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    SEC Form 10-Q filed by Aware Inc.

    5/2/25 4:09:48 PM ET
    $AWRE
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    3

    UNITED STATES

    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

    Washington, D.C. 20549

     

    FORM 10-Q

     

    ☒

    Quarterly Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

    For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2025

    OR

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    ☐

    Transition Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

    For the transition period from _________ to _________

     

    Commission file number 000-21129

     

    AWARE, INC.

    (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

     

    Massachusetts

     

    04-2911026

    (State or Other Jurisdiction of

     

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

    Incorporation or Organization)

     

     

     

     

     

     

    76 Blanchard Road, Burlington, Massachusetts, 01803

    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

    (Zip Code)

     

    (781) 687-0300

    (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

     

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

     

     

    Title of Each Class

     

    Trading Symbol

     

    Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered

    Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share

     

    AWRE

     

    The Nasdaq Global Market

     

    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

     

    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer," “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.:

     

    Large accelerated filer

    ☐

    Accelerated filer

    ☐

     

     

     

     

    Non-accelerated filer

    ☒

    Smaller reporting company

    ☒

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Emerging growth company

     

    ☐

     

     

     

     

     

    If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act ___

     

    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

     

    The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock as of April 28, 2025 was 21,091,531.

     

     

     


     

    AWARE, INC.

    FORM 10-Q

    FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2025

    TABLE OF CONTENTS

     

     

     

     

    Page

     

     

     

     

    PART I

     

    FINANCIAL INFORMATION

    3

     

     

     

     

    Item 1.

     

    Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

    3

     

     

    Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024

    3

     

     

    Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024

    4

     

     

    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024

    5

     

     

    Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024

    6

     

     

    Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

    7

    Item 2.

     

    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

    16

    Item 4.

     

    Controls and Procedures

    19

     

     

     

     

    PART II

     

    OTHER INFORMATION

    21

    Item 1.

     

    Legal Proceedings

    21

    Item 1A.

     

    Risk Factors

    21

    Item 2.

     

    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

    21

    Item 6.

     

    Exhibits

    23

     

     

    Signatures

    24

     

     

    2


     

    PART 1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

    ITEM 1: CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

    AWARE, INC.

    CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

    (in thousands, except share data)

    (unaudited)

     

     

     

    March 31,
    2025

     

     

    December 31,
    2024

     

    ASSETS

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Current assets:

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Cash and cash equivalents

     

    $

    8,454

     

     

    $

    12,972

     

    Marketable securities

     

     

    16,379

     

     

     

    14,842

     

    Accounts receivable, net

     

     

    2,828

     

     

     

    2,922

     

    Unbilled receivables, net

     

     

    1,155

     

     

     

    1,080

     

    Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     

     

    1,598

     

     

     

    1,169

     

    Total current assets

     

     

    30,414

     

     

     

    32,985

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Property and equipment, net

     

     

    481

     

     

     

    477

     

    Intangible assets, net

     

     

    1,873

     

     

     

    1,976

     

    Goodwill

     

     

    3,120

     

     

     

    3,120

     

    Right of use asset

     

     

    3,885

     

     

     

    3,964

     

    Other long-term assets

     

     

    122

     

     

     

    122

     

    Total assets

     

    $

    39,895

     

     

    $

    42,644

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Current liabilities:

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Accounts payable

     

    $

    748

     

     

    $

    894

     

    Accrued expenses

     

     

    964

     

     

     

    1,447

     

    Current portion of operating lease liabilities

     

     

    661

     

     

     

    656

     

    Deferred revenue

     

     

    4,185

     

     

     

    4,867

     

    Total current liabilities

     

     

    6,558

     

     

     

    7,864

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Long-term deferred revenue

     

     

    350

     

     

     

    296

     

    Long-term operating lease liabilities

     

     

    3,518

     

     

     

    3,588

     

    Total long-term liabilities

     

     

    3,868

     

     

     

    3,884

     

    Stockholders’ equity:

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Preferred stock, $1.00 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized,
       
    none outstanding

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

    Common stock, $.01 par value; 70,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding of 21,132,551 as of March 31, 2025 and 21,096,580 as of December 31, 2024

     

     

    211

     

     

     

    211

     

    Additional paid-in capital

     

     

    100,504

     

     

     

    100,377

     

    Accumulated deficit

     

     

    (71,541

    )

     

     

    (69,943

    )

    Accumulated other comprehensive income

     

     

    295

     

     

     

    251

     

    Total stockholders’ equity

     

     

    29,469

     

     

     

    30,896

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

     

    $

    39,895

     

     

    $

    42,644

     

     

     

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

    3


     

    AWARE, INC.

    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS and COMPREHNSIVE LOSS

    (in thousands, except per share data)

    (unaudited)

     

     

     

    Three Months Ended
    March 31,

     

     

     

    2025

     

     

    2024

     

    Revenue:

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Software licenses

     

    $

    1,316

     

     

    $

    2,147

     

    Software maintenance

     

     

    2,153

     

     

     

    2,160

     

    Services and other

     

     

    139

     

     

     

    114

     

    Total revenue

     

     

    3,608

     

     

     

    4,421

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Costs and expenses:

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Cost of revenue

     

     

    245

     

     

     

    276

     

    Research and development

     

     

    1,922

     

     

     

    2,182

     

    Selling and marketing

     

     

    1,663

     

     

     

    1,891

     

    General and administrative

     

     

    1,630

     

     

     

    1,334

     

    Total costs and expenses

     

     

    5,460

     

     

     

    5,683

     

    Operating loss

     

     

    (1,852

    )

     

     

    (1,262

    )

    Interest income

     

     

    261

     

     

     

    280

     

    Loss before provision for income taxes

     

     

    (1,591

    )

     

     

    (982

    )

    Provision for income taxes

     

     

    7

     

     

     

    —

     

    Net loss

     

    $

    (1,598

    )

     

    $

    (982

    )

    Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities

     

     

    44

     

     

     

    (56

    )

    Comprehensive loss

     

    $

    (1,554

    )

     

    $

    (1,038

    )

    Net loss per share – basic

     

    $

    (0.08

    )

     

    $

    (0.05

    )

    Net loss per share – diluted

     

    $

    (0.08

    )

     

    $

    (0.05

    )

    Weighted-average shares – basic

     

     

    21,267

     

     

     

    21,085

     

    Weighted-average shares – diluted

     

     

    21,267

     

     

     

    21,085

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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

    4


     

    AWARE, INC.

