FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

NOTE 3 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

The Company measures fair value and discloses fair value measurements for financial assets and liabilities. Fair value is based on the price that would be received from the sale of an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

The accounting standard establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes observable and unobservable inputs used to measure fair value into three broad levels, which are described below:

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for assets or liabilities. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to Level 1 inputs.

Level 2: Observable prices that are based on inputs not quoted on active markets, but corroborated by market data.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs are used when little or no market data is available. The fair value hierarchy gives the lowest priority to Level 3 inputs.

In determining fair value, the Company utilizes valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible and considers counterparty credit risk in its assessment of fair value.

The fair value of the financial instruments included in the working capital of the Company is usually identical or close to their carrying value.

As of September 30, 2022, the carrying amounts of short-term deposits approximate their fair values due to the stated interest rates, which approximate market rates.

Based on a Level 3 measurement, as of September 30, 2022, the fair value of the $28.75 million aggregate principal amount of the Company’s outstanding 2024 Notes is approximately $30.9 million. The value of these notes was estimated by implementing the binomial model. The liability component was valued based on the Income Approach. The following parameters were used:

	2024 Notes
Stock price (USD)	1.04
Expected term	1.92
Risk free rate	4.26	%
Volatility	75.32	%
Yield	14.18	%