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BUSINESS ORGANIZATION, NATURE OF OPERATIONS, RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
BUSINESS ORGANIZATION, NATURE OF OPERATIONS, RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES | 1. BUSINESS ORGANIZATION, NATURE OF OPERATIONS, RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries (referred to herein as the “Company,” “Pioneer,” “Pioneer Power,” “we,” “our” and “us”) design, manufacture, integrate, refurbish, service, distribute and sell electric power systems, distributed energy resources, power generation equipment and mobile electric vehicle (“EV”) charging solutions. Our products and services are sold to a broad range of customers in the utility, industrial and commercial markets. Our customers include, but are not limited to, electric, gas and water utilities, data center developers and owners, EV charging infrastructure developers and owners, and distributed energy developers. The Company is headquartered in Fort Lee, New Jersey and operates from three (3) additional locations in the U.S. for manufacturing, service and maintenance, engineering, sales and administration. NASDAQ Listing On September 24, 2013, the Company completed an underwritten public offering of 1,265,000 shares of its common stock at a gross sales price of $7.00 per share, resulting in net proceeds to the Company of approximately $7.9 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses. In connection with the public offering, the Company’s common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol PPSI. Segments In determining operating and reportable segments in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 280, Segment Reporting (“ASC 280”), the Company concluded that it has two reportable segments, which are also our operating segments: Transmission & Distribution Solutions (“T&D Solutions”) and Critical Power Solutions (“Critical Power”). Financial information about the Company’s segments is presented in Note 13 - Business Segment, Geographic and Customer Information. Sale of Transformer Business Units On June 28, 2019, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”), by and among the Company, Electrogroup Canada, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Electrogroup”), Jefferson Electric, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Jefferson”), JE Mexican Holdings, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“JE Mexico,” and together with Electrogroup and Jefferson, the “Disposed Companies”), Nathan Mazurek (Chief Executive Officer of the Company), Pioneer Transformers L.P. (the “US Buyer”) and Pioneer Acquireco ULC (the “Canadian Buyer,” and together with the US Buyer, the “Buyer”). Pursuant to the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to sell (i) all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Electrogroup to the Canadian Buyer and (ii) all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Jefferson and JE Mexico to the US Buyer (the “Equity Transaction”), for a purchase price of $68.0 million. Included in the purchase price, the Company received two subordinated promissory notes, issued by the Buyer, in the aggregate principal amount of $5.0 million and $2.5 million, for a total aggregate principal amount of $7.5 million (the “Seller Notes”). During the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company and the Buyer, pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, completed the net working capital adjustment, which resulted in the Company paying the Buyer $1.8 million in cash and reducing the principal amount of the $5.0 million Seller Note to $3.2 million. During the second quarter of 2020, the Company recognized an additional reduction to the principal amount of the Seller Note of $194 for a valid claim paid by the Buyer on behalf of the Company. On December 15, 2022, the Company received in excess of $6.2 million as a final payment of all unpaid principal and interest paying the Seller Notes in full (see Note 7 - Notes Receivable). The transaction was consummated on August 16, 2019. Pioneer sold to the Buyer all of the assets and liabilities associated with its liquid-filled transformer and dry-type transformer manufacturing businesses within the Company’s T&D Solutions segment. Pioneer Power retained its switchgear manufacturing business within the T&D Solutions segment, as well as all of the operations associated with its Critical Power segment. Termination of CleanSpark Agreement On June 3, 2022, the Company and CleanSpark entered into a termination agreement (the “Termination Agreement”) to terminate the Distribution Agreement. Pursuant to the Termination Agreement, the Company agreed to, amongst others, (i) release CleanSpark from further liabilities due under the Distribution Agreement, including for certain future amounts due under the Distribution Agreement and certain accounts payable invoices, (ii) assume the responsibility of billing and collecting payment from Enchanted Rock Electric, LLC, a third party and mutual client of both the Company and CleanSpark for all open sales orders amounts under its outstanding agreements for Products that have or will be manufactured by the Company, and (iii) return portions of certain deposits advanced to the Company pursuant to the Distribution Agreement. CleanSpark additionally transferred the services and maintenance agreements and associated rights and liabilities it had related to switchgear products manufactured by the Company, and the Company assumed all liability and responsibility for all claims of the Products including, but not limited to, all repairs, defects, and warranty liability of the Products that were previously manufactured by the Company and then distributed or sold by CleanSpark. Basis of Presentation The accompanying audited consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared pursuant to the rules of the SEC and reflect the accounts of the Company as of December 31, 2022 and 2021. Certain information and footnote disclosures, normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”). We believe that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading to the reader. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to fairly state the financial position, results of operations and cash flows with respect to the audited consolidated financial statements have been included. These audited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Pioneer and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Liquidity The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. As shown in the accompanying financial statements as of the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company had $10.3 million of cash on hand and working capital of $14.1 million. The cash on hand was generated primarily from the sale of common stock under the ATM Program during the year ended December 31, 2021 and payment of all unpaid principal and interest from the Seller Notes during the year ended December 31, 2022. We have met our cash needs through a combination of cash flows from operating activities and bank borrowings, the completion of the Equity Transaction, proceeds from the sale of the CleanSpark Common Stock and warrants to purchase CleanSpark Common Stock, proceeds from insurance, sale of common stock under the ATM Program, funding from the Payroll Protection Program and collecting all unpaid principal and interest from the Seller Notes. Our cash requirements historically were generally for operating activities, debt