{"url_path":"/sec/awre/10-k/2026/item-8","section_key":"item-8","section_title":"Item 8 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"10-K","doc_date":"2026-03-06","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1015739/0001193125-26-096448-index.html","accession_number":"0001193125-26-096448","cik":"0001015739","ticker":"AWRE","issuer_name":"AWARE INC /MA/","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1015739/0001193125-26-096448-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001015739","primary_entity_name":"AWARE INC /MA/"},"word_count":13247,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA\n\n \n\n \n\nReport of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nTo the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of Aware, Inc.\n\n \n\nOpinion on the Financial Statements\n\nWe have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Aware, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years then ended, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements (collectively, the financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.\n\n \n\nBasis for Opinion\n\nThese financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.\n\nWe conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.\n\nOur audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.\n\nCritical Audit Matters\n\nThe critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) related to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of the critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.\n\n \n\nRevenue Recognition\n\nAs described in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company recognizes revenue when a customer obtains control of promised goods and services. The amount of revenue recognized reflects the consideration which the Company expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for these goods and services. The Company offers customers the ability to purchase combinations of software licenses, software maintenance, and related professional services together in one arrangement. The Company must determine which promises are distinct performance obligations and allocate the revenue to the performance obligations that are considered distinct based upon their relative Stand-alone Selling Price (SSP). Revenue allocated to software licenses is typically recognized at a point in time upon delivery and revenue allocated to the software maintenance and professional services is recognized over time, provided all other revenue recognition criteria are met. Management applies significant judgment in determining the revenue recognition for these contracts including the identification of and accounting for all performance obligations and the calculation of the SSP for each identified performance obligation. The Company’s identification of performance\n\n26\n\n \n\nobligations and estimate of SSP for each performance obligation identified within these customer contracts requires management to consider many factors, including:\n\n \n\n•\nDetermination of whether products and services are considered distinct performance obligations that should be accounted for separately versus together, such as software maintenance or professional services that are sold with software licenses.\n\n \n\n•\nDetermination of stand-alone selling prices for each distinct performance obligation.\n\n \n\nGiven these factors, the related audit effort in evaluating management’s judgments in identifying performance obligations and estimating SSP’s for these customer agreements was extensive and required a high degree of auditor judgment.\n\n \n\nAddressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming our overall opinion on the financial statements. Our procedures related to the Company’s identification of performance obligations and estimation of SSP’s for these customer agreements included, among others:\n\n \n\n•\nWe evaluated management’s significant accounting policies related to these customer agreements for reasonableness.\n\n \n\n•\nWe obtained and read revenue contracts and evaluated the completeness of the performance obligations identified by management, and performed an evaluation of whether these performance obligations were distinct and capable of being distinct.\n\n \n\n•\nWe tested management’s process used to determine the SSP’s by evaluating the models, including testing the accuracy and completeness of data used, and reasonableness of assumptions applied by management.\n\n \n\n•\nFor each contract with multiple performance obligations, we also tested the allocation of the transaction price to each performance obligation based upon the SSP.\n\n \n\n \n\n/s/ RSM US LLP\n\n \n\nWe have served as the Company’s auditor since 2012.\n\n \n\nBoston, Massachusetts\n\nMarch 6, 2026\n\n \n\n \n\n27\n\n \n\nAWARE, INC.\n\nCONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS\n\n(in thousands, except share data)\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDecember 31,\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n2025\n\n \n\n \n\n2024\n\n \n\nASSETS\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nCurrent assets:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nCash and cash equivalents\n\n \n\n$\n\n7,269\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n12,972\n\n \n\nMarketable securities\n\n \n\n \n\n15,026\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n14,842\n\n \n\nAccounts receivable, net\n\n \n\n \n\n3,010\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n2,922\n\n \n\nUnbilled receivables, net\n\n \n\n \n\n1,348\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n1,080\n\n \n\nPrepaid expenses and other current assets\n\n \n\n \n\n1,612\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n1,169\n\n \n\nTotal current assets\n\n \n\n \n\n28,265\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n32,985\n\n \n\nProperty and equipment, net\n\n \n\n \n\n477\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n477\n\n \n\nIntangible assets, net\n\n \n\n \n\n1,569\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n1,976\n\n \n\nGoodwill\n\n \n\n \n\n3,120\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n3,120\n\n \n\nRight of use asset, net\n\n \n\n \n\n3,642\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n3,964\n\n \n\nOther long-term assets\n\n \n\n \n\n122\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n122\n\n \n\nTotal assets\n\n \n\n$\n\n37,195\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n42,644\n\n \n\nLIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nCurrent liabilities:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nAccounts payable\n\n \n\n$\n\n1,045\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n894\n\n \n\nAccrued expenses\n\n \n\n \n\n930\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n1,447\n\n \n\nCurrent portion of operating lease liabilities\n\n \n\n \n\n676\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n656\n\n \n\nDeferred revenue\n\n \n\n \n\n4,854\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n4,867\n\n \n\nTotal current liabilities\n\n \n\n \n\n7,505\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n7,864\n\n \n\nLong-term deferred revenue\n\n \n\n \n\n261\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n296\n\n \n\nLong-term operating lease liabilities\n\n \n\n \n\n3,292\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n3,588\n\n \n\nTotal long-term liabilities\n\n \n\n \n\n3,553\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n3,884\n\n \n\nCommitments and contingent liabilities (Note 10)\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nStockholders’ equity:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nPreferred stock, $1.00 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized,\n   none outstanding\n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\nCommon stock, $.01 par value; 70,000,000 shares\n   authorized; 21,444,665 and 21,096,580 shares\n   issued and outstanding as of December 31,\n   2025 and 2024, respectively\n\n \n\n \n\n215\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n211\n\n \n\nAdditional paid-in capital\n\n \n\n \n\n101,510\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n100,377\n\n \n\nAccumulated deficit\n\n \n\n \n\n(75,816\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n(69,943\n\n)\n\nAccumulated other comprehensive income\n\n \n\n \n\n228\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n251\n\n \n\nTotal stockholders’ equity\n\n \n\n \n\n26,137\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n30,896\n\n \n\nTotal liabilities and stockholders’ equity\n\n \n\n$\n\n37,195\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n42,644\n\n \n\n \n\nThe accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.\n\n28\n\n \n\nAWARE, INC.\n\nCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS and COMPREHENSIVE LOSS\n\n(in thousands, except per share data)\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nYear ended December 31,\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n2025\n\n \n\n \n\n2024\n\n \n\nRevenue:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nSoftware licenses\n\n \n\n$\n\n7,314\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n7,650\n\n \n\nSoftware maintenance\n\n \n\n \n\n8,712\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n8,577\n\n \n\nServices and other\n\n \n\n \n\n1,267\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n1,162\n\n \n\nTotal revenue\n\n \n\n \n\n17,293\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n17,389\n\n \n\nCosts and expenses:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nCost of revenue\n\n \n\n \n\n1,323\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n835\n\n \n\nResearch and development\n\n \n\n \n\n8,300\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n7,757\n\n \n\nSelling and marketing\n\n \n\n \n\n7,332\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n7,678\n\n \n\nGeneral and administrative\n\n \n\n \n\n6,895\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n6,664\n\n \n\nTotal costs and expenses\n\n \n\n \n\n23,850\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n22,934\n\n \n\nOperating loss\n\n \n\n \n\n(6,557\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n(5,545\n\n)\n\nInterest and other income\n\n \n\n \n\n941\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n1,167\n\n \n\nLoss before provision for income taxes\n\n \n\n \n\n(5,616\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n(4,378\n\n)\n\nProvision for income taxes\n\n \n\n \n\n257\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n53\n\n \n\nNet loss\n\n \n\n$\n\n(5,873\n\n)\n\n \n\n$\n\n(4,431\n\n)\n\nOther comprehensive (loss) income\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nUnrealized (loss) gain on available for sale securities\n\n \n\n \n\n(23\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n56\n\n \n\nComprehensive loss\n\n \n\n$\n\n(5,896\n\n)\n\n \n\n$\n\n(4,375\n\n)\n\nNet loss per share – basic\n\n \n\n$\n\n(0.28\n\n)\n\n \n\n$\n\n(0.21\n\n)\n\nNet loss per share – diluted\n\n \n\n$\n\n(0.28\n\n)\n\n \n\n$\n\n(0.21\n\n)\n\nWeighted-average shares – basic\n\n \n\n \n\n21,183\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n21,139\n\n \n\nWeighted-average shares – diluted\n\n \n\n \n\n21,183\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n21,139\n\n \n\n \n\nThe accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.