Form 10-Q - Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]

Share Name	Share Symbol	Market	Type
ClearOne Inc	NASDAQ:CLRO	NASDAQ	Common Stock

	Price Change	% Change	Share Price	Bid Price	Offer Price	High Price	Low Price	Open Price	Shares Traded	Last Trade
	0.0188	3.19%	0.6088	0.40	0.6125	0.6088	0.59	0.59	46,255	05:00:01

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

(Mark One)

☒	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
	For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024

☐	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
	For the transition period _______ to _______

Commission file number:001-33660

CLEARONE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		87-0398877
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. employer identification number)

5225 Wiley Post Way, Suite 500, Salt Lake City, Utah		84116
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (801) 975-7200

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001		CLRO		The NASDAQ Capital Market

Indicate by check 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 ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files). ☒ Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a 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. (Check one):

Larger Accelerated Filer ☐	Accelerated Filer ☐
Non-Accelerated Filer ☒	Smaller Reporting Company ☒
	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. ☐ Yes ☐ No

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

The number of shares of ClearOne common stock outstanding as of May 15, 2024 was 23,969,148.

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CLEARONE, INC.

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2024

INDEX


	PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	Financial Statements	3

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023	3

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023	4

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023	5

	Unaudited Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	7

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	17

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	23

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	23

	PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	24

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	24

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	24

Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	24

Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	24

Item 5.	Other Information	24

Item 6.	Exhibits	25

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CLEARONE, INC

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands, except par value)

	March 31, 2024			December 31, 2023
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	18,544		$	17,835
Current marketable securities		2,809			3,480
Patent cross license receivable		—			4,000
Receivables, net of allowance of $326		2,794			3,279
Inventories, net		11,434			10,625
Income tax receivable		27			36
Prepaid expenses and other assets		4,001			4,062
Total current assets		39,609			43,317
Long-term marketable securities		1,278			916
Long-term inventories, net		4,161			3,143
Property and equipment, net		542			530
Operating lease - right of use assets, net		898			990
Intangibles, net		1,615			1,689
Other assets		108			109
Total assets	$	48,211		$	50,694
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	1,733		$	1,945
Dividends payable		14,496			—
Accrued liabilities		1,959			2,290
Deferred product revenue		26			30
Total current liabilities		18,214			4,265
Operating lease liability, net of current		574			665
Other long-term liabilities		1,079			1,079
Total liabilities		19,867			6,009

Shareholders' equity:
Common stock, par value $0.001, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 23,969,148 shares issued and outstanding		24			24
Additional paid-in capital		31,584			46,047
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(290	)		(310	)
Accumulated deficit		(2,974	)		(1,076	)
Total shareholders' equity		28,344			44,685
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	48,211		$	50,694

See accompanying notes

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CLEARONE, INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND

COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

	Three months ended March 31,
	2024			2023
Revenue	$	3,622		$	4,178
Cost of goods sold		2,471			2,863
Gross profit		1,151			1,315

Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing		1,312			1,192
Research and product development		894			1,043
General and administrative		1,023			1,269
Total operating expenses		3,229			3,504

Operating loss		(2,078	)		(2,189	)

Interest expense		—			(292	)
Other income, net		178			1,666

Loss before income taxes		(1,900	)		(815	)

Provision (benefit) for income taxes		(2	)		17

Net loss	$	(1,898	)	$	(832	)

Basic weighted average shares outstanding		23,969,148			23,955,767
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding		23,969,148			23,955,767

Basic loss per share	$	(0.08	)	$	(0.03	)
Diluted loss per share	$	(0.08	)	$	(0.03	)

Comprehensive loss:
Net loss	$	(1,898	)	$	(832	)
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of tax		22			—
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment		(2	)		5
Comprehensive loss	$	(1,878	)	$	(827	)

See accompanying notes

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CLEARONE, INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

	Three months ended March 31,
	2024			2023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$	(1,898	)	$	(832	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization expense		167			221
Amortization of right-of-use assets		92			129
Share-based compensation expense		26			23
Change of inventory to net realizable value		193			23
Gain on disposal of assets and sale of marketable securities		(47	)		(8	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables		4,485			62
Legal settlement receivable		—			55,000
Inventories		(2,020	)		365
Prepaid expenses and other assets		61			4,176
Accounts payable		(211	)		536
Accrued liabilities		(321	)		(551	)
Income taxes receivable		9			1,293
Deferred product revenue		(4	)		8
Operating lease liabilities		(99	)		(124	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		433			60,321

Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment		(69	)		(27	)
Purchase of intangibles		(36	)		(42	)
Proceeds from maturities and sales of marketable securities		2,325			—
Purchases of marketable securities		(1,947	)		—
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		273			(69	)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Net proceeds from equity-based compensation programs		7			—
Principal payments of debt		—			(2,225	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		7			(2,225	)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		(4	)		4

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		709			58,031
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period		17,835			986
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period	$	18,544		$	59,017

See accompanying notes

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CLEARONE, INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

The following is a summary of supplemental cash flow activities:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2024			2023
Cash (refund)/paid for income taxes	$	(12	)	$	18
Cash paid for interest		—			231

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing and investing activities:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2024		2023
Dividends payable	$	14,496	$	—

See accompanying notes

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CLEARONE, INC.

UNAUDITED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited - Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

1. Business Description, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

Business Description:

ClearOne, Inc., together with its subsidiaries (collectively, “ClearOne” or the “Company”), is a global market leader enabling conferencing, collaboration, and AV streaming solutions for voice and visual communications. The performance and simplicity of our advanced, comprehensive solutions offer unprecedented levels of functionality, reliability and scalability.

Basis of Presentation:

The fiscal year for ClearOne is the twelve months ending on December 31. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of ClearOne and its subsidiaries. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

These accompanying interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and are not audited. Certain information and footnote disclosures that are usually included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) have been either condensed or omitted in accordance with SEC rules and regulations. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, and the cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results for a full-year period. These interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC.

Significant Accounting Policies:

The significant accounting policies were described in Note 1 to the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. There have been no changes to these policies during the quarter ended March 31, 2024 that are of significance or potential significance to the Company.

Recent accounting pronouncements:

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09 “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures” on the topic of income taxes. The standard requires additional disclosure for income taxes. These requirements include: (i) requiring a public entity to disclose specific categories in the rate reconciliation; (ii) disclosure of additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold (if the effect of those reconciling items is equal to or greater than 5% of the amount computed by multiplying pretax income or loss by the applicable statutory income tax rate); (iii) annual disclosure of the amount of income taxes paid (net of refunds received) disaggregated by federal (national), state, and foreign taxes; (iv) annual disclosure of the amount of income taxes paid (net of refunds received) disaggregated by individual jurisdictions in which income taxes paid (net of refunds received) is equal to or greater than 5% of total income taxes paid (net of refunds received); (v) annual disclosure of income (or loss) from continuing operations before income tax expense (or benefit) disaggregated between domestic and foreign; and (vi) annual disclosure of income tax expense (or benefit) from continuing operations disaggregated by federal (national), state, and foreign. For public entities, the guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company will adopt this guidance in fiscal 2025 and is in the process of evaluating the new requirements. As a result, the Company has not yet determined the impact this new ASU will have on its disclosures.

The Company has determined that recently issued accounting standards, other than the above discussed, will not have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

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UNAUDITED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Liquidity:

As of March 31, 2024, our cash and cash equivalents were approximately $18,544 compared to $17,835 as of December 31, 2023. Our working capital was $21,395 as of March 31, 2024. Net cash provided by operating activities was $433 for the three months ended March 31, 2024, a decrease of $59,888 compared to $60,321 of cash was provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The Company believes, although there can be no assurance, that the current cash position and effective management of working capital, will provide the liquidity needed to meet our operating needs through at least May 17, 2025. The Company also believes that its strong portfolio of intellectual property and its solid brand equity in the market will enable it to raise additional capital if and when needed to meet its short and long-term financing needs; however, there can be no assurance that, if needed, the Company will be successful in obtaining the necessary funds through equity or debt financing on favorable terms or at all. If the Company needs additional capital and is unable to secure financing, it may be required to further reduce expenses, or delay product development and enhancement.

2. Revenue Information

The following table disaggregates the Company’s revenue into primary product groups:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2024		2023
Audio conferencing	$	1,523	$	2,329
Microphones		1,571		1,195
Video products		528		654
	$	3,622	$	4,178

The following table disaggregates the Company’s revenue into major regions:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2024		2023
North and South America	$	1,094	$	1,570
Asia Pacific (includes Middle East, India and Australia)		2,000		1,696
Europe and Africa		528		912
	$	3,622	$	4,178

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(Unaudited - Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

3. Loss Per Share

Loss per common share is computed based on the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding and, when appropriate, dilutive potential common stock outstanding during the period. Stock options, warrants and the convertible portion of senior convertible notes are considered to be potential common stock. The computation of diluted earnings (loss) per share does not assume exercise or conversion of securities that would have an anti-dilutive effect.

Basic earnings (loss) per common share is the amount of net earnings (loss) for the period available to each weighted-average share of common stock outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted earnings (loss) per common share is the amount of earnings (loss) for the period available to each weighted-average share of common stock outstanding during the reporting period and to each share of potential common stock outstanding during the period, unless inclusion of potential common stock would have an anti-dilutive effect.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2024			2023
Numerator:
Net loss	$	(1,898	)	$	(832	)
Denominator:
Basic weighted average shares outstanding		23,969,148			23,955,767
Dilutive common stock equivalents using treasury stock method		—			—
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding		23,969,148			23,955,767

Basic loss per common share	$	(0.08	)	$	(0.03	)
Diluted loss per common share	$	(0.08	)	$	(0.03	)

Weighted average options, warrants and convertible portion of senior convertible notes outstanding		6,420,553			6,368,420
Anti-dilutive options, warrants and convertible portion of senior convertible notes not included in the computation		6,420,553			6,368,420

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(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

4. Marketable Securities

The Company has classified its marketable securities as available-for-sale securities. These securities are carried at estimated fair value with unrealized holding gains and losses included in accumulated other comprehensive loss in stockholders’ equity until realized. Gains and losses on marketable security transactions are reported on the specific-identification method. Dividend and interest income are recognized when earned.

