Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
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| Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Organization
Amedica Corporation (“Amedica” or “the Company”) was incorporated in the state of Delaware on December 10, 1996. Amedica is a commercial-stage biomaterials company focused on using its silicon nitride technology platform to develop, manufacture, and commercialize a broad range of medical devices. The Company believes it is the first and only manufacturer to use silicon nitride in medical applications. The Company acquired US Spine, Inc. (“US Spine”), a Delaware incorporated spinal products company with operations in Florida, on September 20, 2010. The Company’s products are sold primarily in the United States.
Basis of Presentation
These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Such rules and regulations allow the omission of certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, so long as the statements are not misleading. In the opinion of management, these financial statements and accompanying notes contain all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position and results of operations for the periods presented herein. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated audited financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the SEC on March 24, 2015. The results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2015. The Company’s significant accounting policies are set forth in Note 1 to the consolidated audited financial statements in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Some of the more significant estimates relate to inventory, allowance for accounts receivable, stock-based compensation, long-lived and intangible assets and derivative liabilities.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company incurred a net loss of $21.4 million and $22.9 million, respectively, and used cash in operations of $7.1 million and $11.4 million, respectively. The Company had an accumulated deficit of $194.1 million and $172.5 million at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. To date, the Company’s operations have been principally financed from proceeds from the issuance of preferred and common stock, convertible debt and bank debt and, to a lesser extent, cash generated from product sales. It is anticipated that the Company will continue to generate operating losses and use cash in operations through 2015.
As discussed further in Note 7, the Company has entered into a term loan with Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. (“Hercules Technology”), as administrative and collateral agent for the lenders thereunder and as lender, and Hercules Technology III, LP, as lender (the “Hercules Term Loan”). The Hercules Term Loan has a liquidity covenant that requires the Company to maintain a cash balance of not less than $8.5 million at September 30, 2015. At September 30, 2015, the Company’s cash balance was approximately $11.3 million. The Company anticipates that it will need to obtain additional funding during the fourth quarter of 2015 to maintain compliance through 2015 with the liquidity covenants related to the Hercules Term Loan. As discussed in Footnote 8 and Footnote 12, the Company received gross proceeds of $5.0 million in November 2015 from the exercise of the Series B Warrants and could potentially raise up to an additional $5.0 million during the fourth quarter of 2015 from the exercise of the Series B and Series C warrants issued in September 2015. However, if the Series C Warrants are not exercised and the Company is unable to access additional funds prior to becoming non-compliant with the financial and liquidity covenants related to the Hercules Term Loan, the entire remaining balance of the debt under the Hercules Term Loan could become immediately due and payable at the option of the lender. Although the Company is seeking additional financing, additional funding may not be available to the Company on favorable or acceptable terms, or at all. Any additional equity financing, if available to the Company, will most likely be dilutive to its current stockholders, and debt financing, if available, may involve more restrictive covenants. The Company’s ability to access capital when needed is not assured and, if not achieved on a timely basis, will materially harm its business, financial condition and results of operations. These uncertainties create substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. No adjustment has been made to our financial statements as a result of this uncertainty.
Significant Accounting Policies
There have been no significant changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies as described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.
New Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) updated the accounting guidance related to revenue from contracts with customers, which supersedes nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under U.S. GAAP. The core principle is that a company should recognize revenue when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled for those goods or services. The standard defines a five step process to achieve this core principle and, in doing so, more judgment and estimates may be required within the revenue recognition process than are required under existing U.S. GAAP. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods therein, and shall be applied either retrospectively to each period presented or as a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the date of adoption. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of this adoption on its consolidated financial statements.
In August 2014, the FASB updated the accounting guidance related to disclosure of uncertainties about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. The new standard provides guidance on determining when and how to disclose going concern uncertainties in the financial statements. It requires management to perform interim and annual assessments of an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. The new standard is effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016, and interim periods thereafter. Early adoption is permitted. The impact on the Company’s financial statements of adopting the new standard is currently being assessed by management.
In April 2015, the FASB updated the accounting guidance related to simplifying the presentation of debt issuance costs on the balance sheet. The new standard requires that debt issuance costs be presented as a direct deduction from the associated debt liability. It will be effective on January 1, 2016, and early adoption is permitted. The standard will be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented. The Company expects that the new standard will impact the presentation of its consolidated balance sheet.
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