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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies  
Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of Rule 8-03 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, these financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed on April 5, 2022, from which the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet dated December 31, 2021 was derived.

 

In management’s opinion, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position as of June 30, 2022, and results of operations, changes in stockholders’ deficit and cash flows for all periods presented. The interim results presented are not necessarily indicative of results that can be expected for a full year.

Principles of Consolidation The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, MES, Inc. and ME2C Sponsor LLC, and ME2C Acquisition Corp. which is 85% owned by ME2C Sponsor LLC (collectively, the “Company”). Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use of Estimates

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, valuation of equity issuances and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. The Company uses estimates in accounting for, among other items, profit share liability, revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful accounts, stock-based compensation, income tax provisions, excess and obsolete inventory reserve and impairment of intellectual property. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Recoverability of Long-Lived and Intangible Assets

Long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles held and used by the Company are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Events relating to recoverability may include significant unfavorable changes in business conditions, recurring losses or a forecasted inability to achieve break-even operating results over an extended period. The Company evaluates the recoverability of long-lived assets based upon forecasted undiscounted cash flows. Should impairment in value be indicated, the carrying value of the long-lived and/or intangible assets would be adjusted, based on estimates of future discounted cash flows. The Company evaluated the recoverability of the carrying value of the Company’s property and equipment, right of use asset and intellectual property. No impairment charges were recognized for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The fair value hierarchy has three levels based on the inputs used to determine fair value, which are as follows:

 

 

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices available in active markets for the identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date.

 

Level 2 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, or unadjusted quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability.

 

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that cannot be corroborated by observable market data and reflect the use of significant management judgment. These values are generally determined using pricing models for which the assumptions utilize management’s estimates of market participant assumptions.

 

The fair value hierarchy requires the use of observable market data when available. In instances where the inputs used to measure fair value fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the fair value measurement has been determined based on the lowest level input significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular item to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, including the consideration of inputs specific to the asset or liability.

 

Cash was the only asset measured at fair value on a recurring basis by the Company at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 and is considered to be Level 1.

 

Financial instruments include cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and short-term debt. The carrying amounts of these financial instruments approximated fair value at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 due to their short-term maturities.

 

The fair value of the promissory notes payable at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 approximated the carrying amount as the notes were recently issued at interest rates prevailing in the market and interest rates have not significantly changed as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021. The fair value of the promissory notes payable was determined on a Level 2 measurement. Discounts on issued debt, as well as debt issuance costs, are amortized over the term of the individual promissory notes.

 

The fair value of the profit share liability at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was calculated using a discounted cash flow model based on estimated future cash payments. The fair value of the profit share liability was determined on a Level 3 measurement. These values are determined using pricing models for which the assumptions utilized management’s estimates.

 

The following tables present the Company’s liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and are categorized using the fair value hierarchy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurement as of

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2022

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit share liability – related party

 

 

3,144,160

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,144,160

 

Total Liabilities

 

$ 3,144,160

 

 

$ -

 

 

$ -

 

 

$ 3,144,160

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurement as of

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit share liability – related party

 

 

2,836,743

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,836,743

 

Total Liabilities

 

$ 2,836,743

 

 

$ -

 

 

$ -

 

 

$ 2,836,743

 

Revenue Recognition

The Company records revenue in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve that core principle, an entity should apply the following steps:

 

Step 1: Identify the contract(s) with a customer.

Step 2: Identify the performance obligations in the contract.

Step 3: Determine the transaction price.

Step 4: Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract.

Step 5: Recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.

 

Revenue is recognized when the Company satisfies its performance obligation under the contract by transferring the promised product to its customer that obtains control of the product. A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct product to a customer. Most of the Company’s contracts have a single performance obligation, as the promise to transfer products or services is not separately identifiable from other promises in the contract and, therefore, not distinct.

 

Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for transferring products. As such, revenue is recorded net of returns, allowances, customer discounts, and incentives. Sales and other taxes are excluded from revenues. Invoiced shipping and handling costs are included in revenue.

Disaggregation of Revenue

The Company generated revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 by (i) delivering product to its commercial customers, (ii) completing and commissioning equipment projects at commercial customer sites and (iii) performing demonstrations of its technology at customers with the intent of entering into long term supply agreements based on the performance of the Company’s products during the demonstrations and (iv) licensing its technology to customers.

 

Revenue for product sales is recognized at the point of time in which the customer obtains control of the product, at the time title passes to the customer upon shipment or delivery of the product based on the applicable shipping terms.

 

Revenue for equipment sales is recognized upon commissioning and customer acceptance of the installed equipment per the terms of the purchase contract.

 

Revenue for demonstrations and consulting services is recognized when performance obligations contained in the contract have been completed, typically the completion of necessary field work and the delivery of any required analysis per the terms of the agreement.

 

The following table presents sales by operating segment disaggregated based on the type of product and geographic region for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021.

