Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations is expected to better allow investors to view the Company from management’s perspective and should be read together with our audited financial statements and related notes and other financial information included elsewhere in this Annual Report. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our current plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those discussed below and elsewhere in this Annual Report, particularly in the section titled “Risk Factors.” Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any period in the future.
We have elected to omit discussion of the earliest of the three years covered by the audited financial statements presented. Refer to Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”, located in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on March 22, 2021, for reference to discussion of the year ended December 31, 2019, the earliest of the three fiscal years presented.
Overview
Our technology is designed to elevate the dialysis experience for patients and help providers overcome traditional care delivery challenges. Requiring only an electrical outlet and tap water to operate, the Tablo® Hemodialysis System frees patients and providers from the burdensome infrastructure required to operate traditional dialysis machines. The integration of water purification and on-demand dialysate production in a single 35-inch compact console enables Tablo to serve as a dialysis clinic on wheels. With a simple-to-use touchscreen interface, two-way wireless data transmission and a proprietary data analytics platform, Tablo is a new holistic approach to dialysis care. Unlike existing hemodialysis machines, which have limited clinical versatility across care settings, Tablo can be used seamlessly across multiple care settings and a wide range of clinical applications.
Tablo leverages cloud technology, making it possible for providers to monitor devices and treatments remotely, perform patient and population analytics, and automate clinical recordkeeping, while also enabling us to release features and enhancements through OTA updates. Tablo’s connectedness also allows it to continually stream more than 500,000 device performance data points after every treatment. We use this data, in conjunction with our diagnostic and predictive algorithms, to determine failure types and, in some instances, predict failures before they occur. In effect, this contributes to a reduction in service hours and an increase in device uptime.
We have generated meaningful evidence to demonstrate that providers can realize significant operational efficiencies, including reducing the cost of their dialysis programs by up to 80% in the intensive care unit. In addition, Tablo has been shown to deliver robust clinical care. In studies we have conducted, patients have reported experiencing fewer symptoms and better quality sleep while on Tablo. We believe Tablo empowers patients, who have traditionally been passive recipients of care, to regain agency and ownership of their treatment. Tablo is cleared by the FDA for use in the hospital, clinic, or home setting.
Driving adoption of Tablo in the acute care setting has been our primary focus to date. We have invested in growing our economic and clinical evidence, built a veteran sales and clinical support team with significant expertise, and implemented a comprehensive training and customer experience program. Our experience in the acute market has demonstrated Tablo’s clinical flexibility and operational versatility, while also delivering meaningful cost savings to the providers. We plan to continue leveraging our commercial infrastructure to broaden our installed base in the acute care market as well as driving utilization and fleet expansion with our existing customers. While the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has presented opportunities to demonstrate the real-world benefits of Tablo over traditional machines, we believe these benefits, in addition to the other advantages of Tablo, are continuing to drive customer purchasing decisions.
Tablo is also well suited for home-based dialysis. Our ability to reduce training time, patient dropout, and the supplies and infrastructure required to deliver dialysis in the home can drive efficiency and economic improvements to the home care model. In our home IDE trial, patients reported specific quality of life improvements compared to their experience on the incumbent home dialysis machine. To penetrate this market successfully, we are focused on refining our home distribution, logistics and support systems to help ensure they are ready for rapid scale. We are also working with providers, patients, and payors to increase awareness and adoption of TCUs as a bridge to home-based therapy. To demonstrate the cost advantages of Tablo in the home setting, we are continuing to collect additional patient clinical experience and outcomes data.
We sell our solution through our direct sales organization, which covers most major metropolitan markets in the United States. As of December 31, 2021, our sales organization is comprised of 36 capital sales team members, responsible for generating new customer demand for Tablo, and 82 clinical sales team members, responsible for driving utilization and fleet expansion of Tablo consoles at existing customer sites. In addition, our field service team, comprised of 93 members, provides maintenance services and
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product support to Tablo customers. The same sales organization and field service team drive Tablo penetration in both the acute and home markets. We believe the ability to leverage one team to serve both markets will result in significant productivity and cost optimization as we continue to scale our business.
We generate revenue primarily from the initial sale of Tablo consoles, and recurring sales of per-treatment consumables, including the Tablo cartridge, which generates significant total revenue over the life of the console. We generate additional revenue via annual service contracts and shipping and handling charged to customers. For the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, sales of our consoles accounted for 63%, 66% and 81% of our revenue, respectively, sales of our consumables accounted for 19%, 13% and 10% of our revenue, respectively, and sales of services and other accounted for 18%, 21% and 9% of our revenue, respectively.
Historically, we have financed our operations and capital expenditures primarily through sales of redeemable convertible preferred stock and common stock, revenue from sales, and debt financing. On September 17, 2020, we completed our IPO, in which we sold 10,293,777 shares of common stock (which included 1,342,666 shares that were offered and sold pursuant to the full exercise of the IPO underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares in connection with the IPO) at a price to the public of $27.00 per share. Including the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares, we received aggregate net proceeds of approximately $254.8 million after deducting offering costs, underwriting discounts and commissions of approximately $23.1 million. Upon the closing of the IPO, all of our outstanding redeemable convertible preferred stock automatically converted into shares of common stock.
On April 13, 2021, we completed a follow-on public offering and sold 2,945,864 shares of our common stock (which included 445,864 shares that were offered and sold pursuant to the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares) at a price to the public of $53.50 per share. We received aggregate net proceeds of approximately $149.1 million after deducting offering costs, underwriting discounts and commissions of $8.5 million.
Since our inception, we have incurred net losses in each year. For the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, we incurred net losses of $131.9 million, $121.5 million and $68.3 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2021, we had an accumulated deficit of $626.0 million. We expect to continue to incur significant expenses for the foreseeable future and to incur operating losses in the near term.
Key Factors Affecting Our Performance
We believe that our financial performance has been and in the foreseeable future will continue to be primarily driven by the following factors. While we believe each of these factors presents significant opportunities for our business, they also pose important challenges that we must successfully address in order to sustain our growth and improve our results of operations. Our ability to successfully address the factors below is subject to various risks and uncertainties, including those described in the section titled “Risk Factors.”
Market Acceptance of Tablo in Acute Setting
We plan to further broaden our installed base by continuing to target national and regional IDNs and health systems, and sub-acute LTACH and SNF providers. In addition, we focus on driving utilization and fleet expansion with existing customers by providing an exceptional user experience delivered through our commercial team and a steady release of software enhancements that amplify Tablo’s operational reliability and clinical versatility. Our ability to successfully execute on this strategy, and thereby increase our revenue, will in part drive our results of operations and the growth of our business.
Expansion of Tablo within the Home Setting
We believe a significant growth opportunity exists within the home hemodialysis market. We are partnering with innovative dialysis clinic providers and health systems who are motivated to grow their home hemodialysis population, and who share our vision of creating a seamless and supported transition to the home. We are also investing in market development over the longer term to expand the home hemodialysis market itself. The expansion of the home hemodialysis market and our ability to penetrate this market will be an important factor in driving the future growth of our business.
Gross Margin
We are continuing to execute a well-defined strategy designed to expand gross margins. First, in the first quarter of 2021, we successfully began production at our own console manufacturing facility in Tijuana, Mexico which we operate in collaboration with our outsourced business administration service provider, TACNA. Second, following our receipt of 510(k) clearance from the FDA
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for the new cartridge sterilization method in the fourth quarter of 2021, we have qualified a second source to increase Tablo cartridge production through a new manufacturing partner in Mexico, which we anticipate will result in cost reductions, including lower freight costs. Third, we will continue to drive scale across our console platform to leverage our supply base and help improve our manufacturing efficiency. Fourth, we will continue to utilize our cloud-based data system, as well as enhanced product performance, to help drive down the cost of service. Our ability to grow our business will depend in part on these and other measures to control the costs of our products being successful. Likewise, it will be important that we effectively manage the costs of generating our service revenue.
Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic
We believe that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the limitations of traditional machines and the benefits of Tablo, which drove an increase in demand for Tablo during 2020. We also believe the advantages of Tablo highlighted by the pandemic are now embedded as one of the many factors driving our customers’ purchasing decisions. We did not experience significant demand driven by COVID-19 during 2021 and do not expect to in future periods.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we made modifications to our normal operations, employing precautionary measures designed to help protect our employees while providing ongoing support for our customers and their patients. Among other measures, we restricted non-essential travel of our employees and asked the majority of our employees to work from home. When COVID-19 testing became available, we implemented onsite testing in our facilities. We also provided vaccination clinics at each of our facilities to make it convenient for our workforce to receive COVID-19 vaccinations once available. During the third quarter of 2021, we defined a policy requiring our customer-facing and on-site employees to be fully vaccinated by October 2021, subject to medical and religious exemptions. With nearly all our employees now vaccinated, we have begun to move toward more normal business operations in accordance with local guidelines, including resuming more on-site activity to increase productive collaboration while continuing to prioritize employee safety. For employees working on-site, we continue to follow masking protocols consistent with evolving health and safety guidelines, facilitate social distancing, and practice increased sanitizing standards. Lastly, we have created a business continuity plan and incident management team to respond quickly and effectively to changes in order to offer customers uninterrupted products, services and support while safeguarding the best interest of employees, suppliers and stockholders.
Our business may be impacted by an escalation or a continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the operations at our contract manufacturing partners’ facilities and our outsourced business administration service provider, TACNA, for our facility in Tijuana, Mexico, have not yet experienced significant disruption as a result of the pandemic, the possibility that such disruption may occur remains. Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the operations of certain of our third-party suppliers, resulting in increased lead-times, higher component costs, and lower allocations for our purchase of some components (including certain critical components) and, in certain cases, requiring us to procure materials from alternative sources or incur higher logistical expenses. We have worked closely with our manufacturing partners and suppliers to enable us to source key components and maintain appropriate inventory levels to meet customer demand, and have not experienced material disruptions in our supply chain to date.
Additionally, surges and shifts in consumer demand as the economy reopens, further exacerbated by COVID-19 outbreaks and protocols, have strained the global freight network and placed significant stress on air, ocean, and ground freight carriers. This has resulted in labor shortages, container and chassis shortages, reduced carrier capacity, carrier delays and longer lead times, shipment receiving and unloading backlogs at many U.S. ports, and escalating freight costs. During the fourth quarter of 2021, these supply chain disruptions escalated, and we are facing increased supply chain constraints, notably with the transportation of Tablo cartridges from our contract manufacturing partner in Southeast Asia. As a result, we have faced, and may continue to face, increased transportation and related costs associated with delivering adequate supply of Tablo treatments to our customers. In the fourth quarter of 2021, we have qualified a second source to increase Tablo cartridge production through a new manufacturing partner in Mexico. While we anticipate that this second source will help mitigate supply chain challenges and reduce the need for costly and capacity-constrained air freight delivery of the cartridges, there is no assurance that we will not continue to face supply chain constraints. Continued escalation of these supply chain disruptions and a sustained rise in freight costs could negatively impact our ability to meet customer demand on a timely basis, result in customer dissatisfaction and adversely impact our operating margins and results of operations.
