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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Basis of Presentation - The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Aware, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“the Company”). All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated.

Use of Estimates

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

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements - The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Codification defines fair value and establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to the unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under the FASB Codification are: i) Level 1 – valuations that are based on quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date; ii) Level 2 – valuations that are based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly; and iii) Level 3 – valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable.

Cash and cash equivalents, which primarily include money market mutual funds, were $13.0 million and $10.0 million at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Marketable securities, which primarily include U.S.

Treasuries and corporate bonds, were $14.8 million and $20.9 million as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

As of December 31, 2024, our assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis include the following (in thousands):


	Fair Value Measurement at December 31, 2024 Using:
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets		Significant Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs		Total
	(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets:
Money market funds (included in cash and cash equivalents)	$	10,671	$	-	$	-	$	10,671
Marketable securities		14,842		-		-		14,842
Total assets	$	25,513	$	-	$	-	$	25,513

As of December 31, 2023, our assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis included the following (in thousands):


	Fair Value Measurement at December 31, 2023 Using:
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets		Significant Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs		Total
	(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)
Assets:
Money market funds (included in cash and cash equivalents)	$	7,848	$	-	$	-	$	7,848
Marketable securities		20,913		-		-		20,913
Total assets	$	28,761	$	-	$	-	$	28,761

The fair value of our contingent acquisition payments was $0 as of December 31, 2023. The $0.8 million decrease during the year ended December 31, 2023 was due to the end of the earnout period without the achievement of any earnout targets, resulting in no earnout payment being required.

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

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


	December 31, 2024:
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
U.S. Treasury notes and bonds	$	14,591	$	260	$	(9	)	$	14,842
	$	14,591	$	260	$	(9	)	$	14,842


	December 31, 2023:
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
U.S. Treasury notes and bonds	$	15,332	$	176	$	(19	)	$	15,489
Corporate bonds		5,386		39		(1	)		5,424
	$	20,718	$	215	$	(20	)	$	20,913

Changes in note receivable consisted of the following (in thousands):


Balance as of December 31, 2022	$	2,601
Accrued interest		94
Write-off of Note Receivable		(2,695	)
Balance as of December 31, 2023		-
No Change		-
Balance as of December 31, 2024		-

The investment in the Note Receivable ("Note") with Omlis Limited ("Omlis"), a limited company incorporated and registered in England and Wales and the parent of MIRCAL Technologies Limited ("MIRACL"), was negotiated at an arm’s length basis and the total carrying value of the investment was $0 as of December 31 2024 and 2023. The $2.7 million write off during the year ended December 31, 2023 was the result of the lack of recoverability of the Note due to liquidity concerns as of December 31, 2023. In addition, in January 2024, Omlis and MIRACL petitioned to enter the United Kingdom administration process, which is still ongoing. The deterioration of Omlis' liquidity, resulted in our unlikely recoverability of the Note's carrying value.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and Cash Equivalents – Cash and cash equivalents, which consist primarily of money market funds and demand deposits, are stated at fair value. All highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less are considered cash equivalents. Our cash balances exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation limits. The Company does not believe it is exposed to significant credit risk related to cash and cash equivalents.

Allowance for Credit Losses

Allowance for Credit Losses – The Company's accounts receivable are subject to concentrations of credit risk. We maintain an allowance for credit losses that reflects any estimated credit losses. This allowance is evaluated each quarter on a customer by customer basis and considers historical write-off experience with each customer, the number of days that any delinquent invoices are past due, and an evaluation of the potential risk of loss associated with any delinquent accounts. We record the allowance in "general and administrative" expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Account receivables are written off and charged against the recorded allowance when the Company has exhausted collection efforts without success.

For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, changes to and ending balances of the allowance for credit losses were as follows (in thousands):


	Years ended December 31,
	2024			2023
Allowance for credit losses balance - beginning of year	$	173		$	188
Additions to the allowance for credit losses		85			37
Deductions against the allowance for credit losses		(11	)		(52	)
Allowance for credit losses balance - end of year	$	247		$	173

Property and Equipment

Property and Equipment – Property and equipment is stated at cost. Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment is provided using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Upon retirement or sale, the costs of the assets disposed of and the related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss on disposal is included in the determination of income or loss. Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred.