    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

    (in thousands)

    (unaudited)

     

     

     

    Three Months Ended
    March 31,

     

     

     

    2025

     

     

    2024

     

    Cash flows from operating activities:

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Net loss

     

    $

    (1,598

    )

     

    $

    (982

    )

    Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
       used in operating activities:

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Depreciation and amortization

     

     

    144

     

     

     

    139

     

    Stock-based compensation

     

     

    180

     

     

     

    164

     

    Allowance for credit losses

     

     

    33

     

     

     

    —

     

    Non-cash lease expense

     

     

    13

     

     

     

    17

     

    Changes in assets and liabilities:

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Accounts receivable

     

     

    61

     

     

     

    (1,302

    )

    Unbilled receivables

     

     

    (75

    )

     

     

    (167

    )

    Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     

     

    (441

    )

     

     

    (12

    )

    Accounts payable

     

     

    (146

    )

     

     

    511

     

    Accrued expenses

     

     

    (483

    )

     

     

    (675

    )

    Deferred revenue

     

     

    (628

    )

     

     

    (104

    )

    Net cash used in operating activities

     

     

    (2,940

    )

     

     

    (2,411

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Cash flows from investing activities:

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Purchases of property and equipment

     

     

    (45

    )

     

     

    —

     

    Purchase of marketable securities

     

     

    (2,730

    )

     

     

    —

     

    Sale of marketable securities

     

     

    1,250

     

     

     

    6,724

     

    Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

     

     

    (1,525

    )

     

     

    6,724

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Cash flows from financing activities:

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Repurchase of common stock

     

     

    (53

    )

     

     

    —

     

    Net cash used in financing activities

     

     

    (53

    )

     

     

    —

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

     

     

    (4,518

    )

     

     

    4,313

     

    Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     

     

    12,972

     

     

     

    10,002

     

    Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

     

    $

    8,454

     

     

    $

    14,315

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Supplemental disclosure: Cash paid for income taxes

     

    $

    7

     

     

    $

    —

     

     

     

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

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    AWARE, INC.

    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    (in thousands)

    (unaudited)

     

     

     

    For the Three Months Ended

     

     

     

    March 31, 2025

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Additional

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Total

     

     

     

    Common Stock

     

     

    Paid-In

     

     

    Accumulated

     

     

    Accumulated Other

     

     

    Stockholders’

     

     

     

    Shares

     

     

    Amount

     

     

    Capital

     

     

    Deficit

     

     

    Comprehensive Income (Loss)

     

     

    Equity

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Balance at December 31, 2024

     

     

    21,097

     

     

    $

    211

     

     

    $

    100,377

     

     

    $

    (69,943

    )

     

    $

    251

     

     

    $

    30,896

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Issuance of unrestricted stock

     

     

    70

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

    Stock-based compensation expense

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    180

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    180

     

    Repurchase of common stock

     

     

    (34

    )

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    (53

    )

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    (53

    )

    Other comprehensive income

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    44

     

     

     

    44

     

    Net loss

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    (1,598

    )

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    (1,598

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Balance at March 31, 2025

     

     

    21,133

     

     

    $

    211

     

     

    $

    100,504

     

     

    $

    (71,541

    )

     

    $

    295

     

     

    $

    29,469

     

     

     

     

     

    For the Three Months Ended

     

     

     

    March 31, 2024

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Additional

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Total

     

     

     

    Common Stock

     

     

    Paid-In

     

     

    Accumulated

     

     

    Accumulated Other

     

     

    Stockholders’

     

     

     

    Shares

     

     

    Amount

     

     

    Capital

     

     

    Deficit

     

     

    Comprehensive Income (Loss)

     

     

    Equity

     

    Balance at December 31, 2023

     

     

    21,018

     

     

    $

    210

     

     

    $

    99,405

     

     

    $

    (65,512

    )

     

    $

    195

     

     

    $

    34,298

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Issuance of unrestricted stock

     

     

    67

     

     

     

    2

     

     

     

    (2

    )

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

    Stock-based compensation expense

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    164

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    164

     

    Other comprehensive loss

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    (56

    )

     

     

    (56

    )

    Net loss

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    (982

    )

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    (982

    )

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Balance at March 31, 2024

     

     

    21,085

     

     

    $

    212

     

     

    $

    99,567

     

     

    $

    (66,494

    )

     

    $

    139

     

     

    $

    33,424

     

     

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

     

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    AWARE, INC.

    NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

    (unaudited)

    Note 1 – Description of the Company and Basis of Presentation

    Description of the Company

    We are a leading biometric authentication company focused on helping organizations verify and secure identities through advanced biometric technologies. Our software is designed to meet the increasing need for secure, user-friendly authentication solutions across both government and commercial sectors. Built on diverse, global data sets, our algorithms can be adapted to meet a wide range of security requirements. We support identity-related functions, such as enrollment, identification, and authentication, using various unique and hard to replicate biometric modalities, including fingerprints, facial recognition, iris scans, and voice analysis

    •
    Enroll: Register biometric identities into an organization’s secure database
    •
    Identify: Utilize an organization’s secure database to accurately identify individuals using biometric data
    •
    Authenticate: Provide frictionless multi-factor, passwordless access to secured accounts and databases with biometric verification
    •
    Enable: Manage the lifecycle of secure identities through optimized biometric interchanges

    We have beefn a trusted provider of biometric technology since 1993. Our comprehensive portfolio of biometric solutions is based on innovative, robust products designed explicitly for ease of integration, including customer-managed and integration ready biometric frameworks, platforms, software development kits (“SDKs”) and services. Principal government applications of biometrics systems include border control, visa applicant screening, law enforcement, national defense, intelligence, secure credentialing, access control, and background checks. Principal commercial applications include mobile enrollment, user authentication, and secure transaction enablement.

