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ACORN ENERGY, INC.

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Business Summary

Acorn Energy, Inc. is a Delaware holding company focused on technology-driven solutions for energy infrastructure asset management, operating through its OmniMetrix subsidiary in two reportable segments: Power Generation (PG) and Cathodic Protection (CP). The PG segment provides wireless remote monitoring and control systems and IoT applications for commercial/industrial and residential power generation equipment, while the CP segment offers remote monitoring and control products for cathodic protection systems on gas pipelines serving the gas utilities market and pipeline operators. The company operates within the broader Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem, where it sees a rapidly growing need for backup power infrastructure to secure critical military, government, and private sector assets against emergency events including natural disasters, other impacts of climate change, demand response, cybersecurity threats and terrorist attacks.

OmniMetrix faces two types of competitors in the PG marketplace: independent monitoring organizations such as Ayantra, FleetZOOM, Gen-Tracker, and PowerTelematics, and OEMs such as generator manufacturers or generator controls manufacturers that offer customer connectivity limited to their own brands. In the CP marketplace, competitors include Mobiltex Solutions, Abriox, Elecsys, and American Innovations, which are much larger and have greater resources. Management believes OmniMetrix has a well-established and well-defended position in the high-performance PG monitoring segment due to its long history and numerous industry partner projects, and that its systems provide greater functionality than CP competitors. The company's CEO, Jan Loeb, beneficially owns approximately 21% of the company's stock.

The company generates revenue through two primary streams: hardware sales and monitoring services. Hardware revenue includes amortization of deferred revenue from legacy products, sales of custom designed units, hardware sales under a material contract, and other accessories and services. Monitoring revenue is derived from recurring fees for remote monitoring and control services, with customers generally paying monitoring fees twelve months in advance, which are recorded as deferred revenue and amortized over the service period. The company's end-user customer base is comprised exclusively of parties who have chosen to purchase either generators or construct gas pipelines, and its PG monitors have been installed on generators from OEMs such as Caterpillar, Kohler, Generac, Cummins, Briggs & Stratton, MTU Solutions and other generator manufacturers.

In the Power Generation segment, OmniMetrix sells devices and services built on its OCOM communications platform, including the Omni family of products launched in 2025—the OmniPro commercial monitor and the Omni residential monitor—which are replacing the legacy TrueGuard product lines. The company also offers the Smart Annunciator product for commercial customers who require a large touch-screen display of generator status. PG segment revenue was $10,741,000 in 2025, representing 94% of total revenue, with segment gross profit of $8,344,000 . In the Cathodic Protection segment, OmniMetrix offers the Hero 2 Rectifier Monitor, Patriot Plus Test Station Monitor, and RAD/RADex product family, with the RADex launched in 2025 on the OCOM platform adding cathodic protection measurement capabilities. CP segment revenue was $737,000 in 2025, representing 6% of total revenue, with segment gross profit of $471,000 .

During 2025, the company launched the Omni family of products—the OmniPro commercial monitor and the Omni residential monitor—built on a new proprietary common communications core called the OCOM, and also launched the RADex, an OCOM-based expansion of the RAD (Remote AC Mitigation Disconnect). On June 1, 2024, the company entered into a Material Contract with one of the nation's largest cell phone providers to provide monitoring hardware and services for between 5,000 and 10,000 cell tower backup generators in the U.S., recognizing $2,293,000 in hardware revenue and $452,000 in first-year monitoring revenue from this contract during 2025. On January 1, 2026, the company entered into a strategic technology partnership with AIO Systems, Ltd. to expand its infrastructure asset management technology offerings for cell towers, data centers, and utility assets in North America, with exclusive rights to market, distribute, integrate, and sell AIO's cloud-based monitoring and analytics solutions under the OmniMetrix brand in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The company repurchased 843 shares at $16.95 per share on July 2, 2025, and 70 shares at $26.25 per share on August 19, 2025, as a result of net exercises of stock options.

Total revenue for 2025 was $11,478,000 , compared to $10,986,000 in 2024, an increase of $492,000 (5%). Gross profit was $8,815,000 with a 77% gross margin in 2025, compared to $7,999,000 with a 73% gross margin in 2024. Net income attributable to Acorn Energy, Inc. stockholders was $2,510,000 in 2025, compared to $6,294,000 in 2024, with basic EPS of $1.01 and diluted EPS of $0.99 in 2025 versus basic EPS of $2.53 and diluted EPS of $2.51 in 2024. Operating income was $1,989,000 in 2025 compared to $1,937,000 in 2024, and net cash provided by operating activities was $2,090,000 in 2025 versus $905,000 in 2024.

Business Outlook

A primary growth vector is the strategic technology partnership with AIO Systems, Ltd., entered into on January 1, 2026, which gives Acorn exclusive rights to market, distribute, integrate, and sell AIO's cloud-based monitoring and analytics solutions under the OmniMetrix brand in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The partnership is expected to significantly expand Acorn's product portfolio and addressable market, leveraging AIO's globally-deployed technology and providing for shared Software-as-a-Solution (SaaS) and monitoring revenues, with Acorn expecting a phased rollout and limited near-term revenue contribution as integration and market expansion efforts progress.

