08/15/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/15/2025 14:08
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited financial statements and the notes to those financial statements appearing elsewhere in this Report.
Certain statements in this Report constitute forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include statements which involve risks and uncertainties, regarding, among other things, (a) our projected sales, profitability, and cash flows, (b) our growth strategy, (c) anticipated trends in our industry, (d) our future financing plans, and (e) our anticipated needs for, and use of, working capital. They are generally identifiable by use of the words "may," "will," "should," "anticipate," "estimate," "plan," "potential," "project," "continuing," "ongoing," "expects," "management believes," "we believe," "we intend," or the negative of these words or other variations on these words or comparable terminology. Considering these risks and uncertainties, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements contained in this filing will in fact occur. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and, except to the extent required by federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
The "Company," "we," "us," or "our," are references to the business of Laser Photonics Corporation, a Wyoming corporation.
Overview
We are a vertically integrated manufacturing Company for photonics based industrial products and solutions, primarily disruptive laser cleaning technologies and applications for the pharmaceutical industry. Our vertically integrated operations allow us to reduce development and advanced laser equipment manufacturing time, offer better prices, control quality and protect our proprietary knowhow and technology compared to other laser cleaning companies and companies with competing technologies.
Our principal executive offices are located at 1101 N Keller Rd, Orlando FL, 32810, and our telephone number is (407) 804 1000. Our website address is www.laserphotonics.com. The Company's annual reports, quarterly reports, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to such reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), and other information related to the Company, are available, free of charge, on that website as soon as we electronically file those documents with, or otherwise furnish them to, the SEC. The Company's website and the information contained therein, or connected thereto, are not and are no intended to be incorporated into this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
We intend to continue to stay ahead of the technology curve by researching and developing cutting edge products and technologies for both large and small businesses. We view the small companies as an attractive market opportunity since they were previously unable to take advantage of laser processing equipment due to high prices, significant operating costs and the technical complexities of laser equipment. As a result, we are developing an array of laser cleaning equipment that we have named the CleanTech™ product line, which we believe represents a new generation of high-power laser cleaning systems applicable to numerous material processing operations.
Factors and Trends That Affect Our Operations and Financial Results
In reading our financial statements, you should be aware of the following factors and trends that our management believes are important in understanding our financial performance.
Supply Chain. We are experiencing increased lead times for certain parts and components purchased from third party suppliers; particularly electronic components. We, our customers and our suppliers, continue to face constraints related to supply chain and logistics, including availability of capacity, materials, air cargo space, sea containers and higher freight rates and import duties. Supply chain and logistics constraints are expected to continue for the foreseeable future and could impact on our ability to supply products and our customers' demand for our product or readiness to accept deliveries. Notwithstanding these effects, we believe we can meet the near-term demand for our products, but the situation is fluid and subject to change.
Net sales. Our net sales have historically fluctuated from quarter to quarter. The increase or decrease in sales from a prior quarter can be affected by the timing of orders received from customers, the shipment, installation and acceptance of products at our customers' facilities. Net sales can be affected by the time taken to qualify our products for use in new applications in the end markets that we serve. Our sales cycle varies substantially, ranging from a period of a few weeks to as long as one year or more, but is typically several months. The adoption of our products by a new customer or qualification in a new application can lead to an increase in net sales for a period which may then slow until we penetrate new markets or obtain new customers.
Our business depends substantially upon capital expenditures by end users, particularly by manufacturers using our products for materials processing, which includes general manufacturing, automotive including electric vehicles (EV), other transportation, aerospace, heavy industry, consumer, semiconductor, pharmaceutical, and electronics. Although applications within materials processing are broad, the capital equipment market in general is cyclical and historically has experienced sudden and severe downturns. For the foreseeable future, our operations will continue to depend upon capital expenditures by end users of materials processing equipment and will be subject to the broader fluctuations of capital equipment spending.
Gross margin. Our total gross margin in any period can be significantly affected by several factors, including net sales, production volumes, competitive factors, product mix, and by other factors such as changes in foreign exchange rates relative to the U.S. Dollar. Many of these factors are not under our control. The following are examples of factors affecting gross margin:
● As our products mature, we can experience additional competition which tends to decrease average selling prices and affects gross margin.
● Our gross margin can be significantly affected by product mix. Within each of our product categories, the gross margin is generally higher for devices with greater average power. These higher power products often have better performance, more difficult specifications to attain and fewer competing products in the marketplace.
