Readers are advised to review the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis or set forth elsewhere in this Quarterly Report, including information with respect to our plans and strategy for our business, includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. See "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements". You should review the "Risk Factors" section of our Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 for a discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis.





Overview



Overview


The Company's primary business activities during last few months were:





  ? Production and supply of product to a Fortune 500 multinational healthcare
    corporation.




  ? Enlarging our focus on R&D activities in the domain of I4.0 (including PdM and
    CBM in sectors such as aerospace, maritime energy and other heavy machinery,
    engines and complicated mechanics which have a need for monitoring and
    predictive maintenance applications). The main effect of this activity was an
    increase in the number of employees to enable the Company to manage the
    anticipated increased workload and solution development.



Comparison of the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022

The following table summarizes our results of operations for the three month period ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, together with the changes in those items in dollars and as a percentage:





                                          2023             2022         % Change
Revenues                                   303,000            2,000        15,050 %
Cost of Revenues                           550,000          288,000            91 %
Gross Loss                                (247,000 )       (286,000 )         (14 )%
Research and development expenses        1,398,000          954,000            47 %
Sales and marketing expense                176,000          243,000           (28 )%
General and administrative expenses        958,000        1,286,000           (26 )%
Operating Loss                          (2,779,000 )     (2,769,000 )        0.36 %




Revenues


As a result of the nature of our target market and the current stage of our development, a substantial portion of our revenue comes from a limited number of customers.

For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we generated revenues of $303,000, an increase of $301,000, or 15,050%, from the three months ended March 31, 2022 revenues.

The increase in revenues was primarily due to the completion of development of the product relating to our miniature camera solution with a Fortune 500 company and moving to production stage. Total revenues recorded from our miniature camera solution with the Fortune 500 company for the three months ended March 31, 2023 amounted to approximately $288,000. We did not record any revenue from our miniature camera solution with the Fortune 500 company during the three months ended March 31, 2022.





Cost of Revenues


Cost of revenue is primarily comprised of cost of personnel including warehouse personnel costs, certain allocated facilities, and expenses associated with logistics and quality control.

Cost of revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was $550,000, an increase of $262,000, or 91%, compared to cost of revenues of $288,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

The increase was primarily due to an increase in material costs due to an increase in the number of products sold and supplied to the Fortune 500 company.





Gross Loss


Gross loss for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was $247,000, a decrease of $39,000, or 14%, compared to gross loss of $286,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

The decrease was primarily due to increase in revenues partially offset by increase in cost of revenues, as described above.

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development efforts are focused on new product development and on developing additional functionality for our new and existing products. These expenses primarily consist of employee-related expenses, including salaries, benefits, and stock-based compensation expense for personnel engaged in research and development functions, consulting, and professional fees related to research and development activities, prototype materials, facility costs, and other allocated expenses, which include expenses for rent and maintenance of our facility, utilities, depreciation, and other supplies. We expense research and development costs as incurred.

Research and development expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2023 were $1,398,000, an increase of $444,000, or 47%, compared to $954,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

The increase was primarily due to an increase in payroll expenses due to additional employee recruitments, and to increased expenses for materials, subcontractors, rent, and maintenance due to enlarging our focus on R&D activities in the domain of I4.0.

We expect that our research and development expenses will increase as we continue to develop our products and service and recruit additional research and development employees to the I4.0 domain.





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Sales and Marketing Expenses


Sales and marketing expenses primarily consist of personnel costs, consulting services, promotional materials, demonstration equipment, and certain allocated facility infrastructure costs.

Sales and marketing expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2023 were $176,000, a decrease of $67,000, or 28%, compared to $243,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in payroll expenses (including stock-based compensation) due to the resignation of a VP Business Development.

We expect that our selling and marketing expenses will increase as we increase our selling and marketing efforts in the I4.0 domain.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses primarily consist of salaries and other related costs, including stock-based compensation, for personnel in executive, finance, and administrative functions. General and administrative expenses also include direct and allocated facility-related costs as well as professional fees for legal, patent, consulting, investor, public relations, accounting, auditing, tax services, and insurance costs.