The amortized cost, gross unrealized holding gains, gross unrealized holding losses, and fair value for available-for-sale securities by major security type and class of securities as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were as follows:

	Amortized cost		Gross unrealized holding gains		Gross unrealized holding losses			Estimated fair value
March 31, 2024
Available-for-sale securities:
US Treasury securities	$	1,298	$	—	$	—		$	1,298
Mutual funds		2,116		9		(2	)		2,123
Certificates of deposit		413		—		—			413
Corporate debt securities	$	253	$	—	$	—		$	253
Total available-for-sale securities	$	4,080	$	9	$	(2	)	$	4,087

	Amortized cost		Gross unrealized holding gains		Gross unrealized holding losses			Estimated fair value
December 31, 2023
Available-for-sale securities:
US Treasury securities	$	1,804	$	—	$	(1	)	$	1,803
Mutual funds		1,498		7		—			1,505
Certificates of deposit		103		—		—			103
Corporate debt securities	$	1,007	$	—	$	(22	)	$	985
Total available-for-sale securities	$	4,412	$	7	$	(23	)	$	4,396

	Amortized cost		Estimated fair value
Due within one year	$	2,801	$	2,809
Due after one year through five years		1,279		1,278
Due after five years		—		—
Total available-for-sale securities	$	4,080	$	4,087

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(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

Debt securities in an unrealized loss position as of March 31, 2024 were not deemed impaired at acquisition and subsequent declines in fair value are not deemed attributed to declines in credit quality. Management believes that it is more likely than not that the securities will receive a full recovery of par value, although there can be no assurance that such recovery will occur. The available-for-sale marketable securities with continuous gross unrealized loss position for less than 12 months and 12 months or greater and their related fair values were as follows:

	Less than 12 months					More than 12 months				Total
	Estimated fair value		Gross unrealized holding losses			Estimated fair value		Gross unrealized holding losses		Estimated fair value		Gross unrealized holding losses
As of March 31, 2024
US Treasury securities	$	1,298	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	1,298	$	—
Mutual Funds		2,123		(2	)		—		—		2,123		(2	)
Certificates of Deposit		413		—			—		—		413		—
Corporate debt securities		253		—			—		—		253		—
Total	$	4,087	$	(2	)	$	—	$	—	$	4,087	$	(2	)

	Less than 12 months					More than 12 months				Total
	Estimated fair value		Gross unrealized holding losses			Estimated fair value		Gross unrealized holding losses		Estimated fair value		Gross unrealized holding losses
As of December 31, 2023
US Treasury securities	$	1,803	$	(1	)	$	—	$	—	$	1,803	$	(1	)
Mutual Funds		1,505		—			—		—		1,505		—
Certificates of Deposit		103		—			—		—		103		—
Corporate debt securities		985		(22	)		—		—		985		(22	)
Total	$	4,396	$	(23	)	$	—	$	—	$	4,396	$	(23	)

5. Intangible Assets

Intangible assets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 consisted of the following:

	Estimated useful lives (years)			March 31, 2024			December 31, 2023
Tradename	5	to	7	$	555		$	555
Patents and technological know-how	10	to	20		7,224			7,187
Proprietary software	3	to	15		2,981			2,981
Other	3	to	5		323			324
Total intangible assets					11,083			11,047
Accumulated amortization					(9,468	)		(9,358	)
Total intangible assets, net				$	1,615		$	1,689

The amortization of intangible assets for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 was as follows:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2024		2023
Amortization of intangible assets	$	110	$	118

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(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

The estimated future amortization expense of intangible assets is as follows:

Years ending December 31,	Amount
2024 (Remainder)	$	147
2025		196
2026		195
2027		65
2028		21
Thereafter		991
Total	$	1,615

6. Inventories

Inventories, net of reserves, as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 consisted of the following:

	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Current:
Raw materials	$	1,765	$	2,086
Finished goods		9,669		8,539
	$	11,434	$	10,625

Long-term:
Raw materials	$	2,259	$	1,789
Finished goods		1,902		1,354
	$	4,161	$	3,143

Long-term inventory represents inventory held in excess of our current (next 12 months) requirements based on our recent sales and forecasted level of sales. We expect to sell the above inventory, net of reserves, at or above the stated cost and believe that no loss will be incurred on its sale, although there can be no assurance of the timing or amount of any sales.

Net loss incurred on valuation of inventory at lower of cost or market value and write-off of obsolete inventory for three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 was as follows:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2024		2023
Net loss incurred on valuation of inventory at lower of cost or market value and write-off of obsolete inventory	$	193	$	23

7. Leases

Rent expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease taking into account future rent escalation and holiday periods.

Rent expense for three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 was as follows:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2024		2023
Rent expense	$	109	$	149

The Company occupies a 1,350 square-foot facility in Gainesville, Florida under the terms of an operating lease expiring in February 2028. The Gainesville facility is used primarily to support the Company's research and development activities.

The Company occupies a 9,402 square-foot facility in Salt Lake City, Utah under the terms of an operating lease expiring in February 2028. The facility supports the Company's principal administrative, sales, marketing, customer support, and research and product development activities.

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(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

The Company occupies a 6,175 square-foot facility in Chennai, India under the terms of an operating lease expiring in August 2024. This facility supports the Company's administrative, marketing, customer support, and research and product development activities. The Company is planning to renew the lease.

The Company occupies a 40,000 square-foot warehouse in Salt Lake City, Utah under the terms of an operating lease expiring in April 2025, which serves as the Company's primary inventory fulfillment center.

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2024			2023
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	(115	)	$	(151	)
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases	$	—		$	758

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:

	March 31, 2024			December 31, 2023
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	898		$	990

Current portion of operating lease liabilities, included in accrued liabilities	$	375		$	383
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion		574			665
Total operating lease liabilities	$	949		$	1,048

Weighted average remaining lease term for operating leases (in years)		3.25			3.39
Weighted average discount rate for operating leases		6.52	%		6.47	%

The following represents maturities of operating lease liabilities as of March 31, 2024:

Years ending December 31,
2024 (Remainder)	$	324
2025		272
2026		211
2027		216
2028		36
Thereafter		—
Total lease payments		1,059
Less: Imputed interest		110
Total	$	949

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(Unaudited - Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

8. Shareholders' Equity

	Three months ended March 31,
	2024			2023
Common stock and additional paid-in capital
Balance, beginning of period	$	46,071		$	74,934
Dividends declared		(14,496	)		—
Issuance of common stock and warrants, net		—			1
Share-based compensation expense		26			22
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan		7			—
Balance, end of period	$	31,608		$	74,957

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Balance, beginning of period	$	(310	)	$	(288	)
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities, net of tax		22			—
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(2	)		5
Balance, end of period	$	(290	)	$	(283	)

Accumulated deficit
Balance, beginning of period	$	(1,076	)	$	(516	)
Net loss		(1,898	)		(832	)
Balance, end of period	$	(2,974	)	$	(1,348	)

Total shareholders' equity	$	28,344		$	73,326

Issue of Common Stock and Warrants

On September 12, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain purchasers named therein, pursuant to which the Company issued 3,623,189 shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.001 per share at an offering price of $2.76 per share. The Company received gross proceeds of approximately $10,000 and net proceeds of $9,288 after deducting placement agent fees and related offering expenses. In a concurring private placement the Company also issued to the same purchasers warrants exercisable for an aggregate of 3,623,189 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.76 per share. Each warrant became immediately exercisable and will expire on March 15, 2027.

On January 4, 2022, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Edward D. Bagley, an affiliate of the Company, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell, in a private placement 1,538,461 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, at a purchase price of $1.30 per share of Common Stock. The consideration for the Shares is the cancellation and termination of Mr. Bagley’s outstanding bridge loan to the Company in the principal amount of $2,000 originally issued on July 2, 2021 and amended and restated on September 11, 2021. Mr. Bagley is an affiliate of the Company and the Company’s single largest stockholder.

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UNAUDITED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

9. Share-based Compensation

As of March 31, 2024, the Company had 217,810 options with contractual lives of ten years and 370,000 options with contractual lives of six years offered under the Company’s 2007 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2007 Plan”), which was restated and approved by the shareholders on December 12, 2015. As of March 31, 2024, the 2007 Plan had 857,044 authorized unissued options.

The Company uses judgment in determining the fair value of the share-based payments on the date of grant using an option-pricing model with assumptions regarding a number of highly complex and subjective variables. These variables include, but are not limited to, the risk-free interest rate of the awards, the expected life of the awards, the expected volatility over the term of the awards, and the expected dividends of the awards. The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of share-based payments granted under the guidelines of ASC Topic 718.

In applying the Black-Scholes methodology to 160,000 options granted in June 2023, the Company used the following assumptions:

Risk free interest rate, average	3.91%
Expected option life, average	5 years
Expected price volatility, average	91.47%
Expected dividend yield	0%

A summary of the stock option activity under the Company’s plans for the three months ended March 31, 2024, is as follows:

	Number of shares			Weighted average exercise price
Options outstanding at beginning of year		607,810		$	5.03
Granted		—			—
Less:
Exercised		—			—
Forfeited prior to vesting		(20,000	)		—
Canceled or expired		—			—
Options outstanding at March 31, 2024		587,810			5.16
Options exercisable at end of March 31, 2024		416,898		$	6.76

As of March 31, 2024, the total remaining unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options, net of forfeitures, was approximately $120, which will be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.24 years.

