UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

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Commission File Number 001-09974

ENZO BIOCHEM, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York13-2866202
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of
(IRS. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)(IRS. Employer
Identification No.)
527 Madison Ave, New York, New York10022
(Address of Principal Executive office)(Zip Code)

212-583-0100
212-583-0100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each classTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
Common stock $0.01 parENZNew York Stock Exchange

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As of MarchDecember 1, 2018,2021, the Registrant had 47,000,92948,471,771 shares of common stock outstanding.outstanding

ENZO BIOCHEM, INC.

FORM 10-Q
January

October 31, 20182021

INDEX

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.Financial StatementsFinancial Statements31
Consolidated Balance Sheets – JanuaryOctober 31, 20182021 (unaudited) and July 31, 2017 (audited)202131
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended JanuaryOctober 31, 20182021 and 20172020 (unaudited)42
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and six months ended JanuaryOctober 31, 20182021 and 20172020 (unaudited)53
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity for the sixthree months ended JanuaryOctober 31, 20182021 and 2020 (unaudited)64
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the sixthree months ended JanuaryOctober 31, 20182021 and 20172020 (unaudited)75
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements86
Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations1920
Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk3028
Item 4.Controls and Procedures28
Item 4.Controls and Procedures31
Part II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.Legal ProceedingsLegal Proceedings3229
Item 1A.Risk FactorsRisk Factors3229
Item 6.ExhibitsExhibits3229
Signatures3230
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Part 1 Financial Information

Item 1 Financial Statements

ENZO BIOCHEM, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

  

October 31,
2021
(unaudited)

  

July 31,
2021

 
       
ASSETS        
Current assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents $6,356  $13,524 
Marketable securities  29,810   29,978 
Accounts receivable, net  11,332   10,198 
Inventories  13,957   12,652 
Prepaid expenses  4,457   4,230 
Total current assets  65,912   70,582 
         
Property, plant, and equipment, net  16,953   16,585 
Right-of-use assets  16,259   17,020 
Goodwill  7,452   7,452 
Intangible assets, net  171   244 
Other, including restricted cash of $750  1,392   1,808 
Total assets $108,139  $113,691 
         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY        
         
Current liabilities:        
Accounts payable - trade  5,929   8,123 
Accrued liabilities  13,577   14,301 
Current portion of operating lease liabilities  3,365   3,419 
Other current liabilities and finance leases short term  235   233 
Total current liabilities  23,106   26,076 
         
Finance leases long term and other liabilities  96   115 
Operating lease liabilities, non-current  13,863   14,558 
Long term debt - net  4,314   4,356 
Total liabilities $41,379  $45,105 
         
Commitments and contingencies – see Note 12        
         
Stockholders’ equity:        
Preferred Stock, $.01 par value; authorized 25,000,000 shares; no shares issued or outstanding      
Common Stock, $.01 par value; authorized 75,000,000 shares; shares issued and outstanding: 48,471,771 at October 31, 2021 and July 31, 2021  485   485 
Additional paid-in capital  337,342   337,126 
Accumulated deficit  (272,696)  (270,377)
Accumulated other comprehensive income  1,629   1,352 
Total stockholders’ equity  66,760   68,586 
         
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $108,139  $113,691 

 

  January 31,
2018
(unaudited)
  July 31,
2017
 
ASSETS        
Current assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents $64,468  $64,167 
Accounts receivable, net of allowances  14,977   15,180 
Inventories  7,481   7,047 
Prepaid expenses and other  2,613   2,690 
Total current assets  89,539   89,084 
         
Property, plant and equipment, net  7,945   7,901 
Goodwill  7,452   7,452 
Intangible assets, net  2,449   2,895 
Other assets  940   333 
Total assets $108,325  $107,665 
         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY        
Current liabilities:        
Accounts payable – trade $9,564  $10,350 
Accrued liabilities  9,665   6,720 
Other current liabilities  642   740 
Total current liabilities  19,871   17,810 
         
