Bionano Genomics, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2019 March (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 10-Q
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(Mark One)
☒ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2019
☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO
Commission file number: 001-38613
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Bionano Genomics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 26-1756290 | |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
9540 Towne Centre Drive, Suite 100, San Diego, CA | 92121 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(858) 888-7600
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and ‘‘emerging growth company’’ in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | |
Non-accelerated filer | ☒ | Smaller reporting company | ☒ | |
Emerging growth company | ☒ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No x
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share | BNGO | The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC | ||
Warrants to purchase Common Stock | BNGOW | The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC |
As of May 7, 2019, the registrant had 10,845,020 shares of Common Stock ($0.0001 par value) outstanding.
BIONANO GENOMICS, INC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
BIONANO GENOMICS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
March 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||
Assets | |||||||
Current assets: | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 20,830,399 | $ | 16,522,729 | |||
Accounts receivable, net | 4,057,128 | 4,514,333 | |||||
Inventory | 1,405,832 | 1,068,557 | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 1,720,805 | 919,500 | |||||
Total current assets | 28,014,164 | 23,025,119 | |||||
Property and equipment, net | 1,537,113 | 1,777,302 | |||||
Total assets | $ | 29,551,277 | $ | 24,802,421 | |||
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity | |||||||
Current liabilities: | |||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 870,836 | $ | 1,351,736 | |||
Accrued expenses | 3,628,776 | 2,900,129 | |||||
Deferred revenue | 213,898 | 270,998 | |||||
Total current liabilities | 4,713,510 | 4,522,863 | |||||
Long-term debt | 18,375,784 | 9,029,374 | |||||
Long-term deferred revenue | 304,467 | 304,467 | |||||
Other non-current liabilities | 287,325 | 808,366 | |||||
Total liabilities | 23,681,086 | 14,665,070 | |||||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9) | |||||||
Stockholders’ equity: | |||||||
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 | — | — | |||||
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 200,000,000 and 200,000,000 shares authorized at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively; 10,845,020 and 10,055,072 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively | 1,083 | 1,004 | |||||
Additional paid-in capital | 86,483,279 | 82,898,775 | |||||
Accumulated deficit | (80,614,171 | ) | (72,762,428 | ) | |||
Total stockholders’ equity | 5,870,191 | 10,137,351 | |||||
Total liabilities, convertible preferred stock, and stockholders’ equity | $ | 29,551,277 | $ | 24,802,421 |
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements
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BIONANO GENOMICS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||
2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Revenues: | |||||||
Product revenue | $ | 1,687,586 | $ | 1,662,222 | |||
Other revenue | 165,160 | 106,263 | |||||
Total revenue | 1,852,746 | 1,768,485 | |||||
Cost of revenue: | |||||||
Cost of product revenue | 1,119,551 | 840,582 | |||||
Cost of other revenue | 27,491 | 867 | |||||
Total cost of revenue | 1,147,042 | 841,449 | |||||
Operating expense: | |||||||
Research and development | 2,100,111 | 2,367,093 | |||||
Selling, general and administrative | 4,790,602 | 2,895,404 | |||||
Total operating expense | 6,890,713 | 5,262,497 | |||||
Loss from operations | (6,185,009 | ) | (4,335,461 | ) | |||
Other income (expense): | |||||||
Interest expense | (272,504 | ) | (301,981 | ) | |||
Change in fair value of preferred stock warrants and expirations | — | 953,198 | |||||
Loss on debt extinguishment | (921,496 | ) | — | ||||
Other expense | (468,248 | ) | (159,342 | ) | |||
Total other income (expense) | (1,662,248 | ) | 491,875 | ||||
Loss before income taxes | (7,847,257 | ) | (3,843,586 | ) | |||
Provision for income taxes | (4,486 | ) | (3,776 | ) | |||
Net loss | $ | (7,851,743 | ) | $ | (3,847,362 | ) | |
Net loss per share, basic and diluted | $ | (0.77 | ) | $ | (1.16 | ) | |
Weighted-average common shares outstanding basic and diluted | 10,210,755 | 3,315,754 |
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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BIONANO GENOMICS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) (Unaudited)
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock | Series B Convertible Preferred Stock | Series B-1 Convertible Preferred Stock | Series C Convertible Preferred Stock | Series D Convertible Preferred Stock | Series D-1 Convertible Preferred Stock | Common Stock | Additional Paid-in Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Total Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at January 1, 2018 | 345,587 | $ | 61,847 | 8,058,170 | $ | 842,845 | 3,437,950 | $ | 359,593 | 23,357,047 | $ | 5,547,841 | 20,652,486 | $ | 4,838,379 | 66,141,257 | $ | 31,359,632 | 77,257 | $ | 8 | $ | 4,038,817 | $ | (54,266,036 | ) | $ | (50,227,211 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issue common stock | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 237 | — | 305 | — | 305 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54,444 | — | 54,444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (3,847,362 | ) | (3,847,362 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at March 31, 2018 | 345,587 | $ | 61,847 | 8,058,170 | $ | 842,845 | 3,437,950 | $ | 359,593 | 23,357,047 | $ | 5,547,841 | 20,652,486 | $ | 4,838,379 | 66,141,257 | $ | 31,359,632 | 77,494 | $ | 8 | $ | 4,093,566 | $ | (58,113,398 | ) | $ | (54,019,824 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at January 1, 2019 | — | $ | — | — | $ | — | — | $ | — | — | $ | — | — | $ | — | — | $ | — | 10,055,072 | $ | 1,004 | $ | 82,898,775 | $ | (72,762,428 | ) | $ | 10,137,351 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock option exercises | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41,521 | 4 | 53,972 | — | 53,976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 289,395 | — | 289,395 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issue common stock | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 748,427 | 75 | 2,409,518 | — | 2,409,593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issue warrants for debt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 629,830 | — | 629,830 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issue stock for debt | 201,789 | 201,789 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (7,851,743 | ) | (7,851,743 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at March 31, 2019 | — | $ | — | — | $ | — | — | $ | — | — | $ | — | — | $ | — | — | $ | — | 10,845,020 | $ | 1,083 | $ | 86,483,279 | $ | (80,614,171 | ) | $ | 5,870,191 |
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements
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BIONANO GENOMICS, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||
2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Operating activities: | |||||||
Net loss | $ | (7,851,743 | ) | $ | (3,847,362 | ) | |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used by operating activities: | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | 269,839 | 391,451 | |||||
Change in fair value of preferred stock warrants and expirations | — | (953,198 | ) | ||||
Stock-based compensation | 289,395 | 54,444 | |||||
Accretion of debt discount | 49,130 | 21,330 | |||||
Loss on debt extinguishment | 921,496 | — | |||||
Long-term debt prepayment fees | 412,000 | — | |||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||
Accounts receivable | 457,205 | 816,319 | |||||
Inventory | (337,275 | ) | (320,359 | ) | |||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | (801,305 | ) | (673,759 | ) | |||
Accounts payable | (510,550 | ) | (1,355,572 | ) | |||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 550,506 | (920,793 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (6,551,302 | ) | (6,787,499 | ) | |||
Investing activities: | |||||||
Purchases of property and equipment | — | (11,830 | ) | ||||
Net used in investing activities | — | (11,830 | ) | ||||
Financing activities: | |||||||
Repayment of long-term debt | (10,812,000 | ) | — | ||||
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of issuance costs | 19,207,403 | — | |||||
Proceeds from issuance of convertible note, net of issuance costs | — | 13,329,843 | |||||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs | 2,409,593 | — | |||||
Proceeds from option exercises | 53,976 | 305 | |||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 10,858,972 | 13,330,148 | |||||
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 4,307,670 | 6,530,819 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 16,522,729 | 1,021,897 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 20,830,399 | $ | 7,552,716 | |||
Supplemental schedule on non-cash transactions: | |||||||
Property and equipment costs incurred but not paid included in accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 29,650 | $ | — | |||
Fair value of warrants issued with debt | $ | 629,830 | $ | — | |||
Fair value of stock issued with debt | $ | 201,789 | $ | — | |||
Loan amendment fee due in connection with the repayment of debt classified within current liabilities | $ | — | $ | 70,000 |
See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements
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BIONANO GENOMICS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. Organization and Basis of Presentation
Description of Business
Bionano Genomics, Inc. (the “Company”) formed in January 2003 as BioNanomatrix LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. In August 2007, the Company became BioNanomatrix Inc., a Delaware corporation. In October 2011, the Company changed its name to BioNano Genomics, Inc., and in July 2018, it changed its name to Bionano Genomics, Inc.