    Our products provide interoperable, standards-compliant, field-proven biometric functionality and are used to capture, verify, format, compress and decompress biometric images as well as aggregate, analyze, process, match and transport those images and templates within biometric systems. For large deployments, we may provide project management and software engineering services. We sell our biometrics software products and services globally through a multifaceted distribution strategy using systems integrators, original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”), value added resellers (“VARs”), partners, and directly to select end user customers.

    Certain amounts in the consolidated financial statements and associated notes may not add due to rounding. All percentages have been calculated using unrounded amounts.

    Basis of Presentation

    The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions for Form 10-Q and therefore do not include all information and notes necessary for a complete presentation of our financial position, results of operations and cash flows, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. We filed audited financial statements which included all information and notes necessary for such presentation for the two years ended December 31, 2024 in conjunction with our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K. This Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with that Form 10-K.

    The accompanying unaudited consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations and comprehensive loss, statements of cash flows, and statements of stockholders’ equity reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring items) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position at March 31, 2025, and of operations and cash flows for the interim periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.

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    The results of operations for the interim periods ended March 31, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year.

    Principles of Consolidation

    The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Aware, Inc. and its subsidiaries, Aware Security Corporation and Fortr3ss, Inc. Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

    Use of Estimates

    The preparation of our financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Estimates used in these financial statements include but are not limited to, revenue recognition, goodwill and long-lived asset impairment, stock based compensation, income taxes, and allowance for credit losses.

    Recent Accounting Pronouncements

    In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which requires retrospective disclosure of significant segment expenses and other segment items on an annual and interim basis. Additionally, it requires disclosure of the title and position of the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”). This ASU wasa effective for our fiscal year ending on December 31, 2024 and interim periods beginning in fiscal 2025, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted this standard as of January 1, 2024 and the adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

    In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which requires an annual tabular effective tax rate reconciliation disclosure including information for specified categories and jurisdiction levels, as well as, disclosure of income taxes paid, net of refunds received, disaggregated by federal, state/local, and significant foreign jurisdiction. This ASU will be effective for our fiscal year ending on December 31, 2025, with early adoption permitted. We are assessing the impact of the standard on our consolidated financial statements.

    Note 2 – Revenue Recognition

    We recognize revenue in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“ASC 606”). Under ASC 606, we apply the following five step model:

    1. Identify the contract with the customer;

    2. Identify the performance obligations in the contract;

    3. Determine the transaction price;

    4. Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and

    5. Recognize revenue when (or as) each performance obligation is satisfied.

    We categorize revenue as software licenses, software maintenance, or services and other. Revenue from software licenses is recognized at a point in time upon delivery, provided all other revenue recognition criteria are met. We recognize software maintenance revenue over time on a straight-line basis over the contract period. Services revenue is recognized over time as the services are delivered using an input method (i.e., labor hours incurred as a percentage of total labor hours budgeted), provided all other revenue recognition criteria are met. Other revenue includes hardware sales that may be included in a software license, is recognized at a point in time upon delivery provided all other revenue recognition criteria are met.

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    In addition to selling software licenses, software maintenance and software services on a standalone basis, a significant portion of our contracts include multiple performance obligations, which require an allocation of the transaction price to each distinct performance obligation based on a relative standalone selling price (“SSP”) basis. The SSP is the price at which we would sell a promised good or service separately to a customer. The best estimate of SSP is the observable price of a good or service when we sell that good or service separately. A contractually stated price or a list price for a good or service may be the SSP of that good or service. We use a range of selling prices to estimate SSP when we sell each of the goods and services separately and need to determine whether there is a discount that needs to be allocated based on the relative SSP of the various goods and services within multiple performance obligation arrangements. In instances where SSP is not directly observable, such as when we do not sell the product or service separately, we typically determine the SSP using an adjusted market assessment approach using information that may include market conditions and other observable inputs. We typically have more than one SSP for individual goods and services due to the stratification of those goods and services by customer. In these instances, we may use information such as the nature of the customer and distribution channel in determining the SSP.

    When software licenses and significant customization engineering services are sold together, they are accounted for as a combined performance obligation, as the software licenses are generally highly dependent on, and interrelated with, the associated customization services and therefore are not distinct performance obligations. Revenue for the combined performance obligation is recognized over time as the services are delivered using an input method (i.e., labor hours incurred as a percentage of total labor hours budgeted).

    When subscription-based software is sold, the subscription-based software and software maintenance are generally considered distinct performance obligations. The transaction price is allocated to subscription-based software and the software maintenance based on the relative SSP of each performance obligation. We sell subscription-based software for a fixed fee and/or a usage-based royalty fee, sometimes subject to a minimum guarantee. When the amount is in the form of a fixed fee, including the guaranteed minimum in subscription-based royalties, revenue is allocated to the subscription-based software and recognized at a point in time upon delivery, provided all other revenue recognition criteria are met. Revenue allocated to the software maintenance is recognized over the contract term on a straight-line basis. Any subscription-based software fees earned not subject to the guaranteed minimum or earned in excess of the minimum amount are recognized as revenue when the subsequent usage occurs.

    Our contracts can include variable fees, such as the option to purchase additional usage of a previously delivered software license. We may also provide pricing concessions to clients, a business practice that also gives rise to variable fees in contracts. We include variable fees in the determination of total transaction price if it is not probable that a future significant reversal of revenue will occur. We use the expected value or most likely value amount, whichever is more appropriate for specific circumstances, to estimate variable consideration, and the estimates are based on the level of historical price concessions offered to clients.

    The amount of consideration is typically not adjusted for a significant financing component if the time between payment and the transfer of the related good or service is one year or less under the practical expedient in the guidance. Our revenue arrangements are typically accounted for under such expedient, as payment is typically due within 30 to 60 days. During the three month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, none of our contracts contained a significant financing component.

    Also, as we expand our Software as a Service ("SaaS") offerings, including AwareID, revenue from SaaS contracts will be recognized ratably over the subscription period. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 we generated $47 thousand and $7 thousand of revenue from SaaS contracts, respectively.

    Cost of revenue associated with each category of revenue, may include internal engineering labor, third-party contractors, software license fees, and hardware costs.