\n\n29\n\n \n\nAWARE, INC.\n\nCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS\n\n(in thousands)\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nYear ended December 31,\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n2025\n\n \n\n \n\n2024\n\n \n\nCash flows from operating activities:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nNet loss\n\n \n\n$\n\n(5,873\n\n)\n\n \n\n$\n\n(4,431\n\n)\n\nAdjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash\n   used in operating activities:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDepreciation and amortization\n\n \n\n \n\n572\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n562\n\n \n\nStock-based compensation\n\n \n\n \n\n1,168\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n1,132\n\n \n\nNon-cash lease expense\n\n \n\n \n\n46\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n66\n\n \n\nLoss on write-off of note receivable\n\n \n\n \n\n224\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n-\n\n \n\nCredit (recoveries) losses, net\n\n \n\n \n\n(14\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n74\n\n \n\nIncrease (decrease) from changes in assets and liabilities:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nAccounts receivable\n\n \n\n \n\n(74\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n(542\n\n)\n\nUnbilled receivables\n\n \n\n \n\n(268\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n321\n\n \n\nPrepaid expenses and other current assets\n\n \n\n \n\n(776\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n(253\n\n)\n\nTax receivable\n\n \n\n \n\n12\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n(68\n\n)\n\nAccounts payable\n\n \n\n \n\n151\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n614\n\n \n\nAccrued expenses\n\n \n\n \n\n(517\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n(261\n\n)\n\nDeferred revenue\n\n \n\n \n\n(49\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n(375\n\n)\n\nNet cash used in operating activities\n\n \n\n \n\n(5,398\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n(3,161\n\n)\n\nCash flows from investing activities:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nPurchases of property and equipment\n\n \n\n \n\n(165\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n(45\n\n)\n\nPurchases of marketable securities\n\n \n\n \n\n(7,359\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n(5,139\n\n)\n\nSale of marketable securities\n\n \n\n \n\n7,250\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n11,474\n\n \n\nNet cash (used in) provided by investing activities\n\n \n\n \n\n(274\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n6,290\n\n \n\nCash flows from financing activities:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nProceeds from sale of common stock\n\n \n\n \n\n87\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n74\n\n \n\nPayments made for taxes of employees who surrendered\n   shares related to unrestricted stock\n\n \n\n \n\n(3\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n(26\n\n)\n\nRepurchase of common stock\n\n \n\n \n\n(115\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n(207\n\n)\n\nNet cash used in financing activities\n\n \n\n \n\n(31\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n(159\n\n)\n\n(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents\n\n \n\n \n\n(5,703\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n2,970\n\n \n\nCash and cash equivalents, beginning of year\n\n \n\n \n\n12,972\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n10,002\n\n \n\nCash and cash equivalents, end of year\n\n \n\n$\n\n7,269\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n12,972\n\n \n\nSupplemental disclosure:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nCash paid for income taxes\n\n \n\n$\n\n75\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n172\n\n \n\n \n\nThe accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.\n\n30\n\n \n\nAWARE, INC.\n\nCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY\n\n(in thousands)\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nAdditional\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nAccumulated Other\n\n \n\n \n\nTotal\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nCommon Stock\n\n \n\n \n\nPaid-In\n\n \n\n \n\nAccumulated\n\n \n\n \n\nComprehensive\n\n \n\n \n\nStockholders’\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nShares\n\n \n\n \n\nAmount\n\n \n\n \n\nCapital\n\n \n\n \n\nDeficit\n\n \n\n \n\nIncome (Loss)\n\n \n\n \n\nEquity\n\n \n\nBalance at December 31, 2023\n\n \n\n \n\n21,018\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n210\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n99,405\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n(65,512\n\n)\n\n \n\n$\n\n195\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n34,298\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nIssuance of unrestricted stock\n\n \n\n \n\n174\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n2\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n(2\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\nShares surrendered by employees to pay\n   taxes related to unrestricted stock\n\n \n\n \n\n(11\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n(1\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n(25\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n(26\n\n)\n\nIssuance of common stock under\n   employee stock purchase plan\n\n \n\n \n\n53\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n1\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n73\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n74\n\n \n\nStock-based compensation expense\n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n1,132\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n1,132\n\n \n\nRepurchase of common stock\n\n \n\n \n\n(137\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n(1\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n(206\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n(207\n\n)\n\nOther comprehensive income\n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n56\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n56\n\n \n\nNet loss\n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n(4,431\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n(4,431\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nBalance at December 31, 2024\n\n \n\n \n\n21,097\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n211\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n100,377\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n(69,943\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n251\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n30,896\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nExercise of common stock options\n\n \n\n \n\n4\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n9\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n9\n\n \n\nIssuance of unrestricted stock\n\n \n\n \n\n365\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n4\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n(4\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\nShares surrendered by employees to pay\n   taxes related to unrestricted stock\n\n \n\n \n\n(2\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n(3\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n(3\n\n)\n\nIssuance of common stock under\n   employee stock purchase plan\n\n \n\n \n\n56\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n1\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n77\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n78\n\n \n\nStock-based compensation expense\n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n1,168\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n1,168\n\n \n\nRepurchase of common stock\n\n \n\n \n\n(75\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n(1\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n(114\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n(115\n\n)\n\nOther comprehensive income\n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n(23\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n(23\n\n)\n\nNet loss\n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n(5,873\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n(5,873\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nBalance at December 31, 2025\n\n \n\n \n\n21,445\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n215\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n101,510\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n(75,816\n\n)\n\n \n\n$\n\n228\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n26,137\n\n \n\n \n\n31\n\n \n\n \n\nThe accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.\n\n32\n\n \n\n1 NATURE OF BUSINESS\n\nWe are a leading biometric identity platform company that validates and secures identities using proven and trusted biometrics solutions. Our portfolio enables government agencies and commercial entities to enroll, identify, authenticate and enable using biometrics, which comprise physiological characteristics, such as fingerprints, faces, irises and voices.