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YIELD10 BIOSCIENCE, INC. - Quarter Report: 2013 September (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

x

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2013

 

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 001-33133

 

METABOLIX, INC.

 

Delaware

 

04-3158289

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Identification No.)

 

 

 

21 Erie Street

 

 

Cambridge, MA

 

02139

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(617) 583-1700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x 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

 

Smaller reporting company x

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

 

 

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

 

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock as of November 1, 2013 was 34,581,449.

 

 

 



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Metabolix, Inc.

Form 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2013

 

Table of Contents

 

 

 

Page

Part I. Financial Information

 

3

 

 

 

Item

 

 

 

 

1.

 

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

3

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012

 

3

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012

 

4

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012

 

5

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012

 

6

 

 

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

7

2.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

15

3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

25

4.

 

Controls and Procedures

 

25

 

 

 

Part II. Other Information

 

26

 

 

 

Item

 

 

 

 

1.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

26

1A.

 

Risk Factors

 

26

2.

 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

26

3.

 

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

26

4.

 

Mine Safety Disclosures

 

26

5.

 

Other Information

 

26

6.

 

Exhibits

 

27

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

28

 

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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.  CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

METABOLIX, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

UNAUDITED

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

8,872

 

$

14,572

 

Short-term investments

 

16,876

 

29,201

 

Accounts receivables

 

501

 

839

 

Due from related parties

 

91

 

75

 

Unbilled receivables

 

271

 

372

 

Inventory

 

3,400

 

3,204

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

932

 

692

 

Total current assets

 

30,943

 

48,955

 

Restricted cash

 

619

 

594

 

Property and equipment, net

 

891

 

1,358

 

Long-term investments

 

 

2,508

 

Other assets

 

50

 

95

 

Total assets

 

$

32,503

 

$

53,510

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

422

 

$

1,233

 

Accrued expenses

 

3,190

 

3,519

 

Current portion of deferred rent

 

97

 

165

 

Short-term deferred revenue

 

450

 

1,067

 

Other current liabilities

 

141

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

4,300

 

5,984

 

Deferred rent, net of current portion

 

 

55

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

131

 

Total liabilities

 

4,300

 

6,170

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock ($0.01 par value per share); 5,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding

 

 

 

Common stock ($0.01 par value per share); 100,000,000 shares authorized at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, 34,516,762 and 34,306,570 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively

 

345

 

343

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

291,828

 

289,050

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(59

)

(21

)

Accumulated deficit

 

(263,911

)

(242,032

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

28,203

 

47,340

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

32,503

 

$

53,510

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements

 

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METABOLIX, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

UNAUDITED

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue from termination of ADM collaboration

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

38,885

 

Product revenue

 

265

 

70

 

1,876

 

457

 

Grant revenue

 

563

 

576

 

1,871

 

1,415

 

Research and development revenue

 

 

 

618

 

 

License fee and royalty revenue

 

27

 

28

 

139

 

162

 

Total revenue

 

855

 

674

 

4,504

 

40,919

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of product revenue

 

459

 

316

 

2,212

 

808

 

Research and development

 

4,643

 

4,931

 

14,446

 

15,982

 

Selling, general, and administrative

 

2,995

 

3,170

 

9,728

 

11,006

 

Total costs and expenses

 

8,097

 

8,417

 

26,386

 

27,796

 

Income (loss) from operations

 

(7,242

)

(7,743

)

(21,882

)

13,123

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income, net

 

10

 

27

 

43

 

102

 

Other expense, net

 

(19

)

(29

)

(40

)

(78

)

Total other income (expense), net

 

(9

)

(2

)

3

 

24

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(7,251

)

$

(7,745

)

$

(21,879

)

$

13,147

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

(0.21

)

$

(0.23

)

$

(0.64

)

$

0.38

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted

 

$

(0.21

)

$

(0.23

)

$

(0.64

)

$

0.38

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of shares used in per share calculations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

34,516,051

 

34,243,792

 

34,435,129

 

34,188,146

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted

 

34,516,051

 

34,243,792

 

34,435,129

 

34,270,455

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements

 

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METABOLIX, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

UNAUDITED

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

 

Net income (loss):

 

$

(7,251

)

$

(7,745

)

$

(21,879

)

$

13,147

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments

 

3

 

12

 

(8

)

(6

)

Change in foreign currency translation adjustment

 

(2

)

3

 

(29

)

(2

)

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

 

1

 

15

 

(37

)

(8

)

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

$

(7,250

)

$

(7,730

)

$

(21,916

)

$

13,139

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements

 

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METABOLIX, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

UNAUDITED

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

Cash flows from operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(21,879

)

$

13,147

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

737

 

1,026

 

Charge for 401(k) company common stock match

 

356

 

350

 

Stock-based compensation

 

2,441

 

2,935

 

Inventory impairment

 

317

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivables

 

338

 

(508

)

Due from related party

 

(16

)

311

 

Unbilled receivables

 

101

 

(363

)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

(195

)

94

 

Inventory

 

(513

)

(3,028

)

Accounts payable

 

(811

)

(272

)

Accrued expenses

 

(360

)

(101

)

Other current liabilities

 

141

 

 

Deferred rent and other long-term liabilities

 

(254

)

(115

)

Deferred revenue

 

(617

)

(37,900

)

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(20,214

)

(24,424

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of property and equipment

 

(281

)

(397

)

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

 

 

12

 

Change in restricted cash

 

(25

)

28

 

Purchase of investments

 

(15,621

)

(56,428

)

Proceeds from the sale and maturity of short-term investments

 

30,447

 

77,320

 

Net cash provided by investing activities

 

14,520

 

20,535

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from options exercised

 

14

 

19

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

14

 

19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

(20

)

(2

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

(5,700

)

(3,872

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

14,572

 

21,277

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

8,872

 

$

17,405

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements

 

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METABOLIX, INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

UNAUDITED

 

(All dollar amounts, except share and per share amounts, are stated in thousands)

 

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and have been prepared by Metabolix, Inc. (the “Company”) in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements have been condensed or omitted. The year-end consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. The consolidated financial statements, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair statement of the financial position and results of operations for the interim periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.

 

The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for any future period or the entire fiscal year. These interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012, which are contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 28, 2013.

 

With the exception of 2012, when the Company recognized $38,885 of deferred revenue from the terminated Telles joint venture, it has recorded net losses since its inception, including the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The Company held unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and investments of $25,748 at September 30, 2013. The Company believes that these resources and the cash to be generated from existing grants and expected product sales will be sufficient to meet its projected operating requirements into the third quarter of 2014. However, any significant costs incurred to establish a commercial biopolymer manufacturing facility will shorten this liquidity horizon and require that the Company seek additional funds in order to continue and advance its operations. The Company continues to face significant challenges and uncertainties and, as a result, the Company’s available capital resources may be consumed more rapidly than currently expected due to: (a) lower than expected sales of the Company’s new biopolymer products as a result of slow market adoption; (b) increases in capital costs and operating expenses related to the establishment and start-up of commercial manufacturing operations either on its own or with third parties for its biopolymer products; (c) changes the Company may make to the business that affect ongoing operating expenses; (d) changes the Company may make in its business strategy; (e) changes in the Company’s research and development spending plans; and (f) other items affecting the Company’s forecasted level of expenditures and use of cash resources. Accordingly, the Company will need to raise additional funds to support its operating and capital needs. The Company will attempt to obtain additional funding through public or private financing, collaborative arrangements with strategic partners, or through additional credit lines or other debt financing sources to increase the funds available to support operations. However, there is uncertainty regarding whether the Company can successfully execute these actions, and the Company can provide no assurance that it will. Furthermore, if the Company issues equity or debt securities to raise additional funds, its existing stockholders may experience dilution, and the new equity or debt securities may have rights, preferences and privileges senior to those of its existing stockholders. If the Company raises additional funds through collaboration, licensing or other similar arrangements, it may be necessary to relinquish valuable rights to its potential products or proprietary technologies, or grant licenses on terms that are not favorable to the Company. Without additional funds, the Company will be forced to delay, scale back or eliminate some of its sales and marketing efforts, research and development activities, or other operations and potentially delay product development in an effort to provide sufficient funds to continue its operations. If any of these events occurs, the Company’s ability to achieve its development and commercialization goals would be adversely affected.