The Company is a life sciences instrumentation company in the genome analysis space. The Company currently develops and markets the Saphyr system, a platform for ultra-sensitive and ultra-specific structural variation detection that enables researchers and clinicians to accelerate the search for new diagnostics and therapeutic targets and to streamline the study of changes in chromosomes, which is known as cytogenetics.
Initial Public Offering
In August 2018, the Company completed its initial public offering (the “IPO”), in which it sold an aggregate of 3,864,000 units (each unit consisting of one share of the Company’s common stock and one warrant to purchase one share of the Company’s common stock) at a public offering price of $6.125 per unit, which included the sale of 504,000 units pursuant to the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option. The Company received net cash proceeds of $19.4 million, after deducting underwriters' discounts and commissions of $2.2 million and other offering expenses of $2.1 million.
In addition, each of the following occurred in connection with the completion of the IPO in August 2018:
• | The conversion of all outstanding shares of convertible preferred stock into an aggregate 2,850,280 shares of common stock. |
• | The automatic adjustment of preferred stock warrants into common stock warrants; the entire $84,676 balance of preferred stock warrant liability was reclassified as additional paid-in-capital. In addition, the Company issued warrants to the IPO underwriters to purchase up to 115,920 shares of its common stock at fair value of $0.4 million. |
• | The conversion of an aggregate of $14.9 million of outstanding convertible promissory notes and accrued interest into an aggregate of 3,239,294 shares of common stock. |
Each unit offered in the IPO consisted of one share of common stock and one warrant to purchase one share common stock. Each warrant to purchase common stock contained in the unit entitled the holder to purchase one share of common stock at an initial exercise price of $6.125 per share (100% of the offering price per unit), subject to adjustment. The warrants and shares of common stock traded together as units for 30 days following the IPO. After 30 days of trading, the units automatically separated and the common stock and warrants began trading separately.
Reverse Stock Splits
On July 16, 2018, the Company effected a one-for-21.4 reverse stock split of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock and a proportional adjustment to the existing conversion ratios for each series of the Company’s redeemable convertible preferred stock, and on August 15, 2018, the Company effected an additional one-for-two reverse stock split of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock and a proportional adjustment to the existing conversion ratios for each series of the Company’s redeemable convertible preferred stock. Accordingly, all share and per share amounts for all periods presented in the accompanying financial statements and notes thereto have been adjusted retroactively, where applicable, to reflect these reverse stock splits and adjustments of the preferred stock conversion ratios.
Basis of Presentation
The interim condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect, in the opinion of the Company's management, all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations, changes in equity, and comprehensive loss and cash flows for each period presented in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) for interim
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financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, certain information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted. These interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2019 (the "2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K"). The consolidated financial information as of December 31, 2018 has been derived from the audited 2018 consolidated financial statements included in the 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Accounts Receivable
The Company extends credit to its customers in the normal course of business based upon an evaluation of each customer’s credit history, financial condition, and other factors. Estimates of allowances for doubtful accounts are determined by evaluating individual customer circumstances, historical payment patterns, length of time past due, and economic and other factors. Bad debt expense is recorded as necessary to maintain an appropriate level of allowance for doubtful accounts in selling, general and administrative expense. As of March 31, 2019 or December 31, 2018, the Company did not record an allowance for doubtful accounts.
For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and the year ended December 31, 2018, Ultravision Technology Ltd. represented 16% and 13% and BioStar Company represented 13% and 12%, respectively, of the Company’s accounts receivable balance.
Inventory
Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, on a first-in, first-out basis. Inventory includes raw materials and finished goods that may be used in the research and development process and such items are expensed as consumed or expired. Provisions for slow-moving, excess, and obsolete inventories are estimated based on product life cycles, historical experience, and usage forecasts.
The components of inventories are as follows (unaudited):
March 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||
Materials and supplies | $ | 238,127 | $ | 161,468 | |||
Finished goods | 1,167,705 | 907,089 | |||||
Total | $ | 1,405,832 | $ | 1,068,557 |
Revenue Recognition
Product Revenue
Product revenue represents the sale of the Company’s instruments and consumables to third parties. Timing of revenue recognition on instrument sales is based upon when delivery has occurred, the price is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured.
The majority of the Company’s instruments contain embedded operating systems and other software which is included in the purchase price of the instrument. The software is deemed incidental to the system as a whole as it is not sold or marketed separately and its production costs are minor compared to those of the hardware system. Hardware and software elements are both delivered when ownership is transferred to the customer. Hardware upgrades, which are made available to customers for purchase, are recognized as revenue when delivered and all revenue recognition criteria noted above have been met.
Installation services for direct sale customers are performed at the same time or shortly after the product is delivered and require only a minimal effort to complete. The Company believes installation is a perfunctory service and is not material to its obligations in the contract.
Other Revenue
Other revenue includes revenue from extended service contracts and other services that may be performed. Revenue for extended warranty contracts is recognized ratably over the service period. Revenue for other services is generally recognized based on proportional performance of the contract, when the Company’s ability to complete project requirements is reasonably assured.
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Deferred revenue represents amounts received in advance for on-going service arrangements. Most of these services are completed in a short period of time from the receipt of the customer’s order. When significant risk exists in the Company’s ability to fulfill project requirements, revenue is recognized upon completion of the contract.
Multiple Element Arrangements
The Company regularly enters into contracts where revenue is derived from multiple deliverables, including products or services. These contracts typically include an instrument, consumables, and extended service contracts. Revenue recognition for contracts with multiple deliverables is based on the individual units of accounting determined to exist in the contract. A delivered item is considered a separate unit of accounting when the delivered item has value to the customer on a stand-alone basis. Items are considered to have stand-alone value when they are sold separately by any vendor or when the customer could resell the item on a stand-alone basis.
For transactions with multiple deliverables, consideration is allocated at the inception of the contract to all deliverables based on their relative selling price. The relative selling price for each deliverable is determined using vendor-specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) of selling price or third-party evidence of selling price if VSOE does not exist. If neither VSOE nor third-party evidence exists, the Company uses its best estimate of the selling price using average selling prices over an appropriate period coupled with an assessment of current market conditions. If the product or service has no history of sales or if the sales volume is not sufficient, the Company considers its approved standard prices adjusted for applicable discounts.
In order to establish VSOE of selling price, the Company must regularly sell the product or service on a standalone basis with a substantial majority priced within a relatively narrow range. In cases where there is not a sufficient number of standalone sales and VSOE of selling price cannot be determined, then the Company utilizes third-party evidence to establish selling price.
Distributor Transactions
In certain markets, the Company sells products and provides services to customers through distributors that specialize in life sciences products. In cases where the product is delivered to a distributor, revenue recognition generally occurs when title transfers to the distributor. The terms of sales transactions through distributors are generally consistent with the terms of direct sales to customers and do not contain return rights. Distributor sales transactions typically differ from direct customer sales as they do not require the Company’s services to install the instrument at the end customer or perform the services for the customer that are beyond the standard warranty in the first year following the sale. These transactions are accounted for in accordance with the Company’s revenue recognition policy described herein.
Segment Reporting
Operating segments are identified as components of an enterprise about which separate discrete financial information is available for evaluation by the chief operating decision-maker in making decisions regarding resource allocation and assessing performance. The Company and its chief operating decision-maker, the Chief Executive Officer, views the Company’s operations and manages its business in one operating segment.
Net Loss Per Share
Basic net loss per share is calculated by dividing the net loss by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of common shares and common share equivalents outstanding for the period. Common stock equivalents are only included when their effect is dilutive. The Company’s potentially dilutive securities which include outstanding stock options under the Company’s equity incentive plan have been excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share as they would be anti-dilutive to the net loss per share. For all periods presented, there is no difference in the number of shares used to calculate basic and diluted shares outstanding due to the Company’s net loss position.
Potentially dilutive securities not included in the calculation of diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders because to do so would be anti-dilutive are as follows (in common stock equivalent shares):
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Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||
2019 | 2018 | ||||
Series A convertible preferred stock | — | 345,587 | |||
Series B convertible preferred stock | — | 8,058,170 | |||
Series B-1 convertible preferred stock | — | 3,437,950 | |||
Series C convertible preferred stock | — | 23,357,047 | |||
Series D convertible preferred stock | — | 20,652,486 | |||
Series D-1 convertible preferred stock | — | 66,141,257 | |||
Preferred warrants | — | 36,603,557 | |||
Common stock options | 1,707,426 | 18,649,605 | |||
Common warrants | 4,224,494 | — | |||
Total | 5,931,920 | 177,245,659 |
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
On April 5, 2012, the Jump-Start Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”) was signed into law. The JOBS Act contains provisions that, among other things, reduce certain reporting requirements for an emerging growth company. As an emerging growth company, the Company may elect to adopt new or revised accounting standards when they become effective for non-public companies, which typically is later than when public companies must adopt the standards. The Company has elected to take advantage of the extended transition period afforded by the JOBS Act and, as a result, will comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for emerging growth companies, which are the dates included below.
