Greenwave Technology Solutions, Inc.: Form 10-K for the period ended Dec 31, 2024

Overview

We were formed on April 26, 2013 as a technology platform developer under the name MassRoots, Inc. In October 2021, we changed our corporate name from “MassRoots, Inc.” to “Greenwave Technology Solutions, Inc.” On September 30, 2021, we closed our acquisition of Empire Services, Inc. (“Empire”), which operates 13 metal recycling facilities in Virginia, North Carolina, and Ohio. The acquisition was effective October 1, 2021 upon the effectiveness of the Certificate of Merger in Virginia.

Upon the acquisition of Empire, we transitioned into the scrap metal industry which involves collecting, classifying and processing appliances, construction material, end-of-life vehicles, boats, and industrial machinery. We process these items by crushing, shearing, shredding, separating, and sorting, into smaller pieces and categorize these recycled ferrous, nonferrous, and mixed metal pieces based on density and metal prior to sale. In cases of scrap cars, we remove the catalytic converters, aluminum wheels, and batteries for separate processing and sale prior to shredding the vehicle. We have designed our systems to maximize the value of metals produced from this process.

We operate two American Pulverizer 60x85 automotive shredders, one at our Kelford, North Carolina facility and a second at our Carrollton, Virginia yard. Our shredders are designed to produce a denser product and, in concert with advanced separation equipment, more refined recycled ferrous metals, which are more valuable as they require less processing to produce recycled steel products. In totality, this process reduces large metal objects like auto bodies into baseball-sized pieces of shredded recycled metal.

The shredded pieces are then placed on a conveyor belt under magnetized drums to separate the ferrous metal from the mixed nonferrous metal and residue, producing consistent and high-quality ferrous scrap metal. The nonferrous metals and other materials then go through a number of additional mechanical systems which separate the nonferrous metal from any residue. The remaining nonferrous metal is further processed to sort the metal by type, grade, and quality prior to being sold as products, such as zorba (mainly aluminum), zurik (mainly stainless steel), and shredded insulated wire (mainly copper and aluminum).

We are headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia and employ 180 people as of April 7, 2025.

Background

We were incorporated in the state of Delaware on April 26, 2013 as a technology platform. Our principal executive office is located at 4016 Raintree Rd, Ste 300, Chesapeake, VA 23321, and our telephone number is (800) 490-5020.

Products and Services

Our main product is selling ferrous metal, which is used in the recycling and production of finished steel. It is categorized into heavy melting steel, plate and structural, and shredded scrap, with various grades of each of those categorizations based on the content, size and consistency of the metal. All of these attributes affect the metal’s value.

We also process nonferrous metals such as aluminum, copper, stainless steel, nickel, brass, titanium, lead, alloys and mixed metal products. Additionally, we sell the catalytic converters recovered from end-of-life vehicles to processors which extract the nonferrous precious metals such as platinum, palladium and rhodium.

We provide metal recycling services to a wide range of suppliers, including large corporations, industrial manufacturers, retail customers, and government organizations.

Pricing and Customers

Prices for our ferrous and nonferrous products are based on prevailing market rates and are subject to market cycles, worldwide steel demand, government regulations and policy, and supply of products that can be processed into recycled steel. Our main buyers adjust the prices they pay for scrap metal products based on market rates usually on a monthly or bi-weekly basis. We are usually paid for the scrap metal we deliver to customers within 14 days of delivery.

Based on any price changes from our customers or our other buyers, we in turn adjust the price for unprocessed scrap we pay suppliers in order to manage the impact on our operating income and cashflows.

The spread we are able to realize between the sales prices and the cost of purchasing scrap metal is determined by a number of factors, including transportation and processing costs. Historically, we have experienced sustained periods of stable or rising metal selling prices, which allow us to manage or increase our operating income. When selling prices decline, we adjust the prices we pay customers to minimize the impact to our operating income.

Sources of Unprocessed Metal

Our main sources of unprocessed metal we purchase are end-of-life vehicles, old equipment, appliances and other consumer goods, and scrap metal from construction or manufacturing operations. We acquire this unprocessed metal from a wide base of suppliers including large corporations, industrial manufacturers, retail customers, and government organizations who unload their metal at our facilities or we pick it up and transport it from the supplier’s location. Currently, our operations and main suppliers are located in the Hampton Roads and northeastern North Carolina markets, in addition to a facility in Cleveland, OH.

Our supply of scrap metal is influenced by overall health of economic activity in the United States, changes in prices for recycled metal, and, to a lesser extent, seasonal factors such as severe weather conditions, which may prohibit or inhibit scrap metal collection.

Technology

We launched ScrapApp.com in September 2023 as a platform for buying end-of-life vehicles directly from individuals wishing to sell their cars, rather than from third parties. As of March 27, 2025, Scrap App has facilitated the purchase of more than 1,200 vehicles from individuals, primarily by Empire, its parent company. We believe Empire has generated positive cashflows from purchasing these vehicles. Scrap App is currently available in 15 markets across Virginia, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, Colorado, and Arizona, and South Carolina. Scrap App has launched an AI agent in beta to quote cars, schedule pickups, and answer questions as it moves to automate its operations.

After an exhaustive diligence process, Greenwave selected GreenSpark as its point of sale and enterprise resource planning platform in February 2025. The Company has invested significant time and resources into establishing a solid foundation and operating procedures utilizing Greenspark and expects to roll it out across its 13 metal recycling facilities in Q2 2025. Greenwave’s adoption of GreenSpark positions the Company alongside 500+ top-tier scrap yard locations already thriving on the platform. Serving the leading operators in metals recycling and automotive industries, GreenSpark’s scalable ecosystem aligns perfectly with Greenwave’s aggressive growth plans.

Competition

We compete with several large, well-financed recyclers of scrap metal, steel mills which own their own scrap metal processing operations, and with smaller metal recycling companies. Demand for metal products is sensitive to global economic conditions, the relative value of the U.S. dollar, and availability of material alternatives, including recycled metal substitutes. Prices for recycled metal are also influenced by tariffs, quotas, and other import restrictions, and by licensing and government requirements.

Greenwave believes the U.S. scrap metal industry is undergoing a fundamental transformation – the past few weeks have revealed that steel producers/automakers have extreme exposure to tariffs and supply chain disruptions. Leading steel makers are moving decisively to lockdown their supply chains to mitigate these fundamental risks – accelerating the already rapid consolidation of the U.S. scrap metal market.

Toyota announced it was acquiring Radius Recycling (f/k/a Schnitzer Steel) for $1.32 billion all-cash – a $757 million premium – on March 13, 2025, despite massive loss and cash burned in operations. Until last week, Schnitzer was one of the largest independent U.S. scrap metal companies — it appears Toyota did not base their valuation on Schnitzer’s current operations, but instead on the value their supply of scrap metal would provide to Toyota’s manufacturing.

The Company believes there are now fewer than 50 scrap yard chains with significant supply volume left in the U.S. –we believe Greenwave is likely in the top 25 in the country, with an extensive footprint in a highly coveted market – Hampton Roads, VA.

Since early February, domestic scrap steel prices are up 32% and demand is already far exceeding supply. These are the market conditions in which Greenwave performs the best — and we’re moving quickly to expand our operations.

When the dust settles, we expect the leading steel producers will likely own supply channels producing a significant portion of the raw material required to operate – and there’s limited U.S. scrap metal chains remaining.

Recent Developments

Registered Direct Offering and Concurrent Private Placement

On January 10, 2025, Greenwave and certain institutional and accredited investors (the “January Purchasers”) entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “January Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell to such January Purchasers an aggregate of 7,544,323 shares of the Company’s common stock, in a registered direct offering (the “January Registered Direct Offering”), and accompanying warrants to purchase up to 7,544,323 shares of common stock (the “January Warrants”) in a concurrent private placement (the “January Private Placement” and together with the Registered Direct Offering, the “January Offering”), for gross proceeds of approximately $4 million, before deducting the placement agent’s fees and other estimated offering expenses. The purchase price per share and the accompanying January Warrant to purchase one share of common stock was $0.5302. The January Warrants will be exercisable upon the receipt of stockholder approval for the issuance of the January Warrants and have an exercise price of $0.5302 per share. The January Warrants will expire five years from the date of stockholder approval. At any time after the date that is 120 days following the closing of the January Offering, the January Warrants can be exercised on a cashless basis if there is no effective registration statement registering, or no current prospectus available for, the resale of the shares underlying the January Warrants.

Following the later of receipt of approval of the Company’s stockholders and effectiveness of a registration statement registering the resale of the shares underlying the January Warrants, the January Warrants may be redeemed by the Company if the price of the Company’s common stock on Nasdaq is more than 200% of the exercise price of the January Warrants for 20 consecutive trading days and the Company gives proper notice to the holders of such redemption. The January Purchase Agreement also prohibits each January Purchaser from conducting any short sales while such January Purchaser owns any unexpired January Warrants.

Exchange Offer

Concurrently with the January Offering, on January 10, 2025, the Company entered into exchange agreements (collectively, the “Exchange Agreements”) with holders (the “June Holders”) of certain warrants issued on or about June 12, 2024 to purchase the Company’s Common Stock (the “June Warrants”) whereby the Company and the June Holders agreed to exchange the June Warrants for shares of common stock equivalent to 96% of the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the June Warrants (the “Exchange”). Pursuant to the Exchange, the Company issued 5,327,401 shares of common stock (the “Exchange Shares”) in exchange for the surrender and termination of certain June Warrants to purchase up to 5,549,374 shares of common stock.

Warrants Amendment

Concurrently with the January Offering, on January 10, 2025, the Company and the holders (the “Existing Holders”) of certain warrants issued on or about (a) March 18, 2024 (the “March Warrants”), (b) April 22, 2024 (the “April Warrants”), and (c) May 16, 2024 (the “May Warrants” and together with the March Warrants and the April Warrants, the “Existing Warrants”), agreed to amend the Existing Warrants (collectively, the “Warrant Amendment”). The Warrant Amendment amended the Existing Warrants to (i) reduce the exercise price of the Existing Warrants from $2.91 to $1.50 per share, (ii) increase the number of shares issuable upon exercise of the Existing Warrants by 250% (the “Quantity Adjustment”), and (iii) to remove certain adjustment provisions in the Existing Warrants in the event of certain dilutive issuances or share combinations. Following the Warrant Amendment, the Existing Warrants are exercisable for 11,346,743 shares of common stock. The shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Existing Warrants pursuant to the Quantity Adjustment and the alternative cashless exercise provision pursuant to Section 2(c) of the Existing Warrants are subject to stockholder approval.

