,021) (1,673,482)
Proceeds from sale of equipment 186,986 316,750
Net cash used in investing activities (1,318,035) (1,356,732)
Cash flows from financing activities    
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 0 13,767
Proceeds from sale of common stock from employee stock purchase plan 24,612 41,922
Loan costs 0 (92,860)
Borrowings on loan payable 0 5,813,500
Payments on loan payable (436,013) (6,686,167)
Repayment of finance lease obligations (315,638) 0
Payments on capital lease obligations 0 (244,210)
Net cash used in financing activities (727,039) (1,154,048)
Effect of exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents (47,697) 617,670
Change in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash (222,988) (1,867,163)
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period 4,604,701 6,508,620
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period 4,381,713 4,641,457
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:    
Interest paid in cash 262,607 379,539
Income taxes paid 441,982 297,599
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing & financing activities:    
Purchase of equipment through capital lease arrangements $ 0 $ 462,209
v3.20.1
Leases (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2020
Leases [Abstract]    
Operating lease cost $ 159,305 $ 496,278
Finance lease cost, depreciation of lease assets 86,063 258,189
Finance lease cost, interest on lease liabilities 18,264 61,221
Total finance lease cost 104,327 319,410
Total lease cost $ 263,632 $ 815,688
v3.20.1
Income Taxes (Details Narrative) - China
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
LPOIZ  
Statutory income tax rate 15.00%
LPOI  
Statutory income tax rate 25.00%
v3.20.1
Stock-Based Compensation (Details 3)
Mar. 31, 2020
USD ($)
Stock options $ 202,827
Restricted stock units 705,880
Total unrecognized compensation cost 908,707
2020  
Stock options 13,043
Restricted stock units 52,486
Total unrecognized compensation cost 65,529
2021  
Stock options 50,867
Restricted stock units 286,191
Total unrecognized compensation cost 337,058
2022  
Stock options 46,949
Restricted stock units 172,859
Total unrecognized compensation cost 219,808
2023  
Stock options 53,471
Restricted stock units 115,307
Total unrecognized compensation cost 168,778
2024  
Stock options 38,497
Restricted stock units 79,037
Total unrecognized compensation cost $ 117,534
v3.20.1
Loans Payable (Details) - USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Fiscal year ending June 30,    
2020 (remaining three months) $ 141,623  
2021 564,016  
2022 564,016  
2023 564,016  
2024 3,325,738  
Total payments 5,159,409  
Less current portion (581,350) $ (581,350)
Non-current portion 4,578,059 $ 5,000,143
Unamortized Debt Costs    
Fiscal year ending June 30,    
2020 (remaining three months) (3,715)  
2021 (17,334)  
2022 (17,334)  
2023 (17,334)  
2024 (17,024)  
Total payments (72,741)  
BankUnited Term Loan    
Fiscal year ending June 30,    
2020 (remaining three months) 145,338  
2021 581,350  
2022 581,350  
2023 581,350  
2024 3,342,762  
Total payments $ 5,232,150  
v3.20.1
Accounts Payable (Details Narrative) - USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Board of Directors    
Accounts payable - related parties for directors' fees $ 91,000 $ 91,000
v3.20.1
Loans Payable (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of future maturities of loans payable
    BankUnited Term Loan     Unamortized Debt Costs     Total  
Fiscal year ending:                  
June 30, 2020 (remaining three months)   $ 145,338     $ (3,715 )   $ 141,623  
June 30, 2021     581,350       (17,334 )     564,016  
June 30, 2022     581,350       (17,334 )     564,016  
June 30, 2023     581,350       (17,334 )     564,016  
June 30, 2024     3,342,762       (17,024 )     3,325,738  
Total payments   $ 5,232,150     $ (72,741 )     5,159,409  
Less current portion                     (581,350 )
Non-current portion                   $ 4,578,059  
v3.20.1
Inventories (Details Narrative) - USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Raw materials $ 3,605,925 $ 3,467,105
Inventory - Tooling    
Raw materials $ 2,200,000 $ 2,100,000
v3.20.1
Leases
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Leases [Abstract]  
Leases

