Oncocyte Corp - Quarter Report: 2023 September (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2023

OR

For the transition period from ___________ to __________

Commission file number 1-37648

Oncocyte Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

15 Cushing

Irvine, California 92618

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(949) 409-7600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

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 ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). ☒ Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ☐ Yes ☒ No

The number of shares of common stock outstanding as of November 2, 2023 was 8,260,762.

ONCOCYTE CORPORATION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2023

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Report on Form 10-Q (“Report”) contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. We make such forward-looking statements pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this Report are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would,” or the negative of these words or other comparable terminology.

Any forward-looking statements in this Report reflect our current views with respect to future events or to our future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, among other things, those discussed in this Report under Item 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, under Risk Factors in this Report and those Risk Factors in Part I, Item 1A of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, even if new information becomes available in the future.

The forward-looking statements in this Report also include, among other things, statements about:

Unless the context otherwise requires, all references to “Oncocyte,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our,” or similar words refer to Oncocyte Corporation, together with our consolidated subsidiaries.

The description or discussion, in Report, of any contract or agreement is a summary only and is qualified in all respects by reference to the full text of the applicable contract or agreement.

DetermaIO™, DetermaCNI™, and VitaGraft™ are trademarks of Oncocyte Corporation, regardless of whether the “^™” symbol accompanies the use of or reference to the applicable trademark in this Report.

PART 1—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

ONCOCYTE CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except per share data)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

ONCOCYTE CORPORATION

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share data)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

ONCOCYTE CORPORATION

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(In thousands)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

ONCOCYTE CORPORATION

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(In thousands)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

ONCOCYTE CORPORATION

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(In thousands)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

ONCOCYTE CORPORATION

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

ONCOCYTE CORPORATION

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Organization, Description of the Business and Liquidity

Oncocyte Corporation (“Oncocyte,” the “Company,” “we” or “us”), incorporated in 2009 in the state of California, is a precision diagnostics company focused on developing and commercializing proprietary tests in three areas: VitaGraft is a blood-based solid organ transplantation monitoring test, DetermaIO is a gene expression test that assesses the tumor microenvironment to predict response to immunotherapies, and DetermaCNI is a blood-based monitoring tool for monitoring therapeutic efficacy in cancer patients.

Oncocyte’s first product for commercial release was a proprietary treatment stratification test called DetermaRx that identifies which patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer may benefit from chemotherapy, resulting in a significantly higher, five-year survival rate. Beginning in September 2019 through February 23, 2021, Oncocyte held a 25% equity interest in Razor Genomics, Inc. (“Razor”), a privately held company, that had developed and licensed to Oncocyte the lung cancer treatment stratification laboratory test that Oncocyte was commercializing as DetermaRx. On February 24, 2021, Oncocyte completed the purchase of all the remaining issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Razor. As a result of the purchase of the Razor common stock, Oncocyte became the sole shareholder of Razor.

On December 15, 2022, the Company, entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Razor Stock Purchase Agreement”) with Dragon Scientific, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Dragon”) and Razor. Pursuant to the Razor Stock Purchase Agreement, Oncocyte agreed to sell to Dragon, 3,188,181 shares of common stock of Razor, which constitutes approximately 70% of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Razor on a fully-diluted basis, and transfer to Razor all of the assets and liabilities related to DetermaRx (the “Razor Sale Transaction”).

Certain amounts in prior periods have been reclassified to reflect the impact of the discontinued operations treatment of Razor in order to conform to the current period presentation. As a result of the divestiture of Razor, the Company has retrospectively revised the consolidated statements of operations for the periods ended September 30, 2022, to reflect the operations and cash flows of Razor as discontinued operations and the related assets and liabilities disposed. See Note 13 for additional information.

On February 16, 2023, Oncocyte completed the Razor Sale Transaction (the “Razor Closing”). In connection with the Razor Closing, Oncocyte transferred to Razor all of the assets and liabilities related to DetermaRx. While no monetary consideration was received for the sale of 70% of the equity interests of Razor, the transaction allowed the Company to eliminate all development and commercialization costs with respect to DetermaRx. Following the Razor Closing, Oncocyte continues to own 1,366,364 shares of common stock of Razor, which constitutes approximately 30% of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Razor on a fully-diluted basis.

