MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc 10-K for FY2025
MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc. (MSAI)
About this 10-K
MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc filed this 10-K on March 19, 2026, covering the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 (FY2025).
Headline figures
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, as reported in this filing, compared with the same period a year earlier where the filing states it.
- Revenue
- $5.55M
- down 25.0% from $7.4M a year earlier
- Net loss
- $11.71M
- compared with a net loss of $21.5M a year earlier
- Diluted EPS
- -$0.31
- compared with -$1.07 a year earlier
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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement relating to its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year to which this report relates, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K where indicated.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, references to the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our” refer to the business of (i) Infrared Cameras Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Legacy ICI”) prior to the consummation of the transactions completed pursuant to that certain business combination agreement, dated as of December 5, 2022, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated June 27, 2023, and Amendment No. 2, dated September 17, 2023 (the “Business Combination Agreement”, and the transactions contemplated thereby, the “Business Combination”), by and among SportsMap Tech Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Legacy SMAP”), ICH Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Legacy SMAP (“Merger Sub”) and Legacy ICI, resulting in the merger (the “Merger”) of Merger Sub with and into Legacy ICI, with Legacy ICI surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Legacy SMAP (which subsequently changed its name to MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc.) and (ii) MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc. (“MSAI”) and its subsidiaries following the consummation of the Business Combination.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “Annual Report”) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this Annual Report may be forward-looking statements. Words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “contemplates,” “continue,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “projects,” “should,” “targets,” or “will” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position, business strategy, and plans and objectives of management for future operations, the Company’s expected incurrence of significant expenses and continuing losses in the future, expansion of the Company’s SaaS capabilities and offerings, the Company’s expected future research and development costs and expected growth are forward-looking statements.
We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in such statements, including, without limitation, the following:
| ● | continued low income, net losses, negative cash flows from operations and negative net working capital; |
| ● | failure to maintain competitive sales prices or reduce costs; |
| ● | failure to successfully manage the expansion of our SaaS capabilities and offerings; |
| ● | incurrence of substantial research and development costs; |
| ● | product recalls, product liability claims and any resultant impact on our reputation; |
| ● | certain of the Company’s subscriptions may be subject to cancellation without notice; |
| ● | cost and availability of capital; |
| ● | the loss of large customers; and |
| ● | the inability to effectively grow our sales, network of distributors, or business prospects. |
For a more detailed discussion of these and other factors that may affect our business and that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, see Part I. Item 1A, “Risk Factors” and Part II. Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” in this Annual Report.
These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Annual Report. You should read this Annual Report and the documents that we reference in this Annual Report and have filed as exhibits to this Annual Report completely and with the understanding that our actual future results, levels of activity, performance and achievements may be materially different from what we expect. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements. Except as required by applicable law, we have no obligation and do not plan to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein, whether as a result of any new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise.
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MARKET DATA
Market data and certain industry data and forecasts used throughout this Annual Report were obtained from internal company surveys, market research, consultant surveys, publicly available information, reports of governmental agencies and industry publications and surveys. Industry surveys, publications, consultant surveys and forecasts generally state that the information contained therein has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but that the accuracy and completeness of such information is not guaranteed. We have not independently verified any of the data from third-party sources, nor have we ascertained the underlying economic assumptions relied upon therein. Similarly, internal surveys, industry forecasts and market research, which we believe to be reliable based on our management’s knowledge of the industry, have not been independently verified. Forecasts are particularly likely to be inaccurate, especially over long periods of time. In addition, we do not necessarily know what assumptions regarding general economic growth were used in preparing the forecasts we cite. Statements as to our market position are based on the most currently available data. While we are not aware of any misstatements regarding the industry data presented in this Annual Report, our estimates involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various factors, including those discussed in Part I. Item 1A. “Risk Factors” included or incorporated by reference in this Annual Report.
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PART I
Item 1.Business.
Business Overview
We build and deploy integrated condition monitoring and early threat detection solutions that connect multiple sensor types through a unified edge-to-cloud software architecture. Our software platform integrates multiple sensing modalities such as thermal, visual and acoustic, among others. Customers deploy the MSAI Connect platform to continuously monitor critical assets and identify early degradation patterns (such as elevated operating temperatures) across electrical, mechanical, and environmental systems. This allows teams to intervene early and convert potential failures into planned maintenance before downtime, safety incidents, or operational disruption occur.
We are focused on growing our position as a Software as a Service (“SaaS”) leader in predictive maintenance. As of December 31, 2025, we had approximately 730 active sensors connected to our software platform, MSAI Connect, as compared to approximately 460 as of December 31, 2024. This represents a 59% increase year over year. We anticipate significant opportunities to drive increased recurring revenues with our solutions.
We focus on commercial environments where operational continuity is vital and automation intensity is high, including distribution and parcel logistics networks, data centers, and select manufacturing and industrial facilities. We believe our solutions offer a compelling combination of performance, scalability, and cost efficiency relative to traditional inspection and monitoring approaches. Our digital, multi-sensor software platform is designed to support the transition from intermittent, manual asset inspections towards continuous intelligent condition monitoring. By streaming and analyzing radiometric thermal data in combination with other deployed sensor inputs, our MSAI Connect software platform can surface early anomaly signals that may not be visible or detected during periodic inspections. Our system architecture is intentionally modular and extensible, allowing for the integration of additional sensing modalities and analytics capabilities over time. While our current commercial deployments are centered primarily on thermal-based monitoring enhanced by software-driven analytics and expert review, we believe the platform’s multi-sensor foundation positions us to expand into broader predictive and prescriptive use cases.
Through collaboration with several blue-chip multinational customers during development and deployment, we have validated high-value, mission-critical use cases across our target markets: distribution and logistics, manufacturing and data centers. These engagements have informed our product evolution and reinforced our belief that integrated, AI-enabled multi-sensor monitoring represents a structural shift in how industrial reliability and asset protection are managed.
Industry Background
Applied Infrared Technology
As thermal imaging and sensing technology has grown in sophistication, and decreased dramatically in cost, it has been applied across numerous applications, such as production process monitoring, electrical equipment monitoring, industrial plant monitoring, early fire detection, pressure vessel monitoring, tank level monitoring, and liquid and gas leak detection. Many industrial operators are moving from intermittent, manual inspections to continuous monitoring that can surface early warning signals sooner. Our solution supports this shift by combining multi-sensor data with software insights and reliability expertise to detect anomalies early and guide response.
Continuous Monitoring and Data-Driven Insight
In industrial settings, thermal technology has historically been applied primarily through handheld devices in order to inspect equipment on a periodic basis. As thermal camera prices have decreased and computing and communications technology have advanced over the last two decades, there has been an increase in the use of fixed thermal sensing technologies to monitor critical assets on a continuous basis. Similarly, advancements in technology and declines in prices in acoustic imagers, vibration sensors, and other industrial sensors have made continuous multi-modal data monitoring economical and effective. By deploying thermal and other sensors in continuous monitoring applications, organizations have been able to minimize unplanned downtime and reduce process waste through enhanced predictive maintenance.
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We believe we have been at the forefront of this movement towards using thermal imaging and other related sensing technology for continuous monitoring of critical assets. Most of the focus in the industry, historically, has been on the development of the sensing technology hardware itself in an effort to enhance accuracy and reliability. Having optimized fixed-mount hardware, we have shifted our focus towards the acquisition, storage and analysis of data through our proprietary software platform, MSAI Connect, available both as cloud-based subscription service and as an on-premises deployment (formally referred to as MSAI Edge).
Technology
Infrared Sensing Technology
Infrared is a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is adjacent to the visible spectrum but is invisible to the human eye due to its longer wavelengths. Unlike visible light, infrared radiation (or heat) is emitted directly by all objects above absolute zero in temperature. Thermal imaging systems detect this infrared radiation in an array of microbolometer pixels and convert individual temperature readings into an electronic signal, which is then processed for display as a video signal and/or analyzed by sophisticated software to conduct temperature data analysis. Thermal sensors provide several benefits over ubiquitous, visible, light-based sensing technologies, including the ability to measure temperature remotely and without touching the surface of the object, detect and image many types of otherwise invisible gases, observe in complete darkness, image through obscurants such as smoke and steam, detect and discriminate living beings from other sources of heat in an efficient and reliable way, and see over long distances with minimal atmospheric interference. For these reasons, we feel that the potential of our core technology to grow in prevalence and importance is significant.
Acoustic Imaging Technology
Audible and ultrasonic sounds across the mechanical wave spectrum have historically been detected and analyzed using single point microphones. Recently developed acoustic imaging technology combines an array of microphones surrounding a visible imaging sensor to both detect soundwaves and to estimate their source location within the camera’s field of view using sophisticated software. The software analysis of these soundwaves can then identify, quantify, and localize compressed air or gas leaks as well as partial electrical discharge in industrial equipment.
Vibration Monitoring Technology
Mechanical vibrations of industrial equipment can be monitored using piezoelectric or accelerometer-based vibration sensors. Vibration sensor data can then be analyzed by sophisticated software to identify mechanical anomalies based upon frequency and intensity of detected vibrations and their position on the asset being monitored.
Multi-Sensor Technology
Modern industrial environments are increasingly automated, interconnected, and operationally complex. As asset density rises and tolerance for disruption declines, single-sensor systems and periodic manual inspections may be insufficient to detect emerging risks across interconnected equipment and infrastructure. We believe these environments require integrated, multi-sensor monitoring approaches capable of continuously analyzing diverse data streams to identify early indicators of performance degradation or failure. Our integrated solutions leverage data generated from multiple sensor types and sensing modalities to protect our customers' most critical assets. We combine condition monitoring data with proprietary edge and cloud-based software to transform raw sensor inputs into actionable operational insights. These insights are designed to enable earlier intervention and more informed decision making which we believe can minimize unplanned downtime, reduce maintenance costs, mitigate the risk of catastrophic failures and extend asset life.
Products
Software
MSAI Connect, our condition-based monitoring and early threat detection software platform, is available in both cloud-hosted and on-premises configurations. The platform utilizes continuous data inputs from strategically deployed sensor devices to monitor the health and performance of critical assets. MSAI Connect processes multi-sensor data in real time to surface early anomaly signals that may indicate developing mechanical or electrical degradation. MSAI Connect, when deployed and connected to the cloud, is a
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subscription service and is contracted for a period of 12 to 48 months. MSAI Connect, when deployed on-premises, is sold as both a term-based software license, which generally provides access to the software for a period of 12 months, and as a perpetual license.
MSAI Connect, when deployed on the cloud, runs on the Amazon Web Services platform and communicates bilaterally with one or more devices as well as with other cloud-hosted industrial data repositories via any suitable internet connection. MSAI Connect thereby receives and stores sensor data from our directly connected sensor devices and indirectly connected sensors communicating with our edge software via standard industrial communications protocols or other cloud-connected industrial sensor data repositories. In addition to receiving and storing this data, MSAI Connect provides a centralized monitoring dashboard that enables users to view live thermal and visual data streams, temperature trends, and anomaly alerts across multiple facilities. For customers operating geographically distributed sites, this capability supports standardized monitoring and earlier risk identification across their operational footprint.
The MSAI Connect platform is distinguished by its capability to transmit radiometric image data, not only thermal imaging metadata and RGB video from the edge to the cloud. This radiometric capability enables the full analytical power of infrared cameras to be harnessed in the cloud as well as at the edge. This data enables vastly broader artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI/ML”) capabilities, as models can be trained on radiometric data from large infrared datasets gathered from every camera connected at the edge. We expect this “big data” capability to be a significant advantage as we continue to develop transformative AI models.
Hardware
Our sensor hardware covers a broad range of the electromagnetic and mechanical spectrums, encompassing visible-light imagers, shortwave, midwave, and longwave infrared imagers, ultraviolet imagers, acoustic imagers, and tunable diode laser emitter-detector pairs for laser absorption spectrometry. While our sensor devices generally include an infrared imager as a core sensor technology, many of them are multi-sensor and include two or more of the aforementioned sensor devices. Sensor hardware is paired with our software to create customized solutions for predictive maintenance and is also sold on a standalone basis via our online store, www.infraredcameras.com.
Services
We offer installation services that cover on-site hardware mounting, sensor commissioning, and connectivity into the MSAI Connect platform. MSAI Solution Architects configure camera views and assist with establishing initial alerting thresholds and defining regions of interest so customers can quickly realize the full benefits of the MSAI Connect platform. We also perform calibrations and maintenance on hardware. We previously performed training through August 2025 and inspections through September 2025.
Roadmap and Development
Over the past several years, we have been transitioning from a transactional sensor device provider into a subscription-based, integrated condition monitoring platform company. Our roadmap reflects this transformation. Rather than developing standalone hardware products, we now design and deploy coordinated device, edge, data hub, and cloud software capabilities that operate as a unified system to address complex industrial reliability challenges.
Hardware Development
Our hardware roadmap is focused on expanding and enhancing our multi-sensor portfolio to support broader industrial use cases and higher-performance environments. Development efforts prioritize:
| • | sensors with improved sensitivity, resolution, and durability; |
| • | cost-efficient designs that support scalable deployment models; and |
| • | expanded sensing modalities to enable multi-dimensional asset intelligence. |
This approach supports our transition toward integrated subscription-based deployments in which hardware operates as a data acquisition layer within a broader software-driven intelligence platform.
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Platform and Software Development
Our platform and software roadmap is centered on transforming sensor data into automated, scalable insights. Development priorities include:
| • | Integration of new sensor modalities into a unified data architecture |
| • | Incorporation of radiometric and multi-sensor data into advanced analytical and AI-driven anomaly detection models |
| • | Expansion of automated notification channels and workflow integrations |
| • | Continuous refinement of system architecture to improve performance, reliability, and cost efficiency |
We are focused on evolving from alert-based monitoring toward increasingly predictive and prescriptive capabilities that embed operational expertise directly into the platform.
Product Enablement and Governance
To support this platform evolution, we have established a dedicated product enablement function comprised of sales, marketing and engineering representatives. This group provides structured portfolio governance, disciplined prioritization, and cross-functional alignment across product management, engineering, reliability expertise, and commercial teams. Product enablement is designed to ensure that roadmap investments are aligned with validated customer use cases, scalable subscription economics, and measurable operational outcomes. We believe this disciplined, platform-oriented development approach positions us to expand across automation-intensive industries and to support the broader industry shift from intermittent inspection models to continuous, AI-enabled condition intelligence.
Market Opportunity
Overall Market Opportunity
Our early threat detection and condition-based monitoring solution, centered on the MSAI Connect platform and supported by integrated hardware has application across a range of automation-intensive and infrastructure-driven industries. As organizations increasingly adopt continuous, data-driven maintenance and reliability strategies to reduce unplanned downtime and safety risk, we believe meaningful market opportunities exist for our platform in the sectors we target.
During the year, we realigned our market strategy to focus on the industries and countries where we believe the largest opportunity exists for our current platform offerings. These industries include distribution and logistics, manufacturing, and data centers in the United States, Canada, European Union member states and the United Kingdom. This realignment resulted in the deprioritization of certain industries, products, and services. Regarding industries, we have deprioritized oil and gas and metals and mining, where the applications generally require specialized sensors and customized solutions to handle the often-harsh environmental conditions in which monitoring is being performed. Regarding products, we made the strategic decision to cease marketing, development, and sale of drone related product offerings given the high degree of customization required and limited overlap with our software platform. Regarding services, we discontinued offering training and inspection related services which were ancillary to our core offerings. We believe this realignment will allow us to focus on our core competencies and offerings and position us for success in 2026.
We estimate the total addressable market (“TAM”) in these target markets based on a combination of the total number of estimated potential customers and facilities in each market, our expectations regarding the scope of potential uses of our predictive maintenance and reliability platform in those markets, and our estimates of average selling prices in those markets and potential opportunity for our platform to increase the utility of maintenance and reliability programs.
Our TAM calculations are based on third-party industry and governmental sources estimating the total number of facilities in the United States, Canada, European Union member states, and the United Kingdom. These facilities include distribution and fulfillment centers, commercial airports, data centers, food and beverage manufacturing plants, automobile manufacturing facilities, and EV charging infrastructure. These calculations were made with several assumptions and limitations, applied consistently across all three target markets. Specifically, these assumptions and limitations include:
| ● | We evaluated data regarding facilities located within the United States, Canada, European Union member states, and the United Kingdom. Our assumption regarding target countries may deviate from the location of future installations and the Company may operate in other countries not considered in this analysis in the near or long term. |
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| ● | Our calculations did not assume any market opportunities for secondary industries where we may have active deployments, use cases or pilots. Our target industries may change and industries may be reprioritized based on the development of our solutions and commercial traction achieved. |
| ● | Data sourced and utilized in the analysis was as of a point in time, which may differ between sources and data points. We did not make any assumptions about future potential growth or reduction of facilities from the point in time data obtained. |
Based on our commercial experience and estimates of the number of critical assets, sensor coverage, and expected return on investment of individual use cases per facility, we estimated how many of our multi-sensor systems could be deployed across these facilities. We estimate that the TAM in our target markets was approximately $9.0 billion in 2025, consisting of $6.6 billion in hardware sales and $2.4 billion in software and service sales annually. Our market share in each of our three target markets represented less than 0.1% penetration of the estimated TAM in 2025.
There are risks inherent to selling into each of these target markets. Please see Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business and Industry” and “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Products” for a more detailed discussion of the risks applicable to the adoption of our hardware and software products in each of the three target markets.
Distribution and Logistics Market Opportunity
We believe the distribution and logistics TAM in 2025 was approximately $3.9 billion. This TAM includes conveyor system anomaly detection, hotspot detection, process automation, predictive maintenance, and failure avoidance, among other applications. Demand is expected to be driven by financial incentives related to process improvements and increased regulations pertaining to facility safety.
Manufacturing Market Opportunity
We believe the manufacturing TAM in 2025 was approximately $2.7 billion. This includes process monitoring and control, predictive maintenance, electrical panel monitoring (sub-grid scale), production motor drives, early fire detection, and electrified transport battery monitoring, among other applications. We expect demand to be driven by continued commercial adoption of data-driven predictive maintenance and manufacturing processes.
Data Center Market Opportunity
We believe the data center TAM in 2025 was approximately $2.4 billion. This market includes monitoring and management solutions for backup power generators, liquid cooling systems, battery backup (UPS) infrastructure, and critical power distribution, among other applications. These systems support the reliability and efficiency of increasingly complex data center environments. Demand is expected to be driven by the rapid growth of hyperscale and AI-driven computing workloads, increased power density per rack, and the need for real-time monitoring and predictive maintenance to ensure uptime, optimize energy usage, and reduce the risk of failures in critical infrastructure.
Customers
We primarily target customers in the distribution and logistics, manufacturing and data center markets. For the year ended December 31, 2025, one customer in the distribution and logistics market accounted for 36% of total net revenue. No other customer accounted for more than 10% of total net revenue.
Distribution and Logistics
Our customers in the distribution and logistics market are generally engaged in the maintenance and upkeep of e-commerce and retail distribution centers, couriers and express parcel hubs and their material-handling equipment assets. This includes conveyor systems, transportation and machinery, and electrical infrastructure. Traditionally, target users include mechanical engineers and maintenance and facilities professionals. We believe that our data-driven solutions will expand the user base to include operations and safety executives, process engineers, and other process-oriented leaders.
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Manufacturing
Our customers in the manufacturing market primarily include automotive and vehicle manufacturers, chemical and paper manufacturers, and aerospace and defense manufacturers. Our target users in the manufacturing market traditionally include mechanical engineers and facilities and maintenance professionals. As our software solutions continue to evolve, we are increasingly targeting process design, safety, and operational leaders whose priorities involve process waste reduction, enhanced safety protocols, and improved quality of manufacturing outputs.
Data Centers
Our customers in the data center market include operators responsible for maintaining uptime across power distribution and cooling infrastructure. Target users include facilities managers, reliability engineering teams, and infrastructure operations leaders responsible for electrical panels, switchgear, uninterrupted power supply systems, cooling equipment and pumps, and backup power assets. In these environments, continuous monitoring supports earlier identification of developing electrical or thermal anomalies or liquid leaks that could otherwise escalate into outages or safety incidents.
Our Competitive Strengths
We believe the following strengths will allow us to scale our position as a condition monitoring and early threat detection platform.
Proprietary SaaS Technology
We have developed what we believe to be a proprietary platform, MSAI Connect, designed to unify data from multiple sensor types into a single platform to support earlier anomaly detection and more consistent response workflows. This proprietary platform allows users to identify failure points and patterns to inform safety protocols, enhance predictive maintenance to minimize unplanned downtime, and improve manufacturing processes. We believe our SaaS platform represents a significant opportunity to continue to convert our legacy enterprise customers (which we define as Fortune 1000 companies, government agencies and academic institutions, with revenues of greater than $5 million), to a recurring revenue model presented by our software solution. As our platform capabilities expand, we believe our target applications, use cases, and points of differentiation in the marketplace will similarly expand.
Leading Sensor Platform
Our sensor platform utilizes precise device sensor technology coupled with software to drive low-cost customization. With this combination, we expect to develop new innovative solutions for industry-specific applications, expanding our product offering without requiring significant manufacturing or inventory changes. Our system architecture is intentionally modular and extensible, allowing for the integration of sensing modalities developed internally and by third parties.
Diversified Applications
We believe that the diversity of applications in which our technology can be applied in our target markets gives us several advantages. We believe our early entrance into these markets with our MSAI Connect platform will enable us to gain expertise, informing our product development decisions so that we may more effectively customize our solutions for customers’ needs. We also believe that our early entrance into our target markets affords us an advantageous opportunity to establish strong relationships globally with key customers in each market.
Our Growth Strategies
Our goal is to increase our sales by expanding the market for multi-sensor condition-based monitoring across automation-intensive environments. In order to achieve that goal, key elements of our growth strategy include:
Increase Investment in SaaS Solution
We intend to expand investment in our MSAI Connect software platform as a core driver of recurring revenue growth and long-term customer value. Our platform is currently deployed with several blue-chip customers across our target markets, providing a foundation for expanded software-based offerings layered on top of installed sensor infrastructure.
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We believe the opportunity to increase software attachment rates across our existing installed base, as well as to introduce new SaaS modules addressing evolving reliability and operational use cases, represents a meaningful avenue for revenue expansion. By integrating multi-sensor data into a unified intelligence layer, our SaaS offerings are designed to deliver anomaly detection, workflow integration, and increasingly predictive capabilities that extend beyond device-level monitoring.
Our strategy includes continued investment in software development, AI-driven analytics, system scalability, and cloud architecture optimization to support subscription-based deployments. Through disciplined product governance and customer-driven roadmap prioritization, we aim to deliver software capabilities that deepen customer engagement, increase recurring revenue per site, and enhance the long-term economic profile of our platform.
Execute On Our Product Roadmap
We prioritize disciplined innovation and structured product development to maintain and extend our competitive position across our target markets. Our roadmap is designed to expand the capabilities of our integrated hardware and software platform while aligning development investments with validated customer use cases and scalable subscription opportunities.
We believe the performance characteristics of our thermal sensing technology, combined with the modular and extensible architecture of our MSAI Connect software platform, position us to broaden the range of reliability and safety applications we support. By integrating additional sensing modalities, enhancing AI-driven analytics, and refining system architecture, we aim to deliver increasingly predictive and workflow-integrated solutions that address complex, automation-intensive environments.
Our product execution strategy is supported by structured portfolio governance and cross-functional alignment across engineering, reliability expertise, and commercial teams. This approach is intended to accelerate time-to-market, ensure capital-efficient development, and expand the addressable use cases for our platform across our target markets.
Grow Wallet Share with Legacy Enterprise Customers
We maintain relationships with established enterprise customers across our target markets and believe these relationships represent a meaningful opportunity for expansion. As customers progress from initial hardware deployments to broader, multi-site implementations and adopt our MSAI Connect SaaS platform, we believe we can increase recurring revenue per customer and deepen platform integration within their operations.
Our expansion strategy focuses on increasing software attachment rates, broadening the number of monitored assets and facilities, and introducing additional sensing and analytics capabilities over time. As customers embed our solutions into their operational workflows, we believe this can strengthen long-term retention, improve visibility into enterprise-wide reliability needs, and create opportunities for incremental solution deployment. We also expect that collaboration with enterprise customers will continue to inform our product roadmap and use-case prioritization, enabling more targeted development investments aligned with real-world operational requirements.
The ultimate sale of additional devices and software subscriptions, the pace and scale of multi-site deployments, and customer expansion timelines are subject to risks and uncertainties, including those described in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” of this Annual Report.
Expand Our Distribution Network
While the majority of our sales are generated through direct engagement with customers, we also utilize a network of strategic channel and distribution partners to extend our market reach. We believe these partnerships enable us to access additional end customers, geographic regions, and industry verticals in a capital-efficient manner while maintaining operational focus.
Our channel strategy is designed to complement our direct sales efforts by leveraging partners with established customer relationships, technical expertise, and localized support capabilities. We intend to expand our existing network and establish new distribution partnerships in markets and verticals where we believe indirect channels can accelerate customer acquisition and deployment scale.
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As customer relationships mature and account complexity increases, we may elect to engage more directly with certain strategic accounts to support expanded deployments, deeper solution integration, and enterprise-level coordination. We believe this hybrid direct-and-channel approach provides flexibility to optimize growth, customer engagement, and long-term account value.
Pursue Strategic Acquisitions
We may pursue selective strategic acquisitions that complement our technology platform, expand our capabilities, or enhance our access to target markets, provided such opportunities align with our long-term growth strategy and capital allocation framework. Potential acquisition targets may include companies that add differentiated sensing technologies, advanced analytics or AI capabilities, domain-specific expertise, or established customer relationships in adjacent verticals. We believe thoughtfully integrated acquisitions could broaden the range of use cases supported by our platform, accelerate entry into new markets, strengthen recurring revenue opportunities, or enhance our competitive positioning.
A pursued acquisition would be subject to rigorous evaluation of strategic fit, financial return profile, integration complexity, and long-term shareholder value creation. Any acquisition activity is subject to risks and uncertainties, including those described in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” of this Annual Report.
Manufacturing
We leverage our years of expertise in infrared and related sensors and devices to design, develop, and source a variety of engineered products. We are transitioning our flexible manufacturing strategy toward greater use of contract manufacturing with third parties for both high-volume and an expanding portion of lower-volume specialized products, and correspondingly reducing our reliance on in-house manufacturing activities. For the remaining in-house manufacturing operations, we purchase many pre-assembled subcomponents, including certain detectors, coolers, optics, and other sensors, which are then assembled into finished systems, calibrated, and tested at our primary production facility in Beaumont, Texas, where we also apply our calibration processes as part of final assembly across both internal and outsourced production.
Competition
The global market for infrared sensing devices is highly competitive and well established with large scale manufacturers, such as Teledyne FLIR, selling primarily into military and commercial applications. Newer and lower-cost manufacturers, both domestic and overseas, have made inroads into the sensor market in recent decades, contributing to a meaningful decline in sensing device prices as well as an expansion of device capabilities. This in turn has led to new end market applications for which infrared sensing devices are a useful and cost-effective solution.
We believe that our infrared sensors are competitive in this current market, as we offer high resolution and accuracy at an attractive price, and we offer differentiated device form factors, including multi-sensor devices. While we expect our product costs to continue to decline and our functionality to continue to increase, we have faced and will continue to face competition from existing competitors and new entrants both on a cost and functionality basis.
The market for software and turn-key solutions that support multiple sensor modalities is even less mature, as complete solutions have either been “Build-Your-Own” or installed by integrators. We have established a differentiated position in the market providing a turn-key predictive maintenance and reliability platform for specific end markets. Although we believe our technology is class-leading and that our continued innovation will support our position, we have faced and will continue to face competition from existing competitors and new companies, as well as the potential for customers to develop their own end-to-end sensing solutions.
We believe our competitive landscape varies somewhat across our target markets. In distribution and logistics, we mainly compete with large scale manufacturers of handheld sensor devices that provide on-device thermal image display and basic on-device software. In manufacturing, we generally compete with handheld sensor devices offered by large scale manufacturers as well as fixed camera solutions installed by industry-specialist consultants and integrators that source and install sensor devices from large scale manufacturers and offer limited software solutions without cloud or AI/ML feature sets. With regards to the data center market, given the fast pace of innovation and development, competition is quickly evolving but generally fractionalized to specific use cases and failure points.
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Sales and Marketing
We are focused on expanding our sales and marketing capabilities to drive customer acquisition, increase software attachment, and grow recurring revenue from both new and existing accounts. Our global sales organization primarily engages customers directly, particularly in enterprise and strategic accounts, and is structured to combine technical domain knowledge with consultative solution selling. Members of our sales team are trained to understand customer reliability challenges, operational value drivers, and deployment economics across our target markets.
