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Significant accounting policies (Policies)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Significant accounting policies  
Principles of consolidation

Principles of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and include the accounts of Quanterix Corporation, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of estimates

Use of estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. In making those estimates and assumptions, the Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions believed to be reasonable. The Company’s significant estimates included in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements are related to revenue recognition, fair value of equity instruments and notes receivable, fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in acquisitions, valuation allowances recorded against deferred tax assets, and stock-based compensation. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Revenue recognition

Revenue recognition

The Company recognizes revenue when a customer obtains control of a promised good or service. The amount of revenue recognized reflects consideration that the Company expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for these goods and services, incentives and taxes collected from customers, that are subsequently remitted to governmental authorities.

The Company adopted Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC 606), on January 1, 2019, using the modified retrospective method for all contracts not completed as of the date of adoption. The reported results for 2019 reflect the application of ASC 606 guidance, while the reported results for 2018 were prepared under ASC 605, Revenue Recognition.  

Customers

The Company’s customers primarily consist of entities engaged in the life sciences research market that pursue the discovery and development of new drugs for a variety of neurologic, cardiovascular, oncologic and other protein biomarkers associated with diseases. The Company’s customer base exceeds 730 customers and includes several of the largest biopharmaceutical companies, academic research organizations and distributors who serve certain geographic markets.

Product revenue

The Company’s products are composed of analyzer instruments, assay kits and other consumables such as reagents. Products are sold directly to biopharmaceutical and academic research organizations or are sold through distributors in EMEA and Asia Pacific regions. The sales of instruments are generally accompanied by an initial year of implied service-type warranties and may be bundled with assays and other consumables and may also include other items such as training and installation of the instrument and/or an extended service warranty. Revenues from the sale of products are recognized at a point in time when the Company transfers control of the product to the customer, which is upon installation for instruments sold to direct customers, and based upon shipping terms for assay kits and other consumables. Revenue for instruments sold to distributors is generally recognized based upon shipping terms (either upon shipment or delivery).

Service and other revenue

Service revenues are composed of contract research services, initial implied one-year service-type warranties, extended services contracts and other services such as training. Contract research services are provided through the Company’s Accelerator Laboratory and generally consist of fixed fee contracts. Revenues from contract research services are recognized at a point in time when the Company completes and delivers its research report on each individually completed study, or over time if the contractual provisions allow for the collection of transaction consideration for costs incurred plus a reasonable margin through the period of performance of the services. Revenues from service-type warranties are recognized ratably over the contract service period. Revenues from other services are immaterial.

Collaboration and license revenue

The Company may enter into agreements to license the intellectual property and know-how associated with its instruments in exchange for license fees and future royalties (as described below). The license agreements provide the licensee with a right to use the intellectual property with the license fee revenues recognized at a point in time as the underlying license is considered functional intellectual property. The Company has recognized revenues from a sales- or usage based royalties related to the Company’s licensing technology and intellectual property.

Payment terms

The Company’s payment terms vary by the type and location of customer and the products or services offered. Payment from customers is generally required in a term ranging from 30 to 45 days from date of shipment or satisfaction of the performance obligation with no discounts for early payment. Occasionally the Company provides extended payment terms or financing arrangements to customers.

Disaggregated Revenue

When disaggregating revenue, the Company considered all of the economic factors that may affect its revenues. The following tables disaggregate the Company's revenue from contracts with customers by revenue type:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

December 31, 2019

(in thousands)

    

 NA

    

 EMEA

    

 Asia Pacific

    

 Total

Product revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instruments

 

$

6,250

 

$

5,243

 

$

3,393

 

$

14,886

Consumable and other products

 

 

14,148

 

 

9,674

 

 

1,783

 

 

25,605

Totals 

 

$

20,398

 

$

14,917

 

$

5,176

 

$

40,491

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service and other revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service-type warranties

 

$

3,139

 

$

1,323

 

$

171

 

$

4,633

Research services

 

 

8,845

 

 

704

 

 

456

 

 

10,005

Other services

 

 

825

 

 

565

 

 

31

 

 

1,421

Totals 

 

$

12,809

 

$

2,592

 

$

658

 

$

16,059

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collaboration and license revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collaboration and license revenue

 

$

167

 

$

17

 