Appointment of Lisa Lucas-Burke to Board of Directors

On January 28, 2025, the Company increased the number of directors comprising its Board of Directors (“Board”) from four to five members and appointed Lisa Lucas-Burke as a member of the Board and as a member of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee, effective immediately.

Registered Direct Offering and Concurrent Private Placement

On February 10, 2025, the Company and certain institutional and accredited investors (the “February Purchasers”) entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “February Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell to such February Purchasers an aggregate of 21,100,000 shares of common stock, in a registered direct offering (the “February Registered Direct Offering”), and accompanying warrants to purchase up to 21,100,000 shares of common stock (the “February Warrants”) in a concurrent private placement (the “February Private Placement” and together with the Registered Direct Offering, the “February Offering”), for gross proceeds of approximately $7 million, before deducting the placement agent’s fees and other estimated offering expenses. The purchase price per share and the accompanying February Warrant to purchase one share of common stock was $0.3337. The February Warrants will be exercisable upon the receipt of stockholder approval for the issuance of the February Warrants and have an exercise price of $0.3337 per share. The February Warrants will expire five years from the date of stockholder approval. At any time after the date that is 120 days following the initial exercise date of the February Warrants, the February Warrants can be exercised on a cashless basis if there is no effective registration statement registering, or no current prospectus available for, the resale of the shares underlying the February Warrants.

Following the later of receipt of approval of the Company’s stockholders and effectiveness of a registration statement registering the resale of the shares underlying the February Warrants, the February Warrants may be redeemed by the Company if the price of the Company’s common stock on Nasdaq is more than 200% of the exercise price of the February Warrants for 20 consecutive trading days and the Company gives proper notice to the holders of such redemption. The February Purchase Agreement also prohibits each February Purchaser from: (a) conducting any short sales while such February Purchaser owns any unexpired February Warrants and (b) selling any portion of the shares prior to the earlier of (i) 8:00 p.m. on February 14, 2025, and (ii) the date on which the common stock is quoted at or above $0.50 per share.

Henry Sicignano III Resignation as Director

Effective February 14, 2025, Henry Sicignano III, a Director of the Company, notified the Company that he will resign from the Board. Mr. Sicignano’s resignation was not the result of a dispute or disagreement with the Company. Mr. Sicignano served as Chairman of the Company’s Audit Committee and as a member of the Company’s Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

Nasdaq Bid Price Deficiency

As previously reported by the Company, on September 13, 2024, the Company received written notice (the “Notice”) from The Nasdaq Listing Qualification Department (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that it was not in compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market (the “Minimum Bid Price Requirement”), as the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock had been below $1.00 per share for 30 consecutive business days. The Notice indicated that the Company has 180 calendar days, or until March 12, 2025, to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement.

On March 13, 2025, Nasdaq notified the Company that although the Company has not regained compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, the Company is eligible to receive an additional 180 calendar day period or until September 8, 2025, to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(a)(3)(A). If, at any time during this additional compliance period, the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock is at least $1.00 per share for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days, Nasdaq will provide written confirmation of compliance, and this matter will be closed. If compliance cannot be demonstrated by September 8, 2025, Nasdaq will provide written notification that the Company’s securities will be delisted. At that time, the Company may appeal Nasdaq’s determination to a Nasdaq Hearings Panel.

The Company is currently monitoring the closing bid price of its common stock and will consider available options, including a reverse stock split, if appropriate, to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement by September 8, 2025. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, even if it maintains compliance with other listing requirements of the Nasdaq Capital Market.

Intellectual Property

None.

Employees and Human Capital Resources

Greenwave employs 180 people as of April 7, 2025.

We view our diverse employee population and our culture as key to our success. Our company culture prioritizes learning, supports growth and empowers us to reach new heights. We recruit employees with the skills and training relevant to succeed and thrive in their functional responsibilities. We assess the likelihood that a particular candidate will contribute to the Company’s overall goals, and beyond their specifically assigned tasks. Depending on the position, our recruitment reach can be local as well as national. We provide competitive compensation and best in class benefits that are tailored specifically to the needs and requests of our employees. As appropriate, employees are provided the option of working remotely or at our facilities with appropriate safeguards. We uphold our commitment to stockholders by working hard and being thoughtful and deliberate in how we use resources.

Available Information

We file Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Our filings with the SEC are available free of charge on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov (http://www.sec.gov) and on our website under the “Investors” tab as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC.

An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains the risks applicable to an investment in our securities. The risks and uncertainties we have described are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also affect our operations. The occurrence of any of these known or unknown risks might cause you to lose all or part of your investment in the offered securities.

Risk Factors Summary

Risks Relating to Our Business and Industry

• We operate in industries that are cyclical and sensitive to general economic conditions, which could have a material adverse effect on our operating results, financial condition and cash flows.
• Changing conditions in global markets including the impact of sanctions and tariffs, quotas and other trade actions and import restrictions may adversely affect our operating results, financial condition and cash flows.
• Changes in the availability or price of inputs such as raw materials and end-of-life vehicles could reduce our sales.
• Significant decreases in scrap metal prices may adversely impact our operating results.
• Imbalances in supply and demand conditions in the global steel industry may reduce demand for our products.
• Impairment of long-lived assets and equity investments may adversely affect our operating results.
• Increases in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to other currencies may reduce the demand for our products.
• Equipment upgrades, equipment failures and facility damage may lead to production curtailments or shutdowns.
• We are subject to legal proceedings and legal compliance risks that may adversely impact our financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.
• Climate change may adversely impact our facilities and our ongoing operations.

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• Catastrophic events may disrupt our business and impair our ability to provide our platform to clients and consumers, resulting in costs for remediation, client and consumer dissatisfaction, and other business or financial losses.
• We depend on a small number of suppliers for the materials necessary to run our business. The loss of these suppliers, or their failure to supply us with these materials, would materially and adversely affect our business.
• We have substantial customer concentration, with a limited number of customers accounting for a substantial portion of our 2024 and 2023 revenues.
• We have a limited history upon which an evaluation of our prospects and future performance can be made and have no history of profitable operations.
• We are highly dependent on the services of key executives, the loss of whom could materially harm our business and our strategic direction. If we lose key management or significant personnel, cannot recruit qualified employees, directors, officers, or other personnel or experience increases in our compensation costs, our business may materially suffer.
• We may need to obtain additional financing to fund our operations.
• Our independent registered accounting firm has expressed concerns about our ability to continue as a going concern.
• In the past we have experienced material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, which if continued, could impair our financial condition.

Risks Relating to Government Laws and Regulations

• Tax increases and changes in tax rules may adversely affect our financial results.
• We may not realize our deferred tax assets in the future.
• Environmental compliance costs and potential environmental liabilities may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
• Governmental agencies may refuse to grant or renew our licenses and permits, thus restricting our ability to operate.
• Compliance with existing and future climate change and greenhouse gas emission laws and regulations may adversely impact our operating results.

Risks Relating to Intellectual Property

• We may not be able to protect our intellectual property rights throughout the world.
• We may be involved in lawsuits to protect or enforce our intellectual property, which could be expensive, time-consuming and unsuccessful and the outcome might have an adverse effect on the success of our business.
• We may be subject to claims by third parties asserting that our employees or we have misappropriated their intellectual property or claiming ownership of what we regard as our own intellectual property.

Risks Related to our Common Stock

• The market price of our common stock may be volatile and adversely affected by several factors.
• If our shares of common stock become subject to the penny stock rules, it would become more difficult to trade our shares.
• We are a “smaller reporting company” within the meaning of the Securities Act, and if we decide to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements applicable to smaller reporting companies, our common stock could be less attractive to investors.
• We do not anticipate paying dividends on our common stock, and investors may lose the entire amount of their investment.
• You could lose some or all of your investment.
• Our management controls a large block of our common stock that will allow them to control us.
• Because we can issue additional shares of common stock, purchasers of our common stock may incur immediate dilution and experience further dilution.

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• Provisions in our Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws and Delaware law might discourage, delay or prevent a change in control of our Company or changes in our management and, therefore, depress the market price of our common stock.
• If securities or industry research analysts do not publish research or reports about our business, or if they issue unfavorable or misleading opinions regarding common stock, the market price and trading volume of our common stock could decline.
• Future sales and issuances of our common stock or rights to purchase our common stock, including pursuant to our equity incentive plans, could result in additional dilution of the percentage ownership of our stockholders and could cause our stock price to fall.
• We have broad discretion in the use of the net proceeds from our public offerings and may not use them effectively.
• Our disclosure controls and procedures may not prevent or detect all errors or acts of fraud.
• If we are unable to satisfy the applicable continued listing requirements of Nasdaq, our common stock could be delisted

Risks Relating to Our Business and Industry

We operate in industries that are cyclical and sensitive to general economic conditions, which could have a material adverse effect on our operating results, financial condition and cash flows.

Demand for most of our products is cyclical in nature and sensitive to general economic conditions. The timing and magnitude of the cycles in the industries in which our products are used, including global steel manufacturing and nonresidential and infrastructure construction in the U.S., are difficult to predict. The cyclical nature of our operations tends to reflect and be amplified by changes in economic conditions, both domestically and internationally, and foreign currency exchange fluctuations. Economic downturns or a prolonged period of slow growth in the U.S. and foreign markets or any of the industries in which we operate could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

Changing conditions in global markets including the impact of sanctions and tariffs, quotas and other trade actions and import restrictions may adversely affect our operating results, financial condition and cash flows.