The estimated useful lives of assets are:


Leasehold improvements		10 years
Furniture and fixtures		5 years
Computer and office equipment		3 years
Purchased software		3 years

Leases

Leases – We account for a contract as a lease when we have the right to control the asset for a period of time while obtaining substantially all of the asset’s economic benefits. We determine the initial classification and measurement of our operating lease right of use assets and lease liabilities at the lease commencement date and thereafter if modified. Fixed lease costs are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Variable lease costs are recognized in the period in which the obligation for those payments is incurred. We combine lease and non-lease components when determining lease costs for office space. The lease liability includes lease payments related to options to extend or renew the lease term if we are reasonably certain we will exercise those options. Our lease does not contain material residual value guarantees or restrictive covenants.

Goodwill

Goodwill – We record goodwill when consideration paid in a business acquisition exceeds the fair value of the net assets acquired. Our estimates of fair value are based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time, but such estimates are inherently uncertain and unpredictable. Assumptions may be incomplete or inaccurate and unanticipated events or circumstances may occur, which may affect the accuracy or validity of such assumptions, estimates or actual results. Goodwill is not amortized but rather is tested for impairment annually in the fourth quarter or more frequently, if facts and circumstances warrant a review. Circumstances that could trigger an impairment test include, but are not limited to, a significant adverse change in the business climate or legal factors, an adverse action or assessment by a regulator, decline in market capitalization, or unanticipated competition. We have determined that there is a single reporting unit for the purpose of conducting the goodwill impairment assessment. In accordance with ASC Topic 350, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other, we first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the quantitative goodwill impairment test. If after assessing the totality of events or circumstances, we determine that it is more likely than not (i.e., greater than 50% likelihood) that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then the quantitative test is required. The quantitative goodwill impairment test requires us to estimate and compare the fair value of the reporting unit, determined using an income approach and a market approach, with its carrying value. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds the carrying value of the net assets, goodwill is not impaired. If the fair value of the reporting unit is less than the carrying value, the difference is recorded as an impairment loss up to the amount of goodwill.

Application of the goodwill impairment test requires judgments, including identification of the reporting units, assigning goodwill to reporting units, a qualitative assessment to determine whether there are any impairment indicators, and determining the fair value of each reporting unit which often involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions, including assumptions with respect to future cash inflows and outflows, discount rates, asset lives and market multiples, among other items. There is no assurance that the actual future earnings or cash flows of the reporting unit will not decline significantly from the projections used in the impairment analysis. Goodwill impairment charges may be recognized in future periods to the extent changes in factors or circumstances occur, including deterioration in the macroeconomic environment and industry, deterioration in the Company’s performance or its future projections, or changes in plans for its reporting unit.

As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, we had $3.1 million of goodwill. We performed a quantitative analysis during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 and determined there were no impairments of goodwill.

Long-Lived Assets

Long-Lived Assets – We review long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in business circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable or that the useful lives of these assets are no longer appropriate. Each impairment test is based on a comparison of the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets over their estimated economic life to the related carrying

value of those assets to determine if the assets are impaired. If an impairment is indicated, the asset is written down to its estimated fair value. The cash flow estimates used to identify the potential impairment reflect our best estimates using appropriate assumptions and projections at that time. In evaluating potential impairment of these assets, we specifically consider whether any indicators of impairment are present, including, but not limited to:

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whether there has been a significant adverse change in the business climate that affects the value of an asset:

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whether there has been a significant change in the extent or way an asset is used; and

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whether there is an expectation that the asset will be sold or disposed of before the end of its originally estimated useful life.

We did not identify any events or changes in business circumstances that would indicate the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable or that the useful lives of these assets are no longer appropriate during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue recognition - The core principle of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”) is that we should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which we expect to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve that core principle, we apply the following five step model:

1) Identify the contract with the customer

A contract with a customer exists when (i) we enter into an enforceable contract with a customer that defines each party’s rights regarding the goods or services to be transferred and identifies the related payment terms, (ii) the contract has commercial substance, and (iii) we determine that collection of substantially all consideration for goods and services that are transferred is probable based on the customer’s intent and ability to pay the promised consideration. We apply judgment in determining the customer’s intent and ability to pay, which is based on a variety of factors including the customer’s historical payment experience, or in the case of a new customer, published credit and financial information pertaining to the customer.