Another growth vector is the continued expansion of the Omni family of products launched in 2025, including the OmniPro commercial monitor and the Omni residential monitor built on the OCOM platform, which are replacing legacy TrueGuard product lines and offer enhanced flexibility, expandability, and improved connectivity. The company is also focused on expanding its product offerings while executing the development and launch of new advanced versions of its existing power generation monitoring products, including maturing the high-performance data collection design point into the first provider offering of automated prognostic solutions, where consumption trends can be extrapolated into predictions of the most common failure modes. Additionally, the company has increased its marketing efforts to end users in an effort to increase demand for its services, and has shifted its primary focus to commercial and industrial segments from residential due, in part, to the ability to customize products to customers' specifications.

The company expects a moderate increase in R&D expense for 2026 due to engineering salary increases granted effective January 1, 2026, and for continued investment in work on certain initiatives to continue to redesign certain older products and expand product lines to increase the level of innovation ahead of competitors. Management anticipates that annual SG&A costs in 2026 will increase by approximately 9% primarily due to the increase in facility lease expense pursuant to the lease amendment executed in June 2025 to extend the lease to November 2030 and also to increasing wage and benefit expenses as a result of merit increases effective in January 2026. Gross margin on monitoring revenue was 94% for both 2025 and 2024, while gross margin on hardware revenue improved to 60% in 2025 from 57% in 2024 due to sales of the new Omni and OmniPro products which have higher gross margins.

OmniMetrix's activities are conducted in approximately 21,000 square feet of office and production space in Buford, Georgia, under a lease amended on June 20, 2025 to extend the lease term through November 30, 2030. The annual operating lease expense was $184,000 in 2025 and $129,000 in 2024, and for 2026 the annual operating lease expense will be $216,000 . The company had 27 employees at December 31, 2025, all employed in the United States by OmniMetrix, of whom 26 were full-time and one was part-time, with 13 engaged in production, engineering and technical support, eight in marketing and sales, and six in finance and IT.

R&D expense for 2025 was $1,094,000 compared to $1,012,000 in 2024. Capital expenditure plans are not explicitly quantified beyond the $33,000 used in investing activities in 2025, primarily for computer equipment purchases for technology upgrades. The company repurchased shares totaling $16,000 in 2025 as a result of net exercises of stock options. The company does not intend to pay dividends to stockholders in the foreseeable future, intending to reinvest earnings in the development and expansion of the business. As of March 3, 2026, there were 66,758 options outstanding and exercisable with a weighted average exercise price of $9.06 per share, and 57,178 options outstanding that have not yet vested.

The company sources certain components and specialized equipment from international suppliers, with reliance on foreign manufacturers including from China, Taiwan and Mexico. While the company has not experienced a material impact to date from tariffs, any changes in tariff policies, particularly those affecting the locations of suppliers and/or electronics and related materials, could materially increase costs and reduce profitability. The cellular networks used by OmniMetrix are subject to periodic technical updates that may require corresponding updates to, or replacement of, OmniMetrix's monitoring equipment, and not all costs associated with equipment upgrades can be passed on to customers.

OmniMetrix is a relatively small company with limited resources compared to some of its current and potential competitors, who have significantly greater resources and broader name recognition, potentially enabling better channel penetration. The company faces significant competition from certain generator manufacturers who offer their own monitoring solutions. The company's ability to provide and collect revenues from monitoring services is dependent on the reliability of cellular networks not controlled by OmniMetrix, and any dropped transmissions could result in the loss of customer renewals and potential claims.

Risk Factors

A material concentration risk exists as one customer, the party to the Material Contract, represented approximately 42% of accounts receivable at December 31, 2025, and accounted for 28% of invoiced sales in 2025. The company's cash was deposited with a U.S. bank and amounted to $4,454,000 at December 31, 2025, exceeding FDIC insurable limits. The company has a partial valuation allowance of $10,326,000 against its deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2025, and while it has a three-year cumulative income position, uncertainty exists related to the generation of future hardware and monitoring revenue. The company's stock price is highly volatile, trading between $12.42 and $33.00 per share during 2025. The company depends on key management including Jan Loeb, who beneficially owns approximately 21% of the company's stock, and Tracy Clifford, and does not maintain key person life insurance policies on any members of senior management.

Management Priorities

Management's message emphasizes the company's position as a technology-driven solutions provider for energy infrastructure asset management, highlighting the successful launch of the Omni family of products and the RADex in 2025, built on the new proprietary OCOM communications platform. The forward-looking statements note that the company believes it is well-positioned to grow its customer base and expand its product offerings, and that the transition to prognostics—moving from failure reporting to failure prevention—sets OmniMetrix apart from its competitors. Key strategic priorities include expanding product offerings through continued investment in research and development, executing the development and launch of new advanced versions of existing power generation monitoring products, and pursuing the strategic technology partnership with AIO Systems, Ltd. to expand into cell towers, data centers, and utility assets in North America.

