POCI 10-K
Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. (POCI)
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PRECISION OPTICS CORPORATION, INC.
FORM 10-K
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PART I
This Annual Report contains forward-looking statements as defined under the federal securities laws. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K regarding our financial performance, business strategy and plans and objectives of management for future operations and any other future events are forward-looking statements and based on our beliefs and assumptions. When used in this report, the words “anticipate,” “suggest,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “continue,” “ongoing,” “potential,” “expect,” “predict,” “believe,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would” and other similar words are one way to identify such forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Actual results could vary materially from these forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect our current view with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions including, without limitation, those risks and uncertainties contained in the Risk Factors section of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and our other filings made with the SEC. Although we believe that our expectations are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Based upon changing conditions, any one or more of these events described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated, expected or intended may not occur. All prior and subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to our Company or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. We do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this Annual Report to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations, except as required by law.
ITEM 1. BUSINESS.
Overview
We have been a developer and manufacturer of advanced optical instruments since 1982, and we operate primarily in two key market segments: medical devices and advanced defense/aerospace products. Within our proprietary optical and imaging technology, our unique custom designs, expert manufacturing capabilities, and advanced engineering and development capabilities have generated traditional endoscopes and endocouplers, digital imaging endoscopes using CMOS sensor technology, some designed and manufactured for single-use, as well as other, more advanced, custom imaging and illumination products for our customers’ use in minimally invasive surgical procedures. We design and manufacture ultra-high precision endoscopes and very small Microprecision lenses, assemblies and complete medical devices to meet the surgical community’s continuing demand for smaller, disposable, and more enhanced imaging systems for minimally invasive surgery. We also apply our unique technologies to applications in the Defense / Aerospace markets including applications supporting satellite network communications.
To support these two critical market categories, our business operations are conducted in four areas: systems manufacturing, engineering and product development, Ross Optical components and assemblies, and our micro-optics laboratory. Our systems manufacturing operations assemble and manufacture components and systems for both medical device and advanced aerospace customers who choose to outsource these services based on our ability to handle high complexity components, specific optical technologies, micro-optical assemblies and other advanced manufacturing challenges. Our engineering and product development team assesses specific customer product needs, designs devices to solve those needs, and creates manufacturing processes that enable higher volume production of these devices and assemblies that can then be executed by our manufacturing operations group.
Effective June 1, 2019, we acquired the operating assets of Ross Optical Industries, Inc. of El Paso, Texas. This acquisition expanded our optics components and assemblies’ business. As Ross Optical Industries, we operate as a supplier of custom optical components and assemblies for military and defense, medical and various other industrial applications. All products sold by us under the Ross Optical name include a custom or catalog optic, which is sourced through our extensive domestic and worldwide network of optical fabrication suppliers. Most systems make use of optical lenses, prisms, mirrors and windows and range from individual optical components to complex mechano-optical assemblies. Products often include thin film optical coatings applied using our in-house coating department.
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Effective October 1, 2021, we acquired the operating assets of Lighthouse Imaging, LLC of Windham, Maine, which expanded our electrical engineering capabilities in the development of end-to-end medical visualization devices. The acquisition represented a vertical integration of our established product development capabilities with a team with extensive experience developing visualization systems that we believe provide our customers with single-source value-added development services and product offerings. The operations of Lighthouse Imaging have been integrated with other operations of the company, which continue under the POC brand, so that the company now operates with single systems manufacturing and engineering departments, each of which includes historical POC and Lighthouse Imaging resources.
During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026, approximately 72% of our business was from systems manufacturing, 11% was from engineering services primarily relating to the design of medical device optical assemblies, 15% was from Ross Optical, and 2% from our micro-optics laboratory. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, approximately 43% of our business was from systems manufacturing, 26% was from engineering services primarily relating to the design of medical device optical assemblies, 20% was from Ross Optical, and 11% from our micro-optics laboratory. We generally expect revenue to increase over time as the engineering design phase of new product programs is completed and products transition to the commercial phase, leveraging our unique manufacturing capabilities. Much of the technology we have developed for making smaller medical devices is also used in defense and aerospace systems where smaller size and weight is crucial.
History
We incorporated in Massachusetts in December 1982, have been publicly held since November 1990, and have no subsidiaries.
Principal Products and Services
We have been manufacturing medical products such as endoscopes and endocouplers since our formation in 1982. We design and manufacture custom optical medical devices to satisfy our customers’ specific requirements, incorporating various optical technologies, servicing a variety of minimally invasive surgical and diagnostic procedures, using both reusable and single-use medical devices. In addition to medical devices, we also manufacture and sell components and assemblies specially designed for defense/aerospace and industrial uses.
Microprecision™ Lenses and Micro Medical Cameras. While the size of endoscopes has gradually decreased over time, we believe the widespread use of very small endoscopes, with diameters of a couple millimeters or smaller, has been limited due in part to the limitations of traditional lens fabrication methods to combine smaller sizes with acceptable image quality at reasonable manufacturing costs. We believe our Microprecision™ optics technology provides a solution to this challenge. Combined with recent advances by our supply chain partners in complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor, or CMOS, image sensor fabrication techniques, our Microprecision™ lens technology and proprietary design and manufacturing techniques enable the manufacture of micro medical cameras and digital endoscopes at previously unobtainable prices, with sizes on the order of a couple millimeters or less and image quality superior to most previously available endoscopes, characteristics that make them perfectly suited for medical imaging applications, particularly single-use or disposable endoscopes.
The technology developed to support the design, fabrication and manufacturing of Microprecision™ lenses and associated assemblies is also used to satisfy the needs of defense and aerospace systems that require small size and weight, particularly those required for satellite network communications, which has become an important driver for our engineering and manufacturing programs
The Unity Platform. In January 2025, we launched our Unity Imaging Platform (“Unity”), comprising a standard baseline CMOS endoscopic system with customization options based on existing or newly designed modular sub-components. Unity represents the culmination of many years of research, development, and collaboration with key industry players. By leveraging insights from many previous projects, Unity incorporates proven design architectures to meet the unique needs of today’s medical imaging devices. Customers benefit from a modular, adaptable solution that simplifies every stage of the development process, from prototyping to production using the latest technologies. The consolidation of common design elements offers flexible, modular architecture, appropriate for both re-usable and single-use endoscopic systems. Unity provides customers with a functional video pipeline early in the development process. This accelerates their system integration efforts and allows them to gather feedback from stakeholders much sooner, ultimately shortening the time to market and enhancing overall project efficiency. Unity is the embodiment of our on-going improvements to the evolution and acceptance of our Microprecision™ and digital imaging technology platforms.
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Competition and Markets
We sell our products in highly competitive markets, and we compete for business with both foreign and domestic manufacturers. Many of our current competitors are larger than us and have substantially greater resources than we do. In addition, there is an ongoing risk that other domestic or foreign companies who do not currently service or manufacture products for our target markets, some with greater experience in the optics industry and greater financial resources than we have, may seek to produce products or services that compete directly with ours.
We believe that we compete successfully in this market through product quality, price, delivery and innovation tailored to our customers’ specifications. Our success will depend, in part, on our ability to maintain a technological advantage over our competitors and to effectively incorporate that technology into our custom designs. To this end, we intend to continue to aggressively support and augment our internal engineering, research and development resources and to pursue patent protection for existing and new technology. We believe that our trade secrets and unique technical capabilities in the areas of Microprecision™ optics, micro medical cameras, digital imaging, and illumination represent competitive advantages for us in the markets we serve.
The competitive advantage of our Ross Optical division is its ability to quickly provide design-for-manufacturability feedback and to provide difficult-to-find optics, and, increasingly, to provide a broader range of services based on its ability to source optics worldwide, augmented by its ability to provide thin-film coatings and assembly.
Market Opportunities
We design custom camera module assemblies with the combined objectives of low cost, small size, range of optical specifications and high image quality required by our customer’s precise specifications. By enabling the production of millimeter sized cameras with low manufacturing costs and high image quality, we believe our Microprecision™ and digital imaging technologies will continue to replace existing re-sterilizable endoscopes with single-use alternatives. The small size of our Microprecision™ lenses and micro medical cameras combined with our proprietary illumination techniques can provide visualization for existing procedures that are currently performed blind or with sub-optimal imaging, and we believe can facilitate the development of new surgical procedures that are currently impractical without millimeter-sized visualization instrumentation.
We believe satellite optical communications represents a significant market opportunity for our advanced defense and aerospace capabilities. Optical Communication Terminals used in emerging satellite constellations require compact, lightweight and high-performance optical assemblies, creating a strong fit with our Microprecision™ optics, opto-mechanical design, precision alignment and scalable manufacturing capabilities.
Sales and Marketing
Current sales and marketing activities are intended to broaden awareness of the benefits of our new technology platforms and our successful application of these new technologies to medical device projects requiring surgery-grade visualization, as well as defense, aerospace and other industrial applications, from sub-millimeter sized devices and Ultra HD Precision systems, including single-use products and assemblies. We market directly to established medical device companies primarily in the United States that we believe could benefit from our advanced endoscopy visualization systems. Through direct marketing, referrals, attendance at trade shows and an online presence with our corporate websites as well as professional association websites, we continually seek to expand our on-going pipeline of projects to established medical device companies as well as to emerging medical device companies, and to a growing number of major defense / aerospace companies. Due to our expertise and growing OEM trends of outsourcing complex projects, we expect our revenues and customer base to continue to expand as development projects transition to production orders and new customer projects enter the development phase.
International Business
We acquire various optical components from overseas as necessary to meet the needs of custom device designs. We believe that the availability of specialized components and cost savings from various overseas production resources is essential to our ability to deliver complex and unique device designs and to compete on a price basis in the medical products area particularly and to our profitability generally. We have an expanded network of domestic and overseas suppliers of various types and sizes of optical components and assemblies that enhance our ability to meet the material demands of our customers’ unique optical and medical device designs.
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Research and Development
We believe that our future success depends, to a large degree, on our ability to continue to conceive and develop new optical products and technologies to enhance the performance characteristics and methods of manufacture of existing and new products. Although development work on behalf of customers is performed under revenue generating contracts and customer purchase orders, research and development expenses are incurred on our own proprietary products and technology, such as Microprecision™ optics and the Unity platform. Accordingly, we treat engineering expenses not consumed in customer contracted development and our investment of funds and resources in internal product and intellectual property development as research and development expense in the accompanying statement of operations.
Raw Materials and Principal Suppliers
A key raw material component for our products is precision-grade optical glass, which we obtain from a few suppliers, principally SCHOTT North America, Inc. and Ohara Corporation. We obtain CMOS sensors used in the development and manufacture of endoscope products for our customers from various suppliers such as OmniVision Technologies, Inc. We believe that while the number of sources of supply is limited for the precision-grade optical glass and CMOS sensors with the specifications used in the products we produce, the manufacturing capacities of those suppliers are adequate to meet our demand in the next twelve months.
Patents and Trademarks
We rely, in part, upon patents, trade secrets and proprietary knowledge as well as personnel policies and employee confidentiality agreements concerning inventions and other creative efforts to develop and maintain our competitive position. We plan to file for patents, copyrights and trademarks in the United States and in other appropriate countries to protect our intellectual property rights to the greatest extent practicable. Our current patent portfolio includes patents and rights to patents that cover various aspects of our technology in the following areas:
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| — | Microprecision™ lenses and micro medical cameras; |
The patents contained in our current patent portfolio have various expiration dates through January 2041. We are not aware of any infringements of these patents. We intend to continue to innovate and extend our technological capabilities in the areas of Microprecision™ optics, digital imaging, micro medical cameras, related illumination techniques, and associated design and manufacturing technology and to aggressively pursue patent protection for such developments.
Employees
As of June 30, 2026, we had 108 employees, all of which were full-time employees. There were 70 employees in manufacturing, 16 in engineering/research and development, 8 in sales and marketing, and 14 in finance and administration. We are not a party to any collective bargaining agreements. We believe our relations with our employees are very good.
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Customers
During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, we sold products and services to 266 customers with one customer accounting for approximately 41% of total revenues and another customer accounting for 27% of our total revenues. The loss of these customers would have a material impact on our business. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, we sold products and services to 278 customers with one customer accounting for approximately 22% of total revenues and another customer accounting for 20% of our total revenues.
Two customer accounts receivable balances accounted for 34.4% and 22.8% of total receivables on June 30, 2026. Two customer accounts receivable balances accounted for 32.1% and 17.9% of total receivables on June 30, 2025.
Environmental Matters
Our operations are subject to a variety of federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the discharge of materials into the environment or otherwise relative to the protection of the environment. We believe that we currently comply with all applicable environmental laws and regulations. We use limited amounts of hazardous materials in our operations, and as such, compliance does not entail significant expense to us. We do not believe the costs associated with our compliance with environmental laws are material.
Government Regulations
Domestic Regulation. We currently develop, manufacture and sell several medical products, the marketing of which is subject to governmental regulation in the United States. Medical devices are regulated in the United States by the Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, and, in some cases, by certain state agencies. The FDA regulates the research, design, testing, manufacture, safety, effectiveness, labeling, promotion and distribution of medical devices in the United States. Generally, medical devices require clearance or approval prior to commercial distribution. Additionally, certain material changes to, and changes in, intended uses of, medical devices are also subject to FDA review and clearance or approval. Non-compliance with applicable requirements can result in failure of the FDA to grant pre-market clearance or approval, withdrawal or suspension of approval, suspension of production, or the imposition of various other penalties.
