{"id":13925,"date":"2022-05-12T11:22:42","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T11:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advwisdom.com\/a\/volcon-inc-managements-discussion-and-analysis-of-financial-condition-and-results-of-operations-form-10-q-2\/"},"modified":"2022-05-12T11:22:42","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T11:22:42","slug":"volcon-inc-managements-discussion-and-analysis-of-financial-condition-and-results-of-operations-form-10-q-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advwisdom.com\/a\/volcon-inc-managements-discussion-and-analysis-of-financial-condition-and-results-of-operations-form-10-q-2\/","title":{"rendered":"VOLCON, INC. MANAGEMENT&#8217;S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (form 10-Q)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"grantexto\">\n<p>The following discussion and analysis is intended as a review of significant<br \/>\nfactors affecting the Company&#8217;s financial condition and results of operations<br \/>\nfor the periods indicated. This discussion and analysis should be read in<br \/>\nconjunction with the financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere<br \/>\nin this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the Company&#8217;s Annual Report on Form<br \/>\n10-K, which contains audited financial statements of the Company as of and for<br \/>\nthe year ended <chron>December 31, 2021<\/chron>, previously filed with the <org>Securities and<br \/>\nExchange Commission<\/org>. Results for the three months ended <chron>March 31, 2022<\/chron> are not<br \/>\nnecessarily indicative of results for the year ending <chron>December 31, 2022<\/chron> or any<br \/>\nfuture period.<\/p>\n<p>Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements<\/p>\n<p>This Quarterly Report on form 10-Q, together with other statements and<br \/>\ninformation publicly disseminated by the Company, contains certain<br \/>\nforward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities<br \/>\nAct of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), and Section 21E of the<br \/>\nSecurities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;). We intend such<br \/>\nforward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for<br \/>\nforward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform<br \/>\nAct of 1995 and include this statement for purposes of complying with these safe<br \/>\nharbor provisions.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, from time to time, we or our representatives may make<br \/>\nforward-looking statements orally or in writing. We base these forward-looking<br \/>\nstatements on our expectations and projections about future events, which we<br \/>\nderive from the information currently available to us. Such forward-looking<br \/>\nstatements relate to future events or our future performance, including: our<br \/>\nfinancial performance and projections; our growth in revenue and earnings; and<br \/>\nour business prospects and opportunities. You can identify forward-looking<br \/>\nstatements by those that are not historical in nature, particularly those that<br \/>\nuse terminology such as &#8220;may,&#8221; &#8220;should,&#8221; &#8220;expects,&#8221; &#8220;anticipates,&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;contemplates,&#8221; &#8220;estimates,&#8221; &#8220;believes,&#8221; &#8220;plans,&#8221; &#8220;projected,&#8221; &#8220;predicts,&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;potential,&#8221; or &#8220;hopes&#8221; or the negative of these or similar terms. In evaluating<br \/>\nthese forward-looking statements, you should consider various factors,<br \/>\nincluding: our ability to change the direction of the Company; our ability to<br \/>\nkeep pace with new technology and changing market needs; our capital needs, and<br \/>\nthe competitive environment of our business. These and other factors may cause<br \/>\nour actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statement.