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HARROW HEALTH, INC.
Table of Contents
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Part I | FINANCIAL INFORMATION | 3 |
Item 1. | Financial Statements (unaudited) | 3 |
Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 27 |
Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 36 |
Item 4. | Controls and Procedures | 36 |
Part II | OTHER INFORMATION | 38 |
Item 1. | Legal Proceedings | 38 |
Item 1A. | Risk Factors | 38 |
Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 43 |
Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 43 |
Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures | 43 |
Item 5. | Other Information | 43 |
Item 6. | Exhibits | 43 |
Signatures | 45 |
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PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
HARROW HEALTH, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share data)
March 31, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | |||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Current assets | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash of $ | $ | $ | ||||||
Investment in Eton Pharmaceuticals | ||||||||
Accounts receivable, net | ||||||||
Inventories | ||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | ||||||||
Total current assets | ||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | ||||||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets | ||||||||
Intangible assets, net | ||||||||
Investment in Surface Ophthalmics | ||||||||
Investment in Melt Pharmaceuticals | ||||||||
Goodwill | ||||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | $ | ||||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
Current liabilities | ||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | $ | ||||||
Accrued payroll and related liabilities | ||||||||
Deferred revenue and customer deposits | ||||||||
Current portion of paycheck protection program loan payable | - | |||||||
Current portion of loan payable, net of unamortized debt discount | ||||||||
Current portion of operating lease liabilities | ||||||||
Current portion of finance lease obligations | ||||||||
Total current liabilities | ||||||||
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion | ||||||||
Finance lease obligations | ||||||||
Accrued expenses, net of current portion | ||||||||
Paycheck protection program loan payable, net of current portion | - | |||||||
Loan payable, net of current portion and unamortized debt discount | ||||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | ||||||||
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | ||||||||
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
Common stock, $ | par value, shares authorized, and shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively||||||||
Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||
Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
TOTAL HARROW HEALTH STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
Noncontrolling interests | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
TOTAL EQUITY | ||||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | $ | $ |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
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HARROW HEALTH, INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except for share and per share data)
For the Three Months Ended | For the Three Months Ended | |||||||
March 31, 2021 | March 31, 2020 | |||||||
Revenues: | ||||||||
Product sales, net | $ | $ | ||||||
Other revenues | ||||||||
Total revenues | ||||||||
Cost of sales | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
Gross profit | ||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | ||||||||
Research and development | ||||||||
Total operating expenses | ||||||||
Income (loss) from operations | ( |
) | ||||||
Other income (expense): | ||||||||
Interest expense, net | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
Investment loss from Melt Pharmaceuticals | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
Investment loss from Surface Ophthalmics | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
Investment loss from Eton Pharmaceuticals | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
Gain on forgiveness of debt | - | |||||||
Total other (expense), net | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
Income (loss) before income taxes | ( |
) | ||||||
Income taxes | - | - | ||||||
Total net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests | ( |
) | ||||||
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | - | |||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to Harrow Health, Inc. | $ | $ | ( |
) | ||||
Basic net income (loss) per share of common stock | $ | $ | ( |
) | ||||
Diluted net income (loss) per share of common stock | $ | $ | ( |
) | ||||
Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding, basic | ||||||||
Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding, diluted |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
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HARROW HEALTH, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020
(In thousands, except for share data)
Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock | Additional | Harrow Health, Inc. | Total Noncontrolling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Par | Paid-in | Accumulated | Stockholders’ | Equity | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Value | Capital | Deficit | Equity | Interest | Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2019 | $ | $ | $ | ( |
) | $ | $ | ( |
) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in connection with: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock related to vesting of RSUs | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | ( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) | |||||||||||||||||
Balance at March 31, 2020 | $ | $ | $ | ( |
) | $ | $ | ( |
) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2020 | $ | $ | $ | ( |
) | $ | $ | ( |
) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in connection with: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of employee options | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock related to vesting of RSUs | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares withheld related to net share settlement of equity awards | ( |
) | - | ( |
) | - | ( |
) | - | ( |
) | |||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at March 31, 2021 | $ | $ | $ | ( |
) | $ | $ | ( |
) | $ |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
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HARROW HEALTH, INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
For the | For the | |||||||
Three Months Ended |
Three Months Ended |
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March 31, 2021 | March 31, 2020 | |||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
Net income (loss) (including noncontrolling interests) | $ | $ | ( |
) | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) | ||||||||
operating activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment | ||||||||
Amortization of intangible assets | ||||||||
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets | ||||||||
Provision for bad debt expense | - | |||||||
Amortization of debt issuance costs and discount | ||||||||
Gain on forgiveness of debt | ( |
) | - | |||||
Investment loss from Eton Pharmaceuticals | ||||||||
Investment loss from Surface Ophthalmics | ||||||||
Investment loss from Melt Pharmaceuticals | ||||||||
Stock-based compensation | ||||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
Inventories | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | ( |
) | ||||||
Accrued payroll and related liabilities | ( |
) | ||||||
Deferred revenue and customer deposits | ( |
) | ||||||
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ( |
) | ||||||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
Investment in patent and trademark assets | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
Purchases of property, plant and equipment | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||
Payments on finance lease obligations | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
Principal payments on SWK loan | ( |
) | - | |||||
Net proceeds from exercise of stock options, net of taxes remitted upon vesting of RSU’s and options | ( |
) | - | |||||
NET CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
NET CHANGE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH | ( |
) | ||||||
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period | ||||||||
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period | $ | $ | ||||||
RECONCILIATION OF CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | ||||||
Restricted cash | ||||||||
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH AT END OF PERIOD | $ | $ | ||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | ||||||||
Cash paid for income taxes | $ | $ | ||||||
Cash paid for interest | $ | $ | ||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Right-of-use asset obtained in exchange for lease obligation | $ | $ | ||||||
Changes in accrued property and equipment purchases | $ | $ |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
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HARROW HEALTH, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020
(All dollar amounts are expressed in thousands, except share and per share data)
NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Company and Background
Harrow Health, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, partially owned companies and royalty arrangements unless the context indicates or otherwise requires, the “Company” or “Harrow”) specializes in the development, production and sale of innovative medications that offer unique competitive advantages and serve unmet needs in the marketplace through its subsidiaries and deconsolidated companies. The Company owns one of the nation’s leading ophthalmology-focused pharmaceutical businesses, ImprimisRx. In addition to wholly owning ImprimisRx, the Company also has equity positions in Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Eton”), Surface Ophthalmics, Inc. (“Surface”), and Melt Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Melt”), all companies that began as subsidiaries of Harrow. In 2020, Harrow created Visionology, Inc. (“Visionology”), which will launch an online eye health platform business. Harrow also owns royalty rights in various drug candidates being developed by Surface and Melt.
Basis of Presentation
The Company has prepared the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for audited financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2021 or for any other period. For further information, refer to the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned and majority-owned subsidiaries. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Harrow consolidates entities in which it has a controlling
financial interest.
The condensed consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 and the condensed consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the periods ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 include our accounts and those of our wholly owned subsidiaries, as well as our inactive majority owned subsidiaries Mayfield Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Stowe Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following represents an update for the three months ended March 31, 2021 to the significant accounting policies described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.
Risks, Uncertainties and Liquidity
The Company is subject to certain regulatory standards, guidelines and inspections which could impact the Company’s ability to make, dispense, and sell certain products. If the Company was required to cease compounding and selling certain products as a result of regulatory guidelines or inspections, this may have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.
Segments
The Company’s chief operating decision-maker is its Chief Executive Officer who makes resource allocation decisions and assesses performance based on financial information of our operating segments. The Company has identified two operating segments as reportable segments. See Note 16 for more information regarding the Company’s reportable segments.
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Noncontrolling Interests
The Company recognizes any noncontrolling interest
as a separate line item in equity in the condensed consolidated financial statements. A noncontrolling interest represents the portion
of equity ownership in a less-than-wholly-owned subsidiary not attributable to the Company.
The Company provides in the condensed consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity a reconciliation at the beginning and the end of the period of the carrying amount of total equity, equity attributable to the parent, and equity attributable to the noncontrolling interest that separately discloses:
(1) | Net income or loss; |
(2) | transactions with owners acting in their capacity as owners, showing separately contributions from and distributions to owners; and |
(3) | each component of other income or loss. |
Basic net income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders for the period by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders for the period by the weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares, such as stock options, unvested restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and warrants, outstanding during the period.
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share is computed
using the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Common equivalent shares (using the treasury
stock or “if converted” method) from stock options, RSUs and warrants were
For the Three Months Ended March 31, |
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2021 | 2020 | |||||||
Numerator – net income (loss) attributable to Harrow Health, Inc. | $ | $ | ( |
) | ||||
Denominator – weighted average number of shares outstanding, basic | ||||||||
Net income (loss) per share, basic | $ | $ | ( |
) |
March 31, 2021 |
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Diluted shares related to: | ||||
Warrants | ||||
Stock options | ||||
Dilutive common equivalent shares |
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For the Three Months Ended March 31, |
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2021 | 2020 | |||||||
Numerator – net income (loss) | $ | $ | ( |
) | ||||
Weighted average number of shares outstanding, basic | ||||||||
Dilutive common equivalent shares | - | |||||||
Denominator – number of shares used for diluted earnings per share computation | ||||||||
Net income (loss) per share, diluted | $ | $ | ( |
) |
Investment in Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
As of March 31, 2021, the Company owned
During the three months ended March 31, 2021, Mark L. Baum, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, resigned as a member of the board of directors of Eton. In April 2021, the Company sold
shares of its Eton common stock (see Note 17 for more information related to this subsequent event). In light of these events, the Company has determined that Eton is no longer a related party.
Investment in Melt Pharmaceuticals, Inc. – Related Party
The Company owns
See Note 4 for more information and related party disclosure regarding Melt.
Investment in Surface Ophthalmics, Inc. – Related Party
The Company owns
See Note 5 for more information and related party disclosure regarding Surface.
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Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes: Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, which simplifies the accounting for income taxes. This guidance became effective for the Company on January 1, 2021 on a prospective basis. Adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 3. REVENUES
The Company accounts for contracts with customers in accordance with ASC 606, Revenues from Contracts with Customers. The Company has three primary streams of revenue: (1) revenue recognized from our sale of products within our pharmacy services, (2) revenue recognized from a commission agreement with a third party and (3) revenue recognized from intellectual property license and asset purchase agreements.
