Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies	9 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2015
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES	1.DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Description of Business BioPharmX Corporation (the “Company”) is incorporated under the laws of the state of Delaware and originally incorporated in August 2010 in Nevada under the name Thompson Designs, Inc. The Company has one wholly owned subsidiary, BioPharmX, Inc., a Nevada corporation. The Company is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on utilizing its proprietary drug delivery technologies to develop and commercialize novel prescription and over-the-counter, or OTC, products that address large markets in women’s health and dermatology. The Company’s objective is to develop products that treat health or age-related conditions that (1) are not presently being addressed or treated at all or (2) are currently treated with drug therapies or drug delivery approaches that are suboptimal. The Company’s strategy is designed to bring new products to market by identifying optimal delivery mechanisms and/or alternative applications for FDA-approved active pharmaceutical ingredients, or APIs, while in appropriate circumstances, reducing the time, cost and risk typically associated with new product development by repurposing drugs with demonstrated safety profiles, taking advantage of the regulatory approval pathway under Section 505(b)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act available for repurposed/reformulated drugs. The Company believes the 505(b)(2) regulatory pathway may reduce drug development risk and could reduce the time and resources it spends during development. Since the Company’s inception, substantially all of the Company’s efforts have been devoted to developing its product candidates, including conducting preclinical and clinical trials, and providing general and administrative support for its operations. The Company commercially launched its breast health supplement at the end of 2014, although to-date the Company has generated a de minimis amount of revenue from product sales. The Company is not dependent on sales to any one customer. The Company has financed its operations primarily through the sale of equity and convertible debt securities. In December 2015, the Company raised net proceeds of $5.6 million through the sale of common stock in a private placement. In June 2015, the Company raised net proceeds of $7.8 million through the sale of its common stock in a public offering and concurrently completed an uplisting to the NYSE MKT. The proceeds from these financings through December 2015, totaled $24.4 million. Change in Fiscal Year End On March 26, 2015, the board of directors of the Company approved a change in its fiscal year end from December 31 to January 31. Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting and include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiary. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. Accordingly, these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed on March 30, 2015, and the Transition Report on Form 10-K for the one-month transition period ended January 31, 2015, filed on April 20, 2015. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of January 31, 2015, included herein, was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of that date. The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary and have been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements and include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s statement of financial position as of October 31, 2015 and January 31, 2015, the Company’s results of operations for the three and nine months ended October 31, 2015 and 2014, and the Company’s cash flows for the nine months ended October 31, 2015 and 2014. The results for the three and nine months ended October 31, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending January 31, 2016 or any future period. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses recognized during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Impairment of Long-Lived Assets The Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset might not be recoverable. When such an event occurs, management determines whether there has been an impairment by comparing the anticipated undiscounted future net cash flows to the related asset’s carrying value. If an asset is considered impaired, the asset is written down to fair value, which is determined based either on discounted cash flows or appraised value, depending on the nature of the asset. The Company has not identified any such impairment losses to date. Advertising Expenses The Company expenses the costs of advertising, including promotional expenses, as incurred. Advertising expenses were $312,000 and $61,000 for the three months ended October 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Advertising expenses were $861,000 and $64,000 for the nine months ended October 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Net Loss per Share Basic net loss per share attributable to common stockholders is calculated based on the weighted-average number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders is calculated based on the weighted-average number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and other dilutive securities outstanding during the period. The potential dilutive shares of common stock resulting from the assumed exercise of outstanding stock options and the assumed conversion of preferred stock are determined under the treasury stock method. As of October 31, 2015 and 2014, 5,454,000 and 6,851,000 potentially dilutive securities, respectively, were excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share because their effect on net loss per share would be anti-dilutive. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Annual Report on Form 10-K and the Transition Report on Form 10-K for the one-month transition period ended January 31, 2015. There have been no significant changes in the Company’s significant accounting policies for the three and nine months ended October 31, 2015, as compared to the significant accounting policies described in the Annual Report on Form 10-K and the Transition Report on Form 10-K for the one-month transition period ended January 31, 2015. Recent Accounting Pronouncements In July 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2015-11, Inventory (Topic 330), Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory, which applies to all inventory except that which is measured using last-in, first-out (LIFO) or the retail inventory method. Inventory measured using first-in, first-out (FIFO) or average cost is included in the new amendment. The amendment will take effect for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of adoption on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. In August 2015, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASU No. 2014-09). This update defers the effective dates of ASU No. 2014-09 (originally issued in June 2014) for public business entities by one year, or until annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim reporting periods within the reporting period. ASU No. 2014-09 gives entities a single comprehensive model to use in reporting information about the amount and timing of revenue resulting from contracts to provide goods or services to customers. The proposed ASU, which would apply to any entity that enters into contracts to provide goods or services, would supersede the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, and most industry-specific guidance throughout the Industry Topics of the Codification. Additionally, the update would supersede some cost guidance included in Subtopic 605-35, Revenue Recognition — Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts. The update removes inconsistencies and weaknesses in revenue requirements and provides a more robust framework for addressing revenue issues and more useful information to users of financial statements through improved disclosure requirements. In addition, the update improves comparability of revenue recognition practices across entities, industries, jurisdictions, and capital markets and simplifies the preparation of financial statements by reducing the number of requirements to which an entity must refer. The Company is continuing to review the provisions of this ASU to determine if there will be any impact on its results of operations, cash flows or financial condition.