Liquidity and Going Concern

Oncocyte has incurred operating losses and negative cash flows since inception and had an accumulated deficit of $272.5 million as of September 30, 2023. Oncocyte expects to continue to incur operating losses and negative cash flows for the foreseeable future. Since its formation, Oncocyte has financed its operations primarily through the sale of shares of its common stock, convertible preferred stock and warrants to acquire common stock.

As of September 30, 2023, Oncocyte had $13.8 million of cash and cash equivalents. In addition, Oncocyte held shares of Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (“Lineage”) and AgeX Therapeutics, Inc. (“AgeX”) common stock as marketable equity securities with a combined fair market value of $441,000.

On June 11, 2021, Oncocyte entered into an at-the-market sales agreement with BTIG, LLC as sales agent and/or principal (the “Agent” or “BTIG”) pursuant to which Oncocyte may sell up to an aggregate of $50,000,000 of shares of Oncocyte common stock from time to time through the Agent (the “ATM Offering”).

Between July 1, 2021 and September 30, 2023, Oncocyte sold 56,167 shares of common stock at an average offering price of $111.60 per share, for gross proceeds of approximately $6.27 million through the ATM Offering. The most recent sale of common stock through the ATM Offering took place in January 2022. Oncocyte will need to raise additional capital to finance its operations, including the development and commercialization of its cancer diagnostic and other tests, until such time as it is able to generate sufficient revenues from the commercialization of one or more of its laboratory tests and other tests, and performing Pharma Services to cover its operating expenses.

On April 13, 2022, Oncocyte entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) with institutional accredited investors (the “Investors”), including Broadwood Partners, L.P. (“Broadwood”), Oncocyte’s largest shareholder, in a registered direct offering of 11,765 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), which are convertible into a total of 384,477 shares of common stock, at a conversion price of $30.60 (the “Series A Preferred Stock Offering”).

Further, on April 13, 2022, Oncocyte entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with BTIG, LLC, as representative of the underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which Oncocyte issued and sold to the Underwriters an aggregate of 1,313,320 shares of common stock, and 1,313,320 warrants to purchase up to 656,660 shares of common stock (“April 2022 Warrants”) (the “Underwritten Offering”). See Notes 8 and 11 for additional information about the Series A Preferred Stock Offering and Underwritten Offering.

In August 2022, the Company initiated a workforce reduction plan to strategically realign its operations and implement cost reduction programs to prioritize near term revenue generators and to manage and preserve cash. In connection with the reduction, the Company eliminated 14 positions, implemented tighter expense controls, and ceased non-core activities. Further, on December 16, 2022, Oncocyte initiated an additional reduction in work force involving over 40% of its full-time employees. The transition began on December 16, 2022 and was completed in February 2023. As of December 31, 2022, the Company incurred an aggregate of $1.9 million related to employee severance and benefits costs in connection with its reductions in force during fiscal year 2022.

On April 3, 2023, Oncocyte entered into an agreement with certain members of the Company’s board of directors, and several institutional and accredited investors, including Broadwood, the Company’s largest shareholder, relating to their purchase of an aggregate of up to 2,278,121 shares of its common stock at an offering price of $7.08 per share to board members and $6.03 per share to the other investors participating in the offering (the “April 2023 Offering”). See Notes 8 and 11 for additional information about the April 2023 Offering.

On April 12, 2023, Oncocyte announced a reduction in force involving approximately 20% of its workforce (the “April 2023 Reduction”), which management believes will extend Oncocyte’s cash runway into 2024. In connection with the April 2023 Reduction, we incurred approximately $300,000 related to employee severance and benefits costs during the second quarter of 2023.

As of September 30, 2023, Oncocyte is completing clinical development and planning commercialization of DetermaIO, although DetermaIO is currently available for biopharma diagnostic development and research use only as a companion test in immunotherapy drug development to select patients for clinical trials; and the clinical launch of VitaGraft. While Oncocyte plans to primarily market its laboratory tests in the United States through its own sales force, it is also beginning to make marketing arrangements with distributors in other countries. In order to reduce capital needs and to expedite the commercialization of any new laboratory tests that may become available for clinical use, Oncocyte may also pursue marketing arrangements with other diagnostic companies through which Oncocyte might receive licensing fees and royalty on sales, or through which it might form a joint venture to market its tests and share in net revenues, in the United States or abroad.