\n\n•\nEnroll: Register biometric identities into an organization’s secure database\n\n•\nIdentify: Utilize an organization’s secure database to accurately identify individuals using biometric data\n\n•\nAuthenticate: Provide frictionless multi-factor, passwordless access to secured accounts and databases with biometric verification\n\n•\nEnable: Manage the lifecycle of secure identities through optimized biometric interchanges\n\nOur comprehensive portfolio of biometric solutions is based on innovative, robust products designed explicitly for ease of integration, including customer-managed and integration ready biometric frameworks, platforms, software development kits (“SDKs”) and orchestration services. Principal government applications of biometrics systems include border control, visa applicant screening, law enforcement, national defense, intelligence, secure credentialing, access control, and background checks. Principal commercial applications include mobile enrollment, user authentication, identity proofing, and secure transaction enablement.\n\nOur products span multiple biometric modalities including fingerprint, face, iris and voice, and provide interoperable, standards-compliant, field-proven biometric functionality. Our products are used to capture, verify, format, compress and decompress biometric images as well as aggregate, analyze, process, match and transport those images and templates within biometric systems. For large deployments, we may provide project management and software engineering services. We sell our biometrics software products and services globally through a multifaceted distribution strategy using systems integrators, original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”), value-added resellers (\"VARs\"), partners, and directly to end user customers.\n\nCertain amounts in the consolidated financial statements and associated notes may not add due to rounding. All percentages have been calculated using unrounded amounts.\n\n2 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES\n\nBasis of Presentation - The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Aware, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“the Company”). All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated.\n\nReclassifications – Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.\n\nDuring the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company revised the presentation of subscription-based SaaS revenue to classify it within services and other revenue rather than software licenses revenue. Accordingly, $0.1 million of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2024 has been reclassified to conform with presentation.\n\nIn addition, $0.3 million of amortization expense related to acquired intangible assets has been reclassified from cost of revenue to general and administrative expense for the year ended December 31, 2024.\n\nThese reclassifications had no impact on previously reported total revenue, loss from operations, net loss or loss per share and had no impact on the consolidated balance sheets, statements of cash flows, or changes in stockholders’ equity.\n\nUse 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, compensation, income taxes, and allowance for credit losses.\n\n33\n\n \n\nFair 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.\n\nCash and cash equivalents, which consists of money market mutual funds, were $7.3 million and $13.0 million at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Marketable securities, which consist solely of U.S. Treasury notes and bonds, were $15.0 million and $14.8 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.\n\nAs of December 31, 2025, our assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis include the following (in thousands):\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nFair Value Measurement at\nDecember 31, 2025 Using:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nQuoted Prices\nin Active\nMarkets for\nIdentical\nAssets\n\n \n\n \n\nSignificant\nOther\nObservable\nInputs\n\n \n\n \n\nSignificant\nUnobservable\nInputs\n\n \n\n \n\nTotal\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n(Level 1)\n\n \n\n \n\n(Level 2)\n\n \n\n \n\n(Level 3)\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nAssets:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n   Money market funds (included in cash\n   and cash equivalents)\n\n \n\n$\n\n5,881\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n-\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n-\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n5,881\n\n \n\n   Marketable securities\n\n \n\n \n\n15,026\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n-\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n-\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n15,026\n\n \n\nTotal assets\n\n \n\n$\n\n20,907\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n-\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n-\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n20,907\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nAs of December 31, 2024, our assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis included the following (in thousands):\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nFair Value Measurement at\nDecember 31, 2024 Using:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nQuoted Prices\nin Active\nMarkets for\nIdentical\nAssets\n\n \n\n \n\nSignificant\nOther\nObservable\nInputs\n\n \n\n \n\nSignificant\nUnobservable\nInputs\n\n \n\n \n\nTotal\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n(Level 1)\n\n \n\n \n\n(Level 2)\n\n \n\n \n\n(Level 3)\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nAssets:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n   Money market funds (included in cash\n   and cash equivalents)\n\n \n\n$\n\n10,671\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n-\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n-\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n10,671\n\n \n\n   Marketable securities\n\n \n\n \n\n14,842\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n-\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n-\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n14,842\n\n \n\nTotal assets\n\n \n\n$\n\n25,513\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n-\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n-\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n25,513\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nInvestments in marketable securities are classified as available-for-sale and are carried at fair value, with the unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders' equity.\n\nMarketable securities by security type consisted of the following (in thousands):\n\n \n\n34\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDecember 31, 2025:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nAmortized Cost\n\n \n\n \n\nGross Unrealized Gains\n\n \n\n \n\nGross Unrealized Losses\n\n \n\n \n\nFair Value\n\n \n\nU.S. Treasury notes and bonds\n\n \n\n$\n\n14,798\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n228\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n15,026\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n14,798\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n228\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n15,026\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDecember 31, 2024:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nAmortized Cost\n\n \n\n \n\nGross Unrealized Gains\n\n \n\n \n\nGross Unrealized Losses\n\n \n\n \n\nFair Value\n\n \n\nU.S. Treasury notes and bonds\n\n \n\n$\n\n14,591\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n260\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n(9\n\n)\n\n \n\n$\n\n14,842\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n14,591\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n260\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n(9\n\n)\n\n \n\n$\n\n14,842\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nCash and Cash Equivalents – Cash and cash equivalents, which consist primarily of money market funds and demand deposits, are stated at fair value. All highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less are considered cash equivalents. Our cash balances exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation limits. The Company does not believe it is exposed to significant credit risk related to cash and cash equivalents.\n\nAllowance for Credit Losses – The Company's accounts receivable are subject to concentrations of credit risk. We maintain an allowance for credit losses that reflects any estimated credit losses. This allowance is evaluated each quarter on a customer by customer basis and considers historical write-off experience with each customer, the number of days that any delinquent invoices are past due, and an evaluation of the potential risk of loss associated with any delinquent accounts. We record the allowance in \"general and administrative\" expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Account receivables are written off and charged against the recorded allowance when the Company has exhausted collection efforts without success.\n\nFor the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, changes to and ending balances of the allowance for credit losses were as follows (in thousands):\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nYears ended\nDecember 31,\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n2025\n\n \n\n \n\n2024\n\n \n\nAllowance for credit losses balance - beginning of year\n\n \n\n$\n\n247\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n173\n\n \n\nAdditions to the allowance for credit losses\n\n \n\n \n\n166\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n85\n\n \n\nDeductions against the allowance for credit\n   losses\n\n \n\n \n\n(180\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n(11\n\n)\n\nAllowance for credit losses balance - end of year\n\n \n\n$\n\n233\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n247\n\n \n\n \n\nProperty 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.\n\n \n\nThe estimated useful lives of assets are:\n\n \n\nLeasehold improvements\n\n \n\n10 years\n\nFurniture and fixtures\n\n \n\n5 years\n\nComputer and office equipment\n\n \n\n3 years\n\nPurchased software\n\n \n\n3 years\n\n \n\n35\n\n \n\n \n\nLeases – 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.\n\n \n\nGoodwill – 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.