We previously notified the FDA of our intent to market our endoscopes, image couplers, beamsplitters, adapters and video ophthalmoscopes, and the FDA has determined that we may market such devices, subject to the general control provisions of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. We obtained this FDA permission without the need to undergo a lengthy and expensive approval process due to the FDA’s determination that such devices met the regulatory standard of being substantially equivalent to existing FDA-approved devices.
In the future, we may market additional medical devices that may require the FDA’s permission to market such products. We may also develop additional products or seek to sell some of our current or future medical products in a manner that requires us or our customers to obtain the permission of the FDA to market such products, as well as the regulatory approval or license of other federal, state and local agencies or similar agencies in other countries. The FDA has authority to conduct detailed inspections of manufacturing plants in order to assure that “good manufacturing practices” are being followed in the manufacture of medical devices including medical devices or components of medical devices manufactured for other medical device companies, to require periodic reporting of product defects to the FDA, and to prohibit the sale of devices which do not comply with law.
We design and manufacture components for the defense industry, and import, export and manufacture optical products for the defense industry, some of which is controlled by U.S. regulations. Generally, these regulations require strict control over technical data in documented form and as embodied in products, both within our company and as part of exported shipments. In particular, we maintain a technology control plan, we are ISO certified, and ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) registered with the U.S. State Department, and we maintain a number of technology assistance agreements with overseas suppliers that have been approved by the U.S. State Department. Non-compliance with applicable requirements can result in U.S. actions that may result in withdrawal or suspension of approvals, suspension of company imports, exports or production, or the imposition of fines or various other penalties.
Foreign Requirements. All our medical products are manufactured in conformity with ISO 13485:2016, using a comprehensive Quality Management System (QMS) that helps meet both international and EU regulatory standards. Our failure to comply with ISO 13485 or other applicable regulatory requirements would jeopardize our ability to sell our products to certain customers who place their product on the EU and other international markets.
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Available Information
Our website is www.poci.com. We make available on our website, free of charge, copies of our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file or furnish such materials to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Our website and the information contained therein or connected thereto are not intended to be incorporated into this report.
The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC at http://www.sec.gov.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.
Risks Related to Our Business
We have a history of losses; we may continue to incur losses and not achieve profitability in the near term; and we may need to raise additional funds.
We may continue incurring losses for the foreseeable future and not achieve sustained profitability in the near term. We must generate sufficient cash flow or raise additional capital to pursue our product development initiatives and penetrate markets for the sale of our products. We believe that for the time being we have adequate access to capital resources, however, if in the future we are unable to secure adequate additional capital when needed, we may be required to curtail our research and development initiatives and take additional measures to reduce costs to conserve our cash in amounts sufficient to sustain operations and meet our obligations.
We rely on a small number of customers who may not consistently purchase our products in the future and if we lose any one of these customers, our revenues may decline.
During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, one customer accounted for approximately 41% of total revenues and another customer accounted for 27% of our total revenues, representing a significant increase in customer concentration compared to prior years. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, one customer accounted for approximately 22% of total revenues and another customer accounted for 20% of our total revenues. A small number of customers may continue to represent a significant portion of our total revenues in any given period. These customers may not consistently purchase our products at a particular rate over any subsequent period. A loss of any of these customers could materially and adversely affect our revenues.
We could suffer unrecoverable losses on our customers’ accounts receivable, which would adversely affect our financial results.
While we believe we have a varied customer base and have experienced strong collections in the past, we may experience changes in our customer base, including reductions in purchasing commitments, which could also have a material adverse effect on our revenues and liquidity. Two customer accounts receivable balances accounted for 34.4% and 22.8% of total receivables on June 30, 2026. Two customer accounts receivable balances accounted for 32.1% and 17.9% of total receivables on June 30, 2025. Additionally, our customers could become unable or unwilling to pay amounts owed to us. Over the past three years, we have not had significant accounts receivable write-offs or significant additions to our accounts receivable reserve and we have not purchased insurance on our accounts receivable balances. Nonetheless, large uncollectible accounts receivable balances could arise in the future and could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition.
We rely heavily upon the talents of our Chief Executive Officer and other senior officers, the loss of whom could damage our business.
Our performance depends on a small number of key scientific, technical, managerial and manufacturing personnel. In particular, we believe our success is highly dependent upon the services and reputation of our Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Joseph N. Forkey. The loss of Dr. Forkey’s services could damage our business. Dr. Forkey provides highly valuable contributions to our capabilities in optical instrument development, in management of new technology and in potentially significant longer-term Company initiatives.
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We must continue to be able to attract and retain employees with the scientific and technical skills that our business requires and if we are unable to attract and retain such individuals, our business could be severely damaged.
Our ability to attract and retain employees with a high degree of scientific and technical talent is crucial to the success of our business. There is intense competition for the services of such persons, and we cannot guarantee that we will be able to attract and retain individuals possessing the necessary qualifications. If we cannot attract and retain such individuals, we may not be able to perform the necessary design services for our customers or produce our products causing damage to our business or an inability to meet customer demand or increase revenues.
We are subject to a high degree of regulatory oversight and, if we do not continue to receive the necessary regulatory approvals, our revenues may decline.
The FDA has granted us the clearance to manufacture and market the medical products we currently produce or sell in the United States. However, prior FDA approval may be required before we can market additional medical products that we may develop in the future. We may also seek to sell current or future medical products in a manner that requires us to obtain FDA permission to market such products. We may also require the regulatory approval or license of other federal, state or local agencies or comparable agencies in other countries.
We may lose the FDA’s permission to manufacture and market our current products or may not obtain the necessary regulatory permission, approvals or licenses for the manufacturing or marketing of any of our future products, as may our customers. Also, we cannot predict the impact on our business of FDA regulations or determinations arising from future legislation or administrative action. If we or key customers lose the FDA’s permission to manufacture and market our current products or fail to obtain regulatory permission to manufacture and market future products, our revenues may decline, and our business may be harmed.
We face risks inherent in product development and production under fixed-price purchase orders and these purchase orders may not be profitable over time.
A portion of our business has been devoted to research, development and production under fixed-price purchase orders. For our purposes, a fixed-price purchase order is any purchase order under which we will provide products or services for a fixed-price over an extended period of time, usually six months or longer. We expect that revenues from fixed-price purchase orders will continue to represent a significant portion of our total revenues in future fiscal years.
Because they involve performance over time, we cannot predict with certainty the expenses involved in meeting our obligations under fixed-price purchase orders. Therefore, we can never be sure at the time we enter into any single fixed-price purchase order that such purchase order will continue to be profitable for us throughout the fixed-price period.
We perform engineering and manufacturing services for our customers who could decide to use another vendor for these services in the future.
A significant portion of our revenues are derived from engineering and manufacturing services that we perform to design and fabricate medical device products or sub-assemblies of medical device products for our customers who in turn sell the products to the end users. Our customers typically own the proprietary rights to and control commercial distribution of the final products. Therefore, in many of these cases we do not own the proprietary rights to the medical device products that we manufacture or that our sub-assemblies are made a part of. Our customers could decide to use other suppliers for these services based on cost, quality, delivery time, production capacities, competitive and regulatory considerations or other factors. Thus, revenues from our customers and the products and services we provide them are subject to significant fluctuation on a product-to-product basis from period to period.
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We resell products we purchase from third parties and our customers could decide to use another supplier to acquire those products.
Our division Ross Optical primarily acquires specialized optical components and assemblies from third parties pursuant to specifications provided from its customers, inspects and sometimes further processes those products before reselling them to its customers. Because Ross Optical does not manufacture the optical components and assemblies and does not own the intellectual property rights to the products, its customers could choose to obtain those products and services from other sources or could apply pressure to Ross Optical to lower its prices resulting in reduced future gross margins and operating results.
We depend on the availability of certain key supplies and services that are available from only a few sources and if we experience difficulty with a supplier, we may have difficulty finding alternative sources of these supplies or services.
We require certain key supplies to develop and manufacture our products, particularly our precision grade optical glass, which is available from only a few sources, most of which are located outside of the United States. Additionally, we rely on outside vendors to grind and polish certain of our lenses and other optical components, such as prisms and windows. We also rely on a limited number of suppliers for specialized CMOS sensors and the electronic wiring of those sensors. Based upon our ordering experience to date, we believe the materials and services required for the production of our products are currently available in sufficient quantities to meet our needs. Our requirements are small relative to the total supply, and we are not currently encountering problems with availability. However, this does not mean that we will continue to have timely access to adequate supplies of essential materials and services in the future or that supplies of these materials and services will be available on satisfactory terms when the need arises. Our business could be severely damaged if we become unable to procure these essential materials and services in adequate quantities and at acceptable prices.
From time to time, subcontractors may produce some of our products for us, and our business is subject to the risk that these subcontractors fail to make timely delivery. Our products and services are also used as components of the products and services of other manufacturers. We are therefore subject to the risk that manufacturers who integrate our products or services into their own products or services are unable to acquire essential supplies and services from third parties in a timely fashion. If this occurs, we may not be able to deliver our products on a timely basis and our revenues may decline.
Our customers may claim that the products we sold them were defective and if our insurance is not sufficient to cover such a claim, we would be liable for the excess.
Like any manufacturer, we are and always have been exposed to liability claims resulting from the use of products we assist in developing, manufacture and supply to our customers. Additionally, the products we supply could be used in conjunction with other products in medical device applications, such as certain endoscope products claimed to be associated with surgical suite contamination resulting from their intended re-use and re-sterilization. We maintain product liability insurance to cover us in the event of liability claims, and no such claims have been asserted or threatened against us to date. However, our insurance may not be sufficient to cover all possible future product claims, costs and any resulting liabilities.
We would be liable if our business operations harmed the environment and a failure to maintain compliance with environmental laws could severely damage our business.
Our operations are subject to a variety of federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of the environment. From time to time, we use hazardous materials in our operations. Although we believe that we have suitable practices and policies in place to address applicable environmental laws and regulations, our business could be severely damaged by any failure to maintain such compliance.
Many of our competitors are large, well-financed companies who have research and marketing capabilities that are superior to ours.
The industries in which we operate are highly competitive. Many of our existing and potential competitors have greater financial resources and manufacturing capabilities, more established and larger marketing and sales organizations and larger technical staffs than we have. Other companies, some with greater experience in the optics, semiconductor or medical products industries, are seeking to produce products and services that compete with our products and services.
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Ross Optical is subject to tariffs and regulatory scrutiny, and it faces the risk of changes to this regulatory environment and business in the future.
Ross Optical is ISO and ITAR registered and currently imports, exports, and manufactures optical products for the defense industry, some of which are controlled by regulations promulgated by the U.S. Departments of State and Commerce. If we fail to comply with the terms of these regulations and registrations, we may lose our ITAR registration or suffer other consequences, such as the withdrawal or suspension of approvals, suspension of imports, exports or production, or the imposition of fines or other penalties.
There is also the risk that new laws or regulations or changes in enforcement practices applicable to our business could be imposed, which may adversely affect our ability to compete effectively with other institutions that are not affected in the same way, or which may impact their suppliers and customers. In addition, regulations imposed on market participants such as foreign tariff increases could negatively affect the overall profitability of Ross Optical’ s international business.
Our business and financial performance may be adversely affected by cyber-attacks on information technology infrastructure and products, as well as changes in cybersecurity and if our information technology security systems were infiltrated and confidential and/or proprietary information were taken, we could be subject to fines, lawsuits and loss of customers.
We rely on information technology (IT) systems, including third-party “cloud based” service providers and rely on our electronic information systems to perform routine transactions to run our business. We transact business over the Internet with customers and suppliers and have implemented security measures to protect against unauthorized access to this information. We have also implemented security policies that limit access via the Internet to the Company’s systems through geofencing. We routinely receive security patches from software providers for the software we use. Our primary concerns are inappropriate access to personnel information, information covered under the International Traffic in Arms Regulation, product designs and manufacturing information, financial information and our intellectual property, trade secrets and know-how. Our business may be impacted by disruptions to our own or third-party information technology infrastructure, which could result from, among other causes, cyberattacks on or failures of such infrastructure or compromises to its physical security. Cybersecurity threats are continuously evolving and include, but are not limited to, both attacks on our IT infrastructure and attacks on the IT infrastructure of our customers, suppliers, subcontractors and other third parties with whom we do business routinely, attempting to gain unauthorized access to our confidential, proprietary, or otherwise protected information, classified information, or information relating to our employees, customers and other third parties, or to disrupt our systems or the systems of third parties. We are also exposed to the risk of insider threat attacks. Any such attacks could disrupt our systems or those of third parties, impact business operations, result in unauthorized release of confidential, proprietary, or otherwise protected information, and corrupt our data or that of third parties. The threats we face are continuous and evolving and vary in degree of severity and sophistication. In addition, as a result of the rapid pace of technological change, we and our customers, suppliers, subcontractors and other third parties with whom we conduct business continue to rely on legacy systems and software, which can be more vulnerable to cyber threats and attacks. The sophistication, availability and use of artificial intelligence by threat actors present an increased level of risk. Due to the evolving threat landscape, we expect to experience more frequent and increasingly advanced cyber-attacks. In addition, changes in domestic and international cybersecurity-related laws and regulations have expanded cybersecurity-related compliance requirements, and cybersecurity regulatory enforcement activity has grown. We expect the regulatory environment to continue to evolve, and staying apace with these regulatory changes could increase our operational and compliance expenditures and those of our suppliers, and lead to new or additional information technology and product development expenses. We also face reputational, litigation and financial risks in relation to potential required disclosures and increased risk of enforcement. We continue to make investments and adopt measures designed to enhance our protection, detection, response, and recovery capabilities, and to mitigate potential risks to our technology, products, services and operations from potential cybersecurity threats, as well as to comply with evolving regulations. However, given the unpredictability, nature and scope of cyber-attacks, it is possible that we are unable to defend against all cyber-attacks, that potential vulnerabilities could go undetected and persist in the environment for an extended period, or that we may otherwise be unable to mitigate customer losses and other potential consequences of these attacks. In some cases, we must rely on the safeguards put in place by our customers, suppliers, subcontractors and other third parties to protect against and report cyber threats and attacks. We could potentially be subject to production downtimes, operational delays, other detrimental impacts on our operations or ability to provide products and services to our customers, the compromise of confidential information, intellectual property or otherwise protected information, misappropriation, destruction or corruption of data, security breaches, other manipulation or improper use of our or third-party systems, networks or products, financial losses from remedial actions, loss of business, or potential liability, penalties, fines and/or damage to our reputation. Any of these could have a material adverse effect on our competitive position, results of operations, financial condition or liquidity. Due to the evolving nature of such risks, the impact of any potential incident cannot be predicted.