Product Revenues from Pharmacy Services
The Company sells prescription drugs directly through our pharmacy and outsourcing facility network. Revenue from our pharmacy services division includes: (i) the portion of the price the client pays directly to us, net of any volume-related or other discounts paid back to the client, (ii) the price paid to us by individuals, and (iii) customer copayments made directly to the pharmacy network. Sales taxes are not included in revenue. Following the core principle of ASC 606, we have identified the following:
1. | Identify the contract(s) with a customer: A contract exists with a customer at the time the prescription or order is received by the Company. | |
2. | Identify the performance obligations in the contract: The order received contains the performance obligations to be met, in almost all cases the product the customer is wishing to receive. If we are unable to meet the performance obligation, the customer is notified. | |
3. | Determine the transaction price: the transaction price is based on the product being sold to the customer and any related customer discounts. These amounts are pre-determined and built into our order management software. | |
4. | Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract: The transaction price associated with the product(s) being ordered is allocated according to the pre-determined amounts. | |
5. | Recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation: At the time of shipment from the pharmacy or outsourcing facility, the performance obligation has been met. |
The following revenue recognition policy has been established for the pharmacy services division:
Revenues generated from prescription or office use drugs sold by our pharmacies and outsourcing facility are recognized when the prescription is shipped. At the time of shipment, the pharmacy services division has performed substantially all of its obligations under its client contracts and does not experience a significant level of returns or reshipments. Determination of criteria (3) and (4) is based on management’s judgments regarding the fixed nature of the selling prices of the products delivered and the collectability of those amounts. The Company records reductions to revenue for discounts at the time of the initial sale. Estimated returns and allowances and other adjustments are provided for in the same period during which the related sales are recorded and are based on actual returns history. The rate of returns is analyzed annually to determine historical returns experience. If the historical data we use to calculate these estimates do not properly reflect future returns, then a change in the allowance would be made in the period in which such a determination is made and revenues in that period could be materially affected. The Company will defer any revenues received for a product that has not been delivered or is subject to refund until such time that the Company and the customer jointly determine that the product has been delivered and no refund will be required.
Commission Revenues
During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company entered into an agreement whereby it is paid a fee calculated based on sales it generates from a pharmaceutical product that is owned by a third party. The revenue earned from this arrangement is recognized at the time a customer has ordered the pharmaceutical product and it has shipped from the third party (or one of its distributors or affiliates), at which point there is no future performance obligation required by the Company and no consequential continuing involvement on the part of the Company to recognize the associated revenue.
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Intellectual Property License Revenues
As of March 31, 2021, we are party to four intellectual property licenses and asset purchase agreements in which we have agreed to grant a license and which provide a customer with the right to access the Company’s intellectual property. License arrangements may consist of non-refundable upfront license fees, data transfer fees, research reimbursement payments, exclusive license rights to patented or patent pending compounds, technology access fees, and various performance or sales milestones. These arrangements can be multiple-element arrangements, the revenue of which is recognized at the point in time at which the performance obligation is met.
Non-refundable fees that are not contingent on any future performance by the Company and require no consequential continuing involvement on the part of the Company are recognized as revenue when the license term commences and the licensed data, technology, compounded drug preparation and/or other deliverable is delivered. Such deliverables may include physical quantities of compounded drug preparations, design of the compounded drug preparations and structure-activity relationships, the conceptual framework and mechanism of action, and rights to the patents or patent applications for such compounded drug preparations. The Company defers recognition of non-refundable fees if it has continuing performance obligations without which the technology, right, product or service conveyed in conjunction with the non-refundable fee has no utility to the licensee and that are separate and independent of the Company’s performance under the other elements of the arrangement. In addition, if the Company’s continued involvement is required, through research and development services that are related to its proprietary know-how and expertise of the delivered technology or can only be performed by the Company, then such non-refundable fees are deferred and recognized over the period of continuing involvement. Guaranteed minimum annual royalties are recognized on a straight-line basis over the applicable term.
Revenue disaggregated by revenue source for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, consists of the following:
For the Three Months Ended March 31, |
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2021 | 2020 | |||||||
Product sales, net | $ | $ | ||||||
Commissions | ||||||||
Licenses | ||||||||
Total revenues | $ | $ |
Deferred revenue and customer deposits at March 31,
2021 and December 31, 2020, were $
NOTE 4. INVESTMENT IN MELT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
In December 2018, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement with Melt (the “Melt Asset Purchase Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Melt Asset Purchase Agreement, Melt was assigned certain intellectual property and related rights from the Company to develop, formulate, make, sell, and sub-license certain Company conscious sedation and analgesia related formulations (collectively, the “Melt Products”). Under the terms of the Melt Asset Purchase Agreement, Melt is required to make mid-single-digit royalty payments to the Company on net sales of the Melt Products while any patent rights remain outstanding, as well as other conditions. In January and March 2019, the Company entered into the Melt Series A Preferred Stock Agreement. See also Note 2, under the subheading Investment in Melt Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
In February 2019, the Company and Melt entered into
the Melt MSA, whereby the Company provides to Melt certain administrative services and support, including bookkeeping, web services and
human resources related activities, and Melt is required to pay the Company a monthly amount of $
As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company
was due $
The Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Mark L. Baum, and Chief Medical Officer, Larry Dillaha, M.D. are members of the Melt board of directors, and several employees of the Company (including Mr. Baum, Dr. Dillaha and the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Andrew R. Boll) entered into consulting agreements and provide consulting services to Melt.
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The unaudited condensed results of operations information of Melt is summarized below:
For the Three Months
Ended |
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March 31, 2021 | March 31, 2020 | |||||||
Revenues, net | $ | $ | ||||||
Loss from operations | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
Net loss | $ | ( |
) | $ | ( |
) |
The unaudited condensed balance sheet information of Melt is summarized below:
At March 31, |
At December 31, | |||||||
2021 | 2020 | |||||||
Current assets | $ | $ | ||||||
Non-current assets | ||||||||
Total assets | ||||||||
Total liabilities | ||||||||
Total stockholders equity | ||||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | $ |
NOTE 5. INVESTMENT IN SURFACE OPHTHALMICS, INC. - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company entered into an asset purchase and license agreement with Surface in 2017 and amended it in April 2018 (the “Surface License Agreements”). Pursuant to the terms of the Surface License Agreements, the Company assigned and licensed to Surface certain intellectual property and related rights associated with Surface’s drug candidates (collectively, the “Surface Products”). Surface is required to make mid-single-digit royalty payments to the Company on net sales of the Surface Products while any patent rights remain outstanding.
As of March 31, 2021, the Company owned
The unaudited condensed results of operations information of Surface is summarized below:
For the Three Months Ended | ||||||||
March 31, 2021 | March 31, 2020 | |||||||
Revenues, net | $ | $ | ||||||
Loss from operations | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
Net loss | $ | ( |
) | $ | ( |
) |
The unaudited condensed balance sheet information of Surface is summarized below:
At March 31, |
At December 31, | |||||||
2021 | 2020 | |||||||
Current assets | $ | $ | ||||||
Non current assets | ||||||||
Total assets | ||||||||
Total liabilities | ||||||||
Total stockholders equity | ||||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | $ |
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NOTE 6. RESTRICTED CASH
The restricted cash at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 consisted of funds held in a money market account. At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the restricted cash was recorded at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.
At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the funds
held in a money market account of $
NOTE 7. INVENTORIES
Inventories are comprised of finished compounded formulations, over-the-counter and prescription retail pharmacy products, commercial pharmaceutical products, related laboratory supplies and active pharmaceutical ingredients. The composition of inventories as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was as follows:
March 31, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | |||||||
Raw materials | $ | $ | ||||||
Work in progress | ||||||||
Finished goods | ||||||||
Total inventories | $ | $ |
NOTE 8. PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
Prepaid expenses and other current assets at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, consisted of the following:
March 31, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | |||||||
Prepaid insurance | $ | $ | ||||||
Other prepaid expenses | ||||||||
Deposits and other current assets | ||||||||
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets | $ | $ |
NOTE 9. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, plant and equipment at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, consisted of the following:
March 31, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | |||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net: | ||||||||
Computer software and hardware | $ | $ | ||||||
Furniture and equipment | ||||||||
Lab and pharmacy equipment | ||||||||
Leasehold improvements | ||||||||
Accumulated depreciation and amortization | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
$ | $ |
For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020,
depreciation and amortization related to the property, plant and equipment was $
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NOTE 10. INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL
The Company’s intangible assets at March 31, 2021 consisted of the following:
Amortization periods (in years) | Cost | Accumulated amortization | Impairment | Net carrying value | ||||||||||||||
Patents | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Licenses | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Trademarks | ||||||||||||||||||
Customer relationships | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Trade name | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Non-competition clause | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||
State pharmacy licenses | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||
$ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ |
Amortization expense for intangible assets for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 was as follows:
For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2021 | 2020 | |||||||
Patents | $ | $ | ||||||
Licenses | ||||||||
Customer relationships | ||||||||
Trade name | ||||||||
State pharmacy licenses | ||||||||
$ | $ |
Estimated future amortization expense for the Company’s intangible assets at March 31, 2021 is as follows:
Remainder of 2021 | $ | |||
2022 | ||||
2023 | ||||
2024 | ||||
2025 | ||||
Thereafter | ||||
$ |
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NOTE 11. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES
Accounts payable and accrued expenses consisted of the following:
March 31, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | |||||||
Accounts payable | $ | $ | ||||||
Other accrued expenses | ||||||||
Accrued interest | ||||||||
Accrued exit fee for note payable | ||||||||
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses | ||||||||
Less: Current portion | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
Non-current total accrued expenses | $ | $ |
NOTE 12. DEBT
SWK Senior Note – 2017
In
July 2017, the Company and several of its wholly owned subsidiaries entered into a term loan and security agreement in the principal
amount of $
Subsequent to
March 31, 2021, the Company completed an offering of unsecured senior notes in the aggregate principal amount of $
Interest
expense related to the SWK Loan Agreement, as amended, amounted to $
Paycheck Protection Program Loan
In
April 2020, the Company entered into an unsecured promissory note and related Business Loan Agreement with Renasant Bank, as lender,
for a loan (the “PPP Loan”) in the principal amount of $
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At March 31, 2021, future minimum payments under the Company’s debt were as follows:
Amount | ||||
Remainder of 2021 | $ | |||
2022 | ||||
2023 | ||||
Total minimum payments | ||||
Less: amount representing interest | ( | ) | ||
Notes payable, gross | ||||
Less: unamortized discount | ( | ) | ||
Notes payable | ||||
Less: current portion, net of unamortized discount | ( | ) | ||
Note payable, net of current portion and unamortized debt discount | $ |
NOTE 13. LEASES
The Company leases office and laboratory space under non-cancelable operating leases listed below. These lease agreements have remaining terms between one to four years and contain various clauses for renewal at the Company’s option.
● | An
operating lease for | |
● | An
operating lease for | |
● | An
operating lease for |
Future lease payments under operating leases as of March 31, 2021 were as follows:
Operating Leases | ||||
Remainder of 2021 | $ | |||
2022 | ||||
2023 | ||||
2024 | ||||
2025 | ||||
Thereafter | ||||
Total minimum lease payments | ||||
Less: amount representing interest payments | ( | ) | ||
Total operating lease liabilities | ||||
Less: current portion, operating lease liabilities | ( | ) | ||
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion | $ |
At
March 31, 2021, the weighted-average discount rate and the weighted-average remaining lease term for the operating leases held by the
Company were
During
the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, cash paid for amounts included for the operating lease liabilities was $
The Company also has a finance lease that is included in its lease accounting but is not considered significant.
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Future lease payments under the non-cancelable finance lease as of March 31, 2021 were as follows:
Finance Leases | ||||
Remainder of 2021 | $ | |||
2022 | ||||
2023 | ||||
2024 | ||||
Total minimum lease payments | ||||
Less: amount representing interest payments | ( | ) | ||
Present value of future minimum lease payments | ||||
Less: current portion, finance lease obligation | ( | ) | ||
Finance lease obligation, net of current portion | $ |
At
March 31, 2021, the weighted average incremental borrowing rate and the weighted average remaining lease term for the finance lease held
by the Company were
For
the three months ended March 31, 2021, depreciation expense related to the equipment held under the finance lease obligation was $
For
the three months ended March 31, 2021, cash paid and expense recognized for interest expense related to the finance lease obligation
was $
Common Stock
During
the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company issued
During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company issued performance-based restricted stock units. shares of its common stock to Mark L. Baum, its CEO, related to the vesting of
During
the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company issued
During the three months ended March 31, 2021, shares of the Company’s common stock underlying RSUs issued to directors vested, but the issuance and delivery of these shares are deferred until the director resigns.