Moreover, healthcare providers (including our existing and prospective customers) are facing a nationwide shortage of qualified nurses and other clinical personnel due to long-term trends that have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. As competition for these healthcare professionals has intensified, and providers are facing increased difficulties attracting and retaining skilled clinical personnel, resulting in increased costs, staffing shortages and other disruptions. These challenging labor market conditions in the healthcare industry have been heightened by the increased demand for, and demand upon, nurses and other staff resulting from the ongoing pandemic. We believe Tablo offers automation and ease-of-use benefits over traditional machines that can enhance our existing and potential customers’ ability to support their patient populations despite staffing shortages. However, there is also a risk that the increased costs and other disruptions caused by the shortage of dialysis nurses, technicians and other staff could
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cause existing or prospective customers delay continued investment in or adoption of new technologies and postpone purchasing decisions. If our customers continue to face prolonged volatility, uncertainty, and staffing shortages, whether due to the pandemic or otherwise, it could ultimately adversely impact our ability to expand existing customer relationships or attract new customers of Tablo, and have a material adverse effect on our revenues, results of operations, and future growth.
How long the pandemic, and measures intended to contain the spread of COVID-19, will continue remains uncertain and depends on ongoing developments, including but not limited to any resurgences of the virus including emerging variant strains such as the Delta and Omicron variants, federal, state, and local government actions taken in response, and continued availability, effectiveness and public acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines. Additionally, the duration and severity of disruptions in the global supply chain, largely driven by high demand as the economy reopens and the ongoing impact of the pandemic, also remain uncertain and depend on various factors, including the effectiveness of recent government actions intended to mitigate these disruptions. As a result, we cannot predict what effect COVID-19, the associated containment measures, and the related supply chain disruptions will ultimately have on our business and results of operations, on our customers, or on our suppliers and vendors, in particular for any of our suppliers and vendors that may not qualify as essential businesses and suffer more significant or lengthier disruptions to their business operations. There is no assurance that we will not experience more significant disruptions in our supply chain in the future, particularly if the operations of our contract manufacturing partners, our critical single-source component providers, or the facility we operate in Tijuana, Mexico in collaboration with TACNA, are more severely impacted by the pandemic and associated containment measures.
Components of Operating Results
Revenue
We generate our revenue primarily from the sale of products and services. In addition, we enter into console operating lease arrangements that contain lease and non-lease components. Revenue related to lease arrangements is allocated to the lease and non-lease elements based on their relative standalone selling price, with the lease component recorded in product revenue and the non-lease component recorded in service and other revenue. Our product and services revenue are generated primarily through direct sales to customers in the United States.
Product Revenue
We generate product revenue from the sale, and to a lesser extent, leasing of our Tablo consoles and the sale of related consumables, including the Tablo cartridges. Our Tablo consoles and consumables are generally sold without the right of return. Revenue is recognized when control of our Tablo consoles is transferred, generally upon shipment, and excludes the value of the initial service agreement, which is recognized as service and other revenue over the term of the initial service agreement. Revenue is recognized net of any sales incentive, rebates and any taxes collected from customers. Leases of Tablo consoles are considered operating leases and recognized as revenue over their lease term. Consumables, including the Tablo cartridges, are recognized primarily upon shipment.
Service and Other Revenue
We generate service revenue primarily from service agreements for our Tablo consoles and other revenue from shipping and handling charged to customers. Under the service agreements, we provide maintenance, repair and training services, connectivity to our cloud infrastructure, including TabloHub, as well as software updates, when and if available, for Tablo consoles. The service agreements are typically entered into for a one-year term. Revenue from the sale of service agreements, including the revenue associated with the first-year service, is recognized ratably over the service period.
Cost of Revenue
Cost of Product Revenue
Cost of product revenue primarily consists of finished goods, inbound freight costs, and manufacturing costs incurred in the production process including personnel and related costs, costs of component materials, manufacturing overhead, and allocated costs including facilities and information technology. We plan to grow our manufacturing workforce as well as expand our manufacturing capabilities to support our growth. In addition, cost of product revenue includes warranty costs and provisions for excess and obsolete inventory. Cost of product revenue in absolute dollars will increase as our sales volume increases.
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Cost of Service and Other Revenue
Cost of service and other revenue primarily consists of personnel and related costs and component costs incurred in connection with our obligations under our service agreements. We plan to invest in personnel to support the expansion of our Tablo fleet while also utilizing our cloud-based data system, as well as enhanced product performance, to lower the cost of service as a percentage of revenue. Cost of service and other revenue in absolute dollars will increase as our sales volume increases.
Gross Profit and Gross Margin
We calculate gross margin as gross profit divided by total revenue. Our gross profit has been and will continue to be, affected by a variety of factors, including market conditions that may impact our pricing; sales mix changes among Tablo consoles, consumables and services; excess and obsolete inventories; our cost structure for manufacturing operations relative to volume; inbound freight costs, and product warranty obligations. We expect our margin to increase over the long term to the extent we are successful in our ability to lower the costs associated with the production of the Tablo console and consumables. We continue to use our design, engineering and manufacturing capabilities to further advance and improve the efficiency of our manufacturing processes, which, if successful, we believe will lower production costs and enable us to increase our gross margin. While we expect gross margin to increase over the long term, we also anticipate it will likely fluctuate from quarter to quarter.
Operating Expenses
Research and Development
Research and development expenses primarily consist of compensation and personnel costs, consulting services, laboratory supplies and materials expenses, and allocated costs including facilities and information technology.
We plan to continue to invest in our research and development efforts, including hiring additional employees, to enhance existing products and develop new products. As a percentage of revenue, we expect research and development expenses to vary over time, depending on the level and timing of the enhancement of the existing products and new product development initiatives.
Sales and Marketing
Sales and marketing expenses primarily consist of compensation and personnel costs, marketing and promotional activities, government affairs, costs of outside consultants, travel and customer services costs, and allocated costs including facilities and information technology. Shipping and handling costs, as well as the associated personnel expenses, are included in sales and marketing expenses.
As we continue to drive the expansion of Tablo, we expect to continue to invest in our sales and support teams, marketing, and shipping and handling costs. As a result, we expect sales and marketing expenses to increase in absolute dollars in future periods. As a percentage of revenue, however, we expect sales and marketing expenses to continue to decrease over the long-term primarily as and to the extent our revenue grows.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses primarily consist of compensation and personnel costs, accounting and legal expenses, regulatory fees, general corporate expenses and allocated costs including facilities and information technology.
We expect to incur additional general and administrative expenses due to increased costs for accounting, human resources, legal, insurance and investor relations. We expect to continue our hiring in all these areas in line with the continued growth of our business. We also expect allocated facilities costs to increase in future periods as a result of higher costs associated with the expansion of our operations. As a result of these and other initiatives, we expect general and administrative expenses to vary from period to period and increase in absolute dollars in future periods. However, as a percentage of revenue, we expect general and administrative expenses to decrease over the long-term primarily as, and to the extent, our revenue grows.
We expect our stock-based compensation expense allocated to cost of revenue, research and development expenses, sales and marketing expenses, and general and administrative expenses to increase in absolute dollars due primarily to potential increases in the value of our common stock and as we issue additional stock-based awards under our equity incentive plan and employee stock purchase plan to attract and retain employees.
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Interest Income and Other Income, Net
Interest income and other income, net, primarily consists of interest earned on our cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments.
Interest Expense
Interest expense consists of interest on our debt and amortization of associated debt discount. See Note 7 to the financial statements for further details.
Change in Fair Value of Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock Warrant Liability
In connection with our prior credit agreements and the Perceptive Term Loan Agreement, we issued warrants to purchase shares of our Series A, Series B and Series C redeemable convertible preferred stock to the respective lenders. We classified these warrants as a liability on our balance sheets that were remeasured to fair value at each reporting date with the corresponding change in fair value recognized in our statements of operations. Upon the completion of our IPO in 2020, the redeemable convertible preferred stock warrant liability was reclassified to additional paid-in capital.
Loss on Extinguishment of Term Loan
Loss on extinguishment of term loan is related to the repayment of the Perceptive Term Loan in July 2020, which included early prepayment and exit fees.
Provision for Income Taxes
Provision for income taxes primarily consists of foreign taxes in Mexico and state taxes in the United States. We have a full valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, including net operating loss carryforwards and tax credits related primarily to research and development.
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Results of Operations
In this section, we discuss the results of our operations for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the year ended December 31, 2020.
The following table sets forth, for the years indicated, our results of operations (in thousands):
Years Ended December 31,
Revenue:
Cost of revenue:
Operating expenses:
Interest income and other income, net 498 526 2,485
Loss on extinguishment of term loan — (1,567 ) —
Provision for income taxes 199 — 20
Revenue
Years Ended December 31, Change
Revenue:
Product revenue increased by $44.7 million, or 113%, for the year ended December 31, 2021 as compared to the prior year. The increase was primarily due to a $32.3 million increase in console revenue and a $12.4 million increase in consumables revenue. The increase in consoles revenue was driven by new customer adoption, fleet expansion across existing customer sites, a higher average selling price, and an increase in console leasing revenue. The increase in consumables revenue was driven by the growth in our Tablo installed base.
Service and other revenue increased by $8.0 million, or 77%, for the year ended December 31, 2021 as compared to the prior year. The increase was primarily due to services associated with our larger Tablo installed base, including leased consoles.
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Cost of Revenue, Gross Profit and Gross Margin
Years Ended December 31, Change
Cost of revenue:
Gross margin 7.4 % (26.1 ) %
The total cost of revenue increased by $32.0 million, or 51%, for the year ended December 31, 2021 as compared to the prior year. This increase was primarily due to growth in sales volume. Gross profit increased by $20.6 million, or 158%, for the year ended December 31, 2021 as compared to the prior year. The gross margin percentage improved by 33.5 percentage points for the year ended December 31, 2021 as compared to the prior year. This improvement in gross profit and gross margin was primarily driven by the impact of our cost reduction activities and higher average selling prices.
