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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

[X]

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2017

2023

or

[  ]

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ___________ to ____________

Commission file number: 0-23153

Track Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

 

87-0543981

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

200 E. 5th Avenue Suite 100, Naperville, IL 60563

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(877) 260-2010

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X]   No [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes [X]   No [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large, accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large, accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large, accelerated filer   [  ]

Accelerated filer                      [  ]

Non-accelerated filer     [  ]

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company    [X]

 

Emerging growth company    [  ]

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [  ]   No [X]

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock as of February 1, 20182024, was 10,462,433.11,863,758.

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Track

Group, Inc.

TRACK GROUP, INC.

FORM 10-Q

For the Quarterly Period Ended December 31, 2017

2023

INDEX

  

Page

  

 
   
1.

3
 

 13
 

 24
 5

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

 36
 

 47
2.

 1720
3.

 2126
4.

 2126
   

 
   
1.

 2327

Item1A.

Risk Factors

28

Item 22.

 2428
3.

 2428
4.

 2428
5.

 2428
6.

 2528
   

 2629

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PART I. FIFINANCIAL INFORMATION

NANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

TRACK GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

  

(Unaudited)

December 31,

  

September 30,

 
  

2023

  

2023

 

Assets

        

Current assets:

        

Cash

 $3,730,885  $4,057,195 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $298,969 and $178,095, respectively

  5,658,004   4,536,916 

Prepaid expense and deposits

  499,943   610,440 

Inventory, net of reserves of $3,772 and $3,772, respectively

  970,329   1,286,194 

Total current assets

  10,859,161   10,490,745 

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,942,870 and $1,920,850, respectively

  97,393   115,808 

Monitoring equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $6,863,281 and $6,348,695, respectively

  5,146,124   5,187,092 

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $18,138,039 and $17,430,846, respectively

  14,063,959   14,157,294 

Goodwill

  8,061,509   7,851,466 

Other assets

  2,382,312   2,442,154 

Total assets

 $40,610,458  $40,244,559 
         

Liabilities and StockholdersEquity (Deficit)

        

Current liabilities:

        

Accounts payable

 $3,276,912  $2,796,712 

Accrued liabilities

  2,664,755   2,571,839 

Current portion of long-term debt

  228,317   308,417 

Total current liabilities

  6,169,984   5,676,968 

Long-term debt, net of current portion

  42,797,352   42,801,165 

Long-term liabilities

  238,865   259,359 

Total liabilities

  49,206,201   48,737,492 
         

Commitments and contingencies (Note 23)

      
         

Stockholders equity (deficit):

        

Common stock, $0.0001 par value: 30,000,000 shares authorized; 11,863,758 and 11,863,758 shares outstanding, respectively

  1,186   1,186 

Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value: 20,000,000 shares authorized; 0 shares outstanding

  -   - 

Series A Convertible Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value: 1,200,000 shares authorized; 0 shares outstanding

  -   - 

Paid in capital

  302,600,546   302,597,115 

Accumulated deficit

  (309,609,936

)

  (309,610,397

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

  (1,587,539

)

  (1,480,837

)

Total equity (deficit)

  (8,595,743

)

  (8,492,933

)

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)

 $40,610,458  $40,244,559 
Assets
 
December 31,
2017
(unaudited)
 
 
September 30,
2017
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash
 $1,755,437 
 $2,027,321 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,432,985 and $3,268,095, respectively
  5,526,000 
  5,438,564 
Note receivable, current portion
  234,733 
  234,733 
Prepaid expenses and other
  4,219,135 
  854,122 
Inventory, net of reserves of $26,934, respectively
  172,347 
  261,810 
Total current assets
  11,907,652 
  8,816,550 
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,862,347 and $1,778,634, respectively
  883,039 
  903,100 
Monitoring equipment, net of accumulated amortization of $4,767,061 and $4,906,925, respectively
  3,460,685 
  3,493,012 
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $10,444,569 and $9,839,032, respectively
  24,410,468 
  24,718,655 
Goodwill
  8,275,308 
  8,226,714 
Other assets
  785,195 
  2,989,101 
Total assets
 $49,722,347 
 $49,147,132 
 
    
    
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
    
    
Current liabilities:
    
    
Accounts payable
  2,529,632 
  2,769,835 
Accrued liabilities
  8,021,419 
  6,650,291 
Current portion of long-term debt, net of discount of $130,067 and $185,811, respectively
  30,322,191 
  30,270,531 
Total current liabilities
  40,873,242 
  39,690,657 
Long-term debt, net of current portion
  3,466,468 
  3,480,717 
Total liabilities
  44,339,710 
  43,171,374 
 
    
    
Stockholders’ equity:
    
    
Common stock, $0.0001 par value: 30,000,000 shares authorized; 10,462,433 and 10,480,984 shares outstanding, respectively
  1,046 
  1,048 
Additional paid-in capital
  300,978,608 
  300,717,861 
Accumulated deficit
  (295,109,920)
  (294,067,329)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
  (487,097)
  (675,822)
Total equity
  5,382,637 
  5,975,758 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 $49,722,347 
 $49,147,132 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated statements.

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TRACK GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSSINCOME (LOSS)

(Unaudited)

  

Three Months Ended

December 31,

 
  

2023

  

2022

 

Revenue:

        

Monitoring and other related services

 $8,674,485  $8,289,782 

Product sales and other

  292,487   565,909 

Total revenue

  8,966,972   8,855,691 
         

Cost of revenue:

        

Monitoring, products and other related services

  3,973,989   3,901,994 

Depreciation & amortization included in cost of revenue

  789,463   773,019 

Total cost of revenue

  4,763,452   4,675,013 
         

Gross profit

  4,203,520   4,180,678 
         

Operating expense:

        

General & administrative

  2,757,887   2,754,521 

Selling & marketing

  706,531   729,470 

Research & development

  682,463   589,805 

Depreciation & amortization

  239,760   247,710 

Total operating expense

  4,386,641   4,321,506 
         

Operating income (loss)

  (183,121

)

  (140,828

)

         

Other income (expense):

        

Interest income

  48,162   76,222 

Interest expense

  (486,084

)

  (495,772

)

Currency exchange rate gain

  538,945   483,151 

Total other income (expense)

  101,023   63,601 

Income (loss) before income taxes

  (82,098

)

  (77,227

)

Income tax expense (benefit)

  (82,559)  (113,611)

Net income attributable to common stockholders

  461   36,384 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

  (106,702

)

  152,246 

Comprehensive income (loss)

 $(106,241

)

 $188,630 
         

Net income per share – basic

        

Net income per common share

 $0.00  

$

0.00 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

  11,863,758   11,863,758 

Net income per share – diluted

        

Net income per common share

 $0.00  

$

0.00 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

  11,863,758   11,863,758 
(Unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended
December 31, 
 
 
 
2017
 
 
2016
 
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Monitoring services
 $7,350,805 
 $7,265,013 
Other
  139,889 
  406,477 
Total revenues
  7,490,694 
  7,671,490 
 
    
    
Cost of revenues:
    
    
Monitoring, products and other related services
  2,542,007 
  3,607,276 
Depreciation & amortization included in cost of revenues
  477,142 
  445,493 
Impairment of monitoring equipment and parts
  - 
  74,787 
Total cost of revenues
  3,019,149 
  4,127,556 
 
    
    
Gross profit
  4,471,545 
  3,543,934 
 
    
    
Operating expenses: 
    
    
General & administrative
  3,657,738 
  3,175,054 
Restructuring costs
  - 
  566,330 
Selling & marketing
  409,737 
  589,768 
Research & development
  163,946 
  488,178 
Depreciation & amortization
  564,740 
  575,111 
Total operating expenses
  4,796,161 
  5,394,441 
 
Loss from operations
  (324,616)
  (1,850,507)
 
    
    
Other income (expense):
    
    
Interest expense, net
  (673,827)
  (647,103)
Currency exchange rate loss
  (55,072)
  (116,442)
Other income/expense, net
  10,924 
  293 
Total other income (expense)
  (717,975)
  (763,252)
Net loss attributable to common shareholders
  (1,042,591)
  (2,613,759)
Foreign currency translation adjustments
  188,725 
  (493,572)
Comprehensive loss
 $(853,866)
 $(3,107,331)
Net loss per common share, basic and diluted
 $(0.10)
 $(0.25)
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted
  10,476,346 
  10,333,516 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated statements.

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TRACK GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTSSTATEMENT OF CASH FLOWSCHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY (DEFICIT)

(Unaudited)

  

Common Stock

  

Paid-in

  

Accumulated

  

Comprehensive

     
  

Shares

  

Amount

  

Capital

  

Deficit

  

Loss

  

Total

 
                         

Balance September 30, 2023

  11,863,758  $1,186  $302,597,115  $(309,610,397

)

 $(1,480,837

)

 $(8,492,933

)

Stock-based compensation

  -   -   3,431   -   -   3,431 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

  -   -   -   -   (106,702

)

  (106,702

)

Net income

  -   -   -   461   -   461 

Balance December 31, 2023

  11,863,758  $1,186  $302,600,546  $(309,609,936

)

 $(1,587,539

)

 $(8,595,743

)

(Unaudited)
  

Common Stock

  

Paid-in

  

Accumulated

  

Comprehensive

     
  

Shares

  

Amount

  

Capital

  

Deficit

  

Loss

  

Total

 
                         

Balance September 30, 2022

  11,863,758  $1,186  $302,437,593  $(306,218,889

)

 $(1,274,617

)

 $(5,054,727)

Stock-based compensation

  -   -   61,750   -   -   61,750 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

  -   -   -   -   152,246   152,246 

Net income

  -   -   -   36,384   -   36,384 

Balance December 31, 2022

  11,863,758  $1,186  $302,499,343  $(306,182,505) $(1,122,371) $(4,804,347)
 
 
Three Months Ended 
December 31,  
 
 
 
2017
 
 
2016
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss
 $(1,042,591)
 $(2,613,759)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
    
    
Depreciation and amortization
  1,041,882 
  1,020,604 
Impairment of monitoring equipment and parts
  - 
  74,787 
Bad debt expense
  186,910 
  359,551 
Accretion of debt discount
  55,744 
  55,743 
Stock based compensation
  787,590 
  225,374 
Loss on monitoring equipment included in cost of sales
  95,817 
  - 
Other
  (36,454)
  - 
Change in assets and liabilities:
    
    
Accounts receivable, net
  (354,633)
  660,834 
Inventories
  69,836 
  57,700 
Prepaid expenses and other assets
  (1,009,813)
  149,428 
Accounts payable
  (238,490)
  684,987 
Accrued expenses
  772,412 
  1,461,547 
Net cash provided by operating activities
  328,210 
  2,136,796 
 
    
    
Cash flow from investing activities:
    
    
Purchase of property and equipment
  (28,685)
  (12,762)
Capitalized software
  (254,899)
  (570,093)
Purchase of monitoring equipment and parts
  (311,142)
  (818,600)
Net cash used in investing activities
  (594,726)
  (1,401,455)
 
    
    
Cash flow from financing activities:
    
    
Principal payments on notes payable
  (17,289)
  (17,266)
Net cash used in financing activities
  (17,289)
  (17,266)
 
    
    
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
  11,921 
  (1,606)
 
    
    
Net increase (decrease) in cash
  (271,884)
  716,469 
Cash, beginning of period
  2,027,321 
  1,769,921 
Cash, end of period
 $1,755,437 
 $2,486,390 
Cash paid for interest
 $10,708 
 $4,587 
 
    
    
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:
    
    
Non-cash transfer of inventory to monitoring equipment
 $81,893 
 $62,193 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated statements.

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TRACK GROUP,GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

  

Three Months Ended

December 31,

 
  

2023

  

2022

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

        

Net income

 $461  

$

36,384 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

        

Depreciation and amortization

  1,029,223   1,020,729 

Bad debt expense

  120,703   39,041 

Sales allowance

  (3,065)  - 

Stock based compensation

  3,431   61,750 

Loss on monitoring equipment included in cost of revenue

  98,673   66,644 

Amortization of debt issuance costs

  35,413   48,762 

Amortization of monitoring center assets included in cost of revenue

  134,317   133,304 

Foreign currency exchange (gain) loss

  (538,945)  (483,151)

Change in assets and liabilities:

        

Accounts receivable, net

  (1,238,726

)

  469,642 

Inventories

  315,648   306,038 

Prepaid expense, deposits and other assets

  63,261   (192,380)

Accounts payable

  480,200   536,982 

Accrued liabilities

  141,731   284,678 

Net cash provided by operating activities

  642,325   2,328,423 
         

Cash flow from investing activities:

        

Purchase of property and equipment

  -   (6,120)

Capitalized software

  (369,524)  (159,089)

Purchase of monitoring equipment and parts

  (486,991

)

  (2,023,407

)

Net cash used in investing activities

  (856,515

)

  (2,188,616

)

         

Cash flow from financing activities:

        

Principal payments on long-term debt

  (124,338)  (126,316)

Net cash used in financing activities

  (124,338

)

  (126,316

)

         

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

  12,218   218,745 
         

Net increase (decrease) in cash

  (326,310

)

  232,236 

Cash, beginning of period

  4,057,195   5,311,104 

Cash, end of period

 $3,730,885  $5,543,340 
         

Cash paid for interest

 $29,720  $46,056 

Cash paid for taxes

 $239  $72,213 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated statements.

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TRACK GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

(1) BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial information of Track Group, Inc. and subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company” or “Track Group”) has been prepared in accordance with the Instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, the accompanying interim consolidated financial information contains all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of December 31, 2017,2023 and results of its operations for the three months ended December 31, 2017.2023. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited annual consolidated financial statements and notes thereto that are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 20172023, filed with the SEC on December 19, 2017.20, 2023. The results of operations for the three months endedending December 31, 20172023, may not be indicative of the results for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018.

Reclassifications– Certain reclassifications of amounts previously reported have been made to the accompanying financial statements to maintain consistency between periods presented. The reclassifications had no impact on net income (loss) or shareholders’ equity (See Note 4).
Business condition -2024.

As of December 31, 20172023 and 2016September 30, 2023, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $295,109,920$309,609,936 and $291,955,262,$309,610,397, respectively. The Company incurred ahad net lossincome of $1,042,592$461 and $2,613,759$36,384 for the three months ended December 31, 20172023 and 2016,2022, respectively. TheOn April 27, 2023, the Company may continueannounced a three-year extension of its $42.9 million debt to incur losses and require additional financial resources.July 1, 2027 (See Note 19). The Company also has debtsix notes payable maturing inbetween January 2, 2024, and February 17, 2025, related to the next 12 months.construction of two monitoring centers for a contract, with outstanding balances due for the six notes totaling $252,020, net of deferred financing fees at December 31, 2023 (See Note 19). The Company’s successful development and transitionability to attainingreturn to profitable operations is dependent upon achievinggenerating a level of revenuesrevenue adequate to support its cost structure. Management has evaluated the significance of these negative conditions, as well as the recent change in the maturity date, and has determined that the Company can meet its operating obligations for a reasonable period of time.period. The Company expects to fund operations using cash on hand and through operational cash flows and the restructuring of its existing debt agreement. Management of the Company believes that the availability of financing from these sources is adequate to fund operations through the upcoming twelve months.

 

(2) PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Track Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries.active wholly-owned subsidiaries, Track Group Analytics Limited, Track Group Americas, Inc., Track Group International LTD., and Track Group - Chile SpA. All significant inter-company transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.Certain prior year amounts on the consolidated statement of operations have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications have no impact on the previously reported results.

 

(3) RECENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are

The Company evaluates all Accounting Standards Updates (“ASUs”) issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASBFASB”) or other standard setting bodies, which are adopted by the Company asfor consideration of the specified effective date. During the three months ended December 31, 2017, there were no new accounting pronouncements that had a material impact on the Company’stheir applicability to our consolidated financial statements.

