Nordicus Partners Corp - Quarter Report: 2009 June (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Form
10-Q
(Mark
One)
x QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For the
quarterly period ended June 30,
2009
or
o 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: 0-28034
AdvanSource
Biomaterials Corporation
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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04-3186647
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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229
Andover Street, Wilmington, Massachusetts
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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01887
(Zip
Code)
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(978)
657-0075
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
(Former
name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report)
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 q
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on
its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be
submitted and posted 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 and post such files). Yes qNo q (the Registrant is not
yet required to submit Interactive Data
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting
company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,”
“accelerated filer” and smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act. (Check one):
q Large
Accelerated
Filer q Accelerated
Filer
q Non-accelerated
Filer x Smaller
reporting company
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).Yes q No x
As of
August 12, 2009, there were 21,128,707 of the registrant’s Common Stock
outstanding.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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PART
I.
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FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
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Item
1.
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Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
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Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2009 and March 31,
2009
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3
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months
ended
June
30, 2009 and 2008
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4
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months
ended
June
30, 2009 and 2008
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5
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Condensed
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity for the three
months ended
June
30, 2009
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6
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Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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7-13
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Item
2.
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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14-21
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Item
3.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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21
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Item
4.
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Controls
and Procedures
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21-22
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PART
II.
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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Item
1.
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Legal
Proceedings
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23
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Item
1A.
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Risk
Factors
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23
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Item
2.
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Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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23
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Item
3.
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Defaults
Upon Senior Securities
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23
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Item
4.
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Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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23
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Item
5.
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Other
Information
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23
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Item
6.
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Exhibits
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24
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Signatures
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25
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ITEM
1. FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
AdvanSource
Biomaterials Corporation
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Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets
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(Unaudited
- in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
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June
30,
2009
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March
31,
2009
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ASSETS
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Current
assets:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$ | 3,436 | $ | 3,873 | ||||
Accounts
receivable-trade, net of allowance of $5 as of June 30, 2009
and
March 31, 2009
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156 | 37 | ||||||
Accounts
receivable-other
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684 | 997 | ||||||
Inventories,
net
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379 | 390 | ||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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108 | 108 | ||||||
Total
current assets
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4,763 | 5,405 | ||||||
Property,
plant and equipment, net
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3,234 | 3,295 | ||||||
Other
assets
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- | 6 | ||||||
Total
assets
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$ | 7,997 | $ | 8,706 | ||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
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Current
liabilities:
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Accounts
payable
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$ | 58 | $ | 124 | ||||
Accrued
expenses
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395 | 470 | ||||||
Deferred
revenue
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100 | 136 | ||||||
Current
liabilities of discontinued operations
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149 | 149 | ||||||
Total
current liabilities
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702 | 879 | ||||||
Commitments
and contingencies
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Stockholders'
equity:
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Preferred
stock; $.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; 500,000
shares
issued
and none outstanding as of June 30, 2009 and March 31,
2009
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- | - | ||||||
Common
stock; $.001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 21,205,399
shares
issued
and 21,128,707 outstanding as of June 30, 2009 and March 31,
2009
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21 | 21 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
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37,668 | 38,744 | ||||||
Accumulated
deficit
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(30,364 | ) | (30,908 | ) | ||||
7,325 | 7,857 | |||||||
Less:
treasury stock, 76,692 shares at cost as of June 30, 2009 and March 31,
2009
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(30 | ) | (30 | ) | ||||
Total
stockholders' equity
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7,295 | 7,827 | ||||||
Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity
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$ | 7,997 | $ | 8,706 |
The
accompanying notes are and integral part of these unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements.
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AdvanSource
Biomaterials Corporation
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations
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(Unaudited
- in thousands, except per share amounts)
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Three
Months Ended June 30,
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2009
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2008
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Revenues:
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Product
sales
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$ | 239 | $ | 313 | ||||
License,
royalty and development fees
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211 | 561 | ||||||
450 | 874 | |||||||
Cost
of sales
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339 | 347 | ||||||
Gross
profit
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111 | 527 | ||||||
Operating
expenses:
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Research,
development and regulatory
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182 | 183 | ||||||
Selling,
general and administrative
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786 | 924 | ||||||
968 | 1,107 | |||||||
Loss
from operations
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(857 | ) | (580 | ) | ||||
Other
income (expense):
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Interest
income
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- | 21 | ||||||
Other
expense
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(35 | ) | - | |||||
Other
income (expense)
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(35 | ) | 21 | |||||
Net
loss from continuing operations
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(892 | ) | (559 | ) | ||||
Net
income from discontinued operations - sale of CDT, net of
taxes
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213 | - | ||||||
Net
loss
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$ | (679 | ) | $ | (559 | ) | ||
Net
income (loss) per common share, basic and diluted:
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Net
loss per share, continuing operations
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$ | (0.04 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | ||
Net
income per share, discontinued operations
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0.01 | - | ||||||
Net
loss per common share, basic and diluted
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$ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | ||
Shares
used in computing net income (loss) per common
share,
basic and diluted
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21,129 | 21,067 |
The
accompanying notes are and integral part of these unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements.
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AdvanSource
Biomaterials Corporation
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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(Unaudited
- in thousands)
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Three
Months Ended June 30,
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2009
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2008
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Cash
flows from operating activities:
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Net
loss
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$ | (679 | ) | $ | (559 | ) | ||
Net
income from discontinued operations - sale of CDT
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(213 | ) | - | |||||
Net
loss from continuing operations
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(892 | ) | (559 | ) | ||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss from continuing operations to
net
cash flows used in operating activities:
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Depreciation
and amortization
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68 | 102 | ||||||
Stock-based
compensation
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147 | 36 | ||||||
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
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Accounts
receivable-trade
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(119 | ) | (137 | ) | ||||
Accounts
receivable-other
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313 | (42 | ) | |||||
Inventories
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11 | (136 | ) | |||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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- | 70 | ||||||
Accounts
payable
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(66 | ) | (66 | ) | ||||
Accrued
expenses
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(75 | ) | (362 | ) | ||||
Deferred
revenue
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(36 | ) | 84 | |||||
Net
cash flows used in operating activities
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(649 | ) | (1,010 | ) | ||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
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Purchases
of property, plant and equipment
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(7 | ) | (54 | ) | ||||
Decrease
(increase) in other assets
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6 | (34 | ) | |||||
Net
cash flows (used in) investing activities from continuing
operations
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(1 | ) | (88 | ) | ||||
Net
cash flows provided by investing activities
from discontinued operations
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213 | - | ||||||
Net
cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities
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212 | (88 | ) | |||||
Net
change in cash and cash equivalents
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(437 | ) | (1,098 | ) | ||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
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3,873 | 6,733 | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
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$ | 3,436 | $ | 5,635 |
The
accompanying notes are and integral part of these unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements.
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AdvanSource
Biomaterials Corporation
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Condensed
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity
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For
the Three Months Ended June 30, 2009
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(Unaudited
- in thousands)
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Common
Stock
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Additional
Paid-in Capital
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Accumulated
Deficit
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Treasury
Stock
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Total
Stockholders' Equity
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(in
thousands)
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Number
of Shares
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Amount
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Balance
at March 31, 2009
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21,129 | $ | 21 | $ | 38,744 | $ | (30,908 | ) | $ | (30 | ) | $ | 7,827 | |||||||||||
Cumulative
effect of change in accounting principle -
April
1, 2009 reclassification of equity linked
financial
instruments to derivative liabilities
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- | - | (1,223 | ) | 1,223 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation
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- | - | 147 | - | - | 147 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss
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- | - | - | (679 | ) | - | (679 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balance
at June 30, 2009
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21,129 | $ | 21 | $ | 37,668 | $ | (30,364 | ) | $ | (30 | ) | $ | 7,295 |
The
accompanying notes are and integral part of these unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements.
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ADVANSOURCE
BIOMATERIALS CORPORATION
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
1.
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Description
of Business
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AdvanSource
Biomaterials Corporation, formerly CardioTech International, Inc. (“AdvanSource”
or the “Company”) develops advanced polymer materials which provide critical
characteristics in the design and development of medical devices. The
Company’s biomaterials are used in devices that are designed for treating a
broad range of anatomical sites and disease states. The Company’s
business model leverages its proprietary materials science technology and
manufacturing expertise in order to expand product sales and royalty and license
fee income.