<br \/>\nForward-looking statements are only predictions. The forward-looking events<br \/>\ndiscussed in this document and other statements made from time to time by us or<br \/>\nour representatives, may not occur, and actual events and results may differ<br \/>\nmaterially and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us. We<br \/>\nare not obligated to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement,<br \/>\nwhether as a result of uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events<br \/>\ndiscussed in this document and other statements made from time to time by us or<br \/>\nour representatives might not occur.<\/p>\n<p>While we believe we have identified material risks, these risks and<br \/>\nuncertainties are not exhaustive. Other sections of this Form 10-Q describe<br \/>\nadditional factors that could adversely impact our business and financial<br \/>\nperformance. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing<br \/>\nenvironment. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not<br \/>\npossible to predict all risks and uncertainties, nor can we assess the impact of<br \/>\nall factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of<br \/>\nfactors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in<br \/>\nany forward-looking statements.<\/p>\n<p>Although we believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements<br \/>\nare reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, level of activity,<br \/>\nperformance or achievements. Moreover, neither we nor any other person assumes<br \/>\nresponsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any of these forward-looking<br \/>\nstatements. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions<br \/>\nof future events. We are under no duty to update any of these forward-looking<br \/>\nstatements after the date of this Form 10-Q to conform our prior statements to<br \/>\nactual results or revised expectations, and we do not intend to do so.<\/p>\n<pre>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  24\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/pre>\n<p>Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:<\/p>\n<pre>\n\n\n   \u00b7    our ability to obtain additional funding to produce, market and sell our\n        vehicles and develop new products;\n   \u00b7    our ability to produce our vehicles with sufficient scale and quality to\n        satisfy customers;\n   \u00b7    whether we experience delays in the design, production and launch of our\n        vehicles;\n   \u00b7    the inability of our suppliers to deliver the necessary components for\n        our vehicles at prices and volumes acceptable to us;\n   \u00b7    our ability to establish a network of dealers to sell and service our\n        vehicles.\n   \u00b7    our vehicles failing to perform as expected;\n   \u00b7    our facing product warranty claims or product recalls;\n   \u00b7    our facing adverse determinations in significant product liability\n        claims;\n   \u00b7    customers not adopting electric vehicles;\n   \u00b7    the development of alternative technology that adversely affects our\n        business;\n   \u00b7    the impact of COVID-19 on our business;\n   \u00b7    increased government regulation of our industry;\n   \u00b7    tariffs and currency exchange rates; and\n   \u00b7    the conflict with <location value=\"LC\/ru\" idsrc=\"https:\/\/www.marketscreener.com\/quote\/stock\/VOLCON-INC-127770677\/news\/VOLCON-INC-MANAGEMENT-S-DISCUSSION-AND-ANALYSIS-OF-FINANCIAL-CONDITION-AND-RESULTS-OF-OP-40414026\/xmltag.org\">Russia<\/location> and the <location value=\"LC\/ua\" idsrc=\"https:\/\/www.marketscreener.com\/quote\/stock\/VOLCON-INC-127770677\/news\/VOLCON-INC-MANAGEMENT-S-DISCUSSION-AND-ANALYSIS-OF-FINANCIAL-CONDITION-AND-RESULTS-OF-OP-40414026\/xmltag.org\">Ukraine<\/location> and the potential adverse\n        effect it may have on the availability of batteries for our vehicles.