\n\nApplication 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.\n\nAs of December 31, 2025 and 2024, we had $3.1 million of goodwill. We performed a quantitative analysis during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 and determined there were no impairments of goodwill.\n\nLong-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:\n\n•\nwhether there has been a significant adverse change in the business climate that affects the value of an asset:\n\n•\nwhether there has been a significant change in the extent or way an asset is used; and\n\n•\nwhether there is an expectation that the asset will be sold or disposed of before the end of its originally estimated useful life.\n\n \n\n36\n\n \n\nNo impairment charges were recorded on our long-lived assets for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.\n\nRevenue 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:\n\n1) Identify the contract with the customer\n\nA 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.\n\nWe 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.\n\nWe 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.\n\n2) Identify the performance obligations in the contract\n\nPerformance 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.\n\n3) Determine the transaction price\n\nThe 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.\n\nThe 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\n\n37\n\n \n\nASC 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, 2025 and 2024, none of our contracts contained a significant financing component.\n\nOur 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 recognize 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.\n\n4) Allocate the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract\n\nIf 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.\n\n5) Recognize revenue when or as we satisfy a performance obligation\n\nWe 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.\n\nWe categorize revenue as software licenses, software maintenance, or services and other. Specific revenue recognition policies apply to each category of revenue.\n\nSoftware licenses\n\nSoftware licenses consist of revenue from the licensing of software 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.\n\nWe 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.\n\n38\n\n \n\nSoftware maintenance\n\nSoftware maintenance consists of revenue from the 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.\n\nServices and other\n\nService 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.\n\nAlso, with the adaptation 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 years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, we generated $0.4 million and $0.1 million of revenue from SaaS contracts, respectively.\n\nArrangements with multiple performance obligations\n\nIn 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:\n\n•\nPerpetual 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.\n\n•\nPerpetual 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 licenses revenue and the services portion is classified as services revenue in our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.\n\n•\nPerpetual 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\n\n39\n\n \n\ncustomization 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.\n\n•\nPerpetual 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.\n\n•\nSubscription-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 is 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.\n\nReturns\n\nWe do not offer rights of return for our products and services in the normal course of business.\n\nCustomer Acceptance\n\nOur contracts with customers generally do not include customer acceptance clauses.\n\nContract Balances\n\nWhen 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.\n\nThe following table presents changes in our contract assets and liabilities during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):\n\n \n\n40\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nBalance at\nBeginning\nof period\n\n \n\n \n\nRevenue\nRecognized\nIn Advance\nof Billings\n\n \n\n \n\nBillings\n\n \n\n \n\nBalance at\nEnd of\nPeriod\n\n \n\nYear ended December 31, 2025\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContract Assets:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nUnbilled receivables\n\n \n\n$\n\n1,080\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n6,261\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n(5,993\n\n)\n\n \n\n$\n\n1,348\n\n \n\nYear ended December 31, 2024\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContract Assets:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nUnbilled receivables\n\n \n\n$\n\n1,401\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n3,558\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n(3,879\n\n)\n\n \n\n$\n\n1,080\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nBalance at\nBeginning\nof period\n\n \n\n \n\nBillings\n\n \n\n \n\nRevenue\nRecognized\n\n \n\n \n\nBalance at\nEnd of\nPeriod\n\n \n\nYear ended December 31, 2025\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContract Liabilities:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDeferred revenue\n\n \n\n$\n\n5,163\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n8,664\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n(8,712\n\n)\n\n \n\n$\n\n5,115\n\n \n\nYear ended December 31, 2024\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContract Liabilities:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDeferred revenue\n\n \n\n$\n\n5,537\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n8,203\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n(8,577\n\n)\n\n \n\n$\n\n5,163\n\n \n\n \n\n41\n\n \n\nRemaining Performance Obligations\n\nRemaining 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, 2025.\n\n \n\nContract Costs\n\nWe 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.\n\nWe 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.\n\nIncome 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.\n\nWe 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.\n\nCapitalization 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, 2025 and 2024, because such costs incurred between the period after technological feasibility to the product release were immaterial.\n\n \n\nThe 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. Although the Company continues to enhance and adapt certain existing software products for delivery in hosted and cloud-based environments, substantially all related development costs were expensed as incurred and no internal-use software costs were capitalized during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, as such costs were immaterial.\n\nResearch and Development Costs – Costs incurred in the research and development of our products are expensed as incurred.\n\nConcentration of Credit Risk – At December 31, 2025 and 2024, we had cash and cash equivalents in excess of federally insured deposit limits of approximately $6.9 million and $12.7 million, respectively.\n\n42\n\n \n\nConcentration 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:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDecember 31,\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n2025\n\n \n\n \n\n2024\n\n \n\nCustomer A\n\n \n\n \n\n26\n\n%\n\n \n\n \n\n4\n\n%\n\nCustomer B\n\n \n\n \n\n15\n\n%\n\n \n\n \n\n16\n\n%\n\nCustomer C\n\n \n\n \n\n14\n\n%\n\n \n\n \n\n0\n\n%\n\nCustomer D\n\n \n\n \n\n9\n\n%\n\n \n\n \n\n18\n\n%\n\n \n\nNo customers represented over 10% of revenue in 2025 or 2024.\n\n \n\nStock-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.\n\nFor 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.\n\nComputation 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.\n\nFair 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.\n\nSegments – 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.\n\nTo 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.\n\nWe 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\n\n43\n\n \n\nWe 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):\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nYear ended\nDecember 31,\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n2025\n\n \n\n \n\n2024\n\n \n\nUnited States\n\n \n\n$\n\n8,556\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n7,597\n\n \n\nUnited Kingdom\n\n \n\n \n\n2,216\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n4,720\n\n \n\nRest of world\n\n \n\n \n\n6,521\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n5,072\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n17,293\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n17,389\n\n \n\n \n\nRevenue by product group was (in thousands):\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nYear ended\nDecember 31,\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n2025\n\n \n\n \n\n2024\n\n \n\nLicense and service contracts\n\n \n\n$\n\n12,828\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n13,431\n\n \n\nSubscription-based contracts\n\n \n\n \n\n4,465\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n3,958\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n17,293\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n17,389\n\n \n\nRevenue by product group consists of all revenue associated with a contract, including license revenue, maintenance revenue, and services and other revenue. Revenue may be recognized at a point in time or over time, depending on the nature of the underlying performance obligations. These revenues are attributable to contracts with fixed fees and those with guaranteed minimums.\n\nLicense and service contracts include revenue recognized from perpetual software licenses, professional services, and associated maintenance contracts. Subscription-based contracts include revenue from term licenses and their associated maintenance contracts, as well as SaaS-based revenue and other recurring subscription services.