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Risks Related to Our Intellectual Property
Third parties may infringe on our intellectual property and, as a result, we could incur significant expense in protecting our patents or not have sufficient resources to protect them.
We utilize numerous licensed patents that are important to our business. Although we are not currently aware of any past or present infringements of these patents, we would expect to protect these patents from infringement. Protecting and obtaining patents, however, is both time consuming and expensive. We therefore may not have the resources necessary to assert all potential patent infringement claims or pursue all patents that might be available to us. If our competitors or other third parties infringe on our patents, our business may be harmed.
Third parties may claim that we have infringed on their patents and, as a result, we could be prohibited from using all or part of any technology used in our products.
Should third parties claim a proprietary right to all or part of any technology that we use in our products, such a claim, regardless of its merit, could involve us in costly litigation. If successful, such a claim could also result in us being unable to freely use the technology that was the subject of the claim or sell products embodying such technology. If we engage in litigation, our expenses may increase, and our business may be harmed. If we are prohibited from using a particular technology in our products, our revenues may decline, and our business may be harmed.
We may be subject to claims that our employees have wrongfully used or disclosed alleged trade secrets of their former employers.
As is common in the technology industry, we employ individuals who were previously employed at other technology companies, including our competitors or potential competitors. We may be subject to claims that these employees, or we, have used or disclosed trade secrets or other proprietary information of their former employers. Litigation may be necessary to defend against these claims. Even if we are successful in defending against these claims, litigation could result in substantial costs and be a distraction to management.
If we are not able to adequately prevent disclosure of trade secrets and other proprietary information, the value of our technology and products could be significantly diminished.
We rely on trade secrets to protect our proprietary technologies, especially where we do not believe patent protection is appropriate or obtainable. However, trade secrets are difficult to protect. We rely in part on confidentiality agreements with our employees, consultants, outside scientific collaborators, and other advisors to protect our trade secrets and other proprietary information. These agreements may not effectively prevent disclosure of confidential information and may not provide an adequate remedy in the event of unauthorized disclosure of confidential information. In addition, others may independently discover our trade secrets and proprietary information. Costly and time-consuming litigation could be necessary to enforce and determine the scope of our proprietary rights, and failure to obtain or maintain trade secret protection could adversely affect our competitive business position.
We will not be able to protect our intellectual property rights throughout the world.
Our business relies, in part, on our patents. Filing, prosecuting and defending patents in all countries throughout the world would be prohibitively expensive, and we have only limited patent protection outside of the United States. In addition, the laws of some foreign countries do not protect intellectual property rights to the same extent as federal and state laws in the United States. Consequently, we may not be able to prevent third parties from practicing our inventions in all countries outside the United States or from selling or importing products made using our inventions in and into the United States or other jurisdictions. Competitors may use our technologies in jurisdictions where we have not obtained patent protection to develop their own products and, further, may export otherwise infringing products to territories where we have patent protection, but enforcement is not as strong as that in the United States. These infringing products may compete with the product we develop, without any available recourse.
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The laws of some other countries do not protect intellectual property rights to the same extent as the laws of the United States. Patent protection must ultimately be sought on a country-by-country basis, which is an expensive and time-consuming process with uncertain outcomes. Accordingly, we may choose not to seek patent protection in certain countries, and we will not have the benefit of patent protection in such countries. In addition, the legal systems of some countries, particularly developing countries, do not favor the enforcement of patents and other intellectual property protection. As a result, many companies have encountered significant problems in protecting and defending intellectual property rights in foreign jurisdictions. Because the legal systems of many foreign countries do not favor the enforcement of patents and other intellectual property protection, it could be difficult for us to stop the infringement, misappropriation or violation of our patents or marketing of competing products in violation of our proprietary rights. Proceedings to enforce our intellectual property and other proprietary rights in foreign jurisdictions could result in substantial costs and divert our efforts and attention from other aspects of our business, could put our patents at risk of being invalidated or interpreted narrowly, could put our patent applications at risk of not issuing and could provoke third parties to assert claims against us. We may not prevail in any lawsuits that we initiate, and the damages or other remedies awarded, if any, may not be commercially meaningful. Accordingly, our efforts to enforce our intellectual property rights around the world may be inadequate to obtain a significant commercial advantage from the intellectual property that we develop or license.
Risks Related to our Stock
Trading in our common stock may be subject to substantial volatility.
Our common stock is quoted on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol POCI. The price of our common stock may be volatile as a result of a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the following:
| · | our ability to successfully conceive and to develop new products and services to enhance the performance characteristics and methods of manufacture of existing products; | |
| · | our ability to retain existing customers and customers’ continued demand for our products and services; | |
| · | the timing of our research and development expenditures and of new product introductions; | |
| · | the timing and level of acceptance of new products or enhanced versions of our existing products; and | |
| · | price and volume fluctuations in the stock market at large which do not relate to our operating performance. |
Our quarterly financial results vary quarter to quarter and depend on many factors. As a result, we cannot predict with a high degree of certainty our operating results in any particular fiscal quarter.
Our quarterly operating results may vary significantly depending upon factors such as:
| · | the timing of completion of significant customer orders; | |
| · | the timing and amount of our research and development expenditures; | |
| · | the costs of initial product production in connection with new products; | |
| · | the timing of new product introductions—both by us and by our competitors; | |
| · | the timing and level of market acceptance of new products or enhanced versions of our existing products; | |
| · | our ability to retain existing customers and customers’ continued demand for our products and services; | |
| · | our customers’ inventory levels, and levels of demand for our customers’ products and services; and | |
| · | competitive pricing pressures. |
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We may not be able to grow or sustain revenues or achieve or maintain profitability on a quarterly or annual basis and levels of revenue and/or profitability may vary from one such period to another.
We are contractually obligated to issue shares in the future, diluting your percentage interest in us.
We have reserved shares for future issuance under all currently outstanding stock options, we expect to issue additional shares and stock options from time to time to compensate employees, consultants and directors, and we may in the future issue additional shares to raise capital. Any such issuances will have the effect of diluting the percentage interests of other holders of our common stock.
Failure to maintain our internal control over our financial reporting could cause our financial reports to be inaccurate.
We are required to maintain internal control over financial reporting and to assess and report on the effectiveness of those controls. This assessment includes disclosure of any material weaknesses identified by our management in our internal control over financial reporting. Our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of June 30, 2026, however, if we are not able to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting, our financial statements, including related disclosures, may be inaccurate, which could have a material adverse effect on our business.
Failure to maintain our accounting systems and controls could impair our ability to comply with the financial reporting and internal controls requirements for publicly traded companies.
As a public company, we operate in an increasingly demanding regulatory environment, which requires us to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and the related rules and regulations of the SEC. Company responsibilities required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act include establishing corporate oversight and adequate internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures. Effective internal controls are necessary for us to produce reliable financial reports and are important to help prevent financial fraud.
Because we are a smaller reporting company and a non-accelerated filer, we are not required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. However, we must perform system and process evaluation and testing of our internal control over financial reporting to allow management to report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting in this report and future annual reports on Form 10-K, as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. This requires that we incur substantial additional professional fees and internal costs to expand our accounting and finance functions and that we expend significant management efforts.
Our internal control over financial reporting will not prevent or detect all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud will be detected.
If we are not able to comply with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, or if we are unable to maintain proper and effective internal controls, we may not be able to produce timely and accurate financial statements. If we cannot provide reliable financial reports or prevent fraud, our business and results of operations could be harmed, and investors could lose confidence in our reported financial information.
Certain provisions in our organizational documents could enable our board of directors to prevent or delay a change of control.
Our organizational documents contain provisions that may have the effect of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change of control of, or unsolicited acquisition proposals, that a stockholder might consider favorable. These include provisions:
| · | requiring advance notice of director nominations and of business to be brought before a meeting of stockholders; | |
| · | requiring a majority vote of the outstanding shares of common stock to amend the bylaws; and | |
| · | limiting the persons who may call special stockholders’ meetings. |
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In addition, we are subject to the provisions of Chapter 110F of the MBCA. In general, Chapter 110F prohibits a publicly held Massachusetts corporation from engaging in a “business combination” with an “interested stockholder” for a three-year period following the time that the stockholder becomes an interested stockholder, unless the business combination is approved in a prescribed manner. A “business combination” includes, among other things, a merger, asset or stock sale or other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder. An “interested stockholder” is a person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns, or did own within three years prior to the determination of interested stockholder status, five percent or more of the corporation’s voting stock.
A Massachusetts corporation may “opt out” of these provisions with an express provision in its original articles of organization or an express provision in its articles of organization or bylaws resulting from a stockholders’ amendment approved by at least a majority of the outstanding voting shares. We have not opted out of these provisions. The restrictions contained in Chapter 110F are also not applicable, among other certain exclusions, if the corporation does not have two hundred or more stockholders of record. As of September 14, 2026, we had 124 stockholders of record. As a result, if Chapter 110F is applicable, mergers or other takeover or change in control attempts of us may be discouraged or prevented.
General Risk Factors
Your ownership may be diluted if additional capital stock is issued to raise capital, to finance acquisitions or in connection with strategic transactions.
We intend to seek to raise additional funds, finance acquisitions or develop strategic relationships by issuing equity or convertible debt securities, which would reduce the percentage ownership of our existing stockholders. Our board of directors has the authority, without action or vote of the stockholders, to issue all or any part of our authorized but unissued shares of common stock. Our articles of organization authorize us to issue up to 50,000,000 shares of common stock. Future issuances of common stock would reduce your influence over matters on which stockholders vote and would be dilutive to earnings per share.
Negative research about our business published by analysts or journalists could cause our stock price to decline. A lack of regularly published research about our business could cause trading volume or our stock price to decline.
The trading market for our common stock depends in part on the research and reports that analysts and journalists publish about us or our business. If analysts or journalists publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, our stock price would likely decline. If we fail to meet the expectations of analysts for our operating results, or if the analysts who cover us downgrade our stock, our stock price would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts ceases coverage of us or fails to publish reports on us regularly, demand for our stock could decrease, which could cause our stock price and trading volume to decline.
Claims for indemnification by our directors and officers may reduce our available funds to satisfy successful third-party claims against us and may reduce the amount of money available to us.
Our bylaws contain provisions that eliminate, to the maximum extent permitted by the MBCA, the personal liability of our directors and executive officers for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as a director or officer. Our bylaws also provide that we will indemnify our directors and executive officers and may indemnify our employees and other agents to the fullest extent permitted by the MBCA. Any claims for indemnification made by our directors or officers could impact our cash resources and our ability to fund the business.
We have no intention of declaring dividends in the foreseeable future.
The decision to pay cash dividends on our common stock rests with our board of directors and will depend on our earnings, unencumbered cash, capital requirements and financial condition. We do not anticipate declaring any dividends in the foreseeable future, as we intend to use any excess cash to fund our operations. Investors in our common stock should not expect to receive dividend income on their investment, and investors will be dependent on the appreciation of our common stock to earn a return on their investment.
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Artificial intelligence presents risks and challenges that can impact our business, including by posing security risks to our confidential information, proprietary information and personal data.
Issues in the development and use of artificial intelligence, combined with an uncertain regulatory environment, may result in reputational harm, liability, or other adverse consequences to our business operations. As with many technological innovations, artificial intelligence presents risks and challenges that could impact our business. We may adopt and integrate generative artificial intelligence tools into our systems for specific use cases reviewed by legal and information security. Our vendors may incorporate generative artificial intelligence tools into their offerings without disclosing this use to us, and the providers of these generative artificial intelligence tools may not meet existing or rapidly evolving regulatory or industry standards with respect to privacy and data protection and may inhibit our or our vendors’ ability to maintain an adequate level of service and experience. If we, our vendors, or our third-party partners experience an actual or perceived breach or privacy or security incident because of the use of generative artificial intelligence, we may lose valuable intellectual property and confidential information and our reputation and the public perception of the effectiveness of our security measures could be harmed. Further, bad actors around the world use increasingly sophisticated methods, including the use of artificial intelligence, to engage in illegal activities involving the theft and misuse of personal information, confidential information, and intellectual property. Any of these outcomes could damage our reputation, result in the loss of valuable property and information, and adversely impact our business.