A significant portion of the metal we process is sold to end customers located outside the U.S., including countries in Asia, the Mediterranean region and North, Central and South America. Our ability to sell our products profitably, or at all, is subject to a number of risks including adverse impacts of political, economic, military, terrorist or major pandemic events; labor and social issues; legal and regulatory requirements or limitations imposed by foreign governments including quotas, tariffs or other protectionist trade barriers, sanctions, adverse tax law changes, nationalization, currency restrictions, or import restrictions for certain types of products we export; and disruptions or delays in shipments caused by customs compliance or other actions of government agencies. The occurrence of such events and conditions may adversely affect our operating results, financial condition and cash flows.

For example, in fiscal 2017, regulators in China began implementing the National Sword Initiative involving inspections of Chinese industrial enterprises, including recyclers, in order to identify rules violations with respect to discharge of pollutants or illegally transferred scrap imports. Restrictions resulting from the National Sword Initiative include a ban on certain imported recycled products, lower contamination limits for permitted recycled materials, and more comprehensive pre- and post-shipment inspection requirements. Disruptions in pre-inspection certifications and stringent inspection procedures at certain Chinese destination ports have limited access to these destinations and resulted in the renegotiation or cancellation of certain nonferrous customer contracts in connection with the redirection of such shipments to alternate destinations. Commencing July 1, 2019, China imposed further restrictions in the form of import license requirements and quotas on certain scrap products, including certain nonferrous products we sell. Chinese import licenses and quotas are issued to Chinese scrap consumers on a quarterly basis for the importation of scrap products. Since the implementation of this program, the size of import quotas has been steadily reduced on a quarter-over-quarter basis. We have continued to sell our recycled metal products into China; however, additional or modified license requirements and quotas, as well as additional product quality requirements, may be issued in the future. We believe that the potential impact on our recycling operations of the Chinese regulatory actions described above could include requirements that would necessitate additional processing and packaging of certain nonferrous recycled scrap metal products, increased inspection and certification activities with respect to exports to China, or a change in the use of our sales channels in the event of delays in the issuance of licenses, restrictive quotas or an outright ban on certain or all of our recycled metals products by China. As regulatory developments progress, we may need to make further investments in nonferrous processing equipment beyond existing planned investments where economically justified, incur additional costs in order to comply with new inspection requirements, or seek alternative markets for the impacted products, which may result in lower sales prices or higher costs and may adversely impact our business or results of operations.

In March 2018, the U.S. imposed a 25% tariff on certain imported steel products and a 10% tariff on certain imported aluminum products under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. In March 2025, the U.S. raised tariffs on all imported steel and aluminum products to 25% without exception or exclusion. These new tariffs, along with other U.S. trade actions, have triggered retaliatory actions by certain affected countries, and other foreign governments have initiated or are considering imposing trade measures on other U.S. goods. For example, China has imposed a series of retaliatory tariffs on certain U.S. products, including a 25% tariff on all grades of U.S. scrap and an additional 25% on U.S. aluminum scrap. These tariffs and other trade actions could result in a decrease in international steel demand beyond that already experienced and further negatively impact demand for our products, which would adversely impact our business. Given the uncertainty regarding the scope and duration of these trade actions by the U.S. or other countries, the impact of the trade actions on our operations or results remains uncertain, but this impact could be material.

Changes in the availability or price of inputs such as raw materials and end-of-life vehicles could reduce our sales.

Our businesses require certain materials that are sourced from third party suppliers. Industry supply conditions generally involve risks, including the possibility of shortages of raw materials, increases in raw material and other input costs, and reduced control over delivery schedules. We procure our scrap inventory from numerous sources. These suppliers generally are not bound by long-term contracts and have no obligation to sell scrap metal to us. In periods of declining or lower scrap metal prices suppliers may elect to hold scrap metal to wait for higher prices or intentionally slow their metal collection activities, tightening supply. If a substantial number of suppliers cease selling scrap metal to us, we will be unable to recycle metal at desired levels, and our results of operations and financial condition could be materially adversely affected. For instance, in the second quarter of fiscal 2020 a lower price environment for recycled metals in combination with economic and other restrictions on suppliers relating to COVID-19 severely constricted the supply of scrap metal including end-of-life vehicles, which resulted in significantly reduced processed volumes. A slowdown of industrial production in the U.S. may also reduce the supply of industrial grades of metal to the metals recycling industry, resulting in less recyclable metal available to process and market. Increased competition for domestic scrap metal, including as a result of overcapacity in the scrap recycling industry in the U.S. and Canada, may also reduce the supply of scrap metal available to us. Failure to obtain a steady supply of scrap material could both adversely impact our ability to meet sales commitments and reduce our operating margins. Failure to obtain an adequate supply of end-of-life vehicles could adversely impact our ability to attract customers and charge admission fees and reduce our parts sales. Failure to obtain raw materials and other inputs to steel production such as graphite electrodes, alloys and other required consumables, could adversely impact our ability to make steel to the specifications of our customers.

Significant decreases in scrap metal prices may adversely impact our operating results.

The timing and magnitude of the cycles in the industries in which we operate are difficult to predict and are influenced by different economic conditions in the domestic market, where we typically acquire our raw materials, and foreign markets, where we typically sell the majority of our products. Purchase prices for scrap metal including end-of-life vehicles and selling prices for recycled scrap metal are subject to market forces beyond our control. While we attempt to respond to changing recycled scrap metal selling prices through adjustments to our metal purchase prices, our ability to do so is limited by competitive and other market factors. As a result, we may not be able to reduce our metal purchase prices to fully offset a sharp reduction in recycled scrap metal sales prices, which may adversely impact our operating income and cash flows. In addition, a rapid decrease in selling prices may compress our operating margins due to the impact of average inventory cost accounting, which causes cost of goods sold recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations to decrease at a slower rate than metal purchase prices.

Imbalances in supply and demand conditions in the global steel industry may reduce demand for our products.

Economic expansions and contractions in global economies can result in supply and demand imbalances in the global steel industry that can significantly affect the price of commodities used and sold by our business, as well as the price of and demand for finished steel products. In a number of foreign countries, such as China, steel producers are generally government-owned and may therefore make production decisions based on political or other factors that do not reflect free market conditions. In the past, overcapacity and excess steel production in these foreign countries resulted in the export of aggressively priced semi-finished and finished steel products. This led to disruptions in steel-making operations within other countries, negatively impacting demand for our recycled scrap metal. Existing or new trade laws and regulations may cause or be inadequate to prevent disadvantageous trade practices, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. Although trade regulations restrict or impose duties on the importation of certain products, if foreign steel production significantly exceeds consumption in those countries, global demand for our recycled scrap metal products could decline and imports of steel products into the U.S. could increase, resulting in lower volumes and selling prices for our recycled metal products and finished steel products.

Impairment of long-lived assets and equity investments may adversely affect our operating results.

Our long-lived asset groups are subject to an impairment assessment when certain triggering events or circumstances indicate that their carrying value may be impaired. If the carrying value exceeds our estimate of future undiscounted cash flows of the operations related to the asset group, an impairment is recorded for the difference between the carrying amount and the fair value of the asset group. The results of these tests for potential impairment may be adversely affected by unfavorable market conditions, our financial performance trends, or an increase in interest rates, among other factors. If, as a result of the impairment test, we determine that the fair value of any of our long-lived asset groups is less than its carrying amount, we may incur an impairment charge that could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Increases in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to other currencies may reduce the demand for our products.

A significant portion of our recycled scrap metal revenues is generated from sales to foreign customers, which are denominated in U.S. dollars, including customers located in Asia, the Mediterranean region and North, Central and South America. A strengthening U.S. dollar, as experienced during recent years including fiscal 2020, makes our products more expensive for non-U.S. customers, which may negatively impact export sales. A strengthening U.S. dollar also makes imported metal products less expensive, which may result in an increase in imports of steel products into the U.S. As a result, our finished steel products, which are made in the U.S., may become more expensive for our U.S. customers relative to imported steel products thereby reducing demand for our products.

Equipment upgrades, equipment failures and facility damage may lead to production curtailments or shutdowns.

Our business operations and recycling and manufacturing processes depend on critical pieces of equipment, including information technology equipment, shredders, nonferrous sorting technology, furnaces and a rolling mill, which may be out of service occasionally for scheduled upgrades or maintenance or as a result of unanticipated failures. Our facilities are subject to equipment failures and the risk of catastrophic loss due to unanticipated events such as fires, earthquakes, accidents or violent weather conditions. Interruptions in our processing and production capabilities and shutdowns resulting from unanticipated events could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

We are subject to legal proceedings and legal compliance risks that may adversely impact our financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.

We spend substantial resources ensuring that we comply with domestic and foreign regulations, contractual obligations and other legal standards. Notwithstanding this, we are subject to a variety of legal proceedings and compliance risks in respect of various matters, including regulatory, safety, environmental, employment, transportation, intellectual property, contractual, import/export, international trade and governmental matters that arise in the course of our business and in our industry. An outcome in an unusual or significant legal proceeding or compliance investigation in excess of insurance recoveries could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. For information regarding our current significant legal proceedings and contingencies, see “Legal Proceedings” in Part I, Item 3 and “Contingencies – Other” within Note 11 – Commitments and Contingencies in the notes to the financial statements.

Climate change may adversely impact our facilities and our ongoing operations.

The potential physical impacts of climate change on our operations are highly uncertain and depend upon the unique geographic and environmental factors present, for example rising sea levels at deep water port facilities, changing storm patterns and intensities, and changing temperature levels. As many of our recycling facilities are located near deep water ports, rising sea levels may disrupt our ability to receive scrap metal, process the scrap metal through our shredders and ship products to our customers. Extreme weather events and conditions, such as hurricanes, thunderstorms, tornadoes, wildfires and snow or ice storms, may increase our costs or cause damage to our facilities, and any damage resulting from extreme weather may not be fully insured. Increased frequency and duration of adverse weather events and conditions may also inhibit construction activity utilizing our products, scrap metal inflows to our recycling facilities, and retail admissions and parts sales at our auto parts stores. Potential adverse impacts from climate change, including rising temperatures and extreme weather events and conditions, may create health and safety issues for employees operating at our facilities and may lead to an inability to maintain standard operating hours.

Catastrophic events may disrupt our business and impair our ability to provide our platform to clients and consumers, resulting in costs for remediation, client and consumer dissatisfaction, and other business or financial losses.