 

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

There have been no material changes in accounting policies since the Company’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, as described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year then ended.

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions were eliminated. Telles, LLC (“Telles”), the Company’s former joint venture with Archer Daniels Midland Company (“ADM”) that terminated in early 2012, was not consolidated by the Company.

 

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Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Concentration of Credit Risk

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk primarily consist of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments. The Company primarily invests its excess cash and cash equivalents in money market funds, corporate debt, federal agency notes and U.S. treasury notes. Investments are acquired in accordance with the Company’s investment policy which establishes a concentration limit per issuer.

 

The Company provides credit to customers in the normal course of business. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition and limits the amount of credit extended when deemed necessary. At September 30, 2013, the Company’s accounts and unbilled receivables include $571 or 66% from U.S. and Canadian government grants and $140 or 16% from customer product sales. At December 31, 2012, the Company’s accounts and unbilled receivables included $561 or 46% from U.S. and Canadian government grants and $535 or 44% from customer product sales. At September 30, 2013, no customer had accounts receivable due from product sales representing 10% or more of our total accounts receivable.  At December 31, 2012, one customer had accounts receivable due from product sales representing 41% of our total accounts receivable.

 

3. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In July 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued updated accounting guidance for the
presentation of an unrecognized tax benefit when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit
carryforward exists. The updated guidance requires the netting of unrecognized tax benefits against a deferred tax asset for a loss or other carryforward that would apply in settlement of the uncertain tax position. In addition, unrecognized tax benefits will be netted against all available same-jurisdiction loss or other tax carryforwards that would be utilized, rather than only against carryforwards that are created by unrecognized tax benefits. The update is effective prospectively for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2013, and early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-02, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (ASU 2013-02). This newly issued accounting standard requires an entity to provide information about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component. In addition, an entity is required to present, either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or in the notes, significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by the respective line items of net income but only if the amount reclassified is required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified to net income in its entirety in the same reporting period. For other amounts that are not required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified in their entirety to net income, an entity is required to cross-reference to other disclosures required under U.S. GAAP that provide additional detail about those amounts. This ASU is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2012. The adoption of this standard did not have an impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations. Reclassification adjustments were insignificant for all periods presented.

 

4. BASIC AND DILUTED NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE

 

Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. Common stock equivalents include stock options and warrants. Diluted net income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of dilutive common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted shares outstanding is calculated by adding to the weighted shares outstanding any potential (unissued) shares of common stock from outstanding stock options and warrants based on the treasury stock method.  In periods when a net loss is reported, all common stock equivalents are excluded from the calculation because they would have an anti-dilutive effect, meaning the loss per share would be reduced. Therefore, in periods when a loss is reported there is no difference in basic and diluted loss per share.

 

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Shares used to calculate diluted earnings per share are as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(7,251

)

$

(7,745

)

$

(21,879

)

$

13,147

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

 

34,516,051

 

34,243,792

 

34,435,129

 

34,188,146

 

Effect of dilutive securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock options

 

 

 

 

82,309

 

Dilutive potential common shares

 

 

 

 

82,309

 

Shares used in calculating diluted earnings per share

 

34,516,051

 

34,243,792

 

34,435,129

 

34,270,455

 

 

The number of shares of potentially dilutive common stock related to options and warrants that were excluded from the calculation of dilutive shares since the inclusion of such shares would be anti-dilutive for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 are shown below:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

2012

 

Options

 

6,195,437

 

5,665,046

 

5,675,833

 

5,413,073

 

Warrants

 

4,086

 

4,086

 

4,086

 

4,086

 

Total

 

6,199,523

 

5,669,132

 

5,679,919

 

5,417,159

 

 

5. INVENTORY

 

The components of biopolymer inventories are as follows:

 

 

 

September 30,
2013

 

December 31,
2012

 

Raw materials

 

$

854

 

$

640

 

Work-in-process

 

12

 

2

 

Finished goods

 

2,534

 

2,562

 

Total inventory

 

$

3,400

 

$

3,204

 

 

At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, included within finished goods are $104 and $257, respectively, of inventory that the Company has sold and shipped to customers for which the Company has not yet recognized revenue under its product revenue recognition policy. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company recorded a $46 and $317 charge to cost of product revenue for raw material and finished goods inventory, respectively, that it determined was unlikely to be sold or converted to future sellable product based on customer demand and current sales forecasts.

 

6. INVESTMENTS

 

Investments consist of the following:

 

 

 

Amortized

 

Unrealized

 

Market

 

 

 

Cost

 

Gain

 

(Loss)

 

Value

 

September 30, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government sponsored enterprises

 

$

16,871

 

$

5

 

$

 

$

16,876

 

Total

 

$

16,871

 

$

5

 

$

 

$

16,876

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government sponsored enterprises

 

$

29,189

 

$

12

 

$

 

$

29,201

 

Long-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government-sponsored enterprises

 

2,507

 

1

 

 

2,508

 

Total

 

$

31,696

 

$

13

 

$

 

$

31,709

 

 

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Long-term investments have maturity dates of two years or less. The average maturity of the Company’s marketable securities available-for-sale as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was three and four months, respectively.

 

7. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The Company has certain financial assets recorded at fair value which have been classified as either Level 1 or 2 within the fair value hierarchy as described in the accounting standards for fair value measurements. Fair value is the price that would be received from the sale of an asset or the price paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between independent market participants at the measurement date.  Fair values determined by Level 1 inputs utilize observable data such as quoted prices in active markets. Fair values determined by Level 2 inputs utilize data points other than quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly. Fair values determined by Level 3 inputs utilize unobservable data points in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions. The fair value hierarchy level is determined by the lowest level of significant input.  At September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company did not own any Level 3 financial assets.

 

The Company’s financial assets classified as Level 2 were initially valued at the transaction price and have been subsequently valued typically utilizing third party pricing services. Because the Company’s investment portfolio may include securities that do not always trade on a daily basis, the pricing services use many observable market inputs to determine value including reportable trades, benchmark yields and benchmarking of like securities. The Company validates the prices provided by the third party pricing services by reviewing their pricing methods and obtaining market values from other pricing sources. After completing the validation procedures, the Company did not adjust or override any fair value measurements provided by these pricing services as of September 30, 2013 or December 31, 2012.

 

The tables below present information about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 and indicate the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized to determine such fair value.

 

 

 

Fair value measurements at reporting date using

 

 

 

 

 

Quoted prices in active

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

markets for identical

 

Significant other

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

assets

 

observable inputs

 

unobservable inputs

 

Balance as of

 

Description

 

(Level 1)

 

(Level 2)

 

(Level 3)

 

September 30, 2013

 

Cash equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market funds

 

$

5,958

 

$

 

$

 

$

5,958

 

Short-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government securities

 

 

16,876

 

 

16,876

 

Total

 

$

5,958

 

$

16,876

 

$

 

$

22,834

 

 

 

 

Fair value measurements at reporting date using

 

 

 

 

 

Quoted prices in active

 

 

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

markets for identical

 

Significant other

 

unobservable

 

 

 

 

 

assets

 

observable inputs

 

inputs

 

Balance as of

 

Description

 

(Level 1)

 

(Level 2)

 

(Level 3)

 

December 31, 2012

 

Cash equivalents:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market funds

 

$

11,157

 

$

 

$

 

$

11,157

 

Government securities

 

 

2,015

 

 

2,015

 

Short-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government securities

 

 

29,201

 

 

29,201

 

Long-term investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government securities

 

 

2,508

 

 

2,508

 

Total

 

$

11,157

 

$

33,724

 

$

 

$

44,881

 

 

The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity date of ninety days or less at the date of purchase to be cash equivalents, and investments purchased with an original maturity date of more than ninety days at the date of purchase and a maturity date of one year or less at the balance sheet date to be short-term investments.  All other investments are classified as long-term.