During the fourth quarter of 2021, supply chain disruptions driven primarily by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic escalated, and we are facing increased supply chain constraints, most notably with the transportation of the Tablo cartridges from our contract manufacturing partner in Southeast Asia. As a result, we have faced, and may continue to face, increased transportation and related costs associated with delivering adequate supply of Tablo treatments to our customers. In the fourth quarter of 2021, we have qualified a second source to increase Tablo cartridge production through a new manufacturing partner in Mexico. While we anticipate that this second source will help mitigate supply chain challenges and reduce the need for costly and capacity-constrained air freight delivery of the cartridges, there is no assurance that we will not continue to face supply chain constraints. Continued escalation of these supply chain disruptions and a sustained rise in freight costs could negatively impact our gross margin in future periods.
Operating Expenses
Years Ended December 31, Change
Operating expenses:
Research and development expenses increased by $7.9 million, or 27%, for the year ended December 31, 2021 as compared to the prior year. The increase was primarily due to a $4.5 million increase in consulting services, a $3.4 million net increase in compensation and personnel costs as a result of increased headcount, which includes a $4.2 million increase in compensation offset by a $0.8 million decrease in stock-based compensation expense due to the one-time cumulative expense related to stock options with performance and market-based vesting conditions in 2020, and a $0.4 million increase in travel expenses. The increases were partially offset by a $0.4 million decrease in supplies and materials.
Sales and marketing expenses increased by $20.0 million, or 44% for the year ended December 31, 2021 as compared to the prior year. The increase was primarily due to a $13.3 million increase in compensation and personnel costs as a result of increased headcount, which includes a $1.5 million increase in stock-based compensation expense, a $2.2 million increase in clinical sales consultant and professional services, a $2.1 million increase in allocated costs for facilities and information technology to support the general expansion of our operations, a $1.7 million increase in travel expenses, and a $0.7 million increase in distribution expenses related to increased sales volume and freight costs.
General and administrative expenses increased by $5.8 million, or 19%, for the year ended December 31, 2021 as compared to the prior year. The increase was primarily due to a $2.5 million increase in insurance costs, a $1.7 million net increase in compensation and personnel costs as a result of increased headcount, which includes a $6.4 million increase in compensation offset by a $4.7 million decrease in stock-based compensation expense due to the one-time cumulative expense related to stock options with performance and market-based vesting conditions in 2020, a $0.7 million increase in professional and consulting services and a $0.8 million increase in allocated costs for facilities and information technology to support the general expansion of our operations.
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Other Income (Expenses), Net
Years Ended December 31, Change
Other Income (Expenses), Net:
Interest income and other income, net $ 498 $ 526 $ (28 ) (5 )%
Loss on extinguishment of term loan — (1,567 ) 1,567 *
* Not meaningful
Interest income and other income, net, for the year ended December 31, 2021 was relatively consistent with the prior year amount.
Interest expense decreased by $1.2 million, or 41%, for the year ended December 31, 2021 as compared to the prior year. The decrease was driven primarily by a lower interest rate under the SVB Term Loan as compared to the rate under the Perceptive Term Loan, which we voluntarily repaid in the prior year.
The change in the fair value of redeemable convertible preferred stock warrant liability was driven by the changes in assumptions used to value the warrant liability. Upon the closing of our IPO in the third quarter of 2020, all shares of our outstanding redeemable convertible preferred stock warrants were either exercised into common stock or automatically converted into warrants to purchase common stock. Accordingly, we have ceased to incur the change in fair value of redeemable convertible preferred stock warrant liability as the entire redeemable convertible preferred stock warrant liability was reclassified to additional paid-in capital.
The loss on extinguishment of term loan of $1.6 million was recognized for the repayment of the Perceptive Term Loan in the prior year, which included early prepayment and exit fees.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Sources of Liquidity
As of December 31, 2021, the Company had cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments of $339.5 million, which are available to fund future operations, and restricted cash of $33.3 million.
Since our inception, we have incurred net losses and negative cash flows from operations. To date, we have financed our operations and capital expenditures primarily through sales of redeemable convertible preferred stock and common stock, revenue from sales, debt financings, and proceeds from stock option exercises and employee stock purchases. In September 2020, we completed our IPO for aggregate net proceeds of approximately $254.8 million (inclusive of the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares), net of offering costs, underwriter discounts and commissions of approximately $23.1 million. In April 2021, we completed a follow-on public offering for aggregate net proceeds of approximately $149.1 million, after deducting offering costs, underwriting discounts and commissions of $8.5 million.
We expect to continue to incur significant expenses for the foreseeable future and to incur operating losses in the near term while we make investments to support our anticipated growth. We may raise additional capital through the issuance of additional equity financing, debt financings, including through refinancing our existing debt, or other sources. If this financing is not available to us at adequate levels or on acceptable terms, we may need to reevaluate our operating plans. If we do raise additional capital through public or private equity offerings, the ownership interest of our existing stockholders will be diluted, and the terms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect our existing stockholders’ rights. If we raise additional capital through debt financing, we may be subject to covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making capital expenditures or declaring dividends. We believe that our existing cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, and cash generated from sales of our products and services, will be sufficient to meet our anticipated needs for at least the next 12 months from the date of this Annual Report.
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Cash Flows Summary
The following table summarizes the cash flows for each of the periods indicated (in thousands):
Years Ended December 31,
Net cash (used in) provided by:
Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities of $130.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 was due to a net loss of $131.9 million and a net cash outflow from the change in our operating assets and liabilities of $25.6 million, partially offset by the primary non-cash adjustments for stock-based compensation expense of $17.4 million, depreciation and amortization of $5.2 million, accretion of discount on investments of $2.0 million, non-cash lease expense of $1.0 million, provision for inventories of $1.0 million, and non-cash interest expense of $0.6 million. The net cash outflow from operating assets and liabilities was primarily due to an increase in inventories due to the timing of inventory purchases including advance purchases of inventory to meet anticipated demand and to mitigate supply chain disruptions, an increase in accounts receivable due to timing of collections, a decrease in accounts payable due to timing of vendor payments and a decrease in operating lease liabilities. The net cash outflow from operating assets and liabilities was partially offset by an increase in accrued payroll and related benefits due to an increase in headcount, an increase in accrued expenses and other current liabilities, an increase in deferred revenue due to the growth of our business, a decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets and an increase in accrued warranty liability.
The net cash used in operating activities of $99.0 million for the year ended December 30, 2020 was due to a net loss of $121.5 million and a net cash outflow from the change in our operating assets and liabilities of $5.8 million, which were partially offset by the primary non-cash adjustments for stock-based compensation expense of $21.4 million, depreciation and amortization of $3.2 million, loss on extinguishment of term loan of $1.6 million, non-cash interest expense of $0.6 million, and non-cash lease expense of $0.6 million, provision for inventories of $0.5 million, and loss on disposal of property and equipment of $0.2 million. The net cash outflow from operating assets and liabilities was primarily due to an increase in inventories due to the timing of inventory purchases including advance purchases of inventory to meet anticipated demand, an increase in prepaid expenses and other assets, an increase in accounts receivable due to timing of collections and a decrease in accrued interest. The net cash outflow from operating assets and liabilities was partially offset by an increase in accrued payroll and related benefits due to an increase in headcount, an increase in accrued expenses and other current liabilities due to the growth of our business, an increase in deferred revenue, an increase in accrued warranty liability, and an increase in accounts payable due to timing of vendor payments.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities of $142.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 was due primarily to purchases of investment securities of $178.4 million and purchases of property and equipment of $3.1 million, partially offset by the sales and maturities of investment securities of $39.0 million.
Net cash provided by investing activities of $3.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 was due primarily to the sales and maturities of short-term investments of $45.9 million, partially offset by the purchases of investment securities of $32.9 million and purchases of property and equipment of $9.1 million.
Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities of $160.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 was due primarily to the net proceeds of $149.1 million from the issuance of our common stock in our follow-on offering and the proceeds of $11.1 million from employee exercises of stock options and employee stock purchase plan purchases.
Net cash provided by financing activities of $385.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 was due primarily to the net proceeds of $254.8 million from the issuance of our common stock in our IPO, net of issuance costs, the net proceeds of $126.8 million from the issuance of our Series E redeemable convertible preferred stock, the net proceeds of $29.6 million from borrowings on the SVB Loan and Security Agreement, proceeds of $4.3 million from the exercise of the Series C redeemable convertible
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preferred stock warrants, and proceeds of $1.2 million from the issuance of common stock from exercises of stock options, partially offset by the cash outflow of $31.0 million in repayment of the Perceptive Term Loan which included early prepayment and exit fees.
Debt Obligations
We entered into the SVB Loan and Security Agreement with SVB in July 2020, which provides for a $30.0 million term loan (the SVB Term Loan). We used the SVB Term Loan proceeds to repay in full all amounts due under the Perceptive Term Loan and cash on hand to pay $1.2 million in early prepayment, accrued interest and exit fees.
The SVB Term Loan matures on November 1, 2025. Payments under the SVB Term Loan are for interest only through May 2023, and then 30 monthly principal and interest payments from June 2023 until maturity. The SVB Term Loan bears interest at a rate per annum equal to the greater of (A) 0.50% above the Prime Rate as reported in the Wall Street Journal then in effect (which shall not be less than zero) and (B) 3.75%.
There is also a final payment equal to 6.75% of the original principal amount of the SVB Term Loan, or approximately $2.0 million, due at maturity (or any earlier date of optional pre-payment or acceleration of principal due to an event of default). We may, at our option, prepay the SVB Term Loan in full, subject to an additional prepayment fee ranging between 1% and 3% of the outstanding principal amount of the SVB Term Loan. The prepayment fee would also be due and payable in the event of an acceleration of the principal amount of the supplemental term loan due to an event of default. The SVB Term Loan is secured by substantially all of our assets, including all of the capital stock held by us, if any (subject to a 65% limitation on pledges of capital stock of foreign subsidiaries), subject to certain exceptions.
In the event of default or change in control, all unpaid principal and all accrued and unpaid interest amounts (if any) become immediately due and payable including the prepayment fee. Events of default include, but are not limited to, a payment default, a material adverse change, and insolvency. The SVB Loan and Security Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, affirmative covenants and also contains certain restrictive covenants, including, among others, limitations on: the incurrence of additional debt, liens on property, acquisitions and investments, loans and guarantees, mergers, consolidations, liquidations and dissolutions, asset sales, dividends and other payments in respect of our capital stock, prepayments of certain debt, transactions with affiliates and changes to our type of business, management of the business, control of the business or business locations. We are also obligated to maintain a restricted cash balance greater or equal to the outstanding principal balance of $30.0 million of the SVB Term Loan.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported revenues and expenses incurred during the reporting periods. The estimates are based on historical experience and on various other factors that are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions and any such differences may be material.
