10-Q 1 lrad20201231_10q.htm FORM 10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark one)

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

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 20 20

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: 000-24248

GENASYS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware | 87-0361799
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
16 262 West Bernardo Drive, San Diego, California | 92127
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code)

(858) 676-1112

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which securities are registered
Common stock, $0.00001 par value per share | GNSS | NASDAQ Capital Market

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

☒ Yes ☐ No

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

Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐
Non-accelerated filer | ☒ | Smaller reporting company | ☒
Emerging growth company | ☐ |  |

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

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

The number of shares of Common Stock, $0.00001 par value, outstanding on February 8, 2021 was 33,641,235.

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. | Financial Statements

Genasys Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except par value and share amounts)

|  | December 31, |  |  |  |  |
|  | 2020 |  |  | September 30, |
|  | (Unaudited) |  |  | 2020 |
ASSETS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 19,584 |  |  | $ | 23,319 |
Short-term marketable securities |  |  | 5,517 |  |  |  | 4,265 |
Restricted cash |  |  | 295 |  |  |  | 282 |
Accounts receivable, net |  |  | 3,159 |  |  |  | 5,442 |
Inventories, net |  |  | 6,963 |  |  |  | 5,949 |
Prepaid expenses and other |  |  | 713 |  |  |  | 860 |
Total current assets |  |  | 36,231 |  |  |  | 40,117 |
Long-term marketable securities |  |  | 2,419 |  |  |  | 3,805 |
Long-term restricted cash |  |  | 1,180 |  |  |  | 395 |
Deferred tax assets, net |  |  | 11,100 |  |  |  | 11,095 |
Property and equipment, net |  |  | 1,885 |  |  |  | 1,930 |
Goodwill |  |  | 8,500 |  |  |  | 2,472 |
Intangible assets, net |  |  | 3,743 |  |  |  | 943 |
Operating lease right of use asset |  |  | 5,384 |  |  |  | 5,285 |
Other assets |  |  | 161 |  |  |  | 125 |
Total assets |  | $ | 70,603 |  |  | $ | 66,167 |
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable |  | $ | 1,618 |  |  | $ | 1,370 |
Accrued liabilities |  |  | 7,848 |  |  |  | 7,880 |
Notes payable, current portion |  |  | 314 |  |  |  | 300 |
Operating lease liabilities, current portion |  |  | 848 |  |  |  | 771 |
Total current liabilities |  |  | 10,628 |  |  |  | 10,321 |
Notes payable, less current portion |  |  | 18 |  |  |  | 18 |
Other liabilities, noncurrent |  |  | 915 |  |  |  | 293 |
Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent |  |  | 6,385 |  |  |  | 6,395 |
Total liabilities |  |  | 17,946 |  |  |  | 17,027 |
Stockholders' equity: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock, $0.00001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Common stock, $0.00001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 33,587,443 and 33,561,544 shares issued and outstanding, respectively |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Additional paid-in capital |  |  | 94,915 |  |  |  | 91,248 |
Accumulated deficit |  |  | (42,477 | ) |  |  | (41,858 | )
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | 219 |  |  |  | (250 | )
Total stockholders' equity |  |  | 52,657 |  |  |  | 49,140 |
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |  | $ | 70,603 |  |  | $ | 66,167 |

See accompanying notes

1

Genasys Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

|  | Three months ended |
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product sales |  | $ | 6,950 |  |  | $ | 8,008 |
Contract and other |  |  | 1,078 |  |  |  | 774 |
Total revenues |  |  | 8,028 |  |  |  | 8,782 |
Cost of revenues |  |  | 4,324 |  |  |  | 4,180 |
Gross Profit |  |  | 3,704 |  |  |  | 4,602 |
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Selling, general and administrative |  |  | 3,331 |  |  |  | 2,822 |
Research and development |  |  | 1,066 |  |  |  | 1,084 |
Total operating expenses |  |  | 4,397 |  |  |  | 3,906 |
(Loss) income from operations |  |  | (693 | ) |  |  | 696 |
Other income |  |  | 69 |  |  |  | 96 |
(Loss) income before income taxes |  |  | (624 | ) |  |  | 792 |
Income tax (benefit) expense |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  | 172 |
Net (loss) income |  | $ | (619 | ) |  | $ | 620 |
Net (loss) income per common share - basic and diluted |  | $ | (0.02 | ) |  | $ | 0.02 |
Weighted average common shares outstanding: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic |  |  | 33,574 |  |  |  | 32,978 |
Diluted |  |  | 33,574 |  |  |  | 33,711 |

See accompanying notes

2

Genasys Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

|  | Three months ended |
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
Net (loss) income |  | $ | (619 | ) |  | $ | 620 |
Other comprehensive income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized loss on marketable securities |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | (3 | )
Unrealized foreign currency translation gain |  |  | 472 |  |  |  | 88 |
Comprehensive (loss) income |  | $ | (150 | ) |  | $ | 705 |

3

Genasys Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

|  | Three months ended |
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
Operating Activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net (loss) income |  | $ | (619 | ) |  | $ | 620 |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | 281 |  |  |  | 209 |
Warranty provision |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | (19 | )
Inventory obsolescence |  |  | 100 |  |  |  | 94 |
Share-based compensation |  |  | 182 |  |  |  | 158 |
Realized loss on foreign currency forward contract |  |  | (48 | ) |  |  | - |
Unrealized loss on foreign currency forward contract |  |  | (28 | ) |  |  | - |
Deferred income taxes |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  | 172 |
Amortization of operating lease right of use assets |  |  | 170 |  |  |  | 145 |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable, net |  |  | 2,300 |  |  |  | (2,286 | )
Inventories, net |  |  | (1,114 | ) |  |  | (321 | )
Prepaid expenses and other |  |  | 120 |  |  |  | 761 |
Accounts payable |  |  | 232 |  |  |  | 604 |
Accrued and other liabilities |  |  | (314 | ) |  |  | (1,918 | )
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |  |  | 1,272 |  |  |  | (1,781 | )
Investing Activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchases of marketable securities |  |  | (1,793 | ) |  |  | (640 | )
Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities |  |  | 1,925 |  |  |  | 589 |
Purchase of Amika Mobile |  |  | (4,367 | ) |  |  | - |
Capital expenditures |  |  | (29 | ) |  |  | (86 | )
Net cash used in investing activities |  |  | (4,264 | ) |  |  | (137 | )
Financing Activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from exercise of stock options |  |  | 54 |  |  |  | 144 |
Net cash provided by financing activities |  |  | 54 |  |  |  | 144 |
Effect of foreign exchange rate on cash |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 14 |
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash |  |  | (2,937 | ) |  |  | (1,760 | )
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period |  |  | 23,996 |  |  |  | 19,517 |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period |  | $ | 21,059 |  |  | $ | 17,757 |
|  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash to the consolidated balance sheets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 19,584 |  |  | $ | 17,092 |
Restricted cash, current portion |  |  | 295 |  |  |  | 270 |
Long-term restricted cash |  |  | 1,180 |  |  |  | 395 |
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the consolidated statement of cash flows |  | $ | 21,059 |  |  | $ | 17,757 |

See accompanying notes

4

Genasys Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (continued)

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

|  | Three months ended December 31, |
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
Noncash investing and financing activities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Change in unrealized loss on marketable securities |  | $ | (3 | ) |  | $ | (3 | )
Obligation to issue common stock in connection with the purchase of Amika Mobile |  | $ | (3,431 | ) |  | $ | - |
Initial measurement of operating lease right of use assets |  | $ | 248 |  |  | $ | 5,824 |
Initial measurement of operating lease liabilities |  | $ | 248 |  |  | $ | 7,815 |
Business combination accounted for as a purchase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of net assets acquired |  | $ | 8,411 |  |  | $ | - |

5

Genasys Inc.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(in thousands, except per share and share amounts)

1. | OPERATIONS

Genasys Inc. (formerly LRAD® Corporation), a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), is engaged in the design, development and commercialization of directed and multidirectional sound technologies, voice broadcast products, and location-based mass messaging solutions for emergency warning and workforce management. The principal markets for the Company’s proprietary sound reproduction technologies, voice broadcast products and mass messaging solutions are in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. On October 23, 2019, the Company announced its rebranding and began doing business as Genasys Inc.

2. | BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

General

The Company’s unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. In management’s opinion, the accompanying financial statements reflect adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for those periods indicated, and contain adequate disclosure to make the information presented not misleading. Adjustments included herein are of a normal, recurring nature unless otherwise disclosed in the footnotes. The condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended September 30, 2020 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC on December 10, 2020. The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2020 has been derived from the audited consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2020 contained in the above referenced Form 10-K. Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for a full year.

Principles of Consolidation

The Company has seven wholly owned subsidiaries, Genasys II Spain, S.A.U (“Genasys Spain”), Genasys Communications Canada ULC, Genasys Singapore PTE Ltd, Genasys Puerto Rico, LLC and Genasys Inc. (branch) in the United Arab Emirates and two currently inactive subsidiaries, Genasys America de CV and LRAD International Corporation. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of these subsidiaries after elimination of intercompany transactions and accounts.

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less, when purchased, to be cash equivalents. At December 31, 2020 the amount of cash and cash equivalents was $19,584. At September 30, 2020 the amount of cash and cash equivalents was $23,319.

The Company considers any amounts pledged as collateral or otherwise restricted for use in current operations to be restricted cash. In addition, the Company considers cash and cash equivalents designated to fund specific future contractual obligations related to business combinations to be restricted cash. Restricted cash is classified as a current asset unless amounts are not expected to be released and available for use in operations within one year. At December 31, 2020 the current portion of restricted cash was $295 and the noncurrent portion was $1,180. At September 30, 2020 the current portion of restricted cash was $270 and the noncurrent portion was $395.