Recently adopted accounting standards
In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-11, “Inventory (Topic 330) - Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory” (“ASU 2015-11”), which dictates that an entity should measure inventory within the scope of this update at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated selling prices

New Accounting Standards or Updates Adopted in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. The Company adopted this standard in the first quarter of fiscal year 2018. The Company’s adoption of ASU 2015-11 did not have a material impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements.



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Recently issued accounting standards
Fiscal 2024

In January 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2017-04, Intangibles Goodwill and Other: Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. The new guidanceImpairment. ASU 2017-04 simplifies the subsequent measurement of goodwill by removing the second step of the two-step impairment test. The amendment requires an entity to perform its annual or interim goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with itsthe carrying amount. An entity still has the option to perform the qualitative assessment for a reporting unit to determine if the quantitative impairment test is necessary. The new guidance will beASU 2017-04 became effective for accelerated filing companies for annual periods or any interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019.2019 and all other entities should adopt the amendments in ASU 2017-04 for its annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. The amendment should be applied on a prospective basis. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. Management doesThe adoption of this accounting standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 did not anticipate that this adoption will have a significant impact on itsour consolidated financial position, resultsstatements.

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In AugustJune 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15 - Statement2016-13, Measurement of Cash Flows (Topic 230) classificationCredit Losses on Financial Instruments, which adds a current expected credit loss (“CECL”) impairment model to GAAP that is based on expected losses rather than incurred losses. Modified retrospective adoption is required with any cumulative-effect adjustment recorded to retained earnings as of certain cash receipts and cash payments to conform the presentation inbeginning of the statementperiod of cash flowsadoption. ASU 2016-13 became effective for certain transactions, including cash distributions from equity method investments, among others.fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, excluding smaller reporting entities, which became effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. The adoption of this accounting standard in the new standard is required in 2019. Management doesfirst quarter of fiscal 2024 did not anticipate that this adoption will have a significant impact on itsour consolidated financial position, results of operations,statements.

Recent Accounting Standards or cash flows.

Updates Not Yet Effective

In February 2016,October 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases2023-06, Disclosure Improvements: Codification Amendment in Response to the SECs Disclosure Update and Simplification Initiative. The ASU incorporates several disclosure and presentation requirements currently residing in the SEC Regulations S-X and S-K. The amendments will be applied prospectively and are effective when the SEC removes the related requirements from Regulations S-X or S-K. Any amendments the SEC does not remove by June 30, 2027 will not be effective. As we are currently subject to these SEC requirements, this ASU is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements or related disclosures.

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 841). For lessees, the amendments in this update require that for280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which requires all leases not consideredpublic entities to be short term, a company recognize both a lease liability and right-of-use asset on its balance sheet, representing the obligation to make payments and the right to use or control the use of a specified asset for the lease term.provide enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. The amendments in this updateASU are to be applied retrospectively and are effective for our annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018financial statements starting in fiscal 2025 and interim periods within those annual periods. Management doesstarting in fiscal 2026, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of this accounting standard, but do not anticipate that this adoption willexpect it to have a significantmaterial impact on itsour consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

statements.

In May 2014,December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which supersedesenhances transparency about income tax information through improvements to income tax disclosures primarily related to the guidance in “Revenue Recognition (Topic 605)” (“ASU 2014-09”)rate reconciliation and requires entitiesincome taxes paid and to recognize revenue is a way that depictsimprove the transfereffectiveness of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects toincome tax disclosures. This accounting standards update will be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 is effective for annual reportingus for fiscal year 2026 and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period and is to be applied retrospectively,in the first quarter of fiscal 2027, with early applicationadoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of this accounting standard, but do not permitted. The Company has evaluated the new standard and anticipatesexpect it to have a change in the reporting of revenue as enhanced disclosures will be required. The Company does not anticipate a significantmaterial impact on our consolidated financial statements due to the naturestatements.

No other new accounting pronouncements issued or effective as of our revenue streams and our revenue recognition policy.


(4) IMMATERIAL ERROR CORRECTIONS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended December 31, 2017 includes the revision of the Company’s previously filed2023 have had or are expected to have a material impact on our consolidated income statements for the three months ended December 31, 2016.
financial statements.

 
Management concluded that the general and administrative section of the Condensed Consolidated Income Statement contained an error and that for comparative purposes in fiscal year 2017 filings, these figures should be revised but that the adjustments are not material modifications. Accordingly, the Company has determined that prior financial statements should be corrected, even though such revisions are immaterial. Furthermore, the Company has determined that correcting prior year financial statements for immaterial changes would not require previously filed reports to be amended.
Under general and administrative expense, we have reclassified costs related to repairs and maintenance of monitoring devices and certain other costs, including installation, communications and transportation costs that were previously recorded in general and administrative expense to cost of revenues, selling and marketing, and research and development. Net income (loss) and shareholders’ equity were not affected by the reclassification. The effect of these revisions on the Company’s results of operations for the three months ended December 31, 2016 previously reported are as follows:
 
 
Three months ended
December 31,
2016
Previously
Reported
 
 
Net Change
 
 
Three months ended
December 31,
2016
(Revised)
 
Cost of revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Monitoring, products & other related services
 $2,933,622 
 $673,654 
 $3,607,276 
 
    
    
    
General & administrative expenses
  3,768,099 
  (593,045)
  3,175,054 
Selling & marketing
  627,749 
  (37,981)
  589,768 
Research & development
  530,806 
  (42,628)
  488,178 
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(4) IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS

The Company reviews its long-lived assets for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the book value of an asset may not be recoverable and in the case of goodwill, at least annually. The Company evaluates whether events and circumstances have occurred which indicate possible impairment as of each balance sheet date. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its fair value, an impairment charge is recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the estimated fair value of the asset. Impairment of long-lived assets is assessed at the lowest levels for which there is an identifiable fair value that is independent of other groups of assets. The Company recorded $0 and $74,787 of impairment expenses related to monitoring equipment for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 
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(5) BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

The Company accounts for its business acquisitions under the acquisition method of accounting as indicated in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 805, “Business Combinations” (“ASC 805 Business Combinations,”), which requires the acquiring entity in a business combination to recognize the fair value of all assets acquired, liabilities assumed and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree and establishes the acquisition date as the fair value measurement point. Accordingly, the Company recognizes assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business combinations, including contingent assets and liabilities and non-controlling interest in the acquiree, based on fair value estimates as of the date of acquisition. In accordance with ASC 805, the Company recognizes and measures goodwill as of the acquisition date, as the excess of the fair value of the consideration paid over the fair value of the identified net assets acquired.

Acquired Assets and Assumed Liabilities

Pursuant to ASC No. 805-10-25, if the initial accounting for a business combination is incomplete by the end of the reporting period in which the combination occurs, but during the allowed measurement period not to exceed one year from the acquisition date, the Company retrospectively adjusts the provisional amounts recognized at the acquisition date, by means of adjusting the amount recognized for goodwill.

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Contingent Consideration

In certain acquisitions, the Company has agreed to pay additional amounts to sellersthe seller contingent upon the achievement by the acquired businesses of certain future goals, which may include revenue milestones, new customer accounts and earnings targets. The Company records contingent consideration based on its estimated fair value as of the date of the acquisition. The Company evaluates and adjusts the value of contingent consideration, if necessary, at each reporting period based on the progress toward and likely achievement of certain targets on which issuance of the contingent consideration is based. Any differences between the acquisition-date fair value and the changes in fair value of the contingent consideration subsequent to the acquisition date are recognized in the current period earnings until the arrangement is settled. If there is uncertainty surrounding the value of contingent consideration, then the Company’s policy is to wait until the end of the measurement period before making an adjustment.

 
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(6) ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

Comprehensive income (loss) includes net income (loss) as currently reported under U.S. GAAP and other comprehensive income (loss). Other comprehensive income (loss) considers the effects of additional economic events, such as foreign currency translation adjustments, thatwhich are not required to be recorded in determining net income (loss), but rather are reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. The Chilean Peso, New Israeli Shekel and the Canadian Dollar are used as functional currencies of the following operating subsidiaries: (i) Track Group Chile SpA; (ii) Track Group International Ltd.; and (iii) Track Group Analytics Limited, respectively. The balance sheets of all subsidiaries have been converted into United States Dollars (USD) at the prevailing exchange rate at December 31, 2017.

2023.

 
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(7) NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE

Basic net income (loss) per common share (“Basic EPS”) is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common shareholdersstockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.

Diluted net income (loss) per common share (“Diluted EPS”) is computed by dividing net income (loss) attributable to common shareholdersstockholders by the sum of the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding and the weighted-average dilutive common share equivalents outstanding. The computation of Diluted EPS does not assume exercise or conversion of securities that would have an anti-dilutive effect.

Common share equivalents consist of shares issuable upon the exercise of options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (“Common Stock”) (“options”) and warrants.warrants to purchase Common Stock (“warrants”). As of December 31, 20172023 and 2016,2022, there were 570,4670 and 526,901160,881 of outstanding common share equivalents respectively, that were not included in the computation of Diluted EPS for the three months ended December 31, 20172023 and 2016,2022, respectively, as their effect would be anti-dilutive.

At December 31, 2023 and 2022, all stock options and warrants had exercise prices that were above the market price of $0.23 and $0.35, respectively and have been excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculations.

The common stock equivalents outstanding as of December 31, 20172023 and 20162022 consisted of the following:

  

December 31,

  

December 31,

 
  

2023

  

2022

 

Issuable common stock options and warrants

  -   160,881 

Total common stock equivalents

  -   160,881 

 

(8) REVENUE RECOGNITION

Monitoring and Other Related Services. Monitoring services include two components: (i) lease contracts pursuant to which the Company provides monitoring services and lease devices to distributors or end users and the Company retains ownership of the leased device; and (ii) monitoring services purchased by distributors or end users who have previously purchased monitoring devices and opt to use the Company’s monitoring services. Sales of devices and leased GPS devices are required to use the Company’s monitoring service and both the GPS leased devices and monitoring services are accounted for as a single performance obligation. Monitoring revenue is recognized ratably over time, as the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefit of these services as they are performed. Payment due or received from the customers prior to rendering the associated services are recorded as deferred revenue.

 
 
December 31,
 
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2017
 
 
2016
 
Exercisable common stock options and warrants
  570,467 
  526,901 
Total common stock equivalents
  570,467 
  526,901 
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(9)  PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER

The carrying amounts reported inbalance of accounts receivable at December 31, 2023 of $5,658,004 includes an unbilled balance of $513,921, and the balance sheetsof accounts receivable at September 30, 2023 of $4,536,916 included an unbilled balance of $490,848, and the balance of accounts receivable at September 30, 2022 of $6,236,555 included an unbilled balance of $777,514. Accounts receivable, which is made up of trade receivables for prepaid expensesmonitoring and other current assets approximate their fair market valuerelated services, are carried at original invoice amount less allowances for credits and for any potential uncollectible amounts due to credit losses. We make estimates of the expected credit and collectability trends for the allowance for credit losses based on our assessment of various factors, including historical experience, the short-term maturityage of these instruments.the accounts receivable balances, credit quality of our customers, current economic conditions, and other factors that may affect our ability to collect from our customers. Expected credit losses are recorded as general and administrative expenses on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of December 31, 2017,2023, September 30, 2023, and September 30, 2017,2022 the Company had an allowance for doubtful accounts of $278,969, $155,029, and $102,570 respectively. For the three months ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company wrote-off accounts receivables of $14 and $107, respectively. For December 31, 2023, September 30, 2023, and September 30, 2022 the reserve for credit memos was $20,000, $23,065, and $0 respectively. The balances of the deferred revenue at December 31, 2023, September 30, 2023, and September 30, 2022 are $50,000, $431, and $3,299 respectively, and were included in accrued liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company recognized $150,431 and $3,012 of deferred revenue in the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Product Sales and Other. The Company sells devices and replacement parts to customers under certain contracts, as well as law enforcement software licenses and maintenance, and analytical software. Revenue transactions associated with the sale of devices and replacement parts comprise a single performance obligation. We satisfy the performance obligation when the Company has transferred control of the product to the customer and they receive substantially all of the benefits. Transfer of control passes to customers upon shipment or upon receipt depending on the country of the sale and the agreement with the customer. The transaction price is determined based upon the invoiced sales price and payment terms for the transaction depends on the agreement with the customer and payment is generally required within 60 days or less of shipment. The Company recognizes revenue from other services as the customer receives services and the Company has the right to payment. When purchasing products (such as ReliAlert™ devices) from the Company, customers may, but are not required to, enter into monitoring service contracts with us. The Company recognizes revenue from monitoring services for customers that have previously purchased devices at the end of each month that monitoring services have been provided.

Multiple Element Arrangements. The majority of our revenue transactions do not have multiple elements. However, on occasion, the Company may enter revenue transactions that have multiple elements. These may include different combinations of products or services that are included in a single billable rate. These products or services are delivered over time as the customer utilizes our services. In cases where obligations in a contract are distinct and thus require separation into multiple performance obligations, revenue recognition guidance requires that contract consideration be allocated to each distinct performance obligation based on its relative standalone selling price. The value allocated to each performance obligation is then recognized as revenue when the revenue recognition criteria for each distinct promise or bundle of promises has been met. There were no multiple element arrangements for the fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.

The standalone selling price for each performance obligation is an amount that depicts the amount of consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring the good or service. When there is only one performance obligation associated with a contract, the entire sale value is attributed to that obligation. When a contract contains multiple performance obligations the transaction value is first allocated using the observable price, which is generally a list price, net of applicable discount, or the price used to sell in similar circumstances. In circumstances when a selling price is not directly observable, the Company will estimate the standalone selling price using information available to us.

The following table presents the Company’s revenue by geography, based on management’s assessment of available data:

  

Three Months Ended

December 31, 2023

  

Three Months Ended

December 31, 2022

 
  

Total

Revenue

  

% of Total

Revenue

  

Total

Revenue

  

% of Total

Revenue

 
                 

United States

 $6,457,328   72

%

 $6,102,350   69

%

Latin America

  2,332,787   26

%

  2,282,372   26

%

Other

  176,857   2

%

  470,969   5

%

Total

 $8,966,972   100

%

 $8,855,691   100

%

The above table includes total revenue for the Company, of which monitoring and other related services is the majority (approximately 97% and 94% for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively) of the Company’s revenue. Latin America includes Bahamas, Chile, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Panama and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Other includes Canada and Saudi Arabia.

(9) PREPAID EXPENSE AND DEPOSITS

As of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, the outstanding balance of prepaid expense and other expensesdeposits was $4,219,135$499,943 and $854,122,$610,440, respectively. The $4,219,135 as of December 31, 2017 isThese balances are comprised largely of performance bond deposits, tax deposits, vendor deposits and other prepaid supplier expenses. The increase in prepaid and other expenses at December 31, 2017 was primarily due to a cash collateralized performance bond for an international customer of $2,860,358, which is scheduled to be repaid in the third fiscal quarter and has been re-classified as a short-term asset in the three-month period ended December 31, 2017, as well as increases in prepaid taxes, vendor deposits and insurance.

expense.

 

(10) INVENTORY

Inventory is valued at the lower of the cost or net realizable value. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-in/first-out (“FIFO”) method.Net realizable value is determined based on the estimateditem's selling prices on the ordinary course of business less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal and transportation.price. Inventory is periodically reviewed in order to identify obsolete or damaged items or impaired items.

values. 

