10-Q 1 ppsi-10q_033121.htm QUARTERLY REPORT
 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

 

(Mark One)

   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021

 

OR

 

  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Commission file number: 001-35212

 

 

 

 

PIONEER POWER SOLUTIONS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

Delaware

 

27-1347616

 

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

400 Kelby Street, 12th Floor
Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(212) 867-0700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

Trading symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock

PPSI

Nasdaq Capital Market

 

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 ☒ 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 for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).  Yes ☒ 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

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

 

 

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 ☒

 

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock, $0.001 par value, as of May 14, 2021 was 8,726,045.

 

 

 

 

 

PIONEER POWER SOLUTIONS, INC.
Form 10-Q
For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2021

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Page

Item 1. Financial Statements

1

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020

1

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020

2

Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2021 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2020

3

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020

4

Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020

5

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

6

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

14

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

21

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

21

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

22

Item 1A. Risk Factors

22

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

22

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

22

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

22

Item 5. Other Information

23

Item 6. Exhibits

23


 

 

 

 

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

PIONEER POWER SOLUTIONS, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Revenues

 

$

3,502

 

 

$

5,001

 

Cost of goods sold

 

 

3,343

 

 

 

4,824

 

Gross profit

 

 

159

 

 

 

177

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

1,265

 

 

 

1,934

 

Foreign exchange gain

 

 

 

 

 

(10

)

Total operating expenses

 

 

1,265

 

 

 

1,924

 

Loss from continuing operations

 

 

(1,106

)

 

 

(1,747

)

Interest income

 

 

(93

)

 

 

(110

)

Other (income) expense

 

 

(1,343

)

 

 

1,281

 

Income (loss) before taxes

 

 

330

 

 

 

(2,918

)

Income tax (benefit) expense

 

 

(21

)

 

 

3

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

351

 

 

$

(2,921

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.04

 

 

$

(0.33

)

Diluted

 

$

0.04

 

 

$

(0.33

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

8,726

 

 

 

8,726

 

Diluted

 

 

8,789

 

 

 

8,726

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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PIONEER POWER SOLUTIONS, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

351

 

 

$

(2,921

)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

351

 

 

$

(2,921

)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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PIONEER POWER SOLUTIONS, INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share data)

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

4,733

 

 

$

7,567

 

Restricted cash

 

 

1,775

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

4,060

 

 

 

2,587

 

Insurance receivable

 

 

 

 

 

95

 

Inventories, net

 

 

3,183

 

 

 

2,403

 

Income taxes receivable

 

 

407

 

 

 

407

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

995

 

 

 

897

 

Total current assets

 

 

15,153

 

 

 

13,956

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

 

394

 

 

 

433

 

Other assets

 

 

6,739

 

 

 

6,898

 

Total assets

 

$

22,286

 

 

$

21,287

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

$

4,303

 

 

$

4,027

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

2,564

 

 

 

714

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

780

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

6,867

 

 

 

5,538

 

Long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

633

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

1,176

 

 

 

1,257

 

Total liabilities

 

 

8,043

 

 

 

7,428

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized;
8,726,045 shares issued and outstanding on March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020

 

 

9

 

 

 

9

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

24,014

 

 

 

23,981

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

14

 

 

 

14

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(9,794

)

 

 

(10,145

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

14,243

 

 

 

13,859

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

22,286

 

 

$

21,287

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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PIONEER POWER SOLUTIONS, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

351

 

 

$

(2,921

)

Depreciation

 

 

37

 

 

 

58

 

Amortization of right-of-use assets

 

 

107

 

 

 

64

 

Amortization of imputed interest

 

 

(107

)

 

 

(111

)

Interest expense from PPP Loan

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

Non-cash cost of operating leases

 

 

130

 

 

 

155

 

Change in receivable reserves

 

 

34

 

 

 

29

 

Change in inventory reserves

 

 

25

 

 

 

(231

)

Change in long term payables

 

 

 

 

 

(92

)

Change in insurance receivable

 

 

95

 

 

 

1,449

 

Loss on investments

 

 

 

 

 

1,143

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

33

 

 

 

2

 

Foreign currency remeasurement gain

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

Changes in current operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

(1,480

)

 

 

276

 

Inventories

 

 

(805

)

 

 

132

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

(94

)

 

 

(2

)

Income taxes

 

 

(10

)

 

 

(481

)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

421

 

 

 

(820

)

Deferred revenue

 

 

1,849

 

 

 

304

 

Net cash provided by / (used in) operating activities

 

 

590

 

 

 

(1,036

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by / (used in) investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank overdrafts

 

 

 

 

 

(205

)

Gain on forgiveness of PPP Loan

 

 

(1,417

)

 

 

 

Principal repayments of financing leases

 

 

(232

)

 

 

(214

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

(1,649

)

 

 

(419

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease increase in cash and restricted cash

 

 

(1,059

)

 

 

(1,455

)

Cash, and restricted cash, beginning of year

 

 

7,567

 

 

 

8,213

 

Cash, and restricted cash, end of year

 

$

6,508

 

 

$

6,758

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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PIONEER POWER SOLUTIONS, INC.

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

other compre-

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

paid-in

 

 

hensive

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

stockholders’

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

capital

 

 

income (loss)

 

 

deficit

 

 

equity

 

Balance - January 1, 2020 (Revised)

 

 

8,726,045

 

 

$

9

 

 

$

23,978

 

 

$

14

 

 

$

(7,159

)

 

$

16,842

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,921

)

 

 

(2,921

)

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Balance - March 31, 2020 (Revised)

 

 

8,726,045

 

 

$

9

 

 

$

23,980

 

 

$

14

 

 

$

(10,080

)

 

$

13,923

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance - January 1, 2021

 

 

8,726,045

 

 

$

9

 

 

$

23,981

 

 

$

14

 

 

$

(10,145

)

 

$

13,859

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

351

 

 

 

351

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33

 

Balance - March 31, 2021

 

 

8,726,045

 

 

$

9

 

 

$

24,014

 

 

$

14

 

 

$

(9,794

)

 

$

14,243

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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PIONEER POWER SOLUTIONS, INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2021 (Unaudited)

 

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

Overview

 

Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries (referred to herein as the “Company,” “Pioneer,” “we,” “our” and “us”) manufacture, sell and service a broad range of specialty electrical transmission, distribution and on-site power generation equipment for applications in the utility, industrial, commercial and backup power markets. Our principal products and services include switchgear and engine-generator controls, complemented by a national field-service network to maintain and repair power generation assets. The Company is headquartered in Fort Lee, New Jersey and operates from three (3) additional locations in the U.S. for manufacturing, service and maintenance, engineering, sales and administration.

