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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended  September 30, 2019

or

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

For the transition period from                      to                      .

Commission File Number 001-38109 

 

MYOMO, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

 

47-0944526

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Incorporation or Organization)

 

Identification No.)

 

 

One Broadway, 14th Floor, Cambridge, Massachusetts

 

02142

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

(617) 996-9058

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share

MYO

NYSE American

 

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes      No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer

  

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

  

  

Smaller reporting company 

Emerging growth company 

  

 

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  

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

At November 4, 2019, the registrant has 17,199,710 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, outstanding.

 

 

 


CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q constitutes forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar matters that are not historical facts. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “should,” “will” and “would” or the negatives of these terms or other comparable terminology.

You should not place undue reliance on forward looking statements. The cautionary statements set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including in “Risk Factors” and elsewhere, identify important factors which you should consider in evaluating our forward-looking statements. These factors include, among other things:

 

our ability to achieve reimbursement from third-party payers for our products, including the establishment of coverage and payment policies for our reimbursement codes from third-party payers for our products;

 

our dependence upon external sources for the financing of our operations, particularly given that our auditors’ report for our 2018 financial statements, which is included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, contains a statement concerning our ability to continue as a “going concern”;

 

our ability to obtain and maintain our strategic collaborations and to realize the intended benefits of such collaborations;

 

our ability to effectively execute our business plan;

 

our ability to continue to innovate and develop new products;

 

our ability to maintain and grow our reputation and to achieve and maintain the market acceptance of our products;

 

our expectations as to our clinical research program and clinical results;

 

our ability to manage the growth of our operations over time;

 

our ability to maintain adequate protection of our intellectual property and to avoid violation of the intellectual property rights of others;

 

our ability to gain and maintain regulatory approvals;

 

our ability to maintain relationships with existing customers and develop relationships with new customers; and

 

our ability to compete and succeed in a highly competitive and evolving industry.

Although the forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, are based on our beliefs, assumptions and expectations, taking into account all information currently available to us, we cannot guarantee future transactions, results, performance, achievements or outcomes. No assurance can be made to any investor by anyone that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements will be attained, or that deviations from them will not be material and adverse. We undertake no obligation, other than as may be required by law, to re-issue this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, or otherwise make public statements updating our forward-looking statements.

 


TABLE of CONTENTS

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1. Financial Statements (interim periods unaudited)

  

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Balance Sheets at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018

  

 

1

 

 

 

Condensed Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018

  

 

2

 

 

 

Condensed Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018

  

 

3

 

 

 

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018

  

 

5

 

 

 

Notes to Condensed Unaudited Financial Statements

  

 

6

 

 

 

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

  

 

15

 

 

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

  

 

21

 

 

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

  

 

21

 

 

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

  

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

  

 

22

 

 

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

  

 

22

 

 

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds from Registered Securities

  

 

38

 

 

 

Item 6. Exhibits

  

 

39

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signatures

 

 

40

 

 

 

 


Part 1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.

Financial statements

MYOMO, INC.

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

4,328,355

 

 

$

6,540,794

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

134,006

 

 

 

382,258

 

Inventories, net

 

 

454,379

 

 

 

256,149

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

786,732

 

 

 

695,276

 

Total Current Assets

 

 

5,703,472

 

 

 

7,874,477

 

Restricted cash

 

 

75,000

 

 

 

75,000

 

Deferred offering costs

 

 

133,976

 

 

 

144,582

 

Equipment, net

 

 

170,330

 

 

 

187,513

 

Total Assets

 

$

6,082,778

 

 

$

8,281,572

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and other accrued expenses

 

$

1,552,307

 

 

$

1,743,427

 

Derivative liabilities

 

 

43,942

 

 

 

3,661

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

2,942

 

 

 

1,990

 

Customer advance payments

 

 

63,567

 

 

 

106,609

 

Total Current Liabilities

 

 

1,662,758

 

 

 

1,855,687

 

Non-Current Liabilities

 

 

1,495

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

 

 

1,664,253

 

 

 

1,855,687

 

Commitments and Contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock par value $0.0001 per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 17,189,737 and 12,450,187 shares issued as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively; and 17,188,929 and 12,449,379 shares outstanding at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively

 

 

1,716

 

 

 

1,245

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

57,787,751

 

 

 

51,720,630

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(53,364,478

)

 

 

(45,289,526

)

Treasury stock, 808 shares at cost

 

 

(6,464

)

 

 

(6,464

)

Total Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

4,418,525

 

 

 

6,425,885

 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

$

6,082,778

 

 

$

8,281,572

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed financial statements. 

1


MYOMO, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Revenue

 

$

606,619

 

 

$

608,981

 

 

$

2,317,034

 

 

$

1,554,529

 

Cost of revenue

 

 

194,375

 

 

 

193,577

 

 

 

621,237

 

 

 

502,103

 

Gross margin

 

 

412,244

 

 

 

415,404

 

 

 

1,695,797

 

 

 

1,052,426

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

 

544,679

 

 

 

449,673

 

 

 

1,615,831

 

 

 

1,309,014

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

2,692,613

 

 

 

2,674,160

 

 

 

8,294,153

 

 

 

7,536,802

 

 

 

 

3,237,292

 

 

 

3,123,833

 

 

 

9,909,984

 

 

 

8,845,816

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from operations

 

 

(2,825,048

)

 

 

(2,708,429

)

 

 

(8,214,187

)

 

 

(7,793,390

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other expense (income)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in fair value of derivative liabilities

 

 

(14,536

)

 

 

(13,310

)

 

 

(155,955

)

 

 

(31,278

)

Interest (income) and other expense, net

 

 

(22,394

)

 

 

(45,297

)

 

 

(106,727

)

 

 

(137,327

)

 

 

 

(36,930

)

 

 

(58,607

)

 

 

(262,682

)

 

 

(168,605

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(2,788,118

)

 

$

(2,649,822

)

 

$

(7,951,505

)

 

$

(7,624,785

)

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

 

17,158,731

 

 

 

12,415,494

 

 

 

16,412,754

 

 

 

12,244,075

 

Net loss per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

$

(0.16

)

 

$

(0.21

)

 

$

(0.48

)

 

$

(0.62

)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed financial statements.

2


 

MYOMO, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (unaudited)

 

 

 

Nine-Month Period Ended September 30, 2019

 

 

 

Common stock

 

 

Additional

paid-in

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

Treasury stock

 

 

Total

stockholders’

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

capital

 

 

deficit

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

equity

 

Balance, January 1, 2019

 

 

12,449,379

 

 

$

1,245

 

 

$

51,720,630

 

 

$

(45,289,526

)

 

 

808

 

 

$

(6,464

)

 

$

6,425,885

 

Cumulative impact of ASC 606

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(123,447

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(123,447

)

Proceeds of public offering, net offering costs of

   $710,572

 

 

4,542,500

 

 

 

454

 

 

 

5,603,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,603,829

 

Common stock issued upon vesting of restricted

   stock units, net of 45,459 shares withheld for

   employee taxes

 

 

95,001

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

(72,125

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(72,115

)

Restricted stock vested

 

 

10,436

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Warrants issued as offering costs and recorded as a

   derivative liability

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(196,236

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(196,236

)

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

396,325

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

396,325

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,598,060

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,598,060

)

Balance, March 31, 2019

 

 

17,097,316

 

 

$

1,710

 

 

$

57,451,969

 

 

$

(48,011,033

)

 

 

808

 

 

$

(6,464

)

 

$

9,436,182

 

Exercise of stock options

 

 

8,854

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

Common stock issued upon vesting of restricted

   stock units, net of 7,032 shares withheld for

   employee taxes

 

 

22,344

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

(6,357

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6,356

)

Restricted stock vested

 

 

10,369

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

(73

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(72

)

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

197,028

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

197,028

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,565,327

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,565,327

)

Balance, June 30, 2019

 

 

17,138,883

 

 

$

1,713

 

 

$

57,642,581

 

 

$

(50,576,360

)

 

 

808

 

 

$

(6,464

)

 

$

7,061,470

 

Exercise of stock options

 

 

1,074

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

1

 

Common stock issued upon vesting of restricted

   stock units, net of 3,015 shares withheld for

   employee taxes

 

 

41,837

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

(1,782

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,779

)

Restricted stock vested

 

 

7,135

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

146,951

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

146,951

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,788,118

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,788,118

)

Balance, September 30, 2019

 

 

17,188,929

 

 

$

1,716

 

 

$

57,787,751

 

 

$

(53,364,478

)

 

 

808

 

 

$

(6,464

)

 

$

4,418,525

 

3


 

 

 

 

Nine-Month Period Ended September 30, 2018

 

 

 

Common stock

 

 

Additional

paid-in

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

Treasury stock

 

 

Total

stockholders’

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

capital

 

 

deficit

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

equity

 

Balance, January 1, 2018

 

 

11,138,859

 

 

$

1,114

 

 

$

47,423,915

 

 

$

(34,972,787

)

 

 

808

 

 

$

(6,464

)

 

$

12,445,778

 

Common stock issued upon vesting of restricted

   stock units, net of 17,570 shares withheld for

   employee taxes

 

 

31,152

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

(63,152

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(63,149

)

Common stock issued for the exercise of warrants

 

 

1,203,556

 

 

 

120

 

 

 

3,550,370

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,550,490

 

Restricted stock vested

 

 

32,540

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

336,355

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

336,355

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,345,402

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,345,402

)

Balance, March 31, 2018

 

 

12,406,107

 

 

$

1,240

 

 

$

51,247,485

 

 

$

(37,318,189

)

 

 

808

 

 

$

(6,464

)

 

$

13,924,072

 

Common stock issued upon vesting of restricted

   stock units, net of 1,692 shares withheld for

   employee taxes

 

 

3,934

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(5,040

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5,041

)

Exercise of stock options

 

 

1,172

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Common stock issued for the exercise of warrants

 

 

2,000

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

5,900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,901

 

Restricted stock vested

 

 

937

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

155,725

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

155,725

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,629,561

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,629,561

)

Balance, June 30, 2018

 

 

12,414,150

 

 

$

1,241

 

 

$

51,404,071

 

 

$

(39,947,750

)

 

 

808

 

 

$

(6,464

)

 

$

11,451,098

 

Common stock issued upon vesting of restricted

   stock units, net of 1,653 shares withheld for

   employee taxes

 

 

3,971

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

(3,223

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,222

)

Restricted stock vested

 

 

17,102

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

150,881

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

150,881

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,649,822

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,649,822

)

Balance, September 30, 2018

 

 

12,435,223

 

 

$

1,243

 

 

$

51,551,728

 

 

$

(42,597,572

)

 

 

808

 

 

$

(6,464

)

 

$

8,948,935

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed financial statements.

4


 

MYOMO, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(7,951,505

)

 

$

(7,624,785

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

70,678

 

 

 

48,833

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

740,304

 

 

 

642,961

 

Excess and obsolete inventory reserve

 

 

 

 

 

 

26,645

 

Change in fair value of derivative liabilities

 

 

(155,955

)

 

 

(31,278

)

Loss on disposal of asset

 

 

2,481

 

 

 

 

Other non-cash charges

 

 

14,634

 

 

 

(16,275

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

248,252

 

 

 

(39,510

)

Inventories

 

 

(302,608

)

 

 

(151,332

)

Prepaid expenses and other

 

 

(130,268

)

 

 

(332,591

)

Other assets

 

 

(2,000

)

 

 

 

Accounts payable and other accrued expenses

 

 

(191,120

)

 

 

413,317

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

2,447

 

 

 

(29,284

)

Customer advance payments

 

 

(43,042

)

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

(7,697,702

)

 

 

(7,093,299

)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of equipment

 

 

(38,261

)

 

 

(117,370

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(38,261

)

 

 

(117,370

)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments of issuance costs

 

 

 

 

 

(117,273

)

Net settlement of vested restricted stock units to fund related employee

   statutory tax withholding

 

 

(80,321

)

 

 

(71,412

)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

 

16

 

 

 

2

 

Proceeds from exercise of warrants

 

 

 

 

 

3,556,391

 

Proceeds from public offering

 

 

5,603,829

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

5,523,524

 

 

 

3,367,708

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

(2,212,439

)

 

 

(3,842,961

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

 

 

6,615,794

 

 

 

13,011,373

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

 

$

4,403,355

 

 

$

9,168,412

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE CASH FLOW INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the period for interest

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INVESTING

   AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inventory capitalized as sales demo equipment

 

$

17,715

 

 

$

53,178

 

Issuance of warrants recorded as a derivative liability

 

$

196,236

 

 

$

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed financial statements.

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MYOMO, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1 — Description of Business

Myomo Inc. (“Myomo” or the Company”) is a wearable medical robotics company that develops, designs, and produces myoelectric orthotics for people with neuromuscular disorders. The MyoPro ® myoelectric upper limb orthosis product is registered with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a Class II medical device. The Company sells its products to orthotics and prosthetics (O&P) providers, the Veterans Health Administration, rehabilitation hospitals, and through distributors. Recently, the Company has begun providing devices directly to patients and billing their insurance companies directly, often utilizing the clinical services of O&P providers for which they are paid a fee. The Company was incorporated in the State of Delaware on September 1, 2004 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Note 2 — Going Concern and Management’s Plan

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of asset amounts or the classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. The Company incurred a net loss of approximately $8.0 million and $7.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively; and had an accumulated deficit of approximately $53.4 million at September 30, 2019. Cash used in operating activities was approximately $7.7 million and $7.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

In February 2019, the Company completed a follow-on offering of its common stock, generating net proceeds of approximately $5.6 million. The Company does not expect that its existing cash and net proceeds from the offering will be sufficient to fund its operations for the twelve months from the filing date of these financial statements.

The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon achieving a profitable level of operations and the ability of the Company to obtain necessary financing to fund ongoing operations. The aforementioned factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the issuance of these financial statements.

On October 22, 2019, the Company entered into a Note Purchase Agreement, Senior Note and Security Agreement (collectively, the “Term Loan”) with Chicago Venture Partners (the “Lender”).  Under the Term Loan, the Company received gross proceeds of $3.0 million,excluding fees and expenses.  Including an original issue discount, the Company will repay the Lender $3.3 million. .Management plans that are intended to mitigate the conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern are primarily focused on raising additional capital in order to meet its obligations, repay its debt and execute its business plan by pursuing its product development initiatives and penetrate markets for the sale of its products. Management believes that the Company has access to capital resources through possible public or private equity offerings, exercises of outstanding warrants, debt financings (if approved by the Lender), or other means; however, the Company cannot provide any assurance that it will be able to raise additional capital or obtain new financing on commercially acceptable terms. If the Company is unable to secure additional capital, it may be required to curtail its operations or delay the execution of its business plan. There can be no assurance the Company will be successful in implementing its plans to alleviate substantial doubt.

Note 3 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Interim Financial Statements

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements and notes are representations of the Company’s management, who are responsible for their integrity and objectivity. These statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information pursuant to Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required by GAAP for annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, such statements include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring items) that are considered necessary for a fair presentation of the condensed financial statements of the Company as of September 30, 2019 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018. The results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019, or any other period. These condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and related disclosures of the Company as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and for the years then ended, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

Reclassifications

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current year presentation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures. These estimates and assumptions are reviewed on an on-going basis and updated as appropriate. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Company’s significant estimates include the allowance for doubtful accounts, deferred tax valuation allowances, warranty obligations and reserves for slow-moving inventory.

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Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents consist principally of deposit accounts and money market accounts at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

Restricted cash consists of cash deposited with a financial institution as collateral for Company employee credit cards.

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported in the condensed balance sheets that sum to the total of the same amounts shown in the condensed statements of cash flows.

 

 

 

September 30,

2019

 

 

December 31,

2018

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

4,328,355

 

 

$

6,540,794

 

Restricted cash

 

 

75,000

 

 

 

75,000

 

Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

 

$

4,403,355

 

 

$

6,615,794

 

 

Accounts Payable and Other Accrued Expenses:

 

 

 

September 30,

2019

 

 

December 31,

2018

 

Trade payables

 

$

346,493

 

 

$

426,727

 

Accrued compensation and benefits

 

 

813,655

 

 

 

1,027,757

 

Accrued directors fees

 

 

23,750

 

 

 

 

Accrued warranty costs

 

 

65,230

 

 

 

92,000

 

Accrued professional fees

 

 

102,233

 

 

 

44,660

 

Other

 

 

200,946

 

 

 

152,283

 

 

 

$

1,552,307

 

 

$

1,743,427

 

 

Revenue Recognition

Adoption of ASC Topic 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”

 

On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted the new accounting standard ASC 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” and all the related amendments (Topic 606) using the modified retrospective method for all contracts not completed as of the date of adoption. For contracts that were modified before the effective date, the Company reflected the aggregate effect of all modifications when identifying performance obligations and allocating transaction price in accordance with practical expedient ASC 606-10-65-1-(f)-4, which did not have a material effect on the Company’s assessment of the cumulative effect adjustment upon adoption. The Company recognized the cumulative effect of initially applying the new standard as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings. The comparative information has not been restated and continues to be reported under the accounting standards in effect for those periods. Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2019 are presented under Topic 606, while prior period amounts are not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with our historic accounting under Topic 605.

