Business Description, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
Business Description, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies
Business Description, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies	1. Business Description, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies Business Description: ClearOne, Inc., together with its subsidiaries (collectively, “ClearOne” or the “Company”), was a global market competitor providing conferencing, collaboration, and AV streaming solutions supporting voice and visual communications. The performance and simplicity of its advanced, comprehensive solutions offered functionality, reliability, and scalability to enterprise and professional customers. See discussion of going concern and discontinued operations below. Going Concern: The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business for the twelve months following the date these financial statements are issued. The Company has incurred net losses and used cash in operating activities for the periods presented, and as of September 30, 2025 had limited cash resources and ongoing obligations associated with public-company compliance, legacy product warranty support, and restructuring activities (see Note 2 — Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale). In September 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a plan (the “Strategic Plan”) to seek the sale of a significant portion of the Company’s operating assets related to its product business, reduce the Company’s continuing operations to warranty and product support, and position the Company as a reverse merger vehicle for a possible strategic transaction (a “Strategic Transaction”). Accordingly, as of September 30, 2025, the Company has classified a significant portion of its assets as held for sale, measured at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell. After quarter-end, on October 24, 2025, the Company closed the sale of certain inventory and intellectual property (the “Asset Disposition”) to Biamp Systems, LLC (“Biamp”) for cash consideration (see Subsequent Events). Pursuant to the terms of the Class A Redeemable Preferred Stock issued in July 2025, net proceeds from a qualifying asset sale are payable to Class A holders upon redemption (see Note 3 — Class A Redeemable Preferred (Temporary Equity)). As a result, the net proceeds of the Asset Disposition to Biamp are not expected to be available to fund ongoing operations other than for permitted transaction costs. These conditions, including (i) historical operating losses and negative operating cash flows, (ii) limited liquidity at September 30, 2025, (iii) the requirement to redeem Class A from asset-sale net proceeds, and (iv) the Company’s go-forward profile consisting primarily of warranty support, public-company compliance, and restructuring activities, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the issuance of these financial statements. Management is (a) executing a restructuring in furtherance of the Asset Disposition to Biamp and a possible Strategic Transaction, including monetization of residual assets not included in the sale (e.g., fixed assets, leaseholds) and collection of accounts receivable and prepaids; (b) maintaining a lean corporate infrastructure to satisfy reporting and governance requirements; (c) a providing product support and warranty services with a small service inventory and technical support team; (d) managing and, where feasible, terminating or assigning facility leases to reduce ongoing cash burn; (e) completing the Class A redemption in accordance with its terms; and (f) evaluating additional financing or strategic alternatives as necessary to satisfy obligations as they come due. There can be no assurance these plans will be successful, timely, or sufficient to alleviate the conditions raising substantial doubt. Accordingly, management has concluded that substantial doubt exists about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for the twelve-month period following the issuance of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments to the carrying amounts and classification of assets and liabilities that might result if the Company were unable to continue as a going concern. Basis of Presentation: The fiscal year for ClearOne is the twelve months ending on December 31. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of ClearOne and its subsidiaries. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated. In connection with the Strategic Plan to sell certain significant assets of the Company described above, management determined that the disposal group of assets met the held-for-sale criteria in ASC 360-10-45-9 and, accordingly, classified the group as assets held for sale and measured it at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell (“FVLCTS,” also referred to as fair value less cost of disposal, “FVLCOD”). Because the planned disposal represents a strategic shift that will have a major effect on the Company’s operations and financial results, the related operating results are presented as discontinued operations in accordance with ASC 205-20. Prior-period amounts in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and cash flows have been recast to conform to this presentation. Amortization of long-lived assets included in the disposal group ceased upon classification as held for sale, and any loss recognized to measure the group to FVLCTS is included within loss from discontinued operations. See Note 2 — Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale for additional information. These accompanying interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and are not audited. Certain information and footnote disclosures that are usually included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) have been either condensed or omitted in accordance with SEC rules and regulations. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, and the cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results for a full-year period. These interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the SEC. *Reverse Stock Split:* The Company completed a 1-for-15 reverse stock split of the Company's issued and outstanding common stock, par value $0.001 per share, effective at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 9, 2025. The common stock began trading on a split-adjusted basis on the Nasdaq Capital Market on June 10, 2025, under the symbol "CLRO" and a new CUSIP number of 18506U203. The reverse stock split was primarily intended to increase the per share market price of the common stock in order to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market. As a result of the reverse stock split, every 15 shares of issued and outstanding common stock were automatically combined into one share, with no fractional shares issued (any fractional interests were rounded up to the next whole share). The reverse stock split did not change the par value of the common stock or the authorized number of shares but reduced the number of issued and outstanding shares from approximately 26.0 million to approximately 