Sonoma Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2008 September (Form 10-Q)
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
þ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2008
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 001-33216
OCULUS INNOVATIVE SCIENCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 68-0423298 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (I.R.S Employer | |
incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) |
1129 N. McDowell Blvd.
Petaluma, CA 94954
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Petaluma, CA 94954
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code (707) 782-0792
Indicate by checkmark 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 þ No o
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.
Large accelerated filer o | Accelerated filer o | Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
Smaller reporting company þ |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
As of November 10, 2008 the number of shares outstanding of the registrants common stock, $0.0001
par value, was 15,923,708.
OCULUS INNOVATIVE SCIENCES, INC.
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OCULUS INNOVATIVE SCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
September 30, | March 31, | |||||||
2008 | 2008 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
ASSETS |
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Current assets: |
||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 5,972 | $ | 18,823 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net |
900 | 770 | ||||||
Inventories |
265 | 259 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
619 | 1,098 | ||||||
Total current assets |
7,756 | 20,950 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net |
1,839 | 2,303 | ||||||
Debt issuance costs, net |
89 | 304 | ||||||
Other assets |
93 | 55 | ||||||
Total assets |
$ | 9,777 | $ | 23,612 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
$ | 1,288 | $ | 2,977 | ||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
1,670 | 2,460 | ||||||
Current portion of long-term debt |
1,131 | 1,994 | ||||||
Current portion of capital lease obligations |
9 | 19 | ||||||
Total current liabilities |
4,098 | 7,450 | ||||||
Deferred revenue |
474 | 523 | ||||||
Long-term debt, less current portion |
128 | 205 | ||||||
Capital lease obligations, less current portion |
2 | 6 | ||||||
Total liabilities |
4,702 | 8,184 | ||||||
Commitments and Contingencies |
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Stockholders Equity: |
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Convertible preferred stock, $0.0001 par
value; 5,000,000 shares authorized, no shares
issued and outstanding at September 30, 2008
(unaudited) and March 31, 2008 |
| | ||||||
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 100,000,000
shares authorized, 15,923,708 and 15,903,613
shares issued and outstanding at September 30,
2008 (unaudited) and March 31, 2008,
respectively |
2 | 2 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
110,974 | 109,027 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(2,964 | ) | (2,775 | ) | ||||
Accumulated deficit |
(102,937 | ) | (90,826 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders equity |
5,075 | 15,428 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
$ | 9,777 | $ | 23,612 | ||||
See accompanying notes
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OCULUS INNOVATIVE SCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2008 | 2007 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||||||
Revenues |
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Product |
$ | 1,212 | $ | 670 | $ | 2,219 | $ | 1,302 | ||||||||
Service |
269 | 307 | 473 | 541 | ||||||||||||
Total revenues |
1,481 | 977 | 2,692 | 1,843 | ||||||||||||
Cost of revenues |
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Product |
446 | 403 | 884 | 779 | ||||||||||||
Service |
251 | 287 | 449 | 528 | ||||||||||||
Total cost of revenues |
697 | 690 | 1,333 | 1,307 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit |
784 | 287 | 1,359 | 536 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses |
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Research and development |
2,150 | 2,283 | 4,471 | 4,490 | ||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative |
5,262 | 3,683 | 8,590 | 7,141 | ||||||||||||
Total operating expenses |
7,412 | 5,966 | 13,061 | 11,631 | ||||||||||||
Loss from operations |
(6,628 | ) | (5,679 | ) | (11,702 | ) | (11,095 | ) | ||||||||
Interest expense |
(149 | ) | (306 | ) | (311 | ) | (645 | ) | ||||||||
Interest income |
56 | 200 | 132 | 406 | ||||||||||||
Other income (expense), net |
(191 | ) | 243 | (230 | ) | 774 | ||||||||||
Net loss |
$ | (6,912 | ) | $ | (5,542 | ) | $ | (12,111 | ) | $ | (10,560 | ) | ||||
Net loss per common share: basic and diluted |
$ | (0.43 | ) | $ | (0.44 | ) | $ | (0.76 | ) | $ | (0.86 | ) | ||||
Weighted-average number of shares used in per common share calculations: |
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Basic and diluted |
15,924 | 12,574 | 15,924 | 12,209 | ||||||||||||
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax |
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Net loss |
$ | (6,912 | ) | $ | (5,542 | ) | $ | (12,111 | ) | $ | (10,560 | ) | ||||
Foreign currency translation adjustments |
(207 | ) | (221 | ) | (189 | ) | (715 | ) | ||||||||
Other comprehensive loss |
$ | (7,119 | ) | $ | (5,763 | ) | $ | (12,300 | ) | $ | (11,275 | ) | ||||
See accompanying notes
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OCULUS
INNOVATIVE SCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
Six Months Ended | ||||||||
September 30, | ||||||||
2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net loss |
$ | (12,111 | ) | $ | (10,560 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
444 | 356 | ||||||
Stock-based compensation |
1,911 | 509 | ||||||
Non-cash interest expense |
214 | 308 | ||||||
Foreign currency transaction gains |
(60 | ) | (809 | ) | ||||
Loss on disposal of assets |
217 | | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
||||||||
Accounts receivable |
(165 | ) | 241 | |||||
Inventories |
(25 | ) | 2 | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
395 | 319 | ||||||
Accounts payable |
(1,676 | ) | (1,131 | ) | ||||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
(809 | ) | 882 | |||||
Net cash used in operating activities |
(11,665 | ) | (9,883 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Changes in restricted cash |
23 | | ||||||
Purchases of property and equipment |
(276 | ) | (247 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(253 | ) | (247 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Proceeds from the issuance of common stock, net of offering costs |
36 | 9,134 | ||||||
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock in connection with exercise
of stock options and warrants |
| 130 | ||||||
Decrease in cash restricted for repayment of debt |
| 2,000 | ||||||
Principal payments on debt |
(940 | ) | (5,253 | ) | ||||
Payments on capital lease obligations |
(14 | ) | (10 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in financing activities |
(918 | ) | 6,001 | |||||
Effect of exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents |
(15 | ) | 27 | |||||
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |
(12,851 | ) | (4,102 | ) | ||||
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period |
18,823 | 19,050 | ||||||
Cash and equivalents, end of period |
$ | 5,972 | $ | 14,948 | ||||
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: |
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Cash paid for interest |
$ | 105 | $ | 436 | ||||
Financed equipment |
$ | | $ | 76 | ||||
See accompanying notes
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OCULUS INNOVATIVE SCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
Note 1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Organization
Oculus Innovative Sciences, Inc. (the Company) was incorporated under the laws of the State
of California in April 1999 and was reincorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in
December 2006. The Companys principal office is located in Petaluma, California. The Company
develops, manufactures and markets a family of products intended to prevent and treat infections in
chronic and acute wounds. The Companys platform technology, called Microcyn, is a proprietary
oxychlorine small molecule formulation that is designed to treat a wide range of organisms that
cause disease, or pathogens, including viruses, fungi, spores and antibiotic resistant strains of
bacteria. The Company conducts its business worldwide, with significant operating subsidiaries in
Europe and Mexico.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of September 30,
2008 and for the three and six months then ended have been prepared in accordance with the
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial
information and pursuant to the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and on the same basis as the annual audited consolidated
financial statements. The unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2008,
condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended September 30,
2008 and 2007, and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the six months ended
September 30, 2008 and 2007 are unaudited, but include all adjustments, consisting only of normal
recurring adjustments, which the Company considers necessary for a fair presentation of the
financial position, operating results and cash flows for the periods presented. The results for the
three and six months ended September 30, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of results to be
expected for the year ending March 31, 2009 or for any future interim period. The condensed
consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2008 has been derived from audited consolidated financial
statements. However, it does not include all of the information and notes required by accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete consolidated financial
statements. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in
conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Companys
Form 10-K, which was filed with the SEC on June 13, 2008.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of
contingent liabilities at the dates of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the
reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Periodically, the Company
evaluates and adjusts estimates accordingly. The allowance for uncollectible accounts receivable
balances amounted to $11,000 and $31,000, which are included in accounts receivable, net in the
accompanying September 30, 2008 and March 31, 2008 condensed consolidated balance sheets,
respectively.
Foreign Currency Reporting
The consolidated financial statements are presented in United States Dollars in accordance
with Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 52, Foreign Currency Translation
(SFAS 52). Accordingly, the Companys subsidiary, Oculus Technologies of Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
(OTM) uses the local currency (Mexican Pesos) as its functional currency, Oculus Innovative
Sciences Netherlands, B.V. (OIS Europe) uses the local currency (Euro) as its functional currency
and Oculus Innovative Sciences Japan, K.K. (OIS Japan) uses the local currency (Yen) as its
functional currency. Assets and liabilities are translated at exchange rates in effect at the
balance sheet date, and revenue and expense accounts are translated at average exchange rates
during the period.
Resulting translation adjustments are recorded directly to accumulated other comprehensive
loss. The Company recorded foreign currency translation losses of $207,000 and $221,000, for the
three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and the Company recorded foreign
currency translation losses of $189,000 and $715,000, for the six months ended September 30, 2008
and 2007, respectively.
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Foreign currency transaction gains (losses) relate primarily to working capital loans that the
Company has made to its foreign subsidiaries. The Company recorded foreign currency transaction
gains (losses) of $(55,000) and $204,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007,
respectively, and the Company recorded foreign currency transaction gains (losses) of $(60,000) and
$809,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The related gains
(losses) were recorded in other income (expense) in the accompanying condensed consolidated
statements of operations. Loans made to subsidiaries OTM and OIS Europe will be paid back to the
Company in the future when the subsidiaries begin to generate cash.