The
Company’s technology, notably products such as ChronoFlex®, HydroMed™, and
HydroThane™, which have been developed to overcome a wide range of design and
functional challenges such as the need for dimensional stability, ease of
manufacture and demanding physical properties to overcoming environmental stress
cracking and providing heightened lubricity for ease of
insertion. The Company’s new product extensions customize proprietary
polymers for specific customer applications in a wide range of device
categories.
In June
2008, the Company reorganized its product line as part of its re-branding effort
and launched a new website. At the Company’s 2008 annual meeting of
stockholders on October 15, 2008, the stockholders approved the change of the
Company’s name from CardioTech International, Inc. to AdvanSource Biomaterials
Corporation to better reflect the Company’s strategic plan. The
Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation
with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware effecting this name change
effective October 15, 2008.
The
Company’s corporate, development and manufacturing operations are located in
Wilmington, Massachusetts.
Liquidity
The
Company has experienced negative operating margins and negative cash flows from
operations and expects to continue to incur net losses in the foreseeable
future. However, the Company had no debt as of June 30,
2009. The Company believes that it has the resources to fund
projected operating requirements at least through the next twelve
months. Future capital requirements will depend on many factors,
including the availability of credit, rate of revenue growth, the expansion of
selling and marketing and research and development activities, and the timing of
new product introductions and enhancements to existing products. Any
potential future sale of equity or debt securities may result in dilution to the
Company’s stockholders, and the Company cannot be certain that additional public
or private financing will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to the
Company, or at all. If the Company is required to raise additional
financing, but are unable to obtain such financing, the Company may be required
to delay, reduce the scope of, or eliminate one or more aspects of our
operations or business development activities.
Sale
of Gish
On July
6, 2007, the Company completed the sale of Gish Biomedical, Inc. (“Gish”), its
former wholly-owned subsidiary that developed and manufactured single use
cardiopulmonary bypass products, pursuant to a stock purchase agreement (the
“Gish Purchase Agreement”) entered into with Medos Medizintechnik AG, a German
corporation (“Medos”), on July 3, 2007. The Gish Purchase Agreement
provided for the sale of Gish to Medos for a purchase price of approximately
$7.5 million in cash. The Gish Purchase Agreement also contained
representations, warranties and indemnities that are customary in a transaction
involving the sale of all or substantially all of a company or its
assets. The indemnifications include items such as compliance with
legal and regulatory requirements, product liability, lawsuits, environmental
matters, product recalls, intellectual property, and representations regarding
the fairness of certain financial statements, tax audits and net operating
losses. After transaction expenses
and certain post-closing adjustments, the Company realized approximately $6.1
million in proceeds from the sale of Gish. Under the terms of the
Gish Purchase Agreement, the Company owes Medos $149,000 as a result of the
change in stockholder’s equity of Gish from March 31, 2007 to June 30,
2007. This amount was recorded as a current liability as of June 30,
2007, has not been paid to Medos, and is reflected as a current liability of
discontinued operations as of June 30, 2009 and March 31,
2009.
Pursuant
to the terms of the Gish Purchase Agreement, $1.0 million of the purchase price
was placed in escrow as a reserve for any indemnity claims by Medos under the
Gish Purchase Agreement, as described above. Under the terms of the
escrow agreement, the Company’s right to receive the escrow funds was contingent
upon the realization of the Gish accounts receivable and inventory that were
transferred to Medos for one year from the sale
date. The
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ADVANSOURCE
BIOMATERIALS CORPORATION
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
$1.0
million of proceeds paid into escrow is not included in the calculation of the
loss on sale of Gish of $1.2 million.
On June
30, 2008, Medos notified the Company of its claims in accordance with the
procedure set forth in the Gish Purchase Agreement. Medos’ claims
aggregate approximately $4.3 million and include allegations that (i) the
Company breached certain representations and warranties in the Gish Purchase
Agreement, including certain representations and warranties concerning the
financial condition of Gish as of March 31, 2007, (ii) the Company is liable for
the severance obligations related to two key Gish employees terminated by Medos
subsequent to the acquisition date, and (iii) Medos is entitled to a purchase
price adjustment for the period between March 31, 2007 and July 6,
2007. The Company refuted the claims asserted by Medos and the facts
and circumstances upon which they are based and, on July 25, 2008, as provided
in the Gish Purchase Agreement, the Company initiated an arbitration proceeding
with the American Arbitration Association in New York, New York, and served its
arbitration demand upon Medos that same day. The arbitration demand
seeks a declaration that the amounts claimed by Medos are without merit and
unsupportable. The Company reviewed the assertions by Medos, and
concluded that a loss resulting from these asserted claims is not probable as of
June 30, 2009.
On August
6, 2009, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release (the
“Settlement”) with Medos whereby Medos agreed to repay to the Company
approximately $580,000 of the escrow funds previously released to Medos in full
and final settlement of the claims. In addition, the Company’s
obligation with respect of the $149,000 post-closing adjustment will be
eliminated. The parties have also agreed to dismiss the previously
filed demand for arbitration.
The terms
of the settlement payment provided for Medos to (i) remit a cash payment of
approximately $87,000 upon the execution of the Settlement and (ii) issue a
promissory note to the Company in the approximate amount of $493,000, maturing
on February 1, 2010 with equal monthly principal payments of approximately
$70,000 plus accrued interest at the rate of 3.25% per annum.
Sale
of CDT
On March
28, 2008, the Company completed the sale of Catheter and Disposables Technology,
Inc. (“CDT”), the Company’s former wholly-owned subsidiary engaged in contract
manufacturing and the provision of engineering services, pursuant to a stock
purchase agreement (the “CDT Purchase Agreement”) entered into with TACPRO, Inc.
(“Tacpro”) on March 28, 2008. The CDT Purchase Agreement provided for
the sale of CDT to Tacpro for a purchase price of approximately $1.2 million in
cash. The CDT Purchase Agreement also contained representations,
warranties and indemnities that are customary in a transaction involving the
sale of all or substantially all of a company or its assets. The
indemnifications include items such as compliance with legal and regulatory
requirements, product liability, lawsuits, environmental matters, product
recalls, realization of accounts receivable and inventories at specified time
periods, and tax audits. Pursuant to the terms of the CDT Purchase
Agreement, the Company placed $240,000 in escrow as a reserve for our
indemnification obligations to Tacpro if any, as described above. The
$240,000 of proceeds held in escrow as of March 31, 2009 was not included in the
calculation of the loss on sale of CDT of $690,000 recognized during the year
ended March 31, 2008.
After
transaction expenses, which included a non-cash expense of $76,000 related to
warrants issued in connection with an investment bank that advised the Company,
and certain post-closing adjustments, the Company realized approximately
$696,000 in cash proceeds from the sale of CDT.
In March
2009, Tacpro presented certain additional post-closing claims in the approximate
amount of $17,000 related to uncollectible accounts receivable and unused
inventory to which the Company was in agreement. Net of the
post-closing claims, the remaining $224,000 of cash in the escrow account was
released in April 2009 and the escrow account was closed. Upon
receipt of the escrow cash, the Company paid approximately $11,000 in additional
transaction costs to a former employee. The escrow amount, net of
post-closing claims and additional transaction costs is reported as an
additional gain on the sale of CDT during the three-month period ended June 30,
2009.
CorNova
AdvanSource
has partnered with CorNova, Inc. (“CorNova”), a privately-held, development
stage company focused on the development of a next-generation drug-eluting
stent. The Company owns common stock in CorNova and has an
approximate ownership interest in the outstanding common and preferred stock of
CorNova of 12.3% and 12.8% at June 30, 2009 and March 31, 2009, respectively
(See Note 12).
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ADVANSOURCE
BIOMATERIALS CORPORATION
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
2.
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Interim
Financial Statements and Basis of
Presentation
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The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the
Company have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles (“U.S. GAAP”). In the opinion of management, the
accompanying condensed consolidated financials statements include all
adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments), which the Company
considers necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position at such
date and of the operating results and cash flows for the periods
presented. The results of operations and cash flows for
the three months ended June 30, 2009 may not necessarily be indicative of
results that may be expected for any succeeding quarter or for the entire fiscal
year. The information contained in this Form 10-Q should be read in
conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements, included in our
Form 10-K as of and for the year ended March 31, 2009 filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
The
balance sheet at March 31, 2009 has been derived from our audited consolidated
financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information
and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial
statements.
The
accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of
the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, CardioTech Realty,
LLC.