 

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8. ACCRUED EXPENSES

 

Accrued expenses consisted of the following at:

 

 

 

September 30, 2013

 

December 31, 2012

 

Employee compensation and benefits

 

$

1,877

 

$

2,379

 

Professional services

 

433

 

301

 

Other

 

880

 

839

 

Total accrued expenses

 

$

3,190

 

$

3,519

 

 

9. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

 

The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense, related to employee stock option awards, of $764 and $2,441 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively. Stock-based compensation expense, related to employee stock option awards was $852 and $2,954 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively. At September 30, 2013, there was approximately $4,272 of pre-tax stock-based compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures, related to unvested awards not yet recognized which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.12 years.

 

A summary of option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 is as follows:

 

 

 

Number of

 

Weighted Average

 

 

 

Shares

 

Exercise Price

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2012

 

5,579,042

 

$

6.68

 

Granted

 

1,053,915

 

1.64

 

Exercised

 

(7,550

)

1.82

 

Forfeited

 

(142,382

)

3.60

 

Expired

 

(340,776

)

9.38

 

Outstanding at September 30, 2013

 

6,142,249

 

5.74

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options exercisable at September 30, 2013

 

3,573,589

 

$

7.91

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average grant date fair value of options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2013

 

 

 

$

1.16

 

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company determined the fair value of stock options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions for option grants, respectively:

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

Expected dividend yield

 

 

 

Risk-free rate

 

0.71% - 1.90%

 

0.67% - 1.15%

 

Expected option term (in years)

 

6.0

 

5.3 – 5.5

 

Volatility

 

84% - 85%

 

84% - 87%

 

 

10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Litigation

 

On February 17, 2012, a purported shareholder class action, Hilary Coyne v. Metabolix, Inc., Richard P. Eno, and Joseph Hill, Civil Action 1:12-cv-10318 (the “Class Action”), was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, naming the Company and certain officers of the Company as defendants. The Class Action alleges that the Company made material misrepresentations and/or omissions of material fact in the Company’s disclosures during the period from March 10, 2010 through its January 12, 2012 press release announcing that ADM had given notice of termination of the Telles joint venture for PHA biopolymers, all in violation of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5.  On September 20, 2013, the court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss the Class Action in full and with prejudice.  The period during which the plaintiff could appeal the dismissal has expired and no appeal was filed.

 

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On March 7, 2012, a purported derivative lawsuit, Childs v. Kouba et al., Civil Action 12-0892 (the “Derivative Action”), was filed in Massachusetts Superior Court for Middlesex County, on behalf of the Company against members of the Company’s Board of Directors for alleged breaches of their fiduciary duties and based on a nearly identical set of alleged facts as those asserted in the Class Action. The Derivative Action seeks compensatory damages in an unspecified amount, plaintiff’s costs and attorneys’ fees, and unspecified equitable or injunctive relief.

 

The Company is currently unable to assess the probability of loss or estimate a range of potential loss, if any, associated with the Derivative Action because it is at an early stage.

 

From time to time, the Company may be subject to other legal proceedings and claims in the ordinary course of business. The Company is not currently aware of any such other proceedings or claims that it believes will have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or the results of operations.

 

11. GEOGRAPHIC AND SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

The accounting guidance for segment reporting establishes standards for reporting information on operating segments in annual financial statements. The Company operates in one segment, which is the business of developing and commercializing technologies for the production of polymers and chemicals in plants and in microbes. The Company’s chief operating decision-maker does not manage any part of the Company separately, and the allocation of resources and assessment of performance are based on the Company’s consolidated operating results.

 

As of September 30, 2013, less than 10% of the Company’s combined total assets were located outside of the United States and the reported net income (loss) outside of the United States for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 was less than 10% of the combined net income of the consolidated Company.

 

The geographic distribution of the Company’s revenues and long-lived assets from continuing operations is summarized as follows:

 

 

 

U.S.

 

Canada

 

Germany

 

Eliminations

 

Total

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2013:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenues to unaffiliated customers

 

$

574

 

$

56

 

$

225

 

$

 

$

855

 

Inter-geographic revenues

 

214

 

175

 

 

(389

)

 

Net revenues

 

$

788

 

$

231

 

$

225

 

$

(389

)

$

855

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2012:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenues to unaffiliated customers

 

$

617

 

$

57

 

$

 

$

 

$

674

 

Inter-geographic revenues

 

 

180

 

 

(180

)

 

Net revenues

 

$

617

 

$

237

 

$

 

$

(180

)

$

674

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenues to unaffiliated customers

 

$

3,516

 

$

232

 

$

756

 

$

 

$

4,504

 

Inter-geographic revenues

 

889

 

586

 

 

(1,475

)

 

Net revenues

 

$

4,405

 

$

818

 

$

756

 

$

(1,475

)

$

4,504

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net revenues to unaffiliated customers

 

$

40,767

 

$

152

 

$

 

$

 

$

40,919

 

Inter-geographic revenues

 

 

508

 

 

(508

)

 

Net revenues

 

$

40,767

 

$

660

 

$

 

$

(508

)

$

40,919

 

 

Foreign revenue is based on the country in which the Company’s subsidiary that earned the revenue is domiciled.

 

The geographic distribution of the Company’s long-lived assets is summarized as follows:

 

 

 

U.S.

 

Canada

 

Germany

 

Eliminations

 

Total

 

September 30, 2013

 

$

836

 

$

55

 

$

 

$

 

$

891

 

December 31, 2012

 

$

1,309

 

$

49

 

$

 

$

 

$

1,358

 

 

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12. INCOME TAXES

 

Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are recognized based on temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax basis of assets and liabilities using future enacted tax rates.  A valuation allowance is recorded against deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company did not recognize any tax expense or benefit due to its continued net operating loss position.  Due to the uncertainty surrounding the realization of favorable tax attributes in future tax returns, the Company has recorded a full valuation allowance against its otherwise recognizable net deferred tax assets.

 

The Company follows the accounting guidance related to income taxes including guidance which addresses accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. This guidance prescribes a threshold for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. It also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosures and transitions. The Company had no amounts recorded for any unrecognized tax benefits as of September 30, 2013 or December 31, 2012.

 

The tax years 2010 through 2012 remain open to examination by major taxing jurisdictions to which the Company is subject, which are primarily in the U.S. Additionally, the Company can be audited for any loss year up to three years after the year in which the loss is utilized to offset taxable income.  This would include loss years prior to 2010.

 

The Company’s policy is to record estimated interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense. As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had no accrued interest or penalties recorded related to uncertain tax positions.

 

At December 31, 2012, the Company had net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards for federal and state income tax purposes of $211,016 and $148,611, respectively. Included in the federal and state NOL carryforwards are approximately $19,213 of deductions related to the exercise of stock options subsequent to the adoption of amended accounting guidance related to stock based compensation. This amount represents an excess tax benefit as defined under the amended accounting guidance related to stock based compensation and has not been recorded as a deferred tax asset. The Company’s existing federal and state NOL carryforwards begin to expire in 2013. At December 31, 2012, the Company also had available research and development credits for federal and state income tax purposes of approximately $4,502 and $3,577, respectively. The federal and state research and development credits will begin to expire in 2014 and 2016, respectively. At December 31, 2012, the Company also had available investment tax credits for state income tax purposes of $100, which also begin to expire in 2013. Management has evaluated the positive and negative evidence bearing upon the realizability of the Company’s deferred tax assets, which are comprised principally of NOL carryforwards and research and development credits. Under the applicable accounting standards, management has considered the Company’s history of losses and concluded that it is more likely than not that the Company will not recognize the benefits of federal and state deferred tax assets. Accordingly, a full valuation allowance has been established against the deferred tax assets.