\n\nRevenue by timing of transfer of goods or services was (in thousands):\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nYear ended\nDecember 31,\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n2025\n\n \n\n \n\n2024\n\n \n\nGoods or services transferred at a point in time\n\n \n\n$\n\n7,335\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n7,720\n\n \n\nGoods or services transferred over time\n\n \n\n \n\n9,958\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n9,669\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n17,293\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n17,389\n\n \n\n \n\n3 PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT\n\nProperty and equipment consisted of the following at December 31 (in thousands):\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n2025\n\n \n\n \n\n2024\n\n \n\nBuilding and improvements\n\n \n\n \n\n162\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n162\n\n \n\nComputer and office equipment\n\n \n\n \n\n1,068\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n903\n\n \n\nPurchased software\n\n \n\n \n\n78\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n78\n\n \n\nFurniture and fixtures\n\n \n\n \n\n573\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n573\n\n \n\nTotal\n\n \n\n \n\n1,881\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n1,716\n\n \n\nLess accumulated depreciation\n\n \n\n \n\n(1,404\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n(1,239\n\n)\n\nProperty and equipment, net\n\n \n\n$\n\n477\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n477\n\n \n\n \n\nDepreciation expense was $0.2 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.\n\n \n\n44\n\n \n\n \n\n4. INTANGIBLE ASSETS\n\nThe carrying value of intangible assets and their estimated useful life as of December 31, 2025 are as follows (dollars in thousands):\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nUseful Life\n\n \n\nGross\nAmount\n\n \n\n \n\nAccumulated\nAmortization\n\n \n\n \n\nNet Book\nValue\n\n \n\nCustomer relationships\n\n \n\n8 and 10 years\n\n \n\n$\n\n2,680\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n(1,299\n\n)\n\n \n\n$\n\n1,381\n\n \n\nDeveloped technology\n\n \n\n5 and 7 years\n\n \n\n \n\n710\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n(527\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n183\n\n \n\nTrade name / trademarks\n\n \n\n3 and 7 years\n\n \n\n \n\n30\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n(25\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n5\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n3,420\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n(1,851\n\n)\n\n \n\n$\n\n1,569\n\n \n\n \n\nThe carrying value of intangible assets and their estimated useful life as of December 31, 2024 are as follows (dollars in thousands):\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nUseful Life\n\n \n\nGross\nAmount\n\n \n\n \n\nAccumulated\nAmortization\n\n \n\n \n\nNet Book\nValue\n\n \n\nCustomer relationships\n\n \n\n8 and 10 years\n\n \n\n$\n\n2,680\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n(1,007\n\n)\n\n \n\n$\n\n1,673\n\n \n\nDeveloped technology\n\n \n\n5 and 7 years\n\n \n\n \n\n710\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n(414\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n296\n\n \n\nTrade name / trademarks\n\n \n\n3 and 7 years\n\n \n\n \n\n30\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n(23\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n7\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n3,420\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n(1,444\n\n)\n\n \n\n$\n\n1,976\n\n \n\nDuring the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, we recorded $0.4 million of amortization expense on intangible assets. The Company expects to record amortization for the years ended December 31 as follows (in thousands):\n\n \n\n2026\n\n \n\n$\n\n356\n\n \n\n2027\n\n \n\n \n\n355\n\n \n\n2028\n\n \n\n \n\n338\n\n \n\n2029\n\n \n\n \n\n174\n\n \n\n2030\n\n \n\n \n\n174\n\n \n\nThereafter\n\n \n\n \n\n172\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n1,569\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n6. NOTE RECEIVABLE\n\n \n\nIn November 2025, the Company entered into a short-term bridge financing arrangement with Anonybit, Inc. in connection with a potential strategic transaction. Pursuant to this arrangement, the Company advanced $0.2 million to Anonybit under a secured promissory note, which is secured by certain intellectual property and related assets of Anonybit.. The Company also entered into a software license agreement with Anonybit; however, the broader contemplated transaction was not completed, and no additional amounts were funded under the note.\n\n \n\nDuring the fourth quarter of 2025, the Company determined that Anonybit was insolvent and unable to satisfy its obligations after the Company ceased further funding and called the note. As a result, the Company recorded a full write-off of the $0.2 million note receivable, which is included in general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2025.\n\n \n\nAs of December 31, 2025, the Company had no remaining carrying value related to this note. The Company\n\n45\n\n \n\nmay pursue recovery or enforcement actions; however, any potential recoveries are not considered probable at this time.\n\n \n\n \n\n7. INCOME TAXES\n\n \n\nThe components of net loss before income tax expense are as follows (in thousands):\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nYear ended\nDecember 31,\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n2025\n\n \n\n \n\n2024\n\n \n\nDomestic\n\n \n\n \n\n(5,616\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n(4,378\n\n)\n\nForeign\n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\nTotal\n\n \n\n$\n\n(5,616\n\n)\n\n \n\n$\n\n(4,378\n\n)\n\n \n\nWe recorded a provision for income tax of $0.3 million and $53 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The components of the provision for income tax are as follows (in thousands):\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nYear ended\nDecember 31,\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n2025\n\n \n\n \n\n2024\n\n \n\nCurrent:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nFederal\n\n \n\n$\n\n-\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n-\n\n \n\nState\n\n \n\n \n\n14\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n31\n\n \n\nForeign\n\n \n\n \n\n243\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n22\n\n \n\nTotal\n\n \n\n \n\n257\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n53\n\n \n\nDeferred expense:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nFederal\n\n \n\n$\n\n-\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n-\n\n \n\nState\n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\nForeign\n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\nTotal income tax expense\n\n \n\n$\n\n257\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n53\n\n \n\n \n\nThe difference between the effective tax rate and the U.S. federal statutory rate in 2024 was driven primarily due to the changes in the valuation allowance of our deferred tax assets, state income taxes and impact of stock-based compensation to the deferred tax assets in 2024. A reconciliation of the U.S. federal statutory rate to the effective tax rate for 2024 is as follows:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nYear ended\nDecember 31,\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n2024\n\n \n\nFederal statutory rate\n\n \n\n \n\n21\n\n%\n\nState rate, net of federal benefit\n\n \n\n \n\n2\n\n \n\nTax credits\n\n \n\n \n\n2\n\n \n\nChange in valuation allowance\n\n \n\n \n\n(16\n\n)\n\nStock compensation\n\n \n\n \n\n(13\n\n)\n\nTax law change\n\n \n\n \n\n2\n\n \n\nOther\n\n \n\n \n\n1\n\n \n\nEffective tax rate\n\n \n\n \n\n(1\n\n)%\n\n \n\n \n\nThe reconciliation of the Company's statutory tax rate and effective tax rate for 2025 is as follows (in thousands):\n\n \n\n46\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nYear Ended December 31,\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n2025\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nAmount\n\n \n\n \n\nPercent\n\n \n\nPretax loss\n\n \n\n$\n\n(5,616\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nUS federal statutory tax rate\n\n \n\n \n\n(1,179\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n21\n\n%\n\nState and local income taxes, net of fed benefit\n\n \n\n \n\n26\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n(0.5\n\n)\n\nForeign tax effects:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nIndia\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n  Foreign withholding taxes\n\n \n\n \n\n232\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n(4.1\n\n)\n\nTax credits\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n  Federal R&D credits\n\n \n\n \n\n359\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n(6.4\n\n)\n\nChange in valuation allowance\n\n \n\n \n\n775\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n(13.8\n\n)\n\nNontaxable or nondeductible items:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n  Other\n\n \n\n \n\n18\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n(0.3\n\n)\n\n  Stock compensation\n\n \n\n \n\n42\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n(0.7\n\n)\n\nOther adjustments\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n  Other\n\n \n\n \n\n(16\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n0.3\n\n \n\nTotal\n\n \n\n$\n\n257\n\n \n\n \n\n(4.5%)\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nThe Company's effective tax rate includes the effects of state and local income taxes, net of the federal income tax benefit, which are primarily attributable to Massachusetts, where the Company has significant business activities. Massachusetts has higher effective tax rates compared to other jurisdictions where the Company operates, which accounts for more than half of the Company's total state tax expense.