     

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    Disaggregation of Revenues

    We organize ourselves into a single segment that reports to the Chief Executive Officer, who is our CODM. We conduct our operations in the United States and sell our products and services to domestic and international customers. Revenue generated from the following geographic regions was (in thousands):

     

     

     

    Three Months Ended
    March 31,

     

     

     

    2025

     

     

    2024

     

    United States

     

    $

    1,820

     

     

    $

    1,806

     

    United Kingdom

     

     

    558

     

     

     

    1,186

     

    Turkey

     

     

    399

     

     

     

    604

     

    Rest of World

     

     

    831

     

     

     

    825

     

     

     

    $

    3,608

     

     

    $

    4,421

     

     

    Revenue by timing of transfer of goods or services was (in thousands):

     

     

     

    Three Months Ended
    March 31,

     

     

     

    2025

     

     

    2024

     

    Goods or services transferred at a point in time

     

    $

    879

     

     

    $

    1,274

     

    Goods or services transferred over time

     

     

    2,729

     

     

     

    3,147

     

     

    $

    3,608

     

     

    $

    4,421

     

     

    Revenue by contract type was (in thousands):

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Three Months Ended
    March 31,

     

     

     

    2025

     

     

    2024

     

    License and service contracts

     

    $

    2,914

     

     

    $

    3,230

     

    Subscription-based contracts

     

     

    694

     

     

     

    1,191

     

     

    $

    3,608

     

     

    $

    4,421

     

     

    Revenue from subscription-based contracts include revenue that may be recognized at a point in time or over time and be part of a fixed fee and or minimum guarantee as well as fees earned and allocated to software maintenance.

     

    Contract Balances

    When the timing of our delivery of goods or services is different from the timing of payments made by customers, we recognize either a contract asset (performance precedes customer billing) or a contract liability (customer payment precedes performance). Customers that prepay are represented by the deferred revenue below until the performance obligation is satisfied.

    Our contract assets consist of unbilled receivables. Our contract liabilities consist of deferred (unearned) revenue, which is generally related to software maintenance contracts. We classify deferred revenue as current or noncurrent based on the timing of when we expect to recognize revenue.

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    The following tables present changes in our contract assets and liabilities during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):

     

     

     

    Balance at
    Beginning
    of Period

     

     

    Revenue
    Recognized In
    Advance of
    Billings

     

     

    Billings

     

     

    Balance at
    End of
    Period

     

    Three months ended March 31, 2025

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Contract assets:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Unbilled receivables

     

    $

    1,080

     

     

    $

    786

     

     

    $

    (711

    )

     

    $

    1,155

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Three months ended March 31, 2024

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Contract assets:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Unbilled receivables

     

    $

    1,401

     

     

    $

    1,725

     

     

    $

    (1,558

    )

     

    $

    1,568

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Balance at
    Beginning
    of Period

     

     

    Billings

     

     

    Revenue
    Recognized

     

     

    Balance at
    End of
    Period

     

    Three months ended March 31, 2025

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Contract liabilities:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Deferred revenue

     

    $

    5,163

     

     

    $

    1,525

     

     

    $

    (2,153

    )

     

    $

    4,535

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Three months ended March 31, 2024

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Contract liabilities:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Deferred revenue

     

    $

    5,537

     

     

    $

    2,056

     

     

    $

    (2,160

    )

     

    $

    5,433

     

     

     

    Remaining Performance Obligations

    Remaining performance obligations represent the transaction prices from contracts for which work has not been performed or goods and services have not been delivered. We expect to recognize revenue on approximately 97% of the remaining deferred revenue over the next 12 months, with the remainder recognized thereafter. As of March 31, 2025, the aggregate amount of the transaction prices allocated to remaining performance obligations for contracts with a duration greater than one year was $0.3 million.

     

    Note 3 – Fair Value Measurements

    The FASB Codification defines fair value and establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under the FASB Codification are: Level 1 – valuations that are based on quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date; Level 2 – valuations that are based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly; and Level 3 – valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable.

    Cash and cash equivalents, which primarily include money market mutual funds were $8.5 million and $13.0 million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Marketable securities, which consists of U.S. Treasuries, were $16.4 million and $14.9 million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31,

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    2024, respectively. Our assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis included the following (in thousands):

     

     

     

    Fair Value Measurement at March 31, 2025 Using:

     

     

     

    Quoted
    Prices in
    Active
    Markets for
    Identical
    Assets

     

     

    Significant
    Other
    Observable
    Inputs

     

     

    Significant
    Unobservable
    Inputs

     

     

    Total

     

     

     

    (Level 1)

     

     

    (Level 2)

     

     

    (Level 3)

     

     

     

     

    Assets

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Money market funds (included in
       cash and cash equivalents)

     

    $

    7,406

     

     

    $

    —

     

     

    $

    —

     

     

    $

    7,406

     

    Marketable securities

     

     

    16,379

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    16,379

     

    Total assets

     

    $

    23,785

     

     

    $

    —

     

     

    $

    —

     

     

    $

    23,785

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Fair Value Measurement at December 31,
    2024 Using:

     

     

     

    Quoted
    Prices in
    Active
    Markets for
    Identical
    Assets

     

     

    Significant
    Other
    Observable
    Inputs

     

     

    Significant
    Unobservable
    Inputs

     

     

    Total

     

     

     

    (Level 1)

     

     

    (Level 2)

     

     

    (Level 3)

     

     

     

     

    Assets

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

      Money market funds (included in
       cash and cash equivalents)

     

    $

    10,671

     

     

    $

    —

     

     

    $

    —

     

     

    $

    10,671

     

      Marketable securities

     

     

    14,842

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    14,842

     

    Total assets

     

    $

    25,513

     

     

    $

    —

     

     

    $

    —

     

     

    $

    25,513

     

     

    Our investments in marketable securities are classified as available-for-sale and are carried at fair value, with the unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss in stockholders' equity.