Inventory primarily consists of finished goods that are to be shipped to customerscompleted circuit boards and other parts used for minor repairs of ReliAlertTM, Shadow, and other trackingto manufacture new devices. Completed and shipped ReliAlertTMand other trackingReliAlert™ devices are reflected in Monitoring Equipment. As of December 31, 20172023 and September 30, 2017, respectively,2023, inventory consisted of the following: 

  

December 31,

2023

  

September 30,

2023

 

Monitoring equipment component boards inventory

 $974,101  $1,289,966 

Reserve for damaged or obsolete inventory

  (3,772)  (3,772)

Total inventory, net of reserves

 $970,329  $1,286,194 

The Company uses a third-party fulfillment service provider. As a result of this service, the Company’s employees do not actively assemble new products or repair a significant amount of monitoring equipment shipped directly from suppliers. Purchases of monitoring equipment are recognized directly. Management believes this process reduces maintenance and fulfillment costs associated with inventory and monitoring equipment.

 
 
 
December 31,  
 
 
September 30,  
 
 
 
2017  
 
 
 2017  
 
Finished goods inventory
 $199,281 
 $288,744 
Reserve for damaged or obsolete inventory
  (26,934)
  (26,934)
Total inventory, net of reserves
 $172,347 
 $261,810 

(11) PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

The following table summarizes property

Property and equipment atconsisted of the following as of December 31, 20172023 and September 30, 2017, respectively: 

 
 
December 31,
2017
 
 
September 30,
2017
 
Equipment, software and tooling
 $1,045,090 
 $1,028,081 
Automobiles
  40,048 
  52,230 
Leasehold improvements
  1,351,025 
  1,307,802 
Furniture and fixtures
  309,223 
  293,621 
Total property and equipment before accumulated depreciation
  2,745,386 
  2,681,734 
Accumulated depreciation
  (1,862,347)
  (1,778,634)
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
 $883,039 
 $903,100 
2023:

  

December 31,

2023

  

September 30,

2023

 

Equipment, software and tooling

 $1,429,570  $1,427,522 

Automobiles

  4,573   4,460 

Leasehold improvements

  382,752   382,122 

Furniture and fixtures

  223,368   222,554 

Total property and equipment before accumulated depreciation

  2,040,263   2,036,658 

Accumulated depreciation

  (1,942,870)  (1,920,850)

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation

 $97,393  $115,808 

Property and equipment depreciation expense for the three months ended December 31, 20172023 and 20162022 was $114,417$18,989 and $50,291,$23,595, respectively. Depreciation expense for property and equipment is recognized in operating expense on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

(12) MONITORING EQUIPMENT

The Company leases monitoring equipment to agencies for offender tracking under contractual service agreements. The monitoring equipment is amortizeddepreciated using the straight-line method over an estimated useful life of between one and three years for customer tablets and three to five years.years for monitoring devices. Monitoring equipment as of December 31, 20172023 and September 30, 2017 was2023 is as follows:

 
 
December 31,
2017
 
 
September 30,
2017
 
Monitoring equipment
 $8,227,746 
 $8,399,937 
Less: accumulated amortization
  (4,767,061)
  (4,906,925)
Monitoring equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
 $3,460,685 
 $3,493,012 
Amortization

  

December 31,

2023

  

September 30,

2023

 

Monitoring equipment

 $12,009,405  $11,535,787 

Less: accumulated depreciation

  (6,863,281)  (6,348,695)

Monitoring equipment, net of accumulated depreciation

 $5,146,124  $5,187,092 

Depreciation of monitoring equipment for the three months ended December 31, 20172023 and 20162022 was $353,027$382,453 and $332,993,$342,068, respectively. These expenses wereDepreciation expense for monitoring devices is recognized in cost of revenues.

revenue on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. During the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded charges of $98,673 and $66,644, respectively, for devices that were lost, stolen or damaged. Lost, stolen and damaged items are included in Monitoring, products & other related service costs in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

(13) INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The following table summarizes the activity of intangible assets at December 31, 20172023 and September 30, 2017, respectively:

 
 
December 31,
2017
 
 
September 30,
2017
 
Other intangible assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Patent & royalty agreements
  21,170,565 
  21,170,565 
Developed technology
  11,410,921 
  11,116,738 
Customer relationships
  1,860,000 
  1,860,000 
Trade name
  335,350 
  332,183 
Website
  78,201 
  78,201 
Total intangible assets
  34,855,037 
  34,557,687 
Accumulated amortization
  (10,444,569)
  (9,839,032)
Intangible assets, net
 $24,410,468 
 $24,718,655 
2023:

  

December 31, 2023

  

September 30, 2022

 
  

Gross

  

Accumulated

Amortization

  

Net

  

Gross

  

Accumulated

Amortization

  

Net

 
                         

Patent & royalty agreements

 $21,120,565  $(14,691,173

)

 $6,429,392  $21,120,565  $(14,358,431

)

 $6,762,134 

Developed technology

  10,941,260   (3,306,693

)

  7,634,567   10,328,125   (2,933,499

)

  7,394,626 

Trade name

  140,173   (140,173

)

  -   139,450   (138,916

)

  534 

Total intangible assets

 $32,201,998  $(18,138,039

)

 $14,063,959  $31,588,140  $(17,430,846

)

 $14,157,294 

The intangible assets summarized above were purchased or developed on various dates from January 2010July 2011 through December 2017. The assets have useful lives ranging from three to twenty years. Amortization31, 2023. Total amortization expense for the three months ended December 31, 20172023 and 20162022 was $574,438$627,781 and $637,320,$655,066, respectively.

Included in the total amortization expense is $407,010 and $430,951 in amortization expense included in cost of revenue on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively and $220,771 and $224,115 in amortization expense included in operating expense on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

 

(14) GOODWILL

The following table summarizes the activity of goodwillGoodwill at December 31, 2017:

Three months ended December 31,
2017
Balance - beginning of period
$8,226,714
Effect of foreign currency translation on goodwill
48,594
Balance - end of period
$8,275,308
2023 and September 30, 2023, respectively:

  

Three Months

Ended

December 31,

2023

  

Year Ended

September 30,

2023

 

Balance - beginning of period

 $7,851,466  $8,061,002 

Effect of foreign currency translation on goodwill

  210,043   (209,536)

Balance - end of period

 $8,061,509  $7,851,466 

Goodwill is recognized in connection with acquisition transactions in accordance with ASC 805. The Company performs an impairment test for goodwill annually or more frequently if indicators of potential impairment exist. No impairment of goodwill was recognized through December 31, 2017. 2023.

 

(15) OTHER ASSETS

As of December 31, 20172023 and September 30, 2017,2023, the outstanding balance of other assets was $785,195$2,382,312 and $2,989,101,$2,442,154, respectively. AOther assets at December 31, 2023 are comprised largely of cash collateralizedused as collateral for Performance Bonds as well as contractually required monitoring center and other equipment, right of use assets, lease deposits and other long-term assets. The Company anticipates these performance bondbonds will be reimbursed to the Company upon completion of its contracts with the customer. See Note 23.

The Company was contractually obligated to construct and equip two monitoring centers for an international customer, as well as supply equipment for the customer’s satellite locations, which have been owned by the customer since construction was completed. The monitoring center equipment is expectedamortized using the straight-line method over the contract period between 32 and 40 months. Monitoring center equipment as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023 was as follows:

  

December 31,

2023

  

September 30,

2023

 

Monitoring center equipment

 $1,660,012  $1,619,278 

Less: accumulated amortization

  (1,252,164

)

  (1,088,825

)

Monitoring center equipment, net of accumulated amortization

 $407,848  $530,453 

The Santiago and Puerto Montt monitoring centers amortization is recorded in Monitoring, products and other related service costs on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Amortization of costs related to be repaid in the third fiscal quarter has been re-classified as a current asset inSantiago and Puerto Montt monitoring centers for the three-month periodthree months ended December 31, 2017.

2023 and 2022 were $134,317 and $133,304, respectively. The Company recorded revenue from the customer based on a contractually agreed upon unit per day amount during the contract period. See Note 19 for details of the borrowings related to the monitoring centers construction and equipment.

 

(16) LEASES

Leases as Lessor

Monitoring Equipment and Other Related Services

The Company leases monitoring equipment and provides monitoring services to its customers with contract terms varying from month-to-month to several years and each daily contract price varies. Devices supplied to customers are not serial number unique and a single device may be used by multiple customers over its useful life. If a leased device is returned for repair, it will likely be replaced with a different device from a different customer or possibly a new device.

The Company’s tracking devices are considered operating leases under ASC 842 as transfer of control of the asset does not occur at the end of the lease, a single device is not specific to a customer and devices may be used by multiple customers throughout their life cycle. Due to the movement of devices from customer to customer, relatively few long-term contracts, the measurement of the equipment life and the present value of the equipment’s fair values would not be a measurement to qualify the devices as sales-type leases.

Operating lease and monitoring revenue associated with the Company’s monitoring equipment for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, are shown in the table below:

  

Three Months Ended

December 31,

 
  

2023

  

2022

 

Monitoring equipment operating revenue

 $7,317,614  $6,977,443 

The Company cannot accurately estimate 5-years of future minimum lease receipts for its devices leased to customers because none of its customers make any contractual commitment regarding the number of active devices utilized in any given year and those quantities of active devices vary significantly for every customer each and every day.

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Leases as Lessee

The following table shows right of use assets and lease liabilities for real estate and equipment, with the associated financial statement line items as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023.

  

December 31, 2023

  

September 30, 2023

 
  

Operating

lease

asset

  

Operating

lease

liability

  

Operating

lease

asset

  

Operating

lease

liability

 
                 

Other assets

 $400,259      $403,205  $- 

Accrued liabilities

      161,394   -   143,846 

Long-term liabilities

      238,865   -   259,359 

The following table summarizes the supplemental cash flow information for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:

  

December 31,

2023

  

December 31,

2022

 
         

Cash paid for noncancelable operating leases included in operating cash flows

 $69,940  $69,992 

Right of use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities

 $43,974  $5,459 

The future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases with terms greater than one year as of December 31, 2023 are:

  

Operating

Leases

 

From January 2024 to December 2024

 $174,191 

From January 2025 to December 2025

  92,933 

From January 2026 to December 2026

  94,719 

From January 2027 to December 2027

  63,898 

From January 2028 to December 2028

  482 

Undiscounted cash flow

  426,223 

Less: imputed interest

  (25,964)

Total

 $400,259 

Reconciliation to lease liabilities:

    

Lease liabilities - current

 $161,394 

Lease liabilities - long-term

  238,865 

Total lease liabilities

 $400,259 

The weighted-average remaining lease term and discount rate related to the Company’s lease liabilities as of December 31, 2023 were 3.07 years and 4%, respectively. The Company’s lease discount rates are generally based on the estimates of its incremental borrowing rate as the discount rates implicit in the Company’s leases cannot be readily determined.

 
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(17) ACCRUED LIABILITES

Accrued liabilities consisted of the following as of December 31, 20172023 and September 30, 2017:

 
 
December 31,
2017
 
 
September 30,
2017
 
Accrued payroll, taxes and employee benefits
 $1,573,440 
 $943,066 
Accrued consulting
  8,954 
  11,631 
Accrued taxes - foreign and domestic
  573,322 
  529,926 
Accrued settlement costs
  50,000 
  200,000 
Accrued board of directors fees
  275,000 
  125,000 
Accrued other expenses
  151,804 
  178,092 
Accrued legal costs
  57,394 
  116,824 
Accrued cellular costs
  25,000 
  81,100 
Accrued manufacturing costs
  100,000 
  137,884 
Accrued bond guarantee
  304,270 
  23,548 
Accrued interest
  4,902,235 
  4,303,220 
     Total accrued liabilities
 $8,021,419 
 $6,650,291 
(17)  RESTRUCTURING
In the first quarter of fiscal year 2017, the Company approved a plan to restructure our business (the “Restructuring Plan”) to streamline operations by consolidating our headquarters from Salt Lake City, Utah into our existing Chicagoland office. The Restructuring Plan, which was completed in fiscal 2017, also included outsourcingthe Company’s monitoring center which allowed a significant head count reduction and lower future expenses, and improved the Company’s ability to align workforce costs with customer demands. During the twelve-months ended September 30, 2017, the Company recognized expenses for the Restructuring Plan of $558,833, including $435,643 of severance expense and $123,190 of lease and moving costs, all of which were paid in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017.
Total restructuring charges for the three-months ended December 31, 2016 and their utilization are summarized as follows:
 
 
Employee
-related
 
 
Other
costs
 
 
Total
 
Liability at September 30, 2016
 $- 
 $- 
 $- 
Accrued expenses
  448,330 
  118,000 
 $566,330 
Payments
  - 
  - 
  - 
Liability at December 31, 2016
 $448,330 
 $118,000 
 $566,330 
2023:

  

December 31,

2023

  

September 30,

2023

 

Accrued payroll, taxes and employee benefits

 $1,111,082  $1,116,036 

Deferred revenue

  50,000   431 

Accrued taxes - foreign and domestic

  187,058   260,697 

Accrued other expense

  84,711   108,476 

Accrued legal and other professional costs

  63,751   80,210 

Accrued costs of revenue

  128,186   410,726 

Right of use liability

  161,394   143,846 

Accrued interest

  878,573   451,417 

Total accrued liabilities

 $2,664,755  $2,571,839 

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(18) RELATED PARTIES

ETS Limited is currently the beneficial owner of 4,706,579 shares of the Company's Common Stock (the “Track Group Shares”) held by ADS Securities LLC (“ADS”) under an agreement dated September 28, 2017, pursuant to which ADS transferred all the Track Group Shares to ETS Limited in exchange for all the outstanding shares of ETS Limited. A Director of ETS Limited was elected to the Company's current Board of Directors (the “Board”) on February 7, 2018 and is still serving on the Board in his current capacity as a senior executive at ADS.

 
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(19) DEBT OBLIGATIONS

Debt obligations, net of debt issuance costs, as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, consisted of the following:

  

December 31,

2023

  

September 30,

2023

 
         

The unsecured loan (the “Amended Facility Agreement”) from Conrent Invest S.A. (“Conrent”) whereby, as of March 1, 2021, the Company had borrowed $42,864,000, bearing interest at a rate of 4% per annum, payable in arrears annually beginning July 1, 2021, with all principal and accrued and unpaid interest due on July 1, 2024. On April 26, 2023, the Company and Conrent entered into an amendment to the facility agreement, which extended the maturity date from July 1, 2024 to July 1, 2027. Interest payments are scheduled to be made on June 30 and December 31 each year. Unamortized issuance costs at December 31, 2023 are $90,351. As of December 31, 2023, $42,864,000 of principal and $876,331 of interest was owed to Conrent. The Company has not paid Conrent any interest for the three months ended December 31, 2023.

 $42,773,649  $42,743,599 
         

The unsecured Note Payable Agreement with HP Financial Services Chile Limitada bearing interest at a rate of 6.56% per annum, with a maturity date of February 6, 2024.

  4,727   11,435 
         

The unsecured Note Payable Agreement with Banco Santander, net of unamortized issuance costs $3,099, bearing interest at a rate of 5.04% per annum, with a maturity date of May 11, 2024.

  50,099   77,670 
         

The unsecured Note Payable Agreement with Banco Estado, net of unamortized issuance costs of $506, bearing interest at a rate of 3.50% per annum, with a maturity date of January 2, 2024.

  9,469   36,773 
         

The unsecured Note Payable Agreement with HP Financial Services Chile Limitada bearing interest at a rate of 6.61% per annum, with a maturity date of March 4, 2024.

  15,048   29,118 
         

The unsecured Note Payable Agreement with Banco de Chile, net of unamortized issuance costs of $29, bearing interest at a rate of 2.54% per annum, with a maturity date of March 4, 2024.

  9,482   18,440 
         

The unsecured Note Payable Agreement with Banco de Chile, net of unamortized issuance costs of $9,124, bearing interest at a rate of 3.12% per annum, with a maturity date of February 17, 2025.