1.7 million, with proportional adjustments to outstanding stock options, warrants, and shares reserved under equity incentive plans. For additional details, refer to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 2, 2025, including the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 thereto. All share and per-share amounts in these condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split for all periods presented. *Restricted Cash* The Company includes restricted cash with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows, in accordance with ASU 2016-18. Restricted cash as of September 30, 2025, consists of $663 in remaining proceeds from a $3,000 convertible note issued to First Finance Ltd. on June 20, 2025 (with no restricted cash balance as of March 31, 2025). These funds are subject to enforceable contractual restrictions per the disbursement schedule in Schedule 8.5 of the Note Purchase Agreement, which allocates proceeds to specific uses such as advisory fees, warrant holder payments, legal and audit expenses, staff costs (e.g., board fees, accounting staff, operations/sales staff bonuses), shutdown costs for foreign subsidiaries, and severance/PTO for employee layoffs. The funds are held in a segregated account and released only upon meeting specified milestones, with penalties for non-compliance. During the quarter ended September 30, 2025, $1,322 was disbursed for severances, deal fees, legal fees, and compliance fees, resulting in the ending restricted cash balance. Full disbursement of the remaining restricted cash is expected by December 2025 as additional milestones are achieved. Restricted cash is classified as a current asset on the balance sheet and included in the total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash balances in the statement of cash flows. Changes in restricted cash are not presented as separate cash flows but are reconciled in this note. This classification and presentation provide transparency regarding the Company's liquidity, as the restricted funds are not available for general corporate purposes. *Product warranties* The Company provides assurance-type warranties on previously sold products and records a liability for the estimated cost to repair or replace products under warranty at the time of sale in accordance with ASC 460. The liability is based on historical claim experience, the nature of the underlying products, current information on repair costs and expected failure rates. The Company reviews warranty estimates each period and records adjustments to the liability when facts and circumstances indicate changes in expected claims or costs. Significant Accounting Policies: The significant accounting policies were described in Note 1 to the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. There have been no changes to these policies during the quarter ended September 30, 2025 that are of significance or potential significance to the Company, other than presentation of discontinued operations as described above and in Note 2. Recent accounting pronouncements: ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures In November 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which improves reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. The standard is effective for full year 2024 reporting, and for interim reporting beginning in 2025. The adoption of this ASU did not change the way the Company evaluates its reportable segments and, as a result, did not have a material impact on the Company’s segment-related disclosures. ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09 “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures” on the topic of income taxes. The standard requires additional disclosure for income taxes. These requirements include: (i) requiring a public entity to disclose specific categories in the rate reconciliation; (ii) disclosure of additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold (if the effect of those reconciling items is equal to or greater than 5% of the amount computed by multiplying pretax income or loss by the applicable statutory income tax rate); (iii) annual disclosure of the amount of income taxes paid (net of refunds received) disaggregated by federal (national), state, and foreign taxes; (iv) annual disclosure of the amount of income taxes paid (net of refunds received) disaggregated by individual jurisdictions in which income taxes paid (net of refunds received) is equal to or greater than 5% of total income taxes paid (net of refunds received); (v) annual disclosure of income (or loss) from continuing operations before income tax expense (or benefit) disaggregated between domestic and foreign; and (vi) annual disclosure of income tax expense (or benefit) from continuing operations disaggregated by federal (national), state, and foreign. For public entities, the guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company will adopt this guidance in fiscal 2025 and is in the process of evaluating the new requirements. As a result, the Company has not yet determined the impact this new ASU will have on its disclosures. ASU 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, "Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses," which requires public business entities, such as the Company, to provide disaggregated disclosure of specific natural expense categories underlying certain income statement expense line items in the notes to the financial statements. The standard identifies five required natural expense categories for disaggregation—employee compensation, depreciation, amortization, inventory expense, and other manufacturing expenses—along with a residual "other" category for remaining amounts within relevant expense captions (e.g., cost of sales, selling, general and administrative expenses). ASU 2024-03 does not alter the expense captions presented on the face of the income statement but enhances footnote disclosures to improve transparency. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, with early adoption permitted, and must be applied prospectively, though retrospective application is optional. An update in ASU 2025-01 clarified that interim period disclosures are not required until annual periods beginning after December 15, 2027. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of ASU 2024-03 on its consolidated financial statements. We expect adoption to necessitate modifications to our financial reporting processes and systems to capture and disclose the required disaggregated expense information in the footnotes. Management anticipates that this will enhance the granularity of expense disclosures but does not expect a material effect on our reported financial position or results of operations. We are reviewing our current expense classification practices and data collection capabilities to ensure compliance with the new requirements upon adoption. The Company has determined that recently issued accounting standards, other than the above discussed, will not have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Business Description, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2025