Changes in U.S. Tariff Policy and Related Trade Actions Could Adversely Affect Our International Supply Chain, Costs, and Competitive Position
Our business is subject to risks associated with changes in U.S. tariff policy and related trade actions, which could materially and adversely affect our operations, financial condition, and results of operations. We rely on a global supply chain for the procurement of specialized optical components and assemblies, many of which are sourced from overseas suppliers. The imposition of new tariffs increases in existing tariffs, or other trade restrictions by the United States government on goods imported from certain countries—including, but not limited to, China and other key trading partners—could increase our cost of goods sold and disrupt the availability of critical components necessary for our products.
In response to evolving U.S. trade policy, affected countries may implement retaliatory tariffs or other trade barriers on U.S. goods, which could further impact our ability to source materials at competitive prices or to sell our products in certain international markets. These developments may also result in increased volatility in global markets, supply chain disruptions, and reduced demand for our products due to higher prices or decreased competitiveness relative to foreign and domestic competitors not subject to similar tariffs.
While we seek to mitigate the impact of tariffs through supply chain diversification and price negotiations, such measures may not be successful or may result in increased costs, delays, or operational inefficiencies. Sustained or additional tariffs could require us to raise prices, which may reduce customer demand and adversely affect our revenues and market share. Furthermore, uncertainty regarding future U.S. trade policy and the potential for further changes in tariffs or trade agreements may make it more difficult for us to plan and conduct our business effectively.
Any significant increase in tariffs, expansion of trade restrictions, or prolonged uncertainty regarding U.S. trade policy could materially adversely affect our ability to source components, manage costs, and compete effectively in our markets, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS.
None.
ITEM 1C. CYBERSECURITY.
As a company selling products, including those
for defense applications, we may be the target of cyber-attacks from a variety of threat actors. Cybersecurity threats include attacks
on, or other attempts to infiltrate, our information technology (IT) infrastructure and the IT infrastructure of our customers, suppliers,
subcontractors and other third parties, attempting to gain unauthorized access to our confidential or other proprietary information, classified
information, or information relating to our employees, customers, and other third parties, or to disrupt our systems or the systems of
our customers, suppliers, subcontractors, and other third parties.
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Our Cybersecurity Program.
Our products and services are normally classified as EAR 99 by the U.S. government, but our defense customers generally require compliance with the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (“ITAR”). Moreover, our products sold for defense applications are integrated with our customers’ products and these customers may provide us with Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) that requires, safeguarding and dissemination controls in accordance with laws, regulations, or Government-wide policies. Given the nature of our business and the cybersecurity risks we face, we have instituted cybersecurity measures for identifying, assessing, and managing cybersecurity risks, which include material risks from cybersecurity threats to our internal systems, our products, services and programs for customers, and our supply chain.
The goals of our enterprise cybersecurity program align with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standards, among others. The program includes processes and controls for the deployment of new IT systems by the Company and controls over new and existing system operations. We, or contracted third parties, monitor and conduct regular testing of these controls and systems, including vulnerability management through active discovery and testing to regularly assess patching and configuration status. In addition, we require our employees to complete data security training, and we regularly conduct simulated phishing and cyber-related communications.
Incident Response.
Our cybersecurity program includes monitoring for potential security threats that may lead to vulnerabilities. We evaluate and assign severity levels to incidents, escalate and engage an incident response team based on severity, and manage and mitigate the related risks. Incidents are reported internally to members of senior management and/or the Board of Directors as appropriate based on severity and incident type and are also analyzed for external reporting requirements. Our incident response process is also designed to coordinate functions to enable continuity of essential business operation in the event of a cyber crisis.
Third Party Service Providers.
We engage
Program Assessment.
We continuously evaluate and seek to improve and mature our cybersecurity processes against government standards. Our cybersecurity program is regularly assessed through management self-evaluation and ongoing monitoring procedures to evaluate our program effectiveness, including assessments associated with internal controls over financial reporting as well as vulnerability management through active discovery and testing to validate patching and configuration. As cybersecurity threats are continuously evolving, we also periodically engage with third parties to perform maturity assessments of our program to identify potential risk areas and improvement opportunities. This includes assessment of our overall program, policies and processes, compliance with regulatory requirements and an overall assessment of key vulnerabilities. We use these assessments to supplement our own evaluation of the overall health of our program and target improvement areas.
For more information on risks related to cybersecurity, see Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of this Form 10-K.
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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES.
We conduct our domestic operations at three facilities in Gardner, Massachusetts, one facility in Littleton, Massachusetts, one facility in El Paso, Texas, and one facility in South Portland, Maine. The facilities in El Paso, Littleton and South Portland are leased from unrelated parties. The Company rents a manufacturing facility in Gardner, Massachusetts from Equity Assets, Inc. (“EAI”), an entity formerly owned by the Company’s founder Richard E. Forkey and then later owned by a trust controlled by his step-daughter, established for the benefit of the step-daughter and four siblings (including Joseph N. Forkey, who is Chief Executive Officer, President, Treasurer and a Director of the Company). The original lease for the principal facility in Gardner expired in 1999, and the Company has since been a tenant-at-will, paying rent to EAI of $9,000 per month for that facility. On July 19, 2023, the trust distributed the EAI shares equally among the five beneficiaries (20% each). Those shareholders then entered into a shareholder agreement under which all five were elected as directors of EAI and under which Joseph N. Forkey has been elected as president. The shareholder agreement provides that Dr. Forkey will be recused from any matters involving negotiations with the Company, including without limitation any lease negotiations. Dr. Forkey is not compensated by EAI for his services as president or a director, and his present 20% interest in rents being received from the Company is $21,600 per year.
On May 13, 2025, the Company entered into a First Lease Extension Agreement (the “Extension”) with Texzona Industries, Inc., pursuant to which the Company will continue to lease approximately 9,375 square feet of commercial space located at 1410 Gail Borden, El Paso, Texas. The term of Extension is for a period of 36 months commencing on June 1, 2025 and shall end on May 31, 2028. Base rent for each year of the term is $49,219, $50,695 and $52,216. In addition to base rent, the Company is responsible for taxes, insurance and common area maintenance (“CAM”). Beginning June 1, 2025, the total monthly rental payment including CAM is $6,601.
On May 14, 2025, the Company entered into a Lease Agreement (the “Southborough Lease”) with 400 Southborough, LLC, pursuant to which the Company has leased approximately 8,750 square feet of commercial space located at 400 Southborough Drive, City of South Portland, County of Cumberland, Maine. The commencement date was August 1, 2025. The Southborough Lease provides the Company with two options to extend the term for additional five-year periods, exercisable with at least nine months’ prior written notice. Base rent for the initial term is abated for the first five months following the commencement date, after which the annual base rent payable is $131,250 (or $10,937.50 per month), with annual increases of 3%. Base rent for any extension term will be as agreed by the parties or, if not agreed, at 95% of the then-current fair market base rental rate for similar space in South Portland, as determined by appraisal, with annual increases of 3% during each extension term.
In addition to base rent, the Company is responsible for its proportionate share (19.34%) of Operating Expenses, as defined in the Lease. The Lease is structured as a triple net lease. The Company was entitled to a tenant improvement allowance of $25 per rentable square foot for fit-up costs and $0.15 per rentable square foot for architectural costs, to be disbursed as costs are incurred. The Landlord was responsible for completing certain improvements to the Premises prior to occupancy, including interior wall construction, loading area, and separate utility metering. The lease commencement date of the Southborough Lease was August 1, 2025.
On June 2, 2025, the Company entered into a Lease Agreement (the “Lease”) with 550 King Street, LLC (the “Landlord”), pursuant to which the Company has leased approximately 19,590 rentable square feet of commercial space located at 550 King Street, Building A, Suite 100, Littleton, Massachusetts (the “Premises”). The Lease provides for an initial term of seven (7.0) years, commencing upon substantial completion of tenant improvements and receipt of a certificate of occupancy (the “Term Commencement Date”). The Term Commencement Date was October 1, 2025.
The Lease includes two options to extend the term for additional five-year periods, exercisable with at least nine months’ prior written notice. Base rent for the initial term is abated for the first six months following the Term Commencement Date, after which base rent is payable as follows: The annual base rent for the first year of the lease is $361,435.50 (or $30,119.63 per month), and such annual base rent increases by three percent (3%) each lease year over the previous year’s annual base rent. In addition to base rent, the Company is responsible for its pro-rata share (7.22%) of real estate taxes and operating expenses, as further defined in the Lease. The Lease provides for the permitted use of the Premises for general office, laboratory, manufacturing, warehousing, showroom, and related legal uses. The Lease grants the Company a right of first offer on contiguous space that becomes available in the building during the lease term or any extension.
The extensions associated with the leases discussed above have been accounted with the assumption that they will not be extended.
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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
Our Company, on occasion, may become involved in legal matters arising in the ordinary course of our business, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. We are not currently aware of any pending or threatened litigation against us or our officers and directors in their capacity as such that could have a material impact on our operations or finances.
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 is quoted on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol POCI.
Holders
As of September 14, 2026, we had approximately 124 holders of record of our common stock. Holders of record include nominees who may hold shares on behalf of multiple owners.
Dividends
We have not declared any dividends during the last two fiscal years. At present, we intend to retain our earnings, if any, to finance research and development and the expansion of our business.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
All information related to equity securities sold by us during the period covered by this report that were not registered under the Securities Act have been included in our Form 10-Q filings or in a Form 8-K filing.
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
We did not repurchase any of our equity securities during the year ended June 30, 2026.
ITEM 6. [RESERVED]
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Financial Statements and Notes thereto, and other financial information included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contains descriptions of our expectations regarding future trends affecting our business. The following discussion sets forth certain factors we believe could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Allowance for Credit Losses
We are subject to credit risk primarily in our trade accounts receivable. We generally do not require collateral or other security as a condition of sale, rather we rely on credit approval, balance limitation and monitoring procedures to control credit risk in trade account financial instruments. Our customer base includes many large medical device and defense/aerospace companies, as well as newly incorporated entities pursuing emerging technologies. In those cases when we cannot determine the creditworthiness of our customer, we obtain prepayments and deposits that we judge will be sufficient to mitigate the risk of a significant financial loss. We establish reserves against losses that include both a review of specific account balances and current payment characteristics which are monitored contemporaneously to determine the adequacy of our reserve. Nevertheless, our customers may be adversely impacted by economic factors beyond our understanding and control, and which are difficult to foresee or estimate. A 1% increase in the accounts receivable reserve would increase our costs by approximately $55,000. We recognized bad debt expenses of $38,000 for the years ending June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2025.
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Reserve for Excess and Obsolete Inventory
Inventories, consisting of raw materials, work in process and finished goods, are primarily accounted for using the first-in first-out method, and are valued at the lower of cost and net realizable value. This valuation requires us to make judgments, based on currently available information, regarding product demand and the potential for a future financial loss resulting from the liquidation and disposal of unusable or unsaleable inventory. These assumptions about the future disposition of inventory are inherently uncertain, and changes in our estimates and assumptions may require us to realize write-downs. In addition, we enter into binding supplier commitments which are based on forecasted customer demand. If our customers reduce their forecasts, we may incur additional costs. An increase in the calculation of the reserve for excess and obsolete inventory equivalent to 1% of gross inventory value would increase our costs by approximately $42,000.
Other significant accounting policies are included in the Notes to our Financial Statements contained elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
IEEPA Tariff Refund Claims and Related Customer Refunds
In February 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States determined that certain tariffs imposed pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) were not authorized by law. Subsequent rulings by the U.S. Court of International Trade have directed the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish processes to effect refunds of certain tariffs previously collected. Based on these judicial determinations, we concluded that the company has been legally released from the obligation underlying the invalidated tariffs in accordance with the legal release model within the scope of Accounting Standards Codification 405, Liabilities, and that we have a present right to repayment of amounts previously paid.
Accordingly, during the year ended June 30, 2026, the Company recorded a receivable of $880,598 within accounts receivable in the balance sheet, representing recovery of IEEPA tariffs previously paid, with a corresponding offset to cost of goods sold. In addition, the Company recorded a $558,266 liability within accrued compensation and other in the balance sheet as a result of its decision to refund IEEPA tariff surcharges collected from customers, with a corresponding reduction of revenue in the statement of operations. In the year ended June 30, 2026, we received $37,576 in IEEPA tariff refund proceeds, resulting in outstanding IEEPA tariff refund claims receivable of $843,022 within accounts receivable in the balance sheet, representing a recovery of IEEPA tariffs previously paid.
Results of Operations for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2026 as Compared to the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
Year Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | Percent of Sales | 2025 | Percent of Sales | Increase (Decrease) | Percent Change | |||||||||||||||||||
| Engineering Design Services | 3,473,640 | 11.0 | 4,938,158 | 25.9 | (1,464,518 | ) | (29.7 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Systems Manufacturing | 22,628,047 | 71.8 | 8,290,225 | 43.4 | 14,337,822 | 172.9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| MicroOptics Lab | 519,540 | 1.6 | 2,135,562 | 11.2 | (1,616,022 | ) | (75.7 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Ross Optical Industries | 4,910,538 | 15.6 | 3,727,324 | 19.5 | 1,183,214 | 31.7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total Revenues | 31,531,765 | 100.0 | 19,091,269 | 100.0 | 12,440,496 | 65.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Total revenues for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026 were $31,531,765, as compared to $19,091,269 for the same period in the prior year, an increase of $12,440,496, or 65.2%.
