Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies) |
3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2020 | |
| Accounting Policies [Abstract] | |
| Organization |
Organization
SINTX Technologies, Inc. (“SINTX” or “the Company”) was incorporated in the state of Delaware on December 10, 1996. SINTX is an OEM ceramics company that develops and commercializes silicon nitride for medical and non-medical applications. The core strength of SINTX is the manufacturing, research, and development of silicon nitride ceramics for external partners. The Company presently manufactures silicon nitride material and components in its FDA registered and ISO 13485 certified facility. The Company believes it is the first and only manufacturer to use silicon nitride in medical applications. The Company’s products are primarily sold in the United States. |
| Reverse Stock Split |
Reverse Stock Split
On July 26, 2019 the Company effected a 1 for 30 reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock. The par value and the authorized shares of the common and convertible preferred stock were not adjusted as a result of the reverse stock split. All common stock shares, equivalents, and per-share amounts for all periods presented in these condensed consolidated financial statements have been adjusted retroactively to reflect the reverse stock split. |
| Basis of Presentation |
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”) and include all assets and liabilities of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, ST Sub, Inc. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
SEC rules and regulations allow the omission of certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and, 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, 2019, filed with the SEC on March 26, 2020. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2020. The Company’s significant accounting policies are set forth in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. |
| Use of Estimates |
Use of Estimates
The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with 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 condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. As of March 31, 2020, the most significant estimates relate to inventory, long-lived and intangible assets, the liability for preferred stock and common stock warrants, and the derivative liabilities. |
| Liquidity and Capital Resources |
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue to operate as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and settlement of liabilities in the normal course of business, and does not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classifications of liabilities that may result from uncertainty related to its ability to continue as a going concern within one year from the date of issuance of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company generated a net income of $1.2 million and incurred a net loss of $1.6 million, respectively, and used cash in operations of $3.4 million and $1.7 million, respectively. The Company had an accumulated deficit of $233 million and $234 million as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. To date, the Company’s operations have been principally financed from proceeds from the issuance of preferred and common stock 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. The Company’s continuation as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to increase sales, and/or raise additional funds through the capital markets. Whether and when the Company can attain profitability and positive cash flows from operations or obtain additional financing is uncertain.
The Company is actively generating additional scientific and clinical data to have it published in leading industry publications. The unique features of our silicon nitride material are not well known, and we believe the publication of such data would help sales efforts as the Company approaches new prospects. The Company is also making additional changes to the sales strategy, including a focus on revenue growth by expanding the use of silicon nitride in other areas outside of spinal fusion applications.
The Company has common stock that is publicly traded and has been able to successfully raise capital when needed since the date of the Company’s initial public offering in February 2014. On February 6, 2020, the Company closed on a rights offering to its stockholders of units, consisting of convertible preferred stock and warrants, for gross proceeds of $9.4 million, which excludes underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses payable by the Company.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company entered into an at-the-market (ATM) equity distribution agreement in which the Company may sell, from time to time, shares of common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $2.5 million. The Company sold 527,896 shares during the year ended December 31, 2019, raising approximately $1.5 million net of issuance cost of $0.2 million. As of March 31, 2020, the Company is eligible to raise an additional $0.8 million under this offering (see Note 8).
On October 1, 2018, the Company sold the retail spine business to CTL Medical. The sale included a $6 million noninterest bearing note receivable payable over a 36-month term. The 36-month term of the note receivable requires 18 payments of $138,889 followed by 18 payments of $194,444, with maturing of the note receivable to occur October 1, 2021. The Company expects cash flows totaling $0.1 million in April 2020, the last month of the initial 18-month payment period and cash flows of $3.5 million for the following eighteen months.
Management has concluded that together with its existing capital resources and availability under its existing ATM offering and payments on the note receivable from the sale of the Spine business will be sufficient to fund operations for at least the next 12 months, or through May 2021. |
| Risks Related to COVID-19 Pandemic |
Risks Related to COVID-19 Pandemic
The recent outbreak of COVID-19 originated in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and has since spread to multiple countries, including the United States and several European countries. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the United States and global economies and may affect the Company’s operations and those of third parties on which the Company relies. While the potential economic impact brought by, and the duration of, the COVID-19 pandemic is difficult to assess or predict, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global financial markets may reduce the Company’s ability to access capital, which could negatively impact the Company’s short-term and long-term liquidity. The ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is highly uncertain and subject to change. The Company does not yet know the full extent of potential delays or impacts on its business, financing or other activities or on healthcare systems or the global economy as a whole. However, these effects could have a material impact on the Company’s liquidity, capital resources, operations and business and those of the third parties on which we rely. |
| Significant Accounting Policies |
Significant Accounting Policies
Except as explained below, no material changes were made 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, 2019. |
| New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted |
New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
The Company has reviewed all recently issued, but not yet adopted, accounting standards, in order to determine their effects, if any, on its results of operations, financial position or cash flows. Based on that review, the Company believes that no other pronouncements will have a significant effect on its financial statements. |