Immaterial Correction of Prior Period Financial Statements

During the quarter ended December 31, 2020, Company management identified an immaterial error in the previously issued September 30, 2020 consolidated balance sheet. This error resulted in an overstatement of prepaid expenses and accrued liabilities of $5,205 related to a foreign currency forward contract which was presented on a gross basis rather than on a net basis. There was no impact to the consolidated statement of operations or the consolidated statement of cash flows as of September 30, 2020, as a result of this misstatement. Further, there was no impact to the condensed consolidated financial statements as of, and for the quarter ended December 31, 2020, as the forward contract was settled during this period. SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin: No. 99 – Materiality and No. 108 – Financial Statement Misstatement were used by management to evaluate the impact of the misstatement. Management concluded that this misstatement had no material impact on either the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2020 or the previously issued consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2020, and therefore the misstatement was corrected in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2020. All financial information contained in the accompanying notes to these condensed consolidated financial statements has been revised to reflect the correction of this error.

Reclassifications

Where necessary, the prior year’s information has been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

3. | RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

New pronouncements pending adoption

In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which supersedes current guidance by requiring recognition of credit losses when it is probable that a loss has been incurred. The new standard requires the establishment of an allowance for estimated credit losses on financial assets including trade and other receivables at each reporting date. The new standard will result in earlier recognition of allowances for losses on trade and other receivables and other contractual rights to receive cash. In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-10, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326), Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) and Leases (Topic 842), which extends the effective date of Topic 326 for certain companies until fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. The new standard will be effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal year beginning October 1, 2023, and early adoption is permitted. The Company has not completed its review of the impact of this standard on its consolidated financial statements. However, based on the Company’s history of immaterial credit losses from trade receivables, management does not expect that the adoption of this standard will have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

6

New pronouncements adopted

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement, which improves fair value disclosure requirements by removing disclosures that are not cost beneficial, clarifying disclosures’ specific requirements and adding relevant disclosure requirements. The amendments on changes in unrealized gains and losses, the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements, and the narrative description of measurement uncertainty should be applied prospectively for only the most recent interim or annual period presented in the initial fiscal year of adoption. All other amendments should be applied retrospectively to all periods presented upon their effective date. The new guidance is effective for all entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted ASU No. 2018-13 on October 1, 2020, with no impact to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

4. | BUSINESS COMBINATION

On October 2, 2020, the Company completed the purchase of the assets of Amika Mobile Corporations (“Amika Mobile”) pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement. Amika Mobile is a leading provider of integrated emergency critical communications based in Ottawa, Canada. The Company believes the Amika Mobile asset purchase will expand the Company’s enterprise software solutions and enhance the Company’s unified multi-channel critical communications platform.

The Amika Mobile asset purchase was accounted for as a business combination using the acquisition method pursuant to ASC Topic 805. As the acquirer for accounting purposes, the Company has estimated the purchase consideration, assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date, with the excess of the purchase consideration over the fair value of net assets acquired recognized as goodwill. The estimated fair value of assets purchased and liabilities assumed in certain cases may be subject to revision based on the final determination of fair value.

The consideration consisted of the following:

Cash paid |  | $ | 4,367 |
Asset purchase holdback liability |  |  | 613 |
Common stock to be issued |  |  | 3,431 |
|  | $ | 8,411 |

Under the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Company is required to deposit a holdback liability in the amount of CAD$1,000 into an interest-bearing account as security for potential indemnification claims against the seller. The holdback amount will be released three years from the closing date subject to amounts withheld for actual, pending or potential claims. The Company also agreed to issue 191,267 shares of the Company’s common stock to the former owners of Amika Mobile on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the closing date. The total number of shares of common stock the Company is obligated to issue is 573,801. The fair value of the Company’s common stock on the closing date was $5.98, resulting in an addition of $3,431 to additional paid-in-capital. The cash portion of the purchase price was funded from cash on hand.

The Company incurred $242 in expenses related to this transaction, through December 31, 2020. These expenses were recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statement of operations as follows: $10 in the first quarter of fiscal 2021, $132 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 and $100 in the third quarter of fiscal 2020.

7

Purchase Price Allocation

Assets Acquired |  |  |  |
Prepaid expenses |  | $ | 2 |
Fixed assets |  |  | 22 |
Operating lease right of use asset |  |  | 248 |
Intangible Assets |  |  | 2,820 |
Goodwill |  |  | 5,663 |
Total assets acquired |  | $ | 8,755 |
Liabilities assumed |  |  |  |
Accrued liabilities |  | $ | 96 |
Operating lease liability |  |  | 248 |
Total liabilities assumed |  |  | 344 |
Net Assets acquired |  | $ | 8,411 |

The estimated fair value of the identifiable intangible assets acquired and their estimated useful lives are as follows:

|  | Fair Value |  |  | Useful Lives (in years) |
Developed technology |  | $ | 2,500 |  |  |  | 7 |
Customer relationships |  |  | 320 |  |  |  | 7 |
|  | $ | 2,820 |  |  |  |  |

Identifiable intangible assets consist of certain technology and customer relationships purchased from Amika Mobile. Identifiable intangible assets are amortized over their useful lives based upon a number of assumptions including the estimated period of economic benefit and utilization. The weighted average amortization period for identifiable intangible assets acquired is 7 years. These intangible assets are classified as Level 3 in the ASC Topic 820 three-tier fair value hierarchy.

The goodwill for Amika Mobile is attributable to combining the Company’s existing emergency communications solutions with the software and software development capabilities of Amika Mobile to enhance product offerings. Goodwill is also attributable to the skill level of the acquired workforce. The Company will continue to analyze the transaction and refine its calculations, as appropriate during the measurement period, which could affect the value of goodwill. Goodwill from the Amika Mobile asset purchase will not be deductible for tax purposes.

5. | REVENUE RECOGNITION

The Company adopted the guidance in Topic 606 on October 1, 2018. The Company adopted the new standard using the full retrospective approach.

Topic 606 outlines a new, single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. This new revenue recognition model provides a five-step analysis in determining when and how revenue is recognized:

| 1. | Identify the contract(s) with customers

| 2. | Identify the performance obligations

| 3. | Determine the transaction price

| 4. | Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations

| 5. | Recognize revenue when the performance obligations have been satisfied

Topic 606 requires revenue recognition to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration a company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services.

The Company derives its revenue from the sale of products to customers, contracts, license fees, other services and freight. The Company sells its products through its direct sales force and through authorized resellers and system integrators. The Company recognizes revenue for goods including software when all the significant risks and rewards have been transferred to the customer, no continuing managerial involvement usually associated with ownership of the goods is retained, no effective control over the goods sold is retained, the amount of revenue can be measured reliably, it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transactions will flow to the Company and the costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably. Software license revenue, maintenance and/or software development service fees may be bundled in one arrangement or may be sold separately.

8

Product Revenue

Product revenue is recognized as a distinct single performance obligation when products are tendered to a carrier for delivery, which represents the point in time that the Company’s customer obtains control of the products. A smaller portion of product revenue is recognized when the customer receives delivery of the products. A portion of products are sold through resellers and system integrators based on firm commitments from an end user, and as a result, resellers and system integrators carry little or no inventory. The Company’s customers do not have a right to return product unless the product is found defective and therefore the Company’s estimate for returns has historically been insignificant

Perpetual licensed software

The sale and/or license of software products is deemed to have occurred when a customer either has taken possession of or has the ability to take immediate possession of the software and the software key. Perpetual software licenses can include one-year maintenance and support services. In addition, the Company sells maintenance services on a stand-alone basis and is therefore capable of determining their fair value. On this basis, the amount of the embedded maintenance is separated from the fee for the perpetual license and is recognized on a straight-line basis over the period to which the maintenance relates.

Time-based licensed software

The time-based license agreements include the use of a software license for a fixed term, generally one-year, and maintenance and support services during the same period. The Company does not sell time-based licenses without maintenance and support services and therefore revenues for the entire arrangements are recognized on a straight-line basis over the term.

Warranty, maintenance and services

The Company offers extended warranty, maintenance and other services. Extended warranty and maintenance contracts are offered with terms ranging from one to several years, which provide repair and maintenance services after expiration of the original one-year warranty term. Revenues from separately priced extended warranty and maintenance contracts are recognized based on time elapsed over the service period, and classified as contract and other revenues. Revenue from other services such as training or installation is recognized when the service is completed.

Multiple element arrangements

The Company has entered into a number of multiple element arrangements, such as the sale of a product or perpetual licenses that may include maintenance and support (included in price of perpetual licenses) and time-based licenses (that include embedded maintenance and support, both of which may be sold with software development services, training, and other product sales). In some cases, the Company delivers software development services bundled with the sale of the software. In multiple element arrangements, the Company uses either the stand-alone selling price or an expected cost plus margin approach to determine the fair value of each element within the arrangement, including software and software-related services such as maintenance and support. In general, elements in such arrangements are also sold on a stand-alone basis and stand-alone selling prices are available.

Revenue is allocated to each deliverable based on the fair value of each individual element and is recognized when the revenue recognition criteria described above are met, except for time-based licenses which are not unbundled. When software development services are performed and are considered essential to the functionality of the software, the Company recognizes revenue from the software development services on a stage of completion basis, and the revenue from the software when the related development services have been completed.

The Company disaggregates revenue by reporting segment (Hardware and Software) and geographically to depict the nature of revenue in a manner consistent with the Company’s business operations and to be consistent with other communications and public filings. Refer to Note 19, Segment Information and Note 20, Major Customers, Suppliers and Related Information for additional details of revenues by reporting segment and disaggregation of revenue.

Contract Assets and Liabilities

The Company enters into contracts to sell products and provide services and recognizes contract assets and liabilities that arise from these transactions. The Company recognizes revenue and corresponding accounts receivable according to Topic 606 and, at times, recognizes revenue in advance of the time when contracts give the Company the right to invoice a customer. The Company may also receive consideration, per terms of a contract, from customers prior to transferring goods to the customer. The Company records customer deposits as a contract liability. Additionally, the Company may receive payments, most typically for service and warranty contracts, at the onset of the contract and before the services have been performed. In such instances, a deferred revenue liability is recorded. The Company recognizes these contract liabilities as revenue after all revenue recognition criteria are met. The table below shows the balance of contract assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020, including the change between the periods. The current portion of contract liabilities and the non-current portion are included in “Accrued liabilities” and “Other liabilities, noncurrent”, respectively, on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Refer to Note 11, Accrued Liabilities for additional details.