Our operations depend, in part, on our ability to protect our facilities against damage or interruption from natural disasters, power or telecommunications failures, criminal acts and similar events. Despite precautions taken at our facilities, the occurrence of a natural disaster, an act of terrorism, vandalism or sabotage, spikes in usage volume or other unanticipated problems at a facility could result in lengthy interruptions in the availability of our platform. Even with current and planned disaster recovery arrangements, our business could be harmed. Also, in the event of damage or interruption, our insurance policies may not adequately compensate us for any losses that we may incur. These factors in turn could further reduce revenue, subject us to liability and lead to decreased usage of our platform and decrease sales of our advertising placements, any of which could harm our business.

We depend on a small number of suppliers for the materials necessary to run our business. The loss of these suppliers, or their failure to supply us with these materials, would materially and adversely affect our business.

We depend on the availability of key materials for our business from a small number of third-party suppliers. Because there are a limited number of suppliers for these materials, we may need to engage alternate suppliers to prevent a possible disruption. We do not have any control over the availability of materials. If we or our manufacturers are unable to purchase these materials on acceptable terms, at sufficient quality levels, or in adequate quantities, if at all, the successful operation of our business would be delayed or there would be a shortage in supply, which would impair our ability to generate revenues from our business.

We have substantial customer concentration, with a limited number of customers accounting for a substantial portion of our 2024 and 2023 revenues.

We currently derive a significant portion of our revenues from three large corporate customers. The Company has a concentration of customers. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, two large customers individually accounted for $18,654,928 and $1,683,325, or approximately 55.99% and 5.05% of our revenues, respectively. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, two large customers individually accounted for $20,716,044 and $2,001,847, or approximately 58.08% and 5.61% of our revenues, respectively.

There are inherent risks whenever a large percentage of total revenues are concentrated with a limited number of customers. It is not possible for us to predict the future level of demand for our services that will be generated by this customer or the future demand for the products and services of this customer in the end-user marketplace. In addition, revenues from larger customers, especially our largest customer may fluctuate from time to time based on the commencement and completion of projects, the timing of which may be affected by market conditions or other facts, some of which may be outside of our control. Further, some of our contracts with larger customers permit them to terminate our relationship at any time (subject to notice and certain other provisions). If any of these customers experience declining or delayed sales due to market, economic or competitive conditions, we could be pressured to reduce the prices we charge for our services which could have an adverse effect on our margins and financial position and could negatively affect our revenues and results of operations and/or trading price of our common stock. If our largest customer terminates our services, such termination would negatively affect our revenues and results of operations and/or trading price of our common stock.

We have a limited history upon which an evaluation of our prospects and future performance can be made and have no history of profitable operations.

We were incorporated in April 2013 and have a limited operating history and our business is subject to all of the risks inherent in the establishment of a new business enterprise. Our likelihood of success must be considered in light of the problems, expenses, difficulties, complications and delays frequently encountered in connection with development and expansion of a new business enterprise. We may sustain losses in the future as we implement our business plan. There can be no assurance that we will operate profitably.

We are highly dependent on the services of key executives, the loss of whom could materially harm our business and our strategic direction. If we lose key management or significant personnel, cannot recruit qualified employees, directors, officers, or other personnel or experience increases in our compensation costs, our business may materially suffer.

We are highly dependent on our management team, specifically our Chief Executive Officer and Acting Chief Financial Officer, Danny Meeks. While we have an employment agreement with Danny Meeks, such employment agreement permits Mr. Meeks to terminate such agreement upon notice. If we lose key employees, our business may suffer. Furthermore, our future success will also depend in part on the continued service of our key management personnel and our ability to identify, hire, and retain additional personnel. We carry “key-man” life insurance on the life of our executive officer. We experience intense competition for qualified personnel and may be unable to attract and retain the personnel necessary for the development of our business. Because of this competition, our compensation costs may increase significantly.

We may need to obtain additional financing to fund our operations.

We may need additional capital in the future to continue to execute our business plan. Therefore, we may be dependent upon additional capital in the form of either debt or equity to continue our operations. At the present time, we do not have arrangements to raise additional capital, and we may need to identify potential investors and negotiate appropriate arrangements with them. We may not be able to arrange enough investment within the time the investment is required or that if it is arranged, that it will be on favorable terms. If we cannot obtain the needed capital, we may not be able to become profitable and may have to curtail or cease our operations. Additional equity financing, if available, may be dilutive to the holders of our capital stock. Debt financing may involve significant cash payment obligations, covenants and financial ratios that may restrict our ability to operate and grow our business.

Our independent registered accounting firm has expressed concerns about our ability to continue as a going concern.

The report of our independent registered accounting firm expresses concern about our ability to continue as a going concern based on our historical losses from operations and the potential need for additional financing to fund our operations. It is not possible at this time for us to predict with assurance the potential success of our business. If we cannot continue as a viable entity, we may be unable to continue our operations and you may lose some or all of your investment in our securities.

In the past we have experienced material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, which if continued, could impair our financial condition.

As reported in Item 9A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 due to material weaknesses regarding our controls and procedures. The Company did not have sufficient segregation of duties to support its internal control over financial reporting. Due to our small size and limited resources, segregation of all conflicting duties has not always been possible and may not be economically feasible in the near term; however, we do expect to hire additional accounting personnel in the near future. We have and do endeavor to take appropriate and reasonable steps to make improvements to remediate these deficiencies. If we have continued material weaknesses in our internal financial reporting, our financial condition could be impaired or we may have to restate our financials, which could cause us to expend additional funds that would have a material impact on our ability to generate profits and on the success of our business.

Risks Relating to Government Laws and Regulations

Tax increases and changes in tax rules may adversely affect our financial results.

As a company conducting business on a global basis with physical operations throughout North America, we are exposed, both directly and indirectly, to the effects of changes in U.S., state, local and foreign tax rules. Taxes for financial reporting purposes and cash tax liabilities in the future may be adversely affected by changes in such tax rules. In many cases, such changes put us at a competitive disadvantage compared to some of our major competitors, to the extent we are unable to pass the tax costs through to our customers.

We may not realize our deferred tax assets in the future.

The assessment of recoverability of our deferred tax assets is based on an evaluation of existing positive and negative evidence as to whether it is more-likely-than-not that they will be realized. If negative evidence outweighs positive evidence, a valuation allowance is required. Impairment of deferred tax assets may result from significant negative industry or economic trends, a decrease in earnings performance and projections of future taxable income, adverse changes in laws or regulations, and a variety of other factors. Impairment of deferred tax assets could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations and financial condition and could result in not realizing the deferred tax assets. Deferred tax assets may require further valuation allowances if it is not more-likely-than-not that the deferred tax assets will be realized.

Environmental compliance costs and potential environmental liabilities may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Compliance with environmental laws and regulations is a significant factor in our business. We are subject to local, state and federal environmental laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries relating to, among other matters:

• Waste disposal;
• Air emissions;
• Waste water and storm water management, treatment and discharge;
• The use and treatment of groundwater;
• Soil and groundwater contamination and remediation;
• Climate change;
• Generation, discharge, storage, handling and disposal of hazardous materials and secondary materials; and
• Employee health and safety.

We are also required to obtain environmental permits from governmental authorities for certain operations. Violation of or failure to obtain permits or comply with these laws or regulations could result in our business being fined or otherwise sanctioned by regulators or becoming subject to litigation by private parties. Future environmental compliance costs, including capital expenditures for environmental projects, may increase because of new laws and regulations, changing interpretations and stricter enforcement of current laws and regulations by regulatory authorities, expanding emissions, groundwater and other testing requirements and new information on emission or contaminant levels, uncertainty regarding adequate pollution control levels, the future costs of pollution control technology and issues related to climate change. We have seen an increased focus by federal, state and local regulators on metals recycling and auto dismantling facilities and new or expanding regulatory requirements.

Our operations use, handle and generate hazardous substances. In addition, previous operations by others at facilities that we currently or formerly owned, operated or otherwise used may have caused contamination from hazardous substances. As a result, we are exposed to possible claims, including government fines and penalties, costs for investigation and clean-up activities, claims for natural resources damages and claims by third parties for personal injury and property damage, under environmental laws and regulations, especially for the remediation of waterways and soil or groundwater contamination. These laws can impose liability for the cleanup of hazardous substances even if the owner or operator was neither aware of nor responsible for the release of the hazardous substances. We have, in the past, been found not to be in compliance with certain of these laws and regulations, and have incurred liabilities, expenditures, fines and penalties associated with such violations. Environmental compliance costs and potential environmental liabilities could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. See “Contingencies – Environmental” in Note 11 – Commitments and Contingencies in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Governmental agencies may refuse to grant or renew our licenses and permits, thus restricting our ability to operate.

We conduct certain of our operations subject to licenses, permits and approvals from state and local governments. Governmental agencies often resist the establishment of certain types of facilities in their communities, including auto parts facilities. Changes in zoning and increased residential and mixed-use development near our facilities are reducing the buffer zones and creating land use conflicts with heavy industrial uses such as ours. This could result in increased complaints, increased inspections and enforcement including fines and penalties, operating restrictions, the need for additional capital expenditures and increased opposition to maintaining or renewing required approvals, licenses and permits. In addition, from time to time, both the U.S. and foreign governments impose regulations and restrictions on trade in the markets in which we operate. In some countries, governments require us to apply for certificates or registration before allowing shipment of recycled metal to customers in those countries. There can be no assurance that future approvals, licenses and permits will be granted or that we will be able to maintain and renew the approvals, licenses and permits we currently hold. Failure to obtain these approvals could cause us to limit or discontinue operations in these locations or prevent us from developing or acquiring new facilities, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Compliance with existing and future climate change and greenhouse gas emission laws and regulations may adversely impact our operating results.