Revenue from Engineering Design Services decreased 29.7% during the year ending June 30, 2026 from the prior year ending June 30, 2025. Revenue decreases in the engineering category resulted from decreased demand for services, primarily from the transfer of our single-use cystoscope program from development (Engineering Design Services) to production (Systems Manufacturing). Engineering revenue in the year was reduced due to increases in non-billable sustaining engineering activity to support manufacturing scale up along with insufficient product development engagements.
Revenue from Systems Manufacturing increased 172.9% during the year ending June 30, 2026 from the prior year ending June 30, 2025. Revenue increases in this category resulted from significant increases in customer demand and the resultant scaling of manufacturing capabilities.
Revenue from the MicroOptics Lab decreased 75.7% during the year ending June 30, 2026 from the prior year ending June 30, 2025, primarily due to delays in receiving new production orders from a defense contractor, which is the primary customer for this line of business.
Revenue from Ross Optical Industries increased 31.7% for the year ending June 30, 2026 from the prior year ending June 30, 2025. We believe a portion of the increase is attributable to the inability of our customers to continue to postpone deliveries that had previously been delayed due to the uncertainty of new tariffs and the passthrough of these tariff costs which increased revenue.
Gross Profit
Gross margin decreased to 17.2% during the year ended June 30, 2026, compared to 17.8% for the year ended June 30, 2025. Gross profit increased to $5,431,220 during the year ended June 30, 2026, compared to $3,404,433 for the year ended June 30, 2025, primarily driven by increased volume in Systems Manufacturing.
Research & Development
R&D expenses decreased $124,807 to $1,033,156 during the year ended June 30, 2026, compared to $1,157,963 during the year ended June 30, 2025. R&D expenses for the period primarily represent employee-related expenses to support product improvements, the development of new technologies and standardized approaches to address the opportunities for an evolving single-use medical device environment.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
SG&A expenses increased $108,911, or 1.4% to $7,906,672 during the year ended June 30, 2026, compared to $7,797,761 during the year ended June 30, 2025. The decrease in SG&A for the year was primarily due to decreased stock-based compensation and recruiting expenses, partially offset by consulting and bonus expense.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Based on our current plans and business conditions, management believes that the Company’s available cash and cash equivalents, the cash generated from operations, availability on our line of credit, and our ability to raise funds in the capital markets will be sufficient to provide for the Company’s working capital and capital expenditure requirements for at least 12 months from the date of this filing.
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Net Cash Used in Operating Activities
During the year ended June 30, 2026, net cash used in operating activities totaled $1,550,219 as compared to $3,395,702 during the year ended June 30, 2025. The decrease in net cash used in operating activities was primarily due to the decrease in net loss, inventory and accrued expense during the year ended June 30, 2026, partially offset by the increase in accounts payable and accounts receivable during such period.
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
During the year ended June 30, 2026, net cash used in investing activities was $429,350, consisting of purchases of property and equipment and additional patent costs. During the year ended June 30, 2025, net cash used in investing activities was $233,473, consisting of purchases of property and equipment net of adjustments in patent costs.
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities
During the year ended June 30, 2026, we made payments of $623,701 on term notes and capital leases. We raised a net of $10,630,678 from a public offering of common stock made in March 2026 pursuant to our shelf registration statement. During the year ended June 30, 2025, we made payments of $321,554 on term notes and capital leases and repaid $1,000,000 on our revolving line of credit. We raised a net of $6,270,136 from two registered direct offerings made in August 2024 and February 2025 pursuant to our shelf registration statement.
On October 4, 2021, the Company entered into a Loan Agreement with Main Street Bank of Marlborough, Massachusetts (the “Lender”), which provided for a $2,600,000 Term Loan and a $250,000 Revolving Line of Credit Loan Facility (the “Revolver”), which was increased to $500,000 effective May 17, 2022, and $1,250,000 effective June 2, 2023. Borrowings under the Revolver are limited by the borrowing base comprised of a percentage of accounts receivable and inventory and secured by all assets of the Company. Borrowings under the Revolver will bear interest payable monthly at the prime lending rate plus 1.5% per annum and shall not be less than 4.75% per annum. Borrowings under the Revolver are due upon demand. There were no borrowings under the Revolver at June 30, 2026.
The Company’s Loan Agreement with the Lender contains a minimum annual debt service coverage ratio covenant of 1.2x. As the Company did not meet this annual debt service coverage ratio for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, the Company’s Lender agreed to waive compliance with such debt service ratio covenant for the period ending June 30, 2024. In addition to such waiver, the Lender and the Company entered into an amendment dated September 30, 2024 to that certain Term Loan dated October 4, 2021, as amended and that certain Promissory Note dated June 2, 2023 (collectively, the “Notes”) which amendments provided for a six-month period of interest only payments from October 15, 2024 through March 15, 2025 for the Notes. The Company commenced payments of principal and interest under the Notes beginning with the payments due on April 15, 2025, with a new amortization schedule for the remaining term for such Notes through their maturity date. On February 14, 2025, the lender agreed to waive compliance with the annual debt service coverage ratio covenant for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, subject to a $30,000 waiver fee and the completion of an equity raise of at least $4,500,000 by February 24, 2025, which the Company satisfied on February 21, 2025. Any future advances are contingent on the Company achieving a minimum Debt Service Coverage ratio of 1.20x based on quarterly testing which the company was not in compliance with as of June 30, 2026. On September 25, 2026, the lender agreed to waive the Company’s minimum annual debt service coverage ratio covenant for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026 and modified the Company’s credit arrangements to eliminate the debt service coverage ratio covenant and replace it with a minimum liquidity covenant of $2.0 million, retain the existing term note, and provide the Company access to $750,000 of availability under its revolving line of credit, subject to borrowing-base requirements and a $5,000 waiver fee. The lender further agreed to expand availability under the revolving line of credit to $1,250,000 upon attaining a DSCR of 1.2x. There were no other changes to or modifications to the Loan Agreement or the Notes.
Contractual cash commitments for the fiscal periods subsequent to June 30, 2026, are summarized as follows:
| Fiscal Year 2027 | Thereafter | Total | ||||||||||
| Minimum operating lease payments | $ | 555,198 | $ | 3,088,613 | $ | 3,643,811 | ||||||
We have contractual cash commitments related to open purchase orders as of June 30, 2026, of approximately $5,050,000.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We currently have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future material effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
As a smaller reporting company, as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K, we are not required to provide the information requested by this Item.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.
Index to Financial Statements
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and
Stockholders of Precision Optics Corporation, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. (the “Company”) as of June 30, 2026 and 2025, and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two year period ended June 30, 2026, 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 June 30, 2026 and 2025, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two year period ended June 30, 2026, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
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 audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (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 audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matters communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
Revenue Recognition—Refer to Note 1B to the Financial Statements
Critical Audit Matter Description
The Company recognizes revenue upon transfer of control of promised products to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for those products. The Company may enter into certain customer contracts that contain unique, customer-specific terms and conditions, variable consideration, as well as multiple performance obligations. For such contracts, significant interpretation may be required to determine the appropriate accounting, including the identification of performance obligations, the allocation of the transaction price to performance obligations in the arrangement, the timing of the transfer of control of promised goods for each of those performance obligations, estimates of variable consideration and agent versus principal consideration.
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Our assessment of managements’ evaluation of the above referenced matters related to proper revenue recognition is significant to our audit because of the nature and extent of audit effort required to address the matter, the amounts are material to the financial statements, the assessment process involves significant auditor judgment, and the application of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles in this area is complex.
How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit
Our principal audit procedures related to the Company’s revenue recognition for customer contracts included the following:
| · | We evaluated the appropriateness of management’s revenue recognition policies. | |
| · | We tested the mathematical accuracy of management’s calculations of revenue and the associated timing of revenue recognized in the financial statements. | |
| · | We selected a sample of revenue transactions and performed the following procedures: |
| o | Obtained and read source documents for each selection, including master agreements, purchase orders and other documents that evidenced the customer arrangement. | |
| o | Tested management’s identification and treatment of the key contract terms, including performance obligations and variable consideration. | |
| o | Assessed the terms in the customer agreement and evaluated the appropriateness of management’s application of the Company’s accounting policies, along with their use of estimates, in the determination of revenue recognition conclusions. |
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September 28, 2026
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2008
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PRECISION OPTICS CORPORATION, INC.
Balance Sheets at June 30, 2026 and 2025
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current Assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $ | ||||||||
| Inventories, net | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | ||||||||
| Total current assets | ||||||||
| Fixed Assets: | ||||||||
| Machinery and equipment | ||||||||
| Leasehold improvements | ||||||||
| Furniture and fixtures | ||||||||
| Total fixed assets | ||||||||
| Less—Accumulated depreciation and amortization | ||||||||
| Net fixed assets | ||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use asset | ||||||||
| Patents, net | ||||||||
| Goodwill | ||||||||
| Total other assets | ||||||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | $ | ||||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current Liabilities: | ||||||||
| Current portion of capital lease obligation | $ | $ | ||||||
| Current maturities of long-term debt | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | ||||||||
| Customer advances | ||||||||
| Accrued compensation and other | ||||||||
| Current portion of operating lease liabilities | ||||||||
| Total current liabilities | ||||||||
| Long-term debt, net of current maturities | ||||||||
| Operating lease liability, net of current portion | ||||||||
| Total liabilities | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ Equity: | ||||||||
| Common stock, $ par value: shares authorized; issued and outstanding – shares at June 30, 2026 and shares at June 30, 2025 | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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PRECISION OPTICS CORPORATION, INC.
Statements of Operations
for the Years Ended June 30, 2026 and 2025
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Revenues | $ | $ | ||||||
| Cost of goods sold | ||||||||
| Gross profit | ||||||||
| Research and development expenses, net | ||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | ||||||||
| Total operating expenses | ||||||||
| Operating loss | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Other income (expense): | ||||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Interest income | ||||||||
| Loss before provision for income taxes | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Provision for income taxes | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Loss per share: | ||||||||
| Basic and fully diluted | $ | ) | $ | ) | ||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding: | ||||||||
| Basic and fully diluted | ||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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PRECISION OPTICS CORPORATION, INC.
Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
for the Years Ended June 30, 2026 and 2025
| Number of Shares | Common Stock | Additional Paid-in Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Total Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||||||||||
| Balance, June 30, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock in a registered direct offering | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from exercise of stock option | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock for consulting services and employees | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | – | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | – | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, June 30, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock in public offering | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from exercise of stock option | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock for employee services | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | – | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | – | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, June 30, 2026 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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PRECISION OPTICS CORPORATION, INC.
Statements of Cash Flows
For the Years Ended June 30, 2026 and 2025
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Cash Flows from Operating Activities: | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities- | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | ||||||||
| Non-cash legal expense | ||||||||
| Non-cash interest expense | ||||||||
| Non-cash operating lease expense | ||||||||
| Loss on disposal of fixed assets | ||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Inventories | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Prepaid expenses | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Accounts payable | ||||||||
| Contract liabilities | ||||||||
| Accrued compensation and other | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash Flows from Investing Activities: | ||||||||
| Additional patent costs | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from sale of fixed assets | ||||||||
| Purchases of property and equipment | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash Flows from Financing Activities: | ||||||||
| Payment of capital lease obligations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Principal payments of long-term debt | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Payment of debt issuance costs | ( | ) | ||||||
| Repayments on line of credit | ( | ) | ||||||
| Gross proceeds from registered direct offerings of common stock | ||||||||
| Proceeds from public offering of common stock, net | ||||||||
| Gross proceeds from exercise of stock options | ||||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | ||||||||
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of year | $ | $ | ||||||
| Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | ||||||||
| Cash paid during the year for income taxes | $ | $ | ||||||
| Cash paid during the year for interest | $ | $ | ||||||
| Leasehold improvements financed by landlord | $ | $ | ||||||
| Issuance of common stock for consulting and employee services | $ | $ | ||||||
| Stock based compensation for employee services included in accrued compensation and other | ||||||||
| Operating right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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PRECISION OPTICS CORPORATION, INC.
Notes to Financial Statements
| (1) | SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
| (a) | Nature of Business |
Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. (the “Company”) designs, develops, manufactures and sells specialized optical and illumination systems and related components. The Company conducts business in one industry segment only and its customers are primarily domestic. The Company performs advanced optical and illumination system design, development, assembly and manufacturing services, and sources for resale specialized optical components for products that fall into two principal areas: (i) medical products for use by hospitals and physicians; and (ii) products used by defense contractors, aerospace and industrial customers.
| (b) | Revenues |
The Company determines revenue recognition for arrangements that we determine are within the scope of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, (“ASC 606”), by performing the following five steps: (i) identify the contract with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenue when, or as, we satisfy the performance obligations. At contract inception, once the contract is determined to be within the scope of ASC 606, we assess the goods or services promised within the contract and determine those that are performance obligations and assess whether each promised good or service is distinct based on the contract.
The Company disaggregates revenues by product and service types as it believes best depicts how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenues and cash flows are affected by economic factors. Revenues are comprised of the following for year ended June 30, 2026, and 2025:
| Year Ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Engineering Design Services | $ | $ | ||||||
| Systems Manufacturing | ||||||||
| Micro Optics Lab | ||||||||
| Ross Optical Industries | ||||||||
| Total Revenues | $ | $ | ||||||
Selling costs to obtain and fulfill contracts are expensed as incurred due to the short-term nature of a majority of contracts. The Company extends terms of payment to its customers based on commercially reasonable terms for the markets of its customers, while also considering their credit quality. Shipping and handling costs charged to customers are included in revenue.
