Note 1

The Company:

Background

STRATA Skin Sciences, Inc. (and its subsidiary) ("STRATA" or "we" or the "Company") is a medical technology company focused on the therapeutic and aesthetic dermatology market. STRATA sales include the following products: XTRAC^® laser and VTRAC^® excimer lamp systems utilized in the treatment of psoriasis, vitiligo and various other skin conditions; the STRATAPEN™ MicroSystems, a micropigmentation device; and Nordlys, a multi-technology aesthetic laser device for treating vascular and pigmented lesions.

The XTRAC is an ultraviolet light excimer laser system utilized to treat psoriasis, vitiligo and other skin diseases. The XTRAC received FDA clearance in 2000 and has since become a recognized treatment among dermatologists. The system delivers targeted 308um ultraviolet light to affected areas of the skin, leading to psoriasis clearing and vitiligo repigmentation, following a series of treatments. As of March 31, 2017, there were 791 XTRAC systems placed in dermatologists' offices in the United States under the Company's recurring revenue business model. The XTRAC systems employed under the recurring revenue model generate revenue on a per procedure basis. The per-procedure charge is inclusive of the use of the system and the services provided by the Company to the customer which includes system maintenance, reimbursement support service and participation in the direct to patient marketing programs employed by the Company. The XTRAC system's use for psoriasis is covered by nearly all major insurance companies, including Medicare. The VTRAC Excimer Lamp system, offered in addition to the XTRAC system internationally, provides targeted therapeutic efficacy demonstrated by excimer technology with the simplicity of design and reliability of a lamp system.

Effective March 1, 2017, the Company entered into an agreement to license the exclusive US distribution rights for the Ellipse family of products from Ellipse USA ("Ellipse") through December 31, 2019 (the "Initial Term"). If certain sales targets are met, the agreement will automatically be extended for two additional years. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company will be the exclusive distributor of Ellipse lasers. The Company has agreed to minimum inventory purchases and to pay a monthly license fee of approximately $33, in addition to commissions for each system sold. As part of the transaction, the majority of sales and marketing professionals from Ellipse USA are now employees of STRATA. The license fee amounts to approximately $1.1 million over the Initial Term.

Effective February 1, 2017, the Company entered into an exclusive OEM distribution agreement with Esthetic Education, LLC to be the exclusive marketer and seller of private label versions of the SkinStylus MicroSystem and associated parts under the name of STRATAPen. This three-year agreement allows for two one year extensions.

Effective April 6, 2017, the Company completed a reverse stock split of its common stock at a ratio of 1-for-5 shares. The Company has retroactively applied the reverse stock split for all periods presented. See Note 17.

Liquidity

As of March 31, 2017, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $212,810 and until 2016 had incurred losses and negative cash flows from operations since inception. To date, the Company has dedicated most of its financial resources to research and development, sales and marketing, and general and administrative expenses.

Management believes that its cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2017 combined with the anticipated revenues from the sale of the Company's products will be sufficient to satisfy its working capital needs, capital asset purchases, outstanding commitments, payments of the current portion of long-term debt and other liquidity requirements associated with its existing operations through the next twelve months following the filing of this Form 10-Q.

Basis of Presentation:

Accounting Principles

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("US GAAP").

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Unaudited interim consolidated financial statements

The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") for interim financial reporting. These consolidated statements are unaudited and, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments and accruals) necessary to state fairly the consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of comprehensive income, consolidated statements of cash flows and consolidated statements of stockholders' equity, for the periods presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP"). The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2016, has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date. Operating results and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017, or any other future period. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations for interim reporting of the SEC. These interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, and other forms filed with the SEC from time to time.

Reclassification

Certain reclassifications from the prior year presentation have been made to conform to the current year presentation. These reclassifications did not have a material impact on the Company's equity, net assets, results of operations or cash flows.

Significant Accounting Policies

The significant accounting policies used in preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements are disclosed in our 2016 Form 10-K, and there have been no changes to the Company's significant account policies during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the US requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates and be based on events different from those assumptions. As of March 31, 2017, the more significant estimates include (1) revenue recognition, in regards to deferred revenues and valuation allowances of accounts receivable, (2) the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the business combination, (3) the estimated useful lives of intangible assets and property and equipment, (4) the inputs used in determining the fair value of equity-based awards, (5) the valuation allowance related to deferred tax assets and (6) the fair value of financial instruments, including derivative instruments.