$

 —

 

$

184

Totals 

 

$

167

 

$

17

 

$

 —

 

$

184

 

The Company’s contracts with customers may include promises to transfer multiple products and services to a customer. The Company combines any performance obligations that are immaterial with one or more other performance obligations that are material to the contract. For arrangements with multiple performance obligations, the Company allocates the contract transaction price, including discounts, to each performance obligation based on its relative standalone selling price. Judgment is required to determine the standalone selling price for each distinct performance obligation. The Company determines standalone selling prices based on prices charged to customers in observable transactions, and uses a range of amounts to estimate standalone selling prices for each performance obligation. The Company may have more than one range of standalone selling price for certain products and services based on the pricing for different customer classes.

 

Variable consideration in the Company’s contracts primarily relates to (i) sales- and usage-based royalties related to the license of intellectual property in collaboration and license contracts and (ii) certain non-fixed fee research services contracts. ASC 606 provides for an exception to estimating the variable consideration for sales- and usage-based royalties related to the license of intellectual property, such that the sales- or usage-based royalty will be recognized in the period the underlying transaction occurs. The Company has recorded sales- or usage-based royalty revenue for the year ended December 31, 2019 related to the intellectual property licensed by Uman. The Company recognizes revenues from sales- or usage based royalty revenue at the later of when the sales or usage occurs; and the satisfaction or partial satisfaction of the performance obligation to which the royalty has been allocated.

The aggregate amount of transaction price that is allocated to performance obligations that have not yet been satisfied or are partially satisfied as of December 31, 2019 is $5.2 million. Of the performance obligations not yet satisfied or are partially satisfied, $4.7 million is expected to be recognized as revenue in the next 12 months, with the remainder to be recognized within the 24 months thereafter. The $5.2 million principally consists of $3.0 million billed for undelivered services related to initial and extended service-type warranties and research services, as well as $1.7 million related to undelivered licenses of intellectual property for a diagnostics company.

Changes in deferred revenue from contracts with customers were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

    

Year Ended December 31, 2019

Balance at December 31, 2018

 

$

5,957

606 adoption adjustment

 

 

(86)

Deferral of revenue

 

 

3,925

Recognition of deferred revenue

 

 

(4,633)

Balance at December 31, 2019

 

$

5,163

 

Costs to obtain a contract

The Company’s sales commissions are generally based on revenues of the Company. The Company has determined that certain commissions paid under its sales incentive programs meet the requirements to be capitalized as they are incremental and would not have occurred absent a customer contract. The change in the balance of costs to obtain a contract are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Year Ended December 31, 2019

Balance at December 31, 2018

 

$

606 adoption adjustment

 

 

307

Deferral of costs to obtain a contract

 

 

848

Recognition of costs to obtain a contract

 

 

(820)

Balance at December 31, 2019

 

$

335

 

The Company has classified the balance of capitalized costs to obtain a contract as a component of prepaid expenses and other current assets as of December 31, 2019 and classifies the expense as a component of cost of goods sold and selling, general and administrative expense over the estimated life of the contract. The Company considers potential impairment in these amounts each period.

ASC 606 provides entities with certain practical expedients and accounting policy elections to minimize the cost and burden of adoption.

The Company does not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for (i) contracts with original expected length of one year or less and (ii) contracts for which revenue is recognized at the amount to which the Company has the right to invoice for services performed.

The Company will exclude from its transaction price any amounts collected from customers related to sales and other similar taxes.

When determining the transaction price of a contract, an adjustment is made if payment from a customer occurs either significantly before or significantly after performance, resulting in a significant financing component. The Company does not assess whether a significant financing component exists if the period between when the Company performs its obligations under the contract and when the customer pays is one year or less. None of the Company’s contracts contained a significant financing component as of December 31, 2019.

The Company has elected to account for the shipping and handling as an activity to fulfill the promise to transfer the product, and therefore will not evaluate whether shipping and handling activities are promised services to its customers.

Business combinations

Business combinations

Under the acquisition method of accounting, the Company allocates the fair value of the total consideration transferred to the tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values on the date of acquisition. The fair values assigned, defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants, are based on estimates and assumptions determined by management. The excess consideration over the aggregate fair value of tangible and intangible assets, net of liabilities assumed, is recorded as goodwill. These valuations require significant estimates and assumptions, especially with respect to intangible assets. 