Business Description, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

Business Description, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

1. Business Description, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

Business Description:

ClearOne, Inc., together with its subsidiaries (collectively, “ClearOne” or the “Company”), was a global market competitor providing conferencing, collaboration, and AV streaming solutions supporting voice and visual communications. The performance and simplicity of its advanced, comprehensive solutions offered functionality, reliability, and scalability to enterprise and professional customers. See discussion of going concern and discontinued operations below.

Going Concern:

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business for the twelve months following the date these financial statements are issued. The Company has incurred net losses and used cash in operating activities for the periods presented, and as of September 30, 2025 had limited cash resources and ongoing obligations associated with public-company compliance, legacy product warranty support, and restructuring activities (see Note 2 — Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale).

In September 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a plan (the “Strategic Plan”) to seek the sale of a significant portion of the Company’s operating assets related to its product business, reduce the Company’s continuing operations to warranty and product support, and position the Company as a reverse merger vehicle for a possible strategic transaction (a “Strategic Transaction”). Accordingly, as of September 30, 2025, the Company has classified a significant portion of its assets as held for sale, measured at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell. After quarter-end, on October 24, 2025, the Company closed the sale of certain inventory and intellectual property (the “Asset Disposition”) to Biamp Systems, LLC (“Biamp”) for cash consideration (see Subsequent Events). Pursuant to the terms of the Class A Redeemable Preferred Stock issued in July 2025, net proceeds from a qualifying asset sale are payable to Class A holders upon redemption (see Note 3 — Class A Redeemable Preferred (Temporary Equity)). As a result, the net proceeds of the Asset Disposition to Biamp are not expected to be available to fund ongoing operations other than for permitted transaction costs.

These conditions, including (i) historical operating losses and negative operating cash flows, (ii) limited liquidity at September 30, 2025, (iii) the requirement to redeem Class A from asset-sale net proceeds, and (iv) the Company’s go-forward profile consisting primarily of warranty support, public-company compliance, and restructuring activities, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the issuance of these financial statements.

Management is (a) executing a restructuring in furtherance of the Asset Disposition to Biamp and a possible Strategic Transaction, including monetization of residual assets not included in the sale (e.g., fixed assets, leaseholds) and collection of accounts receivable and prepaids; (b) maintaining a lean corporate infrastructure to satisfy reporting and governance requirements; (c) a providing product support and warranty services with a small service inventory and technical support team; (d) managing and, where feasible, terminating or assigning facility leases to reduce ongoing cash burn; (e) completing the Class A redemption in accordance with its terms; and (f) evaluating additional financing or strategic alternatives as necessary to satisfy obligations as they come due. There can be no assurance these plans will be successful, timely, or sufficient to alleviate the conditions raising substantial doubt.

Accordingly, management has concluded that substantial doubt exists about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for the twelve-month period following the issuance of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments to the carrying amounts and classification of assets and liabilities that might result if the Company were unable to continue as a going concern.

Basis of Presentation:

The fiscal year for ClearOne is the twelve months ending on December 31. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of ClearOne and its subsidiaries. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

In connection with the Strategic Plan to sell certain significant assets of the Company described above, management determined that the disposal group of assets met the held-for-sale criteria in ASC 360-10-45-9 and, accordingly, classified the group as assets held for sale and measured it at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell (“FVLCTS,” also referred to as fair value less cost of disposal, “FVLCOD”). Because the planned disposal represents a strategic shift that will have a major effect on the Company’s operations and financial results, the related operating results are presented as discontinued operations in accordance with ASC 205-20. Prior-period amounts in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and cash flows have been recast to conform to this presentation. Amortization of long-lived assets included in the disposal group ceased upon classification as held for sale, and any loss recognized to measure the group to FVLCTS is included within loss from discontinued operations. See Note 2 — Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale for additional information.

These accompanying interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and are not audited. Certain information and footnote disclosures that are usually included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) have been either condensed or omitted in accordance with SEC rules and regulations. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, and the cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results for a full-year period. These interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the SEC.

Reverse Stock Split:

The Company completed a 1-for-15 reverse stock split of the Company's issued and outstanding common stock, par value $0.001 per share, effective at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 9, 2025. The common stock began trading on a split-adjusted basis on the Nasdaq Capital Market on June 10, 2025, under the symbol "CLRO" and a new CUSIP number of 18506U203. The reverse stock split was primarily intended to increase the per share market price of the common stock in order to regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market. As a result of the reverse stock split, every 15 shares of issued and outstanding common stock were automatically combined into one share, with no fractional shares issued (any fractional interests were rounded up to the next whole share). The reverse stock split did not change the par value of the common stock or the authorized number of shares but reduced the number of issued and outstanding shares from approximately 26.0 million to approximately 1.7 million, with proportional adjustments to outstanding stock options, warrants, and shares reserved under equity incentive plans. For additional details, refer to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 2, 2025, including the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 thereto.