 

Revenues under Topic 606 are required to be recognized either at a “point in time” or “over time,” depending on the facts and circumstances of the arrangement, and are evaluated using a five-step model. The adoption of Topic 606 did not have a material impact on the financial statements at initial implementation.  Depending on the timing of product deliveries to customers, which is when cost of revenue must be recorded, and when the Company meets the criteria to record revenue, there may be fluctuations in gross margin on an ongoing basis.

 

The Company recognizes revenue after applying the following five steps:

 

1)

Identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer,

 

2)

Identification of the performance obligations in the contract, including whether they are distinct within the context of the contract

 

3)

Determination of the transaction price, including the constraint on variable consideration

 

4)

Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract

 

5)

Recognition of revenue when, or as, performance obligations are satisfied

Revenue is recognized when control of these services is transferred to our customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those services.

 

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In certain cases, the Company ships the MyoPro device to O&P providers or directly to patients pending reimbursement from third party payors. As a result of these arrangements, elements of the revenue recognition criteria have not been met upon shipment of the MyoPro.    During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company recognized revenue of approximately $164,000 from O&P providers or third party payors for which costs related to the completion of the Company’s performance obligations were recorded in a prior period.

 

The Company periodically receives federally-funded grants that requires us to perform research activities as specified in each respective grant.  The Company is paid based on the fees stipulated in the respective grants which approximate the projected costs to be incurred by the Company to perform such activities. As required under Topic 606, grant proceeds are now booked as a reduction in R&D expenses. The Company adopted the accounting standard on a modified retrospective method, and the prior comparative 2018 grant revenue has not been restated for presentation purposes.  Grant revenue was previously recognized when persuasive evidence of the arrangement existed, the service had been provided and adherence to specific parameters of the awarded grant were met, the amount was fixed and determinable and collection was reasonably assured.  The Company recognized the revenue on a completion of performance basis where no ongoing obligation existed, or ratably over the term if the grant of no specific performance was required. Direct costs related to these grants were reported as a component of research and development costs in the statements of operations except for reimbursable costs which were reported as a component of cost of revenue in the statement of operations.

 

The Company recognized approximately $10,100 and $19,100 of grant income in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018. Direct costs related to these grants are reported as a component of research and development costs in the statements of operations except for reimbursable costs which are reported as a component of cost of revenue in the statements of operations.

 

Shipping and handling activities are not considered a contract performance obligation. The Company records shipping and handling costs billed to customers as revenue with offsetting costs recorded as cost of revenue.

 

Contract Balances

 

The timing of revenue recognition may differ from the timing of payment by customers. The Company records a receivable when revenue is recognized prior to payment and there is an unconditional right to payment. Alternatively, when payment precedes the provision of the related services, the Company records deferred revenue until the performance obligations are satisfied. The Company had an immaterial amount of deferred revenue as of September 30, 2019.

 

Disaggregated Revenue from Contracts with Customers

The following table presents revenue by major source:

 

 

 

For the Three Months

Ended September 30,

 

 

For the Nine Months

Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2019

 

Clinical/Medical providers

 

$

405,914

 

 

$

1,837,667

 

Direct to patient

 

 

200,705

 

 

 

479,367

 

Total revenue from contracts with customer

 

$

606,619

 

 

$

2,317,034

 

 

Cost of Revenue

In conjunction with the adoption of ASC 606, there are certain cases in which the Company will expense costs when incurred as required by ASC 340-40-25. In certain cases, the Company ships the MyoPro device to O&P providers, or provides the device directly to patients, pending reimbursement from third party payors. Prior to the implementation of ASC 606, the Company had been accounting for this transaction at the time of shipping to an O&P provider by leaving consigned inventory on the balance sheet until the uncertainty regarding payment had been resolved and by providing a consignment inventory reserve based upon the amounts historically collected under this program.  Under ASC 340-40-25, this inventory is expensed as of the date of shipment. For clinical services by O&P providers for which they are paid a fee in conjunction with devices being sold directly to patients and billing their insurance companies directly, the cost of evaluations performed by the O&P providers are expensed as incurred as required by ASC 340-40-25, as a cost of obtaining a contract. These costs are recorded as sales and marketing expense, with the remaining costs associated with the patient expensed to cost of revenue.

 

The Company recorded a net decrease to opening retained earnings of approximately $123,000 as of January 1, 2019 due to the cumulative impact of adopting Topic 606.

 

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The cumulative effect of the changes made to the Company’s consolidated balance sheet for the adoption of Topic 606 were as follows:

 

Selected Balance Sheet Accounts

 

Balance at

12/31/18

 

 

Adjustments

due to ASC

2014-09

 

 

Balance at

1/1/19

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inventories, net

 

$

256,149

 

 

$

(84,635

)

 

$

171,514

 

Prepaid expenses and other

 

 

695,276

 

 

 

(38,812

)

 

 

656,464

 

Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(45,289,526

)

 

 

(123,447

)

 

 

(45,412,973

)

 

 

 

Net Loss per Share

Basic loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, plus potentially dilutive common shares. Convertible debt, preferred stock, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock options and warrants are excluded from the diluted net loss per share calculation when their impact is antidilutive. The Company reported a net loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, and as a result, all potentially dilutive common shares are considered antidilutive for these periods.

Potential common shares issuable consist of the following at:

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Stock options

 

 

668,785

 

 

 

626,619

 

Restricted stock units

 

 

385,337

 

 

 

43,751

 

Restricted stock

 

 

10,266

 

 

 

48,707

 

Stock warrants

 

 

5,435,287

 

 

 

5,071,887

 

Total

 

 

6,499,675

 

 

 

5,790,964

 

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)”, or ASU 2016-02. ASU 2016-02 requires an entity to recognize assets and liabilities arising from a lease for both financing and operating leases. ASU 2016-02 will also require new qualitative and quantitative disclosures to help investors and other financial statement users better understand the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating ASU 2016-02 and its impact on its financial statements. As an emerging growth company, the Company will delay adoption of ASU 2016-02 until January 1, 2020.

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-07, “Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting.” The ASU expands the scope of Topic 718 to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from nonemployees. The ASU also clarifies that Topic 718 does not apply to share-based payments used to effectively provide (1) financing to the issuer or (2) awards granted in conjunction with selling goods or services to customers as part of a contract accounted for under Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that fiscal year. The Company has adopted this standard and the adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on its financial statements or disclosures.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework-Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement.” The ASU requires application of the prospective method of transition (for only the most recent interim or annual period presented in the initial fiscal year of adoption) to the new disclosure requirements for (1) changes in unrealized gains and losses included in OCI and (2) the range and weighted average used to develop significant unobservable inputs for Level 3 fair value measurements. The ASU also requires prospective application to any modifications to disclosures made because of the change to the requirements for the narrative description of measurement uncertainty. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within that fiscal year. The Company is currently evaluating the accounting, transition, and disclosure requirements of the standard to determine the impact, if any, on its financial statements.

 

Subsequent Events

The Company evaluated subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued, and determined that, except as disclosed in Note 11 herein, there have been no subsequent events that would require recognition in the financial statements or disclosure in the notes to the financial statements.

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Note 4 — Inventories

Inventories consist of the following at:

 

 

 

September 30,

2019

 

 

December 31,

2018

 

Finished goods

 

$

35,165

 

 

$

46,261

 

Consigned inventory

 

 

 

 

 

135,635

 

Parts and components

 

 

419,214

 

 

 

149,253

 

 

 

 

454,379

 

 

 

331,149

 

Less: excess and obsolete inventory reserves

 

 

 

 

 

(24,000

)

Less: consigned inventory reserves

 

 

 

 

 

(51,000

)

Inventories, net

 

$

454,379

 

 

$

256,149

 

 

Consigned inventory represents products that have been delivered for which the Company has not met the criteria to recognize revenue. At December 31, 2018, the Company recorded consigned inventory and associated reserves for units that will not be sold based on historical experience.  Consigned inventory and the associated reserves were reversed upon adoption of ASC 606 on January 1, 2019.  See Note 3 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Cost of Revenue.

Note 5 — Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company measures the fair value of financial assets and liabilities based on the guidance of ASC 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (“ASC 820”) which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and establishes disclosures about fair value measurements.

ASC 820 defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes a fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. ASC 820 describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

 

Level 1 — Quoted prices available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2 — Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quotable prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

 

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. This includes certain pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar valuation techniques that use significant unobservable inputs.

The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments such as cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable, approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments. Cash equivalents are a money market fund that limits its investments to only short-term U.S. Treasury securities and repurchase agreements related to these securities.

Cash equivalents and derivative liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2019 were as follows:

 

 

 

In Active

Markets for

Identical Assets

or Liabilities

(Level 1)

 

 

Significant

Other

Observable

Inputs

(Level 2)

 

 

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)

 

 

September 30,

2019 Total

 

Cash equivalents

 

$

3,828,167

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

3,828,167

 

Derivative liabilities

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

43,942

 

 

$

43,942

 

 

The following table presents the fair value reconciliation of Level 3 liabilities measured at fair value during the nine months ended September 30, 2019:

 

 

 

Common stock

warrant liability

 

Balance – January 1, 2019

 

$

3,661

 

Issuance of warrants

 

 

196,236

 

Change in fair value of derivative liabilities

 

 

(155,955

)

Balance –September 30, 2019

 

$

43,942

 

 

 

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The expected stock price volatility for the Company’s common stock warrant liabilities was determined by the historical volatilities for industry peers and used an average of those volatilities. Risk free interest rates were obtained from U.S. Treasury rates for the applicable periods. The expected term used is the contractual life of the instrument being valued. The expected dividend yield was not considered in the valuation of the common stock liabilities as the Company has never paid, nor has the intention to pay, cash dividends.

Note 6 — Common Stock

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company completed an underwritten public offering in which it sold 4,542,500 shares of its common stock generating net proceeds of approximately $5,604,000. In conjunction with the offering, the Company issued to the underwriter a warrant to purchase 363,400 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.75 per share.  The fair value of the grant was included in the net proceeds from the public offering.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, 9,928 stock options were exercised.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, 27,940 shares of restricted stock vested and 159,182 (net of 55,506 shares withheld for employee taxes) of restricted stock units vested.

Note 7 — Warrants

On June 9, 2017, the Company issued warrants for the purchase of 33,275 shares of common stock to its IPO selling agent (the “June 2017 Warrants”). The June 2017 Warrants became fully vested, exercisable on December 9, 2017 by the holder at an exercise price of $8.25 per share and have a life of five years. The June 2017 Warrants include a fundamental transaction clause which provide for the warrant holder to be paid in cash upon an event as defined in the warrant. The cash payment is to be computed using the Black-Scholes valuation model for the unexercised portion of the warrant. Accordingly, under ASC 815 Derivative and Hedging the June 2017 Warrants were deemed to be a derivative liability and are marked to market at each reporting period.  On September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the derivative liability was marked to its then fair value market value of approximately $300 and $3,700 respectively.

Assumptions utilized in the valuation of the June 2017 Warrant, for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, were as follows:

 

Risk-free interest rate

 

1.59%

 

Expected life

 

2.69

 

Expected volatility of underlying stock

 

66.20%

 

Expected dividend yield

 

 

 

 

On February 8, 2019, the Company issued warrants for the purchase of 363,400 shares of common stock to its February 2019 Offering selling agent (the “February 2019 Warrants”). The February 2019 Warrants are exercisable at any time after August 8, 2019 by the holder at an exercise price of $1.75 per share and have a life of four years. The warrants include a fundamental transaction clause that include transactions that may not require approval by the Company, such as a hostile tender offer. These transactions could require the Company to settle in cash upon exercise. Upon a fundamental transaction, the warrant holder would receive the equivalent securities or alternate considerations just prior to the triggering event by apportioning the exercise price among the equivalent securities. Accordingly, under ASC 815 Derivative and Hedging the warrants were deemed to be a derivative liability and marked to market at each reporting period The Company computed the fair value of the derivative liability using the Black-Scholes Option Valuation Model. The Company determined that the Binomial Lattice Model was not materially different to the Black Scholes Option Valuation Model. Accordingly, on the date of issuance the Company recorded as a derivative liability the fair value of the February 2019 Warrants of approximately $196,000 and on September 30, 2019 the derivative liability was marked to its then fair market value of approximately $43,600.

Assumptions utilized in the valuation of the February 2019 Warrant for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, were as follows:

 

Risk-free interest rate

 

1.56%

 

Expected life

 

3.36

 

Expected volatility of underlying stock

 

64.01%

 

Expected dividend yield

 

 

 

 

Note 8 — Stock Award Plans and Stock-based Compensation

Stock Option Awards

The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the grant date fair value of its stock options. There was no income tax benefit recognized in the financial statements for share-based compensation arrangements for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.  

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The assumptions underlying the calculation of grant date fair value per share are as follows:

 

 

 

For the Three Months

Ended September 30,

 

 

For the Nine Months

Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Number of options granted

 

 

4,500

 

 

 

41,000

 

 

 

181,000

 

 

 

278,000

 

Weighted-average expected volatility

 

 

63.45

%

 

60%-61%

 

 

 

62.56

%

 

60%-62%

 

Weighted-average risk-free interest rate

 

 

1.90

%

 

2.73%-2.78%

 

 

 

2.16

%

 

2.73%-3.04%

 

Weighted-average expected option term

   (in years)

 

 

6.25

 

 

6.25

 

 

6.46

 

 

6.25-9.92

 

Weighted-average dividend yield

 

 

%

 

 

%

 

 

%

 

 

%

Weighted-average fair value per share

   of grants

 

$

0.46

 

 

$

1.43

 

 

$

0.64

 

 

$

2.02

 

 

The stock price volatility for the Company’s options was determined using historical volatilities for industry peers. The risk-free interest rate was derived from U.S. Treasury rates existing on the date of grant for the applicable expected option term. The expected term represents the period of time that options are expected to be outstanding. Because the Company has only very limited historical exercise behavior, it determines the expected life assumption using the simplified method, which is an average of the contractual term of the option and its ordinary vesting period. The expected dividend yield assumption is based on the fact that the Company has never paid, nor has any intention to pay, cash dividends.

 

On June 19, 2018, the Company’s shareholders and the Board of Directors approved the Myomo, Inc. 2018 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan”).  The number of shares of common stock available for awards under the 2018 Plan at inception was equal to 706,119 shares, which included the remaining 86,119 shares available for grant under the 2016 Plan on April 1, 2018.  On January 1, 2019, the number of shares reserved and available for issuance under the 2018 Plan increased by 620,000 shares pursuant to a provision in the 2018 Plan that provides that the number of shares of common stock reserved and available for issuance under the 2018 Plan will be cumulatively increased each January 1, beginning on January 1, 2019, by 4% of the number shares of common stock outstanding on the immediately preceding December 31 or such lesser number of shares of common stock determined by management in consultation with members of the Board of Directors, including the compensation committee.  

      

    

Awards of restricted stock units are often net share settled upon vesting to cover the required employee statutory withholding taxes and the remaining amount is converted into shares based upon their share-value on the date the award vests. These payments of employee withholding taxes are presented in the statements of cash flows as a financing activity.

Share-Based Compensation Expense

The Company accounts for stock awards to employees and non-employees by measuring the cost of services received in exchange for the award of equity instruments based upon the fair value of the award on the date of grant. The fair value of that award is then ratably recognized as expense over the period during which the recipient is required to provide services in exchange for that award.

Prior to the adoption of ASU 2018-07 Compensation – Stock Compensation Improvement to Non-Employee Share-Based Payments on January 1, 2019, options granted to consultants and other non-employees were recorded at fair value as of the grant date and subsequently adjusted to fair value at the end of each reporting period until such options vested, and the fair value of such instruments, as adjusted, was expensed over the related vesting period.

The Company attributes the value of stock-based compensation to operations on the straight-line method such that the expense associated with awards is evenly recognized over the vesting period.

The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense related to the issuance of stock option awards to employees and non-employees, restricted stock awards to employees and directors, and restricted stock units to employees, in the statements of operations as follow:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Research and development

 

$

29,100

 

 

$

24,241

 

 

$

94,550

 

 

$

77,528

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

117,851

 

 

 

126,640

 

 

 

645,754

 

 

 

565,433

 

Total

 

$

146,951

 

 

$

150,881

 

 

$

740,304

 

 

$

642,961

 

 

As of September 30, 2019, there was approximately $288,600 of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.48 years.

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As of September 30, 2019, there was approximately $61,500 of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock awards that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.20 years.

As of September 30, 2019, there was approximately $323,200 unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested restricted stock units that is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.63 years.

 

 

Note 9 — Related Party Transactions

The Company sells its products to an orthotics and prosthetics practice whose ownership includes an individual who is both a shareholder and executive officer of the Company. Sales to this related party are sold at standard list prices. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, revenue recognized on sales to this orthotics and prosthetics practice amounted to approximately $26,000 and $336,700, respectively.  There were no amounts due from this related party at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.   

The Company also obtains consulting and fabrication services, reported in cost of goods sold, from the same related party. Charges for these services amounted to approximately $338,200 and $397,300 during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Included in accounts payable and accrued expenses at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 is approximately $49,200 and $54,000, respectively, due to the related party.

