Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations.
The following information should be read together with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto and other information included elsewhere in this annual report on Form 10-K. This discussion may contain forward-looking statements related to future events and our future financial performance that are based on current expectation and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including those set forth in Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors" and "Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Company and Market
We design, manufacture and sell a wide range of medical, surgical and diagnostic devices used by professional healthcare providers for vascular access, for the treatment of peripheral vascular disease and for use in oncology and surgical settings. Our devices are generally used in minimally invasive, image-guided procedures. Many of our products are intended to be used once and then discarded, or they may be temporarily implanted for short- or longer-term use.
Our business operations cross a variety of markets. Our financial performance is impacted by changing market dynamics, which have included an emergence of value-based purchasing by healthcare providers, consolidation of healthcare providers, the increased role of the consumer in health care decision-making and an aging population, among others. In addition, our growth is impacted by changes within our sector, such as the merging of competitors to gain scale and influence; changes in the regulatory environment for medical device; and fluctuations in the global economy.
Our sales and profitability growth also depends, in part, on the introduction of new and innovative products, together with ongoing enhancements to our existing products. Expansions of our product offerings are created through internal and external product development, technology licensing and strategic alliances. We recognize the importance of, and intend to continue to make investments in research and development activities and selective business development opportunities to provide growth opportunities.
We sell our products in the United States primarily through a direct sales force, and outside the U.S. through a combination of direct sales and distributor relationships. Our end users include interventional radiologists, interventional cardiologists, vascular surgeons, urologists, interventional and surgical oncologists and critical care nurses. We expect our businesses to grow in both sales and profitability by expanding geographically, penetrating new markets, introducing new products and increasing our presence internationally.
The COVID-19 global pandemic has impacted our business and may continue to pose future risks with the emergence of new variants. Even with the public health actions that have been taken to reduce the spread of the virus, the market continues to experience disruptions with respect to consumer demand, hospital operating procedures and workflow, trends that may continue. The Company's ability to manufacture products, the reliability of our supply chain, labor shortages, backlog and inflation (including the cost and availability of raw materials, direct labor and shipping) have impacted our business, trends that may continue. Accordingly, management continues to evaluate the Company’s liquidity position, communicate with and monitor the actions of our customers and suppliers, and review our near-term financial performance.
In the third quarter of fiscal year 2022, a benefit of $4.2 million was recorded as a result of the employee retention credit that the Company filed for under the provisions of the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020, enacted December 27, 2020 which amended and extended the employee retention credit under section 2301 of the CARES Act.
In evaluating the operating performance of our business, management focuses on revenue, gross margin, operating income, earnings per share and cash flow from operations. A summary of these key financial metrics for the year ended May 31, 2022 compared to the year ended May 31, 2021 follows:
Year ended May 31, 2022:
•Revenue increased by 8.7% to $316.2 million
•Med Tech growth of 41.2% and Med Device growth of 0.9%
•Gross profit decreased by 150 bps to 52.4%
•Net loss decreased by $5.0 million to $26.5 million
•Loss per share decreased by $0.14 to a loss of $0.68
•Cash flow from operations decreased by $31.3 million resulting in cash used in operations of $7.2 million
Our Med Tech business, comprised of Auryon, the Thrombectomy platform and NanoKnife grew 41.2% in fiscal year 2022. This growth was partially offset by reductions in AngioVac procedure volumes due to challenges resulting from the
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COVID-19 pandemic. Our Med Device business grew 0.9% in fiscal year 2022. It was also adversely impacted by the backlog in Vascular Access products and continued pressure from reductions in Oncology procedure volumes, also due to challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, a trend that may continue.
Strategic Initiatives to Drive Growth
As the Company has previously announced, the Company is focused on its ongoing transformation from a company with a broad portfolio of largely undifferentiated products to a more focused medical technology company that delivers unique and innovative health care solutions. The Company believes that this transformation will enable the Company to shift the portfolio from the mature, lower-growth markets where we have competed in the past by investing in technology and products that provide access to larger and faster growing markets. As such, we believe the growth in the near to mid-term will be driven by our high technology products including Auryon, Mechanical Thrombectomy (which includes AngioVac and AlphaVac) and NanoKnife. The Company regularly evaluates its reportable segments and will continue to do so along with this transformation.
Throughout the year, we introduced strategic moves designed to streamline our business, improve our overall business operations and position ourselves for growth. Those initiatives included:
•Product development process. The Company continued its disciplined product development process which is intended to improve the Company’s ability to bring new products to market. This included:
◦The full market launch of the AlphaVac Mechanical Thrombectomy device in December 2021;
◦FDA clearance of the AlphaVac F18 thrombectomy system;
◦FDA approval of an IDE study for the use of AlphaVac F18 to treat pulmonary embolism; and
◦Enrollment of the first patients in the PRESERVE study for the use of NanoKnife in the prostate.
•Value Creation. To create value and drive future growth, the Company plans to practice dispassionate portfolio optimization and continue to focus on areas of compelling unmet needs including those that are patient-centric and evidenced-based. In addition, the Company is pursuing targeted global expansion opportunities.
Critical Accounting Policies and Use of Estimates
Our significant accounting policies are summarized in Note 1 "Basis of Presentation, Business Description and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" in the consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-K. While all of these significant accounting policies affect the reporting of our financial condition and results of operations, we view certain of these policies as critical. Policies determined to be critical are those policies that have the most significant impact on our financial statements and require us to use a greater degree of judgment and/or estimates. Actual results may differ from those estimates.
Revenue Recognition
Under ASC 606, revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration which the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. To determine revenue recognition for arrangements that an entity determines are within the scope of ASC 606, the Company performs the following five steps: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.
The Company contracts with its customers based on customer purchase orders, which in many cases are governed by master purchasing agreements. The Company’s contracts with customers are generally for product only, and do not include other performance obligations such as services or other material rights. As part of its assessment of each contract, the Company evaluates certain factors including the customer’s ability to pay (or credit risk). For each contract, the Company considers the promise to transfer products, each of which is distinct, to be the identified performance obligations.
Transaction prices of products are typically based on contracted rates. Product revenue is measured as the amount of consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for transferring products to a customer, net of any variable consideration described below.
If a contract contains a single performance obligation, the entire transaction price is allocated to the single performance obligation. Contracts that contain multiple performance obligations require an allocation of the transaction price based on the estimated relative standalone selling prices of the promised products underlying each performance obligation. The Company has standard pricing for its products and determines standalone selling prices based on the price at which the performance obligation is sold separately.
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Revenue is recognized when control of the product is transferred to the customer (i.e., when the Company’s performance obligation is satisfied), which occurs at a point in time, and may be upon shipment from the Company’s manufacturing site or delivery to the customer’s named location, based on the contractual shipping terms of a contract. In determining whether control has transferred, the Company considers if there is a present right to payment from the customer and when physical possession, legal title and risks and rewards of ownership have transferred to the customer.
The Company typically invoices customers upon satisfaction of identified performance obligations. As the Company’s standard payment terms are 30 to 90 days from invoicing, the Company does not provide any significant financing to its customers.
The Company enters into agreements to place placement and evaluation units (“units”) at customer sites, but the Company retains title to the units. For the duration of these agreements the customer has the right to use the unit at no upfront charge in connection with the customer’s ongoing purchase of disposables. These types of agreements include an embedded operating lease for the right to use the units. In these arrangements, revenue recognized for the sale of the disposables is not allocated between the disposal revenue and lease revenue due to the insignificant value of the units in relation to the total agreement value.
Sales, value add, and other taxes collected on behalf of third parties are excluded from revenue.
Revenues from product sales are recorded at the net sales price (transaction price), which includes estimates of variable consideration for which reserves are established for discounts, returns, rebates and allowances that are offered within contracts between the Company and its customers. These reserves are based on the amounts earned or to be claimed on the related sales and are classified as a contra asset.
The Company provides certain customers with rebates and allowances that are explicitly stated in the Company’s contracts and are recorded as a reduction of revenue in the period the related product revenue is recognized. The Company establishes reserves for such amounts, which is included in accrued expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. These rebates and allowances result from performance-based offers that are primarily based on attaining contractually specified sales volumes. The Company is also required to pay administrative fees to group purchasing organizations.