Preferred Stock
At March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company had shares of preferred stock, $ par value, authorized and shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding.
Subsequent
to March 31, 2021, the Company sold
Stock Option Plan
On September 17, 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors and stockholders adopted the Company’s 2007 Incentive Stock and Awards Plan, which was subsequently amended on November 5, 2008, February 26, 2012, July 18, 2012, May 2, 2013 and September 27, 2013 (as amended, the “2007 Plan”). The 2007 Plan reached its term in September 2017, and we can no longer issue additional awards under this plan, however, options previously issued under the 2007 Plan will remain outstanding until they are exercised, reach their maturity or are otherwise cancelled/forfeited. On June 13, 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors and stockholders adopted the Company’s 2017 Incentive Stock and Awards Plan (the “2017 Plan” together with the 2007 Plan, the “Plans”). As of March 31, 2021, the 2017 Plan provides for the issuance of a maximum of shares of the Company’s common stock. The purpose of the Plans are to attract and retain directors, officers, consultants, advisors and employees whose services are considered valuable, to encourage a sense of proprietorship and to stimulate an active interest of such persons in the Company’s development and financial success. Under the Plans, the Company is authorized to issue incentive stock options intended to qualify under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code, non-qualified stock options, restricted stock units and restricted stock. The Plans are administered by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company had shares available for future issuances under the 2017 Plan at March 31, 2021.
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Stock Options
A summary of stock option activity under the Plans for the three months ended March 31, 2021 is as follows:
Number of Shares | Weighted Avg. Exercise Price | Weighted Avg. Remaining Contractual Life | Aggregate Intrinsic Value | |||||||||||||
Options outstanding - January 1, 2021 | $ | |||||||||||||||
Options granted | $ | |||||||||||||||
Options exercised | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||
Options cancelled/forfeited | ( | ) | $ | |||||||||||||
Options outstanding - March 31, 2021 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
Options exercisable | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
Options vested and expected to vest | $ | $ |
The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pre-tax amount of the proceeds, net of exercise price, which would have been received by option holders if all option holders had exercised and immediately sold all options with an exercise price lower than the market price on March 31, 2021, based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock of $ on that date.
During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company granted stock options to certain employees and a consultant. The stock options were granted with an exercise price equal to the current market price of the Company’s common stock, as reported by the securities exchange on which the common stock was then listed, at the grant date and have contractual terms of years.
The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model. The expected term of options granted to employees and directors was determined in accordance with the “simplified approach,” as the Company has limited, relevant, historical data on employee exercises and post-vesting employment termination behavior. The expected risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield for a period consistent with the expected term of the option in effect at the time of the grant. The financial statement effect of forfeitures is estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, if the actual effect differs from those estimates. For option grants to employees and directors, the Company assigns a forfeiture factor of 10%. These factors could change in the future, which would affect the determination of stock-based compensation expense in future periods. Utilizing these assumptions, the fair value is determined at the date of grant.
2021 | ||||
Weighted-average fair value of options granted | $ | |||
Expected terms (in years) | ||||
Expected volatility | % | |||
Risk-free interest rate | - | % | ||
Dividend yield |
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Options Outstanding | Options Exercisable | |||||||||||||||||||
Range of Exercise Prices | Number Outstanding | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life in Years | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Number Exercisable | Weighted Average Exercise Price | |||||||||||||||
$ | - $$ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | - $$ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | - $$ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | - $$ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
$ | - $$ | $ |
As of March 31, 2021, there was approximately $ of total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested stock options granted under the Plans. That expense is expected to be recognized over the weighted-average remaining vesting period of years. The stock-based compensation for all stock options was $ and $ during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
The intrinsic value of options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2021 was $ .
Restricted Stock Units
RSU awards are granted subject to certain vesting requirements and other restrictions, including performance and market-based vesting criteria. The grant date fair value of the RSUs, which has been determined based upon the market value of the Company’s common stock on the grant date, is expensed over the vesting period of the RSUs.
During
the three months ended March 31, 2021,
Number of RSUs | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | |||||||
RSUs unvested - January 1, 2021 | $ | |||||||
RSUs granted | $ | |||||||
RSUs vested | ( | ) | $ | |||||
RSUs cancelled/forfeited | ||||||||
RSUs unvested at March 31, 2021 | $ |
As of March 31, 2021, the total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested RSUs was approximately $ years, based on estimated and actual vesting schedules of the applicable RSUs. The stock-based compensation for RSUs during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 was $ and $ , respectively. , which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of
Warrants
From time to time, the Company issues warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock to investors, lenders, underwriters and other non-employees for services rendered or to be rendered in the future, or pursuant to settlement agreements.
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A summary of warrant activity for the three months ended March 31, 2021 is as follows:
Number of Shares Subject to Warrants Outstanding | Weighted Avg. Exercise Price | |||||||
Warrants outstanding - January 1, 2021 | $ | |||||||
Granted | - | |||||||
Exercised | - | |||||||
Expired | - | |||||||
Warrants outstanding and exercisable - March 31, 2021 | $ | |||||||
Weighted average remaining contractual life of the outstanding warrants in years - March 31, 2021 |
Warrants outstanding and exercisable as of March 31, 2021 are as follows:
Warrant Series | Issue Date | Warrants Outstanding | Exercise Price | Expiration Date | ||||||||
Lender warrants | $ | |||||||||||
Settlement warrants | $ | |||||||||||
Lender warrants | $ | |||||||||||
$ |
Subsidiary Stock-Based Transactions
The Company recognized $57 in stock-based compensation expense related to subsidiary stock options during the three months ended March 31, 2021.
Stock-Based Compensation Summary
For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2021 | 2020 | |||||||
Employees - selling, general and administrative | $ | $ | ||||||
Directors - selling, general and administrative | ||||||||
Total | $ | $ |
NOTE 15. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Legal
Novel Drug Solutions et al.
In April 2018, Novel Drug Solutions, LLC and Eyecare Northwest, PA (collectively “NDS”) filed a lawsuit against the Company in the U.S. District Court of Delaware asserting claims for breach of contract. The claims stem from an asset purchase agreement between the Company and NDS entered into in 2013. In July 2019, NDS filed a second amended complaint which added a claim related to its purported termination of the APA. In October 2019, NDS voluntarily dismissed all claims related to breach of contract, leaving only claims related to the scope of the post-termination obligations to be litigated. On October 29, 2020, at a hearing on the various dispositive motions before it, the Court found that there were triable issues of fact and reopened discovery for limited purposes. NDS is seeking unspecified damages, interest, attorney’s fees and other costs. The Company believes the claims are meritless and has previously and will continue to dispute all claims asserted against it and intends to vigorously defend against these allegations. Nonetheless, the Company cannot predict the eventual outcome of this litigation and it could result in substantial costs, losses and a diversion of management’s resources and attention, which could harm the Company’s business and the value of its common stock.
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Product and Professional Liability
Product and professional liability litigation represents an inherent risk to all firms in the pharmaceutical and pharmacy industry. We utilize traditional third-party insurance policies with regard to our product and professional liability claims. Such insurance coverage at any given time reflects current market conditions, including cost and availability, when the policy is written.
John Erick et al.
In January 2018, John Erick and Deborah Ferrell, successors-in-interest and heirs of Jade Erick, (collectively “Erick”) filed a lawsuit in the San Diego County Superior against Kim Kelly, ND, MPH asserting claims related to the death of Jade Erick. In April 2018, Erick filed an amendment to the lawsuit, naming us as a co-defendant. In September 2018, co-defendant Dr. Kelly filed a cross-complaint against the Company and various entities affiliated with Spectrum Laboratory Products, Inc., Spectrum Chemical Manufacturing Corp. and Spectrum Pharmacy Products, Inc. (collectively “Spectrum”). The cross-complaint seeks indemnity and contribution from the Company and Spectrum. The Company answered the claims filed by Dr. Kelly in October 2018. The case is currently in the discovery phase. Erick is seeking unspecified damages, interest, attorney’s fees and other costs. The Company believes the claims are meritless and has previously and will continue to dispute all claims asserted against it and intends to vigorously defend against these allegations. Nonetheless, the Company cannot predict the eventual outcome of this litigation, it could result in substantial costs, losses and a diversion of management’s resources and attention, which could harm the Company’s business and the value of its common stock.
General and Other
In the ordinary course of business, the Company may face various claims brought by third parties and it may, from time to time, make claims or take legal actions to assert its rights, including intellectual property disputes, contractual disputes and other commercial disputes. Any of these claims could subject the Company to litigation.
Indemnities
In addition to the indemnification provisions contained in the Company’s governing documents, the Company generally enters into separate indemnification agreements with each of the Company’s directors and officers. These agreements require the Company, among other things, to indemnify the director or officer against specified expenses and liabilities, such as attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and settlements, paid by the individual in connection with any action, suit or proceeding arising out of the individual’s status or service as the Company’s director or officer, other than liabilities arising from willful misconduct or conduct that is knowingly fraudulent or deliberately dishonest, and to advance expenses incurred by the individual in connection with any proceeding against the individual with respect to which the individual may be entitled to indemnification by the Company. The Company also indemnifies its lessors in connection with its facility leases for certain claims arising from the use of the facilities. These indemnities do not provide for any limitation of the maximum potential future payments the Company could be obligated to make. Historically, the Company has not incurred any payments for these obligations and, therefore, no liabilities have been recorded for these indemnities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Klarity License Agreement – Related Party
The Company entered into a license agreement in April 2017 and as amended in April 2018, (the “Klarity License Agreement”) with Richard L. Lindstrom, M.D., a member of its Board of Directors. Pursuant to the terms of the Klarity License Agreement, the Company licensed certain intellectual property and related rights from Dr. Lindstrom to develop, formulate, make, sell, and sub-license the topical ophthalmic solution Klarity designed to protect and rehabilitate the ocular surface (the “Klarity Product”).
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Injectable Asset Purchase Agreement – Related Party
In December 2019, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement (the “Lindstrom APA”) with Dr. Lindstrom, a member of its Board of Directors. Pursuant to the terms of the Lindstrom APA, the Company acquired certain intellectual property and related rights from Dr. Lindstrom to develop, formulate, make, sell, and sub-license an ophthalmic injectable product (the “Lindstrom Product”).
Under
the terms of the Lindstrom APA,
Eyepoint Commercial Alliance Agreement
In August 2020, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary ImprimisRx, LLC, entered into a Commercial Alliance Agreement (the “Dexycu Agreement”) with Eyepoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Eyepoint”), pursuant to which Eyepoint granted the Company the non-exclusive right to co-promote DEXYCU® (dexamethasone intraocular suspension) 9% for the treatment of post-operative inflammation following ocular surgery in the United States. Pursuant to the Dexycu Agreement, Eyepoint will pay the Company a fee calculated based on the quarterly sales of DEXYCU in excess of predefined volumes to specific customers of the Company in the U.S. Under the terms of the Dexycu Agreement, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to promote and market DEXYCU in the U.S.