All share and per-share amounts in these condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split for all periods presented.

Restricted Cash

The Company includes restricted cash with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows, in accordance with ASU 2016-18. Restricted cash as of September 30, 2025, consists of $663 in remaining proceeds from a $3,000 convertible note issued to First Finance Ltd. on June 20, 2025 (with no restricted cash balance as of March 31, 2025). These funds are subject to enforceable contractual restrictions per the disbursement schedule in Schedule 8.5 of the Note Purchase Agreement, which allocates proceeds to specific uses such as advisory fees, warrant holder payments, legal and audit expenses, staff costs (e.g., board fees, accounting staff, operations/sales staff bonuses), shutdown costs for foreign subsidiaries, and severance/PTO for employee layoffs. The funds are held in a segregated account and released only upon meeting specified milestones, with penalties for non-compliance. During the quarter ended September 30, 2025, $1,322 was disbursed for severances, deal fees, legal fees, and compliance fees, resulting in the ending restricted cash balance. Full disbursement of the remaining restricted cash is expected by December 2025 as additional milestones are achieved. Restricted cash is classified as a current asset on the balance sheet and included in the total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash balances in the statement of cash flows. Changes in restricted cash are not presented as separate cash flows but are reconciled in this note. This classification and presentation provide transparency regarding the Company's liquidity, as the restricted funds are not available for general corporate purposes.

Product warranties

The Company provides assurance-type warranties on previously sold products and records a liability for the estimated cost to repair or replace products under warranty at the time of sale in accordance with ASC 460. The liability is based on historical claim experience, the nature of the underlying products, current information on repair costs and expected failure rates. The Company reviews warranty estimates each period and records adjustments to the liability when facts and circumstances indicate changes in expected claims or costs.

Significant Accounting Policies:

The significant accounting policies were described in Note 1 to the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. There have been no changes to these policies during the quarter ended September 30, 2025 that are of significance or potential significance to the Company, other than presentation of discontinued operations as described above and in Note 2.

Recent accounting pronouncements:

ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures

In November 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which improves reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. The standard is effective for full year 2024 reporting, and for interim reporting beginning in 2025. The adoption of this ASU did not change the way the Company evaluates its reportable segments and, as a result, did not have a material impact on the Company’s segment-related disclosures.

ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09 “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures” on the topic of income taxes. The standard requires additional disclosure for income taxes. These requirements include: (i) requiring a public entity to disclose specific categories in the rate reconciliation; (ii) disclosure of additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold (if the effect of those reconciling items is equal to or greater than 5% of the amount computed by multiplying pretax income or loss by the applicable statutory income tax rate); (iii) annual disclosure of the amount of income taxes paid (net of refunds received) disaggregated by federal (national), state, and foreign taxes; (iv) annual disclosure of the amount of income taxes paid (net of refunds received) disaggregated by individual jurisdictions in which income taxes paid (net of refunds received) is equal to or greater than 5% of total income taxes paid (net of refunds received); (v) annual disclosure of income (or loss) from continuing operations before income tax expense (or benefit) disaggregated between domestic and foreign; and (vi) annual disclosure of income tax expense (or benefit) from continuing operations disaggregated by federal (national), state, and foreign. For public entities, the guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company will adopt this guidance in fiscal 2025 and is in the process of evaluating the new requirements. As a result, the Company has not yet determined the impact this new ASU will have on its disclosures.

ASU 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, "Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses," which requires public business entities, such as the Company, to provide disaggregated disclosure of specific natural expense categories underlying certain income statement expense line items in the notes to the financial statements. The standard identifies five required natural expense categories for disaggregation—employee compensation, depreciation, amortization, inventory expense, and other manufacturing expenses—along with a residual "other" category for remaining amounts within relevant expense captions (e.g., cost of sales, selling, general and administrative expenses). ASU 2024-03 does not alter the expense captions presented on the face of the income statement but enhances footnote disclosures to improve transparency. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, with early adoption permitted, and must be applied prospectively, though retrospective application is optional. An update in ASU 2025-01 clarified that interim period disclosures are not required until annual periods beginning after December 15, 2027. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of ASU 2024-03 on its consolidated financial statements. We expect adoption to necessitate modifications to our financial reporting processes and systems to capture and disclose the required disaggregated expense information in the footnotes. Management anticipates that this will enhance the granularity of expense disclosures but does not expect a material effect on our reported financial position or results of operations. We are reviewing our current expense classification practices and data collection capabilities to ensure compliance with the new requirements upon adoption.

The Company has determined that recently issued accounting standards, other than the above discussed, will not have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.