\n\n \n\nDeferred income taxes - We had net deferred tax assets of $0 as of December 31, 2025 and 2024. The principal components of deferred tax assets, net, were as follows at December 31 (in thousands):\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n2025\n\n \n\n \n\n2024\n\n \n\nDeferred tax assets\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nStock-based compensation\n\n \n\n$\n\n304\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n215\n\n \n\nResearch and development credits\n\n \n\n \n\n6,387\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n6,662\n\n \n\nCapitalized research expense\n\n \n\n \n\n2,859\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n3,846\n\n \n\nNet operating loss\n\n \n\n \n\n4,976\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n2,655\n\n \n\nOther\n\n \n\n \n\n48\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n249\n\n \n\nDeferred revenue\n\n \n\n \n\n76\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\nLease liability\n\n \n\n \n\n1,013\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n1,047\n\n \n\nTotal deferred tax assets\n\n \n\n \n\n15,663\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n14,674\n\n \n\nValuation allowance\n\n \n\n \n\n(14,302\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n(13,222\n\n)\n\nDeferred tax liabilities\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\nDepreciation\n\n \n\n \n\n(119\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n(113\n\n)\n\nIntangibles\n\n \n\n \n\n(313\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n(361\n\n)\n\nROU assets\n\n \n\n \n\n(929\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n(978\n\n)\n\nTotal deferred tax liabilities\n\n \n\n \n\n(1,361\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n(1,452\n\n)\n\nNet deferred tax assets (liabilities)\n\n \n\n$\n\n-\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n-\n\n \n\n \n\nAs of December 31, 2025, $6.4 million of our deferred tax assets relate to research and development credit carryforwards. Further, a significant portion of our deferred tax assets relates to federal and state research and development credits. These credits may only offset 75% of the tax liability after net operating loss carryforwards are utilized and thus, we have the risk that the credits could expire before utilization if sufficient taxable income in the carryforward periods doesn’t exist.\n\n47\n\n \n\nAs of December 31, 2025, we had a federal net operating loss carryforward of $17.1 million, which may be available to offset future income tax liabilities. $16.5 million of those NOLs can be carried forward indefinitely and the remaining $0.6 million expire in 2037. As of December 31, 2025, we had State NOL carryforwards of $19.8 million, which expire at various dates though 2045.\n\nAs of December 31, 2025, the Company had $5.8 million of U.S. federal research and development tax credits that begin to expire in 2025. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had $1.5 million of state research and development tax credits that begin to expire at various dates from 2033 through 2039.\n\nWe evaluated and considered all available evidence, both positive and negative, to determine whether, based on the weight of that evidence, a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets was needed. The deferred tax assets are composed principally of net operating loss carryforwards, capitalized research costs and research and development credits. As part of this analysis, we gave more weight to recent, historical evidence than future projections as we consider the past more objective. Under the applicable accounting standards, we considered our history of losses and concluded that it is more likely that we will not recognize the benefits of federal and state deferred tax assets. Therefore, we have recorded a full valuation allowance of $14.3 million and $13.2 million at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2025, we increased the valuation allowance by $1.1 million from the prior year end. We will continue to monitor the evidence and the realizability of our deferred tax assets in future periods. Should evidence regarding the realizability of our deferred tax assets change at a future point in time, we will adjust the valuation allowance as required.\n\n \n\nUnder Internal Revenue Code Section 382, if a corporation undergoes an “ownership change,” the corporation’s ability to use its pre-change NOL carryforwards and other pre-change tax attributes to offset its post-change income may be limited. In connection with our acquisition of FortressID during 2021, the historical NOL carryforwards of $3.5 million from FortressID are likely limited under Section 382 due to a change in ownership triggered by the acquisition, however, we do not expect the limitation to result in any of the NOL carryforwards to expire unused. We have not completed a study at the Aware, Inc. level to assess whether an “ownership change” has occurred or whether there have been multiple ownership changes since we became a “loss corporation” as defined in Section 382. Future changes in our stock ownership, which may be outside of our control, may trigger an “ownership change.” In addition, future equity offerings or acquisitions that have equity as a component of the purchase price could result in an “ownership change.” If an “ownership change” has occurred or does occur in the future, utilization of the NOL carryforwards or other tax attributes may be limited, which could potentially result in increased future tax liability to us.\n\nUncertain tax benefits - As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, we had $0.7 million of uncertain tax positions that were primarily related to our research and development tax credits. There were no changes to this amount during each of the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024. The uncertain tax positions will impact our effective tax rate if realized.\n\nTax examinations – The Company files US federal and various state income tax returns and is subject to examination by the respective taxing authorities. The statute of limitations for US federal and most state income tax returns is generally three years from the date the return is filed. However, because the Company has tax attribute carryforwards generated in earlier years, the taxing authorities may examine tax years outside the normal three year statute to the extent such years generated tax attributes that are utilized in open tax years. As a result, although the Company’s federal and most state income tax returns for periods prior to 2021 are generally closed to routine examination, those earlier tax years remain subject to adjustment for purposes of determining the correct amount of NOL and tax credit carryforwards available to offset taxable income or tax liability in subsequent years. The Company is not currently under federal or state income tax examination for any period.\n\nThe following table summarizes the Company's income taxes (net of refunds received) for the total unrecognized tax benefits:\n\n \n\n48\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nYear ended\nDecember 31,\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n2025\n\n \n\nFederal\n\n \n\n$\n\n—\n\n \n\nState\n\n \n\n \n\n2\n\n \n\nForeign\n\n \n\n \n\n73\n\n \n\nTotal\n\n \n\n$\n\n75\n\n \n\nThe following summarizes the jurisdictions that exceeded 5% of the Company's total income taxes paid (net of refunds) for the years presented below (in thousands):\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nYear ended\nDecember 31,\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n2025\n\n \n\nState\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n  Massachusetts\n\n \n\n$\n\n(4\n\n)\n\nForeign\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n  India\n\n \n\n$\n\n73\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n8. EQUITY AND STOCK COMPENSATION PLANS\n\nStock Option Plan – On January 17, 2024, our shareholders approved the Aware, Inc. 2023 Equity and Incentive Plan (the “2023 Plan”), which replaced the 2001 Nonqualified Plan (the \"2001 Plan\"). The 2023 Plan provides for the grant of various equity-based awards, including incentive stock options, nonstatutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, unrestricted stock, restricted stock units, dividend equivalent rights, and cash awards. The 2023 Plan authorizes the issuance of an aggregate of 1,277,130 shares of common stock, plus an additional number of shares equal to the number of shares subject to outstanding awards under the 2001 Plan that are forfeited, expire unexercised, or are repurchased or withheld to cover taxes or exercise prices, up to a maximum of 2,590,000 shares. As of December 31, 2025, there were 601,048 shares available for grant under the 2023 Plan.\n\nOptions are granted with exercise prices as determined by the Board of Directors and have a maximum term of ten years. Options generally vest over three to five years.\n\nThe following table presents stock-based compensation expenses included in our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss (in thousands):\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nFor the Year\nEnded December 31,\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n2025\n\n \n\n \n\n2024\n\n \n\nResearch and development\n\n \n\n \n\n191\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n156\n\n \n\nSelling and marketing\n\n \n\n \n\n69\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n63\n\n \n\nGeneral and administrative\n\n \n\n \n\n908\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n913\n\n \n\nStock-based compensation expense\n\n \n\n$\n\n1,168\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n1,132\n\n \n\n \n\nStock-based compensation expense in the preceding table includes expenses associated with grants of: i) stock options, ii) unrestricted shares of our common stock; and iii) performance share awards. The methods used to determine stock-based compensation expense for each type of equity grant are described in the following paragraphs.\n\n49\n\n \n\nStock Option Grants. During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, we granted 1,613,322 and 640,000 common stock options to purchase our common stock under the 2023 plan, respectively. We estimate the fair value of stock options using the Black-Scholes valuation model.\n\nThe Black-Scholes valuation model takes into account the exercise price of the award, as well as a variety of significant assumptions. The assumptions used to estimate the fair value of stock options include the expected term, the expected volatility of our stock over the expected term, the risk-free interest rate over the expected term, and our expected annual dividend yield. We account for forfeitures as they occur. We believe that the valuation technique and the approach utilized to develop the underlying assumptions are appropriate in calculating the fair values of stock options granted. Estimates of fair value are not intended to predict actual future events or the value ultimately realized by persons who receive equity awards.