Fair Value Measurements

The Company measures and discloses fair value in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures ("ASC Topic 820"). ASC Topic 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework and gives guidance regarding the methods used for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions there exists a three-tier fair-value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

	•	Level 1 – unadjusted quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access as of the measurement date.
	•	Level 2 – pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets that are directly observable for the asset or liability or indirectly observable through corroboration with observable market data.
	•	Level 3 – pricing inputs are unobservable for the non-financial asset or liability and only used when there is little, if any, market activity for the non-financial asset or liability at the measurement date. The inputs into the determination of fair value require significant management judgment or estimation. Fair value is determined using comparable market transactions and other valuation methodologies, adjusted as appropriate for liquidity, credit, market and/or other risk factors

This hierarchy requires the Company to use observable market data, when available, and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs when determining fair value.

The Company's recurring fair value measurements at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are as follows:

	Fair Value as of March 31, 2017		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Liabilities:
Warrant liability (Note 8)	$	237	$	-	$	-	$	237

	Fair Value as of December 31, 2016		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Liabilities:
Warrant liability (Note 8)	$	105	$	-	$	-	$	105

The fair value of cash and cash equivalents are based on their respective demand value, which are equal to the carrying value. The fair value of derivative warrant liabilities is estimated using option pricing models that are based on the individual characteristics of the Company's warrants, preferred and common stock, the derivative warrant liability on the valuation date as well as assumptions for volatility, remaining expected life, risk-free interest rate and, in some cases, credit spread. The derivative warrant liabilities are the only recurring Level 3 fair value measures. The carrying value of all other short-term monetary assets and liabilities is estimated to be approximate to their fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The Company assessed its convertible debentures and long-term debt and determined that the fair value of total debt was $20,525 as of March 31, 2017. As of December 31, 2016 the fair value of total debt approximated the recorded value of $20,082.

Several of the warrants outstanding as of March 31, 2017 and 2016 have non-standard terms as they relate to a fundamental transaction and require a net-cash settlement upon change in control of the Company and other warrants contain full ratchet provisions that reduce the exercise price of the warrants in the event of a transaction resulting in the issuance of equity below the current price of the warrants. Therefore these warrants are classified as derivatives. These warrants have been recorded at their fair value using a binomial option pricing model and will be recorded at their respective fair value at each subsequent balance sheet date. See Note 8, Warrants, for additional discussion.

Earnings Per Share

Basic net loss per common share excludes dilution for potentially dilutive securities and is computed by dividing net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per common share gives effect to dilutive options, warrants and other potential common shares outstanding during the period and their potential diluted effect is considered using the treasury method.

For the three months ended March 31, 2017, diluted net loss per common share is equal to the basic net loss per common share since all potentially dilutive securities are anti-dilutive. The loss on the change in fair value of the warrant liability would be considered in the diluted earnings per share calculation and was deemed to be antidilutive.

For the three months ended March 31, 2016 diluted earnings per common share are computed by the numerator effected by the gain on the change in fair value of the warrant liability and the denominator is increased to include the number of additional potential common shares from the warrants underlying the warrant liability.

Diluted earnings per common share were calculated using the following net loss and weighted average shares outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2016:

	March 31, 2016

Net loss	$	(1,437	)
Gain on the change in fair value of the warrant liability		(1,985	)
Diluted earnings	$	(3,422	)

Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding:
Basic number of common shares outstanding		2,067,931
Dilutive effect of warrants		593,654
Diluted number of common and common stock equivalent shares outstanding		2,661,585

Potential common stock equivalents outstanding as of March 31, 2017 and 2016 consist of common stock equivalents of common stock purchase warrants, senior secured convertible debentures, convertible preferred stock and common stock options, which are summarized as follows:

	March 31,
	2017	2016
Common stock equivalents of convertible debentures	9,201,146	9,243,027
Common stock purchase warrants	2,406,625	3,365,690
Common stock equivalents of convertible preferred stock	467,836	507,173
Common stock options	894,890	533,870
Total	12,970,497	13,649,760