In addition to direct sales, we maintain a network of active distributors and strategic channel partners who support regional coverage, installation, and localized customer engagement. This hybrid model enables us to balance customer engagement with scalable geographic reach. We intend to further optimize and expand our channel ecosystem to enhance coverage across priority regions and verticals while maintaining a direct involved with strategically significant accounts.
Our marketing approach is targeted and data-driven, designed to engage decision-makers in automation-intensive and mission-critical industries. We produce and distribute digital content—including technical resources, case studies, webinars, and educational materials—to demonstrate use-case value and accelerate customer understanding of multi-sensor condition monitoring. We leverage an integrated technology stack, including customer relationship management systems, marketing automation platforms, and account-based marketing tools, to support pipeline visibility, campaign optimization, and coordinated sales engagement.
We also pursue thought-leadership initiatives through participation in industry conferences, executive forums, and sector-specific events. These engagements support brand credibility, reinforce our technical differentiation, and generate incremental customer interest across our target markets.
Research and Development
We have invested significant resources into research and development of our integrated multi-sensor platform, including advancements in sensing technologies, edge processing, cloud architecture, and AI-driven analytics. We believe our long-term success depends in large part on our ability to translate emerging sensing and analytical capabilities into scalable, subscription-based solutions that address complex reliability and safety challenges across our target markets.
We have established a dedicated product enablement function comprised of sales, marketing and engineering representatives responsible for aligning customer feedback, industry trend analysis, and technical innovation with our product roadmap. This group collaborates directly with enterprise customers to evaluate evolving reliability challenges and assess emerging automation, AI, and sensing trends across our target markets. Insights derived from these engagements inform structured portfolio prioritization and capital allocation decisions.
Raw Materials
We depend on a number of suppliers in China for certain component parts and equipment containing raw materials, including but not limited to gallium and germanium, used in critical stages of our manufacturing processes. We use purchase contracts as well as discrete purchase orders to ensure our supply of component parts utilizing raw materials. Our suppliers are located around the world and can be subject to constraints beyond our control that may limit supply. We believe our current supply of essential materials is sufficient to meet our needs. However, shortages have occurred from time to time and could occur again.
Government Regulation
Any new or expanded laws or regulations, shifting approaches in the enforcement of existing laws or regulations, or changes in global, political, regulatory and economic conditions affecting trade, manufacturing, development or investment, could result in additional restrictions on our ability to conduct our business and, in turn, could impact our financial position and results of operations. For additional information on regulations applicable to our business, see Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Regulatory Compliance.”
The laws governing exportation of our thermal imaging technology vary from country to country and product to product. Exporting our thermal cameras, infrared cameras, or infrared sensors to certain countries may be restricted by the United States Government’s thermal camera export restrictions and many fall under International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”). All ITAR items are designated by the U.S. Department of State. Some of MSAI’s thermal cameras fall under specific Export Control Classification
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Number (“ECCN”) codes. ECCN items are governed by the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security. Likewise, most but not all of MSAI’s thermal cameras also have Commodity Jurisdiction codes. We believe that depending on the sensor size and pixel count, MSAI can export many of its thermal imaging cameras to most non-U.S.-embargoed countries (particularly to signatories of the Wassenaar Agreement) without restriction. Other countries can receive thermal imaging cameras with restrictions and proper licensing and documentation.
We are subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations related to environmental protection and worker health and safety. For example, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) and comparable state laws may impose strict, joint, and several liability without regard to fault or the legality of the original conduct on certain classes of persons that contributed to the release of a hazardous substance into the environment. These persons include the current and former owners and operators of the site where the hazardous substance release occurred and any company that transported, disposed of, or arranged for the transportation or disposal of the hazardous substance released at the site. Additionally, the Occupational Safety and Health Act (“OSHA”) and comparable state laws strictly govern the protection of the health and safety of employees. The OSHA hazard communication standard, the EPA community right-to-know regulations under Title III of CERCLA, and similar state statutes require that we organize and, as necessary, disclose information about hazardous materials used or produced in our operations to various federal, state, and local agencies, as well as to employees. We may be required to obtain permits and approvals under such laws for our operations, and any failure to obtain or delay in obtaining such permits and approvals could have an adverse impact on our operations, financial position and result of operations.
Intellectual Property
We own and control various intellectual property rights, including patents, trade secrets, confidential information, trademarks, trade names, and copyrights. We do not expect the expiration or termination of the foregoing to have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Employees
As of December 31, 2025, we employed a total of 21 people, all of whom are employed on a full-time basis, in the United States. We also engage numerous consultants and contractors to supplement our permanent workforce. None of our employees are represented by a labor union or covered by collective bargaining agreements. We believe we have strong and positive relations with our employees.
Properties
Our corporate headquarters is located in Houston, Texas where we rent private office space in a co-working facility. Our office space is rented pursuant to a one-year agreement which expires on December 31, 2026. We also lease a facility, approximately 5,000 square feet, in Beaumont, Texas pursuant to a one-year agreement which expires December 31, 2026. Our Beaumont facility contains engineering, manufacturing, research and development and administrative personnel and stores most of our inventory.
We believe that our office and warehouse space is adequate for our current needs and, should we need additional space, we believe we will be able to obtain additional space on commercially reasonable terms. We expect to be able to extend both agreements prior to their expiration on commercially reasonable terms should the space continue to align with the Company’s location and office strategy.
Corporate Information
Prior to the Business Combination, the registrant was a blank check company incorporated as a Delaware corporation on May 14, 2021, originally formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, recapitalization, reorganization, or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. In connection with the Merger, Legacy SMAP changed its name to “Infrared Cameras Holdings, Inc.” The registrant subsequently changed its name to MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc. on February 9, 2024.
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Available Information
In accordance with the Exchange Act, we file electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, proxy statements and other information. Our SEC filings are available to the public on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, and we make available on our website at www.multisensorai.com, free of charge, copies of these reports as soon as reasonably practicable after filing or furnishing these reports with the SEC. The information on any of our websites is deemed not to be incorporated in this Annual Report on Form 10-K or to be part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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Item 1A. Risk Factors.
You should carefully consider the risks described below, as well as the other information in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including our consolidated financial statements and the related notes and Part II. Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” The occurrence of any of the events or developments described below could harm our business, financial condition, results of operations, growth prospects and stock price. Below is a summary of our risk factors with a more detailed discussion following:
| ● | We have a history of losses or low income and may continue to incur losses or limited income in the future. |
| ● | If we fail to successfully manage the expansion of our software as a service (“SaaS”) capabilities and offerings, our business and financial results could be adversely affected. |
| ● | We have a limited operating history providing SaaS solutions, which makes it difficult to evaluate our future prospects and the risks and challenges we may encounter. |
| ● | If our products are not adopted in our targeted end markets, our business will be materially adversely affected. |
| ● | We expect to incur substantial research and development costs and devote significant resources to developing and commercializing new products, which could significantly affect our ability to become profitable and may never result in revenue. Any delay or interruption of the development and commercialization of new products may adversely affect our existing business and prospects for winning future business. |
| ● | Product liability claims, product recalls and field service actions could have a material adverse effect on our reputation, business, results of operations and financial condition. |
| ● | Our revenue and margins could be adversely affected if we fail to maintain competitive average selling prices or high sales volumes, or we fail to reduce product costs. |
| ● | We may need to raise additional capital in the future in order to execute our business plan, which may not be available on terms acceptable to us, or at all. |
| ● | We create innovative technology by designing and developing unique hardware and software solutions. A failure to achieve scale may affect our ability to sell at competitive prices, limit our customer base or lead to losses. |
| ● | If we are not able to effectively grow our sales and marketing organization, or maintain or grow an effective network of distributors, our business prospects, results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected. |
| ● | The loss of large customers could result in a material adverse effect to our financial results. |
| ● | Certain of our commercial contracts with our customers, agreements with suppliers or co-development agreements with partners could be terminated or may not materialize into long-term contract partnership arrangements. |
| ● | Components used in our sensors may fail as a result of manufacturing, design or other defects over which we have no control and render our devices permanently inoperable. |
| ● | We have been notified by Nasdaq of our failure to comply with certain continued listing requirements and, if we are unable to regain compliance with such requirements, our Common Stock could be delisted. |
| ● | We incur significant costs as a result of operating as a public company, and our management devotes and will continue to devote substantial time to new compliance initiatives. |
Risks Related to Our Business and Industry
We have a history of losses or low income and may continue to incur losses or limited income in the future.
We have incurred net losses or low income in recent years, as we pivoted the Company from primarily standalone device sales to pairing device sales with sales of our software solutions. We incurred a net loss of approximately $21.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, and approximately $11.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2025. We believe that we may continue to incur operating and net losses each year until at least such time as we begin to realize the anticipated benefits of our investment in sales and marketing efforts, though those benefits may not be as great as we anticipate or may occur later than we anticipate or not at all. Even if we successfully develop and sell our devices and software solutions, there can be no assurance that it will be commercially successful. We believe achieving sustained profitability will be dependent upon the successful development and successful commercial introduction and acceptance of our solutions, which may not occur.
We may continue to incur losses or limited income in future periods as we:
| ● | expand our sales and marketing presence; |
| ● | increase investment in SaaS solutions; |
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| ● | execute on our product roadmaps; |
| ● | grow wallet share with enterprise customers; |
| ● | expand our distribution network; and |
| ● | pursue strategic acquisitions. |
Because we may incur the costs and expenses from these efforts before experiencing any incremental revenue growth as a result of these initiatives, our losses in future periods may be significant. In addition, we may find that these efforts are more expensive than currently anticipated or that these efforts may not result in revenues, which would further increase our losses.
These initiatives may prove more expensive than we currently anticipate, and we may not succeed in increasing our revenue, if at all, in an amount sufficient to offset these higher expenses and to achieve and maintain profitability. Certain of the market opportunities we are pursuing are at an early stage of development, and it may be many years before the end markets we expect to serve generate demand for our products at scale. Our revenue may be adversely affected for a number of reasons, including an inability to up-sell or cross-sell SaaS offerings that we are seeking to expand or develop, the development and/or market acceptance of new technology that competes with our thermal imaging products, our ability to create, validate, and manufacture at high volume, and ship product to customers, our inability to effectively manage our inventory or manufacture products at scale, our inability to enter new markets or help our customers adapt our products for new applications or our failure to attract new customers or expand orders from existing customers or increasing competition. Furthermore, it is difficult to predict the size and growth rate of our target markets, customer demand for our products, commercialization timelines, the entry of competitive products or the success of existing competitive products and services. If our revenue does not grow, our ability to achieve and maintain profitability may be adversely affected, and the value of our business may significantly decrease.
If we fail to successfully manage the expansion of our SaaS capabilities and offerings, our business and financial results could be adversely affected.
Expanding our SaaS capabilities and offerings will require considerable additional investment in our business. Whether this expansion will be successful and will accomplish our business and financial objectives is subject to uncertainties, including, but not limited to, customer demand, attach and renewal rates, channel adoption, our ability to further develop and scale infrastructure, our ability to include functionality and usability in such offerings that address customer requirements, and the related costs. If we are unable to successfully expand our existing offerings or establish new offerings and navigate our business expansion due to these risks and uncertainties, our business and financial results could be adversely impacted.
We have a limited operating history providing SaaS solutions, which makes it difficult to evaluate our future prospects and the risks and challenges we may encounter.
While we have been in operation since 1995, the Company has a limited operating history providing SaaS solutions that we introduced to our industrial customers in 2023. Our limited operating history providing SaaS solutions makes it difficult for us to evaluate our future prospects. Certain factors that could alone or in combination prevent us from successfully commercializing these solutions include:
| ● | our ability to gain market acceptance of our SaaS solutions with customers and maintain and expand customer relationships, whether through strategic customer agreements or otherwise; |
| ● | the long lead time for development of market opportunities for which we are only at an early stage of deployment; |
| ● | the adaptability of our SaaS solutions and the ability of our customers to integrate our SaaS solutions into their products and processes in a timely and effective manner; |
| ● | our ability to successfully expand our SaaS offerings; |
| ● | our ability to develop and protect our intellectual property; |
| ● | the actions of direct and indirect competitors that may seek to enter the markets in which we expect to compete or that may seek to impose barriers to one or more markets that we intend to target; |
| ● | our ability to forecast our revenue and budget for, and manage, our expenses; |
| ● | our ability to comply with existing, new or modified laws and regulations applicable to our business, or laws and regulations applicable to our customers for applications in which they may use our solutions; |
| ● | our ability to anticipate and respond to macroeconomic changes and changes in the markets in which we operate and expect to operate; |
| ● | our ability to maintain and enhance the value of our reputation and brand; |
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| ● | our ability to effectively manage our growth and business operations; and |
| ● | our ability to recruit and retain talented people at all levels of our organization. |
To establish preliminary relationships with certain customers and to build their confidence, we have entered, and may continue to enter, into pilot agreements, spot buy purchase orders, non-binding letters of intent and strategic customer agreements. These agreements are largely non-binding, generally do not include any minimum obligation to purchase any quantities of any products, and do not require that the parties enter into a subsequent definitive, long-term, binding agreement. If we are unable to build confidence with our customers, either through these preliminary agreements (due to any failure to enter into or perform under the agreements) or otherwise, or if we are unable to secure opportunity from these non-binding agreements, involving strategic customer agreements, we may be unable to produce accurate forecasts or increase our sales.
With respect to prospective customers, they may be less confident in our business and less likely to purchase our solutions because of a lack of awareness about our solutions. They may also not be convinced that our business will succeed because of the absence of an established sales, service, support and operating history. To address this, we must, among other activities, grow and improve our marketing capability and brand awareness, which may be costly. These activities may not be effective or could delay our ability to capitalize on the opportunities that we believe are suitable to our technology and products and may prevent us from successfully commercializing our products.
To build and maintain our business, we must maintain confidence in our solutions, long-term financial viability and business prospects. Failure to establish and maintain customer confidence may also adversely affect our reputation and business among our suppliers, analysts, ratings agencies and other interested parties.
If our products are not adopted in our targeted end markets, our business will be materially and adversely affected.
Although our products are designed for use in multiple markets, each of our target or new markets may have unique barriers to entry. If we are unsuccessful in overcoming these barriers, it may affect our entrance into, or adoption by, these target or new markets, which could adversely affect our future results of operations.
Our products are used in a wide variety of existing and emerging use cases in the distribution and logistics market. These customers tend to be large companies that move slowly to larger scale implementation, often with years-long timelines. If our products are not chosen for deployment in these projects, or we lose a program under any circumstances, we may not have an opportunity to obtain that business again for many years. Even if our products are chosen for deployment, implementation and adoption by our customers may not be on terms consistent with initial forecasts or agreements between us and the customer. Industrial automation is a demanding industry with product specifications that our products may not always meet.
Our products also are used in a wide variety of existing and emerging use cases in the manufacturing market. This market is competitive and customers often have strict functional and pricing requirements for products. If we are unable to make products that meet these requirements, or sell products at the required price point, we could lose this business to competitors or competitive technologies. Our target markets involve risks of program delay, loss, and cancellation.
Our products also can be used in a wide variety of emerging use cases in the data center market. This is a nascent market, and while this industry is experimenting with condition monitoring and predictive maintenance, our customers may decide that our platform is not a feasible solution.
We expect to incur substantial research and development costs and devote significant resources to developing and commercializing new products, which could significantly affect our ability to become profitable and may never result in revenue. Any delay or interruption of the development and commercialization of new products may adversely affect our existing business and prospects for winning future business.
Our future growth depends on penetrating new markets, adapting existing products to new applications and customer requirements, and introducing new and effective products on a timely basis that then achieve market acceptance. To remain competitive, we develop new products and upgrades to our software and will need to continue to do so. In connection with this development, we plan to incur substantial, and potentially increasing, research and development costs. These expenditures could adversely affect our results of operations in the future.
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Further, our research and development program may be delayed and may not produce timely results. If we cannot produce successful results in time to accommodate customers’ or potential customers’ implementation timelines, we may lose business. If we are unsuccessful in introducing these products in accordance with our product launch plans or any publicly announced launch dates, it may be injurious to our reputation and brand and adversely affect our ability to be competitive in our target and new markets.
We expect to rely on products we are currently developing for a significant portion of our future growth. However, even if our research and development efforts are successful and completed on time, there is no guarantee that we will be successful in adapting our business to our new products or that our new products will achieve market acceptance or generate sufficient revenue to make us profitable. Our future products, such as any additional software solutions we develop, may be products we have limited or no experience commercializing. In launching such products, we may face foreseen and unforeseen difficulties that adversely affect such commercialization and could have a material adverse effect on our operations and business. Additionally, the success of our competitors’ research and development efforts, including producing higher performing products, may result in loss of business.
The promise of new products and successful research and development may decrease our expected and actual revenue attributable to existing products as customers may delay or cancel outstanding purchasing commitments for current generation products in anticipation of the release of new generation products from us. Additionally, new hardware products may trigger increased warranty costs as information on such products is augmented by actual usage.
Since many of the markets in which we compete are new and rapidly evolving, it is difficult to forecast long-term end-customer adoption rates and demand for our products.
We are pursuing opportunities in markets that are undergoing rapid changes, including technological and regulatory changes, and it is difficult to predict the timing and size of the opportunities. We are in the process of developing necessary relationships with commercial partners that may not result in the commercialization of our technology immediately, or at all. Regulatory, safety or reliability developments, many of which are outside of our control, could also cause delays or otherwise impair commercial adoption of these new technologies, which will adversely affect our growth. Our future financial performance will depend on our ability to make timely investments in emerging market opportunities. If one or more of these markets experience a shift in customer or prospective customer demand, our products may not compete as effectively, if at all, and they may not be designed into commercialized products. Given the evolving nature of the markets in which we operate, it is difficult to predict customer demand or adoption rates for our products or the future growth of these markets. If demand does not develop or if we cannot accurately forecast customer demand, the size or timing of our markets, inventory requirements, or our future financial results, our business, results of operations, and financial condition will be adversely affected.
Our estimate of TAM is subject to numerous uncertainties. If we have overestimated the size of our TAM or do so in the future, our future growth rate may be limited.
Our estimates of TAM are based on a combination of the total number of estimated potential customers in a given market, our expectations regarding the scope of potential use cases for our solutions in such markets, our estimates of average selling prices for our products in those markets and the potential opportunity for software solutions to increase the utility of thermal infrared technology solutions.
While we believe our market size estimates are reasonable, such information is inherently imprecise. If internally-generated data used in our estimates proves to be inaccurate or we make errors in our assumptions based on such data, our actual market may be more limited than our estimates. In addition, these inaccuracies or errors may cause us to misallocate capital and other critical business resources, which could harm our business. Even if our TAM meets our size estimates and experiences growth, we may not continue to grow our share of the market. Our growth is subject to many factors, including the successful implementation of our business strategy, which is subject to many risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, the estimates of our TAM included in this Annual Report should not be taken as indicative of our ability to grow.
Product liability claims, product recalls and field service actions could have a material adverse effect on our reputation, business, results of operations and financial condition.
Our results of operations are susceptible to adverse publicity regarding the quality or safety of our products. Product liability claims challenging the quality or safety of our products may result in a decline in sales for a product, which could adversely affect our results of operations. This could be the case even if the claims themselves are proven to be untrue or settled for immaterial amounts. Product recalls can be expensive and tarnish our reputation and have a material adverse effect on the sales of our products. Awarded
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damages could be more than our accruals. We cannot assure that we will not have product liability claims or that we will not recall any products.
Our revenue and margins could be adversely affected if we fail to maintain competitive average selling prices or high sales volumes, or if we fail to reduce product costs.
Cost-cutting initiatives adopted by our customers can place increased downward pressure on our average selling prices for hardware, software, or services. We also expect that any long-term or high-volume agreements with customers may require step-downs in pricing over the term of the agreement. Our average selling price may be driven down by customer-specific selling price fluctuations such as non-standard discounts on large volume purchases. These lower than average selling prices on large volume purchases may cause fluctuations in revenue and gross margins on a quarterly and annual basis and ultimately adversely affect our profitability.
We may also experience declines in the average selling prices of our hardware, software subscriptions, or services generally as our customers negotiate lower prices and as our competitors produce and commercialize lower cost competing technologies. To achieve profitability and maintain margins, we will also need to continually reduce product costs. Reductions in product costs are principally achieved by scaling production volumes and continued engineering of the most cost-effective designs for our products and platform. In addition, we must continuously drive initiatives to reduce platform costs, labor cost, improve worker efficiency, reduce the cost of materials or data, use fewer materials, adjust data transmitted, and further lower overall costs by carefully managing component prices and cloud services. We need to continually increase sales volume and introduce new, lower-cost products in order to maintain our overall gross margin. If we are unable to maintain competitive average selling prices, increase our sales volume or successfully introduce new, low-cost products, our revenue and overall gross margin would likely decline.
Our inability to prevent service disruptions and ensure network uptime could lead to significant costs and could harm our business reputation and have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our value proposition to customers is highly dependent on the ability of our customers to access our services and platform capabilities within an acceptable amount of time. We have experienced interruptions in service in the past and may in the future experience service interruptions due to such things as power outages, power equipment failures, cooling equipment failures, network connectivity downtime, routing problems, hard drive failures, database corruption, system failures, natural disasters, software failures, human and software errors, denial-of-service attacks and other computer failures. Because our ability to attract and retain customers depends on our ability to provide customers with highly reliable service, even minor interruptions in our service could harm our reputation.
Service interruptions continue to be a significant risk for us and could materially and adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Any future service interruptions could:
| ● | cause our customers to seek damages for losses incurred; |
| ● | result in legal claims against us; |
| ● | divert our resources; |
| ● | require us to replace existing equipment or add redundant facilities; |
| ● | affect our reputation as a reliable provider of hosting services; |
| ● | cause existing customers to cancel or elect to not renew their contracts; or |
| ● | make it more difficult for us to attract new customers. |
Our customer agreements include certain service level commitments to our customers relating primarily to network uptime, critical infrastructure availability and hardware replacement. Our failure to meet our commitments could result in substantial customer dissatisfaction or loss and could lead to future loss of revenues and have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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We rely upon third-party providers of cloud-based infrastructure to support our software solutions. Any disruption in the operations of these third-party providers, limitations on capacity, or interference with our use could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
We outsource a significant portion of the infrastructure supporting our software solutions to third-party hosting services, such as Amazon Web Services. Incidents affecting these third-parties’ infrastructure are beyond our control and could negatively affect our cloud-based solutions. For instance, Amazon Web Services’ outage in October 2025 caused intermittent access and data retrieval issues in our MSAI Connect platform. A prolonged service disruption affecting our cloud-based solutions would negatively impact our ability to serve our customers and could damage our reputation with current and potential customers, expose us to liability, cause us to lose customers, or otherwise harm our business. We may also incur significant costs for using alternative services or taking other actions in preparation for, or in reaction to, events that damage the third-party support services we use.
In the event that our service agreements with our third-party hosting services are terminated, or there is a lapse of service, elimination of services or features that we utilize, interruption of internet service provider connectivity, or damage to such facilities, we could experience interruptions in access to our platform as well as significant delays and additional expense in arranging or creating new facilities and services and/or re-architecting our software solutions for deployment on a different cloud infrastructure service provider, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
We face risks related to sales through distributors and other third parties which could harm our business.
We sell a portion of our products through third parties such as distributors and manufacturers’ representatives. Using third parties for distribution exposes us to many risks, including concentration risk, credit risk and legal risk because, under certain circumstances, we may be held responsible for the actions of those third-party sales channels. We may rely on one or more key distributors for selling a product, and the loss of these distributors could reduce our revenue. Our distributors may face financial difficulties, including bankruptcy, which could harm our collection of accounts receivables and financial results. Competitors could also block our access to such parties. Failing to manage risks related to our use of third-party sales channels may reduce sales, increase expenses, and weaken our competitive position, and could result in sanctions against us.
The period of time from initiating dialogue with potential customers to implementation (sales cycle) is long, and we are subject to the risks of cancellation or postponement of the contract or unsuccessful implementation.
Prospective customers generally must make significant commitments of resources to test and validate products like those produced by us and confirm that they can integrate these products with other technologies before including them in any particular system, product, or process. The selling cycle for our products with new customers varies widely depending on the application, market, customer, and the complexity of the product and can be a year or more. These selling cycles result in us investing our resources prior to realizing any revenue from commercialization. Further, we are subject to the risk that customers cancel or postpone implementation of our technology solutions or our customers are unable to integrate our technology solution successfully into a larger system. If our customers face financial difficulties, they may also cancel current or future product programs that could materially and adversely impact our financial results. Further, our revenue could be less than forecasted if the system, product, or process that includes our products is unsuccessful, including for reasons unrelated to our technology. Long selling cycles and product cancellations or postponements may adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
Our manufacturing business model and use of contract manufacturers may not be successful, which could harm our ability to deliver products and recognize revenue.
We currently have agreements with certain contract manufacturers to provide contract manufacturing, testing, and delivery of certain of our products. These arrangements are intended to lower our operating costs, but they also reduce our direct control over certain aspects of our operations. This diminished control may have an adverse effect on the quality or quantity of products or services, or our flexibility to respond to changing conditions.
Reliance on contract manufacturers reduces our control over the manufacturing process, including reduced control over quality, product costs, and product supply and timing. We may experience delays in shipments or issues concerning product quality from our contract manufacturers. If any of our contract manufacturers experience interruptions, delays, or disruptions in supplying our products, including by natural disasters, epidemics or outbreaks of contagions, increased military conflict or tensions or work stoppages or capacity constraints, our ability to ship products would be delayed. In addition, unfavorable economic conditions could result in financial distress
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among contract manufacturers upon which we rely, thereby increasing the risk of disruption of supplies necessary to fulfill our production requirements and meet customer demands.
Additionally, if any of our contract manufacturers experience quality control problems in their manufacturing operations and our products do not meet customer or regulatory requirements, such third parties could be required to cover the cost of repair or replacement of any defective products. These delays or product quality issues could have an immediate and material adverse effect on our ability to fulfill orders and could have a negative effect on our operating results. In addition, such delays or issues with product quality could adversely affect our reputation and our relationship with our channel partners. If our contract manufacturers experience financial, operational, manufacturing capacity, or other difficulties, or experience shortages in required components, or if they are otherwise unable or unwilling to continue to manufacture our products in required volumes or at all, our supply may be disrupted, we may be required to seek alternate manufacturers and we may be required to re-design our products. It would be time-consuming, and could be costly and impracticable, to begin to use new manufacturers or designs, and such changes could cause significant interruptions in supply. Such changes could also have an adverse effect on our ability to meet our scheduled product deliveries and may subsequently lead to the loss of sales.
We operate in a competitive landscape against market participants that may have substantially greater resources than us and against known and unknown market entrants who may disrupt our target markets.
Our target markets are highly competitive and we may not be able to compete effectively in the market against these competitors. Competitors may offer products at lower prices than our products, including pricing that we believe is below their cost, or may offer superior performing products. These companies also compete with us indirectly by attempting to solve some of the same challenges with different technology. Certain competitors in the market for these devices and sensors may have significantly greater resources and more experience than we do. These competitors have commercialized technology that has achieved market adoption, strong brand recognition and may continue to improve in both anticipated and unanticipated ways. They may also have entered into commercial relationships with key customers and have built relationships and dependencies between themselves and those key customers.
In addition to the existing market competitors, new competitors may be preparing to enter or are entering the market in which we compete that may disrupt the commercial landscape of target markets in ways that we may not be able to prepare for, including customers of our products who may be developing their own competitive solutions. We do not know how close any of our current and potential competitors are to commercializing their similar products and services, if at all, nor what they intend to develop as part of their product roadmaps. The already competitive landscape of the market, along with both foreseeable and unforeseeable entries of competitors and similar technology from those competitors in our target markets, may result in pricing pressure, reduced margins and may impede our ability to increase the sales of our products or cause us to lose market share, any of which will adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
We, our contract manufacturers and our suppliers may rely on complex machinery for production, which involves a significant degree of risk and uncertainty in terms of operational performance and costs.
We, our contract manufacturers and our suppliers may rely on complex machinery for the production, assembly and installation of our devices, which will involve a significant degree of uncertainty and risk in terms of operational performance and costs. Our production facilities and the facilities of our contract manufacturers and suppliers may suffer unexpected malfunctions from time to time and will depend on repairs and spare parts to resume operations, which may not be available when needed. Unexpected malfunctions of these components may significantly affect the intended operational efficiency. Operational performance and costs can be difficult to predict and are often influenced by factors outside of our control, such as, but not limited to, scarcity of natural resources, environmental hazards and remediation, costs associated with decommissioning of machines, labor disputes and strikes, difficulty or delays in obtaining governmental permits, damages or defects in electronic systems, industrial accidents, fire, seismic activity and natural disasters. Should operational risks materialize, it may result in the personal injury to or death of workers, the loss of production equipment, damage to production facilities, monetary losses, delays and unanticipated fluctuations in production, environmental damage, administrative fines, increased insurance costs and potential legal liabilities, all which could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition or operating results.