 

We have two reportable segments as defined in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 30, 2021: Transmission and Distribution Solutions (“T&D Solutions”) and Critical Power Solutions (“Critical Power”).

 

Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared pursuant to the rules of the SEC and reflect the accounts of the Company as of March 31, 2021. Certain information and footnote disclosures, normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”), have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations. We believe that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading to the reader. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to fairly state the financial position, results of operations and cash flows with respect to the interim consolidated financial statements have been included. The results of operations for the interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire fiscal year. The year-end balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP for a year-end balance sheet.

 

All dollar amounts (except share and per share data) presented in the notes to our unaudited interim consolidated financial statements are stated in thousands of dollars, unless otherwise noted. Amounts may not foot due to rounding. ASC 740-270 requires the use of an estimated annual effective tax rate to compute the tax provision during an interim period unless certain exceptions are met. We have used a discrete-period computation method to calculate taxes for the fiscal three-month period ended March 31, 2021. Due to operating losses, the Company has determined that it is unable to reliably estimate its annual effective tax rate.

 

These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Pioneer and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the risk factors under the heading “Part II - Item 1A. Risk Factors” and the risk factors and the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto of the Company and its subsidiaries included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

 

Liquidity

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. As shown in the accompanying financial statements as of the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company had $4.7 million of cash on hand and working capital of $8.3 million. The cash on hand was generated primarily from the completion of the sale of the Transformer business units during the year ended December 31, 2019, proceeds from the sale of the CleanSpark Common Stock (as defined herein) and warrants to purchase CleanSpark Common Stock, proceeds from insurance and the funding from the Paycheck Protection Program recognized during the year ended December 31, 2020. We have historically met our cash needs through a combination of cash flows from operating activities and bank borrowings. Our cash requirements historically were for operating activities, debt repayment and capital improvements. As all outstanding amounts under our credit facilities were paid in full during the year ended December 31, 2019, and the credit facilities terminated, we expect to meet our cash needs with our working capital and cash flows from our operating activities. We expect our cash requirements to be generally for operating activities and capital improvements. The Company expects that its current cash balance is sufficient to fund operations for the next twelve months.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company executed a cash collateral security agreement with a commercial bank, which agreement required us to pledge cash collateral as security for all unpaid reimbursement obligations owing to the commercial bank for an irrevocable standby letter of credit in the amount of $1.8 million. As a result of executing the cash collateral security agreement, the Company recognized approximately $1.8 million of restricted cash within the consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2021.

 

 

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In November 2016, the FASB issued amended guidance to ASU No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows - Restricted Cash (Topic 230), which requires the statement of cash flows to explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash and that restricted cash be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows.

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and restricted cash reported within the consolidated balance sheets that sum to the total of the same such amounts shown in the unaudited interim consolidated statement of cash flows:

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

Cash

 

$

4,733

 

 

$

7,567

Restricted cash

 

 

1,775

 

 

 

Total cash and restricted cash as shown in the statement of cash flows

 

$

6,508

 

 

$

7,567

 

The Company has restricted cash of approximately $1.8 million as a result of executing a cash collateral security agreement with a commercial bank which required us to pledge cash collateral as security for all unpaid reimbursement obligations owing to the commercial bank for an irrevocable standby letter of credit.

 

On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (“WHO”) announced a global health emergency because of a new strain of coronavirus originating in Wuhan, China and the risks to the international community as the virus spreads globally beyond its point of origin. In March 2020, the WHO classified the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic (the “COVID-19 pandemic”), based on the rapid increase in exposure globally.

 

The full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve as the date of this report. As such, it is uncertain as to the full magnitude that the pandemic will have on the Company’s financial condition, liquidity, and future results of operations. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company experienced an impact to productivity as a result of following social distancing guidelines and practicing personal protective measures. Notwithstanding, the Company has been able to operate substantially at capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Management is actively monitoring the global situation on its financial condition, liquidity, operations, suppliers, industry, and workforce. Given the daily evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic and the global responses to contain its spread, the Company is not able to estimate the full effects of the COVID-19 pandemic at this time, however, if the pandemic continues, it may continue to have an adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition, or liquidity.

 

On March 27, 2020, then President Trump signed into law the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act” (the “CARES Act”) The CARES Act, among other things, appropriates funds for the SBA Paycheck Protection Program loans that are forgivable in certain situations to promote continued employment. On April 13, 2020, after having determined that it met the qualifications for this loan program due to the impact that COVID-19 would have on our financial condition, results of operations, and/or liquidity and applying for relief, the Company received a loan under the SBA Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP Loan”) in the amount of $1.4 million. The Company accounted for the PPP Loan as a debt instrument in accordance with FASB ASC 470, Debt.

 

Under the terms of the PPP Loan, the Company was eligible for full or partial loan forgiveness. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company received full forgiveness of the PPP Loan and recognized a $1.4 million gain on extinguishment and forgiveness of debt as other income in the unaudited interim consolidated statements of operations.

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The Company’s significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 to the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. There have been no significant changes in the Company’s accounting policies during the first quarter of 2021.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

There have been no recent accounting pronouncements not yet adopted by the Company which would have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

Income Taxes. In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740), which simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 and also clarifies and amends existing guidance to improve consistent application. The ASU is effective for all annual and interim periods beginning December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted this guidance on January 1, 2021. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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Fair Value Measurement. In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement that eliminates, amends, and adds certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. The Company adopted this guidance on January 1, 2020. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

 

Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instrument. In June 2016, the FASB issued amended guidance to ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments that changes the impairment model for most financial assets and certain other instruments. For trade and other receivables, held-to-maturity debt securities, loans and other instruments, entities will be required to use a new forward-looking “expected loss” model that will replace today’s “incurred loss” model and generally will result in the earlier recognition of allowances for losses. For available-for-sale debt securities with unrealized losses, entities will measure credit losses in a manner similar to current practice, except that the losses will be recognized as an allowance. This amended guidance for small reporting companies is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Entities will apply the standard’s provisions as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first effective reporting period. The Company does not expect that the amended guidance will have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

3. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”), defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, in the principal or most advantageous market in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The fair value standard also establishes a three level hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability on the measurement date. The three levels are defined as follows:

 

 

Level 1 - inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for an identical asset or liability in an active market.