9

The Company’s contract liabilities were as follows:

|  | Customer deposits |  |  | Deferred revenue |  |  | Total contract liabilities |
Balance at September 30, 2020 |  | $ | 3,683 |  |  | $ | 1,024 |  |  | $ | 4,707 |
New performance obligations |  |  | 3,476 |  |  |  | 245 |  |  |  | 3,721 |
Recognition of revenue as a result of satisfying performance obligations |  |  | (2,221 | ) |  |  | (439 | ) |  |  | (2,660 | )
Effect of exchange rate on deferred revenue |  |  | - |  |  |  | 21 |  |  |  | 21 |
Balance at December 31, 2020 |  | $ | 4,938 |  |  | $ | 851 |  |  | $ | 5,789 |
Less: non-current portion |  |  | - |  |  |  | (275 | ) |  |  | (275 | )
Current portion at December 31, 2020 |  | $ | 4,938 |  |  | $ | 576 |  |  | $ | 5,514 |

Remaining Performance Obligations

Remaining performance obligations related to Topic 606 represent the aggregate transaction price allocated to performance obligations under an original contract with a term greater than one year, which are fully or partially unsatisfied at the end of the period.

As of December 31, 2020, the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations was approximately $5,789. The Company expects to recognize revenue on approximately $5,514 or 95% of the remaining performance obligations over the next 12 months, and the remainder is expected to be recognized thereafter.

Practical Expedients

In cases where the Company is responsible for shipping after the customer has obtained control of the goods, the Company has elected to treat these activities as fulfillment activities rather than as a separate performance obligation. Additionally, the Company has elected to capitalize the cost to obtain a contract only if the period of amortization would be longer than one year. The Company only gives consideration to whether a customer agreement has a financing component if the period of time between transfer of goods and services and customer payment is greater than one year. The Company also utilizes the “as invoiced” practical expedient in certain cases where performance obligations are satisfied over time and the invoiced amount corresponds directly with the value the Company is providing to the customer.

6. | FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Company’s financial instruments consist principally of cash equivalents, short and long-term marketable securities, accounts receivable and accounts payable. The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount that would be received in an asset sale or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between unaffiliated market participants. Assets and liabilities measured at fair value are categorized based on whether or not the inputs are observable in the market and the degree that the inputs are observable. The categorization of financial instruments within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The hierarchy is prioritized into three levels (with Level 3 being the lowest) defined as follows:

Level 1: Inputs are based on quoted market prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets at the measurement date.

Level 2: Inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and/or quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active near the measurement date.

Level 3: Inputs include management’s best estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. The inputs are unobservable in the market and significant to the instrument’s valuation.

The fair value of the Company’s cash equivalents and marketable securities was determined based on Level 1 and Level 2 inputs. The Company did not have any marketable securities in the Level 3 category as of December 31, 2020 or September 30, 2020. The Company believes that the recorded values of its other financial instruments approximate their current fair values because of their nature and respective relatively short maturity dates or durations.

10

Instruments Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

Cash equivalents and marketable securities: The following tables present the Company’s cash equivalents and marketable securities’ costs, gross unrealized gains and losses, and fair value by major security type recorded as cash equivalents or short-term or long-term marketable securities as of December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020. Unrealized gains and losses from the remeasurement of marketable securities are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) until recognized in earnings upon the sale or maturity of the security.

|  | December 31, 2020 |
|  | Cost Basis |  |  | Unrealized Gain |  |  | Fair Value |  |  | Cash Equivalents |  |  | Short-term Securities |  |  | Long-term Securities |
Level 1: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Money Market Funds |  | $ | 528 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 528 |  |  | $ | 528 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |
Level 2: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Certificates of deposit |  |  | 1,194 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,194 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,194 |
Municipal securities |  |  | 4,411 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 4,413 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 3,638 |  |  |  | 775 |
Corporate bonds |  |  | 2,327 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 2,329 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,879 |  |  |  | 450 |
Subtotal |  |  | 7,932 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 7,936 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 5,517 |  |  |  | 2,419 |
Total |  | $ | 8,460 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 8,464 |  |  | $ | 528 |  |  | $ | 5,517 |  |  | $ | 2,419 |

|  | September 30, 2020 |
|  | Cost Basis |  |  | Unrealized Gain |  |  | Fair Value |  |  | Cash Equivalents |  |  | Short-term Securities |  |  | Long-term Securities |
Level 1: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Money Market Funds |  | $ | 365 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 365 |  |  | $ | 365 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |
Level 2: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Certificates of deposit |  |  | 1,195 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,195 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,195 |
Municipal securities |  |  | 3,777 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 3,781 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,432 |  |  |  | 1,350 |
Corporate bonds |  |  | 3,091 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 3,094 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,833 |  |  |  | 1,260 |
Subtotal |  |  | 8,063 |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 8,070 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 4,265 |  |  |  | 3,805 |
Total |  | $ | 8,428 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 8,435 |  |  | $ | 365 |  |  | $ | 4,265 |  |  | $ | 3,805 |

Foreign currency forward contract: In August 2020, the Company entered into a foreign currency forward contract as an economic hedge against exposure to changes in the Canadian dollar in connection with the Amika Mobile asset purchase. At September 30, 2020, the notional value of the foreign currency forward contract was CAD$6,955 with a maturity date in October 2020. The foreign currency forward contract was fair valued at $76 and classified under Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The valuation techniques used to measure the fair value were based on quoted market prices. On October 1, 2020, the foreign currency forward contract was settled for CAD$6,955 (USD$5,281), resulting in a realized loss of $48 on the contract that was recorded in earnings as other income (expense). The estimated foreign currency forward contract liability was recorded in accrued liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2020.

7. | INVENTORIES, NET

Inventories, net consisted of the following:

|  | December 31, |  |  | September 30, |
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2020 |
Raw materials |  | $ | 5,859 |  |  | $ | 5,220 |
Finished goods |  |  | 763 |  |  |  | 841 |
Work in process |  |  | 927 |  |  |  | 456 |
Inventories, gross |  |  | 7,549 |  |  |  | 6,517 |
Reserve for obsolescence |  |  | (586 | ) |  |  | (568 | )
Inventories, net |  | $ | 6,963 |  |  | $ | 5,949 |

11

8. | PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

Property and equipment, net consisted of the following:

|  | December 31, |  |  | September 30, |
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2020 |
Office furniture and equipment |  | $ | 1,244 |  |  | $ | 1,181 |
Machinery and equipment |  |  | 1,193 |  |  |  | 1,184 |
Leasehold improvements |  |  | 2,056 |  |  |  | 2,056 |
Construction in progress |  |  | 28 |  |  |  | 8 |
Property and equipment, gross |  |  | 4,521 |  |  |  | 4,429 |
Accumulated depreciation |  |  | (2,636 | ) |  |  | (2,499 | )
Property and equipment, net |  | $ | 1,885 |  |  | $ | 1,930 |

|  | Three months ended December 31, |
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
Depreciation expense |  | $ | 99 |  |  | $ | 134 |

9. | GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill is attributable to the acquisition of Genasys Spain and Amika Mobile asset purchase and is due to combining the integrated emergency critical communications, mass messaging solutions and software development capabilities with existing LRAD products for enhanced offerings and the skill level of the acquired workforces. The Company periodically reviews goodwill for impairment in accordance with relevant accounting standards. During the three months ended December 31, 2020, the Company added $5,663 in goodwill related to the Amika Mobile asset purchase. There were no impairments to goodwill during the three months ended December 31, 2020.

Intangible assets and goodwill related to Genasys Spain are translated from Euros to U.S. dollars at the balance sheet date. The net impact of foreign currency exchange differences arising during the period related to goodwill and intangible assets was an increase of $156. Intangible assets and goodwill related to Amika Mobile are translated from Canadian dollars to U.S. dollars at the balance sheet date. During the three months ended December 31, 2020, the Company added $2,820 in intangible assets related to the Amika Mobile asset purchase. The net impact of foreign currency exchange differences arising during the period related to goodwill and intangible assets was an increase of $375. The Company’s intangible assets consisted of the following:

|  | December 31, |  |  | September 30, |
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2020 |
Developed technology |  | $ | 3,297 |  |  | $ | 655 |
Customer relationships |  |  | 990 |  |  |  | 627 |
Trade name portfolio |  |  | 238 |  |  |  | 228 |
Non-compete agreements |  |  | 258 |  |  |  | 247 |
Patents |  |  | 72 |  |  |  | 72 |
|  |  | 4,855 |  |  |  | 1,829 |
Accumulated amortization |  |  | (1,112 | ) |  |  | (886 | )
|  | $ | 3,743 |  |  | $ | 943 |

As of December 31, 2020, future amortization expense is as follows:

Fiscal year ending September 30, |  |  |  |
2021 (remaining nine months) |  | $ | 501 |
2022 |  |  | 664 |
2023 |  |  | 630 |
2024 |  |  | 615 |
2025 |  |  | 480 |
Thereafter |  |  | 853 |
Total estimated amortization expense |  | $ | 3,743 |

Amortization expense was $182 for the three months ended December 31, 2020. Amortization expense was $75 for the three months ended December 31, 2019.

12

10. | PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER

Prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following:

|  | December 31, |  |  | September 30, |
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2020 |
Deposits for inventory |  | $ | 90 |  |  | $ | 54 |
Prepaid insurance |  |  | 185 |  |  |  | 264 |
Dues and subscriptions |  |  | 106 |  |  |  | 151 |
Trade shows and travel |  |  | 104 |  |  |  | 103 |
Other |  |  | 228 |  |  |  | 288 |
|  | $ | 713 |  |  | $ | 860 |

Deposits for inventory

Deposits for inventory consisted of cash payments to vendors for inventory to be delivered in the future.

Prepaid i nsurance

Prepaid insurance consisted of premiums paid for health, commercial and corporate insurance. These premiums are amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the agreements.

Dues and subscriptions

Dues and subscriptions consist of payments made in advance for software subscriptions and trade and professional organizations. These payments are amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the agreements.

Trade shows and travel

Trade shows and travel consists of payments made in advance for trade show events.