Subsequent to March 31, 2008, the Company re-evaluated the operating plans and liquidity
circumstances of each of its operating subsidiaries in the Netherlands and Mexico. The Company and
its Mexico and Netherlands subsidiaries determined that the subsidiaries lack the ability to repay
the outstanding balances of their respective intercompany loans in the foreseeable future. As a
result, the Company renegotiated the terms of its notes with its Mexico and Netherlands
subsidiaries. The Companys board of directors memorialized the working capital loan agreements.
The terms of the new loan agreements extend the maturity date of the loans plus all accrued
interest for an additional five years to April 1, 2013. In the event the loans cannot be settled at
the maturity date, the parties may agree that the loans will be renewed for periods of three years.
The Company and its subsidiaries have agreed that interest will compound and accrue at the initial
rate of 4.65% and shall be adjusted upward to the applicable federal rate, or AFR, for mid-term
debt established by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service if the AFR for mid-term debt is higher than
the initial rate on the first day of each calendar quarter.
Due to the renegotiation of the loans and the lack of ability to predict if the loans will be
settled in the foreseeable future, the Company believes it was appropriate to evaluate its
treatment of foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from the translation of the loans from
local currency to U.S. Dollars. In accordance with the provisions of SFAS 52, if it is determined
that an intercompany loan will not be repaid in the foreseeable future, foreign exchange gains and
losses related to the translation of the loans from local currency to U.S. Dollars should be
classified as other comprehensive income and loss. The Company believes that given the inability to
foresee settlement of the loans, it is appropriate to record the exchange gains and losses related
to these loans in other comprehensive income and loss.
Net Loss per Share
The Company computes net loss per share in accordance with SFAS No. 128 Earnings Per Share.
Under SFAS No. 128, basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss per share available
to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period
and excludes the effects of any potentially dilutive securities. Diluted earnings per share, if
presented, would include the dilution that would occur upon the exercise or conversion of all
potentially dilutive securities into common stock using the treasury stock and/or if converted
methods, as applicable. The computation of basic loss per share excludes potentially dilutive
securities because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive.
The following securities were excluded from basic and diluted net loss per share calculation
because their inclusion would be anti-dilutive (in thousands):
September 30, | ||||||||
2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Options to purchase common stock |
2,631 | 2,472 | ||||||
Restricted stock units |
60 | 60 | ||||||
Warrants to purchase common stock |
3,321 | 1,844 | ||||||
6,012 | 4,376 | |||||||
Common Stock Purchase Warrants and Other Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company accounts for the issuance of common stock purchase warrants issued and other
freestanding derivative financial instruments in accordance with the provisions of Emerging Issues
Task Force Issue (EITF) 00-19 Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and
Potentially Settled in, a Companys Own Stock (EITF 00-19). Based on the provisions of EITF
00-19, the Company classifies as equity any contracts that (i) require physical settlement or
net-share settlement or (ii) give the Company a choice of net-cash settlement or settlement in its
own shares (physical settlement or net-share settlement). The Company classifies as assets or
liabilities any contracts that (i) require net-cash settlement (including a requirement to net cash
settle the contract if an event
occurs and if that event is outside the control of the Company) or (ii) gives the counterparty
a choice of net-cash settlement or settlement in shares (physical settlement or net-share
settlement).
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The Company completed a classification assessment of all of its freestanding derivative
financial instruments as of September 30, 2008 and determined that such instruments meet the
criteria for equity classification in accordance with
EITF 00-19.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles (SFAS 162). SFAS 162 is intended to improve financial reporting by identifying a
consistent framework, or hierarchy, for selecting accounting principles to be used in preparing
financial statements that are presented in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles. The guidance in SFAS 162 replaces that prescribed in Statement on Auditing Standards
No. 69, The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity With Generally Accepted Accounting Principles,
and becomes effective 60 days following the SECs approval of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Boards auditing amendments to AU Section 411, The Meaning of Present Fairly in
Conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The adoption of SFAS 162 will not have an
impact on the Companys consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In May 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) APB 14-1, Accounting for Convertible
Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement)
This FSP clarifies that convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash upon conversion
(including partial cash settlement) are not addressed by paragraph 12 of APB Opinion No. 14,
Accounting for Convertible Debt and Debt Issued with Stock Purchase Warrants. Additionally, this
FSP specifies that issuers of such instruments should separately account for the liability and
equity components in a manner that will reflect the entitys nonconvertible debt borrowing rate
when interest cost is recognized in subsequent periods. This FSP is effective for financial
statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within
those fiscal years. The Company is in the process of determining the impact FSP APB 14-1 will have
on its consolidated financial statements.
In June 2008, the FASB issued FSP EITF 03-6-1, Determining Whether Instruments Granted in
Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities. This FSP addresses whether
instruments granted in share-based payment transactions are participating securities prior to
vesting and, therefore, need to be included in the earnings allocation in computing earnings per
share (EPS) under the two-class method described in paragraphs 60 and 61 of FASB Statement No. 128,
Earnings per Share. FSP EITF 03-6-1 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those years. The Company is in the
process of determining the impact FSP EITF 03-6-1 will have on its consolidated financial
statements.
Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by the FASB, the EITF, the SEC
and or other standards-setting bodies that do not require adoption until a future date are not
expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements upon adoption.
Note 2. Going Concern, Liquidity and Financial Condition
The Company incurred a net loss of $6,912,000 and $12,111,000 for the three and six months
ended September 30, 2008, respectively. At September 30, 2008, the Companys accumulated deficit
amounted to $102,937,000. During the six months ended September 30, 2008, net cash used in
operating activities amounted to $11,665,000. At September 30, 2008, the Companys working capital
amounted to $3,658,000. The Company needs to raise additional capital from external sources in
order to sustain its operations while continuing the longer term efforts contemplated under its
business plan. The Company expects to continue incurring losses for the foreseeable future and must
raise additional capital to pursue its product development initiatives, to penetrate markets for
the sale of its products and to continue as a going concern. The Company cannot provide any
assurance that it will raise additional capital. Management believes that the Company has access to
capital resources through possible public or private equity offerings, debt financings, corporate
collaborations or other means; however, the Company has not secured any commitment for new
financing at this time nor can it provide any assurance that new financing will be available on
commercially acceptable terms, if at all. If the Company is unable to secure additional capital, it
may be required to curtail its research and development initiatives and take additional measures to
reduce costs in order to conserve its cash in amounts sufficient to sustain operations and meet it
obligations. These measures could cause significant delays in the Companys efforts to
commercialize its products in the United States, which is critical to the realization of its
business plan and the future operations of the Company. These matters raise substantial doubt about
the Companys ability to continue as
a going concern. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements do not include
any adjustments that may be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
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On April 1, 2008, the Company had a second closing, related to the registered direct offering
on March 31, 2008, of an additional 18,095 shares of its common stock at a purchase price of $5.25
per share, and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 9,047 shares of common stock at an exercise
price of $6.85 per share for gross proceeds of $95,000 (net proceeds of $36,000 after deducting the
placement agents commission and other offering expenses). The March 31, 2008 and April 1, 2008
closings were part of the same offering.
Note 3. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
Inventories
Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):
September 30, | March 31, | |||||||
2008 | 2008 | |||||||
Raw materials |
$ | 359 | $ | 361 | ||||
Finished goods |
48 | 106 | ||||||
407 | 467 | |||||||
Less: inventory allowances |
(142 | ) | (208 | ) | ||||
$ | 265 | $ | 259 | |||||
Notes Payable
On June 14, 2006, the Company entered into a credit facility providing it with up to
$5,000,000 of available credit. The facility permitted the Company to borrow up to a maximum of
$2,750,000 for growth capital, $1,250,000 for working capital based on eligible accounts receivable
and $1,000,000 in equipment financing. In June 2006, the Company drew an aggregate of $4,182,000 of
borrowings under this facility. These borrowings are payable in 30 to 33 fixed monthly installments
with interest at rates ranging from 12.4% to 12.7% per annum, maturing at various times through
April 9, 2009. As of September 30, 2008, the Company has no unused availability under this credit
facility since amounts drawn under the working capital facility were based upon an initial
measurement of eligible accounts receivable.
In connection with the borrowings under this facility, the Company also issued to the lender
warrants to purchase up to 71,521 shares of its common stock at an exercise price of $18.00 per
share. The aggregate fair value of all warrants issued to the lender under this arrangement amounts
to $1,046,000. This amount was recorded as debt issue costs in the March 31, 2007 condensed
consolidated balance sheet and is being amortized as interest expense over the term of the credit
facility of 30 to 33 months. For the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, the Company
recorded $107,000 of non-cash interest expense related to the amortization of debt issue costs.
For the six months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, the Company recorded $214,000 of non-cash
interest expense related to the amortization of debt issue costs.
Borrowings under the growth capital line are collateralized by certain assets of the Company.
Borrowings under the equipment line are collateralized by the underlying assets funded, and
borrowings under the working capital line are collateralized by eligible accounts receivable. On a
monthly basis, the Company must maintain a 1:1 ratio of borrowing under the working capital line to
eligible accounts receivable. The Company has 30 days from each measurement date to either increase
eligible accounts receivable or pay the excess principal in the event that the ratio is less than
1:1. No restrictive covenants exist for either the equipment line or the growth capital line. The
Company is not required to direct customer remittances to a lock box, nor does the credit agreement
provide for subjective acceleration of the loans.
On March 29, 2007, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to the loan agreement evidencing
the credit facility described above. Pursuant to the amendment, the lender and the Company agreed
that the lenders security interest in the Companys assets would not include the Companys
intellectual property unless and until the Companys cash and cash equivalents fall below 600% of
the Companys average monthly operating expenses less non-cash charges. At September 30, 2008, the
Companys cash and cash equivalents position was not in excess of 600% of its average monthly
operating expenses and therefore the lender holds a security interest in the Companys intellectual
property. On an ongoing basis, the Company will periodically review and assess whether the
lenders security interest should include the Companys intellectual property. The Companys
intellectual property is used only as collateral and remains in the Companys control unless the
lender takes described action after an event of default by the Company under the loan agreements.
