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Note 3 - Fair Value Measurements
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements  
Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]
NOTE
3.
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
 
 
The Company follows ASC
820,
Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures
, with respect to assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and nonrecurring basis. Under this standard, fair value is defined as the exit price, or the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants as of the measurement date. 
 
The Company's cash equivalents and investments are classified within Level
1
or Level
2
of the fair value hierarchy because they are valued using quoted market prices in active markets, broker or dealer quotations, or alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of price transparency. The types of investments that are generally classified within Level
1
of the fair value hierarchy include money market securities and certificates of deposit. The types of investments that are generally classified within Level
2
of the fair value hierarchy include corporate securities and U.S. government securities.
 
As of
December 31, 2019,
the Company’s warrants consist of warrants to purchase the Company’s common stock issued in
July 2011,
March 2015,
October 2015,
June 2019
and
August 2019,
out of which the warrants issued in
July 2011,
October 2015
and
August 2019
are classified as liabilities.
March 2015
and
June 2019
warrants are considered to be indexed to the Company’s stock and are therefore classified in equity.
The Company's warrant liability is classified within Level
3
of the fair value hierarchy because the value is calculated using significant judgment based on the Company’s own assumptions in the valuation of this liability. The Company determined the fair value of the warrant liability using the Black-Scholes valuation method or the Lattice valuation model where deemed appropriate. See Note
11,
“Warrant Liability” for further discussion of the calculation of the fair value of the warrant liability.
 
As a result of the call option and the put feature within the Convertible Note, the Company recorded a derivative liability on its consolidated balance sheet with a corresponding debt discount which is netted against the face value of the Convertible Note. The fair value of embedded derivative liability is classified within Level
3
of the fair value hierarchy because the value is calculated using significant judgment based on the Company’s own assumptions in the valuation of this liability. The Company determined the fair value of the embedded derivative liability using the Monte Carlo simulation model. See Note
10,
“Convertible Note” for further discussion of the calculation of the fair value of the embedded derivative liability.
 
The following table presents the Company's assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of
December 31, 2019:
 
   
 
 
 
 
Fair Value Measurements Using
 
 
 
Balance at
   
Quoted Prices in
   
Significant
   
Significant
 
   
December 31,
   
Active Markets
   
Other
   
Unobservable
 
(in thousands)
 
2019
   
for Identical
   
Observable
   
Inputs
 
   
 
 
 
 
Items
   
Inputs
   
(Level 3)
 
   
 
 
 
 
(Level 1)
   
(Level 2)
   
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Restricted cash held as a certificate of deposit
  $
324
    $
324
    $
    $
 
Deposit held as a certificate of deposit
   
151
     
151
     
     
 
Total assets
  $
475
    $
475
    $
    $
 
                                 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Warrant liability
  $
4,089
    $
    $
    $
4,089
 
Embedded derivative liability
   
3
     
     
     
3
 
Total liabilities
  $
4,092
    $
    $
    $
4,092
 
 
The following table presents the Company's assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of
December 31, 2018:
 
   
Fair Value Measurements Using
 
   
Balance at
   
Quoted Prices in
   
Significant
   
Significant
 
   
December 31,
   
Active Markets
   
Other
   
Unobservable
 
(in thousands)
 
2018
   
for Identical
   
Observable
   
Inputs
 
   
 
 
 
 
Items
   
Inputs
   
(Level 3)
 
   
 
 
 
 
(Level 1)
   
(Level 2)
   
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash equivalents
  $
103
    $
103
    $
    $
 
Restricted cash held as a certificate of deposit
   
324
     
324
     
     
 
Deposit held as a certificate of deposit
   
151
     
151
     
     
 
Total assets
  $
578
    $
578
    $
    $
 
                                 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Warrant liability
  $
178
    $
    $
    $
178
 
Total liabilities
  $
178
    $
    $
    $
178
 
 
Upon adoption of ASU
2017
-
11,
effective
January 1, 2019,
the Company reclassified
210,586
warrants from warrant liabilities to equity, and the Company is
no
longer required to record the change in fair values for these instruments, resulting in
$56
thousand of the fair value of the warrant liabilities being reclassified to stockholders’ equity.
334,109
July 2011
and
October 2015
warrants continued to be classified as a liability as of
January 1, 2019,
out of which
158,400
warrants were exercised in the
second
quarter of
2019
and
102,602
warrants were exercised in the
third
quarter of
2019,
with
73,107
July 2011
and
October 2015
warrants remaining outstanding as of
December 31, 2019.
 
For the year ended
December 31, 2019,
the net change in fair value associated with the
July 2011
and
October 2015
warrants was a decrease of
$88
thousand, of which
$465
thousand is reported in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations as a loss from the change in fair value of warrant liabilities and approximately
$553
thousand as a reclassification of the fair value of the warrant liabilities to stockholders’ equity in connection with the exercise of the warrants. In
August 2019,
the Company issued a total of
7,066,508
warrants to purchase
7,066,508
shares of the Company’s common stock in
two
security offerings. The Company recorded
$5.3
million of warranty liabilities upon issuance of these warrants. For the year ended
December 31, 2019,
the net change in fair value associated with these warrants resulted in a gain of
$1.2
million. See Note
11,
“Warranty Liability” for further discussion of the calculation of the fair value of the warrant liability.
 
The following is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for the liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level
3
) during the year ended
December 31, 2019:
 
(in thousands)
 
2019
 
Fair value of warrant liability at January 1, 2019
  $
178
 
Fair value of warrant liability reclassified to equity-Adoption of ASU 2017-11
   
(56
)
Fair value of July 2011 and October 2015 warrants transferred to equity upon exercise
   
(553
)
Issuance of Domestic, Foreign and Ladenburg warrants
   
5,269
 
Decrease in fair value of Domestic, Foreign and Ladenburg warrant liability during the year ended December 31, 2019
   
(1,214
)
Increase in fair value of July 2011 and October 2015 warrant liability during the year ended December 31, 2019
   
465
 
Derivative liability embedded in Convertible Note issued in March 2019
   
427
 
Decrease in fair value of embedded derivative liability during the year ended December 31, 2019
   
(424
)
Fair value of warrant liability and embedded derivative liability at December 31, 2019
  $
4,092
 
 
For the year ended
December 31, 2018,
as a result of the fair value adjustment of the warrant liability, the Company recorded a non-cash gain on a change in the fair value of
$1.3
million in its consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The following is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for the liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level
3
) during the year ended
December 31, 2018:
 
(in thousands)
 
2018
 
Fair value of warrant liability at January 1, 2018
  $
1,489
 
Decrease in fair value during the year ended December 31, 2018
   
(1,311
)
Fair value of warrant liability at December 31, 2018
  $
178