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If we do not maintain the correct level of inventory or if we do not adequately manage our inventory, we could lose sales or incur higher inventory-related expenses, which could negatively affect our operating results.
To provide for an appropriate level of inventory supply, we forecast inventory needs and expenses, intending to place orders sufficiently in advance with our suppliers and manufacturing partners and manufactures products based on our estimates of future demand. Fluctuations in the adoption of our products may affect our ability to forecast our future operating results, including revenue, gross margins, cash flows and profitability. Our ability to accurately forecast demand for our products could be affected by many factors, including the rapidly changing nature of our current target markets, the uncertainty surrounding the market acceptance and commercialization of our technology, the emergence of new markets, an increase or decrease in customer demand for our products or for products and services of our competitors, product introductions by competitors, health epidemics and outbreaks, and any associated work stoppages or interruptions, unanticipated changes in general market conditions and the weakening of economic conditions or consumer confidence in future economic conditions. We may face challenges acquiring adequate supplies to manufacture our products and we and our partners may not be able to manufacture our products at a rate necessary to satisfy the levels of demand, which would negatively affect our short-term and long-term growth. This risk may be exacerbated by the fact that we may not carry or be able to obtain from our suppliers a significant amount of inventory to satisfy short-term demand increases. If we fail to accurately forecast customer demand, we may experience excess inventory levels or a shortage of products available for sale.
Inventory levels in excess of customer demand may result in inventory write-downs or write-offs and the sale of excess inventory at discounted prices, which would adversely affect our financial results, including our gross margin, and have a negative effect on our brand. Conversely, if we underestimate customer demand for our products, we may not be able to deliver products to meet our requirements, and this could result in damage to our brand and customer relationships and adversely affect our revenue and operating results.
We maintain cash and cash equivalents at a limited number of financial institutions, and our balances may exceed applicable deposit insurance limits; adverse developments affecting these institutions could impair access to our funds, disrupt our operations, and negatively impact our results.
We hold our cash and cash equivalents with a limited number of U.S. financial institutions. Our domestic deposits at banks insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) may at times, including as of the date of this Annual Report, exceed applicable deposit insurance limits. As a result, if one or more of the financial institutions that hold our funds were to experience liquidity constraints, close, or otherwise fail, we could be unable to timely access some or all of our cash and cash equivalents, which could adversely affect our ability to meet our operating expenses, payroll, and other obligations as they become due. Market conditions or systemic stress affecting the banking sector, changes to deposit insurance regimes, or reduced confidence in financial institutions more generally could heighten these risks.
Risks Related to Our Growth Strategy
We may need to raise additional capital in the future in order to execute our business plan, which may not be available on terms acceptable to us, or at all.
We may require additional capital in order to execute on our business plan and may additionally require capital to respond to technological advancements, competitive dynamics or technologies, customer demands, business opportunities, challenges, acquisitions or unforeseen circumstances and may determine to engage in equity or debt financings or enter into credit facilities for other reasons. In order to stay on our growth trajectory and further business relationships with current or potential customers or partners, or for other reasons, we may issue equity or equity-linked securities to such current or potential customers or partners. We may not be able to timely secure additional debt or equity financing on favorable terms, or at all.
If we raise additional funds through the issuance of equity or convertible debt or other equity-linked securities or if we issue equity or equity-linked securities to current or potential customers to further business relationships, our existing stockholders could experience significant dilution. Any debt financing obtained by us in the future could involve restrictive covenants relating to our capital raising and operational matters, which may make it more difficult for us to obtain additional capital and to pursue business opportunities, including potential acquisitions. If we are unable to obtain adequate financing or financing on terms satisfactory to us, when we require it, our ability to continue to grow or support our business and to respond to business challenges could be significantly limited and our business could be materially and adversely affected.
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We create innovative technology by designing and developing unique hardware and software solutions. A failure to achieve scale may affect our ability to sell at competitive prices, limit our customer base or lead to losses.
We incur significant costs related to procuring the materials and components required to manufacture and assemble our high-performance products as well as related to designing and developing our software solutions. If our product sales do not increase as planned, or if our SaaS offerings are not sufficiently adopted by our customers, we may be unable to obtain anticipated material cost benefits or expected levels of fixed cost absorption that are needed to achieve our targeted margins and our operating results, business and prospects will be harmed. Furthermore, many of the factors that impact our operating costs are beyond our control. For example, the costs of our materials and components could increase due to shortages as global demand for these products increases.
The manufacture of our products is a complex process, and it is often difficult for companies to achieve acceptable product yields that could decrease available supply and increase costs. Thermal imaging system yields depend on both our product design and manufacturing processes. Because low yields may result from either design defects or process difficulties, we may not identify yield problems until well into the production cycle, when an actual product defect exists and can be analyzed and tested. In addition, many of these yield problems are difficult to diagnose and time consuming or expensive to remedy.
If we are not able to effectively grow our sales and marketing organization, or maintain or grow an effective network of distributors, our business prospects, results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected.
In order to generate future sales growth, we will need to expand the size and geographic coverage of our field organization, including marketing, direct sales, customer support and technical services. Accordingly, our future success will depend largely on our ability to hire, train, retain, and motivate skilled sales managers and direct sales representatives with significant technical knowledge and understanding of our products. Because of the competition for their skill set, we may not be able to attract or retain such personnel on reasonable terms, if at all. If we are unable to grow our sales and marketing organization, we may not be able to increase our revenue, which would adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Additionally, we rely on a network of independent distributors to help generate sales of our products. If a dispute arises with a distributor, if we terminate our relationship with a distributor or if a distributor goes out of business, it may take time to identify an alternative distributor, to train new personnel to market our products, and our ability to sell those products in a region formerly serviced by a terminated distributor could be harmed. In addition, our distributors may not successfully market and sell our products and may not devote sufficient time and resources that we believe are necessary to enable our products to develop, achieve or sustain market acceptance. Any of these factors could reduce our revenue or impair our revenue growth in affected markets, increase our costs in those markets or damage our reputation. In addition, if an independent distributor were to depart and be retained by one of our competitors, we may be unable to prevent that distributor from soliciting business from our existing customers, which could further adversely affect us. As a result of our use of third-party distributors, we may be subject to disruptions and increased costs due to factors beyond our control, including labor strikes, third-party errors and other issues. If the services of any of these third-party distributors become unsatisfactory, we may experience delays in meeting our customers’ demands and we may be unable to find a suitable replacement on a timely basis or on commercially reasonable terms. Any failure to deliver products in a timely manner may damage our reputation and could cause us to lose potential customers.
If we engage in acquisitions to grow our business, we will incur a variety of costs and may potentially face numerous risks that could adversely affect our business and operations.
If appropriate opportunities become available, we may seek to acquire businesses, assets, technologies or products to enhance our business. In connection with any acquisitions, we could issue additional equity securities, which would dilute our existing stockholders, incur substantial debt to fund the acquisitions or assume significant liabilities.
Acquisitions involve many diverse risks and uncertainties, including problems evaluating or integrating the purchased operations, assets, technologies or products, as well as with unanticipated costs, liabilities, and economic, political, legal and regulatory challenges due to our inexperience operating in new regions or countries and we may fail to successfully integrate acquired companies or retain key personnel from the acquired company. To date, we have limited experience with acquisitions and the integration of acquired technology and personnel. Acquisitions may divert management’s time and attention from our core business. Acquisitions may require us to record goodwill and non-amortizable intangible assets that will be subject to testing on a regular basis and potential period impairment charges, incur amortization expenses related to certain intangible assets, and incur write offs and restructuring and other related expenses, any of which could harm our operating results and financial condition.
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New business strategies, especially those involving acquisitions, are inherently risky and may not be successful. Failure to successfully identify, complete, manage and integrate acquisitions could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We may not optimally manage our lines of business or product lines.
Consistent with our strategy to emphasize growth in our target markets, we continually evaluate our businesses so that they are aligned with our strategy and objectives. Over the years, we have also reorganized certain of our product lines, for example, to de-emphasize products used primarily for biorisk applications as the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic began to lessen or our discontinuation of inspection and training services. We may not be able to realize efficiencies and cost savings from our reorganization activities. There is no assurance that our efforts will be successful. If we do not successfully manage our lines of business or product lines, or any other similar activities that we may undertake in the future, expected efficiencies and benefits might be delayed or not realized, and our operations and business could be disrupted. Our ability to dispose of, exit or reconfigure businesses that may no longer be aligned with our growth strategy will depend on many factors, including the terms and conditions of any asset purchase and sale agreement or lease agreement, as well as industry, business and economic conditions. We may not be able to sell non-strategic businesses on terms that are acceptable to us, or at all. In addition, if the sale of any non-strategic business cannot be consummated or is not practical, alternative courses of action, including relocation of product lines or closure, may not be available to us or may be more costly than anticipated.
Risks Related to Our Customers and Suppliers
The loss of large customers could result in a material adverse effect to our financial results.
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, our top three customers represented approximately 46% and 47% of our revenue, respectively. These percentages may increase going forward as we continue to grow or develop additional relationships with new large customers. The loss of business from our large customers (whether by lower overall demand for our products, cancellation of existing contracts or product orders or the failure to incorporate our product designs or award us new business) could have a material adverse effect on our business.
There can be no assurance that we will be able to maintain our relationships with our large customers and secure orders for our products. If we are unable to maintain our relationships with our large customers, or if arrangements are modified so that the economic terms become less favorable to us, then our business, financial results and position could be materially adversely affected.
Certain of our commercial contracts with our customers, agreements with suppliers or co-development agreements with partners could be terminated or may not materialize into long-term contract partnership arrangements.
We have commercial contracts with our customers, agreements with suppliers and co-development agreements with partners. Some of these arrangements are evidenced by memorandums of understandings, letters of intent or onboarding arrangements, each of which will require further negotiation at later stages of development to include additional terms relating to pricing, volume and payment terms, or replacement by production or master agreements that have yet to be implemented under separately negotiated statements of work, each of which could be terminated or might not materialize into next-stage contracts or long-term contract partnership arrangements. If these arrangements are terminated or if we are unable to enter into next-stage contracts or long-term operational contracts, or if these arrangements get delayed or postponed, our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results may be materially adversely affected. These arrangements may also be subject to renegotiation, which may affect product pricing or operating expenses. Therefore, even if we are successful in entering into long-term contract partnership arrangements, the discontinuation of, the loss of business with respect to, or a lack of commercial success of a particular product or technology package for which we are a significant supplier or an unfavorable adjustment in terms could mean that the expected sales of our products, or cost of inputs, will not materialize on the expected timeline or terms or will be less favorable than anticipated, potentially materially and adversely affecting our business and prospects.
We are exposed to credit risk on our trade accounts receivables, supplier non-trade receivables, prepayments to manufacturers and SaaS subscription agreements, and this risk is heightened during periods when economic conditions worsen.
We sell certain of our products directly to small and mid-sized businesses and other customers. Our outstanding trade receivables are not covered by collateral, third-party bank support or financing arrangements or credit insurance. Our exposure to credit and collectability risk on our trade receivables is higher in certain markets and our ability to mitigate such risks may be limited. If one
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or more of our major customers were unable to pay our invoices as they become due or a customer simply refuses to make such payments if it experiences financial difficulties, our business would be adversely affected. If a major customer were to enter into bankruptcy proceedings or similar proceedings whereby contractual commitments are subject to stay of execution and the possibility of legal or other modification, we could be forced to record a substantial loss. From time to time, we may make prepayments associated with long-term supply agreements to secure supply of inventory components. While we are implementing procedures to monitor and limit exposure to credit risk on our trade and supplier non-trade receivables, there can be no assurance such procedures will effectively limit our credit risk and avoid losses.
We may not be able to anticipate changing customer and consumer preferences or respond quickly enough to changes in technology and standards to be able to develop and introduce commercially viable products.
Our ability to maintain and improve existing products, anticipate changes in technology, regulatory and other standards, and to successfully develop and introduce new and enhanced technologies and products on a timely basis will be a significant factor in our ability to be competitive and gain market acceptance. If we are unsuccessful or less successful than our competitors in predicting the course of market development, developing innovative products, processes, and/or use of materials, or adapting to new technologies or evolving regulatory, industry or customer requirements, we will suffer from a competitive disadvantage. We may need to adjust our strategy and projected timelines based on how certain technological challenges evolve over time. There is a risk that these challenges will not be overcome, and that our investments in research and developments initiatives will not lead to successful new products and a corresponding increase in revenue, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
We currently target many customers that are large corporations with substantial negotiating power and exacting product standards.
Many of our current and potential customers are large corporations that often possess significant leverage over their suppliers, and can successfully demand contract terms favorable to themselves, such as reserving the right to terminate their supply contracts for convenience. This disparate power has required, and may require in the future, that we accept less favorable contract terms. These large corporations also have exacting technical specifications and requirements that we may be unable to meet, thereby precluding our ability to secure sales. Meeting the technical requirements to secure and maintain significant contracts with any of these companies will require a substantial investment of our time and resources, and if we fail to comply with our customers’ technical specifications and standards, we may lose existing and future business. Even when we succeed in securing contracts, these large companies have been and may continue to be uncertain about their technical specifications for our products and may terminate our agreement or make a later determination that our products are not satisfactory. We therefore have no assurance that we can establish relationships with these companies, that our products will meet the needs of these or other companies, or that a contract with these companies will culminate in significant, or any, product sales. Even when we secure agreements with these companies, we may not be effective in negotiating contract terms or managing such relationships, which could adversely affect our future results of operations.
Furthermore, in some instances, these large companies may have internally developed products and solutions that are competitive to our products. These companies may have substantial research and development resources, which may allow them to acquire or develop independently, or in partnership with others, competitive technologies. Such activities may foreclose significant sales opportunities for our products.
Our suppliers could raise prices on key components, which may adversely affect our profitability.
Significant increases in the cost of certain components used in our products, to the extent they are not timely reflected in the price we charge our customers, could materially and adversely impact our results. For example, we have experienced significant increases in prices for certain electronic components and optical lenses, as well as significantly increased lead times. We sought to address these increases by carrying safety stock of critical components on deposit with our suppliers, evaluating alternative components, suppliers and processes, reviewing component substitution opportunities, and aggressively negotiating larger quantities with our vendors to provide for adequate supply. Certain of our key component manufacturers and suppliers have the ability, in our contracts, to periodically increase their prices. Accordingly, we cannot assure that it will not face increased prices in the future or, if we do, whether we will be effective in containing margin pressures from any further component price increases.
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Key components in our products come from limited or single source third party suppliers. Interruptions in our relationships with these third parties could adversely impact our business.
We rely on third parties to supply key components of our products. If any of our major third-party component suppliers experience interruptions, delays or disruptions in supplying their products or services, including by natural disasters, health epidemics and outbreaks, or work stoppages or capacity constraints, our ability to ship products to distributors and customers may be delayed. In addition, unfavorable economic conditions could result in financial distress among third-party suppliers upon which we rely, thereby increasing the risk of disruption of supplies necessary to fulfill our production requirements and meet customer demands. For example, in 2024, due to the reorganization of a vendor, we recorded a write down of a deposit of approximately $0.9 million. Additionally, if any of these third parties on whom we rely were to experience quality control problems in their operations and our products do not meet customer or regulatory requirements, we could be required to cover the cost of repair or replacement of any defective products. These delays or product quality issues could have an immediate and material adverse effect on our ability to fulfill orders and could have a negative effect on our operating results. In addition, such delays or issues with product quality could adversely affect our reputation and our relationship with our customers and distributors.
If these third parties experience financial, operational, manufacturing capacity or other difficulties, or experience shortages in required components, our supply may be disrupted, we may be required to seek alternate suppliers and we may be required to redesign our products. It would be time-consuming, and could be costly and impracticable, to begin to use new suppliers and such changes could cause significant interruptions in supply. Such changes could also have an adverse effect on our ability to meet our scheduled product deliveries and may subsequently lead to the loss of sales.
We believe there are a limited number of competent, high-quality suppliers in the industry that meet our strict quality and control standards, and as we seek to obtain additional or alternative supplier arrangements in the future, we may not be able to do so on satisfactory terms, in a timely manner, or at all. Our suppliers could also discontinue or modify components used in our products. In some cases, the lead times associated with certain components are lengthy and preclude rapid changes in quantities and delivery schedules. Developing alternate sources of supply for these components may be time-consuming, difficult, and costly and we may not be able to source these components on terms that are acceptable to us, or at all, which may undermine our ability to meet our requirements or to fill customer orders in a timely manner. Any interruption or delay in the supply of any of these parts or components, or the inability to obtain these parts or components from alternate sources at acceptable prices and within a reasonable amount of time, would adversely affect our ability to meet our scheduled product deliveries to our customers. This could adversely affect our relationships with customers and distributors and could cause delays in shipment of our products and adversely affect our operating results.
Risks Related to Our Products
Components used in our sensors may fail as a result of manufacturing, design or other defects over which we have no control and render our devices permanently inoperable.
We rely on third-party component suppliers to provide certain functionalities needed for the operation and use of our devices. Any errors or defects in such third-party technology could result in errors in our sensors that could harm our business. If these components have a manufacturing, design or other defect, they can cause our sensors to fail and render them permanently inoperable. As a result, we may have to replace these sensors at our sole cost and expense. Should we have a widespread problem of this kind, our reputation in the market could be adversely affected and our replacement of these sensors would harm our business.
Real or perceived false positive alerts or failure or perceived failure to generate alerts for actual threats or hazards, including fires or fire risks, electrical hazards, liquid leaks or machinery threats or failures, could adversely affect our customers and their operations, damage our brand and reputation and adversely affect our growth prospects and results of operations.
Certain of our products may be used for early fire, electrical hazard, liquid leak or machinery threats or failure detection, among other uses. A false positive alert, in which a threat or hazard is incorrectly identified, could result in an unnecessary rapid deployment of police officers and first responders, which may raise unnecessary fear among the occupants of a facility, and may be deemed a waste of police and first responder resources. A false negative, in which there is a failure to alert law enforcement or security personnel of an actual threat or hazard, could result in a less rapid or no response by police officers and first responders, increasing the probability of injury or loss of life. Both false positive alerts and the failure to generate alerts of actual threats or hazards may result in customer dissatisfaction, potential loss of confidence in our solutions, and potential liabilities to customers or other third parties, any of which could harm our reputation and adversely impact our business and operating results. Additionally, the perception of a false positive alert or of a failure to generate an alert, even when our customers understand that our solutions were utilized correctly, could lead to negative
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publicity or harm the public perception of our solutions, which could harm our reputation and adversely impact our business and operating results.
Product integration could face complications or unpredictable difficulties, which may adversely impact customer adoption of our products and our financial performance.
Our products are typically integrated into customer workflows, applications and other technology solutions. Required integration efforts can be time-consuming and costly and there is no guarantee that results will be satisfactory to the end customer. While we work with system integrators that lend their experience to these workstreams, unforeseen delays or setbacks could arise that would impair our ability to launch with key programs across our sectors of focus. One risk specific to the manufacturing target market is that many manufacturing customers have some form of legacy system, usually vibration monitors, that perform functions that overlap with some of the MSAI Connect functionality. In addition to the technical risks of integrating our products into our customers’ workflows, applications and other technology solutions, our customers must be comfortable with the cybersecurity and software integrity of our products, including the MSAI Connect system, and that the integration of our products will not disrupt our supply chain operations, which are typically continuous in nature. Customers must be convinced that their legacy systems alone are not adequate for predictive-maintenance, process-improvement or safety tasks. Moreover, customers must be convinced that the combination of their legacy systems with MSAI Connect, or any of our other products, will be materially better for their business and operations through the enhancement of predictive maintenance, process improvement or safety, and will generate returns on investment (e.g., through prevention of unexpected downtime, improved process yields or early fire detection) that are significantly in excess of the costs of the MSAI Connect system or any of our other products.
The complexity of our products could result in unforeseen delays or expenses from undetected defects, errors or reliability issues in hardware or software that could reduce the market adoption of our new products, damage our reputation with current or prospective customers, expose us to product liability and other claims and adversely affect our operating costs.
Our products are highly technical and very complex. They require high standards to manufacture and have in the past, and will likely in the future, experience defects, errors or reliability issues at various stages of development. We may be unable to timely release new products, manufacture existing products, correct problems that have arisen or correct such problems to our customers’ satisfaction. Additionally, undetected errors, defects or reliability issues, especially as new products are introduced or as new versions of existing products are released, could result in serious injury to the end users of technology incorporating our products, or those in the surrounding area, our customers never being able to commercialize technology incorporating our products, litigation against us, negative publicity and other consequences. Some errors or defects in our products may only be discovered after they have been tested, commercialized and deployed by customers. If that is the case, we may incur significant additional development costs and product recall, repair or replacement costs. These problems may also result in claims, including class actions, against us by our customers or others. Our reputation or brand may be damaged as a result of these problems and customers may be reluctant to buy our products, which could adversely affect our ability to retain existing customers and attract new customers and could adversely affect our financial results.
In addition, we could face material legal claims for breach of contract, product liability, fraud, tort or breach of warranty as a result of these problems. Defending a lawsuit, regardless of its merit, could be costly and may divert management’s attention and adversely affect the market’s perception of us and our products. In addition, our business liability insurance coverage could prove inadequate with respect to a claim and future coverage may be unavailable on acceptable terms or at all. These product-related issues could result in claims against us and our business could be adversely affected.
The markets in which we compete are characterized by technological change, which requires us to continue to develop new products and product innovations and could adversely affect market adoption of our products.
While we intend to invest substantial resources to remain at the forefront of technological development, continuing technological changes in sensing technology and the markets for these products could adversely affect adoption of our products, either generally or for particular applications. Our future success will depend upon our ability to develop and introduce a variety of new capabilities and innovations to our existing product offerings, as well as introduce a variety of new product offerings, to address the changing needs of the markets in which we offer our products. Delays in delivering new products that meet customer requirements could damage our relationships with customers and lead them to seek alternative sources of supply. Delays in introducing products and innovations, the failure to choose correctly among technical alternatives or the failure to offer innovative products or configurations at competitive prices may cause existing and potential customers to purchase our competitors’ products or turn to alternative sensing technology.
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If we are unable to devote adequate resources to develop products or cannot otherwise successfully develop products or system configurations that meet customer requirements on a timely basis or that remain competitive with technological alternatives, our products could lose market share, our revenue will decline, we may experience operating losses and our business and prospects will be adversely affected.
We may incur significant direct or indirect liabilities in connection with our product warranties which could adversely affect our business and operating results.
We typically offer a limited product warranty that requires our products to conform to the applicable specifications and be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a limited warranty period. As a result of increased competition and changing standards in our target markets, it may be required to increase our warranty period length and the scope of our warranty. To be competitive, we may be required to implement these increases before we are able to determine the economic impact of an increase. Accordingly, we may be at risk that any such warranty increase could result in foreseeable and unforeseeable losses.
In particular, the usage of our products by target customers could make us liable for warranty claims and pecuniary and reputational damages. In our target markets, our products may be placed in physical locations and environments that present harsh operating conditions, or that present a risk of product damage due to accidents or vandalism. This may result in more product failures than we anticipate and may require us to provide warranties for our products beyond our knowledge of their performance. This could increase the rate of customer returns and warranty claims, resulting in higher than expected operating costs for us. Product failures may also affect market acceptance of our products and our ability to win future business. Any negative publicity related to the perceived quality of our products could affect our brand image, partner and customer demand, and adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.
Risks Related to Our Financial Statements and Accounting
If we fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls, our ability to produce timely and accurate financial statements or comply with applicable regulations could be adversely affected.
We are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and the rules and regulations of Nasdaq. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other things, that we maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting. We are continuing to establish, develop and refine our disclosure controls, internal control over financial reporting, and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we will file with the SEC are recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the rules of and on the forms required by the SEC, and that information required to be disclosed in reports under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our principal executive and financial officers.
Any new controls that we develop may be inadequate because of changes in conditions in our business. Further, additional weaknesses in our internal controls may be discovered in the future. Any failure to develop or maintain effective controls, or any difficulties encountered in their implementation or improvement, could adversely affect our operating results or cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations, and may result in a restatement of our financial statements for prior periods. Any failure to implement and maintain effective internal controls also could adversely affect the results of periodic management evaluations and annual independent registered public accounting firm attestation reports regarding the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting that we are required to include in the periodic reports we will file with the SEC under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Ineffective disclosure controls and procedures and a lack of internal control over financial reporting could also cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial and other information.
In order to maintain and improve the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and our internal control over financial reporting, we have expended, and anticipate that we will continue to expend, significant resources, including accounting-related costs, and provide significant management oversight. Any failure to maintain the adequacy of our internal controls, or consequent inability to produce accurate financial statements on a timely basis, could increase our operating costs and could materially and adversely affect our ability to operate our business. If our internal controls are perceived as inadequate or that we are unable to produce timely or accurate financial statements, investors may lose confidence in our operating results.
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Our independent registered public accounting firm will not be required to formally attest to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting until after we are no longer an emerging growth company or smaller reporting company. At such time, our independent registered public accounting firm may issue a report that is adverse in the event we are not satisfied with the level at which our controls are documented, designed, or operating. Any failure to maintain effective disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting could have a material and adverse effect on our business and operating results.
We are exposed to the risk of write-downs on the value of our inventory and other assets, in addition to purchase commitment cancellation risk.
We write down our inventories that exceed anticipated demand, or for which cost exceeds net realizable value. We review long-lived assets including capital assets held at our suppliers’ facilities, for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate the assets may not be recoverable. If we determine that an impairment has occurred, we record a write-down equal to the amount by which the carrying value of the asset exceeds its fair value. For example, we recorded an inventory write-down of $0.5 million and $2.3 million which was charged to costs of goods sold for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, related to customer demand and prevailing market conditions.
We order components for our products and build inventory in advance of product manufacturing and shipments. Because our target markets are volatile, competitive and subject to rapid technology and price changes, and because we have limited sales history in certain new end-markets, there is a risk we will forecast incorrectly and order or produce excess or insufficient amounts of components or products or not fully utilize our purchase commitments.
Our ability to use our net operating loss carryforwards and certain other tax attributes may be limited.
As of December 31, 2025, we had $10.1 million of U.S. federal net operating loss carryforwards available to reduce future taxable income. Our U.S. federal operating loss carryforwards will be carried forward indefinitely for U.S. federal tax purposes. Of our U.S. state net operating loss carryforwards, the earliest that any will expire is 2032. It is possible that we will not generate taxable income in time to use these net operating loss carryforwards before their expiration (or that it will not generate taxable income at all). Under legislative changes made in December 2017, U.S. federal net operating losses incurred in 2018 and in future years may be carried forward indefinitely, but the deductibility of such net operating losses is limited.
In addition, our federal and state net operating loss carryforwards and certain tax credits may be subject to significant limitations under Section 382 and Section 383 of the Code, respectively, and similar provisions of state law. Under those sections of the Code, if a corporation undergoes an “ownership change,” the corporation’s ability to use its pre-change net operating loss carryforwards and other pre-change attributes, such as research tax credits, to offset its post-change income or tax may be limited. In general, an “ownership change” will occur if there is a cumulative change in our ownership by “5-percent shareholders” that exceeds 50 percentage points over a rolling three-year period. Similar rules may apply under state tax laws. We have and may in the future experience an ownership change as a result of subsequent shifts in our stock ownership (some of which shifts are outside of our control). As a result, our ability to use our pre-change federal NOLs and other tax attributes to offset future taxable income and taxes could be subject to limitations. For these reasons, we may be unable to use a material portion of our NOLs and other tax attributes, which could adversely affect our future net income and cash flows.
Unanticipated changes in effective tax rates or adverse outcomes resulting from examination of our income or other tax returns could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
We are subject to income taxes in the United States, and our tax liabilities are subject to the allocation of expenses in differing jurisdictions. Our future effective tax rates could be subject to volatility or adversely affected by a number of factors, including:
| ● | changes in the valuation of our deferred tax assets and liabilities; |
| ● | expected timing and amount of the release of any tax valuation allowances; |
| ● | tax effects of share-based compensation; |
| ● | costs related to intercompany restructurings; |
| ● | changes in tax laws, regulations or interpretations thereof; or |
| ● | lower than anticipated future earnings in jurisdictions where we have lower statutory tax rates and higher than anticipated future earnings in jurisdictions where we have higher statutory tax rates. |
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In addition, we may be subject to audits of our income, sales and other transaction taxes by taxing authorities. Outcomes from these audits could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
Risks Related to Our Intellectual Property, Information Technology and Cybersecurity
We are subject to cybersecurity risks to operational systems, security systems, infrastructure, firmware in our thermal infrared technology and customer data processed by us or third-party vendors or suppliers and any material failure, weakness, interruption, cyber event, incident or breach of security could prevent us from effectively operating our business.