The
Company’s investment in CorNova is accounted for using the cost method of
accounting (See Note 12).
Significant
accounting policies are described in Note A to the financial statements included
in Item 8 of the Company’s Form 10-K as of March 31, 2009. The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires
management to make estimates and judgments, which are evaluated on an ongoing
basis, that affect the amounts reported in the Company's condensed consolidated
financial statements and accompanying notes. Management bases its
estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that it
believes are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the
basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities
and the amounts of revenues and expenses that are not readily apparent from
other sources. Actual results could differ from those estimates and
judgments. In particular, significant estimates and judgments include
those related to revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful accounts, useful
lives of property and equipment, inventory reserves, valuation of property and
equipment, realization of amounts held in escrow, and the outcome of certain
claims against the Company in connection with its disposal of Gish.
3.
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Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
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The
Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 157,
“Fair Value Measurement,”
on April 1, 2008. SFAS No. 157 defines and establishes a
framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure about fair value
measurements. The standard creates a fair value hierarchy which
prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into
three broad levels as follows: Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in
active markets for identical assets or liabilities; Level 2 inputs are inputs
other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the
asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and Level 3 inputs are
unobservable inputs that reflect the Company’s own assumptions about the
assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or
liability.
FASB
Staff Position No. FAS 157-2, “Effective Date of FASB Statement No.
157,” delays the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for nonfinancial assets
and nonfinancial liabilities, except for items that are recognized or disclosed
at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis (that is, at
least annually). The deferral applies to nonfinancial long-lived
assets measured at fair value for an impairment assessment under SFAS No. 144,
“Accounting for the Impairment
or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” reporting units measured at fair value
in the first step of a goodwill impairment test as described in paragraph 10 of
SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and
Other Intangible Assets,” and nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial
liabilities measured at fair value in the second step of a goodwill impairment
test as described in paragraphs 20 and 21 of SFAS No. 142. For items
within its scope, the FSP defers the effective date of SFAS No. 157 to fiscal
years beginning after November 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal
years.
4.
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Stock
Based Compensation
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The
Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations include stock-based
compensation expense related to the Company’s stock option plans for employee
and non-employee director awards and employee participation in the Company’s
employee stock purchase plan in the amount of $147,000 and $36,000 for the three
months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. There was no
income tax benefit related to these costs. As of
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ADVANSOURCE
BIOMATERIALS CORPORATION
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
June 30,
2009, the total amount of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense was
approximately $144,000 which will be recognized over a weighted average period
of 1.34 years.
5.
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Related
Party Transactions
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On
January 1, 2007, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Michael L.
Barretti, a member of its Board of Directors, for an annualized fee of
$50,000. During each of the three months ended June 30, 2009 and
2008, the Company recognized approximately $13,000 of expense related to
services incurred under this agreement, which was recorded as selling, general
and administrative expense.
6.
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Inventories
|
Inventories
consist of the following:
(in
thousands)
|
June
30,
2009
|
March
31,
2009
|
||||||
Raw
materials
|
$ | 155 | $ | 130 | ||||
Work
in progress
|
7 | 31 | ||||||
Finished
goods
|
217 | 229 | ||||||
Total
inventories
|
$ | 379 | $ | 390 |
7.
|
Property,
Plant and Equipment
|
Property,
plant and equipment consists of the following:
(in
thousands)
|
June
30,
2009
|
March
31,
2009
|
||||||
Land
|
$ | 500 | $ | 500 | ||||
Building
|
2,705 | 2,705 | ||||||
Machinery,
equipment and tooling
|
1,438 | 1,431 | ||||||
Furniture,
fixtures and office equipment
|
280 | 280 | ||||||
4,923 | 4,916 | |||||||
Less: accumulated
depreciation and amortization
|
(1,689 | ) | (1,621 | ) | ||||
$ | 3,234 | $ | 3,295 |
For the
three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, depreciation and amortization expense
was $68,000 and $102,000, respectively.
8.
|
Earnings
Per Share
|
The
Company follows SFAS No. 128, “Earnings Per Share,” where
basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the
weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the
period. Diluted earnings per share are based upon the weighted
average number of common shares outstanding during the period plus additional
weighted average common equivalent shares outstanding during the
period. Common equivalent shares result from the assumed exercise of
outstanding stock options and warrants, the proceeds of which are then assumed
to have been used to repurchase outstanding common stock using the treasury
stock method. In addition, the numerator is adjusted for any changes
in income or loss that would result from the assumed conversion of potential
shares. As of June 30, 2009 and 2008, potentially dilutive shares of
3,321,229 and 3,744,471, respectively, were excluded from the earnings per share
calculation because their effect would be antidilutive. Shares deemed
to be antidilutive include stock options and warrants.
9.
|
Stockholders’
Equity
|
Common
Stock Options and Warrants
In June
2008, the FASB ratified Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 07-5,
“Determining Whether an
Instrument (or Embedded Feature) is Indexed to an Entity’s Own Stock”
(“EITF 07-5”). EITF 07-5 is effective for financial statements issued
for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within
those fiscal years. Paragraph 11(a) of SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,”
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ADVANSOURCE
BIOMATERIALS CORPORATION
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
specifies
that a contract that would otherwise meet the definition of a derivative but is
both (a) indexed to the Company’s own stock and (b) classified in stockholders’
equity in the statement of financial position would not be considered a
derivative financial instrument. EITF 07-5 provides a new two-step
model to be applied in determining whether a financial instrument or an embedded
feature is indexed to an issuer’s own stock and thus able to qualify for the
SFAS No. 133 paragraph 11(a) scope exception. The Company’s adoption
of EITF 07-5, effective April 1, 2009, resulted in the identification of certain
warrants that were determined to require liability classification because of
certain provisions that may result in an adjustment to their exercise
price. Accordingly, these warrants were retroactively reclassified as
liabilities upon the effective date of EITF 07-5 as required by the
EITF. The result was a decrease in additional paid in capital as of
April 1, 2009 of approximately $1,223,000, a reduction of accumulated deficit of
$1,223,000, and a liability of $0. The liability was then marked to
fair value as of June 30, 2009, resulting in no change in the liability and no
charge to other income for the three months ended June 30, 2009. The
Company uses the Black-Scholes pricing model to calculate fair value of its
warrant liabilities. Key assumptions used to apply these models are
as follows:
April
1, 2009
|
June
30, 2009
|
|||
Dividend
yield
|
None
|
None
|
||
Expected
volatility
|
88.12
|
94.34
|
||
Risk-free
interest rate
|
1.65%
|
2.54
|
||
Expected
life
|
0.73
years
|
0.48
years
|
||
Fair
value of warrants granted
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
On
December 22, 2004, the Company issued 1,139,586 shares of its common stock to
investors in a private placement raising gross proceeds of $2,735,000, before
transaction costs. In connection with this private placement, the
Company issued warrants to investors to purchase 569,793 shares of common stock
at an exercise price of $3.00 per share, which are exercisable until December
22, 2009. In addition, the placement agent was issued warrants to
purchase
113,959 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $2.40 per share and
56,979 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $3.00 per share, which
are exercisable until December 22, 2009. If the warrants issued to
the investors and placement agents, aggregating 740,731 shares, are exercised,
the Company would receive gross proceeds of approximately $2,154,000, before
transaction costs, if any.
On July
12, 2005, the Company issued warrants to a consultant for 140,000 shares of
common stock, with an exercise price of $2.40. The warrants expired
on July 11, 2008.
On March
31, 2008, the Company issued warrants to the investment bankers who assisted in
the sale of CDT to purchase 219,298 shares of common stock at an exercise price
of $0.874 per share, which are exercisable until March 31, 2015. The
warrants were valued at $76,000 using the Black-Scholes model and treated as
permanent equity.
The
Company issued no shares of common stock during each of the three months ended
June 30, 2009 and 2008 as a result of the exercise of options by employees and
consultants.
10.
|
Income
Taxes
|
The
Company uses the liability method of accounting for income taxes as set forth in
SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for
Income Taxes.” Under this method, deferred taxes are
determined based on the difference between the financial statement and tax bases
of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in
which the differences are expected to reverse. Deferred tax assets
are recognized and measured based on the likelihood of realization of the
related tax benefit in the future.
For each
of the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, the Company provided for no
income taxes as it has recorded a full valuation allowance against
the net loss carryforwards. A full valuation allowance was recorded
as the realization of the deferred tax assets is not considered to be more
likely than not at this time.