     

    Marketable securities by security type consisted of the following (in thousands):

     

     

     

    March 31, 2025:

     

     

     

    Amortized Cost

     

     

    Gross Unrealized Gains

     

     

    Gross Unrealized Losses

     

     

    Fair Value

     

    U.S. Treasury notes and bonds

     

    $

    16,084

     

     

    $

    297

     

     

    $

    (2

    )

     

    $

    16,379

     

     

     

    $

    16,084

     

     

    $

    297

     

     

    $

    (2

    )

     

    $

    16,379

     

     

     

     

    December 31, 2024:

     

     

     

    Amortized Cost

     

     

    Gross Unrealized Gains

     

     

    Gross Unrealized Losses

     

     

    Fair Value

     

    U.S. Treasury notes and bonds

     

    $

    14,591

     

     

    $

    260

     

     

    $

    (9

    )

     

    $

    14,842

     

     

    $

    14,591

     

     

    $

    260

     

     

    $

    (9

    )

     

    $

    14,842

     

     

     

    Note 4 – Intangible Assets

     

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    Intangible assets and their estimated useful lives as of March 31, 2025 are as follows (dollars in thousands):

     

     

     

    Useful Life

     

    Gross
    Amount

     

     

    Accumulated
    Amortization

     

     

    Net Book
    Value

     

    Customer relationships

     

    8 and 10 years

     

    $

    2,680

     

     

    $

    (1,078

    )

     

    $

    1,602

     

    Developed technology

     

    5 and 7 years

     

     

    710

     

     

     

    (443

    )

     

     

    267

     

    Trade name / trademarks

     

    3 and 7 years

     

     

    30

     

     

     

    (26

    )

     

     

    4

     

     

     

     

     

    $

    3,420

     

     

    $

    (1,547

    )

     

    $

    1,873

     

     

    During each of the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, we recorded $0.1 million of intangible assets amortization expense. We expect to record amortization expense for the remainder of 2025 and each subsequent year and thereafter as follows (in thousands):

     

    2025

     

    $

    301

     

    2026

     

     

    356

     

    2027

     

     

    355

     

    2028

     

     

    338

     

    2029

     

     

    174

     

    Thereafter

     

     

    349

     

     

     

    $

    1,873

     

     

     

    Note 5 – Computation of Earnings per Share

    Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income or loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income or loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus additional common shares that would have been outstanding if dilutive potential common shares had been issued. For the purposes of this calculation, stock options are considered common stock equivalents in periods in which they have a dilutive effect. Stock options that are anti-dilutive are excluded from the calculation. All outstanding common stock equivalents were not included in the per share calculation for diluted earnings per share where we had a net loss, and the effect of their inclusion would be anti-dilutive.

     

    Note 6 – Equity and Stock-based compensation

    The following table presents stock-based compensation expenses included in our unaudited consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss (in thousands):

     

     

     

    Three Months Ended
    March 31,

     

     

     

    2025

     

     

    2024

     

    Cost of services and other revenue

     

    $

    —

     

     

    $

    2

     

    Research and development

     

     

    42

     

     

     

    10

     

    Selling and marketing

     

     

    9

     

     

     

    16

     

    General and administrative

     

     

    130

     

     

     

    136

     

    Stock-based compensation expense

     

    $

    181

     

     

    $

    164

     

     

    Stock Options - On January 17, 2024, our stockholders approved the Aware Inc. 2023 Equity and Incentive Plan (the “2023 Plan”). Following approval of the 2023 Plan, we ceased making awards under our previous 2001 Nonqualified Stock Plan (as amended, the “2001 Plan”).

    Also on January 17, 2024, our stockholders approved a stock option exchange program (the “Exchange Offer”) pursuant to which eligible employees, primarily consisting of our executive officers and senior management, were able to exchange certain stock options (the “Eligible Options”) for replacement stock options with modified terms (the “New Options”) as described below. We commenced the Exchange Offer on January 19, 2024.

     

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    The Exchange Offer expired on February 20, 2024. Pursuant to the Exchange Offer, nine employees elected to exchange their Eligible Options, and we accepted for cancellation Eligible Options to purchase an aggregate of 2,180,000 shares of common stock, representing approximately 96% of the total shares of common stock underlying the Eligible Options. Following the expiration of the Exchange Offer, on February 20, 2024, we granted New Options to purchase 933,073 shares of Common Stock, pursuant to the terms of the Exchange Offer and our 2023 Plan.

     

    The exercise price per share of the New Options granted pursuant to the Exchange Offer was $2.21 per share. Each New Option will vest and become exercisable, with respect to 50% of the shares of common stock underlying such New Option on the first anniversary of the grant date and, with respect to the remaining shares of common stock underlying such New Option, in twelve equal monthly installments thereafter, subject to the continuous service of the holder. The other terms and conditions of the New Options will be governed by the terms and conditions of the 2023 Plan and the nonstatutory stock option agreements entered into thereunder.

    There was no incremental expense for the New Options as calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The unamortized expense remaining on the Eligible Options, as of the modification date, will be recognized over the new vesting schedule.

     

    During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company granted stock options to purchase an aggregate of 1,165,197 shares of common stock under the 2023 Equity and Incentive Plan. No stock options were granted during the same period in 2024, and no stock options were exercised in either period. Of the total stock options granted in the current period, 327,840 options were granted as incentive stock options and 837,357 as non-qualified stock options.

     

    The stock options granting during the three months ended March 31, 2025 included 105,000 incentive stock options to a recently hired executive officer and 1,060,197 options, comprising both incentive and non-qualified options granted to Ajay Amlani, in connection with his appointment as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Within the grant to Mr. Amlani, 848,157 options are subject to time-based vesting, with 25 percent vesting on the one-year anniversary of the grant date and the remaining 75 percent vesting in 36 equal monthly installments thereafter, subject to Mr. Amlani's continued service. The remaining 212,040 options granted to Mr. Amlani are performance-based and divided equally between two tranches. The first tranche is eligible to vest if certain minimum bookings growth for 2025 thresholds are met, with incremental vesting for higher levels of growth up to a maximum threshold. The second tranche is subject to similar performance conditions based on year-over-year bookings growth in 2026. In both cases, Mr. Amlani must remain in service through December 31 of the applicable performance year for any shares to vest. Expense recognition for the option grant is based on the fair value on the grant date and reflects management’s assessment of the probability of achieving the specified performance conditions. Expense is recognized over the requisite service period and is adjusted for changes in the probability of achievement, as necessary.