We evaluate contract modifications for the impact on revenue recognition if they have been approved by both parties such that the enforceable rights and obligations under the contract have changed. Contract modifications are either accounted for using a cumulative effect adjustment or prospectively over the remaining term of the arrangement. The determination of which method is more appropriate depends on the nature of the modification, which we evaluate on a case-by-case basis.

We combine two or more contracts entered into at or near the same time with the same customer and account for them as a single contract if (i) the contracts are negotiated as a package with a common commercial objective, (ii) the amount of consideration to be paid in one contract depends on the price or performance of the other contract, or (iii) some or all of the goods or services in one contract would be combined with some or all of the goods and services in the other contract into a single performance obligation. If two or more contracts are combined, the consideration to be paid is aggregated and allocated to the individual performance obligations without regard to the consideration specified in the individual contracts.

2) Identify the performance obligations in the contract

Performance obligations promised in a contract are identified based on the goods and services that will be transferred to the customer that are both capable of being distinct, whereby the customer can benefit from the good or service either on its own or together with other available resources, and are distinct in the context of the contract, whereby the transfer of the good or service is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract. To the extent a contract includes multiple promised goods and services, we apply judgment to determine whether promised goods and services are capable of being distinct and distinct in the context of the contract. If these criteria are not met, the promised goods and services are accounted for as a combined performance obligation. To identify performance obligations, we consider all of the goods or services promised in a contract regardless of whether they are explicitly stated or are implied by customary business practices.

3) Determine the transaction price

The transaction price is determined based on the consideration we expect to be entitled in exchange for transferring promised goods and services to the customer. Determining the transaction price requires significant judgment. To the extent the transaction price includes variable consideration, we estimate the amount of variable consideration that should be included in the transaction price utilizing either the expected value method or the most likely amount method depending on the nature of the variable consideration. Variable consideration is included in the transaction price if, in our judgment, it is probable that a significant future reversal of cumulative revenue recognized under the contract will not occur. Any estimates, including the effect of the constraint on variable consideration, are evaluated at each reporting period. Some of our arrangements include usage-based royalties where a software license is the predominant item that the royalty relates to. In these arrangements, revenue from the usage-based royalty is recognized when the subsequent usage occurs.

The amount of consideration is not adjusted for a significant financing component if the time between payment and the transfer of the related good or service is expected to be one year or less under the practical expedient in ASC 606-10-32-18. Our revenue arrangements are typically accounted for under such expedient, as payment is typically due within 30 to 60 days. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, none of our contracts contained a significant financing component.

Our arrangements can include variable fees, such as the option to purchase additional usage of a previously delivered software license. The Company may also provide pricing concessions to clients, a business practice that also gives rise to variable fees in contracts. The Company also reviews contractual termination provisions in determining contractual term and total transaction price. For variable fees arising from the client’s purchase of additional usage of a previously delivered software license, we apply the sales and usage-based royalties guidance related to a license of intellectual property and recognizes the revenue in the period the underlying sale or usage occurs. We include variable fees in the determination of total transaction price if it is not probable that a future significant reversal of revenue will occur. We use the expected value or most likely value amount, whichever is more appropriate for specific circumstances, to estimate variable consideration, and the estimates are based on the level of historical price concessions offered to clients.

4) Allocate the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract

If the contract contains a single performance obligation, the entire transaction price is allocated to the single performance obligation. Contracts that contain multiple performance obligations require an allocation of the transaction price to each performance obligation based on a relative standalone selling price (“SSP”) basis unless the transaction price is variable and meets the criteria to be allocated entirely to a performance obligation or to a distinct service that forms part of a single performance obligation. The consideration to be received is allocated among the separate performance obligations based on relative SSPs. The SSP is the price at which we would sell a promised good or service separately to a customer. The best estimate of SSP is the observable price of a good or service when we sell that good or service separately. A contractually stated price or a list price for a good or service may be the SSP of that good or service. We use a range of amounts to estimate SSP when we sell each of the goods and services separately and need to determine whether there is a discount that needs to be allocated based on the relative SSP of the various goods and services. In instances where SSP is not directly observable, such as when we do not sell the product or service separately, we typically determine the SSP using an adjusted market assessment approach using information that may include market conditions and other observable inputs. We typically have more than one SSP for individual goods and services due to the stratification of those goods and services by customers and circumstances. In these instances, we may use information such as the nature of the customer and distribution channel in determining the SSP.