Share-based compensation expense has been recorded as follows:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2024		2023
Cost of goods sold	$	2	$	—
Sales and marketing		2		—
Research and product development		12		—
General and administrative		10		—
	$	26	$	—

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(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

10. Income Taxes

The Company recorded a full valuation allowance against U.S Federal and State deferred tax assets, which results in no income tax benefit for losses in these jurisdictions. The full domestic valuation allowance was recorded as management concluded that it is more likely than not that these deferred tax assets are not realizable due to the Company's recent pre-tax losses and other sources of negative evidence. Provision for income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2024 mostly represents income tax expense (benefit) recorded for jurisdictions outside the United States.

The Company had approximately $968 of uncertain tax positions as of March 31, 2024. Due to the inherent uncertainty of the underlying tax positions, it is not possible to forecast the payment of this liability for any particular year, therefore, it is reflected in other long-term liabilities.

11. Fair Value Measurements

The fair value of the Company’s financial instruments reflects the amounts that the Company estimates it will receive in connection with the sale of an asset or pay in connection with the transfer of a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price). The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the use of inputs used in valuation techniques into the following three levels:

Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. This category generally includes U.S. Government and agency securities; municipal securities; mutual funds and securities sold and not yet settled.

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs.

The Company’s financial instruments are valued using observable inputs. The following table sets forth the fair value of the financial instruments re-measured by the Company as of March 31, 2024:

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
March 31, 2024
Mutual funds	$	2,123	$	—	$	—	$	2,123
US Treasury securities		—		1,298		—		1,298
Certificates of deposit		—		413		—		413
Corporate debt securities		—		253		—		253
Total	$	2,123	$	1,964	$	—	$	4,087

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
December 31, 2023
Mutual funds	$	1,505	$	—	$	—	$	1,505
US Treasury securities		—		1,803		—		1,803
Certificates of deposit		—		103		—		103
Corporate debt securities		—		985		—		985
Total	$	1,505	$	2,891	$	—	$	4,396

12. Subsequent events

Declared Cash Dividends

On March 11, 2024, the Company announced that the Company’s Board of Directors had declared a special one-time cash dividend of $0.50 per share of the Company’s common stock and eligible warrants to holders of record as of April 2, 2024 and paid $11,984 of cash dividends to shareholders and $2,511 to warrant holders on April 10, 2024. This dividend of 14,496 has been accrued as of March 31, 2024.

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Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This report on Form 10-Q includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). All statements in this report, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements for purposes of these provisions, including any projections of earnings, revenues or other financial items, any statements of the plans and objectives of management for future operations, any statements concerning proposed new products or services, any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance, and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. All forward-looking statements included in this report are made as of the date hereof and are based on information available to us as of such date. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statement. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “believes,” “estimates,” “potential,” or “continue,” or the negative thereof or other comparable terminology. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements contained herein are based upon reasonable assumptions at the time made, there can be no assurance that any such expectations or any forward-looking statement will prove to be correct. Our actual results will vary, and may vary materially, from those projected or assumed in the forward-looking statements. Future financial condition and results of operations, as well as any forward-looking statements, are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties, many of which we cannot predict with accuracy and some of which we might not anticipate, including, without limitation, product recalls and product liability claims; infringement of our technology or assertion that our technology infringes the rights of other parties; termination of supplier relationships, or failure of suppliers to perform; our expectations regarding the ongoing transition of manufacturing of our products from China to Singapore by our electronics manufacturing services provider; inability to successfully manage growth; delays in obtaining regulatory approvals or the failure to maintain such approvals; concentration of our revenue among a few customers, products or procedures; development of new products and technology that could render our products obsolete; market acceptance of new products; introduction of products in a timely fashion; price and product competition, availability of labor and materials, cost increases, and fluctuations in and obsolescence of inventory; volatility of the market price of our common stock; foreign currency fluctuations; changes in key personnel; work stoppage or transportation risks; integration of business acquisitions; and other factors referred to in our reports filed with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. All subsequent forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. Additional factors that may have a direct bearing on our operating results are discussed in Part II, Item 1A “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2024 and in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 period.

BUSINESS OVERVIEW

ClearOne is a global Company that designs, develops and sells conferencing, collaboration, and AV networking solutions for voice and visual communications. The performance and simplicity of our advanced, comprehensive solutions offer a high level of functionality, reliability and scalability. We derive a major portion of our revenue from audio conferencing products and microphones by promoting our products in the professional audio-visual channel. We have extended our total addressable market from the installed audio conferencing market to adjacent complementary markets – microphones, video collaboration and AV networking. We have achieved this through strategic technological acquisitions as well as by internal product development.

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On March 11, 2024, we announced a one-time special cash dividend of $0.50 per share of ClearOne common stock, payable on April 10, 2024 to shareholders of record on April 2, 2024.

On January 23, 2024 we launched the DIALOG® 20 USB wireless microphone system at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2024, a major global audiovisual expo. ClearOne’s booth at ISE 2024 recorded a 319% increase in unique visitors compared to the number of unique visitors the Company’s booth recorded in 2023. The DIALOG® UVHF Wireless Microphone System also received AV Technology Magazine’s Best in Show award at ISE 2024, having previously garnered other notable industry awards in 2023.

We continued our programs to cut costs and to speed up product development that we believe will enable us to get back to a growth path.

Overall revenue decreased by 13% in the first quarter of 2024 when compared to the first quarter of 2023, primarily due to a significant decrease in revenues from the audio conferencing category. The revenue decline was also caused by significantly reduced demand for our products in many regions including USA, Europe and China when compared to 2023-Q1 revenues. We believe this revenue decline was primarily due to the cumulative impact of past production shortages. We believe that lack of product availability has caused some of our channel partners to purchase and install competing brands. Historically, we have seen a lag of several months between the time that our professional conferencing products are specified for installation and the date when those products are installed. Since our product availability was constrained through a significant part of Q4 2023, we believe our revenue could be impacted negatively by these market dynamics through much of Q2 2024. We have also faced sales headwinds from our products’ lack of Microsoft Teams certification, despite their longtime functional compatibility with this platform. Our work through early 2024 has focused on mitigating these impacts through maintaining consistent dialogues, product demonstrations, and feedback cycles with end users and channel partners, along with improving our visibility at key industry events. We believe our revenue performance in 2024-Q1 also was to a small extent impacted negatively due to increased costs associated with electronic raw materials that have affected the global manufacturing of high tech products. We expect these increased costs in various degrees to continue through 2024 and 2025.

Our gross profit margin increased to 31.8% during the first quarter of 2024 from 31.5% during the first quarter of 2023. The marginal increase in gross profit is mainly due to savings in freight cost wherein air shipments were reduced and replaced by ocean shipments wherever feasible.

Net loss increased from $0.8 million in the first quarter of 2023 to $1.9 million in the first quarter of 2024. The increase in net loss was mainly due to (a) a decrease in revenues partially offset by a decrease in operating expenses and (b) a recognition of $1.35 million from a one-time legal settlement of a contract dispute in first quarter of 2023.

We believe, although there can be no assurance, that we can return to generating operating profits through our strategic initiatives namely product innovation and cost reduction.

Industry conditions

We operate in a very dynamic and highly competitive industry which is dominated on the one hand by a few players with respect to certain products like traditional video conferencing appliances while on the other hand influenced heavily by a fragmented reseller market consisting of numerous regional and local players. The industry is also characterized by venture capitalist-funded start-ups and private companies willing to fund cumulative cash losses in order to gain market share and achieve certain non-financial goals. It has become increasingly important to have higher interoperability with other products in the audio visual market as well as certifications from leading video conferencing service providers like Microsoft and Zoom.

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Economic conditions, challenges and risks

The audio-visual products market is characterized by intense competition and rapidly evolving technology. Our competitors vary within each product category. Our installed professional audio conferencing products, which is our flagship product category, continue to be ahead of the competition despite the reduction in revenues. Our strength in this space is largely due to our fully integrated suite of products consisting of DSP mixers, wide range of professional microphone products and video collaboration products. Despite our strong leadership position in the installed professional audio conferencing market, we face challenges to revenue growth due to the limited size of the market, pricing pressures from new competitors attracted to the commercial market due to higher margins, and the lack of certifications from Microsoft. Notably, the Microsoft Teams device certification program is closed to new meeting room devices and solutions. Although we have requested admission into this certification program on multiple occasions ClearOne has been denied admission by Microsoft so far.

Our video products and beamforming microphone arrays, especially highly advanced BMA 360 and BMA-CT are critical to our long-term growth. We face intense competition in this market from well-established market leaders as well as emerging players rich with marketing funds. We expect our strategy of making our products more interoperable with other audio-visual products, continuing to improve the quality of our high-end audio conferencing products and microphones, and offering a wide range of innovative professional cameras will generate growth in the near future.

We derive a significant portion of our revenue (approximately 70% in the first three months of 2024) from international operations and expect this trend to continue in the future. Most of our revenue from outside the U.S. is billed in U.S. dollars and is not exposed to any significant currency risk. However, we are exposed to foreign exchange risk if the U.S. dollar is strong against other currencies as it will make U.S. Dollar denominated prices of our products less competitive.

Deferred Product Revenue

Deferred product revenue decreased to $26 thousand on March 31, 2024 compared to $30 thousand on December 31, 2023.

A detailed discussion of our results of operations follows below.