 

Level 2 - inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for a similar asset or liability in an active market or model derived valuations in which all significant inputs are observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

 

Level 3 - inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement of the asset or liability.

 

On January 22, 2019, Pioneer Critical Power, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company within the T&D Solutions segment, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with CleanSpark and CleanSpark Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation, which resulted in the Company receiving financial instruments that included the right to receive (i) 175,000 shares of CleanSpark Common Stock (“CleanSpark Common Stock”), (ii) a five-year warrant to purchase 50,000 shares of CleanSpark Common Stock at an exercise price of $16.00 per share, and (iii) a five-year warrant to purchase 50,000 shares of CleanSpark Common Stock at an exercise price of $20.00 per share. The share quantities and exercise prices of warrants reflect the 10:1 reverse stock split which was completed by CleanSpark in December 2019.

 

At March 31, 2020, the estimated fair value of the CleanSpark Common Stock and warrants to purchase CleanSpark Common Stock was $324 and an unrealized mark to market loss of $1.1 million was recognized within other expense (income) for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

 

The Company sold all of the CleanSpark Common Stock and warrants to purchase CleanSpark Common Stock it received in connection with the Merger Agreement during the third quarter of 2020.

 

No changes in valuation techniques or inputs occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020. No transfers of assets between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value measurement hierarchy occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

 

4. REVENUES

 

Nature of our products and services

 

Our principal products and services include switchgear and engine-generator controls, complemented by a national field-service network to maintain and repair power generation assets.

 

 

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Products

 

We provide switchgear that helps customers effectively and efficiently manage their electrical power distribution systems to desired specifications.

 

Additionally, we provide our customers with new and used sophisticated power generation equipment intended to ensure smooth, uninterrupted power to operations during times of emergency.

 

Services

 

Power generation systems represent considerable investments that require proper maintenance and service in order to operate reliably during a time of emergency. Our power maintenance programs provide preventative maintenance, repair and support service for our customers’ power generation systems.

 

Our principal source of revenue is derived from sales of products and fees for services. We measure revenue based upon the consideration specified in the customer arrangement, and revenue is recognized when the performance obligations in the customer arrangement are satisfied. A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct product or service to the customer. The transaction price of a contract is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when or as, the customer receives the benefit of the performance obligation. Customers typically receive the benefit of our products when the risk of loss or control for the product transfers to the customer and for services as they are performed. Under ASC 606, revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised products or services in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to receive in exchange for those products or services. To achieve this core principal, the Company applies the following five steps:

 

1)           Identify the contract with a customer

 

A contract with a customer exists when (i) the Company enters into an enforceable contract with a customer that defines each party’s rights regarding the products or services to be transferred and identifies the payment terms related to these products or services, (ii) the contract has commercial substance and, (iii) the Company determines that collection of substantially all consideration for products or services that are transferred is probable based on the customer’s intent and ability to pay the promised consideration. The Company applies judgment in determining the customer’s ability and intention to pay, which is based on a variety of factors including the customer’s historical payment experience or, in the case of a new customer, published credit and financial information pertaining to the customer.

 

2)           Identify the performance obligations in the contract

 

Performance obligations promised in a contract are identified based on the products or services that will be transferred to the customer that are both capable of being distinct, whereby the customer can benefit from the product or service either on its own or together with other resources that are readily available from third parties or from the Company, and are distinct in the context of the contract, whereby the transfer of the products or services is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract. To the extent a contract includes multiple promised products or services, the Company must apply judgment to determine whether promised products or services are capable of being distinct and distinct in the context of the contract. If these criteria are not met the promised products or services are accounted for as a combined performance obligation.

 

3)           Determine the transaction price

 

The transaction price is determined based on the consideration to which the Company will be entitled in exchange for transferring products or services to the customer. The customer payments are generally due in 30 days.

 

4)           Allocate the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract

 

If the contract contains a single performance obligation, the entire transaction price is allocated to the single performance obligation. Contracts that contain multiple performance obligations require an allocation of the transaction price to each performance obligation based on a relative standalone selling price basis or cost of the product or service. The Company determines standalone selling price based on the price at which the performance obligation is sold separately. If the standalone selling price is not observable through past transactions, the Company estimates the standalone selling price taking into account available information such as market conditions and internally approved pricing guidelines related to the performance obligations.

 

 

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5)           Recognize revenue when or as the Company satisfies a performance obligation

 

The Company satisfies performance obligations either over time or at a point in time. Revenue is recognized at the time the related performance obligation is satisfied by transferring a promised product or service to a customer.

 

Revenue from the sale of our switchgear equipment is predominantly recognized at a point in time and substantially all of our revenue from the sale of power generation equipment is recognized at a point in time. Revenues are recognized at the point in time that the customer obtains control of the good which is when it has taken title to the products and has assumed the risks and rewards of ownership specified in the purchase order or sales agreement. Certain sales of highly customized large switchgear equipment are recognized over time when such equipment has no alternative use and the Company has an enforceable right to payment for performance completed to date. Revenue for such agreements is recognized under the input method based on cost incurred relative to the estimated cost expected to be consumed to complete the project. During the three months ended March 31, 2021 the Company recognized $1.2 million of revenue over time and incurred costs of $1.1 million related to a single contract. Additionally, the Company recognized $700 of revenue at a point in time from the sale of our switchgear and power generation equipment during the three months ended March 31, 2021. Service revenues include maintenance contracts that are recognized over time based on the contract term and repair services which are recognized as services are delivered.

 

The following table presents our revenues disaggregated by revenue discipline:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

March 31,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

Products

 

$

1,913

 

 

$

3,132

Services

 

 

1,589

 

 

 

1,869

Total revenue

 

$

3,502

 

 

$

5,001

 

See Note 12 - Business Segment and Geographic Information in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I of this Form 10-Q.