5) Recognize revenue when or as we satisfy a performance obligation

We satisfy performance obligations either over time or at a point in time. Revenue is recognized over time if i) the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits provided by our performance, ii) our performance creates or enhances an asset that the customer controls as the asset is created or enhanced, or iii) our performance does not create an asset with an alternative use to us and we have an enforceable right to payment for performance completed to date. If we do not satisfy a performance obligation over time, the related performance obligation is satisfied at a point in time by transferring the control of a promised good or service to a customer.

We categorize revenue as software licenses, software maintenance, or services and other. Specific revenue recognition policies apply to each category of revenue.

Software licenses

Software licenses consist of revenue from the sale of software licenses for biometrics and imaging applications. Our software licenses are functional intellectual property and typically provide customers with the right to use our software on a term or perpetual basis as it exists when made available to the customer. We recognize revenue from perpetual software licenses at a point in time upon delivery, provided all other revenue recognition criteria are met.

We also offer certain products pursuant to a subscription-based software model which includes a term software license to use the software for a fixed term. We recognize revenue for fixed fees associated with subscription-based software licenses at a point in time upon delivery, provided all other revenue recognition criteria are met. Fees subject to the usage-based royalty exception are recognized when the subsequent usage occurs.

Also, with the adaption of our current products to be delivered in a hosted environment with AwareID, we recognize revenue from our SaaS offerings ratably over the subscription period. For the year ended December 31, 2024, we generated $0.1 million of revenue from SaaS contracts, which is included in license revenue. In 2023, we generated a de minimis amount of revenue from SaaS contracts.

Software maintenance

Software maintenance consists of revenue from the sale of software maintenance contracts for biometrics and imaging software. Software maintenance contracts entitle customers to receive software support and software updates, if and when they become available, during the term of the maintenance contract. Software support and software updates are considered distinct services. However, these distinct services are considered a single performance obligation consisting of a series of distinct services that are substantially the same and have the same pattern of transfer to the customer. We recognize software maintenance revenue over time on a straight-line basis over the contract period.

Services and other

Service revenue consists of fees from biometrics customers for software engineering services. We recognize services revenue over time as the services are delivered using an input method (i.e., labor hours incurred as a percentage of total labor hours budgeted), provided all other revenue recognition criteria are met. The use of the over-time revenue recognition method requires judgment in developing budgeted labor hours. Changes in budgeted hours may occur and the resulting impact on revenue recognition is accounted for in the period of the change in estimate. Other revenue, which includes hardware sales that may be purchased with the software license, is recognized at a point in time upon delivery provided all other revenue recognition criteria are met.

Arrangements with multiple performance obligations

In addition to selling software licenses, software maintenance and software services on a standalone basis, a significant portion of our contracts include multiple performance obligations. The various combinations of multiple performance obligations and our revenue recognition for each are described as follows:

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Perpetual software licenses and software maintenance: When software licenses and software maintenance contracts are sold together, the software licenses and software maintenance are generally considered distinct performance obligations. The transaction price is allocated to the software licenses and the software maintenance based on relative SSP. Revenue allocated to the software licenses is recognized at a point in time upon delivery, provided all other revenue recognition criteria are met. Revenue allocated to the software maintenance is recognized over time on a straight-line basis over the contract period.

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

consulting-type services are sold together, they are generally considered distinct performance obligations, as the software licenses are not dependent on or interrelated with the associated services. The transaction price in these arrangements is allocated to the software licenses and services based on relative SSP. Revenue allocated to the software licenses is recognized at a point in time upon delivery, provided all other revenue recognition criteria are met. Revenue allocated to the services is recognized over time using an input method. In arrangements with both software licenses and services, the software license portion of the arrangement is classified as software license revenue and the services portion is classified as services revenue in our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

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Perpetual software licenses, software maintenance and services: When we sell software licenses, software maintenance and software services together, we account for the individual performance obligations separately if they are distinct. The transaction price is allocated to the separate performance obligations based on relative SSP. Revenue allocated to the software licenses is recognized at a point in time upon delivery. Revenue allocated to the services is recognized over time using an input method (i.e., labor hours incurred as a percentage of total labor hours budgeted). Revenue for the software maintenance is recognized over time on a straight-line basis over the contract period. However, if the software services are significant customization engineering services, they are accounted for with the software licenses as a combined performance obligation, as stated above. Revenue for the combined performance obligation is recognized over time using an input method.