\n\nIncluded in the stock options granted during the year ended December 31, 2025 were 212,040 performance-based stock options awarded to Mr. Amlani, divided equally into two tranches based on bookings growth thresholds for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. In each case, vesting was contingent upon continued service through December 31 of the applicable performance year. Expense recognition for these awards is based on the grant-date fair value and reflects management’s assessment of the probability of achieving the specified performance conditions.\n\nDuring 2025, the performance condition for the 2025 tranche was not achieved and the related options were cancelled. Any compensation expense previously recognized for that tranche was reversed during 2025. Compensation expense related to the 2026 tranche, if any, will be recognized over the applicable service period in 2026.\n\n \n\nOn January 17, 2024, our stockholders approved a stock option exchange program (the “Exchange Offer”) pursuant to which eligible employees, primarily consisting of our executive officers and senior management, were able to exchange certain stock options (the “Eligible Options”) for replacement stock options with modified terms (the “New Options”) as described below. We commenced the Exchange Offer on January 19, 2024.\n\nThe Exchange Offer expired on February 20, 2024. Pursuant to the Exchange Offer, nine employees elected to exchange their Eligible Options, and we accepted for cancellation Eligible Options to purchase an aggregate of 2,180,000 shares of common stock, representing approximately 96% of the total shares of common stock underlying the Eligible Options. Following the expiration of the Exchange Offer, on February 20, 2024, we granted New Options to purchase 933,073 shares of Common Stock, pursuant to the terms of the Exchange Offer and our 2023 Plan.\n\nThe exercise price per share of the New Options granted pursuant to the Exchange Offer was $2.21 per share. Each New Option will vest and become exercisable, with respect to 50% of the shares of common stock underlying such New Option on the first anniversary of the grant date and, with respect to the remaining shares of common stock underlying such New Option, in twelve equal monthly installments thereafter, subject to the continuous service of the holder. The other terms and conditions of the New Options will be governed by the terms and conditions of the 2023 Plan and the nonstatutory stock option agreements entered into thereunder.\n\nThere was no incremental expense for the New Options as calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The unamortized expense remaining on the Eligible Options, as of the modification date, will be recognized over the new vesting schedule.\n\n \n\nDuring the year ended December 31, 2024 we expensed an incremental $0.3 million in stock based compensation expense related to the accelerated vesting of stock options of our former Chief Executive Officer.\n\nSpecific assumptions used to determine the fair value of options granted using the Black-Scholes valuation model were as follows:\n\n \n\n \n\n50\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nYear ended\nDecember 31,\n\n \n\nYear ended\nDecember 31,\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n2025\n\n \n\n2024\n\n \n\nExpected term (1)\n\n \n\n3.75-6.08 years\n\n \n\n6.25 years\n\n \n\nExpected volatility factor (2)\n\n \n\n55-60%\n\n \n\n \n\n53\n\n%\n\nRisk-free interest rate (3)\n\n \n\n3.7-4.4%\n\n \n\n \n\n4.2\n\n%\n\nExpected annual dividend yield\n\n \n\nn/a\n\n \n\nn/a\n\n \n\n \n\n(1) The expected term for each grant was determined based on the simplified method.\n\n(2) The expected volatility for each grant is estimated based on an average of historical volatility over the expected term of the stock options.\n\n(3) The risk-free interest rate for each grant is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant for a period equal to the expected term of the stock option.\n\n \n\nRestricted Stock Units. The 2023 Plan permits us to grant restricted stock units to our directors, officers, and employees. Upon vesting, each restricted stock unit entitles the recipient to receive a number of shares of common stock as set forth in the relevant restricted stock unit agreement. Stock-based compensation expense for restricted stock units is determined based on the fair market value of our stock on the date of grant, provided the number of shares in the grant is fixed on the grant date, and the related expense is recognized over the requisite service period as the awards vest.\n\nTotal restricted stock units outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n2025\n\n \n\n \n\n2024\n\n \n\nUnvested at beginning of the year\n\n \n\n \n\n88,408\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n97,107\n\n \n\nGranted\n\n \n\n \n\n771,184\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n284,814\n\n \n\nIssued\n\n \n\n \n\n(365,455\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n(173,513\n\n)\n\nForfeited or canceled\n\n \n\n \n\n-\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n(120,000\n\n)\n\nUnvested at year end\n\n \n\n \n\n494,137\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n88,408\n\n \n\n \n\nWe granted 771,184 restricted stock units to directors and officers during the year ended December 31, 2025. The aggregate grant-date fair value of these awards was $1.3 million, which will be recognized as stock-based compensation expense over the applicable vesting periods.\n\nOf these restricted stock units, 122,818 shares vested shortly after June 30, 2025 and 127,537 vested shortly after December 31, 2025. 166,229 restricted stock units were granted on March 13, 2025 to Mr. Amlani in connection with an amendment to his employment agreement, all of which vested during 2025. Also, 354,600 restricted stock units were granted on June 13, 2025 to Mr. Amlani in connection with a further amendment to his employment agreement.\n\nThe March 13, 2025 amendment provided that 80% of Mr. Amlani's base salary for his service as our chief executive officer for the period from March 16, 2025 through December 31, 2025 was paid in restricted stock units. The award represented the right to receive 166,229 shares and vested in nine equal monthly installments beginning on April 16, 2025 and continuing on the 16th of each month through December 16, 2025.\n\nThe June 13, 2025 amendment provides that 75% of Mr. Amlani's base salary for his service as our chief executive officer for the period from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027 will be paid in restricted stock units. The award represents the right to receive 354,600 shares and will vest in twenty four equal monthly installments beginning on January 16, 2026 and continuing on the 16th of each month through December 16, 2027. All awards are subject to Mr. Amlani's continued service through the applicable vesting dates.\n\n51\n\n \n\nWe granted 284,814 restricted stock units to directors, officers, and employees during the year ended December 31, 2024. The aggregate grant-date fair value of these awards was $0.5 million, which will be recognized as stock-based compensation expense over the applicable vesting periods.\n\nOf the restricted stock units granted in 2024, 70,406 vested shortly after June 30, 2024 and 70,408 vested shortly after December 31, 2024. Of the remaining 144,000 restricted stock units, 15,000 vested in November 2024, 6,000 vested in December 2024 and 18,000 are scheduled to vest in June 2025, 2026 and 2027 in 6,000 increments. The remaining 105,000 restricted stock units were forfeited in 2024 as a result of employee terminations.\n\n \n\nAs of December 31, 2025, unrecognized compensation cost related to restricted stock units was approximately $0.6 million which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 0.6 years.\n\nUnrestricted Stock Grants. Our 2001 Plan, which was replaced by our 2023 Plan, permitted us to grant shares of unrestricted stock to our directors, officers, and employees. Stock-based compensation expense for stock grants is determined based on the fair market value of our stock on the date of grant; provided the number of shares in the grant is fixed on the grant date.\n\nStock Options. Total options outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n2025\n\n \n\n \n\n2024\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nOptions\n\n \n\n \n\nWeighted\nAverage\nExercise\nPrice\n\n \n\n \n\nOptions\n\n \n\n \n\nWeighted\nAverage\nExercise\nPrice\n\n \n\nOutstanding at beginning of year\n\n \n\n \n\n1,575,089\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n2.27\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n2,260,000\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n4.88\n\n \n\nGranted (1)\n\n \n\n \n\n1,613,322\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n1.73\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n1,573,073\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n2.14\n\n \n\nExercised\n\n \n\n \n\n(4,000\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n2.21\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n-\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n-\n\n \n\nForfeited or cancelled (1)\n\n \n\n \n\n(794,736\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n2.12\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n(2,257,984\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n4.80\n\n \n\nOutstanding at end of year\n\n \n\n \n\n2,389,675\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n1.96\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n1,575,089\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n2.27\n\n \n\nExercisable at year end\n\n \n\n \n\n465,381\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n2.60\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n644,082\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n2.51\n\n \n\n \n\n(1) Includes 933,073 options granted and 2,180,000 cancelled pursuant to the Exchange Offer during the year ended 2024.\n\nAt December 31, 2025, the weighted average remaining contractual term for total options outstanding and total options exercisable was approximately 7.90 and 7.64 years, respectively.\n\nAt December 31, 2025, the aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding and exercisable was $0.2 million. The intrinsic value of a stock option is the amount by which the market value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of the option.