We rely on computer systems, hardware, software, technology infrastructure and online sites and networks for both internal and external operations that are critical to our business (collectively, “IT Systems”). We own and manage some of these IT Systems but also rely on third parties for a range of IT Systems and related products and services, including but not limited to cloud computing services. We and certain of our third-party providers collect, maintain and process data about customers, employees, business partners and others, including information about individuals, as well as proprietary information belonging to our business such as trade secrets (collectively, “Confidential Information”).
We face numerous and evolving cybersecurity risks that threaten the confidentiality, integrity and availability of our IT Systems and Confidential Information, including from diverse threat actors, such as Company insiders (through inadvertence or with malicious intent) or from malicious third parties (including nation-states or nation-state-supported actors), as well as through diverse attack vectors, such as social engineering/phishing, malware (including ransomware), malfeasance by insiders, human or technological error, and as a result of malicious code. For example, we are at risk for interruptions, outages and breaches of: operational systems, including business, financial, accounting, product development, data processing or production processes, owned by us or our third-party vendors or suppliers; facility security systems, owned by us or our third-party vendors or suppliers; in-product technology owned by us or our third-party vendors or suppliers; the integrated software in our thermal infrared solutions; or customer data that we process or our third-party vendors or suppliers process on our behalf. Such cyber incidents could materially disrupt operational systems; result in loss of intellectual property, trade secrets or other proprietary or competitively sensitive information; compromise certain information of customers, employees, suppliers, or others; jeopardize the security of our facilities; or affect the performance of in-product technology and the integrated software in our thermal infrared solutions. Remote and hybrid working arrangements at our company (and at many third-party providers) also increase cybersecurity risks due to the challenges associated with managing remote computing assets and security vulnerabilities that are present in many non-corporate and home networks. Additionally, any integration of AI/ML in our or any service providers’ operations, products or services is expected to pose new or unknown cybersecurity risks and challenges.
Cyberattacks are expected to accelerate on a global basis in frequency and magnitude as the techniques and tools – including AI – used by cyber attackers are becoming increasingly sophisticated, change frequently and may be difficult to detect for long periods of time. Although we maintain information technology measures designed to protect us against intellectual property theft, data breaches and other cyber incidents, such measures will require updates and improvements, and we cannot guarantee that such measures will be fully implemented, complied with or adequate to detect, prevent or mitigate cyber incidents. The implementation, maintenance, segregation and improvement of these systems requires significant management time, support and cost. Moreover, there are inherent risks associated with developing, improving, expanding and updating current systems, including the disruption of our data management, procurement, production execution, finance, supply chain and sales and service processes. These risks may affect our ability to manage our data and inventory, procure parts or supplies or produce, sell, deliver and service our solutions, adequately protect our intellectual property or achieve and maintain compliance with, or realize available benefits under, applicable laws, regulations and contracts. We cannot be sure that the IT Systems upon which we rely, including those of our third-party vendors or suppliers, will be effectively implemented, maintained or expanded as planned. If we do not successfully implement, maintain or expand these IT Systems as planned, our operations may be disrupted, our ability to accurately and timely report our financial results could be impaired, and deficiencies may arise in our internal control over financial reporting, which may impact our ability to certify our financial results. Moreover, our Confidential Information or intellectual property could be compromised or misappropriated and our reputation may be adversely affected. If these IT Systems do not operate as we expect them to, we may be required to expend significant resources to make corrections or find alternative sources for performing these functions.
We, and certain of our third-party providers, have experienced and expect to continue to experience actual and attempted cyberattacks of our IT networks, such as through phishing scams. Although none of these actual or attempted cyber-attacks have had a material adverse impact on our operations or financial condition, we cannot guarantee that any such incidents will not have such an impact in the future. A significant cyber incident could impact production capability, harm our reputation, cause us to breach our contracts with other parties or subject us to regulatory actions or litigation (including class actions), any of which could materially affect our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results. In addition, our insurance coverage for cyberattacks may not be
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sufficient to cover all the losses we may experience as a result of a cyber-incident. Any problems with our third-party cloud hosting providers, whether due to cybersecurity failures or other causes, could result in lengthy interruptions in our business. Furthermore, we cannot guarantee that any costs and liabilities incurred in relation to an attack or incident will be covered by our existing insurance policies or that applicable insurance will be available to us in the future on economically reasonable terms or at all.
Claims that we are infringing or misappropriating third-party intellectual property rights, whether successful or not, could subject us to costly and time-consuming litigation or expensive licenses, and adversely affect our business.
As of the date of this Annual Report, to our knowledge, the Company has not been party to or received notice of any intellectual property and related contractual litigation. Intellectual property and related contractual litigation could result in substantial costs and diversion of management resources, either of which could materially and adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition. Such claims may also divert management resources and attention away from other business efforts and force us to acquire intellectual property rights and licenses, which may involve substantial royalty or licensing payments that may not be acceptable to us. Further, a party making such a claim against us, if successful, could secure a judgment that requires us to pay substantial damages or such a party could obtain an injunction.
Thermal infrared technology is a heavily populated intellectual property field, in which many companies, both within and outside of the industry, hold patents covering such products and other adjacent technologies. In addition to patents, companies in the thermal infrared technology industry typically rely on copyrights and trade secrets to protect their technology. As a result, there has been frequent litigation in the thermal infrared technology industry based on allegations of patent infringement, misappropriation or other violations of intellectual property rights. We have received, and in the future may receive, inquiries from other intellectual property holders and we may become subject to claims that we infringe others’ intellectual property rights, particularly as our market presence increases, as our products expand to new use cases and geographies, and as we face increasing competition. In addition, parties may claim that our name and the branding of our products infringe their trademark rights in certain territories. If such a claim were to prevail, we may have to change the names of and branding of our products in the affected territories which could be costly and could cause market confusion.
Interruption or failure of our information technology and communications systems could impact our ability to effectively provide our services.
Our products include services and functionality that utilize data connectivity to monitor performance and timely capture opportunities to enhance performance and functionality. The availability and effectiveness of our services depend on the continued operation of information technology and communications systems. Our systems will be vulnerable to damage or interruption from, among others, physical theft, fire, terrorist attacks, natural disasters, power loss, war, telecommunications failures, viruses, denial or degradation of service attacks, ransomware, social engineering schemes, insider theft or misuse or other attempts to harm our systems. We utilize reputable third-party service providers or vendors for our data other than our source code, and these providers could also be vulnerable to harms similar to those that could damage our systems, including sabotage and intentional acts of vandalism causing potential disruptions.
Some of our systems will not be fully redundant, and our disaster recovery planning cannot account for all eventualities. Any problems with our third-party cloud hosting providers could result in lengthy interruptions in our business. In addition, our product services and functionality are highly technical and complex technology which may contain errors or vulnerabilities that could result in interruptions in our business or the failure of our systems.
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Under certain of our agreements, we are required to provide indemnification in the event our technology is alleged to infringe upon the intellectual property rights of third parties.
In certain of our agreements, we indemnify our licensees, manufacturing partners and suppliers for claims that our products infringe the intellectual property rights of third parties. We could incur significant expenses defending these partners if they are sued for patent infringement based on allegations related to our technology. In addition, if a partner were to lose a lawsuit and in turn seek indemnification from us, we could be subject to significant monetary liabilities. While such contracts typically give us multiple remedies for addressing instances of infringements, such remedies, such as product modification or the purchase of licenses, could be expensive and difficult to administer.
We utilize third-party licensed software for use in our business, and the inability to maintain these licenses, errors in the software, or the terms of open-source licenses could result in increased costs or reduced service levels, which would adversely affect our business.
Our business relies on certain third-party software obtained under licenses from other companies. We anticipate that we will continue to rely on such third-party software in the future. Although we believe that there are commercially reasonable alternatives to the third-party software we currently license, these alternatives may not always be available, or it may be difficult or costly to switch to an alternative. In addition, integration of new third-party software may require significant work and require substantial investment of our time and resources. Our uses of additional or alternative third-party software would require us to enter into license agreements with third parties, which may not be available on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. This third-party technology may currently or could, in the future, infringe the intellectual property rights of third parties or the licensors may not have sufficient rights to the technology they license us in all jurisdictions in which we may sell our solutions. The licensors of the third-party technology we use may discontinue their offerings or change the prices for and other terms under which their technology is licensed. If we are unable to continue to license any of this technology on terms we find acceptable, or if there are quality, security, or other substantive issues with any of this technology, we may face delays in releases of our solutions or we may be required to find alternative vendors or remove functionality from our solutions. In addition, our inability to obtain certain licenses or other rights might require us to engage in potentially costly and time-consuming dispute resolution or litigation regarding these matters. Many of the risks associated with the use of third-party software cannot be eliminated, and these risks could negatively affect our business.
Some of the third-party software used by us is licensed under the terms of open-source software licenses. Companies that incorporate open-source software into their technologies have, from time to time, faced claims challenging the use of open-source software and/or compliance with open-source license terms. As a result, we could be subject to lawsuits by parties claiming ownership of what we believe to be open-source software or claiming noncompliance with open-source licensing terms. Some open-source software licenses require users who distribute such software to publicly disclose all or part of the source code to such software and/or make available any derivative works of the open-source code, which could include valuable proprietary code of the user, on unfavorable terms or at no cost. While we monitor the use of open-source software and attempt to ensure that open-source software is not used in a manner that would require us to disclose our internally developed source code or that would otherwise breach the terms of an open-source agreement, such use could inadvertently occur. The terms of many open-source software licenses have not been interpreted by U.S. courts, and there is a risk that such licenses could be construed in a manner that could impose unanticipated conditions or restrictions on our ability to sell our products. Any requirement to disclose our internally developed source code or pay damages for breach of contract could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations and could help our competitors develop services that are similar to or better than ours.
We have integrated, and may continue to integrate, open-source AI models in certain aspects of our business. Given that AI is a rapidly developing technology that is in its early stages of business use, it presents a number of operational, compliance and reputational risks. Please see “— Risks Related to Our Use of Artificial Intelligence” for more information. We rely on the availability of certain open-source AI models. If such AI models were no longer available or free to use, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
We rely on our unpatented proprietary technology, copyrights, trade secrets, proprietary processes and know-how.
We rely on laws and regulations applicable to proprietary intellectual property, technology and information (including, for example, trade secrets, know-how and confidential information) to protect intellectual property that may not be patentable or subject to copyright or trademark protection, or that we believe is best protected by means that do not require public disclosure. We may seek to protect this proprietary information and trade secrets by entering into confidentiality agreements, or consulting, services or employment agreements that contain non-disclosure and non-use provisions with our employees, consultants, contractors and third parties. We may
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fail, however, to enter into the necessary agreements, and even if properly executed and entered into, these agreements may be breached or may otherwise fail to prevent disclosure, third-party infringement or misappropriation of our proprietary information and trade secrets, may be limited as to their term and may not provide an adequate remedy in the event of unauthorized disclosure or use of proprietary information. Additionally, we have limited control over the protection of trade secrets used by our current or future manufacturing partners and suppliers and could lose future trade secret protection if any unauthorized disclosure of such information occurs. In addition, our proprietary information may otherwise become known or be independently developed by our competitors or other third parties. Furthermore, laws regarding trade secret rights in certain markets where we operate may afford little or no protection to our trade secrets.
We may be subject to damages resulting from claims that we or our employees have wrongfully used or disclosed alleged trade secrets of our employees’ former employers.
We may be subject to claims that we or our employees have inadvertently or otherwise used or disclosed trade secrets or other proprietary information of one or more of an employee’s former employers. Litigation may be necessary to defend us against these claims. If we fail in defending such claims, in addition to paying monetary damages, we may lose valuable intellectual property rights or personnel. A loss of key personnel or their work product could hamper or prevent our ability to commercialize our products, which could severely harm our business. Even if we are successful in defending against any such claims, litigation could result in substantial costs and demand on management resources.
Risks Related to Our Use of Artificial Intelligence
Our use of AI poses specific risks related to intellectual property, including uncertainty concerning the degree and extent of protection warranted for intellectual property developed with AI.
A number of aspects of intellectual property protection in the field of AI and machine learning are currently under development, and there is uncertainty and ongoing litigation in different jurisdictions as to the degree and extent of protection warranted for AI and machine learning systems and relevant system input and outputs. The law is also uncertain across jurisdictions regarding the copyright ownership of content that is produced in whole or in part by generative AI tools. If we fail to obtain protection for the intellectual property rights concerning our AI, machine learning, and automated decision-making technologies, including AI and machine learning algorithms and models (collectively, our “AI Technologies”), or later have our intellectual property rights invalidated or otherwise diminished, our competitors may be able to take advantage of our research and development efforts to develop competing products which could adversely affect our business, reputation and financial condition.
Given the long history of development of AI, other parties may have (or in the future may obtain) patents or other proprietary rights that would prevent, limit, or interfere with our ability to make, use, or sell our own AI Technologies.
We use AI Technologies in our business, and the development, use, and maintenance of these technologies involve technological and legal risk.
We are investing in AI Technologies. We expect that increased investment will be required in the future to develop and improve our AI Technologies. As with many technological innovations, there are significant risks involved in developing, maintaining and deploying these technologies and we cannot assure that the usage of, or our investments in, such technologies will always enhance our products or services or be beneficial to our business, including our efficiency or profitability.
In particular, if the models underlying our AI Technologies are incorrectly designed or implemented; trained or reliant on incomplete, inadequate, inaccurate, biased or otherwise poor quality data, or on data to which we do not have sufficient rights or in relation to which we and/or the providers of such data have not implemented sufficient legal compliance measures; used without sufficient oversight and governance to provide for their responsible use; and/or adversely impacted by unforeseen defects, technical challenges, cybersecurity threats or material performance issues, the performance of our products, services and business, as well as our reputation and the reputations of our customers, could suffer or we could incur liability resulting from the violation of laws or contracts to which we are a party or civil claims.
With respect to our products or services that incorporate our AI Technology or other AI technology, the market for such products and services is rapidly evolving and unproven in many industries, including our own, and important assumptions about the characteristics of targeted markets, pricing, sales cycles, cost, performance, and perceived value associated with our services or products may be inaccurate. We cannot be sure that the market will continue to grow or that it will grow in ways we anticipate. In addition, market acceptance and consumer perceptions of products and services that incorporate AI Technology is uncertain. Our failure to successfully
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develop and commercialize our products or services involving AI Technologies could depress the market price of our stock and impair our ability to raise capital, expand our business, provide, improve and diversify our product offerings, continue our operations and efficiently manage our operating expenses, and respond effectively to competitive developments.
In addition to our AI Technologies, we use AI technologies licensed from third parties in our technologies, and our ability to continue to use such technologies at the scale we need may be dependent on access to specific third-party software and infrastructure. We cannot control the availability or pricing of such third-party AI technologies, especially in a highly competitive environment, and we may be unable to negotiate favorable economic terms with the applicable providers. If any such third-party AI technologies become incompatible with our solutions or unavailable for use, or if the providers of such models unfavorably change the terms on which their AI technologies are offered or terminate their relationship with us, our solutions may become less appealing to our customers and our business will be harmed. In addition, to the extent any third-party AI technologies are used as a hosted service, any disruption, outage, or loss of information through such hosted services could disrupt our operations or solutions, damage our reputation, cause a loss of confidence in our solutions, or result in legal claims or proceedings, for which we may be unable to recover damages from the affected provider.
We develop products which are powered by AI Technologies, and dependence on and challenges in developing and maintaining such AI Technologies may adversely affect our operations and competitive position.
We are in varying stages of development in relation to our products and internal business processes involving AI Technologies. The continuous development, maintenance and operation of our AI Technologies is expensive and complex, and may involve unforeseen difficulties including material performance problems, undetected defects or errors. For instance, the models underlying AI Technologies can experience decay (also known as “model drift”) in which its performance and accuracy decreases over time without further human intervention to correct such decay.
We may not be successful in our ongoing development and maintenance of these technologies in the face of novel and evolving technical, reputational and market factors. Our efforts to develop proprietary AI models could increase our operating costs. Our ability to develop proprietary AI models may be limited by our access to processing infrastructure or training data, and we may be dependent on third-party providers for such resources.
We face significant competition from other companies in our industry in relation to the development and deployment of AI Technologies. Those other companies may develop AI Technologies that are similar or superior to ours and/or are more cost-effective and/or quicker to develop, deploy and maintain. Any inability to develop, offer or deploy new AI Technologies as effectively, as quickly and/or as cost-efficiently as our competitors could have a materially adverse impact on our operating results, customer relationships and growth.
Our business may be affected by the evolving regulatory framework for AI Technologies.
The regulatory framework for AI Technologies is rapidly evolving as many federal, state, and foreign government bodies and agencies have introduced or are currently considering additional laws and regulations. Already, certain existing legal regimes (e.g., relating to data privacy) regulate certain aspects of AI Technologies.
For example, in October 2023, the United States Government issued a broad Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence (the “2023 AI Order”), that sets out principles intended to guide AI design and deployment for the public and private sector and signals the increase in governmental involvement and regulation over AI Technologies. The 2023 AI Order established certain new requirements for the training, testing and cybersecurity of sophisticated AI models and large-scale computer centers used to train AI models. The 2023 AI Order also instructed several other federal agencies to promulgate additional regulations within specific timeframes from the date of the 2023 AI Order regarding the use and development of AI Technologies. Already agencies such as the Department of Commerce and the Federal Trade Commission have issued proposed rules governing the use and development of AI Technologies. Legislation related to AI Technologies has also been introduced at the federal level and is advancing at the state level. For example, the California Privacy Protection Agency is currently in the process of finalizing regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”) regarding the use of automated decision-making. In September 2024, California enacted seventeen new bills that further regulate use of AI Technologies and provide consumers with additional protections around companies’ use of AI Technologies, such as requiring companies to disclose certain uses of generative AI. These new bills may affect how we use AI Technologies in our business. For example, AB 1008 amends the CCPA to clarify that AI Technologies can generate output that is considered personal information, which would mean that California consumers have a right to
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request that such personal information generated by AI Technologies be deleted or corrected, pursuant to their rights under the CCPA. Such additional regulations may impact our ability to develop, use and commercialize AI Technologies in the future.
In Europe, on August 1, 2024, the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (the “EU AI Act”) entered into force, and establishes a comprehensive, risk-based governance framework for AI in the EU market. The majority of the substantive requirements will apply beginning August 2, 2026. The EU AI Act applies to companies that develop, use and/or provide AI in the EU and includes requirements around transparency, conformity assessments and monitoring, risk assessments, human oversight, security, accuracy, general purpose AI and foundation models, and fines for breach of up to 7% of worldwide annual turnover. In addition, on September 28, 2022, the European Commission proposed two Directives seeking to establish a harmonized civil liability regime for AI in the EU, in order to facilitate civil claims in respect of harm caused by AI and to include AI-enabled products within the scope of the EU’s existing strict product liability regime. Once fully applicable, the EU AI Act and the Liability Directives will have a material impact on the way AI is regulated in the EU. Further, in Europe we are subject to the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”), which regulates our use of personal data for automated decision making that results in a legal or similarly significant effect on an individual, and provides rights to individuals in respect of that automated decision making. Recent case law from the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) has taken an expansive view of the scope of the GDPR’s requirements around automated decision making and introduced uncertainty in the interpretation of these rules. Specifically, the CJEU has expanded the scope for automated decision making under the GDPR by finding that automated decision making activities can fall within the GDPR’s restrictions on those activities even if the required legal or similarly significant effect for the individual is carried out by a third party, in certain circumstances. The EU AI Act, and developing interpretation and application of the GDPR in respect of automated decision making, together with developing guidance and/or decisions in this area, may affect our use of AI Technologies and our ability to provide, improve or commercialize our services, require additional compliance measures and changes to our operations and processes, result in increased compliance costs and potential increases in civil claims against us, and could adversely affect our business, operations and financial condition.
While new AI Technologies initiatives, laws, and regulations are emerging and evolving, what they ultimately will look like remains uncertain, and our obligation to comply with them could entail significant costs, negatively affect our business, or entirely limit our ability to incorporate certain AI Technologies into our offerings.
It is possible that further new laws and regulations will be adopted in the United States and in other non-U.S. jurisdictions, or that existing laws and regulations, including competition and antitrust laws, may be interpreted in ways that would limit our ability to use AI Technologies for our business, or require us to change the way we use AI Technologies in a manner that negatively affects the performance of our products, services, and business and the way in which we use AI Technologies. We may need to expend resources to adjust our products or services in certain jurisdictions if the laws, regulations, or decisions are not consistent across jurisdictions. Further, the cost to comply with such laws, regulations, or decisions and/or guidance interpreting existing laws, could be significant and would increase our operating expenses (such as by imposing additional reporting obligations regarding our use of AI Technologies). Such an increase in operating expenses, as well as any actual or perceived failure to comply with such laws and regulations, could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Risks Related to Our Regulatory Compliance
If we fail to comply with the laws and regulations relating to the collection of sales tax and payment of income taxes in the various states in which we do business, we could be exposed to unexpected costs, expenses, penalties and fees as a result of our non-compliance, which could harm our business.
By engaging in business activities in the United States, we become subject to various state laws and regulations, including requirements to collect sales tax from our sales within those states, and the payment of income taxes on revenue generated from activities in those states. A successful assertion by one or more states that we were required to collect sales or other taxes or to pay income taxes where we did not could result in substantial tax liabilities, fees and expenses, including substantial interest and penalty charges, which could harm our business.
Our government contracting activities are subject to government contracting regulations, including increasingly complex regulations on cybersecurity, and our failure to comply with such laws and regulations could harm our operating results and prospects.
Our government contracting activities, like other government contractors, may become subject to various oversight, reviews and investigations relating to our compliance with applicable federal and state laws and regulations. More routinely, the government or governmental entity may audit our contracts with them. Such audits could result in adjustments to our contract prices or costs. We have
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recorded contract revenues based upon prices and costs we expect to realize. If the government or governmental entity discovers improper or illegal activities or contractual non-compliance (including improper billing), we may be subject to various civil and criminal penalties and administrative sanctions, which may include termination of contracts, forfeiture of profits, suspension of payments, fines and suspension or debarment from doing business.
Certain government contracting agencies have adopted rules and regulations requiring contractors to implement a set of cybersecurity measures to attain the safeguarding of contractor systems that process, store, or transmit certain information. Implementation and compliance with these cybersecurity requirements is complex and costly, and could result in unforeseen expenses, lower profitability and, in the case of non-compliance, penalties and damages, all of which could have an adverse effect on our business. The cybersecurity requirements also impact our supply base which could impact cost, schedule and performance on programs if suppliers do not meet the requirements and therefore, do not qualify to support the programs.
We are subject to U.S. anti-corruption and anti-money laundering laws. We can face criminal liability and other serious consequences for violations, which can harm our business.
We are subject to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.S. domestic bribery statute contained in 18 U.S.C. § 201, the U.S. Travel Act, the Money Laundering Control Act 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956 and 1957, and other anti-bribery and anti-money laundering laws. Anti-corruption laws are interpreted broadly and prohibit companies and their employees, agents, contractors and other collaborators from authorizing, promising, offering or providing, directly or indirectly, improper payments or anything else of value to recipients in the public or private sector and failing to prevent bribery, and require that we keep accurate books and records and maintain internal accounting controls designed to prevent any such actions. We can be held liable for the corrupt or other illegal activities of our employees, agents, contractors and other collaborators, even if we do not explicitly authorize or have actual knowledge of such activities. Any violations of the laws and regulations described above may result in substantial civil and criminal fines and penalties, imprisonment, the loss of export or import privileges, debarment, tax reassessments, breach of contract and fraud litigation, reputational harm and other consequences.
As we increase our international cross-border business and expand our operations abroad, we may continue to engage with business partners and third-party intermediaries to market our services and to obtain necessary permits, licenses and other regulatory approvals. In addition, we or our third-party intermediaries may have direct or indirect interactions with officials and employees of government agencies or state-owned or affiliated entities. We can be held liable for the corrupt or other illegal activities of these third-party intermediaries, our employees, representatives, contractors, partners and agents, even if we do not explicitly authorize such activities. We cannot assure you that all of our employees and agents will not take actions in violation of our policies and applicable law, for which we may be ultimately held responsible. As we increase our international business, the risks under these laws may increase.
Detecting, investigating and resolving actual or alleged violations of anti-corruption laws can require a significant diversion of time, resources and attention from management. In addition, noncompliance with anti-corruption or anti-bribery laws could subject us to whistleblower complaints, investigations, sanctions, settlements, prosecution, enforcement actions, fines, damages, other civil or criminal penalties, injunctions, suspension or debarment from contracting with certain persons, reputational harm, adverse media coverage and other collateral consequences. If any subpoenas are received or investigations are launched, or governmental or other sanctions are imposed, or if we do not prevail in any possible civil or criminal proceeding, our business, operating results and financial condition could be materially harmed.
Our products are frequently used in applications that are subject to evolving regulations and standards.
Our customers may use our products for regulated and standardized applications that require our products to comply with regulations and standards that are applicable to both our products and to those industries and applications, including functional safety and product reliability standards. New regulations and industry standards may be adopted that result in delays or cancellations of programs. If we decide not to pursue or fail to achieve these regulatory or industry certifications, we may lose existing or potential commercial opportunities or be exposed to legal liability from regulators.
We are subject to, and must remain in compliance with, numerous laws and governmental regulations concerning the manufacturing, use, distribution and sale of our products. Some of our customers also require that we comply with their own unique requirements relating to these matters.
We manufacture and sell products that contain components, which may contain materials or capabilities that are subject to government regulation in both the locations where we manufacture and assemble our products, as well as the locations where we sell
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our products. For example, we are subject to U.S. Department of Commerce regulations on our high-resolution cameras, which prevents us from selling certain products to certain potential foreign customers. Additionally, we are subject to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) regulations on certain biorisk products cleared by the FDA under Section 510(k) biorisk products we have sold in the past. Manufacturers are required to certify in product labeling and in reports to the FDA that their products comply with applicable performance standards as well as maintain manufacturing, testing, and distribution records for their products. Failure to comply with these requirements could result in enforcement action by the FDA, which could require us to cease distribution of such products, recall or remediate products already distributed to customers, or subject us to FDA enforcement.
Navigating these various regulatory regimes may be a complex process requiring continual monitoring of regulations and an ongoing compliance process to provide that we and our suppliers are in compliance with existing regulations in each market where we operate. If there is an unanticipated new regulation that significantly impacts our uses and sourcing of various components or requires more expensive components, that regulation could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. If we are not currently in compliance with existing regulations, or we fail to adhere to new regulations or fail to continually monitor the updates, we may incur costs in remedying our non-compliance and it may disrupt our operations.
Failures, or perceived failures, to comply with privacy, data protection, and information security requirements in the variety of jurisdictions in which we operate may adversely impact our business, and such legal requirements are evolving, uncertain and may require improvements in, or changes to, our policies and operations.
Our current and potential future operations and sales subject us and our vendors to certain laws and regulations addressing privacy and the collection, use, storage, disclosure, transfer and protection of a variety of data. While, generally, we engage in limited processing of personal information, and, therefore, have limited exposure to current regimes, such as the CCPA and the General Data Protection Regulation, the application and interpretation of these regimes are constantly evolving. Therefore, it is possible that new laws, regulations and other requirements, amendments or changes in interpretations of existing laws, regulations and requirements may require us to incur significant costs, implement new processes or change our handling of information and business operations.
We endeavor to continually assess the continually evolving privacy and data security regimes and implement measures we believe are appropriate in response. Any failure, or perceived failure, by us to comply with current and future regulatory or customer-driven privacy, data protection, and information security requirements, or to prevent or mitigate security breaches, cyberattacks, or improper access to, use of, or disclosure of data, or any security issues or cyberattacks affecting us, could result in significant liability, costs (including the costs of mitigation and recovery), and a material loss of revenue resulting from the adverse impact on our reputation and brand, loss of proprietary information and data, disruption to our business and relationships, and diminished ability to retain or attract customers and business partners. Such events may result in governmental enforcement actions and prosecutions, private litigation, fines and penalties or adverse publicity, and could cause customers and business partners to lose trust in us, which could have an adverse effect on our reputation and business. Such events may result in governmental enforcement actions and prosecutions, private litigation, fines and penalties or adverse publicity, and could cause customers and business partners to lose trust in us, which could have an adverse effect on our reputation and business.
We are subject to governmental export and import controls and economic sanctions laws and regulations. Our failure to comply with these laws and regulations could materially adversely affect our business, prospects, reputation, financial condition and results of operations.
Our products and solutions are subject to certain U.S. and foreign export controls, trade sanctions, and import laws and regulations, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Customs regulations, ITAR as administered by the U.S. Department of State, and various economic and financial trade sanctions regulations and embargoes administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Controls and the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, and other relevant sanctions authorities. For example, exporting our thermal cameras, infrared cameras, or infrared sensors to certain countries may be restricted by the U.S. government’s thermal camera export restrictions and may fall under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. Pursuant to these laws and regulations, we are required, among other things, to (i) maintain a registration under the ITAR (which controls the export of defense-related items and services), (ii) determine the proper licensing jurisdiction and export classification of products, software, and technology, and (iii) obtain licenses or other forms of U.S. government authorization to engage in the conduct of our business.