1 1. | ACCRUED LIABILITIES

Accrued liabilities consisted of the following:

|  | December 31, |  |  | September 30, |
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2020 |
Payroll and related |  | $ | 1,343 |  |  | $ | 2,545 |
Deferred revenue |  |  | 576 |  |  |  | 731 |
Customer deposits |  |  | 4,938 |  |  |  | 3,683 |
Accrued contract costs |  |  | 857 |  |  |  | 719 |
Warranty reserve |  |  | 134 |  |  |  | 126 |
Other |  |  | - |  |  |  | 76 |
Total |  | $ | 7,848 |  |  | $ | 7,880 |

Other liabilities-noncurrent consisted of the following:

|  | December 31, |  |  | September 30, |
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2020 |
Deferred extended warranty revenue |  | $ | 275 |  |  | $ | 293 |
Asset purchase holdback liability |  |  | 640 |  |  |  | - |
Total |  | $ | 915 |  |  | $ | 293 |

Payroll and related

Payroll and related consisted primarily of accrued vacation, bonus, sales commissions and benefits.

Deferred Revenue

Deferred revenue as of December 31, 2020 included prepayments from customers for services, including extended warranty, scheduled to be performed in the twelve months ended December 31, 2021.

Customer Deposits

Customer deposits represent amounts paid by customers as a down payment on hardware orders to be delivered during the next twelve months.

13

Accrued contract costs

Accrued contract costs consist of accrued expenses for contracting a third-party service provider to fulfill repair and maintenance obligations required under a contract with a foreign military for units sold in the year ended September 30, 2011. Payments to the service provider will be made annually upon completion of each year of service. A new contract was signed with the customer in May 2019 to continue repair and maintenance services through May 2024. These services are being recorded in cost of revenues to correspond with the revenues for these services.

W arranty Reserve

Changes in the warranty reserve and extended warranty were as follows:

|  | December 31, |  |  | September 30, |
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2020 |
Beginning balance |  | $ | 126 |  |  | $ | 150 |
Warranty provision |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 16 |
Warranty settlements |  |  | (7 | ) |  |  | (40 | )
Ending balance |  | $ | 134 |  |  | $ | 126 |

The Company establishes a warranty reserve based on anticipated warranty claims at the time product revenue is recognized. Factors affecting warranty reserve levels include the number of units sold, anticipated cost of warranty repairs and anticipated rates of warranty claims. The Company evaluates the adequacy of the provision for warranty costs each reporting period and adjusts the accrued warranty liability to an amount equal to estimated warranty expense for products currently under warranty.

Deferred Extended Warranty Revenue

Deferred extended warranty revenue consists of warranties purchased in excess of the Company’s standard warranty. Extended warranties typically range from one to two years.

Asset purchase holdback liability

In connection with the Amika Mobile asset purchase, the Company recorded a holdabck liability related to future adjustments to assets and liabilities and as security for potential indemnification claims. Adjustments and indemnification claims of up to CAD$1,000 (USD$785) will be deducted from the asset purchase holdback liability for up to three years from the closing date. The liability is recorded at fair value in the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

1 2. | DEBT

In connection with the acquisition of Genasys Spain the Company acquired certain debts of Genasys Spain. The carrying value of the acquired debt approximates fair value. The balances of the acquired debt consist of loans with governmental agencies as of December 31, 2020. Loans with governmental agencies represent interest free debt granted by ministries within Spain for the purpose of stimulating economic development and promoting research and development. Loans with governmental agencies as of December 31, 2020 are as follows:

Agency | Due Date |  | Principal |
Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness | February 2, 2022 |  | $ | 37 |
Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness | February 2, 2024 |  |  | 295 | (a)
|  |  | $ | 332 |

| (a) | This loan is secured by $295 of cash pledged as collateral by Genasys Spain, which is the current balance of the loan. This amount is included in restricted cash at December 31, 2020. The Company expects the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness to declare the terms of the loan satisfied within fiscal 2021 and that the outstanding balance of the loan will be paid in full during fiscal 2021. Accordingly, this has been included in the current portion of notes payable as of December 31, 2020.

The following is a schedule of future annual payments as of December 31, 2020:

2021 |  | $ | 314 |
2022 |  |  | 18 |
Total |  | $ | 332 |

The current portion of debt is $314 and the noncurrent portion of debt is $18.

14

1 3. | LEASES

The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. The guidance in Topic 842 defines a lease as a contract, or part of a contract, that conveys the right to control the use of identified property, plant, or equipment (an identified asset) for a period of time in exchange for consideration. Operating ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of future minimum lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. The Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate. The Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of future payments. Additionally, the portfolio approach is used in determining the discount rate used to present value lease payments. The operating ROU asset includes any lease payments made and excludes lease incentives and initial direct costs incurred.

The Company entered into operating leases for office and production facilities and equipment under agreements that expire at various dates through 2028. The Company elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the new lease standard. In electing the practical expedient package, the Company is not required to reassess whether an existing or expired contract is or contains a lease, reassess the lease classification for expired or existing leases nor reassess the initial direct costs for leases that commenced before the adoption of Topic 842. The Company also elected the short-term lease exemption such that the new lease standard was applied to leases greater than one year in duration. Leases with an initial term of twelve months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet. The Company recognizes lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

For leases beginning on or after October 1, 2019, lease components are accounted for separately from non-lease components for all asset classes. Certain of the Company’s leases contain renewal provisions and escalating rental clauses and generally require the Company to pay utilities, insurance, taxes and other operating expenses. The renewal provisions of existing lease agreements were not included in the determination of the operating lease liabilities and the operating ROU assets. Variable payments such as excess usage fees on existing equipment leases were not included in the determination of the lease liabilities and the operating ROU assets as the achievement of the specified target that triggers the variable lease payment is not considered probable. In addition, the Company’s facility lease in Spain has an escalating lease clause based on a consumer price index which is considered a variable lease payment and is not included in the determination of the lease liability and operating ROU asset. A 10% increase in the index would increase the total lease liability approximately $19. The Company’s leases do not contain any residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.

Upon adoption of Topic 842 as of October 1, 2019, the Company recognized on its consolidated balance sheet an initial measurement of approximately $7,815 of operating lease liabilities, and approximately $5,824 of corresponding operating ROU assets, net of tenant improvement allowances. There was no cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings as a result of the transition to Topic 842. The adoption of Topic 842 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.

During the three months ended December 31, 2020, the Company added an additional operating ROU asset of $248 and operating lease liability of $248 for office space in connection with the Amika Mobile asset purchase. The tables below show the operating ROU assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2020 and the balances as of December 31, 2020, including the changes during the periods.

|  | Operating ROU assets |
Operating lease ROU asset at September 30, 2020 |  | $ | 5,285 |
Additional operating lease ROU assets |  |  | 248 |
Less amortization of operating lease ROU assets |  |  | (170 | )
Effect of exchange rate on operating lease ROU assets |  |  | 21 |
Operating lease ROU asset at December 31, 2020 |  | $ | 5,384 |

|  | Operating lease liabilities |
Operating lease liabilities at September 30, 2020 |  | $ | 7,166 |
Additional operating lease liabilities |  |  | 248 |
Less lease principal payments on operating lease liabilities |  |  | (202 | )
Effect of exchange rate on operating lease liabilities |  |  | 21 |
Operating lease liabilities at December 31, 2020 |  |  | 7,233 |
Less non-current portion |  |  | (6,385 | )
Current portion at December 31, 2020 |  | $ | 848 |

15

As of December 31, 2020, the Company’s operating leases have a weighted-average remaining lease term of 7.34 years and a weighted-average discount rate of 4.13%. The maturities of the operating lease liabilities are as follows:

Fiscal year ending September 30, |  |  |  |
2021 (remaining nine months) |  | $ | 840 |
2022 |  |  | 1,146 |
2023 |  |  | 1,090 |
2024 |  |  | 1,085 |
2025 |  |  | 1,162 |
Thereafter |  |  | 3,104 |
Total undiscounted operating lease payments |  |  | 8,427 |
Less imputed interest |  |  | (1,194 | )
Present value of operating lease liabilities |  |  | 7,233 |
Less lease liability, noncurrent |  |  | (6,385 | )
Lease liability, current portion |  | $ | 848 |

For the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, total lease expense under operating leases was approximately $236 and $225 respectively. The Company did not have any short-term lease expense during the three months ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

1 4. | INCOME TAXES

For the three months ended December 31, 2020, the Company recorded income tax benefit of $5 reflecting an effective tax rate of 31.2%. For the three months ended December 31, 2019, the Company recorded an income tax expense of $172 reflecting an effective tax rate of 21.8%. The Company continues to maintain a partial valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets as the Company believes that the negative evidence that it will be able to recover these net deferred tax assets outweighs the positive evidence.

Accounting Standards Codification Topic 740, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, requires the Company to recognize in its consolidated financial statements uncertainties in tax positions taken that may not be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities. If interest or penalties are assessed, the Company would recognize these charges as income tax expense. The Company has not recorded any income tax expense or benefit for uncertain tax positions.

1 5. | COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Litigation

The Company may at times be involved in litigation in the ordinary course of business. The Company will, from time to time, when appropriate in management’s estimation, record adequate reserves in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for pending litigation. Currently, there are no pending material legal proceedings to which the Company is a party or to which any of its property is subject.

Bonus Plan

The Company has a bonus plan for employees, in accordance with their terms of employment, whereby they can earn a percentage of their salary based on meeting targeted objectives for orders received, revenue, operating income and operating cash flow. In the three months ended December 31, 2020, the Company recorded $459 of bonus expense. In the three months ended December 31, 2019, the Company recorded $408 of bonus expense.

A mika Mobile Asset Purchase

In connection with the Amika Mobile asset purchase, the Company recorded a holdback liability related to future adjustments to assets and liabilities and as security for potential indemnification claims. Adjustments and indemnification claims of up to CAD$1,000 (USD$785) will be deducted from the asset purchase holdback liability for up to three years from the closing date. The liability is recorded at fair value in the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

The Company also agreed to issue 191,267 shares of the Company’s common stock to the former owners of Amika Mobile on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the closing date. The total number of shares of common stock the Company is obligated to issue is 573,801. The fair value of the Company’s common stock on the closing date was $5.98, resulting in the addition of $3,431 to additional paid-in-capital.