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Results of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024

The following table sets forth certain items from our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 (“2024-Q1”) and 2023 ("2023-Q1"), respectively, together with the percentage of total revenue which each such item represents:

	Three months ended March 31,
(dollars in thousands)	2024			2023			Change Favorable (Adverse) in %
Revenue	$	3,622		$	4,178			(13	)
Cost of goods sold		2,471			2,863			14
Gross profit		1,151			1,315			(12	)
Sales and marketing		1,312			1,192			(10	)
Research and product development		894			1,043			14
General and administrative		1,023			1,269			19
Total operating expenses		3,229			3,504			8
Operating loss		(2,078	)		(2,189	)		5
Other income (expense), net		178			1,374			(87)
Loss before income taxes		(1,900	)		(815	)		(133	)
Provision for income taxes		(2	)		17			112
Net loss	$	(1,898	)	$	(832	)		(128	)

Revenue

Our revenue decreased to $3.6 million in 2024-Q1 compared to $4.2 million in 2023-Q1 due to a 35% decline in audio conferencing and a 19% decline in video products, offset by a 31% increase in microphones. Except for BMA all other product categories suffered revenue declines year over year. Our traditional ceiling mics, personal audio conferencing products, and video cameras suffered revenue declines due to lack of demand. During the first quarter of 2024, revenues from Asia including India and the Middle East as a whole increased by 18% while all other regions suffered revenue loss. During 2024-Q1 revenues from Americas declined by 30% and from Europe and Africa declined significantly by 42%.

Costs of Goods Sold and Gross Profit

Cost of goods sold includes expenses associated with finished goods purchased from outsourced manufacturers, the repackaging of our products, our manufacturing and operations organization, property and equipment depreciation, warranty expense, freight expense, royalty payments, and the allocation of overhead expenses.

Our gross profit margin increased from 31.5% during 2023-Q1 to 31.8% during 2024-Q1. The marginal increase was due to saving in freight cost wherein air freight was controlled by replacing air freight with ocean freight.

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Our profitability in the near-term continues to depend significantly on our revenues from professional installed audio-conferencing products. We hold long-term inventory and if we are unable to sell our long-term inventory, our profitability might be affected by inventory write-offs and price mark-downs. Our long-term inventory includes approximately $0.2 million of Converge Pro and Beamforming microphone array products, $1.0 million of cameras, and $1.6 million of raw materials that will be used primarily for manufacturing professional audio conferencing products and BMA microphones. Any business changes that are adverse to these product lines could potentially impact our ability to sell our long-term inventory in addition to our current inventory.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses include sales and marketing (“S&M”) expenses, research and product development (“R&D”) expenses and general and administrative (“G&A”) expenses. Total operating expenses in 2024-Q1 was $3.2 million compared to $3.5 million in 2023-Q1. The following contains a more detailed discussion of expenses related to sales and marketing, research and product development, general and administrative, and other items.

Sales and Marketing - S&M expenses include selling, customer service, and marketing expenses such as employee-related costs, allocations of overhead expenses, trade shows, and other advertising and selling expenses.

S&M expenses in 2024-Q1 increased marginally to $1.3 million from $1.2 million for 2023-Q1. The increase was primarily due to increase in trade-show related expenses.

Research and Product Development - R&D expenses include research and development, product line management, engineering services, and test and application expenses, including employee-related costs, outside services, expensed materials, depreciation, and an allocation of overhead expenses.

R&D expenses decreased to $0.9 million in 2024-Q1 compared to $1.0 million for 2023-Q1. The decrease was primarily due to decrease in legal expenses and project related expenses.

General and Administrative - G&A expenses include employee-related costs, professional service fees, allocations of overhead expenses, litigation costs, and corporate administrative costs, including costs related to finance and human resources teams.

G&A expenses decreased to $1.0 million in 2024-Q1 compared to $1.3 million in 2023-Q1. The reduction was primarily due to (a) a decrease in legal expenses, (b) and a decrease in insurance expenses, (c) and a reduction in employee related expenses.

Interest Expense

Interest expense decreased to $0.0 million in 2024-Q1 compared to $0.3 million in 2023-Q1. The interest expense declined due to repayment of all the debts in full in 2023.

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Other income (expense), net

Other income (expense), net includes interest income, foreign currency changes and gain or loss on disposal of assets. Other income for 2024-Q1 included $0.2 million of interest income received on marketable securities. Other income in 2023-Q1 included a receipt of $1.35 million from a one-time legal settlement of a contract dispute.

Provision for income taxes

During each of the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, we did not recognize any benefit from the losses incurred due to setting up a full valuation allowance.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

As of March 31, 2024, our cash and cash equivalents were approximately $18.5 million compared to $17.8 million as of December 31, 2023. Our working capital was $21.4 million and $39.1 million as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

Net cash provided by operating activities was approximately $0.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2024, a decrease of net cash provided by operating activities of approximately $59.9 million from $60.3 million of net cash used by operating activities in the three months ended March 31, 2023. The decrease in cash inflow was primarily due to $56.4 million in receipts from legal settlements, the receipt of $4.5 million from the return of a bond deposited with a court, and a $1.3 million refund of income taxes with interest in the three months ended March 31, 2023. These receipts were partially offset by operating losses.

Net cash provided by investing activities in the three months ended March 31, 2024 was $0.3 million compared to $0.1 million of net cash used in investing activities in the three months ended March 31, 2023. The increase in cash provided by investing activities was primarily due to an increase in sale of marketable securities (net of purchases) by $0.3 million and an increase in purchase of property and equipment by $0.06 million. These increases were partially offset by the elimination of capitalized legal expenses of $0.03 million.

Net cash provided by financing activities in the three months ended March 31, 2024 was $0.007 million compared to $2.2 million used in payments of principal amounts due on senior convertible debt in the three months ended March 31, 2023.

As of March 31, 2024, our cash and cash equivalents were approximately $18.5 million compared to $17.8 million as of December 31, 2023. Our working capital was $21.4 million as of March 31, 2024. The Company believes, although there can be no assurance, that the current cash position and effective management of working capital, will provide the liquidity needed to meet our operating needs through at least May 17, 2025. The Company also believes that its strong portfolio of intellectual property and its solid brand equity in the market will enable it to raise additional capital if and when needed to meet its short and long-term financing needs; however, there can be no assurance that, if needed, the Company will be successful in obtaining the necessary funds through equity or debt financing on favorable terms or at all. If the Company needs additional capital and is unable to secure financing, it may be required to further reduce expenses, or delay product development and enhancement.

As of March 31, 2024, we had open purchase orders of approximately $4.5 million mostly for the purchase of inventory.

As of March 31, 2024, we had inventory totaling $15.6 million, of which non-current inventory accounted for $4.2 million. This compares to total inventories of $13.8 million, which includes non-current inventory of $3.1 million as of December 31, 2023.

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Contractual Obligations and Commitments

The following table summarizes our contractual obligations as of March 31, 2024 (in millions):

	Payment Due by Period
	Total		Less Than 1 Year		1-3 Years		3-5 Years		More than 5 years
Operating lease obligations	$	1.0	$	0.3	$	0.7	$	0.0	$	—
Purchase obligations		4.5		4.5		—		—		—
Total	$	5.5	$	4.8	$	0.7	$	0.0	$	—

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

We have no off-balance-sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future material effect on our financial condition, changes in financial conditions, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources, results of operations or liquidity.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

Our discussion and analysis of our results of operations and financial position are based upon our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included under Item 1 of this Form 10-Q, which have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. We review the accounting policies used in reporting our financial results on a regular basis. We believe certain of our accounting policies are critical to understanding our financial position and results of operations. There have been no changes to the critical accounting policies as explained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

For a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements, see Note 1: “Business Description, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies” in the notes to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included under Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.

Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Not applicable.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

An evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of March 31, 2024 was performed under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Principal Financial and Accounting Officer. Based upon this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective at a reasonable assurance level as of March 31, 2024.

There has been no change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2024, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

None.

Item 1A. RISK FACTORS

The risk factor set forth below supplements and should be read in conjunction with the risk factors included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, as previously supplemented by our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2023:

None.

Item 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

(a) None.

(b) Not applicable.

Item 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

(a) Not applicable.

(b) Not applicable.

Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Not applicable.

(b) Not applicable.

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Item 6. EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.		Title of Document

31.1		Section 302 Certification of Chief Executive Officer (filed herewith)

31.2		Section 302 Certification of Principal Financial Officer (filed herewith)

32.1		Section 906 Certification of Chief Executive Officer (filed herewith)

32.2		Section 906 Certification of Principal Financial Officer (filed herewith)

101.INS		XBRL Instance Document (filed herewith)

101.SCH		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema (filed herewith)

101.CAL		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase (filed herewith)

101.DEF		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definitions Linkbase (filed herewith)

101.LAB		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase (filed herewith)

101.PRE		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase (filed herewith)

104.1		The cover page of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, formatted in Inline XBRL.

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SIGNATURES

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

	ClearOne, Inc., (Registrant)

	By:	/s/ Derek L. Graham
May 17, 2024		Derek L. Graham Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

	By:	/s/ Simon Brewer
May 17, 2024		Simon Brewer Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting and Principal Financial Officer)

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Derek L. Graham, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this quarterly report of ClearOne, Inc. on Form 10-Q;

2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.	The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

	a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

	b)	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

	c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

	d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

5.	The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

	a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

	b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

By:

/s/ Derek L. Graham

May 17, 2024

Derek L. Graham

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Simon Brewer, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this quarterly report of ClearOne, Inc. on Form 10-Q;

2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.	The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

	a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

	b)	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

	c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

	d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

5.	The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

	a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

	b)	Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

By:

/s/Simon Brewer

May 17, 2024

Simon Brewer

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Accounting and Principal Financial Officer)

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

As adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Derek L. Graham, certify, to my best knowledge and belief, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Quarterly Report of ClearOne, Inc. on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of ClearOne, Inc.