\n\n\n\n\nOverview\n\n\n\n<\/pre>\n<p>We are an all-electric, off-road powersports vehicle company developing and<br \/>\nmanufacturing electric two and four-wheel motorcycles and utility terrain<br \/>\nvehicles (UTVs), also known as side-by-sides. In <chron>October 2020<\/chron>, we launched our<br \/>\nofferings with two off-road motorcycles &#8211; the Grunt and the Runt. We initially<br \/>\nbegan taking orders on our website for these initial offerings and began<br \/>\ndelivering the Grunts in the third quarter of 2021. We terminated our<br \/>\ndirect-to-consumer sales platform as of <chron>November 24, 2021<\/chron>, and as of that date,<br \/>\n<location value=\"LC\/us\" idsrc=\"https:\/\/www.marketscreener.com\/quote\/stock\/VOLCON-INC-127770677\/news\/VOLCON-INC-MANAGEMENT-S-DISCUSSION-AND-ANALYSIS-OF-FINANCIAL-CONDITION-AND-RESULTS-OF-OP-40414026\/xmltag.org\">U.S.<\/location> customers made deposits for 360 Grunts (net of cancellations), plus<br \/>\naccessories and a delivery fee representing total deposits of <money>$2.2 million<\/money>.<br \/>\nThese orders are cancelable by the customer until the vehicle is delivered and<br \/>\nafter a 14-day acceptance period, therefore the deposits have been recorded as<br \/>\ndeferred revenue. We are assembling the Grunt in a leased production facility in<br \/>\n<location value=\"LU\/us.tx.rouock\" idsrc=\"https:\/\/www.marketscreener.com\/quote\/stock\/VOLCON-INC-127770677\/news\/VOLCON-INC-MANAGEMENT-S-DISCUSSION-AND-ANALYSIS-OF-FINANCIAL-CONDITION-AND-RESULTS-OF-OP-40414026\/xmltag.org\">Round Rock, Texas<\/location>. We recognized revenues on 123 Grunts for the three months<br \/>\nended <chron>March 31, 2022<\/chron>. We shipped the remaining direct to consumer orders in<br \/>\n<chron>April 2022<\/chron>.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning in <chron>November 2021<\/chron>, we began negotiating dealership agreements with<br \/>\nretail partners to display and sell our vehicles and accessories. Customers will<br \/>\nbe able to buy our vehicles and accessories directly from a local dealership.<br \/>\nSome of these retail partners will also provide warranty and repair services to<br \/>\nour customers. Through <chron>March 31, 2022<\/chron>, we have entered into 83 dealership<br \/>\nagreements. We anticipate that we will begin shipping Grunts to dealers in <chron>May<br \/>\n2022<\/chron>.<\/p>\n<p>We have selected a supplier to manufacture the 2023 Runt, a smaller version of<br \/>\nthe Grunt, and are completing the final design and manufacturing specifications<br \/>\nwith the supplier. We expect to begin selling the Runt in the fourth quarter of<br \/>\n2022.<\/p>\n<p>We are designing an upgraded Grunt, the 2023 Grunt EVO, that will have a belt<br \/>\ndrive rather than a chain drive, an upgraded rear suspension, including a new<br \/>\nshock, a new seat and will be available in additional colors and have<br \/>\naftermarket accessory upgrades such as handlebars, grips, foot pegs and seats.<br \/>\nThe pricing for the 2023 Grunt EVO and accessories has not yet been determined.<br \/>\nWe expect the Grunt EVO to be available beginning in the fourth quarter of 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Also in the fourth quarter of 2022, we expect to begin selling the 2023 Volcon<br \/>\nBrat E-Bike which will be manufactured by a third party. Pricing for the Brat<br \/>\nhas not yet been determined.<\/p>\n<pre>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  25\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/pre>\n<p>In <chron>December 2021<\/chron> we received the first prototype of the Volcon Stag, and we<br \/>\nexpect to publicly introduce a prototype of the Stag in the second half of 2022,<br \/>\nwith delivery of the first Stag model to customers beginning in the second half<br \/>\nof 2023. We expect the Stag to be followed by the introduction of a higher<br \/>\nperformance, longer range UTV (to be named) which we expect to be available for<br \/>\nsale in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>We signed a lease for a dedicated, built-to-suit manufacturing facility on 53<br \/>\nacres in <location value=\"LU\/us.tx.libill\" idsrc=\"https:\/\/www.marketscreener.com\/quote\/stock\/VOLCON-INC-127770677\/news\/VOLCON-INC-MANAGEMENT-S-DISCUSSION-AND-ANALYSIS-OF-FINANCIAL-CONDITION-AND-RESULTS-OF-OP-40414026\/xmltag.org\">Liberty Hill, Texas<\/location>, 25 miles northwest of downtown <location value=\"LU\/us.tx.austin\" idsrc=\"https:\/\/www.marketscreener.com\/quote\/stock\/VOLCON-INC-127770677\/news\/VOLCON-INC-MANAGEMENT-S-DISCUSSION-AND-ANALYSIS-OF-FINANCIAL-CONDITION-AND-RESULTS-OF-OP-40414026\/xmltag.org\">Austin<\/location> from an<br \/>\nentity controlled by our founders. An amendment to the lease that will provide<br \/>\nadditional tenant improvements and access to an additional 17 acres of land was<br \/>\nprovided in <chron>October 2023<\/chron>.