Future legislation or increased regulation regarding climate change and greenhouse gas “GHG” emissions could impose significant costs on our business and our customers and suppliers, including increased energy, capital equipment, emissions controls, environmental monitoring and reporting and other costs in order to comply with laws and regulations concerning and limitations imposed on climate change and GHG emissions. The potential costs of allowances, taxes, fees, offsets or credits that may be part of “cap and trade” programs or similar future legislative or regulatory measures are still uncertain and the future of these programs or measures is unknown. Future climate change and GHG laws or regulations could negatively impact our ability (and that of our customers and suppliers) to compete with companies situated in areas not subject to such requirements. Until the timing, scope and extent of any future laws or regulations becomes known, we cannot predict the effect on our financial condition, operating performance or ability to compete. Furthermore, even without such laws or regulations, increased awareness and any adverse publicity in the global marketplace about the GHGs emitted by companies in the metals recycling and steel manufacturing industries could harm our reputation and reduce customer demand for our products. See “Business – Environmental Matters” in Part I, Item 1 of this Annual Report for further detail.

Risks Relating to Intellectual Property

We may not be able to protect our intellectual property rights throughout the world.

The success of our business depends on our continued ability to use our existing tradename in order to increase our brand awareness. The unauthorized use or other misappropriation of any our brand names could diminish the value of our business which would have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operation.

We may be involved in lawsuits to protect or enforce our intellectual property, which could be expensive, time-consuming and unsuccessful and the outcome might have an adverse effect on the success of our business.

Competitors may infringe our trademarks or other intellectual property. Moreover, it may be difficult or impossible to obtain evidence of infringement by a competitor. To counter infringement or unauthorized use, we may be required to file infringement claims on an individual basis, which can be expensive and time-consuming and divert the time and attention of our management. There can be no assurance that we will have sufficient financial or other resources to file and pursue such infringement claims, which typically last for years before they are concluded.

We may be subject to claims by third parties asserting that our employees or we have misappropriated their intellectual property or claiming ownership of what we regard as our own intellectual property.

Some of our employees may have executed non-disclosure and non-competition agreements in connection with their previous employment. Although we try to ensure that our employees do not use the proprietary information or know-how of others in their work for us, we may be subject to claims that we or these employees have used or disclosed confidential information or intellectual property, including trade secrets or other proprietary information, of any such employee’s former employer. Litigation may be necessary to defend against these claims.

We may also face claims that our use of technology licensed or otherwise obtained from a third party infringes the rights of others, under such case we may not be allowed to continue using such technology and selling our inventories containing such technology. In such cases, we may seek indemnification from our licensors/suppliers under our contracts with them. However, indemnification may be unavailable or insufficient to cover our costs and losses, depending on our use of the technology, whether we choose to retain control over conduct of the litigation, and other factors. In addition, we may have to find substitute to keep using similar technology to our products, which may be time-consuming and costly, if not impossible, upon such period our sales or manufacture of certain products may be negatively influenced.

Risks Relating to Ownership of our Common Stock

The market price of our common stock may be volatile and adversely affected by several factors.

The market price of our common stock could fluctuate significantly in response to various factors and events, including, but not limited to: our ability to execute our business plan; operating results below expectations; our issuance of additional securities, including debt or equity or a combination thereof, necessary to fund our operating expenses; announcements of technological innovations or new products by us or our competitors; and period-to-period fluctuations in our financial results.

In addition, the securities markets have from time-to-time experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that are unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. These market fluctuations may also materially and adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

If our shares of common stock become subject to the penny stock rules, it would become more difficult to trade our shares.

The SEC has adopted rules that regulate broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in penny stocks. Penny stocks are generally equity securities with a price of less than $5.00, other than securities registered on certain national securities exchanges or authorized for quotation on certain automated quotation systems, provided that current price and volume information with respect to transactions in such securities is provided by the exchange or system. If we do not obtain a listing on a national securities exchange and if the price of our common stock is less than $5.00, our common stock could be deemed a penny stock. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, before a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document containing specified information. In addition, the penny stock rules require that before effecting any transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules, a broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive (i) the purchaser’s written acknowledgment of the receipt of a risk disclosure statement; (ii) a written agreement to transactions involving penny stocks; and (iii) a signed and dated copy of a written suitability statement. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the trading activity in the secondary market for our common stock, and therefore stockholders may have difficulty selling their shares.

We are a “smaller reporting company” within the meaning of Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act, and if we decide to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements applicable to smaller reporting companies, our common stock could be less attractive to investors.

We qualify as a “smaller reporting company,” meaning that we are not an investment company, an asset-backed issuer, or a majority-owned subsidiary of a parent company that is not a “smaller reporting company,” and have either: (i) a public float of less than $250 million or (ii) annual revenues of less than $100 million during the most recently completed fiscal year and (A) no public float or (B) a public float of less than $700 million. As a “smaller reporting company,” we are entitled to rely on certain reduced disclosure requirements, such as an exemption from providing executive compensation information in our periodic reports and proxy statements. We are also exempt from the auditor attestation requirements provided in Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. These exemptions and reduced disclosures in our SEC filings due to our status as a smaller reporting company may make it harder for investors to analyze our results of operations and financial prospects. We cannot predict if investors will find our common stock less attractive because we may rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our common stock or warrants less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and our stock prices may be more volatile.

We do not anticipate paying dividends on our common stock, and investors may lose the entire amount of their investment.

Cash dividends have never been declared or paid on our common stock, and we do not anticipate such a declaration or payment for the foreseeable future. We expect to use future earnings, if any, to fund business growth. Therefore, stockholders will not receive any funds absent a sale of their shares of common stock. If we do not pay dividends, our common stock may be less valuable because a return on your investment will only occur if our stock price appreciates. We cannot assure stockholders of a positive return on their investment when they sell their shares, nor can we assure that stockholders will not lose the entire amount of their investment.

You could lose some or all of your investment.

An investment in our securities is speculative and involves a high degree of risk. Potential investors should be aware that the value of an investment in the Company may go down as well as up. In addition, there can be no certainty that the market value of an investment in the Company will fully reflect its underlying value. You could lose some or all of your investment.

Our management controls a large block of our common stock that will allow them to control us.

As of April 2, 2025, members of our management team beneficially own approximately 4.24% of our outstanding common stock. Further, there are 450,000 shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Voting Stock owned by an entity controlled by the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer which are, in the aggregate, convertible into and have voting weight equal to 45% of the number of common shares outstanding.

As a result, management may have the ability to control substantially all matters submitted to our stockholders for approval including:

• Election and removal of our directors;
• Amendment of our Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or Amended and Restated Bylaws; and
• Adoption of measures that could delay or prevent a change in control or impede a merger, takeover or other business combination involving us.

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In addition, management’s stock ownership may discourage a potential acquirer from making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain control of us, which in turn could reduce our stock price or prevent our stockholders from realizing a premium over our stock price. Any additional investors will own a minority percentage of our common stock and will have minority voting rights.

Because we can issue additional shares of common stock, purchasers of our common stock may incur immediate dilution and experience further dilution.

We are authorized to issue up to 1,200,000,000 shares of common stock, of which 57,169,509 shares of common stock are issued and outstanding as of March 28, 2025. Further, there are 450,000 shares of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Voting Stock owned by an entity controlled by the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer which are, in the aggregate, convertible into and have voting weight equal to 45% of the number of common shares outstanding. Our Board of Directors has the authority to cause us to issue additional shares of common stock without consent of any of stockholders. Consequently, our stockholders may experience further dilution in their ownership of our stock in the future, which could have an adverse effect on the trading market for our common stock.

Provisions in our Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws and Delaware law might discourage, delay or prevent a change in control of our Company or changes in our management and, therefore, depress the market price of our common stock.

Our Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that all Internal Corporate Claims must be brought solely and exclusively in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if such court does not have jurisdiction, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware, or, if such other court does not have jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware). The exclusive forum provision may limit a stockholders’ ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes based upon Internal Corporate Claims, which may discourage lawsuits against us or our current or former directors or officers and/or stockholders in such capacity. In addition, if a court were to find this exclusive forum provision to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, we may incur costs associated with resolving the dispute in other jurisdictions, which could have a material adverse effect on our business and operations.

If securities or industry research analysts do not publish research or reports about our business, or if they issue an unfavorable or misleading opinion regarding our common stock, the market price and trading volume of our common stock could decline.

The trading market for our common stock will rely in part on the research and reports that securities or industry research analysts, over whom we have no control, publish about us and our business. If any of the analysts who cover us issue an adverse or misleading opinion regarding us, our business model, our intellectual property or our stock performance, our stock price would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of us or fail to publish reports on us regularly, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which in turn could cause our stock price or trading volume to decline.

Future sales and issuances of our common stock or rights to purchase our common stock, including pursuant to our equity incentive plans, could result in additional dilution of the percentage ownership of our stockholders and could cause our stock price to fall.

We expect that significant additional capital may be needed in the future to continue our planned operations, including expanded research and development activities and costs associated with operating a public company. To raise capital, we may sell common stock, convertible securities or other equity securities in one or more transactions at prices and in a manner we determine from time to time. If we sell common stock, convertible securities or other equity securities, investors may be materially diluted by subsequent sales. Such sales may also result in material dilution to our existing stockholders, and new investors could gain rights, preferences and privileges senior to the holders of our common stock.

We have broad discretion in the use of the net proceeds from our public offerings and may not use them effectively.

Our management has broad discretion in the application of the net proceeds from our public offerings, and you will be relying on the judgment of our management regarding the application of these proceeds. Our management might not apply the net proceeds from our public offerings in ways that ultimately increase the value of your investment. If we do not invest or apply the net proceeds from our public offerings in ways that enhance stockholder value, we may fail to achieve expected financial results, which could cause our stock price to decline.

Our disclosure controls and procedures may not prevent or detect all errors or acts of fraud.

We are subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. We designed our disclosure controls and procedures to reasonably assure that information we must disclose in reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management and recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC. We believe that any disclosure controls and procedures or internal controls and procedures, no matter how well-conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met.

These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people or by an unauthorized override of the controls. Accordingly, because of the inherent limitations in our control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

If we are unable to satisfy the applicable continued listing requirements of Nasdaq, our common stock could be delisted.

On September 13, 2024, the Company received the Notice from Nasdaq notifying the Company that it was not in compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, as the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock had been below $1.00 per share for 30 consecutive business days. The Notice indicated that the Company has 180 calendar days, or until March 12, 2025, to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement.