 

Utilization of the NOL and research and development credit carryforwards may be subject to a substantial annual limitation under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, due to ownership change limitations that have occurred previously or that could occur in the future. These ownership changes may limit the amount of NOL and research and development credit carryforwards that can be utilized annually to offset future taxable income and tax, respectively. The Company completed an evaluation of its ownership changes through December 31, 2012 and has determined that its NOL and research and development credit carryforwards originating on or before that date are not subject to an annual limitation under Section 382. To the extent an ownership change occurs in the future, the net operating loss and credit carryforwards may be subject to limitation.

 

No additional provision has been made for U.S. income taxes related to the undistributed earnings of the wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company or for unrecognized deferred tax liabilities for temporary differences related to investments in subsidiaries. As such, earnings are expected to be permanently reinvested, the investments are essentially permanent in duration, or the Company has concluded that no additional tax liability will arise as a result of the distribution of such earnings. A liability could arise if amounts are distributed by such subsidiaries or if such subsidiaries are ultimately disposed. It is not practical to estimate the additional income taxes related to permanently reinvested earnings or the basis differences related to investment in subsidiaries. Unremitted earnings at December 31, 2012 approximated $252.

 

13. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

 

All costs associated with internal research and development as well as research and development services conducted for others are expensed as incurred. Research and development expenses include direct costs for salaries, employee benefits, subcontractors,

 

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facility related expenses, depreciation and stock-based compensation related to employees and non-employees involved in the Company’s research and development. Costs related to revenue-producing contracts and government grants are recorded as research and development expenses.

 

14. ADM COLLABORATION

 

From 2004 through 2011, the Company developed and began commercialization of its PHA biopolymers through a technology alliance and subsequent commercial alliance with ADM Polymer Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of ADM. The Commercial Alliance Agreement between the Company and ADM Polymer specified the terms and structure of the alliance. The agreement governed the activities and obligations of the parties and included the establishment of a joint venture company, Telles, to market and sell PHA biopolymers, the construction of a manufacturing facility capable of producing 110 million pounds of material annually, the licensing of technology to Telles and to ADM, and the conducting of various research, development, manufacturing, sales and marketing, compounding and administrative services by the parties.

 

Under the Commercial Alliance Agreement, ADM was permitted, under limited circumstances, to terminate the alliance if a change in circumstances that was not reasonably within the control of ADM made the anticipated financial return from the project inadequate or too uncertain. The agreement provided that, upon termination by ADM due to a change in circumstances, the Company would be permitted to continue to produce and sell PHA biopolymers, and ADM would be required to perform manufacturing services for the Company for a period of time following the termination (subject to certain payment obligations to ADM). On January 9, 2012, ADM notified the Company that it was terminating the commercial alliance effective February 8, 2012, citing the projected financial returns from the alliance were too uncertain.

 

Upon termination of the alliance, the Company’s intellectual property licenses to ADM Polymer and Telles ended, with Metabolix retaining all rights to its intellectual property.  ADM retained its manufacturing facility located in Clinton, Iowa, previously used to produce PHA biopolymers for Telles.  Also upon termination, contractual payments made to the Company by ADM during the term of the alliance totaling $38,885 and recorded as deferred revenue on the Company’s balance sheet were immediately recognized during its fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2012, as the Company had no further performance obligations in connection with the alliance.

 

After termination of the Commercial Alliance Agreement, the parties entered into a Settlement Agreement in which the parties agreed to specific terms related to the winding up and dissolution of Telles. Under this Settlement Agreement, the Company purchased certain assets of the joint venture for $2,982, including Telles’s entire inventory, exclusive and perpetual rights to all of Telles’s trademarks, and all product registrations, certifications and approvals for Telles’s PHA biopolymers. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, ADM relinquished any claims with respect to certain co-funded equipment previously acquired by the Company and situated at locations other than ADM’s Clinton, Iowa manufacturing facility, and the Company and Telles waived any rights to post-termination manufacturing and fermentation services under the Commercial Alliance Agreement.

 

In February 2013, Telles was formally dissolved and ADM notified the Company that no trade or other obligations remain to be paid. As a result, the Company does not believe that it is contingently liable for any third party obligations stemming from the former ADM collaboration.

 

15. RELATED PARTIES

 

The Company engaged in various transactions with Tepha, Inc. (“Tepha”), a related party, and recorded $27 and $113 of license and royalty revenue during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company recorded license and royalty revenue from Tepha of $28 and $122, respectively. As of September 30, 2013, the Company had an outstanding receivable of $91 due from Tepha.  There were no outstanding receivables due from Tepha at December 31, 2012.

 

The Company engaged in various transactions with ADM and Telles during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as the parties wound down the affairs of the terminated Commercial Alliance Agreement.  As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, no outstanding receivables or payment obligations remained with either party.

 

16. RESTRUCTURING

 

In connection with the Telles termination, in the first quarter of 2012, the Company restructured its biopolymers business and downsized its operations to more appropriately align its 2012 business priorities and strategic plans with its cash and investment

 

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resources. The Company recognized $920 of restructuring charges within operating expenses during the nine months ended September 30, 2012.  There were no remaining balances accrued for restructuring charges at September 30, 2013.

 

ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

 

(All dollar amounts are stated in thousands)

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In particular, statements contained in the Form 10-Q, including but not limited to, statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position, business strategy and plan prospects, projected revenue or costs and objectives of management for future research, development or operations, are forward-looking statements. These statements relate to our future plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and may be identified by words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipate,” “intends,” “target,” “projects,” “contemplates,” “believe,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” and “continue,” or similar words.

 

Although we believe that our expectations are based on reasonable assumptions within the limits of our knowledge of our business and operations, the forward-looking statements contained in this document are neither promises nor guarantees. Our business is subject to significant risk and uncertainties and there can be no assurance that our actual results will not differ materially from our expectations. These forward looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning: future financial performance and position and management’s strategy, plans and objectives for research and development, product development, and commercialization of current and future products, including the commercialization of our biopolymer products. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated including, without limitation, risks related to our financial position,  risks related to our dependence on establishing collaborations or partnerships for the manufacture and commercialization of our products, risks related to the development and commercialization of new and uncertain technologies, risks associated with our protection and enforcement of our intellectual property rights, as well as other risks and uncertainties set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

The forward-looking statements and risk factors presented in this document are made only as of the date hereof and we do not intend to update any of these risk factors or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any of our forward-looking statements other than as required under the federal securities laws.

 

Overview

 

Metabolix is an innovation-driven bioscience company focused on delivering sustainable solutions to the plastics, chemicals and energy industries. We have core capabilities in microbial genetics, fermentation process engineering, chemical engineering, polymer science, plant genetics and botanical science, and we have assembled these capabilities in a way that has allowed us to integrate our biotechnology research with real world chemical engineering and industrial practice. In addition, we have created an extensive intellectual property portfolio to protect our innovations and, together with our technology, to serve as a valuable foundation for future industry collaborations.

 

The markets for petroleum-based plastics, chemicals and fuels are among the largest in the global economy. Issues associated with the prolonged use of petroleum-based products include plastic waste management and pollution, limited fossil fuel availability and price volatility, and global warming and climate change. We believe that a substantial global market opportunity exists to develop and commercialize our technology to produce sustainable, renewable alternatives to petroleum-based products including advanced biopolymers, biobased industrial chemicals and bioenergy.

