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Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/20 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Tuesday, 3/30/21, at 4:54pm ET · For: 12/31/20 · Accession #: 1387131-21-4036 · File #: 1-35212

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 3/30/21  Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc.     10-K       12/31/20   96:6.7M                                   Quality EDGAR So… LLC/FA

Annual Report — Form 10-K
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML    812K 
 2: EX-21.1     List of Subsidiaries                                HTML     24K 
 3: EX-23.1     Consent of Bdo Usa, LLP                             HTML     23K 
 4: EX-31.1     Certification of Chief Executive Officer            HTML     29K 
 5: EX-31.2     Certification of Chief Financial Officer            HTML     29K 
 6: EX-32.1     Certification of Chief Executive Officer            HTML     25K 
 7: EX-32.2     Certification of Chief Financial Officer            HTML     25K 
14: R1          Cover                                               HTML     62K 
15: R2          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    138K 
16: R3          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss)     HTML     45K 
                Income                                                           
17: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    107K 
18: R5          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     39K 
19: R6          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    155K 
20: R7          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     52K 
21: R8          Basis of Presentation                               HTML     40K 
22: R9          Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     54K 
23: R10         Divestitures                                        HTML     34K 
24: R11         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     32K 
25: R12         Revenues                                            HTML     45K 
26: R13         Revision of Prior Period Financial Statements       HTML     57K 
27: R14         Other (Income) Expense                              HTML     27K 
28: R15         Discontinued Operations                             HTML     63K 
29: R16         Inventories                                         HTML     37K 
30: R17         Property, Plant and Equipment                       HTML     37K 
31: R18         Other Assets                                        HTML     36K 
32: R19         Debt                                                HTML     35K 
33: R20         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     87K 
34: R21         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML     28K 
35: R22         Stock-Based Compensation                            HTML     65K 
36: R23         Income Taxes                                        HTML     90K 
37: R24         Business Segment, Geographic and Customer           HTML     79K 
                Information                                                      
38: R25         Basic and Diluted Loss Per Common Share             HTML     52K 
39: R26         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     27K 
40: R27         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     96K 
                (Policies)                                                       
41: R28         Revenues (Tables)                                   HTML     30K 
42: R29         Revision of Prior Period Financial Statements       HTML     55K 
                (Tables)                                                         
43: R30         Discontinued Operations (Tables)                    HTML     50K 
44: R31         Inventories (Tables)                                HTML     34K 
45: R32         Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)              HTML     36K 
46: R33         Other Assets (Tables)                               HTML     34K 
47: R34         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML     31K 
48: R35         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     79K 
49: R36         Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML     66K 
50: R37         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML     84K 
51: R38         Business Segment, Geographic and Customer           HTML     78K 
                Information (Tables)                                             
52: R39         Basic and Diluted Loss Per Common Share (Tables)    HTML     51K 
53: R40         Basis of Presentation (Details Narrative)           HTML     74K 
54: R41         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     56K 
                (Details Narrative)                                              
55: R42         Divestitures (Details Narrative)                    HTML     57K 
56: R43         Fair Value Measurements (Details Narrative)         HTML     60K 
57: R44         Revenues (Details)                                  HTML     30K 
58: R45         Revision of Prior Period Financial Statements       HTML     91K 
                (Details)                                                        
59: R46         Revision of Prior Period Financial Statements       HTML     37K 
                (Details Narrative)                                              
60: R47         Other (Income) Expense (Details Narrative)          HTML     27K 
61: R48         Discontinued Operations (Details)                   HTML     57K 
62: R49         Discontinued Operations (Details 1)                 HTML     29K 
63: R50         Discontinued Operations (Details Narrative)         HTML     90K 
64: R51         Inventories (Details)                               HTML     34K 
65: R52         Inventories (Details Narrative)                     HTML     28K 
66: R53         Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)             HTML     41K 
67: R54         Property, Plant and Equipment (Details Narrative)   HTML     26K 
68: R55         Other Assets (Details)                              HTML     35K 
69: R56         Other Assets (Details Narrative)                    HTML     50K 
70: R57         Debt (Details)                                      HTML     33K 
71: R58         Debt (Details Narrative)                            HTML     30K 
72: R59         Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML     34K 
73: R60         Commitments and Contingencies (Details 1)           HTML     46K 
74: R61         Commitments and Contingencies (Details 2)           HTML     59K 
75: R62         Commitments and Contingencies (Details 3)           HTML     30K 
76: R63         Commitments and Contingencies (Details Narrative)   HTML     53K 
77: R64         Stockholders' Equity (Details Narrative)            HTML     32K 
78: R65         Stock-Based Compensation (Details)                  HTML     31K 
79: R66         Stock-Based Compensation (Details 1)                HTML     61K 
80: R67         Stock-Based Compensation (Details 2)                HTML     26K 
81: R68         Stock-Based Compensation (Details Narrative)        HTML     45K 
82: R69         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML     30K 
83: R70         Income Taxes (Details 1)                            HTML     33K 
84: R71         Income Taxes (Details 2)                            HTML     41K 
85: R72         Income Taxes (Details 3)                            HTML     28K 
86: R73         Income Taxes (Details 4)                            HTML     48K 
87: R74         Income Taxes (Details Narrative)                    HTML     33K 
88: R75         Business Segment, Geographic and Customer           HTML     60K 
                Information (Details)                                            
89: R76         Business Segment, Geographic and Customer           HTML     29K 
                Information (Details 1)                                          
90: R77         Business Segment, Geographic and Customer           HTML     27K 
                Information (Details 2)                                          
91: R78         Business Segment, Geographic and Customer           HTML     28K 
                Information (Details Narrative)                                  
92: R79         Basic and Diluted Loss Per Common Share (Details)   HTML     83K 
93: R80         Subsequent Events (Details Narrative)               HTML     25K 
95: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    174K 
94: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    113K 
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10/08/20  Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc.     10-K/A     12/31/19    4:119K                                   Quality EDGAR So… LLC/FA
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12/02/09  Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc.     8-K:1,3,9  11/30/09    6:350K                                   Clark Corp Law Group LLP

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Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/20 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Tuesday, 3/30/21, at 4:54pm ET · For: 12/31/20 · Accession #: 1387131-21-4036 · File #: 1-35212

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