Stock-based compensation

The following table summarizes the stock-based compensation expense recognized in the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2019		2018
Cost of goods sold	$	601	$	650
Research and development	881		773
Sales and marketing	678		938
General and administrative	1,178		986
	$	3,338	$	3,347

Determining Fair Value

The Company estimated the fair value of certain stock-based awards using a Black-Scholes-Merton valuation model with the following assumptions:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	Three Months Ended March 31,
Stock options	2019	2018
Weighted-average expected term (years)	—	6.00
Weighted-average volatility	—	65%
Risk-free interest rate	—	2.27%
Expected dividends	—	—%
Stock appreciation units
Weighted-average expected term (years)	1.67	2.10
Weighted-average volatility	64%	67%
Risk-free interest rate	2.45%-2.63%	1.03% - 1.98%
Expected dividends	—%	—%
ESPP
Weighted-average expected term (years)	0.73	0.73
Weighted-average volatility	61%	61%
Risk-free interest rate	2.36% - 2.59%	1.20% - 1.31%
Expected dividends	—%	—%

Stock Options and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)

The following table summarizes the Company’s stock option and RSU activity, excluding market-based RSUs, during the three months ended March 31, 2019:



	Stock Options				Restricted Stock Units
	Number of Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Number of Units		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Balance as of December 31, 2018	3,202,745		$	5.73	2,486,028		$	7.87
Granted	—		—		33,598		7.10
Exercised/Converted	(47,730	)	3.50		(41,627	)	7.88
Cancelled/Forfeited	(9,688	)	11.53		(59,100	)	8.13
Balance as of March 31, 2019	3,145,327		5.75		2,418,899		7.85

At March 31, 2019, the Company had $1.4 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense for stock options, net of estimated forfeitures, which will be recognized over the remaining weighted-average period of 1.6 years. At March 31, 2019, the Company had $11.1 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense for RSUs, excluding market-based RSUs, net of estimated forfeitures, which will be recognized over the remaining weighted-average period of 1.9 years.

Market-based Restricted Stock Units

In 2018, the Company granted 695,000 shares of market-based RSUs to certain employees. These RSUs will vest if the 30-day weighted average closing price of the Company's common stock is equal to or greater than certain price targets per share and the recipients remain in continuous service with the Company through such service period. No market-based RSUs have vested and 17,500 market-based RSUs have been cancelled through March 31, 2019.

The weighted average grant-date fair value per share of market-based RSUs granted during 2018 was approximately $5.82 per share. As of March 31, 2019, the Company had $2.5 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense for these RSUs, net of estimated forfeitures, which will be recognized over the remaining weighted-average period of 3.26 years. The fair value of market-based RSUs was measured on the grant date using Monte Carlo simulation model with the following assumptions:



	Year Ended December 31,
Market-based restricted stock units	2018
Weighted-average volatility	66%
Risk-free interest rate	2.79%
Expected dividends	—%

Stock Appreciation Units (SAU)

SAUs are liability classified share-based awards. Outstanding SAUs are re-measured each reporting period at fair value until settlement. The Company did not grant any SAUs during the three months ended March 31, 2019 or 2018. As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, there were 191,066 and 192,872 SAUs outstanding, respectively, and related SAU liabilities were $0.6 million and $0.6 million, respectively.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

As of March 31, 2019, there was $0.4 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense for employee stock purchase rights that will be recognized over the remaining offering period through November 2019.