As discussed in Note 2, Significant Accounting Policies, the Company adopted ASC Topic 842 effective July 1, 2019. Our leases primarily consist of operating leases related to our facilities located in Orlando, Florida; Irvington, New York; Riga, Latvia; Shanghai, China; and Zhenjiang, China, and finance leases related to certain equipment located in Orlando, Florida. The operating leases for facilities are non-cancelable operating leases, expiring through 2022. We include options to renew (or terminate) in our lease term, and as part of our right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities, when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option. We currently have obligations under six finance lease agreements, entered into during fiscal years 2016 to 2019, with terms ranging from three to five years. The leases are for computer and manufacturing equipment.

 

Our operating lease ROU assets and the related lease liabilities are initially measured at the present value of future lease payments over the lease term. Two of our operating leases include renewal options, which were not included in the measurement of the operating lease ROU assets and related lease liabilities. As most of our leases do not provide an implicit rate, we use our collateralized incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of future payments. Currently, none of our leases include variable lease payments that are dependent on an index or rate. We are responsible for payment of certain real estate taxes, insurance and other expenses on certain of our leases. These amounts are generally considered to be variable and are not included in the measurement of the ROU asset and lease liability. We generally account for non-lease components, such as maintenance, separately from lease components. Our lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restricted covenants. Leases with a term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet; we recognize lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

 

We are party to two leases with respect to our facility located in Orlando, Florida (the “Orlando Facility”). We received tenant improvement allowances for each of our two Orlando Facility leases. These allowances were used to construct improvements and are included in leasehold improvements and operating lease liabilities. The balances are being amortized over the corresponding lease terms.

 

The components of lease expense were as follows:

 

    Three Months Ended March 31, 2020     Nine Months Ended March 31, 2020  
Operating lease cost   $ 159,305     $ 496,278  
Finance lease cost:                
Depreciation of lease assets     86,063       258,189  
Interest on lease liabilities     18,264       61,221  
Total finance lease cost     104,327       319,410  
Total lease cost   $ 263,632     $ 815,688  

 

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:

 

 

Classification

  As of March 31, 2020  
Assets:        
Operating lease assets Operating lease assets   $ 1,348,381  
Finance lease assets Property and equipment, net(1)     827,171  
Total lease assets     $ 2,175,552  
         
Liabilities:          
Current:          
Operating leases Operating lease liabilities, current   $ 757,168  
Short-term leases Accrued liabilities(2)     190,325  
Finance leases Finance lease liabilities, current     377,873  
         
Noncurrent:          
Operating leases Operating lease liabilities, less current portion     1,073,981  
Finance leases Finance lease liabilities, less current portion     351,197  
Total lease liabilities     $ 2,750,544  

 

(1) Finance lease assets are recorded net of accumulated depreciation of approximately $1.2 million as of March 31, 2020.

 

(2) Represents accrual related to the lease of the Irvington Facility, which we ceased use of as of June 30, 2019. All remaining lease payments were accrued as of that date, through the lease expiration in September 2020. See Note 14, Restructuring, to these unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

 

Lease term and discount rate information related to leases was as follows:

 

Lease Term and Discount Rate

  As of March 31, 2020  
Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term (in years)      
Operating leases     2.4  
Finance leases     2.2  
         
Weighted Average Discount Rate        
Operating leases     4.9 %
Finance leases     7.9 %

 

Supplemental cash flow information:

 

    Nine Months Ended March 31, 2020  
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:      
Operating cash used for operating leases   $ 589,622  
Operating cash used for finance leases   $ 61,234  
Financing cash used for finance leases   $ 315,638  

 

Future maturities of lease liabilities, excluding amounts accrued for the Irvington Facility lease, were as follows as of March 31, 2020:

 