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In connection with the notes issued under the above credit facility, for the three months
ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, the Company made $418,000 and $369,000 of principal payments,
respectively, and for the six months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, the Company made $823,000
and $727,000 of principal payments, respectively. Additionally, for the three months ended
September 30, 2008 and 2007, the Company made $40,000 and $89,000 of interest payments,
respectively, and for six months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, the Company made $93,000 and
$189,000 of interest payments, respectively. The aggregate remaining principal balance under this
facility amounted to $1,006,000, which is included in the current portion of long-term debt in the
accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2008.
Note 4. Commitments and Contingencies
Legal Matters
In November 2005, the Company identified a possible criminal misappropriation of its
technology in Mexico, and notified the Mexican Attorney Generals office of the matter. The Company
believes the Mexican Attorney General is currently conducting an investigation.
In June 2006, the Company received a written communication from the grantor of a license to an
earlier version of its technology indicating that such license was terminated due to an alleged
breach of the license agreement by the Company. The license agreement extends to the Companys use
of the technology in Japan only. While the Company does not believe that the grantors revocation
is valid under the terms of the license agreement and no legal claim has been threatened to date,
the Company cannot provide any assurance that the grantor will not take legal action to restrict
the Companys use of the technology in the licensed territory. While the Companys management does
not anticipate that the outcome of this matter is likely to result in a material loss, there can be
no assurance that if the grantor pursues legal action, such legal action would not have a material
adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations.
In February 2007, the Companys Mexico subsidiary served Quimica Pasteur (QP), a former
distributor of the Companys products in Mexico, with a claim alleging breach of contract under a
note made by QP. A trial date has not yet been set.
The Company, from time to time, is involved in legal matters arising in the ordinary course of
its business including matters involving proprietary technology. While management believes that
such matters are currently not material, there can be no assurance that matters arising in the
ordinary course of business for which the Company is or could become involved in litigation, will
not have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition or results of operations.
Employment Agreements
As of September 30, 2008, the Company has entered into employment agreements with six of its
key executives. The agreements provide, among other things, for the payment of six to twenty-four
months of severance compensation for terminations under certain circumstances. With respect to
these agreements, at September 30, 2008, aggregated potential severance amounted to $1,883,000 and
aggregated annual salaries amounted to $1,348,000.
On September 4, 2008, the employment agreement of Mr. Mike Wokasch, the Companys Chief
Operating Officers was terminated, effective September 5, 2008. In connection with the
termination, the Company is required to provide Mr. Wokasch with a lump sum severance payment of
$275,000, which is equivalent to twelve months of his salary. The severance was recorded as a
selling, general and administrative expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements
of operations for the three and six months ended September 30, 2008. The Company made the
severance payment on October 10, 2008. Additionally, pursuant to this agreement, upon termination
vesting of all options granted to Mr. Wokasch were accelerated. The options expire twelve months
from the date of termination, or September 5, 2009 (Note 6).
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Board Compensation
On April 26, 2007, the Companys board of directors adopted a Non-Employee Director
Compensation Package (the Compensation Package) to provide members of the board and its
committees with regular compensation. The Compensation Package provides for cash payments of
$25,000 in two equal installments to each of the non-employee members of the board of directors.
Directors who are members (but not the chairperson) of the audit committee receive an additional
$5,000 per year. Directors who are members (but not the chairperson) of the compensation committee
receive an additional $2,000 per year. The chairperson of the board of directors receives $15,000
annually, the lead director (if different from the chair person) receives $10,000 annually, the
chairperson of the audit committee receives $10,000 annually, and the chairperson of each other
committee receives $5,000 annually. The Company made payments to its non-employee directors
amounting to $123,000 and $106,000 during the six months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007,
respectively. The Company recorded expense related to director payments in the amounts of $62,000
and $53,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and recorded
expense related to director payments in the amounts of $115,000 and $88,000 for the six months
ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, which is included in selling, general and
administrative expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.
The Compensation Package also provides for the grant of options to each non-employee director
under the 2006 Restated Stock Incentive Plan. Each new director will receive an initial option
grant to purchase 50,000 shares of the Companys common stock, which will vest over three years,
and each non-employee director will receive an automatic annual grant of an option to purchase
15,000 shares of the Companys common stock, which will vest monthly over a period of one year. The
annual option grants were granted to non-employee directors following the annual stockholders
meeting on August 27, 2008. In connection with the annual awards, on September 2, 2008, the
Company granted 15,000 options to each of four non-employee directors at an exercise price of $2.82
per share which was the closing price of the Companys common stock on the date of grant.
Commercial Agreements
On May 8, 2007, and June 11, 2007, the Company entered into separate commercial agreements
with two unrelated customers granting such customers the exclusive right to sell the Companys
products in specified territories or for specified uses. Both customers are required to maintain
certain minimum levels of purchases of the Companys products in order to maintain the exclusive
right to sell the Companys products. Up-front payments amounting to $625,000 paid under these
agreements have been recorded as deferred revenue. The short-term portion of the deferred revenue
related to these agreements amounted to $97,500 which is included in accrued expenses and other
current liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2008.
The up-front fees are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the underlying
agreements. For the three and six months ended September 30, 2008, the Company amortized
approximately $24,000 and $49,000, respectively, of deferred revenue related to these agreements
which is included in product revenue in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of
operations.
Other Matters
On September 16, 2005, the Company entered into a series of agreements with QP, a Mexico-based
company engaged in the business of distributing pharmaceutical products to hospitals and health
care entities owned or operated by the Mexican Ministry of Health. These agreements provided, among
other things, for QP to act as the Companys exclusive distributor of Microcyn to the Mexican
Ministry of Health for a period of three years. In connection with these agreements, the Company
was concurrently granted an option to acquire all except a minority share of the equity of QP
directly from its principals in exchange for 150,000 shares of common stock, contingent upon QPs
attainment of certain financial milestones. The Companys distribution and related agreements were
cancelable by the Company on thirty days notice without cause and included certain provisions to
hold the Company harmless from debts incurred by QP outside the scope of the distribution and
related agreements. The Company terminated these agreements on March 26, 2006 without having
exercised the option.
Due to its liquidity circumstances, QP was unable to sustain operations without the Companys
subordinated financial and management support. Accordingly, QP was deemed to be a variable interest
entity in accordance with FIN 46(R) and its results were consolidated with the Companys
consolidated financial statements for the period of September 16, 2005 through March 26, 2006, the
effective termination date of the distribution and related agreement, without such option having
been exercised.
Subsequent to having entered into the agreements with QP, the Company became aware of an
alleged tax avoidance scheme involving the principals of QP. The audit committee of the Companys
board of directors engaged an independent counsel, as well as tax counsel in Mexico to investigate
this matter. The audit committee of the board of directors was advised that QPs principals could
be liable for up to $7,000,000 of unpaid taxes; however, the Company is unlikely to have any loss
exposure with respect to this matter
because the alleged tax omission occurred prior to the Companys involvement with QP. The
Company has not received any communications to date from Mexican tax authorities with respect to
this matter.
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Based on an opinion of Mexico counsel, the Companys management and the audit committee of the
board of directors do not believe that the Company is likely to experience any loss with respect to
this matter. However, there can be no assurance that the Mexican tax authorities will not pursue
this matter and, if pursued, that it would not result in a material loss to the Company.
Note 5. Stockholders Equity
Common Stock Issued in Registered Direct Offering
On April 1, 2008, the Company conducted a second closing of the registered direct offering on
March 31, 2008, in which the Company closed on an additional 18,095 shares of its common stock at a
purchase price of $5.25 per share, and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 9,047 shares of common
stock at an exercise price of $6.85 per share for gross proceeds of $95,000 (net proceeds of
$36,000 after deducting the placement agents commission and other offering expenses). The March
31, 2008 and April 1, 2008 closings were part of the same offering.
Common Stock and Common Stock Purchase Warrants Issued to Non-Employees for Services
On November 7, 2006, the Company entered into a two-year consulting agreement with its new
director, Robert Burlingame. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company issued to the director,
a warrant to purchase 75,000 shares of the Companys common stock, exercisable at a price equal to
the Companys common stock in its initial public offering in consideration of corporate advisory
services. The warrant was fully exercisable and non-forfeitable at date of issuance. The warrant
was valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Assumptions used were as follows: fair
value of the underlying stock of $9.00, which represented the expected mid-point of the IPO at the
December 31, 2006 reporting date; risk-free interest rate of 4.70% percent; contractual life of 5
years; dividend yield of 0%; and volatility of 70%. The fair value of the warrants amounted to
$350,000. Following the guidance enumerated in Issue 2 of EITF 96-18 Accounting for Equity
Instruments That Are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling,
Goods or Services, the Company is amortizing the fair value of the warrants over the two-year term
of the consulting agreement which is consistent with its treatment of similar cash transactions.
For the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, the amortized fair value of the warrant
amounted to $44,000, and for the six months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, the amortized fair
value of the warrant amounted to $88,000. The amortized fair value was recorded as selling,
general and administrative expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of
operations.
Note 6. Stock-Based Compensation
Prior to April 1, 2006, the Company accounted for stock-based employee compensation
arrangements in accordance with the provisions of APB No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to
Employees, (APB 25) and its related interpretations and applied the disclosure requirements of
SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure, an amendment of
Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 123 Share-Based Payments (SFAS 123). The
Company used the minimum value method to measure the fair value of awards issued prior to April 1,
2006 with respect to its application of the disclosure requirements under SFAS 123.