The Company typically uses the discounted cash flow method to value acquired intangible assets. This method requires significant management judgment to forecast future operating results and establish residual growth rates and discount factors. The estimates used to value and amortize intangible assets are consistent with the plans and estimates that are used to manage the business and are based on available historical information. If the subsequent actual results and updated projections of the underlying business activity change compared with the assumptions and projections used to develop these values, the Company could experience impairment charges. In addition, the Company has estimated the economic lives of certain acquired assets and these lives are used to calculate depreciation and amortization expense. If estimates of the economic lives change, depreciation or amortization expenses could be accelerated or slowed.

Cost of revenue

Cost of revenue

Cost of product revenue consists of raw materials, parts costs and associated freight, shipping and handling costs, contract manufacturer costs, personnel costs, yield loss, in-license payments and royalties, stock-based compensation, other direct costs and overhead.

Cost of service and other revenue consists of personnel, facility costs associated with operating the Accelerator Labs on behalf of the customers, costs related to instrument maintenance and servicing equipment at customer sites, other direct and overhead.

Cost of license revenue, related party consists of license fees that are the direct results of cash payments received related to license agreements.

Research and development expenses

Research and development expenses

Research and development expenses, including personnel costs, allocated facility costs, lab supplies, outside services, contract laboratory costs are charged to research and development expense as incurred. The Company accounts for nonrefundable advance payments for goods and services that will be used in future research and development activities as expense when the service has been performed or when the goods have been received.

Selling, general, and administrative expense

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

Selling, general, and administrative expenses are primarily composed of compensation and benefits associated with sales and marketing, finance, human resources, and other administrative personnel, outside marketing, advertising, allocated facilities costs, legal expenses, and other general and administrative costs.

Net loss per share

Net loss per share

Basic net loss per common share attributable to common stockholders is calculated by dividing the net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares. For purposes of the diluted net loss per share calculations, preferred stock, unvested restricted common stock, and common stock options are considered to be potentially dilutive securities, but are excluded from the diluted net loss per share because their effect would be anti-dilutive and therefore basic and diluted net loss per share were the same for all periods presented.

The following table sets forth the outstanding potentially dilutive securities that have been excluded in the calculation of diluted net loss per share because to do so would be anti-dilutive (in common stock equivalent shares):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 

 

 

2019

    

2018

    

2017

Unvested restricted common stock and restricted stock units

 

409,929

 

361,468

 

177,192

Outstanding stock options

 

2,507,062

 

2,476,911

 

2,249,843

Outstanding common stock warrants

 

10,000

 

76,041

 

86,090

Total

 

2,926,991

 

2,914,420

 

2,513,125

 

As of December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017 the Company had an obligation to issue warrants to purchase an additional 93,341 shares of common stock to a vendor if a contract is terminated prior to a minimum purchase commitment being met. No amounts are presented in the table above for this obligation to issue a warrant as the issuance of the warrant is not considered probable.

Cash and Cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash deposits and short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible into cash, with original maturities of three months or less. Cash equivalents are carried at fair value based on quoted prices for identical assets. Cash and cash equivalents consist of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of

 

 

December 31, 

 

    

2019

    

2018

Cash

 

$

6,406

 

$

1,821

Money market funds invested in U.S. Treasury obligations

 

 

102,749

 

 

42,608

Total cash and cash equivalents

 

$

109,155

 

$

44,429

 

Restricted cash and deposits

Restricted cash and deposits

Restricted cash represents collateral for a letter of credit issued as security for the lease for the Company’s new headquarters. The restricted cash is long term in nature as the Company will not have access to the funds until more than one year from December 31, 2019.

As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had $1.1 million and $1.4 million, respectively, in restricted cash and deposits related to amounts held for a line of credit, amounts held as a security deposit for the Company’s facility lease obligation, and a business registration application. As of December 31, 2019, $1.0 million of the  $1.1 million was recorded on a separate line item as restricted cash. The remaining $0.1 million was included in noncurrent assets. As of December 31, 2018, $1.0 million of the $1.4 million was recorded on a separate line item as restricted cash. The remaining $0.4 million was included in current and noncurrent assets.

