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CYN

Cyngn Inc.
NASDAQ · TECHNOLOGY · SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES
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MKT CAP $11.4MP/E —DIV YIELD —FCF YIELD -223.42%REV TTM $387K −11.0%NET INCOME −$27MNET CASH —52W 0.40 – 4.91SEC XBRL · TTM TO Invalid Date

How CYN rewrote its risk factors

10-K ITEM 1A · FY2024 → FY2025
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  • Collaborative partnerships are established through mutually beneficial, non-binding memorandums of understanding or partnership agreements for the purpose of joint go-to-market efforts.
  • Our technology suite is currently available on tuggers for production release.
  • We incurred net losses of $23.5 million and $33.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, and 2024, respectively.
  • We have not recognized a substantial amount of revenue to date, and we had an accumulated deficit of $216.8 million and $193.4 million as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
  • While our R&D costs were $12.5 million and $11.3 million during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and are likely to grow in the future, we have minimal recurring revenues.
  • We have incurred significant losses and continue to manage our cash resources to support our ongoing operations.
  • The Company incurred net losses of approximately $23.5 million and $33.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, and 2024, respectively.
  • In addition, the Company had accumulated deficits of approximately $216.8 million and $193.4 million as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, and net cash used in operating activities was approximately $23.6 million and $19.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
  • As of December 31, 2025, the Company’s cash and cash equivalents balance was approximately $1.0 million and the short-term investments balance was $33.7 million.
  • As of December 31, 2024, the Company’s unrestricted cash and cash equivalents balance was $23.6 million and no short-terms investments.
  • Based on cash flow projections from operating, investing and financing activities and the existing balance of cash and short-term investments, management is of the opinion that the Company has sufficient funds for sustainable operations, and it will be able to meet its payment obligations from operations and related commitments for the 12 months following the date these consolidated financial statements were issued.
  • Natural disasters, outbreaks of infectious diseases, terrorist attacks, wars and threats of war may negatively impact our operations, revenue, costs, and stock price.
  • Natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, severe weather conditions, outbreaks of infectious diseases in addition to COVID-19 or other catastrophic events may severely affect our operations or those of our suppliers and customers.
  • Acts of terrorism, as well as events occurring in response or connection to them, including potential future terrorist attacks, rumors or threats of war, actual military conflicts or trade disruptions impacting our domestic or foreign customers or suppliers, may negatively impact our operations by causing, among other things, delays, or losses in the delivery of supplies or finished goods and decreased sales of our products.
  • More generally, any of these events could cause consumer confidence and spending to decrease and/or result in increased volatility in the worldwide financial markets and economy.
  • They also could result in economic recession either globally or in the markets in which we operate.
  • Any of these occurrences could have a significant adverse impact on our business.
  • International trade policies, including tariffs, sanctions and trade barriers, may adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
  • Beginning in our fiscal year 2025, significant new and expanded tariffs, reciprocal tariffs and other trade restrictions have been imposed with selective tariff exemptions impacting global trade.
  • Current or future tariffs or other restrictive trade measures may raise the costs of raw materials, components or finished goods, which may adversely impact both our product offerings and our operational expenses.
  • Such cost increases may reduce our margins and require us to increase prices, which could harm our competitive position, reduce customer demand and damage customer relationships.
  • Trade disputes, trade restrictions, tariffs and other political tensions between the U.S. and other countries may also exacerbate unfavorable macroeconomic conditions including inflationary pressures, foreign exchange volatility, financial market instability, and economic recessions or downturns, which may also negatively impact customer demand for our products or services, delay purchases or renewals, limit expansion opportunities with customers, limit our access to capital, or otherwise negatively impact our business and operations.
  • Ongoing tariff policies, trade restrictions and macroeconomic uncertainty have and may continue to contribute to volatility in the price of our common stock.
  • Ongoing uncertainty regarding trade policies may also complicate our short- and long-term strategic planning, and that of our partners and customers, including decisions regarding hiring, product strategy, capital investment, supply chain design and geographic expansion.
  • While we continue to monitor trade developments, the ultimate impact of these risks remains uncertain and any prolonged economic downturn, escalation in trade tensions, or deterioration in international perception of U.S.-based companies could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects.
  • In connection with our assessment of internal control over financial reporting, we identified two material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025 (see Item 9A.
  • The deficiencies above led to two misstatements, one of which was corrected prior to the issuance of the prior year’s financial statements, and the other lead to the restatement of the Affected Periods.
  • These material weaknesses create a reasonable possibility that material misstatements to our consolidated financial statements may not be prevented or detected in a timely manner.
  • Accordingly, management concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2025.
  • The disclosure of these material weaknesses, even if quickly remediated, could reduce the market’s confidence in our financial statements and harm our enterprise value.
  • Patent law may have a significant impact on our ability to protect our technology and enforce our intellectual property rights.
  • General Risk Factors The restatement of our previously issued financial statements for the Affected Periods has resulted in unanticipated costs, stockholder litigation and regulatory actions, and may adversely affect investor confidence, our stock price, our ability to raise capital in the future and our reputation.
  • We incurred unanticipated costs for accounting and legal fees in connection with the restatement of our financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.
  • The restatement may erode investor confidence in our company, our financial reporting, accounting practices and processes, and may raise reputational issues for our business.
  • The restatement may also negatively impact the trading price of our securities and make it more difficult for us to raise capital on acceptable terms, or at all.
  • In addition, the restatement and related material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting may result in stockholder litigation against us and adverse regulatory consequences.
  • These and any future regulatory consequences, litigation, claims or disputes, whether successful or not, could subject us to additional costs, divert the attention of our management, or impair our reputation.
  • Each of these consequences could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Gone since FY2024