16

1 6. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

Stock Option Plans

At December 31, 2020, the Company had two equity incentive plans. The 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (“2005 Equity Plan”) was terminated with respect to new grants in March 2015, but remains in effect for grants issued prior to that time. The Amended and Restated 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (“2015 Equity Plan”) was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors on December 6, 2016 and by the Company’s stockholders on March 14, 2017. The 2015 Plan authorizes the issuance stock options, restricted stock, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units and performance awards, to an aggregate of 5,000,000 new shares of common stock to employees, directors, advisors or consultants. At December 31, 2020, there were options and restricted stock units outstanding covering 115,000 and 2,942,018 shares of common stock under the 2005 Equity Plan and 2015 Equity Plan, respectively and 483,480 shares of common stock available for grant for a total of 3,540,498 currently available under the two equity plans.

Share-Based Compensation

The Company’s employee stock options have various restrictions that reduce option value, including vesting provisions and restrictions on transfer and hedging, among others, and are often exercised prior to their contractual maturity.

There were 215,000 stock options granted during the three months ended December 31, 2020. There were 1,133,727 stock options granted during fiscal 2020. The weighted average estimated fair value of employee stock options granted during the three months ended December 31, 2020 was calculated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions (annualized percentages):

|  | Three months ended |
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
Volatility |  |  | 48.6 | % |  |  | 40.2 | %
Risk-free interest rate |  |  | 0.6 | % |  |  | 1.5 | %
Forfeiture rate |  |  | 3.8 | % |  |  | 10.0 | %
Dividend yield |  |  | 0.0 | % |  |  | 0.0 | %
Expected term |  |  | 6.9 |  |  |  | 5.0 |

Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s common stock over the period commensurate with the expected term of the options. The risk-free interest rate is based on rates published by the Federal Reserve Board. The contractual term of the options was seven years. The expected term is based on observed and expected time to post-vesting exercise. The expected forfeiture rate is based on past experience and employee retention data. Forfeitures are estimated at the time of the grant and revised in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. Such revision adjustments to expense will be recorded as a cumulative adjustment in the period in which the estimate is changed. The Company did not pay a dividend in fiscal 2021 or in fiscal 2020.

As of December 31, 2020, there was approximately $1,067 of total unrecognized compensation costs related to outstanding employee stock options. This amount is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.6 years. To the extent the forfeiture rate is different from what the Company anticipated, stock-based compensation related to these awards will be different from the Company’s expectations.

Performance-Based Stock Options

On August 1, 2016, the Company awarded a performance-based stock option (PVO) to purchase 750,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to a key executive, with a contractual term of seven years. At the grant date, there were 375,000 performance-based stock options assigned to performance criteria within each of fiscal 2019 and 2020. Vesting is based upon the achievement of certain performance criteria for each of fiscal 2019 and 2020 including a minimum free cash flow margin and net revenue targets. Additionally, vesting is subject to the executive being employed by the Company at the time the Company achieves such financial targets.

The Company determined that certain performance conditions related to the 2019 and 2020 performance criteria were achieved. 187,500 options related to the 2019 performance criteria vested and 375,000 options related to the 2020 performance criteria vested. The Company recorded a total of $459 in stock-based compensation expense for these options through September 30, 2020, in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statement of operations.

On October 4, 2019, the Company awarded a performance-based stock option (PVO) to purchase 800,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to a key executive, with a contractual term of seven years. Vesting is based upon the achievement of certain performance criteria for each of fiscal 2022 and 2023 including a minimum free cash flow margin and net revenue targets. Additionally, vesting is subject to the executive being employed by the Company at the time the Company achieves such financial targets. The Company has not recorded stock-based compensation expense related to these options.

The Company did not grant any PVO’s during the three months ended December 31, 2020.

17

Restricted Stock Units

During fiscal 2018, the Board of Directors granted 93,330 restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to employees that will vest equally over three years on each of the first three anniversary dates of the grant. These were issued at a market value of $210, which will be expensed on a straight-line basis over the three-year life of the grants.

On February 7, 2019, the Board of Directors approved non-employee director compensation to include an annual grant of 30,000 RSUs to each of the Company’s five non-employee directors that will vest on the first anniversary of the grant date. These were issued at a market value of $413, were expensed on a straight-line basis through the March 12, 2020 vest date. Also, during fiscal 2019, 99,300 RSUs were granted to employees that will vest equally over three years on each of the first three anniversary dates of the grant. These were issued at a market value of $248, which have and will be expensed on a straight-line basis over the three-year life of the grants. There were no RSUs granted during the three months ended December 31, 2020.

Compensation expense for RSUs was $138 for the three months ended December 31, 2020. Compensation expense for RSUs was $126 for the three months ended December 31, 2019.

A summary of the restricted stock units of the Company as of December 31, 2020 is presented below:

|  | Number of Shares |  |  | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |
Outstanding September 30, 2020 |  |  | 303,014 |  |  | $ | 2.82 |
Granted |  |  | - |  |  | $ | - |
Released |  |  | - |  |  | $ | - |
Forfeited/cancelled |  |  | (277 | ) |  | $ | 2.26 |
Outstanding December 31, 2020 |  |  | 302,737 |  |  | $ | 2.82 |

Stock Option Summary Information

A summary of the activity in options to purchase the capital stock of the Company as of December 31, 2020 is presented below:

|  | Number of Shares |  |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price |
Outstanding September 30, 2020 |  |  | 2,659,305 |  |  | $ | 2.56 |
Granted |  |  | 215,000 |  |  | $ | 6.87 |
Forfeited/expired |  |  | (94,125 | ) |  | $ | 1.99 |
Exercised |  |  | (25,899 | ) |  | $ | 2.06 |
Outstanding December 31, 2020 |  |  | 2,754,281 |  |  | $ | 2.92 |
Exerciseable December 31, 2020 |  |  | 1,500,749 |  |  | $ | 2.08 |

Options outstanding are exercisable at prices ranging from $1.31 to $6.87 per share and expire over the period from 2020 to 2027 with an average life of 4.42 years. The aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2020 was $9,993 and $6,670, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value represents the difference between the Company’s closing stock price on the last day of trading for the quarter, which was $6.52 per share, and the exercise price multiplied by the number of applicable options. The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the three months ended December 31, 2020 was $113 and proceeds from these exercises was $54. The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the three months ended December 31, 2019 was $128 and proceeds from these exercises was $144.

18

The following table summarized information about stock options outstanding at December 31, 2020:

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Weighted Average |  |  | Weighted Average |  |  |  |  |  |  | Weighted Average |
Range of |  | Number |  |  | Remaining |  |  | Exercise |  |  | Number |  |  | Exercise |
Exercise Prices |  | Outstanding |  |  | Contractual Life |  |  | Price |  |  | Exercisable |  |  | Price |
$1.31 | - | $1.86 |  |  | 373,054 |  |  |  | 2.64 |  |  | $ | 1.66 |  |  |  | 351,460 |  |  | $ | 1.66 |
$1.99 | - | $1.99 |  |  | 937,500 |  |  |  | 3.18 |  |  | $ | 1.99 |  |  |  | 937,500 |  |  | $ | 1.99 |
$2.02 | - | $3.17 |  |  | 95,000 |  |  |  | 0.91 |  |  | $ | 2.42 |  |  |  | 95,000 |  |  | $ | 2.42 |
$3.39 | - | $3.40 |  |  | 1,133,727 |  |  |  | 5.83 |  |  | $ | 3.39 |  |  |  | 104,289 |  |  | $ | 3.40 |
$6.87 | - | $6.87 |  |  | 215,000 |  |  |  | 6.94 |  |  | $ | 6.87 |  |  |  | 12,500 |  |  | $ | 6.87 |
|  |  |  |  | 2,754,281 |  |  |  | 4.42 |  |  | $ | 2.92 |  |  |  | 1,500,749 |  |  | $ | 2.08 |

The Company recorded $44 and $32 of stock option compensation expense for employees, directors and consultants for the three months ended December 31, 2020, and 2019, respectively.

Share-Based Compensation

The Company recorded share-based compensation expense and classified it in the condensed consolidated statements of operations as follows:

|  | Three Months Ended |
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
Cost of revenues |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 4 |
Selling, general and administrative |  |  | 171 |  |  |  | 143 |
Research and development |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 11 |
|  | $ | 182 |  |  | $ | 158 |

1 7. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Summary

The following table summarizes changes in the components of stockholders’ equity during the three months ended December 31, 2020 and the three months ended December 31, 2019 (amounts in thousands, except par value and share amounts):

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Accumulated |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Additional |  |  |  |  |  |  | Other |  |  | Total |
|  | Common Stock |  |  | Paid-in |  |  | Accumulated |  |  | Comprehensive |  |  | Stockholders' |
|  | Shares |  |  | Amount |  |  | Capital |  |  | Deficit |  |  | Loss |  |  | Equity |
Balance at September 30, 2020 |  |  | 33,561,544 |  |  | $ | 336 |  |  | $ | 91,248 |  |  | $ | (41,858 | ) |  | $ | (250 | ) |  | $ | 49,140 |
Share-based compensation expense |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 182 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 182 |
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options, net |  |  | 25,899 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 54 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 54 |
Obligation to issue common stock |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 3,431 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 3,431 |
Other comprehensive loss |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 469 |  |  |  | 469 |
Net loss |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (619 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (619 | )
Balance at December 31, 2020 |  |  | 33,587,443 |  |  | $ | 336 |  |  | $ | 94,915 |  |  | $ | (42,477 | ) |  | $ | 219 |  |  | $ | 52,657 |

19

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Accumulated |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Additional |  |  |  |  |  |  | Other |  |  | Total |
|  | Common Stock |  |  | Paid-in |  |  | Accumulated |  |  | Comprehensive |  |  | Stockholders' |
|  | Shares |  |  | Amount |  |  | Capital |  |  | Deficit |  |  | Loss |  |  | Equity |
Balance at September 30, 2019 |  |  | 32,949,987 |  |  | $ | 330 |  |  | $ | 89,572 |  |  | $ | (53,732 | ) |  | $ | (459 | ) |  | $ | 35,381 |
Share-based compensation expense |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 158 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 158 |
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options, net |  |  | 83,343 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 144 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 144 |
Other comprehensive loss |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 85 |  |  |  | 85 |
Net income |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 620 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 620 |
Balance at December 31, 2019 |  |  | 33,033,330 |  |  | $ | 331 |  |  | $ | 89,874 |  |  | $ | (53,112 | ) |  | $ | (374 | ) |  | $ | 36,388 |

Common Stock Activity

During the three months ended December 31, 2020, the Company issued 25,899 shares of common stock and received gross proceeds of $54 in connection with the exercise of stock options. During the three months ended December 31, 2019, the Company issued 83,343 shares of common stock and received gross proceeds of $144 in connection with the exercise of stock options.