Accounts Receivable and allowance for doubtful accounts

Accounts receivable and allowance for doubtful accounts

The Company provides credit, in the normal course of business, to customers and does not require collateral. Accounts receivable consist of amounts due to the Company for sales to customers and are recorded net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company reviews accounts receivable on a regular basis to determine if any receivable will potentially be uncollectable and to estimate the amount of allowance for doubtful accounts necessary. Once a receivable is deemed uncollectible, such balance is written off and charged against the allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company has not incurred material write offs in any of the periods presented.

Inventory

Inventory

Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or market on a first-in, first-out (FIFO) basis. The Company analyzes its inventory levels on each reporting date and writes down inventory that is expected to expire prior to being sold and inventory in excess of expected sales requirements. In the event that the Company identifies these conditions exist in its inventory, the carrying value is reduced to its estimated net realizable value.

Property and equipment

Property and equipment

Property and equipment, including leasehold improvements, are stated at cost and are depreciated, or amortized in the case of leasehold improvements, over their estimated useful lives using the straight-line method. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred, whereas major betterments are capitalized as additions to property and equipment. The Company reviews its property and equipment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of certain assets might not be recoverable and recognizes an impairment loss when it is probable that an asset’s realizable value is less than the carrying value. To date, no such impairment losses have been recorded. Depreciation is calculated based upon the following estimated useful lives of the assets:

 

 

 

 

Laboratory and manufacturing equipment

    

Five years

Computers and software

 

Three years

Office furniture and equipment

 

Seven years

Leasehold improvements

 

Shorter of the useful life of the asset or the remaining term of the lease

 

Software development costs

Software development costs

The Company develops and modifies software related to the operation of the instrument. Software development costs are expensed as incurred until the point the Company establishes technological feasibility. Based on the Company’s product development process, technological feasibility is established upon the completion of a working model. The Company does not incur material costs between the completion of the working model and the point at which the product is ready for release. Therefore, software development costs are charged to the statement of operations as incurred as research and development expense.

Investments

Investments

During 2016, the Company purchased a minority interest in preferred stock in a privately held company for $0.3 million. During 2018, the Company was issued a convertible note by a privately held company having a principal amount of $0.2 million.

The preferred stock investment is recorded on a cost basis in other non-current assets on the accompanying balance sheets as the Company does not have a controlling interest, does not have the ability to exercise significant influence over the privately held company, and the fair value of the equity investment is not readily determinable. The Company performs an impairment analysis at each reporting period to determine if there is any readily available fair value information that would indicate an impairment. The Company has determined there was no impairment during the year ended December 31, 2019 or in any prior period.

The convertible note is held as an available-for-sale investment, which is carried at fair market value, with the unrealized gains and losses included in the determination of comprehensive loss. When determining the estimated fair value of the convertible notes, the Company used a commonly accepted valuation methodology.

 

Equity investments that do not result in consolidation and are not accounted for under the equity method are measured at fair value, with any changes in fair value recognized in net income. For any such investments that do not have readily determinable fair values, the Company elects the measurement alternative to measure the investments at cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment of the same issuer.

 

Fair value of financial instruments

Fair value of financial instruments

ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement (ASC 820), establishes a fair value hierarchy for instruments measured at fair value that distinguishes between assumptions based on market data (observable inputs) and the Company’s own assumptions (unobservable inputs). Observable inputs are inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Company’s assumptions about the inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, and are developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.

ASC 820 identifies fair value as the exchange price, or exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As a basis for considering market participant assumptions in fair value measurements, ASC 820 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between the following:

Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and

Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs that reflect the Company’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

To the extent that the valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised by the Company in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

The carrying amount reflected on the balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximated their fair values, due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The carrying value of the long-term debt approximates its fair value as the debt arrangement is based on interest rates the Company believes it could obtain for borrowings with similar terms. The Company has an investment in the preferred stock of a privately held company which is recorded within other non-current assets on a cost basis. This cost method investment’s fair value has not been estimated as there are no identified events or changes in circumstances that would indicate a significant adverse effect on the fair value of the investment and to do so would be impractical.