Note 10 — Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation

In the normal course of business, the Company may be involved in legal proceedings, claims and assessments arising from the ordinary course of business. Such matters are subject to many uncertainties, and outcomes are not predictable with assurance. Currently, there is no litigation against the Company.

  

Major Customers

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, there were no individual customers who accounted for more than 10% of revenues.     

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, one customer accounted for approximately 23% (related party) of revenues, excluding grant income. The Company sells its products to an orthotics and prosthetics practice whose ownership includes an individual who is both a minor shareholder and employee of the Company.       

At September 30, 2019, four customers accounted for approximately 24%, 19 %, 19%, and 19% of accounts receivable.      

At December 31, 2018, two customers accounted for approximately 20% and 16% of accounts receivable.       

Note 11 — Subsequent Events

On October 22, 2019, the Company entered into a Term Loan with Chicago Venture Partners .  Under the Term Loan, the Company received gross proceeds of $3.0 million, excluding fees and expenses.  Including an original issue discount, the Company will repay the Lender $3.3 million.  The Term Loan bears interest at a rate of 10% and matures 18 months from the issuance date. Monthly redemptions of up to $300,000 begin six months from the closing date.  The Lender has granted the Company an option to defer up to three redemption payments.  If the Company elects to defer any payments, the Company will pay the Lender a fee that is the greater of (i) $35,000, or (ii) 1%, 1.25% and 1.5% of the outstanding balance for each deferral, respectively, which shall be added to the outstanding balance.  The Term Loan is secured by all of the Company’s assets, excluding intellectual property.  The Company has agreed that it will not pledge its intellectual property assets to any other party for so long as the Term Loan is outstanding.  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Term Loan, the Company may prepay all or any portion of the outstanding balance of the Term Loan, which includes accrued but unpaid interest, as well as collections and enforcement costs, transfer, stamp, issuance and similar taxes and fees incurred under the Term Loan, at any time subject to a prepayment penalty of 15% of the amount of the outstanding balance to be repaid.  For so long as the Term Loan remains outstanding, the Company has agreed to pay the Lender 50% of the gross proceeds that it receives from the sale of the Company’s common stock or other equity (excluding sales of common stock under the Company’s at market sales agreement, dated as of July 2, 2018, with B. Riley FBR Inc), which payments will be applied towards and reduce the outstanding balance of the note.  The Term Loan also contains penalty provisions in an event of default.  Events of default are categorized between minor events and major events, with penalties of 5% and 15% of the outstanding balance, respectively for each occurrence.  Penalties can be incurred for up to three separate events of default, but are capped at 25% of the outstanding balance immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event of default.  Events of default include (i) the failure to repay the Term Loan at maturity; (ii) the failure to make monthly redemption payments; (iii) the failure to make timely filings to the SEC; (iv) the failure to obtain the Lender’s prior consent to enter into a fundamental transaction, and (v) conditions of insolvency, receivership and bankruptcy filings.  After the occurrence of an event of default, interest on the Term Loan will accrue at a rate of 18% per annum, or such lesser rate as permitted under applicable law.  As described in the Term Loan, upon the occurrence of certain events of default, the outstanding balance will become automatically due and payable, and upon the occurrence of other events of default, the Lender may declare the outstanding balance immediately due and payable at such time or at

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any time thereafter.  The Term Loan includes provisions for technical covenants, but no financial covenants, and the Lender has the right to consent to any additional debt financing arrangements, including convertible debt financings.  In connection with the Term Loan, the Company paid its placement agent a commission equal to 6% of the gross proceeds of the Term Loan.  

The Company evaluated subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued, and determined that, except as disclosed herein, there have been no other subsequent events that would require recognition in the financial statements or disclosure in the notes to the financial statements.     

 

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Item 2.

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

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our condensed financial statements and the related notes contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our other Securities and Exchange Commission filings. The following discussion may contain predictions, estimates, and other forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including those discussed under “Risk Factors”, “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. These risks could cause our actual results to differ materially from any future performance suggested below.

Overview

Myomo is a wearable medical robotics company, specializing in myoelectric braces, or orthotics, for people with neuromuscular disorders. We develop and market the MyoPro product line, which is a myoelectric-controlled upper limb brace, or orthosis. The orthosis is a rigid brace used for the purpose of supporting a patient’s weak or deformed arm to enable and improve functional activities of daily living (“ADLs”), in the home and community. It is custom constructed by a qualified O&P practitioner during a custom fabrication process for each individual user to meet their specific needs. Our products are designed to help restore function in individuals with neuromuscular conditions due to brachial plexus injury, stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury and other neurological disorders. We sell our products to O&P providers, the Veterans Health Administration (the “VA”), rehabilitation hospitals, and through distributors. Recently, the Company has begun selling directly to patients, often utilizing the services of O&P providers for which they are paid a fee.

Our myoelectric orthoses have been clinically shown in peer reviewed published research studies to help restore the ability to complete functional tasks by supporting the affected joint and enabling individuals to self-initiate and control movement of their partially paralyzed limbs by using their own muscle signals.

Our technology was originally developed at MIT in collaboration with medical experts affiliated with Harvard Medical School. Myomo was incorporated in 2004 and completed licensing of its technology from MIT in 2006.

In 2012, we introduced the MyoPro, a custom fabricated orthosis that is individually fabricated for the patient over a positive model of the patient; this fitting process requires specialized education, training, and experience to custom-fabricate and provide to the patient. The primary business focus shifted during this time period from devices which were designed for rehabilitation therapy and sold to hospitals to providing an assistive device through O&P providers to patients who are otherwise impaired for use at home, work, and in the community that facilitates ADLs.

During 2015, we extended our basic MyoPro for the elbow with the introduction of the MyoPro Motion W, a multi-articulated non-powered wrist and the MyoPro Motion G, which includes a powered grasp. The MyoPro Motion W allows the user to use their sound arm to adjust the device and then, for instance, open a refrigerator door, carry a shopping bag, hold a cell phone, or stabilize themselves to avoid a fall and potential injury. The MyoPro Motion G model allows users with severely weakened or clenched hands, such as seen in certain stroke survivors, to open and close their hands and perform a large number of ADLs.

In December 2016, we entered into an agreement with Ottobock, manufacturer of O&P devices and clinical services provider, to begin distributing the MyoPro product line in the U.S., Canada, Germany, Switzerland and Austria in 2017 upon regulatory approval. In accordance with the terms of this agreement, Ottobock agreed to certain minimum purchase requirements during the year ending December 31, 2017. We and Ottobock agreed that there would not be guaranteed minimum purchase requirements in 2018, and that Myomo may work with other distributors to sell its products in these geographic markets.

We currently sell primarily in the United States. On July 31, 2017, we obtained the CE Mark for the MyoPro. This has enabled us to sell the MyoPro to individuals in the European Union (the “EU”). On October 24, 2017, we obtained a Medical Device License in Canada, which enabled us to sell the MyoPro in Canada.

In May 2018, we announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (the "CMS") has published a favorable preliminary decision regarding the Company’s application for Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (“HCPCS”) “L” codes. We had filed this application in December 2017 to have the CMS establish two new Level II HCPCS codes to describe “microprocessor-controlled, custom fabricated upper extremity braces.” In November 2018, we announced that the CMS had published two new codes (L8701, L8702) pursuant to our application for HCPCS codes which become effective in early 2019. The assignment of unique L-Codes, if followed by appropriate payment terms (which are still pending), would offer greater access to the MyoPro for Medicare beneficiaries.

On June 9, 2017, we completed our initial public offering (the “IPO”), in which we sold 665,498 shares of common stock at an offering price of $7.50 per share. All then-outstanding shares of redeemable and convertible preferred stock converted to 2,622,187 shares of common stock at the closing of the IPO. Our shares are traded on the NYSE American under the symbol “MYO.” We received proceeds from the IPO of $4,659,000, net of selling agent commissions, but before other offering expenses of approximately $729,000. Selling agent commissions and other offering expenses have been recorded as a reduction of the proceeds received.

In a private offering concurrent with the closing of the IPO on June 9, 2017, we sold 557,216 units (the “Units”), to accredited investors for cash proceeds of $2,925,385. Each Unit consists of one share of common stock and a three-year warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $7.50 per share. Each Unit was sold at a price of $5.25.

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On December 4, 2017, we completed a follow-on public offering (the “FPO”), in which the Company sold 4,175,000 shares of its common stock and 4,175,000 warrants to purchase shares of its common stock, at a price to the public of $2.40. The warrants are exercisable at an exercise price of $2.95 per share of common stock, and they expire on December 4, 2022. The exercise price of these warrants has been subsequently reduced to $1.40 per share in connection with the Company’s February 2019 underwritten public offering. On December 6, 2017, our underwriters on the FPO exercised in full its option to purchase 626,250 shares of common stock and accompanying warrants, at a combined price to the public of $2.40 per combination. After giving effect to the full exercise of the over-allotment option, we sold an aggregate of 4,801,250 shares of common stock and accompanying warrants to purchase an aggregate of 4,801,250 shares of common stock, raising $11,523,000 before underwriting discounts and other offering expenses of $1,115,000. Subsequent to the FPO, an aggregate of 1,205,556 warrants were exercised for additional gross proceeds of $3,556,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2018. No warrants were exercised during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

Recent Developments

Underwritten Public Offering

On February 12, 2019, the Company completed an underwritten public offering in which the Company sold 4,542,500 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $1.40. All of the shares of common stock sold were offered by the Company and were pursuant to a prospectus dated July 16, 2018, and a preliminary prospectus supplement dated February 7, 2019, in connection with a takedown from the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-226045) (as amended, the “Registration Statement”), which the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) declared effective on July 16, 2018.  The gross proceeds to the Company were approximately $6.4 million, After deducting the underwriting discount and other offering expenses, net proceeds were approximately $5.6 million.

On February 12, 2019, the Company issued to the underwriter a warrant (the “Underwriter Warrant”) to purchase 363,400 shares of common stock. The Underwriter Warrant has an exercise price $1.75 per share and may be exercised on a cashless basis in certain circumstances specified in the Underwriter Warrant. The Underwriter Warrant is exercisable six months from the date of issuance and expires four years from the date of issuance. The Underwriter Warrant provides for adjustment in the number and price of such Underwriter Warrant (and the shares of common stock underlying such Underwriter Warrant) in the event of a recapitalization, merger or other fundamental transaction.

On October 22, 2019, we entered into a Note Purchase Agreement, Senior Note and Security Agreement (collectively, the “Term Loan”) with Chicago Venture Partners (the “Lender”).  Under the Term Loan, we received gross proceeds of $3.0 million (excluding fees and expenses).  Including an original issue discount, we will repay the Lender $3.3 million.  The Term Loan bears interest at a rate of 10% and matures 18 months from the issuance date. Monthly redemptions of up to $300,000 begin six months from the inception date.  The Lender has granted us an option to defer up to three redemption payments.  If we elect to defer any payments, we will pay the Lender a fee that is the greater of (i) $35,000, or (ii) 1%, 1.25% and 1.5% of the outstanding balance for each deferral, respectively, which shall be added to the outstanding balance.  The Term Loan is secured by all of our assets, excluding intellectual property.  We have agreed that we will not pledge our intellectual property assets to any other party for so long as the Term Loan is outstanding.  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Term Loan, we may prepay all or any portion of the outstanding balance of the Term Loan, which includes accrued but unpaid interest, as well as collections and enforcement costs, transfer, stamp, issuance and similar taxes and fees incurred under the Term Loan, at any time subject to a prepayment penalty of 15% of the amount of the outstanding balance to be repaid.  For so long as the Term Loan remains outstanding, we have agreed to pay the Lender 50% of the gross proceeds that it receives from the sale of our common stock or other equity (excluding sales of common stock under our at market sales agreement, dated as of July 2, 2018 with B. Riley FBR Inc.), which payments will be applied towards and reduce the outstanding balance of the Term Loan.  The Term Loan also contains penalty provisions in an event of default.  Events of default are categorized between minor events and major events, with penalties of 5% and 15% of the outstanding balance, respectively for each occurrence.  Penalties can be incurred for up to three separate events of default, but are capped at 25% of the outstanding balance immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event of default.  Events of default include (i) the failure to repay the Term Loan at maturity; (ii) the failure to make monthly redemption payments; (iii) the failure to make timely filings to the SEC; (iv) the failure to obtain the Lender’s prior consent to enter into a fundamental transaction, and (v) conditions of insolvency, receivership and bankruptcy filings. After the occurrence of an event of default, interest on the Term Loan will accrue at a rate of 18% per annum, or such lesser rate as permitted under applicable law.  As described in the Term Loan, upon the occurrence of certain events of default, the outstanding balance will become automatically due and payable, and upon the occurrence of other events of default, the Lender may declare the outstanding balance immediately due and payable at such time or at any time thereafter. The Term Loan includes provisions for technical covenants, but no financial covenants, and the Lender has the right to consent to any additional debt financing arrangements, including convertible debt financings.  In connection with the Term Loan, we paid our placement agent a commission equal to 6% of the gross proceeds of the Term Loan.

Shelf Registration

On July 2, 2018, the Company filed the Registration Statement with the SEC in relation to the registration of common stock, preferred stock, warrants and/or units of any combination thereof the Company (collectively, the “Securities”) having an aggregate price of up to $75 million, subject to the limitations of the Shelf. The Company simultaneously entered into an At Market Issuance Sales Agreement with B. Riley FBR, Inc., as sales agent, to provide for the offering, issuance and sale by the Company of up to an aggregate amount of $15 million of the Company’s common stock from time to time in “at-the-market” offerings under the Shelf and subject to the limitations thereof.  On February 7, 2019, the Company suspended this offering of our common stock.

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Results of Operations

We have been growing revenues while incurring net losses and negative cash flows from operations since inception and anticipate this to continue as we focus our efforts on continuing to expand our sales and marketing efforts by increasing our digital marketing activities  and expanding into new geographic markets, investing in development of our MyoPro products, and the funding of resources focused on obtaining reimbursement from insurance companies. 

The following table sets forth our Revenue, Cost of Revenue, Gross Margin and Gross Margin% for each of the periods presented.

 

 

 

For the Three Months

Ended September 30,

 

 

Period-to-Period

Change

 

 

For the Nine Months

Ended September 30,

 

 

Period-to-Period

Change

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

Revenue

 

$

606,619

 

 

$

608,981

 

 

$

(2,362

)

 

 

0

%

 

$

2,317,034

 

 

$

1,554,529

 

 

$

762,505

 

 

 

49

%

Cost of revenue

 

 

194,375

 

 

 

193,577

 

 

 

798

 

 

 

0

%

 

 

621,237

 

 

 

502,103

 

 

 

119,134

 

 

 

24

%

Gross margin

 

$

412,244

 

 

$

415,404

 

 

$

(3,160

)

 

 

-1

%

 

$

1,695,797

 

 

$

1,052,426

 

 

$

643,371

 

 

 

61

%

Gross margin%

 

 

68

%

 

 

68

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

%

 

 

73

%

 

 

68

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

%

 

Revenues

We derive revenue primarily from the sale of our products to O&P providers, the VA, rehabilitation hospitals, and through distributors. Recently, we have begun providing devices directly to patients and billing their insurance companies directly, while sometimes utilizing the clinical services of O&P providers for which they are paid a fee.

With the adoption of ASC 606, grant revenue is recognized as an offset to research and development costs. We periodically receive grants that require us to perform research activities as specified in each respective grant. We are paid based on the fees stipulated in the respective grants which approximate the projected costs to be incurred by us to perform such activities. We did not recognize any grant revenue during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.  

Total revenues were roughly flat for the three months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018, and increased by $763,000, or 49%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018.  Revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was driven by a higher average selling price, which was offset by fewer units sold.  The increase in revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was driven by an increase in units sold, partially offset by lower average selling prices.

Gross margin

Cost of revenue consists of direct costs for the manufacturing and fabrication of our products, changes in inventory reserves, warranty costs and royalties associated with licensed technologies.

Gross margin was 68% in each of the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 and increased to 73% during the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to 68% for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Gross margin during the three months ended September 30, 2019 was affected by approximately $102,000 of cost of revenues for shipments of the MyoPro to patients for which the criteria for revenue recognition had not been met, partially offset by approximately $164,000 in revenue for which cost of revenues was recorded in a prior period . These effects reduced gross margin by 11 percentage points in the three months ended September 30, 2019.  The increase in gross margin during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was primarily due to cost reductions realized on the MyoPro, partially offset by the effect of the factors discussed above.

Operating expenses,

The following table sets forth our operating expenses for each of the periods presented.

 

 

 

For the Three Months

Ended September 30,

 

 

Period-to-Period

Change

 

 

For the Nine Months

Ended September 30,

 

 

Period-to-Period

Change

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

Research and development

 

$

544,679

 

 

$

449,673

 

 

$

95,006

 

 

 

21

%

 

$

1,615,831

 

 

$

1,309,014

 

 

$

306,817

 

 

 

23

%

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

2,692,613

 

 

 

2,674,160

 

 

 

18,453

 

 

 

1

%

 

 

8,294,153

 

 

 

7,536,802

 

 

 

757,351

 

 

 

10

%

Total operating expenses

 

$

3,237,292

 

 

$

3,123,833

 

 

$

113,459

 

 

 

4

%

 

$

9,909,984

 

 

$

8,845,816

 

 

$

1,064,168

 

 

 

12

%

 

Research and development

Research and development (“R&D”) expenses consist of costs for our R&D personnel, including salaries, benefits, bonuses and stock-based compensation, product development costs, costs required to comply with the regulatory requirements of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”), the cost of certain third-party contractors and travel expense. R&D costs are expensed as they are incurred. We

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intend to continue to develop additional products and enhance our existing products and expect R&D costs to continue to increase on an annual basis.