On March 13, 2025, Nasdaq notified the Company that although the Company has not regained compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, the Company is eligible to receive an additional 180 calendar day period or until September 8, 2025, to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(a)(3)(A). If, at any time during this additional compliance period, the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock is at least $1.00 per share for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days, Nasdaq will provide written confirmation of compliance, and this matter will be closed. If compliance cannot be demonstrated by September 8, 2025, Nasdaq will provide written notification that the Company’s securities will be delisted. At that time, the Company may appeal Nasdaq’s determination to a Nasdaq Hearings Panel.

The Company is currently monitoring the closing bid price of its common stock and will consider available options, including a reverse stock split, if appropriate, to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement by September 8, 2025. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement, even if it maintains compliance with other listing requirements of the Nasdaq Capital Market. Although we anticipate complying with Nasdaq’s Listing Rules going forward, there can be no assurance that we will be able to meet continued listing requirements in the future. In determining whether to afford a company a cure period prior to commencing suspension or delisting procedures, Nasdaq analyzes all relevant facts including any past deficiencies, and thus our prior deficiencies could be used as a factor by Nasdaq in any future decision to delist our securities from trading on its exchange.

If our common stock is delisted, it could reduce the price of our common stock and the levels of liquidity available to our stockholders. In addition, the delisting of our common stock could materially adversely affect our access to the capital markets and any limitation on liquidity or reduction in the price of our common stock could materially adversely affect our ability to raise capital. Delisting from Nasdaq could also result in other negative consequences, including the potential loss of confidence by suppliers, customers and employees, the loss of institutional investor interest and fewer business development opportunities.

Due to the recent implementation of the Reverse Stock Split, the liquidity of our common stock may be adversely effected.

We conducted a one-for-one hundred fifty (1:150) reverse stock split of our common stock that we effectuated with an effective time of 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on May 31, 2024 (the “Reverse Stock Split”). Our common stock began trading on Nasdaq on a split-adjusted basis beginning at the open of the market on June 3, 2024. The liquidity of the shares of our common stock may be affected adversely by any reverse stock split given the reduced number of shares of our common stock that are outstanding following the Reverse Stock Split, especially if the market price of our common stock does not increase as a result of the Reverse Stock Split. Following the Reverse Stock Split, the resulting market price of our common stock may not attract new investors and may not satisfy the investing requirements of those investors. Although we believe that a higher market price of our common stock may help generate greater or broader investor interest, there can be no assurance that the Reverse Stock Split resulted in a share price that will attract new investors, including institutional investors. In addition, there can be no assurance that the market price of our common stock will satisfy the investing requirements of those investors. As a result, the trading liquidity of our common stock may not necessarily improve.

Cybersecurity risks are a growing threat to us and other businesses, including our ERP and other third-party providers, which are vulnerable to cyberattacks, malware, and other system failures that may result in unauthorized access, damage, and other harms to our business or reputation. Protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of our business information, intellectual property, customer, patient and employee data, and technology systems is critical to our business and operations, ability to comply with regulatory requirements, and reputation.

Accordingly, Cybersecurity is an important and integrated part of the Company’s enterprise risk management function that identifies, monitors, and mitigates business, operational, and legal risks.

Accordingly, we have established Cybersecurity standards, policies, and operating procedures, for the purpose of implementing information protection processes and technologies; carrying out Cybersecurity risk detection, identification, assessment, response, and monitoring; assigning responsibility within our organization for risk detection and oversight; implementing Cybersecurity training; governing internal communications regarding Cybersecurity risks; and making required public and regulatory disclosures regarding Cybersecurity threats and incidents. We oversee risks from Cybersecurity threats associated with our use of third-party service providers by requiring our vendors to agree that they have and will maintain appropriate Cybersecurity controls, such as through standard contractual provisions, and by coordinating with key vendors with respect to integration with our systems. Our Cybersecurity risk management program is based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) framework.

Key components of our Cybersecurity risk management program include the use of third-party service providers, as appropriate, to assess, test, or otherwise assist with aspects of our security processes. For example, we employed a third-party cyber risk consultant to assess our overall Cybersecurity risk framework against NIST standards. We have also engaged third-party experts to perform penetration testing of our IT systems, and we have considered the results of such tests to enhance our Cybersecurity systems and controls, as appropriate.

Our management, including leaders from our IT, information security, legal, and compliance teams, is responsible for implementing our Cybersecurity standards, policies, and operating procedures, under the ultimate oversight of our Chief Financial Officer. We regularly discuss and assess Cybersecurity risks.

Our Audit Committee assists our Board in overseeing Cybersecurity risk management and the integrity of our information technology systems, processes, and data. Periodically, the Audit Committee reviews and discusses with management, and, in its discretion, third party vendors or other external experts, the adequacy of security for our information technology systems, processes, and data; our incident response and contingency plans in the event of a breakdown or security breach affecting the security of our information technology systems or data or the information technology systems, processes, and data of our clients; and any new threats or incidents that have or may impact us. The Audit Committee receives reports on the operation of such programs from the Chief Financial Officer as appropriate. The Audit Committee also reviews management reports regarding the evolving threat environment, vulnerability assessments, and specific Cybersecurity incidents. Periodically, the Audit Committee reports on Cybersecurity matters, incidents, and risk oversight to the Board.

Although we have not experienced a cyberattack or other Cybersecurity incident that has materially affected us, we cannot guarantee that we will not experience Cybersecurity incidents that may have a material effect on us in the future. We may not be able to protect our systems and networks, or the confidentiality of our confidential or other information (including personal information), from cyberattacks and other unauthorized access, disclosure, and disruption.

We own the property underlying our scrap yards located at:

• 4091 Portsmouth Blvd., Portsmouth, VA 23701
• 22097 Brewers Neck Blvd., Carrollton, VA 23314
• 1576 Millpond Rd., Elizabeth City, NC 27909,
• 8952 Richmond Rd., Toano, VA 23168
• 9922 Hwy 17 S., Vanceboro, NC 28586
• 1040 Oceana Blvd, Virginia Beach, VA 23454
• 406 Sandy Street, Fairmont, NC 28340

Further, we own properties located at 278 and 276 Suburban Drive, Suffolk, VA 23434 and 4087, 4089, 4091, 4103, 4105 and 4117 Portsmouth Blvd, Portsmouth, VA 23701.

We lease the properties for our scrap yards located at 130 Courtland Rd., Emporia, VA 23847; 1100 E Princess Anne Rd, Norfolk, VA 23504; 277 Suburban Drive, Suffolk, VA 23434 from third parties.

On January 24, 2022, the Company entered into leasing agreements for 3,521 square feet of office space commencing upon the completion of tenant improvements which is expected to be on April 1, 2022 but shall be no later than May 1, 2022 (“Commencement Date”). Under the terms of the lease, the Company is required to pay $3,668 for the first twelve months of the lease and increasing by approximately 3% every 12 months thereafter until the expiration of the lease. The lease is for a period of five years from the Commencement Date and the Company was required to make a security deposit of $3,668. The Company does not have an option to extend the lease.

We lease the property located at 101 Freeman Ave, Chesapeake, VA 23324 as a yard for our truck fleet from DWM Properties, LLC, which is controlled by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, on a month-to-month basis for $9,000 per month. The lease expires on January 1, 2025 and the Company has two options to extend the lease by 5 years per option. The Company also has the option to extend the term of the lease for an additional year for the next 5 years upon the same terms and conditions. In the event the Company does not exercise the options, the lease will continue on a month-to-month basis. The Company cannot sublease the property under the lease agreement.

On March 15, 2024, the Company entered into leasing agreements for a scrap yard located at 3030 E 55th Street, Cleveland, OH 44127. Under the terms of the lease, the Company is required to pay $17,000 from March 1, 2024 to February 28, 2025; $23,000 from March 1, 2025 to February 28, 2026; $23,000 from March 1, 2026 to February 28, 2027; $23,000 from March 1, 2027 to February 28, 2028; and increasing by the greater of 3% and the CPI every 12 months thereafter until the expiration of the lease. The lease is for a period of five years, include two options to extend for five years each, and the Company was required to make a security deposit of $17,000. The Company has the option to purchase the property for $3,277,000 until February 28, 2024.

We believe that our facilities are adequate for our current needs and that, if required, we will be able to expand our current space or locate suitable new office space and obtain a suitable replacement for our executive and administrative headquarters.

From time to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings, which arise in the ordinary course of business. Litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from time to time that may harm our business. Except as set forth below, we are currently not aware of any such legal proceedings or claims that will have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or operating results.

On October 25, 2024, Arena Special Opportunities Fund, LP and other related entities (“Arena”) filed a lawsuit in New York State Court (the “Action”). The complaint for the lawsuit alleges, among other things, a purported breach of contract based on an alleged equity conditions failure. The Company believes that the Action lacks merit. In the event this Action is not summarily dismissed, the Company intends to vigorously defend against it.

We are unable to estimate a reasonably possible loss or range of loss, if any, that may result from these matters.

From time to time, we may be involved in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business. We investigate these claims as they arise and accrue estimates for resolution of legal and other contingencies when losses are probable and estimable. Regardless of outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on us due to defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources, negative publicity and reputational harm, and other factors.

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The following discussion and other sections of this Annual Report contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, such as our plans, objectives, expectations, intentions, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include, but are not limited to, those identified below and those discussed in the section titled “Risk Factors.” You should also carefully read “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements”.

Overview

We were formed on April 26, 2013 as a technology platform developer under the name MassRoots, Inc. In October 2021, we changed our corporate name from “MassRoots, Inc.” to “Greenwave Technology Solutions, Inc.” On September 30, 2021, we closed our acquisition of Empire Services, Inc. (“Empire”), which operates 13 metal recycling facilities in Virginia, North Carolina, and Ohio. The acquisition was effective October 1, 2021 upon the effectiveness of the Certificate of Merger in Virginia.

