Investments and Fair Value Measurements

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Fair Value Measurements

The following table summarizes the Company’s assets that require fair value measurements on a recurring basis and their respective input levels based on the fair value hierarchy (in thousands):


	Quoted Market Prices for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total Fair Value
As of December 31, 2020
Money market funds (1)	$	3	$	—	$	—	$	3
Commercial paper (2)	—		65,501		—		65,501

Municipal bonds (3)	—		4,499		—		4,499

Total assets	$	3	$	70,000	$	—	$	70,003

As of March 31, 2020
Money market funds (1)	$	11,348	$	—	$	—	$	11,348
Commercial paper (4)	—		7,042		—		7,042
Total assets	$	11,348	$	7,042	$	—	$	18,390

(1) Included in cash and cash equivalents.

(2) Includes $37.7 million in cash and cash equivalents and $27.8 million in marketable securities.

(3) Included in marketable securities.

(4) Includes $4.0 million in cash and cash equivalents and $3.0 million in marketable securities.

There were no liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2020 or March 31, 2020. During the three months ended December 31, 2020, the Company recorded the cost share advance from collaboration partner at its estimated fair value of $138.8 million as of the transaction date, which is included in level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. As discussed in Note 10(B), the cost share advance from collaboration partner has been discounted to fair value using the Company’s estimated incremental borrowing rate over the period in which the cost share advance is expected to be utilized. There were no nonrecurring fair value liabilities as of March 31, 2020.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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