 

Metabolix was formed to leverage the ability of natural systems to produce complex biopolymers from renewable resources. We have focused on a family of biopolymers found in nature called polyhydroxyalkanoates (“PHAs”), which occur naturally in living organisms and are chemically similar to polyesters. We have demonstrated the production of PHAs at the industrial scale to produce PHA biopolymers and biobased industrial chemicals, as well as production of polyhydroxybutyrate (“PHB”), a subclass of PHA biopolymer, in agriculturally significant crop plants.

 

From 2004 through 2011, we developed and began commercialization of our PHA biopolymers through a technology alliance and subsequent commercial alliance with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Archer Daniels Midland Company (“ADM”), one of the largest

 

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agricultural processors in the world. Under the commercial alliance, ADM was responsible for resin manufacturing, and Metabolix was primarily responsible for product development, compounding, marketing and sales. Through this alliance, the companies established a joint venture company, Telles, LLC (“Telles”), to commercialize PHA biopolymer products.

 

After ADM terminated the Telles joint venture early in 2012, we retained significant rights and assets associated with the PHA biopolymers business, which are being used to launch the business using a new commercial model, continuing business operations, marketing biopolymer products, and identifying alternate manufacturing capability. We hold exclusive rights to the Metabolix technology and intellectual property used in the joint venture. We acquired all of Telles’s product inventory and compounding raw materials totaling more than five million pounds, all product certifications and all product trademarks including MirelTM and MveraTM, and we retained all co-funded pilot plant equipment in locations outside of the Commercial Manufacturing Facility in Clinton, Iowa. In early 2012, we restructured the biopolymers business retaining a core team in our biopolymers group to provide continuity with technology, manufacturing process, and markets.

 

During 2012, we established Metabolix GmbH, a subsidiary located in Cologne, Germany, to serve as a focal point for our commercial activities in Europe. This cost effective location is intended to enable us to directly access the European market, which is the largest for bioplastics. We also took steps toward establishing a new commercial model for our PHA biopolymers business. We worked closely with our core customers to supply product from existing inventory as a bridge to new supply. We evaluated the potential applications for our biopolymer products and narrowed our market development focus to three high value market segments: (i) film and bag applications; (ii) performance additives; and (iii) functional biodegradation. In March 2012, we began directly booking product sales and shipping product from inventory to our customers. During the second half of the year, we developed, sampled and launched two new products: Mvera B5008, a compostable film grade, and I6001, a polymeric modifier for polyvinyl chloride.

 

During 2013, we are continuing to use existing inventory to develop the market and to supply new and existing customers. In the third quarter of 2013, we broadened our offering of film resins with the launch of Mvera B5010, a new certified compostable resin for film and bag applications.  In October 2013, we launched I6003rp, a new polymeric modifier for recycled PVC and presented data at a technical conference supporting the use of this product in that application.  We continue to explore alternative options to establish a new biopolymer manufacturing and supply chain properly sized to our business.

 

We are working to establish our own PHA supply chain. This captive capacity will be combined with access to additional biodegradable polymers sourced from third parties, which will allow us to formulate proprietary high-performance products for our target segments.

 

In March 2013, we entered into a supply agreement with China-based Tianjin GreenBio Materials, or TGBM, to buy various grades of PHA polymers that will extend the range and availability of our grades. We have been working with TGBM and its products for more than one year and have spent time on site in China. In May 2013, we completed an additional arrangement with TGBM, under which TGBM will be able to purchase and use our PHA biopolymer resins.

 

In July 2013, we formalized a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with Samsung Fine Chemicals, a significant biopolymers industry player based in South Korea. Samsung is pursuing a similar strategy to Metabolix, offering a complementary product slate and complementary regional positioning. In terms of geographies, Metabolix is focused on the U.S. and Europe while Samsung has a strong market presence in Korea and across Asia. Metabolix has been working with Samsung on biodegradable polymers since early 2012. Under the MOU, we will work together with the goal of expanding the global market for biodegradable polymers. The products we will develop will be designed to deliver the best performance and value to targeted customer applications. Samsung and we have agreed to work together, but will fund our respective costs separately. The MOU does not represent a legally binding commitment by either party, and it may be terminated at any time without liability or obligations by either party.

 

For our second platform, we are developing C4 and C3 chemicals from biobased sources, as opposed to the fossil fuels that are currently used to produce most industrial chemicals today. Our process for creating biobased industrial C4 and C3 chemicals involves engineering metabolic pathways into microbes that, in a fermentation process, produce specific PHA structures that serve as precursors for the chemicals. Through our PHA technology, we are able to control the microbe biology to achieve high concentrations of specific, naturally-occurring PHA that accumulate inside cells as they metabolize sugars. This intracellular accumulation of the biopolymers inside the microbes is a unique and differentiating aspect of our technology. When the fermentation is completed, we use a novel internally developed recovery process known as “FAST” (fast-acting, selective thermolysis) that converts the biopolymer to the target chemical using heat.

 

In the C4 program, we have produced biobased gamma butyrolactone (“GBL”) at industrial scale and demonstrated a chemical profile that meets or exceeds the existing industrial specifications. In 2012, we completed the preliminary design for a commercial

 

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scale plant to enable production of biobased GBL and, through an established conversion process, butanediol (“BDO”). This plan, which could be implemented under a potential future collaboration, includes specifications for all of the components of our fermentation and recovery process. We believe that developing and commercializing biobased C3 chemicals could represent another attractive market for our technology. In 2011, we undertook a market analysis of the global market for acrylic acid, a C3 chemical, to assess the market participants, renewable technology competition, economics, intellectual property status, and end markets. In 2012, we continued scale up of fermentation and optimization of microbial strains to produce biobased C3 chemicals. We also successfully scaled up recovery of acrylic acid from dried biomass using the “FAST” process in our Cambridge laboratory. We also provided sample quantities of dried biomass for conversion to biobased acrylic acid for customer evaluation. We believe that strategic alliances will be required to commercialize C3 chemicals, and during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we continued to engage in partnership discussions.

 

In our third technology platform, we are harnessing the renewable nature of plants to make bioplastics, renewable chemicals and bioenergy from crops. The focal point of our plant technology efforts is around PHB, the simplest member of the broad PHA family of biopolymers. While applications for PHAs have focused mainly on their use as biodegradable bioplastics, these polymers have a number of other unique features that will allow their use in other applications, such as the production of chemical intermediates and their use as value-added animal feeds. We are creating proprietary systems to produce PHB in high quantity in the leaves of biomass crops or seeds of oilseed crops for these multiple applications.

 

Our work in crops highlights our leading edge capabilities and research targeting multi-gene expression and transformation of plants. Researchers at Metabolix have designed novel, multi-gene expression systems to increase production of PHB in plant tissue. The science behind this shift in metabolism is complex since the goal is to significantly increase production of PHB to be viable at industrial scale without impairing the ability of the plant to thrive in its natural environment. In 2011, Metabolix was awarded a $6 million grant by the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) to engineer switchgrass to produce 10 percent PHB, by weight, in the whole plant and to develop methods to thermally convert the PHB-containing biomass to crotonic acid and a higher density residual biomass fraction for production of bioenergy.  During 2012, Metabolix was awarded four additional grants for leading-edge crop research targeting multi-gene expression and transformation of plants including important biofuel and food crops. Funding from these four grants is expected to total approximately $1.0 million and will run through 2014.

 

In 2013, we are continuing to identify additional sources of grant funding while we advance research under our existing grants, focused primarily on increasing PHB production in switchgrass and developing a thermal conversion process to recover crotonic acid. We may also seek to establish alliances with partners to commercially exploit this platform. We are in the process of capturing intellectual property gained in our work in crops and will be evaluating the possibilities of monetizing that intellectual property.