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References

  1. [1] Item 1A, Risk Factors — General Factors
  2. [2] Item 7, MD&A — Results of Operations; Note 12, Segment Reporting
  3. [3] Item 7, MD&A — Results of Operations
  4. [4] Item 7, MD&A — Results of Operations; Note 12, Segment Reporting
  5. [5] Item 7, MD&A — Results of Operations; Note 12, Segment Reporting
  6. [6] Item 7, MD&A — Results of Operations
  7. [7] Item 7, MD&A — Results of Operations; Note 12, Segment Reporting
  8. [8] Item 7, MD&A — Other Matters
  9. [9] Item 7, MD&A — Other Matters
  10. [10] Item 7, MD&A — Other Matters
  11. [11] Note 9(c), Stock Repurchases
  12. [12] Note 9(c), Stock Repurchases
  13. [13] Note 9(c), Stock Repurchases
  14. [14] Note 9(c), Stock Repurchases
  15. [15] Item 7, MD&A — Selected Consolidated Statement of Operations Data; Consolidated Statements of Operations
  16. [16] Item 7, MD&A — Selected Consolidated Statement of Operations Data; Consolidated Statements of Operations
  17. [17] Item 7, MD&A — Selected Consolidated Statement of Operations Data; Consolidated Statements of Operations
  18. [18] Item 7, MD&A — Gross profit
  19. [19] Item 7, MD&A — Selected Consolidated Statement of Operations Data; Consolidated Statements of Operations
  20. [20] Item 7, MD&A — Gross profit
  21. [21] Item 7, MD&A — Selected Consolidated Statement of Operations Data; Consolidated Statements of Operations
  22. [22] Item 7, MD&A — Selected Consolidated Statement of Operations Data; Consolidated Statements of Operations
  23. [23] Item 7, MD&A — Selected Consolidated Statement of Operations Data; Consolidated Statements of Operations
  24. [24] Item 7, MD&A — Selected Consolidated Statement of Operations Data; Consolidated Statements of Operations
  25. [25] Item 7, MD&A — Selected Consolidated Statement of Operations Data; Consolidated Statements of Operations
  26. [26] Item 7, MD&A — Selected Consolidated Statement of Operations Data; Consolidated Statements of Operations
  27. [27] Item 7, MD&A — Selected Consolidated Statement of Operations Data; Consolidated Statements of Operations
  28. [28] Item 7, MD&A — Selected Consolidated Statement of Operations Data; Consolidated Statements of Operations
  29. [29] Item 7, MD&A — Liquidity and Capital Resources; Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
  30. [30] Item 7, MD&A — Liquidity and Capital Resources; Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
  31. [31] Item 7, MD&A — SG&A expense
  32. [32] Item 7, MD&A — Gross profit
  33. [33] Item 7, MD&A — Gross profit
  34. [34] Item 7, MD&A — Gross profit
  35. [35] Item 2, Properties
  36. [36] Item 2, Properties; Note 7, Leases
  37. [37] Item 2, Properties; Note 7, Leases
  38. [38] Item 2, Properties
  39. [39] Item 1, Business — Employees
  40. [40] Item 1, Business — Employees
  41. [41] Item 1, Business — Employees
  42. [42] Item 1, Business — Employees
  43. [43] Item 1, Business — Employees
  44. [44] Item 1, Business — Employees
  45. [45] Item 7, MD&A — R&D expense; Item 1, Business — R&D Expense, Net
  46. [46] Item 7, MD&A — R&D expense; Item 1, Business — R&D Expense, Net
  47. [47] Item 7, MD&A — Liquidity and Capital Resources; Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
  48. [48] Item 7, MD&A — Liquidity and Capital Resources; Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
  49. [49] Item 1A, Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Securities
  50. [50] Item 1A, Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Securities
  51. [51] Item 1A, Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Securities
  52. [52] Item 1A, Risk Factors — Our financial instruments could subject us to concentrations of credit risk
  53. [53] Note 12(d), Revenues and Accounts Receivable Balances from Major Customers
  54. [54] Item 1A, Risk Factors — Our financial instruments could subject us to concentrations of credit risk
  55. [55] Item 7, MD&A — Critical Accounting Estimates; Note 10, Income Taxes
  56. [56] Item 1A, Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Securities
  57. [57] Item 1A, Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Securities
  58. [58] Item 1A, Risk Factors — General Factors; Item 12, Security Ownership
  59. [59] Consolidated Statements of Operations
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  67. [67] Item 7, MD&A — Gross profit
  68. [68] Item 7, MD&A — Gross profit
  69. [69] Consolidated Statements of Operations
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  71. [71] Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
  72. [72] Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
  73. [73] Consolidated Balance Sheets
  74. [74] Consolidated Balance Sheets
  75. [75] Item 7, MD&A — Liquidity and Capital Resources; Note 1(b), Liquidity
  76. [76] Note 12, Segment Reporting; Note 13, Revenue
  77. [77] Note 12, Segment Reporting
  78. [78] Note 12, Segment Reporting; Note 13, Revenue
  79. [79] Note 12, Segment Reporting

Analysis on 6/21/2026