Fair value measurements as of December 31, 2019 are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quoted prices

 

 

 

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

in active

 

Significant other

 

unobservable

 

 

 

 

 

markets

 

observable

 

inputs

Description

    

Total

    

(Level 1)

    

inputs (Level 2)

    

(Level 3)

Financial assets

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Cash equivalents

 

$

109,155

 

$

109,155

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

Note receivable

 

 

150

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

150

 

 

$

109,305

 

$

109,155

 

$

 —

 

$

150

 

Fair value measurements as of December 31, 2018 are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quoted prices

 

 

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

in active

 

Significant other

 

unobservable

 

 

 

 

 

markets

 

observable

 

inputs

Description

    

Total

    

(Level 1)

    

inputs (Level 2)

    

(Level 3)

Financial assets

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Cash equivalents

 

$

42,608

 

$

42,608

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

Note receivable

 

 

150

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

150

 

 

$

42,758

 

$

42,608

 

 

 —

 

$

150

 

Warranties

Warranties

The Company provides a one-year warranty and maintenance service related to its instruments and sells extended warranty contracts for additional periods. The Company defers revenue associated with these services and recognizes them on a pro-rata basis over the period of service.

Income taxes

Income taxes

The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the Company’s consolidated financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the consolidated financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of the assets and liabilities using the enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance against deferred tax assets is recorded if, based on the weight of the available evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

The Company accounts for uncertain tax positions in accordance with the provisions of ASC 740 Income Taxes (ASC 740). When uncertain tax positions exist, the Company recognizes the tax benefit of tax positions to the extent that the benefit will more likely than not be realized. The determination as to whether the tax benefit will more likely than not be realized is based upon the technical merits of the tax position as well as consideration of the available facts and circumstances. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company did not have any significant uncertain tax positions.

Credit, product and supplier concentrations and off-balance-sheet risk

Credit, product and supplier concentrations and off-balance-sheet risk

The Company has no significant off-balance-sheet risk, such as foreign exchange contracts, option contracts, or other hedging arrangements. Financial instruments that potentially expose the Company to concentrations of credit risk primarily consist of cash and cash equivalents and a cost method investment. The Company places its cash and cash equivalents principally in depository accounts with a bank.

The Company is also subject to supply chain risks related to the outsourcing of the manufacturing of its instruments. Although there are a limited number of manufacturers for instruments of this type, the Company believes that other suppliers could provide similar products on comparable terms. A change in suppliers, however, could cause a delay in manufacturing and a possible loss of sales, which would adversely affect operating results. In addition to outsourcing the manufacturing of its instruments, the Company also purchases antibodies through a number of different suppliers. Although a disruption in service from any one of its antibody suppliers is possible, the Company believes that it would be able to find an adequate supply from alternative suppliers.

Customers outside the United States represented 50% and 40% of the Company’s gross trade accounts receivable balance as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

At December 31, 2019 and 2018, no single customer represented 10% of the Company’s aggregate accounts receivable, and no single customer represented 10% of the Company’s revenue for the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2018. At December 31, 2017, one customer represented 10% of the Company’s revenue for the year ended December 31, 2017.

Stock-based compensation

Stock-based compensation

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation awards in accordance with ASC 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation. ASC 718 requires all stock-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the statement of operations based on their fair values. Stock-based compensation awards have historically consisted of stock options and restricted stock.

Effective January 1, 2017, the Company ceased utilizing an estimated forfeiture rate and began recognizing forfeitures as they occur. The Company estimates the grant date fair value, and the resulting stock-based compensation expense, using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The grant date fair value of the stock-based awards is generally recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period of the respective awards.

The Company recognizes compensation costs related to share-based payments granted to non-employees, which consists of directors for their services on the board of directors, based on the estimated fair value of the awards on the date of grant in the same manner as options for employees. There were no material non-employee awards outstanding during the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017.