11.
|
Contingencies
|
On July
6, 2007, the Company completed the sale of Gish Biomedical, Inc. (“Gish”), its
former wholly-owned subsidiary that developed and manufactured single use
cardiopulmonary bypass products, pursuant to a stock purchase agreement (the
“Gish Purchase Agreement”) entered into with Medos Medizintechnik AG, a German
corporation (“Medos”), on July 3, 2007. As previously described in
Note 1, Medos notified the Company on June
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ADVANSOURCE
BIOMATERIALS CORPORATION
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
30, 2008
of certain claims in accordance with the procedure set forth in the Gish
Purchase Agreement. Medos’ claims aggregate approximately $4.3
million and include allegations that (i) the Company breached certain
representations and warranties in the Gish Purchase Agreement, including certain
representations and warranties concerning the financial condition of Gish as of
March 31, 2007, (ii) the Company is liable for the severance obligations related
to two key Gish employees terminated by Medos subsequent to the acquisition
date, and (iii) Medos is entitled to a purchase price adjustment for the period
between March 31, 2007 and July 6, 2007. The Company refuted the
claims asserted by Medos and the facts and circumstances upon which they are
based and, on July 25, 2008, as provided in the Gish Purchase Agreement, the
Company initiated an arbitration proceeding with the American Arbitration
Association in New York, New York, and served its arbitration demand upon Medos
that same day. The arbitration demand seeks a declaration that the
amounts claimed by Medos are without merit and unsupportable. The
Company reviewed the assertions by Medos, and concluded that a loss resulting
from these asserted claims is not probable as of June 30, 2009.
On August
6, 2009, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release (the
“Settlement”) with Medos whereby Medos agreed to repay to the Company
approximately $580,000 of the escrow funds previously released to Medos in full
and final settlement of the claims. In addition, the Company’s
obligation with respect of the $149,000 post-closing adjustment will be
eliminated. The parties have also agreed to dismiss the previously
field for arbitration.
The terms
of the settlement payment provided for Medos to (i) remit a cash payment of
approximately $87,000 upon the execution of the Settlement and (ii) issue a
promissory note to the Company in the approximate amount of $493,000, maturing
on February 1, 2010 with equal monthly principal payments of approximately
$70,000 plus accrued interest at the rate of 3.25% per annum.
12.
|
New
Accounting Pronouncements
|
In
December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued
Statement on Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 141(R), “Business
Combinations.” SFAS No. 141(R) replaces SFAS No. 141, “Business Combinations” and
establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer recognizes and
measures in its
financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed,
any non-controlling interests in the acquiree and the goodwill
acquired. Some of the key changes under SFAS No. 141(R) will change
the accounting treatment for certain specific acquisition related items
including: (1) accounting for acquired in process research and development as an
indefinite-lived intangible asset until approved or discontinued rather than as
an immediate expense; (2) expensing acquisition costs rather than adding them to
the cost of an acquisition; (3) expensing restructuring costs in connection with
an acquisition rather than adding them to the cost of an acquisition; (4)
including the fair value of contingent consideration at the date of an
acquisition in the cost of an acquisition; and (5) recording at the date of an
acquisition the fair value of contingent liabilities that are more likely than
not to occur. SFAS No. 141(R) also includes a substantial number of
new disclosure requirements. SFAS No. 141(R) is effective
prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or
after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after
December 15, 2008. Early adoption of SFAS No. 141(R) is
prohibited. The Company adopted SFAS No. 141(R) on April 1,
2009. In the event an acquisition were contemplated and transacted,
the Company believes the adoption of SFAS No. 141(R) could have a material
impact on how the Company would identify, negotiate, and value future
acquisitions and a material impact on how an acquisition would affect the
Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
In June
2008, the FASB ratified Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 07-5,
“Determining Whether an
Instrument (or Embedded Feature) is Indexed to an Entity’s Own Stock”
(“EITF 07-5”). EITF 07-5 is effective for financial statements issued
for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within
those fiscal years. Paragraph 11(a) of SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” specifies that a contract that
would otherwise meet the definition of a derivative but is both (a) indexed to
the Company’s own stock and (b) classified in stockholders’ equity in the
statement of financial position would not be considered a derivative financial
instrument. EITF 07-5 provides a new two-step model to be applied in
determining whether a financial instrument or an embedded feature is indexed to
an issuer’s own stock and thus able to qualify for the SFAS No. 133 paragraph
11(a) scope exception. The Company’s adoption of EITF 07-5, effective
April 1, 2009, resulted in the identification of certain warrants that were
determined to require liability classification because of certain provisions
that may result in an adjustment to their exercise
price. Accordingly, these warrants were retroactively reclassified as
liabilities upon the effective date of EITF 07-5 as required by the
EITF. The result was a decrease in additional paid in capital as of
April 1, 2009 of approximately $1,223,000, a reduction of
accumulated
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ADVANSOURCE
BIOMATERIALS CORPORATION
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
deficit
of $1,223,000, and a liability of $0. The liability was then marked
to fair value as of June 30, 2009, resulting in no change in the liability and
no charge to other income for the three months ended June 30,
2009. The Company uses the Black-Scholes pricing model to calculate
fair value of its warrant liabilities. Key assumptions used to apply
these models are as follows:
April
1, 2009
|
June
30, 2009
|
|||
Dividend
yield
|
None
|
None
|
||
Expected
volatility
|
88.12
|
94.34
|
||
Risk-free
interest rate
|
1.65%
|
2.54
|
||
Expected
life
|
0.73
years
|
0.48
years
|
||
Fair
value of warrants granted
|
$0.00
|
$0.00
|
On June
30, 2009, the Company adopted SFAS No. 165, “Subsequent Events,” (“SFAS
165”). SFAS 165 establishes general standards of accounting for and
disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before
financial statements are issued or are available to be
issued. Specifically, SFAS 165 sets forth the period after the
balance sheet date during which management of a reporting entity should evaluate
events or transactions that may occur for potential recognition or disclosure in
the financial statements, the circumstances under which an entity should
recognize events or transactions occurring after the balance sheet date in its
financial statements, and the disclosures that an entity should make about
events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet
date. The adoption of SFAS 165 had no impact on the Company’s
condensed consolidated financial statements as management already followed a
similar approach prior to the adoption of this standard.
FASB
Statement No. 168, “The FASB
Accounting Standards Codification TM and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles—a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162,” (“SFAS
168”). The FASB Accounting Standards CodificationTM
(“Codification”) will become the source of authoritative U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles (“GAAP”) recognized by the FASB to be applied by
nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the SEC
under authority of federal securities laws are also sources of authoritative
GAAP for
SEC registrants. On the effective date of SFAS 168, the Codification
will supersede all then-existing non-SEC accounting and reporting
standards. All other non-grandfathered non-SEC accounting literature
not included in the Codification will become non-authoritative. SFAS
168 becomes effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15,
2009. Management has determined that the adoption of SFAS 168 will not have an
impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements.
13.
|
Subsequent
Events
|
On August
6, 2009, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release (the
“Settlement”) with Medos whereby Medos agreed to repay to the Company
approximately $580,000 of the escrow funds previously released to Medos in full
and final settlement of the claims. In addition, the Company’s
obligation with respect of the $149,000 post-closing adjustment will be
eliminated. The parties have also agreed to dismiss the previously
field for arbitration.
The terms
of the settlement payment provided for Medos to (i) remit a cash payment of
approximately $87,000 upon the execution of the Settlement and (ii) issue a
promissory note to the Company in the approximate amount of $493,000, maturing
on February 1, 2010 with equal monthly principal payments of approximately
$70,000 plus accrued interest at the rate of 3.25% per annum.
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Item
2.
|
Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
|
Cautionary
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This
Report on Form 10-Q contains certain statements that are
“forward-looking” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995 (the “Litigation Reform Act”). These forward looking
statements and other information are based on our beliefs as well as assumptions
made by us using information currently available.
The words
“anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “will,” “should” and
similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect our current views
with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties
and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties
materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results
may vary materially from those described herein as anticipated, believed,
estimated, expected, intended or using other similar expressions.