    Restricted Stock Units - The 2023 Plan permits us to grant restricted stock units to our directors, officers, and employees. Upon vesting, each restricted stock unit entitles the recipient to receive a number of shares of common stock as set forth in the relevant restricted stock unit agreement. Stock-based compensation expense for restricted stock units is determined based on the fair market value of our stock on the date of grant, provided the number of shares in the grant is fixed on the grant date.

    We granted 411,867 restricted stock units to directors, officers, and employees during the three months ended March 31, 2025. Of these, 245,638 restricted stock units are scheduled to vest in two installments of 122,495 and 122,496 shares shortly after June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2025, respectively. In addition, 166,229 restricted stock units were granted on March 13, 2025 to Mr. Amlani in connection with an amendment to his employment agreement. The amendment provides that 80% of Mr. Amlani's CEO’s base salary for the period from March 16, 2025 through December 31, 2025 will be paid in restricted stock units. The award represents the right to receive 166,229 shares and will vest in nine equal monthly installments beginning on April 16, 2025 and continuing on the 16th of each month through December 16, 2025. All awards are subject to continued service through the applicable vesting dates. No restricted stock units were forfeited during the quarter.

     

    During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we granted 200,814 restricted stock units to directors,

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    officers, and employees. Of these, 140,814 restricted stock units vested in two equal installments shortly after June 30, 2024 and shortly after December 31, 2024. The remaining 60,000 restricted stock units were scheduled to be issued in four equal installments in July 2024 and January of 2025, 2026, and 2027, but were forfeited during the three months ended March 31, 2024 as a result of an employee termination.

    Share Purchases - On March 1, 2022, our Board of Directors authorized a new stock repurchase program pursuant to which we may purchase up to $10.0 million of our common stock. On November 30, 2023, our Board of Directors extended the program through December 31, 2025. As of March 31, 2025 we have repurchased $2.1 million of our common stock pursuant to this program. During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 we purchased 34,437 and 35 shares of common stock, respectively. The program does not obligate us to acquire any particular amount of common stock and the program may be modified or suspended at any time at our Board of Directors' discretion.

     

    Note 7 – Income Taxes

    During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, we recorded an income tax provision of $7,000 and $0, respectively.

    We have evaluated the positive and negative evidence bearing upon our ability to realize our deferred tax assets, which primarily consist of net operating loss carryforwards and research and development tax credits. We considered the history of cumulative net losses, estimated future taxable income and prudent and feasible tax planning strategies and we have concluded that it is more likely than not that we will not realize the benefits of our deferred tax assets. As a result, as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we have a full valuation recorded against our net deferred tax assets.

     

     

     

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    ITEM 2: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

    Cautionary Statement for Purposes of the “Safe Harbor” Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

    Some of the information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward‑looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. You can identify these statements by forward‑looking words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue” and similar words. You should read statements that contain these words carefully because they: (1) discuss our future expectations; (2) contain projections of our future operating results or financial condition; or (3) state other “forward‑looking” information. However, we may not be able to predict future events accurately. The risk factors listed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, as well as any cautionary language in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, provide examples of risks, uncertainties and events that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the expectations we describe in our forward‑looking statements. You should be aware that the occurrence of any of the events described in these risk factors and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q could materially and adversely affect our business.

    Summary of Operations

    We are primarily engaged in the development and sale of biometrics products, solutions and services. Our software products are used in government and commercial systems and applications and fulfill a broad range of functions critical to secure biometric enrollment, authentication, identification and transactions. Principal government applications of biometrics systems include border control, visa applicant screening, law enforcement, national defense, intelligence, secure credentialing, access control, and background checks. Principal commercial applications include: i) user enrollment and authentication used for login to mobile devices, computers, networks, and software programs; ii) user authentication for financial transactions and purchases (online and in-person); iii) physical access control to buildings; and iv) identity proofing of prospective employees and customers. We sell our biometrics software products and services globally through a multifaceted distribution strategy using systems integrators, OEMs, VARs, partners, and directly to end user customers. We also derive a portion of our revenue from the sale of imaging software licenses to OEMs and systems integrators that incorporate our software into medical imaging products and medical systems.

    On October 30, 2024, we announced that Robert Eckel, our Chief Executive Officer and a member of our Board of Directors, would resign from these positions effective December 31, 2024. Following this announcement, we retained an executive search firm and conducted an extensive search for his successor. As a result of that process, on February 3, 2025, Ajay Amlani was appointed Chief Executive Officer and a member of our Board of Directors.

    Summary of Financial Results

    We use revenue and results of operations to summarize financial results as we believe these measurements are the most meaningful way to understand our operating performance.

    Revenue and operating loss for the three months ended March 31, 2025 were $3.6 million and $1.9 million, respectively. These results compared to revenue of $4.4 million and operating loss of $1.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The decrease in revenue and operating loss in the current three month period was primarily due to a $0.8 million decrease in software license revenue. The impact of the decrease in revenue on our operating loss was partially offset by $0.2 million decrease in operating expenses resulting from temporary cost reductions related to reduced headcount in the first quarter of 2025.

    These and all other financial results are discussed in more detail in the results of operations section that follows.

    Results of Operations

    Software licenses. Software licenses consist of revenue from the sale of biometrics and imaging software products. Sales of software products depend on our ability to win proposals to supply software for biometrics systems projects either directly to end user customers or indirectly through channel partners.

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    Software license revenue decreased 39% from $2.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 to $1.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. As a percentage of total revenue, software license revenue decreased from 49% in the first quarter of 2024 to 36% in the current year quarter. The $0.8 million decrease in software license revenue was due primarily to a decrease in perpetual licenses sales of $0.3 million due to fewer one-time license deals in the current quarter and a $0.4 million decrease in license revenue related to subscription contracts as a result of timing of renewal of licenses.

     

    Software license sales have historically fluctuated, and we expect software license revenue to continue to fluctuate since these sales are based on the timing of projects with our customers and partners.