 

As of September 30, 2013, we had an accumulated deficit of $263,911 and total stockholders’ equity was $28,203.

 

Collaborative Arrangements

 

We are not currently participating in any collaborative arrangements. Our historical strategy for collaborative arrangements has been to retain substantial participation in the future economic value of our technology while receiving current cash payments to offset research and development costs and working capital needs. By their nature, our collaborative agreements have been complex, containing multiple elements covering a variety of present and future activities.

 

ADM Collaboration

 

From 2004 through 2011, the Company developed and began commercialization of its PHA biopolymers through a technology alliance and subsequent commercial alliance with ADM Polymer Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of ADM. The Commercial Alliance Agreement between Metabolix and ADM Polymer specified the terms and structure of the alliance. The agreement governed the activities and obligations of the parties and included the establishment of a joint venture company, Telles, LLC (“Telles”), to market and sell PHA biopolymers, the construction of a manufacturing facility capable of producing 110 million pounds of material annually, the licensing of technology to Telles and to ADM, and the conducting of various research, development, manufacturing, sales and marketing, compounding and administrative services by the parties.

 

Under the Commercial Alliance Agreement, ADM was permitted, under limited circumstances, to terminate the alliance if a change in circumstances that was not reasonably within the control of ADM made the anticipated financial return from the project inadequate or too uncertain. The agreement provided that, upon termination by ADM due to a change in circumstances, we would be permitted to continue to produce and sell PHA biopolymers, and ADM would be required to perform manufacturing services for us for a period of time following the termination (subject to certain payment obligations to ADM). On January 9, 2012, ADM notified us that

 

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it was terminating the commercial alliance effective February 8, 2012, citing the projected financial returns from the alliance were too uncertain.

 

Upon termination of the alliance, Metabolix intellectual property licenses to ADM Polymer and Telles ended, with Metabolix retaining all rights to its intellectual property.  ADM retained its manufacturing facility located in Clinton, Iowa, previously used to produce PHA biopolymers for Telles.  Also upon termination, contractual payments made to us by ADM during the term of the alliance totaling $38,885 and recorded as deferred revenue on the Company’s balance sheet were immediately recognized during its fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2012, as the Company had no further performance obligations in connection with the alliance.

 

After termination of the Commercial Alliance Agreement, the parties entered into a Settlement Agreement in which the parties agreed to specific terms related to the winding up and dissolution of Telles. Under this Settlement Agreement, we purchased certain assets of the joint venture for $2,982, including Telles’s entire inventory, exclusive and perpetual rights to all of Telles’s trademarks, and all product registrations, certifications and approvals for Telles’s PHA biopolymers. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, ADM relinquished any claims with respect to certain co-funded equipment previously acquired by Metabolix and situated at locations other than ADM’s Clinton, Iowa manufacturing facility, and Metabolix and Telles waived any rights to post-termination manufacturing and fermentation services under the Commercial Alliance Agreement.

 

In February 2013, Telles was formally dissolved and ADM notified us that no trade or other obligations remain to be paid. As a result, we do not believe that the Company is contingently liable for any third party obligations stemming from the former ADM collaboration.

 

Government Grants

 

As of September 30, 2013, expected gross proceeds of $3,466 remain to be received under our United States, Canadian and German government grants, which includes amounts for reimbursement to our subcontractors, as well as reimbursement for our employees’ time, benefits and other expenses related to future performance.

 

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The status of our United States, Canadian and German government grants is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

Total received

 

Remaining amount

 

 

 

 

 

Funding

 

Government

 

through

 

available as of

 

Contract/Grant

 

Program Title

 

Agency

 

Funds

 

September 30, 2013

 

September 30, 2013

 

Expiration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Renewable Enhanced Feedstocks for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts

 

Department of Energy

 

$

6,000

 

$

3,211

 

$

2,789

 

June 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subcontract from University of California (Los Angeles) project funded by ARPA-E entitled “Plants Engineered to Replace Oil: Energy Plant Design”

 

Department of Energy

 

566

 

251

 

315

 

September 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capacity Building for Commercial-Scale PHB Camelina Development

 

National Research Council Canada

 

252

 

155

 

97

 

March 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subcontract from University of Massachusetts (Amherst) project funded by ARPA-E entitled “Development of a Dedicated High Value Biofuels Crop”

 

Department of Energy

 

259

 

240

 

19

 

June 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Development of a Sustainable Value Added Fish Feed Using PHB Producing Camelina

 

National Research Council Canada

 

92

 

63

 

29

 

March 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Screening and Improvement of Polyhydroxybuyrate (PHB) Production Camelina Sativa Lines for Field Cultivation

 

Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program (CAAP)

 

57

 

4

 

53

 

December 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced Technologies for Engineering of Camelina

 

Canadian Ministry of Agriculture

 

194

 

194

 

 

February 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Central Innovation Program for Medium-Sized Companies (ZIM) — Cooperation Project (KF)- Development of New PHB Blends for Innovative Applications

 

AiF Project GmbH

 

164

 

 

164

 

September 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

$

7,584

 

$

4,118

 

$

3,466

 

 

 

 

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Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments

 

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to revenue recognition and stock-based compensation. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The significant accounting policies used in preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 are consistent with those discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. The critical accounting policies and the significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 are consistent with those discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 in the section captioned “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments.”

 

Results of Operations

 

Comparison of the Three Months Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012

 

Revenue

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

Change

 

Product revenue

 

$

265

 

$

70

 

$

195

 

Grant revenue

 

563

 

576

 

(13

)

License fee and royalty revenue

 

27

 

28

 

(1

)

Total revenue

 

$

855

 

$

674

 

$

181

 

 

Total revenue was $855 and $674 for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. During the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, we recognized $265 and $70, respectively, of product revenue related to the sale of biopolymer.  The increase of $195 is primarily attributable to our implementation of a revised product revenue recognition policy during the third quarter of 2012 that deferred product revenue recognition and its associated cost of inventory until the later of sixty days or cash receipt. At September 30, 2013, short-term deferred revenue of $450 shown on the Company’s balance sheet includes $174 of deferred product revenue, nearly all of which is expected to be recognized during the quarter ended December 31, 2013. During the three months ended September 30, 2013, we recognized $563 of government grant revenue compared to $576 for the respective period in 2012.  Grant revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2013 primarily consisted of $345 in revenue earned from the Renewable Enhanced Feedstocks for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts (“REFABB”) grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy in mid-2011.  Revenue recorded from this grant for the three months ended September 30, 2012 was $481.

 

We expect total revenue to substantially decrease during 2013 compared to 2012, due to the one-time recognition of the deferred revenue associated with the Telles joint venture in 2012. We anticipate that product revenue will increase during the next twelve months, as we continue to gain market acceptance for our products, although there will be fluctuations from quarter-to-quarter.

 

Costs and Expenses

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

Change

 

Cost of product revenue

 

$

459

 

$

316

 

$

143

 

Research and development

 

4,643

 

4,931

 

(288

)

Selling, general, and administrative

 

2,995

 

3,170

 

(175

)

Total costs and expenses

 

$

8,097

 

$

8,417

 

$

(320

)

 

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Cost of Product Revenue

 

Cost of product revenue was $459 and $316 for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.  These costs primarily include inventory product costs of $261 associated with product revenue recognized during the three months ended September 30, 2013 compared to $43 in the comparable period in 2012.  This increase is due to an increase in associated product revenue recognized. We also routinely evaluate inventory for impairment.  During the three months ended September 30, 2013, we recorded a $46 charge to cost of product revenue for raw material and finished goods inventory that we determined was unlikely to be sold or converted to future sellable product based on customer demand and our current sales forecasts.