The Company generally offers customers a limited right of return. Product returns after 30 days must be pre-approved by the Company and customers may be subject to a 20% restocking charge. To be accepted, a returned product must be unadulterated, undamaged and have at least twelve months remaining prior to its expiration date. The Company estimates the amount of its product sales that may be returned by its customers and records this estimate as a reduction of revenue in the period the related product revenue is recognized. The Company currently estimates product return liabilities using its historical product return information and considers other factors that it believes could significantly impact its expected returns, including product recalls. During the year ended May 31, 2022, such product returns were not material.
A receivable is generally recognized in the period the Company ships the product. Payment terms on invoiced amounts are based on contractual terms with each customer and generally coincide with revenue recognition. Accordingly, the Company does not have any contract assets associated with the future right to invoice its customers. In some cases, if control of the product has not yet transferred to the customer or the timing of the payments made by the customer precedes the Company’s fulfillment of the performance obligation, the Company recognizes a contract liability that is included in deferred revenue in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Inventory
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value based on the first-in, first-out cost method and consist of raw materials, work in process and finished goods. Appropriate consideration is given to deterioration, obsolescence, expiring and other factors in evaluating net realizable value. When we evaluate inventory for excess quantities and obsolescence, we utilize historical product usage experience and expected demand for establishing our reserve estimates. Our actual product usage may vary from the historical experience and estimating demand is inherently difficult which may result in us recording excess and obsolete inventory amounts that do not match the required amounts. An increase to inventory reserves results in a corresponding increase in cost of revenue. Inventories are written off against the reserve when they are physically disposed.
Acquisitions and Contingent Consideration
The Company allocates the purchase price of acquired companies to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values. The estimates used to value the net assets acquired are based in part on historical experience and information obtained from the management of the acquired company. The Company generally values the identifiable intangible assets acquired using a discounted cash flow model. The significant estimates used in valuing certain of the intangible assets include, but are not limited to: future expected cash flows of the asset, discount rates to determine the
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present value of the future cash flows, attrition rates of customers, royalty rates and expected technology life cycles. The Company also estimates the useful lives of the intangible assets based on the expected period over which the Company anticipates generating economic benefit from the asset.
The Company’s estimates of fair value are based on assumptions believed to be reasonable at that time. If management made different estimates or judgments, material differences in the fair values of the net assets acquired may result.
Certain of the Company’s business combinations involve potential payment of future consideration that is contingent upon the achievement of certain product development milestones and/or contingent on the acquired business reaching certain performance milestones. The Company records contingent consideration at fair value at the date of acquisition based on the consideration expected to be transferred, estimated as the probability weighted future cash flows, discounted back to present value. The fair value of contingent consideration is measured using projected payment dates, discount rates, probabilities of payment, and projected revenues (for revenue-based considerations). Projected revenues are based on the Company’s most recent internal operational budgets and long-range strategic plans. The discount rate used is determined at the time of measurement in accordance with accepted valuation methodologies. Changes in projected revenues, probabilities of payment, discount rates, and projected payment dates may result in adjustments to the fair value measurements. Contingent consideration is remeasured each reporting period using Level 3 inputs, and the change in fair value, including accretion for the passage of time, is recognized as income or expense within operating expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Contingent consideration payments made soon after the acquisition date are classified as investing activities in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Contingent consideration payments not made soon after the acquisition date that are related to the acquisition date fair value are reported as financing activities in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and amounts paid in excess of the original acquisition date fair value are reported as operating activities in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Intangible assets other than goodwill, indefinite lived intangible assets and in process research and development ("IP R&D") are amortized over their estimated useful lives, which range between two to eighteen years, on either a straight-line basis over the expected period of benefit or as revenue is earned from the sales of the related product. The Company periodically reviews the estimated useful lives of intangible assets and reviews such assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable. Such conditions could include significant adverse changes in the business climate, current-period operating or cash flow losses, significant declines in forecasted operations, or a current expectation that an asset group will be disposed of before the end of its useful life. When testing for impairment of definite-lived intangible assets held for use, the Company groups assets at the lowest level for which cash flows are separately identifiable. The Company operates as a single asset group. If a triggering event is deemed to exist, the Company performs an undiscounted operating cash flow analysis to determine if an impairment exists. If an intangible asset is considered to be impaired, the amount of the impairment will equal the excess of the carrying value over the fair value of the asset.
Goodwill and other intangible assets that have indefinite useful lives are not amortized, but rather, are tested for impairment annually or more frequently if impairment indicators arise. The Company has historically performed its annual goodwill assessment during the third quarter of each year (as of December 31). During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022, the Company decided to change the date of its annual impairment assessment from December 31st to April 30th. The change was made to more closely align the impairment assessment date with the Company's long term planning and forecasting process. See Note 8,"Goodwill and Intangible Assets" accompanying the consolidated financial statements. Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired in each business combination. Goodwill and intangible assets have been recorded at either incurred or allocated cost. Allocated costs were based on respective fair market values at the date of acquisition.
For goodwill, the impairment test requires a comparison of the estimated fair value of the reporting unit to which the goodwill is assigned to the carrying value of the assets and liabilities of that reporting unit. The determination of reporting units also requires management judgment. The Company considers whether a reporting unit exists within a reportable segment based on the availability of discrete financial information. The Company operates as a single operating segment with one reporting unit and consequently evaluates goodwill for impairment based on an evaluation of the fair value of the Company as a whole. If the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit, the carrying value is reduced to its fair value through an adjustment to the goodwill balance, resulting in an impairment charge.
Determining the fair value of a reporting unit is judgmental and requires the use of significant estimates and assumptions, including revenue growth rates, operating margins, discount rates and future market conditions, among others. Changes in assumptions or estimates could materially affect the estimated fair value, and therefore could affect the likelihood and amount of a potential impairment.
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There were no adjustments to goodwill for the year ended May 31, 2022 other than foreign currency translation adjustments.
Results of Operations for the years ended May 31, 2022 and 2021
For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2022, the Company reported a net loss of $26.5 million, or a loss of $0.68 per diluted share, on net sales of $316.2 million compared to a net loss of $31.5 million, or a loss of $0.82 per diluted share, on net sales of $291.0 million in fiscal year 2021.
Net Sales
Net sales - Net sales are derived from the sale of our products and related freight charges, less discounts, rebates and returns.
Net sales for the year ended May 31, 2022 and 2021 were:
Year ended May 31,
Net Sales
Net Sales by Product Category
Net Sales by Geography
For the year ended May 31, 2022, net sales increased $25.2 million to $316.2 million compared to the year ended May 31, 2021. At May 31, 2022, the Company had a backlog of $8.4 million.
The Med Tech business net sales increased $23.0 million for the year ended May 31, 2022 compared to the prior year. The change in sales from the prior year was primarily driven by:
•Increased Auryon sales of $18.0 million;
•Growth in the thrombectomy platform of $3.7 million, which was driven by growth in the mechanical thrombectomy platform and was partially offset by decreased sales of thrombolytics. Increased sales in the mechanical thrombectomy platform of $4.0 million was driven by AngioVac and the launch of the AlphaVac product in the second quarter of fiscal year 2022; and
•Increased NanoKnife sales of $1.3 million, which was driven by NanoKnife disposable sales in the U.S. which increased $2.3 million due to increased case volume. This increase was partially offset by decreased NanoKnife capital sales in the U.S. and NanoKnife disposable sales internationally.
The Med Device business net sales increased $2.2 million for the year ended May 31, 2022 compared to the prior year. Excluding the large UK order of $5.2 million in the first quarter of the prior year, net sales increased $7.4 million for the year ended May 31, 2022. The change in sales from the prior year was primarily driven by:
•The backlog of $8.4 million at May 31, 2022, which primarily impacted sales of Core, Venous and Vascular Access products; and
•Increased case volume, which resulted in increased sales of Core and Venous (despite the impact of the backlog) and BioSentry products of $3.7 million, $0.5 million and $0.4 million, respectively. Port sales also increased $2.7 million, driven primarily by sales in the U.S. These increases were partially offset by decreased Midline, PICCs, Dialysis,
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Radio Frequency Ablation and other Oncology product sales of $2.6 million, $0.9 million, $0.2 million, $0.9 million and $0.6 million respectively. Excluding the prior year order in the UK, Midlines, PICCs and Ports increased $4.4 million.