<\/p>\n<p>The Company evaluated the cost of this facility in relation to other lower cost<br \/>\noptions and determined that it would be in the best interest of the Company to<br \/>\nterminate this agreement. The Company notified the landlord on <chron>April 27, 2022<\/chron><br \/>\nthat it would not be leasing this facility. The Company is currently in<br \/>\nnegotiations to determine the amount of the security deposit and prepaid rent<br \/>\nthat will be returned to the Company as certain survey, architecture and<br \/>\nconstruction design costs were incurred that will be paid by the Company.<\/p>\n<p>We plan to sell our vehicles and accessories globally in a three-phase rollout<br \/>\nof export sales- <location value=\"LR\/cam\" idsrc=\"https:\/\/www.marketscreener.com\/quote\/stock\/VOLCON-INC-127770677\/news\/VOLCON-INC-MANAGEMENT-S-DISCUSSION-AND-ANALYSIS-OF-FINANCIAL-CONDITION-AND-RESULTS-OF-OP-40414026\/xmltag.org\">Latin America<\/location> importers starting in 2022, <location value=\"LC\/ca\" idsrc=\"https:\/\/www.marketscreener.com\/quote\/stock\/VOLCON-INC-127770677\/news\/VOLCON-INC-MANAGEMENT-S-DISCUSSION-AND-ANALYSIS-OF-FINANCIAL-CONDITION-AND-RESULTS-OF-OP-40414026\/xmltag.org\">Canada<\/location> and <location value=\"LR\/eur\" idsrc=\"https:\/\/www.marketscreener.com\/quote\/stock\/VOLCON-INC-127770677\/news\/VOLCON-INC-MANAGEMENT-S-DISCUSSION-AND-ANALYSIS-OF-FINANCIAL-CONDITION-AND-RESULTS-OF-OP-40414026\/xmltag.org\">Europe<\/location><br \/>\nexpected in 2022 and <location value=\"LC\/au\" idsrc=\"https:\/\/www.marketscreener.com\/quote\/stock\/VOLCON-INC-127770677\/news\/VOLCON-INC-MANAGEMENT-S-DISCUSSION-AND-ANALYSIS-OF-FINANCIAL-CONDITION-AND-RESULTS-OF-OP-40414026\/xmltag.org\">Australia<\/location> expected in 2023, subject to homologation<br \/>\nrequirements of each country, if any. Export sales are executed through<br \/>\nindividual importers in each country that buy vehicles by the container. Each<br \/>\nimporter will sell vehicles to local dealers or directly to customers. Local<br \/>\ndealers will provide warranty and repair services for vehicles purchased in<br \/>\ntheir country. For the three months ended <chron>March 31, 2022<\/chron>, we recognized revenue<br \/>\non 63 Grunts shipped to <location value=\"LR\/cam\" idsrc=\"https:\/\/www.marketscreener.com\/quote\/stock\/VOLCON-INC-127770677\/news\/VOLCON-INC-MANAGEMENT-S-DISCUSSION-AND-ANALYSIS-OF-FINANCIAL-CONDITION-AND-RESULTS-OF-OP-40414026\/xmltag.org\">Latin America<\/location> importers.<\/p>\n<pre>\n\n\nResults of Operations\n\n\n\nThe following financial information is for the three months ended <chron>March 31, 2022<\/chron>\nand 2021.\n\n\n\n                                 2022             2021\nRevenue                      <money>$  1,184,502<\/money>     $           -\nCost of goods sold              3,527,715                 -\nGross margin                   (2,343,213 )               -\n\nOperating expenses:\nSales and marketing             1,014,906           343,279\nProduct development             2,495,712         1,560,115\nGeneral and administrative      2,794,940        13,398,371\nTotal operating expenses        6,305,558        15,301,765\n\nLoss from operations           (8,648,771 )     (15,301,765 )\n\nInterest and other expense         36,426           (17,922 )\nNet loss                     <money>$ (8,612,345 )<\/money><money>$ (15,319,687 )<\/money><\/pre>\n<p>Due to recurring losses, there is no provision for income taxes for any period<br \/>\npresented.