In
accordance with the provisions of the Litigation Reform Act, we are making
investors aware that such forward-looking statements, because they relate to
future events, are by their very nature subject to many important factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the
forward-looking statements contained in this Report on Form 10-Q. For
example, we may encounter competitive, technological, financial and business
challenges making it more difficult than expected to continue to develop and
market our products; the market may not accept our existing and future products;
we may not be able to retain our customers; we may be unable to retain existing
key management personnel; and there may be other material adverse changes in our
operations or business. Certain important factors affecting the
forward-looking statements made herein also include, but are not limited to (i)
continued downward pricing pressures in our targeted markets, (ii) the continued
acquisition of our customers by certain of our competitors, and (iii) continued
periods of net losses, which could require us to find additional sources of
financing to fund operations, implement our financial and business strategies,
meet anticipated capital expenditures and fund research and development
costs. In addition, assumptions relating to budgeting, marketing,
product development and other management decisions are subjective in many
respects and thus susceptible to interpretations and periodic revisions based on
actual experience and business developments, the impact of which may cause us to
alter our marketing, capital expenditure or other budgets, which may in turn
affect our financial position and results of operations. For all of
these reasons, the reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements contained herein, which speak only as of the date
hereof. We assume no responsibility to update any forward-looking
statements as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise except as
required by law. For further information you are encouraged to review
our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009.
Overview
We
develop advanced polymer materials which provide critical characteristics in the
design and development of medical devices. Our biomaterials are used in devices
that are designed for treating a broad range of anatomical sites and disease
states. Our business model leverages our proprietary materials
science technology and manufacturing expertise in order to expand our product
sales and royalty and license fee income.
Our
leading edge technology, notably products such as ChronoFlex®, HydroMed™, and
HydroThane™, has been developed to overcome a wide range of design and
functional challenges, from the need for dimensional stability, ease of
manufacturability and demanding physical properties to overcoming environmental
stress cracking and providing heightened lubricity for ease of
insertion. Our new product extensions allow us to customize our
proprietary polymers for specific customer applications in a wide range of
device categories.
We also
have an antimicrobial extension line that complements the ChronoFlex® and
HydroMed™ product families. Through proprietary manufacturing
techniques, we have produced materials which allow for full homogenous
dispersion throughout the polymer, thus resulting in long lasting and consistent
activity and the prevention of leaching. The end result is a
technologically advanced antimicrobial material which reduces the potential for
foreign body patient infections and is less susceptible to bacterial growth and
bio-film formations.
In
January 2007, we began clinical trials in Europe for our CardioPass™ synthetic
coronary artery bypass graft (“SynCAB”). We developed our 4mm
and 5mm SynCAB grafts, which were used in connection with the clinical trials,
using specialized ChronoFlex polyurethane materials designed to provide improved
performance in the treatment of arterial disorders. The grafts have
three layers, similar to natural arteries, and are designed to replicate the
physical characteristics of human blood vessels.
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During
the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009 we concluded the clinical trials which we
believe demonstrated clinical success. However, our clinical
investigators noted full patient enrollment in these clinical trials was very
slow due to limitations resulting from the large size of the 4mm and 5mm SynCAB
grafts. Our clinical investigators have advised us there is a greater
clinical need for SynCAB grafts having an inner bore diameter of 2mm, 2-1/2mm
and 3mm. In response to these observations, we have undertaken the
development of a SynCAB graft having smaller inner bore diameters as
recommended. We believe this development effort will require alliance
with a technology partner capable of providing the necessary surface treatment
of the inner bore of a smaller SynCAB graft. We have identified
certain technology partners with these capabilities, although no agreements have
been entered into for assistance with the planned
development. Although we intend on moving forward with the
development of SynCAB grafts having smaller inner bore diameters, there can be
no assurance that we will be successful in developing a commercially viable
SynCAB graft or that we will be successful in entering into a development
agreement with a technology partner on terms that are acceptable to us or at
all.
We
believe the SynCAB graft may be used initially to provide an alternative to
patients with insufficient or inadequate native vessels for use in bypass
surgery as a result of repeat procedures, trauma, disease or other
factors. We believe, however, that the SynCAB graft may ultimately be
used as a substitute for native saphenous veins, thus avoiding the trauma and
expense associated with the surgical harvesting of the vein.
History
We were
founded in 1993 as a subsidiary of PolyMedica Corporation (“PMI”). In
June 1996, PMI distributed all of the shares of CardioTech International, Inc.’s
(“CardioTech”) common stock, par value $0.01 per share, which PMI owned, to PMI
stockholders of record. Our materials science technology is
principally based upon the ChronoFlexTM
proprietary polymers which represent our core technology.
In July
1999, we acquired the assets of Tyndale-Plains-Hunter (“TPH”), a manufacturer of
specialty hydrophilic polyurethanes.
In July
1999, Dermaphylyx International, Inc. (“Dermaphylyx”) was formed by certain of
our affiliates to develop advanced wound healing
products. Dermaphylyx was merged with and into us, effective March
2004, as a wholly-owned subsidiary. In June 2006, our Board of
Directors decided to cease the operations of Dermaphylyx. We
considered the net assets of Dermaphylyx to be immaterial.
In April
2001, we acquired Catheter and Disposables Technology, Inc.
(“CDT”). CDT, located in Minnesota, is an original equipment
manufacturer and supplier of private-label advanced disposable medical devices
from concept to finished packaged and sterilized products, providing engineering
services and contract manufacturing. In the development of our
business model, we reviewed the strategic fit of our various business operations
and determined that CDT did not fit our strategic direction. CDT was
sold in March 2008.
In April
2003, we acquired Gish Biomedical, Inc. (“Gish”). Gish is located in
southern California and manufacturers single use cardiopulmonary bypass products
that have a disposable component. In the development of our business
model, we reviewed the strategic fit of our various business operations and
determined that Gish did not fit our strategic direction. Gish was
sold in July 2007.
In March
2004, we joined with Implant Sciences Corporation (“Implant”) to participate in
the funding of CorNova. CorNova was initially formed to develop a
novel coronary drug eluting stent using the combined capabilities and technology
of CorNova, Implant Sciences and CardioTech. We currently have a
12.3% equity interest in the issued and outstanding common stock of CorNova,
based on the assumed conversion of all outstanding CorNova preferred stock into
common stock. Although CorNova is expected to incur future operating
losses, we have no obligation to fund CorNova.
At our
2007 Annual Meeting, our stockholders approved our reincorporation from
Massachusetts to Delaware. Our Articles of Charter Surrender in
Massachusetts and Certificate of Incorporation and Certificate of Conversion in
Delaware were effective as of October 26, 2007.
In June
2008, we reorganized our product line as part of our re-branding effort and
launched a new website at www.advbiomaterials.com. The information
available on or through our website is not a part of this report on Form
10-K. At our 2008 annual meeting of stockholders on October 15, 2008,
our stockholders approved the change of our name from CardioTech International,
Inc. to AdvanSource Biomaterials Corporation to better reflect our strategic
plan. Our Certificate of Amendment to our Certificate of
Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware
effecting this name change was effective October 15, 2008.
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Sale
of Gish and CDT
On July
6, 2007, the we completed the sale of Gish Biomedical, Inc. (“Gish”), our former
wholly-owned subsidiary that developed and manufactured single use
cardiopulmonary bypass products, pursuant to a stock purchase agreement (the
“Gish Purchase Agreement”) entered into with Medos Medizintechnik AG, a German
corporation (“Medos”), on July 3, 2007. The Gish Purchase Agreement
provided for the sale of Gish to Medos for a purchase price of approximately
$7.5 million in cash. The Gish Purchase Agreement also contained
representations, warranties and indemnities that are customary in a transaction
involving the sale of all or substantially all of a company or its
assets. The indemnifications include items such as compliance with
legal and regulatory requirements, product liability, lawsuits, environmental
matters, product recalls, intellectual property, and representations regarding
the fairness of certain financial statements, tax audits and net operating
losses. After transaction expenses and certain post-closing
adjustments, we realized approximately $6.1 million in proceeds from the sale of
Gish. Under the terms of the Gish Purchase Agreement, we owe Medos
$149,000 as a result of the change in stockholder’s equity of Gish from March
31, 2007 to June 30, 2007. This amount was recorded as a current
liability as of June 30, 2007, has not been paid to Medos, and is reflected as a
current liability of discontinued operations as of June 30, 2009 and March 31,
2009.
Pursuant
to the terms of the Gish Purchase Agreement, $1.0 million of the purchase price
was placed in escrow as a reserve for any indemnity claims by Medos under the
Gish Purchase Agreement, as described above. Under the terms of the
escrow agreement, our right to receive the escrow funds was contingent upon the
realization of the Gish accounts receivable and inventory that were transferred
to Medos for one year from the sale date. The $1.0 million of
proceeds paid into escrow is not included in the calculation of the loss on sale
of Gish of $1.2 million.