Gross Profit, Operating Expenses, and Other Income (expense)
Year ended May 31,
Gross profit (exclusive of intangible amortization) $ 165,732 $ 156,788 5.7 %
Gross profit % of sales 52.4 % 53.9 %
Gross profit - Gross profit consists of net sales less the cost of goods sold, which includes the costs of materials, products purchased from third parties and sold by us, manufacturing personnel, royalties, freight, business insurance, depreciation of property and equipment and other manufacturing overhead, exclusive of intangible amortization.
Gross profit increased by $8.9 million compared to the prior year. The change from the prior year was primarily driven by:
•Sales volume, which positively impacted gross profit by $14.6 million;
•Price and mix, which positively impacted gross profit by $1.6 million as a result of increased sales of higher margin Auryon and AngioVac products. This positive impact was partially offset by sales of lower margin Vascular Access products;
•Rebate expense, which negatively impacted gross profit by $0.9 million;
•Start-up costs related to Auryon and AlphaVac of $3.1 million, including depreciation on Auryon placement units of $1.3 million, which negatively impacted gross profit;
•Labor shortages, freight and inflationary costs on raw materials, which negatively impacted gross profit by $3.4 million year over year; and
•A benefit of $0.8 million that was recorded as a result of the employee retention credit that the Company filed for under the provisions of the CARES Act in the third quarter of the current year compared to a benefit of $0.7 million in the prior year period.
Research and development expense - Research and development (“R&D”) expense includes internal and external costs to develop new products, enhance existing products, validate new and enhanced products, manage clinical, regulatory and medical affairs.
R&D expense decreased $5.7 million compared to the prior year. The change from the prior year was primarily driven by:
•The timing of certain projects, which reduced R&D project expense by $4.2 million;
•Open R&D positions, which resulted in decreased compensation and benefits expense of $1.6 million; and
•A benefit of $0.5 million that was recorded as a result of the employee retention credit that the Company filed for under the provisions of the CARES Act in the third quarter of the current year compared to $0.3 million in the prior year period.
Sales and marketing expense - Sales and marketing (“S&M”) expense consists primarily of salaries, commissions, travel and related business expenses, attendance at medical society meetings, product promotions and marketing activities.
S&M expense increased by $14.0 million compared to the prior year. The change from the prior year was primarily driven by:
•Additional headcount from the build-out of the Auryon sales and marketing teams, which increased compensation and benefits expense by $11.7 million;
•Travel, meeting, tradeshow and other expenses, which increased $4.2 million as some COVID-19 restrictions were lifted; and
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•A benefit of $2.8 million that was recorded as a result of the employee retention credit that the Company filed for under the provisions of the CARES Act in the third quarter of the current year compared to $0.9 million in the prior year period.
General and administrative expense - General and administrative (“G&A”) expense includes executive management, finance, information technology, human resources, business development, legal, and the administrative and professional costs associated with those activities.
G&A expense increased by $2.5 million compared to the prior year. The change from the prior year was primarily driven by:
•Compensation and benefits expense, which increased $1.3 million; and
•Other outside consultant spend, which increased $2.0 million, partially offset by decreased legal expense of $0.9 million.
Year ended May 31,
Change in fair value of contingent consideration $ 1,212 $ 89 $ 1,123
Acquisition, restructuring and other items, net $ 9,042 $ 20,232 $ (11,190)
Amortization of intangibles - Represents the amount of amortization expense that was taken on intangible assets held by the Company.
•Amortization expense increased $1.3 million compared to the prior year. The increase is due to amortization relating to the Camaro intangible asset addition of $3.9 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2022, partially offset by assets that became fully amortized in fiscal year 2021 and 2022.
Change in fair value of contingent consideration - Represents changes in contingent consideration driven by changes to estimated future payments on earn-out liabilities created through acquisitions and amortization of present value discounts on long-term contingent consideration.
•The change in the fair value for the year ended May 31, 2022 is related to the Eximo contingent consideration.
Acquisition, restructuring and other items, net - Acquisition, restructuring and other items, net represents costs associated with mergers and acquisitions, restructuring expenses, legal costs that are related to litigation that is not in the ordinary course of business, legal settlements and other one-time items.
Acquisition, restructuring and other items, net decreased by $11.2 million compared to the prior year. The change from the prior year was primarily driven by:
•Legal expense, related to litigation that is outside of the normal course of business, which increased $1.5 million;
•Manufacturing relocation expense related to the move of certain manufacturing lines to Costa Rica, which increased $0.6 million;
•Manufacturing facilities relocation expense related to the sale of the Fluid Management business which decreased $0.4 million;
•Transition Services Agreement fees from Medline Industries of $1.0 million that were received in fiscal year 2021. These activities were completed during fiscal year 2021; and
•A $14.0 million impairment charge that was recorded in fiscal year 2021 as a result of the decision to abandon the OARtrac product technology and trademark.
Other expense - Other expense includes interest expense, foreign currency impacts, bank fees, and amortization of deferred financing costs.
•The change in other expense of $0.7 million compared to the prior year is primarily due to unrealized foreign currency losses of $0.8 partially offset by decreased interest expense of $0.2 million.
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Income Tax Benefit
Year ended May 31,
Effective tax rate 11 % 12 %
Our effective tax rate was a benefit of 11% for fiscal year 2022 compared with an effective tax rate benefit of 12% for the prior year. The current year and prior year effective tax rates differ from the U.S. statutory rate primarily due to the impact of the valuation allowance, foreign taxes, and other non-deductible permanent items (such as non-deductible meals and entertainment, Section 162(m) excess compensation) and the impact of stock-based compensation.
The Company regularly assesses its ability to realize its deferred tax assets. Assessing the realization of deferred tax assets requires significant management judgment. In determining whether its deferred tax assets are more likely than not realizable, the Company evaluated all available positive and negative evidence, and weighted the evidence based on its objectivity. Evidence the Company considered included its history of net operating losses, which resulted in the Company recording a full valuation allowance for its deferred tax assets in fiscal year 2016, except the naked credit deferred tax liability.
Based on the review of all available evidence, the Company determined that it has not yet attained a sustained level of profitability and the objectively verifiable negative evidence outweighed the positive evidence. Therefore, the Company has provided a valuation allowance on its federal and state net operating loss carryforwards, federal and state R&D credit carryforwards and other net deferred tax assets that have a limited life and are not supportable by the naked credit deferred tax liability sourced income as of May 31, 2022. The Company will continue to assess the level of the valuation allowance required. If sufficient positive evidence exists in future periods to support a release of some or all of the valuation allowance, such a release would likely have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We regularly review our liquidity and anticipated capital requirements in light of the significant uncertainty created by the COVID-19 global pandemic. We believe that our current cash on hand and availability under our Revolving Facility provide sufficient liquidity to meet our anticipated needs for capital for at least the next 12 months. We are closely monitoring receivables and payables.
Our cash and cash equivalents totaled $28.8 million as of May 31, 2022, compared with $48.2 million as of May 31, 2021. As of May 31, 2022, total debt outstanding related to the Revolving Facility was $25.0 million. The fair value of the contingent consideration liability as of May 31, 2022 was $16.9 million.
The table below summarizes our cash flows for the years ended May 31, 2022 and 2021:
Year ended May 31,
Cash (used in) provided by:
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (518) 330
Net change in cash and cash equivalents $ (19,336) $ (6,274)
During the years ended May 31, 2022 and 2021, cash flows consisted of the following:
Cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Years ended May 31, 2022 and 2021:
•Net loss of $26.5 million and $31.5 million, respectively, plus the non-cash items, primarily driven by depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation, along with the changes in working capital below, contributed to cash used in operations of $7.2 million for the year ended May 31, 2022 and cash provided by operations of $24.1 million for the year ended May 31, 2021.
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•For the year ended May 31, 2022, working capital was unfavorably impacted by increased accounts receivable and inventory on hand of $17.2 million and $2.8 million, respectively. This was partially offset by increased accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $3.9 million.
•For the year ended May 31, 2021, working capital was favorably impacted by decreased inventory on hand of $11.5 million and increased accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $4.9 million. This was partially offset by increased accounts receivable of $4.2 million.
Cash used in investing activities:
Years ended May 31, 2022 and 2021:
•$4.3 million and $5.2 million, respectively, of cash was used for fixed asset additions;
•$11.4 million and $8.5 million, respectively, of cash was used for Auryon placement and evaluation unit additions; and
•$3.6 million of cash was used for the QX Medical asset acquisition in the first quarter of fiscal year 2022.
