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Energy Focus, Inc./DE – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/22 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On: Thursday, 3/23/23, at 8:13am ET · For: 12/31/22 · Accession #: 924168-23-35 · File #: 1-36583

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

 3/23/23  Energy Focus, Inc./DE             10-K       12/31/22  106:9.1M

Annual Report — Form 10-K

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   1.75M 
 2: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     26K 
 3: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     27K 
 4: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     32K 
 5: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     28K 
11: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML     92K 
12: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     32K 
13: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    135K 
14: R4          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     47K 
15: R5          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    114K 
16: R6          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss       HTML     47K 
17: R7          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' (Deficit)  HTML     87K 
                Equity                                                           
18: R8          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    141K 
19: R9          Nature of Operations                                HTML     37K 
20: R10         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     84K 
21: R11         Leases                                              HTML    120K 
22: R12         Restructuring                                       HTML     41K 
23: R13         Inventories                                         HTML     44K 
24: R14         Property and Equipment                              HTML     45K 
25: R15         Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets           HTML     37K 
26: R16         Debt                                                HTML     69K 
27: R17         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     30K 
28: R18         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML    134K 
29: R19         Income Taxes                                        HTML     64K 
30: R20         Product and Geographic Information                  HTML     46K 
31: R21         Other Income                                        HTML     32K 
32: R22         Related Party Transactions                          HTML     31K 
33: R23         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     40K 
34: R24         Legal Matters                                       HTML     30K 
35: R25         Supplementary Financial Information to Item 8.      HTML     64K 
36: R26         Schedule II - Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying  HTML     52K 
                Accounts                                                         
37: R27         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    112K 
                (Policies)                                                       
38: R28         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     55K 
                (Tables)                                                         
39: R29         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     87K 
40: R30         Inventories Inventories (Tables)                    HTML     44K 
41: R31         Property and Equipment (Tables)                     HTML     43K 
42: R32         Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets (Tables)  HTML     38K 
43: R33         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML     55K 
44: R34         Stockholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML    122K 
45: R35         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML     61K 
46: R36         Product and Geographic Information (Tables)         HTML     44K 
47: R37         Supplementary Financial Information to Item 8.      HTML     63K 
                (Tables)                                                         
48: R38         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Net    HTML     35K 
                Accounts Receivable (Details)                                    
49: R39         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Cash   HTML     29K 
                and Cash Equivalents (Details)                                   
50: R40         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     30K 
                Inventories (Details)                                            
51: R41         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     28K 
                Accounts Receivable (Details)                                    
52: R42         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     87K 
                Financial Instruments (Details)                                  
53: R43         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     32K 
                Long-lived Assets (Details)                                      
54: R44         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     47K 
                Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted Income (Loss)                
                per Share (Details)                                              
55: R45         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Net    HTML     40K 
                Loss Per Share (Details)                                         
56: R46         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     29K 
                Advertising Expenses (Details)                                   
57: R47         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     43K 
                Product Warranties (Details)                                     
58: R48         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     36K 
                Schedule of Warranty Activity (Details)                          
59: R49         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     56K 
                Concentration Risk (Details)                                     
60: R50         Leases - Narrative (Details)                        HTML     32K 
61: R51         Leases - Components of Lease Cost (Details)         HTML     44K 
62: R52         Leases - Schedule of Supplemental Balance Sheet     HTML     40K 
                Information (Details)                                            
63: R53         Leases - Schedule of Future Maturities of Lease     HTML     44K 
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
64: R54         Leases - Schedule of Supplemental Cash Flow         HTML     33K 
                Information (Details)                                            
65: R55         Restructuring - Narrative (Details)                 HTML     53K 
66: R56         Inventories - Schedule of Inventory (Details)       HTML     35K 
67: R57         Inventories - Reserve Rollforward (Details)         HTML     34K 
68: R58         Inventories - Narrative (Details)                   HTML     30K 
69: R59         Property and Equipment (Details)                    HTML     81K 
70: R60         Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets           HTML     41K 
                (Details)                                                        
71: R61         Debt - Credit Facilities (Details)                  HTML     68K 
72: R62         Debt - Promissory Note Narrative (Details)          HTML     34K 
73: R63         Debt - Promissory Notes (Details)                   HTML     64K 
74: R64         Debt - Streeterville Note (Details)                 HTML     70K 
75: R65         Debt - PPP Loan (Details)                           HTML     35K 
76: R66         Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative           HTML     28K 
                (Details)                                                        
77: R67         Stockholders' Equity - June 2022 Private Placement  HTML     55K 
                (Details)                                                        
78: R68         Stockholders' Equity - December 2021 Private        HTML     57K 
                Placement (Details)                                              
79: R69         Stockholders' Equity - June 2021 Equity Offering    HTML     49K 
                (Details)                                                        
80: R70         Stockholders' Equity - January 2020 Equity          HTML     42K 
                Offering (Details)                                               
81: R71         Stockholders' Equity - Outstanding Warrants from    HTML     42K 
                the January 2020 Equity Offering (Details)                       
82: R72         Stockholders' Equity - Preferred Stock (Details)    HTML     70K 
83: R73         Stockholders' Equity - Stock-based Compensation     HTML     58K 
                (Details)                                                        
84: R74         Stockholders' Equity - Impact of Results for        HTML     36K 
                Stock-Based Compensation (Details)                               
85: R75         Stockholders' Equity - Estimates Utilized           HTML     42K 
                (Details)                                                        
86: R76         Stockholders' Equity - Stock Options Narrative      HTML     43K 
                (Details)                                                        
87: R77         Stockholders' Equity - Summary of Option Activity   HTML     64K 
                (Details)                                                        
88: R78         Stockholders' Equity - Options Outstanding and      HTML     79K 
                Exercisable (Details)                                            
89: R79         Stockholders' Equity - Restricted Stock Units       HTML     38K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
90: R80         Stockholders' Equity - Summary of Restricted Stock  HTML     46K 
                Activity (Details)                                               
91: R81         Stockholders' Equity - Employee Stock Purchase      HTML     37K 
                Plans (Details)                                                  
92: R82         Income Taxes - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     49K 
93: R83         Income Taxes - Components (Details)                 HTML     38K 
94: R84         Income Taxes - Reconciliation (Details)             HTML     39K 
95: R85         Income Taxes - Temporary Differences (Details)      HTML     42K 
96: R86         Product and Geographic Information (Details)        HTML     51K 
97: R87         Other Income (Details)                              HTML     40K 
98: R88         Related Party Transactions (Details)                HTML     37K 
99: R89         Subsequent Events (Details)                         HTML     95K 
100: R90         Supplementary Financial Information to Item 8.      HTML     78K  
                (Details)                                                        
101: R91         Schedule II - Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying  HTML     42K  
                Accounts (Details)                                               
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Energy Focus, Inc./DE – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/22 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

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