 

5. OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE

 

Other (income) expense in the unaudited interim consolidated statements of operations reports certain gains and losses associated with activities not directly related to our core operations. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, other income was $1.3 million, as compared to other expense of $1.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, included in other income was a gain of $1.4 million for the extinguishment and forgiveness of the PPP Loan. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, included in other expense was a loss of $1.1 million related to the mark to market adjustment on the fair value of the CleanSpark Common Stock and warrants.

 

6. INVENTORIES

 

The components of inventories are summarized below:

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Raw materials

 

$

1,719

 

 

$

1,719

 

Work in process

 

 

2,225

 

 

 

1,420

 

Provision for excess and obsolete inventory

 

 

(761

)

 

 

(736

)

Total inventories

 

$

3,183

 

 

$

2,403

 

 

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or a net realizable value determined on a weighted average method.

 

 

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7. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

Property, plant and equipment are summarized below:

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Machinery and equipment

 

$

1,176

 

 

$

1,210

 

Furniture and fixtures

 

 

205

 

 

 

205

 

Computer hardware and software

 

 

539

 

 

 

669

 

Leasehold improvements

 

 

313

 

 

 

337

 

 

 

 

2,233

 

 

 

2,421

 

Less: Accumulated depreciation

 

 

(1,839

)

 

 

(1,988

)

Total property, plant and equipment, net

 

$

394

 

 

$

433

 

 

Depreciation expense was $37 and $58 for the period ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

8. OTHER ASSETS

 

Included in other assets at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 are right-of-use assets, net, of $1.3 million and $1.5 million, respectively, related to our lease obligations.

 

As a result of the Company entering into that certain Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”), by and among the Company, Electrogroup Canada, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Electrogroup”), Jefferson Electric, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Jefferson”), JE Mexican Holdings, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“JE Mexico”), Nathan Mazurek (Chief Executive Officer of the Company), Pioneer Transformers L.P. (the “US Buyer”) and Pioneer Acquireco ULC (the “Canadian Buyer”) on June 28, 2019, in connection with our sale of (i) all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Electrogroup to the Canadian Buyer and (ii) all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Jefferson and JE Mexico to the US Buyer (the “Equity Transaction”), for a purchase price of $68.0 million, on August 16, 2019 we received two subordinated promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $5.0 million and $2.5 million, for a total aggregate principal amount of $7.5 million (the “Seller Notes”) , subject to certain adjustments. The Seller Notes accrue interest at a rate of 4.0% per annum, with a final payment of all unpaid principal and interest becoming fully due and payable at December 31, 2022. The Company determined the fair value of the Seller Notes based on market conditions and prevailing interest rates. During the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company and the Buyer, pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, completed the net working capital adjustment, which resulted in the Company paying the Buyer $1.8 million in cash and reducing the principal amount of the $5.0 million Seller Note to $3.2 million. During the second quarter of 2020, the Company recognized an additional reduction to the principal amount of the Seller Note of $194 for a valid claim paid by the Buyer on behalf of the Company. The Company has revalued the Seller Notes for an appropriate imputed interest rate, resulting in a net change to the value of the Seller Notes at March 31, 2021 of $107 for a carrying value of $5.5 million.

 

Other assets are summarized below:

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

Right of use assets

 

$

1,267

 

 

$

1,505

Notes receivable, net

 

 

5,457

 

 

 

5,350

Deposits

 

 

15

 

 

 

15

Other long-term receivables

 

 

 

 

 

28

Other assets

 

$

6,739

 

 

$

6,898

 

9. DEBT

 

On March 27, 2020, then President Trump signed into law the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.” The CARES Act, among other things, appropriates funds for the SBA Paycheck Protection Program loans that are forgivable in certain situations to promote continued employment. On April 13, 2020 after having determined that it met the qualifications for this loan program due to the impact that COVID-19 would have on our financial condition, results of operations, and/or liquidity and applying for relief, the Company received a loan under the SBA Paycheck Protection Program in the amount of $1.4 million. The Company made this assertion in good faith based upon all available guidance and accounted for the PPP Loan as a debt instrument in accordance with FASB ASC 470, Debt. The Company used the proceeds from the PPP Loan to retain employees, maintain payroll and make lease, rent and utility payments.

 

Under the terms of the PPP Loan, the Company was eligible for full or partial loan forgiveness. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company received full forgiveness of the PPP Loan and recognized a $1.4 million gain on extinguishment and forgiveness of debt in other income (see Note 5 - Other (Income) Expense).

 

 

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At December 31, 2020, $633 of principal payments due were recorded as long-term debt and $780 as current debt in accordance with the enactment of the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020.

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

PPP Loan

 

$

 

 

$

1,413

Less: current portion

 

 

 

 

 

780

Total long-term obligations

 

$

 

 

$

633

 

10. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

Common Stock

 

The Company had 8,726,045 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, outstanding as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

 

Stock-Based Compensation

 

A summary of stock option activity under the 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan as of March 31, 2021, and changes during the three months ended March 31, 2021, are presented below:

 

 

 

Stock Options

 

 

Weighted average exercise price

 

 

Weighted average remaining contractual term

 

 

Aggregate intrinsic value

Outstanding as of January 1, 2021

 

 

440,400

 

 

$  

6.58

 

 

 

5.80  

 

 

$  

155  

Granted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

(3,400

)

 

 

12.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding as of March 31, 2021

 

 

437,000

 

 

$

6.54

 

 

 

5.60

 

 

$

236

Exercisable as of March 31, 2021

 

 

437,000

 

 

$

6.54

 

 

 

5.60

 

 

$

236

 

As of March 31, 2021, there were 236,667 shares available for future grants under the Company’s 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan.

 

Stock-based compensation expense recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2021 amounted to $33, while such expense in 2020 was insignificant. At March 31, 2021, the Company had no stock-based compensation expense remaining to be recognized in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

11. BASIC AND DILUTED INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE

 

Basic and diluted income (loss) per common share is calculated based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. The Company’s employee and director stock option awards, as well as incremental shares issuable upon exercise of warrants, are not considered in the calculations if the effect would be anti-dilutive. The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted income (loss) per share (in thousands, except per share data):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

351

 

 

$

(2,921

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average basic shares outstanding

 

 

8,726

 

 

 

8,726

 

Effect of dilutive securities - equity based compensation plans

 

 

63

 

 

 

 

Denominator for diluted net income (loss) per common share

 

 

8,789

 

 

 

8,726

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.04

 

 

$

(0.33

)

Diluted

 

$

0.04

 

 

$

(0.33

)

 

 

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12. BUSINESS SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

 

The Company follows ASC 280 - Segment Reporting in determining its reportable segments. The Company considered the way its management team, most notably its chief operating decision maker, makes operating decisions and assesses performance and considered which components of the Company’s enterprise have discrete financial information available. As the Company makes decisions using a manufactured products vs. distributed products and services group focus, its analysis resulted in two reportable segments: T&D Solutions and Critical Power. The Critical Power reportable segment is the Company’s Titan Energy Systems, Inc. business unit. The T&D Solutions reportable segment is the Company’s Pioneer Custom Electrical Products Corp. business unit, together with sales and expenses attributable to the strategic sales group for its T&D Solutions marketing activities.