Subject
to early termination, the Dexycu Agreement expires on August 1, 2025, subject to specified
notice periods and specified limitations, either party may terminate the Dexycu Agreement
in the event of (i) uncured material breach by the other party or (ii) if DEXYCU ceases to have “pass-through” payment status.
In addition, subject to certain limitations, the Company may terminate the Dexycu Agreement
(i) for convenience subject to an extended specified notice period or (ii) in the event Eyepoint undergoes a change of control. Eyepoint
may terminate the Dexycu Agreement, subject to specified notice periods and specified limitations,
if the Company fails to achieve certain minimum sales levels during specified periods. During the three months ended March 31, 2021,
the Company recorded $
Sales and Marketing Agreements
The Company has entered various sales and marketing agreements with certain organizations, to provide exclusive and non-exclusive sales and marketing representation services to Harrow in select geographies in the U.S., in connection with the Company’s ophthalmic pharmaceutical compounded formulations or related products.
Under
the terms of the sales and marketing agreements, the Company is, generally, required to make commission payments equal to
Asset Purchase, License and Related Agreements
The Company has acquired and sourced intellectual property rights related to certain proprietary innovations from certain inventors and related parties (the “Inventors”) through multiple asset purchase agreements, license agreements, strategic agreements and commission agreements. In general, these agreements provide that the Inventors will cooperate with the Company in obtaining patent protection for the acquired intellectual property and that the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to research, develop and commercialize a product based on the acquired intellectual property. In addition, the Company has acquired a right of first refusal on additional intellectual property and drug development opportunities presented by these Inventors.
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NOTE 16. SEGMENT INFORMATION AND CONCENTRATIONS
Management
evaluates performance of the Company based on operating segments. Segment performance for its
● | Selling, general and administrative expenses that result from shared infrastructure, including certain expenses associated with legal matters, public company costs (e.g. investor relations), board of directors and principal executive officers and other like shared expenses. | |
● | Operating expenses within selling, general and administrative expenses that result from the impact of corporate initiatives. Corporate initiatives primarily include integration, restructuring, acquisition and other shared costs. | |
● | Other select revenues and operating expenses including R&D expenses, amortization, and asset sales and impairments, net as not all such information has been accounted for at the segment level, or such information has not been used by all segments. | |
● | Total assets including capital expenditures. |
The Company defines segment net revenues as pharmaceutical compounded drug sales, licenses, commissions and other revenue derived from related agreements.
Cost of sales within segment contribution includes direct and indirect costs to manufacture formulations and sell products, including active pharmaceutical ingredients, personnel costs, packaging, storage, royalties, shipping and handling costs, manufacturing equipment and tenant improvements depreciation, the write-off of obsolete inventory and other related expenses.
Selling, general and administrative expenses consist mainly of personnel-related costs, marketing and promotion costs, distribution costs, professional service costs, insurance, depreciation, facilities costs, transaction costs, and professional services costs which are general in nature and attributable to the segment.
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Segment net revenues, segment operating expenses and segment contribution information consisted of the following for the three months ended March 31, 2021:
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 | ||||||||||||
ImprimisRx | Pharmaceutical Drug Development | Total | ||||||||||
Net revenues | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Cost of sales | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
Gross profit | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | ||||||||||||
Research and development | ||||||||||||
Segment contribution | ( | ) | ||||||||||
Corporate | ||||||||||||
Research and development | ||||||||||||
Amortization | ||||||||||||
Operating income | $ |
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 | ||||||||||||
ImprimisRx | Pharmaceutical Drug Development | Total | ||||||||||
Net revenues | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
Cost of sales | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
Gross profit | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | ||||||||||||
Research and development | ||||||||||||
Segment contribution | ( | ) | ||||||||||
Corporate | ||||||||||||
Research and development | ||||||||||||
Amortization | ||||||||||||
Operating loss | $ | ( | ) |
The Company categorizes revenues by geographic area based on selling location. All operations are currently located in the U.S.; therefore, total revenues are attributed to the U.S. All long-lived assets at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were located in the U.S.
Concentrations
The
Company sells its compounded formulations to a large number of customers. There were no customers who comprised more than
The Company receives its active pharmaceutical ingredients from three main suppliers. These suppliers collectively accounted for
NOTE 17. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company has performed an evaluation of events occurring subsequent to March 31, 2021 through the filing date of this Quarterly Report. Based on its evaluation, no events other than those described below need to be disclosed.
Vesting and Exercise of Equity Awards
In
April 2021, the Company issued
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In
April 2021, the Company issued
In
April 2021, the Company issued
Sale of Eton Stock
In April 2021, the Company closed the underwritten public offering of shares of its Eton common stock at a public offering
price of $ per share (the “Eton Stock Sale”). The gross proceeds to the Company from the Eton Stock Sale were $
As part of the Eton Stock Sale, the Company also agreed, for a period of 180 days, not to conduct any further sales of shares of its common stock of Eton or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, any common stock of Eton (or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, the common stock of Eton).
8.625% Senior Notes Due 2026
In
April 2021, we closed an offering of $
SWK Loan Repayment
In
April 2021, the Company paid $
Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock
In
May 2021, the Company issued shares of the Company’s Series B
Cumulative Preferred Stock, par value $per share and liquidation preference of
$
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Mayfield Pharmaceuticals MAY-66 License Termination
In May 2021, Mayfield terminated the License Agreement (the “TGV License”) with TGV-Health, LLC and affiliated entities (collectively, “TGV”), pursuant to which it acquired intellectual property rights for use in the women’s health field, related to Mayfield’s proprietary drug candidate MAY-66. Concurrent with the termination, TGV returned to Mayfield shares of Mayfield’s common stock, constituting all of the equity held by TGV. Mayfield has no outstanding or remaining obligations under the TGV License.
Mayfield Pharmaceuticals MAY-44 APA Termination
In May 2021, Mayfield and Harrow terminated their asset purchase agreement dated January 2020 for intellectual property rights associated with Mayfield’s drug candidate MAY-44 with Elle Pharmaceutical LLC (the “MAY-44 APA”). As part of the termination, Mayfield re-acquired shares of its common stock from Elle. Mayfield has no outstanding or remaining obligations related to the MAY-44 APA.
Stowe License Termination
In May 2021, Stowe terminated the License Agreement (the “Stowe License”) with TGV, pursuant to which it acquired intellectual property rights for use in the ophthalmic field, related to Stowe’s proprietary drug candidate STE-006. Concurrent with the termination, TGV returned to Stowe shares of Stowe’s common stock, constituting all of the equity held by TGV. Stowe has no outstanding or remaining obligations under the Stowe License.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto contained in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Quarterly Report”). Our condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared and, unless otherwise stated, the information derived therefrom as presented in this discussion and analysis is presented, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).
The information contained in this Quarterly Report is not a complete description of our business or the risks associated with an investment in our common stock. We urge you to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us in this Quarterly Report and in our other reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 and subsequent reports, which discuss our business in greater detail. As used in this discussion and analysis, unless the context indicates otherwise, the terms the “Company”, “Harrow” “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Harrow Health, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, consisting of Park Compounding, Inc., ImprimisRx, LLC, ImprimisRx NJ, LLC dba ImprimisRx, Imprimis NJOF, LLC, Radley Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Mayfield Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Stowe Pharmaceuticals, Inc. In this discussion and analysis, we refer to our consolidated subsidiaries ImprimisRx, LLC, ImprimisRx NJ, LLC and Imprimis NJOF, LLC collectively as “ImprimisRx.”
In addition to historical information, the following discussion contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and our future performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “will”, “may”, “should”, “expects”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”, “predicts”, “forecasts”, “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. All statements made in this Quarterly Report other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and reflect only our current views, expectations and assumptions with respect to future events and our future performance. If risks or uncertainties materialize or assumptions prove incorrect, actual results or events could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Risks that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements we make include, among others, risks related to: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our financial condition, liquidity or results of operations; our ability to successfully implement our business plan, develop and commercialize our proprietary formulations in a timely manner or at all, identify and acquire additional proprietary formulations, manage our pharmacy operations, service our debt, obtain financing necessary to operate our business, recruit and retain qualified personnel, manage any growth we may experience and successfully realize the benefits of our previous acquisitions and any other acquisitions and collaborative arrangements we may pursue; competition from pharmaceutical companies, outsourcing facilities and pharmacies; general economic and business conditions; regulatory and legal risks and uncertainties related to our pharmacy operations and the pharmacy and pharmaceutical business in general; physician interest in and market acceptance of our current and any future formulations and compounding pharmacies generally; our limited operating history; and the other risks and uncertainties described under the heading “Risk Factors” in Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report and in our other filings with the SEC. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and, except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to revise or publicly update any forward-looking statement for any reason.
Overview
Our business specializes in the development, production and sale of innovative medications that offer unique competitive advantages and serve unmet needs in the marketplace through our subsidiaries and deconsolidated companies. We own and operate one of the nation’s leading ophthalmology pharmaceutical businesses, ImprimisRx. In addition to wholly owning ImprimisRx, we also have equity positions in Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Eton”), Surface Ophthalmics, Inc. (“Surface”), and Melt Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Melt”), all companies that began as subsidiaries of Harrow. In 2020, Harrow created Visionology, Inc. (“Visionology”) and will launch an online eye health platform business in certain regions. We also own royalty rights in various drug candidates being developed by Surface and Melt.
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ImprimisRx
ImprimisRx is our ophthalmology focused prescription pharmaceutical business. We offer to over 10,000 physician customers and their patients critical medicines to meet their needs that are unmet by commercially available drugs. We make our formulations available at prices that are, in most cases, lower than non-customized commercial drugs. Our current ophthalmology formulary includes over twenty compounded formulations, many of which are patented or patent-pending, and are customizable for the specific needs of a patient. Some examples of our compounded medications are various combinations of drugs formulated into one bottle and numerous preservative free formulations. Depending on the formulation, the regulations of a specific state and ultimately the needs of the patient, ImprimisRx products may be dispensed as patient-specific medications from our 503A pharmacy, or for in-office use, made according to current good manufacturing practices (or cGMPs) or other FDA-guidance documents, in our FDA-registered New Jersey outsourcing facility (“NJOF”).
Visionology
Visionology, a direct-to-consumer online eye health platform, leverages our experience in the ophthalmic pharmaceutical business as well as our relationships with eyecare professionals across the United States. We expect to launch a proof-of-concept model for Visionology within a certain region of the U.S., and if successful, will expand the launch on a nationwide basis later in 2021.
Pharmaceutical Compounding Businesses
Pharmaceutical Compounding
Pharmaceutical compounding is the science of combining different active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), all of which are approved by the FDA (either as a finished form product or as a bulk drug ingredient) and excipients, to create specialized pharmaceutical preparations. Physicians and healthcare institutions use compounded drugs when commercially available drugs do not optimally treat a patient’s needs. In many cases, compounded drugs, such as ours, have wide market utility and may be clinically appropriate for large patient populations. Examples of compounded formulations include medications with alternative dosage strengths or unique dosage forms, such as topical creams or gels, suspensions, or solutions with more tolerable drug delivery vehicles.
Almost all of our sales revenue is derived from making, selling and dispensing our compounded prescription drug formulations as cash pay transactions between us and our end-user customer. As such, the majority of our commercial transactions do not involve distributors, wholesalers, insurance companies, pharmacy benefit managers or other middle parties. By not being reliant on insurance company formulary inclusion and pharmacy benefit manager payment clawbacks, we are able to simplify the prescription transaction process. We believe the outcome of our business model is a simple transaction, involving a patient-in-need, a physician’s diagnosis, a fair price and great service for a quality pharmaceutical product. We sell our products through a network of employees and independent contractors and we dispense our formulations in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and in selected markets outside the United States.