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities:
Years ended May 31, 2022 and 2021:
•$5.0 million draw on the Revolving Facility in the first quarter of fiscal year 2022 for the QX Medical asset acquisition;
•$20.0 million payment on the Revolving Facility in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021; and
•$2.7 million and $3.0 million, respectively, of proceeds from stock option and ESPP activity.
Our 2019 Credit Agreement provides for a $125.0 million secured Revolving Facility, which includes an uncommitted expansion feature that allows the Company to increase the total revolving commitments and/or add new tranches of term loans in an aggregate amount not to exceed $75.0 million. The Credit Agreement includes customary representations, warranties and covenants, and acceleration, indemnity and events of default provisions, including, among other things, two financial covenants. One financial covenant requires us to maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than 1.25 to 1.00. The other financial covenant requires us to maintain a total leverage ratio of not greater than 3.00 to 1.00. The total leverage ratio is based upon our trailing twelve months total consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement). The amount that we can borrow under our Credit Agreement is directly based on our leverage ratio. The interest rate on the Revolving Facility at May 31, 2022 was 2.31%. The company was in compliance with the Credit Agreement covenants as of May 31, 2022.
In the first quarter of fiscal year 2022, the Company made a $5.0 million draw on the Revolving Facility in conjunction with the QX Medical asset acquisition. In December 2020 and March 2021, payments of $10.0 million each were made on the Revolving Facility. We believe that our current cash balance, together with cash generated from operations and access to our Revolving Facility, will provide sufficient liquidity to meet our anticipated needs for capital for at least the next 12 months. If we seek to make acquisitions of other businesses or technologies in the future for cash, we may require external financing.
Our contractual obligations as of May 31, 2022 are set forth in the table below (in thousands). We have no variable interest entities or other off-balance sheet obligations.
Cash payments due by period as of May 31, 2022
(in thousands) Total Less thanOne Year 1-3 Years 3-5 Years After 5Years
Contractual Obligations:
(1) Operating leases include short-term leases that are not recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheets under ASU No. 2016-02.
(2) The inventory purchase obligations are not reflected on our Consolidated Balance Sheets under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
(3) Acquisition-related future obligations include scheduled minimum payments and contingent payments based upon achievement of performance measures or milestones such as sales or profitability targets, the achievement of research and development objectives or the receipt of regulatory approvals. The amount represents the undiscounted value of contingent liabilities recorded on the balance sheet. Timing of payments are as contractually scheduled, or where contingent, the Company's best estimate of payment timing.
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Results of Operations for the years ended May 31, 2021 and 2020
For management discussion and analysis of our 2021 financial results and liquidity compared with 2020, see Part II, Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2021 filed on July 27, 2021.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Refer to Note 1 of the Notes to the consolidated financial statements for Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements.
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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE RISK
We are exposed to market risk from changes in currency exchange rates, as well as interest rate fluctuations on our credit facility and investments that could impact our results of operations and financial position.
We transact sales in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar, particularly the Euro, British pound and Canadian dollar. Approximately 6.2% of our sales in fiscal year 2022 were denominated in foreign currencies. We do not have expenses denominated in foreign currencies at the level of our sales and as a result, our profitability is exposed to currency fluctuations. When the U.S. Dollar strengthens, our sales and gross profit will be negatively impacted. In addition, we have assets and liabilities denominated in non-functional currencies which are remeasured at each reporting period, with the offset to changes presented as a component of Other (Expense) Income. Significant non-functional balances include accounts receivable due from some of our international customers.
INTEREST RATE RISK
We have a Credit Agreement which provides for a $125.0 million Revolving Facility. Interest on the facility will be based, at the Company’s option, on either a base rate of LIBOR or alternate base rate, plus an applicable margin tied to the Company’s total leverage ratio and having ranges between 0.25% and 0.75% for base rate loans and between 1.25% and 1.75% for LIBOR loans. In the event of default, the interest rate may be increased by 2.0%. As of May 31, 2022, there was $25.0 million outstanding on the Revolving Facility. The interest rate on the Revolving Facility at May 31, 2022 was 2.31%.
CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK
Financial instruments, which potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk, consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, our Revolving Facility and trade accounts receivable.
The Company maintains cash and cash equivalents at various institutions and performs periodic evaluations of the relative credit standings of these financial institutions to ensure their credit worthiness. In addition, the Credit Agreement is structured across five investment grade banks. The Company has the ability to draw equally amongst the five banks which limits the concentration of credit risk of one institution.
Concentration of credit risk with respect to trade accounts receivable is limited due to the large number of customers that purchase products from the Company. No single customer represents more than 10% of total sales. The Company monitors the creditworthiness of its customers. As the Company’s standard payment terms are 30 to 90 days from invoicing, the Company does not provide any significant financing to its customers. Although the Company does not currently foresee a significant credit risk associated with the outstanding accounts receivable, repayment is dependent upon the financial stability of our customers.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
Financial statements and supplementary data required by Part II, Item 8 are included in Part IV of this report and indexed under Item 15 (a) (1) and (2) of this report, and are incorporated by reference into this Item 8.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
None.
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Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this report, our management, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report were effective to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for our Company. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by our Board of Directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and includes those policies and procedures that:
•Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets;
•Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and members of our Board of Directors; and
•Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Our management has assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of May 31, 2022. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013). Based on this evaluation, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of May 31, 2022.
The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of May 31, 2022 has been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which appears herein.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2022 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of
AngioDynamics, Inc.
Latham, New York
Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of AngioDynamics, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of May 31, 2022, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of May 31, 2022, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended May 31, 2022, of the Company and our report dated July 22, 2022, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
July 22, 2022
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Item 9B. Other Information.
None.
Item 9C. Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.
Not applicable.
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Part III
Certain information required by Part III is omitted from this Annual Report on Form 10-K because we will file a definitive proxy statement within 120 days after the end of our fiscal year end pursuant to Regulation 14A (the “Proxy Statement”) for our Annual Meeting of Stockholders, currently scheduled for October 2022. The information included in the Proxy Statement under the respective headings noted below is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
Information required in this Annual Report on Form 10-K with respect to Executive Officers is contained in the discussion titled “Executive Officers of the Company” in Part I of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The balance of the information required by Item 10 is incorporated herein by reference to our Proxy Statement under the heading “Election of Directors”.
Item 11. Executive Compensation.
The information required by this caption is incorporated herein by reference to our Proxy Statement under the heading “Executive Compensation”.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
The information required by this caption is incorporated herein by reference to our Proxy Statement under the heading “Ownership of Securities”.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
The information required by this caption is incorporated herein by reference to our Proxy Statement under the heading “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions”.
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.
The information required by this caption is incorporated herein by reference to our Proxy Statement under the headings “Audit Matters—Principal Accounting Fees and Services and—Policy on Audit Committee Pre-approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm”.
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Part IV
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.
(a)(1)Financial Statements
The following consolidated financial statements and supplementary data of Registrant and its subsidiaries required by Part II, Item 8, are included in Part IV of this report:
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID 34) 49
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 57
(2)Financial Statement Schedules
The following consolidated financial statement schedule is included in Part IV of this report:
Schedule II—Valuation and qualifying accounts 82
All other schedules are omitted because they are not applicable, not required, or because the required information is included in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.
(b) Exhibits 83
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of
AngioDynamics, Inc.
Latham, New York
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of AngioDynamics, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of May 31, 2022 and 2021, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), stockholders' equity, and cash flows, for each of the three years in the period ended May 31, 2022, and the related notes and the schedule listed in the Index at Item 15 (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of May 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended May 31, 2022, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of May 31, 2022, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated July 22, 2022, expressed an unqualified opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Inventories – Excess Quantities and Obsolescence — Refer to Notes 1 & 5
Critical Audit Matter Description
The Company evaluates inventory each reporting period for excess quantities and obsolescence, establishing reserves when necessary based upon historical experience, assessment of economic conditions, and expected demand. Once recorded, these reserves are considered permanent adjustments to the carrying value of inventory. As of May 31, 2022, the Company has inventories of $51.4 million, net of excess quantities and obsolescence reserves.
We identified the reserve for excess quantities and obsolete inventory as a critical audit matter because of the significant estimates and assumptions management makes to quantify and to record the reserve, including the determination of expected demand. This required a high degree of auditor judgment and an increased extent of effort when performing audit procedures to evaluate the methodology and the reasonableness of assumptions including expected demand.