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-9, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). ASU 2014-9 completes the joint effort by the FASB and International Accounting Standards Board to improve financial reporting by creating common revenue recognition guidance for U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. ASU 2014-9 applies to all companies that enter into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services. Under the standard, revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services in an amount that reflects the consideration the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. In addition, the standard requires disclosure of the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. The guidance permits two methods of adoption: retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented (full retrospective method), or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying the guidance recognized at the date of initial application (modified retrospective method). The guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company has adopted the new guidance during the current annual period and will reflect the effects of such adoption, including the additional required disclosures, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. The adoption will not have a significant impact on those financial statements.
In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2016-2, Leases (Topic 842), which amends the FASB Accounting Standards Codification and creates Topic 842, “Leases.” The new topic supersedes Topic 840, “Leases,” and increases transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and requires disclosures of key information about leasing arrangements. The guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. ASU 2016-2mandates a modified retrospective transition method. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements which allows entities the option to adopt this standard prospectively with a cumulative-effect adjustment to opening equity and include required disclosures for prior period. The Company anticipates implementing the standard by taking advantage of the alternative transition method and will apply the transition approach as of the beginning of the period of adoption and will not be restating comparative periods. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of adoption of the ASU on the consolidated financial statements.
In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-1, Financial Instruments—Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (ASU 2016-1). This guidance changes how entities measure equity investments that do not result in consolidation and are not accounted for under the equity method. Entities will be required to measure these investments at fair value at the end of each reporting period and recognize changes in fair value in net income. A practicability exception will be available for equity investments that do not have readily determinable fair values, however; the exception requires the Company to consider relevant transactions that can be reasonably known to identify any observable price changes that would impact the fair value. This guidance also changes certain disclosure requirements and other aspects of current U.S. GAAP. This guidance is effective for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2019 and for interim periods effective
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the three months ending March 31, 2020. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the requirements of ASU 2016-1 and has not yet determined whether the adoption of the standard will have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments (Topic 230). ASU 2016-15 addresses eight specific cash flow issues with the objective of reducing the existing diversity in practice for certain cash receipts and cash payments. The standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods reporting within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not believe the adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
3. Fair Value Measurements
The accounting guidance defines fair value, establishes a consistent framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure for each major asset and liability category measured at fair value on either a recurring or nonrecurring basis. Fair value is defined as an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, the accounting guidance establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:
Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities.
Level 2: Quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs which are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.
Level 3: Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (i.e. supported by little or no market activity).
Fair Value Measurement Using | |||||||||||||||
March 31, | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets | Significant Other Observable Inputs | Significant Unobservable Inputs | ||||||||||||
2019 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 20,830,399 | $ | 20,830,399 | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||
Total assets | $ | 20,830,399 | $ | 20,830,399 | $ | — | $ | — |
Fair Value Measurements Using | |||||||||||||||
December 31, | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets | Significant Other Observable Inputs | Significant Unobservable Inputs | ||||||||||||
2018 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||||
Assets | |||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 16,522,729 | $ | 16,522,729 | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||
Total assets | $ | 16,522,729 | $ | 16,522,729 | $ | — | $ | — |
As discussed in Note 2 above, there were no warrants exercisable for the Company’s convertible preferred stock following the closing of the IPO. Of the 37.2 million warrants previously exercisable for preferred stock, 35.7 million warrants expired on the effective date of the IPO. The remaining 1.5 million warrants previously exercisable for preferred stock were adjusted to become exercisable for common stock. Prior to the IPO, the Company estimated fair value of the convertible preferred stock warrants at the time of issuance and subsequent remeasurement using the Black-Scholes-Merton model at each reporting date.
On the date of the IPO and going forward, all outstanding warrants are accounted for as equity and are not subject to remeasurement.
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4. Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following:
March 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||
Prepayment to supplier | $ | 25,586 | $ | 74,685 | |||
Prepaid insurance | 321,274 | 460,684 | |||||
Other current assets | 1,373,945 | 384,131 | |||||
Total | $ | 1,720,805 | $ | 919,500 |
5. Property and Equipment, net
Property and equipment, net consist of the following:
March 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||
Computer and office equipment | $ | 476,402 | $ | 476,402 | |||
Lab equipment | 4,467,444 | 4,437,794 | |||||
Service equipment placed at customer sites | 149,823 | 149,823 | |||||
Leasehold improvements | 1,875,647 | 1,875,647 | |||||
6,969,316 | 6,939,666 | ||||||
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization | (5,432,203 | ) | (5,162,364 | ) | |||
$ | 1,537,113 | $ | 1,777,302 |
The Company recorded depreciation and amortization expense of $269,839 and $391,451 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, in operating expenses.
6. Accrued Expenses
Accrued expenses consist of the following:
March 31, 2019 | December 31, 2018 | ||||||
Accrued expenses | $ | 3,432,301 | $ | 2,134,981 | |||
Accrued bonus | 196,475 | 765,148 | |||||
Total | $ | 3,628,776 | $ | 2,900,129 |
7. Long-Term Debt
Western Alliance LSA
On March 8, 2016, the Company entered into a new term Loan and Security Agreement with Western Alliance Bank (the “Western Alliance LSA”) for $7.0 million. The loan proceeds were used to repay the outstanding $5.0 million loan with Square 1Bank, as required by the twelfth amendment to that certain Loan and Security Agreement with Square 1Bank.
Additionally, in conjunction with the entry into Western Alliance LSA, the Company issued to Western Alliance Bank warrants to purchase 802,084 shares of Series D and D-1 convertible preferred stock at an exercise price of $0.48 per share. The Company valued the warrants using the Black-Scholes-Merton model, and the initial fair value of the warrants of $99,684 was recorded as a debt discount and was being amortized to interest expense over the term of the loan. Upon the closing of the IPO in August 2018, these warrants were adjusted to warrants exercisable for 18,739 shares of common stock for $20.56 per share. The warrants expire in 2026.
In February 2018, the Western Alliance LSA was amended requiring the Company to secure $21.0 million in funding prior to June 30, 2018. As part of the amendment, Western Alliance Bank agreed to forbear from exercising any of its default remedies set forth in the Western Alliance LSA as a result of the Company’s previous loan default as of December 31, 2017.
On June 13, 2018, the Western Alliance LSA was amended, replacing previously amended funding requirements and requiring the Company to secure $5.0 million in funding prior to August 3, 2018. Additionally, the amendment restricted the
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Company's use of all cash collected from customers, received on and after amendment date, until the Company collected a total of $2.5 million. As part of this amendment, Western Alliance Bank waived the existing default.
On June 29, 2018, the Company repaid the Western Alliance LSA in connection with the MidCap Financial CSA (as defined below).
MidCap Financial CSA
On June 29, 2018, the Company entered into a Credit and Security Agreement with MidCap Financial Trust (the "MidCap Financial CSA") which provided a $15.0 million term loan facility available in a first tranche of $10 million (“Tranche 1”), a second tranche of $2.5 million and a third tranche of $2.5 million. The Company borrowed $10.0 million from Tranche 1 immediately upon execution of the MidCap Financial CSA. Proceeds from the loan were used to repay the outstanding $7.0 million due to Western Alliance LSA.
On March 14, 2019, the Company repaid the MidCap Financial CSA in connection with the Innovatus LSA (as defined below).
The MidCap Financial CSA bore interest at an annual rate of one month LIBOR plus 7.5%, subject to a LIBOR floor of 1.5%. The loan had a 60-month term, with interest only for the first 18 months and straight-line amortization of principal and interest for the remaining 42 months. The MidCap Financial CSA was secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and was scheduled to mature on July 1, 2023.
The Company paid issuance fees of approximately $0.3 million at the inception of the loan, which was recorded as a debt discount and was recognized as additional interest expense over the term of the loan. Subject to certain limited exceptions, amounts prepaid in relation to the MidCap Financial CSA are subject to a prepayment fee determined by multiplying the amount being prepaid by 4% in the first year of the term, 3% in year two, and 2% thereafter. When the Company paid-off the MidCap Financial CSA, it incurred a prepayment fee of $0.4 million. The prepayment fee is recognized as loss on debt extinguishment during the three months ended March 31, 2019. In addition, upon repayment of the total amounts borrowed, the Company was required to pay an end of term charge equal to 4% of the total amount borrowed. Accordingly, an end of term charge of $0.4 million was included in other long-term liabilities on the balance sheet as of December 31, 2018. The end of term charge was being recognized as additional interest expense over the term of the loan. The unamortized portion of the end of term charge was written-off as loss on debt extinguishment during the three months ended March 31, 2019 in conjunction with the Company's repayment of the MidCap Financial CSA.