Our Compounding Facilities
Pharmaceutical compounding businesses are governed by Sections 503A and 503B of the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (the “FDCA”). Section 503A of the FDCA provides that a pharmacy is only permitted to compound a drug for an individually identified patient based on a prescription for a patient, and is only permitted to distribute the drug interstate if the pharmacy is licensed to do so in the states where it is compounded and where the medication is received.
Section 503B of the FDCA provides that a pharmacy engaged in preparing sterile compounded drug formulations may voluntarily elect to register as an “outsourcing facility.” Outsourcing facilities are permitted to compound large quantities of drugs without a prescription and distribute them out of state with certain limitations such as the formulation appearing on the FDA’s drug shortage list or the bulk drug substances contained in the formulations appearing on the FDA’s “clinical need” list. Entities voluntarily registering with FDA as outsourcing facilities are subject to additional requirements that do not apply to compounding pharmacies (operating under Section 503A of the FDCA), including adhering to standards such as current good manufacturing practices (cGMP) or other FDA guidance documents and being subject to regular FDA inspection.
We operate two compounding facilities located in Ledgewood, New Jersey. Our New Jersey operations are comprised of two separate entities and facilities, one of which is registered with the FDA as an outsourcing facility (“NJOF”) under Section 503B of the FDCA. The other New Jersey facility (“RxNJ”), is a licensed pharmacy operating under Section 503A of the FDCA. All products that we sell, produce and dispense are made in the United States.
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We believe that, with our current compounding pharmacy facilities and licenses and FDA registration of NJOF, we have the infrastructure to scale our business appropriately under the current regulatory landscape and meet the potential growth in demand we are targeting. We plan to invest in one or both of our facilities to further their capacity and efficiencies. Also, we may seek to access greater pharmacy and production related redundancy and markets through acquisitions, partnerships or other strategic transactions.
Pharmaceutical Development Businesses
We have ownership interests in Eton, Surface and Melt and hold royalty interests in some of the drug candidates of Surface and Melt. These companies are pursuing market approval for their drug candidates under the FDCA, including in some instances under the abbreviated pathway described in Section 505(b)(2) which permits the submission of a new drug application (“NDA”) where at least some of the information required for approval comes from studies not conducted by or for the applicant and for which the applicant has not obtained a right of reference.
In 2018 and 2019, we formed and created subsidiaries named Radley Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Radley”), Mayfield Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Mayfield”), and Stowe Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Stowe”). In 2020, we halted nearly all operating activities related to these subsidiaries to invest resources in other areas and may not restart any or all activities related to these businesses.
De-Consolidated Businesses (Noncontrolling Equity Interests)
Surface Ophthalmics, Inc.
Surface is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on development and commercialization of innovative therapeutics for ocular surface diseases.
In January 2021, Surface announced positive top-line results from a phase 2 trial of its drug candidate SURF-201, a 0.2% betamethasone, preservative-free ophthalmic solution in the Klarity delivery vehicle for the treatment of post cataract surgery pain and inflammation. According to the Surface results, SURF-201 was dosed twice daily, met its primary endpoints of absence of inflammation at both Day 8 and Day 15 and was found to be safe and well-tolerated by the patient group. In addition, a secondary endpoint showed almost 90% of patients given SURF-201 were pain free at Day 15. SURF-201 marks the first ophthalmic therapeutic in the United States to utilize betamethasone as well as being the first preservative-free unit dose therapy for the treatment of post-operative pain and inflammation.
Also in January 2021, Surface announced the first patient dosed in a head-to-head phase 2 trial for its drug candidate SURF-100 (mycophenolate sodium and betamethasone in Klarity vehicle) for the treatment of chronic dry eye disease. The head-to-head study will compare SURF-100 against leading on-market competitors lifitegrast ophthalmic solution 5% (marketed as Xiidra®) and cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion 0.05% (marketed as Restasis®).
In February 2021, Surface announced the first patient dosed in a phase 2 trial for its drug candidate SURF-200 (betamethasone in Klarity vehicle) for the treatment of episodic dry eye flares. The dose ranging study for SURF-200 will be administered in two different low concentration formulations of betamethasone in the Klarity vehicle. The trial will enroll 120 to 140 patients with a primary endpoint of Symptom Improvement of one unit based on the University of North Carolina Dry Eye Management Scale by the eighth day.
In 2018, Surface closed on an offering of its Series A Preferred Stock. At that time, we lost our controlling interest and deconsolidated Surface from our consolidated financial statements. We own 3,500,000 shares of Surface which was approximately 30% of the equity and voting interests as of March 31, 2021. Harrow owns mid-single digit royalty rights on net sales of SURF-100, SURF-200 and SURF-201. We expect Surface to complete another round of financing within the next six months.
Melt Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Melt is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of proprietary non-intravenous, sedation and anesthesia therapeutics for human medical procedures in hospital, outpatient, and in-office settings. Melt intends to seek regulatory approval for its proprietary technologies, where possible. In December 2018, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Melt (the “Melt Asset Purchase Agreement”), and Harrow assigned to Melt the underlying intellectual property for Melt’s current pipeline, including its lead drug candidate MELT-100. The core intellectual property Melt owns is a patented series of combination non-opioid sedation drug formulations that we estimate to have multitudinous applications.
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MELT-100 is a novel, sublingually delivered, non-IV, opioid-free drug candidate being developed for procedural sedation. Melt filed an investigational new drug application (“IND”) with the FDA in June 2020 and began its clinical program for MELT-100. In February 2021, Melt announced data from, and the successful completion of, its phase 1 study. Melt expects to begin its phase 2 study for MELT-100 in the second half of 2021.
In January 2019, Melt closed an offering of its Series A Preferred Stock. At that time, we lost our controlling interest and deconsolidated Melt from our consolidated financial statements. We own 3,500,000 shares of Melt common stock, which was approximately 44% of the equity and voting interests issued and outstanding of as of March 31, 2021. We expect Melt to complete another round of financing within the next six months. Pursuant to the terms of the Melt Asset Purchase Agreement, Melt is required to make mid-single digit royalty payments to the Company on net sales of MELT-100, while any patent rights remain outstanding, subject to other conditions. Melt can require the Company to cease compounding like products at the time of FDA approval of MELT-100. If approved, we do not expect a cessation of compounding like products to have a material impact on our operations and financial performance.
Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Eton is a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative drug products. Its pipeline includes several products and drug candidates in various stages of development across a variety of dosage forms. In May 2017, Eton closed an offering of its Series A Preferred Stock and we lost our controlling interest in it. In November 2018, Eton completed an initial public offering of its common stock. At that time, we gave up our controlling interest and deconsolidated Eton from our consolidated financial statements. As of the date of this Quarterly Report and following our April 2021 sale, we own 1,982,000 shares of Eton common stock. We owned less than 20% of the equity and voting interests issued and outstanding of Eton as of March 31, 2021.
Factors Affecting Our Performance
We believe the primary factors affecting our performance are our ability to increase revenues of our proprietary compounded formulations and certain non-proprietary products, grow and gain operating efficiencies in our pharmacy operations, potential regulatory-related restrictions, optimize pricing and obtain reimbursement options for our proprietary compounded formulations, and continue to pursue development and commercialization opportunities for certain of our ophthalmology and other assets that we have not yet made commercially available as compounded formulations. We believe we have built a tangible and intangible infrastructure that will allow us to scale revenues efficiently in the near and long-term. All of these activities will require significant costs and other resources, which we may not have or be able to obtain from operations or other sources. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources” below.
Reimbursement Options
Our proprietary ophthalmic compounded formulations are currently primarily available on a cash-pay basis. However, we work with third-party insurers, pharmacy benefit managers and buying groups to offer patient-specific customizable compounded formulations at accessible prices. We may devote time and other resources to seek reimbursement and patient pay opportunities for these and other compounded formulations and we have hired pharmacy billers to process certain existing reimbursement opportunities for certain formulations. However, we may be unsuccessful in achieving these goals, as many third-party payors have imposed significant restrictions on reimbursement for compounded formulations in recent years. Moreover, third-party payors, including Medicare, are increasingly attempting to contain health care costs by limiting coverage and the level of reimbursement for new drugs and by refusing, in some cases, to provide coverage for uses of approved products for disease indications for which the FDA has not granted labeling approval. Further, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (collectively, the “Health Care Reform Law”), may have a considerable impact on the existing U.S. system for the delivery and financing of health care and could conceivable have a material effect on our business. As a result, reimbursement from Medicare, Medicaid and other third-party payors may never be available for any of our products or, if available, may not be sufficient to allow us to sell the products on a competitive basis and at desirable price points. We are communicating with government and third-party payors in order to make our formulations available to more patients and at optimized pricing levels. However, if government and other third-party payors do not provide adequate coverage and reimbursement levels for our formulations, the market acceptance and opportunity for our formulations may be limited.
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COVID-19 Pandemic
A novel strain of coronavirus was first identified in Wuhan, China in December 2019. The disease caused by it, COVID-19, was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020. On March 18, 2020, CMS released guidance for U.S. healthcare providers to limit all elective medical procedures in order to conserve personal protective equipment and limit exposure to COVID-19 during the pendency of the pandemic. In addition to limiting elective medical procedures, many hospitals and other healthcare providers have strictly limited access to their facilities during the pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the global economy, disrupted global supply chains and healthcare delivery, led to social distancing recommendation, and created significant volatility in financial markets. In May 2020 and the following months, U.S. states and geographies began easing restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic including those restrictions related to elective procedures. We have since seen sales of our products return to near historical norms and trends as restrictions associated with elective procedures and the COVID-19 pandemic have continued to ease.
However, given the unprecedented and dynamic nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, we may not be able to reasonably estimate the impacts it may have on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows in the future, especially if there are new restrictions in elective procedures in the future which would have an adverse impact, which may be material, on our future revenues, profitability and cash flows.
Recent Developments
The following describes certain developments in 2021 to date that are important to understand our financial condition and results of operations. See the notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report for additional information about each of these developments.
PPP Loan
In April 2020, we entered into an unsecured promissory note and related Business Loan Agreement with Renasant Bank, as lender, for a loan (the “PPP Loan”) in the principal amount of $1,967,000 and received cash proceeds of the same amount, pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”) under the Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), which was enacted March 27, 2020. The PPP is administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration. On March 30, 2021, the Company received a notice of forgiveness of the full balance of the PPP Loan, including all accrued interest, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the CARES Act and accordingly recognized a gain on forgiveness of debt of $1,967,000.
Eton Stock Sale
In April 2021, we closed an underwritten public offering of 1,518,000 shares of our Eton common stock at a public offering price of $7.00 per share (the “Eton Stock Sale”). The gross proceeds to us from the Eton Stock Sale were $10,626,000 before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses payable by the Company. Following such sale, we own 1,982,000 shares of Eton common stock, which represented approximately 8.1% of the equity interests issued and outstanding of Eton as of April 12, 2021.
As part of the Eton Stock Sale, we also agreed, for a period of 180 days, not to conduct any further sales of shares of its common stock of Eton or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, any common stock of Eton (or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, the common stock of Eton). The Company expects to use the net proceeds from the Eton Stock Sale for general corporate purposes, including funding future strategic product acquisitions and related investments, making capital expenditures and funding working capital.