R&D expenses increased by approximately $95,000, or 21%, during the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the same period in 2018, and by approximately $307,000, or 23%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the same period in 2018. The increases were primarily due to increases in headcount and associated personnel costs, as well as product development costs associated with a new pediatric device,   

Selling, general and administrative

Selling expenses consist of costs for our sales and marketing personnel, including salaries, benefits, bonuses, stock-based compensation and sales commissions, costs of digital advertising, marketing and promotional events, clinical studies, corporate communications, product marketing and travel expenses. Sales commissions are generally earned and recorded as expense when the revenue is recognized. We expect sales and marketing expenses to increase as we expand our sales and marketing efforts.

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of costs for administrative and finance personnel, including salaries, benefits, bonuses and stock-based compensation, professional fees associated with legal matters, consulting expenses, costs for pursuing insurance reimbursements for our products, and costs required to comply with the regulatory requirements of the SEC, as well as costs associated with accounting systems, insurance premiums and other corporate expenses. We expect that general and administrative expenses will increase as we pursue an increased number of insurance reimbursements and seek expanded payer coverage for our products and add administrative and accounting support structure for our growing business.

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by approximately $18,000, or 1%, during the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the same period in 2018, and increased by approximately $757,000, or 10%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the same period in 2018. The increases were primarily due to increases in headcount and associated personnel costs, particularly associated with reimbursement activities.

Interest and other expense (income)

The following table sets forth our interest and other expense (income) for each of the periods presented.

 

 

 

For the Three Months

Ended September 30,

 

 

Period-to-Period

Change

 

 

For the Nine Months

Ended September 30,

 

 

Period-to-Period

Change

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

Change in fair value of derivative

   liabilities

 

$

(14,536

)

 

$

(13,310

)

 

$

(1,226

)

 

 

9

%

 

$

(155,955

)

 

$

(31,278

)

 

$

(124,677

)

 

 

399

%

Interest (income) and other expense, net

 

 

(22,394

)

 

 

(45,297

)

 

 

22,903

 

 

 

-51

%

 

 

(106,727

)

 

 

(137,327

)

 

 

30,600

 

 

 

-22

%

Total interest (income) expense and other

   expense (income)

 

$

(36,930

)

 

$

(58,607

)

 

$

21,677

 

 

 

(37

)%

 

$

(262,682

)

 

$

(168,605

)

 

$

(94,077

)

 

 

56

%

 

The increases in the gain from the change in fair value of derivative liabilities during each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 is primarily due to the decreases in the fair value of the derivative liabilities for the warrants issued to our selling agents for our public offerings in February 2019 and December 2017.  The decreases in fair value of our derivative liabilities are primarily due to the decline in our stock price during these time periods.

 

The decreases in interest and other expense (income) were due primarily to lower interest income due to lower cash balances.

Adjusted EBITDA

We believe that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, provides investors with additional information about our financial results. Adjusted EBITDA is an important supplemental measure used by our board of directors and management to evaluate our operating performance from period-to-period on a consistent basis and as a measure for planning and forecasting overall expectations and for evaluating actual results against such expectations.

We define Adjusted EBITDA as earnings before interest and other income (expense), taxes, depreciation and amortization adjusted for, stock based-compensation and the impact of the fair value revaluation of our derivative liabilities.

Adjusted EBITDA is not in accordance with, or an alternative to, measures prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. In addition, this non-GAAP measure is not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. As a non-GAAP measure, Adjusted EBITDA has limitations in that it does not reflect all of the amounts associated with our results of operations as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. In particular:

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the amounts we paid in taxes or other components of our tax provision;

 

Adjusted EBITDA does not include other income (expense);

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Adjusted EBITDA does not include depreciation expense from fixed assets;

 

Adjusted EBITDA does not include the impact of stock-based compensation; and

 

Adjusted EBITDA does not include the change in value of our derivative liabilities.

Because of these limitations, you should consider Adjusted EBITDA alongside other financial performance measures including net income (loss) and our financial results presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

The following table provides a reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA for each of the periods indicated:

 

 

 

For the Three Months

Ended September 30,

 

 

For the Nine Months

Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

GAAP net loss

 

$

(2,788,118

)

 

$

(2,649,822

)

 

$

(7,951,505

)

 

$

(7,624,785

)

Adjustments to reconcile to Adjusted

   EBITDA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest (income) expense

 

 

(22,394

)

 

 

(45,297

)

 

 

(106,727

)

 

 

(137,327

)

Depreciation expense

 

 

25,602

 

 

 

19,932

 

 

 

70,678

 

 

 

48,833

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

146,951

 

 

 

150,881

 

 

 

740,304

 

 

 

642,961

 

Change in fair value of derivative liabilities

 

 

(14,536

)

 

 

(13,310

)

 

 

(155,955

)

 

 

(31,278

)

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

(2,652,495

)

 

$

(2,537,616

)

 

$

(7,403,205

)

 

$

(7,101,596

)

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity

We measure our liquidity in a number of ways, including the following:

 

 

 

September 30,

2019

 

 

December 31,

2018

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

4,328,355

 

 

$

6,540,794

 

Working capital

 

$

4,040,715

 

 

$

6,018,790

 

 

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We had working capital and stockholders’ equity of approximately $4,041,000 and $4,419,000, respectively, at September 30, 2019. We used approximately $7,700,000 in cash for operating activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2019. On October 22, 2019, we entered into a Term Loan with Chicago Venture Partners.  Under the Term Loan, we received gross proceeds of $3.0 million (excluding fees and expenses).  Including an original issue discount, we will repay the Lender $3.3 million.  The Term Loan bears interest at a rate of 10% and matures 18 months from the issuance date. Monthly redemptions of up to $300,000 begin six months from the inception date.  The Lender has granted us an option to defer up to three redemption payments.  If we elect to defer any payments, we will pay the Lender a fee that is the greater of $35,000, or 1%, 1.25% and 1.5% of the outstanding balance for each deferral, respectively, which shall be added to the outstanding balance.  The Term Loan is secured by all of our assets, excluding intellectual property.  We have agreed that we will not pledge our intellectual property assets to any other party for so long as the Term Loan is outstanding.  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Term Loan, we may prepay all or any portion of the outstanding balance of the Term Loan, which includes accrued but unpaid interest, as well as collections and enforcement costs, transfer, stamp, issuance and similar taxes and fees incurred under the Term Loan, at any time subject to a prepayment penalty of 15% of the amount of the outstanding balance to be repaid.  For so long as the Term Loan remains outstanding, we have agreed to pay the Lender 50% of the gross proceeds that we receive from the sale of our common stock or other equity (excluding sales of common stock under our at market sales agreement, dated as of July 2, 2018 with B. Riley FBR Inc.), which payments will be applied towards and reduce the outstanding balance of the Term Loan.  The Term Loan also contains penalty provisions in an event of default.  Events of default are categorized between minor events and major events, with penalties of 5% and 15% of the outstanding balance, respectively for each occurrence.  Penalties can be incurred for up to three separate events of default, but are capped at 25% of the outstanding balance immediately prior to the first occurrence of an event of default.  Events of default include (i) the failure to repay the Term Loan at maturity; (ii) the failure to make monthly redemption payments; (iii) the failure to make timely filings to the SEC; (iv) the failure to obtain the Lender’s prior consent to enter into a fundamental transaction, and (v) conditions of insolvency, receivership and bankruptcy filings. After the occurrence of an event of default, interest on the Term Loan will accrue at a rate of 18% per annum, or such lesser rate as permitted under applicable law.  As described in the Term Loan, upon the occurrence of certain events of default, the outstanding balance will become automatically due and payable, and upon the occurrence of other events of default, the Lender may declare the outstanding balance immediately due and payable at such time or at any time thereafter.  The Term Loan includes provisions for technical covenants, but no financial covenants, and the Lender has the right to consent to any additional debt financing arrangements, including convertible debt financings.  In connection with the Term Loan, we paid our placement agent a commission equal to 6% of the gross proceeds of the Term Loan.

 

In light of our cash burn rate, we, believe that our available cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2019 raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the accompanying financial statements are issued. Based upon our working capital, the net proceeds from the Term Loan and projected continued operating losses, we expect that the cash we currently have available will fund our operations into the second quarter of 2020. Thereafter, we will need to raise further capital, through the sale of additional equity or debt securities, to support our future operations and to further execute our business plan. Our operating needs include costs to operate our business, including amounts required to fund working capital and capital expenditures. Our future capital requirements and the adequacy of our available funds will depend on many factors, including our ability to successfully increase sales of our products and services, competing technological and market developments, and the need to enter into collaborations with other companies or acquire other companies or technologies to enhance or complement our product and service offerings.

Our plans that are intended to mitigate the conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern are primarily focused on raising additional capital in order to meet our obligations and execute our business plan by pursuing our product development initiatives and penetrating markets for the sale of our products. We believe that we have access to capital resources through possible public or private equity offerings, exercises of outstanding warrants, debt financings (with the consent of the Lender), or other means; however, we may be unable to raise sufficient additional capital when we need it or raise capital on favorable terms. Debt financing may require us to pledge certain assets and enter into covenants that could restrict certain business activities or our ability to incur further indebtedness; and may contain other terms that are not favorable to our stockholders or us.  If we are unable to obtain adequate funds on reasonable terms, we may be required to significantly curtail or discontinue operations or obtain funds by entering into financing agreements on unattractive terms. There can be no assurance we will be successful in implementing our plans to alleviate substantial doubt.

Cash Flows

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

$

(7,697,702

)

 

$

(7,093,299

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(38,261

)

 

 

(117,370

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

5,523,524

 

 

 

3,367,708

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted

   cash

 

$

(2,212,439

)

 

$

(3,842,961

)

 

Operating Activities. The net cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was primarily used to fund a net loss of approximately $7,952,000, adjusted for non-cash expenses in the aggregate amount of $672,000, and by approximately $418,000 of cash used by net changes in the levels of operating assets and liabilities, primarily related to increases in inventories, and prepaid expenses and other current assets and decreases in our accounts payable, partially offset by a decrease in accounts receivable.

The net cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was primarily used to fund a net loss of approximately $7,625,000, adjusted for non-cash expenses in the aggregate amount of approximately $671,000, and by approximately $139,000 of cash used by changes in the levels of operating assets and liabilities, primarily related to increases in accounts receivable, inventories and prepaid expenses and other current assets, offset by an increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses.

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Investing Activities. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, our cash used in investing activities was for the purchase of equipment.

Financing Activities. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, cash provided by financing activities of approximately $5,520,000 was primarily due to $5,604,000 of net proceeds received from our underwritten public offering in February 2019.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, cash provided by financing activities of $3,368,000 was primarily due to $3,556,000 of proceeds received for the exercise of warrants.  

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements and did not have any such arrangements in the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures. These estimates and assumptions are reviewed on an on-going basis and updated as appropriate. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Our significant estimates include the allowance for doubtful accounts, the valuation of our deferred tax asset, the fair value of our derivative liabilities and reserves for slow moving inventory.

Other

There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies, other than changes resulting from the adoption of ASC 606 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers, effective January 1, 2019, from those described in our audited financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Information regarding new accounting pronouncements is included in Note 3 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to our unaudited condensed financial statements contained in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

This item is not applicable to us as a smaller reporting company.

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), refers to controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits 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 include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to a company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer, our principal executive officer, and our Chief Financial Officer, our principal financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2019, the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based upon such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of such date.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) identified in connection with the evaluation of our internal control that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2019 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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Part II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

There are no legal proceedings material to our business or financial condition pending and, to the best of our knowledge, there are no such legal proceedings contemplated or threatened.

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

The following important factors, among others, could cause our actual operating results to differ materially from those indicated or suggested by forward-looking statements made in this Form 10-Q or presented elsewhere by management from time to time. Investors should carefully consider the risks described below before making an investment decision. The risks described below are not the only ones we face. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently believe are not material may also significantly impair our business operations. Our business could be harmed by any of these risks. The trading price of our common stock could decline due to any of these risks, and investors may lose all or part of their investment.

Risks Associated with Our Business

We may experience significant fluctuations in our quarterly and annual results.

Fluctuations in our quarterly and annual financial results have resulted and will continue to result from numerous factors, including:

 

changes in the mix of products we sell;

 

strategic actions by us, such as acquisitions of businesses, products, or technologies;

 

effects of domestic and foreign economic conditions and exchange rates on our industry and/or customers;

 

the divestiture or discontinuation of a product line or other revenue generating activity;

 

the relocation and integration of manufacturing operations and other strategic restructuring;

 

regulatory actions which may necessitate recalls of our products or warning letters that negatively affect the markets for our products;

 

costs incurred by us in connection with the termination of contractual and other relationships, including distributorships;

 

our ability to collect outstanding accounts receivable in selected countries outside of the United States;

 

the expiration or exhaustion of deferred tax assets such as net operating loss carry-forwards;

 

increased product and price competition, due to the regulatory landscape, market conditions or other factors;

 

market reception of our new or improved product offerings;

 

the loss of any significant customer; and

 

timing and number of reimbursements of our products by insurance payors.

These factors, some of which are not within our control, may cause the price of our common stock to fluctuate substantially. If our quarterly operating results fail to meet or exceed the expectations of securities analysts or investors, our stock price could drop suddenly and significantly. We believe the quarterly comparisons of our financial results are not always meaningful and should not be relied upon as an indication of our future performance.

We currently rely, and in the future will rely, on sales of our MyoPro products for our revenue, and we may not be able to achieve or maintain market acceptance.

We currently rely, and in the future will rely, on sales of our MyoPro products for our revenue. MyoPro products are relatively new products, and market acceptance and adoption depend on educating people with limited upper extremity mobility and healthcare providers as to the distinct features, ease-of-use, improved quality of life and other benefits of MyoPro systems compared to alternative technologies and treatments. MyoPro products may not be perceived to have sufficient potential benefits compared with these alternatives, which include rehabilitation therapy or amputation with a prosthetic replacement. Also, we believe that healthcare providers tend to be slow to change their medical treatment practices because of perceived liability risks arising from the use of new products and the uncertainty of third-party reimbursement. Accordingly, healthcare providers may not recommend the MyoPro until there is sufficient evidence to convince them to alter the treatment methods they typically recommend. This evidence may include prominent healthcare providers or other key opinion leaders in the upper extremity paralysis community recommending the MyoPro as effective in providing identifiable immediate and long-term health benefits, and the publication of additional peer-reviewed clinical studies demonstrating its value.

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Achieving and maintaining market acceptance of MyoPro products could be negatively impacted by many other factors, including, but not limited to:

 

lack of sufficient evidence supporting the benefits of MyoPro over competitive products or other available treatment, or lifestyle management to accommodate the disability;

 

patient resistance to wearing an assistive device or making required insurance co-payments;

 

results of clinical studies relating to MyoPro or similar products;

 

claims that MyoPro, or any component thereof, infringes on patent or other intellectual property rights of third-parties;

 

perceived risks associated with the use of MyoPro or similar products or technologies;

 

the introduction of new competitive products or greater acceptance of competitive products;

 

adverse regulatory or legal actions relating to MyoPro or similar products or technologies; and

 

problems arising from the outsourcing of our manufacturing capabilities, or our existing manufacturing and supply relationships.

Any factors that negatively impact sales of MyoPro would adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results.

We may not be able to obtain private third-party payer reimbursement, including reimbursement by Medicare,  for our products.

Currently, we are almost entirely dependent on third parties to cover the cost of our products to patients and heavily rely on our distributors’ ability to obtain reimbursement for the cost of our products. If the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (the “VA”), health insurance companies and other third-party payers do not provide adequate coverage or reimbursement for our products, then our sales will be limited to clinical facilities and individuals who can pay for our devices without reimbursement. To our knowledge, in the year ended December 31, 2018, fewer than ten units have been self-paid or funded by non-profit foundations. Some commercial health insurance plans have published statements that they will not cover the cost of the MyoPro for their members, so we conduct appeals for patients covered by such policies to obtain payment authorizations on a case-by-case basis. As a result, our sales would be significantly constrained. Currently, reimbursement for the cost of our products is obtained primarily on a case-by-case basis until such time, if any, we obtain broad coverage policies with Medicare and third-party payers. There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain these broad coverage policies.