Changes in U.S. foreign trade control laws and regulations, or reclassifications of our products or technologies, may restrict our operations. In addition, complying with export control and sanctions regulations for a particular sale may be time-consuming and create delays in the introduction of our products and solutions in some international markets, should we pursue such international
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expansion, and, in some cases, prevent the export of our software and services to some countries altogether. Exports of our products and technology must be made in compliance with these laws and regulations. If a license or approval is required from a government agency prior to sale, no exports may occur until the appropriate approvals are obtained. The inability to secure and maintain necessary licenses and other authorizations could negatively impact our ability to compete successfully or to operate our business as planned. Any changes in the export control regulations or U.S. government licensing policy may restrict our operations. Given the great discretion the government has in issuing or denying such authorizations to advance U.S. national security and foreign policy interests, there can be no assurance we will be successful in our future efforts to secure and maintain necessary licenses, registrations, or other U.S. government regulatory approvals.
Although we have implemented procedures and safeguards, that are reasonably designed to maintain compliance with export controls, import laws, and economic and financial sanctions, there is no certainty that all of our employees or agents for which we may be held responsible, suppliers, manufacturers, contractors or collaborators, or those of our affiliates, will comply with all applicable export and import control and sanctions laws and regulations. Our global operations expose us to the risk of violating, or being accused of violating, economic and trade sanctions laws and regulations. Violations of these laws and regulations could result in significant penalties, including civil fines, criminal sanctions against us, our officers, or our employees, imprisonment, the closing down of facilities, including those of our suppliers and manufacturers, disgorgement of profits, injunctions and debarment from government contracts, requirements to obtain export licenses, cessation of business activities in sanctioned countries, implementation of compliance programs, and prohibitions on the conduct of our business. Any such violations could include prohibitions on our ability to offer our products in one or more countries, as well as difficulties in manufacturing or continuing to develop our products, and could materially adversely affect our reputation, our brand, our international expansion efforts, our ability to attract and retain employees, and our business, prospects, operating results and financial condition.
Changes to trade policy, tariffs and import/export regulations may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Any new export or import restrictions, new legislation or shifting approaches in the enforcement or scope of existing regulations, or changes in global, political, regulatory and economic conditions affecting U.S. trade, manufacturing, development or investment, could result in additional restrictions on our ability to conduct business. In recent years, the U.S. has instituted or proposed changes in trade policies that include the negotiation or termination of trade agreements, the imposition of higher tariffs on imports into the U.S., including from China, where we source the majority of our inventory purchases, economic sanctions on individuals, corporations or countries, and other government regulations affecting trade between the U.S. and other countries where we conduct our business. A number of other nations have proposed or instituted similar measures directed at trade with the United States in response. As a result of these developments, there may be greater restrictions and economic disincentives on international trade that could adversely affect our business.
If additional trade-related policies are instituted or if current trade-related policies are changed, we may need to modify our business operations to comply and adapt to such developments or source and procure products from alternative vendors, which may be time-consuming and expensive. Given significant lead times associated certain components or products sourced, trade-related policies may change between the time in which the product is ordered and when the product is received which may impact the cost of inventory purchases and our ability to accurately forecast or predict inventory costs and margin. Additionally, we may not be able to pass-through to our customers or distributors increased costs related to trade policies.
Failing to comply with increasing environmental regulations, as well as the effects of potential environmental liabilities, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
We, like other industry participants including our customers, are subject to various federal, state, local and international environmental laws and regulations. We may be subject to increasingly stringent environmental standards in the future, particularly as greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions and climate change regulations and initiatives increase. Future developments, administrative actions or liabilities relating to environmental and climate change matters could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
The EPA has focused regulations that aim to reduce GHGs, maintaining that GHGs threaten the public health and welfare of the American people. The EPA also maintains that GHG emissions from on-road vehicles contribute to that threat. The EPA’s endangerment finding covers emissions of six GHGs. The EPA’s continuing efforts to limit GHG emissions could adversely affect our manufacturing operations, increase prices for energy, fuel and transportation, require us to accommodate changes in parameters, such as the way parts are manufactured, and may, in some cases, require us to redesign certain of our products. This, or other federal or state
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regulations, could lead to increased costs, which we may not be able to recover from customers, delays in product shipments and loss of market share to competitors. Regulatory changes or failure by a business to meet applicable requirements could disrupt that business or force a closure or relocation of the business.
Additionally, environmental laws, regulations and policies could limit our customers’ exploration and production activities. Such developments, which could increase costs for our customers, could negatively impact demand for our products and services. In addition, heightened political, regulatory and public scrutiny, including lawsuits, could expose us or our customers to increased legal and regulatory proceedings, which could be time-consuming, costly, or result in substantial legal liability or significant reputational harm.
Our manufacturing operations, including former operations, could expose us to material environmental liabilities. Some environmental laws, regulations and policies provide for joint and several liability for remediation of spills and releases of hazardous substances. In addition, we or our customers may be subject to claims alleging personal injury or property damage because of alleged exposure to hazardous substances, as well as damage to natural resources. These laws and regulations may expose us or our customers to liability for the conduct of or conditions caused by others, or for our acts or for the acts of our customers. Additionally, companies that we acquire may have environmental liabilities that might not be accurately assessed or brought to our attention at the time of the acquisition.
Additional Risks Relating to Ownership of Our Securities
We have been notified by Nasdaq of our failure to comply with certain continued listing requirements. If we are unable to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s continued listing requirements, our Common Stock and Public Warrants (as defined below) could be delisted. If we are not able to maintain a listing on a national exchange for our securities, the trading market for our securities will be adversely affected.
Our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) and Public Warrants are listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market. To maintain our listing, we are required to satisfy continued listing requirements. We may not be able to satisfy such continued listing requirements, which include that the closing bid price of our Common Stock be at least $1.00 per share (the “Bid Price Requirement”).
On May 15, 2025, we received a letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of Nasdaq (the “Staff”) notifying us that we were no longer in compliance with the Bid Price Requirement, as set forth in Listing Rule 5550(a)(2), for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market.
In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), we had an initial period of 180 calendar days, or until November 11, 2025, to regain compliance with the Bid Price Requirement. As of November 11, 2025, the closing bid price of our Common Stock was above $1.00 for 10 consecutive trading days. However, on November 14, 2025, the closing bid price of our Common Stock was below $1.00, and on November 17, 2025, we were notified that Nasdaq was exercising its discretion to continue monitoring our stock price beyond this 10-day period pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(H).
On November 19, 2025, we were notified that the Staff has determined to grant the Company an extension of an additional 180 calendar days, or until May 11, 2026, to regain compliance with the Bid Price Requirement.
To the extent we have not demonstrated compliance with the Bid Price Requirement by the deadline provided by the Staff, we intend to effect a reverse stock split of the Common Stock in order to regain compliance within the extension period granted by the Staff. Although we are taking definitive steps to evidence compliance with all applicable criteria for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market, we may not be able to timely regain compliance with the Bid Price Requirement within the extension period granted by the Staff, or we may not be able to maintain compliance with other applicable Nasdaq listing criteria in the future.
If we are delisted from Nasdaq, our securities may be eligible for trading on an over-the-counter market. If we are not able to obtain a listing on another stock exchange or quotation service for our securities, it may be extremely difficult or impossible for stockholders to sell their shares. If we are delisted from Nasdaq, but obtain a substitute listing for our securities, it will likely be on a market with less liquidity, and therefore experience potentially more price volatility than experienced on Nasdaq. Stockholders may not be able to sell their securities on any such substitute market in the quantities, at the times, or at the prices that could potentially be available on a more liquid trading market. As a result of these factors, if our securities are delisted from Nasdaq, the value and liquidity
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of our securities would likely be significantly adversely affected. Delisting of our securities from Nasdaq could also adversely affect our ability to obtain financing for our operations and/or result in a loss of confidence by investors, employees and/or business partners.
In the event of a delisting, we can provide no assurance that any action taken by us to restore compliance with listing requirements would allow our securities to become listed again, stabilize the market price or improve the liquidity of our securities, prevent our securities from dropping below the Nasdaq Bid Price Requirement or prevent future non-compliance with the listing requirements of Nasdaq.
Due to their ownership of our stock, our directors and executive officers may be able to control or exert substantial influence over all matters submitted to our stockholders for approval, including the election of directors and amendments of our organizational documents, and an approval right over any acquisition or liquidation of our company.
As of December 31, 2025, our directors and executive officers and related entities collectively beneficially own approximately 51% of our outstanding shares of Common Stock. Accordingly, they are able to control or exert substantial influence over all matters, including matters submitted to our stockholders for approval, such as the election of directors and amendments of our organizational documents, and an approval right over any acquisition or liquidation of our company. These stockholders may have interests that differ from those of the other stockholders and, subject to their fiduciary duties, may vote in a way with which the other stockholders disagree and which may be adverse to their interests. This concentrated control may have the effect of delaying, preventing or deterring a change in control of our Company, could deprive our stockholders of an opportunity to receive a premium for their capital stock as part of a sale of our company, and might ultimately affect the market price of shares of our Common Stock.
We incur significant costs as a result of operating as a public company, and our management devotes and will continue to devote substantial time to new compliance initiatives.
We have incurred significant legal, accounting and other expenses as a public company that we would not incur as a private company, and these expenses may increase even more after the Company is no longer an emerging growth company, as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act. As a public company, we are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, and are required to comply with the applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as well as rules and regulations of the SEC and Nasdaq, including the establishment and maintenance of effective disclosure and financial controls, changes in corporate governance practices and required filing of annual, quarterly and current reports with respect to our business and results of operations. Any failure to develop or maintain effective controls or any difficulties encountered in their implementation or improvement could harm our results of operations or cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations. These rules and regulations have substantially increased our legal and financial compliance costs and make some activities more time-consuming and costly. Furthermore, if any issues in complying with those requirements are identified (for example, if the auditors identify a material weakness or significant deficiency in our internal control over financial reporting), we could incur additional costs rectifying those issues, and the existence of those issues could adversely affect our reputation or investor perceptions of us. We cannot predict or estimate the amount or timing of potential additional costs it may incur to maintain compliance with these existing requirements or to respond to changes in these requirements. The impact of these requirements could also make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified persons to serve on our board of directors and board committees, or as executive officers.
The price and trading volume of our securities may fluctuate dramatically.
The price and trading volume of our securities may fluctuate due to a variety of factors, including:
| ● | changes in the industries in which we and our customers operate; |
| ● | developments involving our competitors; |
| ● | changes in laws and regulations affecting our business; |
| ● | variations in our operating performance and the performance of our competitors in general; |
| ● | actual or anticipated fluctuations in our quarterly or annual operating results; |
| ● | publication of research reports by securities analysts about us or our competitors or our industry; |
| ● | the public’s reaction to our press releases, our other public announcements and our filings with the SEC; |
| ● | actions by stockholders, including the sale by significant stockholders of any of their shares of our Common Stock; |
| ● | additions and departures of key personnel; |
| ● | commencement of, or involvement in, litigation involving our company; |
| ● | changes in our capital structure; |
| ● | the volume of shares of our Common Stock available for public sale; and |
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| ● | general economic and political conditions, such as recessions, interest rates, local and national elections, fuel prices, international currency fluctuations, corruption, political instability and acts of war or terrorism. |
Since the Business Combination, the trading price of our securities and the trading volume of our securities has fluctuated dramatically, and may continue to do so, including for the reasons described above or reasons unrelated to our business or industry, such as retail investor interest driven by activity on social media or in online forums.
We may redeem any unexpired SPAC Warrants prior to their exercise at a time that is disadvantageous to you, thereby making your warrants worthless.
In connection with our initial public offering, we issued warrants to purchase 8,625,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share (the “Public Warrants”) in registered form pursuant to the Warrant Agreement dated October 18, 2021, between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent, and Legacy SMAP. We have the ability to redeem outstanding Public Warrants, as well as the private placement warrants to purchase up to 506,250 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share issued in connection with our initial public offering (the “Private Placement Warrants” and together with the Public Warrants, the “SPAC Warrants”), at any time after they become exercisable and prior to their expiration at a price of $0.01 per warrant, provided that the last reported sales price of our shares equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and other similar transactions) for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading-day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which we give proper notice of such redemption and provided certain other conditions are met. Redemption of the outstanding SPAC Warrants could force you (i) to exercise your SPAC Warrants and pay the exercise price therefor at a time when it may be disadvantageous for you to do so, (ii) to sell your SPAC Warrants at the then-current market price when you might otherwise wish to hold your SPAC Warrants or (iii) to accept the nominal redemption price which, at the time the outstanding SPAC Warrants are called for redemption, is likely to be substantially less than the market value of your SPAC Warrants.
A substantial number of warrants are exercisable for our Common Stock, which will increase the number of shares eligible for future resale in the public market and result in dilution to our stockholders.
On October 24, 2025, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with 325 Capital and certain other accredited investors signatory thereto, pursuant to which it agreed to sell warrants (the “PIPE Warrants”) to purchase up to 68,459,652 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.409 per share, which are exercisable as of December 31, 2025. SPAC Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 9,131,250 shares of our Common Stock, at an exercise price of $11.50 are exercisable as of December 31, 2025 in accordance with the terms of the Warrant Agreement governing those securities. Additionally, in connection with the Business Combination, we issued and sold $6,805,000 in convertible promissory notes (the “Financing Notes”), and warrants (the “Financing Warrants”) to purchase 340,250 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share pursuant to the Subscription Agreement, dated December 1, 2023, by and between Legacy SMAP and the investors thereto (the “Financing”), which Financing Warrants are exercisable for the five-year period following the consummation of the Business Combination. To the extent such warrants are exercised, additional shares of our Common Stock will be issued, which will result in dilution to the holders of our Common Stock and increase the number of shares eligible for resale in the public market. Sales of substantial numbers of such shares in the public market or the fact that such warrants may be exercised could adversely affect the market price of our Common Stock.
Our outstanding warrants may not be in the money and they may expire before they are exercised. As a result, we may never receive proceeds from the exercise of our outstanding warrants.
We may receive up to an aggregate of approximately $137 million from the cash exercise of our warrants outstanding as of December 31, 2025. However, the likelihood that holders of warrants will exercise their warrants, and therefore any amount of cash proceeds that we may receive is dependent upon the trading price of our Common Stock. If the trading price for our Common Stock is less than the exercise price of the warrants, we do not expect holders to exercise their warrants. We expect to use the net proceeds from the exercise of such warrants, if any, for general corporate purposes, which may include acquisitions or other strategic investments. We will have broad discretion over the use of any proceeds from the exercise of such warrants. Any proceeds from the exercise of such warrants would increase our liquidity, but we are not currently budgeting for any cash proceeds from the exercise of warrants when planning for our operational funding needs.
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Because there are no current plans to pay cash dividends on our Common Stock for the foreseeable future, you may not receive any return on investment unless you sell our Common Stock for a price greater than that which you paid for it.
We may retain future earnings, if any, for future operations, expansion and debt repayment and have no current plans to pay any cash dividends for the foreseeable future. Any decision to declare and pay dividends as a public company in the future will be made at the discretion of our Board and will depend on, among other things, our results of operations, financial condition, cash requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors that our Board may deem relevant. In addition, our ability to pay dividends may be limited by covenants of any existing and future outstanding indebtedness we or our subsidiaries incur. As a result, you may not receive any return on an investment in our Common Stock unless you sell your shares of Common Stock for a price greater than that which you paid for it.
The future exercise of registration rights may adversely affect the market price of our Common Stock.
Pursuant to certain registration rights agreements, we are required to maintain effective registration statements under the Securities Act covering the resale of our securities by certain holders, including our executive officers and certain members of our Board, and in some cases facilitate underwritten offerings of those securities by those holders. The registration and availability of such a significant number of securities for trading in the public market may have an adverse effect on the market price of our Common Stock.
We may issue additional shares of Common Stock or other equity securities without your approval, which would dilute your ownership interests and may depress the market price of our Common Stock.
We may issue additional shares of our Common Stock or other equity securities of equal or senior rank in the future in connection with, among other things, grants under our equity incentive plan, upon the exchange or conversion of outstanding warrants, future acquisitions, repayment of outstanding indebtedness, or under our equity line of credit facility, without additional stockholder approval, in a number of circumstances.
The issuance of additional shares or other equity securities of equal or senior rank would have the following effects:
| ● | existing stockholders’ proportionate ownership interest in us will decrease; |
| ● | the amount of cash available per share, including for payment of dividends in the future, may decrease; |
| ● | the relative voting strength of each previously outstanding share of our Common Stock may be diminished; and |
| ● | the market price of our Common Stock may decline. |
Anti-takeover provisions in our certificate of incorporation and under Delaware law could make an acquisition of our Company, which may be beneficial to our stockholders, more difficult and may prevent attempts by its stockholders to replace or remove our current management.
Our certificate of incorporation contains provisions that may delay or prevent an acquisition of our Company or a change in our management. These provisions may make it more difficult for stockholders to replace or remove members of our Board. Because the Board is responsible for appointing the members of the management team, these provisions could in turn frustrate or prevent any attempt by our stockholders to replace or remove our current management. In addition, these provisions could limit the price that investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our Common Stock. Among other things, these provisions include the limitation of the liability of, and the indemnification of, our directors and officers and the ability of the Board to issue preferred stock without stockholder approval, which could be used to institute a “poison pill” that would work to dilute the stock ownership of a potential hostile acquirer, effectively preventing acquisitions that have not been approved by the Board.
Moreover, because we are incorporated in Delaware, we are governed by the provisions of Section 203 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), which prohibits a person who owns 15% or more of our outstanding voting stock from merging or combining with us for a period of three years after the date of the transaction in which the person acquired 15% or more of our outstanding voting stock, unless such merger or combination is approved in a prescribed manner. This could discourage, delay or prevent a third party from acquiring or merging with us, whether or not it is desired by, or beneficial to, our stockholders. This could also have the effect of discouraging others from making tender offers for our Common Stock, including transactions that may be in our stockholders’ best interests. Finally, these provisions establish advance notice requirements for nominations for election to the Board or for proposing matters that can be acted upon at stockholder meetings. These provisions would apply even if the offer may be considered beneficial by some stockholders.
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Our certificate of incorporation provides that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware and the federal district courts of the United States of America will be the exclusive forums for substantially all disputes between us and our stockholders, which could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers or employees.
Our certificate of incorporation provides that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will be the exclusive forum for the following types of actions or proceedings under Delaware statutory or common law:
| ● | any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf; |
| ● | any action asserting a breach of fiduciary duty; |
| ● | any action asserting a claim against us arising under the DGCL, our certificate of incorporation or our bylaws; and |
| ● | any action asserting a claim against us that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine or otherwise related to our internal affairs. |
To prevent having to litigate claims in multiple jurisdictions and the threat of inconsistent or contrary rulings by different courts, among other considerations, our certificate of incorporation further provides that the federal district courts of the United States of America will be the exclusive forum for resolving any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act. This provision would not apply to suits brought to enforce a duty or liability created by the Exchange Act. Furthermore, Section 22 of the Securities Act creates concurrent jurisdiction for federal and state courts over all such Securities Act actions. Accordingly, both state and federal courts have jurisdiction to entertain such claims. While the Delaware courts have determined that such choice of forum provisions are facially valid, a stockholder may nevertheless seek to bring a claim in a venue other than those designated in the exclusive forum provisions. In such instance, we would expect to vigorously assert the validity and enforceability of the exclusive forum provisions of our certificate of incorporation. This may require significant additional costs associated with resolving such action in other jurisdictions and there can be no assurance that the provisions will be enforced by a court in those other jurisdictions.
These exclusive forum provisions may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers or other employees, which may discourage lawsuits against us and our directors, officers and other employees. If a court were to find either exclusive forum provision in our certificate of incorporation to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, we may incur further significant additional costs associated with resolving the dispute in other jurisdictions, all of which could harm our business.
General Risk Factors
We rely on the experience and expertise of our senior management team, other key officers, our engineers, and other highly skilled personnel. Our future success depends, in part, on recruiting and retaining such key personnel and, if we fail to do so, it may be more difficult for us to execute our business strategy.
Our success depends in large part upon the continued service of key members of our senior management team, other key officers, our engineers and other highly skilled personnel. Continued service of these key personnel is critical to our overall management, as well as the continued development of our thermal infrared technology, our culture and our strategic direction. Furthermore, our success depends on our ability to attract, retain and motivate highly qualified management, technical, manufacturing, engineering and sales personnel. In particular, our success may depend on our ability to recruit and retain management personnel who are qualified to manage a public company. All of our employees are at-will employees. In addition, our ability to successfully execute on our strategic plan depends in part on our ability to continue to build our organization and hire qualified personnel, especially with engineering, sales, technical and manufacturing expertise. We may not be able to attract and retain qualified personnel on acceptable terms given the competition for such personnel. If we are unsuccessful in our recruitment efforts, it may adversely affect our business and our growth prospects.
We are currently operating in a period of economic uncertainty and capital markets disruption, which has been significantly impacted by geopolitical instability. Our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected by any negative impact on the global economy and capital markets resulting from such conflicts or any other geopolitical tensions.
U.S. and global markets are experiencing volatility and disruption following the escalation of geopolitical tensions and military conflicts. Although the length and impact of the ongoing military conflicts is highly unpredictable, such conflicts could lead to further market disruptions, including significant volatility in commodity prices, credit and capital markets, as well as supply chain interruptions. We are continuing to monitor the conflicts and assessing their potential impact on our business.
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Additionally, the military conflict in Ukraine has led to sanctions and other penalties being levied by the United States, European Union and other countries against Russia. Additional potential sanctions and penalties have also been proposed and/or threatened. Russian military actions and the resulting sanctions could adversely affect the global economy and financial markets and lead to instability and lack of liquidity in capital markets, potentially making it more difficult for us to obtain additional funds.
It is impossible to predict the extent to which our operations, or those of our suppliers and manufacturers, will be impacted in the short or long term, or the ways in which the conflict may impact our business. The extent and duration of the military action, sanctions and resulting market disruptions are impossible to predict, but could be substantial. Any such disruptions may also magnify the impact of other risks described herein.
Our business is subject to the risks of earthquakes, hurricanes, fires, floods and other natural catastrophic events, global pandemics, and interruptions by man-made problems, such as terrorism. Material disruptions of our business or information systems resulting from these events could adversely affect our operating results.
A significant natural disaster, such as an earthquake, fire, flood, hurricane or significant power outage or other similar events, such as infectious disease outbreaks or pandemic events, could have an adverse effect on our business and operating results. For example, in October 2022, our production facility in Beaumont, Texas was impacted by a flood that damaged certain of our inventory. In addition, natural disasters, acts of terrorism or war could cause disruptions in our manufacturing operations, our or our customers’ or channel partners’ businesses, our suppliers or the economy as a whole. We also rely on information technology systems to communicate among our workforce and with third parties. Any disruption to our communications, whether caused by a natural disaster or by man-made problems, such as power disruptions, could adversely affect our business. We do not have a formal disaster recovery plan or policy in place and do not currently require that our suppliers’ partners have such plans or policies in place. To the extent that any such disruptions result in delays or cancellations of orders or impede our suppliers’ ability to timely deliver product components, or the deployment of our products, our business, operating results and financial condition would be adversely affected.
Adverse conditions in our target markets or the global economy more generally could have adverse effects on our results of operations.
While we make our strategic planning decisions based on the assumption that the markets we are targeting will grow, our business is dependent, in large part on, and directly affected by, business cycles and other factors affecting the industries we serve. Our target markets are highly cyclical and depend on general economic conditions and other factors, including consumer spending and preferences, changes in interest rates and credit availability, consumer confidence, inflation, environmental impact, governmental incentives and regulatory requirements, political volatility, labor relations issues, trade agreements and other factors.
We have been and may in the future become involved in legal and regulatory proceedings and commercial or contractual disputes, which could have a material adverse effect on our profitability and consolidated financial position.
We have been and may in the future be, from time to time, involved in litigation, regulatory proceedings and commercial or contractual disputes and these matters may be significant. These matters may include, without limitation, disputes with our distributors, suppliers and customers, intellectual property claims, government investigations, class action lawsuits, personal injury claims, environmental issues, customs and value-added tax disputes and employment and tax issues. In addition, we have in the past and could face in the future a variety of labor and employment claims against us, which could include but is not limited to general discrimination, wage and hour, privacy, ERISA or disability claims. In such matters, government agencies or private parties may seek to recover from us large, indeterminate amounts in penalties or monetary damages (including, in some cases, treble or punitive damages) or seek to limit our operations in some way. These types of lawsuits could require significant management time and attention or could involve substantial legal liability, adverse regulatory outcomes, or substantial expenses to defend. Often these cases raise complex factual and legal issues and create risks and uncertainties.
We could be forced to expend significant resources in the defense of these lawsuits or future ones, and we may not prevail. No assurances can be given that any proceedings and claims will not have a material adverse impact on our operating results and consolidated financial position or that our available insurance will mitigate this impact.
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If securities or industry analysts either do not publish research about us or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about us, our business or our market, or if they change their recommendations regarding our Common Stock adversely, the trading price or trading volume of our Common Stock could decline.
The trading market for our Common Stock will be influenced in part by the research and reports that securities or industry analysts may publish about us, our business, our market or our competitors. If one or more analysts initiate research with an unfavorable rating or downgrade our Common Stock, provide a more favorable recommendation about our competitors or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, our Common Stock price may be impacted. If any analyst who may cover us were to cease coverage of us or fail to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which in turn could cause the trading price or trading volume of our Common Stock to decline.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.
None.
Item 1C. Cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity Risk Management and Strategy
We have developed and implemented a cybersecurity risk management program intended to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of our critical systems and information. Our cybersecurity risk management program includes a cybersecurity incident response plan.
We design and assess our program based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework (the “NIST CSF”). This does not imply that we meet any particular technical standards, specifications, or requirements, only that we use the NIST CSF as a guide to help us identify, assess, and manage cybersecurity risks relevant to our business.
Our cybersecurity risk management program is
Our cybersecurity risk management program includes:
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| ● | the use of |
| ● | cybersecurity awareness training of our employees, incident response personnel, and senior management; and |
| ● | a cybersecurity incident response plan that includes procedures for responding to cybersecurity incidents. |
Cybersecurity Governance
Our Board considers cybersecurity risk as part of its risk oversight function and has delegated to the
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Item 2.Properties.
Our corporate headquarters is located in Houston, Texas where we rent private office space in a co-working facility. Our office space is rented pursuant to a one-year agreement which expires on December 31, 2026. We also lease a facility, approximately 5,000 square feet, in Beaumont, Texas pursuant to a one-year agreement which expires December 31, 2026. Our Beaumont facility contains engineering, manufacturing, research and development and administrative personnel and stores most of our inventory.
We believe that our office and warehouse space is adequate for our current needs and, should we need additional space, we believe we will be able to obtain additional space on commercially reasonable terms. We expect to be able to extend both agreements prior to their expiration on commercially reasonable terms should the space continue to align with the Company’s location and office strategy.
Item 3.Legal Proceedings.
From time to time, we may become involved in actions, claims, suits and other legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business, including assertions by third parties relating to intellectual property infringement, breaches of contract or warranties or employment-related matters. We are not currently a party to any actions, claims, suits or other legal proceedings the outcome of which, if determined adversely to us, would individually or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not Applicable.
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PART II
Item 5.Market For Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
Market Information
Our Common Stock and SPAC Warrants are traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols “MSAI” and “MSAIW,” respectively. The closing price of our Common Stock and SPAC Warrants as reported by Nasdaq on March 9, 2026, was $0.32 and $0.05, respectively.
Holders
As of March 9, 2026, there were approximately 193 holders of record of our Common Stock.
Dividends
We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our capital stock. We currently intend to retain all available funds and any future earnings to fund the development and growth of our business, and therefore we do not anticipate declaring or paying any cash dividends on our Common Stock in the foreseeable future. Any decision to declare and pay dividends as a public company in the future will be made at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on, among other things, our results of operations, financial condition, cash requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors that our board of directors may deem relevant. In addition, our ability to pay dividends may be limited by covenants of any existing and future outstanding indebtedness we or our subsidiaries incur.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
There were no unregistered sales of our equity securities during the year ended December 31, 2025 that were not otherwise disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K.
Purchases of equity securities by the issuer and affiliated purchasers
None.
Item 6.[Reserved].
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Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this subsection to the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” refer to Legacy ICI prior to the consummation of the Business Combination and the business of MSAI after the consummation of the Business Combination.