In connection with the Amika Mobile asset purchase, the Company agreed to issue 191,267 shares of the Company’s common stock to the former owners of Amika Mobile on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the closing date. The total number of shares of common stock the Company is obligated to issue is 573,801. The fair value of the Company’s common stock on the closing date was $5.98, resulting in the addition of $3,431 to additional paid-in-capital.

Share Buyback Program

In December 2018, the Board of Directors approved a new share buyback program beginning January 1, 2019 and expiring on December 31, 2020, under which the Company was authorized to repurchase up to $5 million of its outstanding common shares. In December 2020, the Board of Directors extended the buyback program until December 31, 2022. The previous program expired on December 31, 2018.

During the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, no shares were repurchased by the Company.

Dividends

There were no dividends declared in the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

1 8. NET (LOSS) INCOME PER SHARE

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per share:

|  | Three months Ended |
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
Net (loss) income |  | $ | (619 | ) |  | $ | 620 |
Basic (loss) income per share |  | $ | (0.02 | ) |  | $ | 0.02 |
Diluted (loss) income per share |  | $ | (0.02 | ) |  | $ | 0.02 |
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic |  |  | 33,573,755 |  |  |  | 32,977,765 |
Assumed exercise of dilutive options |  |  | - |  |  |  | 732,855 |
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted |  |  | 33,573,755 |  |  |  | 33,710,620 |
Potentially diluted securities outstanding at period end excluded from diluted computation as the inclusion would have been antidilutive: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Options |  |  | 2,754,281 |  |  |  | 708,727 |
RSU |  |  | 302,737 |  |  |  | - |
Total |  |  | 3,057,018 |  |  |  | 708,727 |

20

1 9. SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company is engaged in the design, development and commercialization of directed and multidirectional sound technologies, voice broadcast products and location-based mass messaging solutions for emergency warning and workforce management. The Company operates in two business segments: Hardware and Software and its principle markets are North and South America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. As reviewed by the Company’s chief operating decision maker, the Company evaluates the performance of each segment based on sales and operating income. Cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities, accounts receivable, inventory, property and equipment, deferred tax assets, goodwill and intangible assets are primary assets identified by segment. The accounting policies for segment reporting are the same for the Company as a whole and transactions between the two operating segments are not material.

The following table presents the Company’s segment disclosures:

For the three months ended December 31, 2020:

|  | Revenue from External Customers |  |  | Intersegment Revenues |  |  | Operating Income |  |  | Depreciation and amortization expense |  |  | Income Tax Benefit |
Hardware |  | $ | 7,389 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 160 |  |  | $ | 90 |  |  | $ | (5 | )
Software |  |  | 639 |  |  |  | 351 |  |  |  | (853 | ) |  |  | 191 |  |  |  |  |
|  | $ | 8,028 |  |  | $ | 351 |  |  | $ | (693 | ) |  | $ | 281 |  |  | $ | (5 | )

As of December 31, 2020:

|  | Long-lived assets |  |  | Total Assets |
Hardware |  | $ | 1,863 |  |  | $ | 56,021 |
Software |  |  | 12,265 |  |  |  | 14,582 |
|  | $ | 14,128 |  |  | $ | 70,603 |

For the three months ended December 31, 2019:

|  | Revenue from External Customers |  |  | Intersegment Revenues |  |  | Operating Income |  |  | Depreciation and amortization expense |  |  | Income Tax Expense |
Hardware |  | $ | 8,362 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 861 |  |  | $ | 131 |  |  | $ | 172 |
Software |  |  | 420 |  |  |  | 385 |  |  |  | (165 | ) |  |  | 78 |  |  |  | - |
|  | $ | 8,782 |  |  | $ | 385 |  |  | $ | 696 |  |  | $ | 209 |  |  | $ | 172 |

As of September 30, 2020:

|  | Long-lived assets |  |  | Total Assets |
Hardware |  | $ | 1,924 |  |  | $ | 61,152 |
Software |  |  | 3,421 |  |  |  | 5,015 |
|  | $ | 5,345 |  |  | $ | 66,167 |

20. MAJOR CUSTOMERS, SUPPLIERS AND RELATED INFORMATION

For the three months ended December 31, 2020, revenues from one customer accounted for 52% of total revenues with no other single customer accounting for more than 10% of revenues. At December 31, 2020, accounts receivable from three customers accounted for 48%, 14% and 10% of total accounts receivable, with no other single customer accounting for more than 10% of the accounts receivable balance.

For the three months ended December 31, 2019, revenues from two customers accounted for 62% and 13% of total revenues with no other single customer accounting for more than 10% of revenues. At December 31, 2019, accounts receivable from two customers accounted for 66% and 10% of total accounts receivable, with no other single customer accounting for more than 10% of the accounts receivable balance.

Revenue from customers in the United States was $5,712 for the three months ended December 31, 2020. Revenue from customers in the United States was $6,512 for the three months ended December 31, 2019. The following table summarizes revenues by geographic region. Revenues are attributed to countries based on customer’s delivery location.

|  | Three months ended December 31, |
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
Americas |  | $ | 6,014 |  |  | $ | 6,804 |
Asia Pacific |  |  | 1,011 |  |  |  | 1,548 |
Europe, Middle East and Africa |  |  | 1,003 |  |  |  | 430 |
Total Revenues |  | $ | 8,028 |  |  | $ | 8,782 |

21

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

The discussion and analysis set forth below should be read in conjunction with the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes included under Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, together with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2020.

Forward Looking Statements

This report contains certain statements of a forward-looking nature relating to future events or future performance. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates” and similar expressions or variations of such words are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not the only means of identifying forward-looking statements. Prospective investors are cautioned that such statements are only predictions and actual events or results may differ materially. In evaluating such statements, prospective investors should specifically consider various factors identified in this report and any matters set forth under Part I, Item 1A (Risk Factors) of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements.

Overview

Genasys Inc. is a global provider of critical communications hardware and software solutions designed to help keep people safe. Our unified platform encompasses a multi-channel approach to deliver alerts, notifications, instructions and information before, during and after public safety and enterprise threats, critical events and other crisis situations.

Our multi-channel approach includes:

| • | LRAD® (Long Range Acoustic Device®), the world’s leading Acoustic Hailing Device (“AHD”), projects sirens and audible voice messages with exceptional vocal clarity in a 30° beam from close range to 5,500 meters.

| • | GEM™ (Genasys Emergency Management) is our unified software platform for cloud, on-premise or hybrid operations that supports 2-way communications and seamlessly integrates with physical systems to initiate life-safety actions in defined geographic areas. GEM receives and manages simultaneous inputs from panic buttons, government agency or weather alert feeds, sensor events from digital thermometers, access control, fire panels, camera systems, and more. Using the information derived from the inputs, GEM delivers alerts and notifications on multiple channels, including SMS, MMS, desktop, laptop, tablet and smartphone pop-ups, social media, VoIP, callouts, public address, overhead displays, digital signs, tickers, RSS feeds and email on any platform.

| • | Integrated Mass Notification Solutions span multiple hardware and software notification channels to reach at risk individuals and populations. These solutions include Genasys voice arrays, which project sirens and audible voice messages 60° - 360° with industry-leading vocal clarity from close range to more than 14 square kilometers, and GEM software designed to deliver SMS, text, email and social media alerts to people at risk in defined geographic areas. Our integrated solutions are compatible with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) Integrated Public Alert & Warning System (“IPAWS”) and other major emergency warning protocols.

The Company’s critical communication systems are being used in 72 countries throughout the world in a range of diverse applications, including public safety, emergency warning, mass notification, defense, law enforcement, critical event management, and many more. We continue to develop new communication innovations and believe we have significant competitive advantages in our principal markets.

LRAD systems represent a technological breakthrough in broadcasting audible, highly intelligible voice messages and tones over long distances and high ambient noise using minimal power. By broadcasting audible voice messages with exceptional vocal clarity and only where needed, we offer novel sound applications that conventional bullhorns, loudspeakers, public address and emergency warning systems cannot achieve. Our LRAD systems are designed to enable users to safely hail and warn, inform and direct, prevent misunderstandings, determine intent, establish large safety zones, resolve uncertain situations and save lives. The LRAD product line is comprised of a full range of AHDs and communication solutions - from portable devices to permanently installed, remotely operated systems. We continue to expand into new markets and add new models and features to meet customer requirements.

Building on the success of our LRAD systems, we designed and developed our multidirectional Genasys mass notification product line. Unlike siren-only installations, our public safety mass notification (“PSMN”) hardware systems broadcast both emergency warning sirens and highly intelligible voice messages with uniform 60° - 360° coverage over local and wide areas. We believe our ability to shape the broadcast coverage area, our industry-leading speech intelligibility, and our multiple system activation and control options enable us to successfully compete in the large and growing mass notification market.

22

GEM is our cloud, on-premise or hybrid based software notification platform that enables emergency personnel, first responders, municipalities, companies, educational institutions and government agencies to send public safety warnings and notifications to the mobile devices and desktop computers of individuals or populations in specific geographic areas with reliability, speed and ease. Alerts and notifications can be sent from a desktop or our mobile applications.

Genasys offers the only unified critical communications platform that provides multi-modal, geo-targeted mobile device alerts and speaker arrays that deliver audible messages with industry-leading vocal clarity and area coverage. Our user-friendly software interface and mobile application manages and delivers notifications and information to people at risk, before, during and after crisis situations.