By:

/s/ Derek L. Graham

May 17, 2024

Derek L. Graham

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

As adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Simon Brewer, certify, to my best knowledge and belief, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Quarterly Report of ClearOne, Inc. on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of ClearOne, Inc.

By:

/s/ Simon Brewer

May 17, 2024

Simon Brewer

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Accounting and Principal Financial Officer)

Document And Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
Document And Entity Information - shares	Mar. 31, 2024	May 15, 2024
Cover [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	CLEARONE INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000840715
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		23,969,148
Entity Shell Company	false
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2024
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2024
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, $0.001
Trading Symbol	CLRO
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity File Number	001-33660
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Address, Address Line One	5225 Wiley Post Way, Suite 500
Entity Address, City or Town	Salt Lake City
Entity Address, State or Province	UT
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	84116
Entity Tax Identification Number	87-0398877
City Area Code	(801)
Local Phone Number	975-7200
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Transition Report	false

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 18,544	$ 17,835
Current marketable securities	2,809	3,480
Patent cross license receivable	0	4,000
Receivables, net of allowance of $326	2,794	3,279
Inventories, net	11,434	10,625
Income tax receivable	27	36
Prepaid expenses and other assets	4,001	4,062
Total current assets	39,609	43,317
Long-term marketable securities	1,278	916
Long-term inventories, net	4,161	3,143
Property and equipment, net	542	530
Operating lease - right of use assets, net	898	990
Intangibles, net	1,615	1,689
Other assets	108	109
Total assets	48,211	50,694
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	1,733	1,945
Dividends payable	14,496	0
Accrued liabilities	1,959	2,290
Deferred product revenue	26	30
Total current liabilities	18,214	4,265
Operating lease liability, net of current	574	665
Other long-term liabilities	1,079	1,079
Total liabilities	19,867	6,009
Shareholders' equity:
Common stock, par value $0.001, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 23,969,148 and 23,969,148 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	24	24
Additional paid-in capital	31,584	46,047
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(290)	(310)
Accumulated deficit	(2,974)	(1,076)
Total shareholders' equity	28,344	44,685
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 48,211	$ 50,694

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 326	$ 326
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	50,000,000	50,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	23,969,148	23,969,148
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	23,969,148	23,969,148

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 3,622	$ 4,178
Cost of goods sold	2,471	2,863
Gross profit	1,151	1,315
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing	1,312	1,192
Research and product development	894	1,043
General and administrative	1,023	1,269
Total operating expenses	3,229	3,504
Operating loss	(2,078)	(2,189)
Interest expense	0	(292)
Other income, net	178	1,666
Loss before income taxes	(1,900)	(815)
Provision for income taxes	(2)	17
Net loss	$ (1,898)	$ (832)
Basic weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	23,969,148	23,955,767
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	23,969,148	23,955,767
Basic loss per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.08)	$ (0.03)
Diluted loss per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.08)	$ (0.03)
Comprehensive loss:
Net loss	$ (1,898)	$ (832)
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of tax	22	0
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment	(2)	5
Comprehensive loss	$ (1,878)	$ (827)

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$ (1,898)	$ (832)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization expense	167	221
Amortization of right-of-use assets	92	129
Share-based compensation expense	26	23
Change of inventory to net realizable value	193	23
Gain on disposal of assets and sale of marketable securities	(47)	(8)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables	4,485	62
Legal settlement receivable	0	55,000
Inventories	(2,020)	365
Prepaid expenses and other assets	61	4,176
Accounts payable	(211)	536
Accrued liabilities	(321)	(551)
Income taxes receivable	9	1,293
Deferred product revenue	(4)	8
Operating lease liabilities	(99)	(124)
Net cash provided by operating activities	433	60,321
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment	(69)	(27)
Purchase of intangibles	(36)	(42)
Proceeds from maturities and sales of marketable securities	2,325	0
Purchases of marketable securities	(1,947)	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	273	(69)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net proceeds from equity-based compensation programs	7	0
Principal payments of debt	0	(2,225)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	7	(2,225)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(4)	4
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	709	58,031
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period	17,835	986
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period	18,544	59,017
The following is a summary of supplemental cash flow activities:
Cash paid for income taxes	(12)	18
Cash paid for interest	0	231
Cash Flow, Noncash Investing and Financing Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Dividends payable	$ 14,496	$ 0

Business Description, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Business Description, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

Business Description, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

1. Business Description, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

Business Description:

Basis of Presentation:

Significant Accounting Policies:

Recent accounting pronouncements:

Liquidity:

Revenue Information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Revenue Information

Revenue Information

2. Revenue Information

The following table disaggregates the Company’s revenue into primary product groups:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2024		2023
Audio conferencing	$	1,523	$	2,329
Microphones		1,571		1,195
Video products		528		654
	$	3,622	$	4,178

The following table disaggregates the Company’s revenue into major regions:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2024		2023
North and South America	$	1,094	$	1,570
Asia Pacific (includes Middle East, India and Australia)		2,000		1,696
Europe and Africa		528		912
	$	3,622	$	4,178

Loss Per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Loss Per Share

Loss Per Share

3. Loss Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2024			2023
Numerator:
Net loss	$	(1,898	)	$	(832	)
Denominator:
Basic weighted average shares outstanding		23,969,148			23,955,767
Dilutive common stock equivalents using treasury stock method		—			—
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding		23,969,148			23,955,767

Basic loss per common share	$	(0.08	)	$	(0.03	)
Diluted loss per common share	$	(0.08	)	$	(0.03	)

Weighted average options, warrants and convertible portion of senior convertible notes outstanding		6,420,553			6,368,420
Anti-dilutive options, warrants and convertible portion of senior convertible notes not included in the computation		6,420,553			6,368,420

Marketable Securities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Marketable Securities

4. Marketable Securities

	Amortized cost		Gross unrealized holding gains		Gross unrealized holding losses			Estimated fair value
March 31, 2024
Available-for-sale securities:
US Treasury securities	$	1,298	$	—	$	—		$	1,298
Mutual funds		2,116		9		(2	)		2,123
Certificates of deposit		413		—		—			413
Corporate debt securities	$	253	$	—	$	—		$	253
Total available-for-sale securities	$	4,080	$	9	$	(2	)	$	4,087

	Amortized cost		Gross unrealized holding gains		Gross unrealized holding losses			Estimated fair value
December 31, 2023
Available-for-sale securities:
US Treasury securities	$	1,804	$	—	$	(1	)	$	1,803
Mutual funds		1,498		7		—			1,505
Certificates of deposit		103		—		—			103
Corporate debt securities	$	1,007	$	—	$	(22	)	$	985
Total available-for-sale securities	$	4,412	$	7	$	(23	)	$	4,396

	Amortized cost		Estimated fair value
Due within one year	$	2,801	$	2,809
Due after one year through five years		1,279		1,278
Due after five years		—		—
Total available-for-sale securities	$	4,080	$	4,087

	Less than 12 months					More than 12 months				Total
	Estimated fair value		Gross unrealized holding losses			Estimated fair value		Gross unrealized holding losses		Estimated fair value		Gross unrealized holding losses
As of March 31, 2024
US Treasury securities	$	1,298	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	1,298	$	—
Mutual Funds		2,123		(2	)		—		—		2,123		(2	)
Certificates of Deposit		413		—			—		—		413		—
Corporate debt securities		253		—			—		—		253		—
Total	$	4,087	$	(2	)	$	—	$	—	$	4,087	$	(2	)

	Less than 12 months					More than 12 months				Total
	Estimated fair value		Gross unrealized holding losses			Estimated fair value		Gross unrealized holding losses		Estimated fair value		Gross unrealized holding losses
As of December 31, 2023
US Treasury securities	$	1,803	$	(1	)	$	—	$	—	$	1,803	$	(1	)
Mutual Funds		1,505		—			—		—		1,505		—
Certificates of Deposit		103		—			—		—		103		—
Corporate debt securities		985		(22	)		—		—		985		(22	)
Total	$	4,396	$	(23	)	$	—	$	—	$	4,396	$	(23	)

Intangible Assets

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Intangible Assets

Intangible Assets

5. Intangible Assets

Intangible assets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 consisted of the following:

	Estimated useful lives (years)			March 31, 2024			December 31, 2023
Tradename	5	to	7	$	555		$	555
Patents and technological know-how	10	to	20		7,224			7,187
Proprietary software	3	to	15		2,981			2,981
Other	3	to	5		323			324
Total intangible assets					11,083			11,047
Accumulated amortization					(9,468	)		(9,358	)
Total intangible assets, net				$	1,615		$	1,689

The amortization of intangible assets for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 was as follows:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2024		2023
Amortization of intangible assets	$	110	$	118

The estimated future amortization expense of intangible assets is as follows:

Years ending December 31,	Amount
2024 (Remainder)	$	147
2025		196
2026		195
2027		65
2028		21
Thereafter		991
Total	$	1,615

Inventories

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Inventories

Inventories

6. Inventories

Inventories, net of reserves, as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 consisted of the following:

	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Current:
Raw materials	$	1,765	$	2,086
Finished goods		9,669		8,539
	$	11,434	$	10,625

Long-term:
Raw materials	$	2,259	$	1,789
Finished goods		1,902		1,354
	$	4,161	$	3,143

Net loss incurred on valuation of inventory at lower of cost or market value and write-off of obsolete inventory for three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 was as follows:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2024		2023
Net loss incurred on valuation of inventory at lower of cost or market value and write-off of obsolete inventory	$	193	$	23

Leases

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Leases

Leases

7. Leases

Rent expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease taking into account future rent escalation and holiday periods.

