Formation, Basis of Presentation and Going Concern	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Formation, Basis of Presentation and Going Concern [Abstract]
FORMATION, BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND GOING CONCERN	Note 1. FORMATION, BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND GOING CONCERN Organization Air Industries Group is a Nevada corporation (“AIRI”). As of September 30, 2023, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements presented are those of AIRI, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries; Air Industries Machining Corp. (“AIM”), Nassau Tool Works, Inc. (“NTW”), and The Sterling Engineering Corporation (“Sterling”), (together, the “Company”). Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with Rule 8-03 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2023. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from which the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet dated December 31, 2022 was derived. Going Concern As of September 30, 2023, the Company had aggregate debt of $13,715,000 payable to Webster Bank. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, net cash provided by operating activities was $7,093,000. Despite this year-to-date positive operating cash flow, as discussed in further detail in Note 5, the Company was in violation of two of its financial covenants, including the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, as a result of the losses incurred by the Company as well as the large increase in interest rates charged on our debt with Webster Bank. In November 2023, we entered into an amended credit facility with Webster Bank to (a) waive such defaults including our failure to maintain a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of 0.95 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2023 and (b) reduce the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio compliance requirements for the fiscal quarters ending December 31, 2023, March 31 and June 30, 2024. This amended credit facility is intended to provide us with additional flexibility to meet future financial covenants. Navigating the current business landscape poses significant challenges. Accurately projecting future financial periods and ensuring covenant compliance has become extremely difficult. We are grappling with supply chain issues, particularly in securing critical inventory essential for fulfilling specific orders. Additionally, the recent Middle East war has heightened geopolitical instability that we expect will cause fluctuations in our future business results. Our future liquidity may be adversely impacted by various risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to the ongoing wars in Ukraine and Israel, other geopolitical volatility, deterioration in the financial markets or defense industries and other macroeconomic events. While we are presently in full compliance with our Webster Facility, the Company has failed to meet its covenants, as amended, during two out of three of last fiscal quarters. Additionally, it is possible, that the Company may not meet its financial covenants in one of the upcoming fiscal quarters over the next twelve months due to either future losses and/or raising interest rates. Therefore, we have classified the term loan that expires on December 30, 2025 as current as of September 30, 2023, in accordance with the guidance in ASC 470-10-45 related to the classification of callable debt. Failure to meet the revised covenants in future periods and secure any necessary waivers raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the issuance date of this report. The Company is required to maintain a collection account with Webster Bank into which substantially all of the Company’s cash receipts are remitted. If Webster were to cease lending and keep the funds remitted to the collection account, the Company would lack the funds to continue its operations. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets or the classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

Formation, Basis of Presentation and Going Concern

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Formation, Basis of Presentation and Going Concern [Abstract]

FORMATION, BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND GOING CONCERN

Note 1. FORMATION, BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND GOING CONCERN

Organization

Air Industries Group is a Nevada corporation (“AIRI”). As of September 30, 2023, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements presented are those of AIRI, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries; Air Industries Machining Corp. (“AIM”), Nassau Tool Works, Inc. (“NTW”), and The Sterling Engineering Corporation (“Sterling”), (together, the “Company”).

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with Rule 8-03 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2023. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from which the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet dated December 31, 2022 was derived.

Going Concern

As of September 30, 2023, the Company had aggregate debt of $13,715,000 payable to Webster Bank. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, net cash provided by operating activities was $7,093,000. Despite this year-to-date positive operating cash flow, as discussed in further detail in Note 5, the Company was in violation of two of its financial covenants, including the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, as a result of the losses incurred by the Company as well as the large increase in interest rates charged on our debt with Webster Bank.

In November 2023, we entered into an amended credit facility with Webster Bank to (a) waive such defaults including our failure to maintain a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of 0.95 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2023 and (b) reduce the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio compliance requirements for the fiscal quarters ending December 31, 2023, March 31 and June 30, 2024. This amended credit facility is intended to provide us with additional flexibility to meet future financial covenants.

Navigating the current business landscape poses significant challenges. Accurately projecting future financial periods and ensuring covenant compliance has become extremely difficult. We are grappling with supply chain issues, particularly in securing critical inventory essential for fulfilling specific orders. Additionally, the recent Middle East war has heightened geopolitical instability that we expect will cause fluctuations in our future business results.

Our future liquidity may be adversely impacted by various risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to the ongoing wars in Ukraine and Israel, other geopolitical volatility, deterioration in the financial markets or defense industries and other macroeconomic events.

While we are presently in full compliance with our Webster Facility, the Company has failed to meet its covenants, as amended, during two out of three of last fiscal quarters. Additionally, it is possible, that the Company may not meet its financial covenants in one of the upcoming fiscal quarters over the next twelve months due to either future losses and/or raising interest rates. Therefore, we have classified the term loan that expires on December 30, 2025 as current as of September 30, 2023, in accordance with the guidance in ASC 470-10-45 related to the classification of callable debt. Failure to meet the revised covenants in future periods and secure any necessary waivers raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the issuance date of this report. The Company is required to maintain a collection account with Webster Bank into which substantially all of the Company’s cash receipts are remitted. If Webster were to cease lending and keep the funds remitted to the collection account, the Company would lack the funds to continue its operations.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets or the classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.