While the significant accounting policies are more fully described in Note 2 to our audited financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report, we believe that the following critical accounting policies are most important to understanding and evaluating our reported financial results.
Revenue Recognition
We generate our revenue primarily from contracts with customers for the sale of products and services. Each customer contract defines our distinct performance obligations. Revenue is recognized when a performance obligation is satisfied. Revenue from product sales is recognized at a point in time when management has determined that control has transferred to the customer, which is generally when legal title has transferred to the customer. Certain contracts include variable consideration such as rebates, revenue for such contracts is recognized only to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved. Revenue from service contracts is recognized over time as the service is performed, typically evenly over the contract term. Revenue is recognized net of any taxes collected from customers, which are subsequently remitted to governmental authorities.
Our contracts with customers often include multiple performance obligations. For such contracts, we allocate the contracted transaction price to each performance obligation based upon the relative standalone sale prices (SSP). We determine the SSP based
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upon the facts and circumstances of each performance obligation (product or services), which often requires management's judgement. We use an observable price to estimate SSP for items that are sold separately, including customer service agreements. In instances where SSP is not directly observable, such as when we do not sell the product or service separately, we determine the SSP using information that may include market conditions and other observable inputs. We may offer additional goods or services to customers at the inception of customer contracts at prices not at SSP. If such contracts result in a material right, we allocate part of the transaction price to that right and recognize the associated revenue when those future goods and services are transferred to the customer. SSP is assigned based on the estimated value of the material right.
Stock-Based Compensation Expense
Our stock-based compensation expense relates to stock options with a service-based vesting condition, stock options with performance and market-based vesting conditions, stock purchase rights under our Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), restricted stock units (RSUs) and performance stock units (PSUs). Stock-based compensation expense for our stock-based awards is based on their grant date fair value. We estimate the fair value of stock options with a service condition and stock purchase rights under our ESPP on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The fair value of these awards is recognized as compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period in which the awards are expected to vest and forfeitures are recognized as they occur.
The Black-Scholes model considers several variables and assumptions in estimating the fair value of service-based stock options and stock purchase rights under our ESPP. These variables include the per share fair value of the underlying common stock, exercise price, expected term, risk-free interest rate, expected annual dividend yield and expected stock price volatility over the expected term. For all stock options granted, we calculate the expected term using the simplified method for “plain vanilla” stock option awards. We had no publicly available stock price information prior to our IPO and limited available stock price information subsequent to our IPO; therefore, we have used the historical volatility of the stock price of similar publicly traded peer companies. The risk-free interest rate is based on the yield available on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues similar in duration to the expected term of the equity-settled award.
For stock options with performance- and market-based vesting conditions, stock-based compensation expense begins to be recognized over the remaining service period when it is considered probable that the performance vesting condition will be satisfied. Prior to our IPO in September 2020, we had not recognized any stock-based compensation expense as the satisfaction of the performance condition was not considered probable. Upon the closing of our IPO, we recorded a cumulative stock-based compensation expense using the accelerated attribution method as the performance condition was satisfied. Stock-based compensation expense related to these options is not reversed if the achievement of the market-based vesting condition does not occur. The fair value of these stock options is estimated using the Monte Carlo simulation model.
The fair value of RSUs and PSUs with service- or performance-based vesting conditions is based on the market price of our common stock on the date of grant. The determination of the stock-based compensation expense related to PSUs with performance-based vesting conditions to be recognized requires the use of certain estimates and assumptions. At each reporting period, we reassess the probability of the achievement of corporate performance goals to estimate the number of shares to be released. Any increase or decrease in stock-based compensation expense resulting from an adjustment in the estimated shares to be released is treated as accumulative catch-up in the period of adjustment. If any of the assumptions or estimates used change significantly, stock-based compensation expense may differ materially from what we have recorded in the current period. The fair value of PSUs with market-based vesting conditions is estimated using the Monte Carlo simulation model. Stock-based compensation expense related to these PSUs is recognized using the accelerated attribution method and not reversed if the achievement of the market conditions does not occur.
Inventories
Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, with approximate costs determined on a first-in, first-out basis. Inventory costs include direct materials, direct labor, and normal manufacturing overhead. The carrying value of inventories is reduced for any products that are considered excessive or obsolete based upon assumptions about future demand and market conditions. Any write-down of its inventory to net realizable value establishes a new cost basis and will be maintained even if certain circumstances suggest that the inventory is recoverable in subsequent periods.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Refer to Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in our audited financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report for a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements that may impact us.
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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Interest Rate Risk
Our cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments are held in bank deposits, money market funds, U.S. Treasury and debt securities. Such interest-earning instruments carry a degree of interest rate risk. The goals of our investment policy are liquidity and capital preservation; we do not enter into investments for trading or speculative purposes and have not used any derivative financial instruments to manage our interest rate exposure. We believe that we do not have any material exposure to changes in the fair value of these assets as a result of changes in interest rates due to the short-term nature of our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments.
As of December 31, 2021, we had $30.0 million in variable rate debt outstanding. The SVB Term Loan matures on November 1, 2025. Payments under the SVB Term Loan are for interest only through May 2023, and then 30 monthly principal and interest payments from June 2023 until maturity. The SVB Term Loan bears interest at a rate per annum equal to the greater of (A) 0.50% above the Prime Rate as reported in the Wall Street Journal then in effect (which shall not be less than zero) and (B) 3.75%. An immediate 100 basis point change in the prime rate would not have a material impact on our debt-related obligations, financial position or results of operations.
Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
Our expenses are generally denominated in USD. However, as certain of our Mexico-based manufacturing operations incur costs that are denominated in MXN, we are exposed to the risk of currency fluctuations between USD and MXN. To date, foreign currency transaction gains and losses have not been material to our financial statements.
Unfavorable changes in foreign exchange rates versus USD could increase our product costs, thus reducing our gross profit. We have not engaged in the hedging of foreign currency transactions to date, although we may choose to do so in the future. We do not believe that an immediate 10% increase or decrease in the relative value of USD to other currencies would have a material effect on operating results or financial condition.
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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
Outset Medical, Inc.
Index to Financial Statements
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 90
Balance Sheets 92
Statements of Operations 93
Statements of Comprehensive Loss 94
Statements of Cash Flows 96
Notes to Financial Statements 98
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Stockholders and Board of Directors
Outset Medical, Inc.:
Opinions on the Financial Statements and Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Outset Medical, Inc. (the Company) as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the related statements of operations, comprehensive loss, redeemable convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2021, and the related notes (collectively, the financial statements). We also have audited the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2021, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021 based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
Basis for Opinions
The Company’s management is responsible for these financial statements, 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 Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements and an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (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 audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.
Our audits of the financial statements 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. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
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.
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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 a critical audit matter 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.
Identification of performance obligations in certain revenue contracts
As discussed in Note 3 to the financial statements, the Company recorded $102,602 thousand of total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2021, of which $84,312 thousand related to product revenue, and $18,290 thousand related to service and other revenue. As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company’s revenue is generated primarily from the sale of its products and services and contracts often include multiple performance obligations. Product revenue consists primarily of sales of the Tablo console and related consumables, including Tablo cartridges, used in treatment delivery. Service and other revenue consists primarily of revenue generated from console service contracts and other revenue from shipping and handling charged to customers. When a contract includes multiple performance obligations, determining whether the products and services are considered distinct performance obligations that should be accounted for separately may require significant judgment by management.
We identified the evaluation of the Company’s identification of performance obligations in certain revenue contracts with customers as a critical audit matter. Evaluating whether the Company’s promises to transfer products or services are distinct performance obligations that should be accounted for separately required subjective auditor judgment due to the varying nature of the underlying promises and the associated contract terms.
The following are the primary procedures we performed to address the critical audit matter. We evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of certain internal controls related to the Company’s revenue recognition process, including a control related to the Company’s review of customer contracts for the identification of performance obligations. In addition, for a sample of the Company’s recorded revenue, we evaluated the identification of performance obligations by reading the contract to understand its terms and conditions and considering the nature of the promises within the contract, and whether the promises were distinct from other promised goods and services.
/s/ KPMG LLP
We have served as the Company's auditor since 2011.
San Francisco, California
February 23, 2022
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Outset Medical, Inc.
Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
December 31,
Assets
Current assets:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 5,529 6,189
Operating lease right-of-use assets 7,231 8,253
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Current liabilities:
Accrued compensation and related benefits 24,948 16,845
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 13,789 7,903
Operating lease liabilities, current 1,151 882
Accrued interest, noncurrent 721 240
Deferred revenue, noncurrent 312 570
Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent 6,893 8,044
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)
Stockholders' equity:
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income (184 ) 1
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 463,464 $ 403,829
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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Outset Medical, Inc.
Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Years Ended December 31,
Revenue:
Cost of revenue:
Operating expenses:
Interest income and other income, net 498 526 2,485
Loss on extinguishment of term loan — (1,567 ) —
Provision for income taxes 199 — 20
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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Outset Medical, Inc.
Statements of Comprehensive Loss
(in thousands)
Years Ended December 31,
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities (185 ) (21 ) 82
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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Outset Medical, Inc.
Statements of Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
(in thousands)
Shares Amount Shares Amount Capital Income (Loss) Deficit (Deficit)
Common stock warrant exercises — — 9 — 76 — — 76
Stock-based compensation expense — — — — 883 — — 883
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities — — — — — 82 — 82
Issuance of common stock for settlement of RSUs — — 5 — — — — —
Stock-based compensation expense — — — — 21,439 — — 21,439
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities — — — — — (21 ) — (21 )
Issuance of common stock for settlement of RSUs — — 19 — — — — —
Stock-based compensation expense — — — — 17,445 — — 17,445
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities — — — — — (185 ) — (185 )
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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Outset Medical, Inc.
Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
Years Ended December 31,
Cash flows from operating activities:
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Provision for accounts receivable 5 12 59
Loss on disposal of property and equipment 76 235 293
Loss on extinguishment of term loan — 1,567 —
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 5,889 4,798 974
Accrued interest — (217 ) —
Operating lease liabilities (882 ) 77 (505 )
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment (3,108 ) (9,108 ) (3,293 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of term loan, net of issuance costs — 29,630 —
Repayment of term loan and extinguishment costs — (30,985 ) —
Repayment of finance lease — (9 ) (9 )
Proceeds from exercise of common stock warrant — — 76
Payment of redeemable convertible preferred stock issuance costs — — (181 )
Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
Cash paid for income taxes $ 83 $ 19 $ 35
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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Outset Medical, Inc.
Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
Years Ended December 31,
Supplemental non-cash investing and financing activities:
Transfer of inventories to property and equipment $ 1,410 $ 2,131 $ 3,119
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities $ — $ 8,849 $ —
Deemed dividend on settlement of accrued dividend $ — $ 42,530 $ —
Issuance of common stock on settlement of accrued dividend $ — $ 41,763 $ —
Transfer of property and equipment to inventories $ 1,192 $ — $ —
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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Notes to Financial Statements
1. Description of Business
Outset Medical, Inc. is a medical technology company pioneering a first-of-its-kind technology to reduce the cost and complexity of dialysis. The Tablo® Hemodialysis System, FDA cleared for use from the hospital to the home, represents a significant technological advancement designed to transform the dialysis experience for patients and operationally simplify it for providers. Tablo serves as a single enterprise solution designed to be utilized across the continuum of care, allowing dialysis to be delivered anytime, anywhere, and by virtually anyone. The integration of water purification and on-demand dialysate production in a single 35-inch compact console enables Tablo to serve as a dialysis clinic on wheels. With a simple-to-use touchscreen interface, two-way wireless data transmission and a proprietary data analytics platform, Tablo is a new holistic approach to dialysis care. The Company’s headquarters are located in San Jose, CA.
The Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 related to its IPO was declared effective by the SEC on September 14, 2020, and the Company’s common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on September 15, 2020. Upon the completion of the IPO, the Company sold 10,294,000 shares of common stock (which included 1,343,000 shares that were sold pursuant to the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares in connection with the IPO) at a price to the public of $27.00 per share. Including the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares, the Company received aggregate net proceeds of approximately $254.8 million after deducting offering costs, underwriting discounts and commissions of approximately $23.1 million.
On April 13, 2021, the Company completed a follow-on public offering and sold 2,946,000 shares of common stock (which included 446,000 shares that were offered and sold pursuant to the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares) at a price to the public of $53.50 per share. The Company received aggregate net proceeds of approximately $149.1 million after deducting offering costs, underwriting discounts and commissions of $8.5 million.
Reverse Stock Split
In September 2020, the Company’s board of directors and shareholders approved a certificate of amendment to the amended and restated certificate of incorporation to effect a reverse split of shares of the Company’s common stock on a 7.9-for-one basis (the Reverse Stock Split) effective as of September 8, 2020. The number of authorized shares and the par values of the common stock and redeemable convertible preferred stock were not adjusted as a result of the Reverse Stock Split. In connection with the Reverse Stock Split, the conversion ratio for the Company’s outstanding redeemable convertible preferred stock was proportionately adjusted such that the common stock issuable upon conversion of such preferred stock was decreased in proportion to the Reverse Stock Split. All references to common stock and options to purchase common stock, share data, per share data and related information contained in these financial statements and related notes have been retrospectively adjusted to reflect the effect of the Reverse Stock Split for all periods presented.
Liquidity
Since inception, the Company has incurred net losses and negative cash flows from operations. The Company incurred net losses of $131.9 million, $121.5 million and $68.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $626.0 million.
As of December 31, 2021, the Company had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $339.5 million, which are available to fund future operations, and restricted cash of $33.3 million. Management expects to continue to incur significant expenses for the foreseeable future and to incur operating losses in the near term while the Company makes investments to support its anticipated growth. Management believes that the Company’s existing cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, which include the proceeds from the IPO and the follow-on public offering, and cash generated from revenues from its products and services, will be sufficient to meet its anticipated needs for at least the next 12 months from the issuance date of the financial statements.
Basis of Presentation
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. All share amounts disclosed in the notes to the financial statements are rounded to the nearest thousand except for per share amounts.
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2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make judgments, estimates, and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses. These judgments, estimates and assumptions are used for, but not limited to, revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful accounts, inventory valuation and write-downs, warranty obligations, the fair value of equity awards, the valuation of investments, recoverability of the Company’s net deferred tax assets, and certain accrued expenses. The Company evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis using historical experience and other factors and adjusts those estimates and assumptions when facts and circumstances dictate. Actual results may differ from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions and the differences may be material.
Concentration of Credit Risk and Other Risks and Uncertainties
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to a concentration of credit risk consist of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, short-term investments and accounts receivable. Substantially all the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, and investments are held at one financial institution in the United States that management believes is of high credit quality. Such investments may, at times, exceed federally insured limits or may not be covered by deposit insurance at all. The Company has not experienced any credit losses on its cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash or short-term investments through December 31, 2021.
For the year ended December 31, 2021, two customers accounted for 30% and 15% of revenues, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2020, three customers accounted for 22%, 19% and 16% of revenues, respectively. One customer accounted for 11% of revenues for the year ended December 31, 2019. Accounts receivable are unsecured and the Company does not require collateral; however, the Company does assess the collectability of accounts receivable based on a number of factors, including past transaction history with, and the creditworthiness of, the customer. Accordingly, the Company is exposed to credit risk associated with accounts receivable. One customer accounted for 10% of accounts receivable as of December 31, 2021. Two customers accounted for 22% and 16% of accounts receivable, respectively, as of December 31, 2020. To reduce risk, the Company closely monitors the amounts due from its customers and assesses the financial strength of its customers through a variety of methods that include, but are not limited to, engaging directly with customer operations and leadership personnel, visiting customer locations to observe operating activities, and assessing customer longevity and reputation in the marketplace. As a result, the Company believes that its accounts receivable credit risk exposure is limited. A material default in payment or a material reduction in purchases from these or any other large customers could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, and liquidity.
The Company has a manufacturing facility in Tijuana, Mexico which it operates in collaboration with its outsourced business administration service provider, TACNA, for the production of the Tablo console. The Company is subject to a number of risks associated with operating its Mexico-based manufacturing facility. The manufacturing operations at the facility may suffer disruptions from global or regional public health crises such as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters, cyber security attacks, vandalism, terrorism or other political hostilities. Any such occurrences could negatively impact the Company’s ability to produce the Tablo console. The Company is also subject to a variety of foreign laws and regulations, including trade and labor restrictions and laws relating to importation, exportation and taxation of goods, and U.S. laws and regulations relating to foreign operations. In addition, because certain of its Mexico-based manufacturing operations incur costs that are denominated in MXN, the Company is exposed to additional risk of currency fluctuations between USD and MXN, which could increase its product and labor costs, thus reducing its gross profit. To date, foreign currency transaction gains and losses have not been material to the Company’s financial statements.
The Company is subject to additional risks and uncertainties due to the COVID-19 pandemic. How long the pandemic, and measures intended to contain the spread of COVID-19, will continue remains uncertain and depends on ongoing developments, including but not limited to any resurgences of the virus including emerging variant strains, federal, state and local government actions taken in response, and continued availability, effectiveness and public acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines, as well as the extent and duration of the effect on the economy and how quickly and to what extent normal economic and operating conditions can resume. Additionally, the duration and severity of disruptions in the global supply chain, largely driven by high demand as the economy reopens and the ongoing impact of the pandemic, also remain uncertain and depend on various factors, including the effectiveness of recent government actions intended to mitigate these disruptions. As a result, the Company cannot predict what effect COVID-19, the associated containment measures and the related supply chain disruptions will ultimately have on its business and result of operations.
While the potential economic impact and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic may be difficult to assess or predict, the widespread COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in, and may continue to result in, significant disruption of global financial markets,
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which could result in a reduction in the Company’s ability to access capital and delays in payments of outstanding receivables that could adversely affect our liquidity. In addition, a recession or market correction resulting from the spread COVID-19 could materially affect the Company's business and financial results. As of the date of issuance of the financial statements, the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic may materially adversely affect the Company's financial condition, liquidity, or results of operations is uncertain.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company determines the fair value of an asset or liability based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The identification of market participant assumptions provides a basis for determining what inputs are to be used for pricing each asset or liability.
The Company classifies financial instruments using a three-tiered fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.
The Company’s cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their fair value due to their short maturities. Management believes that its term loan bears interest at the prevailing market rates for instruments with similar characteristics; accordingly, the carrying value of this instrument approximates its fair value.
Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less from the date of purchase to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents consist primarily of amounts invested in money market funds and are stated at fair value.
The Company primarily holds corporate debt securities, commercial paper, and U.S. Treasury securities, and has the ability, if necessary, to liquidate any of its investments to meet its liquidity needs in the next 12 months, without significant penalty. Accordingly, those investments with contractual maturities greater than one year from the date of purchase are classified as short-term investments on the accompanying balance sheets. Short-term investments have been classified as available-for-sale at the time of purchase. The Company evaluates the appropriate classification of its investments as of each balance sheet date.
The Company’s investment securities are recorded at fair value based on the fair value hierarchy. Money market funds and U.S. Treasury securities are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Other securities are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Unrealized gains and losses, deemed temporary in nature, are reported as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).
A decline in the fair value of any security below cost that is deemed other than temporary results in a charge to earnings and the corresponding establishment of a new cost basis for the security. Premiums (discounts) are amortized (accreted) over the life of the related security as an adjustment to yield using the straight-line interest method. Dividend and interest income are recognized when earned. Realized gains and losses are included in earnings and are derived using the specific identification method for determining the cost of securities sold.
Accounts Receivable, Net
Accounts receivable are recorded at invoice value, net of any allowance for doubtful accounts. Estimates of the allowance for doubtful accounts are determined based on existing contractual payment terms, historical payment patterns of customers and individual customer circumstances. The allowance for doubtful accounts was not significant as of December 31, 2021 and 2020.
Inventories
Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, with approximate costs determined on a first-in, first-out basis. Inventory costs include direct materials, direct labor, and normal manufacturing overhead. The carrying value of inventories is reduced for any products that are considered excessive or obsolete based upon assumptions about future demand and market conditions. Any write-down of its inventory to net realizable value establishes a new cost basis and will be maintained even if certain circumstances suggest that the inventory is recoverable in subsequent periods. Costs associated with the write-down of inventory are recorded to cost of revenue on the Company’s statements of operations.
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Property and Equipment, Net
Property and equipment, net is stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is generally computed using the straight-line method based on the estimated useful lives of the assets, which is generally two to five years. Certain Tablo consoles under operating leases are depreciated using the accelerated method. Leasehold improvements are amortized using the straight-line method over the shorter of the assets estimated useful lives or the remaining term of the lease. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Significant improvements that substantially enhance the useful life of an asset are capitalized and depreciated. When assets are retired or disposed of, the cost together with related accumulated depreciation is removed from the balance sheet and any resulting gain or loss is reflected in the Company’s statements of operations in the period realized.