In connection with Medicare reimbursement, we have filed the application for a unique HCPCS, code applicable to our product line. We received a favorable preliminary decision on our application in May 2018 and in November 2018 we announced that CMS had published two new codes pursuant to our application for HCPCS codes, which became effective in January 1, 2019. We believe the receipt of a HCPCS code could expand the pool of potential users of our products because Medicare eligible patients would have greater access to our products, especially those patients who are not able to afford our products without Medicare reimbursement. However, at this time, CMS has not released coverage criteria or the allowed charge amount for the two new codes. We cannot make any assurance that the amount of reimbursement, if any, to be approved will be sufficient to provide a reasonable profit to us or to our distributors, that the receipt of these codes would result in appropriate coverage and payment terms or otherwise lead to any greater access to our products or reimbursement for such products. We are currently awaiting a decision by CMS on coverage policy and allowable fee for the MyoPro; however, there is no specific timetable or guarantee that CMS will in fact issue such coverage and payment guidelines.

Reimbursement amounts, whether on a case-by-case basis or pursuant to broader coverage policies, which may be established in the future, may be insufficient to permit us to generate sufficient gross margins to allow us to operate on a profitable basis. Third-party payers also may deny coverage, limit reimbursement or reduce their levels of payment, or our costs of production may increase faster than increases in reimbursement levels. In addition, we may not obtain coverage and reimbursement approvals in a timely manner. Our failure to receive such approvals would negatively impact market acceptance of MyoPro.

We depend on a single third party to manufacture the MyoPro and a limited number of third-party suppliers for certain components of the MyoPro.

While we are the manufacturer of record with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”), for the MyoPro device we sell, we have contracted with Cogmedix, Inc., or Cogmedix, a contract manufacturer with expertise in the medical device industry, for the contract manufacture of all of our products and the sourcing of all of our components and raw materials. Pursuant to this contract, Cogmedix manufactures the MyoPro pursuant to our specifications at its facility in Worcester, Massachusetts. As the manufacturer of the MyoPro, we ultimately remain responsible to the FDA for overseeing Cogmedix’s manufacturing activities to ensure that they conform with product specifications and applicable laws and regulations. Any failure to effectively oversee the regulatory compliance of the product and contract manufacturing activities by Cogmedix can lead to potential enforcement actions, including civil or criminal liabilities, as well as recalls with the FDA. We may terminate our relationship with Cogmedix at any time upon sixty (60) days’ written notice. For our business strategy to be successful, Cogmedix must be able to manufacture our products in sufficient quantities, and to source raw materials and components, in compliance with regulatory requirements and quality control standards, in accordance with agreed upon specifications, at acceptable costs and on a timely basis. Increases in our product sales, whether forecasted or unanticipated, could strain the ability of Cogmedix to manufacture an increasingly large supply of our current or future products in a manner that meets these various requirements. In addition, although we are not restricted from engaging an alternative manufacturer, the process of moving our manufacturing activities would be time consuming and costly, and may limit our ability to meet our sales commitments, which could harm our reputation and could have a material adverse effect on our business. Further, any new contract manufacturer would need to be compliant with FDA regulations and International Organization for Standardization, or ISO, standard 13485.

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We also rely on third-party suppliers, some of which contract directly with Cogmedix, to supply certain components of the MyoPro products. Cogmedix does not have long-term supply agreements with most of their suppliers and, in many cases, makes purchases on a purchase order basis. We do not have any long-term supply agreement directly with Cogmedix’s suppliers. Our ability and Cogmedix’s ability to secure adequate quantities of such products may be limited. Suppliers may encounter problems that limit their ability to manufacture components for our products, including financial difficulties or damage to their manufacturing equipment or facilities. If we, or Cogmedix, fail to obtain sufficient quantities of high quality components to meet demand on a timely basis, or fail to effectively oversee the regulatory compliance of the supply chain, we could face regulatory enforcement, lose customer orders, our reputation may be harmed, and our business could suffer.

Cogmedix generally uses a small number of suppliers for the MyoPro products. Depending on a limited number of suppliers exposes us to risks, including limited control over pricing, availability, quality and delivery schedules. If any one or more of our suppliers ceases to provide sufficient quantities of components in a timely manner or on acceptable terms, Cogmedix would have to seek alternative sources of supply. It may be difficult to engage additional or replacement suppliers in a timely manner. Failure of these suppliers to deliver products at the level our business requires would limit our ability to meet our sales commitments, which could harm our reputation and could have a material adverse effect on our business. Cogmedix also may have difficulty obtaining similar components from other suppliers that are acceptable to the FDA or other regulatory agencies, and the failure of Cogmedix’s suppliers to comply with strictly enforced regulatory requirements could expose us to regulatory action including warning letters, product recalls, termination of distribution, product seizures or civil penalties. It could also require Cogmedix to cease using the components, seek alternative components or technologies and we could be forced to modify our products to incorporate alternative components or technologies, which could result in a requirement to seek additional regulatory approvals. Any disruption of this nature or increased expenses could harm our commercialization efforts and adversely affect our operating results.

We also rely on a limited number of suppliers for the batteries used by the MyoPro and do not maintain any long-term supply agreement with respect to batteries. If we fail to obtain sufficient quantities of batteries in a timely manner, our reputation may be harmed and our business could suffer.

We depend on a related third-party to provide the custom fabrication of the MyoPro.

Currently, we rely on Geauga Rehabilitation Engineering, Inc., or GRE, a small, privately-held firm in Chardon, Ohio, to provide custom fabrication services for all MyoPro orders. GRE also provides product development support for the development and prototyping of new MyoPro product designs. GRE is owned by Jonathan Naft, a Myomo executive. However, another member of the GRE management team oversees the fabrication contract that we have entered into for these services which is at arm’s-length. While we are seeking other fabrication partners for the MyoPro, GRE is currently the only provider of MyoPro fabrication services, our business may be impacted by any difficulties GRE has with its suppliers, operating facilities, trained personnel, and any financial issues. In the event GRE fails to fulfill our orders, then we may terminate our contract. In addition, Mr. Naft’s employment with us is at-will and there can be no assurance that we can retain his services to us. If our relationship with GRE or with Mr. Naft were terminated, we might have difficulty finding a replacement for GRE’s services, in particular, with respect to GRE’s prototyping services. This could result in an adverse impact on our business and financial condition.

Our limited operating history makes it difficult for us to evaluate our future business prospects and make decisions based on those estimates of our future performance.

Since inception through September 30, 2019, we have shipped over 950 units for use by patients at home and at clinical facilities. Our latest product line, the MyoPro, was introduced to the market in Fall 2012 and we have shipped approximately 600 units since such time. As a result, we have a limited operating history. It is difficult to forecast our future results based upon our historical data. Because of the uncertainties related to our limited historical operations, we may be hindered in our ability to anticipate and timely adapt to increases or decreases in revenues or expenses.

We have a history of operating losses and our financial statements for September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 include disclosures regarding there being substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

We have a history of losses since inception. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we incurred a net loss of approximately $8.0 million, and for the year ended December 31, 2018, we incurred a net loss of approximately $10.3 million. At September 30, 2019, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $53.4 million. We expect to continue to incur operating and net losses for the foreseeable future as we expand our sales and marketing efforts, invest in product development and establish the necessary administrative functions to support our growing operations and being a public company. Our losses in future periods may be greater than the losses we would incur if we developed our business more slowly. In addition, we may find that these efforts are more expensive than we currently anticipate or that these efforts may not result in increases in our revenues, which would further increase our losses. Our cash and cash equivalent balance at September 30, 2019 was approximately $4.3 million, which includes net proceeds from a public offering of our common stock completed in February 2019 of approximately $5.6 million, but excludes the net proceeds from the Term Loan (as defined below). Despite the successful public offering and the Term Loan closing, we do not expect that existing cash and net proceeds from the offering and Term Loan will be sufficient to fund our operations for the twelve months from the filing date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Therefore, there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue operations in the future as a going concern, as disclosed in the notes to the financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and the year ended December 31, 2018. Although our financial statements raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern, they do not reflect any adjustments that might result if we are unable to continue our business. If we cannot continue as a viable entity, our stockholders may lose some or all of their investment in our company.

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We may not have sufficient funds to meet our future capital requirements.

We have cash and cash equivalents of approximately $4.3 million at September 30, 2019. We will need additional capital and we may be unable to obtain additional funds on reasonable terms, or at all. Our ability to secure financing and the cost of raising such capital are dependent on numerous factors, including general economic and capital markets conditions, credit availability from lenders, investor confidence and the existence of regulatory and tax incentives that are conducive to raising capital. Uncertainty in the financial markets has caused banks and financial institutions to decrease the amount of capital available for lending and has significantly increased the risk premium of such borrowings. In addition, such turmoil and uncertainty has significantly limited the ability of companies to raise funds through the sale of equity or debt securities. If we are unable to raise additional funds, we may need to delay, modify or abandon some or all of our business plans or cease operations.

If we raise funds through the issuance of debt, the amount of any indebtedness that we may raise in the future may be substantial, and we may be required to secure such indebtedness with our assets and may have substantial interest expenses. If we default on any future indebtedness, our lenders could declare all outstanding principal and interest to be due and payable and our secured lenders may foreclose on the facilities securing such indebtedness. The incurrence of indebtedness could require us to meet financial and operating covenants, which could place limits on our operations and ability to raise additional capital, decrease our liquidity and increase the amount of cash flow required to service our debt. If we raise funds through the issuance of equity securities, such issuance could result in dilution to our stockholders and the newly-issued securities may have rights senior to those of the holders of our common stock.

Our continuation as a going concern is dependent on our ability to generate sufficient cash flows from operations and to raise additional capital to meet our obligations. Based on our current operating plan, we anticipate that our existing cash and cash equivalents may not be sufficient to enable us to maintain our currently planned operations beyond the next twelve months from the filing date of these financial statements.

 

Our operating activities may be restricted as a result of covenants related to the outstanding indebtedness under our Term Loan and we may be required to repay the outstanding indebtedness in an event of default, which could have a materially adverse effect on our business.

In October 2019, we entered into a Note Purchase Agreement, Senior Note and Security Agreement (collectively, the “Term Loan”) with Chicago Venture Partners (the “Lender”).  Under the Term Loan, we received gross proceeds of $3.0 million, excluding fees and expenses.  Including an original issue discount, we will repay the Lender $3.3 million.  The Term Loan bears interest at a rate of 10% and matures 18 months from the closing date. Monthly redemptions of up to $300,000 begin six months from the closing date.  The Lender has granted the Company an option to defer up to three redemption payments.  If the Company elects to defer any payments, we will pay the Lender a fee that is the greater of (i) $35,000, or (ii) 1%, 1.25% and 1.5% of the outstanding balance for each deferral, respectively, which shall be added to the outstanding balance.  The Term Loan is secured all of our assets, excluding intellectual property.  

The Term Loan subjects us to various customary covenants, including requirements relating to our ability to incur certain types of liens on our property, including our intellectual property, and restrictions on future financing transactions without the Lender’s prior written consent. Our business may be adversely affected by these restrictions on our ability to operate our business.

Additionally, we may be required to repay the outstanding indebtedness under the Term Loan if an event of default occurs. Events of default include (i) the failure to repay the Term Loan at maturity; (ii) the failure to make monthly redemption payments; (iii) the failure to make timely filings to the SEC; (iv) the failure to obtain the Lender’s prior consent to enter into a fundamental transaction, and (v) conditions of insolvency, receivership and bankruptcy filings.  Upon the occurrence of an event of default, the outstanding balance shall immediately increase to up to 125% of the outstanding balance. As described in the Term Loan, upon the occurrence of certain events of default, the outstanding balance will become automatically due and payable, and upon the occurrence of other events of default, the Lender may declare the outstanding balance immediately due and payable at such time or at any time thereafter. After the occurrence of an event of default, interest on the Term Loan will accrue at a rate per annum of 18%, or such lesser rate as permitted under applicable law. We may not have enough available cash or be able to raise additional funds through equity or debt financings to repay such indebtedness at the time any such event of default occurs.

The industries in which we operate are highly competitive and subject to rapid technological change. If our competitors are better able to develop and market products that are safer, more effective, less costly, easier to use, or are otherwise more attractive, we may be unable to compete effectively with other companies.

Industrial and medical robotics is characterized by intense competition and rapid technological change, and we will face competition on the basis of product features, clinical outcomes, price, services and other factors. Competitors may include large medical device and other companies, some of which have significantly greater financial and marketing resources than we do, and firms that are more specialized than we are with respect to particular markets. Our competition may respond more quickly to new or emerging technologies, undertake more extensive marketing campaigns, and have greater financial, marketing and other resources than we do or may be more successful in attracting potential customers, employees and strategic partners.

Our competitive position will depend on multiple complex factors, including our ability to achieve market acceptance for our products, develop new products, implement production and marketing plans, secure regulatory approvals for products under development and protect our intellectual property. In some instances, competitors may also offer, or may attempt to develop, alternative therapies for disease states that may be delivered without a medical device. The development of new or improved products, processes or technologies by other companies may render our products or proposed products obsolete or less competitive. The entry into the market of manufacturers located in low-cost

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manufacturing locations may also create pricing pressure, particularly in developing markets. Our future success depends, among other things, upon our ability to compete effectively against current technology, as well as to respond effectively to technological advances, and upon our ability to successfully implement our marketing strategies and execute our research and development plan.

We utilize distributors who are free to market products that compete with the MyoPro, and we rely on these distributors to market and promote our products in accordance with their FDA listings, select appropriate patients and provide adequate follow-on care.

We rely on our relationships with O&P providers, the VA and our distribution arrangements to market and sell our products. We believe that a meaningful percentage of our sales will continue to be generated through these channels in the future. However, none of these partners are required to sell or provide our products exclusively. If a key independent O&P provider were to cease to distribute our products, our sales could be adversely affected. In such a situation, we may need to seek alternative independent providers or increase our reliance on our other independent providers or our direct field representatives, which may not prevent our sales from being adversely affected. Additionally, to the extent that we enter into additional arrangements with independent distributors to perform sales, marketing, or distribution services, the terms of the arrangements could cause our profit margins to be lower than if we directly marketed and sold our products.

If these independent O&P providers or distributors do not follow our inclusion/exclusion criteria for patient selection or do not provide adequate follow-on care, then our reputation may be harmed by patient dissatisfaction. This could also lead to product returns and adversely affect our financial condition. When issues with distributors have arisen in the past, we have supplied additional training and documentation and/or ended the distributor relationship.

The sales and marketing of medical devices is under increased scrutiny by the FDA and other enforcement bodies. If our sales and marketing activities fail to comply with FDA regulations, such as regulations for the labeling and advertising of our products, or other applicable laws, we may be subject to warnings or enforcement actions from the FDA or other enforcement bodies. For example, we are restricted from promoting our products for any use that is beyond the scope of their applicable FDA classification regulation. Such promotion could result in enforcement action by the FDA, which may include, but is not limited to untitled letters or warning letters, recall or seizure of our products, and imposition of FDA’s premarket clearance or approval requirements.

The market for myoelectric braces is new and the rate of adoption is uncertain, and important assumptions about the potential market for our products may be inaccurate.

The market for myoelectric braces, or orthotics, is new and the rate of adoption is uncertain. Our estimates of market size are derived from statistics regarding the number of individuals with paralysis, but not necessarily limited to their upper extremities. Accordingly, it is difficult to predict the future size and rate of growth of the market. We cannot be certain whether the market will continue to develop or if orthotics will achieve and sustain a level of market acceptance and demand sufficient for us to continue to generate revenue and achieve profitability.

Limited sources exist to obtain reliable market data with respect to the number of mobility-impaired individuals and the occurrence of upper extremity paralysis in our target markets. In addition, there are no third-party reports or studies regarding what percentage of those with upper extremity paralysis would be able to use orthotics in general, or our current or planned future products in particular. In order to use our current products marketed to those with upper extremity paralysis, users must meet a set of inclusion criteria and not have a medical condition which disqualifies them from being an appropriate candidate. Future products for those with upper extremity paralysis may have the same or other restrictions. Our business strategy is based, in part, on our estimates of the number of upper extremity impaired individuals and the incidence of upper extremity injuries in our target markets and the percentage of those groups that would be able to use our current and future products. Our assumptions and estimates may be inaccurate and may change.

If the upper extremity orthotics market fails to develop or develops more slowly than we expect, or if we have relied on sources or made assumptions or estimates that are not accurate, our business could be adversely affected.

In addition, because we operate in a new market, the actions of our competitors could adversely affect our business. Adverse events such as product defects or legal claims with respect to competing or similar products could cause reputational harm to the market on the whole. Further, adverse regulatory findings or reimbursement-related decisions with respect to other products could negatively impact the entire market and, accordingly, our business.

We may receive a significant number of warranty claims or our MyoPro may require significant amounts of service after sale.

Sales of MyoPro products generally include a three-year warranty for parts and services, other than for normal wear and tear. As the number and complexity of the features and functionalities of our products increase, we may experience a higher level of warranty claims. If product returns or warranty claims are significant or exceed our expectations, we could incur unanticipated expenditures for parts and services, which could have a material adverse effect on our operating results.

Defects in our products or the software that drives them could adversely affect the results of our operations.