Other liabilities  495   983 
Total liabilities $20,366  $18,793 
         
Commitments and contingencies        
         
Stockholders’ equity:        
Preferred Stock, $.01 par value; authorized 25,000,000 shares; no shares issued or outstanding      
Common Stock, $.01 par value; authorized 75,000,000 shares; shares issued: 47,077,840 and outstanding: 46,970,929 at January 31, 2018 and shares issued and outstanding: 46,506,176 at July 31, 2017  471   465 
Additional paid-in capital  330,425   328,294 
Less: Treasury stock at cost 106,911 shares at January 31, 2018 and none at July 31, 2017  (1,014)   
Accumulated deficit  (243,441)  (241,900)
Accumulated other comprehensive income  1,518   2,013 
Total stockholders’ equity  87,959   88,872 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $108,325  $107,665 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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ENZO BIOCHEM, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

(in thousands, except per share data)

  Three Months Ended
January 31,
  Six Months Ended
January 31,
 
  2018  2017  2018  2017 
Revenues:                
Clinical laboratory services $19,530  $18,837  $39,864  $37,395 
Product revenues  7,122   6,983   14,203   14,409 
Royalty and license fee income  300   440   561   740 
Total revenues  26,952   26,260   54,628   52,544 
                 
Operating costs and expenses:                
Cost of clinical laboratory services  11,730   11,052   23,772   21,948 
Cost of product revenues  3,877   3,520   7,266   6,829 
Research and development  812   483   1,559   1,305 
Selling, general and administrative  11,070   11,218   21,961   22,712 
Provision for uncollectible accounts receivable  779   679   1,593   1,348 
Legal fee expense  1,700   370   2,131   742 
Total operating costs and expenses  29,968   27,322   58,282   54,811 
                 
Operating loss  (3,016)  (1,062)  (3,654)  (2,340)
                 
Other income (expense):                
Interest  185   79   342   125 
Other  33   24   69   143 
Foreign exchange gain (loss)  800   (94)  605   (455)
Loss before income taxes  (1,998)  (1,053)  (2,638)  (2,527)
Benefit for income taxes  1,097      1,097    
Net loss $(901) $(1,053) $(1,541) $(2,527)
                 
Net loss per common share:                
Basic and diluted $(0.02) $(0.02) $(0.03) $(0.05)
                 
Weighted average common shares outstanding:                
Basic and diluted  46,941   46,292   46,806   46,282 
  Three Months Ended
October 31,
 
   2021   2020 
Revenues $26,519  $28,655 
         
Operating costs and expenses:        
Cost of revenues  15,273   16,758 
Research and development  744   746 
Selling, general and administrative  11,052   10,014 
Legal and related expenses  1,282   640 
Total operating costs and expenses  28,351   28,158 
         
Operating (loss) income  (1,832)  497 
         
Other income (expense):        
Interest, net  39   (51)
Other  (145)  17 
Foreign exchange loss  (381)  (164)
Total other expense  (487)  (198)
         
Net (loss) income $(2,319) $299 
         
Net (loss) income per common share:        
Basic $(0.05) $0.01 
Diluted $(0.05) $0.01 
         
Weighted average common shares outstanding:        
Basic  48,472   47,895 
Diluted  48,472   47,905 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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ENZO BIOCHEM, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(UNAUDITED)

(in thousands)

  Three Months Ended
January 31,
  Six Months Ended
January 31,
 
  2018  2017  2018  2017 
Net loss $(901) $(1,053) $(1,541) $(2,527)
Other comprehensive loss:                
Foreign currency translation adjustments  (578)  (16)  (495)  238 
Comprehensive loss $(1,479) $(1,069) $(2,036) $(2,289)
  Three Months Ended
October 31,
 
   2021   2020 
Net (loss) income $(2,319) $299 
Other comprehensive gain:        
Foreign currency translation adjustments  277   171 
Comprehensive (loss) income $(2,042) $470 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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ENZO BIOCHEM, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTSTATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Six
Three
Months Ended JanuaryOctober 31, 2018
(UNAUDITED)
2021 and 2020
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except share data)

  Common
Stock
Shares Issued
  Treasury
Stock
Shares
  Common
Stock
Amount
  Additional
Paid-in
Capital
  Treasury Stock
Amount
  Accumulated
Deficit
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
  Total
Stockholders’
Equity
 