8.625% Senior Notes Due 2026
In April 2021, we closed an offering of $50,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8.625% Senior Notes due 2026 (the “Notes”) and in May 2021, the underwriters exercised their option to purchase an additional $5,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Notes ($55,000,000 in total). The Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and rank equally in right of payment with all of our other existing and future senior unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness. The Notes are effectively subordinated in right of payment to all of our existing and future secured indebtedness and structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness of the Company’s subsidiaries, including trade payables. The Notes bear interest at the rate of 8.625% per annum. Interest on the Notes is payable quarterly in arrears on January 31, April 30, July 31 and October 31 of each year, commencing on July 31, 2021. The Notes will mature on April 30, 2026.
Prior to February 1, 2026, we may, at our option, redeem the Notes, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus a make-whole amount, if any, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date of redemption. We may redeem the Notes for cash in whole or in part at any time at our option on or after February 1, 2026 and prior to maturity, at a price equal to 100% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date of redemption. On and after any redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on the redeemed Notes. The Company expects to use the net proceeds from the Notes for general corporate purposes, including funding future strategic product acquisitions and related investments, making capital expenditures and funding working capital.
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Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock
On May 5, 2021, we issued 440,000 shares of Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred Stock”) for gross proceeds of $11,000. The Series B Preferred Stock is not convertible into our common stock, has no voting rights, except as required by Delaware law, and is redeemable by us at any time. Holders of Series B Preferred Stock, when and as authorized by the our Board of Directors, are entitled to cumulative cash dividends at the rate of 9.50% of the $25.00 liquidation preference per year (equivalent to $2.375 per share per year); provided, however, that for each thirty (30) day period following May 5, 2021, the dividend rate shall be increased in increments of fifty (50) basis points, and effective September 30, 2021, the dividend rate shall be set at 12%, and for each thirty (30) day period thereafter, the dividend rate shall be increased in increments of one hundred (100) basis points except as otherwise limited by applicable law. Dividends will be payable quarterly in arrears, on or about the 15th of January, April, July and October, beginning on or about July 15, 2021. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will have preference to holders of our common stock at $25.00 per share plus any accrued and unpaid dividends (whether authorized or declared). The Company expects to use the net proceeds from the Series B Preferred Stock for general corporate purposes, including funding future strategic product acquisitions and related investments, making capital expenditures and funding working capital.
Mayfield Pharmaceuticals MAY-66 License Termination
In May 2021, Mayfield terminated the License Agreement (the “TGV License”) with TGV-Health, LLC and affiliated entities (collectively, “TGV”), pursuant to which it acquired intellectual property rights for use in the women’s health field, related to Mayfield’s proprietary drug candidate MAY-66. Concurrent with the termination, TGV returned to Mayfield 300,000 shares of Mayfield’s common stock, constituting all of the equity held by TVG. Mayfield has no outstanding or remaining obligations under the TGV License.
Mayfield Pharmaceuticals MAY-44 APA Termination
In May 2021, Mayfield and Harrow terminated their asset purchase agreement dated January 2020 for intellectual property rights associated with Mayfield’s drug candidate MAY-44 with Elle Pharmaceutical LLC (the “MAY-44 APA”). As part of the termination, Mayfield re-acquired 350,000 shares of its common stock from Elle for $350. Mayfield has no outstanding or remaining obligations related to the MAY-44 APA.
Stowe License Termination
In May 2021, Stowe terminated the License Agreement (the “Stowe License”) with TGV, pursuant to which it acquired intellectual property rights for use in the ophthalmic field, related to Stowe’s proprietary drug candidate STE-006. Concurrent with the termination, TGV returned to Stowe 1,750,000 shares of Stowe’s common stock, constituting all of the equity held by TVG. Stowe has no outstanding or remaining obligations under the Stowe License.
Results of Operations
The following period-to-period comparisons of our financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, are not necessarily indicative of results for the current period or any future period.
Revenues
Our revenues include amounts recorded from sales of proprietary compounded formulations, commissions from third parties and revenues received from royalty payments owed to us pursuant to out-license arrangements.
The following presents our revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:
For the Three Months Ended March 31, | $ | |||||||||||
2021 | 2020 | Variance | ||||||||||
Product sales, net | $ | 14,948,000 | $ | 11,810,000 | $ | 3,138,000 | ||||||
Other revenues | 495,000 | 7,000 | 488,000 | |||||||||
Total revenues | $ | 15,443,000 | $ | 11,817,000 | $ | 3,626,000 |
The increase in revenues between periods was related to an increase in sales volumes of our ophthalmology products and commissions attributable to sales of Dexycu®.
Cost of Sales
Our cost of sales includes direct and indirect costs to manufacture formulations and sell products, including active pharmaceutical ingredients, personnel costs, packaging, storage, royalties, shipping and handling costs, manufacturing equipment and tenant improvements depreciation, the write-off of obsolete inventory and other related expenses.
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The following presents our cost of sales for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:
For the Three Months Ended March 31, |
$ | |||||||||||
2021 | 2019 | Variance | ||||||||||
Cost of sales | $ | 3,770,000 | $ | 3,626,000 | $ | 144,000 |
The increase in our cost of sales between periods was largely attributable to an increase in unit volumes sold.
Gross Profit and Margin
For the Three Months Ended March 31, | $ | |||||||||||
2021 | 2020 | Variance | ||||||||||
Gross Profit | $ | 11,673,000 | $ | 8,191,000 | $ | 3,482,000 | ||||||
Gross Margin | 75.6 | % | 69.3 | % | 6.3 | % |
The increase in gross margin between periods is largely attributable to increased unit volumes sold, efficiencies in our production process, including increased batch sizes and improved utilization of capacities as a result of increased output.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Our selling, general and administrative expenses include personnel costs, including wages and stock-based compensation, corporate facility expenses, and investor relations, consulting, insurance, filing, legal and accounting fees and expenses as well as costs associated with our marketing activities and sales of our proprietary compounded formulations and other non-proprietary pharmacy products and formulations.
The following presents our selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:
For the Three Months Ended March 31, | $ | |||||||||||
2021 | 2020 | Variance | ||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | $ | 8,164,000 | $ | 8,416,000 | $ | (252,000 | ) |
The decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses between periods was mostly attributable to a slight decrease in sales and marketing expenses associated with our pharmacy operations.
Research and Development Expenses
Our research and development expenses primarily include personnel costs, including wages and stock-based compensation, expenses related to the development of intellectual property, investigator-initiated research and evaluations, formulation development, and other costs related to the clinical development of our assets.
The following presents our research and development expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:
For the Three Months Ended March 31, | $ | |||||||||||
2021 | 2020 | Variance | ||||||||||
Research and development | $ | 592,000 | $ | 403,000 | $ | 189,000 |
The increase in research and development expenses between periods was primarily attributable to formulation development studies for new ophthalmic formulations and clinical programs related to our drug development segment during the three months ended March 31, 2021.
Interest Expense, net
Interest expense, net was $513,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to $560,000 for the same period last year. The decrease during the period ended March 31, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020 was primarily due to interest expense recognition related to a decrease in the outstanding principal amount of our debt obligations.
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Investment Loss from Melt
During the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, we recorded a net loss of $470,000 and $546,000, respectively, related to our share of losses in Melt.
Investment Loss from Surface
During the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, we recorded a loss of $849,000 and $339,000, respectively, for our share of losses based on our ownership of Surface.
Investment Loss from Eton
We recorded an unrealized loss of $2,835,000 and $10,850,000 related to the change in fair market value of Eton’s common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Gain on Forgiveness of Debt
During the three months ended March 31, 2021, we recorded gain on forgiveness of debt of $1,967,000, related to the forgiveness of our PPP Loan.
Net Income (Loss)
The following table presents our net income (loss) and per share net income (loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:
For the Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2021 | 2020 | |||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to Harrow Health, Inc. | $ | 217,000 | $ | (12,907,000 | ) | |||
Net income (loss) per share, basic | $ | 0.01 | $ | (0.50 | ) | |||
Net income (loss) per share, diluted | $ | 0.01 | $ | (0.50 | ) |
Financial Information About Segments and Geographic Areas
Management evaluates performance of the Company based on operating segments. Segment performance for our two operating segments are based on segment contribution. Our reportable segments consist of (i) our commercial stage pharmaceutical business ImprimisRx; and (ii) the start-up operations associated with our pharmaceutical drug development business (Pharmaceutical Drug Development). Segment contribution for the segments represents net revenues less cost of sales, research and development, selling and marketing expenses, and select general and administrative expenses. We do not evaluate the following items at the segment level:
● | Selling, general and administrative expenses that result from shared infrastructure, including certain expenses associated with litigation and other legal matters, public company costs (e.g. investor relations), board of directors and principal executive officers, and other like shared expenses. | |
● | Operating expenses within selling, general and administrative expenses that result from the impact of corporate initiatives. Corporate initiatives primarily include integration, restructuring, acquisition and other shared costs. | |
● | Other select revenues and operating expenses including R&D expenses, amortization, and asset sales and impairments, net as not all such information has been accounted for at the segment level, or such information has not been used by all segments. | |
● | Total assets including capital expenditures. |
The Company defines segment net revenues as pharmaceutical compounded drug sales, licenses and other revenue derived from related agreements.
Cost of sales within segment contribution includes direct and indirect costs to manufacture formulations and sell products, including active pharmaceutical ingredients, personnel costs, packaging, storage, royalties, shipping and handling costs, manufacturing equipment and tenant improvements depreciation, the write-off of obsolete inventory and other related expenses.
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Selling, general and administrative expenses consist mainly of personnel-related costs, marketing and promotion costs, distribution costs, professional service costs, insurance, depreciation, facilities costs, transaction costs, and professional services costs which are general in nature and attributable to the segment.
See Note 16 to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report for more information about our reportable segments.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity
Our cash on hand (including restricted cash) at March 31, 2021 was $6,504,000, compared to $4,301,000 at December 31, 2020.
As of the date of this Quarterly Report, we believe that cash and cash equivalents of $6,304,000 and restricted investments of $200,000, totaling approximately $6,504,000 at March 31, 2021, along with gross proceeds received from the Eton Stock Sale of $10,626,000, $55,000,000 from the issuance of the Notes and $11,000,000 from the issuance of our Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock will be sufficient to sustain our planned level of operations and capital expenditures for at least the next 12 months. In addition, we may consider the sale of certain assets including, but not limited to, part of, or all of, our ownership interest in Eton, Surface, Melt, and/or any of our consolidated subsidiaries. However, our plans for this period may change, our estimates of our operating expenses, capital expenditures and working capital requirements could be inaccurate, we may pursue acquisitions of pharmacies, revenue generating products, drug candidates or other strategic transactions that involve large expenditures or we may experience growth more quickly or on a larger scale than we expect, any of which could result in the depletion of capital resources more rapidly than anticipated and could require us to seek additional financing earlier than we expect to support our operations.
We expect to use our current cash position and funds generated from our operations and any financing to pursue our business plan, which includes developing and commercializing compounded formulations and technologies, integrating and developing our operations, pursuing potential future strategic transactions as opportunities arise, including potential acquisitions of additional pharmacy, outsourcing facilities, drug company and manufacturers, drug products, drug candidates, and/or assets or technologies, and otherwise fund our operations. We may also use our resources to conduct clinical trials or other studies in support of our formulations or any drug candidate for which we pursue FDA approval, to pursue additional development programs or to explore other development opportunities.