Selling and Marketing expenses. In the first quarter of 2025, we invested in Selling and Marketing costs to support continued growth in the Company. As the secular shift to laser blasting technology matures, our sales growth becomes more susceptible to the cyclical trends typical of capital equipment manufacturers. Accordingly, our future management of and investments in selling and marketing expenses will also be influenced by these trends, although we may still invest in selling and marketing functions to support sales sustainability even in economic down cycles.
Research and development expenses. We plan to continue to invest in research and development to improve our existing laser blasting technology and equipment and develop new products, systems and applications. We believe that these investments will sustain our position as a leader in the laser industry and will support the development of new products that can address new markets and growth opportunities. The amount of research and development expenses we incur may vary from period to period.
Results of Operations
The Company had revenue of $2,598,975 in the three months ended June 30, 2025, as compared to revenue of $623,435 in the three months ended June 30, 2024, which represents an increase of 317% in the revenue.
Gross profit for the three months ended in June 30, 2025, was $1,390,104 for a Gross margin of 53.5%, compared to $315,354 for a Gross Margin of 50.6% in the three months ending June 30, 2024.
Selling, general, and administrative ("SG&A") expenses consist primarily of salaries and other personnel-related costs; professional fees; insurance costs; SEC filing, compliance, and other public Company costs; travel expenses; and other sales and marketing expenses; and excludes depreciation & amortization expenses. In the near term, we expect SG&A expenses to increase as we expand our sales and marketing efforts to support the planned growth of our business. In the long run, we expect SG&A expenses as a percent of sales to decline as our business grows.
For the three months ending June 30, 2025, we recorded total expenses of $2,352,792 as compared to the three months ending in June 30,2024 of $1,246,887. SG&A expenses for the three months ending June 30, 2025, are $697,265 as compared to the three months ending in June 30,2024 of $435,776. The significant increase in SG&A is primarily driven by comparative ramp up of costs in 2025 to establish our strategic plan to increase market reach and sales force as part of our Sales & Marketing Development and Investment plan as noted in our previous 10-Q's in accordance with "Use of Proceeds" as stated in our most recent Form S-1 Registration Statement, coupled with higher personnel costs resulting from additional headcount, professional service fees, SEC compliance costs, bad debt expenses, etc.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The following is a summary of the Company's cash flows provided and (and used in) operating, investing, and financing activities for the quarter's ended on June 30, 2025, and June 30, 2024.
Six Months Ended June 30 | ||||||||
2025 | 2024 | |||||||
Net cash provided by Operating Activities | $ | (2,192,704 | ) | $ | (3,253,756 | ) | ||
Net cash provided by Investing Activities | (22,560 | ) | (199,748 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by Financing Activities | 1,759,915 | 0 | ||||||
Net cash increase for period | (455,349 | ) | (3,453,504 | ) | ||||
Cash at the beginning of period | 533,871 | 6,201,137 | ||||||
Cash at end of period | $ | 78,522 | $ | 2,747,633 |
As of June 30, 2025, the Company had 78,522 in cash, $3,267,380 in current assets (without cash and cash equivalents) and $6,341,823 in current liabilities.
As a result, on June 30, 2025, the Company had a deficit of 2,995,921 in working capital, compared to $5,084,680 of total working capital on June 30, 2024.
We will have to meet all the financial disclosure and reporting requirements associated with being a public reporting, Company. Our management will have to spend additional time on policies and procedures to make sure it is compliant with various regulatory requirements, especially that of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. This additional corporate governance required by management could limit the amount of time our management has to implement our business plan and may delay our anticipated growth plans.
We are a small reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information required under this item.
Revenues
For the three months ending June 30, 2025, we recognized revenue of $2,598,026, as compared to $632,435 in revenue for the same period in 2024, an increase of 317%.
Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
2025 (Unaudited) |
2024 (Unaudited) |
2025 (Unaudited) |
2024 (Unaudited) |
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Revenue | $ | 2,598,975 | $ | 623,435 | $ | 4,889,257 | $ | 1,366,426 |
Our net loss, for the three months ending June 30, 2025, was $ 1,773,902, as compared to net loss of $934,256 in the same period of 2024.
Our net loss, for the six months ending June 30, 2025, was $ 3,454,625, as compared to net loss of $1,479,965 in the same period of 2024.
We are entering into laser equipment sales agreements with customers for specific equipment based upon purchase orders and our standard terms and conditions of sale.
Under our customer contracts or/and purchase orders, we transfer title and risk of loss to the customer and recognize revenue upon shipment. Our customers do not have extended payment terms or rights of return under these contracts.