The design, manufacture and marketing of the MyoPro products involve certain inherent risks. Manufacturing or design defects, unanticipated use of the MyoPro, or inadequate disclosure of risks relating to the use of MyoPro products can lead to injury or other adverse events. In addition, because the manufacturing of our products is outsourced to Cogmedix, we may not always be aware of manufacturing defects that

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could occur. Such adverse events could lead to recalls or safety alerts relating to MyoPro products (either voluntary or required by the FDA or similar governmental authorities in other countries), and could result, in certain cases, in the removal of MyoPro products from the market. A recall could result in significant costs. To the extent any manufacturing defect occurs, our agreement with Cogmedix contains a limitation on Cogmedix’s liability, and therefore we could be required to incur the majority of related costs. Our agreement with GRE does not contain a similar limitation of liability; however, a defect in connection with the fabrication of our products may result in significant costs in connection with lawsuits or refunds. Product defects or recalls could also result in negative publicity, damage to our reputation or, in some circumstances, delays in new product approvals.

MyoPro users may not use MyoPro products in accordance with safety protocols and training, which could enhance the risk of injury. Any such occurrence could cause delay in market acceptance of MyoPro products, damage to our reputation, additional regulatory filings, product recalls, increased service and warranty costs, product liability claims and loss of revenue relating to such hardware or software defects.

The medical device industry has historically been subject to extensive litigation over product liability claims. We have not been subject to such claims to date, however, we may become subject to product liability claims alleging defects in the design, manufacture or labeling of our products in the future. A product liability claim, regardless of its merit or eventual outcome, could result in significant legal defense costs and high punitive damage payments. Although we maintain product liability insurance, the coverage is subject to deductibles and limitations, and may not be adequate to cover future claims. Additionally, we may be unable to maintain our existing product liability insurance in the future at satisfactory rates or adequate amounts.

While there is long-term clinical data supporting the safety of our existing MyoPro products, updates to our products inherently have uncertain safety risks as they enter the market.

While clinical data have established the safety of MyoPro products, our products undergo periodic updates for various reasons, including performance and reliability improvements and cost reductions. Because MyoPro users generally do not have feeling in their upper extremities, they may not immediately notice adverse effects from updates to the MyoPro, which could exacerbate their impact. If MyoPro products are shown to be unsafe or cause such unforeseen effects in the future, we could be subject to mandatory product recalls, suspension or withdrawal of FDA registration, significant legal liability or harm to our business reputation.

We may enter into collaborations, licensing arrangements, joint ventures, strategic alliances or partnerships with third-parties that may not result in the development of commercially viable products or the generation of significant future revenues.

In the ordinary course of our business, in the future we may enter into collaborations, in-licensing arrangements, joint ventures, strategic alliances or partnerships to develop the MyoPro and to pursue new markets. Any of these relationships may require us to incur non-recurring and other charges, increase our near and long-term expenditures, issue securities that dilute our existing stockholders or disrupt our management and business. In addition, proposing, negotiating and implementing collaborations, licensing arrangements, joint ventures, strategic alliances or partnerships may be a competitive lengthy and complex process. We may not identify, secure, or complete any such transactions or arrangements in a timely manner, on a cost-effective basis, on acceptable terms or at all. We have limited institutional knowledge and experience with respect to these business development activities, and we may also not realize the anticipated benefits of any such transaction or arrangement. In particular, these collaborations may not result in the development of products that achieve commercial success or result in significant revenues and could be terminated prior to developing any products. Any delays in entering into new strategic partnership agreements related to our products could delay the development and commercialization of our products in certain geographies, which would harm our business prospects, financial condition and results of operations.

For example, we have entered into an arrangement with Ottobock, effective January 1, 2017, for the distribution of our products in the U.S. and other countries. Ottobock has non-exclusive distribution rights to certain customers in the U.S. as well as certain other territories. In 2018 we and Ottobock have agreed to terminate the guaranteed minimum purchase requirements, allowing Myomo to work with other distributors to sell its products in these geographic markets. We have recorded $102,000 of product revenue from Ottobock in 2019.

If we pursue collaborations, licensing arrangements, joint ventures, strategic alliances or partnerships, we may not be in a position to exercise sole decision decision-making authority regarding the transaction or arrangement, which could create the potential risk of creating impasses on decisions, and our collaborators may have economic or business interests or goals that are, or that may become, inconsistent with our business interests or goals. It is possible that conflicts may arise with our collaborators. Our collaborators may act in their self-interest, which may be adverse to our best interest, and they may breach their obligations to us. Any such disputes could result in litigation or arbitration which would increase our expenses and divert the attention of our management. Further, these transactions and arrangements are contractual in nature and may be terminated or dissolved under the terms of the applicable agreements.

If we fail to properly manage our anticipated growth, our business could suffer.

As we expand the number of locations which provide the MyoPro products, including future planned international distribution, we expect that it will place significant strain on our management team and on our financial resources. Failure to manage our growth effectively could cause us to misallocate management or financial resources and result in losses or weaknesses in our infrastructure, systems, processes and controls, which could materially adversely affect our business. Additionally, our anticipated growth will increase the demands placed on our suppliers, resulting in an increased need for us to manage our suppliers and monitor for quality assurance.

Moreover, there are significant costs and risks inherent in selling our products in international markets, including: (a) time and difficulty in building a widespread network of distribution partners; (b) increased shipping and distribution costs, which could increase our expenses and

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reduce our margins; (c) potentially lower margins in some regions; (d) longer collection cycles in some regions; (e) compliance with foreign laws and regulations; (f) compliance with anti-bribery, anti-corruption, and anti-money laundering laws, such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the Office of Foreign Assets Control regulations, by us, our employees, and our business partners; (g) currency exchange rate fluctuations and related effects on our results of operations; (h) economic weakness, including inflation, or political instability in foreign economies and markets; (i) compliance with tax, employment, immigration, and labor laws for employees living or traveling abroad; (j) workforce uncertainty in countries where labor unrest is more common than in the United States; (k) business interruptions resulting from geopolitical actions, including war and terrorism, or natural disasters, including earthquakes, typhoons, floods and fires; and (l) other costs and risks of doing business internationally, such as new tariffs which may be imposed.

These and other factors could harm our ability to implement planned international operations and, consequently, harm our business, results of operations, and financial condition. Further, we may incur significant operating expenses as a result of our planned international expansion, and it may not be successful. We have limited experience with regulatory environments and market practices internationally, and we may not be able to penetrate or successfully operate in new markets. We may also encounter difficulty expanding into international markets because of limited brand recognition, leading to delayed or limited acceptance of our products by patients in these markets. Accordingly, if we are unable to expand internationally or manage our international operations successfully, we may not achieve the expected benefits of this expansion and our financial condition and results of operations could be harmed.

We depend on the knowledge and skills of our senior management.

We have benefited substantially from the leadership and performance of our senior management and other key employees. We do not carry key person insurance. Our success will depend on our ability to retain our current management and key employees. Competition for these key persons in our industry is intense and we cannot guarantee that we will be able to retain our personnel. The loss of the services of certain members of our senior management or key employees could prevent or delay the implementation and completion of our strategic objectives or divert management’s attention to seeking qualified replacements.

We may seek to grow our business through acquisitions of complementary products or technologies, and the failure to manage acquisitions, or the failure to integrate them with our existing business, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results.

From time to time, we may consider opportunities to acquire other products or technologies that may enhance our products or technology or advance our business strategies. Potential acquisitions involve numerous risks, including:

 

problems assimilating the acquired products or technologies;

 

issues maintaining uniform standards, procedures, controls and policies;

 

unanticipated costs associated with acquisitions;

 

diversion of management’s attention from our existing business;

 

risks associated with entering new markets in which we have limited or no experience; and

 

increased legal and accounting costs relating to the acquisitions or compliance with regulatory matters.

We have no current commitments with respect to any acquisition and no current plans to seek acquisitions; however, depending on industry and market conditions, we may consider acquisitions in the future. If we do proceed with acquisitions, we do not know if we will be able to identify acquisitions we deem suitable, whether we will be able to successfully complete any such acquisitions on favorable terms or at all, or whether we will be able to successfully integrate any acquired products or technologies. Our potential inability to integrate any acquired products or technologies effectively may adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition.

Risks Related to Government Regulation

We are subject to extensive governmental regulations relating to the design, development, manufacturing, labeling and marketing of our products, and a failure to comply with such regulations could lead to withdrawal or recall of our products from the market.

Our products are regulated as medical devices in the United States under the FFDCA, as implemented and enforced by the FDA. Under the FFDCA, medical devices are classified into one of three classes–Class I, Class II or Class III–depending on the degree of risk associated with the medical device, what is known about the type of device, and the extent of control needed to provide reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness. Classification of a device is important because the class to which a device is assigned determines, among other things, the necessity and type of FDA pre-market review. This determination is required prior to marketing the device. See “Business — Government Regulation.”

In 2012, we listed the MyoPro device as a Class I, 510(k)-exempt, limb orthosis with the FDA. From time to time, the FDA may disagree with the classification regulation under which a registrant lists their device. For example, the FDA may disagree with a registrant’s determination to classify their device as a Class I medical device. Instead, the FDA may determine the device to be a Class II or Class III device requiring the submission of a premarket notification, or 510(k), or a premarket approval, or PMA, application for premarket clearance or approval. As the FDA is now giving more attention to the differentiated performance of myoelectric controlled orthotics, we recently elected to change our device listing to be under a Class II classification regulation. Under the classification regulation, we believe our device remains 510(k)-exempt

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as prescription battery powered devices that are indicated for relaxation training and muscle reeducation are generally 510(k)-exempt under the classification regulation. In the event that the FDA determines that our devices exceed the limitations on 510(k)-exemption such that premarket clearance is required (i.e., that our device is intended for a use different from the intended use of a legally marketed device in the generic type of device under the applicable classification regulation or that our modified device operates using a different fundamental scientific technology than such a legally marketed device), should be classified as Class II devices or Class III devices requiring premarket clearance or approval, or should FDA decide to reclassify our device as a Class II or Class III device requiring premarket clearance or approval, we could be precluded from marketing our devices for clinical use within the U.S. for months or longer depending on the requirements of the classification. Obtaining premarket clearance or approval could significantly increase our regulatory costs, including expense associated with required pre-clinical (animal) and clinical (human) trials, more extensive mechanical and electrical testing and other costs.

We are registered with the FDA as a manufacturer for medical devices. Following the introduction of a product, the governmental agencies will periodically review our product development methodology, quality management systems, and product performance. We are under a continuing obligation to ensure that all applicable regulatory requirements, such as the FDA’s medical device good manufacturing practice / Quality System Regulation, or QSR, requirements and the FDA’s medical device reporting, or MDR, requirements for certain device-related adverse events and malfunction, continue to be met. Our facilities are subject to periodic and unannounced inspection by U.S. and foreign regulatory agencies to audit compliance with the QSR, and comparable foreign regulations.

The process of complying with the applicable QRS, MDR, and other requirements can be costly and time consuming, and could delay or prevent the production, manufacturing or sale of the MyoPro. If the FDA determines that we fail to comply with applicable regulatory requirements, they may issue a warning letter with one or more citations. This directive, if not closed promptly can result in fines, delays or suspensions of regulatory clearances, closure of manufacturing sites, seizures or recalls of products and damage to our reputation. Recent changes in enforcement practice by the FDA and other agencies have resulted in increased enforcement activity, which increases the compliance risk that we and other companies in our industry are facing.

In addition, governmental agencies of the United States or other countries may impose new requirements regarding registration, labeling or prohibited materials that may require us to modify or re-register the MyoPro once it is already on the market or otherwise impact our ability to market the MyoPro in the US or other countries. The process of complying with these governmental regulations can be costly and time consuming, and could delay or prevent the production, manufacturing or sale of the MyoPro. For instance, the FDA may issue mandates, known as 522 orders, requiring us to conduct post-market surveillance studies of our devices. Failure to comply could result in enforcement of the FFDCA against us or our products including an agency request that we recall our MyoPro products.

Our relationships with healthcare providers and physicians and third-party payors will be subject to applicable anti-kickback, fraud and abuse and other healthcare laws and regulations, which could expose us to criminal sanctions, civil penalties, contractual damages, reputational harm and diminished profits and future earnings.

We are subject to broadly applicable fraud and abuse and other healthcare laws and regulations, including, without limitation, the federal Anti-Kickback Statute and the federal False Claims Act, which may constrain the business or financial arrangements and relationships through which we sell, market and distribute our products. In particular, the promotion, sales and marketing of healthcare items and services, as well as certain business arrangements in the healthcare industry, are subject to extensive laws designed to prevent fraud, kickbacks, self-dealing and other abusive practices. These laws and regulations may restrict or prohibit a wide range of pricing, discounting, marketing and promotion, structuring and commission(s), certain customer incentive programs and other business arrangements generally. The applicable federal, state and foreign healthcare laws and regulations laws that may affect our ability to operate include, but are not limited to:

 

the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, which prohibits, among other things, knowingly and willfully soliciting, receiving, offering or paying any remuneration (including any kickback, bribe, or rebate), directly or indirectly, overtly or covertly, in cash or in kind, to induce, or in return for, either the referral of an individual, or the purchase, lease, order or recommendation of any good, facility, item or service for which payment may be made, in whole or in part, under a federal healthcare program, such as the Medicare and Medicaid programs. A person or entity can be found guilty of violating the statute without actual knowledge of the statute or specific intent to violate it. In addition, a claim including items or services resulting from a violation of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute constitutes a false or fraudulent claim for purposes of the False Claims Act. There are a number of statutory exceptions and regulatory safe harbors protecting some common activities from prosecution;

 

federal civil and criminal false claims laws and civil monetary penalty laws, including the False Claims Act, or FCA, which prohibit, among other things, individuals or entities from knowingly presenting, or causing to be presented, false or fraudulent claims for payment to, or approval by Medicare, Medicaid, or other federal healthcare programs, knowingly making, using or causing to be made or used a false record or statement material to a false or fraudulent claim or an obligation to pay or transmit money to the federal government, or knowingly concealing or knowingly and improperly avoiding or decreasing an obligation to pay money to the federal government. The FCA also permits a private individual acting as a “whistleblower” to bring actions on behalf of the federal government alleging violations of the FCA and to share in any monetary recovery;

 

the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or HIPAA, which created new federal criminal statutes that prohibit knowingly and willfully executing, or attempting to execute, a scheme to defraud any healthcare benefit program or obtain, by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, any of the money or property owned by, or under the custody or control of, any healthcare benefit program, regardless of the payor (e.g., public or private) and knowingly and willfully falsifying, concealing or covering up by any trick or device a material fact or making any materially false statements in

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connection with the delivery of, or payment for, healthcare benefits, items or services relating to healthcare matters. Similar to the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, a person or entity can be found guilty of violating HIPAA without actual knowledge of the statute or specific intent to violate it;

 

HIPAA, as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009, or HITECH, and their respective implementing regulations, which impose, among other things, requirements on certain covered healthcare providers, health plans, and healthcare clearinghouses as well as their respective business associates that perform services for them that involve the use, or disclosure of, individually identifiable health information, relating to the privacy, security and transmission of individually identifiable health information without appropriate authorization. HITECH also created new tiers of civil monetary penalties, amended HIPAA to make civil and criminal penalties directly applicable to business associates, and gave state attorneys general new authority to file civil actions for damages or injunctions in federal courts to enforce the federal HIPAA laws and seek attorneys’ fees and costs associated with pursuing federal civil actions;

 

the federal Physician Payment Sunshine Act, created under the Health Reform Law, and its implementing regulations, which require manufacturers of drugs, devices, biologicals and medical supplies for which payment is available under Medicare, Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (with certain exceptions) to report annually to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS, information related to payments or other transfers of value made to physicians (defined to include doctors, dentists, optometrists, podiatrists and chiropractors) and teaching hospitals, as well as ownership and investment interests held by physicians and their immediate family members; and

 

federal consumer protection and unfair competition laws, which broadly regulate marketplace activities and activities that potentially harm consumers.

Additionally, we are subject to state and foreign equivalents of each of the healthcare laws described above, among others, some of which may be broader in scope and may apply regardless of the payor.

The scope and enforcement of each of these laws is uncertain and subject to rapid change in the current environment of healthcare reform. Federal and state enforcement bodies often scrutinize interactions between healthcare companies and healthcare providers, which has led to a number of investigations, prosecutions, convictions and settlements in the healthcare industry. Ensuring business arrangements comply with applicable healthcare laws, as well as responding to possible investigations by government authorities, can be time- and resource-consuming and can divert a company’s attention from the business.

The failure to comply with any of these laws or regulatory requirements subject entities to possible legal or regulatory action. Depending on the circumstances, failure to meet applicable regulatory requirements can result in civil, criminal and administrative penalties, damages, fines, disgorgement, individual imprisonment, possible exclusion from participation in federal and state funded healthcare programs, contractual damages and the curtailment or restricting of our operations, as well as additional reporting obligations and oversight if we become subject to a corporate integrity agreement or other agreement to resolve allegations of non-compliance with these laws. Any action for violation of these laws, even if successfully defended, could cause us to incur significant legal expenses and divert management’s attention from the operation of the business. Prohibitions or restrictions on sales or withdrawal of future marketed products could materially affect business in an adverse way. Efforts to ensure that our business arrangements will comply with applicable healthcare laws may involve substantial costs. It is possible that governmental and enforcement authorities will conclude that our business practices may not comply with current or future statutes, regulations or case law interpreting applicable fraud and abuse or other healthcare laws and regulations. If any such actions are instituted against us, and we are not successful in defending ourselves or asserting our rights, those actions could have a significant impact on our business, including the imposition of civil, criminal and administrative penalties, damages, disgorgement, monetary fines, possible exclusion from participation in Medicare, Medicaid and other federal healthcare programs, contractual damages, reputational harm, diminished profits and future earnings, and curtailment of our operations, any of which could adversely affect our ability to operate our business and our results of operations.

If we or our third-party manufacturers or key suppliers fail to comply with the FDA’s Quality System Regulation, our manufacturing operations could be interrupted.

Our key suppliers are also required to comply with the FDA’s QSR which covers the methods and documentation of the production, control, quality assurance, labeling, packaging, storage and shipping of our products. Cogmedix, our electromechanical kit manufacturer, and other key suppliers are also subject to the regulations of foreign jurisdictions regarding the manufacturing process with respect to the market for our products abroad.

We continue to monitor our quality management with our third-party manufacturers and suppliers to improve our overall level of compliance. Our facilities and those of our third-party manufacturers and key suppliers are subject to periodic and unannounced inspection by U.S. and foreign regulatory agencies to audit compliance with the QSR and comparable foreign regulations. If the facilities of our third-party manufacturers and suppliers are found to be in violation of applicable laws and regulations, or if our third-party manufacturers and suppliers fail to take satisfactory corrective action in response to an adverse inspection, the regulatory authority could take enforcement action, including any of the following sanctions:

 

untitled letters, warning letters, Form 483 findings (results from quality system inspections), fines, injunctions, consent decrees and civil penalties;

 

customer notifications or repair, replacement or refunds;

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detention, recalls or seizure of our products;

 

operating restrictions or partial suspension or total shutdown of production;

 

withdrawing our FDA registration;

 

refusing to provide Certificates to Foreign Governments with respect to exports;

 

pursuing criminal prosecution.

Any of these sanctions could impair our ability to produce the MyoPro in a cost-effective and timely manner in order to meet our customers’ demands and could have a material adverse effect on our reputation, business, results of operations and financial condition. We may also be required to bear other costs or take other actions that may have a negative impact on our future sales and our ability to generate profits.

European data collection is governed by restrictive regulations governing the use, processing, and cross-border transfer of personal information.

The collection and use of personal health data in the European Union is governed by the provisions of the Data Protection Directive, and as of May 2018 the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR. These directives impose several requirements relating to the consent of the individuals to whom the personal data relates, the information provided to the individuals, notification of data processing obligations to the competent national data protection authorities and the security and confidentiality of the personal data. The Data Protection Directive and GDPR also impose strict rules on the transfer of personal data out of the European Union to the United States. Failure to comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Directive, the GDPR, and the related national data protection laws of the European Union Member States may result in fines and other administrative penalties. The GDPR introduces new data protection requirements in the European Union and substantial fines for breaches of the data protection rules. Notably, on January 21, 2019, Google was fined almost $57 million by French regulators for violating GDPR. The GDPR regulations may impose additional responsibility and liability in relation to personal data that we process and we may be required to put in place additional mechanisms ensuring compliance with the new data protection rules. This may be onerous and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

We face risks in connection with the Affordable Care Act or its possible replacement or modifications.

In March 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, which we collectively refer to as the ACA, were signed into U.S. law. The ACA is introducing unprecedented changes into the US healthcare delivery and payment systems, including generally increasing the number of people with health insurance. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 includes a provision repealing, effective January 1, 2019, the tax-based shared responsibility payment imposed by the ACA on certain individuals who fail to maintain qualifying health coverage for all or part of a year that is commonly referred to as the “individual mandate.” On December 14, 2018, a U.S. District Court Judge in the Northern District of Texas, ruled that the individual mandate is a critical and inseverable feature of the ACA, and therefore, because it was repealed as part of the Tax Act, the remaining provisions of the ACA are invalid as well. The current administration and CMS have both stated that the ruling will have no immediate effect, and on December 30, 2018 the Texas District Court Judge issued an order staying the judgment pending appeal. Congress may consider other legislation to repeal or replace certain elements of the Affordable Care Act. In addition, since January 2017, President Trump has signed two Executive Orders designed to delay the implementation of certain provisions of the ACA or otherwise circumvent some of the requirements for health insurance mandated by the ACA. Further, the Trump administration has concluded that cost-sharing reduction (CSR) payments to insurance companies required under the ACA have not received necessary appropriations from Congress and announced that it will discontinue these payments immediately until such appropriations are made. The loss of the CSR payments is expected to increase premiums on certain policies issued by qualified health plans under the ACA. A bipartisan bill to appropriate funds for CSR payments was introduced in the Senate, but the future of that bill is uncertain. Several state Attorneys General filed suit to stop the administration from terminating the subsidies, but their request for a restraining order was denied by a federal judge in California on October 25, 2017. In addition, CMS has recently proposed regulations that would give states greater flexibility in setting benchmarks for insurers in the individual and small group marketplaces, which may have the effect of relaxing the essential health benefits required under the ACA for plans sold through such marketplaces. Litigation and legislation over the ACA are likely to continue, with unpredictable and uncertain results. It is not clear how these developments, or other future potential changes to the ACA, will change the reimbursement model and market outlook for O&P devices such as the MyoPro. We intend to monitor industry trends relative to the ACA to assist in our determination of how the MyoPro can fit into patient care protocols with providers such as rehabilitation hospitals and surgery centers. If reimbursement policies change significantly, the demand for MyoPro products may be impacted.

Risks Related to Our Intellectual Property

We depend on certain patents that are licensed to us. We do not control these patents and any loss of our rights to them could prevent us from manufacturing our products.

We rely on licenses to two core patents that are material to our business, including the development of the MyoPro. We have entered into an exclusive license agreement (the “License Agreement”), with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, for those certain patents that cover (i) a powered orthotic device worn on a patient’s elbow or other joint, that senses relatively low level signals in the vicinity of the joint generated by a patient having spinal cord or other nerve damage and (ii) a method of providing rehabilitation movement training for a person suffering from nerve damage, stroke, spinal cord injury, neurological trauma or neuromuscular disorder in attempt to move a body part with a powered orthotic device. Our rights to use these patents will be subject to the continuation of and our compliance with the terms of those licenses.

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On November 15, 2016, we entered into a waiver agreement with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, with regard to certain obligations (the Obligations Waiver”) under the License Agreement. The Obligations Waiver contemplates that we have not met certain revenue obligations (the Revenue Obligations”), and certain commercialization obligation (the Commercial Obligations”), which are required under the License Agreement. Pursuant to the Revenue Obligations, we were originally obligated to have net sales of at least $200,000, $250,000, $500,000 and $750,000 in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 (and each year thereafter), respectively. Pursuant to the Commercialization Obligations, we were originally obligated to introduce a home version of a “licensed product” on or before December 31, 2010, expand distribution of a licensed product to 10 major metropolitan areas on or before December 31, 2011 and expand distribution to at least one country outside of the United States on or before December 31, 2012. The Obligations Waiver waives any and all Revenue Obligations up to the date of the waiver agreement and waives the Commercialization Obligations up to and through the date of the waiver agreement. The Commercialization Obligations have expired as of the date hereof and do not need to be complied with in the future.

Our revenue exceeded $750,000 for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, which satisfied the Revenue Obligations for each of those fiscal years. In addition, our revenue exceeded $750,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The Revenue Obligations are a continuing requirement of the License Agreement. While we expect to exceed the required revenue and satisfy the Revenue Obligations in future years, we cannot make any assurance that we will continue to comply with these obligations. Additionally, MIT has the right to terminate the License Agreement upon any future uncured material breach of the agreement or if we fail to make any payments due under the agreement. If the License Agreement is terminated for any reason, our business will be harmed.

Specifically, if we were to lose access to these licenses, we would be unable to manufacture the MyoPro or develop new products until we obtained access to a comparable technology.

We may not control the prosecution, maintenance or filing of the patents to which we now hold or in the future intend to acquire licenses. Enforcement of our licensed patents or defense of any claims asserting the invalidity of these patents may be subject to the control or cooperation of our licensors. We cannot be certain that our licensors will prosecute, maintain, enforce and defend the licensed patent rights in a manner consistent with the best interests of our business. We also cannot be certain that drafting or prosecution of the licensed patents and patent applications by the relevant licensors have been or will be conducted in compliance with applicable law.

Our success depends in part on our ability to obtain and maintain protection for the intellectual property relating to or incorporated into our products.

Our success depends in part on our ability to obtain and maintain protection for the intellectual property relating to or incorporated into our products. We seek to protect our intellectual property through a combination of patents, trademarks, confidentiality and assignment agreements with our employees and certain of our contractors and confidentiality agreements with certain of our consultants, scientific advisors and other vendors and contractors. In addition, we rely on trade secrets law to protect our proprietary software and product candidates or products in development.

The patent position of myoelectric orthotic inventions can be highly uncertain and involves many new and evolving complex legal, factual and technical issues. Patent laws and interpretations of those laws are subject to change and any such changes may diminish the value of our patents or narrow the scope of protection. In addition, we may fail to apply for or be unable to obtain patents necessary to protect our technology or products or enforce our patents due to lack of information about the exact use of technology or processes by third parties. Also, we cannot be sure that any patents will be granted in a timely manner or at all with respect to any of our patent pending applications or that any patents that are granted will be adequate to protect our intellectual property for any significant period of time or at all.

Litigation to establish or challenge the validity of patents, or to defend against or assert against others infringement, unauthorized use, enforceability or invalidity claims, can be lengthy and expensive and may result in our patents being invalidated or interpreted narrowly and our not being granted new patents related to our pending patent applications. Even if we prevail, litigation may be time consuming and force us to incur significant costs, and any damages or other remedies awarded to us may not be valuable and management’s attention could be diverted from managing our business. In addition, U.S. patents and patent applications may be subject to interference proceedings, and U.S. patents may be subject to re-examination and review in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Foreign patents may also be subject to opposition or comparable proceedings in the corresponding foreign patent offices. Any of these proceedings may be expensive and could result in the loss of a patent or denial of a patent application, or the loss or reduction in the scope of one or more of the claims of a patent or patent application.

In addition, we seek to protect our trade secrets, know-how and confidential information that is not patentable by entering into confidentiality and assignment agreements with our employees and certain of our contractors and confidentiality agreements with certain of our consultants, scientific advisors and other vendors and contractors. However, we may fail to enter into the necessary agreements, and even if entered into, these agreements may be breached or otherwise fail to prevent disclosure, third-party infringement or misappropriation of our proprietary information, may be limited as to their term and may not provide an adequate remedy in the event of unauthorized disclosure or use of proprietary information. Enforcing a claim that a third party illegally obtained and is using our trade secrets is expensive and time consuming, and the outcome is unpredictable.

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We also have taken precautions to initiate reasonable safeguards to protect our information technology systems. However, these measures may not be adequate to safeguard our proprietary information, which could lead to the loss or impairment thereof or to expensive litigation to defend our rights against competitors who may be better funded and have superior resources. In addition, unauthorized parties may attempt to copy or reverse engineer certain aspects of our products that we consider proprietary or our proprietary information may otherwise become known or may be independently developed by our competitors or other third parties. If other parties are able to use our proprietary technology or information, our ability to compete in the market could be harmed.

Further, unauthorized use of our intellectual property may have occurred, or may occur in the future, without our knowledge.

If we are unable to obtain or maintain adequate protection for intellectual property, or if any protection is reduced or eliminated, competitors may be able to use our technologies, resulting in harm to our competitive position.

We are not able to protect our intellectual property rights in all countries.

Filing, prosecuting, maintaining and defending patents on each of our products in all countries throughout the world would be prohibitively expensive, and thus our intellectual property rights outside the United States are currently limited to the European Union and Japan. In addition, the laws of some foreign countries, especially developing countries, do not protect intellectual property rights to the same extent as federal and state laws in the United States. Also, it may not be possible to effectively enforce intellectual property rights in some countries at all or to the same extent as in the United States and other countries. Consequently, we are unable to prevent third parties from using our inventions in all countries, or from selling or importing products made using our inventions in the jurisdictions in which we do not have (or are unable to effectively enforce) patent protection. Competitors may use our technologies in jurisdictions where we have not obtained patent protection to develop, market or otherwise commercialize their own products, and we may be unable to prevent those competitors from importing those infringing products into territories where we have patent protection, but enforcement is not as strong as in the United States. These products may compete with our products and our patents and other intellectual property rights may not be effective or sufficient to prevent them from competing in those jurisdictions. Moreover, competitors or others in the chain of commerce may raise legal challenges against our intellectual property rights or may infringe upon our intellectual property rights, including through means that may be difficult to prevent or detect.

Many companies have encountered significant problems in protecting and defending intellectual property rights in foreign jurisdictions. Proceedings to enforce our patent rights in the United States or foreign jurisdictions could result in substantial costs and divert our efforts and attention from other aspects of our business, could put our patents at risk of being invalidated or interpreted narrowly and our patent applications at risk of not issuing, and could provoke third parties to assert patent infringement or other claims against us. We may not prevail in any lawsuits that we initiate, and the damages or other remedies awarded, if any, may not be commercially meaningful. Accordingly, our efforts to enforce our intellectual property rights in the United States and around the world may be inadequate to obtain a significant commercial advantage from the intellectual property that we develop or license from third parties.

We may be subject to patent infringement claims, which could result in substantial costs and liability and prevent us from commercializing our current and future products.

The medical device industry is characterized by competing intellectual property and a substantial amount of litigation over patent rights. In particular, our competitors in both the United States and abroad, many of which have substantially greater resources and have made substantial investments in competing technologies, have been issued patents and filed patent applications with respect to their products and processes and may apply for other patents in the future. The large number of patents, the rapid rate of new patent issuances, and the complexities of the technology involved increase the risk of patent litigation.

Determining whether a product infringes a patent involves complex legal and factual issues and the outcome of patent litigation is often uncertain. Even though we have conducted research of issued patents, no assurance can be given that patents containing claims covering our products, technology or methods do not exist, have not been filed or could not be filed or issued. In addition, because patent applications can take years to issue and because publication schedules for pending applications vary by jurisdiction, there may be applications now pending of which we are unaware and may result in issued patents which our current or future products infringe. Also, because the claims of published patent applications can change between publication and patent grant, published applications may issue with claims that potentially cover our products, technology or methods.

Infringement actions and other intellectual property claims brought against us, with or without merit, may cause us to incur substantial costs and could place a significant strain on our financial resources, divert the attention of management and harm our reputation. We cannot be certain that we will successfully defend against any allegations of infringement. If we are found to infringe another party’s patents, we could be required to pay damages. We could also be prevented from selling our products that infringe, unless we could obtain a license to use the technology covered by such patents or could redesign our products so that they do not infringe. A license may be available on commercially reasonable terms or none at all, and we may not be able to redesign our products to avoid infringement. Further, any modification to our products could require us to conduct clinical trials and revise our filings with the FDA and other regulatory bodies, which would be time consuming and expensive. In these circumstances, we may not be able to sell our products at competitive prices or at all, and our business and operating results could be harmed.

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We rely on trademark protection to distinguish our products from the products of our competitors.

We rely on trademark protection to distinguish our products from the products of our competitors. We have registered the trademarks “MyoPro” (Registration No. 4,532,331) and “MYOMO” (Registration No. 4,451,445) in the United States. The MyoPro mark is registered in Canada and in selected EU countries with pending registration. In jurisdictions where we have not yet registered our trademark and are using it, and as permitted by applicable local law, we seek to rely on common law trademark protection where available. Third parties may oppose our trademark applications, or otherwise challenge our use of the trademarks, and may be able to use our trademarks in jurisdictions where they are not registered or otherwise protected by law. If our trademarks are successfully challenged or if a third party is using confusingly similar or identical trademarks in particular jurisdictions before we do, we could be forced to rebrand our products, which could result in loss of brand recognition, and could require us to devote additional resources to marketing new brands. If others are able to use our trademarks, our ability to distinguish our products may be impaired, which could adversely affect our business. Further, we cannot assure you that competitors will not infringe upon our trademarks, or that we will have adequate resources to enforce our trademarks.

We may be subject to damages resulting from claims that our employees or we have wrongfully used or disclosed alleged trade secrets of their former employers.

Some of our employees were previously employed at other medical device companies, including our competitors or potential competitors, and we may hire employees in the future that are so employed. We could in the future be subject to claims that these employees, or we, have inadvertently or otherwise used or disclosed trade secrets or other proprietary information of their former employers. If we fail in defending against such claims, a court could order us to pay substantial damages and prohibit us from using technologies or features that are found to incorporate or be derived from the trade secrets or other proprietary information of the former employers. If any of these technologies or features are important to our products, this could prevent us from selling those products and could have a material adverse effect on our business. Even if we are successful in defending against these claims, such litigation could result in substantial costs and divert the attention of management.

Risks Related to Our Securities

Our stockholders will experience significant dilution upon the issuance of common stock if the shares of our common stock underlying our warrants are exercised or converted.