  163,195   192,547 
         

Total debt obligations

  43,025,669   43,109,582 

Less: current portion

  (228,317

)

  (308,417

)

Long-term debt, less current portion

 $42,797,352  $42,801,165 

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On September 25, 2015,December 21, 2020, Conrent and the Company signed an amendment to the Amended Facility Agreement which extended the maturity date of the Amended Facility Agreement to July 1, 2024 (“Amended Facility”), capitalized the accrued and unpaid interest increasing the outstanding principal amount and reduced the interest rate of the Amended Facility from 8% to 4%. On April 26, 2023, the Company and Conrent entered into another amendment to the Amended Facility (the “Amendment”). The Amendment: (i) extended the maturity date from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2027 (the “Maturity Date”); (ii) amended the applicable interest rate resulting in an escalating interest rate as follows: 4% through June 30, 2024, 5% through June 30, 2025, 5.5% through June 30, 2026, and 6% through the Maturity Date and (iii) removed section 7.3 “Change of Control” of the Amended Facility Agreement. In return, the Company agreed to pay certain fees to Conrent. As of December 31, 2023, $42,864,000 of principal and $876,331 of interest was owed to Conrent.

On January 6, 2021, the Company borrowed 70,443,375 Chilean Pesos (“CLP”) ($101,186USD) from HP Financial Services Chile Limitada (the “HP Note 1”). To facilitate the HP Note 1, the Company entered into a loan agreementNote Payable Agreement with HP Financial Services Chile Limitada as the lender. The HP Note 1 was used to purchase PABX (private automatic branch exchange phone equipment) for the construction of the Gendarmeria de Chile monitoring centers in Santiago and Puerto Montt, Chile (the “Sapinda Loan AgreementSantiago Monitoring Center) and “Puerto Montt Monitoring Center”, respectively). The HP Note 1 bears an interest rate of 6.56% per annum, payable monthly with Sapinda Asia Limited (“Sapinda”),principal beginning February 2021, and a related party, to providematurity date of February 6, 2024.

On January 12, 2021, the Company borrowed 347,198,500CLP ($482,965USD), net of 2,801,500CLP fees ($3,897USD), from Banco Santander (the “Banco Santander Note”). To facilitate the Banco Santander Note, the Company entered into a Note Payable Agreement with Banco Santander as the lender. The Banco Santander Note was used for the construction of the Santiago Monitoring Center and remodeling a $5.0 million line of credit that accruestemporary monitoring center. The Banco Santander Note bears interest at a rate of 3%5.04% per annum, for undrawn funds,payable monthly with principal beginning February 2021, and 8% per annum for borrowed funds. Pursuant toa maturity of May 11, 2024. The Company also paid 19,607,843CLP ($27,275USD) in broker fees which are amortized over the terms and conditionslife of the Sapinda Loan Agreement, available funds may be drawn down at the Company’s request at any time prior to the maturity date of September 30, 2017 (the “Maturity Date”), when all borrowed funds, plus all accrued but unpaid interest will become due and payable. The Company, however, may elect to satisfy any outstanding obligations under the Sapinda Loan Agreement prior to the Maturity Date without penalties or fees.

loan.

On March 13, 2017 (the “Execution Date”),February 2, 2021, the Company and Sapinda entered into Amendment Number One to theSapinda Loan Agreement. Amendment Number One extends the maturity dateborrowed 247,999,300CLP ($338,954USD), net of all loans made pursuant to theSapinda Loan Agreement to September 30, 2020. In addition, Amendment Number One eliminates the requirement that the Company pay Sapinda the3%Interest, and forgives the 3% interest due to Sapinda for all undrawn funds under theSapinda Loan Agreement through the Execution Date. Further, Amendment Number One provides that all failure to fund penalties (“Lender Penalties”) accrued under theSapinda Loan Agreement through the Execution Date are forgiven. Per Amendment Number One, Lender Penalties shall begin to accrue again provided Sapinda has not funded the amount of $1.5 million on or before March 31, 2017. In breach of Amendment Number One, Sapinda failed to fund the $1.5 million by March 31, 2017. The Company formally notified Sapinda of the breach by letter dated April 4, 2017. The Company is again accruing Lender Penalties, amounting to $275,000 at December 31, 2017, under Section 6.3 of theSapinda Loan Agreement, as amended. We did not draw on this line of credit, nor did we pay any interest during the three months ended December 31, 2017. The undrawn balance of this line of credit at December 31, 2017 was $1,600,356.Further advances under theSapinda Loan Agreement are not currently expected to be forthcoming.

On May 1, 2016, the Company entered into an unsecured Loan Agreement with Conrent Invest S.A.2,000,700CLP fees ($2,734USD), a public limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (“Conrent”), acting with respect to its Compartment Safety IIIfrom Banco Estado (the “Conrent Loan AgreementBanco Estado Note”). Pursuant to its terms, available borrowing capacity underTo facilitate the Conrent Loan Agreement was $5.0 million; however, due to the failure of the lender to satisfy certain conditions precedent to its obligation to fund, the Company has not received funds under the Conrent Loan Agreement as of December 31, 2017, and no proceeds thereunder are anticipated.
On October 9, 2017,Banco Estado Note, the Company entered into a Debt ExchangeNote Payable Agreement with Conrent Invest S.A. regarding total debtBanco Estado as the lender. The Banco Estado Note was used for the construction of the Santiago Monitoring Center and unpaidcomputer equipment for Gendarmeria branch offices. The Banco Estado Note bears interest at a rate of approximately $34.7 million as3.50% per annum, initially having a 6-month grace period with the first payment including the 6 months of October 31, 2017interest plus 1 month of principal on August 2, 2021, then monthly interest with principal, and a maturity date of January 2, 2024. The Company also paid 14,124,294CLP ($19,304USD) in broker fees which are amortized over the life of the loan.

On February 4, 2021, the Company borrowed 149,794,432CLP ($205,330USD) from HP Financial Services Chile Limitada (the “Debt”) (the “Debt ExchangeHP Note 2”). To facilitate the HP Note 2, the Company entered into a Note Payable Agreement with HP Financial Services Chile Limitada as the lender. The Debt Exchange calledHP Note 2 was used to purchase computer equipment for the Santiago Monitoring Center. The HP Note 2 bears interest at a rate of 6.61% per annum, payable monthly with principal beginning March 2021, and a maturity of March 4, 2024.

On February 5, 2021, the Company borrowed 99,808,328CLP ($136,564USD), net of 210,485CLP fees ($286USD), from Banco de Chile (the “Banco de Chile Note 1”). To facilitate the Banco de Chile Note, the Company entered into a Note Payable Agreement with Banco de Chile as the lender. The Banco de Chile Note was used to exchange newly issued shares of preferred stockpurchase HVAC equipment for the entire Debt subject to approval bySantiago Monitoring Center. The Banco de Chile Note bears interest at a rate of 2.54% per annum, payable monthly with principal beginning March 2021, and a maturity date of March 4, 2024.

On February 15, 2021, the investors who purchased securitiesCompany borrowed 500,000,000CLP ($678,214USD) from Conrent to finance the DebtBanco de Chile (the “NoteholdersBanco de Chile Note 2”). On NovemberTo facilitate the Banco de Chile Note 2, 2017, Conrent convenedthe Company entered into a meetingNote Payable Agreement with Banco de Chile as the lender. The Banco de Chile Note 2 was used as working capital and to complete the construction of the Noteholders to approvePuerto Montt Monitoring Center. The Banco de Chile Note 2 bears interest at a rate of 3.12% per annum, payable monthly with principal beginning March 2021, and a maturity of February 17, 2025. The Company also paid 28,248,588CLP ($38,317USD) in broker fees which are amortized over the Debt Exchange; however, the quorum required to approve the Debt Exchange was not achieved. Management continues to negotiate with Conrent regarding terms for the Debt Exchange acceptable to Noteholders with the objective of reaching an agreement acceptable to both Conrent and the Noteholders before the Debt matures on July 31, 2018.

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Debt obligations as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017, respectively, are comprisedlife of the following: 
 
 
December 31,
2017
 
 
September 30,
2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unsecured facility agreement with an entity whereby, as of June 30, 2015, the Company may borrow up to $30.4 million bearing interest at a rate of 8% per annum, payable in arrears semi-annually, with all principal and accrued and unpaid interest due on July 31, 2018. A $1.2 million origination fee was paid and recorded as a debt discount and will be amortized as interest expense over the term of the loan. As of December 31, 2017, the remaining debt discount was $130,067. We did not pay interest on this loan during the three months ended December 31, 2017.
 $30,269,933 
 $30,214,189 
 
    
    
Loan Agreement whereby the Company can borrow up to $5.0 million at 8% interest per annum on borrowed funds maturing on September 30, 2020.
  3,399,644 
  3,399,644 
 
    
    
Non-interest bearing notes payable to a Canadian governmental agency assumed in conjunction with the G2 acquisition.
  105,593 
  123,393 
 
    
    
Capital lease with effective interest rate of 12%. Lease matures August 15, 2019.
  13,489 
  14,022 
 
    
    
Total debt obligations
  33,788,659 
  33,751,248 
Less current portion
  (30,322,191)
  (30,270,531)
Long-term debt, net of current portion
 $3,466,468 
 $3,480,717 
loan.

The following table summarizes our future maturities of debt obligations, net of the amortization of debt discounts as of December 31, 2017:

Fiscal Year
 
 
Total
 
 
2018
 $30,452,258 
2019
  43,842 
2020
  3,422,626 
2021
  - 
2022
  - 
Debt discount
  (130,067)
 Total
 $33,788,659 
(19)  RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Related-Party Loan Agreement
On September 25, 2015, the Company entered into the Sapinda Loan Agreement with Sapinda, a related party, to provide the Company with a $5.0 million line of credit that accrues interest at a rate of 3% per annum for undrawn funds, and 8% per annum for borrowed funds. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Sapinda Loan Agreement, available funds may be drawn down at the Company’s request at any time prior to the maturity date of September 30, 2017 (the “Maturity Date”), when all borrowed funds, plus all accrued but unpaid interest will become due and payable. The Company, however, may elect to satisfy any outstanding obligations under the Sapinda Loan Agreement prior to the Maturity Date without penalties or fees.
On March 13, 2017, the Company and Sapinda entered into Amendment Number One to theSapinda Loan Agreement. Amendment Number One extends the maturity date of all loans made pursuant to theSapinda Loan Agreement to September 30, 2020. In addition, Amendment Number One eliminates the requirement that the Company pay Sapinda the3%interest, and forgives the 3% interest due to Sapinda for all undrawn funds under theSapinda Loan Agreement through the Execution Date. Further, Amendment Number One provides that all Lender Penalties accrued under theSapinda Loan Agreement through the Execution Date are forgiven. Per Amendment Number One, Lender Penalties shall begin to accrue again provided Sapinda has not funded the amount of $1.5 million on or before March 31, 2017. In breach of Amendment Number One, Sapinda failed to fund the $1.5 million by March 31, 2017. The Company formally notified Sapinda of the breach by letter dated April 4, 2017. The Company is again accruing Lender Penalties, amounting to $275,000 atDecember 31, 2017, under Section 6.3 of theSapinda Loan Agreement, as amended. We did not draw on this line of credit, nor did we pay any interest during the three months ended December 31, 2017. The undrawn balance of this line of credit at December 31, 2017 was $1,600,356.Further advances under theSapinda Loan Agreement are not currently expected to be forthcoming, and therefore no assurances can be given that the Company will obtain additional funds to which it is entitled under theSapinda Loan Agreement, or that the penalties accruing will ever be paid.
2023:

Twelve months ended December 31:

 

Total

 

2024

 $239,772 

2025

  25,006 

2026

  - 

2027

  42,864,000 

Total

  43,128,778 

Issuance costs

  (103,109

)

Debt obligations, net of unamortized issuance costs

 $43,025,669 

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Additional Related-Party Transactions and Summary of All Related-Party Obligations
 
 
Dec. 31,
2017
 
 
Sept. 30,
2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Related party loan with an interest rate of 3% and 8% per annum for undrawn and borrowed funds, respectively. Principal and interest due September 30, 2020.
 $3,399,644 
 $3,399,644 
Total related-party debt obligations
 $3,399,644 
 $3,399,644 
Each of the foregoing related-party transactions was reviewed and approved by disinterested and independent members ofthe Company’s Board of Directors. 

(20) PREFERRED AND COMMON STOCK

The Company is authorized to issue up to 30,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share. During the three months ended December 31, 2017, no shares of common stock were issued to Board of Director members for their services earned in the first quarter of 2018. The Company has deferred the issuance of shares of common stockCommon Stock and warrants since the fourth quarter of 2017, and $275,000 for unpaid Board of Director fees has been accrued at December 31, 2017.

The Company is authorized to issue up to 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.0001 par value per share.share (“Preferred Stock”). The Company’s Board of Directors has the authority to amend the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, without further shareholderstockholder approval, to designate and determine, in whole or in part, the preferences, limitations and relative rights of the preferred stockPreferred Stock before any issuance of the preferred stock,Preferred Stock, and to create one or more series of preferred stock.Preferred Stock. As of December 31, 2017,2023, there were no shares of preferred stockPreferred Stock outstanding.
In November

No dividends were paid during the three months ended December 31, 2023 or 2022, respectively.

Common Stock Issuances

There were no issuances of Common Stock in the three months ended December 31, 2023.

Series A Convertible Preferred Stock

On October 12, 2017, the BoardCompany filed a Certificate of Directors approvedDesignation of the grantRelative Rights and Preferences (“Certificate of 241,935Designation”) with the Delaware Division of Corporations, designating 1,200,000 shares of common stock valued at $300,000, as compensation for services rendered to the Company, which have not yet been issued. In addition, the Company issued 30,797 warrants to a member of the Company’s BoardPreferred Stock as Series A Preferred (“Series A Preferred”). Shares of Directors in exchange for 18,551Series A Preferred rank senior to the Company’s Common Stock, and all other classes and series of equity securities of the Company that by their terms do not rank senior to the Series A Preferred.

Except with respect to transactions upon which holders of the Series A Preferred are entitled to vote separately as a class under the terms of the Certificate of Designation, the Series A Preferred has no voting rights. The shares of common stockCommon Stock into which Series A Preferred is convertible shall, upon issuance, have all of the director previously received for services provided duringsame voting rights as other issued and outstanding shares of our Common Stock.

The Series A Preferred has no separate dividend rights; however, whenever the periodBoard declares a dividend on the Company’s Common Stock, if ever, each holder of October 2016record of a share of Series A Preferred shall be entitled to June 2017,receive an amount equal to such dividend declared on one share of Common Stock multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock into which such share of Series A Preferred could be converted on the Record Date.

Each share of Series A Preferred has a liquidation preference of $35.00 per share, and is convertible, at the holder’s option, into tenshares were thereby cancelledof the Company’s Common Stock, subject to adjustments as set forth in the three month period endedCertificate of Designation, at any time beginning five hundred and forty days after the date of issuance.

As of December 31, 2017.

2023, no shares of Series A Preferred were issued and outstanding.

 

(21) STOCK OPTIONS AND WARRANTS

Stock Incentive Plan

At the annual meeting of shareholdersstockholders on March 21, 2011, the shareholdersApril 13, 2022, our stockholders approved the 20122022 Omnibus Equity CompensationIncentive Plan (the “20122022 Plan”)., previously approved by the Company’s Board. The 20122022 Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options and nonqualified stock options, restricted stock, stock appreciation rights, performance shares, performance stock units, dividend equivalents, stock payments, deferred stock, restricted stock units, other stock-based awards and performance-based awards to employees and certain non-employees who provide services to the Company in lieu of cash. A total of 90,000500,000 shares were initiallyare authorized for issuance pursuant to awards granted under the 2022 Plan. The 2022 Plan supersedes and replaces the Company’s 2012 Plan. At the 2015 annual meetingEquity Compensation Plan (the “2012 Plan”).