The fair value of stock options granted to employees and non-employees is estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, based on the assumptions noted in the following table:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 

 

    

2019

 

2018

 

2017

Risk-free interest rate

 

1.4% - 2.6%

 

2.6% - 3.0%  

 

1.8% - 2.1%  

Expected dividend yield

 

None

 

None

 

None

Expected term (in years)

 

6.0

 

5.9

 

6.0

Expected volatility

 

33.5% - 39.7%

 

32.4% - 36.8%  

 

46.0% - 52.0%  

 

Using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, the weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018, and 2017 was $9.09,  $7.19, and $4.52 per share, respectively. Expected volatility was calculated based a propotional weighting of reported volatility data for a representative group of guideline publicly traded companies for which historical information was available and the Company’s stock. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant, commensurate with the expected life assumption. The Company estimates the expected life of options granted to employees utilizing the simplified method which calculates the expected life of an option as the average of the time to vesting and contractual life of the options. The expected life is applied to the stock option grant group as a whole, as the Company does not expect substantially different exercise or post-vesting termination behavior among its employee population. The Company uses the simplified method due to the lack of historical exercise data and the plain nature of the stock options. The Company uses the remaining contractual term for the expected life of non-employee awards. The expected dividend yield is assumed to be zero as the Company has never paid dividends and has no current plans to pay any dividends on common stock.

Recent accounting pronouncements

Recent accounting pronouncements

The Company is considered to be an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, as amended (JOBS Act). The JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of an extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards. Thus, an emerging growth company can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. The Company has elected to avail itself of this extended transition period and, as a result, the Company will not be required to adopt new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for other public companies so long as the Company remains an emerging growth company.

On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASC 606 using the modified retrospective method. Under ASC 606, revenue is recognized upon the transfer of control of goods or services to customers and reflects the amount of consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The adoption of ASC 606 has been applied to customer contracts that were not completed as of January 1, 2019, and did not materially change the pattern of revenue recognition for its current customer contracts.

The Company's consolidated financial statements for the prior-year period have not been revised and are reflective of the revenue recognition requirements which were in effect for that period.

The Company recorded an adjustment to the accumulated deficit of $0.4 million as of January 1, 2019 for the cumulative effect primarily related to the deferral of sales commissions.

In accordance with the reporting requirements of ASC 606, the disclosure of the impact on the Company's consolidated balance sheet and statement of operations, as a result of adopting the provisions of ASC 606, was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prior to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

adoption of

 

 

As

 

 

 

Adjusted under

 

As reported

 

 

 

ASC 606

 

 

reported

 

 

 

ASC 606

 

December 31, 

 

 

 

December 31, 

 

    

December 31, 2018

    

Adjustments

    

January 1, 2019

    

2019

    

Adjustments

     

2019

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

$

6,792

 

$

47

 

$

6,839

 

$

10,906

 

$

 —

 

$

10,906

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

2,330

 

 

288

 

 

2,618

 

 

2,137

 

 

335

 

 

1,802

Other non-current assets

 

 

536

 

 

19

 

 

555

 

 

557

 

 

 —

 

 

557

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

5,437

 

 

43

 

 

5,394

 

 

4,697

 

 

(209)

 

 

4,488

Deferred revenue, net of current portion

 

 

520

 

 

43

 

 

477

 

 

466

 

 

14

 

 

480

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated deficit

 

$

(175,888)

 

$

(440)

 

$

(175,448)

 

$

(216,244)

 

$

(140)

 

$

(216,104)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

Under ASC

 

    

Under ASC 606

    

Adjustment

     

 605

Product revenue

 

$

40,491

 

$

55

 

$

40,546

Service revenue

 

 

16,059

 

 

273

 

 

16,332

Costs of goods sold and services

 

 

29,898

 

 

 1

 

 

29,899

Gross profit

 

 

26,836

 

 

327

 

 

27,163

Selling general and administrative expenses

 

 

52,246

 

 

27

 

 

52,273

Net loss

 

$

(40,796)

 

$

300

 

$

(40,496)

 