repayment, capital improvements and acquisitions. We expect to meet our cash needs with our working capital and cash flows from our operating activities. We expect our cash requirements to be generally for operating activities, product development and capital improvements. The Company expects that its current cash balance is sufficient to fund operations for the next twelve months. On June 1, 2021, the board of directors of the Company declared a special cash dividend of $0.12 per common share, payable to shareholders of record as of June 22, 2021, to be paid on July 7, 2021. The cash dividends were paid in July of 2021 and equaled $0.12 per share on the $0.001 par value common stock resulting in an aggregate distribution of approximately $1.0 million representing a capital repayment paid from additional paid-in capital (“APIC”). On November 10, 2021, we sold 888,500 shares of common stock under the ATM Program, for total gross proceeds of approximately $9.0 million, at an average price of $10.1288 per share. We incurred approximately $273 of costs related to the common shares issued (including a placement fee of 3.0%, or approximately $270, to Wainwright), resulting in net proceeds of approximately $8.7 million. On December 13, 2021, we filed a prospectus supplement, which forms a part of our registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-249569), that was declared effective by the SEC on October 27, 2020, in connection with the offer and sale of up to an aggregate offering amount of $8.6 million of common stock that may be issued and sold under the ATM Program. We did not sell any shares of common stock under the ATM Program during the year ended December 31, 2022. As of December 31, 2022, $8.6 million of common stock remained available for issuance under the ATM Program. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company executed a cash collateral security agreement with a commercial bank, which agreement required us to pledge cash collateral as security for all unpaid reimbursement obligations owing to the commercial bank for an irrevocable standby letter of credit in the amount of $1.8 million. During the first quarter of 2022, the Company amended its agreement with the commercial bank to decrease the required amount of cash collateral by $1.3 million. On May 6, 2022, the Company received notice that the cash collateral security agreement it had executed with the commercial bank was cancelled. Upon cancellation of the cash collateral security agreement, any unpaid reimbursement obligations owing to the commercial bank were also cancelled. On May 11, 2022, the commercial bank released and transferred the remaining cash collateral of $505 to the Company. The Company had no restricted cash on the consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2022. The Company accounts for restricted cash under the guidance of ASU No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows - Restricted Cash (Topic 230), which requires the statement of cash flows to explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash and that restricted cash be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and restricted cash reported within the consolidated balance sheets that sum to the total of the same such amounts shown in the consolidated statement of cash flows: SCHEDULE OF RECONCILIATION OF CASH AND RESTRICTED CASH
|  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
Cash |  | $ | 10,296 |  |  | $ | 9,924 |
Restricted cash |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,775 |
Total cash and restricted cash as shown in the statement of cash flows |  | $ | 10,296 |  |  | $ | 11,699 |
Risks and Uncertainties The worldwide spread of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”), including the emergence of variants and subvariants, as well as rising interest rates, inflation, changes in foreign currency exchange rates and geopolitical developments (including the war in Ukraine) have resulted, and may continue to result, in a global slowdown of economic activity, which may decrease demand for a broad variety of goods and services, including those provided by the Company’s clients, while also disrupting supply channels, sales channels and advertising and marketing activities for an unknown period of time until economic activity normalizes. As a result of the current uncertainty in economic activity, the Company is unable to predict the size and duration of the impact on its revenue and its results of operations. The extent of the impact of these macroeconomic factors on the Company’s operational and financial performance will depend on a variety of factors, including the duration and spread of COVID-19 and its variants and the duration and the extent of geopolitical disruption and their respective impacts on the Company’s clients, partners, industry, and employees, all of which are uncertain at this time and cannot be accurately predicted. The Company continues to monitor the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and take steps deemed appropriate to limit the impact on its business. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company was able to operate substantially at capacity. Similarly, the economic uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has made and may continue to make it difficult for the Company to forecast revenue and operating results and to make decisions regarding operational cost structures and investments. The Company has committed, and the Company plans to continue to commit, resources to grow its business, employee base, and technology development, and such investments may not yield anticipated returns, particularly if worldwide business activity continues to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The duration and extent of the impact from the COVID-19 pandemic depend on future developments that cannot be accurately predicted at this time, and if the Company is not able to respond to and manage the impact of such events effectively, its business may be harmed. There can be no assurance that precautionary measures, whether adopted by the Company or imposed by others, will be effective, and such measures could negatively affect its sales, marketing, and client service efforts, delay and lengthen its sales cycles, decrease its employees’, clients’, or partners’ productivity, or create operational or other challenges, any of which could harm its business and results of operations. See Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for details of risks and uncertainties surrounding recent bank failures. Reclassification The following items have been reclassified in the 2021 financial statements to conform to current year presentation: Principal repayments of financing leases and the reduction in operating leases have been reclassified in the audited consolidated statements of cash flows and presented in the applicable cash flow activity for the year ended December 31, 2021. The inventories footnote contains a reclassification of the provision for excess and obsolete inventory and reductions to net realizable value to the applicable inventory classification at December 31, 2021. The payment of deferred payroll taxes during the year ended December 31, 2021 was reclassified to now be included in cash used in operating activities. Rounding All dollar amounts (except share and per share data) presented are stated in thousands of dollars, unless otherwise noted. Amounts may not foot due to rounding.

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