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Business Context and Reporting Period

This Form 10-K covers Identiv, Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The Company designs, manufactures, and sells specialty Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Internet of Things (IoT) solutions. A material event during the period was the sale of its Physical Security Business (formerly the Premises segment) on September 6, 2024, for approximately $143.9 million in cash. Consequently, the Company now operates as a single reportable segment: the IoT Business, focusing on healthcare, consumer electronics, and logistics.

Key Financial Metrics

Material Changes vs. Prior Period

• Revenue Decline: Net revenue from continuing operations decreased 39% to $26.6 million, primarily due to a significant reduction in unit sales to a major customer undergoing a technology transition to a next-generation chip.
• Margin Compression: Gross margin collapsed to 1.3% from 13.8%. This was driven by underutilization of manufacturing facilities in Singapore and Thailand, and a $1.1 million charge in Q4 for inventory write-downs and non-repurposable equipment.
• Expense Increases: General and Administrative (G&A) expenses surged 94% to $18.1 million, largely due to $6.2 million in professional fees related to the strategic review and asset sale.
• Asset Sale Impact: The sale of the Physical Security Business generated a $103.5 million gain (net of tax), turning a net loss in 2023 into a net income of $74.8 million in 2024. However, this is classified as discontinued operations.
• Liquidity Improvement: Cash balances increased significantly to $135.6 million following the asset sale proceeds, and the Company paid off its $20 million revolving credit facility.

Guidance, Outlook, and Risks

Strategy: Management has launched a "Perform, Accelerate, Transform" strategy. "Perform" focuses on optimizing the core channel business and transitioning manufacturing to Thailand (expected completion June 2025). "Accelerate" targets growth in healthcare (medication adherence, authentication) and high-value non-healthcare segments. "Transform" involves inorganic growth opportunities.

Outlook: The Company expects gross margins to improve after the manufacturing transition to Thailand is complete. However, it anticipates continued losses from continuing operations in the near term due to the lower revenue base and fixed cost structure.

Risks and Contingencies:

• Customer Concentration: One customer accounted for 11% of 2024 revenue; the top 10 customers accounted for 51%.
• Supply Chain: Reliance on limited suppliers for key components (semiconductors) and manufacturing facilities in Thailand and Singapore exposes the company to disruption risks.
• Market Adoption: Financial performance depends on the pace of RFID adoption, which has been slower than anticipated in certain regulated industries like healthcare.
• Stock Repurchase: A $10 million stock repurchase program was authorized in November 2024; approximately $1.9 million was utilized by year-end.

Investor Verification Checklist

• Manufacturing Transition: Verify the timeline and cost implications of moving production from Singapore to Thailand, and the expected impact on gross margins in 2025.
• Customer Diversification: Assess the risk associated with the loss of the major customer undergoing a technology transition and the timeline for resuming shipments.
• Use of Proceeds: Monitor how the $143.9 million in cash proceeds from the asset sale is deployed (R&D, acquisitions, or further buybacks) to ensure it generates shareholder value.
• Operating Burn Rate: Evaluate the sustainability of the current operating loss from continuing operations ($25.9 million) against the cash balance of $135.6 million.
• Inventory Valuation: Review the $7.5 million inventory balance and the adequacy of reserves given the recent write-downs and demand fluctuations.