The Company recognized in salaries and related expense in the condensed consolidated
statements of operations $30,000 and $38,000 of stock-based compensation expense during the three
months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and $67,000 and $76,000 of stock-based
compensation expense during the six months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, which
represents the intrinsic value amortization of options granted prior to April 1, 2006 that the
Company is continuing to account for using the recognition and measurement principles prescribed
under APB 25. At September 30, 2008, there was $103,000 of unrecognized compensation cost related
to options that the Company accounted for under APB 25 through March 31, 2006. These costs are
expected to be recognized over a weighted average remaining amortization period of one year.
Effective April 1, 2006, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No.
123(R) Share Based Payment (SFAS 123(R)) using the prospective transition method, which
requires the fair value measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all share-based
payment awards granted, modified and settled to the Companys employees and directors after April
1, 2006. The Companys condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2008 and for the
three months ended September 30, 2008
and 2007, reflect the impact of SFAS 123(R). In accordance with the prospective transition
method, the Companys financial statements for prior periods have not been restated to reflect, and
do not include, the impact of SFAS 123(R).
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The effect of recording stock-based compensation expense in accordance with the provisions of
SFAS 123(R) is as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):
Three Months | Six Months | |||||||||||||||
Ended | Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2008 | 2007 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||||||
Cost of service revenue |
$ | 3 | $ | 3 | $ | 7 | $ | 3 | ||||||||
Research and development |
19 | 27 | 70 | 61 | ||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative |
1,358 | 186 | 1,679 | 272 | ||||||||||||
Total stock-based compensation |
$ | 1,380 | $ | 216 | $ | 1,756 | $ | 336 | ||||||||
Effect on basic and diluted net loss per common share |
$ | (0.09 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.11 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | ||||
The Company recorded approximately $1,200,000 in stock compensation charges related to the
termination of the Companys former Chief Operating Officer and a contractual obligation to
accelerate the vesting of his outstanding options (Note 4). The acceleration of the vesting was a
pre-existing vesting condition rather than a modification to the vesting terms of the options.
Therefore, the Company was not required to record incremental compensation cost under the
provisions of SFAS 123(R). The Company recorded the expense related to the acceleration of these
options in selling general and administrative expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated
statement of operations for the three and six months ended September 30, 2008.
No income tax benefit has been recognized relating to stock-based compensation expense and no
tax benefits have been realized from exercised stock options.
The Company estimated the fair value of employee stock awards using the Black-Scholes option
pricing model. The fair value of employee stock options is being amortized on a straight-line basis
over the requisite service period of the awards. The fair value of employee stock options was
estimated using the following weighted-average assumptions:
Three Months | Six Months | |||||||||||||||
Ended | Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2008 | 2007 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||||||
Expected life |
5.5 years | 6.0 years | 6.1 years | 5.5 years | ||||||||||||
Risk-free interest rate |
3.00 | % | 4.68 | % | 3.18 | % | 4.90 | % | ||||||||
Dividend yield |
0.00 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.00 | % | 0.00 | % | ||||||||
Volatility |
73 | % | 70 | % | 75 | % | 70 | % |
The expected term of stock options represents the average period the stock options are
expected to remain outstanding and is based on the expected term calculated using the approach
prescribed by SAB 110 for plain vanilla options. The Company used this approach as it did not
have sufficient historical information to develop reasonable expectations about future exercise
patterns and post-vesting employment termination behavior. The expected stock price volatility for
the Companys stock options was determined by examining the historical volatilities for industry
peers and using an average of the historical volatilities of the Companys industry peers. The
Company will continue to analyze the stock price volatility and expected term assumptions as more
data for the Companys common stock and exercise patterns becomes available. The risk-free interest
rate assumption is based on the U.S. Treasury instruments whose term was consistent with the
expected term of the Companys stock options. The expected dividend assumption is based on the
Companys history and expectation of dividend payouts.
In addition, SFAS No. 123(R) requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and
revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.
Forfeitures were estimated at 5% based on historical experience. Prior to the adoption of SFAS No.
123(R), the Company accounted for forfeitures as they occurred.
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A summary of all option activity as of September 30, 2008 and changes during the six months
then ended is presented below:
Weighted- | Weighted- | Aggregate | ||||||||||||||
Average | Average | Intrinsic | ||||||||||||||
Shares | Exercise | Contractual | Value | |||||||||||||
Options | (000) | Price | Term | ($000) | ||||||||||||
Outstanding at April 1, 2008 |
2,624 | $ | 5.67 | |||||||||||||
Granted |
160 | 4.19 | ||||||||||||||
Exercised |
| | ||||||||||||||
Forfeited or expired |
(153 | ) | 7.38 | |||||||||||||
Outstanding at September
30, 2008 |
2,631 | $ | 5.48 | 5.35 | $ | 965 | ||||||||||
Exercisable at September
30, 2008 |
1,866 | $ | 4.90 | 4.25 | $ | 965 | ||||||||||
In addition to the above option activity, on April 26, 2007, an award of 60,000 stock units
was issued to an officer of the Company. Each stock unit represents the right to receive a share of
the Companys common stock, in consideration of past services rendered and the payment by the
officer of $3.00 per share, upon the settlement of the stock unit on a fixed date in the future.
Half of the stock units, representing 30,000 shares, will be settled on January 15, 2009 and the
remaining 30,000 will be settled on January 15, 2010.
The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of
the stock options and the underlying fair value of the Companys common stock ($1.90) for stock
options that were in-the-money as of September 30, 2008.
During the three and six months ended September 30, 2008, the Company granted stock options to
employees and non-employee directors with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $1.80 and
$2.87 per share, respectively. At September 30, 2008, there was unrecognized compensation costs of
$2,770,000 related to stock options accounted for in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123(R).
The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average amortization period of 3.31 years.
The Company issues new shares of common stock upon exercise of stock options.
As provided under the Companys 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (2006 Plan), the aggregate number
of shares authorized for issuance as awards under the 2006 Plan automatically increased on April 1,
2008 by 795,180 shares (which number constitutes 5% of the outstanding shares on the last day of
the year ended March 31, 2008). Remaining shares authorized for issuance from the 2006 Plan at
September 30, 2008 was approximately 1,586,000.
Note 7. Income Taxes
The Company has completed a study to assess whether a change in control has occurred or
whether there have been multiple changes of control since the Companys formation. The study
concluded that no change in control occurred for purposes of Internal Revenue Code section 382. The
Company, after considering all available evidence, fully reserved for these and its other deferred
tax assets since it is more likely than not such benefits will not be realized in future periods.
The Company has incurred losses for both financial reporting and income tax purposes for the year
ended March 31, 2008. Accordingly, the Company is continuing to fully reserve for its deferred tax
assets. The Company will continue to evaluate its deferred tax assets to determine whether any
changes in circumstances could affect the realization of their future benefit. If it is determined
in future periods that portions of the Companys deferred income tax assets satisfy the realization
standard of SFAS No. 109, the valuation allowance will be reduced accordingly.
In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Interpretation 48,
Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (FIN 48), which became effective for the Company
beginning April 1, 2007. FIN 48 addresses how tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a
tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. Under FIN 48, the tax benefit from an
uncertain tax position can be recognized only if it is more likely than not that the tax position
will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the
position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position are measured
based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized
upon ultimate resolution. The adoption of FIN 48 had no impact on the Companys financial
condition, results of operations or cash flows.
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The Company has identified its federal tax return and its state tax return in California as
major tax jurisdictions. The Company is also subject to certain other foreign jurisdictions,
principally Mexico and The Netherlands. The Companys evaluation of FIN 48 tax matters was
performed for tax years ended through March 31, 2008. Generally, the Company is subject to audit
for the years ended March 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 and maybe be subject to audit for amounts
relating to net operating loss carryforwards generated in periods prior to March 31, 2005. The
Company has elected to retain its existing accounting policy with respect to the treatment of
interest and penalties attributable to income taxes in accordance with FIN 48, and continues to
reflect interest and penalties attributable to income taxes, to the extent they arise, as a
component of its income tax provision or benefit as well as its outstanding income tax assets and
liabilities. The Company believes that its income tax positions and deductions would be sustained
on audit and does not anticipate any adjustments, other than those identified above that would
result in a material change to its financial position.
Note 8. Segment and Geographic Information
The Company is organized primarily on the basis of operating units which are segregated by
geography, United States (U.S.), Europe and Rest of the World (Europe/ROW) and Mexico.