Net Cash Flow
The following provides detailed information about our net cash flows:
For the Three months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2021 | 2020 | |||||||
Net cash provided by (used in): | ||||||||
Operating activities | $ | 3,208,000 | $ | (550,000 | ) | |||
Investing activities | (224,000 | ) | (273,000 | ) | ||||
Financing activities | (781,000 | ) | (2,000 | ) | ||||
Net change in cash and cash equivalents | 2,203,000 | (825,000 | ) | |||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of the period | 4,301,000 | 4,949,000 | ||||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of the period | $ | 6,504,000 | $ | 4,124,000 |
Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities was $3,208,000 compared to net cash used in operating activities of $550,000 during the same period in the prior year. The increase in net cash provided by operating activities during the periods was mainly attributed to the increase in revenues.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 was $(224,000) and $(273,000), respectively. Cash used in investing activities in 2021 and 2020 was primarily associated with equipment and software purchases and upgrades along with investments in our intellectual property portfolio.
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Financing Activities
Net cash used in financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 was $(781,000) and $(2,000), respectively. Cash used in financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2021 was related to principal payments on our SWK loan.
Sources of Capital
Our principal sources of cash consist of cash provided by operating activities from our pharmaceutical compounding business, in addition to proceeds received subsequent to March 31, 2021 from the sale of the Notes, Series B Preferred Stock and sale of Eton Stock. We may also sell some or all of our ownership interests in Surface, Melt or our other subsidiaries, along with the remaining portion of our Eton common stock.
The changing trends and overall economic outlook in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the historical interim stay-at-home orders and bans on elective surgeries, created uncertainty surrounding our operating outlook and may impact our future operating results if there is a rise in COVID-19 related cases in the US. As a result, we may need significant additional capital to support our business plan and fund our proposed business operations. We may receive additional proceeds from the exercise of stock purchase warrants that are currently outstanding. We may also seek additional financing from a variety of sources, including other equity or debt financings, funding from corporate partnerships or licensing arrangements, sales of assets or any other financing transaction. If we issue equity or convertible debt securities to raise additional funds, our existing stockholders may experience substantial dilution, and the newly issued equity or debt securities may have more favorable terms or rights, preferences and privileges senior to those of our existing stockholders. If we raise additional funds through collaboration or licensing arrangements or sales of assets, we may be required to relinquish potentially valuable rights to our product candidates or proprietary technologies or formulations, or grant licenses on terms that are not favorable to us. If we raise funds by incurring additional debt, we may be required to pay significant interest expenses and our leverage relative to our earnings or to our equity capitalization may increase. Obtaining commercial loans, assuming they would be available, would increase our liabilities and future cash commitments and may impose restrictions on our activities, such as the financial and operating covenants. Further, we may incur substantial costs in pursuing future capital and/or financing transactions, including investment banking fees, legal fees, accounting fees, printing and distribution expenses and other costs. We may also be required to recognize non-cash expenses in connection with certain securities we may issue, such as convertible notes and warrants, which would adversely impact our financial results.
We may be unable to obtain financing when necessary as a result of, among other things, our performance, general economic conditions, conditions in the pharmaceuticals and pharmacy industries, or our operating history, including our past bankruptcy proceedings. In addition, the fact that we have a limited history of profitability could further impact the availability or cost to us of future financings. As a result, sufficient funds may not be available when needed from any source or, if available, such funds may not be available on terms that are acceptable to us. If we are unable to raise funds to satisfy our capital needs when needed, then we may need to forego pursuit of potentially valuable development or acquisition opportunities, we may not be able to continue to operate our business pursuant to our business plan, which would require us to modify our operations to reduce spending to a sustainable level by, among other things, delaying, scaling back or eliminating some or all of our ongoing or planned investments in corporate infrastructure, business development, sales and marketing and other activities, or we may be forced to discontinue our operations entirely.
Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 2 to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Not applicable.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
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Under the supervision and with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, our management conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act, as they existed on March 31, 2021. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to achieve their stated purpose as of March 31, 2021, the end of the period covered by this report.
Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended March 31, 2021, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. We have not experienced any material impact to our internal control over financial reporting due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are continually monitoring and assessing the COVID-19 pandemic on our internal controls to minimize the impact on their design and operating effectiveness.
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PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
See Note 15 to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report for information on various legal proceedings, which is incorporated into this Item by reference.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
You should carefully consider the following risk factors in addition to the other information contained in this Quarterly Report. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and stock price could be materially adversely affected by any of these risks. You should consider all of the factors described in this section when evaluating our business as well as the risk factors and the other information in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, including our audited financial statements and the related notes and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition, results of operations and future growth prospects would likely be materially and adversely affected. In these circumstances, the market price of our common stock would likely decline and you may lose all or part of your investments. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial also may impair our business operations.
Risks Related to Our Financial Position, Need for Additional Capital and Senior Notes
We have incurred significant indebtedness, which will require substantial cash to service and which subjects us to certain financial requirements and business restrictions.
In April and May 2021, we issued $55,000,000 of 8.625% senior notes due 2026. We may incur additional indebtedness in the future. Our ability to make scheduled payments on our indebtedness depends on our future performance and ability to raise additional capital, which is subject to economic, financial, competitive and other factors, some of which are beyond our control. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash to service our debt, we may be required to adopt one or more alternatives, such as selling assets, restructuring our debt or obtaining additional capital through equity sales or incurrence of additional debt on terms that may be onerous or highly dilutive to our stockholders. Our ability to engage in any of these activities would depend on the capital markets and our financial condition at such time, and we may not be able to do so when needed, on desirable terms or at all, which could result in a default on our debt obligations. Additionally, our debt instruments contain or, from time to time, may contain various restrictive covenants, including, among others, our obligation to deliver certain financial and other information, our obligation to comply with certain notice and insurance requirements, and our inability, without prior consent, to dispose of certain of our assets, incur certain additional indebtedness, enter into certain merger, acquisition or change of control transactions, pay certain dividends or distributions on or repurchase any of our capital stock or incur any lien or other encumbrance on our assets, subject to certain permitted exceptions. Any failure by us to comply with any of these covenants, subject to certain cure periods, or to make all payments under the debt instruments when due, would cause us to be in default under the applicable debt instrument. In the event of any such default, lenders may be able to foreclose on our assets that secure the debt or declare all borrowed funds, together with accrued and unpaid interest, immediately due and payable, thereby potentially causing all of our available cash to be used to pay our indebtedness or forcing us into bankruptcy or liquidation if we do not then have sufficient cash available. Any such event or occurrence could severely and negatively impact our operations and prospects.
We may need additional capital in order to continue operating our business, and such additional funds may not be available when needed, on acceptable terms, or at all.
We only recently started generating cash from operations, but we do not currently earn sufficient revenues to support our operations. We may need significant additional capital to execute our business plan and fund our proposed business operations. Additionally, our plans may change or the estimates of our operating expenses and working capital requirements could be inaccurate, we may pursue acquisitions of pharmacies or other strategic transactions that involve large expenditures, or we may experience growth more quickly or on a larger scale than we expect, any of which may result in the depletion of capital resources more rapidly than anticipated and could require us to seek additional financing earlier than we expect to support our operations.
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We have raised over $65,000,000 in gross proceeds through equity and debt financings in April and May 2021. We may seek to obtain additional capital through equity or debt financings, funding from corporate partnerships or licensing arrangements, sales of assets or other financing transactions. If we issue additional equity or debt securities to raise funds, our existing stockholders may experience substantial dilution, and the newly issued equity or debt securities may have more favorable terms or rights, preferences and privileges senior to those of our existing stockholders. If we raise additional funds through collaboration and licensing arrangements or sales of assets, we may have to relinquish potentially valuable rights to our drug candidates or proprietary technologies, or grant licenses on terms that are not favorable to us. If we raise funds by incurring additional debt, we may be required to pay significant interest expenses and our leverage relative to our earnings or to our equity capitalization may increase. Obtaining commercial loans, assuming those loans would be available, would increase our liabilities and future cash commitments and may impose restrictions on our activities. Further, we may incur substantial costs in pursuing future capital and/or financing transactions, including investment banking fees, legal fees, accounting fees, printing and distribution expenses and other costs. We may also be required to recognize non-cash expenses in connection with certain securities we may issue, such as options, convertible notes and warrants, which would adversely impact our financial results.
The Notes are unsecured and therefore are effectively subordinated to any secured indebtedness that we currently have or that we may incur in the future.
The Notes are not secured by any of our assets or any of the assets of our subsidiaries. As a result, the Notes are effectively subordinated to any secured indebtedness that we or our subsidiaries have currently outstanding or may incur in the future (or any indebtedness that is initially unsecured to which we subsequently grant security) to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness. The indenture governing the Notes does not prohibit us or our subsidiaries from incurring additional secured (or unsecured) indebtedness in the future. In any liquidation, dissolution, bankruptcy or other similar proceeding, the holders of any of our existing or future secured indebtedness and the secured indebtedness of our subsidiaries may assert rights against the assets pledged to secure that indebtedness and may consequently receive payment from these assets before they may be used to pay other creditors, including the holders of the Notes.
The indenture under which the Notes were issued contains limited protection for holders of the Notes.
The indenture under which the Notes were issued offers limited protection to holders of the Notes. The terms of the indenture and the Notes do not restrict our or any of our subsidiaries’ ability to engage in, or otherwise be a party to, a variety of corporate transactions, circumstances or events that could have an adverse impact on the holders of the Notes. In particular, the terms of the indenture and the Notes do not place any restrictions on our or our subsidiaries’ ability to:
· | issue debt securities or otherwise incur additional indebtedness or other obligations, including (1) any indebtedness or other obligations that would be equal in right of payment to the Notes, (2) any indebtedness or other obligations that would be secured and therefore rank effectively senior in right of payment to the Notes to the extent of the values of the assets securing such debt, (3) indebtedness of ours that is guaranteed by one or more of our subsidiaries and which therefore is structurally senior to the Notes and (4) securities, indebtedness or obligations issued or incurred by our subsidiaries that would be senior to our equity interests in our subsidiaries and therefore rank structurally senior to the Notes with respect to the assets of our subsidiaries; | |
· | pay dividends on, or purchase or redeem or make any payments in respect of, capital stock or other securities subordinated in right of payment to the Notes; | |
· | sell assets (other than certain limited restrictions on our ability to consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of our assets); | |
· | enter into transactions with affiliates; | |
· | create liens (including liens on the shares of our subsidiaries) or enter into sale and leaseback transactions; | |
· | make investments; or | |
· | create restrictions on the payment of dividends or other amounts to us from our subsidiaries. |
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In addition, the indenture does not include any protection against certain events, such as a change of control, a leveraged recapitalization or “going private” transaction (which may result in a significant increase of our indebtedness levels), restructuring or similar transactions. Furthermore, the terms of the indenture and the Notes do not protect holders of the Notes in the event that we experience changes (including significant adverse changes) in our financial condition, results of operations or credit ratings, as they do not require that we or our subsidiaries adhere to any financial tests or ratios or specified levels of net worth, revenues, income, cash flow, or liquidity. Also, an event of default or acceleration under our other indebtedness would not necessarily result in an event of default under the Notes.