In conjunction with entering into the MidCap Financial CSA, the Company issued to MidCap a warrant to purchase 625,000 shares of Series D-1 convertible preferred stock at an exercise price of $0.48 per share that was immediately exercisable. The Company valued the warrant to purchase Series D convertible preferred stock using the Black-Scholes-Merton model, and the initial fair value of the warrant to purchase Series D-1 convertible preferred stock of $0.2 million was recorded as a debt discount and is being amortized to interest expense over the term of the loan. The assumptions used in the model were: the fair value of the Series D-1 convertible preferred stock, which was determined using an OPM analysis, an expected life of 10 years, a risk-free interest rate of 2.83% and an expected volatility of 59%. Upon the closing of the IPO in August 2018, the warrants exercisable for shares of Series D convertible preferred stock were adjusted to warrants exercisable for 14,602 shares of common stock for $20.56. The warrants expire on June 29, 2028.
In addition, MidCap invested $1.0 million in the convertible note offering at terms identical to other investors described in the Convertible Notes section below.
Innovatus LSA
On March 14, 2019, the Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “Innovatus LSA”) by and among Innovatus Life Sciences Lending Fund I, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Innovatus”), as collateral agent and the lenders listed on Schedule 1.1 thereto, including East West Bank (the "Bank", and together with the Lenders, the "Lenders") . Under the Innovatus LSA, Innovatus agreed, among other things, to make a first term loan of $17.5 million to the Company (the “Term A-1 Loan”), a second term loan of $2.5 million to the Company (the “Term A-2 Loan”) and a third term loan of $5.0 million to the Company (the "Term B Loan"), each upon satisfaction of certain funding conditions. In addition, the Bank has agreed to make available to the Company a revolving line of credit in an amount not to exceed $5.0 million.
Under the Innovatus LSA, interest is payable, at the Company’s option (i) in cash at a rate of 10.25% per annum or (ii) at a discounted rate of 7.25% in cash, with 3.0% of the 10.25% per annum rate (the “PIK Loan”) added to the principal of the
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loan and subject to accruing interest through the end of the interest only payment period. Interest only payments are due on the first of each month through March 1, 2022. Thereafter, in addition to interest accrued during such period, the monthly payments will include an amount equal to the outstanding principal at March 1, 2022 divided by 24 months. At maturity (or earlier prepayment), the Company is also required to make a final payment equal to 3.75% of the original principal amount borrowed. At inception the Company elected to pay interest in cash at a rate of 7.25% per annum and have 3.0% per annum of the interest added back to the outstanding principal.
The Innovatus LSA provides for prepayment fees of 3.0% of the outstanding balance of the loan if the loan is repaid on or prior to March 14, 2020, 2.0% of the amount prepaid if the prepayment occurs after March 14, 2020 but prior to March 14, 2021, 1.0% of the amount prepaid after March 14, 2021 but prior to March 14, 2022 and 0% of the amount prepaid if the prepayment occurs thereafter. In addition, upon repayment of the total amounts borrowed, the Company is required to pay an end of term charge of $0.8 million. This end of term charge is being recognized as additional interest expense over the term of the Innovatus LSA.
The Innovatus LSA is collateralized by all of the Company’s assets. The Innovatus LSA also imposes various affirmative and negative covenants on the Company. At March 31, 2019, the Company was in compliance with all of the covenants in the Innovatus LSA.
Additionally, in connection with the Innovatus LSA, on March 14, 2019, the Company entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Innovatus Purchase Agreement”) with certain entities affiliated with Innovatus (the “Innovatus Investors”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell 406,504 shares of common stock at $3.69 per share for proceeds of $1.5 million. Upon execution of the Innovatus Purchase Agreement, the Company sold all of such shares to the Innovatus Investors. Because the shares were issued at a discount to the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the issuance date, the Company recorded the difference of $0.2 million between the issuance price and fair value which was allocated to the debt on a relative fair value basis.
On March 22, 2019, in connection with the receipt of $20.0 million of in funding with respect to the Term A-1 Loan and Term A-2 Loan, the Company issued to Innovatus a warrant to purchase up to 161,987 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $4.63 per share, which has a term of 10 years. The Company applied the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate fair value of the warrants, with the following assumptions: a) risk-free rate of 2.43%; b) expected volatility of 66.93%; c) no dividend would be payable; and d) expected life of 10 years. Based on this model, the aggregate relative fair value of the warrants was determined to be $0.6 million. Upon future issuance of the Term B Loan, the Lender will be entitled to a warrant to purchase an additional 40,496 shares of the Company’s common stock.
The Company paid issuance fees of approximately $0.8 million which was recorded as part of the debt discount. The issuance fee will be amortized as additional interest expense over the life of the debt using the effective interest method. The Company recognized the fair value of the warrants and the discount of the common stock as a debt discount and along with the issuance costs will amortize these amounts using the effective interest rate method over the life of the applicable term loan. The effective interest rate at March 31, 2019 was 13.4%.
At March 31, 2019, the Company had $20.0 million in term loans borrowed under the Innovatus LSA.
Convertible Notes
On February 9, 2018, the Company entered into a Note Purchase Agreement (the “Note Purchase Agreement”) with various investors, which included related parties (the “Investors”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell to the Investors convertible promissory notes (the “Convertible Notes”) in the original principal amount of up to $16.0 million. On April 2, 2018, the Company amended the Note Purchase Agreement to, among other things, increase the principal amount available for issuance under the Note Purchase Agreement to $18.4 million. The Convertible Notes had a maturity date of September 30, 2018 and were convertible either into the Company’s common stock or convertible preferred stock, dependent on the conversion events.
On June 29, 2018, the Note Purchase Agreement was amended to increase the principal amount available for issuance from $18.4 million to $19.4 million.
In August 2018, the outstanding convertible promissory notes of $14.9 million of principal and interest were converted into 3,239,294 shares of common stock upon completion of the IPO. As of March 31, 2019, there are no convertible notes outstanding.
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Debt and unamortized discount balances relating to the MidCap Financial CSA are as follows:
December 31, 2018 | |||
Term loan face value | $ | 10,000,000 | |
Fair value of warrant | (176,813 | ) | |
End of term charge | (400,000 | ) | |
Capitalized debt issuance costs | (499,354 | ) | |
Accretion of debt issuance costs and end of term charge | 87,859 | ||
Accretion of warrant fair value | 17,682 | ||
Balance | 9,029,374 | ||
Less current portion | — | ||
Long-term debt | $ | 9,029,374 |
Non-cash interest expense related to debt discount amortization and accretion of end of term fees was $49,130 and $21,330, for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectfully.
Debt and unamortized discount balances relating to the Innovatus LSA are as follows:
March 31, 2019 | |||
Term loan face value | $ | 20,000,000 | |
Warrants issued | (629,830 | ) | |
Stock discount issued | (201,789 | ) | |
Capitalized debt issuance costs | (792,597 | ) | |
Balance | 18,375,784 | ||
Less current portion | — | ||
Long-term debt | $ | 18,375,784 |
Future minimum payments including interest under the Innovatus LSA are as follows as of March 31, 2019:
2019 | $ | 1,018,392 | |
2020 | 1,505,249 | ||
2021 | 1,964,030 | ||
2022 | 9,875,878 | ||
2023-2024 | 14,941,449 | ||
Total minimum loan payments | $ | 29,304,998 | |
Unamortized interest | (8,554,998 | ) | |
End of term charge | (750,000 | ) | |
Warrants issued | (629,830 | ) | |
Stock discount issued | (201,789 | ) | |
Capitalized debt issuance costs and end of term charge | (792,597 | ) | |
Term loan | 18,375,784 | ||
Less current portion | — | ||
Long-term debt | $ | 18,375,784 |
8. Stockholders’ Equity
Common Stock
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On August 23, 2018, the Company amended and restated its Certificate of Incorporation in connection with the IPO. The Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation authorizes 200,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.0001 par value per share, all of which shares of preferred stock are undesignated. Of the 200,000,000 authorized shares of common stock, 10,845,020 shares were issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2019.
During the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the company issued 41,521 and 10,156 shares of common stock in connection with the exercise of stock options for net proceeds of $53,976 and $305, respectively.