Long-lived assets, such as property and equipment, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. If circumstances require a long-lived asset or asset group to be tested for possible impairment, the Company first compares undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by that asset or asset group to its carrying value. If the carrying value of the long-lived asset or asset group is not recoverable on an undiscounted cash flow basis, an impairment is recognized to the extent that the carrying value exceeds its fair value. Fair value is determined through various valuation techniques including discounted cash flow models, quoted market values and third-party independent appraisals, as considered necessary. There were no such impairment losses as of December 31, 2021 and 2020.
Leases
The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception by assessing whether the arrangement contains an identified asset and whether it has the right to control the identified asset. Right-of-use (ROU) assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term. Operating lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of future lease payments over the lease term. ROU assets are based on the measurement of the lease liability and also include any lease payments made prior to or on lease commencement and exclude lease incentives and initial direct costs incurred, as applicable.
As the implicit rate in the Company’s leases is generally unknown, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when the Company is reasonably certain it will exercise such options. Lease costs for the Company’s operating leases are recognized on a straight-line basis over the reasonably assured lease term. Variable lease payments include lease operating expenses.
The Company has elected to not separate lease and non-lease components for any leases within its existing classes of assets and, as a result, accounts for any lease and non-lease components as a single lease component. The Company has also elected to not apply the recognition requirement to any leases within its existing classes of assets with a term of 12 months or less and does not include an option to purchase the underlying asset that the Company is reasonably certain to exercise.
Accrued Warranty Liability
The Company generally provides a one-year warranty for defective parts and workmanship on its Tablo consoles, commencing upon the transfer of title and risk of loss to the customer. The Company accrues the estimated cost of product warranties when it invoices the customer, based on historical experience and expected results. Should actual product failure rates and material usage costs differ from these estimates, revisions to the estimated warranty liability would be required. The Company periodically assesses the adequacy of its recorded product warranty liabilities and adjusts the balance as required. Warranty expense is recorded as a component of cost of product revenue in the statements of operations.
Contract Liabilities - Deferred Revenue
The timing of revenue recognition may differ from the timing of invoicing to customers. The Company records deferred revenue when revenue is recognized subsequent to invoicing. For multi-year service agreements, the Company generally invoices customers annually at the beginning of each annual coverage period. Deferred revenue that will be recognized during the 12 months following the balance sheet date is recorded as the current portion of deferred revenue and the remaining portion is recorded as noncurrent.
Revenue
The Company generates revenue primarily from contracts with customers for the sale of its products and services. Product revenue consists primarily of sales of the Tablo console and related consumables, including Tablo cartridges, used in treatment
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delivery. Service and other revenue consists primarily of revenue generated from consoles service contracts and other revenue from shipping and handling charged to customers.
Each customer contract defines our distinct performance obligations and the associated transaction price for each obligation. Tablo consoles and consumables are generally sold without the right of return. Revenue is recognized when a performance obligation is satisfied. Revenue from product sales is recognized at a point in time when management has determined that control has transferred to the customer, which is generally when legal title has transferred to the customer. Revenue from service contracts is recognized over time as the service is performed, typically evenly over the contract term. Certain contracts include variable consideration such as rebates, revenue for such contracts is recognized only to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved. Revenue is recognized net of any taxes collected from customers, which are subsequently remitted to governmental authorities.
The Company’s contracts with customers often include multiple performance obligations. For such contracts, the Company allocates the contracted transaction price to each performance obligation based upon the relative SSP. The Company determines the SSP based upon the facts and circumstances of each performance obligation (product or services), which often requires management's judgement. The Company uses an observable price to estimate SSP for items that are sold separately, including customer service agreements. In instances where SSP is not directly observable, such as when the Company does not sell the product or service separately, the Company determines the SSP using information that may include market conditions and other observable inputs. The Company may offer additional goods or services to customers at the inception of customer contracts at prices not at SSP. If such contracts result in a material right, the Company allocates part of the transaction price to that right and recognizes the associated revenue when those future goods and services are transferred to the customer. SSP is assigned based on the estimated value of the material right.
Costs associated with product sales include commissions. The Company applies the practical expedient to expense the commissions as incurred as the expected amortization period is one year or less. Commissions are recorded as sales and marketing expenses in thestatements of operations.
Operating Lease Arrangements
The Company enters into operating lease arrangements that contain both lease and non-lease elements. The lease element includes Tablo consoles, while non-lease elements include consumables, services and training. Revenue related to such arrangements is allocated to lease and non-lease elements based on their relative SSP. Revenue for the lease element, net of any taxes collected from customers, is recognized on a straight-line basis as product revenue over the lease term, generally three months to one year, in the statements of operations. The costs of the leased Tablo consoles are included in property and equipment, net in the balance sheets and amortized to cost of product revenue.
Shipping and Handling Costs
Shipping and handling charged to customers are recorded as revenue. Shipping and handling costs are expensed as incurred and are included in sales and marketing expenses.
Stock-Based Compensation Expense
Stock-based compensation expense relates to stock options with a service-based vesting condition, stock options with performance and market-based vesting conditions, stock purchase rights under our ESPP, RSUs and PSUs with performance or market-based vesting conditions. Stock-based compensation expense for the Company’s stock-based awards is based on their grant date fair value.
Service-based options granted to an optionee generally vest at a rate of 25% on the first anniversary of the original vesting date, with the balance vesting monthly over the remaining three years. The fair value of stock options with a service condition and stock purchase rights under the ESPP on the grant date is estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The fair value of these awards is recognized as compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period in which the awards are expected to vest and forfeitures are recognized as they occur.
The Black-Scholes model considers several variables and assumptions in estimating the fair value of service-based stock options and stock purchase rights under the ESPP. These variables include the per share fair value of the underlying common stock, exercise price, expected term, risk-free interest rate, expected annual dividend yield and expected stock price volatility over the expected term. For all service-based stock options granted, the Company calculates the expected term using the simplified method for “plain vanilla” stock option awards. The Company had no publicly available stock price information prior to the IPO and limited
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available stock price information subsequent to the IPO; therefore, the Company has used the historical volatility of the stock price of similar publicly traded peer companies. The risk-free interest rate is based on the yield available on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues similar in duration to the expected term on the equity settled award.
For stock options with performance- and market-based vesting conditions, stock-based compensation expense begins to be recognized over the remaining service period when it is considered probable that the performance vesting condition will be satisfied. Prior to the IPO in September 2020, the Company had not recognized any stock-based compensation expense as the satisfaction of the performance condition was not considered probable. Upon the closing of the IPO, the Company recorded a cumulative stock-based compensation expense using the accelerated attribution method as the performance condition was satisfied. Stock-based compensation expense related to these options is recognized using the accelerated attribution method as the performance-based vesting condition and not reversed if the achievement of the market condition does not occur. The fair value of these stock options is estimated using the Monte Carlo simulation model.
RSUs with a service-based vesting condition granted to an optionee generally vest at a rate of 25% on the first anniversary of the original vesting date, with the balance vesting quarterly over the remaining three years. The fair value of RSUs and PSUs with a service- or performance-based vesting condition is based on the market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The determination of the stock-based compensation expense related to PSUs to be recognized in the Company’s statements of operations requires the use of certain estimates and assumptions. At each reported period, the Company reassesses the probability of the achievement of corporate performance goals to estimate the number of shares to be released. Any increase or decrease in stock-based compensation expense resulting from an adjustment in the estimated shares to be released is treated as accumulative catch-up in the period of adjustment. If any of the assumptions or estimates used change significantly, stock-based compensation expense may differ materially from what the Company has recorded in the current period. The fair value of PSUs with a market-based vesting condition is estimated using the Monte Carlo simulation model. Stock-based compensation expense related to these PSUs is recognized using the accelerated attribution method and not reversed if the achievement of the market conditions does not occur.
Research and Development
The Company expenses all research and development costs as incurred. These expenses include the costs of proprietary research and development efforts, quality engineering, clinical studies and trials and regulatory affairs. Costs primarily consist of compensation and personnel costs, consulting services, supplies and materials expenses, and allocated costs including facilities and information technology.
Advertising Costs
Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. The advertising costs for years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 were not significant.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between financial reporting and tax reporting bases of assets and liabilities and remeasured using enacted tax rates and laws that are expected to be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. Realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon future earnings, the timing and amount of which are uncertain.
The Company utilizes a two-step approach to recognize and measure uncertain tax positions. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon tax authority examination, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement.
The Company includes any penalties and interest expense related to income taxes as a component of other expense, net, as necessary.
Net Loss per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders
Basic net loss per share attributable to common stockholders is calculated by dividing the net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period, without consideration for potential dilutive securities.
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Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted-average number of common shares and common share equivalents of potentially dilutive securities outstanding for the period. For purposes of the diluted net loss per share calculation, redeemable convertible preferred stock, awards under the Company’s equity compensation plan and warrants are considered to be potentially dilutive securities. For periods in which the Company reports net losses, basic net loss per share attributable to common stockholders is the same as diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders because the effects of potentially dilutive securities are antidilutive.
Employee Benefit Plan
The Company has a defined contribution retirement savings plan under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. This plan allows eligible employees to defer a portion of their eligible compensation on a pre- or post-tax basis. The Company is authorized to make matching contributions but has not made such contributions for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019. Effective January 1, 2022, the Company began to match 100% of each employee’s contributions up to a maximum matching contribution equal to 2% of such employee’s eligible compensation, subject to the terms and limitations of the 401(k) plan and applicable law.
Segment
The Company operates as a single operating segment. The Company’s chief operating decision maker, its Chief Executive Officer, reviews financial information on an aggregate basis for the purposes of allocating resources and evaluating financial performance. The Company has operated a manufacturing facility in Mexico since 2020. The Company's long-lived tangible assets, net, as well as the Company's operating lease right-of-use assets recognized on the balance sheets, located in Mexico were $6.2 million as of December 31, 2021.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740), which simplifies the accounting for income taxes, primarily by eliminating certain exceptions to ASC 740. The Company early adopted ASU 2019-12 on a modified retrospective basis as of January 1, 2021, which did not have a material impact on its financial statements.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326) Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (ASU 2016-13), which requires an entity to utilize a new impairment model known as the current expected credit loss (CECL) model to estimate its lifetime “expected credit loss” and record an allowance that, when deducted from the amortized cost basis of the financial assets and certain other instruments, including but not limited to available-for-sale debt securities. Credit losses relating to available-for-sale debt securities will be recorded through an allowance for credit losses rather than as a direct write-down to the security. ASU 2016-13 requires a cumulative effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective. In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-10, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326), Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) and Leases (Topic 842): Effective Dates, which defers the effective date of ASU 2016-13 to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022 for all entities except SEC reporting companies that are not smaller reporting companies. ASU 2016-13 will be effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2023. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2016-13 on its financial statements.