Fiscal year ending:   Finance Leases     Operating Leases  
June 30, 2020 (remaining three months)   $ 105,085     $ 204,426  
June 30, 2021     407,954       826,185  
June 30, 2022     231,783       768,068  
June 30, 2023     59,647       157,064  
June 30, 2024     11,811        
Total future minimum payments     816,280       1,955,743  
   Less imputed interest     (87,210 )     (124,594 )
Present value of lease liabilities   $ 729,070     $ 1,831,149  
v3.20.1
Accounts Payable
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]  
Accounts Payable

The accounts payable balances as of March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019 both include earned but unpaid Board of Directors’ fees of approximately $91,000.

v3.20.1
Foreign Operations (Details Narrative) - USD ($)
9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Jun. 30, 2019
Foreign Currency [Abstract]      
Gain on foreign currency $ 761,000   $ 809,000
Loss on foreign currency $ 363,000 $ 323,000  
v3.20.1
Leases (Details 2)
Mar. 31, 2020
USD ($)
Finance Lease - Fiscal year ending June 30,  
June 30, 2020 (remaining three months) $ 105,085
June 30, 2021 407,954
June 30, 2022 231,783
June 30, 2023 59,647
June 30, 2024 11,811
Total minimum payments 816,280
Less imputed interest (87,210)
Present value of lease liabilities 729,070
Operating Lease - Fiscal Year ending June 30,  
June 30, 2020 (remaining three months) 204,426
June 30, 2021 826,185
June 30, 2022 768,068
June 30, 2023 157,064
June 30, 2024 0
Total minimum payments 1,955,743
Less imputed interest (124,594)
Present value of lease liabilities $ 1,831,149
v3.20.1
Foreign Operations (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Foreign Currency [Abstract]  
Summary of foreign assets
    China   Latvia
    March 31, 2020   June 30, 2019   March 31, 2020   June 30, 2019
Assets    $17.2 million    $16.9 million    $9.5 million    $8.2 million
Net assets    $14.6 million    $14.5 million    $8.1 million    $7.8 million
v3.20.1
Property and Equipment (Details) - USD ($)
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Total property and equipment, gross $ 21,986,909 $ 21,183,753
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (10,867,382) (9,452,669)
Total property and equipment, net 11,119,527 11,731,084
Manufacturing Equipment    
Total property and equipment, gross $ 18,441,000 17,412,136
Manufacturing Equipment | Lower Limit    
Estimated life 5 years  
Manufacturing Equipment | Upper Limit    
Estimated life 10 years  
Computer Equipment And Software    
Total property and equipment, gross $ 804,508 706,840
Computer Equipment And Software | Lower Limit    
Estimated life 3 years  
Computer Equipment And Software | Upper Limit    
Estimated life 5 years  
Furniture and Fixtures    
Total property and equipment, gross $ 325,688 293,582
Estimated life 5 years  
Leasehold Improvements    
Total property and equipment, gross $ 2,150,417 2,074,069
Leasehold Improvements | Lower Limit    
Estimated life 5 years  
Leasehold Improvements | Upper Limit    
Estimated life 7 years  
Construction in Progress    
Total property and equipment, gross $ 265,296 $ 697,126
v3.20.1
Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]        
Income before income taxes $ 1,019,386 $ (190,148) $ 883,533 $ (959,126)
Provision for income taxes $ 203,369 $ 161,870 $ 673,556 $ (40,493)
Effective income tax rate 20.00% (85.00%) 76.00% 4.00%
v3.20.1
Earnings (Loss) Per Share
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Earnings (Loss) Per Share

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income or loss by the weighted-average number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding, during each period presented. Diluted earnings per share is computed similarly to basic earnings per share, except that it reflects the potential dilution that could occur if dilutive securities or other obligations to issue shares of Class A common stock were exercised or converted into shares of Class A common stock. The computations for basic and diluted earnings per share of Class A common stock are described in the following table:

 

    Three Months Ended March 31,     Nine Months Ended March 31,  
    2020     2019     2020     2019  
                         