1.DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Description of Business

BioPharmX Corporation (the “Company”) is incorporated under the laws of the state of Delaware and originally incorporated in August 2010 in Nevada under the name Thompson Designs, Inc. The Company has one wholly owned subsidiary, BioPharmX, Inc., a Nevada corporation. The Company is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on utilizing its proprietary drug delivery technologies to develop and commercialize novel prescription and over-the-counter, or OTC, products that address large markets in women’s health and dermatology. The Company’s objective is to develop products that treat health or age-related conditions that (1) are not presently being addressed or treated at all or (2) are currently treated with drug therapies or drug delivery approaches that are suboptimal. The Company’s strategy is designed to bring new products to market by identifying optimal delivery mechanisms and/or alternative applications for FDA-approved active pharmaceutical ingredients, or APIs, while in appropriate circumstances, reducing the time, cost and risk typically associated with new product development by repurposing drugs with demonstrated safety profiles, taking advantage of the regulatory approval pathway under Section 505(b)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act available for repurposed/reformulated drugs. The Company believes the 505(b)(2) regulatory pathway may reduce drug development risk and could reduce the time and resources it spends during development.

Since the Company’s inception, substantially all of the Company’s efforts have been devoted to developing its product candidates, including conducting preclinical and clinical trials, and providing general and administrative support for its operations. The Company commercially launched its breast health supplement at the end of 2014, although to-date the Company has generated a de minimis amount of revenue from product sales. The Company is not dependent on sales to any one customer. The Company has financed its operations primarily through the sale of equity and convertible debt securities. In December 2015, the Company raised net proceeds of $5.6 million through the sale of common stock in a private placement. In June 2015, the Company raised net proceeds of $7.8 million through the sale of its common stock in a public offering and concurrently completed an uplisting to the NYSE MKT. The proceeds from these financings through December 2015, totaled $24.4 million.

Change in Fiscal Year End

On March 26, 2015, the board of directors of the Company approved a change in its fiscal year end from December 31 to January 31.

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting and include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiary. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. Accordingly, these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed on March 30, 2015, and the Transition Report on Form 10-K for the one-month transition period ended January 31, 2015, filed on April 20, 2015. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of January 31, 2015, included herein, was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of that date.

The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary and have been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements and include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s statement of financial position as of October 31, 2015 and January 31, 2015, the Company’s results of operations for the three and nine months ended October 31, 2015 and 2014, and the Company’s cash flows for the nine months ended October 31, 2015 and 2014. The results for the three and nine months ended October 31, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending January 31, 2016 or any future period.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses recognized during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The Company reviews long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset might not be recoverable. When such an event occurs, management determines whether there has been an impairment by comparing the anticipated undiscounted future net cash flows to the related asset’s carrying value. If an asset is considered impaired, the asset is written down to fair value, which is determined based either on discounted cash flows or appraised value, depending on the nature of the asset. The Company has not identified any such impairment losses to date.

Advertising Expenses

The Company expenses the costs of advertising, including promotional expenses, as incurred. Advertising expenses were $312,000 and $61,000 for the three months ended October 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Advertising expenses were $861,000 and $64,000 for the nine months ended October 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Net Loss per Share

Basic net loss per share attributable to common stockholders is calculated based on the weighted-average number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders is calculated based on the weighted-average number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and other dilutive securities outstanding during the period. The potential dilutive shares of common stock resulting from the assumed exercise of outstanding stock options and the assumed conversion of preferred stock are determined under the treasury stock method.

As of October 31, 2015 and 2014, 5,454,000 and 6,851,000 potentially dilutive securities, respectively, were excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share because their effect on net loss per share would be anti-dilutive.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Annual Report on Form 10-K and the Transition Report on Form 10-K for the one-month transition period ended January 31, 2015. There have been no significant changes in the Company’s significant accounting policies for the three and nine months ended October 31, 2015, as compared to the significant accounting policies described in the Annual Report on Form 10-K and the Transition Report on Form 10-K for the one-month transition period ended January 31, 2015.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In July 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2015-11, Inventory (Topic 330), Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory, which applies to all inventory except that which is measured using last-in, first-out (LIFO) or the retail inventory method. Inventory measured using first-in, first-out (FIFO) or average cost is included in the new amendment. The amendment will take effect for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of adoption on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In August 2015, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASU No. 2014-09). This update defers the effective dates of ASU No. 2014-09 (originally issued in June 2014) for public business entities by one year, or until annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim reporting periods within the reporting period. ASU No. 2014-09 gives entities a single comprehensive model to use in reporting information about the amount and timing of revenue resulting from contracts to provide goods or services to customers. The proposed ASU, which would apply to any entity that enters into contracts to provide goods or services, would supersede the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, and most industry-specific guidance throughout the Industry Topics of the Codification. Additionally, the update would supersede some cost guidance included in Subtopic 605-35, Revenue Recognition — Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts. The update removes inconsistencies and weaknesses in revenue requirements and provides a more robust framework for addressing revenue issues and more useful information to users of financial statements through improved disclosure requirements. In addition, the update improves comparability of revenue recognition practices across entities, industries, jurisdictions, and capital markets and simplifies the preparation of financial statements by reducing the number of requirements to which an entity must refer. The Company is continuing to review the provisions of this ASU to determine if there will be any impact on its results of operations, cash flows or financial condition.