Business developments in the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2020:

| • | Closed Amika Mobile asset purchase and rebranded its business as Genasys Communications Canada

| • | Announced $7.7 million in U.S. defense orders

| • | Awarded U.S. Navy SBIR program research and development project

| • | Received $1.6 million in international law enforcement, homeland security and mass notifications orders

| • | Recognized in Gartner 2020 Market Guide for Emergency/Mass Notification Services Solutions

Revenues for the Company’s first quarter of fiscal 2020, were $8.0 million, a decrease from $8.8 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2019. LRAD AHD revenues decreased $680 thousand and integrated mass notification solutions decreased $293 thousand, while software revenue increased $219 thousand, compared to the first quarter of the prior year. The timing of budget cycles, government financial issues and military conflict in certain areas of the world, often delay contract awards, resulting in uneven quarterly revenues. Gross profit decreased compared to the same quarter in the prior year as a result of lower sales, higher software engineering expenses and additional engineering charges resulting from a more precise process to allocate engineering expenses to cost of sales. Operating expenses increased 12.6% from $3.9 million to $4.4 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2020, as compared to the same period a year ago. We reported a net loss of $619 thousand for the first quarter of fiscal 2021, or a loss of $0.02 per share, compared to net income of $620 thousand, or income of $0.02 per share, for the same quarter in the prior year.

Overall Business Outlook

Our product line-up continues to gain worldwide awareness and recognition through media exposure, product demonstrations, and word of mouth as a result of positive responses and increased acceptance of our products. We believe we have a solid global brand, technology, and product foundation with our LRAD systems and integrated solutions, which we have expanded over the years to serve new markets and customers for greater business growth. We believe that we have strong market opportunities for our product offerings throughout the world in the homeland security and defense sectors as a result of increasing threats to government, commerce, law enforcement, borders, and critical infrastructure. Our directional and multidirectional product offerings also have many applications within the fire rescue, public safety, maritime, asset protection, and wildlife control and preservation business segments.

The proliferation of natural disasters, crisis situations and civil unrest require technologically advanced, multi-channel solutions to deliver clear and timely critical communications to help make and keep the public safe during emergencies. Businesses are also incorporating communication systems that locate and help safeguard employees when critical events occur.

By providing the only unified platform that combines audible, highly intelligible voice broadcast systems and mass messaging software, Genasys seeks to deliver reliable, fast and intuitive solutions for sending location-based audible voice communications and geolocation-targeted messages and texts to mobile devices to help keep the public and employees safe.

Genasys has developed a global market for LRAD systems and advanced emergency warning notification solutions. We have a reputation for producing quality products that feature industry-leading vocal intelligibility and geo-targeted mass messaging. While the mass notification market is more mature with many established manufacturers and suppliers, we believe that our advanced technology and unified multi-channel platform provides opportunities to succeed in the large and growing public safety, emergency warning and mass notification markets. We also plan to expand and strengthen domestic and international sales by opening sales offices in key regions and adding strategic mass notification partners, distributors, and dealers.

We plan to continue building on our AHD leadership position by offering enhanced directional and multidirectional voice broadcast systems and accessories for an expanding range of applications. In executing our strategy, we use direct sales to governments, militaries, large end-users and system integrators. We have built a worldwide distribution channel consisting of partners and resellers that have significant expertise and experience selling integrated communication solutions into our various target markets. As our primary AHD sales opportunities are with domestic and international government, military and law enforcement agencies, we are subject to each customer’s unique budget cycle, which leads to long selling cycles and uneven revenue flow, complicating our product planning.

23

In fiscal 2021, we intend to continue to pursue domestic and international business opportunities with the support of business development consultants, key representatives and resellers. We plan to grow our revenues through increased direct sales to militaries and large commercial and defense-related companies that desire to integrate our communication technologies into their product offerings. This includes building on fiscal 2020 domestic defense sales by pursuing further U.S. military opportunities. We also plan to pursue mass notification, government, law enforcement, fire rescue, homeland and international security, private and commercial security, border security, maritime security, and wildlife preservation and control business opportunities. In addition to the matters above, we are authorized for the performance of services and provision of goods pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law.

In March 2020, the World Health Organization ("WHO") classified the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic. While the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic did not have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations for the three months ended December 31, 2020, we have been monitoring the developments and assessing areas where there is potential for our business to be impacted. A significant portion of our sales force is working remotely, which could, among other things, negatively impact our ability to engage in sales-related initiatives, or efficiently conduct day-to-day operations. Other businesses and governments with which we engage are likely operating under similar restrictions and experiencing disruptions, which may create obstacles in the coordination of business activities, including the negotiation and fulfillment of orders. Disruptions in the supply chain could negatively impact our ability to source materials or manufacture and distribute products. While we do not currently anticipate a material reduction in demand for our commercialized products, we could experience a decrease in new orders, which could negatively impact our revenues and reduce our liquidity and cash flows. Growth in revenue could also be impeded by these factors. The financial markets have been subject to significant volatility that could impact our ability to enter into, modify, and negotiate favorable terms and conditions relative to equity and debt financing activities. We have $19.6 million in cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2020, which we believe provides sufficient capital to fund our operations for at least the next twelve months and withstand the potential near-term consequences of the pandemic, although liquidity constraints and access to capital markets could adversely impact our liquidity and warrant changes to our investment strategy. While we have not yet experienced a material impact, the full magnitude of the pandemic cannot be measured at this time, and therefore, any of the aforementioned circumstances, as well as other factors, may cause our results of operations to vary substantially from year to year and quarter to quarter.

Based on various standards published to date, we believe the work our associates perform is critical, essential and life sustaining. We are taking a variety of measures to promote the safety and security of our employees while ensuring the availability and functionality of our critical infrastructure. We are following Center for Disease Control guidelines to reduce the transmission of COVID-19, such as the imposition of travel restrictions, cancellation of events, the promotion of social distancing, the adoption of work-from-home arrangements, and limiting access to our facilities. Some or all of these policies and initiatives could impact our operations. In addition, the following events related to the COVID-19 pandemic could result in lost or delayed revenue to the Company: limitations on the ability of our suppliers to meet delivery requirements and commitments; limitations on the ability of our employees to perform their work due to illness caused by the pandemic, or local, state or federal orders requiring employees to remain at home; limitations on the ability of carriers to deliver our products to customers; unforeseen deviations from customers or foreign governments restricting the ability to do business; and, limitations on the ability of our customers to pay us on a timely basis, if at all.

A large number of components and sub-assemblies produced by outside suppliers within our supply chain are produced within 50 miles of our facility. We source a small amount of component parts from suppliers in China. It is also likely that some of our suppliers source parts in China. We are in contact with those suppliers and evaluating what impact, if any, may result from COVID-19.

Critical Accounting Policies

We have identified a number of accounting policies as critical to our business operations and the understanding of our results of operations. These are described in our consolidated financial statements located in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2020. The impact and any associated risks related to these policies on our business operations is discussed below and throughout Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations when such policies affect our reported and expected financial results.

The methods, estimates and judgments we use in applying our accounting policies, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, have a significant impact on the results we report in our financial statements. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. The estimates affect the carrying values of assets and liabilities. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

24

Comparison of Results of Operations for the Th r ee Months Ended December 31, 20 20 and 20 19 (in thousands)

|  | Three Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | December 31, 2020 |  |  | December 31, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  | % of |  |  |  |  |  |  | % of |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  | Total |  |  |  |  |  |  | Total |  |  | Fav(Unfav) |
|  | Amount |  |  | Revenue |  |  | Amount |  |  | Revenue |  |  | Amount |  |  | % |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product sales |  | $ | 6,950 |  |  |  | 86.6 | % |  | $ | 8,008 |  |  |  | 91.2 | % |  | $ | (1,058 | ) |  |  | (13.2% | )
Contract and other |  |  | 1,078 |  |  |  | 13.4 | % |  |  | 774 |  |  |  | 8.8 | % |  |  | 304 |  |  |  | 39.3 | %
Total revenues |  |  | 8,028 |  |  |  | 100.0 | % |  |  | 8,782 |  |  |  | 100.0 | % |  |  | (754 | ) |  |  | (8.6% | )
Cost of revenues |  |  | 4,324 |  |  |  | 53.9 | % |  |  | 4,180 |  |  |  | 47.6 | % |  |  | (144 | ) |  |  | (3.4% | )
Gross Profit |  |  | 3,704 |  |  |  | 46.1 | % |  |  | 4,602 |  |  |  | 52.4 | % |  |  | (898 | ) |  |  | (19.5% | )
Operating expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Selling, general and administrative |  |  | 3,331 |  |  |  | 41.5 | % |  |  | 2,822 |  |  |  | 32.1 | % |  |  | (509 | ) |  |  | (18.0% | )
Research and development |  |  | 1,066 |  |  |  | 13.3 | % |  |  | 1,084 |  |  |  | 12.3 | % |  |  | 18 |  |  |  | 1.7 | %
Total operating expenses |  |  | 4,397 |  |  |  | 54.8 | % |  |  | 3,906 |  |  |  | 44.5 | % |  |  | (491 | ) |  |  | (12.6% | )
(Loss) income from operations |  |  | (693 | ) |  |  | (8.6% | ) |  |  | 696 |  |  |  | 7.9 | % |  |  | (1,389 | ) |  |  | (199.6% | )
Other income |  |  | 69 |  |  |  | 0.9 | % |  |  | 96 |  |  |  | 1.1 | % |  |  | (27 | ) |  |  | (28.1% | )
(Loss) income before income taxes |  |  | (624 | ) |  |  | (7.8% | ) |  |  | 792 |  |  |  | 9.0 | % |  |  | (1,416 | ) |  |  | (178.8% | )
Income tax (benefit) expense |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  | (0.1% | ) |  |  | 172 |  |  |  | 2.0 | % |  |  | 177 |  |  |  | 102.9 | %
Net (loss) income |  | $ | (619 | ) |  |  | (7.7% | ) |  | $ | 620 |  |  |  | 7.1 | % |  | $ | (1,239 | ) |  |  | (199.8% | )
Net revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hardware |  | $ | 7,389 |  |  |  | 92.0 | % |  | $ | 8,362 |  |  |  | 95.2 | % |  |  | (973 | ) |  |  | (11.6% | )
Software |  |  | 639 |  |  |  | 8.0 | % |  |  | 420 |  |  |  | 4.8 | % |  |  | 219 |  |  |  | 52.1 | %
Total net revenue |  | $ | 8,028 |  |  |  | 100.0 | % |  | $ | 8,782 |  |  |  | 100.0 | % |  | $ | (754 | ) |  |  | (8.6% | )

The tables above set forth for the periods indicated certain items of our condensed consolidated statements of operations expressed in dollars and as a percentage of net revenues. The financial information and the discussion below should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes contained in this report.