<\/p>\n<pre>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  26\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRevenue\n\n\n<\/pre>\n<p>Revenue for the three months ended <chron>March 31, 2022<\/chron>, was <money>$1,184,502<\/money> which<br \/>\nrepresents sales of Grunts of <money>$1,165,712<\/money> and accessories and parts of <money>$18,790<\/money>,<br \/>\ncompared to no revenue for the three months ended <chron>March 31, 2021<\/chron>.<\/p>\n<pre>\n\n\nCost of goods sold\n\n\n<\/pre>\n<p>Cost of goods sold for the three months ended <chron>March 31, 2022<\/chron>, was <money>$3,527,715<\/money><br \/>\ncompared to cost of goods sold of <money>$0<\/money> for the three months ended <chron>March 31, 2021<\/chron>.<br \/>\nCosts include labor costs of <money>$685,162<\/money> for employees and contractors performing<br \/>\nassembly and quality control testing of Grunts and stock-based compensation of<br \/>\n<money>$223,077<\/money> for share-based awards for employees. Part costs for Grunts sold during<br \/>\nthe period was <money>$1,190,248<\/money>. Facilities costs were <money>$172,463<\/money> for our manufacturing<br \/>\nfacility and inventory warehousing costs. Shipping costs and duties\/tariffs for<br \/>\ninventory purchases were <money>$900,393<\/money>.<\/p>\n<p>In the next 6-9 months we could experience manufacturing delays due to shipping<br \/>\nconstraints in our supply chain. We expect cost of goods sold to increase as we<br \/>\nsell higher quantities of Grunts, but we expect the cost per Grunt to decrease<br \/>\nas we gain efficiencies in the manufacturing process and the cost of parts is<br \/>\nreduced as we purchase in higher volumes and source additional suppliers.<\/p>\n<pre>\n\n\nSales and marketing\n\n\n<\/pre>\n<p>Sales and marketing expenses relate to costs to increase exposure and awareness<br \/>\nfor our products and developing our network of <location value=\"LC\/us\" idsrc=\"https:\/\/www.marketscreener.com\/quote\/stock\/VOLCON-INC-127770677\/news\/VOLCON-INC-MANAGEMENT-S-DISCUSSION-AND-ANALYSIS-OF-FINANCIAL-CONDITION-AND-RESULTS-OF-OP-40414026\/xmltag.org\">U.S.<\/location> dealers and international<br \/>\ndistributors.<\/p>\n<p>Sales and marketing expenses were <money>$1,014,906<\/money> for the three months ended <chron>March<br \/>\n31, 2022<\/chron> and were primarily related to expenses associated with promoting our<br \/>\nproducts and brand of <money>$176,696<\/money>, employee payroll costs of <money>$431,183<\/money>, stock-based<br \/>\ncompensation of <money>$272,756<\/money> for share-based awards granted to employees and<br \/>\nconsultants, <money>$74,106<\/money> of facilities costs, primarily to operate our dealership in<br \/>\n<location value=\"LU\/us.co.denver\" idsrc=\"https:\/\/www.marketscreener.com\/quote\/stock\/VOLCON-INC-127770677\/news\/VOLCON-INC-MANAGEMENT-S-DISCUSSION-AND-ANALYSIS-OF-FINANCIAL-CONDITION-AND-RESULTS-OF-OP-40414026\/xmltag.org\">Denver, Colorado<\/location> and travel costs of <money>$40,217<\/money> primarily related to costs incurred<br \/>\nfor travel build our dealer network.<\/p>\n<p>Sales and marketing expenses were <money>$343,279<\/money> for the three months ended <chron>March 31,<br \/>\n2021<\/chron> and were primarily related to expenses associated with promoting our<br \/>\nproducts and brand of <money>$148,168<\/money>, professional fees of <money>$34,575<\/money>, employee payroll<br \/>\ncosts of <money>$93,618<\/money>, stock-based compensation of <money>$47,726<\/money> for share-based awards<br \/>\ngranted to employees and consultants.<\/p>\n<p>We expect sales and marketing expenses to increase as we expand our <location value=\"LC\/us\" idsrc=\"https:\/\/www.marketscreener.com\/quote\/stock\/VOLCON-INC-127770677\/news\/VOLCON-INC-MANAGEMENT-S-DISCUSSION-AND-ANALYSIS-OF-FINANCIAL-CONDITION-AND-RESULTS-OF-OP-40414026\/xmltag.org\">U.S.<\/location> dealer<br \/>\nand international distributor networks and promote our products.<\/p>\n<p>General and Administrative Expense<\/p>\n<p>General and administrative expenses relate to costs for our finance, accounting<br \/>\nand administrative functions to support the development, manufacturing and sales<br \/>\nof our products.