 

Although there will be fluctuations from quarter to quarter, we expect our overall cost of product revenue will continue to increase during the next twelve months, commensurate with our increasing product sales.  In addition, cost of product revenue will increase as our lower cost inventory acquired from Telles is depleted and replaced with our new formulated high-performance products that have higher costs than the material acquired from Telles. We may also incur costs to produce inventory at small scale commercial manufacturing operations either on our own or with third parties. Due to the expected high per unit cost of these smaller scale manufacturing operations, any inventory costs in excess of our expected saleable market price will be immediately expensed as cost of product revenue.  We also anticipate that our cost of product revenue as a percentage of product sales will fluctuate during the next twelve months as our sales mix of biopolymer products changes.

 

Research and Development Expenses

 

Research and development expenses were $4,643 and $4,931 for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The decrease of $288 was primarily due to decreases in employee compensation and related benefit expenses.  Employee compensation and related benefit expenses were $2,605 and $2,720 for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Depreciation expense was $183 and $274 for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The decrease of $91 was primarily attributable to property and equipment reaching full depreciation at a rate faster than the acquisition of new capital assets.

 

We expect our research and development expenses for the next twelve months to be consistent with the previous twelve months as we continue to focus on our biopolymer sales.

 

Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses

 

Selling, general, and administrative expenses were $2,995 and $3,170 for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The decrease of $175 was primarily due to a decrease in professional fees mainly relating to legal expenses. Professional fees were $472 and $660 for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The decrease of $188 was primarily attributable to a reduction in fees for decreased general legal services and patent activities.

 

We expect that our selling, general and administrative expenses for the next twelve months will remain consistent with the previous twelve months as we continue to focus on our biopolymer sales and marketing activities, primarily in Europe.

 

Other Income (Expense)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

Change

 

Interest income, net

 

$

10

 

$

27

 

$

(17

)

Other expense, net

 

(19

)

(29

)

10

 

Total other income (expense), net

 

$

(9

)

$

(2

)

$

(7

)

 

Other income (expense), net were expenses of $9 and $2 for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Other income (expense), net during both periods consisted primarily of income from our investments, offset by investment management and custodial fees.

 

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Comparison of the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012

 

Revenue

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

Change

 

Revenue from termination of ADM collaboration

 

$

 

$

38,885

 

$

(38,885

)

Product revenue

 

1,876

 

457

 

1,419

 

Grant revenue

 

1,871

 

1,415

 

456

 

Research and development revenue

 

618

 

 

618

 

License fee and royalty revenue

 

139

 

162

 

(23

)

Total revenue

 

$

4,504

 

$

40,919

 

$

(36,415

)

 

Total revenue was $4,504 and $40,919 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we recognized $38,885 of previously deferred revenue related to our Telles joint venture with ADM that terminated effective February 8, 2012.  This deferred revenue, which was previously expected to be recognized over a future estimated ten year period as we met our contractual performance obligations, became immediately recognizable upon termination when no further performance obligations remained.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, we recognized $1,876 and $457, respectively, of product revenue related to the sale of biopolymer. The increase of $1,419 is primarily attributable to our implementation of a revised product revenue recognition policy during the third quarter of 2012 that deferred product revenue recognition and its associated cost of inventory until the later of sixty days or cash receipt. At September 30, 2013, short-term deferred revenue of $450 shown on the Company’s balance sheet includes $174 of deferred product revenue, nearly all of which is expected to be recognized during the quarter ending December 31, 2013.  Grant revenue was $1,871 and $1,415 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The increase of $456 primarily consisted of $1,190 in revenue earned from the REFABB grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy in mid-2011.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we recognized $1,133 from the REFABB grant.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2013 we recognized $618 of research and development revenue, which was attributable to a funded research and development arrangement with a third party. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013 we recognized $139 of license fee and royalty revenue from related parties compared to $162 for the respective period in 2012.

 

We expect total revenue to substantially decrease during 2013 compared to 2012, due to the one-time recognition of the deferred revenue associated with the Telles joint venture in 2012. We anticipate that product revenue will increase during the next twelve months, as we continue to gain market acceptance for our products, although there will be fluctuations from quarter-to-quarter.

 

Costs and Expenses

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

Change

 

Cost of product revenue

 

$

2,212

 

$

808

 

$

1,404

 

Research and development

 

14,446

 

15,982

 

(1,536

)

Selling, general, and administrative

 

9,728

 

11,006

 

(1,278

)

Total costs and expenses

 

$

26,386

 

$

27,796

 

$

(1,410

)

 

Cost of Product Revenue

 

Cost of product revenue was $2,212 and $808 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.  These costs primarily include inventory product costs of $1,256 associated with product revenue recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared to $204 in the comparable period in 2012.  This increase is due to an increase in associated product revenue recognized. We also routinely evaluate inventory for impairment.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we recorded a $317 charge to cost of product revenue for raw material and finished goods inventory that we determined was unlikely to be sold or converted to future sellable product based on customer demand and our current sales forecasts.

 

Although there will be fluctuations from quarter to quarter, we expect our overall cost of product revenue will continue to increase during the next twelve months, commensurate with our increasing product sales.  In addition, cost of product revenue will increase as our lower cost inventory acquired from Telles is depleted and replaced with our new formulated high-performance products that have higher costs than the material acquired from Telles. We may also incur costs to produce inventory at small scale commercial manufacturing operations either on our own or with third parties. Due to the expected high per unit cost of these smaller

 

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scale manufacturing operations, any inventory costs in excess of our expected saleable market price will be immediately expensed as cost of product revenue.  We also anticipate that our cost of product revenue as a percentage of product sales will fluctuate during the next twelve months as our sales mix of biopolymer products changes.

 

Research and Development Expenses

 

Research and development expenses were $14,446 and $15,982 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The decrease of $1,536 was primarily attributable to decreases in employee compensation and related benefits, consulting fees and depreciation expense.  Employee compensation decreased to $8,348 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared to $9,337 for the respective period in 2012. Consulting fees were $140 and $419 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The decrease of $279 was primarily attributable to lower expenses for consulting services for biopolymer research and development and lower product testing service expense.  Depreciation expense was $645 and $930 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The decrease of $285 was primarily attributable to property and equipment reaching full depreciation at a rate faster than the acquisition of new capital assets.

 

We expect our research and development expenses for the next twelve months to be consistent with the previous twelve months as we continue to focus on our biopolymer sales.

 

Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses

 

Selling, general, and administrative expenses were $9,728 and $11,006 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The decrease of $1,278 was primarily related to a decrease in employee compensation and related benefit expenses and a decline in professional fees.  Employee compensation and related benefit expenses were $5,552 and $6,217 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Professional fees decreased to $1,746 from $2,129 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The decrease of $383 was primarily as a result of a reduction in fees for patent activities.

 

We expect that our selling, general and administrative expenses for the next twelve months will remain consistent with the previous twelve months as we continue to focus on our biopolymer sales and marketing activities, primarily in Europe.

 

Other Income (Expense)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

Change

 

Interest income, net

 

$

43

 

$

102

 

$

(59

)

Other expense, net

 

(40

)

(78

)

38

 

Total other income (expense), net

 

$

3

 

$

24

 

$

(21

)

 

Other income (expense), net was income of $3 and $24 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Other income (expense), net during both periods consisted primarily of income from our investments, offset by investment management and custodial fees.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Currently, we require cash to fund our working capital needs, to purchase capital assets and to pay our operating lease obligations.

 

The primary sources of our liquidity have been:

 

· equity financing;

· our former strategic alliance with ADM;

· government grants;

· product revenues; and

· interest earned on cash and short-term investments.

 

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We have incurred significant expenses since our inception for our research and development efforts. As of September 30, 2013, we had an accumulated deficit of $263,911. Our total unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and investments as of September 30, 2013 were $25,748 as compared to $46,281 at December 31, 2012. As of September 30, 2013, we had no outstanding debt.