Net income (loss)   $ 816,017     $ (352,018 )   $ 209,977     $ (918,633 )
                                 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:                                
Basic number of shares     25,858,155       25,810,681       25,840,881       25,788,286  
                                 
Effect of dilutive securities:                                
Options to purchase common stock     828       -       -       -  
RSUs     1,710,861       -       1,508,422       -  
Diluted number of shares     27,569,844       25,810,681       27,349,303       25,788,286  
                                 
Earnings (loss) per common share:                                
Basic   $ 0.03     $ (0.01 )   $ 0.01     $ (0.04 )
Diluted   $ 0.03     $ (0.01 )   $ 0.01     $ (0.04 )

 

The following potential dilutive shares were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share of Class A common stock, as their effects would be anti-dilutive:

 

    Three Months Ended March 31,     Nine Months Ended March 31,  
    2020     2019     2020     2019  
Options to purchase common stock     900,185       985,842       905,348       999,612  
RSUs     561,120       1,864,526       552,934       1,755,893  
      1,461,305       2,850,368       1,458,282       2,755,505  
v3.20.1
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Goodwill and Intangible Assets

There were no changes in the net carrying value of goodwill during the nine months ended March 31, 2020.

 

Identifiable intangible assets were comprised of:

 

     Useful      March 31,      June 30,  
     Lives (Years)      2020      2019  
 Customer relationships     15     $ 3,590,000     $ 3,590,000  
 Backlog     2       366,000       366,000  
 Trade secrets     8       3,272,000       3,272,000  
 Trademarks     8       3,814,000       3,814,000  
 Non-compete agreement     3       27,000       27,000  
 Total intangible assets             11,069,000       11,069,000  
 Less accumulated amortization             (4,079,765 )     (3,231,694 )
 Total intangible assets, net           $ 6,989,235     $ 7,837,306  

 

Future amortization of identifiable intangibles is as follows:

 

Fiscal year ending:      
 June 30, 2020 (remaining three months)   $ 281,271  
 June 30, 2021     1,125,083  
 June 30, 2022     1,125,083  
 June 30, 2023     1,125,083  
 June 30, 2024 and later     3,332,715  
    $ 6,989,235  
v3.20.1
Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Schedule of the computations for basic and diluted earnings per share
    Three Months Ended March 31,     Nine Months Ended March 31,  
    2020     2019     2020     2019  
                         
Net income (loss)   $ 816,017     $ (352,018 )   $ 209,977     $ (918,633 )
                                 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:                                
Basic number of shares     25,858,155       25,810,681       25,840,881       25,788,286  
                                 
Effect of dilutive securities:                                
Options to purchase common stock     828       -       -       -  
RSUs     1,710,861       -       1,508,422       -  
Diluted number of shares     27,569,844       25,810,681       27,349,303       25,788,286  
                                 
Earnings (loss) per common share:                                
Basic   $ 0.03     $ (0.01 )   $ 0.01     $ (0.04 )
Diluted   $ 0.03     $ (0.01 )   $ 0.01     $ (0.04 )
Schedule of potential dilutive shares were not included in the computation of diluted earnings (loss) per share
    Three Months Ended March 31,     Nine Months Ended March 31,  
    2020     2019     2020     2019  
Options to purchase common stock     900,185       985,842       905,348       999,612  
RSUs     561,120       1,864,526       552,934       1,755,893  
      1,461,305       2,850,368       1,458,282       2,755,505  
v3.20.1
Property and Equipment (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Schedule of property and quipment
    Estimated     March 31,     June 30,  
    Lives (Years)     2020     2019  
Manufacturing equipment     5 - 10     $ 18,441,000     $ 17,412,136  
Computer equipment and software     3 - 5       804,508       706,840  
Furniture and fixtures     5       325,688       293,582  
Leasehold improvements     5 - 7       2,150,417       2,074,069  
Construction in progress             265,296       697,126  
Total property and equipment             21,986,909       21,183,753  
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization             (10,867,382 )     (9,452,669 )
Total property and equipment, net           $ 11,119,527     $ 11,731,084  
v3.20.1
Restructuring
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Restructuring Costs [Abstract]  
Restructuring