<\/p>\n<p>For the three months ended <chron>March 31, 2022<\/chron>, general and administrative expenses<br \/>\nwere <money>$2,794,940<\/money> and were primarily related to expenses associated with employee<br \/>\npayroll costs of <money>$733,660<\/money>, stock-based compensation of <money>$742,610<\/money>, professional<br \/>\nfees of <money>$825,259<\/money>, including legal fees of <money>$488,831<\/money>, tax and accounting fees of<br \/>\n<money>$189,876<\/money>, recruiting fees of <money>$101,170<\/money> and IT consulting, outsourcing and other<br \/>\nfees of <money>$25,290<\/money> and insurance costs of <money>$333,441<\/money>.<\/p>\n<p>For the three months ended <chron>March 31, 2021<\/chron>, general and administrative expenses<br \/>\nwere <money>$13,398,371<\/money> and were primarily related to expenses associated with employee<br \/>\npayroll costs of <money>$83,985<\/money>, stock-based compensation of <money>$13,128,395<\/money> (consisting of<br \/>\n<money>$13,031,989<\/money> due to warrants issued to our founders in <chron>March 2021<\/chron> and <money>$96,406<\/money> due<br \/>\nto share-based awards granted to employees and consultants), professional fees<br \/>\nof <money>$143,237<\/money>, including legal fees of <money>$24,505<\/money>, tax and accounting fees of<br \/>\n<money>$72,725<\/money>, recruiting fees of <money>$14,250<\/money> and IT consulting, outsourcing and other<br \/>\nfees of <money>$31,757<\/money> and insurance costs of <money>$27,744<\/money>.<\/p>\n<p>We expect general and administrative expenses to increase as we increase<br \/>\nstaffing to support sales, manufacturing, product development and to comply with<br \/>\npublic company reporting and compliance requirements.<\/p>\n<pre>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  27\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProduct Development Expense\n\n\n<\/pre>\n<p>Product development expenses relate to development of our products and process<br \/>\nto manufacture these products.<\/p>\n<p>Product development expenses were <money>$2,495,712<\/money> for the three months ended <chron>March<br \/>\n31, 2022<\/chron> and were primarily related to expenses associated with employee payroll<br \/>\ncosts of <money>$850,390<\/money>, stock-based compensation of <money>$336,722<\/money> for share-based awards<br \/>\ngranted to employees and consultants, professional fees of <money>$224,706<\/money> for product<br \/>\ndesign and <money>$95,130<\/money> for employee recruitment, prototype parts and tooling costs<br \/>\nof <money>$774,823<\/money>, facilities cost of <money>$82,131<\/money> and software fees, small equipment,<br \/>\ntools and shop supplies of <money>$50,019<\/money>.<\/p>\n<p>Product development expenses were <money>$1,560,115<\/money> for the three months ended <chron>March<br \/>\n31, 2021<\/chron> and were primarily related to expenses associated with employee payroll<br \/>\ncosts of <money>$207,459<\/money> , stock-based compensation of <money>$26,757<\/money> for share-based awards<br \/>\ngranted to employees and consultants, professional fees of <money>$228,517<\/money> for product<br \/>\ndesign, prototype parts and tooling costs of <money>$912,737<\/money>, and facilities cost of<br \/>\n<money>$60,953<\/money>.<\/p>\n<p>We expect product development costs to increase in the future as our product<br \/>\ndevelopment activities expand for new vehicle models.<\/p>\n<p>Interest and Other Expenses<\/p>\n<p>Interest and other expenses for the three months ended <chron>March 31, 2022<\/chron> and 2021<br \/>\nwere not significant for either period.<\/p>\n<pre>\n\n\nNet Loss\n\n\n<\/pre>\n<p>Net loss for the three months ended <chron>March 31, 2022<\/chron>, was <money>$8,612,345<\/money>, compared to<br \/>\n<money>$15,319,687<\/money> for the three months ended <chron>March 31, 2021<\/chron>.<\/p>\n<p>Liquidity and Capital Resources<\/p>\n<p>On <chron>March 31, 2022<\/chron>, we had cash of <money>$14.0 million<\/money> and we had working capital of<br \/>\n<money>$15.3 million<\/money>. Since inception we have funded our operations from proceeds from<br \/>\ndebt and equity sales.