The Board suspended further awards under the 2012 Plan as of June 30, 2020. Any awards outstanding under the 2012 Plan will remain subject to the 2012 Plan. WarrantsAll shares of Common Stock remaining authorized and available for Board members vest immediatelyissuance under the 2012 Plan and warrants issuedany shares subject to employees vest annually over either a twooutstanding awards under the 2012 Plan that subsequently expire, terminate, or three-year period afterare surrendered or forfeited for any reason without issuance of shares will automatically become available for issuance under our 2022 Plan.

There were no issuances of restricted shares in the grant date. 

three months ended December 31, 2023.

The Company recorded expense of $3,431 and $61,750 for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, related to the 2022 Plan. As of December 31, 2017,2023, there were 215,000 shares of our Common Stock reserved for future issuance under the 2022 Plan and 27,218 shares of common stock were availableour Common Stock reserved for future grantsissuance under the 2012 Plan.

All Options and Warrants

On November 30, 2017, the Board of Directors unanimously approved the adjustment of the exercise price of 605,678 unexercised warrants, with original exercise prices ranging from $1.81 to $19.46, issued under the 2012 Plan to $1.24, resulting in incremental stock-based compensation of $149,088, which was expensed in the three-month period ending December 31, 2017.

The fair value of each stock option and warrant grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. During the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company granted 30,797 and 154,410, respectively, options and warrants to purchase shares of common stock under the 2012 Plan. Excluding the incremental stock-based compensation mentioned above, theThe Company recorded no expense of $638,502 and $200,374 for the three months ended December 31, 20172023 and 2016,2022, respectively, related to the issuance and vesting of outstanding stock options and warrants.

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The option and warrant grants for During the three months ended December 31, 2017 were valued using2023 and 2022, the Black-Scholes model withCompany granted no options or warrants under the following weighted-average assumptions:
 
 
Three Months Ended
December 31
 
 
 
 2017
 
 
 2016
 
Expected stock price volatility
  120%
  119%
Risk-free interest rate
  1.92%
  0.60%
Expected life of options/warrants
 
5 years
 
 
2 Years
 
2022 Plan or under the 2012 Plan.

The expected life of stock options (warrants) represents the period of time that the stock options or warrants are expected to be outstanding based on the simplified method allowed under GAAP. The expected volatility is based on the historical price volatility of the Company’s common stock.Common Stock. The risk-free interest rate represents the U.S. Treasury bill rate for the expected life of the related stock options (warrants). The dividend yield represents the Company’s anticipated cash dividends over the expected life of the stock options (warrants).

A summary of stock option (warrant) activity for the three months ended December 31, 20172023, is presented below:

  

Shares

Under

Option

  

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

  

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual

Life (years)

  

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

 

Outstanding as of September 30, 2023

  4,688  $1.24   0.25  $- 

Granted

  -   -   -   - 

Expired/Cancelled

  (4,688

)

  1.24   -   - 

Exercised

  -   -   -   - 

Outstanding as of December 31, 2023

  -  $-   -  $- 

Exercisable as of December 31, 2023

  -  $-   -  $- 

 
 
 
Shares Under Option
 
 
Weighted Average
Exercise
Price
 
 
Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
 
 
Aggregate Intrinsic
Value
 
Outstanding as of September 30, 2017
  600,842 
 $8.51 
 
4.90 years
 
 $- 
Granted
  30,797 
 $4.87 
 
 
 
    
Expired/Cancelled
  (1,172)
 $(19.29)
 
 
 
    
Exercised
  - 
 $- 
 
 
 
    
Outstanding as of December 31, 2017
  630,467 
  1.78 
  4.63 
 $- 
Exercisable as of December 31, 2017
  570,467 
  1.84 
  4.67 
 $- 
The intrinsic value of options and warrants outstanding and exercisable is based on the Company’s share price of $1.05 at December 31, 2017.

(22) INCOME TAXES

The Company recognizes deferred income tax assets or liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the financial statements or income tax returns. Deferred income tax assets or liabilities are determined based upon the difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates expected to apply when the differences are expected to be settled or realized. Deferred income tax assets are reviewed periodically for recoverability and valuation allowances are provided as necessary. Interest and penalties related to income tax liabilities, when incurred, are classified in interest expense and income tax provision, respectively.

For the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company incurred a net loss for income tax purposes of $1,042,591 and $2,613,759, respectively. 

The amount and ultimate realization of the benefits from the net operating losses is dependent, in part, upon the tax laws in effect, the Company’sour future earnings, and other future events, the effects of which cannot be determined. The Company has established a valuation allowance for all deferred income tax assets not offset by deferred income tax liabilities due to the uncertainty of their realization. Accordingly, there is no benefit for income taxes in the accompanying statements of operations.

In computing income tax, we recognize an income tax provision in tax jurisdictions in which we have pre-tax income for the period and are expecting to generate pre-tax book income during the fiscal year.

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(23) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Legal Matters
We are,

The Company is, from time to time, involved in various legal proceedings incidental to the conduct of our business. Historically, the outcome of nearly all such legal proceedings has not, in the aggregate, had a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or liquidity. Other than as set forth below, there are no additional pending or threatened legal proceedings at this time.

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Lazar Leybovich et al. v. SecureAlert, Inc.On March 29, 2012, Lazar Leybovich, Dovie Leybovich and Ben Leybovich filed a complaint in the 11th Circuit Court in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida alleging breach of contract with regard to certain Stock Redemption Agreements. On May 2, 2016, the Court resolved this case in favor of the Company by granting the Company’s motion for Summary Judgment. The Plaintiffs filed a Notice of Appeal on June 1, 2016 challenging the Court’s ruling on the motion for Summary Judgment. Plaintiff’s appeal succeeded and will result in a trial occurring within the next four to eight months. We intend to defend the case vigorously.
Boggs et al. v. Judicial Electronic Monitoring, SecureAlert, Inc. et al.On December 3, 2015, Candace Boggs et al. filed a complaint in the State Court of Dougherty County, Georgia, alleging breach of contract and negligence in monitoring of certain offenders in Dougherty County, Georgia, as well as a request for punitive damages in an amount sufficient to deter similar conduct in the future. Plaintiffs withdrew their complaint in February 2016, but refiled the complaint on October 12, 2016. The Company’s motion for Summary Judgment was denied on February 27, 2017 and a Notice of Appeal was filed by The Company’s counsel on April 15, 2017. We are awaiting a ruling on an oral argument that took place on December 13, 2017 regarding a new statute which exempts vendors who assist law enforcement officials. We believe the allegations are inaccurate and are defending the case vigorously. We believe the probability of incurring a material loss to be remote.
Track Group, Inc. v. I.C.S. of the Bahamas Co. Ltd.On May 18, 2016, the Company filed a complaint in the District Court of the Third Judicial District in Salt Lake County, Utah alleging breach of contract, under the terms of a loan agreement and promissory note between the Company and I.C.S. of the Bahamas Co. Ltd (“ICS”). The Company’s damages of unpaid principal and interest on the Promissory Note are in the amount of $230,000.00, plus per annum interest. The Defendant’s initial Counterclaims were dismissed; however, the Court granted the Defendant leave to amend. The Amended Counter Claims were filed on June 23, 2017. The Company’s Motion to Dismiss the Amended Counterclaims was denied on September 19, 2017. The Company filed an Answer to the Amended Counterclaims on October 3, 2017. Once the discovery period ends on March 30, 2018, the Company will proceed with a Motion for Summary Judgment. We believe we will be successful in this action for amounts owed under the loan agreement and promissory note; however, the Company may encounter problems enforcing a favorable judgment in the foreign jurisdiction where ICS resides.
Track Group Inc. v. I.C.S. of the Bahamas Co. Ltd.On September 26, 2016, the Company filed a Notice of Arbitration with the International Centre for Dispute Resolution, alleging breach of contract by ICS. Under the terms of the Commercial and Monitoring Representative Agreement dated November 30, 2010 (the “C&M Agreement”) by and between the Company and ICS, any dispute must be resolved by binding arbitration. The Company asserts that ICS has failed to pay the Company fees owed to it under the C&M Agreement. The amount owed to the Company is approximately $1.0 million. Depositions were completed in August of 2017. The arbitration hearing took place on January 31, 2018 and we expect a ruling within 30 days. The Company is confident it will be successful in the arbitration; however, the Company may encounter problems enforcing a successful arbitration award in the foreign jurisdiction where ICS resides.
John Merrill v. Track Group, Inc. and Guy Dubois.On November 30, 2016, the Company was served with a complaint filed by John Merrill, the former Chief Financial Officer of the Company, in District Court of the Third Judicial District in Salt Lake County, Utah alleging breach of contract, among other causes of action, related to Mr. Merrill’s termination of employment. Mr. Merrill is seeking not less than $590,577 plus interest, attorney fees and costs. Mr. Merrill’s employment with the Company was terminated effective September 27, 2016. The Company filed an Answer with Counter Claims on December 21, 2016. The Company filed a motion for Summary Judgment on January 16, 2018 and we expect a ruling within six months. We intend to defend the case vigorously and believe the allegations and claims are without merit.
Michael Anthony Johnson v. Community Corrections of Marion County and Track Group, Inc.On February 28, 2017, the Company was notified that Mr. Johnson, the Plaintiff, had filed a pro se complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, asserting violations of his rights under 28 U.S.C. Sec.1331. Mr. Johnson alleges damages of at least $250,000. We believe the allegations and claims are unfounded and without merit. The Company plans to file a motion for Summary Judgment before the end of February 2018. We will defend the case vigorously and believe the probability of incurring a material loss to be remote.

SecureAlert, Inc. v. Federal Government of Mexico (Department of the Interior).On March 24, 2017, SecureAlert Inc. (a predecessor entity to Track Group, Inc. or the Company) filed a complaint before the Federal Administrative Tribunal, asserting the failure by Defendantsdefendants to pay claimant amounts agreed to, and due under, the Pluri Annual Contract for the Rendering of Monitoring Services of Internees, through Electric Bracelets, in the Islas Marias Penitentiary Complex dated July 15, 2011, entered into by and between2011. Although preliminary rulings have been unfavorable to the Organo Administrativo Desconcentrado Prevencion y Readaptacion SocialCompany, the Company’s counsel continues to review its remaining claims which are upwards of $4.0 million. Based upon the fee arrangement the Company has with its counsel, we anticipate the future liabilities attributable to legal expense will be minimal.

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, through its Trustees v. International Surveillance Services Corporation. On January 23, 2020, the Company was served with a summons for an Adversary Action pending against International Surveillance Services Corporation (“ISS”), a subsidiary of the then Public Security Department,Company, now known as Track Group – Puerto Rico Inc., in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico seeking to recover allegedly fraudulent transfers and presently,to disallow claims pursuant to United States Bankruptcy and Puerto Rican law. The allegations stem from payments made to ISS between 2014 and 2017, which the Company believes were properly made in accordance with a contract between ISS and the government of Puerto Rico, through the Oficina de Servicios con Antelacion a Juicio, originally signed in 2011. The Company is confident that all payments it received were earned and due under applicable law and produced documentation supporting its position in an agencyinformal document exchange with the Commonwealth on July 6, 2020. At this time, the case remains stayed by Court order. The Company remains confident in its position and no accrual for a potential loss has been made, after consultation with legal counsel.

Jeffrey Mohamed Abed v. Track Group, Inc., et al. On June 7, 2021, Jeffrey Mohamed Abed filed a complaint seeking unspecified damages in the Superior Court of the National Security CommissionState of California, alleging strict products liability, negligence and breach of implied warranty premised upon injuries sustained by Abed who was involved in an automobile accident while wearing a GPS tracking device of the DepartmentCompany. The Company disputes Abed’s claims and will defend the case vigorously. The Company remains confident in its position and no accrual for a potential loss has been made, after consultation with legal counsel.

Track Group Chile SpA. v. Republic of Chile.On January 24, 2022, Track Group Chile SpA., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Interior, and SecureAlert, Inc., presently Company (“Track Group, Inc.Chile”) initiated a judicial action in the Court of Justice of Chile to settle a contract dispute with the Republic of Chile related to its contract with the Chilean National Prisoner Service, the Company’s customer in the Republic of Chile (the “Customer”). The judicial action followed the issuance by the Customer on December 19, 2021 of the first of two letters fining Track Chile approximately USD $1.5 million for delays in completing two offender monitoring centers caused principally by the COVID-19 global pandemic. Track Chile also was granted an injunction preventing the Chilean government from drawing down on the performance bond (the “Performance Bond”) posted by Track Chile on July 2, 2020 with an expiration date of July 1, 2024 (the “Expiration Date”).  On January 17, 2024, a Chilean appellate court overturned the injunction. The Company’s claim amountChilean counsel is upwards of $6.0 million. On March 28, 2017, the Federal Administrative Tribunal rejected our claim, based on its determination that this case should be resolved by a Civil Court and not by the Federal Administrative Tribunal. For that reason, on April 25, 2017, the Company filed an appeal before the Collegiate Tribunals against the decisionconsidering Track Chile’s options in light of the Federal Administrative Tribunal. Counsel estimates the Tribunal should have a ruling on or before June 30, 2018. If the Company’s appealappellate court’s decision.  The Company is successful, the case willconfident that resolution of these issues can be sent backreached prior to the Federal Administrative Tribunal for a resolution onExpiration Date and remains confident in its position regarding the merits of the case.

contract dispute.  As a result, and after consultation with legal counsel, no accrual for a potential loss related to the Performance Bond has been made.  Notwithstanding the judicial action, management expects that Track Chile will execute new agreements with the Customer in the near future.

Michael Matthews v. Track Group, Inc., et al. On December 13, 2022, Plaintiff Michael Matthews filed a complaint in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, amended on July 23, 2023, against the Company and other defendants alleging wrongful arrest and incarceration and a deprivation of his rights following his purportedly erroneous violation of home monitoring program requirements. On January 10, 2024, the court dismissed the Plaintiff’s second amended complaint with leave to replead by January 30, 2024. Plaintiff filed a third amended complaint on January 30, 2024, however, subsequently filed a motion to voluntarily dismiss the case on January 31, 2024.

Kevin Barnes v. Track Group, Inc., et. al. On December 28, 2023, the Company was served with a second amended complaint filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois naming the Company and alleging strict liability and negligence against the Company and other defendants related to alleged injuries sustained by Barnes from an electronic monitoring device. The Company disputes Barnes’ claims and will defend the case vigorously. The Company remains confident in its position and no accrual for a potential loss has been made, after consultation with legal counsel.

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Inversiones Tecnologicas SpA v.

Performance Bonds

As of December 31, 2023, the Company has one performance bond in connection with a foreign customer totaling $1,695,741, the Performance Bond, of which $1,186,991 is held in an interest-bearing account on behalf of the bank and is recorded in Other Assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The amount held on the Performance Bond will be released following the Expiration Date, all contract extensions have been exhausted, and the consent of the Customer, but in no event before July 2024 and more likely in 2025; provided, however, as disclosed above in Track Group Chile SpA. On October 10, 2014, Inversiones Tecnologicas SpA (a.k.a. Position) filed a complaint before v. Republic of Chile, the Civil Court of Santiago, in order to collect $1.0 million of fees for alleged services rendered with occasionPerformance Bond has not been drawn down as of the public tenderdate of this Report.

The amounts held on two additional performance bonds posted by Track Chile were released in the second quarter of 2023 and the Company received $1,041,797, including interest.