 

The T&D Solutions segment is involved in the design, manufacture and distribution of switchgear used primarily by large industrial and commercial operations to manage their electrical power distribution needs. The Critical Power segment provides new and used power generation equipment and aftermarket field-services primarily to help customers ensure smooth, uninterrupted power to operations during times of emergency.

 

The following tables present information about segment income and loss:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T&D Solutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Switchgear

 

$

1,387

 

 

$

2,877

 

 

 

$

1,387

 

 

$

2,877

 

Critical Power Solutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equipment

 

 

526

 

 

 

255

 

Service

 

 

1,589

 

 

 

1,869

 

 

 

 

2,115

 

 

 

2,124

 

Consolidated

 

$

3,502

 

 

$

5,001

 

 

 

 

 Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

 

2021

 

 

 

2020

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T&D Solutions

 

$

18

 

 

$

34

 

Critical Power Solutions

 

 

119

 

 

 

79

 

Unallocated corporate overhead expenses

 

 

7

 

 

 

9

 

Consolidated

 

$

144

 

 

$

122

 

 

 

 

 Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

 

2021

 

 

 

2020

 

Operating loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T&D Solutions

 

$

(439

)

 

$

(777

)

Critical Power Solutions

 

 

(84

)

 

 

(200

)

Unallocated corporate overhead expenses

 

 

(583

)

 

 

(770

)

Consolidated

 

$

(1,106

)

 

$

(1,747

)

 

Revenues are attributable to countries based on the location of the Company’s customers:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

$

3,502

 

 

$

5,001

 

 

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

 

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated interim financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2021.

 

Unless the context requires otherwise, references in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to the “Company,” “Pioneer,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer to Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

 

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements,” which include information relating to future events, future financial performance, financial projections, strategies, expectations, competitive environment and regulation. Words such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” and similar expressions, as well as statements in future tense, identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results and may not be accurate indications of when such performance or results will be achieved. Forward-looking statements are based on information we have when those statements are made or management’s good faith belief as of that time with respect to future events, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause such differences include, but are not limited to:

 

 

General economic conditions and their effect on demand for electrical equipment, particularly in the commercial construction market, but also in the power generation, industrial production, data center, oil and gas, marine and infrastructure industries.

 

 

The effects of fluctuations in sales on our business, revenues, expenses, net income, income (loss) per share, margins and profitability.

 

 

Many of our competitors are better established and have significantly greater resources and may subsidize their competitive offerings with other products and services, which may make it difficult for us to attract and retain customers.

 

 

We depend on CleanSpark, Inc (“CleanSpark”) for a large portion of our business, and any change in the level of orders from CleanSpark could have a significant impact on results of operations.

 

 

The potential loss or departure of key personnel, including Nathan J. Mazurek, our chairman, president and chief executive officer.

 

 

Our ability to generate internal growth, maintain market acceptance of our existing products and gain acceptance for our new products.

 

 

Unanticipated increases in raw material prices or disruptions in supply could increase production costs and adversely affect our profitability.

 

 

Our ability to realize revenue reported in our backlog.

 

 

Operating margin risk due to competitive pricing and operating efficiencies, supply chain risk, material, labor or overhead cost increases, interest rate risk and commodity risk.

 

 

Strikes or labor disputes with our employees may adversely affect our ability to conduct our business.

 

 

The impact of geopolitical activity on the economy, changes in government regulations such as income taxes, climate control initiatives, the timing or strength of an economic recovery in our markets and our ability to access capital markets.

 

 

Our chairman controls a majority of our voting power, and may have, or may develop in the future, interests that may diverge from yours.

 

 

Future sales of large blocks of our common stock may adversely impact our stock price.

 

 

The liquidity and trading volume of our common stock.

 

 

Our business could be adversely affected by an outbreak of disease, epidemic or pandemic, such as the global coronavirus pandemic, or similar public threat, or fear of such an event.

 

 

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The foregoing does not represent an exhaustive list of matters that may be covered by the forward-looking statements contained herein or risk factors that we are faced with that may cause our actual results to differ from those anticipated in our forward-looking statements. Moreover, new risks regularly emerge, and it is not possible for us to predict or articulate all risks we face, nor can we assess the impact of all risks on our business or the extent to which any risk, or combination of risks, may cause actual results to differ from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Except to the extent required by applicable laws or rules, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You should review carefully the risks and uncertainties described under the heading “Part II - Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and “Part I - Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 for a discussion of the foregoing and other risks that relate to our business and investing in shares of our common stock.

 

Business Overview

 

We manufacture, sell and service a broad range of specialty electrical transmission, distribution and on-site power generation equipment for applications in the utility, industrial, commercial and backup power markets. Our principal products and services include switchgear and engine-generator controls, complemented by a national field-service network to maintain and repair power generation assets. The Company is headquartered in Fort Lee, New Jersey and operates from three (3) additional locations in the U.S. for manufacturing, service and maintenance, engineering, sales and administration.

 

Description of Business Segments

 

We have two reportable segments: Transmission & Distribution Solutions (“T&D Solutions”) and Critical Power Solutions (“Critical Power”).

 

 

Our T&D Solutions business provides equipment solutions that help customers effectively and efficiently manage their electrical power distribution systems to desired specifications. These solutions are marketed principally through our Pioneer Custom Electrical Products Corp. (“PCEP”) brand name.