How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit
Our audit procedures related to the reserve for excess quantities and obsolete inventory including management’s estimate of expected demand, included the following, among others:
•We tested the design and effectiveness of controls over inventory, including those over the estimation of reserves for excess quantities and obsolescence.
•We evaluated the reasonableness of the Company's excess and obsolete inventory policy, considering historical experience and the underlying assumptions.
•We tested the calculation of the excess and obsolete reserve pursuant to the Company's policy, on a sample basis, including the completeness and accuracy of the data used in the calculation.
•We performed a retrospective review by comparing management’s prior year projections of future demand by product, with actual product sales in the current year to identify potential bias in the inventory reserve.
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•We held discussions with senior financial and operating management to determine whether any strategic, regulatory, or operational changes in the business were consistent with the projections of future demand that were utilized as the basis for the reserves recorded.
•We considered the existence of contradictory evidence based on consideration of internal communication to management and the board of directors, Company press releases, and analysts' reports, as well as any changes within the business.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
July 22, 2022
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2016.
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AngioDynamics, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share data)
Year ended May 31,
Operating expenses
Goodwill impairment — — 158,578
Change in fair value of contingent consideration 1,212 89 (11,531)
Acquisition, restructuring and other items, net 9,042 20,232 6,014
Other expenses
Other income (expense), net (790) 92 (130)
Loss per share
Weighted average shares outstanding
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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AngioDynamics, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(in thousands)
Year ended May 31,
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax:
Foreign currency translation gain (loss) (1,796) 4,494 11
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax (1,796) 4,494 11
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (1,796) 4,494 11
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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AngioDynamics, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share data)
Assets
Current Assets
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current Liabilities
Current portion of contingent consideration 8,783 —
Contingent consideration, net of current portion 8,165 15,741
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 16)
Stockholders’ Equity
Accumulated other comprehensive loss 1,357 3,153
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity $ 552,751 $ 561,438
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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AngioDynamics, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(in thousands, except share data)
Shares Amount Shares Amount
Issuance/cancellation of restricted stock units 312,951 (2,537) (2,537)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax 11 11
Issuance/cancellation of restricted stock units 184,685 (223) (223)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax 4,494 4,494
Issuance/cancellation of restricted stock units 299,544 (1,900) (1,900)
Issuance/cancellation of performance share units 59,371 —
Purchase of common stock under Employee Stock Purchase Plan 98,586 2 1,874 1,876
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax (1,796) (1,796)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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AngioDynamics, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
Year ended May 31,
Cash flows from operating activities:
Goodwill impairment — — 158,578
Change in fair value of contingent consideration 1,212 89 (11,531)
Changes in accounts receivable allowances 118 207 429
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities 3,912 4,876 (15,467)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities (7,194) 24,093 (14,554)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment (4,297) (5,187) (7,235)
Additions to placement and evaluation units (11,410) (8,524) —
Acquisition of intangibles — — (350)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings on long-term debt 5,000 — 40,000
Deferred financing costs on long-term debt — — (775)
Payment of acquisition related contingent consideration — — (1,208)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 7,683 (16,986) (95,242)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (518) 330 (65)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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AngioDynamics, Inc. and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS—(Continued)
(in thousands)
Year ended May 31,
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Fair value of contingent consideration for acquisitions — — 14,900
Cash paid during the year for:
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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AngioDynamics, Inc. and Subsidiaries
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION, BUSINESS DESCRIPTION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation and Description of Business
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of AngioDynamics, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, (collectively, the "Company", "we", "our", or "us").
The Company is a leading and transformative medical technology company focused on restoring healthy blood flow in the body's vascular system, expanding cancer treatment options and improving the quality of life for patients.
Accounting Principles
The consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP").
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of AngioDynamics and its subsidiaries (all of which are wholly owned). All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements. Estimates also affect reported amounts of sales and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all unrestricted highly liquid investments with an initial maturity of less than three months at the date of purchase to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains cash and cash equivalent balances with financial institutions in the United States in excess of amounts insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Fair Value Instruments
The carrying amount of the Company's cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and long-term debt approximates fair value due to the short-term nature or market interest rates of these items. The Company bases the fair value of short-term investments on quoted market prices or other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets. The Company measures and records derivative financial instruments at fair value. See Note 4 for further discussion of financial instruments that are carried at fair value on a recurring and nonrecurring basis.
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable, principally trade receivables, are generally due within 30 to 90 days and are stated at amounts due from customers, net of an allowance for estimated sales returns and doubtful accounts. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of customers and adjusts credit limits based upon payment history and the customer’s current creditworthiness, as determined by a review of their current credit information. The Company continuously monitors aging reports, collections and payments from customers, and a provision for estimated credit losses is maintained based upon historical experience and any specific customer collection issues that have been identified. While such credit losses have historically been within expectations and the provisions established, the Company cannot guarantee that the same credit loss rates will be experienced in the future. The Company writes off accounts receivable when they are determined to be uncollectible.
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value based on the first-in, first-out cost method and consist of raw materials, work in process and finished goods. The standard cost of finished goods and work-in-process inventory is composed of material, labor and manufacturing overhead, which approximates actual cost. In addition to stating inventory at the lower of cost or net realizable value, we also evaluate inventory each reporting period for excess quantities and obsolescence, establishing reserves when necessary based upon historical experience, assessment of economic conditions and expected
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demand. Once recorded, these reserves are considered permanent adjustments to the carrying value of inventory. An increase to inventory reserves results in a corresponding increase in cost of revenue. Inventories are written off against the reserve when they are physically disposed.
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Placement and evaluation units represent capital equipment placed at customer locations under placement or evaluation agreements for which depreciation expense is included in cost of sales on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Refer below for useful lives by category:
Estimated useful lives
Building and building improvements 4 to 39 years
Computer software and equipment 2 to 5 years
Machinery and equipment 5 to 8 years
Placement and evaluation units 5 years
The Company evaluates property, plant and equipment for impairment periodically to determine if changes in circumstances or the occurrence of events suggest the carrying value of the asset or asset group may not be recoverable. Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred. Renewals and betterments are capitalized.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Intangible assets other than goodwill, indefinite lived intangible assets and in process research and development ("IP R&D") are amortized over their estimated useful lives, which range between two to eighteen years, on a straight-line basis over the expected period of benefit. The Company periodically reviews the estimated useful lives of intangible assets and reviews such assets or asset groups for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable. Such conditions could include significant adverse changes in the business climate, current-period operating or cash flow losses, significant declines in forecasted operations, or a current expectation that an asset group will be disposed of before the end of its useful life. When testing for impairment of definite-lived intangible assets held for use, the Company groups assets at the lowest level for which cash flows are separately identifiable. The Company operates as a single asset group. If a triggering event is deemed to exist, the Company performs an undiscounted operating cash flow analysis to determine if an impairment exists. If an intangible asset is considered to be impaired, the amount of the impairment will equal the excess of the carrying value over the fair value of the asset.
Goodwill and other intangible assets that have indefinite useful lives are not amortized, but rather, are tested for impairment annually or more frequently if impairment indicators arise. The Company has historically performed its annual goodwill assessment during the third quarter of each year (as of December 31). During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022, the Company decided to change the date of its annual impairment assessment from December 31 to April 30. The change was made to more closely align the impairment assessment date with the Company's long term planning and forecasting process. See Note 8, "Goodwill and Intangible Assets" accompanying the consolidated financial statements. Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired in each business combination. Goodwill and intangible assets have been recorded at either incurred or allocated cost. Allocated costs were based on respective fair market values at the date of acquisition.
For goodwill, the impairment test requires a comparison of the estimated fair value of the reporting unit to which the goodwill is assigned to the carrying value of the assets and liabilities of that reporting unit. The determination of reporting units also requires management judgment. The Company considers whether a reporting unit exists within a reportable segment based on the availability of discrete financial information. The Company operates as a single operating segment with one reporting unit and consequently evaluates goodwill for impairment based on an evaluation of the fair value of the Company as a whole. If the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit, the carrying value is reduced to its fair value through an adjustment to the goodwill balance, resulting in an impairment charge.
Contingent Consideration
The fair value of the liability for contingent consideration recorded on the acquisition date for a business combination is based on probability weighted estimated cash flow streams, discounted back to present value using a discount rate determined in accordance with accepted valuation methods and reflective of the risk associated with the estimated cash flow streams. The liability for contingent consideration is remeasured to fair value at each reporting period with changes recorded in earnings until the contingency is resolved.