Upon the acquisition of Empire, we transitioned into the scrap metal industry which involves collecting, classifying and processing appliances, construction material, end-of-life vehicles, boats, and industrial machinery. We process these items by crushing, shearing, shredding, separating, and sorting, into smaller pieces and categorize these recycled ferrous, nonferrous, and mixed metal pieces based on density and metal prior to sale. In cases of scrap cars, we remove the catalytic converters, aluminum wheels, and batteries for separate processing and sale prior to shredding the vehicle. We have designed our systems to maximize the value of metals produced from this process.

We operate two American Pulverizer 60x85 automotive shredders, one at our Kelford, North Carolina facility and a second at our Carrollton, Virginia yard. Our shredders are designed to produce a denser product and, in concert with advanced separation equipment, more refined recycled ferrous metals, which are more valuable as they require less processing to produce recycled steel products. In totality, this process reduces large metal objects like auto bodies into baseball-sized pieces of shredded recycled metal.

The shredded pieces are then placed on a conveyor belt under magnetized drums to separate the ferrous metal from the mixed nonferrous metal and residue, producing consistent and high-quality ferrous scrap metal. The nonferrous metals and other materials then go through a number of additional mechanical systems which separate the nonferrous metal from any residue. The remaining nonferrous metal is further processed to sort the metal by type, grade, and quality prior to being sold as products, such as zorba (mainly aluminum), zurik (mainly stainless steel), and shredded insulated wire (mainly copper and aluminum).

We are headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia and employ 180 people as of April 7, 2025.

Results of Operations For the Year Ended December 31, 2024 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2023

Revenues

For the year ended December 31, 2024, we generated $33,315,859 in revenues, as compared to $35,667,982 for the year ended December 31, 2023, a decrease of $2,352,123. This decrease was primarily due to the Company accumulating inventory during the fourth quarter of 2024 in anticipation of metal tariffs in early 2025 likely driving the prices of domestic scrap metal higher. Inventories increased to $2,889,682 as of December 31, 2024, from $200,248 at December 31, 2023, an increase of $2,689,254. The Company believes it would have generated in excess of $4 million in revenue had it sold these inventories during fiscal year 2024. From January 6 to March 17, 2025, the price for the Company’s unshredded ferrous metal increased 32% — enabling the Company to generate significantly more revenue and gross profit from the inventory accumulated in the final months of 2024 and the first two months of 2025.

During the year ended December 31, 2024, our metal revenues declined to $23,296,239 from $25,350,883 during the same period in 2023, a decline of $2,054,644, primarily due to our fourth quarter 2024 inventory accumulation strategy described above. Our hauling revenues fell to $9,881,820 from $10,156,938 for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, a decline of $275,118, due to significant storms in Hampton Roads, VA in 2024. There was other revenue, compromised rental income from our Portsmouth Blvd properties, of $137,800 during the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to $132,640 for the same period in 2023, a minor increase of $5,160 due to annual rent increases.

Cost of revenues

Our cost of revenues decreased to $20,326,381 for the year ended December 31, 2024 from $21,184,579 during the same period in 2023, a decline of $858,198, primarily due to our fourth quarter 2024 inventory accumulation strategy described above.

Metal costs declined to $14,508,923 during the year ended December 31, 2024 from $16,154,529 during the same period in 2023, a decrease of $1, 645,606 due to the Company streamlining its operations, along with its fourth quarter 2024 inventory accumulation strategy described above.

Hauling costs increased to $5,817,458 for the year ended December 31, 2024 from $4,996,871 during the same period in 2023, an increase of $820,587, due to higher fuel and driver costs. The cost of other revenue was $0 for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $33,179 during the same period in 2023, a decrease of $33,179.

Gross profit

Our gross profit was $12,989,478 during the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to $14,483,403 during the same period in 2023, a decrease of $1,493,925, as the Company accumulated metal inventory, our highest gross margin revenue stream. For this same reason, our gross margins decreased to 39% during the year ended December 31, 2024 from 41% during the same period in 2023.

Gross profit on metal declined to $8,787,316 during the year ended December 31, 2024, or 38%, from $9,196,354 during the same period in 2023, or 36%, a decline of $409,038, primarily due to the inventory accumulation strategy described above, partially offset by operational efficiencies.

Gross profit on hauling declined to $4,064,362, a margin of 41%, during the year ended December 31, 2024, from $5,160,067, a margin of 51%, during the same period in 2023, a decrease of $1,095,705, due to higher fuel and driver costs.

Operating Expenses

For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, our operating expenses were $47,251,411 and $33,998,165, respectively, an increase of $13,253,246. There was an increase in payroll and related expenses of $1,546,901 as payroll and related expenses were $8,181,701 for 2024 as compared to $6,634,800 for the same period in 2023, which was the result of the Company expanding its operational staff. Advertising expense decreased by $361,047 to $53,147 for 2024 as compared to $414,194 for 2023 as the Company focused its resources on its scrap metal operations. Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets increased by $1,523,013 to $7,337,893 for 2024 from $5,814,880 in 2023 as a result of the Company acquiring additional fixed assets. Impairment of tangible assets increased by $439,086 to $439,086 for 2024 from $0 in 2023. There were hauling and equipment maintenance costs of $5,296,630 in 2024, as compared to $2,898,202 in 2023, an increase of $2,398,428, due to an increase in repair and fuel costs. Consulting, accounting, and legal expenses increased to $3,179,812 during the year ended December 31, 2024 from $1,713,613 during the same period in 2023, an increase of $1,466,199 due to the Company conducting capital raises. There was a decrease in rent expenses as a result of the Company buying properties it previously rented, declining $422,030 from $3,102,484 during the year ended December 31, 2023 to $2,680,454 during the same period in 2024. There were warrants issued for services of $3,004,909 during the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to $171,239 during the same period in 2023, an increase of $2,833,770 primarily related to the Company’s registered direct offerings. There was stock based compensation of $823,500 during the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to $0 during the same period in 2023, an increase of $823,500, as a result of equity awards to the Company’s directors and an officer under its shareholder-approved equity inventive plans. Other general and administrative expenses increased to $3,915,729 for the year ended December 31, 2024 from $3,200,445 for the year ended December 31, 2023, an increase of $715,284, as a result of the Company’s operations expanding.

There were $12,338,550 and $9,850,850 in losses on assets acquired from a related-party, an increase of $2,487,700, during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, due to the Company’s purchase of land and permits underlying 7 of the Company’s scrap yards in 2024 and the purchase of two American Pulverizer 60x85 shredders and a downstream processing system in 2023. There were $0 and $197,458 in losses on assets acquired from a non related-party, a decrease of $197,458, during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The Division of Corporate Finance requires companies to report the value of assets acquired from related-parties at the original cost basis of the related-party– regardless of the assets’ current fair market value. As our Chairman began acquiring the properties underlying our scrap yards approximately 20 years ago, these properties – along with the permits, automotive shredders, and downstream processing system – had appreciated significantly since their original purchase. As a result of these transactions, Greenwave is expected to realize savings of $1.7 million in cash annually in rent and owns the infrastructure to rapidly expand its operations.

Loss from Operations

Our loss from operations increased $14,747,171 to $34,261,933 during the year ended December 31, 2024, from $19,514,762 during the year ended December 31, 2023.

Other Income (Expense)

During the year ended December 31, 2024, there was other income of $10,344,580, as compared to $(7,421,228) in other expenses for the year ended December 31, 2023, an increase of $17,765,808. There were losses of $(14,213,480) on the conversion of convertible notes during the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to $0 during the same period in 2023. There was a gain on settlement of notes payable and accrued interest, along with advances of $1,056,962 and $632,540 for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Interest expense decreased to $(5,364,703) during fiscal year 2024 as compared to $(8,897,267) during fiscal year 2023. There was neither a gain nor loss in the fair value of derivative liabilities during the year ended December 31, 2023, as compared to a gain in change of fair value of derivative liabilities of $48,314,949 during the same period in 2024. There was other losses of $15,212 during the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to other gains of $17,572 during the same period in 2023, respectively. There was gain on lease termination of $108,863 during the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to $0 during the same period in 2024. There was a gain on tax credit of $717,064 during the year ended December 31, 2023 as compared to $0 during the same period in 2024. There were losses on the extinguishment of debt of $(16,351,827) during the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to $0 during the same period in 2023. There were warrant expenses for financing of $(3,029,927) during the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to $0 during the same period in 2023. Lastly, there was an expense of $(52,182) for shares issued for financing during the year ended December 31, 2024, as compared to $0 during the same period in 2023.

Net Loss available to common stockholders

Our net loss available to stockholders increased by $66,849,047 to $100,446,189 during the year ended December 31, 2024, from $33,597,142 during the year ended December 31, 2023.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Net cash used in operating activities for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was $17,254,723 and $1,833,310, respectively. Cash flows used in operations in 2024 was impacted by depreciation of $7,337,893, loss on asset – related party of $12,338,550, amortization of right of use assets net of $324,608, interest and amortization of debt discount of $5,364,703, a gain on the settlement of notes payable and factoring advances of $1,056,962, a decrease in due to a related party of $1,685,205, an increase in accounts receivable of $745,477, stock compensation of $823,500, stock compensation for services of $3,004,909, loss on extinguishment of $16,351,827, change in fair value of derivative liabilities of $48,314,949, an increase in inventories of $2,689,254, an increase in prepaid expenses of $687,194, loss of conversion of debt of $14,213,480, impairment of equipment of $439,086, an increase in accounts payable of $969,383, an decrease in payroll wages payable of $156,582, an increase in lease liability of $177,417, and a decrease in lease liability (related-party) of $83,430. Cash flows used in operations in 2023 were impacted by depreciation of $2,856,380, amortization of intangible assets of $2,958,500, loss on asset – related party of $9,850,850, loss on assets of $197,458 amortization of right of use assets net of $392,050, amortization of right of use assets-related party net of $1,250,218, interest and amortization of debt discount of $8,897,267, a gain on the settlement of notes payable and factoring advances of $632,540, an increase in due to a related party of $1,824,318, an increase in accounts receivable of $431,155, stock compensation of $171,239, a decrease in inventories of $10,782, a decrease in prepaid expenses of $200,590, an decrease in security deposit of $25,000, gain on deferred revenue of $25,000, gain on lease termination of $108,863 an increase in accounts payable of $856,151 an decrease in payroll wages payable of $614,271, and a decrease in lease liability of $1,619,790.