 

 

Our Critical Power business performs service and maintenance on our customers’ sophisticated power generation equipment and also provides customers with new and used power generation equipment intended to ensure smooth, uninterrupted power to operations during times of emergency. These solutions are marketed by our operations headquartered in Minnesota, currently doing business under the Titan Energy Systems Inc. (“Titan”) brand name.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

 

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Overview of the Three Month Results

 

Selected financial and operating data for our reportable business segments for the most recent reporting period is summarized below. This information, as well as the selected financial data provided in Note 12 - Business Segment and Geographic Information and in our unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, should be referred to when reading our discussion and analysis of results of operations below.

 

Our summary of operating results during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 are as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T&D Solutions

 

$

1,387

 

 

$

2,877

 

Critical Power Solutions

 

 

2,115

 

 

 

2,124

 

Consolidated

 

 

3,502

 

 

 

5,001

 

Cost of goods sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T&D Solutions

 

 

1,556

 

 

 

2,972

 

Critical Power Solutions

 

 

1,787

 

 

 

1,852

 

Consolidated

 

 

3,343

 

 

 

4,824

 

Gross profit

 

 

159

 

 

 

177

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

1,240

 

 

 

1,895

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

25

 

 

 

39

 

Foreign exchange gain

 

 

 

 

 

(10

)

Total operating expenses

 

 

1,265

 

 

 

1,924

 

Operating loss from continuing operations

 

 

(1,106

)

 

 

(1,747

)

Interest income

 

 

(93

)

 

 

(110

)

Other (income) expense

 

 

(1,343

)

 

 

1,281

 

Income (loss) before taxes

 

 

330

 

 

 

(2,918

)

Income tax (benefit) expense

 

 

(21

)

 

 

3

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

351

 

 

$

(2,921

)

 

Backlog

 

Our backlog is based on firm orders from our customers expected to be delivered in the future, most of which is expected to occur during the next twelve months. Backlog may vary significantly from reporting period to reporting period due to the timing of customer commitments. The time between receipt of an order and actual delivery, or completion, of our products and services varies from one or more days, in the case of inventoried standard products, to three to nine months, in the case of certain custom engineered equipment solutions, and up to one year or more under our service contracts.

 

The following table represents the progression of our backlog, by reporting segment, as of the end of the last five quarters:

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2020

 

 

2020

 

 

2020

 

T&D Solutions

 

$

10,210

 

 

$

5,881

 

 

$

3,872

 

 

$

4,725

 

 

$

7,632

 

Critical Power Solutions

 

 

6,934

 

 

 

6,792

 

 

 

7,472

 

 

 

7,420

 

 

 

7,068

 

Total order backlog

 

$

17,144

 

 

$

12,673

 

 

$

11,344

 

 

$

12,145

 

 

$

14,700

 

 

 

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Revenue

 

The following table represents our revenues by reporting segment and major product category for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

Variance

 

 

%

 

T&D Solutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Switchgear

 

$

1,387

 

 

$

2,877

 

 

$

(1,490

)

 

 

(51.8

)

 

 

 

1,387

 

 

 

2,877

 

 

 

(1,490

)

 

 

(51.8

)

Critical Power Solutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equipment

 

 

526

 

 

 

255

 

 

 

271

 

 

 

106.3

 

Service

 

 

1,589

 

 

 

1,869

 

 

 

(280

)

 

 

(15.0

)

 

 

 

2,115

 

 

 

2,124

 

 

 

(9

)

 

 

(0.4

)

Total revenue

 

$

3,502

 

 

$

5,001

 

 

$

(1,499

)

 

 

(30.0

)

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2021, our consolidated revenue decreased by $1.5 million, or 30.0%, to $3.5 million, down from $5.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020 mainly due to a reduction in sales of our switchgear from our T&D Solutions segment.

 

T&D Solutions. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, revenue from our switchgear product lines decreased by $1.5 million, or 51.8%, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020, as a result of decreased sales of our low and medium voltage switchgear and automatic transfer switches.

 

Critical Power. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, revenue for our equipment sales increased by $271, or 106.3%, as compared to the same period in the prior year. Revenue for our service sales decreased by $280, or 15.0%, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020.

 

Gross Profit (Loss) and Gross Margin

 

The following table represents our gross profit (loss) by reporting segment for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

Variance

 

 

%

 

T&D Solutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross loss

 

$

(169

)

 

$

(95

)

 

$

(74

)

 

 

(77.9

)

Gross margin %

 

 

(12.2

)

 

 

(3.3

)

 

 

(8.9

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Critical Power Solutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

 

328

 

 

 

272

 

 

 

56

 

 

 

20.6

 

Gross margin %

 

 

15.5

 

 

 

12.8

 

 

 

2.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated gross profit

 

$

159

 

 

$

177

 

 

$

(18

)

 

 

(10.2

)

Consolidated gross margin %

 

 

4.5

 

 

 

3.5

 

 

 

1.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2021, our consolidated gross margin was 4.5% of revenues, compared to 3.5% during the three months ended March 31, 2020.

 

T&D Solutions. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, our gross margin decreased by 8.9%, primarily due to a low volume of shipments of equipment and decreased sales of our transfer switches which generate higher gross margins as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020.

 

Critical Power. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, our gross margin increased by 2.7%, to 15.5%, from 12.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2020, predominately due to a reduction in overhead costs.

 

 

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Operating Expenses

 

The following table represents our operating expenses by reportable segment for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

Variance

 

 

%

 

T&D Solutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expense

 

$

265

 

 

$

667

 

 

$

(402

)

 

 

(60.3

)

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

5

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

(10

)

 

 

(66.7

)

Segment operating expense

 

$

270

 

 

$

682

 

 

$

(412

)

 

 

(60.4

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Critical Power Solutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expense

 

$

399

 

 

$

457

 

 

$

(58

)

 

 

(12.7

)

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

13

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(13.3

)

Segment operating expense

 

$

412

 

 

$

472

 

 

$

(60

)

 

 

(12.7

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unallocated Corporate Overhead Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expense

 

$

576

 

 

$

771

 

 

$

(195

)

 

 

(25.3

)

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

7

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(22.2

)

Foreign exchange gain

 

 

 

 

 

(10

)

 

 

10

 

 

 

(100.0

)

Segment operating expense

 

$

583

 

 

$

770

 

 

$

(187

)

 

 

(24.3

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expense

 

$

1,240

 

 

$

1,895

 

 

$

(655

)

 

 

(34.6

)

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

25

 

 

 

39

 

 

 

(14

)

 

 

(35.9

)

Foreign exchange gain

 

 

 

 

 

(10

)

 

 

10

 

 

 

(100.0

)

Consolidated operating expense

 

$

1,265

 

 

$

1,924

 

 

$

(659

)

 

 

(34.3

)

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expense. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, consolidated selling, general and administrative expense, before depreciation and amortization, decreased by approximately $655, or 34.6%, to $1.2 million, as compared to $1.9 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020. As a percentage of our consolidated revenue, selling, general and administrative expense decreased to 35.4% during the three months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to 37.9% in the three months ended March 31, 2020.