<\/p>\n<p>Cash used in operating activities<\/p>\n<p>Net cash used in operating activities was <money>$9.4 million<\/money> for the three months<br \/>\nended <chron>March 31, 2022<\/chron> and includes all of our operating costs except stock-based<br \/>\ncompensation, write down of inventory and prepaid inventory and depreciation and<br \/>\namortization. Cash used in operating activities includes increases in inventory<br \/>\nof <money>$1.5 million<\/money> offset by a reduction in inventory deposits of <money>$0.4 million<\/money> as<br \/>\nwe purchased more inventory in the three months ended <chron>March 31, 2022<\/chron> and made<br \/>\nfewer deposits based on the timing of inventory purchases domestically versus<br \/>\ninternationally to build Grunts for delivery to customers, a decrease of <money>$1.2<br \/>\nmillion<\/money> as we recognized revenue for shipments to direct to consumer customers<br \/>\nin the three months ended <chron>March 31, 2022<\/chron>, and an increase of <money>$0.5 million<\/money> due to<br \/>\nhigher accrued liabilities due to the timing of invoices received from vendors<br \/>\nand an increase in prepaid expenses of <money>$0.7 million<\/money> primarily due to payment of<br \/>\nlegal counsel retainers of <money>$0.3 million<\/money> and a payment of <money>$0.1 million<\/money> made to<br \/>\nincrease director and officer liability insurance due to the public stock<br \/>\noffering that occurred in <chron>February 2022<\/chron>.<\/p>\n<p>Net cash used in operating activities was <money>$3.0 million<\/money> for three months ended<br \/>\n<chron>March 31, 2021<\/chron> and includes all of our operating costs except stock-based<br \/>\ncompensation, and depreciation and amortization. Cash used in operating<br \/>\nactivities includes increases in inventory and prepaid inventory totaling <money>$0.6<br \/>\nmillion<\/money> as we made payments and deposits to purchase raw materials to begin<br \/>\nproduction of the Grunt and <money>$0.7 million<\/money> due to prepayment of rent and security<br \/>\ndeposits for our <location value=\"LU\/us.co.denver\" idsrc=\"https:\/\/www.marketscreener.com\/quote\/stock\/VOLCON-INC-127770677\/news\/VOLCON-INC-MANAGEMENT-S-DISCUSSION-AND-ANALYSIS-OF-FINANCIAL-CONDITION-AND-RESULTS-OF-OP-40414026\/xmltag.org\">Denver, Colorado<\/location> store of <money>$0.3 million<\/money> and <money>$0.4 million<\/money> for the<br \/>\namendment to our related party lease for a facility in <location value=\"LU\/us.tx.libill\" idsrc=\"https:\/\/www.marketscreener.com\/quote\/stock\/VOLCON-INC-127770677\/news\/VOLCON-INC-MANAGEMENT-S-DISCUSSION-AND-ANALYSIS-OF-FINANCIAL-CONDITION-AND-RESULTS-OF-OP-40414026\/xmltag.org\">Liberty Hill, Texas<\/location>.<\/p>\n<pre>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  28\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/pre>\n<p>Cash used in investing activities<\/p>\n<p>Net cash used in investing activities was <money>$0.2 million<\/money> for the three months<br \/>\nended <chron>March 31, 2022<\/chron>, consisting of purchases of equipment and tooling related<br \/>\nto our Grunt manufacturing and product development. Cash used from investing<br \/>\nactivities for the period ended <chron>March 31, 2021<\/chron>, was not significant.<\/p>\n<p>Cash provided by financing activities<\/p>\n<p>Cash provided from financing activities for the period ended <chron>March 31, 2022<\/chron>, was<br \/>\n<money>$18.1 million<\/money> and was related to proceeds received from the public offering of<br \/>\nour common stock in <chron>February 2022<\/chron> where we sold 6,666,667 shares at <money>$3.00<\/money> per<br \/>\nshare.