The following tables present information about reportable segments (in thousands):
Europe/ | ||||||||||||||||
Three months ended September 30, 2008 | U.S. | ROW | Mexico | Total | ||||||||||||
Product revenues |
$ | 68 | $ | 233 | $ | 911 | $ | 1,212 | ||||||||
Service revenues |
269 | | | 269 | ||||||||||||
Total revenues |
337 | 233 | 911 | 1,481 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense |
(103 | ) | (60 | ) | (32 | ) | (195 | ) | ||||||||
Loss from operations |
(6,457 | ) | (170 | ) | (1 | ) | (6,628 | ) | ||||||||
Interest expense |
(149 | ) | | | (149 | ) | ||||||||||
Interest income |
56 | | | 56 |
Europe/ | ||||||||||||||||
Three months ended September 30, 2007 | U.S. | ROW | Mexico | Total | ||||||||||||
Product revenues |
$ | 69 | $ | 170 | $ | 431 | $ | 670 | ||||||||
Service revenues |
307 | | | 307 | ||||||||||||
Total revenues |
376 | 170 | 431 | 977 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense |
110 | 56 | 25 | 191 | ||||||||||||
Loss from operations |
(4,881 | ) | (384 | ) | (414 | ) | (5,679 | ) | ||||||||
Interest expense |
(306 | ) | | | (306 | ) | ||||||||||
Interest income |
200 | | | 200 |
Europe/ | ||||||||||||||||
Six months ended September 30, 2008 | U.S. | ROW | Mexico | Total | ||||||||||||
Product revenues |
$ | 132 | $ | 418 | $ | 1,669 | $ | 2,219 | ||||||||
Service revenues |
473 | | | 473 | ||||||||||||
Total revenues |
605 | 418 | 1,669 | 2,692 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense |
(207 | ) | (122 | ) | (115 | ) | (444 | ) | ||||||||
Loss from operations |
(11,299 | ) | (333 | ) | (70 | ) | (11,702 | ) | ||||||||
Interest expense |
(311 | ) | | | (311 | ) | ||||||||||
Interest income |
132 | | | 132 |
Europe/ | ||||||||||||||||
Six months ended September 30, 2007 | U.S. | ROW | Mexico | Total | ||||||||||||
Product revenues |
$ | 107 | $ | 238 | $ | 957 | $ | 1,302 | ||||||||
Service revenues |
541 | | | 541 | ||||||||||||
Total revenues |
648 | 238 | 957 | 1,843 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense |
201 | 111 | 44 | 356 | ||||||||||||
Loss from operations |
(9,308 | ) | (945 | ) | (842 | ) | (11,095 | ) | ||||||||
Interest expense |
(645 | ) | | | (645 | ) | ||||||||||
Interest income |
406 | | | 406 |
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Sales by geography reported in the Europe/ROW segment is as follows (in thousands):
Three Months | Six Months | |||||||||||||||
Ended | Ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2008 | 2007 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||||||
India |
$ | 32 | $ | 27 | $ | 59 | $ | 27 | ||||||||
China |
79 | | 79 | | ||||||||||||
Europe and other |
122 | 143 | 280 | 211 | ||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 233 | $ | 170 | $ | 418 | $ | 238 | ||||||||
The following table shows property and equipment balances by segment (in thousands):
September 30, | March 31, | |||||||
2008 | 2008 | |||||||
U.S. |
$ | 995 | $ | 1,193 | ||||
Europe/ROW |
584 | 754 | ||||||
Mexico |
260 | 356 | ||||||
$ | 1,839 | $ | 2,303 | |||||
The following table shows total asset balances by segment (in thousands):
September 30, | March 31, | |||||||
2008 | 2008 | |||||||
U.S. |
$ | 7,388 | $ | 20,974 | ||||
Europe/ROW |
1,011 | 1,271 | ||||||
Mexico |
1,378 | 1,367 | ||||||
$ | 9,777 | $ | 23,612 | |||||
Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read
in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes to those statements
included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as of September 30, 2008 and our audited
consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2008 included in our report on Form
10-K, that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 13, 2008.
This Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this Report, the words expects, anticipates,
intends, estimates, plans, projects, continue, ongoing, potential, expect,
predict, believe, intend, may, will, should, could, would and similar expressions
are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These are statements that relate to future
periods and include statements about, but not limited to: the progress and timing of our
development programs and regulatory approvals for our products; the benefits and effectiveness of
our products; the development of protocols for clinical studies; enrollment in clinical studies;
the progress and timing of clinical trials and physician studies; our expectations related to the
use of our cash; our ability to manufacture sufficient amounts of our product candidates for
clinical trials and products for commercialization activities; the outcome of discussions with the
FDA and other regulatory agencies; the content and timing of submissions to, and decisions made by,
the FDA and other regulatory agencies, including demonstrating to the satisfaction of the FDA the
safety and efficacy of our products; the ability of our products to meet existing or future
regulatory standards; the rate and causes of infection; the accuracy of our estimates of the size
and characteristics of the markets which may be addressed by our products; our expectations and
capabilities relating to the sales and marketing of our current products and our product
candidates; the execution of distribution agreements and the ability of distributors to penetrate
markets; the expansion of our
sales force and distribution network; our ability to identify collaboration partners and to
establish strategic partnerships for the development or
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sale of products; the timing of
commercializing our products; our ability to protect our intellectual property and operate our
business without infringing on the intellectual property of others; our ability to continue to
expand our intellectual property portfolio; our expectations about the outcome of litigation and
controversies with third parties; our ability to attract and retain qualified directors, officers
and employees; our relationship with Quimica Pasteur; our ability to compete with other companies
that are developing or selling products that are competitive with our products; the ability of our
products to become the standard of care for controlling infection in chronic and acute wounds; our
ability to expand to and commercialize products in markets outside the wound care market; our
estimates regarding future operating performance, earnings and capital requirements; our ability to
attract capital on terms acceptable to us, if at all; our ability to control and to reduce our
costs; our expectations with respect to our microbiology contract testing laboratory; our
expectations relating to the concentration of our revenue from international sales; and the impact
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and any future changes in accounting regulations or practices in
general with respect to public companies.
Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those projected. These risks and uncertainties include, but are
not limited to the risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K including our ability to
develop and commercialize new products; the risks in obtaining patient enrollment for our studies;
the risk of unanticipated delays in research and development efforts; the risk that we may not
obtain reimbursement for our existing test and any future products we may develop; the risks and
uncertainties associated with the regulation of our products by the FDA; the ability to compete
against third parties; our ability to obtain capital when needed; our history of operating losses;
the risks associated with protecting our intellectual property; and the risks set forth under Part
II, Item 1A, Risk Factors, included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. These forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date hereof. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to
release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to
reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or
circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as required by law.
Business Overview
We develop, manufacture and market, a family of products intended to prevent and treat
infections in chronic and acute wounds while concurrently enhancing wound healing through modes of
action unrelated to the treatment of infection. Infection is a serious potential complication in
both chronic and acute wounds, and controlling infection is a critical step in wound healing. Our
platform technology, called Microcyn®, is a proprietary solution of electrically charged
oxychlorine small molecules designed to treat a wide range of organisms that cause disease
(pathogens) These include viruses, fungi, spores and antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria,
such as Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, and Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus,
or VRE, in wounds. Our device product is cleared for sale in the United States as a 510(k) medical
device for wound cleaning, debridement, lubricating, moistening and dressing; is a device under CE
Mark in Europe; is approved by the State Food and Drug Administration, or SFDA, in China as a
technology that reduces the propagation of microbes in wounds and creates a moist environment for
wound healing; and is approved as a drug in India and Mexico. We do not have the necessary
regulatory approvals to market Microcyn in the United States as a drug, nor do we have the
necessary regulatory clearance or approval to market Microcyn in the U.S. as a medical device for
an antimicrobial or wound healing indication.
Clinical testing we conducted in connection with our submissions to the FDA, as well as
physician clinical studies, suggest that our Microcyn-based product may help reduce a wide range of
pathogens from acute and chronic wounds while curing or improving infection and concurrently
enhancing wound healing through modes of action unrelated to the treatment of infection. These
physician clinical studies suggest that our Microcyn-based product is safe, easy to use and
complementary to many existing treatment methods in wound care. Physician clinical studies and
usage in the United States suggest that our 510(k) product may shorten hospital stays, lower
aggregate patient care costs and, in certain cases, reduce the need for systemic antibiotics. We
are also pursuing the use of our Microcyn platform technology in other markets outside of wound
care, including in the respiratory, ophthalmology, dental and dermatology markets.
In 2005, chronic and acute wound care represented an aggregate of $9.6 billion in global
product sales, of which $3.3 billion was spent for the treatment of skin ulcers, $1.6 billion to
treat burns and $4.7 billion for the treatment of surgical and trauma wounds, according to Kalorama
Information, a life sciences market research firm. In the Kalorama Information we believe the
markets most related to our product involve approximately $1.3 billion for the treatment of skin
ulcers, $300 million for the treatment of burns and $700 million for the treatment of surgical and
trauma wounds Common methods of controlling infection, including topical antiseptics and
antibiotics, have proven to be only moderately effective in combating infection in the wound bed.
However, topical antiseptics tend
to inhibit the healing process due to their toxicity and may require specialized preparation
or handling. Antibiotics can lead to the emergence of resistant bacteria, such as MRSA and VRE.
Systemic antibiotics may be less effective in controlling infection in patients with disorders
affecting circulation, such as diabetes, which are commonly associated with chronic wounds. As a
result, no single treatment is used across all types of wounds and stages of healing.
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We believe Microcyn is the only known stable, anti-infective therapeutic available in the
world today that simultaneously cures or improves infection while also promoting wound healing
through increased blood flow to the wound bed and reduction of inflammation. Also, we believe
Microcyn provides significant advantages over current methods of care in the treatment of a wide
range of chronic and acute wounds throughout all stages of treatment. These stages include
cleaning, debridement, prevention and treatment of infections and wound healing. Unlike
antibiotics, antiseptics, growth regulators and other advanced wound care products, we believe that
Microcyn is the only stable wound care solution that is safe as saline, and also cures infection
while simultaneously accelerating wound healing. Also, unlike most antibiotics, we believe Microcyn
does not target specific strains of bacteria, a practice which has been shown to promote the
development of resistant bacteria. In addition, our products are shelf stable, require no special
preparation and are easy to use.
Our goal is to become a worldwide leader as the standard of care in the treatment and
irrigation of open wounds. We currently have, and intend to seek additional, regulatory clearances
and approvals to market our Microcyn-based products worldwide. In July 2004, we began selling
Microcyn in Mexico after receiving approval from the Mexican Ministry of Health, or MOH, for the
use of Microcyn as an antiseptic, disinfectant and sterilant. Since then, physicians in the United
States, Europe, India, Pakistan, China and Mexico have conducted more than 25 physician clinical
studies assessing Microcyns use in the treatment of infections in a variety of wound types,
including hard-to-treat wounds such as diabetic ulcers and burns. Most of these studies were not
intended to be rigorously designed or controlled clinical trials and, as such, did not have all of
the controls required for clinical trials used to support a new drug application, or NDA,
submission to the FDA. A number of these studies did not include blinding, randomization,
predefined clinical end points, use of placebo and active control groups or U.S. good clinical
practices requirements. We used the data generated from some of these studies to support our
application for the CE Mark, or European Union certification, for wound cleaning and reduction of
microbial load. We received the CE Mark in November 2004 and additional international approvals in
China, Canada, Mexico and India. Microcyn has also received three FDA 510(k) clearances for use as
a medical device in wound cleaning, or debridement, lubricating, moistening and dressing, including
traumatic wounds and acute and chronic dermal lesions.