Adoption of New Accounting Standards

In January 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business, which clarifies the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. Under the current guidance, there are three elements of business: inputs, processes, and outputs. While an integrated set of assets and activities (collectively, a "set") that is a business usually has outputs, outputs are not required to be present. In addition, all the inputs and processes that a seller uses in operating a set are not required if market participants can acquire the set and continue to produce outputs, for example, by integrating the acquired set with their own inputs and processes. The new guidance provides a screen to determine when a set is not a business. The screen requires that when substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired (or disposed of) is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets, the set is not a business. For public business entities, the guidance is effective prospectively for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within those fiscal years, but can be adopted early. The Company has adopted this ASU effective January 1, 2017 and has applied the rules with its sub-distribution license with Ellipse and concluded that this transaction did not meet the definition of a business. As such, it has been accounted for as an asset acquisition. See Note 5.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting (Topic 718), to simplify various aspects of the accounting and presentation of share-based payments, including the income tax effects of awards and forfeiture assumptions. Tax deductions in excess of compensation costs (excess tax benefits) were recorded in equity and tax deduction shortfalls (tax deficiencies), to the extent of previous excess tax benefits, were recorded in equity and then to income tax expense. Under the new guidance, all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies are recorded to income tax expense in the income statement, which could create volatility in the Company's income statement. The new guidance also changes the classification of excess tax benefits in the cash flow statement and impacts the diluted earnings per share calculation. The guidance became effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and early adoption was permitted. Different components of the guidance require prospective, retrospective and/or modified retrospective adoption. The adoption of this ASU did not have a significant impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements.

In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-17, Income Taxes, Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes topic of the Codification. This standard requires all deferred tax assets and liabilities to be classified as non-current on the balance sheet instead of separating deferred taxes into current and non-current amounts. In addition, valuation allowance allocations between current and non-current deferred tax assets are no longer required because those allowances also will be classified as non-current. This standard is effective for public companies for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company's deferred tax assets are provided with a full valuation allowance as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, except the deferred tax liability related to goodwill amortization. As such, the adoption of this ASU did not have a significant impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements.

In July 2015, The FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-11, Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory (Topic 330) ("ASU 2015-11"). ASU 2015-11 outlines that inventory within the scope of its guidance be measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Inventory measured using last-in, first-out (LIFO) are not impacted by the new guidance. Prior to the issuance of ASU 2015-11, inventory was measured at the lower of cost or market (where market was defined as replacement cost, with a ceiling of net realizable value and floor of net realizable value less a normal profit margin). For a public entity, the amendments in ASU 2015-11 are effective, in a prospective manner, for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period (the first quarter of fiscal year 2017 for the Company). The adoption of this ASU did not have a significant impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment that simplifies the subsequent measurement of goodwill. The new guidance eliminated Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test which was required in computing the implied fair value of goodwill. Instead, under the new amendments, an entity should perform its annual or interim goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. An entity should recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit's fair value, however, the loss recognized should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. If applicable, an entity should consider income tax effects from any tax deductible goodwill on the carrying amount of the reporting unit when measuring the goodwill impairment loss. The amendments in this guidance are effective for public business entities for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 with early adoption permitted after January 1, 2017. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company expects this guidance to simplify its goodwill impairment analysis.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases, This statement requires lessees to present right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet. The standard is effective for public companies for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the effect the guidance will have on its financial condition and results of operations.

In May 2014, The FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) ("ASU 2014-09"). ASU 2014-09 outlines a single comprehensive model to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. ASU 2014-09 also requires entities to disclose sufficient information, both quantitative and qualitative, to enable users of financial statements to understand the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. An entity should apply the amendments in this ASU using one of the following two methods: 1. Retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented with a possibility to elect certain practical expedients, or, 2. Retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying ASU 2014-09 recognized at the date of initial application. If an entity elects the latter transition method, it also should provide certain additional disclosures. For a public entity, the amendments in ASU 2014-09 were to be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. In July 2015, the FASB voted for a one year deferral of the effective date of ASU 2014-09 and issued an exposure draft. The new guidance will be effective for annual and interim periods beginning on or after December 15, 2017. Early application is not permitted. The Company is evaluating this standard and expect to have its analysis completed by mid-2017, however, preliminarily the Company does not expect that this new guidance will have a material impact on its revenue recognition.