At June 30, 2026, and 2025, two individual
customers accounted for more than
Revenue recognition policies for each of the three product and service types appear below.
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Engineering Design Services
The Company enters into contractual agreements with our customers, including design services agreements, statements of work and receive purchase orders for development projects. These agreements provide costs on an estimated basis for the services we have agreed to provide. Engineering Design Services are rendered on a time and materials basis. The Company recognizes revenue as customers are invoiced for the actual engineering services provided in the period. Revenue is also recognized on materials purchased for development projects at the time of receipt. Engineering Design Services are provided on a best-efforts basis; no warranty is provided as there is no guarantee that the work will result in the attainment of the customer’s project objectives. The Company may obtain customer deposits in advance of rendering engineering design services. Customer deposits are treated as contractual liabilities until the terms of customer agreements are satisfied and are not a component of revenue.
Systems Manufacturing, Micro Optics Laboratory, Ross Optical Industries
The Company provides fixed price quotations to our customers and requires purchase orders for items manufactured and distributed through the Systems Manufacturing, Micro Optics Laboratory and Ross Optical Industries business units. Revenue is recognized at the time title passes to our customer based on our review of the customer contract, generally at the time of shipment from our facilities. Occasionally the Company may enter into “bill and hold” contractual arrangements where title is held by our customers while goods are stored at our facilities for their convenience.
Contract Assets and Liabilities
The nature of the Company’s products and services does not generally give rise to contract assets as it typically does not incur costs to fulfill a contract before a product or service is provided to a customer. The Company’s costs to obtain contracts are typically in the form of sales commissions paid to employees. The Company has elected to expense sales commissions associated with obtaining a contract as incurred as the amortization period is generally less than one year. These costs have been recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses. As of June 30, 2026 and 2025, there were no contract assets recorded in the Company’s Balance Sheets.
The Company’s contract liabilities arise as a result of unearned revenue received from customers at inception of contracts or where the timing of billing for services precedes satisfaction of performance obligations. The Company generally satisfies performance obligations within one year from the contract inception date.
Contract liabilities, which were recorded as customer advances in the Company’s Balance Sheets, and unearned revenue are comprised of the following:
| Year Ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Contract liabilities, beginning of period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Unearned revenue received from customers | ||||||||
| Revenue recognized | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Contract liabilities, end of period | $ | $ | ||||||
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| (c) | Cash and Cash Equivalents |
The Company includes in cash equivalents all highly
liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the time of acquisition. Cash and cash equivalents of $
| (d) | Inventories |
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) and net realizable value and include material, labor and manufacturing overhead. The components of inventories on June 30, 2026 and 2025 are as follows:
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Raw material | $ | $ | ||||||
| Work-in-progress | ||||||||
| Finished goods | ||||||||
| Total Inventories (Net) | $ | $ | ||||||
The Company provides for estimated obsolescence
on unmarketable inventory based upon assumptions about future demand and market conditions. If actual demand and market conditions are
less favorable than those projected by management, additional inventory write-downs may be required. Inventory, once written down, is
not subsequently written back up, as these adjustments are considered permanent adjustments to the carrying value of the inventory. The
reserve for excess and obsolete inventory for the years ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, were $
| (e) | Fixed Assets |
Fixed assets are recorded at cost. Maintenance and repair items are expensed as incurred. The Company provides for depreciation and amortization by charges to operations, using the straight-line and declining-balance methods, which allocate the cost of fixed assets over the following estimated useful lives:
| Asset Classification | Estimated Useful Life | |
| Machinery and equipment | ||
| Leasehold improvements | ||
| Furniture and fixtures |
Depreciation expense was $
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| (f) | Significant Customers and Concentration of Credit Risk |
Financial instruments that subject the Company
to credit risk consist primarily of cash equivalents and trade accounts receivable. The Company places its investments with highly rated
financial institutions. The Company has not experienced any losses on these investments to date. At June 30, 2026, and 2025, two
individual customers accounted for more than
The allowance for credit losses was $
| Year Ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Allowance for credit losses, beginning of period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Change in the provision for expected credit losses | ( | ) | ||||||
| Writeoffs charged against the allowance | ( | ) | ||||||
| Allowance for credit losses, end of period | $ | $ | ||||||
The Company generally does not require collateral or other security as a condition of sale, rather it relies on credit approval, balance limitation and monitoring procedures to control credit risk in trade account financial instruments. Management believes the allowance for credit losses, which is established based upon review of specific account balances and historical experience, is adequate at June 30, 2026.
| (g) | Loss per Share |
Basic income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income or net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income or net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period, plus the number of potentially dilutive securities outstanding during the period such as stock options and warrants. For the years ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, the effect of such securities was antidilutive and not included in the diluted calculation because of the net loss generated in those periods.
The following is the calculation of loss per share for the years ended June 30, 2026 and 2025:
| Year Ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Net Loss– Basic and Diluted | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding | ||||||||
| Loss per share | ||||||||
| Basic and fully diluted | $ | ) | $ | ) | ||||
The number of shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options and warrants that were excluded from the computation as their effect was antidilutive was approximately and for the years ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
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| (h) | Stock-Based Compensation |
The measurement and recognition of compensation costs for all stock-based awards made to employees and the Board of Directors are based upon fair value over the requisite service period for awards expected to vest. The Company estimates the fair value of share-based awards on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Stock-based compensation costs recognized for the years ended June 30, 2026, and 2025 amounted to $ and $, respectively.
| (i) | Goodwill and Patents |
Long-lived assets such as goodwill and patents
are capitalized when acquired and reviewed for impairment on an annual basis or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that
the book value of the asset may not be recoverable. Impairment of the carrying value of long-lived assets such as goodwill and patents
would be indicated if the best estimate of future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset grouping is less than
its carrying value. If an impairment is indicated, any loss is measured as the difference between estimated fair value and carrying value
and is recognized in operating income or loss. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value
less costs to sell.
| (j) | Fair Value of Financial Instruments |
Financial instruments consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable. The estimated fair value of these financial instruments approximates their carrying value due to their short-term nature.
| (k) | Research and Development |
Research and development expenses are charged to operations as incurred. The Company groups development and prototype costs and related reimbursements in research and development. There were no reimbursements for research and development recorded in research and development for the years ended June 30, 2026, and 2025.
| (l) | Comprehensive Income |
Comprehensive income or loss is defined as the change in equity of a business enterprise during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources. The Company’s comprehensive loss or income for the years ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 was equal to its net loss for the same periods.
| (m) | Income Taxes |
Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carry-forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. In assessing the likelihood of utilization of existing deferred tax assets, management has considered historical results of operations and the current operating environment.
| F-11 |
| (n) | Segment Reporting |
Operating segments are identified as components of an enterprise for which separate discrete financial information is available and is regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) in making decisions regarding resource allocation and assessing performance. The Company’s CODM is its Chief Executive Officer.
The Company operates as a reportable segment. The CODM assesses the Company’s performance and allocates resources based on the Company’s results of operations, including the revenues and expenses presented in the statements of operations. The CODM uses net income (loss) as the measure of segment profit or loss in evaluating the Company’s operating performance and making resource allocation decisions.
| (o) | Use of Estimates |
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting standards generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
| (p) | Recent Accounting Pronouncements |
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (“ASU 2023-09”), which enhances income tax disclosure requirements, primarily related to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. The Company adopted ASU 2023-09 effective July 1, 2025. The adoption of ASU 2023-09 resulted in additional disclosures within the Company’s consolidated financial statements and did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (“ASU 2024-03”), which requires additional disclosures about certain expenses included in the expense captions presented on the statement of operations. The guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on its financial statement disclosures.
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-10, Government Grants (Topic 832): Accounting for Government Grants Received by Business Entities (“ASU 2025-10”). ASU 2025-10 adds guidance on the recognition, measurement and presentation of government grants. ASU 2025-10 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2028, including interim periods within those fiscal years, and permits modified prospective, modified retrospective, or full retrospective adoption. The Company has elected to early adopt the guidance effective for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026.
| (q) | Government Grants |
The Company recognizes grants or subsidies from governments as a receivable when it is probable that the Company will comply with any conditions associated with the grant arrangement and the grant will be received. The Company evaluates the conditions of each grant as of each reporting period to determine whether it is probable that the Company has met the conditions of each grant arrangement. Grants are recognized in the statements of operations on a systematic basis over the periods in which the Company recognized the related costs for which the grant is intended to compensate. The Company records grant receivables in the balance sheets in accounts receivable, depending on when the amounts are expected to be received from the government agency.
During the year ended June 30, 2026, the Company
recognized a reduction to expense of $
| F-12 |
| (r) | Derivative Financial Instruments |
The Company evaluates warrants and other financial instruments to determine whether such instruments or embedded features qualify as derivatives to be accounted for separately in accordance with ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging. Warrants that do not meet the criteria for equity classification are recorded as liabilities at fair value and are remeasured at each reporting date until exercised, expired, modified, or otherwise settled. Changes in the fair value of warrant liabilities are recognized in other income (expense), net in the statements of operations.
Warrants that meet the criteria for equity classification, including the scope exception under ASC 815-10-15-74(a), are classified within stockholders’ equity and are not subsequently remeasured as long as the conditions for equity classification continue to be met.
The Company reassesses the classification of warrants at each reporting date. As of June 30, 2026, the Company determined that all outstanding warrants qualified for equity classification.
| (s) | Reclassifications |
Certain items in the 2025 financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year classifications. Such classifications have no effect on previously reported loss from operations or net loss.
| (t) | IEEPA Tariff Refunds and Related Customer Refunds |
On February 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling relating to tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”). Following the ruling, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and other federal agencies issued additional guidance and took actions affecting the assessment, collection, refund, and/or protest of certain tariffs. In March 2026, the U.S. Court of International Trade issued an additional ruling stating that importers that have paid tariffs under IEEPA are due refunds.
Accordingly, during the year ended June 30, 2026,
the Company recorded a receivable of $
| (2) | COMMITMENTS |
| (a) | Bank Financing Activities |
Bank Term Loan and Line of Credit
On October 4, 2021, the Company entered into a
Loan Agreement with Main Street Bank of Marlborough, Massachusetts (the “Lender”), which provided for a $
| F-13 |
The Company’s Loan Agreement with the Lender contains a minimum annual debt service coverage ratio covenant of 1.2x. The Company did not meet this annual debt service coverage ratio for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. The Company’s Lender agreed to waive compliance with such debt service ratio covenant for the period ending June 30, 2024. In addition to such waiver, the Lender and the Company entered into an amendment dated September 30, 2024 to that certain Term Loan dated October 4, 2021, as amended and that certain Promissory Note dated June 2, 2023 (collectively, the “Notes”) which amendments provided for a six-month period of interest only payments from October 15, 2024 through March 15, 2025 for the Notes. The Company commenced payments of principal and interest under the Notes beginning with the payments due on April 15, 2025, with a new amortization schedule for the remaining term for such Notes through their maturity date. On February 14, 2025, the Lender agreed to waive compliance with the annual debt service coverage ratio covenant for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, subject to a $30,000 waiver fee and the completion of an equity raise of at least $4,500,000 by February 24, 2025, which the Company satisfied on February 21, 2025. Any future advances are contingent on the Company achieving a minimum Debt Service Coverage ratio of 1.20x based on quarterly testing, which the Company was not in compliance with as of June 30, 2026.
On September 25, 2026, the lender agreed to waive the Company’s minimum annual debt service coverage ratio covenant for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026 and modified the Company’s credit arrangements to eliminate the debt service coverage ratio covenant and replace it with a minimum liquidity covenant of $2.0 million, retain the existing term note, and provide the Company access to $750,000 of availability under its revolving line of credit, subject to borrowing-base requirements and a $5,000 waiver fee. The lender further agreed expand availability under the revolving line of credit to $1,250,000 upon attaining a DSCR of 1.2x. There were no other changes to or modifications to the Loan Agreement or the Notes.
Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt consists of the following at June 30, 2026 and 2025:
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Term Loan Note payable to Main Street Bank with | $ | $ | ||||||
| Permanent Working Capital Loan payable to Main Street Bank with | ||||||||
| Less current maturities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Less debt issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization of $ | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Long-term debt, net of current portion of debt issuance costs | $ | $ | ||||||
| F-14 |
At June 30, 2026 principal payments due on long-term debt are as follows:
| Fiscal Year Ending June 30: | ||||
| 2027 | $ | |||
| 2028 | ||||
| 2029 | ||||
| Total long-term debt | $ | |||
| (b) | Lease Obligation |
In March 2021 the Company entered into a five-year
capital lease in the amount of $
On July 1, 2019 the Company entered into a three-year
operating lease for its facility in El Paso, Texas, and in February 2022 the Company entered into an extension of the lease for an additional
three years through June 2025. In May 2025, this lease was extended for an additional three years through May 2028. Remaining minimum
lease payments at June 30, 2026 total $
On May 14, 2025 the Company entered into a seven-year
lease in South Portland, Maine with two five-year extension options. The extensions associated with the lease have been accounted with
the assumption that they will not be extended. Remaining minimum lease payments at June 30, 2026 total $
On June 2, 2025 the Company entered into a seven-year
operating lease in Littleton, Massachusetts with two five-year extension options. The extensions associated with the lease have been accounted
with the assumption that they will not be extended. Remaining minimum lease payments at June 30, 2026 total $
The weighted average discount rate is
| F-15 |
At June 30, 2026 future minimum lease payments under the operating lease obligations are as follows:
| Fiscal Year Ending June 30: | Operating Lease | |||
| 2027 | $ | |||
| 2028 | ||||
| 2029 | ||||
| 2030 | ||||
| 2031 | ||||
| Thereafter | ||||
| Total Minimum Payments | ||||
| Less: amount representing interest | ||||
| Present value of minimum lease payments | ||||
| Less: current portion | ||||
| Future minimum long-term lease liability | $ | |||
The Company’s three facilities in Gardner,
Massachusetts, which are used for offices, production and storage spaces, are leased primarily on a tenant-at-will basis. Rent expense
on these operating leases was $
| (3) | STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
| (a) | Stock-Based Compensation Expense |
The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense for the years ended June 30:
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Cost of Goods Sold | $ | $ | ||||||
| Selling, General and Administrative Expenses | ||||||||
| Stock Based Compensation Expense | $ | $ | ||||||
As of June 30, 2026, the unrecognized compensation costs related to options vesting in the future was $. No compensation has been capitalized because such amounts would have been immaterial. There was no net income tax benefit recognized related to such compensation for the years ended June 30, 2026, or 2025, as the Company is currently in a loss position. There were stock options granted during the year ended June 30, 2026, and stock options granted during the year ended June 30, 2025.
| F-16 |
The Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model as the most appropriate method for determining the estimated fair value for the stock awards. The Black-Scholes method of valuation requires several assumptions: (1) the expected term of the stock award; (2) the expected future stock volatility over the expected term; and (3) risk-free interest rate. The expected term represents the expected period of time the Company believes the options will be outstanding based on historical information. Estimates of expected future stock price volatility are based on the historic volatility of the Company’s common stock, and the risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Zero-Bond rate. The Company utilizes a forfeiture rate based on an analysis of the Company’s actual experience. The fair value of options at date of grant was estimated with the following assumptions for options granted in fiscal year 2026:
| Year Ended | ||||||||
| June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2025 | |||||||
| Assumptions: | ||||||||
| Option life | years | years | ||||||
| Risk-free interest rate | -% | -% | ||||||
| Weighted average stock volatility | % | % | ||||||
| Dividend yield | % | % | ||||||
| Weighted average fair value of grants | $ | $ | ||||||
| (b) | Stock Option Plans |
The type of share-based payments currently utilized by the Company is stock options.
The Company has four stock option plans outstanding as of June 30, 2026, namely the Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2022 Plan”), the Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”), the Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2011 Plan”) and the Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2006 Plan”). Vesting periods under each of the Plans are at the discretion of the Board of Directors and typically average three years and in some instances are subject to future performance criteria. Options under these Plans are granted at fair market value on the date of grant and typically have an initial term of ten years from the date of grant, subject to certain cancellation provisions such as upon employment termination. The Company has filed Registration Statements on Form S-8 with the Securities and Exchange Commission to register all shares of common stock issuable under the 2022, 2021, 2011, and 2006 Plans.
On April 8, 2022, our Shareholders approved the 2022 Plan which provides eligible participants (certain employees, directors, consultants, etc.) the opportunity to receive a broad variety of equity based and cash awards. A maximum of shares of the Company’s common stock may be issued pursuant to stock options or other awards under the 2022 Plan. At June 30, 2026, options for a total of shares of common stock were outstanding and shares of common stock were available for future grants under the 2022 Plan. The 2022 Plan permits the Board of Directors to authorize and increase up to 5% of the then outstanding shares on an annual basis.
On May 10, 2021, our Board of Directors approved the 2021 Plan which likewise authorizes a broad variety of equity based and cash awards. A maximum of shares of the Company’s common stock may be issued under the 2021 Plan. At June 30, 2026, options for a total of shares of common stock were outstanding under the 2021 Plan. further shares may be issued from this plan.
The 2011 Plan and 2006 Plan likewise provided for a broad variety of equity based and cash awards, but terminated in 2021 and 2016, respectively. At June 30, 2026, options for shares of common stock were outstanding under the 2011 Plan, and were outstanding under the 2006 Plan.
| F-17 |
The following tables summarize stock option activity for the years ended June 30, 2026 and 2025:
| Options Outstanding | ||||||||||||
| Number of Shares | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Weighted Average Contractual Life | ||||||||||
| Outstanding at June 30, 2024 | $ | years | ||||||||||
| Grants | ||||||||||||
| Exercised | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Cancellations | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Outstanding at June 30, 2025 | $ | years | ||||||||||
| Grants | ||||||||||||
| Exercised | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Cancellations | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Outstanding at June 30, 2026 | $ | years | ||||||||||
The aggregate intrinsic value of the Company’s “in-the-money” outstanding and exercisable options as of June 30, 2026, was $ and $, respectively.
| (c) | Sale of Stock in February 2025 |
On February 19, 2025, the Company entered into
agreements with certain institutional and accredited investors for the sale and purchase of unregistered shares of its common
stock, $0.01 par value at a purchase price of $4.00 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $
| (d) | Sale of Stock in March 2026 |
On March 27, 2026, the Company entered into an
underwriting agreement for a public offering of 2,777,777 shares of common stock at a price of $3.60 per share. The underwriter exercised
its over-allotment option in full at closing, resulting in total shares issued. The offering closed on March 30, 2026. Net proceeds
after underwriting discounts, commissions, and offering expenses were $
| (e) | Stock Warrants |
In connection with the public offering that closed
on March 30, 2026, the Company issued to the underwriter warrants to purchase
The warrants met the criteria for equity classification under ASC 815-40 and were recorded within stockholders’ equity. The warrants are not subsequently remeasured as long as the conditions for equity classification continue to be met.
The grant-date fair value of the warrants on the
issuance date of March 30, 2026 was approximately $
As of June 30, 2026, all
| F-18 |
| (4) | INCOME TAXES |
The Company has identified its federal tax return
and its state tax return in Massachusetts as “major” tax jurisdictions. The periods subject to examination for its federal
and state income tax returns are the years ended in 2018 and thereafter. The Company believes its income tax filing positions and deductions
will be sustained on audit and it does not anticipate any adjustments that would result in a material change to its financial position.
Therefore,
The provision for income taxes in the accompanying
consolidated statements of operations consists of the state income tax liability of $
A reconciliation of the federal statutory rate to the Company’s effective tax rate for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 is as follows:
| Year Ended June 30, 2026 | ||||||||
| $ | ( | ) | ( | |||||
| Increase (decrease) in tax resulting from: | ||||||||
| State taxes, net of federal benefit (1) | ( | ) | ( | |||||
| Change in valuation allowance (2) | ||||||||
| Stock based compensation | % | |||||||
| Nondeductible items | ( | ) | ( | |||||
| Effective tax rate | $ | $ | ||||||
| Year Ended June 30, 2025 | ||||||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) at federal statutory rate | $ | ( | ) | ( | ||||
| Increase (decrease) in tax resulting from: | ||||||||
| State taxes, net of federal benefit (1) | ( | ) | ( | |||||
| Change in valuation allowance (2) | ||||||||
| Stock based compensation | % | |||||||
| Nondeductible items | ( | ) | ( | |||||
| Effective tax rate | $ | $ | ||||||
| (1) | ||
| (2) |
| F-19 |
The components of deferred tax assets and liabilities at June 30, 2026 and 2025 are approximately as follows:
| 2026 | 2025 | |||||||
| Deferred tax assets: | ||||||||
| Net operating loss carry forwards | $ | $ | ||||||
| Tax credit carry forwards | ||||||||
| Reserves and accruals not yet deducted for tax purposes | ||||||||
| Total deferred tax assets | ||||||||
| Valuation allowance | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net deferred tax asset | $ | $ | ||||||
The Company has provided a valuation allowance to reduce the net deferred tax asset to an amount the Company believes is “more likely than not” to be realized.
At June 30, 2026, the Company had federal and
state net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $
| (5) | PROFIT SHARING PLAN |
The Company has a defined contribution 401(k)
profit sharing plan. Employer profit sharing and matching contributions to the plan are discretionary.
| (6) | CAPTIVE INSURANCE AND SELF-INSURED RISKS |
Effective June 1, 2026, the Company established a self-funded employee health insurance program and began participating in a group captive insurance arrangement. Under the program, the Company is responsible for eligible employee healthcare claims, subject to stop-loss insurance coverage designed to limit exposure to significant individual and aggregate claims.
The Company recognizes the cost of healthcare claims in the period in which the underlying services are incurred, including an estimate for claims incurred but not reported (“IBNR”). The estimated liability is based on available claims information, historical healthcare costs and other relevant information available to management. Estimates are subject to uncertainty, and actual claims may differ from amounts estimated and recorded.
At June 30, 2026, the Company’s accrued liability
for healthcare claims, including IBNR, was approximately $
| F-20 |
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
None.
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
Management’s Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2026.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our disclosure controls and procedures include components of our internal control over financial reporting. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, but not absolute, assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, with our Company have been detected.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2026. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013). Based on our evaluation, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of June 30, 2026.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION.
During the three months ended June 30, 2026, no
director or officer of the Company
Our loan agreement contains a minimum annual debt service coverage ratio covenant of 1.2x, for the period ending June 30, 2026. We did not meet this annual debt service coverage ratio as of June 30, 2026. Our lender has agreed to waive compliance with the debt service ratio covenant for the period ending June 30, 2026. In addition to the waiver, we have entered into amendments with our lender and modified the Company’s credit arrangements to eliminate the debt service coverage ratio covenant and replace it with a minimum liquidity covenant of $2.0 million, retain the existing term note, and provide the Company access to $750,000 of availability under its revolving line of credit, subject to borrowing-base requirements and a $5,000 waiver fee. The lender further agreed to expand availability under the revolving line of credit to $1,250,000 upon attaining a DSCR of 1.2x.
ITEM 9C. DISC LOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS.
Not applicable.
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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.
The information required under this item is incorporated by reference to the applicable information set forth in the Proxy Statement for the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Our Board of Directors has adopted a written Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applicable to all officers, directors and employees, which has been filed as an exhibit to this Annual Report.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.
The information required under this item is incorporated by reference to the applicable information set forth in the Proxy Statement for the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE.
The information required under this item is incorporated by reference to the applicable information set forth in the Proxy Statement for the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES.
The information required under this item is incorporated by reference to the applicable information set forth in the Proxy Statement for the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
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PART IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.
| a. | Documents filed as part of this report |
The following documents are filed as part of this Annual Report on 10-K:
| 1. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
The following documents are filed in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Balance Sheets at June 30, 2026 and 2025
Statements of Operations for the years ended June 30, 2026 and 2025
Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended June 30, 2026 and 2025
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended June 30, 2026 and 2025
| 2. | FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES |
All financial statement schedules have been omitted as they are not required, not applicable, or the required information is otherwise included.
| b. | Exhibits |
The exhibits listed below are filed with or incorporated by reference in this report.