<\/p>\n<p>Net cash provided by financing activities was <money>$8.9 million<\/money> for the three months<br \/>\nended <chron>March 31, 2021<\/chron>. In <chron>January 2021<\/chron>, we completed a WeFunder SAFE offering<br \/>\nwhich was convertible into preferred stock upon future financing events. We<br \/>\nreceived gross proceeds of <money>$2.3 million<\/money> and paid expenses of <money>$0.1 million<\/money>. In<br \/>\n<chron>February 2021<\/chron>, we completed an offering of our Series A preferred stock. We<br \/>\nreceived gross proceeds of <money>$2.7 million<\/money> and issued 415,287 shares of Series A<br \/>\npreferred stock. We paid commissions and expenses of <money>$0.2 million<\/money> and issued<br \/>\n79,750 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 79,750 shares of common<br \/>\nstock with an exercise price of <money>$2.57<\/money> to placement agents in connection with the<br \/>\noffering. This equity financing resulted in the SAFE investments of <money>$2.0 million<\/money><br \/>\nas of <chron>December 31, 2020<\/chron>, converting into 424,269 shares of Series A preferred<br \/>\nstock and the WeFunder SAFE investments converting into 351,832 shares of Series<br \/>\nA preferred stock. In <chron>March 2021<\/chron>, we sold 457,688 shares of Series B preferred<br \/>\nstock at <money>$9.50<\/money> per share resulting in gross proceeds of <money>$4.2 million<\/money>. We paid<br \/>\ncommissions and expenses of <money>$0.1 million<\/money>.<\/p>\n<p>Our continuation as a going concern is dependent upon our ability to obtain<br \/>\ncontinued financial support from our stockholders, necessary equity financing to<br \/>\ncontinue operations and the attainment of profitable operations. As of <chron>March 31,<br \/>\n2022<\/chron>, we had incurred an accumulated deficit of <money>$50.1 million<\/money> since inception.<br \/>\nAdditionally, management anticipates that our cash on hand as of <chron>March 31, 2022<\/chron>,<br \/>\nis insufficient to fund planned operations, including the development of our<br \/>\nvehicles, beyond one year from the date of the issuance of the financial<br \/>\nstatements as of and for the three months ended <chron>March 31, 2022<\/chron>. These factors<br \/>\nraise substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern. We<br \/>\nmay be required to raise additional proceeds to fund our operations and there is<br \/>\nno guarantee that we will be able to raise funding with favorable terms, if at<br \/>\nall. Additionally, any equity issuance to raise additional proceeds during the<br \/>\n12 months following our <chron>February 2022<\/chron> public offering would require the consent<br \/>\nof our underwriter from our <chron>February 2022<\/chron> offering.<\/p>\n<p>JOBS Act Accounting Election<\/p>\n<p>The recently enacted JOBS Act provides that an &#8220;emerging growth company&#8221; can<br \/>\ntake advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B)<br \/>\nof the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for complying with new or revised<br \/>\naccounting standards. In other words, an &#8220;emerging growth company&#8221; can delay the<br \/>\nadoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise<br \/>\napply to private companies. We have irrevocably elected not to avail ourselves<br \/>\nof this extended transition period and, as a result, we will adopt new or<br \/>\nrevised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such<br \/>\nstandards is required for other public companies.<\/p>\n<p>We have implemented all new accounting pronouncements that are in effect and may<br \/>\nimpact our financial statements and we do not believe that there are any other<br \/>\nnew accounting pronouncements that have been issued that might have a material<br \/>\nimpact on our financial position or results of operations.<\/p>\n<pre>\n\n\nCritical Accounting Policies\n\n\n<\/pre>\n<p>No critical accounting policies or estimates existed as of <chron>March 31, 2022<\/chron>.<\/p>\n<pre>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  29<\/pre>\n<p>\u00a9 Edgar Online, source <servicename>Glimpses<\/servicename><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following discussion and analysis is intended as a review of significant factors affecting the Company&#8217;s financial condition and results of operations for the periods indicated. 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