On June
30, 2008, Medos notified us of its claims in accordance with the procedure set
forth in the Gish Purchase Agreement. Medos’ claims aggregate
approximately $4.3 million and include allegations that (i) we breached certain
representations and warranties in the Gish Purchase Agreement, including certain
representations and warranties concerning the financial condition of Gish as of
March 31, 2007, (ii) we are liable for the severance obligations related to two
key Gish employees terminated by Medos subsequent to the acquisition date, and
(iii) Medos is entitled to a purchase price adjustment for the period between
March 31, 2007 and July 6, 2007. We refuted the claims asserted by
Medos and the facts and circumstances upon which they are based and, on July 25,
2008, as provided in the Gish Purchase Agreement, we initiated an arbitration
proceeding with the American Arbitration Association in New York, New York, and
served our arbitration demand upon Medos that same day. The
arbitration demand seeks a declaration that the amounts claimed by Medos are
without merit and unsupportable. We reviewed the assertions by Medos,
and concluded that a loss resulting from these asserted claims is not probable
as of June 30, 2009.
On August
6, 2009, we entered into a Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release (the
“Settlement”) with Medos whereby Medos agreed to repay to us approximately
$580,000 of the escrow funds previously released to Medos in full and final
settlement of the claims. In addition, the Company’s obligation with
respect of the $149,000 post-closing adjustment will be
eliminated. The parties have also agreed to dismiss the previously
filed demand for arbitration.
The terms
of the settlement payment provided for Medos to (i) remit a cash payment of
approximately $87,000 upon the execution of the Settlement and (ii) issue a
promissory note to us in the approximate amount of $493,000, maturing on
February 1, 2010 with equal monthly principal payments of approximately $70,000
plus accrued interest at the rate of 3.25% per annum.
On March
28, 2008, we completed the sale of Catheter and Disposables Technology, Inc.
(“CDT”), our former wholly-owned subsidiary engaged in contract manufacturing
and the provision of engineering services, pursuant to a stock purchase
agreement (the “CDT Purchase Agreement”) entered into with TACPRO, Inc.
(“Tacpro”) on March 28, 2008. The CDT Purchase Agreement provided for
the sale of CDT to Tacpro for a purchase price of approximately $1.2 million in
cash. The CDT Purchase Agreement also contained representations,
warranties and indemnities that are customary in a transaction involving the
sale of all or substantially all of a company or its assets. The
indemnifications include items such as compliance with legal and regulatory
requirements, product liability, lawsuits, environmental matters, product
recalls, realization of accounts receivable and inventories at specified time
periods, and tax audits. Pursuant to the terms of the CDT Purchase
Agreement, we placed $240,000 in escrow as a reserve for our indemnification
obligations to Tacpro, if any, as described above. The $240,000
of proceeds held in escrow as of March 31, 2009 was not included in the
calculation of the loss on sale of CDT of $690,000 recognized during the year
ended March 31, 2008.
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After
transaction expenses, which included a non-cash expense of $76,000 related to
warrants issued in connection with an investment bank that advised us, and
certain post-closing adjustments, we realized approximately $696,000 in cash
proceeds from the sale of CDT.
In March
2009, Tacpro presented certain additional post-closing claims in the approximate
amount of $17,000 related to uncollectible accounts receivable and unused
inventory to which we were in agreement. Net of the post-closing
claims, the remaining $224,000 of cash in the escrow account was released to us
in April 2009 and the escrow account was closed. Upon receipt of the
escrow cash, we paid approximately $11,000 in additional transaction costs to a
former employee. The escrow amount, net of post-closing claims and
additional transaction costs is reported as an additional gain on the sale of
CDT during the three months ended June 30, 2009.
Technology
and Intellectual Property
Our
unique materials science strengths are embodied in our family of proprietary
polymers. We manufacture and sell our custom polymers under trade
names including ChronoFilm, ChronoFlex, ChronoThane, ChronoPrene, HydroThane,
and PolyBlend. The ChronoFlex family of polymers has the potential to
be marketed beyond our existing customer base. Our goal is to fulfill
the market’s need for advanced materials science capabilities, thereby enabling
customers to improve devices that utilize polymers. Our chemists
continue to develop the ChronoFlex family of medical-grade
polymers. Conventional polymers are susceptible to degradation
resulting in catastrophic failure of long-term implantable devices such as
pacemaker leads. ChronoFlex and ChronoThane polymers are designed to
overcome such degradation and reduce the incidents of infections associated with
invasive devices.
Key
characteristics of our polymers are i) optional use as lubricious coatings for
smooth insertion of a device into the body, ii) antimicrobial properties that
are part of the polymer itself, and iii) mechanical properties, such as hardness
and elasticity sufficient to meet engineering requirements. We
believe our technology has wide application in increasing biocompatibility, drug
delivery, infection control and expanding the utility of complex devices in the
hospital and clinical environment.
We also
manufacture and sell our proprietary HydroThane polymers to medical device
manufacturers that are evaluating HydroThane for use in their
products. HydroThane is a thermoplastic, water-absorbing,
polyurethane elastomer possessing properties which we believe make it well
suited for the complex requirements of a variety of catheters. In
addition to its physical properties, we believe HydroThane exhibits an inherent
degree of bacterial resistance, clot resistance and
biocompatibility. When hydrated, HydroThane has elastic properties
similar to living tissue.
We also
manufacture specialty hydrophilic polyurethanes that are primarily sold to
customers as part of exclusive arrangements. Specifically, one
customer is supplied tailored, patented hydrophilic polyurethanes in exchange
for a multi-year, royalty-bearing exclusive supply contract which generates
royalty income for the Company.
ChronoFilm
is a registered trademark of PMI. ChronoFlex is our registered
trademark. ChronoThane, ChronoPrene, HydroThane, and PolyBlend are
our tradenames. CardioPass is our trademark.
We own or
license 4 patents relating to our vascular graft manufacturing and polymer
technology and products. While we believe our patents secure our
exclusivity with respect to certain of our technologies, there can be no
assurance that any patents issued would not afford us adequate protection
against competitors which sell similar inventions or devices, nor can there be
any assurance that our patents will not be infringed upon or designed around by
others. However, we intend to vigorously enforce all patents issued
to us.
In June
2007, we filed for a U.S. patent on our proprietary antimicrobial formulation
for ChronoFlex. Current technology in the marketplace uses antibiotic
drugs. The antimicrobial component of our polymers has been designed
to be non-leaching as a result of the polymerization process.
In
addition, PMI has granted us an exclusive, perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free
license for the use of one polyurethane patent and related technology in the
field consisting of the development, manufacture and sale of implantable medical
devices and biodurable polymer material to third parties for the use in medical
applications (the “Implantable Device and Materials Field”). PMI also
owns, jointly with Thermedics, Inc., an unrelated company that manufactures
medical grade polyurethane, the ChronoFlex polyurethane patents relating to the
ChronoFlex technology. PMI has granted us a non-exclusive, perpetual,
worldwide, royalty-free sublicense of these patents for use in the Implantable
Devices and Materials Field.
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Development
Blood is
pumped from the heart throughout the body via arteries. Blood is
returned to the heart at relatively low pressure via veins, which have thinner
walls than arteries and have check valves, which force blood to move in one
direction. Because a specific area of the body is often supplied by a
single main artery, rupture, severe narrowing or occlusion of the artery
supplying blood to that area is likely to cause an undesirable or catastrophic
medical outcome.
Vascular
grafts are used to replace or bypass occluded, damaged, dilated or severely
diseased arteries and are sometimes used to provide access to the bloodstream
for patients undergoing hemodialysis treatments. Existing small bore
graft technologies suffer from a variety of disadvantages in the treatment of
certain medical conditions, depending upon the need for biodurability,
compliance (elasticity) and other characteristics necessary for long-term
interface with the human body.
Coronary
artery bypass graft (“CABG”) surgery is performed to treat the impairment of
blood flow to portions of the heart. CABG surgery involves the
addition of one or more new vessels to the heart to re-route blood around
blocked coronary arteries. As a result of a study commissioned by us,
we believe that approximately 165,000 coronary artery bypass procedures are
performed annually in Europe. Of these procedures, we believe
approximately 35,000 procedures could be performed using a device similar to our
SynCAB graft.