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations provides information that our management believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding of our consolidated results of operations and financial condition. This discussion should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2025, and 2024, together with the related notes thereto, included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. This discussion contains forward-looking statements based upon current plans, expectations and beliefs involving risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those set forth under “Risk Factors” and in other parts of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Overview
We build and deploy integrated condition monitoring and early threat detection solutions that connect multiple sensor types through a unified edge-to-cloud software architecture. Our software platform integrates multiple sensing modalities such as thermal, visual and acoustic, among others, to detect anomalies at earlier stages. Our customers use our products to protect uptime, enhance safety, and extend the useful life of critical assets across industrial operations.
We are focused on growing our position as a Software as a Service (“SaaS”) leader in predictive maintenance. As of December 31, 2025, we had approximately 730 active sensors connected to our software platform, MSAI Connect, as compared to approximately 460 as of December 31, 2024. This represents an 59% increase year over year. We anticipate significant opportunities to drive increased recurring revenues with our solutions.
During 2025, we realigned our market strategy to target industries and countries where, we believe, the largest opportunity exists for our current platform offerings. These industries include distribution and logistics; manufacturing; and data centers in the United States, Canada, European Union member states, and the United Kingdom. This realignment resulted in the deprioritization of certain industries, products, and services. Regarding industries, we have deprioritized oil and gas and metals and mining, where the applications generally require specialized sensors and customized solutions to handle the often-harsh environmental conditions in which monitoring is being performed. Regarding products, we made the strategic decision to cease marketing, development, and sale of drone related product offerings given the high degree of customization required and limited overlap with our software platform. Regarding services, we discontinued offering training and inspection related services which were ancillary to our core offerings. We believe this realignment will allow us to focus on our core competencies and offerings and position us for success in 2026 and beyond.
In the distribution and logistics market, we believe our solutions, through enhanced predictive maintenance, provide value by minimizing unplanned downtime to reduce labor and maintenance costs and increase throughput. We are particularly encouraged by over $1.5 million in purchase orders received in the fourth quarter of 2025 from our large global distributor customer, which will increase the number of sensors deployed in their facilities. These orders represented approximately $0.3 million in hardware revenue recognized in the fourth quarter of 2025. Software subscription revenue for these orders will be recognized predominately over a period of four years beginning upon the commencement of the subscriptions, which is expected to occur in the first quarter of 2026. We are also excited by new pilots which we received purchase orders for in the fourth quarter of 2025. Manchester Airport Group selected our platform to help elevate the reliability and performance of its baggage-handling operations. Initial deployments at Manchester Airport were completed in the first quarter of 2026. Additionally, we received a purchase order from a global direct-to-consumer food solutions company to leverage our solution for monitoring critical assets in cold storage facilities.
In the manufacturing market, our go-to market strategy centers on our early threat detection solution. We continue to work closely with two of the Big 3 automakers on our ongoing pilot programs for lithium-ion battery pack monitoring and the application of dual vision hardware sensors and remain engaged in identifying additional applications for our solutions.
In the data center market, our focus is on the infrastructure surrounding and supporting a data center. This includes using MSAI Connect solutions to monitor power and cooling control systems. During the fourth quarter of 2025, we began discussions to pilot these solutions with several large data center owners and operators, and shortly after year-end, we received our first purchase order for a pilot implementation with a U.S. based data center.
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Strategic Cost Optimization Initiatives
We have executed and continue to execute strategic cost optimization initiatives to align our expense base with current operations to enhance long-term profitability, preserve agility, and position MSAI for scalable and efficient growth. These initiatives include a reduction in employee headcount and professional fees, a consolidation of real estate, employee benefits realignment and vendor renegotiations. Specifically, in July 2025, the Company implemented a reduction in force impacting 10 employees across various departments. The Company incurred approximately $65 thousand of expense, primarily related to severance payments recorded in Selling, general and administrative on the Consolidated Statements of Operations during the year ended December 31, 2025.
Merger
On December 19, 2023, SportsMap Tech Acquisition Corp. (“Legacy SMAP”), through its Merger Sub, and Infrared Cameras Holdings Inc (“Legacy ICI”) consummated the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement initially entered on December 5, 2022, by and among Legacy SMAP, Legacy ICI, and Merger Sub (the “Business Combination”). Pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, a merger of Legacy SMAP and Legacy ICI was effected by the merger of Merger Sub with and into Legacy ICI, with Legacy ICI surviving the Business Combination as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Legacy SMAP. As a result of the consummation of the Business Combination, Legacy SMAP changed its name from “SportsMap Tech Acquisition Corp.” to “Infrared Cameras Holdings, Inc.” (“ICI”). In February 2024, ICI changed its name to “MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc.” (“MSAI”).
The Business Combination was accounted for as a reverse acquisition. Under this method of accounting, Legacy SMAP is treated as the “acquired” company for accounting purposes. The net assets of Legacy SMAP were stated at historical cost, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. Operations prior to the Business Combination were those of Legacy ICI. Under this method of accounting, Legacy ICI has been determined to be the accounting acquirer, as it held the majority composition of the executive management and was greater in overall asset, revenue and employee size following the Business Combination.
Recent Developments
On March 13, 2026, we entered into an at market issuance sales agreement (the “2026 Sales Agreement”) with Roth Capital Partners, LLC and H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC as sales agents or principals (the “Agents”), under which we may offer and sell shares of our Common Stock having an aggregate market value of up to $60 million from time to time through the Agents. We intend to use the net proceeds from sales of Common Stock under the 2026 Sales Agreement, if any, for working capital and general corporate purposes.
Revenue Sources
Our revenues are derived from multiple sources. The following are descriptions of principal revenue generating activities:
Hardware
Our sensor hardware covers a large range of the electromagnetic and mechanical spectrums, encompassing visible-light imagers, shortwave, midwave, and longwave infrared imagers, ultraviolet imagers, acoustic imagers, and tunable diode laser emitter-detector pairs for laser absorption spectrometry. The Company’s infrared cameras are available in multiple configurations, from lower resolution models suitable for basic equipment monitoring to high-resolution cameras that provide detailed thermal images crucial for detecting subtle anomalies in complex machinery. Each camera model also offers different field of view options, enabling precise targeting and comprehensive coverage, essential for effective predictive maintenance. This flexibility allows users to choose the optimal hardware setup based on their specific requirements, whether they are monitoring large production floors or focusing on high-detail components. Our acoustic imagers detect and visualize sound patterns, making them highly effective for identifying issues such as gas leaks, electrical discharge, and mechanical anomalies in industrial equipment. Revenue is recognized when control of the hardware is transferred to the customer.
Software
MSAI Connect is an innovative platform that enables predictive asset reliability and process control in industrial environments, available both as cloud-based subscription service and as an on-premises deployment. This technology harnesses the power of continuous data inputs from advanced thermal imaging, acoustic imaging, visible imaging, and vibration sensing hardware solutions,
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which are strategically placed in customer's facilities to continuously monitor the health and performance of a customer's critical equipment and processes. MSAI Connect can process and analyze vast amounts of data in real-time, providing actionable insights and enabling predictive analytics. This supports a customer with proactively identifying potential issues, preventing costly downtime, and optimizing their operations for maximum efficiency and reliability. MSAI Connect, when deployed and connected to the cloud, is a subscription service and is contracted for a period of 12 months to 48 months. Subscription payments are generally collected in advance and revenue is recognized ratably over the subscription period. MSAI Connect, when deployed on-premises, is sold as both a term-based software license which generally provides access to the software for a period of 12 months and as a perpetual license. Revenue for the software licenses are recognized upfront upon delivery of the software license.
Services
The Company offers installation services that cover on-site hardware mounting, sensor commissioning, and connectivity into the MSAI Connect platform. MSAI Solution Architects configure camera views, assists with establishing initial alerting thresholds and defining regions of interest so customers can quickly realize the full benefits of the MSAI Connect platform. The Company also performs calibrations and maintenance on hardware. The Company previously performed training through August 2025 and inspections through September 2025. Services are recognized at the point in time when service is completed.
Results of Operations
Year ended December 31, 2025 compared to Year ended December 31, 2024
The following table presents summary results of operations for the periods indicated, in thousands:
| | Year Ended December 31, | | Amount | | % |
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| | 2025 | | 2024 | | Change | | Change | | |||
Revenue, net | | $ | 5,551 | | $ | 7,402 | | $ | (1,851) |
| (25) | % |
Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation) | | | 2,638 | | | 2,582 | | | 56 |
| 2 | % |
Inventory impairment | | | 511 | | | 2,272 | | | (1,761) | | (78) | % |
Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Selling, general and administrative | | | 11,482 | | | 15,655 | | | (4,173) |
| (27) | % |
Share-based compensation expense | | | 1,665 | | | 3,382 | | | (1,717) | | (51) | % |
Depreciation | | | 1,299 | | | 1,140 | | | 159 |
| 14 | % |
Loss (gain) on asset disposal | | | (33) | | | 322 | | | (355) | | (110) | % |
Other loss | | | — | | | 930 | | | (930) | | (100) | % |
Total operating expenses | | | 14,413 | | | 21,429 | | | (7,016) |
| (33) | % |
Operating loss | | | (12,011) | | | (18,881) | | | 6,870 |
| (36) | % |
Interest expense (income), net | | | (77) | | | 63 | | | (140) |
| (222) | % |
Change in fair value of convertible notes | | | — | | | 475 | | | (475) |
| (100) | % |
Change in fair value of warrants liabilities | |
| — | |
| (39) | |
| 39 |
| (100) | % |
Loss on financing transaction | | | — | | | 1,553 | | | (1,553) | | (100) | % |
Other expense (income), net | | | (189) | | | 1,027 | | | (1,216) |
| (118) | % |
Loss before income taxes | | | (11,745) | | | (21,960) | | | 10,215 |
| (47) | % |
Income tax expense (benefit) | | | (32) | | | (465) | | | 433 |
| (93) | % |
Net loss | | $ | (11,713) | | $ | (21,495) | | $ | 9,782 |
| (46) | % |
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Revenue: Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2025 was $5.6 million, compared to $7.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The decrease in revenue is primarily attributable to reduced standalone hardware sales, which was offset by an increase in software revenues of $0.9 million, which was an 88% increase year over year. Revenue streams from each of our products and services are summarized below for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.
| | Year Ended December 31, | ||||
| | 2025 | | 2024 | ||
Hardware | | $ | 3,214 | | $ | 5,694 |
Software | |
| 1,884 | |
| 1,003 |
Services | |
| 453 | |
| 705 |
Total revenue, net | | $ | 5,551 | | $ | 7,402 |
Cost of Goods Sold: Cost of goods sold for the year ended December 31, 2025 was $2.6 million, an increase of 2% compared to the year ended December 31, 2024. The increase in cost of goods sold was attributable to a change in product mix and quantity of hardware sold.
Inventory Impairment: Inventory impairment for the year ended December 31, 2025 was $0.5 million, compared to $2.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The impairment recorded during the year ended December 31, 2025, was primarily related to drone-related sensor payloads and accessories. The impairment recorded during the year ended December 31, 2024, was primarily related to thermal cameras specifically designed for medical applications that have been unable to be converted to alternative applications for which there is customer demand.
Selling, General and Administrative Expense: Selling, general and administrative expense for the year ended December 31, 2025 was $11.5 million, compared to $15.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily due to a reduction of professional fees of $2.6 million driven by the Company reevaluating its professional services vendor relationships and scope of outsourced work, as well as a reduction in payroll expenses of $1.0 million primarily driven by a reduction of force in July 2025.
Share-Based Compensation Expense: Share-based compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2025 was $1.7 million, compared to $3.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The decrease in share-based compensation expense was primarily related to 1,382,909 vested restricted stock units granted during the year ended December 31, 2024 to certain employees, offset by awards granted throughout 2025 which recognize expense over the requisite service period related to the awards, which is generally four years.
Depreciation Expense: Depreciation expense for the year ended December 31, 2025 was $1.3 million, compared to $1.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The increase in depreciation expense was primarily due to increases in property, plant, and equipment, primarily software associated with our development of MSAI Connect.
Loss (gain) on asset disposal: The decrease in loss on asset disposal, was primarily the result of the Company disposing of aged or inoperable assets, primarily in the machinery, equipment, and demo category, resulting in a loss on disposal of $0.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2024, which did not occur in 2025.
Other loss: The decrease in other loss was primarily due to the write-down of a deposit of $0.9 million which was recorded in the third quarter of 2024, which did not occur in 2025.
Change in fair value of convertible notes: The decrease in loss (gain) in fair value of convertible notes was the result of the convertible notes being converted in fiscal year 2024, which did not occur in 2025.
Loss on financing transaction: The decrease in loss on financing transaction was the result of the Financing Notes being converted to equity in fiscal year 2024, which did not occur in 2025.
Other Expenses (Income), net: The change is primarily associated with the Company’s former equity line of credit (“ELOC”). During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company was notified by B. Riley that the ELOC make-whole obligation was resolved resulting in a gain of $0.2 million. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company incurred a fee to enter into the ELOC arrangement of $0.5 million along with a make-whole obligation which was remeasured based on the stock price as of December 31, 2024 resulting in a $0.2 million loss.
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Income tax expense (benefit): Income tax benefit decreased due to a $0.5 million tax benefit primarily driven by a tax refund due to the Company from the filing of the Legacy SMAP short period 2023 federal income tax return recorded during the year ended December 31, 2024, which did not occur in 2025.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) and Adjusted EBITDA, are supplemental non- GAAP financial measures used by management. We define EBITDA as net (loss) income before (i) interest expense (net interest income), (ii) depreciation and (iii) taxes. We define “Adjusted EBITDA” as EBITDA before share-based compensation expenses, change in fair value of convertible notes and warrant liabilities, inventory impairment, loss on financing transaction, other expense (income) and loss (gain) on disposal of assets.
We believe EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, are useful performance measures because they facilitate comparison of our results of operations from period to period without regard to our financing methods or capital structure or other items that impact comparability of financial results from period to period such as fluctuations in interest expense or effective tax rates, levels of depreciation, non-cash charges such as share based compensation expenses or unusual items that are not considered an indicator of ongoing performance of our operations. In addition, we believe that such non-GAAP financial measures are used by analysts and others in the investment community to analyze our historical results and to provide estimates of future performance. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as alternatives to, or more meaningful than, net income (loss) or any other measure as determined in accordance with GAAP. Our computations of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA of other companies. We present EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA because we believe they provide useful information regarding the factors and trends affecting our business.
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, when viewed in a reconciliation to respective GAAP measures, provide an additional way of viewing the Company’s results of operations and factors and trends affecting the Company’s business. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered as a supplement to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, the respective financial results presented in accordance with GAAP. The following tables present a reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to the GAAP financial measure of net income (loss) for each of the periods indicated, in thousands:
| Year Ended December 31, | ||||
Adjusted EBITDA | 2025 | | 2024 | ||
Net loss | $ | (11,713) | | $ | (21,495) |
Interest expense (income), net | | (77) | | | 63 |
Income tax expense (benefit) | | (32) | | | (465) |
Depreciation | | 1,299 | | | 1,140 |
EBITDA | $ | (10,523) | | $ | (20,757) |
Change in fair value of convertible notes |
| — | |
| 475 |
Change in fair value of warrants liabilities |
| — | |
| (39) |
Share-based compensation expense |
| 1,665 | |
| 3,382 |
Inventory impairment |
| 511 | |
| 2,272 |
Loss on financing transaction |
| — | |
| 1,553 |
Other expense (income), net |
| (189) | |
| 1,027 |
Other loss | | — | | | 930 |
Loss (gain) on asset disposal | | (33) | | | 322 |
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | (8,569) | | $ | (10,835) |
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We incurred losses for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024. We have historically funded our operations with internally generated cash flows, equity financings, debt, convertible notes, and promissory notes with stockholders and related parties.
We may require additional capital in order to execute on our business plan and may require capital to fund our operations or to respond to technological advancements, competitive dynamics or technologies, customer demands, business opportunities, challenges, acquisitions or unforeseen circumstances, and we may determine to raise capital through equity or debt financings or enter into credit
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facilities for other reasons. In order to maintain our anticipated growth trajectory and to further business relationships with current or potential customers or partners, or for other reasons, we may issue equity or equity-linked securities to such current or potential customers or partners. We may not be able to timely secure additional debt or equity financing on favorable terms, or at all, as these plans are subject to market conditions and are not within the Company’s control. There is no assurance that the Company will be successful in implementing its plans. If we raise additional funds through the issuance of equity or convertible debt or other equity-linked securities or if we issue equity or equity-linked securities to current or potential customers to further business relationships, our existing stockholders could experience significant dilution. Any debt financing obtained by us in the future could involve restrictive covenants relating to our capital raising and operational matters, which may make it more difficult for us to obtain additional capital and to pursue business opportunities, including potential acquisitions. If we are unable to obtain adequate financing or financing on terms satisfactory to us, when we require it, our ability to continue to grow or support our business and to respond to business challenges could be significantly limited and our business could be materially and adversely affected.
As a result of the Company’s equity financings in October 2025 and November 2025, detailed further below, the Company has obtained additional capital that significantly improved its liquidity position. After considering the proceeds from these equity financings, the Company’s current cash flow forecasts, and its planned operating and investing activities, management has concluded that the previously disclosed substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern has been alleviated for a period of at least 12 months following the date of these consolidated financial statements.
Equity Line of Credit
On April 16, 2024, we entered into a purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with B. Riley Principal Capital II, LLC (“B. Riley.”). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, we had the right, but not the obligation, to sell to B. Riley up to $25 million worth of Common Stock (the “Purchase Shares”) over the term of the Purchase Agreement, beginning only after certain conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement have been satisfied. In accordance with the Purchase Agreement, on April 16, 2024, we issued shares of our Common Stock to B. Riley as consideration for its commitment to purchase the Purchase Shares under the Purchase Agreement (the “Commitment Shares”). Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, in certain circumstances, we may be required to pay B. Riley up to $500 thousand (or 2.0% of the total commitment value under the Purchase Agreement), in cash, as a “make-whole” payment to the extent the aggregate amount of cash proceeds, if any, received by B. Riley from the resale of the Commitment Shares prior to certain times set forth in the Purchase Agreement, is less than $500 thousand, in exchange for B. Riley returning to us for cancelation all of the Commitment Shares we originally issued to B. Riley upon execution of the Purchase Agreement that were not previously resold. On January 8, 2025, B. Riley notified the Company that it had sold the Commitment Shares, which resolved the liability.
Through December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company utilized the B. Riley Committed Equity Facility to sell 1,814,731 and 23,999 shares of Common Stock for cash proceeds totaling $4.7 million and $58 thousand, respectively. Effective February 2, 2026, the Company terminated the Purchase Agreement.
At the Market Sales Agreement
On March 28, 2025, we entered into an at market issuance sales agreement (the “2025 Sales Agreement”) with B. Riley Securities, Inc., as sales agent or principal (“B. Riley Securities”), pursuant to which the Company could offer and sell shares of the Company’s Common Stock, having an aggregate market value of up to $8.6 million from time to time through B. Riley Securities. B. Riley Securities is entitled to compensation at a fixed commission rate of the gross sales price of the shares of Common Stock sold pursuant to the 2025 Sales Agreement. Through December 31, 2025, 151,072 shares were sold under the 2025 Sales Agreement for cash proceeds totaling $0.1 million.
Effective February 2, 2026, the Company terminated the 2025 Sales Agreement.
2025 Private Placement
On October 24, 2025, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “2025 Purchase Agreement”) with 325 Capital, LLC (“325 Capital”) and certain other accredited investors signatory thereto (collectively with 325 Capital, the “Investors”), pursuant to which it agreed to sell to the Investors (i) 34,229,826 shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of $0.409 per share and (ii) the warrants (the “2025 Warrants”) to purchase up to 68,459,652 shares of Common Stock (collectively, the “2025 Private Placement”), with an exercise price of $0.409 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $14 million before deducting placement agent fees and offering expenses. 325 Capital and its affiliates beneficially own more than 5.0% of the outstanding Common Stock. In addition, Daniel M. Friedberg, who is a Managing Member of 325 Capital, serves on the Company’s board of directors.
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The 2025 Purchase Agreement and the 2025 Warrants provide that each Investor’s beneficial ownership of Common Stock, including after taking into account the full exercise of such Investor’s 2025 Warrant, shall in no event exceed 49.5% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock (the “Maximum Ownership Limitation”). In the event that an Investor’s 2025 Warrant is not exercisable for shares of Common Stock due to the beneficial ownership of such Investor exceeding the Maximum Ownership Limitation, the applicable 2025 Warrant will be exercisable for shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”), that are convertible into an equivalent number of shares of Common Stock for which the 2025 Warrant is exercisable. The 2025 Warrants will expire seven years from the date of issuance.
At the initial closing of the Private Placement on October 30, 2025, the Company issued to the Investors 6,970,890 shares of Common Stock and 2025 Warrants to purchase up to 13,941,780 shares of Common Stock, for gross proceeds of $2.85 million before deducting placement agent fees and offering expenses.
On December 23, 2025, the final closing occurred and the Company issued 27,258,936 shares of Common Stock and 2025 Warrants to purchase up to 54,517,872 shares of Common Stock to the Investors for gross proceeds of $11.15 million before deducting placement agent fees and offering expenses.
2025 Registered Direct Offering
On November 4, 2025, the Company entered into a common stock purchase agreement with a single institutional investor, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell (i) 4,595,000 shares (the “2025 Registered Direct Shares”) of the Company’s Common Stock and (ii) pre-funded warrants (the “2025 Pre-Funded Warrants”) to purchase up to 6,100,000 shares of Common Stock (the “2025 Pre-Funded Warrant Shares”) in a registered direct offering (the “2025 Registered Direct Offering”). The 2025 Registered Direct Shares, 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants and 2025 Pre-Funded Warrant Shares are registered pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-284437), and a base prospectus and prospectus supplement relating to the 2025 Registered Direct Offering, in each case filed with the SEC. The offering price was $1.35 per share of Common Stock and $1.3499 per Pre-Funded Warrant, which is the price of each share of Common Stock sold in the 2025 Registered Direct Offering, minus the $0.0001 exercise price per 2025 Pre-Funded Warrant.
The 2025 Registered Direct Offering closed on November 5, 2025, and resulted in gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $14.4 million, before deducting advisory fees and offering expenses payable by the Company. Following the delivery of exercise notices to the Company on November 5, 2025 and November 6, 2025, the 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants were exercised in full.
2024 Public Equity Offering
On July 1, 2024, we consummated a public offering (the “2024 Public Offering”) of 6,250,000 shares of Common Stock, which was sold at a public offering price of $1.60 per share less the underwriting discount, generating gross proceeds to us of $10 million before deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses. In connection with the 2024 Public Offering, the underwriters were granted a 45-day option from the date of the prospectus to purchase up to 937,500 additional shares of Common Stock at the public offering price, less the underwriting discount, and on June 28, 2024, the underwriters fully exercised the over-allotment option, generating additional gross proceeds of $1.5 million to us before deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses.
2024 Private Placement
On July 1, 2024, we issued and sold in a private placement (the “2024 Private Placement”) (i) 2,772,561 shares (the “Placement Shares”) and (ii) pre-funded warrants to purchase 6,602,439 shares of Common Stock (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”) for aggregate gross proceeds of $15.0 million before deducting placement agent fees and offering expenses. The purchase price of the Placement Shares was $1.60 per share, and the purchase price of each Pre-Funded Warrant was $1.5999. The exercise price for each share of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants is $0.0001 per share. The Pre-Funded Warrants were not exercisable unless or until approved by the Company’s stockholders, are not subject to any redemption provision and, once exercisable, can be exercised for cash or on a cashless basis at the discretion of the holder. The Pre-Funded Warrants do not have any voting rights but have the right to participate in any dividends or distributions made by the Company.
On June 27, 2024, we also entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) with 325 Capital (collectively with its affiliates, the “Purchaser”), pursuant to which the Purchaser agreed to purchase all of the Placement Shares and
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Pre-Funded Warrants offered in the 2024 Private Placement. Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, we have made the following corporate governance changes, which are to remain in effect for so long as the Purchaser beneficially owns at least 10.0% of the then-outstanding shares of Common Stock:
| ● | our board of directors (the “Board”) appointed a representative of the Purchaser as a member of the Board and as a member of the Board’s compensation and nominating and corporate governance committees; |
| ● | the Board established a new finance committee consisting of four independent directors, with the purpose of improving the Company’s operational and financial performance, including evaluating the Company’s budgets, capital allocation practices and policies and review of strategic alternatives, and making recommendations to the Board on the foregoing matters; and |
| ● | the Board amended the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company to permit any single director to be able to call a special meeting of the Board and bring forward business at any regular or special meeting of the Board. |
On September 24, 2024, the holders of the Pre-Funded Warrants exercised their warrants in exchange for Common Stock.
Cash Flows
Year ended December 31, 2025, Compared to Year ended December 31, 2024
The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods indicated, in thousands:
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| | 2025 | | 2024 | ||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | | $ | (8,020) | | $ | (15,567) |
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | |
| (1,607) | |
| (2,667) |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | |
| 29,584 | |
| 21,587 |
Net increase/(decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash equivalents | | $ | 19,957 | | $ | 3,353 |
Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities was $8.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, a decrease of $7.6 million, as compared to $15.6 million of net cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2024. The decrease in net cash used in operating activities was primarily related to our strategic cost optimization initiatives to align our expense base with current operations to enhance long-term profitability, preserve agility, and position MSAI for scalable and efficient growth. These initiatives have included a reduction in employee headcount and professional fees, a consolidation of real estate, employee benefits realignment and vendor renegotiations.
Investment Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was $1.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, as compared to $2.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The decrease in net cash used in investing activities was primarily attributable to a decrease in cash paid for capital expenditures.
Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities was $29.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, an increase of $8.0 million, as compared to $21.6 million of net cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2024. The increase in net cash provided by financing activities is primarily attributable to proceeds from 2025 Private Placement and 2025 Registered Direct Offering.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of December 31, 2025, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses, as well as related disclosures. We evaluate our estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis. Our estimates are based on historical experience and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Our actual results could differ from these estimates.
The critical accounting policies, assumptions, and judgements that we believe have the most significant impact on our consolidated financial statements are described below.
Inventory
Inventory is stated at the lower of cost and net realizable value (“NRV”). NRV is based upon an estimated average selling price reduced by the estimated costs of disposal. The determination of net realizable value involves certain judgments including estimating average selling prices based on recent sales. We reduce the value of our inventory for estimated obsolescence or lack of marketability by the difference between the cost of the affected inventory and the NRV.
The valuation of inventory requires us to evaluate whether inventory held is in excess of future estimated market demand or has become technologically obsolete. We believe the risk of technological obsolescence of certain hardware is not significant, as device technology and functionality is stable and the devices that the Company has in its inventory are deployable with the Company’s integrated solutions offerings. The Company’s excess and obsolescence analysis is therefore focused on assessing the extent to which inventory is in excess of future estimated market demand. The determination of excess inventory is estimated based on a comparison of the quantity and cost of inventory on hand to our forecast of customer demand, which is dependent on various internal and external factors requiring the use of judgment.
We evaluate the short-term and long-term classification of hardware and component inventory quarterly using our forecast of customer demand, which is dependent on various internal and external factors requiring the use of judgment. We classify as short-term inventory hardware or components that are expected to be sold in the subsequent twelve months. We classify as long-term inventory hardware or components that are not expected to be sold in the following twelve months but for which ones there is an active market and we have not identified any indicator of impairment.
Revenue Recognition
Contracts with our customers may include various combinations of hardware, subscriptions and services. Our hardware has significant standalone functionalities and capabilities. Accordingly, hardware is distinct from our subscriptions and services as the customer can benefit from the product without these subscriptions or services and such subscriptions and services are separately identifiable within the contract. The amount of consideration we expect to receive in exchange for delivering on the order is allocated to each performance obligation based on its relative standalone selling price.
We establish standalone selling price using the prices charged for a deliverable when sold separately. If the standalone selling price is not observable through past transactions, we estimate the standalone selling price based on our pricing model. As our business offerings evolve over time, we may be required to modify our estimated standalone selling prices, and as a result the timing and classification of our revenue could be affected.
Income Taxes
We are required to reduce our deferred tax assets by a valuation allowance if, based on the weight of the available evidence, it is more likely than not that all or a portion of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that all or a portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income of appropriate character during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the weight of available evidence, both positive and negative, including the scheduled reversal of deferred tax assets and liabilities (including the impact of available carryback and carryforward periods), projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. To the extent we believe that we do not meet the test that recovery is more likely than not, we establish a valuation allowance. To the extent that we establish a valuation allowance or change this allowance in a period, we adjust the tax provision or tax benefit in the consolidated statement of
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operations. Management uses its best judgment in determining provisions or benefits for income taxes, and any valuation allowance recorded against previously established deferred tax assets.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
Refer to Note 2 of the notes to our audited consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for our assessment of recently issued and adopted accounting standards.