Balance at July 31, 2017  46,506,176     $465  $328,294  $  $(241,900) $2,013  $88,872 
                                 
Net loss for the period ended January 31, 2018                 (1,541)     (1,541)
                                 
Cashless option exercise  340,898   106,911      1,014   (1,014)        
                                 
Vesting of restricted stock  2,062                       
                                 
Exercise of stock options  228,704      6   704            710 
Share-based compensation charges           413            413 
                                 
Foreign currency translation adjustments                    (495)  (495)
                                 
Balance at January 31, 2018  47,077,840   106,911  $471  $330,425  $(1,014) $(243,441) $1,518  $87,959 
  Common
Stock Shares
Issued
  Common Stock
Amount
  Additional Paid-in Capital  Accumulated Deficit  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
  Total
Stockholders’
Equity
 
Balance at July 31, 2021  48,471,771  $485  $337,126  $(270,377) $1,352  $68,586 
Net loss for the period ended October 31, 2021           (2,319)     (2,319)
Share-based compensation
charges
        216            —   216 
Foreign currency translation adjustments              277   277 
Balance at October 31, 2021  48,471,771  $485  $337,342  $(272,696) $1,629  $66,760 
                         
  Common
Stock Shares
Issued
  Common Stock
Amount
  Additional Paid-in Capital  Accumulated Deficit  Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income  Total
Stockholders’ Equity
 
Balance at July 31, 2020  47,895,050  $479  $334,473  $(278,252) $1,681  $58,381 
Net income for the period ended October 31, 2020           299         —   299 
Share-based compensation
charges
        167         167 
Foreign currency translation adjustments              171   171 
Balance at October 31, 2020  47,895,050  $479  $334,640  $(277,953) $1,852  $59,018 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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ENZO BIOCHEM, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

(in thousands)

  Six Months Ended
January 31,
 
  2018  2017 
Cash flows from operating activities:        
Net loss $(1,541) $(2,527)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:        
Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment  1,051   1,023 
Amortization of intangible assets  484   819 
Provision for uncollectible accounts receivable  1,593   1,348 
Share-based compensation charges  413   392 
Accrual for share-based 401(k) employer match expense  358   354 
Foreign exchange (gain) loss  (595)  420 
         
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Accounts receivable  (1,387)  (2,170)
Inventories  (430)  (238)
Prepaid expenses  27   67 
Accounts payable – trade  (809)  238 
Accrued liabilities, other current liabilities and other liabilities  2,220   (2,558)
Other assets  (549)   
Total adjustments  2,376   (305)
         
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities  835   (2,832)
         
Cash flows from investing activities:        
Capital expenditures  (1,066)  (689)
Security deposits and other  (10)  2 
Net cash used in investing activities  (1,076)  (687)
         
Cash flows from financing activities:        
Proceeds from borrowings under Credit Agreement     40,694 
Repayments under Credit Agreement     (42,251)
Installment loan and capital lease obligation payments  (190)  (323)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options  710   71 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  520   (1,809)
         
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents  22   (22)
         
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  301   (5,350)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period  64,167   67,777 
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period $64,468  $67,427 
  Three Months Ended
October 31,
 
  2021  2020 
Cash flows from operating activities:        
Net (loss) income $(2,319) $299 
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used in operating activities:        
Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment  611   585 
Amortization of intangible assets  90   75 
Share-based compensation charges  216   167 
Share-based 401(k) employer match expense  167   211 
Foreign exchange loss  342   152 
Unrealized loss on marketable securities  196    
         
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Accounts receivable  (1,120)  (2,865)
Inventories  (1,289)  (340)
Prepaid expenses and other assets  171   (314)
Accounts payable – trade  (2,198)  (658)
Accrued liabilities, other current liabilities and other liabilities  (910)  1,480 
Total adjustments  (3,724)  (1,507)
         
Net cash used in operating activities  (6,043)  (1,208)
         
Cash flows from investing activities:        
Purchases of marketable securities  (28)   
Capital expenditures  (1,033)  (617)
Net cash used in investing activities  (1,061)  (617)
         
Cash flows from financing activities:        
Repayments under mortgage agreement and finance leases  (57)  (113)
Net cash used in financing activities  (57)  (113)
         
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents  (7)  (13)
         
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash  (7,168)  (1,951)
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash - beginning of period  14,274   48,615 
Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash - end of period $7,106  $46,664 
         
The composition of total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash is as follows:        
Cash and cash equivalents  6,356   45,914 
Restricted cash included in other assets  750   750 
Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash $7,106  $46,664 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.statements.