| Exhibit | Description | |
| 3.1 | Restated Articles of Organization of Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. (included as Exhibit 3.1 to the Form 10-K filed September 28, 2023, and incorporated herein by reference). | |
| 3.2 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. (included as Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 11, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference). | |
| 3.3 | Amendment to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. effective May 13, 2022 (included as exhibit 3.5 to the Form 10-Q filed May 16, 2022, and incorporated herein by reference). | |
| 3.4 | Articles of Amendment to the Amended Articles of Organization as filed with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on October 24, 2022; and Articles of Amendment as filed with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on October 26, 2022, to override the earlier amendment (included as Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 2, 2022, and incorporated herein by reference). | |
| 3.5 | Articles of Amendment to the Amended Articles of Organization as filed with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on October 27, 2022, to set revised effective date of reverse stock split (included as Exhibit 3.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 2, 2022, and incorporated herein by reference). | |
| 4.1 | Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the annual report on Form 10-K filed on September 30, 2024). | |
| 4.2 | Description of Securities (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.2 to the annual report on Form 10-K filed on September 30, 2024) |
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| Exhibit | Description | |
| 10.1 | Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan, dated October 13, 2011 (included as Exhibit 10.2 to Form S-8 filed October 14, 2011, and incorporated herein by reference.) | |
| 10.2 | Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. Amended 2011 Equity Incentive Plan, dated October 14, 2011, as amended on April 16, 2015 (included as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed April 20, 2015, and incorporated herein by reference). | |
| 10.3 | Compensation Agreement, by and between the Company and Joseph N. Forkey, dated August 2, 2018 (included as Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on August 3, 2018, and incorporated herein by reference). | |
| 10.4 | Employment Agreement, by and among Precision Optics Corporation. Inc. and Divaker Mangadu, dated July 1, 2019 (included as Exhibit 10.4 to the Form 8-K filed on July 8, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference). | |
| 10.5† | Employment Agreement, by and among Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. and Jeff DiRubio, dated April 26, 2019 (included as Exhibit 10.16 to the annual report on Form 10-K filed on September 26, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference). | |
| 10.6+ | Lease Agreement, by and among Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. and Texzona Industries Ltd. dated July 1, 2019 (included as Exhibit 10.17 to the annual report on Form 10-K filed on September 26, 2019, and incorporated herein by reference). | |
| 10.7†+ | Asset Purchase Agreement, dated October 4, 2021, by and among Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. and Lighthouse Imaging, LLC and Anania & Associates Investment Company, LLC (included as Exhibit 10.1 to the current report on Form 8-K filed on October 8, 2021, and incorporated herein by reference). | |
| 10.8+ | Loan Agreement dated October 4, 2021, by and among Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. and Main Street Bank (included as Exhibit 10.4 to the current report on Form 8-K filed on October 8, 2021, and incorporated herein by reference). | |
| 10.9 | $250,000 Revolving Line of Credit Note dated October 4, 2021 (included as Exhibit 10.5 to the current report on Form 8-K filed on October 8, 2021, and incorporated herein by reference). | |
| 10.10 | $2,600,000 Term Loan Note dated October 4, 2021 (included as Exhibit 10.6 to the current report on Form 8-K filed on October 8, 2021, and incorporated herein by reference). | |
| 10.11 | Security Agreement dated October 4, 2021, by and among Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. and Main Street Bank (included as Exhibit 10.7 to the current report on Form 8-K filed on October 8, 2021, and incorporated herein by reference). | |
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| Exhibit | Description | |
| 10.12 | Director side letter agreement dated October 4, 2021 (included as Exhibit 10.8 to the current report on Form 8-K filed on October 8, 2021, and incorporated herein by reference). | |
| 10.13 | Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (included as Appendix B to the proxy statement on Form DEF14A filed on February 24, 2022, and incorporated herein by reference). | |
| 10.14 | Second Amendment to Loan Agreement dated June 2, 2023, by and between Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. and Main Street Bank (included as Exhibit 10.1 to the current report on Form 8-K filed on June 7, 2023, and incorporated herein by reference). | |
| 10.15 | $750,000 Promissory Note dated June 2, 2023 (included as Exhibit 10.2 to the current report on Form 8-K filed on June 7, 2023, and incorporated herein by reference). | |
| 10.16 | Second Amendment to Demand Revolving Line of Credit Note dated June 2, 2023, by and between Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. and Main Street Bank (included as Exhibit 10.3 to the current report on Form 8-K filed on June 7, 2023, and incorporated herein by reference). | |
| 10.17 | Employment Agreement dated March 30, 2023 between Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. and Mahesh Lawande (included as Exhibit 10.31 to the Form S-1 filed July 20, 2023, and incorporated herein by reference). | |
| 10.18 | Employment Agreement dated June 7, 2023 between Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. and Wayne M. Coll (included as Exhibit 10.31 to the Form S-1 filed July 20, 2023, and incorporated herein by reference). | |
| 10.19 | Modification to Employment Agreement by and between Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. and Jeffrey L. DiRubio dated June 29, 2024 (included as Exhibit 10.1 to the current report on Form 8-K filed on July 3, 2024, and incorporated herein by reference). | |
| 10.20 | Consulting Agreement by and between Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. and Jeffrey L. DiRubio dated June 29, 2024 (included as Exhibit 10.2 to the current report on Form 8-K filed on July 3, 2024, and incorporated herein by reference). | |
| 10.21 | Modification and Amendment of Term Note dated September 30, 2024 by and between Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. and Main Street Bank (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.30 to the annual report on Form 10-K filed on September 30, 2024) | |
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| Exhibit | Description | |
| 10.22 | Modification and Amendment of Promissory Note dated September 30, 2024 by and between Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. and Main Street Bank (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.31 to the annual report on Form 10-K filed on September 30, 2024) | |
| 10.23 | Waiver Letter from Main Street Bank dated February 14, 2025 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the current report on Form 8-K filed on February 20, 2025) | |
| 10.24 | First Lease Extension Agreement, dated May 13, 2025, by and between Texzona Industries, Inc and Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the current report on Form 8-K filed on May 19, 2025) | |
| 10.25 | Lease, dated May 14, 2025, by and between 400 Southborough, LLC and Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the current report on Form 8-K filed on May 20, 2025) | |
| 10.26 | Modification Agreement dated October 2, 2025 by and between Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. and Mahesh Lawande. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the current report on Form 8-K filed on October 3, 2025) | |
| 10.27 | Employment Agreement dated September 29, 2025 by and between Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. and Joseph W. Traut (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the current report on Form 8-K filed on October 3, 2025) | |
| 10.28 | Non-Competition Agreement dated September 29, 2025 by and between Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. and Joseph W. Traut (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to the current report on Form 8-K filed on October 3, 2025) | |
| 10.29 | Stock Option Agreement made effective as of October 1, 2025 by and between Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. and Joseph Traut (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.4 to the Form 10-Q filed on November 13, 2025) | |
| 10.30 | Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Form S-8 filed on December 3, 2025) | |
| 10.31 |
Underwriting Agreement, dated March 27, 2026, between Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. and Lucid Capital Markets, LLC (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 1.1 to the current report on Form 8-K filed on March 30, 2026) | |
| 10.32 | Form of Representative Warrant (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the current report on Form 8-K filed on March 30, 2026) | |
| 10.33* | Third Amendment to Loan Agreement dated September 25, 2026, by and between Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. and Main Street Bank | |
| 10.34* | Waiver Letter from Main Street Bank dated September 25, 2026 | |
| 14.1 | Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. Corporate Code of Ethics and Conduct (included as Exhibit 14.1 to the Form 10-K filed September 28, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference). | |
| 19.1 |
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| Exhibit | Description | |
| 23.1* | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. | |
| 31.1* | Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
| 31.2* | Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
| 32.1* | Certification of Officers pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
| 97.1 | Precision Optics, Corporation, Inc. Restatement Recoupment Policy (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 97.1 to the annual report on Form 10-K filed on September 30, 2024) | |
| 101.INS* | Inline XBRL Instance Document (the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
| 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 Document | |
| 104* | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
| * | Filed Herewith. | |
| † | Certain portions of the agreement have been omitted to preserve the confidentiality of such information. The Company will furnish copies of any such information to the SEC upon request. | |
| + | The schedules to agreement have been omitted from this filing pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Company will furnish copies of any such schedules to the SEC upon request. |
Copies of above exhibits not contained herein are available to any stockholder, upon written request to: Chief Financial Officer, Precision Optics Corporation, Inc., 550 King Street, Bldg. A, Ste. 100, Littleton, Massachusetts 01460-6245.
ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY.
None.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| PRECISION OPTICS CORPORATION, INC. | ||
| Date: September 28, 2026 | By: | /s/ Joseph N. Forkey |
|
Joseph N. Forkey President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
| (Principal Executive Officer) | ||
| Date: September 28, 2026 | By: | /s/ Wayne M. Coll |
|
Wayne M. Coll Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) | ||
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.
| Signature | Capacity | Date | ||
|
/s/ Joseph N. Forkey Joseph N. Forkey |
Chief Executive Officer, President, Treasurer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) |
September 28, 2026 | ||
|
/s/ Wayne M. Coll Wayne M. Coll |
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
September 28, 2026 | ||
| /s/ Buell V. Duncan | Director | September 28, 2026 | ||
| Buell V. Duncan | ||||
| /s/ Andrew J. Miclot | Director | September 28, 2026 | ||
| Andrew J. Miclot | ||||
| /s/ Joseph P. Pellegrino | Director | September 28, 2026 | ||
| Joseph P. Pellegrino | ||||
| /s/ Peter H. Woodward | Director, Chairman | September 28, 2026 | ||
| Peter H. Woodward | ||||
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Exhibit 10.33
THIRD AMENDMENT
TO
LOAN AGREEMENT
This Third Amendment is made as of September 25, 2026, by and between PRECISION OPTICS CORPORATION, INC., a Massachusetts corporation with its principal place of business at 22 East Broadway, Gardner, Massachusetts 01440 (the "Borrower") and MAIN STREET BANK, a Massachusetts bank with a principal place of business at 81 Granger Boulevard, Marlborough, Massachusetts 01752 (the "Bank").
WHEREAS, the Borrower entered into a Loan Agreement with the Bank dated as of October 4, 2021, as amended by a First Amendment dated as of May 17, 2022, and a Second Amendment dated as of June 2, 2023 (as amended, the "Loan Agreement") in connection with a $500,000 revolving line of credit loan facility, increased by way of the Second Amendment to $1,250,000, and a $2,600,000 term loan facility; and
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested a DSCR Covenant Waiver for FYE 6/30/2026 and the Bank has consented to said waiver;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, agreements, representations and warranties contained herein and of those contained in the Loan Agreement and of the faithful performance of said covenants and agreements, the Borrower and the Bank covenant, agree, represent and warrant as follows-
1. Terms. Terms defined in the Loan Agreement are used herein as so defined unless otherwise specifically stated herein.
2. Representations and Warranties. In order to induce the Bank to enter into this Third Amendment and to continue the credits provided in the Loan Agreement as amended hereby, the Borrower hereby affirms and restates as of the date thereof and hereof each of the representations, warranties and covenants of the Borrower contained in the Loan Agreement.
3. Amendments.
| (A) | Section 1 of the Loan Agreement is amended by amending or adding the following definitions as applicable: |
"Agreement. The Loan Agreement dated as of October 4, 2021, as amended by a First Amendment to Loan Agreement dated as of May 17, 2022, a Second Amendment to Loan Agreement dated as of June 2, 2023, a Third Amendment to Loan Agreement dated as of September 25, 2026, and as the same may hereafter be further amended and/or restated."
| (B) | Section 3.16 of the Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: |
“3.16 Minimum Liquidity Covenant.
The borrower shall be required to maintain a minimum of $2,000,000 maintained in a Main Street Bank deposit account. Failure to comply shall be considered an Event of Default.”
4. Except as specifically amended hereby, all of the terms and provisions of the Loan Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
5. This Third Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their successors and assigns.
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EXECUTED as an instrument under seal as of the date first above written.
| PRECISION OPTICS CORPORATION, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Joseph N Forkey | |
| Name: | Joseph N. Forkey | |
| Title: | President and Treasurer | |
| MAIN STREET BANK | ||
| By: | /s/ Jessica L Royce | |
| Name: | Jessica L Royce | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President | |
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Exhibit 10.34
September 25, 2026
Attn: Joseph N. Forkey
Precision Optics Corporation, Inc.
22 East Broadway
Gardner MA 01440
RE: FY 6/30/2026 Covenant Waiver - #6180851, #6180861 & #630006379
Dear Mr. Forkey,
Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. has relayed it will not meet its minimum annual debt service coverage covenant of 1.20x for the reporting period ending June 30, 2026, as defined in the loan and security agreement, dated October 4, 2021 and amended June 2, 2023, and other documents related to Borrower loans.
Main Street Bank herein agrees that the Borrower’s Minimum Annual Debt Service Coverage Ratio Covenant Default for the reporting period ending June 30, 2026, is hereby waived, and that the Borrower’s Minimum Annual Debt Service Coverage Ratio Covenant for future reporting periods is hereby waived subject to the following:
| a. | Addition of a Minimum Liquidity Covenant of $2,000,000 tied to ongoing monitoring. Funds must be maintained in a Main Street Bank account. Failure to comply will be considered an Event of Default. | |
| b. | Modify $1,250,000 LOC #6180861. The borrower may access up to $750,000 of the Line commitment in accordance with the terms & conditions further outlined in the Loan Agreement. The borrower may access the remaining commitment once the borrower attains a minimum Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR) of > 1.20x based on at least 4 consecutive quarterly SEC report filings and a formal written request has been made for release by borrower. | |
| c. | A $5,000 Modification Fee. |
Please note that this waiver does not constitute a waiver of any other provision or term of the loan agreement or any related documents, nor is it an agreement to waive in the future this covenant or any other provision or term of the Loan Agreement or any related Document. All of the terms and provisions of the Loan Agreement, and all other documents and agreements between Borrower and Bank shall continue in full force and effect.
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at ***-***-*** or by email at *****@bankmainstreet.com.
Sincerely,
MAIN STREET BANK
/s/ Jessica L. Royce
Jessica L. Royce
Senior Vice President
Chief Commercial Lending Officer BankMainStreet.com
81 Granger Boulevard | P.O. Box 19 | Marlborough, MA 01752 | 508-481-8300 | BankMainStreet.com
Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation of our report dated September 28, 2026 relating to the consolidated financial statements of Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. for the year ended June 30, 2026 included in this Form 10-K, into the Company’s previously filed Form S-1 Registration Statement Nos. 333-273346 and 333-265564, Form S-8 Registration Statement Nos. 333-275180, 333-110946, 333-128628, 333-177330, 333-203524, 333-233650, 333-256746, 333-97525, 333-94125, 333-89989, 333-291912 and 333-285916 and Form S-3 Registration Statement No. 333-280047.
/s/ Stow & Degon LLC
September 28, 2026
Westborough, Massachusetts
Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
(18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)
I, Joseph N. Forkey, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026; | |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this 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 control 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. |
| By: | /s/ Joseph N. Forkey | |
| Date: September 28, 2026 | Joseph N. Forkey | |
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
| (Principal Executive Officer) |
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
(18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)
I, Wayne M. Coll, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026; |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this 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 control 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. |
| By: | /s/ Wayne M. Coll | |
| Date: September 28, 2026 | Wayne M. Coll | |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
| (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
(18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)
Pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), the undersigned officers of Precision Optics Corporation, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the “Company”), do hereby certify, to such officers’ knowledge, that:
The Annual Report on Form 10-K of Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026 (the “Form 10-K”) of the Company fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the information contained in the Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
| Date: September 28, 2026 | By: /s/ Joseph N. Forkey |
| Joseph N. Forkey | |
| Chief Executive Officer | |
| (Principal Executive Officer) |
| Date: September 28, 2026 | By: /s/ Wayne M. Coll |
| Wayne M. Coll | |
| Chief Financial Officer | |
| (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. and will be retained by Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.