3. Revenue from Contracts with Customers
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue by source consisted of the following (in thousands):
Years Ended December 31,
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For the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, $4.7 million, $3.1 million and $0.5 million, respectively, of consoles revenue were from console operating lease arrangements. The remaining operating lease payments of $1.7 million as of December 31, 2021 will be recognized during the year ending December 31, 2022.
Remaining Performance Obligations and Contract Liabilities
As of December 31, 2021, the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to the remaining performance obligations related to customer service contracts that are unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied was $6.7 million, which is recorded as deferred revenue on the Company’s balance sheet. Of that amount, $6.3 million will be recognized as revenue during the year ended December 31, 2022, and $0.3 million thereafter.
The contract liabilities consist of deferred revenue which represents payments received in advance of revenue recognition. Revenue under these agreements is recognized over the related service period. During the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, the Company recognized $3.2 million, $0.9 million, and $0.3 million, respectively, of previously deferred revenue.
4. Fair Value Measurements
The following tables summarize the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis by level within the fair value hierarchy (in thousands):
Assets:
Cash equivalents:
Short-term investments:
Assets:
Cash equivalents:
Short-term investments:
Total cash equivalents and short-term investments $ 75,953 $ 1 $ — $ 75,954
As of December 31, 2021, the remaining contractual maturities for short-term investments were as follows (in thousands):
Aggregate Fair Value
After one but within five years 21,374
The Company’s Level 2 securities are valued using third-party pricing sources. The pricing services utilize industry standard valuation models, including both income and market-based approaches, for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly
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or indirectly, to estimate fair value. These inputs include reported trades of and broker/dealer quotes on the same or similar securities, issuer credit spreads, benchmark securities, prepayment/default projections based on historical data and other observable inputs. The Company validates the prices provided by its third-party pricing services by understanding the models used, obtaining market values from other pricing sources and confirming those securities traded in active markets.
Impairment assessments are made at the individual security level at each reporting period. When the fair value of an available-for-sale security is less than its cost at the balance sheet date, a determination is made as to whether the impairment is other-than-temporary and, if it is other-than-temporary, an impairment loss is recognized in earnings equal to the difference between the investment’s amortized cost and fair value at such date. There were no unrealized losses for securities in an unrealized loss position for more than 12 months as of December 31, 2021. During the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, the Company did not recognize other-than-temporary impairment losses related to its investment securities.
5. Balance Sheet Components
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the restricted cash balance of $33.3 million primarily relates to contractual obligations under the SVB Loan and Security Agreement (see Note 7) and collateral for the building leases in San Jose, CA and Tijuana, Mexico (see Note 6). The restricted cash balance of $0.7 million as of December 31, 2019 relates to collateral for building leases.
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash that sum to the total of the amounts shown in the statements of cash flows (in thousands):
December 31,
Inventories
Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):
December 31,
Property and Equipment, net
Property and equipment, net consisted of the following (in thousands):
December 31,
Tablos under operating leases 2,412 5,158
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization (7,654 ) (4,988 )
Total depreciation and amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019 was $5.2 million, $3.2 million, and $1.5 million, respectively.
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Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):
December 31,
Accrued research and development expenses 574 175
Accrued professional services 1,269 2,187
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities $ 13,789 $ 7,903
Accrued Warranty Liability
The change in accrued warranty liability is presented in the following table (in thousands):
December 31,
Balance at the beginning of the period $ 2,913 $ 1,702
Additions charged to cost of product revenue 7,310 4,858
Balance at the end of the period $ 3,704 $ 2,913
6. Commitments and Contingencies
Leases
In September 2019, the Company entered into an operating lease agreement for its new facility and office space in San Jose, CA that commenced in April 2020 and expires in March 2027. This operating lease contains a free rent period and an escalation clause. The landlord provided the Company with a tenant improvement allowance of up to $2.0 million. The Company issued an irrevocable standby letter of credit in the amount of $0.3 million in lieu of a cash security deposit. The letter of credit is fully secured by cash held at the bank in a restricted account.
In May 2020, the Company entered into an operating lease agreement for its manufacturing facility in Tijuana, Mexico that commenced in May 2020 and will expire in August 2026. The Company took initial possession of the building with 48,437 square feet in May 2020 and subsequently took possession of the second space with 38,750 square feet in June 2021. This operating lease contains a free rent period and an escalation clause. The Company issued an irrevocable standby letter of credit in the amount of $3.0 million, in lieu of a cash security deposit. The letter of credit is fully secured by cash held at the bank in a restricted account.
Both leases include renewal options at the election of the Company to renew or extend the lease. The Company evaluates renewal options at lease inception and on an ongoing basis and includes renewal options that it is reasonably certain to exercise in its expected lease terms when classifying leases and measuring lease liabilities.
The components of lease costs were as follows (in thousands):
Years ended December 31,
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The weighted-average remaining lease term and discount rate were as follows:
December 31,
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years) 5.3 6.3
Weighted-average discount rate 8.7% 8.7%
The maturity of the Company’s operating lease liabilities as of December 31, 2021 were as follows (in thousands):
Years Ending December 31:
Total lease payments $ 10,055
Less: imputed interest (2,011 )
Present value of operating lease liabilities $ 8,044
Operating lease liabilities, current $ 1,151
Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent $ 6,893
Purchase Commitments
The Company's commitments as of December 31, 2021 include an estimated amount of $68.6 million relating to the Company’s open purchase orders and contractual obligations that occur in the ordinary course of business, including commitments with contract manufacturers and suppliers for which the Company has not received the goods or services, commitments for capital expenditures, consulting activities for which the Company has not received the services, and subscription of software services. Although open purchase orders are considered enforceable and legally binding, the terms generally allow the Company the option to cancel within a reasonable period, reschedule, and adjust its requirements based on its business needs prior to the delivery of goods or performance of services.
Litigation
From time to time, the Company may become involved in legal proceedings or investigations, which could have an adverse impact on its reputation, business and financial condition and divert the attention of the Company’s management from the operation of the Company’s business. The Company is not presently a party to any legal proceedings that, if determined adversely to the Company, would individually or taken together have a material adverse effect on its business, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.
Indemnifications
In the ordinary course of business, the Company often includes standard indemnification provisions in its arrangements with its partners, customers and suppliers. Pursuant to these provisions, the Company may be obligated to indemnify such parties for losses or claims suffered or incurred in connection with its service, breach of representations or covenants, intellectual property infringement or other claims made against such parties. These provisions may limit the time within which an indemnification claim can be made. It is not possible to determine the maximum potential amount under these indemnification obligations due to the limited history of prior indemnification claims and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. To date, the Company has not incurred any material costs as a result of such indemnification obligations and has not accrued any liabilities related to such obligations in these financial statements.
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7. Term Loans
Term loans consist of the following (in thousands):
December 31,
Unamortized debt discount (238 ) (326 )
Perceptive Term Loans
In 2017, the Company entered into a senior, secured, delayed-draw term loan facility (the Perceptive Term Loan Agreement) with Perceptive Credit Holdings, LP, as the administrative agent and the collateral agent, for various related Perceptive group companies to borrow up to $40.0 million (the Perceptive Term Loans). The Perceptive Term Loans bore interest at a rate of 8.55%, plus the greater of the three-month London Inter-bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and 2.00%.
In July 2020, the Company used the SVB Term Loan (see below) to repay in full all amounts due under the Perceptive Term Loan and cash on hand to pay $1.2 million in early prepayment, accrued interest and exit fees. The repayment of the Perceptive Term Loan was accounted for as a debt extinguishment, which resulted in a loss on extinguishment of $1.6 million recorded in the statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2020.
SVB Loan and Security Agreement
On July 2, 2020, the Company entered into a senior secured term loan facility with Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) (the SVB Loan and Security Agreement), which provides for a $30.0 million term loan (the SVB Term Loan).
The SVB Term Loan matures on November 1, 2025. Payments under the SVB Term Loan are for interest only through May 2023, and then 30 monthly principal and interest payments from June 2023 until maturity. The SVB Term Loan bears interest at a rate per annum equal to the greater of (A) 0.50% above the Prime Rate as reported in the Wall Street Journal then in effect (which shall not be less than zero) and (B) 3.75% (3.75% as of December 31, 2021). The Company is obligated to maintain a restricted cash balance greater or equal to the outstanding principal balance of $30.0 million of the SVB Term Loan.
There is also a final payment fee equal to 6.75% of the original principal amount of the SVB Term Loan, or approximately $2.0 million, due at maturity (or any earlier date of optional pre-payment or acceleration of principal due to an event of default). Such fee is being accreted to interest expense using the effective interest method with the offset recorded in noncurrent accrued interest. The Company may, at its option, prepay the SVB Term Loan in full, subject to an additional prepayment fee ranging between 1% and 3% of the outstanding principal amount of the SVB Term Loan.
In the event of default or change in control, all unpaid principal and all accrued and unpaid interest amounts (if any) become immediately due and payable including the prepayment fee. Events of default include, but are not limited to, a payment default, a material adverse change, and insolvency. The SVB Term Loan is secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets, including all of the capital stock held by the Company, if any (subject to a 65% limitation on pledges of capital stock of foreign subsidiaries), subject to certain exceptions. The SVB Loan and Security Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, affirmative covenants and also contains certain restrictive covenants.
Debt issuance costs paid directly to SVB and other debt issuance costs amounting to $0.4 million were accounted for as discounts on the SVB Term Loan. These debt discounts, along with the final payment fee, are being amortized over the term of the SVB Term Loan using the effective interest rate method. As of December 31, 2021, the unamortized debt discount was $0.2 million, which is recorded as a direct deduction from the SVB Term Loan on the balance sheets.
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Aggregate annual payments due on the SVB Term Loan as of December 31, 2021 were as follows (in thousands):
Years Ending December 31:
Total future payments 35,114
Less: amount representing interest (3,089 )
Less: final payment (2,025 )
Less: unamortized debt discount (238 )
Total term loan, net of debt discount $ 29,762
8. Stockholders’ Equity
The Company has reserved shares of common stock for issuance as of December 31, 2021 as follows (in thousands):
Shares
Warrants to purchase common stock 63
Stock options outstanding 3,533
Restricted stock units outstanding 563
Performance stock units outstanding 110
Shares available for future purchase under ESPP 999
Shares available for future grant under 2020 Plan 4,415
Total reserved shares 9,683
9. Equity Incentive Plan
In 2019, the Company terminated the 2010 Stock Incentive Plan (the 2010 Plan) and adopted the 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2019 Plan, and together with 2010 Plan, the Prior Plans) for the purpose of providing incentive and non-statutory stock options to employees, directors and certain non-employees.
