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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Operating activities:      
Net loss $ (50,038)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ (29,281)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ (17,708)us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities      
Depreciation and amortization 1,539us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 1,777us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 1,947us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
Amortization of debt discount 51us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium 213us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium 136us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
Stock-based compensation 4,926us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense 1,145us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense 745us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
Revaluation of preferred stock warrant liability 0us-gaap_FairValueAdjustmentOfWarrants (1,156)us-gaap_FairValueAdjustmentOfWarrants 387us-gaap_FairValueAdjustmentOfWarrants
Loss on extinguishment of debt 581us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt 0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt 0us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
Amortization of premium on short-term investments 86us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeNetAmortizationOfDiscountAndPremium (518)us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeNetAmortizationOfDiscountAndPremium 0us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeNetAmortizationOfDiscountAndPremium
Interest accrued on long-term debt (348)nstg_InterestAccruedOnLongTermNotes 259nstg_InterestAccruedOnLongTermNotes 90nstg_InterestAccruedOnLongTermNotes
Conversion of accrued interest to long-term debt 420nstg_ConversionOfAccruedInterestToLongTermDebt 0nstg_ConversionOfAccruedInterestToLongTermDebt 0nstg_ConversionOfAccruedInterestToLongTermDebt
Loss on disposal of property and equipment 0us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1 1us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1 3us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1
Gain on sale of investments (5)us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGainLossExcludingOtherThanTemporaryImpairments 0us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGainLossExcludingOtherThanTemporaryImpairments 0us-gaap_AvailableforsaleSecuritiesGrossRealizedGainLossExcludingOtherThanTemporaryImpairments
Changes in operating assets and liabilities      
Accounts receivable, net (4,109)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable (5,009)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable (210)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable
Inventory (1,252)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories (1,370)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories (1,884)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories
Prepaid expenses and other (2,132)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets (1,679)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets 221us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets
Other (70)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets (268)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets 118us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets
Accounts payable 21us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable 1,601us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable 103us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable
Accrued liabilities 3,379us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities 2,678us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities 1,830us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities
Deferred revenue 9,497us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRevenue 1,025us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRevenue 146us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredRevenue
Deferred rent (607)us-gaap_StraightLineRent (764)us-gaap_StraightLineRent (732)us-gaap_StraightLineRent
Net cash used in operating activities (38,061)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations (31,346)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations (14,808)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations
Investing activities:      
Purchases of property and equipment (1,900)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment (759)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment (428)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
Proceeds from sale of short-term investments 4,500us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecurities
Proceeds from maturity of short-term investments 35,977us-gaap_ProceedsFromMaturitiesPrepaymentsAndCallsOfAvailableForSaleSecurities 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromMaturitiesPrepaymentsAndCallsOfAvailableForSaleSecurities 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromMaturitiesPrepaymentsAndCallsOfAvailableForSaleSecurities
Purchases of short-term investments (62,911)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecurities (32,175)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecurities 0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecurities
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash 59us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCash (21)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCash 0us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCash
Net cash used in investing activities (24,275)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations (32,955)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations (428)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations
Financing activities:      
Proceeds from long-term debt 30,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt 5,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt 13,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
Deferred costs related to long-term debt (770)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtExtinguishmentCosts 0us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtExtinguishmentCosts 0us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtExtinguishmentCosts
Repayment of long-term debt (18,214)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt (211)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt (1,706)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
Proceeds from public offering 57,015us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceInitialPublicOffering 47,374us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceInitialPublicOffering 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceInitialPublicOffering
Proceeds from exercise of common stock warrants 230us-gaap_ProceedsFromWarrantExercises 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromWarrantExercises 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromWarrantExercises
Proceeds from issuance of common stock for employee stock purchase plan 988us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSharesUnderIncentiveAndShareBasedCompensationPlansIncludingStockOptions 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSharesUnderIncentiveAndShareBasedCompensationPlansIncludingStockOptions 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSharesUnderIncentiveAndShareBasedCompensationPlansIncludingStockOptions
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock and warrants 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfPreferredStockPreferenceStockAndWarrants 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfPreferredStockPreferenceStockAndWarrants 15,132us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfPreferredStockPreferenceStockAndWarrants
Repurchase of shares related to common stock warrant exercise (94)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfWarrants 0us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfWarrants 0us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfWarrants
Deferred offering costs 0us-gaap_PaymentOfFinancingAndStockIssuanceCosts 0us-gaap_PaymentOfFinancingAndStockIssuanceCosts (553)us-gaap_PaymentOfFinancingAndStockIssuanceCosts
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 411us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised 387us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised 187us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised
Net cash provided by financing activities 69,566us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations 52,550us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations 26,060us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 7,230us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease (11,751)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease 10,824us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 52us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalentsContinuingOperations 0us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalentsContinuingOperations 0us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalentsContinuingOperations
Cash and cash equivalents:      
Beginning of year 9,941us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 21,692us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 10,868us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
End of year 17,223us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 9,941us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 21,692us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Supplemental disclosures:      
Accretion of preferred stock 0us-gaap_TemporaryEquityAccretionToRedemptionValueAdjustment 4,653us-gaap_TemporaryEquityAccretionToRedemptionValueAdjustment 7,533us-gaap_TemporaryEquityAccretionToRedemptionValueAdjustment
Accrual of offering costs 0nstg_AccruedOfferingCosts 29nstg_AccruedOfferingCosts 1,212nstg_AccruedOfferingCosts
Cash paid for interest 3,479us-gaap_InterestPaid 1,474us-gaap_InterestPaid 563us-gaap_InterestPaid
Rental instruments reclassified from inventory 2,541nstg_RentalInstrumentsReclassifiedFromInventory 0nstg_RentalInstrumentsReclassifiedFromInventory 0nstg_RentalInstrumentsReclassifiedFromInventory
Issuance of preferred stock warrants with debt 0nstg_IssuanceOfConvertiblePreferredStockWarrantsWithDebt 138nstg_IssuanceOfConvertiblePreferredStockWarrantsWithDebt 648nstg_IssuanceOfConvertiblePreferredStockWarrantsWithDebt
Non-cash capital lease 262nstg_NonCashCapitalLeaseObligations 410nstg_NonCashCapitalLeaseObligations 0nstg_NonCashCapitalLeaseObligations
Common Stock [Member]      
Supplemental disclosures:      
Conversion of convertible preferred stock to common stock 0us-gaap_ConversionOfStockAmountConverted1
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
108,275us-gaap_ConversionOfStockAmountConverted1
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
0us-gaap_ConversionOfStockAmountConverted1
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
Warrants [Member]      
Supplemental disclosures:      
Conversion of convertible preferred stock to common stock $ 0us-gaap_ConversionOfStockAmountConverted1
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
$ 2,514us-gaap_ConversionOfStockAmountConverted1
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
$ 0us-gaap_ConversionOfStockAmountConverted1
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember