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T STAMP INC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
T STAMP INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) | $ | | $ | |
The accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements.
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T STAMP INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to T Stamp Inc. | ( | ( | ||||
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The accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements.
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T STAMP INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
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Comprehensive loss attributable to T Stamp Inc. | $ | ( | $ | ( |
The accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements.
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T STAMP INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
(unaudited)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2023 AND 2022
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T STAMP INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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The accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements.
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T STAMP INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)
1. Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies And Going Concern
Description of Business — T Stamp Inc. was incorporated on April 11, 2016 in the State of Delaware. T Stamp Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Trust Stamp”, “we”, “us”, “our” or the “Company”) develops and markets identity authentication software solutions for enterprise and government partners and peer-to-peer markets.
Trust Stamp develops proprietary artificial intelligence-powered solutions, researching and leveraging biometric science, cryptography, and data mining, to deliver insightful identity and trust predictions that identify and defend against fraudulent identity attacks, protect sensitive user information, and extend the reach of digital services through global accessibility. We utilize the power and agility of technologies such as GPU processing, edge-computing, and neural networks to process and protect data faster and more effectively than has ever previously been possible in order to deliver results at a disruptively low cost for usage across multiple industries, including:
● | Banking/FinTech |
● | KYC/AML Compliance |
● | Humanitarian and Development Services |
● | Government and Law Enforcement, including Alternative to Detention programs |
● | Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets |
● | Biometrically Secured Email and Digital Communications |
● | P2P Transactions, Social Media, and Sharing Economy |
● | Real Estate, Travel, and Healthcare |
Reverse Split — On February 15, 2023 our Board of Directors approved and, as of February 20, 2023, the holders of a majority of our voting capital stock approved an amendment (the “Certificate of Amendment”) to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse split of our issued and outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock at a ratio of share for every five shares currently held, rounded up to the nearest whole share – whereby every five (5) outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock will be combined and become one (1) share of Class A Common Stock, rounding up to the nearest whole number of shares (the “Reverse Split”). All share and per share amounts in these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been retroactively restated to reflect the Reverse Split. The Reverse Split was effective for trading on the market opening of Nasdaq on March 23, 2023. We are seeking ratification of the Reverse Split because, although we filed an Information Statement on Schedule 14C with the SEC on March 3, 2023 and provided such information statement to stockholders, we did not file a proxy statement on Schedule 14A to solicit stockholder approval. On May 13 2023, we received sufficient stockholder votes to ratify the Reverse Split.
Going Concern — The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company is a business that has not yet generated profits, with a loss in the three months ended March 31, 2023 of $
The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern in the next twelve months following the date the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were available to be issued is dependent upon its ability to produce revenues and/or obtain financing sufficient to meet current and future obligations and deploy such to produce profitable operating results. Management has evaluated these conditions and plans to generate revenue and raise capital as needed to satisfy the Company’s capital needs. While the negotiation of significant
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additional revenue is well advanced, it has not reached a stage that allows it to be factored into a going concern evaluation. In addition, although the Company has previously been successful in raising capital as needed and has already made plans to do so as well as restructuring expenses to meet the Company’s cash needs, no assurance can be given that the Company will be successful in its capital raising efforts. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period.
On April 14, 2023, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (“SPA”) with an institutional investor, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the investor (i) in a registered direct offering,
Basis of Presentation — The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“US GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a basis which assumes that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business.
Unaudited Interim Results — These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, pursuant to the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting. In management’s opinion, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes have been prepared on the same basis as the annual financial statements and reflect all the adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments necessary for the fair statement of the Company’s financial position as of March 31, 2023, the results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. Certain information and note disclosures have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2022 was derived from the audited financial statements as of that date but does not include all of the disclosures required by U.S. GAAP. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year or any other future interim or annual period.
These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and accompanying notes for the year ended December 31, 2022 included in the Company’s Annual Report. The Company’s significant accounting policies are described in Note 1 to those audited financial statements.
Basis of Consolidation — The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect the activity of the Company and its subsidiaries, Trusted Mail Inc. (“Trusted Mail”), Sunflower AI Technologies (“SAIT”), Finnovation LLC (“Finnovation”), Trust Stamp Malta Limited (“Trust Stamp Malta”), AIID Payments Limited, Biometric Innovations Limited (“Biometrics”), Trust Stamp Rwanda Limited, Metapresence Limited, and Trust Stamp Denmark ApS. All significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated.
On February 28, 2023, the Company received the Certificate of Termination from the State of Georgia, which represents the completion of administratively dissolving T Avatar LLC. As there were no operations established under the entity, there is a limited impact to Trust Stamp. The dissolution of T Avatar LLC was effective February 28, 2023.
Further, we continue to consolidate Tstamp Incentive Holdings (“TSIH”) which we consider to be a variable interest entity.
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Variable Interest Entity — On April 9, 2019, management created a new entity, TSIH. Furthermore, on April 25, 2019, the Company issued
The Company does not own any of the shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company held by TSIH. The Company considers this entity to be a variable interest entity (“VIE”) because it is thinly capitalized and holds no cash. Because the Company does not own shares in TSIH, management believes that this gives the Company a variable interest. Further, management of the Company also acts as management of TSIH and is the decision-maker as management grants shares held by TSIH to employees of the Company. As this VIE owns only shares in the Company and no other liabilities or assets, the Company is the primary beneficiary of TSIH and will consolidate the VIE.
Use of Estimates — The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates their estimates that include, but are not limited to, percentage of completion related to revenue contracts that are not fully complete at the end of a fiscal quarter, capitalization and estimated useful life of internal-use software, the allowance for doubtful accounts, the fair value of financial assets and liabilities, the recoverability of goodwill, stock-based compensation including the determination of the fair value of our common stock, impairment of long-lived assets, the valuation of deferred tax assets and uncertain tax positions, and warrant liabilities. We base our estimates on assumptions, both historical and forward-looking trends, and various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities.
Segment Information — The Company has a single operating and reportable segment. The Company’s chief operating decision maker is its Chief Executive Officer, who reviews financial information presented on a consolidated basis for purposes of making operating decisions, assessing financial performance, and allocating resources.
Risks and Uncertainties — The Company is dependent upon additional capital resources for its planned full-scale operations, and is subject to significant risks and uncertainties, including failing to secure funding to continue to operationalize the Company’s plans or failing to profitably operate the business.
Major Customers and Concentration of Risks — Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash, cash equivalents, and accounts receivable. We maintain our cash and cash equivalents with high-quality financial institutions, mainly in the United States; the composition of which are regularly monitored by us. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation covers $250 thousand for substantially all depository accounts. The Company from time to time may have amounts on deposit in excess of the insured limits. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had $
For accounts receivable, we are exposed to credit risk in the event of nonpayment by customers to the extent the amounts are recorded in the consolidated balance sheets. We extend different levels of credit and maintain reserves for potential credit losses based upon the expected collectability of accounts receivable. We manage credit risk related to our customers by performing periodic evaluations of credit worthiness and applying other credit risk monitoring procedures.
During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company sold to primarily
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Additionally, during the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company sold to primarily
Foreign Currencies — The functional currencies of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries are the local currencies. For those subsidiaries, the assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate method at the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet date. The Company’s other comprehensive (loss) is comprised of foreign currency translation adjustments related to the Company’s foreign subsidiaries. Income and expenses are translated at the average exchange rates for the period. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are included in other income or other expense in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Cash and Cash Equivalents — Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash in banks and bank deposits. The Company considers all highly liquid instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased as cash equivalents.
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts — Accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount, net of an allowance for doubtful accounts, if any. Allowance for doubtful accounts is based on the Company’s best estimate of probable losses inherent in its accounts receivable portfolio and is determined based on expectations of the customer’s ability to pay by considering factors such as historical experience, financial position of the customer, age of the accounts receivable, current economic conditions, including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and as well as reasonable and supportable forward-looking factors about its portfolio and future economic conditions. Accounts receivables are written-off and charged against an allowance for doubtful accounts when the Company has exhausted collection efforts without success. No allowance for bad debts has been established. Bad debts are recognized when they are deemed uncollectible, and management considers all present receivables fully collectible.
As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, accounts receivable includes unbilled receivables of $
Property and Equipment, Net — Property and equipment, net is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is recognized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets. Maintenance and repairs that do not improve or extend the useful lives of the assets are expensed when incurred, whereas additions and major improvements are capitalized. Upon sale or retirement of assets, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are derecognized from the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet and any resulting gain or loss is recorded in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations in the period realized.
Capitalized Internal-Use Software, Net — Costs related to software acquired, developed, or modified solely to meet our internal requirements, with no substantive plans to market such software at the time of development are capitalized. The Company capitalizes eligible costs to develop internal-use software that are incurred subsequent to the preliminary project stage through the development stage. These costs consist of personnel costs (including related benefits and stock-based compensation) that are incurred during the application development stage. Costs incurred during the preliminary project stage and during the post-implementation operational stage are expensed as incurred. Maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. The estimated useful life of costs capitalized is evaluated for each specific project that is generally five years. Actual economic lives may differ from estimated useful lives. Periodic reviews could result in a change in estimated useful lives and therefore changes in amortization expense in future periods.
Accounting for Impairment of Long-Lived Assets — Long-lived assets with finite lives include property and equipment, capitalized internal-use software, right of use assets, and intangible assets subject to amortization. The Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets held and used is measured by comparison of the carrying amount of an asset or an asset group to estimated undiscounted future net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset or asset group. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds these estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the asset or asset group. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell. The Company determined that as of March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022,
Goodwill — Goodwill is accounted for in accordance with FASB ASC 350, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other. The Company allocates the cost of an acquired business to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. The excess of the purchase consideration transferred over the fair value of the net assets acquired, including other intangible
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assets, is recorded as goodwill. Goodwill is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level at least quarterly or more frequently when events or circumstances occur that indicate that it is more likely than not that an impairment has occurred. In assessing goodwill for impairment, the Company first assesses qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the quantitative goodwill impairment test. In the qualitative assessment, the Company considers factors including economic conditions, industry and market conditions and developments, overall financial performance and other relevant entity-specific events in determining whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than the carrying amount. Should the Company conclude that it is more likely than not that the recorded goodwill amounts have been impaired, the Company would perform the impairment test. Goodwill impairment exists when a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value. Significant judgment is applied when goodwill is assessed for impairment. There were
Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities — The Company follows the relevant U.S. GAAP guidance regarding the determination and measurement of the fair value of assets/liabilities; in which fair value is defined as 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 valuation hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs when measuring fair value. The guidance describes the following three levels of inputs that may be used in the methodology to measure fair value:
Level 1 – Quoted prices available in active markets for identical investments as of the reporting date;
Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices in active markets, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date; and
Level 3 – Unobservable inputs, which are to be used in situations where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability and wherein the reporting entity makes estimates and assumptions related to the pricing of the asset or liability including assumptions regarding risk.
A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The estimated fair values of cash, accounts receivable, related party receivables, prepaid expenses and other current assets, other assets, accounts payable, related party payables, accrued expenses, deferred revenue, customer deposit liabilities, and nonconvertible notes payable approximate their carrying values. The fair values of warrant liabilities issued in connection with equity or debt issuance are determined using the Black-Scholes valuation model, a “Level 3” fair value measurement, based on the estimated fair value of the underlying common stock, volatility based on the historical volatility data of similar companies, considering the industry, products and market capitalization of such other entities, the expected life based on the remaining contractual term of the conversion option and warrant liabilities and the risk free interest rate based on the implied yield available on U.S. Treasury Securities with a maturity equivalent to the warrant liability’s contractual life. The Company accounts for its financial assets and liabilities at fair value regularly. The Company evaluates the fair value of its non-financial assets and liabilities on a nonrecurring basis.
Revenue Recognition — The Company derives its revenue primarily from professional services. Revenue is recognized upon transfer of control of promised products and services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for those products or services. If the consideration promised in a contract includes a variable amount, the Company includes an estimate of the amount it expects to receive or the total transaction price if it is probable that a significant reversal of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur. The Company determines the amount of revenue to be recognized through the application of the following steps:
● | Identification of the contract, or contracts with a customer; |
● | Identification of the performance obligations in the contract; |
● | Determination of the transaction price; |
● | Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and |
● | Recognition of revenue when or as the Company satisfies the performance obligations. |
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At contract inception, the Company will assess the services agreed upon within each contract and assess whether each service is distinct and determine those that are performance obligations. The Company then recognizes as revenue the amount of the transaction price that is allocated to the respective performance obligation when (or as) the performance obligation is satisfied. In general, each contract with a customer consists of a single performance obligation to perform services in which revenue is recognized when the service has been delivered.
Remaining Performance Obligations — The Company’s arrangements with its customers often have terms that span over multiple years. However, the Company generally allows its customers to terminate contracts for convenience prior to the end of the stated term with less than twelve months’ notice. Revenue allocated to remaining performance obligations represents noncancelable contracted revenue that has not yet been recognized, which includes deferred revenue and, in certain instances, amounts that will be invoiced. The Company has elected the practical expedient allowing the Company to not disclose remaining performance obligations for contracts with original terms of twelve months or less. Cancelable contracted revenue, which includes customer deposit liabilities, is not considered a remaining performance obligation. As of March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, the Company did not have any related performance obligations for contracts with terms exceeding twelve months.
Disaggregation of Revenue
For the three months ended | ||||||
March 31, | ||||||
| 2023 |
| 2022 | |||
Professional services (over time) | $ | | $ | | ||
License fees (over time) |
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Total Revenue | $ | | $ | |
Contract Balances — The timing of customer billing and payment relative to the start of the service period varies from contract to contract; however, the Company bills many of its customers in advance of the provision of services under its contracts, resulting in liabilities consisting of either deferred revenue (a “contract liability”) or customer deposit liabilities. Deferred revenue represents billings under noncancelable contracts before the related product or service is transferred to the customer. Such amounts are recognized by the Company over the life of the contract upon meeting the revenue recognition criteria, but generally within one year. Customer deposit liabilities consist of billings or payments received in advance of the start of the contractual term or for anticipated revenue-generating activities for the portion of a contract term that is subject to cancellation for convenience. Certain of the Company’s arrangements generally include terms that allow the customer to terminate the contract for convenience and receive a refund of the amount of the customer deposit for the percentage of the work not performed prior to the notice of termination. In these arrangements, the Company concluded there are no enforceable rights and obligations after such notice period and therefore, the consideration received or due from the customer that is subject to termination for convenience is recorded as customer deposit liabilities.
The payment terms and conditions vary by contract; however, the Company’s terms generally require payment within 30 to 60 days from the invoice date. In instances where the timing of revenue recognition differs from the timing of payment, the Company elected to apply the practical expedient in accordance with ASC 606 to not adjust contract consideration for the effects of a significant financing component as the Company expects, at contract inception, that the period between when promised goods and services are transferred to the customer and when the customer pays for those goods and services will be one year or less. As such, the Company determined its contracts do not generally contain a significant financing component.
Costs to Obtain and Fulfill Contracts — Incremental costs of obtaining a contract include only those costs that are directly related to the acquisition of contracts, including sales commissions, and that would not have been incurred if the contract had not been obtained. In alignment with ASC 340, the Company recognizes an asset for the incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer if we expect to recover the costs. The Company elected to apply the practical expedient in accordance with ASC 340 which allows the Company to expense commissions as incurred when the contract term is twelve months or less in total. Costs to obtain contracts and costs to fulfill contracts were not material in the periods presented.
Warrants — The Company accounts for stock warrants as either equity instruments, derivative liabilities, or liabilities in accordance with ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”) and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”), depending on the specific terms of the warrant agreement.
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Cost of Services Provided — Cost of services generally consists of the cost of hosting fees, materials, and cost of labor associated with professional services rendered. Depreciation and amortization expense is not included in cost of services.
Research and Development — Research and development costs are expensed as incurred and consist primarily of personnel costs such as salaries and benefits and relate primarily to time spent during the preliminary project stage, post implementation maintenance, bug fixes associated with capitalized internal-use software activities, and front-end application development in which technological feasibility has not been established. Depreciation and amortization expense is not included in research and development.
Advertising — Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising and marketing expense totaled $
Stock- Based Compensation — The Company accounts for its stock-based compensation arrangements at fair value. Fair value of each stock-based award is estimated on the date of grant using either the Black-Scholes-Merton Model for stock options granted or using the fair value of a common stock for stock grants and restricted stock units. The Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the fair value of the underlying common shares, the expected term of the share option, the expected volatility of the price of our common shares, risk-free interest rates, and the expected dividend yield of common shares. The assumptions used to determine the fair value of the option awards represent management’s best estimates. These estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management’s judgment. The calculated fair value is recognized as expense over the requisite service period using the straight-line method. Forfeitures are accounted for in the period in which they occur. Trust Stamp offers the indirect repurchase of shares through a net-settlement feature upon the vesting of RSU awards to satisfy minimum statutory tax-withholding requirements for the recipient.
Income Taxes — The Company records income tax provisions for the anticipated tax consequences of the reported results of operations using the asset and liability method. Under this method, the Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts for financial reporting purposes and the tax bases of assets and liabilities, as well as for loss and tax credit carryforwards. The deferred assets and liabilities are measured using the statutorily enacted tax rates anticipated to be in effect when those tax assets and liabilities are expected to be realized or settled. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in the period that includes the enactment date.
A valuation allowance is established if, based upon the available evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The Company considers all available evidence, both positive and negative, including historical levels of income, expectations and risks associated with estimates of future taxable income in assessing the need for a valuation allowance.
The Company’s tax positions are subject to income tax audits by multiple tax jurisdictions. The Company recognizes the tax benefit of an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not the position will be sustainable upon examination by the taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes. This evaluation is based on all available evidence and assumes that the tax authorities have full knowledge of all relevant information concerning the tax position. The tax benefit recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit which is more likely than not (greater than 50% likely) to be realized upon ultimate settlement with the taxing authority. The Company recognizes interest accrued and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. The Company adjusts these reserves in accordance with the income tax guidance when facts and circumstances change, such as the closing of a tax audit or the refinement of an estimate. To the extent that the final tax outcome of these matters is different from the amounts recorded, such differences may affect the provision for income taxes in the period in which such determination is made and could have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition and operating results.
The Company computes its tax provision for interim periods by applying the estimated annual effective tax rate to year-to-date pre-tax income from recurring operations and adjusting for discrete tax items arising in that quarter. There were no discrete items that impacted the effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022, respectively. The rate remained consistent over the period due to the full valuation allowance recorded in the period.
The Company had an effective tax rate of
Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that some portion or all of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the
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periods in which those temporary differences are deductible. In making this determination, management considers all available positive and negative evidence affecting specific deferred tax assets, including the Company’s past and anticipated future performance, the reversal of deferred tax liabilities, the length of carry-back and carry-forward periods, and the implementation of tax planning strategies.
The Company had
It is the Company’s policy to recognize interest and penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. The Company has not accrued any penalties related to uncertain tax positions due to offsetting tax attributes as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
The Company files U.S. federal, state, and foreign income tax returns in jurisdictions with varying statutes of limitation. The only material jurisdiction where the Company is subject to potential examination by tax authorities is the U.S. (federal and state) for tax years 2016 through 2022.
Leases — The Company determines if a contract is a lease or contains a lease at the inception of the contract in accordance with ASC 842. All leases are assessed for classification as an operating lease or a finance lease. The lease term begins on the commencement date, the date the Company takes possession of the property, and the commencement date is used to calculate straight-line expense for operating leases. The lease may include options to extend or terminate the lease. When it is reasonably certain that the option will be exercised, the Company reassess our conclusions to account for the modified contract.
Operating lease right-of-use assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset during a lease term and are included in non-current assets on our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet. Operating lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease liabilities are divided into two classifications on our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as a current liability, short-term operating lease liabilities, and a non-current liability, long-term operating lease liabilities. The Company does not have any finance lease right-of-use assets or finance lease liabilities.
The Company’s operating lease liabilities are recognized at the applicable lease commencement date based on the present value of the lease payments required to be paid over the lease term. The interest rate implicit in the lease is not readily determinable, therefore, the Company uses an estimated incremental borrowing rate to discount the lease payments to present value. The estimated incremental borrowing rate is derived from information available at the lease commencement date. The Company’s right-of-use assets are also recognized at the applicable lease commencement date. The right-of-use asset equals the carrying amount of the related operating lease liability, adjusted for any lease payments made prior to lease commencement and lease incentives provided by the lessor. Variable lease payments are expensed as incurred and do not factor into the measurement of the applicable right-of-use asset or operating lease liability.
The term of our leases equals the non-cancellable period of the lease, including any rent-free periods provided by the lessor, and also include options to renew or extend the lease (including by not terminating the lease) that we are reasonably certain to exercise. We establish the term of each lease at lease commencement and reassess that term in subsequent periods if a triggering event occurs. Operating lease cost for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Some lease contracts include lease and non-lease components. Trust Stamp elected the practical expedient offered by ASC 842 to not separate the lease components from non-lease components. As a result, the Company accounts for leases as a single lease component.
In addition, the Company elected not to recognize right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities for leases term of twelve months or less. The short-term lease expenses are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Commitments and Contingencies — Liabilities for loss contingencies arising from claims, disputes, legal proceedings, fines and penalties, and other sources are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been or will be incurred and the amount of the liability can be reasonably estimated. Legal costs incurred in connection with loss contingencies are expensed as incurred. Recoveries of such legal costs from insurance policies are recorded as an offset to legal expenses in the period they are received.
Treasury Stock — Repurchased treasury stock is recorded at cost. When treasury stock is resold at a price different than its historical acquisition cost, the difference is recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.
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Net Loss per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders — Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net loss per share is computed by giving effect to all potentially dilutive Class A Common Stock equivalents for the period. For the purposes of this calculation, stock-based awards, warrants, and the conversion option of convertible notes are considered to be potential common shares outstanding. Since the Company incurred net losses for each of the periods presented, diluted net loss per share is the same as basic net loss per share. The Company’s potential common shares outstanding were not included in the calculation of diluted net loss per share as the effect would be anti-dilutive.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted — In June 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-03, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions. The amendments in this ASU clarify that an entity should measure the fair value of an equity security subject to contractual sale restriction the same way it measures an identical equity security that is not subject to such a restriction. The FASB said the contractual restriction on the sale of an equity security is not considered part of the unit of account of the equity security and, therefore, should not affect its fair value. The ASU is effective for public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect this guidance to have a material impact to its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements or related disclosures.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncement — In June 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326)” (“ASU 2016-13”). ASU 2016-13 revises the methodology for measuring credit losses on financial instruments and the timing of when such losses are recorded. In November 2019, FASB issued ASU 2019-10, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326), Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815), and Leases (Topic 842).” This ASU defers the effective date of ASU 2016-13 for public companies that are considered smaller reporting companies as defined by the SEC to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted this standard as of January 1, 2023, and the guidance did not have a material impact on its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements or related disclosures.
2. Borrowings
Non-Convertible Promissory Notes Payable
| As of March 31, |
| As of December 31, | |||
2023 | 2022 | |||||
Malta loan receipt 3 – June 3, 2022 | $ | | $ | | ||
Malta loan receipt 2 – August 10, 2021 | | | ||||
Malta loan receipt 1 – February 9, 2021 |
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Interest added to principal | | | ||||
Total principal outstanding |
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Plus accrued interest |
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Total promissory notes payable | $ | | $ | |
In May 2020, the Company formed a subsidiary in the Republic of Malta, Trust Stamp Malta Limited, with the intent to establish a research and development center with the assistance of potential grants and loans from the Maltese government. As part of the creation of this entity, we entered into an agreement with the government of Malta for a potentially repayable advance of up to €
The Company will pay an annual interest rate of
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3. Warrants
Liability Classified Warrants
The following table presents the change in the liability balance associated with the liability classified warrants, which are classified in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy from January 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023:
| Warrants ($) | ||
Balance as of January 1, 2022 | $ | | |
Additional warrants issued |
| ||
Change in fair value | ( | ||
Balance as of December 31, 2022 | $ | | |
Additional warrants issued | — | ||
Change in fair value | | ||
Balance as of March 31, 2023 | $ |
As of March 31, 2023, the Company has issued a customer a warrant to purchase up to $
On December 16, 2016, the Company issued an investor warrant to purchase $
The Company used a Black-Scholes-Merton pricing model to determine the fair value of the warrants and uses this model to assess the fair value of the warrant liability. As of March 31, 2023, the warrant liability is recorded at $
Fair Value of Warrants |
| $ | | |
Exercise price | $ | | ||
Risk free interest rate |
| | % | |
Expected dividend yield |
| — | % | |
Expected volatility |
| | % | |
Expected term |
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Equity Classified Warrants
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| As of March 31, |
| As of December 31, | |||
Warrant Issuance Date | Strike Price | 2023 | 2022 | ||||
November 9, 2016 | $ | |
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January 23, 2020 | $ | |
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January 23, 2020 | $ | |
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August – December 2021 | $ | |
| — | | ||
January – February 2022 | $ | |
| — | | ||
September 14, 2022 | $ | | | | |||
Total warrants outstanding |
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The Company has issued a customer a warrant to purchase
In January 2020, the Company issued REach®, a related party, a warrant to purchase
In January 2020, the Company issued SCV, a related party, a warrant to purchase
On December 21, 2021, SCV executed a Notice of Exercise for certain of its warrants to purchase
The warrants to purchase the remaining
The Company issued
During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, investors exercised
The warrants to purchase the remaining
On September 11, 2022, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd. Pursuant to the terms of the SPA, the Company agreed, at the closing of the SPA, to sell and issue to the Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd. in a private placement
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The warrants also allow for a “cashless exercise” if, at any time after the six (
The
4. Balance Sheet Components
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Prepaid expenses and other current assets as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 consisted of the following:
| March 31, |
| December 31, | |||
2023 | 2022 | |||||
Prepaid operating expenses | $ | | $ | | ||
Rent deposit |
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VAT receivable associated with SAIT |
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Tax credit receivable (short-term) | | | ||||
Miscellaneous receivable |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets | $ | | $ | |
Capitalized internal-use software, net
Capitalized internal-use software, net as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 consisted of the following:
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| March 31, |
| December 31, | ||||
Useful Lives | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
Internally developed software |
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| $ | | $ | | ||
Less accumulated depreciation |
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| ( |
| ( | |||
Capitalized internal-use software, net | $ | | $ | |
Amortization expense is recognized on a straight-line basis and for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 totaled $
Property and equipment, net
Property and equipment, net as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 consisted of the following:
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| March 31, |
| December 31, | ||||
Useful Lives | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
Computer equipment |
| $ | | $ | | |||
Furniture and fixtures |
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Phone- equipment | — | | ||||||
Property and equipment, gross |
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Less accumulated depreciation |
| ( |
| ( | ||||
Property and equipment, net | $ | | $ | |
Depreciation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis and for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 totaled $
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Held for sale equipment, net
The Company’s phone equipment was classified as held for sale as of March 31, 2023 as the result of the Company accepting an offer for the sale of the phone equipment in the second quarter of 2023. The major classes of assets and liabilities of the phone equipment held for sale were as follows:
| March 31, 2023 | ||
Equipment assets held for sale | |||
Phone equipment | $ | | |
Accumulated depreciation |
| ( | |
Total equipment assets held for sale | $ | | |
Liabilities of equipment assets held for sale | |||
Short-term financial liabilities | $ | | |
Total liabilities of equipment assets held for sale | $ | |
Subsequent to March 31, 2023, on April 26, 2023, the Company sold a portion of the property and equipment for a gross sales price of $
Accrued expenses
Accrued expenses as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 consisted of the following:
| March 31, |
| December 31, | |||
2023 | 2022 | |||||
Compensation payable | $ | | $ | | ||
Commission liability |
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Accrued employee taxes |
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Accrued mobile expenses | | | ||||
Other accrued liabilities |
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Accrued expenses | $ | | $ | |
5. Goodwill and Intangible Assets
There were no changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the periods ended March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
Intangible assets as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 consisted of the following:
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| December 31, | ||||
Useful Lives | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
Patent application costs |
| $ | | $ | | |||
Trade name and trademarks |
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Intangible assets, gross |
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Less: Accumulated amortization |
| ( | ( | |||||
Intangible assets, net | $ | | $ | |
Intangible asset amortization expense is recognized on a straight-line basis and intangible asset amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 totaled $
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Estimated future amortization expense of intangible assets is as follows:
Years Ending December 31, |
| Amount | |
2023 | $ | | |
2024 |
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2025 | | ||
2026 | | ||
$ | |
6. Net Loss per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders
The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted net loss per share:
Three months ended | ||||||
March 31, | ||||||
| 2023 |
| 2022 | |||
Numerator: |
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Net loss attributable to common stockholders | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||
Denominator: |
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Weighted average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders |
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Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders | ( | ( |
The following potentially dilutive securities were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share calculations for the periods presented because the impact of including them would have been anti-dilutive:
March 31, | March 31, | |||
| 2023 |
| 2022 | |
Options, RSUs, and grants | | | ||
Warrants | | | ||
Total | | |
7. Stock Awards and Stock-Based Compensation
From time to time, the Company may issue stock awards in the form of Class A Common Stock grants, Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), or Class A Common Stock options with vesting/service terms. Stock awards are valued on the grant date using the Company’s common stock share price quoted on an active market. Stock options are valued using the Black-Scholes-Merton pricing model to determine the fair value of the options. We generally issue our awards in terms of a fixed monthly value, resulting in a variable number of shares being issued, or in terms of a fixed monthly share number.
During the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company entered into agreements with advisory board members and other external advisors to issue cash payments and stock awards in exchange for services rendered to the Company monthly. The total granted stock-based awards to advisory board members and other external advisors during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 included grants totaling, $
In addition to issuing stock awards to advisory board members and other external advisors, during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company granted stock-based awards to multiple employees. The total granted stock-based awards to employees during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 included grants totaling, $
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The following table summarizes stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2023:
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Average | Remaining | |||||||||
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| Exercise Price |
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Outstanding | Per Share | Life (years) | Intrinsic Value | |||||||
Balance as of January 1, 2022 |
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Options granted |
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Options exercised |
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Options canceled and forfeited | ( | | ||||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2022 | | | | |||||||
Options granted | | | ||||||||
Options exercised | ( | | ||||||||
Options canceled and forfeited |
| ( |
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Balance as of March 31, 2023 |
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Options vested and exercisable as of March 31, 2023 |
| | $ | |
| $ | |
The aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding, exercisable, and vested and exercisable is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the underlying options and the fair value of the Company’s common stock. The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 is $
The weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 was $
As of March 31, 2023, the Company had
A summary of outstanding RSU activity is as follows:
| RSU Outstanding Number of Shares | |
Balance as of January 1, 2022 | | |
Granted | | |
Vested (issued) | ( | |
Forfeited | — | |
Balance as of December 31, 2022 | | |
Granted | | |
Vested (issued) | — | |
Forfeited | ( | |
Balance as of March 31, 2023 | |
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The following assumptions were used to calculate the fair value of options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2023:
Fair value of Class A Common Stock |
| $ | ||
Exercise price | $ | |||
Risk free interest rate |
| % | ||
Expected dividend yield |
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Expected volatility |
| % | ||
Expected term |
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Stock-based compensation expense
Our consolidated statements of operations include stock-based compensation expense as follows:
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||
| 2023 |
| 2022 | |||
Cost of services | $ | | $ | | ||
Research and development |
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Selling, general, and administrative |
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Total stock-based compensation expense | $ | | $ | |
8. Related Party Transactions
Related party payables of $
Legal Services
A member of management provides legal services to the Company from a law firm privately owned and separate from the Company. Certain services are provided to the Company through this law firm. Total expenses incurred by the Company in relation to these services totaled $
Options Agreement
The Company has agreed, with effect from November 13, 2020, to grant a
Mutual Channel Agreement
On November 15, 2020, the Company entered into a Mutual Channel Agreement with Vital4Data, Inc., a company at which Kristin Stafford serves as Chief Executive Officer, who is a current Director of the Company. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company engaged Vita4Data, Inc. as a non-exclusive sales representative for the Company’s products and services. Vital4Data, Inc. is entitled to compensation in the form of commissions, receiving a
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9. Malta Grant
During July 2020 the Company entered into an agreement with the Republic of Malta that would provide for a grant of up to €
U.S. GAAP does not provide authoritative guidance regarding the receipt of economic benefits from government entities in return for compliance with certain conditions. Therefore, based on ASC 105-10-05-2, non-authoritative accounting guidance from other sources was considered by analogy in determining the appropriate accounting treatment, the Company elected to apply International Accounting Standards 20 – Accounting for Government Grants and Disclosure of Government Assistance and recognizes the expected reimbursements from the Republic of Malta as deferred income. As reimbursable operating expenses are incurred, a receivable is recognized (reflected within “prepaid expenses and other current assets” in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets) and income is recognized in a similar systematic basis over the same periods in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. During the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company incurred $
On January 25, 2022, the Company entered into an additional agreement with the government of Malta for a grant of up to €
10. Leases and Commitments
Operating Leases — The Company leases office space in Atlanta, Georgia, which serves as its corporate headquarters, office space in Malta, which serves as its research and development facility, and vehicles in Malta that are considered operating lease arrangements under ASC 842 guidance. In addition. the Company contracts for month-to-month coworking arrangements in other office spaces in North Carolina, Denmark, Poland, and Rwanda to support its dispersed workforce. As of March 31, 2023, there were
Initial lease terms are determined at commencement date, the date the Company takes possession of the property, and the commencement date is used to calculate straight-line expense for operating leases. Certain leases contain renewal options for varying periods, which are at the Company’s sole discretion. For leases where the Company is reasonably certain to exercise a renewal option, such option periods have been included in the determination of the Company’s right-of-use assets and lease liabilities. The Company’s leases have remaining terms of
Lease term and discount rate |
| March 31, 2023 | |
Weighted average remaining lease term | |||
Weighted average discount rate | | % |
The most significant impact of the adoption of the standard was the recognition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for operating leases on our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet. As of January 1, 2022, the Company had operating right-of-use assets of $
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During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company terminated
| March 31, 2023 | ||
Leases terminated | | ||
Lease termination fees | $ | | |
Right-of-use assets derecognized upon lease termination | $ | | |
Lease liabilities derecognized upon lease termination | $ | | |
Loss recognized upon lease termination | $ | |
Balance sheet information related to leases as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 was as follows:
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Total operating lease liabilities | $ | | $ | |
Future maturities of ASC 842 lease liabilities as of March 31, 2023 are as follows:
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Total lease expense, under ASC 842, was included in selling, general, and administrative expenses in our consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023 as follows:
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March 31, 2023 | |||
Operating lease expense – fixed payments | $ | | |
Short term lease expense |
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Total lease expense | $ | |
Supplemental cash flows information related to leases was as follow:
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Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: |
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Operating cash flows from operating leases | $ | |
During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company did not incur variable lease expense.
Financial Liability Obligation — As of March 31, 2023, the Company’s financial liability totaled $
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with the telecommunications company, upon termination of the data service the Company must pay the remaining financial liability during the final data service billing period. The remaining financial liability will be paid within the year ending December 31, 2023.
Litigation — The Company is not currently involved with and does not know of any pending or threatening litigation against the Company or any of its officers or directors in connection with its business.
11. Subsequent Events
Subsequent events have been evaluated through May 15, 2023, the date these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were available to be issued.
On April 14, 2023, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (“SPA”) with an institutional investor, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the investor (i) in a registered direct offering,
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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 our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This discussion contains forward-looking statements based upon current plans, expectations, and beliefs, involving risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any period in the future.
Overview
Trust Stamp was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware on April 11, 2016 as “T Stamp Inc.” T Stamp Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Trust Stamp”, “we”, or the “Company”) develop and market identity authentication software for enterprise and government partners and peer-to-peer markets.
Trust Stamp develops proprietary artificial intelligence-powered identity and trust solutions at the intersection of biometrics, privacy, and cybersecurity, that enable organizations to protect themselves and their users, while empowering individuals to retain ownership of their identity data and prevent fraudulent activity using their identity.
Trust Stamp tackles industry challenges including data protection, regulatory compliance, and financial accessibility, with cutting edge technology including biometric science, cryptography, and machine learning. Our core technology irreversibly transforms identity information to create tokenized identifiers that enable accurate authentication without the need to store or share sensitive data. By retaining the usefulness of biometric-derived data while minimizing the risk, we allow businesses to adopt biometrics and other anti-fraud initiatives while protecting personal information from hacks and leaks.
Trust Stamp’s key sub-markets are identity authentication for the purpose of account opening, access and fraud detection, the creation of tokenized digital identities to facilitate financial and societal inclusion, and in-community case management software for alternatives to detention and other governmental uses.
As biometric solutions proliferate, so does the need to protect biometric data. Stored biometric images and templates represent a growing and unquantified financial, security and PR liability and are the subject of governmental, media and public scrutiny, since biometric data cannot be “changed” once they are hacked, as they are directly linked to the user’s physical features and/or behaviors. Privacy concerns around biometric technology have led to close attention from regulators, with multiple jurisdictions placing biometrics in a special or sensitive category of personal data and demanding much stronger safeguards around collection and safekeeping.
To address this unprecedented danger and increased cross-industry need to establish trust quickly and securely in virtual environments, Trust Stamp has developed its Irreversibly Transformed Identity Token, or IT2TM, solutions, which replace biometric templates with a cryptographic hash that can never be rebuilt into the original data and cannot be used to identify the subject outside the environment for which it is designed.
Trust Stamp’s data transformation and comparison technology is vendor and modality agnostic, allowing organizations including other biometric services providers to benefit from the increased protection, efficiency, and utility of our proprietary tokenization process. With online and offline functionality, Trust Stamp technology is effective in even the most remote locations in the world.
Trust Stamp also offers end-to-end solutions for multi-factor biometric authentication for account access and recovery, KYC/AML compliance, customer onboarding, and more, which allow organizations to approve more genuine users, keep bad actors from accessing systems and services, and retain existing users with a superior user experience.
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Our Markets
Trust Stamp has evaluated the market potential for its services in part by reviewing the following reports, articles, and data sources, none of which were commissioned by the Company, and none of which are to be incorporated by reference:
Data security and fraud
● | In 2022, 4,145 publicly disclosed breaches exposed over 22 billion records according to the “2021 Year End Report: Data Breach QuickView” published by Flashpoint. |
● | The cumulative merchant losses to online payment fraud between 2023 and 2027 will exceed $343 billion globally according to a 2022 report titled “Fighting Online Payment Fraud in 2022 & Beyond” published by Juniper Research. |
Trust Stamp addresses this market with biometric identity verification and biometric authentication - which utilizes Trust Stamp’s proprietary irreversible identity token to perform biometric matching in a secure and tokenized domain, matching tokenized personally identifiable information and liveness detection.
Biometric authentication
● | By 2027, the value of biometrically authenticated remote mobile payments will reach $1.2 trillion globally, according to a 2022 report titled “Mobile Payment Biometrics” published by Juniper Research. |
● | The global biometric system market size is valued at $41.1 billion per annum in 2023, with a forecast compound growth of 20.4% from 2023 to 2030 with a 2030 revenue forecast of $150.6 billion according to the 2023 report titled “Biometric Technology Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Component, By Offering, By Authentication Type, By Application, By End-use, By Region, And Segment Forecasts, 2023 – 2030” published by Grand View Research. |
Trust Stamp addresses this market through its biometric authentication and liveness detection - which utilizes Trust Stamp’s proprietary irreversible identity token to perform biometric matching in a secure and tokenized domain. This permits biometric authentication without the risk of storing pictures and biometric templates.
Financial and societal inclusion
● | As of 2021, 1.4 billion people were unbanked according to the “Global Findex Database 2021” published by The World Bank. |
● | 131 million small and medium-sized enterprises in emerging markets lack access to finance, limiting their ability to grow and thrive (UNSGSA Financial Inclusion Webpage, Accessed March 2023) |
● | The global market for Microfinance is estimated at $157 Billion in the year 2020, and is projected to reach $342 billion by 2026 according to the 2022 report titled “Microfinance - Global Market Trajectory & Analytics” published by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. |
Trust Stamp’s biometric authentication, liveness detection, and information tokenization enable individuals to verify and establish their identities using biometrics. While individuals in this market lack traditional means of identity verification, Trust Stamp provides a means to authenticate identity that preserves an individual’s privacy and control over that identity.
Alternatives to Detention (“ATD”)
● | The ATD market includes Federal, State and Municipal agencies for both criminal justice and immigration purposes and there is an accelerating interest in technology-based solutions that the Company is able to offer. |
● | Amongst the use cases, a large and growing market is for the provision of alternatives to detention for immigrants that are awaiting a final disposition of their processing. Addressing the House Appropriations Subcommittee for Homeland Security |
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on May 17, 2022, ICE Acting Director stated that the financial year 2023 Budget submitted by ICE for approval included an additional $75,000,000 for the Alternatives to Detention (“ATD”) program over and above the present appropriation and that ICE is “focusing on ATD” instead of more expensive physical detention programs; both because of the threat of COVID and because ATD is less expensive and more humane. On that same day, the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee shared that 230,000 participants were then in the ICE ATD program with a planned increase to 600,000 participants. |
Trust Stamp addresses the ATD market with an application built on Trust Stamp’s privacy-preserving biometrics. Trust Stamp provides hardware and software that provides for the ethical and human tracking of individuals to comply with ATD requirements.
Trust Stamp’s key sub-markets are:
In addition to its key sub-markets, the Company is developing products and working with partners and industry organizations in other sectors that offer significant market opportunities, in particular, the travel, healthcare, Metaverse platform and cryptographic key and account credential safekeeping sectors. For example, the Company has developed a “crypto key vault” solution that leverages proven facial biometric authentication and irreversible data transformation technology to protect private keys for digital assets while ensuring long-term data protection and access credential availability.
Our Principal Products and Services
Trust Stamp’s most important technology is the Irreversibly Transformed Identity TokenTM (also known as the IT2TM, Evergreen HashTM, EgHashTM and MyHashTM) combined with a data architecture that can use one or multiple sources of biometric or other identifying data. Once a “hash translation” algorithm is created, like-modality hashes are comparable regardless of their origin. The IT2 protects against system and data redundancy, providing a lifelong “digital-DNA” that can store (or pivot to) any type of KYC or relationship data with fields individually hashed or (salted and) encrypted, facilitating selective data sharing. Products utilizing the IT2 are Trust Stamp’s primary products, accounting for the majority of its revenues during the three months ended March 31, 2023.
We adhere to the best practices outlined in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) and International Organization for Standardization (“ISO”) frameworks, and our policies and procedures in managing personally identifiable information (“PII”) are in compliance with General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) requirements.
Our Key Customers
Historically, the Company generated most of its income through a relationship with an S&P 500 bank, in which services were provided pursuant to a Master Software Agreement and statements of work. The scope of services provided to the S&P 500 bank has grown throughout the relationship and additional growth was seen in 2022 and 2023. In recent years, the Company has also expanded its customer base to include relationships with Mastercard International (“Mastercard”), Fidelity Information Services, LLC (“FIS”), and other customers.
With respect to FIS, we continued to expand our work with our proprietary tokenization technology being utilized in FIS’ new global identity authentication system. In 2022, the Company implemented its “Orchestration Layer” platform – a low-code platform solution which streamlines delivery and implementation of the Company’s technologies. In the third quarter of 2022, the Company acquired its first 2 customers on the Orchestration Layer platform through its partnership with FIS. In the fourth quarter of 2022, 4 additional customers onboarded. In 2023 thus far, 22 new customers have been onboarded, bringing the total Orchestration Layer platform customers to 28 customers, 25 customers gained through FIS, including 25 financial institutions with over $50 billion in assets, as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The Orchestration Layer platform is designed to be a one-stop shop for Trust Stamp services and provides for easy integration to our products; chargeable on a per-use basis and is accelerating the Company’s evolution from being exclusively a custom solutions provider to also offering a modular and highly scalable Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model with low-code implementation. The Orchestration Layer utilizes the Company’s next-generation identity package, offering rapid
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deployment across devices and platforms, with custom workflows that seamlessly orchestrate trust across the identity lifecycle for a consistent user experience in processes for onboarding and KYC/AML, multi-factor authentication, account recovery, fraud prevention, compliance, and more. The Orchestration Layer that has been developed facilitates no-code and low-code implementations of the Company’s technology making adoption faster and even more cost-effective for a broader range of potential customers.
Under a ten-year technology services agreement (“the TSA”) with Mastercard International entered into in March 2019, the Company’s IT2 technology is being implemented by Mastercard for Humanitarian & Development purposes as a core element of its Community Pass and Inclusive Identity offerings. Use cases include not only financial services for individuals and businesses but also empowering people and communities to meet basic needs, such as nutritious food, clean water, housing, education, and healthcare including Ethiopia’s implementation of Mastercard’s Wellness Pass within Ethiopia’s health information system to promote efficiency in healthcare tracking and offline portability of health records. Under the TSA, the Company is paid to develop and host software solutions utilizing the IT2 and to support Mastercard’s implementations. In addition, the Company is paid on a “per use” basis for all transactions utilizing its technology. To date the Company has received guaranteed minimum annual payments on account of usage. In December of 2022, the Company entered into a modification of the agreed pricing schedule with Mastercard to move from a per-use to a per-user-year model to broaden the range of potential use cases. Under that agreement, Trust Stamp currently receives minimum annual payments on account of usage, and we anticipate use-based revenue starting in 2023 and growing year-on-year thereafter. The TSA may be terminated by either party in the event of a material breach by the other party that remains uncured within thirty days after notice is received of such a breach. Either party may terminate the TSA if the other party becomes, including but not limited to, insolvent, subject to a bankruptcy, dissolved or liquidated. Unless the TSA is terminated, the TSA will automatically renew for additional one year-periods unless either party provides written notice within ninety days of intent not to renew.
As we grow, we intend to continue to expand the number of customers from which we generate revenues including through the development of channel partnerships, such as our relationship with FIS. In the opinion of our management, we would be able to continue operations without our current customers (including our channel partnership with FIS). However, the unanticipated loss of the Company’s current customers could have an adverse effect on the company’s financial position.
Key Business Measures
In addition to the measures presented in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, we use the following key non-GAAP business measure to help us evaluate our business, identify trends affecting our business, formulate business plans and financial projections, and make strategic decisions.
Adjusted EBITDA
This discussion includes information about Adjusted EBITDA that is not prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA is not based on any standardized methodology prescribed by U.S. GAAP and is not necessarily comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. A reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure is included below.
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that represents U.S. GAAP net income (loss) adjusted to exclude (1) interest expense, (2) interest income, (3) provision for income taxes, (4) depreciation and amortization, (5) changes in assets and liabilities, and (6) certain other items management believes affect the comparability of operating results.
Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA, when viewed with our results under U.S. GAAP and the accompanying reconciliations, provides useful information about our period-over-period results. Adjusted EBITDA is presented because management believes it provides additional information with respect to the performance of our fundamental business activities and is also frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of comparable companies. We also rely on Adjusted EBITDA as a primary measure to review and assess the operating performance of our Company and our management, and it will be a focus as we invest in and grow the business.
Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are:
● | Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect our cash expenditures or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments. |
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● | Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for our working capital needs. |
● | Although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements. |
● | Adjusted EBITDA does not include the impact of certain charges or gains resulting from matters we consider not to be indicative of our ongoing operations. |
Due to these limitations, adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as a measure of discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our U.S. GAAP results and using Adjusted EBITDA only as a supplement to our U.S. GAAP results.
Reconciliation of Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA
For the three months ended March 31, | ||||||
| 2023 |
| 2022 | |||
Net loss before taxes | $ | (2,547,450) | $ | (1,692,062) | ||
Add: Other expense |
| 743 |
| 94,513 | ||
Less: Other income |
| (44,613) |
| (6,941) | ||
Add: Interest expense |
| 10,231 |
| 3,958 | ||
Add: Stock-based compensation |
| 59,574 |
| 287,786 | ||
Add: Non-cash expenses for in-kind services |
| 18,547 |
| 27,930 | ||
Add: Depreciation and amortization |
| 219,181 |
| 153,928 | ||
Adjusted EBITDA loss (non-GAAP) | $ | (2,283,787) | $ | (1,130,888) |
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) loss for the three months ended March 31, 2023, decreased by 101.95%, to $2.28 million from $1.13 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The overall decrease in adjusted EBITDA loss was driven primarily by a $1.85 million decrease in gross margin during the three months ended March 31, 2023, offset by a decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses of $1.15 million during the three months ended March 31, 2023. See “Results of Operations” below for further discussion on the drivers behind the increase in gross margin and selling, general and administrative expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2023.
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Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022
The following table summarizes our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:
For the three months ended | ||||||
March 31, | ||||||
| 2023 |
| 2022 | |||
Net revenue | $ | 458,633 | $ | 2,821,044 | ||
Operating Expenses: |
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Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below) |
| 216,958 |
| 693,978 | ||
Research and development |
| 632,369 |
| 493,686 | ||
Selling, general, and administrative |
| 1,969,875 |
| 3,120,572 | ||
Depreciation and amortization |
| 219,181 |
| 153,928 | ||
Total Operating Expenses |
| 3,038,383 |
| 4,462,164 | ||
Operating Loss |
| (2,579,750) |
| (1,641,120) | ||
Non-Operating Income (Expense): |
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Interest income (expense) |
| (10,231) |
| (3,958) | ||
Change in fair value of warrant liability |
| (1,340) |
| 40,588 | ||
Other income |
| 44,614 |
| 6,941 | ||
Other expense |
| (743) |
| (94,513) | ||
Total Other Expense, Net |
| 32,300 |
| (50,942) | ||
Net Loss before Taxes |
| (2,547,450) |
| (1,692,062) | ||
Income tax expense |
| — |
| — | ||
Net loss including noncontrolling interest |
| (2,547,450) |
| (1,692,062) | ||
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest |
| — |
| — | ||
Net loss attributable to T Stamp Inc. | $ | (2,547,450) | $ | (1,692,062) | ||
Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to T Stamp Inc. | $ | (0.50) | $ | (0.37) | ||
Weighted-average shares used to compute basic and diluted net loss per share |
| 5,044,775 |
| 4,549,686 |
Net revenue
Three months ended March 31, |
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| 2023 |
| 2022 |
| $ Change |
| % Change |
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Net revenue | $ | 458,633 | $ | 2,821,044 | $ | (2,362,411) |
| (83.74) | % |
During the three months ended March 31, 2023, Net revenue decreased to $459 thousand, or 83.74% from Net revenue of $2.82 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the $459 thousand in Net revenue consisted of $184 thousand from a S&P500 bank, $115 thousand from Mastercard, and various other customers for the remaining $160 thousand. The majority of the decrease in the comparative periods relates to the September 23, 2021 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement contract (“ICE Contract”) which produced $2.24 million in Net revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and was subsequently terminated during fiscal year 2022.
During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company generated $58 thousand by implementing the Orchestration Layer platform for 28 enterprise customers on the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform at $3 thousand per implementation. Since its launch in the third quarter of 2022, there have been 28 enterprise customers on the Orchestration Layer platform, including 25 financial institutions, as of March 31, 2023.
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The Orchestration Layer is designed to be a one-stop-shop for Trust Stamp services and provides for easy integration to our products; chargeable on a per-use basis and is accelerating the Company’s evolution from being exclusively a custom solutions provider to also offering a modular and highly scalable SaaS model with low-code implementation.
Cost of services
Three months ended March 31, |
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| 2023 |
| 2022 |
| $ Change |
| % Change |
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Cost of services | $ | 216,958 | $ | 693,978 | $ | (477,020) | (68.74) | % |
Cost of services (“COS”) decreased by $477 thousand or 68.74% for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022. The decrease during this period was primarily driven by the costs related to servicing requirements from the ICE Contract. ICE Contract-related COS for the three months ended March 31, 2022, were $456 thousand, including vendor and other miscellaneous costs as well as direct labor costs, versus $0 during the three months ended March 31, 2023 (as a result of the ICE Contract being terminated in 2022).
After adjusting the comparative periods’ COS for ICE Contract related costs, COS reduced by $46 thousand despite onboarding 23 new enterprise customers during the three months ended March 31, 2023, and is a result of the high margins feature that is inherent in SaaS platforms such as the Orchestration Layer.
Research and development
Three months ended March 31, |
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| 2023 |
| 2022 |
| $ Change |
| % Change |
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Research and development | $ | 632,369 | $ | 493,686 | $ | 138,683 |
| 28.09 | % |
Research and development (“R&D”) expenses increased by $139 thousand, or 28.09% for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase in R&D expense during the three months ended March 31, 2023 was driven by a 30% increase in 10Clouds billing rates that became effective in January 2023. The 10Clouds expense increase was offset by a decrease in the Company’s R&D team which decreased from 64 full-time equivalents (“FTE”) for the three months ended March 31, 2022 to 48 FTE for the three months ended March 31, 2023.
Selling, general, and administrative
Three months ended March 31, |
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| 2023 |
| 2022 |
| $ Change |
| % Change |
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Selling, general, and administrative | $ | 1,969,875 | $ | 3,120,572 | $ | (1,150,697) |
| (36.87) | % |
Selling, general, and administrative expense (“SG&A”) decreased by $1.15 million, or 36.87%, for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022. The decrease in SG&A expenses was driven mostly by the reductions in headcount and associated overhead, sales commissions, as well as annual cash and stock bonuses which were earned during the three month ended March 31, 2022, but were not earned during the three months ended March 31, 2023, resulting in a decrease of $773 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022. Global headcount reduced by 39% from 100 FTE for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to 83 FTE for the three months ended March 31, 2023.
Other notable decreases in SG&A for the three months ended March 31, 2023 included a $320 thousand reduction between corporate travel, management consulting, legal and professional services fees, and other fees related to the listing of the Company’s Class A Common Stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market, for which trading commenced on January 31, 2022.
Depreciation and amortization
Three months ended March 31, |
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| 2023 |
| 2022 |
| $ Change |
| % Change |
| ||||
Depreciation and amortization | $ | 219,181 | $ | 153,928 | $ | 65,253 |
| 42.39 | % |
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Depreciation and amortization (“D&A”) increased by $65 thousand, or 42.39% for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022. The primary increase in D&A expense during the year was the $30 thousand for the depreciation of mobile hardware assets related to the ICE Contract. There were no mobile hardware assets or related depreciation expenses during the months ended March 31, 2022.
Also driving the $21 thousand increase in D&A expense is the total balance of capitalized internal-use software. While the amounts of capitalized internal-use software vary from period to period, we do see a trend of increasing software amortization which has driven the growth in software capitalization. Overall, this is a further result of newly issued patents producing internal-use software or microservices that have reached technical feasibility at which point the Company begins to capitalize the related costs.
In addition, patent amortization increased during the three months ended March 31, 2023 as a result of new pending patent applications and issued patents with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company made one new patent filing and one new trademark registered.
Operating loss
Three months ended March 31, |
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| 2023 |
| 2022 |
| $ Change |
| % Change |
| ||||
Operating loss | $ | (2,579,750) | $ | (1,641,120) | $ | (938,630) |
| (57.19) | % |
The Company’s operating loss increased by $939 thousand or 57.19% for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022. The primary reason for the increase in operating loss was the $2.36 million, or 83.74%, decrease in Net revenue, as a result of the termination in the ICE Contract. The increase in Operating loss for the three-months ended March 31, 2023, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022 was offset by the $477 thousand and $1.15 million, or 68.74% and 36.87%, decreases in COS and SG&A, respectively.
Interest income (expense)
Three months ended March 31, |
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| 2023 |
| 2022 |
| $ Change |
| % Change |
| ||||
Interest income (expense) | $ | (10,231) | $ | (3,958) | $ | (6,273) |
| (158.49) | % |
Interest income (expense) increased by $6 thousand, or 158.49% for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, there was $160 and $10 thousand of interest income and interest expense, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, there was $216 and $4 thousand of interest income and interest expense, respectively. All interest earned and expensed during the comparative periods were a result of normal operating activities within various immaterial interest-bearing and interest-earning accounts.
Change in fair value of warrant liability
Three months ended March 31, |
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| 2023 |
| 2022 |
| $ Change |
| % Change |
| ||||
Change in fair value of warrant liability | $ | (1,340) | $ | 40,588 | $ | (41,928) |
| (103.30) | % |
The Company recognized a loss in change in fair value of warrant liability during the three months ended March 31, 2023 of $1 thousand compared to a gain of $41 thousand during the three months ended March 31, 2022. This change is based on the fair value assessment and adjustment for one warrant liability as described in Note 3 to the financial statements provided under Item 1 of this report.
Other income
Three months ended March 31, |
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| 2023 |
| 2022 |
| $ Change |
| % Change |
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Other income | $ | 44,614 | $ | 6,941 | $ | 37,673 |
| 542.76 | % |
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Other income increased by $38 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase was primarily due to $20 thousand of educational service fees received from participants in a startup accelerator program conducted by the Company in Malta with the objective of strengthening the innovation platform and startup ecosystem in Malta.
Other expense
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| 2022 |
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Other expense | $ | (743) | $ | (94,513) | $ | 93,770 |
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Other expense decreased by $94 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022. The Company incurred $95 thousand in unrealized loss on foreign currency translation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2022 for intercompany transactions between the parent company, T Stamp Inc., and its subsidiaries, Trust Stamp Malta Limited, Biometric Innovations Limited, and Trust Stamp Rwanda Limited with currencies denominated in United States Dollars, European Union Euros, Pound Sterling, and Rwandan Franc, respectively. As of June 30, 2022, the Company determined that there was currently no intention to settle intercompany accounts in the foreseeable future; therefore, beginning in June 30, 2022, future fluctuations in foreign currencies between the Company and its subsidiaries are recorded to accumulated other comprehensive income on the balance sheet instead of other expense.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, we had approximately $773 thousand and $1.25 million cash in our banking accounts, respectively. One of those bank accounts is with Silicon Valley Bank. On March 13, 2023, the Company began transferring its cash held with Silicon Valley Bank to JP Morgan Chase, where the majority of the Company’s cash deposits are held as of the date of this report. The Company does still hold material balances at Silicon Valley Bank but did not incur any impairment or loss of cash as a result of the failure of Silicon Valley Bank.
The decrease of $481 thousand in cash from December 31, 2022 to March 31, 2023 was a result of the net negative cash flow which consisted of $155 thousand, $190 thousand, and $103 thousand, in operating, financing, and investing activities, respectively. Additionally, there was a $33 thousand cash inflow for a foreign currency transaction adjustment. See the “Cash Flows” subsection below for more details on cash activities during the quarter ended March 31, 2023.
Total current assets for the comparative periods decreased by 37.39% or $1.07 million from $2.87 million as of December 31, 2022, to $1.80 million as of March 31, 2023. The decrease in current assets was primarily driven by the decrease in cash (discussed above). Additionally, there was a $475 thousand decrease in accounts receivable mostly due to the timing of collections on receivables.
Total current liabilities increased by 32.49% or $1.45 million from $4.45 million as of December 31, 2022 compared to $5.89 million as of March 31, 2023. This increase is primarily attributable to the $935 thousand increase in deferred revenue driven mostly by the $750 thousand paid by Interactive Global Solutions (“IGS”) which will be used as credits for future services (discussed below), and $225 thousand increase in deferred license fee revenue from Mastercard International. Additionally, accounts payable increased by $400 thousand mostly due to the timing of payables.
In effect, the Company’s current ratio (i.e., the ratio of the Company’s total current assets as a multiple of total current liabilities or the Company’s ability to service its near-term liabilities with its near-to-cash assets) decreased from 0.65 as of December 31, 2022 to 0.31 or 52.75% in the three months ended March 31, 2023. This is, in part, a result of the net cash outflow and timing of operating activities as mentioned above.
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Effective September 3, 2019, the Company entered into a software license agreement with a customer pursuant to which the Company received total fees of $150 thousand in 2020, $200 thousand in 2021, and $250 thousand in 2022. On December 31, 2022, the software license agreement was amended. The Company will receive minimum total fees of $300 thousand in 2023 which will continue to rise by 15% in each subsequent year after 2023 with a cap of $1.00 million. The Company has recognized $75 thousand in fees from this software license agreement during the three months ended March 31, 2023.
On September 15, 2022, the Company entered into a Master Services Agreement (“the MSA”) with Innovative Government Solutions (“IGS”) under which the Company and IGS agreed to jointly offer services and IGS was granted a 12-year (renewable) license (“the license”) to resell the Company’s technology subject to payment by IGS of agreed revenue advances and end user license fees. On execution of the MSA, IGS agreed to pay $1.5 million to the Company as a non-refundable revenue advance, an additional $1.5 million non-refundable revenue advance on the first anniversary of the MSA, and $1 million on each of the next two anniversaries of the MSA as additional non-refundable revenue advances. IGS has the right to terminate the MSA for convenience before the additional non-refundable revenue advances become due in which case the unpaid additional non-refundable revenue advances will not be payable and the license will terminate. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, Trust Stamp has received $750 thousand, recorded the non-refundable revenue advance to deferred revenue, and recognized no IGS revenue.
Subsequent Investment and Pro Forma Balance Sheet
On April 14, 2023, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (“SPA”) with an institutional investor, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the investor (i) in a registered direct offering, 563,380 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share of the Company at a price of $3.30 per share, and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 1,009,950 shares of Class A Common Stock, at a price of $3.299 per pre-funded warrant, at an exercise price of $0.001 per share of Class A Common Stock, and (ii) in a concurrent private placement, common stock purchase warrants, exercisable for an aggregate of up to 1,573,330 shares of Class A Common Stock, at an exercise price of $3.30 per share. On April 18, 2023, the Company sold 563,380 shares of Class A Common Stock to the institutional investor for total proceeds of $3.30 for $1,859,154. Additionally, on same date, the institutional investor purchased and exercised the 1,009,950 pre-funded warrants, for total proceeds to the Company of $3,332,835, resulting in an aggregate issuance by the Company of 1,573,330 shares of Class A Common Stock for net proceeds of $4.78 million from the registered direct offering after deducting placement fee and legal expense of $363 thousand and $50 thousand, respectively. Maxim Group LLC is the sole placement agent for the registered direct offering on Form S-3, which was initially declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 12, 2023.
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The following table sets forth our consolidated cash and cash equivalents and capitalization as of March 31, 2023 on an actual basis and as adjusted basis to reflect the sale of (i) 563,380 shares of Class A Common Stock by us at the public offering price of $3.30 per share, and (ii) pre-funded warrants to purchase 1,009,950 shares of our Class A Common Stock at $3.299 per share.
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March 31, 2023 | Common Stock) | |||||
Assets | ||||||
Cash | $ | 773,114 | $ | 4,105,949 | ||
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Total Current Liabilities | 5,892,524 | 5,892,524 | ||||
Warrant liabilities | 262,909 | 262,909 | ||||
Non-convertible notes plus accrued interest | 907,616 | 907,616 | ||||
Long-term operating lease liabilities | 56,739 | 56,739 | ||||
Total Liabilities | 7,119,788 | 7,119,788 | ||||
Class A Common Stock | 51,216 | 61,316 | ||||
Additional paid-in capital | 39,479,741 | 44,195,057 | ||||
Stockholders’ notes receivable | — | — | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | 195,810 | 195,810 | ||||
Accumulated deficit | (41,847,176) | (41,847,176) | ||||
Total T Stamp Inc. Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) | (2,120,409) | 2,605,007 | ||||
Noncontrolling interest | 161,439 | 161,439 | ||||
Tota1 Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) | (1,958,970) | 2,766,446 | ||||
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) | $ | 5,160,818 | $ | 9,886,234 |
Going Concern
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company is a business that has not yet generated profits, with a loss in the year ended March 31, 2023 of $2.54 million, operating cash outflows of $155 thousand for the same period, and an accumulated deficit of $41.84 million as of March 31, 2023.
The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern in the next twelve months following the date the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were available to be issued is dependent upon its ability to produce revenues and/or obtain financing sufficient to meet current and future obligations and deploy such to produce profitable operating results. Management has evaluated these conditions and plans to generate revenue and raise capital as needed to satisfy its capital needs. While the negotiation of significant additional revenue is well advanced, it has not reached a stage that allows it to be factored into a going concern evaluation. In addition, although the Company has previously been successful in raising capital as needed and has already made plans to do so as well as restructuring expenses to meet the Company’s cash needs, no assurance can be given that the Company will be successful in its capital raising efforts. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period.
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Cash Flows
The following table summarizes our cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:
For the three months ended March 31, | ||||||
| 2023 |
| 2022 | |||
Net cash flows from operating activities | $ | (154,578) | $ | (1,141,310) | ||
Net cash flows from investing activities | $ | (191,231) | $ | (244,755) | ||
Net cash flows from financing activities | $ | (103,058) | $ | 3,696,352 |
Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities decreased by 86.46% from $1.14 million during the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to $155 thousand during the three months ended March 31, 2023. Of the $2.55 million net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2023, there were various large cash and non-cash adjustments that were added back to the Net loss to arrive at $155 thousand cash used for operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023. Those adjustments included $935 thousand for cash received and booked as Deferred revenue driven primarily by the IGS revenue contract for service credits and Mastercard license fees, $219 thousand for non-cash depreciation and amortization, $475 thousand for cash received on account receivables, and $420 thousand for accounts payables.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2023, was $191 thousand, compared to net cash of $245 thousand used in the three months ended March 31, 2022. Cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 related primarily to continued investments to develop future technologies that we intend to capitalize and monetize over time. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, capitalized internal-use software decreased by 18.81% compared the three months ended March 31, 2022, as a result of the increased capitalization of internally developed software related to the ICE Contract during the three months ended March 31, 2022.
Financing Activities
During the three months ended March 31, 2023, net cash from financing activities was $103 thousand, compared to net cash of $3.70 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company received $3.33 million from a warrant exercise in December 2021 from SCV and REach® Ventures, a related party. Additionally, was $53 thousand from the exercise of options, and $259 thousand in units sold and warrants exercised in connection to the Company’s 2021 raises under Regulation CF, Regulation D, and Regulation S in preparation for its Nasdaq listing. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, there was a $75 thousand tax withholding accrual for net issuances on employee equity compensation and $30 thousand for payments on financial liabilities.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses, as well as related disclosures. We evaluate our estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis. Our estimates are based on historical experience and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Our actual results could differ from these estimates. The critical accounting policies and estimates, assumptions, and judgments that we believe have the most significant impact on our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are described below.
Capitalized Internal-Use Software, Net
Costs related to software acquired, developed, or modified solely to meet our internal requirements, with no substantive plans to market such software at the time of development are capitalized. The Company capitalizes eligible costs to develop internal-use software that are incurred subsequent to the preliminary project stage through the development stage. These costs consist of personnel costs (including related benefits and stock-based compensation) that are incurred during the application development stage. Costs incurred during the
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preliminary project stage and during the post-implementation operational stage are expensed as incurred. Maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. The estimated useful life of costs capitalized is evaluated for each specific project. Actual economic lives may differ from estimated useful lives. Periodic reviews could result in a change in estimated useful lives and therefore changes in amortization expense in future periods.
Revenue Recognition
The Company derives its revenue primarily from professional services. Revenue is recognized upon transfer of control of promised products and services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for those products or services. If the consideration promised in a contract includes a variable amount, the Company includes an estimate of the amount it expects to receive or the total transaction price if it is probable that a significant reversal of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur.
The Company determines the amount of revenue to be recognized through the application of the following steps:
● | Identification of the contract, or contracts with a customer; |
● | Identification of the performance obligations in the contract; |
● | Determination of the transaction price; |
● | Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and |
● | Recognition of revenue when or as the Company satisfies the performance obligations. |
At contract inception, the Company will assess the services agreed upon within each contract and assess whether each service is distinct and determine those that are performance obligations. The Company then recognizes as revenue the amount of the transaction price that is allocated to the respective performance obligation when (or as) the performance obligation is satisfied. In general, each contract with a customer consists of a single performance obligation to perform services in which revenue is recognized when the service has been delivered.
Contract Balances
The timing of customer billing and payment relative to the start of the service period varies from contract to contract; however, the Company bills many of its customers in advance of the provision of services under its contracts, resulting in liabilities consisting of either deferred revenue (a “contract liability”) or customer deposit liabilities. Deferred revenue represents billings under noncancelable contracts before the related product or service is transferred to the customer. Such amounts are recognized by the Company over the life of the contract upon meeting the revenue recognition criteria, but generally within one year. Customer deposit liabilities consist of billings or payments received in advance of the start of the contractual term or for anticipated revenue generating activities for the portion of a contract term that is subject to cancellation for convenience. Certain of the Company’s arrangements generally include terms that allow the customer to terminate the contract for convenience and receive a refund of the amount of the customer deposit for the percentage of the work not performed prior to the notice of termination. In these arrangements, the Company concluded there are no enforceable rights and obligations after such notice period and therefore the consideration received or due from the customer that is subject to termination for convenience is recorded as customer deposit liabilities.
The payment terms and conditions vary by contract; however, the Company’s terms generally require payment within 30 to 60 days from the invoice date. In instances where the timing of revenue recognition differs from the timing of payment, the Company elected to apply the practical expedient in accordance with ASC 606 to not adjust contract consideration for the effects of a significant financing component, as the Company expects, at contract inception, that the period between when promised goods and services are transferred to the customer and when the customer pays for those goods and services will be one year or less. As such, the Company determined its contracts do not generally contain a significant financing component.
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Costs to Obtain and Fulfill Contracts
Incremental costs of obtaining a contract include only those costs that are directly related to the acquisition of contracts, including sales commissions, and that would not have been incurred if the contract had not been obtained. The Company recognizes an asset for the incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer if it is expected that the economic benefit and amortization period will be longer than one year. Costs to obtain contracts were not material in the periods presented. The Company recognizes an asset for the costs to fulfill a contract with a customer if the costs are specifically identifiable, generate or enhance resources used to satisfy future performance obligations, and are expected to be recovered. Costs to fulfill contracts were not material in the periods presented. The Company elected to apply the practical expedient in accordance with ASC 340, which allows the Company to expense commissions as incurred when the contract term is twelve months or less in total.
Remaining Performance Obligation
The Company’s arrangements with its customers often have terms that span over multiple years. However, the Company generally allows its customers to terminate contracts for convenience prior to the end of the stated term with less than twelve months’ notice. Revenue allocated to remaining performance obligations represents noncancelable contracted revenue that has not yet been recognized, which includes deferred revenue and, in certain instances, amounts that will be invoiced. The Company has elected the practical expedient allowing the Company to not disclose remaining performance obligations for contracts with original terms of twelve months or less. Cancelable contracted revenue, which includes customer deposit liabilities, is not considered a remaining performance obligation. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 the Company did not have any related performance obligations for contracts with terms exceeding twelve months.
Warrants
The Company accounts for stock warrants as either equity instruments, derivative liabilities, or liabilities in accordance with ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”) and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”), depending on the specific terms of the warrant agreement.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
For information on recently issued accounting pronouncements, refer to Note 1. Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere under Item 1 in this report.
Emerging Growth Company
As a Nasdaq listed public reporting company, we are required to publicly report on an ongoing basis as an “emerging growth company” (as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, which we refer to as the JOBS Act) under the reporting rules set forth under the Exchange Act. For so long as we remain an “emerging growth company”, we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other Exchange Act reporting companies that are not “emerging growth companies”, including but not limited to:
● | not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; |
● | taking advantage of extensions of time to comply with certain new or revised financial accounting standards; |
● | being permitted to comply with reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements; and |
● | being exempt from the requirement to hold a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. |
We expect to take advantage of these reporting exemptions until we are no longer an emerging growth company. We may remain an “emerging growth company” for up to five years, beginning January 26, 2022, although if the market value of our Common Stock that
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is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of June 30th, before that time, we would cease to be an “emerging growth company” as of the following December 31st.
In summary, we are subject to ongoing public reporting requirements that are less rigorous than Exchange Act rules for companies that are not “emerging growth companies” and therefore, our shareholders could receive less information than they might expect to receive from more mature public companies.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We are a smaller reporting company, as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are not required to provide the information required under this item.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We are required to maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management necessarily applied judgment in assessing the costs and benefits of such controls and procedures, which, by their nature, can provide only reasonable assurance regarding our control objectives.
As of March 31, 2023, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer along with the Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness, design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)). This determination is based on the previously reported material weakness management previously identified in our internal control over financial reporting, as described below. We are in the process of remediating the material weakness in our internal control, as described below. We believe the completion of these processes should remedy our disclosure controls and procedures. We will continue to monitor this issue.
Notwithstanding the identified material weaknesses, management has concluded that the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the Company’s financial position, results of operations, and cash flows as of the dates, and for the periods presented, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”).
Previously Reported Material Weakness in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
In our Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on March 30, 2023, management concluded that our internal controls over financial reporting were not effective. Management identified certain material weaknesses relating to insufficient management review and approval of each journal entry prior to its posting for preparation of the financial statements and disclosures as well as inadequate controls over the management information systems related to program changes, segregation of duties, and access controls.
Remediation Plan for Previous Existing Material Weaknesses
Management is committed to the remediation of the material weakness described above. As such, controls will be added to ensure precision of management’s review and approval of each journal entry prior to its posting for preparation of the financial statements and disclosures and controls will be added to ensure adequate controls over management information systems related to program changes, segregation of duties, and access controls.
It is our belief that these added controls will effectively remediate the previous existing material weakness.
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Change in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2023 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
From time to time, the Company may be involved in a variety of legal matters that arise in the normal course of business. The Company is not currently involved in any litigation, and its management is not aware of any pending or threatened legal actions relating to its intellectual property, conduct of its business activities, or otherwise. See “Risk Factors” for a summary of risks our Company may face in relation to litigation against our Company.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Not applicable.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company did not sell any securities in transactions not registered under the Securities Act.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information.
As of May 13, 2023, the Company received approval from the majority of all outstanding shares for each of the proposals submitted to the stockholders by written consent on April 13, 2023.
The two proposals submitted for stockholder written consent were as follows:
Proposal |
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(1) To approve the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company to consolidate previous amendments and remove provisions no longer having any effect | Majority of outstanding shares FOR | |
(2) To ratify by a vote of all the stockholders, the approval of the reverse stock split effected on March 23, 2023 | Majority of outstanding shares FOR |
The Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is not yet in effect, and will only be in effect once it is filed, and accepted by the Delaware Secretary of State. The Company will file a current report at that time.
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Item 6. Exhibits.
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32.1* | Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
101.INS* | XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. | |
101.SCH* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema | |
101.PRE* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase | |
101.CAL* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase | |
101.LAB* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase | |
101.DEF* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File—the cover page interactive data file does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. |
* Filed herewith.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
T STAMP INC. | |
/s/ Gareth Genner | |
Gareth Genner, Chief Executive Officer | |
Trust Stamp | |
The following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated have signed this report. |
/s/ Gareth Genner | |
Gareth Genner, Principal Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer, Director | |
Date: May 15, 2023 | |
/s/ Alex Valdes | |
Alex Valdes, Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer | |
Date: May 15, 2023 |
/s/ Andrew Gowasack | |
Andrew Gowasack, President, Director | |
Date: May 15, 2023 |
/s/ William McClintock | |
William McClintock, Director | |
Date: May 15, 2023 |
/s/ Mark Birschbach | |
Mark Birschbach, Director | |
Date: May 15, 2023 |
/s/ Joshua Allen | |
Joshua Allen, Director | |
Date: May 15, 2023 |
/s/ Kristin Stafford | |
Kristin Stafford, Director | |
Date: May 15, 2023 |
/s/ Berta Pappenheim | |
Berta Pappenheim, Director | |
Date: May 15, 2023 |
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