In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 205-40, Going Concern, we evaluated whether there are conditions and events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the consolidated financial statements included in this Report are issued. This evaluation initially does not take into consideration the potential mitigating effect of our plans that have not been fully implemented as of the date the consolidated financial statements included in this Report are issued. When substantial doubt exists under this methodology, we evaluate whether the mitigating effect of our plans sufficiently alleviates substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. The mitigating effect of our plans, however, is only considered if both (1) it is probable that the plans will be effectively implemented within one year after the date that such financial statements are issued, and (2) it is probable that the plans, when implemented, will mitigate the relevant conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that such financial statements are issued. In performing this analysis, we excluded certain elements of our operating plan that cannot be considered probable.

Our expectation to generate operating losses and negative operating cash flows in the future and the need for additional funding to support our planned operations raise substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern for a period of one year after the date that the consolidated financial statements are issued. Management intends to complete additional equity financings while maintaining reduced spending levels. However, due to several factors, including those outside management’s control, there can be no assurance that we will be able to complete additional equity financings. If we are unable to complete additional financings, management’s plans include further reducing or delaying operating expenses. We have concluded the likelihood that our plan to successfully obtain sufficient funding from one or more of these sources or adequately reduce expenditures, while reasonably possible, is less than probable. Accordingly, we have concluded that substantial doubt exists about our ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least one year from the date of issuance of these consolidated financial statements.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might result from the outcome of the uncertainties described above.

In addition to general economic and capital market trends and conditions, Oncocyte’s ability to raise sufficient additional capital to finance its operations from time to time will depend on a number of factors specific to Oncocyte’s operations such as operating revenues and expenses, progress in development of, or in obtaining reimbursement coverage from Medicare for DetermaIO and other future laboratory tests that Oncocyte may develop or acquire.

The unavailability or inadequacy of financing or revenues to meet future capital needs could force Oncocyte to modify, curtail, delay, or suspend some or all aspects of planned operations. Sales of additional equity securities could result in the dilution of the interests of its shareholders. Oncocyte cannot assure that adequate financing will be available on favorable terms, if at all.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Accounting Principles

The consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).

Reclassifications

Certain prior period amounts in the consolidated financial statements and notes to consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. These changes had no impact on the previously reported consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Basis of Presentation

The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements presented herein, and discussed below, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP for financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X. In accordance with those rules and regulations, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in comprehensive consolidated financial statements have been condensed or omitted. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2022 was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in Oncocyte’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary for a fair presentation of Oncocyte’s financial condition and results of operations. The consolidated results of operations are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any other interim period or for the entire year.

On July 24, 2023, the Company implemented a 1-for-20 reverse stock split of the outstanding shares of its common stock. The par value per share and the authorized number of shares of common stock and preferred stock were not adjusted as a result of the reverse stock split. All common stock share and per-share amounts for all periods presented in these consolidated financial statements have been adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split. The number of authorized shares of common stock remains at 230 million shares.

Principles of Consolidation

On January 31, 2020, with the acquisition of Insight Genetics, Inc. (“Insight”) through a merger with a newly incorporated wholly-owned subsidiary of Oncocyte (the “Insight Merger”) under the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Insight Merger Agreement”), Insight became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oncocyte, and on that date Oncocyte began consolidating Insight’s operations and results with Oncocyte’s operations and results (see Note 3).

On April 15, 2021, with the acquisition of Chronix Biomedical, Inc. (“Chronix”) pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated February 2, 2021, amended February 23, 2021, and amended and restated as of April 15, 2021 (as amended and restated, the “Chronix Merger Agreement”), by and among Oncocyte, CNI Monitor Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Oncocyte (“Merger Sub”), Chronix became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oncocyte (the “Chronix Merger”), and on that date Oncocyte began consolidating Chronix’s operations and results with Oncocyte’s operations and results (see Note 3).

We have reflected the operations of Razor as discontinued operations for all periods presented. See Note 13 for further information. Amounts and disclosures throughout these Notes to consolidated financial statements relate solely to continuing operations and exclude all discontinued operations. Discontinued operations comprise activities that were disposed of or discontinued at the end of the period, represent a separate major line of business that can be clearly distinguished for operational and financial reporting purposes and represent a strategic business shift having a major effect on the Company’s operations and financial results according to ASC Topic 205, Presentation of Financial Statements.