We have
developed our 4mm and 5mm SynCAB grafts using specialized ChronoFlex
polyurethane materials designed to provide improved performance in the treatment
of arterial disorders. The grafts have three layers, similar to
natural arteries, and are designed to replicate the physical characteristics of
human blood vessels.
We
believe the SynCAB graft may be used initially to provide an alternative to
patients with insufficient or inadequate native vessels for use in bypass
surgery as a result of repeat procedures, trauma, disease or other
factors. We believe, however, that the SynCAB graft may ultimately be
used as a substitute for native saphenous veins, thus avoiding the trauma and
expense associated with the surgical harvesting of the vein.
SynCAB
Clinical Trials
We
initiated plans in fiscal 2006 to obtain European marketing
approvals. In May 2006, we received written acknowledgement from our
Notified Body in Europe that our clinical trial plan had been
accepted. The planned 10 patient clinical trial protocol allows
surgeons to intraoperatively decide to use a 5mm SynCAB graft instead of
suboptimal autologous vessels. The patient enrollment process is not
an easy one for a long-term surgical implant that is designed to improve
outcomes for very sick patients. Prior to each surgery, our
investigators must receive patient consent for participation in the
trials. The surgeon then decides at the time of the operation whether
or not to utilize the graft. Patients will be followed for 90 days
and assessed for graft patency and quality of life measures.
We hired
a European-based contract research organization (“CRO”) to assist in management
of the entire clinical process. The CRO helped us review possible
sites in the European Union for the selection of investigators to follow the
approved protocols. Our first site was selected and a Principal
Investigator was engaged to conduct the trial and provide the necessary data for
the clinical research report. All necessary approvals from the Ethics
Committee were also received. Our Principal Investigator has
participated in a wide range of cardiovascular clinical
trials. Achievement of this important milestone fits within our
planned timeline and is an important benchmark in the commencement and
completion of the clinical trial. We have undergone a rigorous review
by the Ministry of Health and completed paperwork for an import license, and
prepared for patient selection. In January 2007, we announced the
initiation of these clinical trials with the first patient surgically implanted
in March 2007.
In April
2008, we announced a second site for the CardioPass trial. A second
site for the 10-patient clinical trial offers a larger potential pool of
patients to be reviewed for graft implant eligibility for the
trial.
During
the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009 we concluded the clinical trials which we
believe demonstrated clinical success. However, our clinical
investigators noted full patient enrollment in these clinical trials was very
slow due to limitations resulting from the large size of the 4mm and 5mm SynCAB
grafts. Our clinical investigators have advised us there is a greater
clinical need for SynCAB grafts having an inner bore diameter of 2mm, 2-1/2mm
and 3mm. In response to these observations, we have undertaken the
development of a SynCAB graft having smaller
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inner
bore diameters as recommended. We believe this development effort
will require alliance with a technology partner capable of providing the
necessary surface treatment of the inner bore of a smaller SynCAB
graft. We have identified certain technology partners with these
capabilities, although no agreements have been entered into for assistance with
the planned development. Although we intend on moving forward with
the development of SynCAB grafts having smaller inner bore diameters, there can
be no assurance that we will be successful in developing a commercially viable
SynCAB graft or that we will be successful in entering into a development
agreement with a technology partner on terms that are acceptable to us or at
all.
The
objective of the trial is to work towards obtaining European CE Marking for the
CardioPassTM. Approval
by the Notified Body and obtaining CE Marking would allow CardioPassTM to be
marketed and sold in all European Union countries as well as other countries
worldwide that accept this approval for registration within those
countries.
Critical
Accounting Policies
Our
critical accounting policies are summarized in Note A to our consolidated
financial statements included in Item 8 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009. However, certain of our
accounting policies require the application of significant judgment by our
management, and such judgments are reflected in the amounts reported in our
consolidated financial statements. In applying these policies, our
management uses its judgment to determine the appropriate assumptions to be used
in the determination of estimates. Those estimates are based on our
historical experience, terms of existing contracts, our observance of market
trends, information provided by our strategic partners and information available
from other outside sources, as appropriate. Actual results may differ
significantly from the estimates contained in our consolidated financial
statements. Other than the adoption of EITF Issue No. 07-5, which is
more fully discussed in Note 12 to the unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements, there has been no change to
our critical accounting policies during the fiscal quarter ended June 30,
2009.
Results
of Operations
Three Months Ended June 30,
2009 vs. June 30, 2008
Revenues
Total
revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2009 were $450,000 as compared with
$874,000 for the comparable prior year period, a decrease of $424,000, or
48.5%.
Product
sales of our biomaterials for the three months ended June 30, 2009 were $239,000
as compared with $313,000 for the comparable prior year period, a decrease of
$74,000, or 23.6%. Product sales decreased primarily due to a
decrease in the demand for biomaterials from our existing customer
base.
License,
royalty and development fees for the three months ended June 30, 2009 were
$211,000 as compared with $561,000 for the comparable prior year period, a
decrease of $350,000 or 62.4%. We have agreements to license our
proprietary biomaterial technology to medical device manufacturers and develop
biomaterials for incorporation into medical devices under development by our
customers. Royalties are earned when these manufacturers sell medical
devices which use our biomaterials. The decrease in license, royalty
and development fees during the three months ended June 30, 2009 is primarily a
result of an amendment to an agreement with a major customer from whom we derive
a majority of our license, royalty and development fee revenue. The
amendment to this agreement resulted in the reduction of royalty fees paid to us
per unit of sale of our customer’s product.
Gross
Profit
Gross
profit on total revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2009 was $111,000,
or 24.7% of total revenues, compared with $527,000, or 60.3% of total revenues,
for the comparable prior year period. The decrease in gross profit
dollars and gross profit as a percentage of total revenues is due to the
decrease of product sales and license, royalty and development
fees.
Gross
profit on product sales for the three months ended June 30, 2009 was a loss of
($100,000), or (41.8%) of product sales, compared with a loss of ($34,000), or
(10.9%) of product sales, for the comparable prior year period. The
decrease in gross profit on product sales and gross profit as a percentage of
product sales is primarily due to the adverse affect on gross profits resulting
from lower sales in a high fixed cost production environment. The
consistent quarter-over-quarter cost of goods in dollars also reflects the high
fixed cost structure for biomaterials production.
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Research,
Development and Regulatory Expenses
Research
and development expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2009 were $182,000
as compared with $183,000 for the comparable prior year period, a decrease of
$1,000 or 0.5%. Our research and development efforts are focused on
developing new applications for our biomaterials. Research and
development expenditures consisted primarily of the salaries of full time
employees and related expenses, and are expensed as incurred. During
the three months ended June 30, 2009, we increased our research and development
expenditures in the development of new biomaterials and related applications
while expenditures related to the CardioPass clinical trials
decreased.
Selling,
General and Administrative Expenses
Selling,
general and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2009
were $786,000 as compared with $924,000 for the comparable prior year period, a
decrease of $138,000 or 14.9%. The decrease is primarily attributable
to our cost containment measures which included reductions in outside
consultants and insurance costs; offset in part by an increase in non-cash
stock-based compensation expenses.
Other
Income (Expense)
Other
expense, for the three months ended June 30, 2009 was $35,000 as compared with
other income of $21,000 for the comparable prior year period. Other
expense reported for the three months ended June 30, 2009 was a result of the
write-off of royalty receivable previously recorded as of March 31,
2009. Other income reported for the three months ended June 30, 2008
was a result of interest income earned during the first quarter of fiscal
2009. Due to lower cash balances and the reduction in effective
interest rates on our investments, no interest income was reported in the first
quarter of fiscal 2010.
Net
Income from Discontinued Operations – Sale of CDT
Net
income from discontinued operations – sale of CDT is due to the gain realized
upon the settlement of the escrow account established in connection with the
March 2008 sale of CDT, our former wholly-owned subsidiary. The gain
realized during the three months ended June 30, 2009 was approximately $213,000,
net of post-closing adjustments and additional transaction costs.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
As we
previously reported, in late 2007 we were advised by Medos that Medos might
assert certain indemnity claims against us relating to certain representations
and warranties up to the full amount of the $1.0 million escrow balance
established under the Gish Purchase Agreement. In addition, Medos
advised us that it might seek a purchase price adjustment for the period March
31, 2007 through July 6, 2007, as provided in the Gish Purchase
Agreement. We advised Medos that we believed any such claims, if
made, would be without merit.