 

The selling, general and administrative expense in our T&D Solutions segment decreased by $402, or 60.3%, during the three months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020, primarily due to a reduction in professional fees related to the then-pending case titled Myers Power Products, Inc. v. Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc., Pioneer Custom Electrical Products, Corp., et al., Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No. BC606546 (the “Myers Power Case”), which was settled on November 20, 2020.

 

The selling, general and administrative expense in our Critical Power segment decreased by $58, or 12.7%, during the three months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020, primarily due to a reduction in professional fees, advertising and marketing costs, and bad debt expense.

 

Depreciation and Amortization Expense. Depreciation and amortization expense consists primarily of depreciation of fixed assets and amortization of definite-lived intangible assets and right-of-use assets related to our finance leases, and excludes amounts included in cost of sales. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, consolidated depreciation and amortization expense decreased by $14, or 35.9%, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020.

 

 

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Operating Loss

 

The following table represents our operating loss by reportable segment for the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

Variance

 

 

%

 

T&D Solutions

 

$

(439

)

 

$

(777

)

 

$

338

 

 

 

43.5

 

Critical Power Solutions

 

 

(84

)

 

 

(200

)

 

 

116

 

 

 

58.0

 

Unallocated corporate overhead expenses

 

 

(583

)

 

 

(770

)

 

 

187

 

 

 

24.3

 

Total operating loss

 

$

(1,106

)

 

$

(1,747

)

 

$

641

 

 

 

36.7

 

 

T&D Solutions. Operating loss from this segment decreased by $338, or 43.5% during the three months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020, predominately due to a reduction in professional fees related to the Myers Power Case, which was settled on November 20, 2020.

 

Critical Power. Operating loss for the Critical Power segment decreased by $116, or 58.0% during the three months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020, primarily due to an increase in our gross margin which was mainly driven by a reduction in overhead costs.

 

General Corporate Expense. Our general corporate expense is comprised primarily of executive management, corporate accounting and human resources personnel, office expenses, financing and corporate development activities, payroll and benefits administration, treasury, tax compliance, legal, stock-based compensation and public reporting costs, and costs not specifically allocated to reportable business segments. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, our unallocated corporate overhead expense decreased by $187, or 24.3%, primarily from decreased payroll related expenses and a reduction in professional fees related to the Myers Power Case, which was settled on November 20, 2020.

 

Non-Operating (Income) Expense

 

Interest Income. For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company had interest income of $93 and $110, respectively. The Company generates the majority of its interest income from the Seller Notes it received from the sale of the transformer business units in August 2019 and its cash on hand.

 

Other (Income) Expense. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, other income was $1.3 million, as compared to other expense of $1.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, included in other income was a gain of $1.4 million for the extinguishment and forgiveness of the PPP Loan. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, included in other expense was a loss of $1.1 million related to the mark to market adjustment on the fair value of the CleanSpark Common Stock and warrants.

 

Income Tax (Benefit) Expense. Our effective income tax rate was (6.4)% for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to (0.1)% during the three months ended March 31, 2020, as set forth below:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

Variance

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

$

330

 

 

$

(2,918

)

 

$

3,248

 

Income tax (benefit) expense

 

 

(21

)

 

 

3

 

 

 

(24

)

Effective income tax rate%

 

 

(6.4

)

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

(6.3

)

 

Net Income (Loss) per Share

 

We generated net income of $351 during the three months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to a net loss of $2.9 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020. Our net income per basic and diluted share for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was $0.04, as compared to a net loss per basic and diluted share of $0.33 for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

 

 

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

General. At March 31, 2021, we had $4.7 million of cash on hand. We have historically met our cash needs through a combination of cash flows from operating activities and bank borrowings. Our cash requirements have been generally applied toward operating activities, debt repayment, capital improvements and acquisitions.

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and restricted cash reported within the consolidated balance sheets that sum to the total of the same such amounts shown in the unaudited interim consolidated statement of cash flows:

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Cash

 

$

4,733

 

 

$

7,567

 

Restricted cash

 

 

1,775

 

 

 

 

Total cash and restricted cash as shown in the statement of cash flows

 

$

6,508

 

 

$

7,567

 

 

The Company has restricted cash of approximately $1.8 million as a result of executing a cash collateral security agreement with a commercial bank which required us to pledge cash collateral as security for all unpaid reimbursement obligations owing to the commercial bank for an irrevocable standby letter of credit.

 

On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (“WHO”) announced a global health emergency because of a new strain of coronavirus originating in Wuhan, China and the risks to the international community as the virus spreads globally beyond its point of origin. In March 2020, the WHO classified the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic (the “COVID-19 pandemic”), based on the rapid increase in exposure globally.

 

The full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve as the date of this report. As such, it is uncertain as to the full magnitude that the pandemic will have on the Company’s financial condition, liquidity, and future results of operations. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company experienced an impact to productivity as a result of following social distancing guidelines and practicing personal protective measures. Notwithstanding, the Company has been able to operate substantially at capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Management is actively monitoring the global situation on its financial condition, liquidity, operations, suppliers, industry, and workforce. Given the daily evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic and the global responses to contain its spread, the Company is not able to estimate the full effects of the COVID-19 pandemic at this time, however, if the pandemic continues, it may continue to have an adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition, or liquidity.

 

On March 27, 2020, then President Trump signed into law the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act” (the “CARES Act”) The CARES Act, among other things, appropriates funds for the SBA Paycheck Protection Program loans that are forgivable in certain situations to promote continued employment. On April 13, 2020, after having determined that it met the qualifications for this loan program due to the impact that COVID-19 would have on our financial condition, results of operations, and/or liquidity and applying for relief, the Company received a loan under the SBA Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP Loan”) in the amount of $1.4 million.