In the fourth quarter of 2007, we completed a Phase II randomized clinical trial, which was
designed to evaluate the effectiveness of Microcyn in mildly infected diabetic foot ulcers with the
primary endpoint of clinical cure or improvement in signs and symptoms of infection according to
guidelines of Infectious Disease Society of America. We used 15 clinical sites and enrolled 48
evaluable patients in three arms, using Microcyn alone, Microcyn plus an oral antibiotic and saline
plus an oral antibiotic. We announced the results of our Phase II trial in March of this year. In
the clinically evaluable population of the study, the clinical success rate at visit four (test of
cure) for patients treated with Microcyn alone was 93.3% compared to 56.3% for the Levofloxacin
plus saline-treated patients. This study was not statistically powered, but the high clinical
success rate (93.3%) and the p-value (0.033) would suggest the difference is meaningfully positive
for the Microcyn-treated patients. Also, for this set of data, the 95.0% confidence interval for
the Microcyn-only arm ranged from 80.7% to 100.0% while the 95.0% confidence interval for the
Levofloxacin and saline arm ranged from 31.9% to 80.6%; the confidence intervals do not overlap,
thus indicating a favorable clinical success for Microcyn compared to Levofloxacin. At visit three
(end of treatment) the clinical success rate for patients treated with Microcyn alone was 77.8%
compared to 61.1% for the Levofloxacin plus saline-treated patients.
We conducted a review meeting with the FDA in August 2008 to discuss the results of our Phase
II trial and our future clinical program. Following a review of the Phase II data on Microcyn
Technology for the treatment of mildly infected diabetic foot ulcers, the FDA agreed:
| We may move forward into the pivotal phase of our U.S. clinical program for Microcyn
Technology. |
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| There were no safety issues relative to moving into this next clinical phase
immediately, and carcinogenicity studies will not be required for product approval; and |
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| Clinical requirements for efficacy and safety for a new drug application, or NDA,
will be appropriately accounted for within the agreed upon pivotal trial designs. |
Two pivotal clinical trials must be completed for submission to the FDA of an NDA, for the
treatment of mildly infected diabetic foot ulcers. Commencement of these trials will be dependent
upon the support of a strategic partner. In the event that we successfully complete clinical trials
and obtain drug approval from the FDA, we may seek clearance for treatment of other types of
wounds. We are
currently pursuing strategic partnerships to assess potential applications for Microcyn in
several other markets and therapeutic categories, including respiratory, ophthalmology,
dermatology, dental and veterinary markets. FDA or other governmental approvals will be required
for any potential new products or new indications.
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We currently make Microcyn available under our three 510(k) clearances in the United States,
primarily through our website and several regional distributors as a test marketing effort. In the
quarter ending December 31 2008, we are initiated a more aggressive commercialization into the
podiatry market in the United States. In addition, an over-the-counter first responder pen
application (MyClyns) with Microcyn has been marketed in the United States since January 2008, by
our partner Union Springs Pharmaceuticals (a subsidiary of the Drug Enhancement Company of America,
or DECA).
We have announced the development of a MicroGel and a delivery device for Microcyn, both of
which will require 510k approval in the US as well as approvals in Europe, China, India and Mexico.
We expect to obtain those approvals and initiate commercialization during our next fiscal year in
all of these countries.
We currently rely on exclusive agreements with country-specific distributors for the sale of
Microcyn-based products in Europe. In Mexico, we sell Microcyn through a network of distributors
and through a contract sales force dedicated exclusively to selling Microcyn, including
salespeople, nurses and clinical support staff. In India, we sell through Alkem, the fifth largest
pharmaceutical company in India. The first full year of Microcyn product distribution in India was
in 2008. In China, we signed a distribution agreement with China Bao Tai, which secured marketing
approval from the SFDA in March 2008. China Bao Tai intends to begin distribution of Microcyn-based
products to hospitals, doctors and clinics through Sinopharm, the largest pharmaceutical group in
China, and to retail pharmacies through Lianhua Supermarkets. Distribution began in September of
2008.
Our goal for fiscal 2009 is to achieve the following milestones:
| Identify and initiate partnerships and/or distribution agreements for Microcyn both
inside and outside the United States; |
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| Reduce operating costs while increasing revenues: |
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| Secure expanded U.S. label claims on 510(k)-cleared products: |
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| Launch Microcyn Rx and OTC into U.S. podiatry market: |
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| Secure regulatory approvals and launch MicrocynGel into U.S., China, Mexico, the EU and
India; |
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| Support our partners in China with introduction of Dermacyn into strategic wound care
facilities; and |
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| File and obtain additional patents on new formulations and drug delivery systems. |
We may not obtain on a timely basis, if at all, the necessary FDA approval and/or clearances
to market Microcyn in the U.S. for the treatment of infection in diabetic foot ulcers, wound
healing or otherwise. A number of factors can delay or prevent completion of human clinical trials,
particularly patient recruitment. Moreover, many drug candidates fail to successfully complete
clinical trials. After an NDA is filed with the FDA, the FDA commences an in-depth review of the
NDA that typically takes ten months to a year to complete but may take longer. In addition, we may
not obtain on a timely basis, or at all, the necessary 510(k) clearances for the next-generation
Microcyn product formulation. The milestones described above assume that we have sufficient funds
to conduct and complete our pivotal trials, that the results from these clinical trials support an
NDA filing and that our products will be commercially viable. We may not find appropriate
distribution or strategic partners, generate revenue sufficient to fund our cash flow needs or meet
any of the milestones described above in a timely manner or at all.
We also operate a microbiology contract testing laboratory division that provides consulting
and laboratory services to medical companies that design and manufacture biomedical devices and
drugs, as well as testing on our products and potential products. Our testing laboratory complies
with U.S. good manufacturing practices and quality systems regulation.
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Financial Operations Overview
Comparison of Three Months Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007
Overview
We shipped our first order to our partner in China during the three months ended September 30,
2008, helping us achieve our highest quarterly revenue to date. At the same time, we have
initiated significant cost-reduction measures during the quarter in our U.S. operations, reducing
our headcount from 56 to 28 in the U.S., which we believe will lead to improved net income in the
upcoming quarters, and accelerate our path to profitability.
Revenues
We experienced 81% growth in product revenues and a decline in our services business resulting
in reported revenues of $1.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2008. The
$542,000 increase in product revenues was due primarily to $480,000 higher sales in Mexico. Sales
to pharmacies in Mexico increased by $235,000, as units of our 240-milliliter presentation have
increased 44% over the prior year to a monthly average of 31,000 units. Sales to hospitals in
Mexico also increased, by $205,000 over the year ago period, due to both higher sales volumes and
higher averages selling prices. Europe and Rest of the World, or Europe/ROW, sales have increased over
the prior year due to a $79,000 initial sale to our customer China Bao Tai in China.
The following table shows our product revenues by geographic region (in thousands):
Three months ended | ||||||||||||
September 30, | Increase/ | |||||||||||
2008 | 2007 | (Decrease) | ||||||||||
U.S. |
$ | 68 | $ | 69 | $ | (1 | ) | |||||
Europe/ROW |
233 | 170 | 63 | |||||||||
Mexico |
911 | 431 | 480 | |||||||||
Total |
$ | 1,212 | $ | 670 | $ | 542 | ||||||
The $38,000, or 12%, decline in service revenues was due to a decrease in the number of tests
provided by our services business. We expect that our service revenues will continue to decline in
future periods, as we continue to implement our strategy of focusing primarily on our Microcyn
business.
Gross Profit / Loss
We reported gross profit from our Microcyn products business of $766,000, or 63% of product
revenues, during the three months ended September 30, 2008, compared a gross profit of $266,000, or
40%, in the year ago period. This increase was primarily due to improved efficiency and higher
sales volumes in our Mexico operations, which improved margins from to 78% during the three months
ended September 30, 2008, compared to 67% a year ago. Higher sales volumes in Europe have also
improved our gross margin percentage, putting our European facility in a positive gross margin
position during the three months ended September 30, 2008, compared to a gross loss position in the
year ago period. Our services business continues to be at or near breakeven as it was in the year
ago period.
We expect gross profit to fluctuate as a percentage of sales in future periods as we continue
to experience irregular product revenues. As product revenues grow, however, we expect our profit
to grow as a percentage of sales as we move further away from our low margin services business, and
as our manufacturing facilities get closer to producing at optimal capacity.
Research and Development Expense
Research and development expense consists primarily of costs associated with personnel,
materials, and clinical trials within our product development, regulatory and clinical
organizations. Research and development expense decreased $133,000, or 6%, to $2.2 million for the
three months ended September 30, 2008, from $2.3 million for the three months ended September 30,
2007. This decrease was primarily the result of $185,000 lower outside clinical fees as our company
completed our Phase II clinical trial for the treatment of
diabetic foot ulcers in March 2008, and began a far less expensive skin irritancy study in the
current period. This increase was offset in part by severance costs for the quarter amounting to
$127,000 as we reduced our research and development team in the U.S. from 28 to 10 people during
the quarter.
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We expect that our research and development expense will decline in future periods as a result
of the reduction of research and development personnel during the quarter ended September 30, 2008,
and the delay of our Phase III clinical trial. The full impact of these reductions will be shown
in the quarter ending March 31, 2009.