Revenues

Revenues decreased $754 or 8.6%, compared to the same quarter in the prior year. LRAD AHD revenues decreased $680 and integrated mass notification solutions decreased $293, while software revenue increased $219, compared to the prior year quarter. Lower revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 2021 was largely due to the delay of a ready-to-ship order because the customer-required payment was not received prior to the quarter end. This shipment subsequently was shipped early in the fiscal second quarter. Software revenue was higher primarily due to increased professional services performed on recent orders. The receipt of orders is often uneven due to the timing of government budgets or approvals. At December 31, 2020, we had aggregate deferred revenue of $851 for extended warranty obligations and software support agreements.

Gross Profit

The decrease in gross profit compared to the same period in the prior year was primarily due to lower hardware revenue, an 86% increase in software engineering personnel over last year and additional engineering charges resulting from a more precise process to charge engineering expenses to cost of sales in the current fiscal year. Higher software expenses were due primarily to the recent addition of Amika Mobile (through our Canadian subsidiary Genasys Communications Canada), and additional employees to support the Australia, EU and enterprise software initiatives.

As our products have varying gross margins, product mix may affect gross profits. In addition, our margins vary based on the sales channels through which our products are sold in a given period. We continue to implement product updates and changes, including raw material and component changes, that may impact product costs. We have limited warranty cost experience with product updates and changes and estimated future warranty costs can impact our gross margins. We do not believe that historical gross profit margins should be relied upon as an indicator of future gross profit margins.

25

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $509, or 18.0%, over the prior year quarter. The increase was largely due to a 50% increase in sales and marketing personnel over the prior year to support future revenue growth opportunities.

We incurred non-cash share-based compensation expenses allocated to selling, general and administrative expenses in the three-months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 of $171 and $143, respectively.

We may expend additional resources on the marketing and selling of our products in future periods as we identify ways to optimize potential opportunities, including the June 2022 European Union Mandate for Public Warning Systems and the new enterprise software services from our recent business combination. Commission expenses will fluctuate based on the nature of our sales.

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development expenses increased $18, essentially unchanged compared to the same quarter in the prior year.

Included in research and development expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, was $6 and $11, respectively, of non-cash share-based compensation costs.

Research and development costs vary period to period due to the timing of projects, and the timing and extent of using outside consulting, design and development firms. We continually improve our product offerings, and we expect to continue to expand our product line with new products, customizations and enhancements. Based on current plans, we may expend additional resources on research and development in the current year compared to the prior year.

Net Loss/Income

Net loss in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 was $619, a decrease of $1,239, compared to net income in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. The decrease was primarily due to the lower revenue and increased operating expenses resulting from additional engineering, sales and marketing employees.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2020 was $19,584, down $3,735 compared to $23,319 at September 30, 2020, primarily due to the Amika Mobile asset purchase. We had short-term marketable securities of $5,517 at December 31, 2020, compared to $4,265 at September 30, 2020. We had long-term marketable securities of $2,419 at December 31, 2020, compared to $3,805 at September 30, 2020. Other than cash and cash equivalents, short and long-term marketable securities, other working capital and expected future cash flows from operating activities in subsequent periods, we have no unused sources of liquidity at this time.

Principal factors that could affect our liquidity include:

| • | ability to meet sales projections;

| • | government spending levels;

| • | introduction of competing technologies;

| • | product mix and effect on margins;

| • | ability to reduce current inventory levels;

| • | product acceptance in new markets;

| • | value of shares repurchased; and

| • | value of dividends declared.

Principal factors that could affect our ability to obtain cash from external sources include:

| • | volatility in the capital markets; and

| • | market price and trading volume of our common stock.

Based on our current cash position, and assuming currently planned expenditures and level of operations, we believe we have sufficient capital to fund operations for the twelve-month period subsequent to the issuance of the interim financial information. However, we operate in a rapidly evolving and unpredictable business environment that may change the timing or amount of expected future cash receipts and expenditures. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that we may not be required to raise additional funds through the sale of equity or debt securities or from credit facilities. Additional capital, if needed, may not be available on satisfactory terms, or at all.

26

Cash Flows

Our cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities, as reflected in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows, are summarized in the table below:

|  | Three months ended |
|  | December 31, 2020 |  |  | December 31, 2019 |
Cash provided by (used in): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating activities |  | $ | 1,272 |  |  | $ | (1,781 | )
Investing activities |  |  | (4,264 | ) |  |  | (137 | )
Financing activities |  |  | 54 |  |  |  | 144 |

Operating Activities

Net loss of $619 for the three months ended December 31, 2020 was increased by $667 of net non-cash items that included depreciation and amortization, share-based compensation, operating ROU asset amortization, warranty provision, inventory obsolescence, and both realized and unrealized loss on a foreign currency forward contract. Cash used by operating activities in the quarter reflected an increase in inventory of $1,114 due to a fiscal first quarter customer order that was not shipped until the fiscal second quarter, and a net decrease of $314 in accrued and other liabilities primarily for payment of incentive compensation earned in fiscal year 2020, offset by increased customer deposits. Cash provided by operating activities included a decrease in accounts receivable of $2,300 due to lower fiscal first quarter revenue compared to shipments in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020, lower prepaid expenses and other of $120, and an increase in accounts payable of $232.

Net income of $620 for the three months ended December 31, 2019 was increased by $759 of non-cash items that included a reduction to deferred income taxes, share-based compensation, depreciation and amortization, warranty provision and inventory obsolescence. Cash used by operating activities in the quarter reflected an increase in accounts receivable of $2,286 due to higher sales with net credit terms in the quarter compared to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019, a decrease in payroll and related of $1,008, primarily for payment of incentive compensation earned in fiscal 2019, and lower accrued and other liabilities of $907, largely due to a decrease in customer deposits resulting from shipments in the quarter and an increase of $321 in inventory to support the backlog. Cash provided by operating activities included a decrease in prepaid expenses and other of $761, and an increase in accounts payable of $604.

We had accounts receivable of $3,159 at December 31, 2020, compared to $5,442 at September 30, 2020. Terms with individual customers vary greatly. We regularly provide thirty-day terms to our customers if credit is approved. Our receivables can vary dramatically due to overall sales volume, quarterly variations in sales, timing of shipments to and receipts from large customers, payment terms, and the timing of contract payments.

At December 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020, our working capital was $25,603 and $29,796 respectively. The decrease in working capital was primarily due to the use of cash to complete the Amika Mobile asset purchase in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021.

Investing Activities

Our net cash used in investing activities was $4,264 for the three months ended December 31, 2020, compared to cash used in investing activities of $137 for the three months ended December 31, 2019. In the first quarter of fiscal 2021, $4,367 was used for the Amika Mobile asset purchase. In addition, we decreased our holdings of short and long-term marketable securities by $132, compared to an increase of $51 in the three months ended December 31, 2019. Cash used in investing activities for the purchase of property and equipment was $29 and $86 for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. We anticipate some additional expenditures for tooling and equipment during the balance of fiscal year 2021.

Financing Activities

In the three months ended December 31, 2020, proceeds from the exercise of stock options provided $54 of cash, compared to proceeds from stock options of $144 for the three months ended December 31, 2019.

In December 2018, the Board of Directors approved a share buyback program beginning January 1, 2019, under which the Company was authorized to repurchase up to $5 million of its outstanding common shares. During the quarters ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 no shares were repurchased. At December 31, 2020, all repurchased shares were retired and $4.1 million was available for share repurchase under this program. In December 2020, the board extended this program’s expiration date to December 31, 2022.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

New pronouncements issued for future implementation are discussed in Note 3, Recent Accounting Pronouncements, to our condensed consolidated financial statements.

27

Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

Foreign Currency Risk

We consider our direct exposure to foreign exchange rate fluctuations to be minimal. The transactions of our Spanish subsidiary are denominated primarily in Euros and the transactions of our Canadian subsidiary are denominated primarily in Canadian dollars, which is a natural hedge against foreign currency fluctuations. All other sales to customers and all arrangements with third-party manufacturers, with one exception, provide for pricing and payment in U.S. dollars, and, therefore, are not subject to exchange rate fluctuations. Increases in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to other currencies could make our products more expensive, which could negatively impact our ability to compete. Conversely, decreases in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to other currencies could result in our suppliers raising their prices to continue doing business with us. Fluctuations in currency exchange rates could affect our business in the future.

Item 4. | Controls and Procedures.

We are required to maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that material information related to us, including our consolidated subsidiaries, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms.

Conclusion Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as such term is defined under Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of December 31, 2020.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during our fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2020, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. Our process for evaluating controls and procedures is continuous and encompasses constant improvement of the design and effectiveness of established controls and procedures and the remediation of any deficiencies, which may be identified during this process.

Because of the inherent limitations of internal control over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Also, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. | Legal Proceedings.

We may at times be involved in litigation in the ordinary course of business. We will also, from time to time, when appropriate in management’s estimation, record adequate reserves in our consolidated financial statements for pending litigation. Currently, there are no pending material legal proceedings to which the Company is a party or to which any of its property is subject.

Item 1A. | Risk Factors.

As a Smaller Reporting Company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and in item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K, we are electing scaled disclosure reporting obligations and therefore are not required to provide the information requested by this item.

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

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not Applicable.

28

Item 5. | Other Information.

None.

Item 6. | Exhibits.

10.1 | Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of August 9, 2020, by and among Genasys Inc, Genasys Communications Canada ULC, Amika Mobile Corporation, 12232618 Canada Ltd. And each of the other signatories set forth on the signature pages thereto.*
31.1 | Certification of Richard S. Danforth, Principal Executive Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
31.2 | Certification of Dennis D. Klahn, Principal Financial Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
32.1 | Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, executed by Richard S. Danforth, Principal Executive Officer and Dennis D. Klahn, Principal Financial Officer.*
101.INS | XBRL Instance Document*
101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document*
101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document*
101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document*
101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document*
101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document*

* | Filed concurrently herewith.

29

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.

| GENASYS INC.
Date: February 10, 2021 | By: | /s/ Dennis D. Klahn
|  | Dennis D. Klahn, Chief Financial Officer
|  | (Principal Financial Officer)