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Perpetual software licenses, hardware, software maintenance, and services: When we sell software licenses, hardware, software maintenance and software services together, we account for the individual performance obligations separately if they are distinct. The transaction price is allocated to the separate performance obligations based on relative SSP. Revenue allocated to the software licenses is recognized at a point in time upon delivery. Revenue allocated to the services is recognized over time using an input method (i.e., labor hours incurred as a percentage of total labor hours budgeted). Revenue for the hardware is recognized at a point in time upon delivery. Revenue for the software maintenance is recognized over time on a straight-line basis over the contract period.

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

Returns

We do not offer rights of return for our products and services in the normal course of business.

Customer Acceptance

Our contracts with customers generally do not include customer acceptance clauses.

Contract Balances

When the timing of our delivery of goods or services is different from the timing of payments made by customers, we recognize either a contract asset (performance precedes contractual billing date) or a contract liability (customer payment precedes performance). Customers that prepay are represented by deferred revenue until the performance obligation is satisfied. Our contract assets consist of unbilled receivables. Our contract liabilities consisted of deferred (unearned) revenue, which is generally related to software maintenance contracts. We classify deferred revenue as current or noncurrent based on the timing of when we expect to recognize revenue.

The following table presents changes in our contract assets and liabilities during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):


	Balance at Beginning of period		Revenue Recognized In Advance of Billings		Billings			Balance at End of Period
Year ended December 31, 2024
Contract Assets:
Unbilled receivables	$	1,401	$	3,558	$	(3,879	)	$	1,080
Year ended December 31, 2023
Contract Assets:
Unbilled receivables	$	2,929	$	4,356	$	(5,884	)	$	1,401

	Balance at Beginning of period		Billings		Revenue Recognized			Balance at End of Period
Year ended December 31, 2024
Contract Liabilities:
Deferred revenue	$	5,537	$	8,203	$	(8,577	)	$	5,163
Year ended December 31, 2023
Contract Liabilities:
Deferred revenue	$	3,733	$	9,478	$	(7,674	)	$	5,537

Remaining Performance Obligations

Remaining performance obligations represent the transaction price from contracts for which work has not been performed or goods and services have not been delivered. We expect to recognize revenue on approximately 97% of the remaining performance obligations over the next 12 months, with the remainder recognized thereafter. The aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations with a duration greater than one year, comprised of software maintenance contracts, was $0.3 million as of December 31, 2024.

Contract Costs

We recognize other long-term assets for the incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer if we expect the benefit of those costs to be longer than one year. We have determined that certain sales commissions meet the requirements to be capitalized, and we amortize these costs on a consistent basis with the pattern of transfer of the goods and services in the contract. Total capitalized costs to obtain a contract were immaterial during the periods presented and are included in other current and long-term assets on our consolidated balance sheets.

We apply a practical expedient to expense costs as incurred for costs to obtain a contract when the amortization period is one year or less. These costs include sales commissions on software maintenance contracts with a contract period of one year or less as sales commissions paid on contract renewals are commensurate with those paid on the initial contract.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes – We compute deferred income taxes based on the differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted rates in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. We establish a valuation allowance to offset temporary deductible differences, net operating loss carryforwards and tax credits when it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

We recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more-likely-than-not that the tax position will be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the tax position. The evaluation of an uncertain tax position is based on factors that include, but are not limited to, changes in the tax law, the measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in tax returns, the effective settlement of matters subject to audit and changes in facts or circumstances related to a tax position. Any changes to these estimates, based on the actual results obtained and/or a change in assumptions, could impact our tax provision in future periods. Interest and penalty charges, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits would be classified as a provision for income tax in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

Capitalization of Software Costs

Capitalization of Software Costs – We capitalize certain costs to develop software products to be sold, leased, or marketed to external users after technological feasibility of the product has been established. No software costs were capitalized during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, because such costs incurred between the period after technological feasibility to the product release were immaterial.