Sale of Common Stock
In March 2019, the Company entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement (the "Aspire Purchase Agreement") with Aspire Capital Fund, LLC (Aspire Capital) which provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions and limitations therein, Aspire Capital is committed to purchase up to an aggregate of $10.0 million of shares of the Company’s common stock. Concurrently with entering into the Aspire Purchase Agreement, the Company also entered into a registration rights agreement with Aspire Capital, in which the Company agreed to file one or more registration statements, as permissible and necessary to register under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the sale of the shares of the Company’s common stock that have been and may be issued to Aspire Capital under the Aspire Purchase Agreement.
Upon execution of the Aspire Purchase Agreement, the Company sold 272,479 shares of the Company’s common stock to Aspire Capital at $3.67 per share for net proceeds of approximately $1.0 million. Aspire Capital is committed to purchase up to $9.0 million of additional shares of common stock solely at the Company’s request from time to time during a 30 month period beginning on April 23, 2019 and at a per share purchase price equal to the lesser of:
• | the lowest sale price of the Company’s common stock on the purchase date; or |
• | the average of the three lowest closing sale prices for the Company’s common stock during the ten consecutive trading days ending on the trading day immediately preceding the purchase date. |
In consideration for entering into the Aspire Purchase Agreement and concurrently with the execution of the Aspire Purchase Agreement, the Company issued 69,444 shares of its common stock to Aspire Capital. The value of these shares was netted against the proceeds received as issuance costs.
Convertible Preferred Stock
Prior to the IPO, there were 121,992,497 shares of convertible preferred stock outstanding. The Company’s convertible preferred stock had been classified as temporary equity in accordance with authoritative guidance for the classification and measurement of redeemable securities.
In August 2018, due to completion of a public offering meeting certain requirements, each 42.8 shares of the Company's convertible preferred stock was converted into one share of common stock at a conversion price of $1.3995 for each share of Series A, B and B-1 convertible preferred stock, $1.4043 for each share of Series C convertible preferred stock and $0.48 for each share of Series D and D-1 convertible preferred stock. The Company’s convertible preferred stock had been classified as temporary equity on the accompanying balance sheets in accordance with authoritative guidance for the classification and measurement of redeemable securities. As of March 31, 2019, there are no shares of the Company's convertible preferred stock outstanding.
Stock Options
In August 2018, the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) and its stockholders adopted the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan”), as a successor to and continuation of the Company’s 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2006 Plan”). Under the 2018 Plan the Company may grant stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units and other awards to individuals who are then its employees, directors and consultants, including employees and consultants of its affiliates. The Company has initially reserved 1,499,454 shares of common stock for issuance under the 2018 Plan, which is the sum of (1) 1,000,000 new shares, plus (2) the number of shares that remained available for issuance under the 2006 Plan at the time the 2018 Plan became effective, and (3) any shares subject to outstanding stock options or other stock awards that were granted under the 2006 Plan that would have otherwise returned to the 2006 Plan. In addition, the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the 2018 Plan will automatically increase on January 1 of each calendar year, starting on January 1, 2019 through
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January 1, 2028, in an amount equal to 5% of the total number of shares of the Company’s capital stock outstanding on the last day of the calendar month before the date of each automatic increase, or a lesser number of shares determined by the Board.
As of March 31, 2019, there were 1,707,426 shares of common stock subject to outstanding options and 241,361 shares of common stock reserved for future stock awards under the 2018 Plan.
A summary of the Company’s stock option activity under the 2018 Plan and 2006 Plan is as follows:
Shares | Weighted- Average Exercise Price | Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term | Aggregate Intrinsic Value | |||||||||
Outstanding at January 1, 2019 | 1,282,847 | $ | 6.90 | 9.2 | $ | — | ||||||
Granted | 503,260 | 4.25 | — | |||||||||
Exercised | (41,521 | ) | 1.30 | 127,054 | ||||||||
Cancelled/Expired | (37,160 | ) | 15.96 | — | ||||||||
Outstanding at March 31, 2019 | 1,707,426 | $ | 6.04 | 9.1 | $ | 1,060,875 | ||||||
Vested and exercisable at March 31, 2019 | 508,459 | $ | 6.70 | 8.4 | $ | 732,751 |
For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company granted to its employee’s options to purchase 503,260 shares and 385 shares of its common stock with an exercise price of $4.25 per share and $6.00 per share, respectively.
For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the total grant date fair value of vested options was $1,998,474 and $56,193, respectively. The weighted-average grant date fair value of employee option grants during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $2.42 and $1.28, respectively, per option.
Stock-Based Compensation Expense
The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||
2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Research and development | $ | 52,903 | $ | 9,635 | |||
General and administrative | 236,492 | 44,809 | |||||
Total stock-based compensation expense | $ | 289,395 | $ | 54,444 |
The weighted-average assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of the employee stock option grants were as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||
2019 | 2018 | ||||
Risk-free interest rate | 2.5 | % | 2.5 | % | |
Expected volatility | 64.3-67.3 % | 63.0 | % | ||
Expected term (in years) | 4.9 | 4.0 | |||
Expected dividend yield | 0.0 | % | 0.0 | % |
Risk-free interest rate. The risk-free rate assumption is based on the U.S. Treasury instruments, the terms of which were consistent with the expected term of the Company’s stock options.
Expected volatility. Due to the Company’s limited operating history and lack of company-specific historical or implied volatility as a private company, the expected volatility assumption was determined by examining the historical volatilities of a group of industry peers whose share prices are publicly available.
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Expected term. The expected term of stock options represents the weighted-average period the stock options are expected to be outstanding. The Company does not have sufficient historical exercise data to provide a reasonable basis upon which to estimate expected term due to the limited period of time its equity shares have been publicly traded. As a result, the Company uses the simplified method for estimating the expected term as provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The simplified method calculates the expected term as the average of the time-to-vesting and the contractual life of the options.
Expected dividend yield. The expected dividend assumption is based on the Company’s history and expectation of dividend payouts. The Company has not paid and does not intend to pay dividends.
Forfeitures. The Company reduces stock-based compensation expense for actual forfeitures during the period.
As of March 31, 2019 the unrecognized compensation cost related to outstanding employee options was $3.7 million and is expected to be recognized as expense over the remaining weighted-average vesting period of approximately 2.9 years.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
In August 2018, the Board and the Company’s stockholders adopted the 2018 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”). A total of 175,000 shares of common stock are initially reserved for issuance under the ESPP. In addition, the number shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the ESPP will automatically increase each on January 1 of each calendar year, beginning on January 1, 2019, through January 1, 2028, by the lesser of (1) 1% of the total number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding on the last day of the calendar month before the date of the automatic increase, (2) 220,000 shares, or (3) a lesser number of shares as determined by the Board. As of March 31, 2019, 22,179 shares of common stock have been purchased under the ESPP.
Common Stock Reserved for Future Issuance
Common stock reserved for future issuance consist of the following:
March 31, 2019 | ||
Stock options issued and outstanding | 1,707,426 | |
Authorized for future stock awards, option grants, or employee stock purchase program | 494,682 | |
Common Warrants | 4,224,494 | |
Total | 6,426,602 |
9. Commitments and Contingencies
Leases
The Company leases certain office and lab space in San Diego, California under a non-cancelable operating lease, which was amended July 1, 2015 to add laboratory space and office space and extend its terms through December 2020. Rent expense for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $46,220 and $147,522, respectively, including the offset for amortization of leasehold incentive obligation of $56,263 each period and sublease rental income of $105,529 for the three months ended March 31, 2019.
The future minimum lease payments required under non-cancelable leases as of March 31, 2019, are summarized as follows:
Year Ending December 31, | Gross Payments | Scheduled Sublease Payments | Net Payments | ||||||||
2019 (9 months remaining) | $ | 633,609 | $ | (333,254 | ) | $ | 300,355 | ||||
2020 | 902,412 | (464,334 | ) | 438,078 | |||||||
Total minimum lease payments | $ | 1,536,021 | $ | (797,588 | ) | $ | 738,433 |
Royalty Agreements
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The Company has entered into agreements to market and distribute chips and kits used in its instruments. Pursuant to these agreements, the Company is obligated to pay royalties based on sales during each annual license period and is obligated to make minimum payments regardless of the level of sales achieved. The Company accrued $60,558 and $86,517 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Such royalty agreements extend through the life of underlying intellectual property which is affected by patent filing date and jurisdiction. As of December 31, 2018, annual future minimum royalty payments under the Company’s royalty agreements total $90,000 through December 31, 2019 and increase to $110,000 through November 29, 2026.