All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and contingent assets and liabilities, at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates estimates which are subject to significant judgment, including, but not limited to, valuation methods used, assumptions requiring the use of judgment to prepare financial projections, timing of potential commercialization of acquired in-process intangible assets, applicable discount rates, probabilities of the likelihood of multiple outcomes of certain events related to contingent consideration, comparable companies or transactions, determination of fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed including those relating to contingent consideration, assumptions related to going concern assessments, allocation of direct and indirect expenses, useful lives associated with long-lived intangible assets, key assumptions in operating and financing leases including incremental borrowing rates, loss contingencies, valuation allowances related to deferred income taxes, allowances for credit losses, and assumptions used to value debt and stock-based awards and other equity instruments. Actual results may differ materially from those estimates.

Similarly, Oncocyte assessed certain accounting matters that generally require consideration of forecasted financial information. The accounting matters assessed included, but were not limited to, Oncocyte’s equity investments, the carrying value of goodwill, going concern assessment, acquired in-process intangible assets and other long-lived assets. Those assessments as well as other estimates referenced above were made in the context of information reasonably available to Oncocyte.

Segments

Oncocyte’s executive management team, as a group, represents the entity’s chief operating decision makers. To date, Oncocyte’s executive management team has viewed Oncocyte’s operations as one segment that includes the research, development and commercialization of diagnostic tests, including molecular diagnostic services to pharmaceutical customers. As a result, the financial information disclosed materially represents all of the financial information related to Oncocyte’s sole operating segment.

Fair Value Measurements, Business Combinations and Contingent Consideration Liabilities

Oncocyte accounts for business combinations in accordance with ASC 805, which requires the purchase consideration transferred to be measured at fair value on the acquisition date in accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement. ASC 820 establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value and expands on required disclosures about fair value measurement. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible. ASC 820 describes a fair value hierarchy based on three levels of inputs, of which the first two are considered observable and the last unobservable, that may be used to measure fair value, which are the following:

● Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

● Level 2 – Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted market prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

● Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

When a part of the purchase consideration consists of shares of Oncocyte common stock, Oncocyte calculates the purchase price attributable to those shares, a Level 1 security, by determining the fair value of those shares as of the acquisition date based on prices quoted on the principal national securities exchange on which the shares traded. Oncocyte recognizes estimated fair values of the tangible assets and identifiable intangible assets acquired, including in-process research and development, and liabilities assumed, including any contingent consideration, as of the acquisition date. Goodwill is recognized as any amount of the fair value of the tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed in excess of the consideration transferred. ASC 805 precludes the recognition of an assembled workforce as an asset, effectively subsuming any assembled workforce value into goodwill.

In determining fair value, Oncocyte utilizes valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible, and also considers counterparty credit risk in its assessment of fair value. For the periods presented, Oncocyte has no financial assets or liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis, except for money market funds and marketable equity securities held by Oncocyte described below. These assets are measured at fair value using the period-end quoted market prices as a Level 1 input.

Certain of Oncocyte’s asset and business acquisitions involve the potential for future payment of consideration to third-parties and former selling shareholders in amounts determined as a percentage of future net revenues generated, or upon attainment of revenue milestones, from Pharma Services or laboratory tests, as applicable, or annual minimum royalties to certain licensors, as provided in the applicable agreements. The fair value of such liabilities is determined using unobservable inputs. These inputs include the estimated amount and timing of projected cash flows and the risk-adjusted discount rate used to present value the cash flows. These obligations are referred to as contingent consideration, which are carried at fair value based on Level 3 inputs.

ASC 805 requires that contingent consideration be estimated and recorded at fair value as of the acquisition date as part of the total consideration transferred. Contingent consideration is an obligation of the acquirer to transfer additional assets or equity interests to the selling shareholders in the future if certain future events occur or conditions are met, such as the attainment of product development milestones. Contingent consideration also includes additional future payments to selling shareholders based on achievement of components of earnings, such as “earn-out” provisions or percentage of future revenues, including royalties paid to the selling shareholders based on a percentage of certain revenues generated.

The fair value of contingent consideration after the acquisition date is reassessed by Oncocyte as changes in circumstances and conditions occur, with the subsequent change in fair value recorded in the consolidated statements of operations. Changes in key assumptions can materially affect the estimated fair value of contingent consideration liabilities and, accordingly, the resulting gain or loss that Oncocyte records in its consolidated financial statements. See Note 3 for a full discussion of these liabilities and additional Level 3 fair value disclosures.

The following tables present the Company’s assets and liabilities, measured and recognized at fair value on a recurring basis, classified under the appropriate level of the fair value hierarchy:

Schedule of Fair Value Measurement of Financial Assets and Liabilities