Our ability to recapitalize, incur additional debt and take a number of other actions that are not limited by the terms of the Notes may have important consequences for the holders of the Notes, including making it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to the Notes or negatively affecting the trading value of the Notes.
Other debt we issue or incur in the future could contain more protections for its holders than the indenture and the Notes, including additional covenants and events of default. The issuance or incurrence of any such debt with incremental protections could affect the market for and trading levels and prices of the Notes.
An increase in market interest rates could result in a decrease in the value of the Notes.
In general, as market interest rates rise, notes bearing interest at a fixed rate decline in value. Consequently, if the market interest rates increase, the market value of the Notes may decline. We cannot predict the future level of market interest rates.
An active trading market for the Notes may not develop, which could limit the market price of the Notes or a holder’s ability to sell them.
The Notes are quoted on Nasdaq under the symbol “HROWL.” We cannot provide any assurances that an active trading market will develop for the Notes or that a holder will be able to sell the Notes. If the Notes are traded, they may trade at a discount from their initial offering price depending on prevailing interest rates, the market for similar securities, our credit ratings, general economic conditions, our financial condition, performance and prospects and other factors. The underwriters of the Notes may make a market in the Notes, but they are not obligated to do so. The underwriters may discontinue any market-making in the Notes at any time at their sole discretion. Accordingly, we cannot assure a holder that a liquid trading market will develop for the Notes, that a holder will be able to sell the Notes at a particular time or that the price received will be favorable. To the extent an active trading market does not develop, the liquidity and trading price for the Notes may be harmed. Accordingly, a holder may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the Notes for an indefinite period of time.
We may issue additional notes.
Under the terms of the indenture governing the Notes, we may from time to time without notice to, or the consent of, the holders of the Notes, create and issue additional notes which will be equal in rank to the Notes.
The rating for the Notes could at any time be revised downward or withdrawn entirely at the discretion of the issuing rating agency.
We have obtained a rating for the Notes. Ratings only reflect the views of the issuing rating agency or agencies and such ratings could at any time be revised downward or withdrawn entirely at the discretion of the issuing rating agency. A rating is not a recommendation to purchase, sell or hold the Notes. Ratings do not reflect market prices or suitability of a security for a particular investor and the rating of the Notes may not reflect all risks related to us and our business, or the structure or market value of the Notes. We may elect to issue other securities for which we may seek to obtain a rating in the future. If we issue other securities with a rating, such ratings, if they are lower than market expectations or are subsequently lowered or withdrawn, could adversely affect the market for or the market value of the Notes.
We could enter into various transactions that could increase the amount of our outstanding debt, or adversely affect our capital structure or credit rating.
Subject to certain limited exceptions, the terms of the senior notes do not prevent us from entering into a variety of acquisition, divestiture, refinancing, recapitalization or other highly leveraged transactions. As a result, we could enter into any such transaction even though the transaction could increase the total amount of our outstanding indebtedness, adversely affect our capital structure or credit rating or otherwise adversely affect the holders of the Notes.
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Risks Related to the Series B Preferred Stock
We have the right to issue shares of preferred stock without obtaining stockholder approval. The Series B Preferred Stock has, and any preferred stock issued in the future may have, rights, preferences and privileges superior to those of our common stock.
We are authorized to issue 5,000,000 shares of “blank check” preferred stock, with such rights, preferences and privileges as may be determined from time to time by our Board of Directors. On May 5, 2021, we issued 440,000 shares of Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock. Such shares have rights, preferences and privileges superior to those of our common stock. Our Board of Directors is empowered, without stockholder approval, to issue additional preferred stock at any time in one or more series and to fix the dividend rights, dissolution or liquidation preferences, redemption prices, conversion rights, voting rights and other rights, preferences and privileges for any series of our preferred stock that may be issued. The issuance of shares of such preferred stock, depending on the rights, preferences and privileges attributable to the preferred stock, could reduce the voting rights and powers of our common stockholders and the portion of our assets allocated for distribution to holders of our Series B Preferred Stock and to common stockholders in a liquidation event, and could also result in dilution to the book value per share of our stock. The preferred stock could also be utilized, under certain circumstances, as a method for raising additional capital or discouraging, delaying or preventing a change in control of our Company.
We cannot assure that quarterly dividends on, or any other payments in respect of, the Series B Preferred Stock will be made timely or at all.
We cannot assure that we will be able to pay quarterly dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock or redeem the Series B Preferred Stock, if we wanted to do so. Quarterly dividends on our Series B Preferred Stock will be paid from funds legally available for such purpose when, as and if declared by our Board of Directors. Certain factors may influence our decision, or adversely affect our ability, to pay dividends on, or make other payments in respect of, our Series B Preferred Stock, including, among other things, the amount of our available cash or other liquid assets; our ability to service and refinance our current and future indebtedness; restrictions imposed by our existing, or any future, credit facilities or other debt instruments; and limitations on cash payments to stockholders under Delaware law, including limitations that require dividend payments be made out of surplus or, subject to certain limitations, out of net profits for the then-current or preceding year in the event there is no surplus.
We may seek to redeem the Series B Preferred Stock given the increasing dividends to which such shares are entitled. We may not have sufficient capital to redeem the Series B Preferred Stock if, and when, we seek to redeem the stock.
The shares of Series B Preferred Stock have no maturity or mandatory redemption date. However, the dividend rate for such shares increases over time and, as a result, we may seek to redeem the Series B Preferred Stock. By their terms, the Series B Preferred Stock may be redeemed by us at our option either in whole or in part at any time. Any decision we may make at any time regarding whether to redeem the Series B Preferred Stock will depend upon a wide variety of factors, including our evaluation of our capital position, our capital requirements and general market conditions at that time. However, investors should not assume that we will redeem the Series B Preferred Stock at any particular time, or at all.
The Series B Preferred Stock ranks junior to all of the Company’s indebtedness and other liabilities and are effectively junior to all indebtedness and other liabilities of the Company’s subsidiaries.
In the event of a bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the affairs of the Company, the Company’s assets will be available to pay obligations on the Series B Preferred Stock only after all of the Company’s indebtedness and other liabilities have been paid. The rights of holders of the Series B Preferred Stock to participate in the distribution of the Company’s assets will rank junior to the prior claims of the Company’s current and future creditors and any future series or class of preferred stock the Company may issue that ranks senior to the Series B Preferred Stock. In addition, the Series B Preferred Stock effectively ranks junior to all existing and future indebtedness and other liabilities of (as well as any preferred equity interests held by others in) the Company’s existing subsidiaries and any future subsidiaries. The Company’s existing subsidiaries are, and any future subsidiaries would be, separate legal entities and have no legal obligation to pay any amounts to the Company in respect of dividends due on the Series B Preferred Stock. If the Company is forced to liquidate its assets to pay its creditors, the Company may not have sufficient assets to pay amounts due on any or all of the Series B Preferred Stock then outstanding. The Company and its subsidiaries have incurred and may in the future incur substantial amounts of debt and other obligations that will rank senior to the Series B Preferred Stock. The Company may incur additional indebtedness and become more highly leveraged in the future, which could harm the Company’s financial position and potentially limit cash available to pay dividends. As a result, the Company may not have sufficient funds remaining to satisfy its dividend obligations relating to the Series B Preferred Stock if the Company incurs additional indebtedness. If the Company decides to issue debt or senior equity securities in the future, it is possible that these securities will be governed by an indenture or other instrument containing covenants restricting the Company’s operating flexibility.
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Risks Related to Regulatory Approval and Other Legal Compliance Matters
Our business is significantly impacted by state and federal statutes and regulations.
Our proprietary formulations are comprised of active pharmaceutical ingredients that are components of drugs that have received marketing approval from the FDA, although our proprietary compounded formulations have not themselves received FDA approval. FDA approval is not required in order to market and sell our compounded formulations. In the future, we may choose to pursue FDA approval to market and sell certain potential drug candidates. The marketing and sale of compounded formulations is subject to and must comply with extensive state and federal statutes and regulations governing compounding pharmacies. These statutes and regulations include, among other things, restrictions on compounding for office use or in advance of receiving a patient-specific prescription or, for outsourcing facilities, requirements regarding preparation, such as regular FDA inspections and cGMP requirements, prohibitions on compounding drugs that are essentially copies of FDA-approved drugs, limitations on the volume of compounded formulations that may be sold across state lines, and prohibitions on wholesaling or reselling. These and other restrictions on the activities of compounding pharmacies and outsourcing facilities may significantly limit the market available for compounded formulations, compared to the market available for FDA-approved drugs.
Our pharmacy business is impacted by federal and state laws and regulations governing the following: the purchase, distribution, management, compounding, dispensing, reimbursement, marketing and labeling of prescription drugs and related services including: FDA and/or state regulation affecting the pharmacy and pharmaceutical industries, including state pharmacy licensure and registration or permit standards; rules and regulations issued pursuant to HIPAA and other state and federal laws related to the use, disclosure and transmission of health information; and state and federal controlled substance laws. Our failure to comply with any of these laws and regulations could severely limit or curtail our pharmacy operations, which would materially harm our business and prospects. Further, our business could be adversely affected by changes in these or any newly enacted laws and regulations, and federal and state agency interpretations of the statutes and regulations. Statutory or regulatory changes could require us to make changes to our business model and operations and/or could require us to incur significantly increased costs to comply with such regulations.
On July 30, 2020 and separately on March 24, 2021, the FDA issued public notices for comments related to certain bulk drug substances to be removed from the 503B Bulk’s List (or Category 1 List). Included in these notices for comment were certain bulk drug substances which we currently use in some of our compounded products. In the event one or more of these bulk substances are ultimately removed from the Category 1 List, we intend to utilize commercially available versions of these substances or similar active pharmaceutical ingredients as replacements of the bulk powders contained in our sterile products. In addition, nothing in the FDA’s notice affects the dispensing of bulk powder-containing products from our 503A pharmacy. Nonetheless, if all or some of the bulk drug substances we use are removed from the 503B Bulk’s List, this may result in a disruption in our operations, revenues and cash flows.
On October 27, 2020, the FDA announced availability of a final Memorandum of Understanding, Addressing Certain Distributions of Compounded Human Drug Products Between the State Board of Pharmacy or Other Appropriate State Agency and the Food and Drug Administration (the “MOU”). The MOU describes the responsibilities of a state board of pharmacy, or other appropriate state agency that chooses to sign the MOU, in investigating and responding to complaints related to drug products compounded in such state and distributed outside such state and in addressing the interstate distribution of inordinate amounts of compounded human drug products. Additionally, as part of the MOU, FDA refined the definition of “inordinate amount,” a threshold for certain information identification and sharing which does not place a limit on the distribution of compounded human drug products interstate by a pharmacy located in a state that has entered into the MOU. Section 503A of the FDCA sets a five percent limit on compounded drugs distributed outside the state by a pharmacist, pharmacy or physician located in a state that has not entered into the MOU.
States have 365 days to sign the MOU, before the FDA intends to enforce the five percent limit described in Section 503A of the FDCA in states that have not signed the MOU. Our pharmacy is based in the state of New Jersey, and we believe the state board of pharmacy in New Jersey will sign the MOU and as a result, our operations will not be materially affected by the MOU. In the event New Jersey does not sign the MOU, our pharmacy that operates under Section 503A may be materially affected, and we will transition as many prescription orders as possible to our outsourcing facility, which is not subject to the MOU.
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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Not applicable.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information