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Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Notes to Financial Statements  
Organization, Consolidation, Basis of Presentation, Business Description and Accounting Policies [Text Block]
Note
1.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
Description of Operations and Principles of Consolidation
 
Cutera, Inc. (“Cutera” or the “Company”) provides energy-based aesthetic systems for practitioners worldwide. The Company designs, develops, manufactures, distributes and markets energy-based product platforms for use by physicians and other qualified practitioners, enabling them to offer safe and effective aesthetic treatments to their customers. The Company currently markets the following system platforms:
excel, enlighten, Juliet, Secret RF,
truSculpt
and
xeo
. Several of the Company’s systems offer multiple hand pieces and applications, providing customers the flexibility to upgrade their systems. The sales of (i) systems, system upgrades, and hand pieces (collectively “Systems” revenue); (ii) replacement hand pieces,
truSculpt iD
and
truSculpt flex
cycle refills, as well as single use disposable tips applicable to
Juliet
and
Secret RF
(“Consumables” revenue); and (iii) the distribution of
third
party manufactured skincare products (“Skincare” revenue); are collectively classified as “Products” revenue. In addition to Products revenue, the Company generates revenue from the sale of post-warranty service contracts, parts, detachable hand piece replacements (except for
Titan, truSculpt
3D,
truSculpt iD
and
truSculpt flex
) and service labor for the repair and maintenance of products that are out of warranty, all of which are collectively classified as “Service” revenue.
 
The Company’s corporate headquarters and U.S. operations are located in Brisbane, California, where the Company conducts manufacturing, warehousing, research and development, regulatory, sales and marketing, service, and administrative activities. The Company markets, sells and services the Company’s products through direct sales and service employees in North America (including Canada), Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Sales and Services outside of these direct markets are made through a worldwide distributor network in over
40
countries. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated.
 
Risks and Uncertainties
 
The Company's future results of operations involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could affect the Company's future operating results and cause actual results to vary materially from expectations include, but are
not
limited to, rapid technological change, continued acceptance of the Company's products, stability of global financial markets, cybersecurity breaches and other disruptions that could compromise the Company’s information or results, management of international activities, competition from substitute products and larger companies, ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approvals, government regulations and oversight, patent and other types of litigation, ability to protect proprietary technology from counterfeit versions of the Company's products, strategic relationships and dependence on key individuals.
 
On
January 30, 2020,
the World Health Organization, or WHO, announced a global health emergency because of the COVID-
19
outbreak, and the risks to the international community as the virus spreads globally beyond its point of origin.
 
In
March 2020,
the WHO declared the COVID-
19
outbreak a pandemic, based on the rapid increase in exposure globally. The COVID-
19
outbreak is negatively affecting the United States and global economies. As the COVID-
19
outbreak continues to spread, and governmental authorities order quarantines, shelter-in-place, and similar mandates, or Governmental Mandates, or the perception that such Governmental Mandates or other restrictions on the conduct of business operations could occur, related to the COVID-
19
outbreak, it has affected and the Company expects it will continue to affect its operations and those of
third
parties on which the Company relies, which would cause disruptions in its supply chain and contract manufacturing operations. The extent of the COVID-
19
impact on its supply chain and its future revenues is difficult for us to quantify at this time. The Company currently has inventory on hand to meet its forecasted demand for the next
120
-
180
days, but the Company must be able to continue to have access to its supply chain to meet demand beyond that period.
 
Beginning in the
second
half of its
first
quarter of
2020,
and through the date of this report, the Company has experienced decreasing levels of customer demand for its products. As a result of COVID-
19,
some of its customers are being required to shelter-in-place and are
not
working.
 
In cases where its customers are working, they are performing fewer procedures. When they are performing procedures, customers are mostly focused on medically necessary procedures that should
not
be delayed. Non-urgent, non-essential procedures are getting cancelled or delayed. As a result of fewer aesthetic procedures being performed and anxiety about the economic future, the Company's customers
may
cancel orders for laser systems or will use less consumables. Some of its customers will feel less confident about making investments in their practices and focus on retaining their cash. As a result of cash conservation efforts by its customers, the Company
may
also encounter problems collecting on its receivables. A reduction in customer orders would reduce the amount of revenue that the Company expects to obtain. The Company expects this reduction to continue through the
second
quarter of
2020,
and perhaps for the remainder of
2020,
but its extent cannot be quantified at this time. The aforementioned factors and trends
may
also impact demand for its service contracts. Its customers’ patients are also feeling the economic impact of the current pandemic. Elective aesthetic procedures are less of a priority than other items for those patients that have lost their jobs, are furloughed, have reduced work or have to allocate their cash to other priorities. The Company expects that many of the patients of its customers will return slowly as the economic environment improves and revenue from its customers will begin to improve again as a result of the economic conditions improving and more procedures being performed.
 
In response to the COVID-
19
outbreak, the Company is taking actions to reduce expenses, including discontinuing nonessential services and programs, instituting controls on travel and entertainment, implementing further cost-cutting measures and evaluating whether improved efficiencies can be obtained in its workforce. For example, the directors on its board of directors have agreed to a
25%
reduction in their fees, its Chief Executive Officer and its President and Chief Operating Officer have each agreed to a
25%
reduction in their salaries and other members of management have also agreed to significant reductions in their salaries, until such time as its business operations and economic conditions improve. The Company has also instituted salary reductions for the remainder of its employees and furloughs or reductions-in-force that have affected approximately
42%
of its workforce. In addition, in order to further conserve cash, management has agreed to have the bonuses owed to them from the
2019
Management Bonus Program paid mostly in equity rather than in cash.
 