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Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue when it transfers control of promised goods or services to its customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods and services. See Note 3, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” for further discussion on revenue.
Research and Development
Research and development costs, including salaries, consulting fees, building costs, utilities and administrative expenses that are related to developing new products, enhancing existing products, validating new and enhanced products, managing clinical, regulatory and medical affairs are expensed as incurred.
Income Taxes
The Company calculates income tax expense for each jurisdiction in which it operates. This involves estimating actual current taxes due plus assessing temporary differences arising from differing treatment for tax and accounting purposes that are recorded as deferred tax assets and liabilities. The Company periodically evaluates deferred tax assets, capital loss carryforwards and tax credit carryforwards to determine their recoverability based primarily on the Company's ability to generate future taxable income and capital gains. Where it is more-likely-than-not these will not be recovered, the Company estimates a valuation allowance and records a corresponding additional tax expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The Company recognizes and measures uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return utilizing a two-step approach. The Company first determines if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on audit, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes. The second step is that the Company measures the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more likely than not to be realized upon ultimate settlement. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in the provision for income taxes on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Stock-Based Compensation
Stock-based compensation expense reflects the fair value of stock-based awards measured at the grant date and recognized over the relevant service period. The expense recognized includes the impact of forfeitures as they occur. The Company estimates the fair value of each stock-based award on the measurement date using either the current market price of the stock, the Black-Scholes option valuation model, or the Monte Carlo Simulation valuation model. The Black-Scholes and Monte Carlo Simulation valuation models incorporate assumptions as to stock price volatility, the expected life of options or restricted stock units, a risk-free interest rate and dividend yield. The Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense related to options, restricted stock units and market based performance stock units on a straight-line basis over the service period of the award, which is generally 4 years for options and restricted stock units and 3 years for market based performance stock units.
Foreign Currency Translation
The functional currency of the Company's foreign subsidiaries is the local currency in which the subsidiary operates. For foreign operations where the local currency is considered to be the functional currency, the Company translates assets and liabilities into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate on the balance sheet date. The Company translates income and expense items at average rates of exchange prevailing during each period. The Company accumulates translation adjustments in accumulated other comprehensive loss, a component of stockholders’ equity.
Transaction gains or losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in Other income (expense), net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations as incurred.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company is exposed to market risks, including changes in foreign currency and interest rates. The Company periodically enters into certain derivative financial instruments to hedge the underlying economic exposure.
Derivative instruments are presented in the consolidated financial statements at their fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivative financial instruments are either recognized periodically in income or in stockholders’ equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) depending on whether the derivative financial instrument qualifies for hedge accounting and, if so, whether it qualifies as a fair value or cash flow hedge. Generally, the changes in the fair value of derivatives accounted for as fair value hedges are recorded in income along with the portions of the changes in the fair value of hedged items that relate to the hedged risks. Changes in the fair value of derivatives accounted for as cash flow hedges, to the
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extent they are effective as hedges, are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). There were no derivative instruments held by the Company as of May 31, 2022 and 2021.
Contingencies
The Company is subject to various legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business, including patent infringement and product liability matters. The Company records accruals for contingencies when it is probable the liability has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. Legal fees are expensed as incurred. Insurance recoveries related to potential claims are recognized up to the amount of the recorded liability when coverage is confirmed and the estimated recoveries are probable of payment. These recoveries are not netted against the related liabilities for financial statement presentation.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements - Adopted
There are no recently issued accounting pronouncements that have been adopted.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements - Not Yet Applicable or Adopted
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2. ACQUISITIONS
Camaro Support Catheter Asset Acquisition
On July 27, 2021, the Company acquired the Camaro support catheter (rebranded as Syntrax) from QX Medical, LLC for an aggregate purchase price of $4.0 million, which included an upfront payment of $3.6 million and $0.4 million in purchase price holdbacks, along with $1.0 million of potential future contingent consideration related to revenue milestones. This acquisition supports the Auryon product family and the Company's strategic plan. The Company accounted for this acquisition as an asset purchase. The Company recorded the amount paid at closing as inventory and fixed assets of $0.1 million and an intangible asset product technology of $3.9 million. The intangible asset will be amortized over 15 years. The contingent consideration is comprised of revenue milestones and will be accounted for when the contingency is resolved or becomes probable and reasonably estimable.
C3 Wave Tip Location Acquisition
On December 17, 2019, the Company acquired the C3 Wave tip location asset from Medical Components Inc.("MedComp") for an aggregate purchase price of $10.0 million with $5.0 million of potential future contingent consideration related to technical milestones. This acquisition filled a gap in the Vascular Access portfolio and supports the Company's strategic plan. The Company accounted for this acquisition as an asset purchase. The Company recorded the amount paid at closing as inventory of $0.6 million and intangible assets of a trademark of $0.9 million and product technology of $8.5 million. The intangible assets will be amortized over 15 years. The contingent consideration is comprised of technical milestones and will be accounted for when the contingency is resolved or becomes probable and reasonably estimable.
Eximo Acquisition
On October 2, 2019, the Company entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire Eximo Medical, Ltd. ("Eximo"), a pre-commercial stage medical device company with a proprietary 355nm laser atherectomy technology. The aggregate purchase price of $60.7 million included an upfront payment of $45.8 million and contingent consideration with an estimated fair value of $14.9 million. This acquisition expanded and complemented the Company’s Endovascular Therapies product portfolio by adding the 355nm laser atherectomy technology (Auryon) which treats Peripheral Artery Disease.
The Company accounted for the Eximo acquisition under the acquisition method of accounting for business combinations. Accordingly, the cost to acquire the assets was allocated to the underlying net assets in proportion to estimates of their respective fair values. The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of the net assets acquired was recorded as goodwill. Goodwill is non-deductible for income tax purposes.
The Company has not disclosed the amount of revenue and earnings for sales of Eximo products since acquisition, nor proforma information, because these amounts are not significant to the Company's financial statements. Acquisition-related costs associated with the Eximo acquisition, which are included in "acquisition, restructuring and other items, net" in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations, were approximately $0.6 million in fiscal year 2020. The following table summarizes the final aggregate purchase price allocated to the net assets acquired:
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(in thousands) Final allocation
Accounts receivable $ 50
Prepaid and other current assets 54
Long-term deposits 51
Property, plant and equipment 397
Intangible assets:
Total assets acquired $ 72,429
Liabilities assumed
Accounts payable $ 84
Other current liabilities 615
Deferred tax liabilities 11,070
Total liabilities assumed $ 11,769
Net assets acquired $ 60,660
The Company finalized the allocation of the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020.
The value assigned to the product technology was derived using the multi-period excess earnings method under the income approach. This approach estimates the excess earnings generated over the lives of the customers that existed as of the acquisition date and discounts such earnings to present value. The product technology is deemed to have a useful life of fifteen years and will be amortized on a straight-line basis over the useful life.
The goodwill arising from the acquisition consists largely of synergies and economies of scale the Company hopes to achieve from combining the acquired assets with the Company's current operations.
3. REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS
Revenue Recognition
Under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration which the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. To determine revenue recognition for arrangements that an entity determines are within the scope of ASC 606, the Company performs the following five steps: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.
The Company has one primary revenue stream which is the sales of its products.
Disaggregation of Revenue
The following tables summarize net product revenue by Global Business Unit and geography:
Net sales
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(in thousands) United States International Total
Net sales
As the Company has previously announced, the Company is focused on its ongoing transformation from a company with a broad portfolio of largely undifferentiated products to a more focused medical technology company that delivers unique and innovative health care solutions. The Company believes that this transformation will enable the Company to shift the portfolio from the mature, lower-growth markets where we have competed in the past by investing in technology and products that provide access to larger and faster growing markets. As such, we believe the growth in the near to mid-term will be driven by our high technology products including Auryon, Thrombectomy (which includes AngioVac, AlphaVac and thrombolytics) and NanoKnife. We will refer to these high technology products as our Med Tech business and we will refer to the remainder of the portfolio as our Med Device business.