 

 

 

Three months ended June 30, 2022

 

 

Three months ended June 30, 2021

 

 

 

United States

 

 

Total

 

 

United States

 

 

Total

 

Product revenue

 

$ 4,791,054

 

 

$ 4,791,054

 

 

$ 2,060,949

 

 

$ 2,060,949

 

License revenue

 

 

163,125

 

 

 

163,125

 

 

 

145,547

 

 

 

145,547

 

Demonstrations & Consulting revenue

 

 

27,000

 

 

 

27,000

 

 

 

27,000

 

 

 

27,000

 

Equipment revenue

 

 

147,703

 

 

 

147,703

 

 

 

37,200

 

 

 

37,200

 

 

 

$ 5,128,882

 

 

$ 5,128,882

 

 

$ 2,270,696

 

 

$ 2,270,696

 

 

 

 

Six months ended June 30, 2022

 

 

Six months ended June 30, 2021

 

 

 

United States

 

 

Total

 

 

United States

 

 

Total

 

Product revenue

 

$ 7,989,356

 

 

$ 7,989,356

 

 

$ 4,092,050

 

 

$ 4,092,050

 

License revenue

 

 

233,408

 

 

 

233,408

 

 

 

1,091,094

 

 

 

1,091,094

 

Demonstrations & Consulting revenue

 

 

54,000

 

 

 

54,000

 

 

 

61,310

 

 

 

61,310

 

Equipment revenue

 

 

193,703

 

 

 

193,703

 

 

 

52,880

 

 

 

52,880

 

 

 

$ 8,470,467

 

 

$ 8,470,467

 

 

$ 5,297,334

 

 

$ 5,297,334

 

Income Taxes

Income tax expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 is for gross receipts tax in certain states in which the Company conducts business.

 

The Company recorded no income tax expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 because the estimated effective tax rate was zero.  In determining the estimated annual effective income tax rate, the Company analyses various factors, including projections of the Company’s annual earnings and taxing jurisdictions in which the earnings will be generated, the impact of state and local income taxes, the ability to use tax credits and net operating loss carry forwards, and available tax planning alternatives. 

 

As of June 30, 2022, the Company continues to provide a 100% valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets since the Company believes it is more likely than not that its deferred tax assets will not be realized.

Basic and Diluted Loss Per Common Share

Basic net loss per common share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted loss per share reflects the potential dilution from common stock equivalents, such as stock issuable pursuant to the exercise of stock options and warrants. There were no dilutive potential common shares as of June 30, 2022 and 2021, because the Company incurred net losses and basic and diluted losses per common share are the same. The following common stock equivalents were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share of common stock because they were anti-dilutive. The exercise of these common stock equivalents would dilute earnings per share if the Company becomes profitable in the future.

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock Options

 

 

19,108,576

 

 

 

16,068,326

 

Warrants

 

 

4,285,000

 

 

 

4,285,000

 

Convertible debt

 

 

-

 

 

 

42,000

 

Total common stock equivalents excluded from diluted net loss per share

 

 

23,393,576

 

 

 

20,395,326

 

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that subject the Company to credit risk consist of cash and equivalents on deposit with financial institutions and accounts receivable. The Company’s cash as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 is maintained at high-quality financial institutions and has not incurred any losses to date.

Customer and Supplier Concentration

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, four customers represented 16%, 16%, 13% and 11% of the Company’s revenues, and for the six months ended June 30, 2021, four customers represented 15%, 14%, 13% and 11% of the Company’s revenues. 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, four customers represented 25%, 18%, 12% and 11% of the Company’s accounts receivable, and for the six months ended June 30, 2021, four customers represented 20%, 19%, 18% and 13% of the Company’s accounts receivable.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, 92% of the Company’s purchases related to four suppliers. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, 94% of the Company’s purchases related to two suppliers.  At June 30, 2022 and 2021, 57% and 61% of the Company’s accounts payable and accrued expenses related to two vendors, respectively. The Company believes there are numerous other suppliers that could be substituted should the supplier become unavailable or non-competitive.

Contingencies

Certain conditions may exist which may result in a loss to the Company, but which will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. The Company’s management and its legal counsel assess such contingent liabilities, and such assessment inherently involves an exercise of judgment. In assessing loss contingencies related to legal proceedings that are pending against the Company, or unasserted claims that may result in such proceedings, the Company’s legal counsel evaluates the perceived merits of any legal proceedings or unasserted claims as well as the perceived merits of the amount of relief sought or expected to be sought therein.

 

If the assessment of a contingency indicates that it is probable that a material loss has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be estimated, the estimated liability would be accrued in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. If the assessment indicates that a potentially material loss contingency is not probable but is reasonably possible, or is probable but cannot be estimated, the nature of the contingent liability, together with an estimate of the range of possible loss if determinable and material, would be disclosed.

 

Loss contingencies considered remote are generally not disclosed unless they arise from guarantees, in which case the guarantees would be disclosed.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Issued in June 2021, FASB Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments adds to U.S. GAAP an impairment model known as the current expected credit loss (CECL) model, which is based on expected losses rather than incurred losses.  This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application of the amendments is permitted.

 

Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective accounting standards, when adopted, will have a material effect on the accompanying consolidated financial statements.