\n\nThe following table summarizes the stock options outstanding at December 31, 2025:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nOptions Outstanding\n\n \n\n \n\nOptions Exercisable\n\n \n\nExercise Price Range\n\n \n\nNumber\n\n \n\n \n\nWeighted\nAverage\nExercise\nPrice\n\n \n\n \n\nWeighted\nAverage\nRemaining\nContractual\nTerm\n(in years)\n\n \n\n \n\nNumber\n\n \n\n \n\nWeighted\nAverage\nExercise\nPrice\n\n \n\n$1 to $2\n\n \n\n \n\n1,399,802\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n1.68\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n8.20\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n—\n\n \n\n$2 to $3\n\n \n\n \n\n909,873\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n2.13\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n7.68\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n385,381\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n2.15\n\n \n\n$4 to $5\n\n \n\n \n\n80,000\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n4.73\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n5.15\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n80,000\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n4.73\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n2,389,675\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n1.96\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n7.90\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n465,381\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n2.60\n\n \n\n \n\n52\n\n \n\n \n\nAt December 31, 2025, unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested stock options was approximately $1.4 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.9 years.\n\nWe issue common stock from previously authorized but unissued shares to satisfy option exercises and purchases under our Employee Stock Purchase Plan.\n\nEmployee Stock Purchase Plan – In May 2021, we adopted the 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“2021 ESPP”) under which eligible employees could purchase common stock at a price equal to 85% of the lower of the fair market value of the common stock at the beginning or end of each six-month offering period. Participation in the 2021 ESPP is limited to $25,000 worth of stock for each calendar year, may be terminated at any time by the employee, and automatically ends on termination of employment. A total of 1,000,000 shares of common stock were reserved for issuance under the 2021 ESPP, and as of December 31, 2025, there were 691,238 shares available for future issuance thereunder. We issued 56,166 and 53,440 shares under the 2021 ESPP Plan during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.\n\nShare Purchases – On March 1, 2022, our Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program pursuant to which we may purchase up to $10.0 million of our common stock. On November 30, 2023, our Board of Directors extended the program through December 31, 2025. The stock repurchase program expired on December 31, 2025 and was not extended. As of December 31, 2025 we have repurchased $2.1 million of our common stock pursuant to this program. During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 we repurchased 75,457 and 137,086 shares of our common stock, respectively. The program did not obligate us to acquire any particular amount of common stock.\n\nDividends – We did not pay dividends in the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.\n\n9. LEASES\n\nWe lease 20,730 rentable square feet at 76 Blanchard Road in Burlington, Massachusetts (the “Leased Space”) which has a term of ten years and six months, which includes a one-time termination right after seven years and six months. The term of the lease commenced on October 1, 2022, the date that the landlord notified us that the planned construction on the Leased Space was substantially complete. The lease provides for an aggregate of $7.5 million of rent payments over the lease term and also provides a renewal option for up to two additional terms of five years each.\n\nThe components of lease expense included in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss are as follows (in thousands):\n\n \n\n \n\nFor the Year Ended December 31,\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n2025\n\n \n\n \n\n2024\n\n \n\nOperating lease costs\n\n \n\n$\n\n733\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n733\n\n \n\nSupplemental cash flow information related to the Company’s operating lease was as follows: cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities was $0.7 million for both the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024. The Company did not obtain any right-of-use assets in exchange for lease liabilities during 2025 or 2024.\n\nSupplemental balance sheet information related to the Company's operating lease was as follows (in thousands):\n\n \n\n \n\nAs of December 31,\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n2025\n\n \n\n \n\n2024\n\n \n\nOperating lease right-of-use assets\n\n \n\n$\n\n3,642\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n3,964\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nCurrent portion, operating lease liabilities\n\n \n\n \n\n676\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n656\n\n \n\nOperating lease liabilities, long term\n\n \n\n \n\n3,292\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n3,588\n\n \n\nTotal operating lease liabilities\n\n \n\n$\n\n3,968\n\n \n\n \n\n$\n\n4,244\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nWeighted average remaining lease term (years)\n\n \n\n \n\n7.3\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n8.3\n\n \n\nWeighted average incremental borrowing rate\n\n \n\n \n\n10.1\n\n%\n\n \n\n \n\n10.1\n\n%\n\n \n\n53\n\n \n\nThe discount rate implicit in the lease was not readily determinable, and as such, we engaged a third-party valuation specialist to calculate the incremental borrowing rate (“IBR”). The IBR was determined as of the lease commencement date and was dependent on several factors including the amount of lease payments, our credit rating based on a collateralized borrowing, the lease term and the currency of the lease.\n\nFuture minimum lease payments for operating leases with initial remaining terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 2025 are as follows:\n\n \n\n2026\n\n \n\n$\n\n708\n\n \n\n2027\n\n \n\n \n\n729\n\n \n\n2028\n\n \n\n \n\n751\n\n \n\n2029\n\n \n\n \n\n773\n\n \n\n2030\n\n \n\n \n\n797\n\n \n\nThereafter\n\n \n\n \n\n1,881\n\n \n\nTotal lease payments\n\n \n\n \n\n5,639\n\n \n\nLess implied interest\n\n \n\n \n\n(1,671\n\n)\n\nTotal operating lease liabilities\n\n \n\n$\n\n3,968\n\n \n\n \n\n10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES\n\nLitigation - There are no material pending legal proceedings to which we are a party or to which any of our properties are subject which, either individually or in the aggregate, are expected to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position or results of operations.\n\n54\n\n \n\nGuarantees and Indemnification Obligations – We enter into agreements in the ordinary course of business that require us: i) to perform under the terms of the contracts, ii) to protect the confidentiality of our customers’ intellectual property, and iii) to indemnify customers, including indemnification against third party claims alleging infringement of intellectual property rights. We also have agreements with each of our directors and executive officers to indemnify such directors or executive officers, to the extent legally permissible, against all liabilities reasonably incurred in connection with any action in which such individual may be involved by reason of such individual being or having been a director or officer of the Company.\n\nGiven the nature of the above obligations and agreements, we are unable to make a reasonable estimate of the maximum potential amount that we could be required to pay. Historically, we have not made any significant payments on the above guarantees and indemnifications, and no amount has been accrued in the accompanying consolidated financial statements with respect to these guarantees and indemnifications.\n\n11. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN\n\nIn 1994, we established a qualified 401(k) Retirement Plan (the “401K Plan”) under which employees are allowed to contribute certain percentages of their pay, up to the maximum allowed under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. Our contributions to the 401K Plan are at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Our contributions were $0.4 million and $0.3 million in 2025 and 2024, respectively.\n\n12. NET LOSS PER SHARE\n\nThe number of common shares used in the computation of diluted net loss per share for the periods presented does not include the effect of the following potentially outstanding common shares because the effect would have been anti-dilutive (in thousands):\n\n \n\n \n\nYear ended\nDecember 31,\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n2025\n\n \n\n \n\n2024\n\n \n\nStock options\n\n \n\n \n\n2,390\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n1,573\n\n \n\n \n\nNet loss per share is calculated as follows (in thousands, except per share data):\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nYear ended\nDecember 31,\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n2025\n\n \n\n \n\n2024\n\n \n\nNet loss\n\n \n\n \n\n(5,873\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n(4,431\n\n)\n\nShares outstanding:\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nWeighted-average common shares outstanding\n\n \n\n \n\n21,183\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n21,139\n\n \n\nAdditional dilutive common stock equivalents\n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n—\n\n \n\nDiluted shares outstanding\n\n \n\n \n\n21,183\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n21,139\n\n \n\nNet loss per share – basic\n\n \n\n$\n\n(0.28\n\n)\n\n \n\n$\n\n(0.21\n\n)\n\nNet loss per share - diluted\n\n \n\n$\n\n(0.28\n\n)\n\n \n\n$\n\n(0.21\n\n)\n\n \n\n \n\n13. SUBSEQENT EVENTS\n\nThe Company has evaluated subsequent events through March 6, 2026, the date the consolidated financial statements were issued."}