Purchase Commitments
The Company has a contractual commitment with a supplier to purchase $165,000 of products each quarter for an initial term of two years beginning March 1, 2019. The contract can be terminated on 90 days written notice by either party.
Litigation
The Company is subject to potential liabilities under various claims and legal actions that are pending or may be asserted. These matters arise in the ordinary course and conduct of the business. The Company intends to continue to defend itself vigorously in such matters. The Company regularly assesses contingencies to determine the degree of probability and range of possible loss for potential accrual in the financial statements. An estimated loss contingency is accrued in the financial statements if it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Based on the Company’s assessment, it currently does not have any amount accrued as it is not a defendant in any claims or legal actions.
10. Income Taxes
The Company is subject to taxation in the United States, United Kingdom and various state jurisdictions. The Company computes its quarterly income tax provision by using a forecasted annual effective tax rate and adjusts for any discrete items arising during the quarter. The primary difference between the effective tax rate and the federal statutory tax rate relates to the full valuation allowance on the Company's U.S. net operating losses.
At March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively the provision for income taxes reflected on the statements of operations reflect an effective tax rate of -0.06% and -0.10% respectively. Federal, state, and foreign income tax expense was $4,486 and $3,776 for the three months ended March 31, 2019, and 2018, respectively.
As of March 31, 2019 and 2018, management assessed the realizability of deferred tax assets and evaluated the need for a valuation allowance on deferred tax assets on a jurisdictional basis. This evaluation utilizes the framework contained in ASC 740, Income Taxes, wherein management analyzes all positive and negative evidence available at the balance sheet date to determine whether all or some portion of the Company's deferred tax assets will not be realized. Under this guidance, a valuation allowance must be established for deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not (a probability level of more than 50 percent) that they will not be realized. Because of the Company's history of losses and the uncertainty as to the realization of those deferred tax assets, a full valuation allowance has been recognized for the U.S. federal and state jurisdictions.
Utilization of the net operating losses and research and development (“R&D”) credit carryforwards are subject to annual limitations due to ownership change limitations that have occurred or that could occur in the future, as required by Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), as well as similar state and foreign provisions. These ownership changes may limit the amount of net operating losses and R&D credit carryforwards that can be utilized annually to offset future taxable income and tax, respectively. In general, an “ownership change” as defined by Section 382 of the Code results from a transaction or series of transactions over a three-year period resulting in an ownership change of more than 50 percentage points of the outstanding stock of a company by certain stockholders.
During 2013, the Company completed a Section 382/383 analysis, from inception through December 31, 2012, regarding the limitation of the net operating losses and R&D credits. Based upon the analysis, the Company determined that no ownership changes occurred during that period. However, there may have been ownership changes subsequent to December 31, 2012, that could limit the Company’s ability to utilize the net operating loss and R&D credit carryforwards. The Company plans to complete an analysis prior to using any of the net operating losses and R&D credits.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto as of and for the year ended December 31, 2018 and the related Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, both of which are contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, or our Annual Report, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, on March 14, 2019. Unless the context requires otherwise, references in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Bionano Genomics, Inc.
Forward-Looking Statements
The information in this discussion contains forward-looking statements and information within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, which are subject to the “safe harbor” created by those sections. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning our strategy, future operations, future financial position, future revenues, projected costs, prospects and plans and objectives of management. The words “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “projects,” “will,” “would” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. We may not actually achieve the plans, intentions, or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements that we make. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, the risks set forth in our filings with the SEC. The forward-looking statements are applicable only as of the date on which they are made, and we do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
Overview
We are a life sciences instrumentation company in the genome analysis space. We develop and market the Saphyr system, a platform for ultra-sensitive and ultra-specific structural variation detection that enables researchers and clinicians to accelerate the search for new diagnostics and therapeutic targets and to streamline the study of changes in chromosomes, which is known as cytogenetics. Our Saphyr system comprises an instrument, chip consumables, reagents and a suite of data analysis tools.
Structural variation refers to large-scale structural differences in the genomic DNA of one individual compared to another. Each structural variation involves the rearrangement or repetition of as few as hundreds to as many as tens of millions of DNA base pairs. Those rearrangements may be insertions, deletions, duplications, inversions or translocations of segments of one or more chromosomes. Structural variations may be inherited or arise spontaneously and many cause genetic disorders and diseases. Until our commercial launch of the Saphyr system in February 2017, and since, we believe no products existed or exist that could more comprehensively and cost and time-efficiently detect structural variation.
Our Saphyr system comprises an instrument, chip consumables, reagents and a suite of data analysis tools. Our customers include researchers and clinicians who seek to uncover and understand the biological or clinical impact of genome variation to improve the diagnosis and treatment of patients with better clinical tests and new medicines or to replace existing cytogenetic tests that are expensive, slow and labor-intense, with a modern solution that simplifies workflow and reduces costs and that has the potential to significantly increase diagnostic yields across the industry. Our customers also include researchers in non-human segments such as agricultural genomics where they seek to advance their understanding of how structural variation impacts industrial applications of plants and animals.
Through the date of our IPO, we raised net proceeds of $143.6 million to fund our operations from the issuance of equity and convertible promissory notes. We have incurred losses in each year since our inception. Our net losses were $7.9 million and $3.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. As of March 31, 2019, we had an accumulated deficit of $80.6 million.
We expect to continue to incur significant expenses and operating losses as we:
•expand our sales and marketing efforts to further commercialize our products;
•continue research and development efforts to improve our existing products;
•hire additional personnel;
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•enter into collaboration arrangements, if any;
•add operational, financial and management information systems; and
•incur increased costs as a result of operating as a public company.
Initial Public Offering
In August 2018, we completed our initial public offering of our common stock, or the IPO, in which we sold an aggregate of 3,864,000 units (each unit consisting of one share of our common stock and one warrant to purchase one share of our common stock) at a public offering price of $6.125 per unit for net proceeds of $19.4 million, after deducting underwriters' discounts and commissions of $2.2 million and other offering expenses of $2.1 million.
Financial Overview
Revenue
We generate product revenue from sales of our instruments and consumables. We currently sell our products for research use only applications and our customers are primarily laboratories associated with academic and governmental research institutions, as well as pharmaceutical, biotechnology and contract research companies. Sales of our consumables have consistently increased due to an increasing number of our instruments being installed in the field, all of which require certain of our consumables to run customers’ specific tests. Consumable revenue consists of sales of complete assays which are developed internally by us, plus sales of kits which contain all the elements necessary to run tests.
Other revenue consists of warranty and other service-based revenue.
The following table presents our revenue for the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||
2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Product revenue | $ | 1,687,586 | $ | 1,662,222 | |||
Other revenue | 165,160 | 106,263 | |||||
Total | $ | 1,852,746 | $ | 1,768,485 |
The following table reflects total revenue by geography and as a percentage of total revenue, based on the billing address of our customers. North America consists of the United States and Canada. EMEIA consists of Europe, Middle East, India and Africa. Asia Pacific includes China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Australia.
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||
2019 | 2018 | ||||||||||||
$ | % | $ | % | ||||||||||
North America | 839,308 | 45 | % | $ | 1,035,081 | 59 | % | ||||||
EMEIA | 918,330 | 50 | % | 99,130 | 6 | % | |||||||
Asia Pacific | 95,108 | 5 | % | 634,274 | 36 | % | |||||||
Total | $ | 1,852,746 | 100 | % | $ | 1,768,485 | 100 | % |
Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue for our instruments and consumables includes cost from the manufacturer, raw material parts costs and associated freight, shipping and handling costs, contract manufacturer costs, salaries and other personnel costs, overhead and other direct costs related to those sales recognized as product revenue in the period.
Cost of other revenue consists of salaries and other personnel costs and costs related to warranties and other costs of servicing equipment at customer sites.
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Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses consist of salaries and other personnel costs, stock-based compensation, research supplies, third-party development costs for new products, materials for prototypes, and allocated overhead costs that include facility and other overhead costs. We have made substantial investments in research and development since our inception, and plan to continue to make investments in the future. Our research and development efforts have focused primarily on the tasks required to support development and commercialization of new and existing products. We believe that our continued investment in research and development is essential to our long-term competitive position.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries and other personnel costs, and stock-based compensation for our sales and marketing, finance, legal, human resources and general management, as well as professional services, such as legal and accounting services.
