Organization and Description of Business

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Organization and Description of Business

Note 1—Organization and Description of Business

Acutus Medical, Inc. (the “Company”) is an arrhythmia management company focused on improving the way cardiac arrhythmias are diagnosed and treated. The Company designs, manufactures and markets a range of tools for catheter-based ablation procedures to treat various arrhythmias. The Company’s product portfolio includes novel access sheaths, transseptal crossing tools, diagnostic and mapping catheters, ablation catheters, mapping and imaging consoles and accessories, as well as supporting algorithms and software programs. The Company was incorporated in the state of Delaware on March 25, 2011, and is located in Carlsbad, California.

Reverse Stock Split

The Company’s board of directors approved a reverse split of shares of the Company’s common stock and convertible preferred stock on a 9.724-for-one basis (the “Reverse Stock Split”), which was effected on July 28, 2020. The par value and the number of authorized shares of the convertible preferred stock and common stock were not adjusted in connection with the Reverse Stock Split. All references to common stock, convertible preferred stock, warrants to purchase common stock, warrants to purchase convertible preferred stock, options to purchase common stock, restricted stock units, restricted stock awards, share data, per share data and related information contained in the condensed consolidated financial statements have been retrospectively adjusted to reflect the effect of the Reverse Stock Split for all periods presented. No fractional shares of the Company’s common stock were issued in connection with the Reverse Stock Split. Any fractional share resulting from the Reverse Stock Split was rounded down to the nearest whole share, and any stockholder entitled to a fractional share as a result of the Reverse Stock Split will receive a cash payment in lieu of receiving fractional shares. See Note 19 – Subsequent Events for further information.

Initial Public Offering

On August 10, 2020, the Company issued 10,147,058 shares of common stock in an initial public offering (“IPO”), which included 1,323,529 shares of common stock issued upon the underwriters’ exercise in full of an option to purchase, at the public offering price less underwriting discounts and commissions, up to an additional 1,323,529 shares. The price to the public for each share was $18.00.  

On August 10, 2020, in connection with the closing of the IPO, 391,210 shares of Series A, 3,088,444 shares of Series B, 4,499,921 shares of Series C and 8,593,360 shares of Series D convertible preferred stock, respectively, automatically converted into an equal number of shares of common stock and the warrants to purchase 446,990 shares of Series D convertible preferred stock were automatically converted to an equal number of warrants to purchase common stock at an exercise price of $16.67 per share.

As a result of the IPO, the underwriters’ exercise of their option, and the conversions of the Series A, B, C and D convertible preferred stock, the Company’s total number of outstanding shares increased by 26,719,993 immediately following the closing of the IPO. See Note 19 – Subsequent Events for further information.

Going Concern, Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company has limited revenue, has incurred operating losses since inception and expects to continue to incur significant operating losses for at least the next several years and may never become profitable. As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $300.3 million and $259.0 million, respectively, and working capital of $15.1 million and $50.5 million, respectively. The Company has historically funded its operations primarily through the sale of debt and equity securities, as well as other indebtedness. With the closing of the Company’s IPO, the Company’s current cash and cash equivalents are sufficient to fund operations for at least the next 12 months. However, the Company may need to raise additional funds through one or more of the following: issuance of additional debt, equity or both. Until such time, if ever, the Company can generate revenue sufficient to achieve profitability, the Company expects to finance its operations through equity or debt financings, which may not be available to the Company on the timing needed or on terms that the Company deems to be favorable. To the extent that the Company raises additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the ownership interest of its stockholders will be diluted, and the terms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect the rights of common stockholders. Debt financing and preferred equity financing, if available, may involve agreements that

include covenants limiting or restricting the Company’s ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making acquisitions or capital expenditures or declaring dividends. If the Company is unable to maintain sufficient financial resources, its business, financial condition and results of operations will be materially and adversely affected. The Company may be required to delay, limit, reduce or terminate its product discovery and development activities or future commercialization efforts. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain the needed financing on acceptable terms or at all.

Beginning in early March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures imposed to contain this pandemic disrupted the Company’s business. The effects of the pandemic began to decrease in late April 2020 as electrophysiology labs began reopening and procedure volumes began increasing as compared to COVID-19 related low points in March 2020. The Company could experience similar, or even more sustained, access restrictions or decreases in procedural activities as hospitals continue to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. If cases of COVID-19 increase and hospitals again prioritize those patients, additional restrictions may be implemented which would adversely impact our business and financial results.