 

Our cash and cash equivalents at September 30, 2013 were held for working capital purposes. We do not enter into investments for trading or speculative purposes. The primary objective of our investment activities is to preserve our capital. As of September 30, 2013, we had restricted cash of $619. Restricted cash consists of $494 held in connection with the lease agreement for our Cambridge, Massachusetts facility and $125 held in connection with our corporate credit card program. Investments are made in accordance with our corporate investment policy, as approved by our Board of Directors. Investments are limited to high quality corporate debt, U.S. Treasury bills and notes, bank debt obligations, municipal debt obligations and asset-backed securities. The policy establishes maturity limits, concentration limits, and liquidity requirements. As of September 30, 2013, we were in compliance with this policy.

 

With the exception of 2012 when the Company recognized $38,885 of deferred revenue from the terminated Telles joint venture, it has recorded net losses since its inception, including the nine months ended September 30, 2013. The Company held unrestricted cash, cash equivalents and investments of $25,748 at September 30, 2013. We believe that these resources and the cash to be generated from existing grants and expected product sales will be sufficient to meet our projected operating requirements into the third quarter of 2014. However, any significant costs incurred to establish a commercial biopolymer manufacturing facility will shorten this liquidity horizon and require that we seek additional funds in order to continue and advance our operations. We continue to face significant challenges and uncertainties and, as a result, our available capital resources may be consumed more rapidly than currently expected due to: (a) lower than expected sales of our biopolymer products as a result of slow market adoption; (b) increases in capital costs and operating expenses related to the establishment and start-up of commercial manufacturing operations either on our own or with third parties for our biopolymer products; (c) changes we may make to the business that affect ongoing operating expenses; (d) changes we may make to our business strategy; (e) changes in our research and development spending plans; and (f) other items affecting our forecasted level of expenditures and use of cash resources. Accordingly, we will need to raise additional funds to support our operating and capital needs and, in the long term, we will require significant additional financing to continue to fund our operations. We will attempt to obtain additional funding through public or private financing, collaborative arrangements with strategic partners, or through additional credit lines or other debt financing sources to increase the funds available to support operations. However, there is uncertainty regarding whether the Company can successfully execute these actions, and the Company can provide no assurance that it will. Furthermore, if the Company issues equity or debt securities to raise additional funds, our existing stockholders may experience dilution, and the new equity or debt securities may have rights, preferences and privileges senior to those of our existing stockholders. If we raise additional funds through collaboration, licensing or other similar arrangements, it may be necessary to relinquish valuable rights to our potential products or proprietary technologies, or grant licenses on terms that are not favorable to the Company. Without additional funds, we will be forced to delay, scale back or eliminate some of our sales and marketing efforts, research and development activities, or other operations and potentially delay product development in an effort to provide sufficient funds to continue our operations. If any of these events occurs, our ability to achieve our development and commercialization goals would be adversely affected.

 

Net cash used in operating activities was $20,214 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared to $24,424 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.  The reduction in usage for operating activities of $4,210 primarily reflects $2,982 used to purchase the Telles inventory and $920 of restructuring charges in 2012.

 

Net cash provided by investing activities was $14,520 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared to $20,535 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. Net cash provided by investing activities during the recent nine month period included $30,447 received from maturing investments partially offset by reinvestments of $15,621 and capital equipment purchases of $281.

 

Net cash provided by financing activities was $14 and $19 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and was solely attributable to the proceeds received from the exercise of stock options.

 

Contractual Obligations

 

The following table summarizes our contractual obligations at September 30, 2013.

 

 

 

Payments Due by Period

 

 

 

 

 

Less than

 

2-3

 

4-5

 

More than

 

 

 

Total

 

1 year

 

years

 

years

 

5 years

 

Purchase obligations

 

$

25

 

$

25

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

Operating lease obligations

 

1,035

 

1,035

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

1,060

 

$

1,060

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

 

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

As of September 30, 2013, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4) of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulation S-K.

 

Related Party Transactions

 

See Note 15 to our consolidated financial statements for a full description of our related party transactions.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In July 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued updated accounting guidance for the
presentation of an unrecognized tax benefit when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit
carryforward exists. The updated guidance requires the netting of unrecognized tax benefits against a deferred tax asset for a loss or other carryforward that would apply in settlement of the uncertain tax position. In addition, unrecognized tax benefits will be netted against all available same-jurisdiction loss or other tax carryforwards that would be utilized, rather than only against carryforwards that are created by unrecognized tax benefits. The update is effective prospectively for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2013, and early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-02, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (ASU 2013-02). This newly issued accounting standard requires an entity to provide information about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component. In addition, an entity is required to present, either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or in the notes, significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by the respective line items of net income but only if the amount reclassified is required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified to net income in its entirety in the same reporting period. For other amounts that are not required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified in their entirety to net income, an entity is required to cross-reference to other disclosures required under U.S. GAAP that provide additional detail about those amounts. This ASU is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2012. The adoption of this standard did not have an impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

 

There have been no material changes in information regarding our exposure to market risk, as described in Item 7A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Our management (with the participation of our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer) evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, as of September 30, 2013. Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported on a timely basis and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on this evaluation, our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended September 30, 2013 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

 

On February 17, 2012, a purported shareholder class action, Hilary Coyne v. Metabolix, Inc., Richard P. Eno, and Joseph Hill, Civil Action 1:12-cv-10318 (the “Class Action”), was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, naming the Company and certain officers of the Company as defendants. The Class Action alleges that the Company made material misrepresentations and/or omissions of material fact in the Company’s disclosures during the period from March 10, 2010 through its January 12, 2012 press release announcing that ADM had given notice of termination of the Telles joint venture for PHA biopolymers, all in violation of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5. On September 20, 2013, the court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss the Class Action in full and with prejudice.  The period during which the plaintiff could appeal the dismissal has expired and no appeal was filed.

 

On March 7, 2012, a purported derivative lawsuit, Childs v. Kouba et al., Civil Action 12-0892 (the “Derivative Action”), was filed in Massachusetts Superior Court for Middlesex County, on behalf of the Company against members of the Company’s Board of Directors for alleged breaches of their fiduciary duties and based on a nearly identical set of alleged facts as those asserted in the Class Action. The Derivative Action seeks compensatory damages in an unspecified amount, plaintiff’s costs and attorneys’ fees, and unspecified equitable or injunctive relief.

 

The Company is currently unable to assess the probability of loss or estimate a range of potential loss, if any, associated with the Derivative Action because it is at an early stage.

 

From time to time, the Company may be subject to other legal proceedings and claims in the ordinary course of business. The Company is not currently aware of any such other proceedings or claims that it believes will have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or the results of operations.

 

ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS.

 

There have been no material changes in our risk factors as described in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

ITEM 2.  UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

 

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

 

On July 1, 2013, the Company issued 65,434 shares of common stock to participants in its Metabolix, Inc. 401(k) Plan as a matching contribution.  The issuance of these securities is exempt from registration pursuant to Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 as exempted securities.

 

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

During the three months ended September 30, 2013, there were no repurchases made by us or on our behalf, or by any “affiliated purchasers,” of shares of our common stock.

 

ITEM 3.  DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

 

None.

 

ITEM 4.  MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5.  OTHER INFORMATION.

 

None.

 

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ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS.

 

31.1                        Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 of the Principal Executive Officer (furnished herewith).

 

31.2                        Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 of the Principal Financial Officer (furnished herewith).

 

32.1                        Section 1350 Certification (furnished herewith).

 

101.1      The following financial information from the Metabolix Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 formatted in XBRL; (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets, September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations, Three Months and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012; (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012; and (v) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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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.

 

 

METABOLIX, INC.

 

 

 

 

November 7, 2013

By:

/s/ RICHARD P. ENO

 

 

Richard P. Eno

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

November 7, 2013

By:

/s/ JOSEPH D. HILL

 

 

Joseph D. Hill

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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