The Company pays interest on the full amount of the Performance Bond to the financial institution providing the guarantee at 2.8% interest per annum for the adjudication of the contract ID 634-66-LP13 labeled “Telematics Surveillance of Convicts.” On April 13, 2017, the Court issued its decision, rejecting the Plaintiff’s claim, under the consideration that insufficient evidence of a service agreement between Track Group Chile SpA (formerly Secure Alert Chile SpA) and Inversiones Tecnologicas SpA, was submitted to the Court. Moreover, the fact that Secure Alert Chile SpA was incorporated after the facts on which the lawsuit is based, led to the complete dismissal of the claim. Position filed an appeal on May 4, 2017. A hearing on the Appeal may be scheduledPerformance Bond expiring in late February, 2018.July 2024. The Company expectsrecorded interest expense for the court to make a decision within three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 of the hearing date.

$11,960 and $31,525, respectively.

 
Pablo Gonzalez-Cruz, et al. v. Track Group-Puerto Rico, et al. On June 9, 2017, the Plaintiff, Pablo Gonzalez-Cruz, and relatives of the Plaintiff, filed a Complaint in the Court of First Instance, San Juan Superior Court, Common Wealth of Puerto Rico against the Company, and associated parties alleging the death of his daughter was a direct and immediate result of the gross negligence and guilty indifferent actions and omissions of all the defendants. Plaintiff is requesting damages of no less than $2.0 million. The Company’s Answer and Appearance were filed August 13, 2017. We are currently in the discovery period.
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(24) SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Effective January 1, 2018, the Company entered into a multi-year Monitoring Services Agreement with Marion County Community Corrections Agency, by and through the Marion County Community Corrections Board (collectively, “Marion County”), pursuant to which the Company shall provide Marion County with GPS and alcohol monitoring equipment, certain services, and software to be used for offenders ordered into the Marion County Community Corrections program by the courts. In exchange for the products and services provided by the Company, Marion County shall make periodic payments, the sum of which shall be determined based on the duration of use of individual units of equipment.
On January 18, 2018, the Company entered into a Monitoring Services Agreement (the “Gendarmeria Agreement”) with Gendarmeria de Chile, the Republic of Chile’s uniform prison service (“Gendarmeria”), for services the Company began offering to Gendarmeria in October 2017. The Company currently provides Gendarmeria with GPS monitoring devices, certain services, and software to be used for offenders ordered into a corrections program by the Chilean courts. In exchange for the products and services provided by the Company, Gendarmeria shall make periodic payments, the sum of which shall be determined based on installation fees and the duration of use of individual units of equipment. Pursuant to its terms, the Gendarmeria Agreement will expire in October 2018.

In accordance with the Subsequent Events Topic of the FASB ASC 855, we have evaluated subsequent events through the filing date and noted that, other than as disclosed above, no additional subsequent events have occurred that are reasonably likely to have an impact on the financial statements.

 
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Item 2. Management’sManagements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this Quarterly Report, or this Report) contains information that constitutes “forward-looking statements”forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”Exchange Act). Generally, the statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that are not purely historical can be considered to be “forward-looking statements.forward-looking statements. These statements represent our expectations, hopes, beliefs, anticipations, commitments, intentions, and strategies regarding the future. They may be identified by the use ofusing words or phrases such as “believes,believes “expects,, expects “intends,, intends “anticipates,, anticipates “should,, should “plans,, plans “estimates,, estimates “projects,, projects “potential,, potential, and “will,will among others. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements contained in Management’sManagements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations regarding our financial performance, revenue, and expense levels in the future and the sufficiency of our existing assets to fund future operations and capital spending needs. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. In addition, forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from our historical experience and our present expectations or projections. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those described in “Risk Factors”Risk Factors in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, and those described from time to time in our reports filed with the SEC.

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto that are contained in this Report, as well as Management’sManagements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017,2023, and Current Reports on Form 8-K that have been filed with the SEC through the date of this Report. Except as otherwise indicated, as used in this Report, the terms the Company,Track Group,we, weour, and usour,” “us,” refer to Track Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

General

Our core business is based on the manufacture and leasing of patented tracking and monitoring solutions to federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, both in the U.SU.S. and abroad, for the electronic monitoring of offenders and offering unique data analytics services on a platform-as-a-service (“PaaS”) business model. Currently, we deploy offender-based management services that combine patented GPS tracking technologies, fulltimefull-time 24/7/365 global monitoring capabilities, case management, and proprietary data analytics. We offer customizable tracking solutions that leverage real-time tracking data, best practices monitoring, and analytics capabilities to create complete, end-to-end tracking solutions.

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Devices - Our devices consist principally of the ReliAlertTMproduct line, which is supplemented by the ShadowReliAlert® product line. These devices are generally leased on a daily rate basis and may be combined with our monitoring center services, proprietary software and data analytics subscription to provide an end-to-end PaaS.

ReliAlertTMand Shadow.  Our tracking devices utilize patented technology and are securely attached around an offender’s ankle with a tamper resistant strap that cannot be adjusted or removed without detection, unless by a supervising officer, and

ReliAlert®XC4 is our flagship GPS device, which is activated through services provided by ouramong the safest and most reliable monitoring centers. The ReliAlertTMand Shadow units are intelligent devices ever made. It is the only one-piece GPS device with integrated computer circuitry, utilizing both GPS and RF, and constructed from case-hardened plastics designed to promptly notify the intervention centers of any attempt made to breach applicable protocols, or to remove or otherwise tamper with the device or optical strap housing. The ReliAlertTMplatform also incorporatespatented 3-way voice communication to assist intervention efforts, now on the LTE network with increased battery life. This device includes on-board processing, secondary location technology, that provides officersa 95db siren, embedded RF technology, anti-tampering capabilities, increased battery life and sleep mode.

ReliAlert®XC3 - Advanced features enable agencies to effectively track offender movements and communicate directly with 24/7/365offenders in real-time, through a patented, on-board two/three-way voice communication with the offenders. Both devices are FCC, CEtechnology. This device includes an enhanced GPS antenna and PTCRB certifiedGPS module for higher sensitivity GPS, enhanced voice audio quality, increased battery performance of 50+ hours, 3G cellular capabilities, improved tamper sensory and protected by numerous patents and trademarks.

durability enhancements.

Monitoring Center Services.Services - Our monitoring center facilitiescenters provide live 24/7/365 monitoring of all alarms generated from our devices, as well as customer and technical support. Our monitoring center operators play a vital role, and as such, we staff our centersare staffed with highly-trained, bi-lingualhighly trained, bilingual individuals. These operators act as an extension of agency resources receiving alarms, communicating and intervening with offenders regarding violations and interacting with supervision staff, all pursuant to agency-established protocols. The facilities have redundant power source,sources, battery back-upbackup and triple redundancy in voice, data and IP. The Company has established monitoring centers in the U.S. and Chile. In addition, the Company hasWe have assisted in the establishment of monitoring centers for customers and local partners in the United States, Chile and other global locations

locations.

Data Analytics Services.Services - Our TrackerPALIntelliTrack, TrackerPAL® software, TrackerPALIntelliTrack Mobile, TrackerPAL® Mobile, combined with our Data Analytic analysis tools, provide an integrated platform allowing case managers and law enforcement officers’officers quick access views of an offender’s travel behavior, mapping, and provide inference on patterns. Our advanced data analytics services help facilitate the discovery and communication of meaningful patterns in diverse locations and behavioral data that helps agencies reduce risks and improve decision making. Our analytics applications use various combinations of statistical analysis procedures, data and text mining and predictive modeling to proactively analyze information on community-released offenders to discover hidden relationships and patterns in their behaviors and to predict future outcomes.

Other Services - The Company offers smartphone applications specifically designed for the criminal justice market, including a domestic violence app that creates a mobile geo-zone around a survivor and an alcohol monitoring app linked to a police-grade breathalyzer. 

Business Strategy

We are committed to helping our customers improve offender rehabilitation and re-socialization outcomes through our innovative hardware, software and services. We treat our business as a service offersbusiness. Although we still manufacture patented tracking technology, we see the physical goods as only a highly complexsmall part of the integrated offender monitoring solutions we provide. Accordingly, rather than receiving a payment just for a piece of manufactured equipment, the Company receives a recurring stream of revenue for ongoing device agnostic subscription contracts. As part of our strategy, we continue to expand our device-agnostic platform to not only collect, but also store, analyze, assess and correlate location data for both accountability and auditing reasons, as well as to use for predictive reporting mechanism that combines modern statistical methods, developed using computer scienceanalytics and used by intelligence agencies that separate noteworthy events from normal events, rank offender cases accordingassessment of effective and emerging techniques in criminal behavior and rehabilitation. We believe a high-quality customer experience along with knowledgeable salespeople who can convey the value of our products and services greatly enhances our ability to their need for supervision,attract and relate decision-relevant metricsretain customers. Therefore, our strategy also includes building and expanding our own direct sales force and our third-party distribution network to benchmarkseffectively reach more customers and provide them with a world-class sales and post-sales support experience. In addition, we are developing related service offerings to address adjacent market opportunities in real-time.

both the public and private sectors. We believe continual investment in research and development (“R&D”), including smartphone applications and other monitoring services is critical to the development and sale of innovative technologies and integrated solutions today and in the future.

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Strategy
Our global growth strategy is to continue to expand service offerings on a subscription basis that empower professionals in security, law enforcement, corrections and rehabilitation organizations worldwide with a single-sourced, real-time, end-to-end offender management solution that integrates reliable intervention technologies to support re-socialization, monitoring, and predictive analytics for offenders. In selective circumstances, we will also assist agencies by operating offender pay programs. To accomplish these objectives, we have and will continue to innovate and grow our portfolio of proprietary and non-proprietary real-time monitoring and intervention products and services, including smartphone applications. These products include GPS, RF, drug and alcohol testing for offenders, domestic violence applications and predictive analytics. Given the flexibility of our platform, our device technology, tracking, monitoring, and analytical capabilities, we believe that our solutions may apply to other industry verticals that require tracking, monitoring and predictive analytics such as those entities responsible for pre-trial participants or individuals on bail.

Critical Accounting Policies

From time to time, management reviews and evaluates certain accounting policies that are considered to be significant in determining ourthe results of operations and financial position.

A description of the Company’s critical accounting policies that affect the preparation of the Company’s financial statements is set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2017,2023, filed with the SEC on December 19, 2017.20, 2023. During the three months ended December 31, 20172023, there have been no materialtwo changes to the Company'sCompany’s critical accounting policies.

In January 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2017-04, Intangibles Goodwill and Other: Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. ASU 2017-04 simplifies the subsequent measurement of goodwill by removing the second step of the two-step impairment test. The amendment requires an entity to perform its annual or interim goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with the carrying amount. An entity still has the option to perform the qualitative assessment for a reporting unit to determine if the quantitative impairment test is necessary. ASU 2017-04 became effective for accelerated filing companies for annual periods or any interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 and all other entities should adopt the amendments in ASU 2017-04 for its annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. The amendment should be applied on a prospective basis. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. The adoption of this accounting standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 did not have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which adds a current expected credit loss (“CECL”) impairment model to GAAP that is based on expected losses rather than incurred losses. Modified retrospective adoption is required with any cumulative-effect adjustment recorded to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. ASU 2016-13 became effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, excluding smaller reporting entities, which became effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. The adoption of this accounting standard in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 did not have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.

The preparation of financial statements requires management to make significant estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenuesrevenue and expenses.expense. By their nature, these judgments are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty. We assess the reasonableness of our estimates, including those related to bad debts, inventories, right of use assets, estimated useful lives, intangible assets, warranty obligations, product liability, revenue, legal matters and income taxes. We base our estimates on historical experience as well as available current information on a regular basis. Management uses this information to form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Government Regulation

Our operations are subject to various federal, state, local and international laws and regulations.

Currently, we are not involved in any pending or, to our knowledge, threatened governmental proceedings, which would require curtailment of our operations because of such laws and regulations.

Results of Operations

Three Months Ended December 31, 2017,2023, Compared to Three Months Ended December 31, 2016

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Revenue

For the three months ended December 31, 2017,2023, the Company recognized total revenue from operations of $7,490,694$8,966,972 compared to $7,671,490$8,855,691 for the three months ended December 31, 2016, a decrease2022, an increase of $180,796$111,281, or 2%approximately 1%. The decreaseincrease in revenuemonitoring revenues is driven principally by an increase in people assigned to monitoring for clients in Illinois and Canada. This increase was principally the result of (i) a loss of a Caribbean customer whose contract ended in November 2016, partially offset by (ii) an increase in total growth of our North American monitoring operations driven byrevenue decreases for clients in IndianaPuerto Rico and Virginia,Chile who experienced decreases in the number of people assigned to monitoring. These increases and (iii) growthreductions from all of offender monitoring in Chile.

Otherthese locations represent typical fluctuations which occur daily.

Product sales and other revenue for the three months ended December 31, 20172023 decreased to $139,889$292,487 from $406,477$565,909 in the same period in 20162022, a decrease of $273,422 or approximately 48%. The decrease in product and other revenue was largely due to lower international product sales, of consumable items.principally in Saudi Arabia, partially offset by product sales to a new customer in Brazil. We will continue to largely focus on recurring subscription basedsubscription-based opportunities as opposed to equipment sales.

The industry in which the Company operates, as well as many other industries (automotive, consumer products and medical devices), have been impacted by the global semiconductor shortage. The availability of semiconductor parts has continued to improve in Fiscal 2024; however, long lead times remain with certain parts.

Cost of Revenue

During the three months ended December 31, 2017,2023, cost of revenue totaled $3,019,149$4,763,452 compared to cost of revenue during the three months ended December 31, 20162022 of $4,127,556, a decrease$4,675,013, an increase of $1,108,407$88,439 or 27%2%. The decreaseincrease in cost of revenue was largely theresult of decreases inhigher device repair costs related to regreasing some outstanding devices of $437,307,$275,154, partially offset by lowercommunication costs of $286,326,$125,947 and lower customshardware purchase costs of $189,879 and lower monitoring costs of $158,554. During the three-month period ended December 31, 2016, we incurred one-time costs of $371,144, which is reflected in monitoring, products and other related services in the condensed consolidated income statement, that did not reoccur in the three months ended December 31, 2017. Excluding these one-time costs, cost of revenue for the three-months ended December 31, 2017 would have decreased $575,206, or 15%, compared to the same period in 2016.

$43,704.

Depreciation and amortization included in cost of revenue for the three months ended December 31, 20172023 and 20162022 totaled $477,142$789,463 and $445,493, respectively.$773,019, respectively, an increase of $16,444. These costs represent the depreciation of TrackerPAL™,ReliAlert™ReliAlert® and other monitoring devices, as well as the amortization of monitoring software and certain royalty agreements. The increase in depreciation and amortization costs is largely due to an increase in device depreciation expense of $40,385, offset by a decrease in amortization of $23,941 for fully amortized developed technology and trade names. Amortization of a patent related to GPS and satellite tracking are also included in depreciation and amortization. Devices are depreciated over either a three- or five-year useful life. Monitoring software is amortized over a seven-year life. Royalty agreements. We believe this life is are being amortized over a ten-year useful life. The Company believes these lives are appropriate due to rapid changes in electronic monitoring technology and the corresponding potential for obsolescence. Management periodically assesses the useful life of the devices for appropriateness. Amortization of a patent related to GPS and satellite tracking is also included in cost of sales.

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Impairment cost for equipment

Gross Profit and partsMargin

During the three months ended December 31, 2023, gross profit totaled $4,203,520, resulting in a gross margin of approximately 47%. During the three months ended December 31, 2022, gross profit totaled $4,180,678, resulting in a gross margin of approximately 47%. The increase in absolute gross profit of $22,842 is due to an increase in revenue of $111,281, lower communication costs and lower hardware purchase costs, partially offset by higher device repair costs and nominally higher depreciation and amortization costs.