The following table summarizes net sales by Med Tech and Med Device:
Year ended May 31,
Net Sales
Net Product Revenue
The Company's products consist of a wide range of medical, surgical and diagnostic devices used by professional healthcare providers for vascular access, for the treatment of peripheral vascular disease and for use in oncology and surgical settings. The Company's devices are generally used in minimally invasive, image-guided procedures. Most of the Company's products are intended to be used once and then discarded, or they may be implanted for short- or longer-term use. The Company sells its products to its distributors and to end users, such as interventional radiologists, interventional cardiologists, vascular surgeons, urologists, interventional and surgical oncologists and critical care nurses.
Contracts and Performance Obligations
The Company contracts with its customers based on customer purchase orders, which in many cases are governed by master purchasing agreements. The Company’s contracts with customers are generally for product only, and do not include other performance obligations such as services or other material rights. As part of its assessment of each contract, the Company evaluates certain factors including the customer’s ability to pay (or credit risk). For each contract, the Company considers the promise to transfer products, each of which is distinct, to be the identified performance obligations.
Transaction Price and Allocation to Performance Obligations
Transaction prices of products are typically based on contracted rates. Product revenue is measured as the amount of consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for transferring products to a customer, net of any variable consideration as described below.
If a contract contains a single performance obligation, the entire transaction price is allocated to the single performance obligation. Contracts that contain multiple performance obligations require an allocation of the transaction price based on the estimated relative standalone selling prices of the promised products underlying each performance obligation. The Company has standard pricing for its products and determines standalone selling prices based on the price at which the performance obligation is sold separately.
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Revenue Recognition
Revenue is recognized when control of the product is transferred to the customer (i.e., when the Company’s performance obligation is satisfied), which occurs at a point in time, and may be upon shipment from the Company’s manufacturing site or delivery to the customer’s named location, based on the contractual shipping terms of a contract.
In determining whether control has transferred, the Company considers if there is a present right to payment from the customer and when physical possession, legal title and risks and rewards of ownership have transferred to the customer.
The Company typically invoices customers upon satisfaction of identified performance obligations. As the Company’s standard payment terms are 30 to 90 days from invoicing, the Company does not provide any significant financing to its customers.
The Company enters into agreements to place placement and evaluation units (“units”) at customer sites, but the Company retains title to the units. The duration of these agreements are typically a year and the customer has the right to use the unit at no upfront charge in connection with the customer’s ongoing purchase of disposables. These types of agreements include an embedded operating lease for the right to use the units. In these arrangements, revenue recognized for the sale of the disposables is not allocated between the disposal revenue and lease revenue due to the insignificant value of the units in relation to the total agreement value.
Sales, value added, and other taxes collected on behalf of third parties are excluded from revenue.
Variable Consideration
Reserves: Revenue from product sales are recorded at the net sales price (transaction price), which includes estimates of variable consideration for which reserves are established for discounts, returns, rebates and allowances that are offered within contracts between the Company and its customers. These reserves are based on the amounts earned or to be claimed on the related sales and are classified as a contra asset.
Rebates and Allowances:The Company provides certain customers with rebates and allowances that are explicitly stated in the Company’s contracts and are recorded as a reduction of revenue in the period the related product revenue is recognized. The Company establishes reserves for such amounts, which is included in accrued expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. These rebates and allowances result from performance-based offers that are primarily based on attaining contractually specified sales volumes and administrative fees the Company is required to pay to group purchasing organizations.
Product Returns: The Company generally offers customers a limited right of return. Product returns after 30 days must be pre-approved by the Company and customers may be subject to a 20% restocking charge. To be accepted, a returned product must be unadulterated, undamaged and have at least twelve months remaining prior to its expiration date. The Company estimates the amount of its product sales that may be returned by its customers and records this estimate as a reduction of revenue in the period the related product revenue is recognized. The Company currently estimates product return liabilities using its historical product return information and considers other factors that it believes could significantly impact its expected returns, including product recalls. During the year ended May 31, 2022, such product returns were not material.
Contract Balances with Customers
A receivable is generally recognized in the period the Company ships the product. Payment terms on invoiced amounts are based on contractual terms with each customer and generally coincide with revenue recognition. Accordingly, the Company does not have any contract assets associated with the future right to invoice its customers. In some cases, if control of the product has not yet transferred to the customer or the timing of the payments made by the customer precedes the Company’s fulfillment of the performance obligation, the Company recognizes a contract liability that is included in deferred revenue in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.
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The following table presents changes in the Company’s receivables, contract assets and contract liabilities with customers:
Contract assets $ — $ —
Contract liabilities $ 526 $ 426
During the years ended May 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had additions to contract liabilities of $2.2 million and $1.0 million, respectively. This was offset by $2.1 million and $1.2 million in revenue that was recognized during the years ended May 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Costs to Obtain or Fulfill a Customer Contract
Under ASC 606, the Company recognizes an asset for incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer if it expects to recover those costs. The Company’s sales incentive compensation plans qualify for capitalization since these plans are directly related to sales achieved during a period of time. However, the Company has elected the practical expedient under ASC 340-40-25-4 to expense the costs as they are incurred within selling and marketing expenses since the amortization period is less than one year.
The Company accounts for shipping and handling activities related to contracts with customers as costs to fulfill the promise to transfer the associated products. Shipping and handling costs, associated with the distribution of finished products to customers, are recorded in costs of goods sold and are recognized when the related finished product is shipped to the customer. Amounts charged to customers for shipping are recorded in net sales.
4. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
On a recurring basis, the Company measures certain financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value based upon quoted market prices, where available. Where quoted market prices or other observable inputs are not available, the Company applies valuation techniques to estimate fair value. FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The categorization of financial assets and financial liabilities within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the measurement of fair value. The three levels of the hierarchy are defined as follows:
•Level 1 - Inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted market prices for identical assets or liabilities.
•Level 2 - Inputs to the valuation methodology are other observable inputs, including quoted market prices for similar assets or liabilities and market-corroborated inputs.
•Level 3 - Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable inputs based on management’s best estimate of inputs market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date, including assumptions about risk.
The Company's financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities, accounts receivable, accounts payable and contingent consideration. The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable approximates fair value due to their immediate or short-term maturities. The recurring fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) relate to contingent consideration liabilities.
The following tables provide information by level for assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
Fair Value Measurements using inputs considered as:
(in thousands) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Fair Value at May 31, 2022
Financial Liabilities
Contingent consideration for acquisition earn outs $ — $ — $ 16,948 $ 16,948
Total Financial Liabilities $ — $ — $ 16,948 $ 16,948
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Fair Value Measurements using inputs considered as:
(in thousands) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Fair Value at May 31, 2021
Financial Liabilities
Contingent consideration for acquisition earn outs $ — $ — $ 15,741 $ 15,741
Total Financial Liabilities $ — $ — $ 15,741 $ 15,741
There were no transfers in and out of Level 1, 2 and 3 measurements for the years ended May 31, 2022 and 2021.
The following tables present the changes in fair value components of Level 3 instruments:
Financial Liabilities
Change in present value of contingent consideration (1) 1,212
Currency gain from remeasurement (5)
(1) Change in the fair value of contingent consideration is included in earnings and comprised of changes in estimated earn out payments based on projections of Company performance and amortization of the present value discount.
Financial Liabilities
Change in fair value of contingent consideration (1) 89
Currency loss from remeasurement 5
(1) Change in the fair value of contingent consideration is included in earnings and comprised of changes in estimated earn out payments based on projections of Company performance and amortization of the present value discount.
Contingent Liability for Acquisition Earn Outs
Some of the Company's business combinations involve the potential for the payment of future contingent consideration upon the achievement of certain product development milestones or various other performance conditions. Payment of the additional consideration is generally contingent on the acquired company reaching certain performance milestones, including attaining specified revenue levels or product development targets. Contingent consideration is recorded at the estimated fair value of the contingent payments on the acquisition date. The fair value of the contingent consideration is remeasured at the estimated fair value at each reporting period with the change in fair value recognized as income or expense within change in fair value of contingent consideration in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
The Company measures the initial liability and remeasures the liability on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs as defined under authoritative guidance for fair value measurements which is determined using a discounted cash flow model applied to projected net sales, using probabilities of achieving projected net sales and projected payment dates. Projected net sales are based on internal projections and extensive analysis of the target market and the sales potential. Increases or decreases in any valuation inputs in isolation may result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement in the future.