Results of Operations
Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 and 2018
The following table sets forth our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:
Three Months Ended March 31, | Period-to-Period Change | |||||||||||||
2019 | 2018 | $ | % | |||||||||||
Revenues: | ||||||||||||||
Product revenue | $ | 1,687,586 | $ | 1,662,222 | $ | 25,364 | 1.5 | % | ||||||
Other revenue | 165,160 | 106,263 | 58,897 | 55.4 | % | |||||||||
Total revenue | 1,852,746 | 1,768,485 | 84,261 | 4.8 | % | |||||||||
Cost of revenue: | ||||||||||||||
Cost of product revenue | 1,119,551 | 840,582 | 278,969 | 33.2 | % | |||||||||
Cost of other revenue | 27,491 | 867 | 26,624 | 3,070.8 | % | |||||||||
Total cost of revenue | 1,147,042 | 841,449 | 305,593 | 36.3 | % | |||||||||
Operating expense: | ||||||||||||||
Research and development | 2,100,111 | 2,367,093 | (266,982 | ) | (11.3 | )% | ||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 4,790,602 | 2,895,404 | 1,895,198 | 65.5 | % | |||||||||
Total operating expense | 6,890,713 | 5,262,497 | 1,628,216 | 30.9 | % | |||||||||
Loss from operations | (6,185,009 | ) | (4,335,461 | ) | (1,849,548 | ) | 42.7 | % | ||||||
Other income (expense): | ||||||||||||||
Interest expense | (272,504 | ) | (301,981 | ) | 29,477 | (9.8 | )% | |||||||
Change in fair value of preferred stock warrants and expirations | — | 953,198 | (953,198 | ) | — | % | ||||||||
Loss on debt extinguishment | (921,496 | ) | — | (921,496 | ) | — | % | |||||||
Other expense | (468,248 | ) | (159,342 | ) | (308,906 | ) | 193.9 | % | ||||||
Total other income (expense) | (1,662,248 | ) | 491,875 | (2,154,123 | ) | (437.9 | )% | |||||||
Loss before income taxes | (7,847,257 | ) | (3,843,586 | ) | (4,003,671 | ) | 104.2 | % | ||||||
Provision for income taxes | (4,486 | ) | (3,776 | ) | (710 | ) | 18.8 | % | ||||||
Net loss | $ | (7,851,743 | ) | $ | (3,847,362 | ) | $ | (4,004,381 | ) | 104.1 | % |
Revenue
Total revenue increased by $0.1 million, or 4.8%, to $1.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to $1.8 million for the same period in 2018. The increase in revenue was driven by a significant increase in sales to EMEIA customers offset by a decrease in sales to customers in Asia Pacific. Below is a summary of changes for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018:
•North America revenue decreased by $0.2 million, or 19%;
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•EMEIA revenue increased by $0.8 million, or 826%; and
•Asia Pacific revenue decreased by $0.5 million, or 85%.
Cost of Revenue
Total cost of revenue increased by $0.3 million, or 36.3%, to $1.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to $0.8 million for the same period in 2018. The increase is due to instrument sales representing a larger percentage of total product sales over that time.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses decreased $0.3 million, or 11.3%, to $2.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to $2.4 million for the same period in 2018. The decrease was primarily related to a reduction of materials and supplies costs used in product development.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $1.9 million, or 65.5%, to $4.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to $2.9 million for the same period in 2018. The increase was primarily related to employee compensation costs associated with headcount additions to support the growth of our word-wide product distribution. In addition, we have incurred increased professional fees to support ongoing business operations and to comply with obligations associated with being a publicly-traded company.
Change in Fair Value of Preferred Stock Warrants and Expirations
Change in fair value of preferred stock warrants and expirations decreased to zero for the three months ended March 31, 2019 from $1.0 million for the same period 2018. There were no warrants exercisable for the Company’s convertible preferred stock following the closing of the IPO in August 2018. Of the 37.2 million warrants previously exercisable for preferred stock, 35.7 million warrants expired on the effective date of the IPO. The remaining 1.5 million warrants previously exercisable for preferred stock were adjusted to become exercisable for common stock. Prior to the IPO, the Company estimated fair value of the convertible preferred stock warrants at the time of issuance and subsequent remeasurement using the Black-Scholes-Merton model at each reporting date. On the date of the IPO and going forward, all outstanding warrants are accounted for as equity and are not subject to remeasurement.
Loss on Debt Extinguishment
A loss on debt extinguishment was recognized during the the three months ended March 31, 2019. No such expense was recognized for the same period in 2018. The loss resulted from the decision to pay-off the MidCap FSA prior to its maturity date, which required the Company to expense the remaining unamortized debt discount balance of $0.9 million.
Other Expense
Other expense increased $0.3 million to $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to $0.2 million for the same period in 2018. The increase is attributed to the Company's decision to pay-off the MidCap FSA prior to its maturity date, which required us to make a long-term debt prepayment fee of $0.4 million.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Since our inception, we have incurred net losses and negative cash flows from operations. We incurred net losses of $7.9 million and $3.8 million, for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. We used $6.6 million and $6.8 million of cash from our operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. As of March 31, 2019, we have an accumulated deficit of $80.6 million and cash and cash equivalents of $20.8 million.
Sources of Liquidity
Prior to August 2018, we financed our operations principally through private placements of our convertible preferred stock, borrowings from credit facilities, and revenue from our commercial operations.
In August 2018, we completed the IPO, in which we sold 3,864,000 units (each unit consisting of one share of common stock and one warrant to purchase one share of our common stock) at a public offering price of $6.125 per unit for net cash proceeds
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of $19.4 million after deducting underwriters' discounts and commissions of $2.2 million and other offering expenses of $2.1 million.
In March 2019, we entered into a common stock purchase agreement, or the Aspire Purchase Agreement, with Aspire Capital Fund, LLC, or Aspire Capital, which provides that, subject to the terms, conditions and limitations thereto, Aspire Capital is committed to purchase up to an aggregate of $10.0 million of shares of our common stock. Upon execution of the Aspire Purchase Agreement, we sold to Aspire Capital 272,479 shares of common stock at $3.67 per share for proceeds of $1.0 million and Aspire Capital is committed to purchase up to $9.0 million of additional shares of our common stock at our request from time to time during a 30 month period beginning on April 23, 2019 and at prices based on the market price at the time of each sale, subject to certain conditions. In consideration for entering into the Aspire Purchase Agreement and concurrently with the execution of the Aspire Purchase Agreement, we issued to Aspire Capital 69,444 shares of our common stock. As of March 31, 2019, we had issued 341,923 shares of our common stock to Aspire Capital under the Aspire Purchase Agreement for net proceeds of approximately $0.9 million after offering expenses.
In March 2019, we entered into a common stock purchase agreement, or the Innovatus Purchase Agreement, with certain entities affiliated with Innovatus Life Sciences Lending Fund I, LP, or the Innovatus Investors, pursuant to which we agreed to issue and sell to the Innovatus Investors 406,504 shares of our common stock at $3.69 per share for proceeds of $1.5 million. Upon execution of the Innovatus Purchase Agreement, we sold all of such shares to the Innovatus Investors.
Preferred stock financings
Through the date of our IPO, we raised approximately $129.3 million in net equity proceeds through sales of our preferred stock.
Loan facilities
On March 8, 2016, we entered into a new term Loan and Security Agreement with Western Alliance Bank, or the Western Alliance LSA, for $7.0 million. The loan proceeds were used to repay the outstanding $5.0 million loan with Square 1 Bank, as required by the amended Loan and Security agreement between Square 1 Bank and us.
In February 2018, the Western Alliance LSA was amended requiring the Company to secure $21.0 million in funding prior to June 30, 2018. As part of the amendment, Western Alliance Bank agreed to forbear from exercising any of its default remedies set forth in the LSA as a result of our loan default.
On June 13, 2018, the Western Alliance LSA was amended, replacing previously amended funding requirements and requiring the Company to secure $5.0 million in funding prior to August 3, 2018. Additionally, the amendment restricted the Company’s use of all cash collected from customers, received on and after the amendment date, until a total of $2.5 million of collections. As part of the amendment, Western Alliance Bank waived the existing default.
On June 29, 2018, we entered into a new Credit and Security Agreement with MidCap Financial Trust, or the MidCap Financial CSA, which provides for a five-year, $15 million term loan facility. The MidCap Financial CSA was secured by a lien covering substantially all of our assets, including intellectual property. Upon executing the agreement, we drew down a $10.0 million term loan from the credit facility. The loan proceeds were used to repay the outstanding $7.0 million balance on the Western Alliance LSA.
On March 14, 2019, we entered into a new Loan and Security Agreement with Innovatus Life Sciences Lending Fund I, LP and certain lenders, or the Innovatus LSA, which provides for borrowings up to $25.0 million pursuant to certain term loans and an additional $5.0 million under a revolving credit line. The Innovatus LSA is secured by a lien covering substantially all of our assets, including our intellectual property. On March 22, 2019, we drew down $20.0 million in term loans from the Innovatus LSA. The loan proceeds were used to repay the outstanding balance under the MidCap Financial CSA.
See Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements for a discussion of terms and provisions to the Western Alliance LSA, the MidCap Financial CSA, and the Innovatus LSA.
Note purchase agreement
On February 9, 2018, we entered into a Note Purchase Agreement with various investors, which included related parties or the Investors, pursuant to which we agreed to sell the Investors 8% Convertible Promissory Notes, or the Convertible Notes, in the original principal amount up to approximately $16.0 million. On April 2, 2018, we amended the Note Purchase Agreement to, among other things, increase the principal amount available for issuance under the Note Purchase Agreement to approximately
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$18.4 million. In addition, in connection with the MidCap Financial CSA, we again amended the Note Purchase Agreement to increase the amount available for issuance under the Note Purchase Agreement to approximately $19.4 million. The Convertible Notes had a maturity date of September 30, 2018 and were convertible either into our common stock or preferred stock, dependent on the conversion events as described in Note 8 to our condensed consolidated financial statements.
In August 2018 the outstanding convertible promissory notes of $14.3 million and accrued interest was converted into 3,239,294 shares of common stock upon completion of the IPO.
Cash Flows
The following table sets forth the cash flow from operating, investing and financing activities for the periods presented:
Net cash provided by (used in): | Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||
2019 | 2018 | ||||||
Operating activities | $ | (6,551,302 | ) | $ | (6,787,499 | ) | |
Investing activities | — | (11,830 | ) | ||||
Financing activities | 10,858,972 | 13,330,148 |
Operating Activities
We derive cash flows from operations primarily from the sale of our products and services. Our cash flows from operating activities are also significantly influenced by our use of cash for operating expenses to support the growth of our business. We have historically experienced negative cash flows from operating activities as we have developed our technology, expanded our business and built our infrastructure and this may continue in the future.
Net cash used in operating activities was $6.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to $6.8 million during the same period in 2018. The decrease in cash used in operating activities of $0.2 million was partly attributed to lower rent expense after the Company subleased one of its leased facilities in December 2018 and a reduction of materials and supplies costs used in product development. These decreases were partly offset by an increase in sales and marketing employee compensation costs. In addition, we incurred increased professional fees to support ongoing business operations and to comply with obligations associated with being a publicly-traded company.
Investing Activities
Historically, our primary investing activities have consisted of capital expenditures for the purchase of capital equipment to support our expanding infrastructure. We expect to continue to incur additional costs for capital expenditures related to these efforts in future periods.
There was no cash used in investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and no significant cash used during the same period in 2018.
Financing Activities
Historically, we have financed our operations principally through private placements of our convertible preferred stock and promissory notes and borrowings from credit facilities, as well as gross profits from our commercial operations. In August 2018, we completed the IPO.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $10.9 million during the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to $13.3 million during the same period in 2018, a decrease of $2.5 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2019 we had net proceeds from the issuance of the Innovatus LSA and Innovatus Purchase Agreement, as well as from the Aspire Purchase Agreement. During the same period in 2018 we raised convertible notes of $14.3 million.
Capital Resources
We have not achieved profitability since our inception, and we expect to continue to incur net losses in the future. We also expect that our operating expenses will increase as we continue to increase our marketing efforts to drive adoption of our commercial products. Additionally, as a public company, we will incur significant audit, legal and other expenses that we did not incur as a private company. Our liquidity requirements have historically consisted, and we expect that they will continue to consist, of sales and marketing expenses, research and development expenses, working capital, debt service and general corporate expenses.
We believe that the net proceeds received from the IPO, proceeds from the Innovatus LSA and Innovatus Purchase Agreement, and proceeds from the Aspire Purchase Agreement, together with our cash generated from commercial sales and our current cash and cash equivalents, will be sufficient to meet our anticipated operating cash requirements for at least the next 12 months. We have based this belief on the following factors with respect to our anticipated operating cash requirements during the next 12 months:
• | our expectation that our revenues during the next 12 months will be significantly higher than our historical revenues, due in part to the continued high rate of growth of instrument and consumables sales, which given our customers’ recurring consumables purchasing patterns and our growing installed base of instruments, is expected to continue; |
• | our expectation that our gross margins during the next 12 months will be higher than our historical gross margins; and |
• | our expectation that our research and development expenses and certain general and administration expenses during the next 12 months will be lower, or will grow at a significantly reduced rate, relative to prior periods due in part to a reduction in personnel in late 2017 and a significant reduction in the number, size and scope of research projects and product development initiatives. |
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In the future, we expect our operating and capital expenditures to increase as we increase headcount, expand our sales and marketing activities and grow our customer base. Our estimates of the period of time through which our financial resources will be adequate to support our operations and the costs to support research and development and our sales and marketing activities are forward-looking statements and involve risks and uncertainties and actual results could vary materially and negatively as a result of a number of factors, including the factors discussed in the section titled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report. We have based our estimates on assumptions that may prove to be wrong and we could utilize our available capital resources sooner than we currently expect. Our future funding requirements will depend on many factors, including:
• | market acceptance of our products; |
• | the cost and timing of establishing additional sales, marketing and distribution capabilities; |
• | the cost of our research and development activities; and |
• | the effect of competing technological and market developments. |
We cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain additional funds on acceptable terms, or at all. If we raise additional funds by issuing equity or equity-linked securities, our stockholders may experience dilution. Future debt financing, if available, may involve covenants restricting our operations or our ability to incur additional debt. Any debt or equity financing that we raise may contain terms that are not favorable to us or our stockholders. If we do not have or are not able to obtain sufficient funds, we may have to reduce our commercialization efforts or delay our development of new products. We also may have to reduce marketing, customer support or other resources devoted to our products or cease operations.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We did not have during the periods presented, and we do not currently have, any off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined under SEC rules, and similarly did not and do not have any holdings in variable interest entities.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. The preparation of our consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities in our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. We evaluate these estimates and judgments on an ongoing basis. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
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There were no material changes in our critical accounting policies and estimates during the three months ended March 31, 2019
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 2 to our condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for information concerning recent accounting pronouncements.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures designed to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit 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 us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
As of March 31, 2019, our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934). Our management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives, and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
Our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based upon the evaluation described above, that as of March 31, 2019 our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
None.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
There have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2019.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
Use of Proceeds
On August 21, 2018, we completed our initial public offering, or our IPO, pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-225970), which was declared effective by the SEC on August 20, 2018, in which we sold an aggregate of 3,864,000 units (each unit consisting of one share of our common stock and one warrant to purchase one share of our common stock) at a public offering price of $6.125 per unit, which included the sale of 504,000 units pursuant to the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option. Roth Capital Partners served as the sole book-running manager for the offering, Maxim Group acted as the lead manager, and LifeSci Capital acted as the co-manager. We received net cash proceeds of $19.4 million, after deducting underwriters' discounts and commissions of $2.2 million and other offering expenses of $2.1 million. None of these expenses consisted of payments made by us to directors, officers or persons owning 10% or more of our common stock or to their associates, or to our affiliates.
There has been no material change in the expected use of the net proceeds from our IPO as described in our final prospectus filed with the SEC on August 22, 2018 pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Since the effective date of our registration statement through March 31, 2019, we have used approximately $14 million of the net proceeds from the IPO. Pending such uses, we have, and plan to continue to invest the balance of the net proceeds from this offering in cash and cash equivalent securities or highly liquid investment securities.
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number | Description | |
3.1 (1) | ||
3.2 (1) | ||
4.1 (2) | ||
4.2 (2) | ||
4.3 (2) | ||
4.4 (2) | ||
4.5 (2) | ||
4.6 (2) | ||
4.7 (3) | ||
4.8 (4) | ||
4.9 (4) | ||
4.10 (4) | ||
10.1 (4) | ||
10.2 (4) | ||
10.3 (4) | ||
31.1 | ||
31.2 | ||
32.1* | ||
101.INS | XBRL Instance Document. | |
101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. | |
101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. | |
101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. | |
101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. | |
101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. |
(1) | Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on August 24, 2018. |
(2) | Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-225970), as amended. |
(3) | Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on November 21, 2018. |
(4) | Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 14, 2019. |
* | This certification is deemed not filed for purpose of section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
BIONANO GENOMICS, INC. | |
Date: May 9, 2019 | By: /s/ R. Erik Holmlin, Ph.D. |
R. Erik Holmlin, Ph.D. | |
President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | |
Date: May 9, 2019 | By: /s/ Mike Ward |
Mike Ward | |
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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