General and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2023 were $958,000, a decrease of $328,000, or 26%, compared to $1,286,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in stock-based compensation due to vesting of options and to a decrease in D&O insurance costs.





Operating loss


We incurred an operating loss of $2,779,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, an increase of $10,000, compared to operating loss of $2,769,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

The increase in operating loss was primarily due to increases in expenses related to research and development, partially offset by decrease in general and administrative expenses and sales and marketing expenses, as described above.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of March 31, 2023, we had cash and cash equivalents of $9.6 million and $15 million of short-term deposits compared to cash and cash equivalents $10.1 million and 3 million of short-term deposits as of December 31, 2022. In addition, as of March 31, 2023 we incurred an accumulated deficit of approximately $27.4 million, compared to $24.8 million as of December 31, 2022.

Our primary sources of liquidity to date have been from fund raising and warrant exercises.

Additional Cash Requirements

We plan to continue to invest for long-term growth, and therefore we expect that our expenses will increase. We currently believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents and short-term deposits will allow us to fund our operating plan through at least the next 12 months. We expect our expenses will increase in connection with our ongoing activities, particularly as we continue the research and development and the scale up process of our I4.0 solutions. We expect to incur significant commercialization expenses related to product sales, marketing, manufacturing, and distribution. Furthermore, we will continue to incur additional costs associated with operating as a public company. Accordingly, we will need to obtain substantial additional funding in connection with our continuing operations. We may raise these funds through equity financing, debt financing, or other sources, which may result in further dilution in the equity ownership of our common stock. There is no assurance that we will be able to maintain operations at a level sufficient for investors to obtain a return on their investment in our common stock, or that we will be able to raise sufficient capital required to implement our business plan on acceptable terms, if at all. Even if we are successful in raising sufficient capital to implement our business plan, we will, most likely, continue to be unprofitable for the foreseeable future. If we are unable to raise capital when needed or on attractive terms, we would be forced to delay, reduce, or eliminate our research and development programs or future commercialization efforts.





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Cash Flows


The following table sets forth the significant sources and uses of cash for the periods set forth below (in dollars):





                                        Three month ended March 31,
                                            2023               2022
Cash used in Operating Activity             (2,474,000 )      (224,000 )
Cash used in Investing Activity            (12,015,000 )       (24,000 )
Cash provided by Financing Activity         13,977,000               -




Operating Activities


Our primary uses of cash from operating activities have been for headcount-related expenditures, research and development costs, manufacturing costs, marketing and promotional expenses, professional services cost and costs related to our facilities. Our cash flows from operating activities will continue to be affected due to the expected increase of spending on our business and our working capital requirements.

During the three months ended March 31, 2023, cash used in operating activities was $2.5 million, consisting of net loss of $2.7 million, an unfavorable net change in operating assets and liabilities of $0.4 million, partially offset by a non-cash benefit of $0.6 million. Our non-cash benefit consisted primarily of non-cash charges for stock-based compensation and depreciation. The net change in our operating assets and liabilities primarily reflects cash outflows from changes in contract liability and other current assets, partially offset by inflows from changes in other current expenses.

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, cash used in operating activities was $0.2 million, consisting of net loss of $2.8 million, partially offset by a non-cash benefit of $0.8 million and a favorable net change in operating assets and liabilities of $1.7 million. Our non-cash benefit consisted primarily of non-cash charges of $0.8 million for stock-based compensation. The net change in our operating assets and liabilities primarily reflects cash inflows from changes in contract liability of $1.6 million.





Investing Activities


During the three months ended March 31, 2023, cash used in investing activities was $12 million, consisting mainly of investment, net on short-term deposits.

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, cash used in investing activities was $24,000, consisting of purchases of property and equipment.





Financing Activities


During the three months ended March 31, 2023, cash provided by financing activities was $14 million, consisting of cash proceeds from issuance of shares and warrants.





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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

None.

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