The recurring Level 3 fair value measurements of the contingent consideration liabilities include the following significant unobservable inputs as of May 31, 2022:
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(in thousands) Fair Value Valuation Technique Unobservable Input Range
Revenue based payments $ 16,948 Discounted cash flow Discount rate 5%
Probability of payment 66% - 100%
Projected fiscal year of payment 2023 - 2025
At May 31, 2022, the amount of undiscounted future contingent consideration that the Company expects to pay as a result of all completed acquisitions is approximately $20.0 million. The milestones, including revenue projections and technical milestones, associated with the contingent consideration must be reached in future periods ranging from fiscal years 2023 to 2029 in order for the associated consideration to be paid.
Items Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2021, the Company made the decision to abandon the OARtrac product technology and trademark. This resulted in an impairment charge of $14.0 million.
There were no other items measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis during the year ended May 31, 2022 or May 31, 2021.
5. INVENTORIES
Inventories are stated at lower of cost and net realizable value (using the first-in, first-out method). Inventories consisted of the following:
The Company periodically reviews inventory for both obsolescence and loss of value. The Company makes assumptions about the future demand for and market value of the inventory. Based on these assumptions, the Company estimates the amount of obsolete, expiring and slow moving inventory. The total inventory reserve at May 31, 2022 and 2021 was $3.7 million and $3.8 million, respectively.
6. PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER
Prepaid expenses and other consisted of the following:
Employee Retention Tax Credit 4,194 1,911
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7. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET
Property, plant and equipment are summarized as follows:
Building and building improvements $ 29,425 $ 28,979
Land and land improvements 493 472
Depreciation expense for fiscal years 2022, 2021 and 2020 was $7.6 million, $5.7 million and $3.3 million, respectively.
8. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Goodwill
Goodwill is not amortized, but rather, is tested for impairment annually or more frequently if impairment indicators arise. Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired in each business combination.
The Company has historically performed its annual goodwill assessment during the third quarter of each year. During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022, the company changed its annual impairment assessment date from December 31 to April 30 to more closely align the impairment assessment date with the Company's long term planning and forecasting process.
The Company's annual testing for impairment of goodwill was completed as of December 31, 2021 and April 30, 2022. The Company operates as a single operating segment with one reporting unit and consequently evaluates goodwill for impairment based on an evaluation of the fair value of the Company as a whole. The Company determines the fair value of the reporting unit based on the market valuation approach and concluded that it was not more-likely-than-not that the fair value of the Company's reporting unit was less than its carrying value.
Even though the Company determined that there was no goodwill impairment as of December 31, 2021 and April 30, 2022, the future occurrence of a potential indicator of impairment, such as a significant adverse change in legal, regulatory, business or economic conditions or a more-likely-than-not expectation that the reporting unit or a significant portion of the reporting unit will be sold or disposed of, would require an interim assessment for the reporting unit prior to the next required annual assessment as of April 30, 2023.
There were no adjustments to goodwill for the years ended May 31, 2022 and May 31, 2021 other than foreign currency translation adjustments.
Definite Lived Intangible Assets
Definite lived intangible assets consist primarily of product technologies and customer relationships and are amortized over their estimated useful lives, which range between two to eighteen years on a straight-line basis over the expected period of benefit. Amortization expense was $19.5 million, $18.1 million and $18.1 million for fiscal years 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. There were no impairment charges on definite lived intangible assets for the years ended May 31, 2022 and 2020. During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2021, the Company made the decision to abandon the OARtrac product technology and trademark. This resulted in an impairment charge of $14.0 million. The impairment charge is recorded in "Acquisition, restructuring and other items, net", on the Consolidated Statements of Operations (see Note 18).
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Intangible assets consisted of the following:
(in thousands) Gross carryingvalue Accumulatedamortization Net carryingvalue
(in thousands) Gross carryingvalue Accumulatedamortization Net carryingvalue
Expected future amortization expense related to the intangible assets for each of the following fiscal years is as follows:
(in thousands)
9. INCOME TAXES
The components of loss before income tax benefit are as follows:
Year ended May 31,
Loss before tax expense:
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Income tax benefit is comprised of the following:
Year ended May 31,
Current
Deferred
Temporary differences that give rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities are summarized as follows:
Deferred tax assets
Federal and state R&D tax credit carryforward 6,320 6,715
Expenses incurred not currently deductible 1,914 3,091
Accrued liabilities 72 73
Deferred tax liabilities
The net deferred tax liability in the U.S. as of May 31, 2022 and 2021 principally relates to tax amortization of intangibles that have an indefinite reversal period for book purposes, also known as a “naked credit deferred tax liability”, that cannot be considered as a source of income to recover the deferred tax asset. In addition, included in the net deferred tax liability as of May 31, 2022 and 2021 is a net deferred tax liability of $8.8 million and $9.3 million, respectively that was related to the stock acquisition of Eximo Medical Ltd. primarily related to book intangibles partially offset by tax net operating losses and capitalized R&D expenditures.
The Company's U.S. Federal net operating loss carryforwards as of May 31, 2022 after considering IRC Section 382 limitations are $174.2 million. The expiration of the Federal net operating loss carryforwards are as follows: $8.6 million between 2022 and 2023, $79.4 million between 2028 and 2037 and $86.1 million indefinitely.
The Company's state net operating loss carryforwards as of May 31, 2022 after considering remaining IRC Section 382 limitations are $30.1 million which expire in various years from 2029 to 2042. The Company has Israel tax net operating losses of $12.2 million that can be carried forward indefinitely.
Beginning in 2018, except for the Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income, the Company will no longer record United States federal income tax on its share of the income of its foreign subsidiaries, nor will it record a benefit for foreign tax credits related to that income. Upon distribution of these earnings in the form of dividends or otherwise, the Company would be subject to
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withholding taxes payable, where applicable, to foreign countries, but would have no further federal income tax liability. The Company intends to indefinitely reinvest the unremitted foreign earnings of all other subsidiaries as of May 31, 2022, as well as all subsequent earnings generated by all of our foreign subsidiaries. Determining the amount of unrecognized deferred tax liability related to any additional outside basis difference in these entities is not practical.
The Company regularly assesses its ability to realize its deferred tax assets. Assessing the realization of deferred tax assets requires significant management judgment. In determining whether its deferred tax assets are more likely than not realizable, the Company evaluated all available positive and negative evidence, and weighted the evidence based on its objectivity. Evidence the Company considered included its history of net operating losses, which resulted in the Company recording a full valuation allowance for its deferred tax assets in fiscal year 2016, except the naked credit deferred tax liability.
Based on the review of all available evidence, the Company determined that it has not yet attained a sustained level of profitability and the objectively verifiable negative evidence outweighed the positive evidence. Therefore, the Company has provided a valuation allowance on its federal and state net operating loss carryforwards, federal and state R&D credit carryforwards and other net deferred tax assets that have a limited life and are not supportable by the naked credit deferred tax liability sourced income as of May 31, 2022. The Company will continue to assess the level of the valuation allowance required. If sufficient positive evidence exists in future periods to support a release of some or all of the valuation allowance, such a release would likely have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations.
The Company's consolidated income tax expense has differed from the amount that would be provided by applying the U.S. Federal statutory income tax rate to the Company's income before income taxes for the following reasons:
Year ended May 31,
State income taxes, net of Federal tax benefit (536) (462) (40)
Goodwill impairment — — 33,301
Non-deductible executive compensation 686 107 189
During fiscal year 2020, the Company recorded a goodwill impairment of $158.6 million. The Company has made the tax accounting policy election to first allocate the impairment to the Company’s nondeductible goodwill based on the Company’s pre-impairment nondeductible goodwill balance.
The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits:
Year ended May 31,
Unrecognized tax benefits balance at June 1 $ 464 $ 464 $ 464
Decrease due to lapse in statute of limitations — — —
Unrecognized tax benefits balance at May 31 $ 464 $ 464 $ 464
The table above includes unrecognized tax benefits associated with the calculation of limitations placed on the utilization of tax attributes related to an acquired company. If recognized, $0.5 million would result in adjustments to other tax accounts.
The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income tax expense. There are no accrued interest and penalties recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of May 31, 2022 and May 31, 2021.
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The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state and foreign jurisdictions. In the normal course of business the Company is subject to examination by taxing authorities throughout the world. Fiscal years 2019 through 2021 remain open to examination by the various tax authorities.
The Company does not anticipate that the amount of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.
10. ACCRUED LIABILITIES
Accrued liabilities consist of the following:
Sales and franchise taxes 750 631
Litigation matters — 975