Selling, General and Administrative Expense
Selling, general and administrative expense consist primarily of costs for sales, marketing
and administrative personnel, as well as other corporate expenses such as legal, accounting, and
insurance. Selling, general and administrative expense increased $1.6 million, or 43%, to $5.3
million during the three months ended September 30, 2008, from $3.7 million during the three months
ended September 30, 2007. Primarily, this increase was due to a $1.2 million increase in non-cash
stock compensation expenses primarily associated with the accelerated vesting of stock options as
part of the separation agreement with terminated employees. In addition, there was $357,000 of
severance expense associated with these terminations during the period. Sales and marketing
consulting fees were also higher in the quarter by $209,000 primarily associated with market
research and other pre-launch expenses associated with our US Microcyn wound care product launch,
which occurred in October.
These increases were offset in part by $394,000 lower bonus expense as only select bonuses
were accrued for in the current year. European selling, general and administrative expense was
also $122,000 lower in the period due to a reduction in force during the past year, as part of the
cost reduction plan in that subsidiary.
We expect that our selling, general and administrative expenses will decline in future periods
as a result of the reduction of selling, general, and administrative personnel in the U.S. from 22
to 13 during this quarter and the severance costs related to these reductions. The full impact of
these reductions will be shown in the quarter ending March 31, 2009. The increase in selling costs
related to our product launch in the US will partially offset the decline related to the overall
reduction in force.
Interest income and expense and other income and expense
Interest expense decreased $157,000, or 51%, to $149,000 for the three months ended September
30, 2008, from $306,000 in the year ago period, due to the payments made on debt over the prior
year. Total outstanding debt decreased $1.6 million to $1.3 million at September 30, 2008, from
$2.9 million at September 30, 2007. Interest income decreased $144,000, or 72%, to $56,000 for the
three months ended September 30, 2008, from $200,000 in the year ago period, primarily due to the
decrease in our interest bearing cash balance over the past year.
Other income and expense decreased $434,000 to net other expense of $191,000 for the three
months ended September 30, 2008, from net other income of $243,000 for the three months ended
September 30, 2007. Primarily this decrease was due to our intercompany notes to Europe and Mexico
being reclassified during the period as long term, and therefore no foreign currency adjustment was
required to revalue the notes. In prior periods, this account consisted of charges due to the
fluctuation of foreign exchange rates, and the resulting gain or loss recognized for the
revaluation of our intercompany notes payable denominated in non-local currencies. The $191,000
net other expense during the three months ended September 30, 2008 was primarily due to a $217,000
loss on the disposal of some manufacturing equipment. The net other income recognized during the
three months ended September 30, 2007 was primarily due to the U.S. dollar becoming weaker in
relation to the Euro and the Mexican Peso during that period, and the resulting gain was recognized
for the revaluation of our intercompany loans.
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Comparison of Six Months Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007
Revenues
We experienced 70% growth in product revenues and a decline in our services business resulting
in reported revenues of $2.7 million during the six months ended September 30, 2008. The $917,000
increase in product revenues was due primarily to $712,000 higher sales in Mexico. Mexico sales
increased 74% on higher unit volumes of our Microcyn wound care product to hospitals and
pharmacies, as well as higher average selling prices in both our 5-liter and our 240-milliliter
presentations. Sales of 240-milliliter units in Mexico increased 54% on improvements to both units
sold and higher average selling prices as compared to the year ago period. Additionally, sales to
hospitals in Mexico increased 113% on both higher unit shipments and selling prices. Europe / Rest
of the World sales have increased over the prior year due primarily to a $79,000 initial sale to our
customer China Bao Tai in China during Q2, as well as sales growth to our customers in India,
Slovakia, and Italy.
The following table shows our product revenues by geographic region (in thousands):
Six months ended | ||||||||||||
September 30, | ||||||||||||
2008 | 2007 | Increase | ||||||||||
U.S. |
$ | 132 | $ | 107 | $ | 25 | ||||||
Europe/ROW |
418 | 238 | 180 | |||||||||
Mexico |
1,669 | 957 | 712 | |||||||||
Total |
$ | 2,219 | $ | 1,302 | $ | 917 | ||||||
The $68,000, or 13%, decline in service revenues was due to a decrease in the number of tests
provided by our services business.
Gross Profit / Loss
We reported gross profit from our Microcyn products business of $1.3 million, or 60% of
product revenues, during the six months ended September 30, 2007, compared a gross profit of
$522,000, or 40%, in the year ago period. This increase was primarily due to the improvements in
our Mexico operations, which have improved margins from to 73% during the six months ended
September 30, 2008, compared to 68% a year ago. Higher sales volumes in Europe have also improved
our gross margin percentage, by putting our European facility in a positive gross margin position
during the six months ended September 30, 2008, compared to a gross loss position in the year ago
period. Our services business continues to be at or near breakeven as it was in the year ago
period.
Research and Development Expense
Research and development expense remained consistent at $4.5 million for the six months ended
September 30, 2008, as well as the year ago period. Salary and related expenses were $145,000
higher in the current period, due primarily to the additional headcount in the department during
the current year associated with our clinical and regulatory programs and the March 2008 completion
of our Phase II clinical trial of Microcyn for treatment of diabetic foot ulcers. Additionally,
there was $129,000 in severance expense in the current year associated with the terminations during
the period.
These increases were offset by $301,000 lower outside clinical fees as our company completed
our Phase II clinical trial for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers in March 2008, and began a
far less expensive study on skin irritation in the current six-month period.
We expect that our research and development expense will decline in future periods as a result
of the reduction of research and development personnel during the quarter ended September 30, 2008,
and the delay of our Phase III clinical trial. The full impact of these reductions will be shown
in the quarter ending March 31, 2009.
Selling, General and Administrative Expense
Selling, general and administrative expense increased $1.4 million, or 20%, to $8.6 million
during the six months ended September 30, 2008, from $7.1 million during the six months ended
September 30, 2007. Primarily, this increase was due to a $1.4 million increase in non-cash stock
compensation expenses associated with the options granted to our senior executive group, including
the $1.1 million of stock compensation charges for the accelerated vesting of stock options as part
of the separation agreement with terminated employees. In addition, there was $360,000 of
severance expense associated with these terminations during the period. Sales and marketing fees
were also higher in the quarter by $220,000 primarily associated with market research and other
pre-launch expenses associated with our US Microcyn wound care product launch to podiatrists, which
occurred in October. These increases were offset in part by $522,000 lower bonus expense as only
select bonuses were accrued for in the current year, compared to the larger executive and employee
bonus plan that was accrued for in the year ago period.
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Due to significant reductions in headcount and projects, we expect these overall expenses to
decline in future periods, with the full impact occurring in the quarter ending March 31, 2009.
Interest income and expense and other income and expense
Interest expense decreased $334,000, or 52%, to $311,000 for the six months ended September
30, 2008, from $645,000 in the year ago period, due to the payments made on debt over the prior
year. Total outstanding debt decreased $1.6 million to $1.3 million at September 30, 2008, from
$2.9 million at September 30, 2007. Interest income decreased $274,000, or 67%, to $132,000 for
the six months ended September 30, 2008, from $406,000 in the year ago period, primarily due to the
decrease in our interest bearing cash balance over the past year.
Other income and expense decreased $1.0 million to net other expense of $230,000 for the six
months ended September 30, 2008, from net other income of $774,000 for the six months ended
September 30, 2007. Primarily this decrease was due to our intercompany notes to Europe and Mexico
being reclassified during the latest quarter as long term, and therefore no foreign currency
adjustment was required to revalue the notes. In prior periods, this account consisted of charges
due to the fluctuation of foreign exchange rates, and the resulting gain or loss recognized for the
revaluation of our intercompany notes payable denominated in non-local currencies. The $230,000
net other expense during the six months ended September 30, 2008 was primarily due to a $217,000
loss on the disposal of some manufacturing equipment. The net other income recognized during the
six months ended September 30, 2007 was primarily due to the U.S. dollar becoming weaker in
relation to the Euro and the Mexican Peso during that period, and the resulting gain was recognized
for the revaluation of our intercompany loans.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Since our inception, we have incurred significant losses. As of September 30, 2008, we had an
accumulated deficit of $102.9 million. We have not yet achieved profitability, and we expect that
our operating losses will decline due to cost reductions completed this quarter and the increase in
sales. Even with this reduction in operating expense, we will need to raise additional capital to
sustain our business until such time that we are able to generate sufficient product revenues to
achieve profitability.
Sources of Liquidity
As of September 30, 2008, we had unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $6.0 million. Since
our inception, substantially all of our operations have been financed through sales of equity
securities. Other sources of financing that we have used to date include our revenues, as well as
various loans.
Since our inception, substantially all of our operations have been financed through the sale
of $99 million of our common and convertible preferred stock. These net proceeds include $21.9
million raised in our initial public offering on January 30, 2007, $9.1 million raised in a private
placement of common shares on August 13, 2007, and $12.6 million raised through a registered direct
placement from March 31, 2008 to April 1, 2008.
In
June 2006, we entered into a loan and security agreement with a financial institution
to borrow a maximum of $5.0 million. Under this facility we have borrowed $4.2 million, and have
paid back $3.2 million in principal as of September 30, 2008. The terms of this facility include
monthly principal payments over three years, plus interest payments of 8.5% per annum.
Cash Flows
As of September 30, 2008, we had unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of $6.0 million,
compared to $18.8 million at March 31, 2007.