Net cash used in investing activities was $15,921,990 and $1,678,176 for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2024, there was cash used in the purchase of equipment of $12,339,809 and purchase of equipment from a related-party of $3,582,181.For the year ended December 31, 2023, there was cash used in the purchase of equipment of $1,760,945 and cash received for the advance of asset of $82,769.

Net cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2024and 2023 was $34,207,018 and $4,235,841, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2024, there were proceeds from warrant exercises of $2,834, 741, proceeds from the sale of common stock and warrants of $40,369,115, proceeds from bank overdrafts of $112,933, and proceeds from factoring advances of $2,843,950, offset by repayments of $2,909,257 towards non-convertible notes, repayments of $3,538,388 towards factoring advances, repayments of $4,008,993 towards a related-party note payable, and repayments of $1,497,083 towards convertible notes payable. During the year ended December 31, 2023, there were proceeds from non-convertible notes of $1,000,000, proceeds from convertible notes of $13,118,750, proceeds from the sale of common stock of $2,841,181, proceeds from warrant exercises of $15,511 proceeds from bridge financing of $825,000, proceeds from bank overdrafts of $118,763, and proceeds of $3,746,109 from factoring advances, offset by repayments of $4,858,587 towards non-convertible notes and repayments of $12,570,886 towards factoring advances.

Capital Resources

As of December 31, 2024, we had cash on hand of $2,576,464. We currently have no external sources of liquidity such as arrangements with credit institutions that will have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition or immediate access to capital.

Fundraising

During the year ended December 31, 2024, there were proceeds from warrant exercises of $2,834, 741, proceeds from the sale of common stock and warrants of $40,369,115, proceeds from bank overdrafts of $112,933, and proceeds from factoring advances of $2,843,950.

Required Capital over the Next Fiscal Year

We may need additional capital in the future to continue to execute our business plan. Therefore, we may be dependent upon additional capital in the form of either debt or equity to continue our operations. At the present time, we do not have arrangements to raise additional capital, and we may need to identify potential investors and negotiate appropriate arrangements with them. We may not be able to arrange enough investment within the time the investment is required or that if it is arranged, that it will be on favorable terms. If we cannot obtain the needed capital, we may not be able to become profitable and may have to curtail or cease our operations. Additional equity financing, if available, may be dilutive to the holders of our capital stock. Debt financing may involve significant cash payment obligations, covenants and financial ratios that may restrict our ability to operate and grow our business.

Going Concern and Management’s Liquidity Plans

As of December 31, 2024, the Company had cash of $2,576,464 and a working capital deficit (current liabilities in excess of current assets) of $(13,453,459). During the year ended December 31, 2024, the net cash used in operating activities was $(17,254,723). The accumulated deficit as of December 31, 2024 was $(496,312,346). These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for one year from the issuance of the consolidated financial statements.

During the year ended December 31, 2024, there were proceeds from warrant exercises of $2,834,741, proceeds from the sale of common stock and warrants of $40,369,115, proceeds from bank overdrafts of $112,933, and proceeds from factoring advances of $2,843,950.

If the Company raises additional funds by issuing equity securities, its stockholders would experience dilution. Additional debt financing, if available, may involve covenants restricting its operations or its ability to incur additional debt. Any additional debt financing or additional equity that the Company raises may contain terms that are not favorable to it or its stockholders and require significant debt service payments, which diverts resources from other activities. The Company’s ability to raise additional capital will be impacted by market conditions and the price of the Company’s common stock.

Accordingly, the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business for one year from the date the consolidated financial statements are issued. The carrying amounts of assets and liabilities presented in the consolidated financial statements do not necessarily purport to represent realizable or settlement values. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Income Taxes

In December 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2023-09, *Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (“*ASU 2023-09”). ASU 2023-09 requires enhanced disclosures surrounding income taxes, particularly related to rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information. In particular, on an annual basis, companies will be required to disclose specific categories in the rate reconciliation and provide additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold. Companies will also be required to disclose, on an annual basis, the amount of income taxes paid, disaggregated by federal, state, and foreign taxes, and also disaggregated by individual jurisdictions above a quantitative threshold. The standard is effective for the Company for annual periods beginning January 1, 2025 on a prospective basis, with retrospective application permitted for all prior periods presented. The Company will adopt ASU 2023-09 for the annual period ending December 31, 2025 and is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on its disclosures.

Segment Reporting

In November 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2023-07, *Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (“*ASU 2023-07”). ASU 2023-07 requires enhanced disclosures surrounding reportable segments, particularly (i) significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) and included in the reported measure(s) of a segment’s profit and loss and (ii) other segment items that reconcile segment revenue and significant expenses to the reported measure(s) of a segment’s profit and loss, both on an annual and interim basis. Companies are also required to provide all annual disclosures currently required under Topic 280 in interim periods, in addition to disclosing the title and position of the CODM and how the CODM uses the reported measure(s) of segment profit and loss in assessing segment performance and allocating resources. The Company adopted ASU 2023-07 for the annual period ended December 31, 2024. See Note 20 – Segment Reporting.

Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses

In November 2024, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2024-03, *Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40) (“*ASU 2024-03”). ASU 2024-03 requires specified information about certain costs and expenses be disclosed in the notes to the financial statements, including the expense caption on the face of the income statement in which they are disclosed, in addition to a qualitative description of remaining amounts not separately disaggregated. Entities will also be required to disclose their definition of “selling expenses” and the total amount in each annual period. The standard is effective for the Company for annual periods beginning January 1, 2027 and for interim periods beginning January 1, 2028, with updates applied either prospectively or retrospectively. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on its disclosures.

There are other various updates recently issued, most of which represented technical corrections to the accounting literature or application to specific industries and are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Critical Accounting Policies

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations discuss our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and the related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, management evaluates its estimates and judgments, including estimates used in the calculation of stock-based compensation, fair values relating to derivative liabilities, payroll tax liabilities with interest and penalties, deemed dividends, assumptions used in right-of-use and lease liability calculations, valuations and impairments of goodwill and intangible assets acquired in business combination, estimated useful life of long-lived assets and finite life tangible assets, determination of environmental remediation liabilities, and the valuation allowance related to deferred tax assets. Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions and conditions.

Management believes the following critical accounting policies, among others, affect its more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements.

Intangible: Intangible assets with finite useful lives consist of tradenames, licenses and customer relationships and are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, which range from three to ten years. The estimated useful lives associated with finite-lived intangible assets are consistent with the estimated lives of the associated products and may be modified when circumstances warrant. Such assets are reviewed for impairment when events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. An impairment loss would be recognized when estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use of an asset and its eventual disposition are less than its carrying amount. The amount of any impairment is measured as the difference between the carrying amount and the fair value of the impaired asset. During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded $2,958,500 and $2,958,500 in amortization of intangible assets, respectively.

Income Taxes: The Company accounts for its income taxes in accordance with Income Taxes Topic of the FASB ASC 740, which requires recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and tax credit carry forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in operations in the period that includes the enactment date.

Income tax expense is based on reported earnings before income taxes. Deferred income taxes reflect the impact of temporary differences between assets and liabilities recognized for consolidated financial reporting purposes and such amounts recognized for tax purposes and are measured by applying enacted tax rates in effect in years in which the differences are expected to reverse.

The Company also follows the guidance related to accounting for income tax uncertainties. In accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, the Company recognizes the financial statement benefit of a tax position only after determining that the relevant tax authority would more likely than not sustain the position following an audit. For tax positions meeting the more likely than not threshold, the amount recognized in the financial statements is the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the relevant tax authority.

Greenwave has also experienced impacts of inflation to its operations, mainly the significant increases in the prices of recycled metal, which in turn, has resulted in increases to the Company’s revenue and profit margin. The Company has also experienced increases to its wages and salaries, hauling, and towing expenses caused by inflation, but is taking steps to minimize impacts to the Company’s financial position. Greenwave does not experience material changes to its business due to seasonality.

We are a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information required by this Item.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Pursuant to Rules 13a-15(b) and 15-d-15(b) under the Exchange Act, we carried out an evaluation, with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Interim Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined under Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based upon such evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2024 were not effective (at a reasonable assurance level) due to identified control deficiencies regarding the lack of segregation of duties and the need for a stronger internal control environment.

To address the material weaknesses, we performed additional analysis and other post-closing procedures in an effort to ensure our financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. Accordingly, management believes that the financial statements included in this Annual Report fairly present in all material respects our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.

Our principal executive officer and principal financial officer do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal controls will prevent all error or fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Due to the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected.

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024. In making this assessment, our management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (issued in 2013). A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

Based upon the assessments, management has concluded that as of December 31, 2023, there was a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting due to the fact that we did not have an adequate process established to ensure appropriate levels of review of accounting and financial reporting matters, which resulted in our closing process not identifying all required adjustments and disclosures in a timely fashion.

We plan to take steps to enhance and improve the design of our internal control over financial reporting. To remediate our material weaknesses, we plan to appoint additional qualified personnel with the requisite knowledge to improve the levels of review of accounting and financial reporting matters; however, such remediation efforts are largely dependent upon our securing additional financing or generating significant revenue to cover the costs of implementing the changes required.

Until we remediate our material weakness in internal control over financial reporting such weaknesses could result in material misstatements in our financial statements not being prevented or detected.

Inherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls and Procedures

The Company’s management, including the Company’s CEO and CFO, does not expect that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all errors and all fraud. Any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objective and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree or compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

The Company’s CEO and CFO has identified control deficiencies regarding the lack of segregation of duties and the need for a stronger internal control environment. The small size of the Company’s accounting staff may prevent adequate controls in the future, such as segregation of duties, due to the cost/benefit of such remediation.

Because of the above material weakness, management has concluded that we did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024, based on the criteria established in “Internal Control-Integrated Framework” issued by the COSO.

This Annual Report does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our independent registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit us to provide only management’s report in this Annual Report.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

During the most recent fiscal quarter, the Company began hiring additional accounting personnel to enhance its segregation of duties and establishment of procedures in an effort to ensure appropriate levels of review of accounting and financial reporting matters.