Note 2 – Revenue Recognition and Contracts with Customers

Disaggregated Revenue

The Company’s total revenue was comprised of two major product lines: Products Sales (which include Smart Glasses, OEM Product Sales, and Waveguide and Display Engine Sales) and Engineering Services. The following table summarizes the revenue recognized by product line:

For the Years Ended December 31, 

2024

    

2023

    

2022

Revenues

  

 

  

 

  

Products Sales

$

4,487,202

$

10,760,352

$

10,505,763

Engineering Services

 

1,267,354

 

1,368,787

 

1,330,119

Total Revenue

$

5,754,556

$

12,129,139

$

11,835,882

Significant Judgments

Under Topic 606 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”, we use judgments that could potentially impact both the timing of our satisfaction of performance obligations and our determination of transaction prices used in determining revenue recognized by major product line. Such judgments include considerations in determining our transaction prices and when our performance obligations are satisfied for our standard product sales. For our Engineering Services, performance obligations are recognized over time using the input method, and the estimated costs to complete each project are considered significant judgments.

Performance Obligations

Revenues from our performance obligations are typically satisfied at a point-in-time for Smart Glasses, Waveguides and Display Engines, and our OEM Products, which are recognized when the customer obtains control and ownership, which is generally upon shipment. The Company considers shipping and handling activities performed to be fulfillment activities and not a separate performance obligation. The Company also records revenue for performance obligations relating to our Engineering Services over time by using the input method measuring progress toward satisfying the performance obligations. Satisfaction of our performance obligations related to our Engineering Services is measured by the Company’s costs incurred as a percentage of total expected costs to project completion, as the inputs of actual costs incurred by the Company are directly correlated with progress toward completing the contract. As such, the Company believes that our methodologies for recognizing revenue over time for our Engineering Services correlate directly with the transfer of control of the underlying assets to our customers.

Our standard product sales include a twelve (12) month assurance-type product warranty. In the case of certain OEM products and waveguide sales, some include a standard product warranty of up to eighteen (18) months to allow distribution channels to offer the end customer a full twelve (12) months of coverage. We offer an extended warranty to customers that extends the standard product warranty on product sales for an additional twelve (12) month period. All revenue related to extended product warranty sales is deferred and recognized over the extended warranty period. Our Engineering Services contracts vary from contract to contract but typically include payment terms of Net 30 days from the date of billing, subject to an agreed upon customer acceptance period.

As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, there were $109,725 and nil, respectively, in outstanding performance obligations remaining for extended warranties.

The following table presents a summary of the Company’s net sales by revenue recognition method as a percentage of total net sales:

    

% of Total Net Sales

 

2024

 

2023

 

2022

Point-in-Time

 

78

%

89

%

89

%

Over Time – Input Method

 

22

%

11

%

11

%

Total

 

100

%

100

%

100

%

Remaining Performance Obligations

As of December 31, 2024, the Company had $2,051,502 of remaining performance obligations under a current waveguide development project, including initial product production, which represents the remainder of transaction prices totaling $3,500,000 under this development project, which commenced in 2023, less revenue recognized under percentage of completion to date. The Company expects to recognize the remaining revenue related to these projects, based upon the following expected due dates: 40% in 2025 and 60% in 2026. Revenues earned less amounts invoiced at December 31, 2024, in the amount of $673,498 are reflected as Accrued Revenues in Excess of Billings in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet.

As of December 31, 2023, the Company had $2,929,709 of remaining performance obligations under three current waveguide development projects, which represents the remainder of transaction prices totaling $3,637,240 under these development agreements, which commenced in 2023, less revenue recognized under percentage of completion to date. The Company expects to recognize the remaining revenue related to these projects, based upon the following expected due dates: 66% in 2024 and 34% in 2025. Revenues earned less amounts invoiced at December 31, 2023, in the amount of $165,771 are reflected as Accrued Revenues in Excess of Billings in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet.

The Company had no material outstanding performance obligations related to product sales, other than its standard product warranty.

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Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2024Mar 13, 2025Showing above
2023Apr 15, 2024
2018Mar 15, 2019
2017Mar 16, 2018
2016Mar 16, 2017
2015Mar 30, 2016

About Revenue Disclosures

Revenue disclosures under ASC 606 explain how a company identifies performance obligations, allocates transaction prices, and determines when revenue is recognized. This section is essential for understanding whether reported revenue reflects genuine economic activity or aggressive accounting choices. Analysts examine the mix of point-in-time versus over-time recognition, which directly affects revenue timing and comparability.

Key signals: rising contract liabilities (deferred revenue) suggest strong future revenue visibility, while declining contract assets may indicate slowing project milestones. Watch for variable consideration estimates — rebates, returns, and performance bonuses that require management judgment. Significant changes in disaggregated revenue by geography or product line can reveal shifting business mix before it appears in headline numbers. Compare revenue growth against contract liability growth to assess sustainability, and scrutinize any changes in the timing of recognition that coincide with earnings pressure.