In the third quarter of 2020, the Company adopted the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2020 Plan, and together with the Prior Plans, the Plans), which became effective in connection with the IPO. As a result, the Company may not grant any additional awards under the Prior Plans. The Prior Plans will continue to govern outstanding equity awards previously granted thereunder. The Company has initially reserved 3,665,000 shares of common stock for the issuance of awards under the 2020 Plan. In addition, the number of shares of common stock available under the 2020 Plan automatically increases on the first day of each fiscal year until (and including) the fiscal year ending December 31, 2030, with such annual increase equal to an amount equal to the lesser of (i) 4% of the number of shares of common stock issued and outstanding on December 31 of the immediately preceding calendar year, and (ii) an amount determined by the Company’s board of directors. On January 1, 2021, the number of shares of common stock reserved for the issuance of awards under the 2020 Plan was increased by 1,709,000 shares as a result of the automatic increase pursuant to the 2020 Plan.
Options under the 2020 Plan have a contractual term of 10 years. The exercise price of an option shall not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the shares on the date of grant.
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Stock Options
A summary of the Company’s stock option activity under the Plans is set forth below (in thousands, except exercise price and remaining contractual life data):
Forfeited and expired (427 ) $ 19.58
The weighted average grant date fair value of options granted to employees was $24.74, $7.97, and $2.77 per share during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 was $61.0 million, $8.2 million, and $0.2 million, respectively. The intrinsic value is the difference between the estimated fair value of the Company’s common stock at the time of exercise and the exercise price of the stock option.
The total fair value of options that vested during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 was $24.5 million, $3.3 million, and $0.7 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2021, the total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to the stock options was $14.0 million, which will be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.63 years.
Stock Options with Performance and Market Conditions
As of December 31, 2020, the Company had 1,933,000 shares of outstanding stock options with performance- and market-based vesting conditions. The options were scheduled to vest over the requisite service period if the Company achieves both (i) a performance condition tied to a liquidity event, which includes the effectiveness of an IPO, and (ii) certain market conditions, provided the optionee is providing services on the date of the event. As of December 31, 2021, all outstanding options with these conditions were fully vested and related stock-based compensation was recognized in full. For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company recorded stock-based compensation expense of $4.3 million and $18.5 million, respectively, related to these stock options. No such expense was recorded for the year ended December 31, 2019 as the performance-based vesting condition was not satisfied until the closing of the IPO in September 2020.
The fair value of each stock option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the following assumptions for the periods indicated:
Years Ended December 31,
Dividend yield 0% 0% 0%
Restricted Stock
The Company issues RSUs and PSUs, both of which are considered restricted stock. The Company grants restricted stock pursuant to the 2020 Plan and satisfies such grants through the issuance of new shares. RSUs are share awards that, upon vesting, will deliver to the holder shares of our common stock. The PSUs may vest upon the achievement of specified revenue targets (performance-based vesting conditions) or specified market stock prices (market-based vesting conditions) and continued performance of services. Certain PSUs with performance-based vesting conditions vest in a range between 0% and 200% of the units approved based on the performance relative to specified revenue targets.
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Restricted stock activity was as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):
(RSU) (PSU) RSU PSU
The total grant date fair value of RSUs vested for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 were $1.0 million and $0.2 million, respectively. There were no RSUs granted prior to 2020. As of December 31, 2021, the total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to the RSUs was $22.6 million, which will be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.12 years.
As of December 31, 2021, the total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to the PSUs with market-based vesting conditions was $1.3 million, which will be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.25 years.
Employees Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
In the third quarter of 2020, the Company adopted the ESPP. The Company has initially reserved 687,000 shares of common stock for purchase under the ESPP. In addition, the number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the ESPP increases automatically on the first day of each fiscal year until (and including) the fiscal year ending December 31, 2030, with such annual increase equal to the lesser of (i) 687,000 shares, (ii) 1% of the number of common stock issued and outstanding on December 31 of the immediately preceding fiscal year, and (iii) an amount determined by the Company’s board of directors. On January 1, 2021, the number of shares of common stock reserved for purchase under the ESPP was increased by 427,000 shares as a result of the automatic increase pursuant to the ESPP.
Subject to any limitations contained therein, the ESPP allows eligible participants to contribute, through payroll deductions, up to 15% of their eligible compensation to purchase the Company’s common stock at a purchase price equal to 85% of the fair market value of the common stock on the first day of the offering period or purchase date, whichever is lower.The ESPP generally provides for consecutive 6-month offering periods. Effective beginning with the offering period commencing on March 1, 2022, the ESPP allows eligible participants to purchase shares pursuant to a cashless exercise program, and the duration for each offering period will be a 24-month period consisting of four separate consecutive purchase periods of approximately six months in length. This includes a two-year look-back feature in the ESPP, with a reset feature, which causes the offering period to reset if the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the first day of a new offering period is less than that on the original offering date.
The fair value of the stock purchase rights under the ESPP is estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The weighted average grant date fair value and assumptions used in estimating the fair value of the stock purchase rights under the ESPP were as follows:
Years Ended December 31,
Expected term (in years) 0.50 0.47
Dividend yield 0% 0%
During the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, 116,000 and zeroshares of common stock were purchased pursuant to the ESPP, respectively. As of December 31, 2021, the total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to the ESPP was $0.2 million, which will be recognized over a weighted-average period of 0.17 years.
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Stock-based Compensation Expense
The following table sets forth stock-based compensation expense included in the Company’s statements of operations (in thousands):
Years Ended December 31,
10. Income Taxes
Loss before provision for income taxes were as follows for the periods indicated (in thousands):
Years Ended December 31,
The provision for income taxes was $0.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, which related to foreign income taxes. For years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the provision for income taxes were insignificant. The Company has incurred net operating losses for all periods presented. The Company has not reflected any benefit of such net operating loss carryforwards in the financial statements. The Company has established a full valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets due to the uncertainty surrounding the realization of such assets.
The effective tax rate of the provision for income taxes differs from the federal statutory rate as follows:
Years Ended December 31,
Federal statutory income tax rate 21.0 % 21.0 % 21.0 %
Change in valuation allowance (22.8 ) (23.3 ) (28.5 )
Federal and state tax credits 1.2 1.0 0.9
Stock-based compensation expense 8.1 1.2 —
Non-deductible permanent expenses (0.1 ) (0.2 ) (1.2 )
Effect of deferred tax adjustment (0.7 ) (1.4 ) —
Non-deductible compensation (8.2 ) (2.1 ) —
Effective income tax rate (0.2 ) % — % — %
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Deferred tax assets and liabilities
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effect of temporary differences between amounts recorded for financial reporting purposes and amounts used for tax purposes. The major components of deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows as of the dates indicated (in thousands):
December 31,
Deferred tax assets:
Stock-based compensation expense 3,566 2,843
Other deferred tax asset 282 —
December 31,
Deferred tax liabilities:
Right-of-use assets $ (1,757 ) $ (1,874 )
Gross deferred tax liabilities $ (1,757 ) $ (1,874 )
Realization of the deferred tax assets is dependent upon future taxable income, if any, the amount and timing of which are uncertain. The Company has established a valuation allowance to offset deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 due to the uncertainty of realizing future tax benefits from its net operating loss carryforwards and other deferred tax assets. The valuation allowance increased by $30.7 million, $28.4 million and $23.7 million during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Net Operating Loss and Tax Credit Carryforwards
As of December 31, 2021, the Company had a net operating loss carryforward for federal income tax purposes of $409.0 million. Federal net operating losses of $281.2 million incurred after 2017 do not expire but usage is limited to 80% of taxable income. The remaining $127.8 million of federal net operating loss carryforward will begin to expire in 2024 and continue to expire through 2037. The Company had a total state net operating loss carryforward of $213.7 million. State net operating losses of $53.2 million do not expire. The remaining state net operating loss carryforward of $160.5 million will begin to expire in 2022 and continue to expire through 2041.
The Company had federal research and development credits of $6.6 million, which will begin to expire in 2030 and state research and development credits of $5.1 million which have no expiration date. These tax credits are subject to the same limitations discussed above.
Federal and state laws impose substantial restrictions on the utilization of net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards in the event of an ownership change for tax purposes, as defined in Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code. As a result of such ownership changes, the Company’s ability to realize the potential future benefit of tax losses and tax credits that existed at the time of the ownership change may be significantly reduced. The Company’s deferred tax asset and related valuation allowance would be reduced, as a result. The Company has not performed a Section 382 study to determine the amount of reduction, if any. Unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2021 have been recorded as an offset to federal and state research and development credit carryforwards.
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Unrecognized Tax Benefits
A reconciliation of the total unrecognized tax benefits for the periods presented was as follows (in thousands):
December 31,
Balance, beginning of year $ 1,582 $ 1,020
Decrease related to current year positions —
Increase related to current year positions 608 562
The Company does not have any material accrued interest or penalties associated with unrecognized tax benefits. The Company does not believe it is reasonably possible that its unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change within the next twelve months.
The Company files income tax returns in the United States and various states and Mexico. The Company is not currently under examination by income tax authorities in federal, state or other jurisdictions. All tax returns remain open for examination by federal, state, and foreign authorities for three, four, and five years, respectively, from the date of utilization of any net operating loss or credits.
11. Net Loss per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders
A reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used in the calculation of basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders was as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):
Years Ended December 31,
Numerator:
Deemed dividend on settlement of accrued dividend — 42,530 —
Gain on extinguishment of redeemable convertible preferred stock — — 117,598
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares of common stock, basic and diluted 45,589 16,358 858
The following outstanding potentially dilutive shares have been excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share due to their anti-dilutive effect (in thousands):
Years Ended December 31,
Warrant to purchase common stock 63 63 —
Restricted stock units 581 — —
Shares committed under ESPP 37 52 —
Performance stock units 17 — —
Redeemable convertible preferred stock, on an as-if converted basis — — 18,634
Warrants to purchase redeemable convertible preferred stock — — 599
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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
None.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation and supervision of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures are also designed to provide reasonable assurance that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objective and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at a reasonable assurance level as of December 31, 2021.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. The rules define internal control over financial reporting as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, 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.
Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system will be met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of a simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is also based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions; over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on the results of our assessment under the framework in the Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013), our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2021.
The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021 has been audited by an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report, which is included under “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Annual Report.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2021 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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Item 9B. Other Information.
None.
Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.
None.
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