Rent expense for three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 was as follows:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2024		2023
Rent expense	$	109	$	149

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2024			2023
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	(115	)	$	(151	)
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases	$	—		$	758

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:

	March 31, 2024			December 31, 2023
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	898		$	990

Current portion of operating lease liabilities, included in accrued liabilities	$	375		$	383
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion		574			665
Total operating lease liabilities	$	949		$	1,048

Weighted average remaining lease term for operating leases (in years)		3.25			3.39
Weighted average discount rate for operating leases		6.52	%		6.47	%

The following represents maturities of operating lease liabilities as of March 31, 2024:

Years ending December 31,
2024 (Remainder)	$	324
2025		272
2026		211
2027		216
2028		36
Thereafter		—
Total lease payments		1,059
Less: Imputed interest		110
Total	$	949

Shareholders' Equity

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Shareholders' Equity

Shareholders' Equity

8. Shareholders' Equity

	Three months ended March 31,
	2024			2023
Common stock and additional paid-in capital
Balance, beginning of period	$	46,071		$	74,934
Dividends declared		(14,496	)		—
Issuance of common stock and warrants, net		—			1
Share-based compensation expense		26			22
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan		7			—
Balance, end of period	$	31,608		$	74,957

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Balance, beginning of period	$	(310	)	$	(288	)
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities, net of tax		22			—
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(2	)		5
Balance, end of period	$	(290	)	$	(283	)

Accumulated deficit
Balance, beginning of period	$	(1,076	)	$	(516	)
Net loss		(1,898	)		(832	)
Balance, end of period	$	(2,974	)	$	(1,348	)

Total shareholders' equity	$	28,344		$	73,326

Issue of Common Stock and Warrants

Share-Based Compensation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Share-Based Compensation

Share-Based Compensation

9. Share-based Compensation

In applying the Black-Scholes methodology to 160,000 options granted in June 2023, the Company used the following assumptions:

Risk free interest rate, average	3.91%
Expected option life, average	5 years
Expected price volatility, average	91.47%
Expected dividend yield	0%

A summary of the stock option activity under the Company’s plans for the three months ended March 31, 2024, is as follows:

	Number of shares			Weighted average exercise price
Options outstanding at beginning of year		607,810		$	5.03
Granted		—			—
Less:
Exercised		—			—
Forfeited prior to vesting		(20,000	)		—
Canceled or expired		—			—
Options outstanding at March 31, 2024		587,810			5.16
Options exercisable at end of March 31, 2024		416,898		$	6.76

Share-based compensation expense has been recorded as follows:

	Three months ended March 31,
	2024		2023
Cost of goods sold	$	2	$	—
Sales and marketing		2		—
Research and product development		12		—
General and administrative		10		—
	$	26	$	—

Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

10. Income Taxes

Fair Value Measurements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

11. Fair Value Measurements

Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs.

The Company’s financial instruments are valued using observable inputs. The following table sets forth the fair value of the financial instruments re-measured by the Company as of March 31, 2024:

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
March 31, 2024
Mutual funds	$	2,123	$	—	$	—	$	2,123
US Treasury securities		—		1,298		—		1,298
Certificates of deposit		—		413		—		413
Corporate debt securities		—		253		—		253
Total	$	2,123	$	1,964	$	—	$	4,087

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
December 31, 2023
Mutual funds	$	1,505	$	—	$	—	$	1,505
US Treasury securities		—		1,803		—		1,803
Certificates of deposit		—		103		—		103
Corporate debt securities		—		985		—		985
Total	$	1,505	$	2,891	$	—	$	4,396

Subsequent events

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Subsequent events

Subsequent events

12. Subsequent events

Declared Cash Dividends

Insider Trading Arrangements	3 Months Ended
Insider Trading Arrangements	Mar. 31, 2024
Trading Arrangements, by Individual [Table]
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted [Flag]	false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted [Flag]	false
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated [Flag]	false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated [Flag]	false

Business Description, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024
Business Description, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation:	Basis of Presentation: The fiscal year for ClearOne is the twelve months ending on December 31. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of ClearOne and its subsidiaries. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated. These accompanying interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and are not audited. Certain information and footnote disclosures that are usually included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) have been either condensed or omitted in accordance with SEC rules and regulations. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, and the cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results for a full-year period. These interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC.
Significant Accounting Policies:	Significant Accounting Policies: The significant accounting policies were described in Note 1 to the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. There have been no changes to these policies during the quarter ended March 31, 2024 that are of significance or potential significance to the Company. Recent accounting pronouncements: In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09 “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures” on the topic of income taxes. The standard requires additional disclosure for income taxes. These requirements include: (i) requiring a public entity to disclose specific categories in the rate reconciliation; (ii) disclosure of additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold (if the effect of those reconciling items is equal to or greater than 5% of the amount computed by multiplying pretax income or loss by the applicable statutory income tax rate); (iii) annual disclosure of the amount of income taxes paid (net of refunds received) disaggregated by federal (national), state, and foreign taxes; (iv) annual disclosure of the amount of income taxes paid (net of refunds received) disaggregated by individual jurisdictions in which income taxes paid (net of refunds received) is equal to or greater than 5% of total income taxes paid (net of refunds received); (v) annual disclosure of income (or loss) from continuing operations before income tax expense (or benefit) disaggregated between domestic and foreign; and (vi) annual disclosure of income tax expense (or benefit) from continuing operations disaggregated by federal (national), state, and foreign. For public entities, the guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company will adopt this guidance in fiscal 2025 and is in the process of evaluating the new requirements. As a result, the Company has not yet determined the impact this new ASU will have on its disclosures. The Company has determined that recently issued accounting standards, other than the above discussed, will not have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Liquidity:	Liquidity: As of March 31, 2024, our cash and cash equivalents were approximately $18,544 compared to $17,835 as of December 31, 2023. Our working capital was $21,395 as of March 31, 2024. Net cash provided by operating activities was $433 for the three months ended March 31, 2024, a decrease of $59,888 compared to $60,321 of cash was provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The Company believes, although there can be no assurance, that the current cash position and effective management of working capital, will provide the liquidity needed to meet our operating needs through at least May 17, 2025. The Company also believes that its strong portfolio of intellectual property and its solid brand equity in the market will enable it to raise additional capital if and when needed to meet its short and long-term financing needs; however, there can be no assurance that, if needed, the Company will be successful in obtaining the necessary funds through equity or debt financing on favorable terms or at all. If the Company needs additional capital and is unable to secure financing, it may be required to further reduce expenses, or delay product development and enhancement.

Revenue Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Revenue Information

Schedule disaggregates the Company’s revenue into primary product groups and major regions

	Three months ended March 31,
	2024		2023
Audio conferencing	$	1,523	$	2,329
Microphones		1,571		1,195
Video products		528		654
	$	3,622	$	4,178

	Three months ended March 31,
	2024		2023
North and South America	$	1,094	$	1,570
Asia Pacific (includes Middle East, India and Australia)		2,000		1,696
Europe and Africa		528		912
	$	3,622	$	4,178

Loss Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Loss Per Share

Schedule of the computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share

	Three months ended March 31,
	2024			2023
Numerator:
Net loss	$	(1,898	)	$	(832	)
Denominator:
Basic weighted average shares outstanding		23,969,148			23,955,767
Dilutive common stock equivalents using treasury stock method		—			—
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding		23,969,148			23,955,767

Basic loss per common share	$	(0.08	)	$	(0.03	)
Diluted loss per common share	$	(0.08	)	$	(0.03	)

Weighted average options, warrants and convertible portion of senior convertible notes outstanding		6,420,553			6,368,420
Anti-dilutive options, warrants and convertible portion of senior convertible notes not included in the computation		6,420,553			6,368,420

Marketable Securities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Schedule of amortized cost, gross unrealized holding gains, gross unrealized holding losses, and fair value for available-for-sale securities by major security type and class of security

	Amortized cost		Gross unrealized holding gains		Gross unrealized holding losses			Estimated fair value
March 31, 2024
Available-for-sale securities:
US Treasury securities	$	1,298	$	—	$	—		$	1,298
Mutual funds		2,116		9		(2	)		2,123
Certificates of deposit		413		—		—			413
Corporate debt securities	$	253	$	—	$	—		$	253
Total available-for-sale securities	$	4,080	$	9	$	(2	)	$	4,087

	Amortized cost		Gross unrealized holding gains		Gross unrealized holding losses			Estimated fair value
December 31, 2023
Available-for-sale securities:
US Treasury securities	$	1,804	$	—	$	(1	)	$	1,803
Mutual funds		1,498		7		—			1,505
Certificates of deposit		103		—		—			103
Corporate debt securities	$	1,007	$	—	$	(22	)	$	985
Total available-for-sale securities	$	4,412	$	7	$	(23	)	$	4,396

Schedule of maturities of marketable securities classified as available-for-sale securities

	Amortized cost		Estimated fair value
Due within one year	$	2,801	$	2,809
Due after one year through five years		1,279		1,278
Due after five years		—		—
Total available-for-sale securities	$	4,080	$	4,087

Schedule of available-for-sale marketable securities with continuous gross unrealized loss position

	Less than 12 months					More than 12 months				Total
	Estimated fair value		Gross unrealized holding losses			Estimated fair value		Gross unrealized holding losses		Estimated fair value		Gross unrealized holding losses
As of March 31, 2024
US Treasury securities	$	1,298	$	—		$	—	$	—	$	1,298	$	—
Mutual Funds		2,123		(2	)		—		—		2,123		(2	)
Certificates of Deposit		413		—			—		—		413		—
Corporate debt securities		253		—			—		—		253		—
Total	$	4,087	$	(2	)	$	—	$	—	$	4,087	$	(2	)