In July 2018, we announced the relocation and consolidation of ISP’s Irvington Facility into our existing Orlando Facility and our existing facility in Riga, Latvia (the “Riga Facility”). We recorded charges for restructuring and other exit activities related to the closure or relocation of business activities at fair value, when incurred. Such charges include termination benefits, contract termination costs, and costs to consolidate facilities or relocate employees. For the year ended June 30, 2019, we recorded approximately $1.2 million in expenses related to the relocation of the Irvington Facility, of which approximately $394,000 were recorded during the nine months ended March 31, 2019. These charges are included as a component of the “Selling, general and administrative” expenses line item in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss). The charges recorded during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 included approximately $467,000 for our remaining obligation under the lease agreement for the Irvington Facility until the lease expires in September 2020 because we ceased use of this facility as of June 30, 2019. Amounts accrued and included in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2019 related to this activity were comprised of the remaining lease obligation of approximately $467,000, included in “Accrued liabilities”, and approximately $246,000 of termination benefits and other costs, included in “Accrued payroll and benefits.” As of March 31, 2020, the remaining amounts accrued in our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance sheet included approximately $190,000 related to the lease obligation.

v3.20.1
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]    
Allowance for doubtful trade accounts receivable $ 15,189 $ 29,406
Preferred stock: Series D, par value $ 0.01 $ 0.01
Preferred stock: Series D, shares authorized 500,000 500,000
Preferred stock: Series D, shares issued 0 0
Preferred stock: Series D, shares outstanding 0 0
Common stock: Class A, par value $ 0.01 $ 0.01
Common stock: Class A, shares authorized 44,500,000 44,500,000
Common stock: Class A, shares issued 25,862,529 25,813,895
Common stock: Class A, shares outstanding 25,862,529 25,813,895
v3.20.1
Basis of Presentation
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Basis of Presentation

References in this document to “the Company,” “LightPath,” “we,” “us,” or “our” are intended to mean LightPath Technologies, Inc., individually, or as the context requires, collectively with its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

 

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of Article 8 of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and, therefore, do not include all information and footnotes necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations, and cash flows in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, filed with the SEC. Unless otherwise stated, references to particular years or quarters refer to our fiscal years ended June 30 and the associated quarters of those fiscal years.

 

These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are unaudited, but include all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, which, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented. The Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2019 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and notes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year as a whole. The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

v3.20.1
Stock-Based Compensation (Details) - USD ($)
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Stock-based compensation $ 246,286 $ 296,297
Selling, General & Administrative    
Stock-based compensation 246,286 294,859
Cost of Sales    
Stock-based compensation 0 1,620
New Product Development    
Stock-based compensation 0 (182)
Stock Options    
Stock-based compensation (15,330) 32,963
Restricted Stock Units    
Stock-based compensation $ 261,616 $ 263,334
v3.20.1
Stock-Based Compensation (Details Narrative)
Mar. 31, 2020
USD ($)
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Unrecognized compensation costs $ 908,707
v3.20.1
Leases (Details 1) - USD ($)
9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Assets    
Operating lease assets $ 1,348,381 $ 0
Finance lease assets 827,171  
Total lease assets 2,175,552  
Liabilities    
Operating leases, current 757,168 0
Short-term leases, current 190,325  
Finance leases, current 377,873 404,424
Operating leases, noncurrent 1,073,981 0
Finance leases, noncurrent 351,197 $ 640,284
Total lease liabilities $ 2,750,544  
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years), operating leases 2 years 4 months 24 days  
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years), finance leases 2 years 2 months 12 days  
Weighted average discount rate, operating leases 4.90%  
Weighted average discount rate, finance leases 7.90%  
Operating cash used for operating leases $ 589,622  
Operating cash used for finance leases 61,234  
Financing cash used for finance leases $ 315,638