Emerging Growth Company and Smaller Reporting Company Status
We are an emerging growth company under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”). The JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can opt out of such “extended exemption period” and delay adopting new or revised accounting standards until such a time as those standards apply to private companies.
Subject to certain conditions set forth in the JOBS Act, if, as an “emerging growth company”, we choose to rely on such exemptions we may not be required to, among other things, (i) provide an auditor’s attestation report on our system of internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, (ii) provide all of the compensation disclosure that may be required of non-emerging growth public companies under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, (iii) comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the PCAOB regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements (auditor discussion and analysis), or (iv) disclose certain executive compensation related items such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of the CEO’s compensation to median employee compensation. We have elected to opt out of this extended exemption period. We may take advantage of these exemptions until December 31, 2026, or until we are no longer an emerging growth company, whichever is earlier. We will cease to be an emerging growth company prior to the end of such five-year period if certain earlier events occur, including if we become a “large accelerated filer” as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act, our annual gross revenues exceed $1.235 billion or we issue more than $1.0 billion of non-convertible debt in any three-year period.
Additionally, we are a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K. Smaller reporting companies may take advantage of certain reduced disclosure obligations, including, among other things, providing only two years of audited financial statements. We will be able to take advantage of these scaled disclosures for so long as our voting and non-voting Common Stock held by non-affiliates is less than $250.0 million measured on the last business day of our second fiscal quarter, or our annual revenue is less than $100.0 million during the most recently completed fiscal year and our voting and non-voting Common Stock held by non-affiliates is less than $700.0 million measured on the last business day of our second fiscal quarter.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information under this item.
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Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the shareholders and the Board of Directors of MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc.
Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") as of December 31, 2025, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in shareholders' equity, and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc. as of December 31, 2025, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the entity’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the entity’s financial statements based on our audit. 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 the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit 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 audit, 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 entity’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audit 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 audit 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 audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
We have served as the Company's auditor since 2025.
/s/
March 19, 2026
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the shareholders and the Board of Directors of MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") as of December 31, 2024, the related consolidated statement of operations, statement of changes in shareholders' equity, and statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as 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, 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Going Concern
The 2024 financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in the 2024 financial statements, the Company was developing its customer base and had not completed its efforts to establish a stabilized source of revenue sufficient to cover its expenses. The Company suffered net losses, negative cash flows from operations, and negative net working capital; which raised substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to these matters were also described in the 2024 financial statements. The financial statements did not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These 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 audit. 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 the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit 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 audit, 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.
Our audit 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 audit 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 audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/
March 28, 2025
We began serving as the Company’s auditor in 2021. In 2025 we became the predecessor auditor.
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MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)
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Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | | $ | | | $ | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)
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Revenue, net | | $ | | | $ | |
Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation) | | | | | | |
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Net loss | | $ | ( | | $ | ( |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
(Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share data)
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Balance at January 1, 2024 |
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Issuance of common stock | | | | | | | | | | — | | | | |
Issuance of Pre-funded warrants | | — | | | — | | | | | — | | | | |
Conversion of Pre-funded warrants | | | | | | | | — | | | — | | | |
Balance at December 31, 2024 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars)
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Operating Activities: | | | | | | |
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Tax payments associated with equity-based compensation transactions | | | ( | | | |
Repayments of promissory notes | | | ( | | | ( |
Repayments of lines of credit | | | | | | ( |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | | $ | | | $ | |
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Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash equivalents at end of period: | | | | | | |
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Settlement of vendor liability with share issuance | | $ | | | $ | |
Sale of equipment | | | | | | |
Conversion of convertible notes | | | | | | |
Conversion of Legacy SMAP promissory loan into common stock | | | | | | |
Shares issued for Equity Line of Credit commitment fee | | | | | | |
Inducement shares from Financing Transaction | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in thousands except per share amounts)
Note 1 — Organization and Business Operations
MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc. (“MSAI,” “the Company,” “we” or “our”) and its wholly owned subsidiaries builds and deploys integrated condition monitoring and early threat detection solutions through a unified edge-to-cloud software architecture, delivering AI-powered connected intelligence and analytics for asset reliability and performance. The Company’s platform integrates multiple sensing modalities such as thermal, visual and vibration to detect mechanical, electrical and other modes of asset failure, enabling organizations operating high-throughput, automation-rich and power-dense facilities to protect uptime, enhance safety and extend the useful life of their most critical assets. The Company is domiciled in Delaware and is a C corporation for tax purposes.
Business Prior to the Business Combination
Prior to the Business Combination, the Company, as a corporate entity, was SportsMap Tech Acquisition Corp. (“Legacy SMAP”), and the Company’s sponsor was SportsMap, LLC (the “Sponsor”). The registration statement for Legacy SMAP’s initial public offering (“IPO”) was declared effective on October 18, 2021 (the “Effective Date”). On October 21, 2021, Legacy SMAP consummated the IPO.
Business Combination Agreement and Related Financing
On December 19, 2023, Legacy SMAP, through its subsidiary ICH Merger Sub Inc. (“Merger Sub”), and Infrared Cameras Holdings Inc (“Legacy ICI”), all of them Delaware corporations, consummated the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, initially entered on December 5, 2022, by and among Legacy SMAP, Legacy ICI, and Merger Sub (the “Business Combination”). Pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, a merger of Legacy SMAP and Legacy ICI was effected by the merger of Merger Sub with and into Legacy ICI, with Legacy ICI surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Legacy SMAP. As a result of the consummation of the Business Combination, Legacy SMAP changed its name from “SportsMap Tech Acquisition Corp.” to “Infrared Cameras Holdings, Inc.”. In February 2024, Infrared Cameras Holdings, Inc changed its name to MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc.”
Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries are prepared in conformity with United States (“U.S.”) generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation.
Reclassifications
The Company has reclassified certain prior-year amounts to conform to the current-year presentation.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results may differ materially from those estimates. Significant estimates reflected in the consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to revenue recognition, inventory classification, useful life of fixed assets, allowance for credit losses, warranty reserves, amortization of internal-use software, share-based compensation, contingencies and income taxes.
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Fair Value
The Company uses valuation approaches that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible. A three-tiered hierarchy is established as a basis for considering such assumptions and for inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value. This hierarchy requires that the Company use observable market data, when available, and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when determining fair value:
Level 1: observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets;
Level 2: inputs other than the quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly; and
Level 3: unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which requires that the Company develop its own assumptions.
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents. The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents approximate their fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments. Cash in the Company’s bank accounts may exceed federally insured limits. Restricted cash represents amounts that the Company is unable to access for operational purposes.
Hardware Warranties
The Company provides a warranty for the repair or replacement of any defective hardware within one year of purchase. Estimated future warranty costs are accrued and charged to cost of goods sold in the period that the related revenue is recognized. These estimates are derived from historical data and trends of product reliability and costs of repairing and replacing defective products.
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivables are stated at net realizable value. The allowance for credit losses is determined through an evaluation of the aging of the Company’s accounts receivable balances, and considers such factors as the customer’s creditworthiness, the customer’s payment history and current economic conditions. A provision is recognized to bad debt expense and the allowance for credit losses for accounts determined to be uncollectible. Bad debt written-off and any recovery of bad debt write-off is applied to the allowance for credit losses.
Inventory
The cost of inventory is determined using the weighted-average cost method and includes costs incurred to purchase and distribute inventory. Inventory is stated at the lower of cost and net realizable value (“NRV”). NRV is based upon an estimated average selling price reduced by the estimated costs of disposal. The determination of net realizable value involves certain judgments including estimating average selling prices based on recent sales. The Company reduces the value of its inventory for estimated obsolescence or lack of marketability by the difference between the cost of the affected inventory and the NRV.
The valuation of inventory requires the Company to evaluate whether inventory held is in excess of future estimated market demand or has become technologically obsolete. The Company believes the risk of technological obsolescence of hardware is not significant, as device technology and functionality is stable and the devices that the Company has in its inventory are deployable with the Company’s integrated solutions offerings. The Company’s excess and obsolescence analysis is therefore focused on assessing the extent to which inventory is in excess of future estimated market demand. The determination of excess inventory is estimated based on a comparison of the quantity and cost of inventory on hand to the Company’s forecast of customer demand, which is dependent on various internal and external factors requiring the use of judgment.
The Company evaluates the short-term and long-term classification of hardware and component inventory quarterly using the Company’s forecast of customer demand, which is dependent on various internal and external factors requiring the use of judgment. The Company classifies as short-term inventory as hardware or components that are expected to be sold in the subsequent twelve months. The Company classifies as long-term inventory as hardware or components that are not expected to be sold in the following twelve months but for which ones there is an active market and the Company has not identified any indicator of impairment.
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Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant, and equipment is recorded at cost and is depreciated on the straight-line basis over its estimated useful life. Upon retirement or sale, the cost of assets disposed, and the related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is credited or charged to operating income (loss). Expenditures for major additions and improvements are capitalized and minor replacements, maintenance, and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. All property, plant, and equipment is depreciated (to the extent of estimated salvage values) on the straight-line method based on estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:
Assets | | Estimated Useful Life |
Vehicles |
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Machinery, equipment and demo |
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Internal-use software | |
Revenue Recognition
Revenue is recognized net of any sales taxes collected from customers. Revenue is accounted for under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers through the following steps:
| ● | Identify the contract with a customer; |
| ● | Identify the performance obligations in the contract; |
| ● | Determine the transaction price; |
| ● | Allocate the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract; and |
| ● | Recognize revenue when or as the Company satisfies a performance obligation. |
Hardware
The Company’s sensor hardware covers a large range of the electromagnetic and mechanical spectrums, encompassing visible-light imagers, shortwave, midwave, and longwave infrared imagers, ultraviolet imagers, acoustic imagers, and tunable diode laser emitter-detector pairs for laser absorption spectrometry. The Company's infrared cameras are available in multiple configurations, from lower resolution models suitable for basic equipment monitoring to high-resolution cameras that provide detailed thermal images crucial for detecting subtle anomalies in complex machinery. Each camera model also offers different field of view options, enabling precise targeting and comprehensive coverage, essential for effective predictive maintenance. Revenue is recognized when control of the hardware is transferred to the customer. In accordance with the Company’s sales policy, the Company does not accept returns of hardware once sold after a day return window.
Software
MSAI Connect is an innovative platform that enables predictive asset reliability and process control in industrial environments, available both as cloud-based subscription service and as an on-premises deployment. MSAI Connect, when deployed and connected to the cloud, is a subscription service and is contracted for a period of
Services
The Company offers installation services that cover on-site hardware mounting, sensor commissioning, and connectivity into the MSAI Connect platform. MSAI Solution Architects configure camera views, assists with establishing initial alerting thresholds and defining regions of interest so customers can quickly realize the full benefits of the MSAI Connect platform. The Company also performs
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calibrations and maintenance on hardware. The Company previously performed training through August 2025 and inspections through September 2025. Services are recognized at the point in time when service is completed.
Costs to Obtain Contracts
The Company’s costs to obtain contracts, primarily commissions to its salesforce, are capitalized when the period of benefit is longer than a year. These costs are amortized over the requisite period of benefit. When the period of benefit is less than one year, the costs are expensed as incurred.
Contracts with Multiple Performance Obligations
Contracts with our customers may include various combinations of hardware, subscriptions and services. Our hardware has significant standalone functionalities and capabilities. Accordingly, hardware is distinct from our subscriptions and services as the customer can benefit from the product without these subscriptions or services and such subscriptions and services are separately identifiable within the contract. The amount of consideration we expect to receive in exchange for delivering on the order is allocated to each performance obligation based on its relative standalone selling price.
We establish standalone selling price using the prices charged for a deliverable when sold separately. If the standalone selling price is not observable through past transactions, we estimate the standalone selling price based on our pricing model. As our business offerings evolve over time, we may be required to modify our estimated standalone selling prices, and as a result the timing and classification of our revenue could be affected.
Contract Liabilities
Contract liabilities include advances from customers related to hardware, subscriptions, and services for which the Company has not yet recognized revenue.
Software Development Costs
Internal-use software includes software developed to deliver our cloud-based subscription offerings to our end-customers. These capitalized costs consist of internal compensation-related costs and external direct costs incurred during the application development stage. Capitalized software development costs is included in property, plant and equipment and is amortized on the straight-line method once development is complete.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company reviews the carrying value of property, plant and equipment and other long-lived assets for impairment whenever events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. If a long-lived asset is tested for recoverability and the undiscounted estimate future cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset is less than the carrying amount of the asset, the asset cost is adjusted to fair value and an impairment loss is recognized as the amount by which the carrying amount of a long-lived asset exceeds its fair value.
Leases
Leases are accounted under ASC 842, Leases. Some leases have the option to extend or terminate the lease and the Company recognizes these terms when it is reasonably certain that the option will be exercised. As a lessee, the Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at commencement. The Right-of-Use (“ROU”) lease assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments related to the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. We use incremental borrowing rates based on information available at the commencement date to determine the present value of our lease payments. We elected the practical expedient to exclude leases with terms of 12 months or less in which we are not reasonably certain that our renewal option will be exercised from the balance sheet and recognize expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
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Share-Based Compensation
Compensation expense related to share-based transactions is measured at fair value on the grant date. The Company recognizes share-based compensation expense for awards with only service conditions on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. The Company recognizes share-based compensation expense for awards with market conditions and awards with performance conditions on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for each separately vesting portion of the award. The Company recognizes share-based compensation expense for awards with performance conditions when it is probable that the performance condition will be achieved. The Company accounts for forfeitures of all share-based payment awards when they occur.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method in accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). The income tax accounting guidance results in two components of income tax expense: current and deferred. Current income tax expense reflects taxes to be paid or refunded for the current period by applying the provisions of the enacted tax law to the taxable income or excess of deductions over revenues. The Company recognizes a net deferred tax asset or liability based on the tax effects of the differences between the book and tax basis of assets and liabilities. Enacted changes in tax rates and laws are recognized in the period in which they occur. Deferred income tax expense results from the change in the net deferred tax asset or liability between periods. The deferred tax asset is reduced by a valuation allowance if, based on the weight of evidence available, it is more likely than not some portion or all of a deferred tax asset will not be realized.
The Company recognizes the effect of income tax positions only if those positions are more likely than not to be sustained. Recognized income tax positions are measured at the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely of being realized. The Company does not have any uncertain tax positions that require recognition or measurement in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits on the income tax expense line in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. Accrued interest and penalties are included on the related tax liability line in the consolidated balance sheets.
ASC 740 requires the Company to reduce its deferred tax assets by a valuation allowance if, based on the weight of the available evidence, it is more likely than not that all or a portion of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that all or a portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income of appropriate character during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the weight of available evidence, both positive and negative, including the scheduled reversal of deferred tax assets and liabilities (including the impact of available carryback and carryforward periods), projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. To the extent the Company believes that it does not meet the test that recovery is more likely than not, it establishes a valuation allowance. To the extent that the Company establishes a valuation allowance or changes this allowance in a period, it adjusts the tax provision or tax benefit in the consolidated statement of operations. Management uses its best judgment in determining provisions or benefits for income taxes, and any valuation allowance recorded against previously established deferred tax assets.
Loss Contingencies
The Company accrues costs relating to litigation claims and other contingent matters when such liabilities become probable and reasonably estimable. Such estimates may be based on advice from third parties or on management’s judgment, as appropriate. Revisions to contingent liabilities are reflected in the consolidated statements of operations in the period in which different facts or information become known or circumstances change that affect the Company’s previous judgments with respect to the likelihood or amount of loss. Amounts paid upon the ultimate resolution of contingent liabilities may be materially different from previous estimates and could require adjustments to the estimated reserves to be recognized in the period such new information becomes known. In circumstances where the most likely outcome of a contingency can be reasonably estimated, the Company accrues a liability for that amount. Where the most likely outcome cannot be estimated, a range of potential losses is established and if no one amount in that range is more likely than others, the low end of the range is accrued.
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New Accounting Pronouncements
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2023-09 to expand the disclosure requirements for income taxes, specifically related to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. ASU 2023-09 is effective for our annual periods beginning January 1, 2025, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted ASU 2023-09 for the year ended December 31, 2025 on a prospective basis and accordingly, the Company’s income tax disclosures for the year 2024 have not been recast under this guidance.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03 that requires disaggregation of specific expense categories in disclosures within the footnotes to the consolidated financial statements on an annual and interim basis. ASU 2024-03 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential effect that the updated standard may have on our consolidated financial statement disclosures.
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-06 that amends certain aspects of the accounting for and disclosure of software costs under ASC 350-40. The new standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2027, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted. The new standard may be applied prospectively, retrospectively, or via a modified prospective transition method. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this new standard on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
Note 3 — Reverse Recapitalization
On December 19, 2023, the Merger was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization under U.S. GAAP. Legacy ICI was the accounting acquirer and Legacy SMAP was the accounting acquiree for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the consolidated financial statements of the Company represent a continuation of the financial statements of Legacy ICI with the Merger being treated as the equivalent of ICI issuing stock for the net assets of Legacy SMAP, accompanied by a recapitalization. The net assets of Legacy SMAP are stated at historical cost, with
Note 4 — Revenue
The following table summarizes the Company’s revenue disaggregated by type of product and service:
| | Year Ended December 31, | ||||
| | 2025 | | 2024 | ||
Hardware | | $ | | | $ | |
Software | |
| | |
| |
Services | |
| | |
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Total revenue, net | | $ | | | $ | |
The Company’s sales policy is not to accept returns of hardware once sold after a day return window. However, in the first quarter of 2024, the Company recorded a sales return of $
Customer Concentration
For the year ended December 31, 2025,
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Contract Liabilities
Contract liabilities consist of sales of software subscriptions, where in most cases, the Company receives up-front payment and recognizes revenue over the subscription term. The Company classifies these contract liabilities as either current or non-current liabilities based on the expected timing of recognition of related revenue. Current contract liabilities were $
Accounts Receivables Allowance
The following table summarizes the change in the accounts receivables allowance:
| | December 31, | | December 31, | ||
| | 2025 | | 2024 | ||
Beginning balance | | $ | | | $ | |
Write-off of accounts receivable | |
| ( | |
| ( |
Bad debt expense | |
| | |
| |
Ending balance | | $ | | | $ | |
Note 5 — Property, Plant and Equipment
The following table summarizes the Company’s property, plant and equipment:
| | December 31, | | December 31, | ||
| | 2025 | | 2024 | ||
Vehicles | | $ | | | $ | |
Machinery, equipment and demo | |
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Internal-use software | |
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Property, plant and equipment, gross | | $ | | | $ | |
Less: accumulated depreciation | |
| ( | |
| ( |
Property, plant and equipment, net | | $ | | | $ | |
Depreciation expense was $
Note 6 — Other Current Assets
The following table summarizes the Company’s other current assets:
| | December 31, | | December 31, | ||
| | 2025 | | 2024 | ||
Prepaid expenses | | $ | | | $ | |
| | | | | | |
Prepaid inventory purchases and deposits | | | — | | | |
Other receivables | |
| | |
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Total other current assets | | $ | | | $ | |
During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company renegotiated its contract with the Company’s corporate credit card provider. As a result of this renegotiation, as of December 31, 2025, the Company is required to maintain $
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During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company recorded a write-down of a deposit of $
Note 7 — Inventories
The following table summarizes inventories:
| | December 31, | | December 31, | ||
| | 2025 | | 2024 | ||
Hardware | | $ | | | $ | |
Parts and supplies | |
| | |
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Inventories, current | | $ | | | $ | |
Hardware | | | | | | |
Parts and supplies | |
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Inventories, noncurrent | | $ | | $ | | |
Total inventories | | $ | | | $ | |
The Company recorded an inventory impairment of $
Note 8 — Accrued Expense
The following table summarizes accrued expenses:
| | December 31, | | December 31, | ||
| | 2025 | | 2024 | ||
Salaries, wages, and payroll taxes payable | | $ | | | $ | |
Professional fees | | | | | | |
Other | |
| | |
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Total accrued expense | | $ | | | $ | |
Note 9 — Debt
Line of Credit
In December 2023, the Company entered into a line of credit agreement with First Insurance Funding. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company fully paid off and closed the line of credit. There was
Promissory Notes
In 2022, the Company borrowed $
In June 2023, the Company borrowed $
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In December 2023, the Company borrowed $
In April, May and November 2023, Legacy SMAP secured operational working capital of $
Financing Notes
On December 19, 2023, in connection with the Business Combination, the Company issued the Financing Notes to several accredited private investors in an aggregate principal amount of $
Note 10 — Share-Based Compensation
In October 2020, the Company implemented the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, pursuant to which the Company may grant stock options to employees and non-employees. On December 19, 2023, the Business Combination triggered accelerated vesting of all outstanding stock options.
In December 2023, the Company implemented the 2023 Incentive Award Plan, pursuant to which the Company may grant stock options, stock appreciation rights, and restricted stock to employees and non-employees. In June 2025, our shareholders approved an amendment to the Company’s 2023 Incentive Award Plan to increase the number of shares of Common Stock by
Stock Options
There was
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Restricted Stock Units
The following table summarizes the Company’s RSU activity during the year ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.
| | | | Weighted | |
| | Number | | Average Grant | |
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| of shares |
| Date Fair Value | |
Non-vested at January 1, 2024 |
| | | $ | |
Granted |
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Vested |
| ( | |
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Forfeited |
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Expired |
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Non-vested at December 31, 2024 |
| | | $ | |
Granted | | | |
| |
Vested | | ( | |
| |
Forfeited | | ( | |
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Expired | | | |
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Non-vested at December 31, 2025 | | | | $ | |
During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company granted to employees
During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company’s non-employee directors earned $
During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company agreed to settle sales commissions owed to certain members of our salesforce in RSUs, which resulted in the issuance of
In December 2023, the Company granted
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Note 11 — Shareholders’ Equity
Total authorized capital stock of the Company as of December 31, 2025, is
Equity Line of Credit
On April 16, 2024, we entered into that certain purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with B. Riley Principal Capital II, LLC (“B. Riley”). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, we have the right, but not the obligation, to sell to B. Riley up to $
Through December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company utilized the B. Riley Committed Equity Facility to sell
At the Market Sales Agreement
On March 28, 2025, we entered into an at market issuance sales agreement (the “2025 Sales Agreement”) with B. Riley Securities, Inc., as sales agent or principal (“B. Riley Securities”), as sales agent or principal, pursuant to which the Company could offer and sell shares of the Company’s Common Stock, having an aggregate market value of up to $
2025 Private Placement
On October 24, 2025, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “2025 Purchase Agreement”) with 325 Capital, LLC (“325 Capital”) and certain other accredited investors signatory thereto (collectively with 325 Capital, the “Investors”), pursuant to which it agreed to sell to the Investors (i)
The 2025 Purchase Agreement and the 2025 Warrants provide that each Investor’s beneficial ownership of Common Stock, including after taking into account the full exercise of such Investor’s 2025 Warrant, shall in no event exceed
At the initial closing of the Private Placement on October 30, 2025, the Company issued to the Investors
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On December 23, 2025, the final closing occurred and the Company issued
2025 Registered Direct Offering
On November 4, 2025, the Company entered into a common stock purchase agreement with a single institutional investor, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell (i)
The 2025 Registered Direct Offering closed on November 5, 2025, and resulted in gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $
2024 Public Equity Offering
On July 1, 2024, we consummated a public offering (the “2024 Public Offering”) of
2024 Private Placement
On July 1, 2024, we issued and sold in a private placement (the “2024 Private Placement”) (i)
On June 27, 2024, we also entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) with 325 Capital (collectively with its affiliates, the “Purchaser”), pursuant to which the Purchaser agreed to purchase all of the Placement Shares and Pre-Funded Warrants offered in the 2024 Private Placement. Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, we have made the following corporate governance changes, which are to remain in effect for so long as the Purchaser beneficially owns at least
| ● | our board of directors (the “Board”) appointed a representative of the Purchaser as a member of the Board and as a member of the Board’s compensation and nominating and corporate governance committees; |
| ● | the Board established a new finance committee consisting of |
| ● | the Board amended the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company to permit any single director to be able to call a special meeting of the Board and bring forward business at any regular or special meeting of the Board. |
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On September 24, 2024, the holders of the Pre-Funded Warrants exercised their warrants in exchange for Common Stock.
Note 12 — Earnings (loss) per Share
Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed in accordance with ASC 260, Earnings Per Share, by dividing the net loss attributable to holders of common stock by the weighted average shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average shares of common stock outstanding, including the dilutive effects of stock options. Since the Company was in a net loss position for the years ended 2025 and 2024, basic net loss per share is the same as diluted net loss per share as the inclusion of all potential common shares outstanding would have been antidilutive.
The following table summarizes the computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share:
| | Year Ended December 31, | ||||
| | 2025 | | 2024 | ||
Numerator: | | | |
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Basic and diluted net loss attributable to common shareholders | | $ | ( | | $ | ( |
Denominator: | | | | | | |
Weighted average number of shares: | |
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Basic - common Stock | |
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Diluted - common Stock | |
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Basic net loss per share attributable to common shareholders | | $ | ( | | $ | ( |
Diluted net loss per share attributable to common shareholders | | $ | ( | | $ | ( |
The table above does not include the following potential anti-dilutive shares: (i) up to
Note 13 — Related Party Transactions
2025 Private Placement
Please refer to the discussion in Note 11 regarding 325 Capital’s participation in the 2025 Private Placement. 325 Capital and its affiliates beneficially own more than
Related Party Promissory Notes
Please refer to the discussion in Note 9 regarding promissory notes with related parties.
Leases
The Company leases its corporate office and production facility from a related party. As of July 29, 2025, the lessor no longer qualifies as a related party under the applicable accounting guidance, and payments made after that date do not constitute related party transactions. Total related party cash payments for the leases were $
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Note 14 — Commitments and Contingencies
Contingencies
Liabilities for loss contingencies arising from claims, earn-outs, assessments, litigation, fines, and penalties and other sources are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. Legal costs incurred in connection with loss contingencies are expensed as incurred.
In the ordinary course of the business, the Company is subject to periodic legal or administrative proceedings. As of December 31, 2025, and 2024, the Company was not involved in any material claims or legal actions.
Note 15 — Income taxes
Income (loss) before provision for or (benefit from) income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 are as follows:
| | Year Ended December 31, | ||||
| | 2025 | | 2024 | ||
Domestic | | $ | ( | | $ | ( |
Foreign | | | | |
| |
Total income (or loss) before income tax expense (or benefit) | | $ | ( | | $ | ( |
The components of the provision (benefit) for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:
| | December 31, | | December 31, | ||
| | 2025 | | 2024 | ||
Current: | | | | | | |
Federal | | $ | | | $ | ( |
State | |
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| ( |
Total current | |
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| ( |
Deferred: | |
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Federal | |
| ( | |
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State | |
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Total deferred | |
| ( | |
| |
Total income tax provision | | $ | ( | | $ | ( |
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Significant deferred tax assets (liabilities) follow:
| | December 31, | | December 31, | ||
| | 2025 | | 2024 | ||
Deferred tax assets: | | | | | | |
Inventory impairment | | $ | | | $ | |
Accruals, other | |
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Reserves | |
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Interest carryforward | | | | | | |
Net operating losses | | | | | | |
Other | | | | | | |
Lease asset | |
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Financial instruments | |
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Intangibles & start-up costs | |
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UNICAP & inventoriable costs | | | | | | |
Book tax depreciation | | | | | | |
Valuation allowance | | | ( | | | ( |
Total deferred tax assets | | $ | | |
| |
Deferred tax liabilities: | | | | | | |
Prepaid expense | | $ | ( | |
| ( |
Other (leases) | |
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| ( |
Method change | | | ( | | | |
Book tax depreciation | |
| | |
| ( |
Total deferred tax liabilities | |
| ( | |
| ( |
| | | | | | |
Deferred tax (liabilities) assets, net | | $ | ( | | $ | ( |
The total provision (benefit) for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2025 varies from the federal statutory rate as a result of the following:
| | December 31, | |||
| | 2025 | |||
| | Amount | | Percent | |
U.S. Federal statutory tax rate | | $ | ( | | |
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax effect1 | | | | | ( |
Changes in valuation allowances | | | | | ( |
Nontaxable or nondeductible items | | | - | | |
Share-based payment awards | | | ( | | |
Loss on transaction | | | | | |
Other | | | | | ( |
Other adjustments | | | - | | |
Amended return benefit | | | | | |
Prior year deferred true-up | | | | | |
Other adjustments | | | | | |
Effective tax rate | | $ | ( | | |
1 is the state that contributes to the majority of the tax effect in this category.