	Less than 12 months					More than 12 months				Total
	Estimated fair value		Gross unrealized holding losses			Estimated fair value		Gross unrealized holding losses		Estimated fair value		Gross unrealized holding losses
As of December 31, 2023
US Treasury securities	$	1,803	$	(1	)	$	—	$	—	$	1,803	$	(1	)
Mutual Funds		1,505		—			—		—		1,505		—
Certificates of Deposit		103		—			—		—		103		—
Corporate debt securities		985		(22	)		—		—		985		(22	)
Total	$	4,396	$	(23	)	$	—	$	—	$	4,396	$	(23	)

Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Intangible Assets

Schedule of intangible assets and estimated useful lives

	Estimated useful lives (years)			March 31, 2024			December 31, 2023
Tradename	5	to	7	$	555		$	555
Patents and technological know-how	10	to	20		7,224			7,187
Proprietary software	3	to	15		2,981			2,981
Other	3	to	5		323			324
Total intangible assets					11,083			11,047
Accumulated amortization					(9,468	)		(9,358	)
Total intangible assets, net				$	1,615		$	1,689

Schedule of amortization of intangible assets

	Three months ended March 31,
	2024		2023
Amortization of intangible assets	$	110	$	118

Schedule of estimated future amortization expense of intangible assets

Years ending December 31,	Amount
2024 (Remainder)	$	147
2025		196
2026		195
2027		65
2028		21
Thereafter		991
Total	$	1,615

Inventories (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Inventories

Schedule of Inventories, net of reserves

	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Current:
Raw materials	$	1,765	$	2,086
Finished goods		9,669		8,539
	$	11,434	$	10,625

Long-term:
Raw materials	$	2,259	$	1,789
Finished goods		1,902		1,354
	$	4,161	$	3,143

Schedule of net loss incurred on valuation of inventory at lower of cost or market value and write-off of obsolete inventory

	Three months ended March 31,
	2024		2023
Net loss incurred on valuation of inventory at lower of cost or market value and write-off of obsolete inventory	$	193	$	23

Leases (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Leases

Schedule of rent expense

	Three months ended March 31,
	2024		2023
Rent expense	$	109	$	149

Schedule of Supplemental cash flow and balance sheet information related to leases

	Three months ended March 31,
	2024			2023
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	(115	)	$	(151	)
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases	$	—		$	758

	March 31, 2024			December 31, 2023
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	898		$	990

Current portion of operating lease liabilities, included in accrued liabilities	$	375		$	383
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion		574			665
Total operating lease liabilities	$	949		$	1,048

Weighted average remaining lease term for operating leases (in years)		3.25			3.39
Weighted average discount rate for operating leases		6.52	%		6.47	%

Schedule of maturities of operating lease liabilities

Years ending December 31,
2024 (Remainder)	$	324
2025		272
2026		211
2027		216
2028		36
Thereafter		—
Total lease payments		1,059
Less: Imputed interest		110
Total	$	949

Shareholders' Equity (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Shareholders' Equity

Schedule of changes in stockholders' equity

	Three months ended March 31,
	2024			2023
Common stock and additional paid-in capital
Balance, beginning of period	$	46,071		$	74,934
Dividends declared		(14,496	)		—
Issuance of common stock and warrants, net		—			1
Share-based compensation expense		26			22
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan		7			—
Balance, end of period	$	31,608		$	74,957

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Balance, beginning of period	$	(310	)	$	(288	)
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities, net of tax		22			—
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(2	)		5
Balance, end of period	$	(290	)	$	(283	)

Accumulated deficit
Balance, beginning of period	$	(1,076	)	$	(516	)
Net loss		(1,898	)		(832	)
Balance, end of period	$	(2,974	)	$	(1,348	)

Total shareholders' equity	$	28,344		$	73,326

Share-based Compensation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Share-Based Compensation

Schedule of valuation assumptions for applying the Black-Scholes methodology to the options granted under share-based payments

Risk free interest rate, average	3.91%
Expected option life, average	5 years
Expected price volatility, average	91.47%
Expected dividend yield	0%

Schedule of stock option activity

	Number of shares			Weighted average exercise price
Options outstanding at beginning of year		607,810		$	5.03
Granted		—			—
Less:
Exercised		—			—
Forfeited prior to vesting		(20,000	)		—
Canceled or expired		—			—
Options outstanding at March 31, 2024		587,810			5.16
Options exercisable at end of March 31, 2024		416,898		$	6.76

Schedule of share-based compensation expense

	Three months ended March 31,
	2024		2023
Cost of goods sold	$	2	$	—
Sales and marketing		2		—
Research and product development		12		—
General and administrative		10		—
	$	26	$	—

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Fair Value Measurements

Schedule of fair value of the financial instruments

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
March 31, 2024
Mutual funds	$	2,123	$	—	$	—	$	2,123
US Treasury securities		—		1,298		—		1,298
Certificates of deposit		—		413		—		413
Corporate debt securities		—		253		—		253
Total	$	2,123	$	1,964	$	—	$	4,087

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
December 31, 2023
Mutual funds	$	1,505	$	—	$	—	$	1,505
US Treasury securities		—		1,803		—		1,803
Certificates of deposit		—		103		—		103
Corporate debt securities		—		985		—		985
Total	$	1,505	$	2,891	$	—	$	4,396

Business Description, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 18,544		$ 17,835
Working capital	21,395
Net cash provided by operating activities	433	$ 60,321
Increase of cash used in operating activities	$ 59,888

Revenue Information - Revenue into Primary Product Groups and Major Regions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 3,622	$ 4,178
North and South America [Member]
Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	1,094	1,570
Asia Pacific (includes Middle East, India and Australia)
Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	2,000	1,696
Europe and Africa [Member]
Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	528	912
Audio conferencing [Member]
Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	1,523	2,329
Microphones [Member]
Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	1,571	1,195
Video products [Member]
Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 528	$ 654

Loss Per Share - Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) per Common Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Numerator:
Net loss	$ (1,898)	$ (832)
Denominator:
Basic weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	23,969,148	23,955,767
Dilutive common stock equivalents using treasury stock method (in shares)	0	0
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	23,969,148	23,955,767
Basic loss per common share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.08)	$ (0.03)
Diluted loss per common share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.08)	$ (0.03)
Weighted average options, warrants and convertible portion of senior convertible notes outstanding (in shares)	6,420,553	6,368,420
Anti-dilutive options, warrants and convertible portion of senior convertible notes not included in the computation (in shares)	6,420,553	6,368,420

Marketable Securities - Available-for-sale Securities by Major Security Type (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Amortized cost	$ 4,080	$ 4,412
Gross unrealized holding gains	9	7
Gross unrealized holding losses	(2)	(23)
Estimated fair value	4,087	4,396
US Treasury securities [Member]
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Amortized cost	1,298	1,804
Gross unrealized holding gains	0	0
Gross unrealized holding losses	0	(1)
Estimated fair value	1,298	1,803
Mutual funds [Member]
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Amortized cost	2,116	1,498
Gross unrealized holding gains	9	7
Gross unrealized holding losses	(2)	0
Estimated fair value	2,123	1,505
Certificates of deposit [Member]
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Amortized cost	413	103
Gross unrealized holding gains	0	0
Gross unrealized holding losses	0	0
Estimated fair value	413	103
Corporate debt securities [Member]
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Amortized cost	253	1,007
Gross unrealized holding gains	0	0
Gross unrealized holding losses	0	(22)
Estimated fair value	$ 253	$ 985

Marketable Securities - Maturities of Available-for-sale Securities (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
Due within one year, amortized cost	$ 2,801
Due after one year through five years, amortized cost	1,279
Due after five years, amortized cost	0
Total available-for-sale securities, amortized cost	4,080
Due within one year, estimated fair value	2,809
Due after one year through five years, estimated fair value	1,278
Due after five years, estimated fair value	0
Total available-for-sale securities, estimated fair value	$ 4,087

Marketable Securities - Available-for-sale Marketable Securities in Gross Unrealized Loss Position (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, less than 12 months	$ 4,087	$ 4,396
Gross unrealized holding losses, less than 12 months	(2)	(23)
Estimated fair value, more than 12 months	0	0
Gross unrealized holding losses, more than 12 months	0	0
Estimated fair value	4,087	4,396
Gross unrealized holding losses	(2)	(23)
US Treasury securities [Member]
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, less than 12 months	1,298	1,803
Gross unrealized holding losses, less than 12 months	0	(1)
Estimated fair value, more than 12 months	0	0
Gross unrealized holding losses, more than 12 months	0	0
Estimated fair value	1,298	1,803
Gross unrealized holding losses	0	(1)
Mutual funds [Member]
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, less than 12 months	2,123	1,505
Gross unrealized holding losses, less than 12 months	(2)	0
Estimated fair value, more than 12 months	0	0
Gross unrealized holding losses, more than 12 months	0	0
Estimated fair value	2,123	1,505
Gross unrealized holding losses	(2)	0
Certificates of deposit [Member]
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, less than 12 months	413	103
Gross unrealized holding losses, less than 12 months	0	0
Estimated fair value, more than 12 months	0	0
Gross unrealized holding losses, more than 12 months	0	0
Estimated fair value	413	103
Gross unrealized holding losses	0	0
Corporate debt securities [Member]
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Estimated fair value, less than 12 months	253	985
Gross unrealized holding losses, less than 12 months	0	(22)
Estimated fair value, more than 12 months	0	0
Gross unrealized holding losses, more than 12 months	0	0
Estimated fair value	253	985
Gross unrealized holding losses	$ 0	$ (22)