  • The collaborative partnerships are established through mutually beneficial, non-binding memorandums of understanding or partnership agreements for the purpose of joint go-to-market efforts.
  • Our technology suite is currently available on stockchasers and tuggers for production release.
  • We incurred net losses of $29.3 million and $22.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2024, and 2023, respectively.
  • We have not recognized a substantial amount of revenue to date, and we had an accumulated deficit of $189.3 million and $160.0 million as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
  • While our R&D costs were $11.3 million and $12.7 million during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and are likely to grow in the future, we have minimal recurring revenues.
  • We have incurred significant losses, have limited cash on hand and there is substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern .
  • The Company incurred net losses of approximately $29.3 million and $22.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
  • In addition, the Company had accumulated deficits of approximately $189.3 million and $160.0 million as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, and net cash used in operating activities was approximately $9.5 million and $19.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
  • As of December 31, 2024, the Company’s unrestricted cash balance was $23.6 million.
  • As of December 31, 2023, the Company’s cash balance was approximately $3.6 million, and the short-term investments balance was $4.6 million.
  • Based on cash flow projections from operating and financing activities and the existing balance of cash and short-term investments, management is of the opinion that the Company has insufficient funds for sustainable operations, and it may not be able to meet its payment obligations from operations and related commitments, if the Company is not able to complete the required funding transactions to allow the Company to continue as a going concern.
  • Based on these factors, the Company has substantial doubt that it will continue as a going concern for the 12 months following the issuance date of the financial statements included elsewhere in this report.
  • The Company’s plan to alleviate the going concern issue is to increase revenue while controlling operating costs and expenses and obtaining funds from outside sources of financing to generate positive financing cash flows.
  • While management is optimistic about its ability to raise substantial funds to continue as a going concern for one year following the financial statement issuance date, there can be no assurance that any such measures will be successful.
  • We currently do not generate substantial revenue from product sales.
  • Accordingly, we expect to rely primarily on equity and/or debt financings to fund our continued operations.
  • The Company’s ability to raise additional funds will depend, in part, on the success of our product development activities, and other events or conditions that may affect the share value or prospects, as well as factors related to financial, economic and market conditions, many of which are beyond our control.
  • There can be no assurances that sufficient funds will be available to us when required or on acceptable terms, if at all.
  • Accordingly, management has concluded that these plans do not alleviate substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
  • Our failure to achieve or maintain profitability could negatively impact the value of our common stock.
  • Catastrophic events, such as pandemics and epidemics, or outbreak of an infectious disease, such as COVID-19 and subsequent variants, natural disasters, terrorist activities, political unrest, and other manmade problems such as war could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows or liquidity.
  • Our business is vulnerable to damage or interruption from pandemics and epidemics, or outbreak of an infectious disease, such as COVID-19 and subsequent variants, natural disasters, terrorist attacks, political unrest, acts of war (such as the ongoing conflicts between Russia and Ukraine, and Israel and Palestine).
  • The recent inflation in the United States, foreign and domestic government sanctions imposed on Russia as a result of its invasion of Ukraine, and the conflicts in Israel and Palestine has caused or may continue to result in extreme volatility and disruptions in the capital and credit markets, which may adversely affect investor’s confidence and, in turn may affect our ability to raise additional capital.
  • The occurrence of an epidemic or a pandemic, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, has had and may continue to have an adverse effect on our operating results.
  • The extent to which epidemics and pandemics impact our financial condition or results of operations will depend on many factors outside of our control and whether there is a material impact on the businesses or productivity of our customers, employees, suppliers and other partners.
  • Other considerations related to the ongoing conflicts between Russia and Ukraine, and Israel and Palestine that may affect the Company include possible cyberattacks and potential disruptions in the banking systems and capital market, as well as supply chain and increased costs and expenditures on domestic and internationally-sourced materials and services.
  • As an example, we engage third-party software development engineers who reside in Russia.
  • Due to the ongoing conflict, we may experience an interruption in the services provided by these parties.
  • We are also vulnerable to natural disasters and other calamities.
  • Although we have servers that are hosted in an offsite location, our backup system does not capture data on a real-time basis, and we may be unable to recover certain data in the event of a server failure.
  • We cannot assure you that any backup systems will be adequate to protect us from the effects of fire, floods, typhoons, earthquakes, power loss, telecommunications failures, break-ins, war, riots, terrorist attacks or similar events.
  • Any of the foregoing events may give rise to interruptions, breakdowns, system failures, technology platform failures or internet failures, which could cause the loss or corruption of data or malfunctions of software or hardware as well as adversely affect our ability to provide services.
  • International trade policies, including protectionist trade policies, such as tariffs and sanctions, could adversely affect our financial performance.
  • Due to the interconnectedness of the global economy, policy changes in one area of the world can have an immediate and material adverse impact on markets around the world.
  • Changes in international trade policies, including: (i) changes to existing trade agreements; (ii) greater restrictions on free trade generally; and (iii) significant increases in customs duties and tariffs on goods imported into the United States and reciprocal actions by other countries, can adversely affect our financial condition and operating results.
  • On March 3, 2025, the President of the United States announced the imposition of new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, to take effect on March 4, 2025.
  • ET on March 4, 2025, all goods arriving at U.S. ports and originating from Canada or Mexico are subject to 25 percent tariffs.
  • Certain Canadian energy resources are subject to a lower 10 percent tariff.
  • Effective February 4, 2025, all goods presented for entry at U.S. ports and originating from China, including Hong Kong, are subject to a 10 percent tariff on Chinese imports.
  • The impact of these potential tariffs on our business and financial condition, if any, is subject to a number of factors that are not yet known, including any countermeasures that the target countries may take in response to such tariffs.

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