 

Under the terms of the PPP Loan, the Company was eligible for full or partial loan forgiveness. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company received full forgiveness of the PPP Loan and recognized a $1.4 million gain on extinguishment and forgiveness of debt in other income.

 

Cash Provided by/ (Used in) Operating Activities. Cash provided by our operating activities was $590 during the three months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to cash used in our operating activities of $1.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020.

 

Cash (Used in)/ Provided by Investing Activities. We did not use cash in our investing activities and there was no cash provided by investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

Cash Used in Financing Activities. Cash used in our financing activities was $1.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2021, as compared to $419 during the three months ended March 31, 2020. The primary use of cash in financing activities for the three months ending March 31, 2021 was repayments of financing leases.

 

 

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Working Capital. As of March 31, 2021, we had working capital of $8.3 million, including $6.5 million of cash and restricted cash, compared to working capital of $8.4 million, including $7.6 million of cash at December 31, 2020. At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we no longer had a revolving credit facility, as it was paid in full in August 2019 with the proceeds from the sale of the transformer business units.

 

Assessment of Liquidity. At March 31, 2021, we had $4.7 million of cash on hand generated primarily from the completion of the Equity Transaction, sale of the CleanSpark Common Stock and warrants to purchase CleanSpark Common Stock, proceeds from insurance and the funding from the Paycheck Protection Program. We have historically met our cash needs through a combination of cash flows from operating activities and bank borrowings. Our cash requirements historically were generally for operating activities, debt repayment, capital improvements and acquisitions.

 

As all outstanding amounts under our credit facilities have been paid in full with the proceeds from the sale of the transformer business units during the year ended December 31, 2019, and the credit facilities terminated, we expect to meet our cash needs with our working capital and cash flows from our operating activities. We expect our cash requirements to be generally for operating activities and capital improvements. We expect that our cash balance is sufficient to fund operations for the next twelve months.

 

Capital Expenditures

 

The Company had no additions to property, plant and equipment during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and the three months ended March 31, 2020. At March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, we no longer had a revolving credit facility, as it was paid in full and terminated in August 2019 with the proceeds from the sale of the transformer business units.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Not Applicable

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Management’s Conclusions Regarding Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (“Disclosure Controls”), as defined by Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as of March 31, 2021 (the “Evaluation Date”), the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures. As of March 31, 2021, based on the evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures, our chief executive officer and interim chief financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

 

Management believes that the condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly present, in all material respects, the Company’s financial condition as of the Evaluation Date, and results of its operations and cash flows for the Evaluation Date, in conformity with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”).

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2021 that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

From time to time, we may become involved in lawsuits, investigations and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business.

 

On January 11, 2016, Myers Power Products, Inc., a specialty electrical products manufacturer, filed suit with the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles, against us, PCEP and two PCEP employees who are former employees of Myers Power Products, Inc., Geo Murickan, the president of PCEP (“Murickan”), and Brett DeChellis (“DeChellis”), alleging, among other things, that Murickan wrongly used and retained confidential business information of Myers Power Products, Inc. for the benefit of us and PCEP, in breach of their confidentiality agreement and/or employment agreement entered into with Myers Power Products, Inc., and that we and PCEP knowingly received and used such confidential business information. Myers Power Products, Inc. sought injunctive relief enjoining us, PCEP and our employees from using its confidential business information and compensatory damages of an unspecified unlimited amount; however, the Company recognized approximately $1.2 million for expected costs related to this litigation in the prior two fiscal years.

 

On October 4, 2019, the dividend that was payable by the Company was enjoined by court order of the Superior Court of California related to the foregoing case. On October 16, 2019, Myers Power Products, Inc. filed an ex parte application arguing the Company had violated, or intended to violate the modified preliminary injunction and sought an order from the court for the Company to post a bond in an amount of $30,000 or more (which was not granted). The Company cancelled the dividend as the result of this court order.

 

There were also two related appeals in the California Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District (“Court of Appeal”). Case no. B301494 was an appeal of the October 4, 2019 order modifying a previously issued preliminary injunction. Case no. B302943 was an appeal of the November 26, 2019 order requiring Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc. and Pioneer Custom Electrical Products Corp. to obtain and post a $12 million bond. On April 10, 2020, the Court of Appeal granted our motion to combine the two appeals.

 

On November 20, 2020, the Company entered into a settlement and release agreement with Myers Power Products, Inc. As part of the settlement, all injunctions were dissolved, and all litigation and appeals related to the action were dismissed with prejudice. The parties executed full releases of all known and unknown claims, thereby eliminating all such restrictions on the Company. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed; however, the Company agreed to pay Myers Power Products, Inc. an amount that did not differ significantly from the $1.2 million of expected costs the Company recognized as a legal contingency during the year ended December 31, 2018. This payment was made during the fourth quarter of 2020.

 

We can give no assurance that any other lawsuits or claims brought in the future will not have an adverse effect on our financial condition, liquidity or operating results.

 

As of the date hereof, we are not aware of or a party to any legal proceedings to which we or any of our subsidiaries is a party or to which any of our property is subject, nor are we aware of any such threatened or pending litigation or any such proceedings known to be contemplated by governmental authorities that we believe could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or operating results.

 

We are not aware of any material proceedings in which any of our directors, officers or affiliates or any registered or beneficial shareholder of more than 5% of our common stock is an adverse party or has a material interest adverse to our interest.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

There have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

None.

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not applicable.

 

 

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ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

See the Exhibit Index following the signature page to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a list of exhibits filed or furnished with this report, which Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

No.

 

Description

3.1

 

Composite Certificate of Incorporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Amendment No. 4 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 21, 2011).

 

 

 

3.2

 

Bylaws (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 2, 2009).

 

 

 

31.1*

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

31.2*

 

Certification of Interim Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

32.1*

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

32.2*

 

Certification of Interim Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

101*

 

The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language), (i) Consolidated Statements of Operations, (ii) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (v) Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

* Filed herewith.

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

 

 

 

PIONEER POWER SOLUTIONS, INC.

 

 

 

Date: May 14, 2021

By:

/s/ Nathan J. Mazurek

 

 

Name: Nathan J. Mazurek

 

 

Title: Chief Executive Officer

     

Date: May 14, 2021

 

/s/ Walter Michalec

 

 

Name: Walter Michalec

 

 

Title: Interim Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Interim Financial Officer duly authorized to sign on behalf of Registrant)