In January of 2019, the Company adopted accounting standards update (ASU) 2016-01, which requires equity investments (except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting or those that result in consolidation of the investee) to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income. For equity investments without readily determinable fair values that do not qualify for the practical expedient to estimate fair value using the net asset value per share or its equivalent, the Company has elected to measure these investments at cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or similar investment of the same issuer. This election is made for each investment separately and is reassessed at each reporting period as to whether the investment continues to qualify for this election. Additionally, at each reporting period, the Company makes a qualitative assessment considering impairment indicators to evaluate whether the investment is impaired. The adoption of this standard did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB established Topic 842, Leases, by issuing ASU No. 2016-02, which requires lessees to recognize leases on-balance sheet and disclose key information about leasing arrangements. Topic 842 was subsequently amended by ASU No. 2018-01, Land Easement Practical Expedient for Transition to Topic 842; ASU No. 2018-10, Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases; and ASU No. 2018-11, Targeted Improvements. The new standard establishes a right-of-use model (ROU) that requires a lessee to recognize a ROU asset and lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with a term longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern and classification of expense recognition in the income statement. A modified retrospective transition approach is required, applying the new standard to all leases existing at the date of initial application. The new standard is effective for the Company on January 1, 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company expects to adopt the new standard on January 1, 2020 and use the effective date as the date of initial application.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments  — Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (ASU 2016-13), which amends the impairment model by requiring entities to use a forward-looking approach based on expected losses to estimate credit losses on certain types of financial instruments, including trade receivables and available-for-sale debt securities. In April 2019 the FASB issued ASU 2019-04, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses, in May 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-05, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (ASC 326) Targeted Relief, and in November 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-11, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses. These recently issued ASUs do not change the core principle of the guidance in ASU 2016-13 but rather are intended to clarify and improve operability of certain topics included within ASU 2016-13. ASU 2018-19, ASU 2019-04, ASU 2019-05 and ASU 2019-11 have the same effective date and transition requirements as ASU 2016-13. The new guidance will become effective for the Company beginning in fiscal year 2021, with early adoption permitted. The new guidance is required to be applied on a modified-retrospective basis. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

 In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017‑04 Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350)—Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. This ASU eliminates Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. In addition, income tax effects from any tax deductible goodwill on the carrying amount of the reporting unit should be considered when measuring the goodwill impairment loss, if applicable. The amendments also eliminate the requirements for any reporting unit with a zero or negative carrying amount to perform a qualitative assessment and, if it fails that qualitative test, to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test. An entity still has the option to perform the qualitative assessment for a reporting unit to determine if the quantitative impairment test is necessary. This ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019 and interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted, for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. The Company does not expect adoption of this ASU to be material to its financial statements on known trends, demands, uncertainties and events in its business. The Company plans to adopt ASU 2017-04 as of January 1, 2020 and does not expect that the adoption of this guidance will have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018‑13, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820), Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement”. This ASU removed the following disclosure requirements: (1) the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy; (2) the policy for timing of transfers between levels; and (3) the valuation processes for Level 3 fair value measurements. Additionally, this update added the following disclosure requirements: (1) the changes in unrealized gains and losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for recurring Level 3 fair value measurements held at the end of the reporting period; (2) the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements. For certain unobservable inputs, an entity may disclose other quantitative information (such as the median or arithmetic average) in lieu of the weighted average if the entity determines that other quantitative information would be a more reasonable and rational method to reflect the distribution of unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements. ASU 2018‑13 will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 with early adoption permitted. As of December 31, 2019, the Company has not elected to early adopt this guidance but does not expect that the adoption of this guidance will have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-08, Compensation ‒ Stock Compensation (Topic 718) and Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which requires entities to measure and classify share based payments to a customer, in accordance with the guidance in ASC 718, Compensation ‒ Stock Compensation. The amendments in that ASU expanded the scope of Topic 718 to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from nonemployees and, in doing so, superseded guidance in Subtopic 505-50, Equity ‒ Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees. The amount that would be recorded as a reduction in revenue would be measured based on the grant date fair value of the share based payment, in accordance with Topic 718. The grant date is the date at which a supplier and customer reach a mutual understanding of the award’s key terms and conditions. The award’s classification and subsequent measurement would be subject to ASC 718 unless the award is modified or the grantee is no longer a customer. For entities that have not yet adopted the amendments in ASU 2018-07, the amendments in this ASU are effective for (1) public business entities in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years, and (2) other than public business entities in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. For entities that have adopted the amendments in ASU 2018-07, the amendments in this ASU are effective in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. An entity may early adopt the amendments in this ASU, but not before it adopts the amendments in ASU 2018-07. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of the standard will have on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (ASC 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, which is intended to simplify various areas related to accounting for income taxes. ASU 2019-12 removes certain exceptions to the general principles in ASC 740 and also clarifies and amends existing guidance to improve consistent application. ASU 2019-12 is effective for the Company beginning in fiscal year 2022, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.