    Our market strategy is to continue to focus on our legacy government biometrics markets and expand into new commercial biometrics markets. We are unable to predict future revenue from commercial markets as these are emerging markets.

    Software maintenance. Software maintenance consists of revenue from the sale of software maintenance contracts. Software maintenance contracts entitle customers to receive software support and software updates, if and when they become available, during the term of the contract.

    Software maintenance revenue was $2.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. As a percentage of total revenue, software maintenance revenue increased from 49% in the first quarter of 2024 to 60% in the current year first quarter.

    Services and other revenue. Services revenue consists of fees we charge to perform software development, integration, installation, and customization services. Similar to software license revenue, services revenue depends on our ability to win biometrics systems projects either directly with end user customers or in conjunction with channel partners. Other revenue consists of hardware fees that are included with some of our software licenses.

    Services and other revenue was $0.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. As a percentage of total revenue, services and other revenue increased from 3% in the first quarter of 2024 to 4% in the current year quarter.

    Services and other revenue fluctuate dependent on when we commence new projects and when we complete projects that were started in previous periods.

    Cost of revenue. Cost of revenue consists primarily of engineering costs to perform customer services projects, amortization of intangible assets related to acquisitions, and other third-party costs that are included with some of our software licenses. Such costs primarily include: i) engineering salaries, stock-based compensation, fringe benefits, and facilities; ii) engineering consultants and contractors; iii) software license fees; and iv) hardware costs.

    Cost of revenue decreased 11% from $0.3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 to $0.2 million the three months ended March 31, 2025. Cost revenue as a percentage of total revenue increased from 6% in the first quarter of 2024 to 7% in the current year first quarter.

    For first quarter of 2025, cost of revenue of $0.2 million was composed of $0.1 million of engineering costs to perform customer services, $0.1 million of amortization of intangible assets, and $50 thousand for software license and hardware costs.

    For first quarter of 2024, cost of revenue of $0.3 million was composed of $0.1 million of engineering costs to perform customer services, $0.1 million of amortization of intangible assets, and $67 thousand for software license and hardware costs.

    Gross margins on revenue are a function of: i) the nature of the projects; ii) the level of engineering difficulty and labor hours required to complete project tasks; iii) how much we were able to charge; and iv) product mix. We expect that gross margins on services and other revenue will continue to fluctuate in future periods based on the nature, complexity, and pricing of future projects and product mix.

    Research and development expense. Research and development expense consists of costs for: i) engineering personnel, including salaries, stock-based compensation, fringe benefits, and facilities; ii) engineering consultants and contractors, and iii) other engineering expenses such as supplies, equipment depreciation, dues

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    and memberships and travel. Engineering costs incurred to develop our technology and products are classified as research and development expense. As described in the cost of services section, engineering costs incurred to provide engineering services for customer projects are classified as cost of services and other revenue, and are not included in research and development expense.

    The classification of total engineering costs to research and development expense and engineering costs to perform customer services included in cost of revenue was (in thousands):

     

     

     

    Three Months Ended
    March 31,

     

     

     

    2025

     

     

    2024

     

    Research and development expense

     

    $

    1,922

     

     

    $

    2,182

     

    Engineering costs allocated to cost of revenue

     

     

    91

     

     

     

    105

     

    Total engineering costs

     

    $

    2,013

     

     

    $

    2,287

     

     

    Total engineering costs decreased 12% from $2.3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 to $2.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025. As a percentage of total revenue, total engineering costs increased from 52% in the three months ended March 31, 2024 to 56% in the same current year quarter.

     

    The spending decreases for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the same prior year period was primarily due to decreased headcount. While costs declined in the first quarter, we anticipate engineering expenses may increase during the remainder of 2025 as we ramp up investment to support strategic product development initiatives.

    Selling and marketing expense. Selling and marketing expense primarily consists of costs for: i) sales and marketing personnel, including salaries, sales commissions, stock-based compensation, fringe benefits, travel, and facilities; and ii) advertising and promotion expenses.

    Selling and marketing expense decreased 12% from $1.9 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024 to $1.7 million in the same three month period of 2025. As a percentage of total revenue, selling and marketing expense increased from 43% in the first quarter of 2024 to 46% in the corresponding period in 2025.

    The spending decreases for the three months ended March 31, 2025, compared to the same prior year periods was primarily due to the departure of our chief revenue officer in 2024 who was not replaced until March 2025 and the departure of our chief product officer in 2024.

    We expect selling and marketing expense to increase in future periods as we continue to invest in revenue-generating activities. This includes plans to backfill the chief product officer position and make additional hires across our sales organization to support pipeline growth and capitalize on market opportunities.

    General and administrative expense. General and administrative expense consists primarily of costs for: i) officers, directors and administrative personnel, including salaries, bonuses, director compensation, stock-based compensation, fringe benefits, and facilities; ii) professional fees, including legal and audit fees; iii) public company expenses; and iv) other administrative expenses, such as insurance costs and bad debt provisions.

    General and administrative expense increased 22% from $1.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 to $1.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. As a percentage of total revenue, general and administrative expense was 30% in the first quarter of 2024 and 45% in the corresponding period of 2025.

    The expense increase for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the same prior year period was primarily due to the impact of a $0.1 million signing bonus paid to Mr. Amlani in connection with his appointment as our chief executive officer and a $0.2 million increase in professional services related to strategic advisor hired as part of our chief executive officer transition. Fluctuations of general and administrative expenses are expected depending on specific activities in a period. We expect that general and administrative costs will decrease for the next few quarters now that we have completed our CEO transition.

    Interest Income. Interest income was $0.3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.

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    We expect interest income to decrease slightly over the remainder of 2025 due to a lower projected average cash balance.

    Income taxes. Total income tax expense was $7 thousand and $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The income tax expense relates to limitations on the usage of net operating loss carryforwards generated in years beginning after December 31, 2017.

    We are subject to income taxes in the United States, and we use estimates in determining our provisions for income taxes. We account for income taxes using the asset and liability method for accounting and reporting income taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized based on temporary differences between the financial reporting and income tax bases of assets and liabilities using statutory rates.