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The total provision (benefit) for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2024 varies from the federal statutory rate as a result of the following:
| | December 31, | ||
| | 2024 | ||
Loss before income tax expense | | $ | ( | |
Statutory tax rate | |
| | % |
Income tax expense (benefit) | |
| ( | |
Increase (decrease) resulting from: | |
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Permanent Differences | |
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State Income Tax, net of FBOS | |
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Movement in receivables | | | ( | |
Valuation Allowance | | | | |
Deferred Adjustment | |
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Other, net | |
| | |
Income tax expense (benefit) | |
| ( | |
Current income tax expense (benefit) | |
| ( | |
Deferred income tax (benefit) | |
| | |
Total | | $ | ( | |
Deferred income taxes reflect the impact of temporary differences between the amount of assets and liabilities recognized for financial reporting purposes and such amounts recognized for tax purposes. As a result of the Company’s evaluation of both the positive and negative evidence, the Company determined it does not believe it is more likely than not that its deferred tax assets will be utilized in the foreseeable future and has recorded a valuation allowance. For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company recognized an income tax benefit primarily driven by the change in valuation allowance. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company recognized an income tax benefit primarily driven by federal tax refunds.
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”). The OBBBA makes permanent key elements of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, including 100% bonus depreciation, domestic research cost expensing, and business interest expense limitation. ASC 740, Income Taxes, requires the effects of changes in tax rates and laws on deferred tax balances to be recognized in the period in which the legislation is enacted. As a result, the Company evaluated the legislation and determined it did not have a material effect on the provision for income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2025.
During 2025 and 2024, the Company determined that it experienced an ownership change as defined under Internal Revenue Code Section 382. The result of the ownership change is subjecting tax attributes to an annual limitation which includes the utilization of the Company's net operating losses. In addition, as a result of the merger with Legacy SMAP, the Company acquired a federal net operating loss tax attribute. These net operating losses are fully limited under section 382. The Company will continue to monitor ownership changes throughout future periods.
Changes in the valuation allowance were as follows:
| | December 31, | | December 31, | ||
| | 2025 | | 2024 | ||
Balance, beginning of the year | | $ | | | $ | |
Additions to valuation allowance | | | | |
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Balance, end of the year | | $ | | | $ | |
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The Company intends to continue maintaining a valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets until there is sufficient evidence to support reversal of all or some portion of these allowances.
The Company reported gross U.S net operating loss carryforwards of $
The following table summarizes cash for income taxes paid:
| | December 31, | |
| | 2025 | |
Federal | | $ | |
State | | | |
California | | | |
Pennsylvania | | | |
Tennessee | | | |
Texas | | | |
All other state | | | |
Income taxes, net of amounts refunded | | $ | |
The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits within Income tax expense (benefit) in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. There were
Note 16 — Segments and geographical information
The Company has
| | Year Ended December 31, | ||||
| | 2025 | | 2024 | ||
United States | | $ | | | $ | |
International | |
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Total revenue, net | | $ | | | $ | |
The Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) is its Chief Executive Officer. The CODM uses consolidated net income to evaluate income generated from segment assets (return on assets) in deciding whether to reinvest profits into the segment or into other parts of the entity, such as for acquisitions. Net income is used to monitor budget versus actual results and to perform competitive analysis through benchmarking to competitors. The competitive analysis along with the monitoring of budgeted versus actual results are used in assessing performance of the segment and in establishing management’s compensation.
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The table below summarizes the significant expense categories regularly reviewed by the CODM for the years ended December 31, 2025, and 2024:
See the consolidated financial statements for other financial information regarding the Company’s operating segment.
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Revenue, net | $ | |
| $ | |
Cost of goods sold (exclusive of depreciation) | | |
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Inventory Impairment | | |
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Operating expenses: | | |
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Selling, general and administrative | | | | | |
Payroll Expenses (including bonus) | | |
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Professional Fees | | |
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Other selling, general and administrative | | |
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Other operating expenses | | |
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Non-operating (income) expenses, net | | ( |
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Provision for income taxes | | ( |
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Net loss | $ | ( |
| $ | ( |
Note 17 — Subsequent Events
On March 13, 2026, the Company entered into an at market issuance sales agreement (the “2026 Sales Agreement”) with Roth Capital Partners, LLC and H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC as sales agents or principals (the “Agents”), under which the Company may offer and sell shares of the Company’s Common Stock having an aggregate market value of up to $
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Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
None.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls and Procedures
In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and that management is required to apply judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, management has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of December 31, 2025 (“Evaluation Date”). Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2025.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act and based upon the criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the “COSO framework”). The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the Company’s financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Because of its inherent limitations, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect all misstatements. Effective internal controls can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements.
Under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, management has conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting using the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) and SEC guidance on conducting such assessments. Based on evaluation under these criteria, management determined that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2025.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management, together with the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2025. We determined that there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Item 9B. Other Information.
Insider Trading Arrangements and
During the quarter ended December 31, 2025, no director or “officer” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Exchange Act) of the Company
Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.
Not applicable.
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PART III
Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
Executive Officers and Directors
The following table provides information regarding our executive officers and members of our board of directors as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:
Name | | Position(s) at the Company | | Principal Occupation |
Asim Akram | | Chief Executive Officer and President | | Same |
Robert Nadolny | | Chief Financial Officer and Secretary | | Same |
David Gow | | Director | | CEO and President of Center for Houston’s Future |
Stuart Flavin III | | Director | | Retired |
Petros Kitsos | | Director | | Managing Principal of TBL Companies, LLC |
Margaret Chu | | Director | | Same |
Daniel Friedberg | | Director | | Managing Member of 325 Capital |
The remaining information required by this Item will be included in our definitive proxy statement for our 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2026 Proxy Statement”), expected to be filed with the SEC no later than 120 days after December 31, 2025, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 11.Executive Compensation.
The information required by this Item will be included in the 2026 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
The information required by this Item will be included in the 2026 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
The information required by this Item will be included in the 2026 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 14.Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
The information required by this Item will be included in the 2026 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
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PART IV
Item 15.Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
(a)(1) Financial Statements.
The following financial statements are filed as part of this report under Item 8—“Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements
(a)(2) Financial Statement Schedules.
All financial statement schedules have been omitted because they are not applicable, not required or the information required is shown in the financial statements or the notes thereto.
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(a)(3) Exhibits.
The following is a list of exhibits filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
| | | | Incorporated by Reference | ||||||
| | | | | | | | | | Filed / |
| | | | | | | | | | Furnished |
Exhibit | | Description | | Form | | Exhibit | | Filing Date | | Herewith |
2.1† | | | 8-K | | 2.1 | | 12/6/2022 | | | |
2.2 | | | 8-K | | 2.2 | | 6/28/2023 | | | |
2.3 | | | 8-K | | 2.2 | | 9/20/2023 | | | |
3.1 | | | 10-K | | 3.1 | | 3/28/2025 | | ||
3.2 | | Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc. | | 10-K | | 3.2 | | 3/28/2025 | | |
3.3 | | | 8-K | | 3.1 | | 10/30/2025 | | | |
4.1 | | | 8-K | | 4.1 | | 10/21/2021 | | | |
4.2 | | | 8-K | | 4.1 | | 10/30/2025 | | | |
4.3 | | | | | | | | | * | |
10.1# | | | S-1 | | 10.3 | | 11/13/2023 | | | |
10.2 | | | 8-K | | 10.6 | | 12/21/2023 | | | |
10.3† | | Securities Purchase Agreement, dated June 27, 2024, by and between the Company and 325 Capital, LLC | | 8-K | | 10.1 | | 7/1/2024 | | |
10.4 | | Registration Rights Agreement, dated July 1, 2024, by and between the Company and 325 Capital, LLC | | 8-K | | 10.2 | | 7/1/2024 | | |
10.5#† | | | 8-K/A | | 10.1 | | 2/11/2025 | | | |
10.6#† | | | 8-K/A | | 10.2 | | 2/11/2025 | | | |
10.7#† | | | 8-K | | 10.2 | | 10/1/2025 | | | |
10.8#† | | | 8-K/A | | 10.3 | | 2/11/2025 | | | |
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10.9#† | | | 8-K | | 10.1 | | 6/2/2025 | | | |
10.10#† | | | 8-K | | 10.1 | | 10/1/2025 | | | |
10.11 | | | 8-K | | 1.1 | | 10/30/2025 | | | |
10.12† | | | 8-K | | 10.1 | | 10/30/2025 | | | |
10.13 | | Form of Amendment No. 1 to Securities Purchase Agreement, dated November 4, 2025. | | 8-K | | 10.2 | | 11/5/2025 | | |
10.14 | | Form of Amendment No. 2 to Securities Purchase Agreement, dated March 12, 2026. | | 8-K | | 10.1 | | 3/13/2026 | | |
10.15† | | | 8-K | | 10.2 | | 10/30/2025 | | | |
10.16† | | | 8-K | | 10.1 | | 11/5/2025 | | | |
10.17 | | | 8-K | | 1.1 | | 3/13/2026 | | | |
10.18# | | | 10-K | | 10.14 | | 3/29/2024 | | | |
10.19# | | | 8-K | | 10.15 | | 12/21/2023 | | | |
10.20# | | Form of Stock Option Grant Notice and Agreement (2023 Incentive Award Plan). | | 8-K | | 10.16 | | 12/21/2023 | | |
10.21# | | Form of Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and Agreement as Amended (2023 Incentive Award Plan). | | 10-K | | 10.20 | | 3/28/2025 | | |
10.22# | | Amended and Restated 2020 Equity Incentive Plan of Infrared Camera Holdings, Inc. | | 8-K | | 10.12 | | 12/21/2023 | | |
10.23# | | Form of Stock Option Agreement (2020 Equity Incentive Plan). | | 8-K | | 10.13 | | 12/21/2023 | | |
19.1 | | | 10-K | | 19.1 | | 3/28/2025 | | | |
21.1 | | | | | | * | ||||
23.1 | | | | | | | | | * | |
23.2 | | | | | | * | ||||
31.1 | | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer. | | | | | | | | * |
31.2 | | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer. | | | | | | | | * |
32.1 | | | | | | | | | ** | |
32.2 | | | | | | | | | ** | |
97.1 | | | 10-K | | 97.1 | | 3/29/2024 | | ||
101.SCH | | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. | | | | | | |||
101.CAL | | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. | | | | | | | | |
101.DEF | | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. | | | | | | | | |
101.LAB | | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. | | | | | | | | |
101.PRE | | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase. | | | | | | | | |
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104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). | | | | | | | | |
* | Filed herewith |
** | Furnished herewith |
† | Schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Registrant undertakes to furnish supplemental copies of any of the omitted schedules upon request by the SEC. |
# | Indicates a management contract of compensatory plan. |
Item 16.Form 10-K Summary.
None.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| | MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc. | |
| | | |
Date: March 19, 2026 | | By: | /s/ Asim Akram |
| | | Asim Akram |
| | | Chief Executive Officer and President |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Name | | Title | | Date |
/s/ Asim Akram | | Chief Executive Officer and President | | March 19, 2026 |
Asim Akram | | (Principal Executive Officer) | | |
| | | | |
/s/ Robert Nadolny | | Chief Financial Officer and Secretary | | March 19, 2026 |
Robert Nadolny | | (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) | | |
| | | | |
/s/ Stuart V. Flavin III | | Director | | March 19, 2026 |
Stuart V. Flavin III | | | | |
| | | | |
/s/ David Gow | | Director | | March 19, 2026 |
David Gow | | | | |
| | | | |
/s/ Daniel M. Friedberg | | Director | | March 19, 2026 |
Daniel M. Friedberg | | | | |
| | | | |
/s/ Petros Kitsos | | Director | | March 19, 2026 |
Petros Kitsos | | | | |
| | | | |
/s/ Margaret Chu | | Director | | March 19, 2026 |
Margaret Chu | | | | |
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Exhibit 4.3
REGISTRANT’S SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
The following is a description of the securities of MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc. (“MSAI,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our”) and certain provisions of our Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “Charter”), our Second Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”), the Warrant Agreement, dated October 18, 2021, between us and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Warrant Agreement”) and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”). This description is summarized from, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, our Charter, Bylaws, the Warrant Agreement and the applicable provisions of the DGCL. Certain terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), of which this Exhibit 4.3 is a part.
Authorized Capital Stock
Our Charter authorizes the issuance of 310,000,000 shares of capital stock, consisting of (i) 300,000,000 authorized shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), and (ii) 10,000,000 authorized shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Preferred Stock”), of which 20,000 have been designated as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”). As of December 31, 2025, there were 80,304,531 shares of Common Stock outstanding and no shares of Preferred Stock outstanding.
Common Stock
Dividend Rights
Subject to preferences that may apply to shares of Preferred Stock outstanding at the time, the holders of outstanding shares of our Common Stock are entitled to receive dividends out of funds legally available if our board of directors, in its discretion, determines to issue dividends and only then at the times and in the amounts that our board of directors may determine, and will share in any such dividends pro-rata in proportion to the number of shares of Common Stock held by each such holder.
Liquidation
Subject to preferences that may apply to shares of Preferred Stock outstanding at the time, in the event the Company is liquidated or dissolved, the holders of outstanding shares of our Common Stock will be entitled to receive the net assets of the Company legally available for distribution to stockholders after the payment of all debts and other liabilities of the Company and after making provision for preferential and other amounts (if any) to which holders of shares of Preferred Stock outstanding at the time are entitled, and will share in any such distribution pro rata in proportion to the number of shares of Common Stock held by each such holder.
Voting Rights
The holders of our Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders. The holders of our Common Stock do not have cumulative voting rights.
No Preemptive or Similar Rights
Shares of our Common Stock are not entitled to preemptive rights and are not subject to redemption or sinking fund provisions.
Anti-Takeover Effects of Delaware Law
The provisions of the DGCL, the Charter and the Bylaws could have the effect of delaying, deferring or discouraging another person from acquiring control of the Company. These provisions, which are summarized below,
are expected to discourage certain types of coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids and encourage persons seeking to acquire control of the Company to first negotiate with our board of directors. We believe that the benefits of increased protection of our potential ability to negotiate with an unfriendly or unsolicited acquirer outweigh the disadvantages of discouraging a proposal to acquire the Company because negotiation of these proposals could result in an improvement of their terms.
Section 203 of the DGCL
We are subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL regulating corporate takeovers. In general, Section 203 prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a “business combination” with an “interested stockholder” for a three-year period following the date that this stockholder becomes an interested stockholder, unless the business combination is approved in a prescribed manner. Under Section 203, a business combination between a corporation and an interested stockholder is prohibited unless it satisfies one of the following conditions:
| ● | before the stockholder became interested, the board of directors approved either the business combination or the transaction, which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder; |
| ● | upon consummation of the transaction, which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the company outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the voting stock outstanding, shares owned by persons who are directors and also officers, and employee stock plans in some instances, but not the outstanding voting stock owned by the interested stockholder; or |
| ● | at or after the time the stockholder became interested, the business combination was approved by the board of directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the outstanding voting stock, which is not owned by the interested stockholder. |
Under Section 203, a “business combination” includes:
| ● | any merger or consolidation involving the corporation and the interested stockholder; |
| ● | any sale, transfer, lease, pledge or other disposition involving the interested stockholder of 10% or more of the assets of the corporation; |
| ● | subject to exceptions, any transaction that results in the issuance of transfer by the corporation of any stock of the corporation to the interested stockholder; |
| ● | subject to exceptions, any transaction involving the corporation that has the effect of increasing the proportionate share of any class or series of the corporation beneficially owned by the interested shareholder; and |
| ● | the receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits provided by or through the corporation. |
In general, Section 203 defines an interested stockholder as an entity or person beneficially owning 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation and any entity or person affiliated with or controlling or controlled by such entity or person.
Authorized but Unissued Shares
The authorized but unissued shares of our Common Stock and Preferred Stock are available for future issuance without stockholder approval, subject to any approvals required under the listing requirements of any stock exchange on which our Common Stock is listed or quoted. These additional shares may be used for a variety of corporate finance
transactions, acquisitions and employee benefit plans. The existence of authorized but unissued and unreserved Common Stock and Preferred Stock could make more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of the Company by means of a proxy contest, tender offer, merger or otherwise.
Special Meetings of Stockholders; Stockholder Action
The Charter provides that, subject to the rights of the holders of any Preferred Stock, special meetings of the stockholders may be called only by (i) our board of directors, (ii) the chairperson of our board of directors, or (iii) our chief executive officer or president. The Charter and the Bylaws also prohibit the conduct of any business at a special meeting other than as specified in the notice for such meeting. These provisions might delay the ability of stockholders to force consideration of a proposal or for stockholders controlling a majority of our capital stock to take any action, including the removal of directors.
Advance Notice Requirements for Stockholder Proposals and Director Nominations
In addition, the Bylaws establish an advance notice procedure for stockholder proposals to be brought before an annual meeting or special meeting of stockholders. Generally, in order for any matter to be “properly brought” before a meeting, the matter must be (i) specified in a notice of meeting given by or at the direction of our board of directors, (ii) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by our board of directors or the Chairman of board of directors, or (iii) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by any stockholder present in person (a) who was a stockholder of record entitled to vote at such annual meeting on the date on which notice of the meeting was given pursuant to the Bylaws and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled vote at such meeting and is entitled to vote at such meeting, and (b) who complies with the notice procedures set forth in the Bylaws, or properly makes such proposal in accordance with Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and complies with requirements of such rules for inclusion of the proposal in the proxy statement for the annual meeting. Further, for business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, the stockholder must provide timely notice thereof in proper written form to our Secretary and the proposed business must be a proper matter for stockholder action. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be received by our Secretary at our executive offices not later than the close of business on the 90th day nor earlier than the opening of business on the 120th day before the one-year anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that if the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 60 days after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than close of business on the 120th day before the annual meeting or, if later, not later than the later of (x) the close of business on the 90th day before the meeting and (y) the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of the annual meeting was first made.
Stockholders at an annual meeting or special meeting may only consider proposals or nominations “properly brought” before such meeting by our board of directors or stockholders pursuant to the requirements described above. These provisions could have the effect of delaying stockholder actions that are favored by the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting securities until the next stockholder meeting.
Stockholder Action by Written Consent
The Charter prohibits stockholder action by written consent.
Amendment of Charter and Bylaws
The Charter further provides that the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds (66 and 2/3%) of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of our voting stock entitled to vote thereon, voting as a single class, is required to amend certain provisions of the Charter, including, among other things, provisions relating to our board’s ability to create and issue Preferred Stock, the size of our board of directors, the election and removal of directors, actions by stockholders, limitation of liability of directors, indemnification of directors and officers, and forum for stockholder actions and proceedings. The affirmative vote of holders of at least 66 and 2∕3% of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of our voting stock entitled to vote generally in an election of directors, voting as a single class, is required for stockholders to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws, although Bylaws may be adopted, amended or repealed by our board of directors.
Undesignated Preferred Stock
Pursuant to the Charter, the total authorized shares of Preferred Stock of the Company is 10,000,000 shares. Our board of directors is authorized to issue shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series without stockholder approval. Our board of directors has the discretion to determine the rights, designations, preferences, qualifications, limitations and restrictions of any series of Preferred Stock , including dividend rights, dividend rates, conversion rights, exchange rights, redemption privileges and prices, liquidation and dissolution preferences, and distribution rights. Our board of directors also has discretion to increase or decrease (but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding) the number of shares of any series of Preferred Stock. However, under the Charter, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding stock entitled to vote thereon is required to increase or decrease (but not below the number of shares of Preferred Stock then outstanding) the number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock.
The purpose of authorizing our board of directors to issue Preferred Stock and determine its rights and preferences is to eliminate delays associated with a stockholder vote on specific issuances. While the issuance of Preferred Stock provides flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions, future financings and other corporate purposes, it could have the effect of making it more difficult for a third party to acquire, or could discourage a third party from seeking to acquire, a majority of the outstanding voting stock.
Forum Selection
The Charter provides that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Delaware Chancery Court (or, in the event that the Chancery Court does not have jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware or other state courts of the State of Delaware) will be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action brought on behalf of the Company, (ii) any claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors or officers to us or to our stockholders, (iii) any action, suit or proceeding arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, the Charter or the Bylaws or (iv) any claim against us governed by the internal affairs doctrine. The Charter designates the federal district courts of the United States as the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause or causes of action arising under the Securities Act. The Charter provides that the foregoing forum selection provisions will not apply to any claim as to which the Delaware Chancery Court or the federal courts, as applicable, determines that there is an indispensable party not subject to the jurisdiction of such court (and the indispensable party does not consent to the personal jurisdiction of such court within ten days following such determination), or for which such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the foregoing forum selection provisions shall not apply to any suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Exchange Act, or any other claim for which the federal courts of the United States have exclusive jurisdiction.
Limitations on Liability and Indemnification of Officers of Directors
The Charter and the Bylaws provide indemnification and advancement of expenses for our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the applicable law, subject to certain limited exceptions. We have entered into, or will enter into, indemnification agreements with each of our directors and officers. In some cases, the provisions of those indemnification agreements may be broader than the specific indemnification provisions contained under the applicable law. In addition, as permitted by applicable law, the Charter includes provisions that eliminate the personal liability of directors and officers for monetary damages resulting from breaches of certain fiduciary duties as a director or officer, as applicable. The effect of this provision is to restrict our rights and the rights of our stockholders in derivative suits to recover monetary damages against a director or officer for breach of fiduciary duties as a director or officer, as applicable.
Public Warrants
Each whole Public Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one share of Common Stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. However, no Public Warrants will be exercisable for cash unless the Company has an effective and current registration statement covering the issuance of the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants and a current prospectus relating to such Common Stock. The Public Warrants will expire on December 19, 2028 at 5:00 p.m., New York City time or upon earlier redemption.
We may call the Public Warrants for redemption, in whole and not in part, at a price of $0.01 per Public Warrant :
| ● | at any time while the Public Warrants are exercisable; |
| ● | upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder; |
| ● | if, and only if, the reported last sale price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for share sub-divisions, share dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations), for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading day period commencing after the Public Warrants become exercisable and ending on the third trading business day prior to the notice of redemption to warrant holders; and |
| ● | if, and only if, there is a current registration statement in effect with respect to the issuance of the Common Stock underlying such Public Warrants at the time of redemption and for the entire 30-day trading period referred to above and continuing each day thereafter until the date of redemption. |
The right to exercise will be forfeited unless the Public Warrants are exercised prior to the date specified in the notice of redemption. On and after the redemption date, a record holder of a Public Warrant will have no further rights except to receive the redemption price for such holder’s Public Warrant upon surrender of such Public Warrant.
The redemption criteria for our Public Warrants have been established at a price which is intended to provide warrant holders a reasonable premium to the initial exercise price and provide a sufficient differential between the then-prevailing share price and the Public Warrant exercise price so that if the share price declines as a result of our redemption call, the redemption will not cause the share price to drop below the exercise price of the Public Warrants.
If we call the Public Warrants for redemption as described above, our management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise Public Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis.” In such event, each holder would pay the exercise price by surrendering the Public Warrants for that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the Public Warrants, multiplied by the difference between the exercise price of the Public Warrants and the fair market value by (y) the fair market value. The “fair market value” for this purpose shall mean the average reported last sale price of the Common Stock for the 10 trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of Public Warrants. For example, if a holder held 150 Public Warrants to purchase 150 shares and the fair market value on the trading date prior to exercise was $15.00, that holder would receive 35 shares without the payment of any additional cash consideration. Whether we will exercise our option to require all holders to exercise their Public Warrants on a “cashless basis” will depend on a variety of factors including the price of our Common Stock at the time the Public Warrants are called for redemption, our cash needs at such time and concerns regarding dilutive share issuances.
The Public Warrants were issued in registered form under a Warrant Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent, and us. The Warrant Agreement provides that the terms of the Public Warrants may be amended without the consent of any holder to cure any ambiguity or correct any defective provision, but requires the approval, by written consent or vote, of the holders of a majority of the then outstanding Public Warrants (including the Private Placement Warrants) in order to make any change that adversely affects the interests of the registered holders.
The exercise price and number of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of the Public Warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a share dividend, extraordinary dividend or our recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, the Public Warrants will not be adjusted for issuances of Common Stock at a price below their respective exercise prices.
The Public Warrants may be exercised upon surrender of the warrant certificate on or prior to the expiration date at the offices of the warrant agent, with the exercise form on the reverse side of the warrant certificate completed and executed as indicated, accompanied by full payment of the exercise price (or on a cashless basis, if applicable), by certified or official bank check payable to us, for the number of Public Warrants being exercised. The warrant holders
do not have the rights or privileges of holders of Common Stock and any voting rights until they exercise their Public Warrants and receive shares of Common Stock. After the issuance of Common Stock upon exercise of the Public Warrants, each holder will be entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters to be voted on by stockholders.
Except as described above, no Public Warrants will be exercisable and we will not be obligated to issue Common Stock unless at the time a holder seeks to exercise such warrant, a prospectus relating to the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants is current and the shares of Common Stock have been registered or qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the state of residence of the holder of the Public Warrants. Under the terms of the Warrant Agreement, we have agreed to use our best efforts to meet these conditions and to maintain a current prospectus relating to the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants until the expiration of the Public Warrants. However, we cannot assure you that we will be able to do so and, if we do not maintain a current prospectus relating to the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants, holders will be unable to exercise their Public Warrants and we will not be required to settle any such warrant exercise. If the prospectus relating to the Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Public Warrants is not current or if the Common Stock is not qualified or exempt from qualification in the jurisdictions in which the holders of the Public Warrants reside, we will not be required to net cash settle or cash settle the warrant exercise, the Public Warrants may have no value, the market for the Public Warrants may be limited and the Public Warrants may expire worthless.
Warrant holders may elect to be subject to a restriction on the exercise of their Public Warrants such that an electing warrant holder would not be able to exercise their Public Warrants to the extent that, after giving effect to such exercise, such holder would beneficially own in excess of 9.8% of the Common Stock outstanding.
No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the Public Warrants. If, upon exercise of the Public Warrants, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share, we will, upon exercise, round down to the nearest whole number the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the warrant holder, and the fractional interest will be canceled.
The Warrant Agreement provides that, subject to applicable law, (i) any action, proceeding or claim against us arising out of or relating in any way to the Warrant Agreement will be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and (ii) that we irrevocably submit to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be the exclusive forum for any such action, proceeding or claim. We will waive any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum.
Private Placement Warrants
Except as described in this section, the Private Placement Warrants have terms and provisions that are identical to those of the Public Warrants. With respect to the Private Placement Warrants held by the underwriters in the Company’s Initial Public Offering (“IPO”), for so long as such warrants are held by the underwriters, such warrants will not be exercisable more than five years from the commencement of sales in the IPO in accordance with FINRA Rule 5110(g)(8)(C).
Transfer Agent and Registrar and Warrant Agent
The transfer agent and registrar for our Common Stock and the warrant agent for our Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
Trading Symbols and Market
Our Common Stock and SPAC Warrants are listed for trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols “MSAI” and “MSAIW”.
Exhibit 21.1
LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES
Name of Subsidiary |
| Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization |
MSAI Operating, Inc. |
| Delaware |
MultiSensor AI, Inc. |
| Texas |
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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements No. 333-292106, No. 333-284437 and No. 333-284438 on Form S-3 and Registration Statement No. 333-278446 on Form S-8 of our report dated March 28, 2025 relating to the 2024 financial statements of MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc., appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Houston, Texas
March 19, 2026
EXHIBIT 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (File Nos. 333-284437, 333-284438 and 333-292106) and Form S-8 (File No. 333-278446) of MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc. of our report dated March 19, 2026, relating to the consolidated financial statements, which appears in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.
/s/ WEAVER AND TIDWELL, L.L.P.
Austin, Texas
March 19, 2026
Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
I, Asim Akram, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc., for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025;
2.Based on my knowledge, this Annual Report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
| (a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| (b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
| (c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
| (d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
| (a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
| (b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: March 19, 2026 | By: | /s/ Asim Akram |
| | Asim Akram |
| | Chief Executive Officer and President |
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Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
I, Robert Nadolny, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc., for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025;
2.Based on my knowledge, this Annual Report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
| (a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| (b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
| (c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
| (d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
| (a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
| (b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: March 19, 2026 | By: | /s/ Robert Nadolny |
| | Robert Nadolny |
| | Chief Financial Officer and Secretary |
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Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
IN ACCORDANCE WITH 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED BY SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended December 31, 2025 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Asim Akram, in my capacity as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company and not in my individual capacity, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:
(1) | the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and |
(2) | the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in the Report. |
Date: March 19, 2026 | By: | /s/ Asim Akram |
| | Asim Akram |
| | Chief Executive Officer and President |
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Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
IN ACCORDANCE WITH 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended December 31, 2025 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Robert Nadolny, in my capacity as Chief Financial Officer of the Company and not in my individual capacity, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:
| (1) | The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| (2) | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in the Report. |
Date: March 19, 2026 | By: | /s/ Robert Nadolny |
| | Robert Nadolny |
| | Chief Financial Officer and Secretary |
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