Net cash used in operating activities during the six months ended September 30, 2008 was $11.7
million, primarily due to the $12.1 million net loss for the period, and to a $1.7 million decrease
in accounts payable, primarily the result of payments made for the placement fee of our registered
direct fundraising in March 2008 that were outstanding at March 31, 2008, and to a lesser extent a
$809,000 decrease in accrued expenses, related to the payments made on accrued bonuses earned
during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008. These uses of cash were offset in part by non-cash
charges during the six months ended September 30, 2008, including $1.9 million of stock-based
compensation, $444,000 of depreciation and amortization and $214,000 of non-cash interest expense,
and $217,000 of loss on the disposal of capital equipment. Net cash used in operating activities
during the six months ended September 30, 2007 was $9.9 million, primarily due to the $10.6 million
net loss for the period, and to a lesser extent a $1.1 million decrease in accounts payable due to
the timing of payments made to our vendors, $882,000 decrease in accrued expenses, due to the
payments made on accrued bonuses for the prior year, and $809,000 of foreign currency gain. These
uses of cash were offset in part by non-cash charges during the six months ended September 30,
2008, including $509,000 of stock-based compensation, $356,000 of depreciation and amortization and
$308,000 of non-cash interest expense.
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Net cash used in investing activities was $253,000, and $247,000 for the six months ended
September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Primarily this cash was used during the periods for
purchasing lab and manufacturing equipment.
Net cash used in financing activities was $918,000 for the six months ended September 30,
2008. Primarily this cash was used for the repayment of outstanding debt during the period. Net
cash provided by financing activities was $6.0 million for the six months ended September 30, 2007. This primarily included full payment on a $4.0 million not payable to Robert Burlingame and $9.1
million of net funds received in connection with a private placement of common stock.
Operating Capital and Capital Expenditure Requirements
We incurred a net loss of $12.1 million for the six months ended September 30, 2008. At
September 30, 2008 and March 31, 2008, our accumulated deficit amounted to $102.9 million and $90.8
million, respectively. During the six months ended September 30, 2008, we used $11.7 million of net
cash for operating activities. At September 30, 2008, our working capital amounted to $3.7 million.
We need to raise additional capital from external sources in order to sustain our operations
while continuing the longer term efforts contemplated under our business plan. We expect to
continue incurring losses for the foreseeable future and must raise additional capital to pursue
our product development initiatives, to penetrate markets for the sale of our products and for us
to continue as a going concern. We cannot provide any assurance that we will raise additional
capital. If we are unable to raise additional capital, we will be required to curtail certain
operating activities, and implement additional cost reductions in an effort to conserve capital in
amounts sufficient to sustain operations and meet it obligations for the next twelve months. These
matters raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. We believe that
we have access to capital resources through public or private equity offerings, debt financings,
corporate collaborations or other means; however, we have not secured any commitment for new
financing at this time nor can we provide any assurance that new financing will be available on
commercially acceptable terms, if at all. If we are unable to secure additional capital, we may be
required to curtail our research and development initiatives and take additional measures to reduce
costs in order to conserve cash. These measures could cause significant delays in our efforts to
commercialize our products in the United States, which is critical to the realization of our
business plan and our future operations.
We have undertaken initiatives to reduce costs in an effort to conserve liquidity. Future
pivotal trials will require the selection of a partner and must also be completed in order for us
to commercialize Microcyn as a drug product in the United States. Commencement of the Phase III
clinical trials will be delayed until we find a strategic partner to fund these trials. Without a
strategic partner or additional capital, our Pivotal clinical trials will be delayed for a period
of time that is currently indeterminate.
Our future funding requirements will depend on many factors, including:
| the scope, rate of progress and cost of our clinical trials and other research and
development activities; |
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| future clinical trial results; |
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| the terms and timing of any collaborative, licensing and other arrangements that we may
establish; |
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| the cost and timing of regulatory approvals; |
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| the cost and delays in product development as a result of any changes in regulatory
oversight applicable to our products; |
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| the cost and timing of establishing sales, marketing and distribution capabilities; |
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| the effect of competing technological and market developments; |
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| the cost of filing, prosecuting, defending and enforcing any patent claims and other
intellectual property rights; and |
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| the extent to which we acquire or invest in businesses, products and technologies. |
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Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of
contingent liabilities at the dates of the consolidated financial statements and the reported
amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from
these estimates. These estimates and assumptions include reserves and write-downs related to
receivables and inventories, the recoverability of long-term assets, deferred taxes and related
valuation allowances and valuation of equity instruments.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of September 30, 2008, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Smaller reporting companies are not required to provide the information required by this Item.
Item 4T. Controls and Procedures
(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. We maintain disclosure controls and
procedures, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
or Exchange Act, that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in
reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and
reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms,
and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding
required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management
recognized that disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can
provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and
procedures are met. Our disclosure controls and procedures have been designed to meet reasonable
assurance standards. Additionally, in designing disclosure controls and procedures, our management
necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of
possible disclosure controls and procedures. The design of any disclosure controls and procedures
also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can
be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential
future conditions.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of our
disclosure controls and procedures as required by Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b) as of the end of the
period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer have concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures are effective at the
reasonable assurance level.
(b) Changes in internal controls. There were no changes in our internal control over financial
reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2008 that has materially
affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
PART II OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Legal Matters
The Company, on occasion, is involved in legal matters arising in the ordinary course of its
business. While management believes that such matters are currently insignificant, there can be no
assurance that matters arising in the ordinary course of business for which
the Company is or could become involved in litigation will not have a material adverse effect
on its business, financial condition or results of operations.
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ITEM 1A: Risk Factors
There have been no material changes from risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008, except as follows:
We have a history of losses, we expect to continue to incur losses and we may never achieve
profitability.
We incurred a net loss of $6,912,000 and $12,111,000 for the three and six months ended
September 30, 2008, respectively. At September 30, 2008, our accumulated deficit amounted to
$102,937,000. During the six months ended September 30, 2008, our net cash used in operating
activities amounted to $11,665,000. At September 30, 2008, our working capital amounted to
$3,658,000. We have yet to demonstrate that we can generate sufficient sales of our products to
become profitable. The extent of our future operating losses and the timing of profitability are
highly uncertain, and we may never achieve profitability. Even if we do generate significant
revenues from our product sales, we expect that increased operating expenses will result in
significant operating losses in the near term as we, among other things:
| conduct preclinical studies and clinical trials on our products and product candidates; |
|
| increase our research and development efforts to enhance our existing products, commercialize
new products and develop new product candidates; |
|
| establish additional, and expand existing, manufacturing facilities; and |
|
| grow our sales and marketing capabilities in the United States and internationally. |
As a result of these activities, we will need to generate significant revenue in order to
achieve profitability and may never become profitable.
Without raising additional capital, we would curtail certain operational activities, including
regulatory trials, in order to reduce costs. We may not secure any commitments for new financing on
acceptable terms, if at all.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
We did not sell any unregistered securities during the quarter ended September 30, 2008.
Item 3. Default Upon Senior Securities
We did not default upon any senior securities during the quarter ended September 30, 2008.
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Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of the Security Holders
We held an Annual Meeting of our Stockholders on August 27, 2008, where our stockholders voted
on the following matters:
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Our stockholders elected Hojabr Alimi, James
Schutz, Jay Birnbaum, Robert Burlingame, Richard Conley and Gregory French as directors. The votes
on the election of directors were as follows:
Hojabr Alimi |
||||
FOR |
11,697,716 | |||
WITHHELD |
247,458 | |||
James Schutz |
||||
FOR |
11,829,145 | |||
WITHHELD |
116,029 | |||
Jay Birnbaum |
||||
FOR |
11,003,699 | |||
WITHHELD |
941,475 | |||
Robert Burlingame |
||||
FOR |
11,405,373 | |||
WITHHELD |
539,801 | |||
Richard Conley |
||||
FOR |
11,839,938 | |||
WITHHELD |
105,236 | |||
Gregory French |
||||
FOR |
10,987,989 | |||
WITHHELD |
957,185 |
APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT OF RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION: The stockholders approved the
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. The vote on the matter was as follows:
FOR |
10,503,712 | |||
AGAINST |
1,368,684 | |||
ABSTAIN |
72,778 |
RATIFICATION OF THE SELECTION BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF MARCUM &
KLIEGMAN LLP AS OUR INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS: The stockholders ratified the
selection by the audit committee of the board of directors of Marcum & Kliegman LLP as our
independent registered public accountants for the 2009 fiscal year. The vote on the matter was as
follows:
FOR |
11,868,906 | |||
AGAINST |
40,054 | |||
ABSTAIN |
36,214 |
Item 5. Other Information
None.
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Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibit | ||||
Number | Description | |||
31.1 | * | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
||
31.2 | * | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
||
32.1 | *# | Certification of Officers pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
* | Filed herewith. |
|
# | In accordance with Item 601(b)(32)(ii) of Regulation S-K and SEC Release Nos. 33-8238 and
34-47986, Final Rule: Managements Reports on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and
Certification of Disclosure in Exchange Act Periodic Reports, the certifications furnished in
Exhibit 32.1 hereto are deemed to accompany this Form 10-Q and will not be deemed filed for
purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act. Such certifications will not be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Oculus Innovative Sciences, Inc. | ||||||
Date: November 13, 2008
|
By: | /s/ Hojabr Alimi
|
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Hojabr Alimi | ||||||
Its: | Chairman of the Board of Directors and | |||||
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
||||||
Date: November 13, 2008
|
By: | /s/ Robert Miller
|
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Robert Miller | ||||||
Its: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||
(Principal Financial Officer) |
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INDEX
Exhibit | ||||
Number | Description | |||
31.1 | * | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
||
31.2 | * | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
||
32.1 | *# | Certification of Officers pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
* | Filed herewith. |
|
# | In accordance with Item 601(b)(32)(ii) of Regulation S-K and SEC Release Nos. 33-8238 and
34-47986, Final Rule: Managements Reports on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and
Certification of Disclosure in Exchange Act Periodic Reports, the certifications furnished in
Exhibit 32.1 hereto are deemed to accompany this Form 10-Q and will not be deemed filed for
purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act. Such certifications will not be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act. |
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