The Company And Basis Of Presentation

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

The Company And Basis Of Presentation

The Company And Basis Of Presentation

1. The Company and Basis of Presentation

The Company

Alphatec Holdings, Inc. ("Alphatec", "Alphatec Holdings" or the "Company"), through its wholly owned subsidiary, Alphatec Spine, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Alphatec Spine"), designs, develops, manufactures and markets products for the surgical treatment of spine disorders, primarily focused on the aging spine. In addition to its U.S. operations, the Company also markets its products in over 50 international markets through its subsidiaries, Scient'x S.A.S. and its subsidiaries ("Scient'x"), and Alphatec Pacific, Inc. and its subsidiaries ("Alphatec Pacific").

The Company acquired Scient'x on March 26, 2010. Subsequent to the closing of the acquisition, the Company became responsible for managing the operation of the combined entities (See Note 3).

Basis of Presentation

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Alphatec and Alphatec Spine and its wholly owned subsidiaries. The results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2010 do not include the results of Scient'x for the first quarter of 2010 as the Company determined that Scient'x's results of operations for the five days from the acquisition date, March 26, 2010, to the fiscal quarter end were immaterial to the Company's first quarter 2010 consolidated results. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in the condensed consolidated financial statements.

In April 2010, Alphatec Pacific entered into an agreement to sell its wholly owned subsidiary, IMC Co., to a third party. (see Note 13).

The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2010, which has been derived from audited financial statements, and the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") related to a quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual audited financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures made in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q are adequate to make the information not misleading. The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all normal recurring adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair statement of the financial position and results of operations for the periods presented. All such adjustments are of a normal and recurring nature. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010, which are included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 that was filed with the SEC on March 4, 2011.

Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2011, or any other future periods.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. A going concern basis of accounting contemplates the recovery of the Company's assets and the satisfaction of its liabilities in the normal course of business. Based on the Company's annual operating plan, management believes that its existing cash and cash equivalents of $21.8 million and accounts receivable of $41.7 million at June 30, 2011 will be sufficient to fund its cash requirements through at least June 30, 2012. The Company's amended credit facility contains financial covenants consisting of a minimum adjusted quick ratio and minimum quarterly free cash flow. As of June 30, 2011, the Company was in compliance with the minimum adjusted quick ratio covenant but was not in compliance with the minimum quarterly free cash flow covenant. In August 2011, the Company and Silicon Valley Bank executed an amendment to the amended credit facility. The amendment included a waiver for non-compliance with the minimum quarterly free cash flow covenant for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2011. In conjunction with the amendment, the Company paid Silicon Valley Bank a fee of $50,000 (see Note 14).

Based on the Company's current operating plan, the Company believes that it is reasonably likely that it will be in compliance with its financial covenants in the foreseeable future. However, there is no assurance that the Company will be able to do so. If the Company is not able to achieve its planned revenue growth or incurs costs in excess of its forecasts, it may be required to substantially reduce discretionary spending and it could be in default of the amended credit facility. In addition to the financial covenants, the amended credit facility contains other covenants including subjective clauses that would allow the lender to declare the loan immediately due and payable. Upon the occurrence of a covenant violation or other event of default that is not waived, the lender could elect to declare all amounts outstanding under the amended credit facility to be immediately due and payable and terminate all commitments to extend further credit. If the lender were to accelerate the repayment of borrowings under the amended credit facility for any reason, the Company may not have sufficient cash on hand to repay the amounts borrowed under the amended credit facility and would be forced to obtain alternative financing.

If the Company is not able to achieve the minimum targeted revenue growth and related improvements in profitability to meet the quarterly covenants or has other unanticipated expenditures, the Company may be required to attempt to seek a waiver of such covenants, renegotiate the amended credit facility, and/or substantially reduce discretionary spending, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's ability to achieve its intended business objectives. There can be no assurances that such a waiver could be obtained, that the amended credit facility could be successfully renegotiated or that the Company can modify its operations to maintain liquidity. If the Company is unable to obtain any required waivers or amendments, the lender would have the right to exercise remedies specified in the amended credit facility, including accelerating the repayment of debt obligations as discussed above. The Company may be forced to seek additional financing, which may include additional debt and/or equity financing or funding through other third party agreements. There can be no assurances that additional financing will be available on acceptable terms or available at all. Furthermore, any equity financing may result in dilution to existing stockholders and any debt financing may include restrictive covenants.