    We have evaluated the positive and negative evidence bearing upon our ability to realize our deferred tax assets, which primarily consist of net operating loss carryforwards and research and development tax credits. We considered the history of cumulative net losses, estimated future taxable income and prudent and feasible tax planning strategies and we have concluded that it is more likely than not that we will not realize the benefits of our deferred tax assets. As a result, as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we recorded a full valuation allowance against our net deferred tax assets.

    Liquidity and Capital Resources

    At March 31, 2025, we had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $24.8 million, which represented a decrease of $3.0 million from December 31, 2024. The decrease in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities was primarily due to the impact of $2.9 million of cash used in operating activities.

    Cash used in investing activities was $1.5 million in the first three months of 2025, which primarily consisted of $1.5 million of net sales of marketable securities and $45,000 thousand of purchase of fixed assets.

    Cash used by financing activities was $53 thousand in the first three months of 2025, which consisted of cash used to repurchase shares of our common stock.

    While we cannot assure you that we will not require additional financing, or that such financing will be available to us, we believe that our cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to fund our operations for at least the next twelve months from the date of this filing and to meet our known long-term cash requirements. Whether these resources are adequate to meet our liquidity needs beyond that period will depend on our future growth, operating results, and the investments needed to support our operations. If we require additional capital resources, we may utilize available funds or seek external financing, which may not be available on terms we find attractive or at all.

    To date, inflation has not had a material impact on our financial results. There can be no assurance, however, that inflation will not adversely affect our financial results in the future.

    Recent Accounting Pronouncements

    See Note 1 to our Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1.

     

    ITEM 4: Controls and Procedures

    Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as required by Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

    In December 2024, our Chief Executive Officer resigned, and our Chief Financial Officer assumed the role of Interim Chief Executive Officer while continuing to serve as Chief Financial Officer. In February 2025, we hired a new Chief Executive Officer, and the Interim Chief Executive Officer returned to his role as Chief Financial Officer. While these leadership transitions represent significant changes in our executive team, we

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    have assessed their impact on our internal control over financial reporting and determined that these changes have not materially affected the design or operation of our internal controls.

    We have updated our internal control documentation in light of these organizational changes. We will continue to monitor and update our internal control processes as necessary to ensure their effectiveness.

    Except as described above, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

     

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    PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

    ITEM 1: Legal Proceedings

    From time to time, we are involved in litigation incidental to the conduct of our business. We are not party to any lawsuit or proceeding that, in our opinion, is material to our business.

    ITEM 1A: Risk Factors

    Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 includes a detailed discussion of our risk factors under the heading “Part I, Item 1A—Risk Factors.” There have been no material changes from such risk factors during the three months ended March 31, 2025. You should consider carefully the risk factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, and all other information contained in or incorporated by reference in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q before making an investment decision. If any of the risks discussed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K or herein actually occur, they may materially harm our business, financial condition, operating results, cash flows or growth prospects. As a result, the market price of our common stock could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment. Additional risks and uncertainties that are not yet identified or that we think are immaterial may also materially harm our business, financial condition, operating results, cash flows or growth prospects and could result in a complete loss of your investment.

    ITEM 2: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities, Use of Proceeds, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

    On November 30, 2023, we announced that our Board of Directors had approved the extension of our previously announced 2022 Repurchase Plan through December 31, 2025. The 2022 Repurchase Plan authorizes the Company to repurchase of up to $10,000,000 of our common stock from time to time. During the three months ended March 31, 2025 we purchased 34,437 shares under this plan as follows.

    Period

     

    Total Number of Shares Purchased

     

     

    Average Price Paid per Share

     

     

    Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (1)

     

     

    Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans of Programs

     

    January 1, to 31, 2025

     

     

    -

     

     

    $

    —

     

     

     

    -

     

     

    $

    7,975,073

     

    February 1 to 29, 2025

     

     

    -

     

     

    $

    —

     

     

     

    -

     

     

    $

    7,975,073

     

    March 1 to 31, 2025

     

     

    34,437

     

     

    $

    1.53

     

     

     

    34,437

     

     

    $

    7,922,316

     

    Total

     

     

    34,437

     

     

    $

    1.54

     

     

     

    34,437

     

     

     

     

    As of March 31, 2025 the remaining dollar value of shares that may be purchased under the plan is $7,922,316.

    ITEM 3: Defaults Upon Senior Securities

    None.

    ITEM 4: Mine Safety Disclosures

    None.

    ITEM 5: Other Information

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    During the three months ended March 31, 2025, no director or officer of the Company adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.

     

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    ITEM 6: Exhibits

     

    (a) Exhibits

     

    Exhibit 3.1

     

    Amended and Restated Articles of Organization, as amended (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).

     

     

     

    Exhibit 3.2

     

    Amended and Restated By-Laws (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 10, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference).

     

     

     

    Exhibit 10.1

     

    Employment Agreement dated as of February 3, 2025 by and between Aware, Inc. and Ajay K. Amlani (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 5, 2025 and incorporated herein by reference).

     

     

     

    Exhibit 10.2

     

    Amendment to Employment Agreement dated as of March 13, 2025 by and between Aware, Inc. and Ajay K. Amlani (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2025 and incorporated herein by reference).

     

     

     

    Exhibit 10.3

     

    Employment Agreement dated as of March 5, 2025 by and between Aware, Inc. and Brian Krause

     

     

     

    Exhibit 31.1

     

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

     

     

     

    Exhibit 31.2

     

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

     

     

     

    Exhibit 32.1

     

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

     

     

     

    Exhibit 101

     

    The following financial statements from Aware, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, formatted in iXBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language), as follows: i) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 iii) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 iv) Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, and v) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

     

     

     

    Exhibit 104

     

    Inline XBRL for the cover page of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, included in the Exhibit 101 Inline Document Set.

     

     

     

    * Management contract or compensatory plan

     

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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.

     

     

     

     

     

    AWARE, INC.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Date:

     

    May 2, 2025

     

    By:

     

    /s/ Ajay K. Amlani

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Ajay K. Amlani

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Chief Executive Officer & President

     

    Date:

     

    May 2, 2025

     

    By:

     

    /s/ David K. Traverse

     

     

     

     

     

     

    David K. Traverse

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Chief Financial Officer

     

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