General and Administrative Expense

During the three months ended December 31, 2023, general and administrative expense totaled $2,757,887 compared to $2,754,521 for the three months ended December 31, 20172022. The nominal increase of $3,366 in general and 2016 were $0administrative cost resulted largely from an increase in bad debt expense, partially offset by a decrease in insurance costs.

Selling and $74,787, respectively. These costs relate to disposal of obsolete inventory, monitoring equipment and parts for enhancements to our various devices and monitoring platform.

Gross Profit and Margin
Marketing Expense

During the three months ended December 31, 2017, gross profit2023, selling and marketing expense totaled $4,471,545, representing an increase of $927,611 or 26%$706,531 compared to the same period last year and resulting in a gross margin of 60% compared to $3,543,934 or a gross margin of 46% during$729,470 for the three months ended December 31, 2016.2022. The increase in grossmargin isdecrease of $22,939 or approximately 3% resulted largely due to thefrom lower wages and related payroll taxes of $19,283 and lower outside services of $38,876, partially offset by higher travel and entertainment costs of revenue mentioned above. Excluding the one-time costs of revenue previously mentioned, gross profit for the three-months ended December 31, 2016 would have been $3,915,078$48,657. 

Research and gross profit margin would have been 51%.

General and AdministrativeDevelopment Expense

During the three months ended December 31, 2017, general2023, research and administrativedevelopment expense totaled $3,657,738$682,463 compared to $3,175,054$589,805 for the three months ended December 31, 2016.2022. The increase of $482,684$92,658 or 15% in generalapproximately 16% was largely due to increased payroll and administrative costs resulted largely from an increase in stock-based compensationrelated tax expense of $562,216, higher legal and professional fees of $147,903 and higher wages and benefit costs of $137,161,$140,225, partially offset by lower bad debt expensea decrease in outside services of $172,642, lower recruiting costs of $63,303, lower repair$20,536.

Depreciation and maintenance costs of $52,776, lower rent expense of $36,125 and lower outside labor expenses of $28,283.

Restructuring Costs
Amortization Expense

During the three months ended December 31, 2016, we recorded $566,3302023, depreciation and amortization expense totaled $239,760 compared to $247,710 for the three months ended December 31, 2022, a decrease of costs related$7,950 or approximately 3%, largely due to the relocation of our headquarters from Salt Lake City, Utah to our existing Chicagoland office. These costs include the transfer of our own monitoring center activities to a highly-specialized third party, severance pay related to a reduction of approximately 65 monitoring center employees, as well as other support employeesfully amortized intangible assets and moving costs. All costs related to the relocation were paid in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017. See Note 17 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Sellingfully depreciated furniture and Marketingequipment.

Total Operating Expense

During the three months ended December 31, 2017, selling and marketing2023, total operating expense decreasedincreased to $409,737$4,386,641 compared to $589,768$4,321,506 for the three months ended December 31, 2016. The reduction in expenses2022, an increase of $180,031,$65,135 or approximately 31% decrease2%. The increase is principally due to the result of lower outside service costs of $84,438, lower travel related expenses of $41,489 and lower wages and benefits of $31,546.

Research and Development Expense
factors disclosed above.

Operating Income (Loss)

During the three months ended December 31, 2017, research and development expense totaled $163,9462023, operating loss was $183,121 compared to $488,178$140,828 for the three months ended December 31, 2016, a decrease2022. The increase of $324,232 or approximately 66%. The decreaseresulted largely from lower wages and benefits$42,293 in operating loss was principally due to an increase in operating expense of $203,349 and lower outside service costs$65,135, partially offset by an increase in gross profit of $96,078. In addition, we are significantly enhancing our technology platform to improve the efficiency of our software, firmware, user interface, and automation. As a result of these improvements, $254,899 was capitalized as developed technology during$22,842.

Other Income (Expense)

For the three months ended December 31, 2017 and $570,093 was capitalized in the three months ended December 31, 2016. A portion2023, other income (expense) totaled income of these expenses would have been recognized as research and development expense, absent the significant enhancements to the technology.

Depreciation and Amortization Expense
During the three months ended December 31, 2017, depreciation and amortization expense totaled $564,740$101,023 compared to $575,111other income of $63,601 for the three months ended December 31, 2016, a decrease2022, an increase of $10,371 or approximately 2%.
Other Income and Expense
For the three months ended December 31, 2017,$37,422. The increase in other income (expense) totaled $717,975is largely due to positive currency exchange rate movements of $55,794 between the US Dollar vs. the Chilean Peso, compared to $763,252the prior period.

Net Income Attributable to Common Stockholders

The Company had net income attributable to common stockholders of $461 for the three months ended December 31, 2016, a decrease in net expense of $45,277 or approximately 6%.The decrease in other income (expense) is due2023, compared to positive currency exchange rate movements, partially offset by higher interest expense, net.

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Net Loss Attributable to Common Shareholders
The Company had Net loss attributable to common shareholders of $1,042,591$36,384 for the three months ended December 31, 2017, compared to a Net loss attributable to common shareholders of $2,613,759 for the three months ended December 31, 2016,2022, a decrease of $1,571,168 or 60%. $35,923. This decrease in net lossincome is largely due tohighergross profit, the absence of restructuring costs, research and development expense and higher interest expense, partially offset by lower selling and marketing expense, lower research and development costshigher other income and lower currency exchangetax expense. These amounts were offset by higher stock-based compensation costs.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Historically, we have been unable

The company believes that its existing cash and its future cash flow from operations will be sufficient to finance ourmeet the cash requirements of its existing business solely from cash flows from operating activities. During prior periods,for the foreseeable future.

On December 21, 2020, Conrent and the Company supplemented cash flowssigned an amendment to finance the businessAmended Facility Agreement which extended the maturity date of the Amended Facility Agreement to July 1, 2024 (“Amended Facility”), capitalized the accrued and unpaid interest, increasing the outstanding principal amount and reduced the interest rate of the Amended Facility from borrowings under a credit facility, a revolving line8% to 4%. On April 26, 2023, the Company and Conrent entered into another amendment to the Amended Facility (the “Amendment”). The Amendment: (i) extended the maturity date from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2027 (the “Maturity Date”); (ii) amended the applicable interest rate resulting in an escalating interest rate as follows: 4% through June 30, 2024, 5% through June 30, 2025, 5.5% through June 30, 2026, and 6% through the Maturity Date; and (iii) removed section 7.3 “Change of credit from oneControl of our shareholders, receiptthe Amended Facility Agreement. In return, the Company agreed to pay total fees of certain disgorgement funds, and from the sale and issuance of debt securities.EUR 225,000 in five annual installments to Conrent. As of December 31, 2017, excluding2023, $42,864,000 of principal and $876,331 of interest $3.4 million was owed to Sapinda underConrent.

On January 6, 2021, theSapinda Company borrowed 70,443,375 Chilean Pesos (“CLP”) ($101,186USD) from HP Financial Services Chile Limitada. To facilitate the Loan, the Company entered into a Note Payable Agreement with HP Financial Services Chile Limitada as lender. The loan was used to purchase PABX (private automatic branch exchange phone equipment) for the construction of the Gendarmeria de Chile monitoring centers in Santiago and $30.4 millionPuerto Montt, Chile. The loan bears an interest rate of 6.56% per annum, payable monthly with principal beginning February 2021 and a maturity date of February 6, 2024.

On January 12, 2021, the Company borrowed 347,198,500CLP ($482,965USD), net of 2,801,500CLP fees ($3,897USD), from Banco Santander. To facilitate the Loan, the Company entered into a Note Payable Agreement with Banco Santander as lender. The loan was owedused to Conrent undercomply with theConrent construction of Gendarmeria de Chile monitoring center in Santiago, Chile and remodel a temporary monitoring center. The loan bears an interest rate of 5.04% per annum, payable monthly with principal beginning February 2021 and a maturity of May 11, 2024. The Company also paid 19,607,843CLP ($27,275USD) in broker fees which are amortized over the life of the loan.

On February 2, 2021, the Company borrowed 247,999,300CLP ($338,954USD), net of 2,000,700CLP fees ($2,734USD), from Banco Estado. To facilitate the Loan, Agreement. the Company entered into a Note Payable Agreement with Banco Estado as lender. The loan was used for the construction of the Gendarmeria de Chile monitoring center in Santiago and computer equipment for Gendarmeria branch offices. The loan bears an interest rate of 3.50% per annum, initially having a 6-month grace period with the first payment including the 6 months of interest plus 1 month of principal on August 2, 2021, then monthly interest with principal and a maturity date of January 2, 2024. The Company also paid 14,124,294CLP ($19,304USD) in broker fees which are amortized over the life of the loan.

On February 4, 2021, the Company borrowed 149,794,432CLP ($205,330USD) from HP Financial Services Chile Limitada. To facilitate the Loan, the Company entered into a Note Payable Agreement with HP Financial Services Chile Limitada as lender. The loan was used to purchase computer equipment for the Gendarmeria de Chile monitoring center in Santiago, Chile. The loan bears interest at a rate of 6.61% per annum, payable monthly with principal beginning March 2021 and a maturity of March 4, 2024.

On February 5, 2021, the Company borrowed of 99,808,328CLP ($136,564USD), net of 210,485CLP fees ($286USD), from Banco de Chile. To facilitate the Loan, the Company entered into a Note Payable Agreement with Banco de Chile as lender. The loan was used to purchase HVAC equipment for Gendarmeria de Chile monitoring center in Santiago, Chile. The loan bears an interest rate of 2.54% per annum, payable monthly with principal beginning March 2021 and a maturity date of March 4, 2024.

On February 15, 2021, the Company borrowed 500,000,000CLP ($678,214USD) from Banco de Chile. To facilitate the Loan, the Company entered into a Note Payable Agreement with Banco de Chile as lender. The loan was used as working capital and to complete the construction of the Gendarmeria monitoring center in Puerto Montt, Chile. The loan bears interest at a rate of 3.12% per annum, payable monthly with principal beginning March 2021 and a maturity of February 17, 2025. The Company also paid 28,248,588CLP ($38,317USD) in broker fees which are amortized over the life of the loan.

No borrowings or sales of equity securities occurred during the three months ended December 31, 2017.

On October 9, 2017,2023 or during the Company entered into a Debt Exchange Agreement with Conrent regarding total debt and unpaid interest of approximately $34.7 million as of October 31, 2017 (the “Debt”) (the “Debt Exchange”). The Debt Exchange called for the Company to exchange newly issued shares of preferred stock for the entire Debt subject to approval by the investors who purchased securities from Conrent to finance the Debt (the “Noteholders”). On November 2, 2017, Conrent convened a meeting of the Noteholders to approve the Debt Exchange; however, the quorum required to approve the Debt Exchange was not achieved. Management continues to negotiate with Conrent regarding terms for the Debt Exchange acceptable to Noteholders with the objective of reaching an agreement acceptable to both Conrent and the Noteholders before the Debt matures on July 31, 2018. 
years ended September 30, 2023 or 2022.

Net Cash Flows fromProvided by Operating Activities.

Activities.

During thethree months ended December 31, 2017, we incurred a net loss of $1,042,591 and2023, we had cash flows from operating activities of $328,210,$642,325, compared to a net loss from continuing operations of $2,613,759 and cash flows from operating activities of $2,136,796$2,328,423 for thethree months ended December 31,2016. 2022, representing a $1,686,098 decrease or approximately 72%. The decrease ofin cash from operations compared to the prior year period was largely the result of an increasedecreases in prepaid expensesour net income and deposits, a decreaseincreases in accounts payable,receivable and higher accounts receivable, partially offset by improved operating results. 

foreign currency exchange gain.

Net Cash Flows fromUsed in Investing Activities.

Activities.

The Company used $594,726$856,515 of cash from investing activities during the three months ended December 31, 2023, compared to $2,188,616 of cash used for investing activities during thethree months ended December 31,, 2017, compared to $1,401,455 of cash used during thethree months ended December 31,2016.  2022. Cash used for investing activities was used for significant enhancements of our software platform and used forprimarily related to purchases of monitoring and other equipment to meet customer demand during the three months ended December 31, 2017.

2023 and 2022.

Net Cash Flows fromUsed in Financing Activities.

The Company used $17,289$124,338 of cash forfrom financing activities during thethree months ended December 31,2017, compared to $17,266 of cash used in financing activities during thethree months ended December 31,2016.

Liquidity, Working Capital and Management’s Plan
As ofDecember 31, 2017, we had unrestricted cash of $1,755,437, compared to unrestricted cash of $2,027,321 as ofSeptember 30, 2017. As ofDecember 31, 2017, we had a working capital deficit of $28,965,590, compared to a working capital deficit of $30,874,107 as of September 30, 2017. This increase in working capital is principally due to a transfer of a short-term bond from a long-term asset of $2,860,358, partially offset by a decrease in cash due to additional capitalized software of $254,899 and purchases of monitoring equipment of $311,142.
On March 13, 2017, the Company successfully extended the Sapinda Loan Agreement from September 30, 2017 to September 30, 2020. In addition, management is currently exploring options to restructure the debt owed under the Conrent Loan Agreement, which may include exchanging debt for equity or extending the maturity of the Conrent Loan Agreement.
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The Company incurred a net loss of $1,042,591 and $2,613,759 for the three months ended December 31, 20172023, which was the result of principal payments on long-term debt, as compared to $126,316 during the three months ended December 31, 2022.

Liquidity, Working Capital and 2016, respectively. TheManagements Plan

As of December 31, 2023, the Company may continuehad unrestricted cash of $3,730,885, compared to incur losses until it is able to achieve a levelunrestricted cash of revenues adequate to support its cost structure. In addition, although no assurances can be given, in the event that management is able to successfully restructure the debt owed under the Conrent Loan Agreement, management has evaluated the significance$4,057,195 as of all conditions and determined that it will have adequate cash flow from operations to meet its operating obligations and provide for itsSeptember 30, 2023. As of December 31, 2023, we had working capital requirements for the upcoming twelve months. However, in the event we are unableof $4,689,177, compared to successfully restructure the debt under the Conrent Loan Agreement, our available cash resources together with cash flow from operations will be inadequate to satisfy out working capital requirements.

Inflation
We do not believe that inflation has had a material impactof $4,813,777 as of September 30, 2023. This decrease in working capital of $124,600 is principally due to the purchase of monitoring equipment, offset by an increase in accounts receivable.

On December 21, 2020, Conrent and the Company signed an amendment to the Amended Facility, which extended the maturity date of the Amended Facility to July 1, 2024, capitalized the accrued and unpaid interest, increasing the outstanding principal amount, and reduced the interest rate of the Amended Facility from 8% to 4%. On April 26, 2023, the Company and Conrent entered into another amendment to the Amended Facility (the “Amendment”). The Amendment: (i) extended the maturity date from July 1, 2024 to the Maturity Date; (ii) amended the applicable interest rate resulting in an escalating interest rate as follows: 4% through June 30, 2024, 5% through June 30, 2025, 5.5% through June 30, 2026, and 6% through the Maturity Date; and (iii) removed section 7.3 “Change of Control” of the Amended Facility Agreement. In return, the Company agreed to pay certain fees to Conrent. As of December 31, 2023, $42,864,000 of principal and $876,331 of interest was owed to Conrent.

During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, the Company borrowed approximately $1.95 million through six notes payable to fund the construction of monitoring centers in Chile required by our new contract. These six notes mature between January 2024 to February 2025 and the principal repayments on our historical operationsthese six notes have all commenced. No additional funds were borrowed during the three months ended December 31, 2023 or profitability.during the years ended September 30, 2023 or 2022.

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Off-Balance Sheet Financial Arrangements

The Company has not entered into any transactions with unconsolidated entities whereby the Company has financial guarantees, derivative instruments, or other contingent arrangements that expose the Company to material continuing risks, contingent liabilities, or any other obligation that provides financing, liquidity, market risk, or credit risk support to the Company, except as described below.