As a result of the events and impact surrounding the COVID-
19
pandemic, the Company assessed whether any impairment of its goodwill or its long-lived assets had occurred, and has determined that
no
charges were deemed necessary under applicable accounting standards as of
March 31, 2020. 
The Company’s assumptions about future conditions important to its assessment of potential impairment of its long-lived assets, and goodwill, including the impacts of the
COVID–19
pandemic and other ongoing impacts to its business, are subject to uncertainty, and the Company will continue to monitor these conditions in future periods as new information becomes available, and will update its analyses accordingly.
 
Unaudited Interim Financial Information
 
In the opinion of the Company, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report reflect all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair statement of its consolidated statements of financial position as of
March 31, 2020
and
2019,
its consolidated statements of results of operations, comprehensive loss, changes in equity, and cash flows for the
three
months ended
March 31, 2020,
and
2019.
The
December 31, 2019
condensed consolidated balance sheet was derived from audited financial statements, but does
not
include all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The results for interim periods are
not
necessarily indicative of results for the entire year or any other interim period.  Presentation of certain prior year balances have been updated to conform with current year presentation. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s previously filed audited financial statements and the related notes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form
10
-K for the year ended
December 31, 2019
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on
March 16, 2020.
 
Accounting Policies
 
These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC applicable to interim financial statements. While these statements reflect all normal recurring adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for fair presentation of the results of the interim period, they do
not
include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statement disclosures in its annual report on Form
10
-K for the year ended
December 31, 2019
filed with the SEC on
March 16, 2020.
 
The Company uses the same accounting policies in preparing quarterly and annual financial statements. Unless otherwise noted, amounts presented within the Notes to condensed consolidated financial statements refer to the Company’s continuing operations. Note 
1
provides information about the Company’s adoption of the new accounting standard for credit losses.
 
Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reported periods. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. 
 
On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its estimates, including those related to warranty obligations, sales commission, allowance for credit losses, and sales allowances, valuation of inventories, fair value of goodwill, useful lives of property and equipment, impairment testing for long-lived-assets, incremental borrowing rates related to the Company’s leases, assumptions regarding variables used in calculating the fair value of the Company's equity awards, expected achievement of performance based vesting criteria, management performance bonuses, fair value of investments, the standalone selling price of the Company's products and services, the period of benefit used to capitalize and amortize contract acquisition costs, variable consideration, contingent liabilities, recoverability of deferred tax assets, and effective income tax rates. Management bases estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities.
 
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
 
In
June 2016,
the FASB issued ASU
No.
2016
-
13,
Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic
326
):"Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments", which replaces the incurred loss methodology with an expected credit loss methodology that is referred to as the current expected credit loss (CECL) methodology. ASU
2016
-
13
is effective for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2019,
with early adoption permitted. The amendments in this update are required to be applied using the modified retrospective method with an adjustment to accumulated deficit and are effective for the Company beginning with fiscal year
2020,
including interim periods. The measurement of expected credit losses under the CECL methodology is applicable to financial assets measured at amortized cost, including loan receivables, available for sale securities and held-to-maturity debt securities. An entity with available for sale securities and trade receivables will be required to use historical loss information, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts to determine expected lifetime credit losses. Pooling of assets with similar risk characteristics is also required. The Company adopted ASU
2016
-
13
on
January 1, 2020
on a modified retrospective basis. Upon adoption, the standard did
not
have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
The Company identified trade receivables and available-for-sale debt securities as impacted by the new guidance. However, the Company determined that the historical losses related to these available-for-sale debt securities are
not
material as the Company invests in high grade short-term securities.
 
The Company establishes an allowance for credit losses on trade receivables based on the credit quality of clients, current economic conditions, the age of the accounts receivable balances, historical loss information, and current conditions and forecasted information, and write-off amounts against the allowance when they are deemed uncollectible. At
March 31, 2020
the Company adjusted the impairment rate to reflect the extent to which current conditions differ from the conditions that existed for the period over which historical loss information was evaluated. In the
three
months ended
March 31, 2020,
inputs to the Company’s CECL forecast incorporated forward-looking adjustments associated with the COVID-
19
pandemic which were incorporated due to the uncertainty of the economic impact on cash flows from the Company's trade receivables.
 
The Company’s allowance for credit losses was
$937,000
and
$1,354,000
as of
March 31, 2020
and
December 31, 2019. 
During the quarter ended
March 31, 2020,
the Company recognized a provision for credit losses of
$590,000
and wrote off
$1,007,000
against the allowance for credit losses.
 
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”, to improve the fair value measurement reporting of financial instruments. The amendments in this update require, among other things, added disclosure of the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level
3
fair value measurements. The amendments in this update eliminate, among other things, disclosure of the reasons for and amounts of transfers between Level
1
and Level
2
for assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and an entity's valuation processes for Level
3
fair value measurements. The amendments in this update are effective for the Company beginning with fiscal year
2020,
with early adoption permitted. Retrospective application is required for all amendments in this update except the added disclosures, which should be applied prospectively. The adoption of the amendments in this update did
not
have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position and results of operations.
 
 
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Not
Yet Adopted by the Company
 
In
December 2019,
the FASB issued ASU
No.
2019
-
12
“Income Taxes (Topic
740
)-Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes”, to remove certain exceptions and improve consistency of application, including, among other things, requiring that an entity reflect the effect of an enacted change in tax laws or rates in the annual effective tax rate computation in the interim period that includes the enactment date. The amendments in this update will be effective for the Company beginning with fiscal year
2021,
with early adoption permitted. Most amendments within the standard are required to be applied on a prospective basis, while certain amendments must be applied on a retrospective or modified retrospective basis. The adoption of the amendments in this update is
not
expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position and results of operations.