Intangible Assets - Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Total intangible assets	$ 11,083	$ 11,047
Accumulated amortization	(9,468)	(9,358)
Total	1,615	1,689
Tradename [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Total intangible assets	$ 555	555
Tradename [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives (in years)	5 years
Tradename [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives (in years)	7 years
Patents and technological know-how [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Total intangible assets	$ 7,224	7,187
Patents and technological know-how [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives (in years)	10 years
Patents and technological know-how [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives (in years)	20 years
Proprietary software [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Total intangible assets	$ 2,981	2,981
Proprietary software [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives (in years)	3 years
Proprietary software [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives (in years)	15 years
Other [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Total intangible assets	$ 323	$ 324
Other [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives (in years)	3 years
Other [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated useful lives (in years)	5 years

Intangible Assets - Amortization of Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Intangible Assets
Amortization of intangible assets	$ 110	$ 118

Intangible Assets - Estimated Future Amortization Expense of Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Intangible Assets
2024 (Remainder)	$ 147
2025	196
2026	195
2027	65
2028	21
Thereafter	991
Total	$ 1,615	$ 1,689

Inventories - Inventories, Net of Reserves (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current:
Raw materials	$ 1,765	$ 2,086
Finished goods	9,669	8,539
Total current inventory	11,434	10,625
Long-term:
Raw materials	2,259	1,789
Finished goods	1,902	1,354
Total long-term inventory	$ 4,161	$ 3,143

Inventories - Net loss incurred on valuation of inventory (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Inventories
Net loss incurred on valuation of inventory at lower of cost or market value and write-off of obsolete inventory	$ 193	$ 23

Leases (Details Textual)	Mar. 31, 2024 ft²
Facility to support, research and development activity [Member] \| Gainesville, Florida [Member]
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Area of real estate property	1,350
Facility to support, principal administrative, sales, marketing, customer support, and research and product development activity [Member] \| Salt Lake City, Utah [Member]
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Area of real estate property	9,402
Facility to support, principal administrative, sales, marketing, customer support, and research and product development activity [Member] \| Chennai, India [Member]
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Area of real estate property	6,175
Warehouse to support, primary inventory fulfillment and repair center [Member] \| Salt Lake City, Utah [Member]
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Area of real estate property	40,000

Leases - Rent Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Leases - Rent Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Leases
Rent expense	$ 109	$ 149

Leases - Supplemental Cash Flow Information Related to Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$ (115)	$ (151)
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases	$ 0	$ 758

Leases - Supplemental Balance Sheet Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Leases
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$ 898	$ 990
Operating lease liabilities:
Current portion of operating lease liabilities, included in accrued liabilities	375	383
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion	574	665
Total operating lease liabilities	$ 949	$ 1,048
Weighted average remaining lease term for operating leases (in years)	3 years 3 months	3 years 4 months 20 days
Weighted average discount rate for operating leases	6.52%	6.47%

Leases - Maturities of Operating Lease Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Leases
2024 (Remainder)	$ 324
2025	272
2026	211
2027	216
2028	36
Thereafter	0
Total lease payments	1,059
Less: Imputed interest	(110)
Total	$ 949	$ 1,048

Shareholders' Equity - Shareholders' Equity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	$ 44,685
Dividends declared	(14,496)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(2)	$ 5
Net loss	(1,898)	(832)
Balance, end of period	28,344	73,326
Common stock and additional paid-in capital [Member]
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	46,071	74,934
Dividends declared	(14,496)	0
Issuance of common stock and warrants, net	0	1
Share-based compensation expense	26	22
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan	7	0
Balance, end of period	31,608	74,957
Accumulated other comprehensive loss [Member]
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	(310)	(288)
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities, net of tax	22	0
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(2)	5
Balance, end of period	(290)	(283)
Accumulated deficit [Member]
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	(1,076)	(516)
Net loss	(1,898)	(832)
Balance, end of period	$ (2,974)	$ (1,348)

Shareholders' Equity - (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended
	Jan. 04, 2022	Sep. 12, 2021	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Shareholders' Equity
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)			$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Dividends accrued			$ 14,496
Edward D. Bagley \| Bridge Loan
Shareholders' Equity
Principal amount of loan obtained	$ 2,000
Bridge loan issuance date	Jul. 02, 2021
Bridge loan amended date	Sep. 11, 2021
Common Stock
Shareholders' Equity
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Maturity Date			Mar. 15, 2027
Common stock shares issued		3,623,189
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 0.001
Offering price (Per share)		$ 2.76
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, gross		$ 10,000
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs		$ 9,288
Common stock shares issued for warrants exercisable		3,623,189
Exercise price of warrants		$ 2.76
Common Stock \| Securities Purchase Agreement \| Edward D. Bagley \| Private Placement
Shareholders' Equity
Common stock shares issued	1,538,461
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001
Offering price (Per share)	$ 1.3

Debt (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	Jan. 04, 2022	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Sep. 12, 2021
Senior Convertible Notes and Warrants
Common stock, par value		$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common Stock
Senior Convertible Notes and Warrants
Common stock shares issued				3,623,189
Common stock, par value				$ 0.001
Purchase price (in dollars per share)				2.76
Warrants, Initial exercise price per share				$ 2.76
Edward D. Bagley \| Bridge Loan
Senior Convertible Notes and Warrants
Principal amount of loan obtained	$ 2,000
Promissory note issuance date	Jul. 02, 2021
Bridge loan amended date	Sep. 11, 2021
Securities Purchase Agreement \| Edward D. Bagley \| Private Placement \| Common Stock
Senior Convertible Notes and Warrants
Common stock shares issued	1,538,461
Common stock, par value	$ 0.001
Purchase price (in dollars per share)	$ 1.3

Share-based Compensation (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Jun. 30, 2023
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of options, outstanding	587,810	607,810
Number of shares available for grant			160,000
Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options, net of forfeitures	$ 120
Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options, net of forfeitures, weighted average period	2 years 2 months 26 days
Equity Incentive Plan 2007 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of options, outstanding	217,810
Stock options, expiration period (years)	10 years
Number of authorized unissued options	857,044
Equity Incentive Plan 2007 (the “2007 Plan”) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of options, outstanding	370,000
Stock options, expiration period (years)	6 years

Share-based Compensation - Black-Scholes Assumptions (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024
Share-Based Compensation
Risk free interest rate, average	3.91%
Expected option life, average	5 years
Expected price volatility, average	91.47%
Expected dividend yield	0.00%

Share-based Compensation - Stock Option Activity (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024 $ / shares shares
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]
Options outstanding at beginning of year \| shares	607,810
Granted \| shares	0
Exercised \| shares	0
Forfeited prior to vesting \| shares	(20,000)
Canceled or expired \| shares	0
Options outstanding at end of year \| shares	587,810
Options exercisable at end of year \| shares	416,898
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Abstract]
Options outstanding at beginning of year \| $ / shares	$ 5.03
Granted \| $ / shares	0
Exercised \| $ / shares	0
Forfeited prior to vesting \| $ / shares	0
Canceled or expired \| $ / shares	0
Options outstanding at end of year \| $ / shares	5.16
Options exercisable at end of year \| $ / shares	$ 6.76

Share-based Compensation - Stock-based Compensation Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Stock-based Compensation
Share-based compensation expense	$ 26	$ 0
Cost of goods sold [Member]
Stock-based Compensation
Share-based compensation expense	2	0
Sales and marketing [Member]
Stock-based Compensation
Share-based compensation expense	2	0
Research and product development [Member]
Stock-based Compensation
Share-based compensation expense	12	0
General and administrative [Member]
Stock-based Compensation
Share-based compensation expense	$ 10	$ 0

Income Taxes (Details - Textual) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Income Taxes
Uncertain tax positions	$ 968

Fair Value Measurements - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Fair Value Measurements
Total	$ 4,087	$ 4,396
Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value Measurements
Total	2,123	1,505
Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value Measurements
Total	1,964	2,891
Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value Measurements
Total	0	0
Mutual funds [Member]
Fair Value Measurements
Total	2,123	1,505
Mutual funds [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value Measurements
Total	2,123	1,505
Mutual funds [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value Measurements
Total	0	0
Mutual funds [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value Measurements
Total	0	0
US Treasury securities [Member]
Fair Value Measurements
Total	1,298	1,803
US Treasury securities [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value Measurements
Total	0	0
US Treasury securities [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value Measurements
Total	1,298	1,803
US Treasury securities [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value Measurements
Total	0	0
Certificates of deposit [Member]
Fair Value Measurements
Total	413	103
Certificates of deposit [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value Measurements
Total	0	0
Certificates of deposit [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value Measurements
Total	413	103
Certificates of deposit [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value Measurements
Total	0	0
Corporate debt securities [Member]
Fair Value Measurements
Total	253	985
Corporate debt securities [Member] \| Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value Measurements
Total	0	0
Corporate debt securities [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value Measurements
Total	253	985
Corporate debt securities [Member] \| Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value Measurements
Total	$ 0	$ 0

Subsequent Events (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended
	Apr. 10, 2024 USD ($)	Mar. 11, 2024 $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends accrued			$ 14,496
Dividend declared
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends payable, declared date		Mar. 11, 2024
Dividends payable, Nature		special
Number of time of special dividend		1
Dividends payable amount per share \| $ / shares		$ 0.5
Dividends payable, date to be paid		Apr. 10, 2024
Dividends payable, record date		Apr. 02, 2024
Subsequent Event \| Common Stock
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Payments of cash dividends	$ 11,984
Subsequent Event \| Warrant [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Payments of cash dividends	$ 2,511

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