 
 
Payments due in less than 1 year
 
 
Payments due in 1 – 3 years
 
 
Payments due in 3 – 5 years
 
 
Total
 
Operating leases
 $329,252 
 $479,023 
 $58,808 
 $867,083 
As of December 31, 2017, the Company’s total future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating leases were $867,083. The Company’s facility leases typically have original terms not exceeding 5 years and generally contain multi-year renewal options.
Company.

Item 3. QuantitativeQuantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The Company footprint extends to several countries outside the United States, and we intend to continue to examine international opportunities. As a result, our revenuesrevenue and results of operations are affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates, interest rates, transfer pricing changes, taxes and other uncertainties inherent in doing business in more than one currency. In addition, our operations are exposed to risks that are associated with changes in social, political and economic conditions in the foreign countries in which we operate, including changes in the laws and policies that govern foreign investment, as well as, to a lesser extent, changes in United States laws and regulations relating to foreign trade and investment.

Foreign Currency Risks

We had $2,561,305$1,515,051 and $2,795,781$1,525,021 in foreign currency revenue from sources outside of the United States for the three months ended December 31, 20172023 and 2016,2022, respectively. Our foreign currency revenue is made up of sales in Chile. We made and received payments in a foreign currency during the periods indicated, which resulted in a foreign exchange gain of $55,072 and $116,442$538,945 in the three months ended December 31, 20172023 and 2016, respectively.a gain of $483,151 in the three months ended December 31, 2022. Fluctuations in the exchange loss or gain in any given period are due to the strengthening or weakening of the U.S. dollar against the Chilean Peso and Canadian dollar which have been magnified by global matters, inflation, and the government policies established to address those issues. Changes in currency exchange rates affect the relative prices at which we sell our products and purchase goods and services. Given the uncertainty of exchange rate fluctuations, we cannot estimate the effect of these fluctuations on our future business, product pricing, results of operations, or financial condition. We do not useperiodically enter into small, simple forward foreign currency exchange contracts or derivative financial instruments for hedging or speculative purposes.to mitigate the risk of repatriating funds converted from foreign currency into U.S. dollars. To the extent foreign sales become a more significant part of our business in the future, we may seek to implement additional strategies which make use of these or other instruments in order to minimize the effects of foreign currency exchange on our business.

business and/or require some international customers to receive invoices and make payments in US dollars. The Company had no active foreign currency exchange contracts as of December 31, 2023.

Item 4. ControlsControls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We have established disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) to ensure that material information relating to the Company is made known to the officers who certify our financial reports and to other members of senior management and the Board of Directors. These disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that are filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.

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Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 20172023, was completed pursuant to Rules 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective and designed to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms as of December 31, 2017.

2023.

Changes in Internal Controls

We maintain a system of internal control over financial reporting that is designed to provide reasonable assurance that our books and records accurately reflect our transactions and that our established policies and procedures are followed. There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting during ourthe quarter ended December 31, 20172023, that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHOTHER INFORMATION

ER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings
We are,Proceedings

The Company is, from time to time, involved in various legal proceedings incidental to the conduct of our business. Historically, the outcome of nearly all such legal proceedings has not, in the aggregate, had a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or liquidity. Other than as set forth below, there are no additional pending or threatened legal proceedings at this time.

Lazar Leybovich et al. v. SecureAlert, Inc.On March 29, 2012, Lazar Leybovich, Dovie Leybovich and Ben Leybovich filed a complaint in the 11th Circuit Court in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida alleging breach of contract with regard to certain Stock Redemption Agreements. On May 2, 2016, the Court resolved this case in favor of the Company by granting the Company’s motion for Summary Judgment. The Plaintiffs filed a Notice of Appeal on June 1, 2016 challenging the Court’s ruling on the motion for Summary Judgment. Plaintiff’s appeal succeeded and will result in a trial occurring within the next four to eight months. We intend to defend the case vigorously.
Boggs et al. v. Judicial Electronic Monitoring, SecureAlert, Inc. et al.On December 3, 2015, Candace Boggs et al. filed a complaint in the State Court of Dougherty County, Georgia, alleging breach of contract and negligence in monitoring of certain offenders in Dougherty County, Georgia, as well as a request for punitive damages in an amount sufficient to deter similar conduct in the future. Plaintiffs withdrew their complaint in February 2016, but refiled the complaint on October 12, 2016. The Company’s motion for Summary Judgment was denied on February 27, 2017 and a Notice of Appeal was filed by The Company’s counsel on April 15, 2017. We are awaiting a ruling on an oral argument that took place on December 13, 2017 regarding a new statute which exempts vendors who assist law enforcement officials. We believe the allegations are inaccurate and are defending the case vigorously. We believe the probability of incurring a material loss to be remote.
Track Group, Inc. v. I.C.S. of the Bahamas Co. Ltd.On May 18, 2016, the Company filed a complaint in the District Court of the Third Judicial District in Salt Lake County, Utah alleging breach of contract, under the terms of a loan agreement and promissory note between the Company and I.C.S. of the Bahamas Co. Ltd (“ICS”). The Company’s damages of unpaid principal and interest on the Promissory Note are in the amount of $230,000.00, plus per annum interest. The Defendant’s initial Counterclaims were dismissed; however, the Court granted the Defendant leave to amend. The Amended Counter Claims were filed on June 23, 2017. The Company’s Motion to Dismiss the Amended Counterclaims was denied on September 19, 2017. The Company filed an Answer to the Amended Counterclaims on October 3, 2017. Once the discovery period ends on March 30, 2018, the Company will proceed with a Motion for Summary Judgment. We believe we will be successful in this action for amounts owed under the loan agreement and promissory note; however, the Company may encounter problems enforcing a favorable judgment in the foreign jurisdiction where ICS resides.
Track Group Inc. v. I.C.S. of the Bahamas Co. Ltd.On September 26, 2016, the Company filed a Notice of Arbitration with the International Centre for Dispute Resolution, alleging breach of contract by ICS. Under the terms of the Commercial and Monitoring Representative Agreement dated November 30, 2010 (the “C&M Agreement”) by and between the Company and ICS, any dispute must be resolved by binding arbitration. The Company asserts that ICS has failed to pay the Company fees owed to it under the C&M Agreement. The amount owed to the Company is approximately $1.0 million. Depositions were completed in August of 2017. The arbitration hearing took place on January 31, 2018 and we expect a ruling within 30 days. The Company is confident it will be successful in the arbitration; however, the Company may encounter problems enforcing a successful arbitration award in the foreign jurisdiction where ICS resides.
John Merrill v. Track Group, Inc. and Guy Dubois.On November 30, 2016, the Company was served with a complaint filed by John Merrill, the former Chief Financial Officer of the Company, in District Court of the Third Judicial District in Salt Lake County, Utah alleging breach of contract, among other causes of action, related to Mr. Merrill’s termination of employment. Mr. Merrill is seeking not less than $590,577 plus interest, attorney fees and costs. Mr. Merrill’s employment with the Company was terminated effective September 27, 2016. The Company filed an Answer with Counter Claims on December 21, 2016. The Company filed a motion for Summary Judgment on January 16, 2018 and we expect a ruling within six months. We intend to defend the case vigorously and believe the allegations and claims are without merit.
Michael Anthony Johnson v. Community Corrections of Marion County and Track Group, Inc.On February 28, 2017, the Company was notified that Mr. Johnson, the Plaintiff, had filed a pro se complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, asserting violations of his rights under 28 U.S.C. Sec.1331. Mr. Johnson alleges damages of at least $250,000. We believe the allegations and claims are unfounded and without merit. The Company plans to file a motion for Summary Judgment before the end of February 2018. We will defend the case vigorously and believe the probability of incurring a material loss to be remote.
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SecureAlert, Inc. v. Federal Government of Mexico (Department of the Interior).On March 24, 2017, SecureAlert Inc. (a predecessor entity to Track Group, Inc. or the Company) filed a complaint before the Federal Administrative Tribunal, asserting the failure by Defendantsdefendants to pay claimant amounts agreed to, and due under, the Pluri Annual Contract for the Rendering of Monitoring Services of Internees, through Electric Bracelets, in the Islas Marias Penitentiary Complex dated July 15, 2011, entered into by and between2011. Although preliminary rulings have been unfavorable to the Organo Administrativo Desconcentrado Prevencion y Readaptacion SocialCompany, the Company’s counsel continues to review its remaining claims which are upwards of $4.0 million. Based upon the fee arrangement the Company has with its counsel, we anticipate the future liabilities attributable to legal expense will be minimal.

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, through its Trustees v. International Surveillance Services Corporation. On January 23, 2020, the Company was served with a summons for an Adversary Action pending against International Surveillance Services Corporation (“ISS”), a subsidiary of the then Public Security Department,Company, now known as Track Group – Puerto Rico Inc., in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico seeking to recover allegedly fraudulent transfers and presently,to disallow claims pursuant to United States Bankruptcy and Puerto Rican law. The allegations stem from payments made to ISS between 2014 and 2017, which the Company believes were properly made in accordance with a contract between ISS and the government of Puerto Rico, through the Oficina de Servicios con Antelacion a Juicio, originally signed in 2011. The Company is confident that all payments it received were earned and due under applicable law and produced documentation supporting its position in an agencyinformal document exchange with the Commonwealth on July 6, 2020. At this time, the case remains stayed by Court order. The Company remains confident in its position and no accrual for a potential loss has been made, after consultation with legal counsel.

Jeffrey Mohamed Abed v. Track Group, Inc., et al. On June 7, 2021, Jeffrey Mohamed Abed filed a complaint seeking unspecified damages in the Superior Court of the National Security CommissionState of California, alleging strict products liability, negligence and breach of implied warranty premised upon injuries sustained by Abed who was involved in an automobile accident while wearing a GPS tracking device of the DepartmentCompany. The Company disputes Abed’s claims and will defend the case vigorously. The Company remains confident in its position and no accrual for a potential loss has been made, after consultation with legal counsel.

Track Group Chile SpA. v. Republic of Chile.On January 24, 2022, Track Group Chile SpA., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Interior, and SecureAlert, Inc., presently Company (“Track Group, Inc.Chile”) initiated a judicial action in the Court of Justice of Chile to settle a contract dispute with the Republic of Chile related to its contract with the Chilean National Prisoner Service, the Company’s customer in the Republic of Chile (the “Customer”). The judicial action followed the issuance by the Customer on December 19, 2021 of the first of two letters fining Track Chile approximately USD $1.5 million for delays in completing two offender monitoring centers caused principally by the COVID-19 global pandemic. Track Chile also was granted an injunction preventing the Chilean government from drawing down on the performance bond (the “Performance Bond”) posted by Track Chile on July 2, 2020 with an expiration date of July 1, 2024 (the “Expiration Date”).  On January 17, 2024, a Chilean appellate court overturned the injunction. The Company’s claim amountChilean counsel is upwards of $6.0 million. On March 28, 2017, the Federal Administrative Tribunal rejected our claim, based on its determination that this case should be resolved by a Civil Court and not by the Federal Administrative Tribunal. For that reason, on April 25, 2017, the Company filed an appeal before the Collegiate Tribunals against the decisionconsidering Track Chile’s options in light of the Federal Administrative Tribunal. Counsel estimates the Tribunal should have a ruling on or before June 30, 2018. If the Company’s appealappellate court’s decision.  The Company is successful, the case willconfident that resolution of these issues can be sent backreached prior to the Federal Administrative Tribunal for a resolution onExpiration Date and remains confident in its position regarding the merits of the case.

Inversiones Tecnologicas SpAcontract dispute.  As a result, and after consultation with legal counsel, no accrual for a potential loss related to the Performance Bond has been made.  Notwithstanding the judicial action, management expects that Track Chile will execute new agreements with the Customer in the near future.

Michael Matthews v. Track Group, Chile SpA.Inc., et al. On October 10, 2014, Inversiones Tecnologicas SpA (a.k.a. Position)December 13, 2022, Plaintiff Michael Matthews filed a complaint beforein the CivilCircuit Court of Santiago, in order to collect $1.0 million of fees for alleged services rendered with occasion of the public tender for the adjudication of the contract ID 634-66-LP13 labeled “Telematics Surveillance of Convicts.” On April 13, 2017, the Court issued its decision, rejecting the Plaintiff’s claim, under the consideration that insufficient evidence of a service agreement between Track Group Chile SpA (formerly Secure Alert Chile SpA) and Inversiones Tecnologicas SpA, was submitted to the Court. Moreover, the fact that Secure Alert Chile SpA was incorporated after the factsCook County, Illinois, amended on which the lawsuit is based, led to the complete dismissal of the claim. Position filed an appeal on May 4, 2017. A hearing on the Appeal may be scheduled in late February, 2018. The Company expects the court to make a decision within three months of the hearing date.

Pablo Gonzalez-Cruz, et al. v. Track Group-Puerto Rico, et al. On June 9, 2017, the Plaintiff, Pablo Gonzalez-Cruz, and relatives of the Plaintiff, filed a Complaint in the Court of First Instance, San Juan Superior Court, Common Wealth of Puerto RicoJuly 23, 2023, against the Company and associated partiesother defendants alleging the deathwrongful arrest and incarceration and a deprivation of his daughter was a direct and immediate resultrights following his purportedly erroneous violation of home monitoring program requirements. The Company disputes the allegations of the gross negligencecomplaint, has retained counsel, and guilty indifferent actions and omissionsintends to vigorously defend the case. On January 10, 2024, the court dismissed the Plaintiff’s second amended complaint with leave to replead by January 30, 2024. Plaintiff filed a third amended complaint on January 30, 2024 however, subsequently filed a motion to voluntarily dismiss the case on January 31, 2024.

Kevin Barnes v. Track Group, Inc., et. al. On December 28, 2023, the defendants. Plaintiff is requesting damages of no less than $2.0 million. The Company’s Answer and Appearance wereCompany was served with a second amended complaint filed August 13, 2017. We are currently in the discovery period.

Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois naming the Company and alleging strict liability and negligence against the Company and other defendants related to alleged injuries sustained by Barnes from an electronic monitoring device. The Company disputes Barnes’ claims and will defend the case vigorously. The Company remains confident in its position and no accrual for a potential loss has been made, after consultation with legal counsel.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Factors

Our results of operations and financial condition are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended September 30, 2017,2023, filed on December 19, 2017.20, 2023. You should carefully consider these risk factors in conjunction with the other information contained in this Quarterly Report.Report and other reports we file with the SEC. Should any of these risks materialize or deteriorate further, our business, financial condition and future prospects could be negatively impacted. As of February 8, 2018, there have been no material changes to the disclosures made in the above-referenced Form 10-K.

Item 2. UnregisteredUnregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None.

Item 3. DefaultsDefaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine SafetySafety Disclosures

Not applicable.

 
Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

 
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TableItem 6. Exhibits

(a) Exhibits Required by Item 601 of Contents

Item 6.Exhibits
Regulation S-K 

(a)Exhibits Required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K

Exhibit

Number

 

Title of Document

Monitoring Services Agreement, dated December 18, 2017, by and between Track Group, Inc. and Marion County Community Corrections Agency, by and through Marion County Community Corrections Board (filed herewith).

   

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer under Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).

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Certification of Chief Financial Officer under Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).

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Certifications under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350) (filed herewith).

   

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+ Confidential treatment has been requested for certain confidential portions of this exhibit pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. In accordance with Rule 24b-2, these confidential portions have been omitted from this exhibit and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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SIG

NATURES

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

Track Group, Inc.

   

Date: February 8,, 2018

2024

By:

/s/ Derek Cassell

 
  

Derek Cassell,

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer

Officer)

   

Date: February 8, 20182024

By:

/s/ Peter K. Poli

 
  

Peter K. Poli, Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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