The Company capitalizes and amortizes certain direct costs associated with computer software developed or purchased for internal use incurred during the application development stage. Costs related to preliminary project activities and post-implementation activities are expensed as incurred. The Company amortizes capitalized software costs generally over three to five years, commencing on the date the software is placed into service. No software costs were capitalized during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, because such costs were immaterial.

Research and Development Costs

Research and Development Costs – Costs incurred in the research and development of our products are expensed as incurred.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Concentration of Credit Risk – At December 31, 2024 and 2023, we had cash and cash equivalents in excess of federally insured deposit limits of approximately $12.7 million and $9.7 million, respectively.

Concentration of credit risk with respect to net accounts receivable and unbilled receivables consisted of amounts owed by the following customers that comprised more than 10% of net accounts receivable and unbilled receivables at December 31:


	December 31,
	2024			2023
Customer A		16	%		16	%
Customer B		18	%		8	%

We had one customer in 2023 that represented 18% of revenue. No other customers represented over 10% of revenue in 2024 or 2023.

Stock-based Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation – We grant stock and stock options to our employees and directors. We measure stock-based compensation cost at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and recognize stock-based compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award.

For stock options, we use the Black-Scholes valuation model to estimate fair value. This model considers both observable inputs and assumptions. Observable inputs include the exercise price of the award and the risk-free interest rate over the expected term. Assumptions used in the valuation include the expected term of the option, the expected volatility of our stock over the expected term, and our expected annual dividend yield.

Computation of Earnings per Share

Computation of Earnings per Share – Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus additional common shares that would have been outstanding if dilutive potential common shares had been issued. For the purposes of this calculation, stock options are considered common stock equivalents in periods in which they have a dilutive effect. Stock options that are antidilutive are excluded from the calculation.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair Value of Financial Instruments – The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, unbilled receivables, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate fair value because of their short-term nature.

Segments

Segments – We have determined that we operate as a single reportable segment, as our Chief Executive Officer, who serves as our chief operating decision maker (CODM), evaluates financial performance and allocates resources on a consolidated basis. In making operating decisions, management and the Board receive regular reporting on revenue, cost of revenue, operating expenses, and profitability metrics. The primary financial measures used to assess performance include revenue growth, gross margin, adjusted EBITDA, and operating income. Significant expense categories reviewed by our CODM for our single operating segment include research and development, selling and marketing, and general and administrative expenses, as presented in our consolidated statement of operations.

To determine our single reportable segment, we evaluated factors such as the nature of our products and services, customer base, distribution methods, and how the business is managed. Given that we provide a unified suite of biometric and identity solutions, serve a common customer base, and operate under a single management team with an integrated resource allocation strategy, we concluded that a single operating segment best represents how we manage the business.

We do not allocate assets to individual business units or product lines for internal reporting purposes. Our CODM reviews the company’s assets on a consolidated basis, and as a result, we do not present segment asset information separately in our financial statements

We conduct our operations in the United States and sell our products and services to domestic and international customers. Revenues were generated from the following geographic regions (in thousands):


	Year ended December 31,
	2024		2023
United States	$	7,597	$	11,953
United Kingdom		4,720		1,524
Rest of world		5,072		4,767
	$	17,389	$	18,244

Revenue by product group was (in thousands):


	Year ended December 31,
	2024		2023
License and service contracts	$	13,431	$	14,272
Subscription-based contracts		3,958		3,972
	$	17,389	$	18,244

Revenue by product group consists of all revenue associated with a contract, including license revenue, maintenance revenue, and services and other revenue. Revenue may be recognized at a point in time or over time, depending on the nature of the underlying performance obligations. These revenues are attributable to contracts with fixed fees and those with guaranteed minimums.

License and service contracts include revenue recognized from perpetual software licenses, professional services, and associated maintenance contracts. Subscription-based contracts include revenue from term licenses and their associated maintenance contracts, as well as SaaS-based revenue and other recurring subscription services.

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


	Year ended December 31,
	2024		2023
Goods or services transferred at a point in time	$	5,279	$	8,223
Goods or services transferred over time		12,110		10,021
	$	17,389	$	18,244