We have a significant number of securities convertible into, or allowing the purchase of, our common stock. Investors could be subject to increased dilution upon the conversion or exercise of these securities. For example, as of September 30, 2019, we had 5,435,287 shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants, with a weighted-average exercise price of $2.88 per share, and 668,785 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options under our equity incentive plans, with a weighted-average exercise price of $2.11 per share. In addition, we have outstanding 10,266 shares of restricted stock, with an average per share fair value of $6.75 when granted in August 2017, with lapsing forfeiture rights extending up to 48 months. We issued warrants to purchase shares of our common stock in our December 2017 public offering, of which warrants to purchase 3,560,894 shares of common stock remain outstanding as of September 30, 2019. The common stock warrants that we issued in our December 2017 public offering have an exercise price of $2.95 per share and such exercise price is adjustable if we effect a stock split or combination or similar transaction, depending on the relative trading prices before and after the combination. Such common stock warrants also have anti-dilution protection in the event that we issue equity securities in the future below the then-exercise price of such warrants. These warrants have been repriced from $2.95 per share to $1.40 per share, the price per share in the Company’s February 2019 underwritten public offering. But, should the Company issue additional shares in the future below the current exercise price of these warrants, the exercise of these warrants will again have to be repriced. The issuance of additional shares as a result of such conversion or purchase, or their subsequent sale, could adversely affect the price of our common stock.

We may not be able to maintain a listing of our common stock on the NYSE American.

We must meet certain financial and liquidity criteria to maintain such listing. If we fail to meet any of the NYSE American’s listing standards, our common stock may be delisted. In addition, our board may determine that the cost of maintaining our listing on a national securities exchange outweighs the benefits of such listing. A delisting of our common stock from the NYSE American may materially impair our stockholders’ ability to buy and sell our common stock and could have an adverse effect on the market price of, and the efficiency of the trading market for, our common stock. A delisting of our common stock could significantly impair our ability to raise capital.

There is no public market for our warrants to purchase common stock.

There is no established public trading market for our warrants and we do not expect a market to develop. In addition, we do not intend to apply for listing of the warrants on any securities exchange. Without an active market, the liquidity of such warrants will be limited.

Holders of our warrants have no rights as a common stockholder until such holders exercise their warrants and acquire our common stock.

Until holders of warrants acquire shares of our common stock upon exercise of the warrants, holders of warrants will have no rights with respect to the shares of our common stock underlying such warrants. Upon exercise of the warrants, the holders thereof will be entitled to exercise the rights of a common stockholder only as to matters for which the record date occurs after the exercise date.

Our principal stockholders and management beneficially own a significant percentage of our stock and will be able to exert significant influence over matters subject to stockholder approval.

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As of September 30, 2019, our executive officers, directors, principal stockholders and their affiliates beneficially owned approximately 10% of our outstanding voting stock. Therefore, these stockholders will have the ability to influence us through this ownership position. These stockholders may be able to significantly affect matters requiring stockholder approval, including elections of directors, amendments of our organizational documents, and approval of any merger, sale of assets, or other major corporate transaction. This may prevent or discourage unsolicited acquisition proposals or offers for our common stock that you may believe are in your best interest as one of our stockholders.

The market price of our common stock has been and may continue to be volatile.

The stock market in general, and the market price of our common stock in particular will likely be subject to fluctuation, whether due to, or irrespective of, our operating results, financial condition and prospects. For example, from June 9, 2017 to October 31, 2019, the high and low sales price of our common stock on the NYSE American has fluctuated from a low of $0.55 to a high of $23.20 per share.

Our financial performance, our industry’s overall performance, changing consumer preferences, technologies, government regulatory action, tax laws and market conditions in general could have a significant impact on the future market price of our common stock. Some of the other factors that could negatively affect our share price or result in fluctuations in our share price include:

 

actual or anticipated variations in our periodic operating results;

 

increases in market interest rates that lead purchasers of our common stock to demand a higher investment return;

 

changes in earnings estimates;

 

changes in market valuations of similar companies;

 

actions or announcements by our competitors;

 

adverse market reaction to any increased indebtedness we may incur in the future;

 

additions or departures of key personnel;

 

actions by stockholders;

 

speculation in the media, online forums, or investment community; and

 

our intentions and ability to maintain our common stock on the NYSE American.

We do not expect to declare or pay dividends in the foreseeable future.

We do not expect to declare or pay dividends in the foreseeable future, as we anticipate that we will invest future earnings in the development and growth of our business. Therefore, holders of our common stock will not receive any return on their investment unless they sell their securities, and holders may be unable to sell their securities on favorable terms or at all.

We have elected to publicly report on an ongoing basis as an “emerging growth company” (as defined in the JOBS Act) under the reporting rules set forth under the Exchange Act. For so long as we remain an “emerging growth company,” we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other Exchange Act reporting companies that are not “emerging growth companies”.

We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the JOBS Act. For as long as we continue to be an emerging growth company, we may take advantage of exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not “emerging growth companies,” including exemption from compliance with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in the Annual Report on Form 10-K and our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation.

We will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of (1) the last day of the fiscal year (a) in 2022, (b) the date on which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.07 billion, or (c) the date on which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of our common stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the prior June 30th , and (2) the date on which we have issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt during the prior three-year period.

Even after we no longer qualify as an emerging growth company, we may under certain circumstances still qualify as a “smaller reporting company,” which would allow us to take advantage of many of the same exemptions from disclosure requirements including exemption from compliance with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements. We cannot predict if investors will find our common stock less attractive because we may rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our common stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and our stock price may be more volatile.

Under the JOBS Act, emerging growth companies can also delay adopting certain new or revised accounting standards until such time as those standards apply to private companies. We have elected to avail ourselves of this provision of the JOBS Act.

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We are obligated to develop and maintain a system of effective internal control over financial reporting. We may not complete our analysis of our internal control over financial reporting in a timely manner, or these internal controls may not be determined to be effective, which may harm investor confidence in our company and, as a result, the value of our common stock.

We will be required, pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, to furnish a report by management on, among other things, the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting in the second annual report we file with the SEC. This assessment will need to include disclosure of any material weaknesses identified by our management in our internal control over financial reporting. However, our auditors will not be required to formally attest to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 until we are no longer an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act if we take advantage of the exemptions available to us through the JOBS Act.

We are in the very early stages of the costly and challenging process of compiling the system and process documentation necessary to perform the evaluation needed to comply with Section 404. In this regard, we will need to continue to dedicate internal resources, engage outside consultants and adopt a detailed work plan to assess and document the adequacy of internal control over financial reporting, continue steps to improve control processes as appropriate, validate through testing that controls are functioning as documented and implement a continuous reporting and improvement process for internal control over financial reporting. As we transition to the requirements of reporting as a public company, we may need to add additional finance staff. We may not be able to remediate any future material weaknesses, or to complete our evaluation, testing and any required remediation in a timely fashion. During the evaluation and testing process, if we identify one or more material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, we will be unable to assert that our internal controls are effective. If we are unable to assert that our internal control over financial reporting is effective, or if our auditors are unable to express an opinion on the effectiveness of our internal controls when they are required to issue such opinion, investors could lose confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports, which could harm our stock price.

The preparation of our financial statements involves the use of estimates, judgments and assumptions, and our financial statements may be materially affected if such estimates, judgments or assumptions prove to be inaccurate.

Financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America typically require the use of estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts. Often, different estimates, judgments and assumptions could reasonably be used that would have a material effect on such financial statements, and changes in these estimates, judgments and assumptions may occur from period to period over time. Significant areas of accounting requiring the application of management’s judgment include, but are not limited to, determining the fair value of assets and the timing and amount of cash flows from assets. These estimates, judgments and assumptions are inherently uncertain and, if our estimates were to prove to be wrong, we would face the risk that charges to income or other financial statement changes or adjustments would be required. Any such charges or changes could harm our business, including our financial condition and results of operations and the price of our securities. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for a discussion of the accounting estimates, judgments and assumptions that we believe are the most critical to an understanding of our financial statements and our business.

If securities industry analysts do not publish research reports on us, or publish unfavorable reports on us, then the market price and market trading volume of our common stock could be negatively affected.

Any trading market for our common stock will be influenced in part by any research reports that securities industry analysts publish about us. We do not have any control over these analysts. We currently have limited research coverage by securities industry analysts and we may be unable to maintain analyst coverage or have analysts initiate coverage on us. If securities industry analysts cease coverage of us, the market price and market trading volume of our common stock could be negatively affected. In the event we are covered by analysts, and one or more of such analysts downgrade our securities, or otherwise reports on us unfavorably, or discontinues coverage on us, the market price and market trading volume of our common stock could be negatively affected.

We are incurring increased costs as a public company and our management team is required to devote substantial time to new compliance initiatives and corporate governance practices.

As a public company, and particularly after we are no longer an “emerging growth company,” we will incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses that we did not incur as a private company. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the listing requirements of the NYSE American and other applicable securities rules and regulations impose various requirements on public companies. Our management and other personnel will need to devote a substantial amount of time to compliance with these requirements. Moreover, these rules and regulations will increase our legal and financial compliance costs and will make some activities more time-consuming and costly.

Future issuances of our common stock or equity-related securities could cause the market price of our common stock to decline and would result in the dilution of your holdings.

Future issuances of our common stock or securities convertible into our common stock could cause the market price of our common stock to decline. We cannot predict the effect, if any, of future issuances of our common stock or securities convertible into our common stock on the price of our common stock. In all events, future issuances of our common stock would result in the dilution of your holdings. In addition, the

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perception that new issuances of our common stock, or other securities convertible into our common stock, could occur, could adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

Future issuances of debt securities, which would rank senior to our common stock upon our bankruptcy or liquidation, and future issuances of preferred stock, which could rank senior to our common stock for the purposes of dividends and liquidating distributions, may adversely affect our common stock price.

In the future, we may attempt to increase our capital resources by offering debt securities. Upon bankruptcy or liquidation, holders of our debt securities, and lenders with respect to other borrowings we may make, would receive distributions of our available assets prior to any distributions being made to holders of our common stock. Moreover, if we issue preferred stock, the holders of such preferred stock could be entitled to preferences over holders of common stock in respect of the payment of dividends and the payment of liquidating distributions. Because our decision to issue debt or preferred securities in any future offering, or borrow money from lenders, will depend in part on market conditions and other factors beyond our control, we cannot predict or estimate the amount, timing or nature of any such future offerings or borrowings. Holders of our common stock must bear the risk that any future offerings we conduct or borrowings we make may adversely affect the level of return they may be able to achieve from an investment in our common stock.

If our shares of common stock become subject to the penny stock rules, it would become more difficult to trade our shares.

The Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, has adopted rules that regulate broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in penny stocks. Penny stocks are generally equity securities with a price of less than $5.00, other than securities registered on certain national securities exchanges or authorized for quotation on certain automated quotation systems, provided that current price and volume information with respect to transactions in such securities is provided by the exchange or system. If we do not retain a listing on the NYSE American or another national securities exchange and if the price of our common stock is less than $5.00, our common stock will be deemed a penny stock. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, before a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document containing specified information. In addition, the penny stock rules require that before effecting any transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules, a broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive (i) the purchaser’s written acknowledgment of the receipt of a risk disclosure statement; (ii) a written agreement to transactions involving penny stocks; and (iii) a signed and dated copy of a written suitability statement. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the trading activity in the secondary market for our common stock, and therefore stockholders may have difficulty selling their shares.

Anti-takeover provisions in our charter documents and under Delaware law could make an acquisition of us more difficult, limit attempts by our stockholders to replace or remove our current management and limit the market price of our common stock.

Provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control or changes in our management. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws include provisions that:

 

authorize our board of directors to issue preferred stock, without further stockholder action and with voting liquidation, dividend and other rights superior to our common stock;

 

establish an advance notice procedure for stockholder proposals to be brought before an annual meeting, including proposed nominations of persons for director nominees;

 

establish that our board of directors is divided into three classes, with directors in each class serving three-year staggered terms;

 

require the approval of holders of two-thirds of the shares entitled to vote at an election of directors to adopt, amend or repeal our bylaws or amend or repeal the provisions of our certificate of incorporation regarding the election and removal of directors and the ability of stockholders to take action by written consent or call a special meeting;

 

prohibit cumulative voting in the election of directors; and

 

provide that vacancies on our board of directors may be filled only by the vote of a majority of directors then in office, even though less than a quorum or by the holders of at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock.

These provisions may frustrate or prevent any attempts by our stockholders to replace or remove our current management by making it more difficult for stockholders to replace members of our board of directors, which is responsible for appointing the members of our management. In addition, because we are incorporated in Delaware, we are governed by the provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL, which generally prohibits a Delaware corporation from engaging in any of a broad range of business combinations with any “interested” stockholder for a period of three years following the date on which the stockholder became an “interested” stockholder. Any of the foregoing provisions could limit the price that investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock, and they could deter potential acquirers of our company, thereby reducing the likelihood that you would receive a premium for your common stock in an acquisition.

We may be subject to adverse legislative or regulatory changes in tax laws that could negatively impact our financial condition.

The rules dealing with U.S. federal, state and local income taxation are constantly under review by persons involved in the legislative process and by the IRS and the U.S. Treasury Department. Changes to tax laws (which changes may have retroactive application) could adversely affect our stockholders or us. In recent years, many such changes have been made. For example, the U.S. government recently enacted the Tax

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Cuts and Jobs Act (the TCJA”), that significantly reforms the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The TCJA, among other things, contains significant changes to corporate taxation, including a reduction of the corporate tax rate from a top marginal tax rate of 35% to a flat rate of 21%, a limitation of the tax deduction for interest expense to 30% of adjusted earnings (except for certain small businesses), a limitation of the deduction for net operating losses to 80% of annual taxable income and an elimination of net operating loss carrybacks, in each case, for losses arising in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017 (though any such net operating losses may be carried forward indefinitely) and the modification or repeal  of many business deductions and credits (including a reduction of the business tax credit for certain clinical testing expenses incurred in the testing of certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions generally referred to as “orphan drugs”). Additional changes to tax laws are likely to continue to occur in the future. We cannot predict whether, when, in what form, or with what effective dates, tax laws, regulations and rulings may be enacted, promulgated or decided, which could result in an increase in our, or our stockholders’ tax liability or require changes in the manner in which we operate in order to minimize increases in our tax liability.

Our ability to use net operating losses and research and development credits to offset future taxable income may be subject to certain limitations.

As of December 31, 2018, we had U.S. federal and state net operating loss carryforwards of $35.5 million and $26.4 million, respectively, which begin to expire in the year 2028 and 2019 through 2027, respectively. These net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards could expire unused and be unavailable to offset future taxable income or tax liabilities, respectively. In addition, in general, under Sections 382 and 383 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and corresponding provisions of state law, a corporation that undergoes an “ownership change” is subject to limitations on its ability to utilize its pre-change net operating loss carryforwards or tax credits, or NOLs or credits, to offset future taxable income. For these purposes, an ownership change generally occurs where the aggregate stock ownership of one or more stockholders or groups of stockholders who owns at least 5% of a corporation’s stock increases its ownership by more than 50 percentage points over its lowest ownership percentage within a specified testing period. We have determined that an ownership change occurred in each of the third quarter of 2014 and the second quarter of 2015. The result of these ownership changes is that approximately $5 million of our pre-change net operating loss carryforwards will not be available to us to offset future taxable income. In addition, if it is determined that an ownership change occurred in conjunction with our common stock offering in February 2019, the amount of our NOLs available to offset future taxable income may be further reduced. As of the filing date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we have not completed this analysis. We may undergo an ownership change in connection with future offerings or in connection with future changes in our stock ownership (many of which are outside of our control), whereby our ability to utilize NOLs or credits could be further limited by Sections 382 and 383 of the Code or under corresponding provisions of state law. Furthermore, our ability to utilize our NOLs or credits is conditioned upon our attaining profitability and generating U.S. federal and state taxable income. As described above under “Risk factors— Risks Associated with Our Business,” we have incurred net losses since our inception and anticipate that we will continue to incur losses for the foreseeable future; and therefore, we do not know whether or when we will generate the U.S. federal or state taxable income necessary to utilize our NOLs or credits that are subject to limitation by Sections 382 and 383 of the Code. Under the TCJA, U.S. federal net operating loss carryforwards generated after December 31, 2018 will not be subject to expiration.

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds from Registered Securities

(a) Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

None

(b) Use of Proceeds from Registered Securities

None

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

None

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Item 6.

Exhibits

The exhibits filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are set forth on the Exhibits Index, which is incorporated by reference.

Exhibits Index

 

  Exhibit No.

 

Exhibit Description (Add Term Loan Exhibits)

 

 

 

  10.1+

 

Amendment to Consulting Agreement, dated May 20, 2019, by and between the Company and Ralph Goldwasser (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 in the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on May 22, 2019).

 

 

 

  31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15(d)-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

  31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15(d)-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

  32.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

  32.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

  101

 

The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report Form 10-Q for the six months ended June 30, 2019, formatted in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) Condensed Statements of Operations, (ii) Condensed Balance Sheets, (iii) Condensed Statements of Cash Flows and (iv) Condensed Statements of Stockholders’ Equity and (v) Notes to Condensed Unaudited Financial Statements.

 

+

Management contract or compensatory arrangement.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date November 12, 2019

 

Myomo, Inc.

 

/s/ David A. Henry

David A. Henry

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

 

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