On June
30, 2008, Medos notified us of its claims in accordance with the procedure set
forth in the Gish Purchase Agreement. Medos’ claims aggregate
approximately $4.3 million and include allegations that (i) we breached certain
representations and warranties in the Gish Purchase Agreement, including certain
representations and warranties concerning the financial condition of Gish as of
March 31, 2007, (ii) we are liable for the severance obligations related to two
key Gish employees terminated by Medos subsequent to the acquisition date, and
(iii) Medos is entitled to a purchase price adjustment for the period between
March 31, 2007 and July 6, 2007. We refuted the claims asserted by
Medos and the facts and circumstances upon which they are based and, on July 25,
2008, as provided in the Gish Purchase Agreement, we initiated an arbitration
proceeding with the American Arbitration Association in New York, New York, and
served our arbitration demand upon Medos that same day. The
arbitration demand seeks a declaration that the amounts claimed by Medos are
without merit and unsupportable. We reviewed the assertions by Medos,
and concluded that a loss resulting from these asserted claims is not probable
as of June 30, 2009.
On August
6, 2009, we entered into a Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release (the
“Settlement”) with Medos whereby Medos agreed to repay to us approximately
$580,000 of the escrow funds previously released to Medos in full and final
settlement of the claims. In addition, the Company’s obligation with
respect of the $149,000 post-closing adjustment will be
eliminated. The parties have also agreed to dismiss the previously
filed demand for arbitration.
The terms
of the settlement payment provided for Medos to (i) remit a cash payment of
approximately $87,000 upon the execution of the Settlement and (ii) issue a
promissory note to us in the approximate amount of $493,000, maturing on
February 1, 2010 with equal monthly principal payments of approximately $70,000
plus accrued interest at the rate of 3.25% per annum.
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As of
June 30, 2009, we had cash and cash equivalents of $3,436,000, a decrease of
$437,000 when compared with a balance of $3,873,000 as of March 31,
2009.
During
the three months ended June 30, 2009, we had net cash outflows of $649,000 from
operating activities as compared with net cash outflows of $1,010,000 for the
comparable prior year period. The net cash outflows used in operating
activities of continuing operations during the three months ended June 30, 2009
is primarily a result of the net loss, increases in accounts receivable, and a
reduction in accounts payable and accrued expenses. These cash
outflows were offset by cash received on accounts receivable related to
royalties. In addition, net cash outflows was offset by non-cash
items related to depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation
expenses.
During
the three months ended June 30, 2009, we had net cash outflows of $1,000 from
investing activities from continuing operations as compared to net cash
outflows of $88,000 from investing activities from continuing operations for the
comparable prior year period. The net cash outflows from investing
activities from continuing operations is primarily a result of minor purchases
of equipment offset by a reduction in prepaid insurance
premiums. During the three months ended June 30, 2009, we had net
cash inflows of $213,000 from investing activities from discontinued
operations as a result of the net cash realized upon the settlement of the
escrow account established in connection with the March 2008 sale of
CDT.
At June
30, 2009, we had no debt. We believe our June 30, 2009 cash position
will be sufficient to fund our working capital and research and development
activities for at least the next twelve months.
Our
future growth may depend on our ability to raise capital for acquisitions, to
support research and development activities for modification of existing
biomaterials and development of new biomaterials, including advanced
applications for our biomaterials, and to market and sell our advanced
biomaterials. In addition, we may require substantial funds for
further research and development for our synthetic coronary artery bypass graft,
future pre-clinical and clinical trials, regulatory approvals, establishment of
commercial-scale manufacturing capabilities, and the marketing of our
products. Our capital requirements depend on numerous factors,
including but not limited to, the progress of our research and development
programs, including costs for clinical trials; the cost of filing, prosecuting,
defending and enforcing any intellectual property rights; competing
technological and market developments; changes in our development of
commercialization activities and arrangements; and the purchase of additional
facilities and capital equipment.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
As of
June 30, 2009, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or
are reasonably likely to have, a current or future material effect on our
consolidated financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, capital
expenditures or capital resources.
Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
Risk.
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Not
required pursuant to Item 305(e) of Regulation S-K.
Controls
and Procedures
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The
certificates of the Company’s principal executive officer and principal
financial and accounting officer attached as Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 to this
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include, in paragraph 4 of such certifications,
information concerning the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, and
internal control over financial reporting. Such certifications should
be read in conjunction with the information contained in this Item 4 for a more
complete understanding of the matters covered by such
certifications.
Disclosure
Controls and Procedures
The
Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s chief executive
officer and acting chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the
Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2009. The
term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”), means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to
ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports
that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed,
summarized, and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules
and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without
limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required
to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the
Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management,
including its chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as
appropriate, to allow timely decisions to be made regarding required
disclosure. It should be noted that any system of controls and
procedures, however well designed and
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operated,
can provide only reasonable, and not absolute, assurance that the objectives of
the system are met and that management necessarily applies its judgment in
evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and
procedures. Based on the evaluation of the Company’s disclosure
controls and procedures as of June 30, 209, the Company’s chief executive
officer and acting chief financial officer concluded that, as of such date, the
Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable
assurance level.
Changes
in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There
were no changes to the Company’s internal control over financial reporting
during the quarter ended June 30, 2009 that have materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting.
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PART
II. OTHER
INFORMATION
Legal
Proceedings
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As
previously reported by the Company, in late 2007 the Company was advised by
Medos that Medos might assert certain indemnity claims against the Company
relating to certain representations and warranties up to the full amount of the
$1.0 million escrow balance established under the Gish Purchase
Agreement. In addition, Medos advised the Company that it might seek
a purchase price adjustment for the period March 31, 2007 through July 6, 2007,
as provided in the Gish Purchase Agreement. The Company advised Medos
that it believed any such claims, if made, would be without merit.
On June
30, 2008, Medos notified the Company of its claims in accordance with the
procedure set forth in the Gish Purchase Agreement. Medos’ claims
aggregate approximately $4.3 million and include allegations that (i) the
Company breached certain representations and warranties in the Gish Purchase
Agreement, including certain representations and warranties concerning the
financial condition of Gish as of March 31, 2007, (ii) the Company is liable for
the severance obligations related to two key Gish employees terminated by Medos
subsequent to the acquisition date, and (iii) Medos is entitled to a purchase
price adjustment for the period between March 31, 2007 and July 6,
2007. The Company refuted the claims asserted by Medos and the facts
and circumstances upon which they are based and, on July 25, 2008, as provided
in the Gish Purchase Agreement, the Company initiated an arbitration proceeding
with the American Arbitration Association in New York, New York, and served its
arbitration demand upon Medos that same day. The arbitration demand
seeks a declaration that the amounts claimed by Medos are without merit and
unsupportable. The Company reviewed the assertions by Medos, and
concluded that a loss resulting from these asserted claims is not probable as of
June 30, 2009.
On August
6, 2009, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release (the
“Settlement”) with Medos whereby Medos agreed to repay to the Company
approximately $580,000 of the escrow funds previously released to Medos in full
and final settlement of the claims. In addition, the Company’s
obligation with respect of the $149,000 post-closing adjustment will be
eliminated. The parties have also agreed to dismiss the previously
filed demand for arbitration.
The terms
of the settlement payment provided for Medos to (i) remit a cash payment of
approximately $87,000 upon the execution of the Settlement and (ii) issue a
promissory note to the Company in the approximate amount of $493,000, maturing
on February 1, 2010 with equal monthly principal payments of approximately
$70,000 plus accrued interest at the rate of 3.25% per annum.
We are
not a party to any other legal proceedings, other than ordinary routine
litigation incidental to our business, which we believe will not have a material
affect on our financial position or results of operations.
Item
1A.
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Risk
Factors
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Item
2.
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Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds
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None.
Defaults
Upon Senior Securities
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None.
Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders
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None
Other
Information
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None.
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Item
6.
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Exhibits
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Exhibit
No.
31.1
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Certification
of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 3.02 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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31.2
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Certification
of Principal Financial and Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 3.02 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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32.1
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Certification
of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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32.2
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Certification
of Principal Financial and Accounting Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002.
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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.
AdvanSource
Biomaterials Corporation
By: /s/ Michael F.
Adams
Michael
F. Adams
President
& Chief Executive Officer
By: /s/ David
Volpe
David
Volpe
Acting
Chief Financial Officer
Dated: August
13, 2009
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