NATURE OF OPERATIONS, BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

NATURE OF OPERATIONS, BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS, BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Nature of Operations

Beam Global, a Nevada corporation (hereinafter the “Company,” “us,” “we,” “our” or “Beam”), is a cleantech innovation company based in San Diego, California. We develop, design, engineer, manufacture and sell high-quality, renewably energized infrastructure products for electric vehicle (“EV”) charging, outdoor media, and energy security and disaster preparedness as well as safe and compact, highly energy-dense battery solutions. Beam’s infrastructure products enable electric vehicle charging and reliable electrical power in locations where it is either too expensive or too impactful to connect to the utility grid, or where the requirements for electrical power are so important that grid failures, like blackouts, are intolerable. Beam’s energy storage products provide high energy density in a safe and compact form-factor ideal for the rapidly increasing numbers of mobile and stationary equipment and products which require electrical energy without being connected to the electrical grid.

On March 4, 2022, the Company acquired substantially all the assets of All Cell Technologies, LLC (“All Cell”), an energy storage solutions and technologies company based in Broadview, Illinois. Refer to note 3, Business Combination for additional details.

Basis of Presentation

The interim unaudited condensed financial statements included herein have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial statements and are in the form prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission in instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. In management’s opinion, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments and reclassifications) necessary to present fairly our results of operations and cash flows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, and our financial position as of June 30, 2022, have been made. The results of operations for such interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the operating results to be expected for the full year.

Certain information and disclosures normally included in the notes to the annual financial statements have been condensed or omitted from these interim financial statements. Accordingly, these interim unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2021. The December 31, 2021 balance sheet is derived from those statements.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates in the accompanying financial statements include the allowance for doubtful accounts receivable, valuation of inventory and standard cost allocations, depreciable lives of property and equipment, valuation of intangible assets, estimates of loss contingencies, estimates of the valuation of lease liabilities and the related right of use assets, valuation of share-based costs, and the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (ASC Topic 326) requiring initial recognition of credit losses, as well as any subsequent change in the estimate, when it is probable that a loss has been incurred. The standard eliminates the threshold for initial recognition in current U.S. GAAP and it covers a broad range of financial instruments, including trade and other receivables at each reporting date. The measurement of expected credit losses is based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability of the financial assets. The standard is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2023. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material effect on our financial statements.

Concentrations

Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash and accounts receivable.

The Company maintains its cash in banks and financial institution deposits that at times may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts from inception through June 30, 2022. As of June 30, 2022, approximately $13.9 million of the Company’s cash deposits were greater than the federally insured limits.

Major Customers

The Company continually assesses the financial strength of its customers. For the three months ended June 30, 2022, two customers accounted for 34% and 14% of total revenues and for the six months ended June 30, 2022, two customers accounted for 23% and 12% of total revenues each. For the three months ended June 30, 2021, revenues from four customers accounted for 22%, 18%, 16% and 10% of total revenues and for the six months ended June 30, 2021, revenues from three customers accounted for 13%, 13% and 11% of total revenues. At June 30, 2022, accounts receivable from two customers accounted for 47% and 11% of total accounts receivable with no other single customer accounting for more than 10% of the accounts receivable balance. At December 31, 2021, accounts receivable from four customers accounted for 30%, 22%, 13% and 10% of total accounts receivable with no other single customer accounting for more than 10% of the accounts receivable balance. For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company had a heavy concentration of sales to federal, state and local governments which represented 61% and 77% of revenues, respectively.

Significant Accounting Policies

During the six months ended June 30, 2022, there were no changes to our significant accounting policies as described in in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. See below for our policy related to business combinations, goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets and fair value measurements.

Business Combination

The purchase price of an acquisition is allocated to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values at the acquisition date. To the extent the purchase price exceeds the fair value of the net identifiable tangible and intangible assets assumed, such excess is allocated to goodwill. The Company determines the estimated fair values after review and consideration of relevant information, including discounted cash flows and estimates made by management. The Company records the net assets and results of operations of an acquired entity from the acquisition date. Acquisition-related costs are recognized separately from the acquisition and are expensed as incurred.

Contingent consideration liability is recognized at the estimated fair value on the acquisition date. Subsequent changes to the fair value of contingent consideration liability are recognized in operating expenses in the statement of operations. Contingent consideration liability related to the acquisition consists of commercial milestone payments and are valued using a Monte Carlo simulation. The fair value of commercial milestone payments reflects management’s estimates of discount rates and probability of achieving certain milestones.

Goodwill and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets

Upon acquisition, identifiable intangible assets are recorded at fair value and are carried at cost less accumulated amortization. Identifiable intangible assets with finite lives are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives except for customer relationships, for which the amortization is recorded on an accelerated method over the estimate useful life. The carrying values of intangible assets with finite lives are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amounts may not be recoverable.

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase prices of an acquired business over the fair value of the underlying net tangible and intangible assets. The Company is required to assess goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment annually, or more frequently if circumstances indicate impairment may have occurred. The Company first assesses qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the quantitative goodwill impairment test, including macroeconomic conditions, industry and market considerations, and our overall financial performance. If, after completing the qualitative assessment, it is determined it is more likely than not that the estimated fair value is greater than the carrying value, the Company concludes no impairment exists. Alternatively, if the Company determines in the qualitative assessment, it is more likely than not that the fair value is less than its carrying value, then the Company performs a quantitative goodwill impairment test to identify both the existence of an impairment and the amount of impairment loss, by comparing the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the estimated fair value of the reporting unit is less than the carrying value, then a goodwill impairment charge is recognized in the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value, limited to the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. The goodwill annual assessment test is performed in the fourth quarter of every year or when an event occurs or circumstances change such that it is reasonably possible that an impairment may exist.

Fair Value Measurements

The fair value of assets and liabilities are based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. We use a fair value hierarchy with three levels of inputs, of which the first two are considered observable and the last unobservable, to measure fair value:

·    Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

·    Level 2 — Inputs, other than Level 1, that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

·    Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

The carrying amounts of financial instruments such as cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate the related fair values due to the short-term maturities of these instruments.

Net Loss Per Share

Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the periods presented. Diluted net loss per common share is computed using the weighted average number of common stock outstanding for the period, and, if dilutive, potential common stock outstanding during the period. Potential common stock consists of the incremental shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options, stock warrants, convertible debt instruments or other common stock equivalents. Potentially dilutive securities are excluded from the computation if their effect is anti-dilutive.

Options to purchase 284,433 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 469,621 shares of common stock were outstanding at June 30, 2022. Options to purchase 333,980 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 549,335 shares of common stock were outstanding at June 30, 2021. These options and warrants were not included in the computation of diluted loss per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 because the effects would have been anti-dilutive. These options and warrants may dilute future earnings per share.

Segments

The Company follows ASC 280-10 for “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information.” Management assesses its segment reporting based on how it internally manages and reports the results of its business to its chief operating decision maker. For periods through the date of the All Cell acquisition, the Company had, and reported in, one reportable segment. Subsequent to the acquisition of All Cell, management continues to review financial results, manage the business and allocate resources on an aggregate basis. Therefore, financial results continue to be reported in a single operating segment.