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ENZO BIOCHEM, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of JanuaryOctober 31, 2018
2021
(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

Note 1 – Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Enzo Biochem, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Enzo Life Sciences, Enzo Clinical Labs, Enzo Therapeutics, Enzo Realty LLC and Enzo Realty II LLC, collectively or with one or more of its subsidiaries referred to as the “Company” or “Companies”. The Company has three reportable segments: Clinical Services, Products, and Therapeutics. The consolidated balance sheet as of JanuaryOctober 31, 2018,2021, the consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive (loss) income and comprehensive income (loss)stockholders’ equity for the three months ended October 31, 2021 and six month ended January 31, 2018 and 20172020, and the consolidated statementstatements of stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the sixthree months ended JanuaryOctober 31, 20182021 and 20172020 (the “interim statements”) are unaudited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position and operating results for the interim periods have been made. Certain information and footnote disclosure, normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, have been condensed or omitted. The interim statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements for the year ended July 31, 20172021 and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The consolidated balance sheet at July 31, 20172021 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date. The results of operations for the three and six months ended JanuaryOctober 31, 20182021 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2018.2022.

 

While the rate of transmission of COVID-19 and its variants fluctuates in the US and Europe, it continues to spread in other parts of the world and negatively impact the world economy. Federal, state and local governmental policies and initiatives designed to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 have resulted in, among other things, a significant reduction in physician office visits, the cancellation of elective medical procedures, customers of our products remaining closed or continuing to severely curtail their operations (voluntarily or in response to government orders), and the continuation of work-from-home or shelter-in-place policies. The COVID-19 impact on the Company’s operations is consistent with the overall industry and publicly issued statements from competitors, partners, and vendors.

The extent to which our businesses may continue to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic will largely depend on both current and future developments, including its duration, the emergence and spread of variants, its treatment with authorized vaccines and vaccines in various stages of development and federal approval, vaccination mandates, work and travel advisories and restrictions, and the timing of their easing, all of which are highly uncertain and cannot be reasonably predicted at this time. Global supply chain issues due to the pandemic continue to hamper both the manufacturing of products within the life science segment as well as testing capabilities in the clinical laboratory.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

COVID-19

The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacts the Company’s business and consolidated results of operations, financial position and cash flows will depend on numerous evolving factors including, but not limited to: the magnitude and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, the extent to which it will impact worldwide macroeconomic conditions including, but not limited to, employment rates and health insurance coverage, the speed of the anticipated recovery, and governmental and business reactions to the pandemic. These factors are beyond the Company’s knowledge and control, and as a result, at this time the Company cannot reasonably estimate the adverse impact the COVID-19 pandemic will have on its businesses but the adverse impact could be material. The Company assessed certain accounting matters that generally require consideration of forecasted financial information in context with the information reasonably available to the Company and the unknown future impacts of COVID-19 as of October 31, 2021 and through the date of this report. The accounting matters assessed included, but were not limited to, the Company’s patient self-pay revenue concessions and credit losses in the Clinical Services segment, accounts receivable, inventories and the carrying value of goodwill and other long-lived assets. The Company’s future assessment of the magnitude and duration of COVID-19, as well as other factors, could result in additional material impacts to the Company’s consolidated financial statements in future reporting periods. We believe COVID-19 volume could decline in the quarters ahead as the percentage of Americans who are vaccinated increases. However, the emergence and spread of variants may cause our COVID-19 testing volume to increase again. Even after the COVID-19 pandemic has moderated and the business and social distancing restrictions have eased, we may continue to experience similar adverse effects to our businesses, consolidated results of operations, financial position and cash flows resulting from a recessionary economic environment that may persist.


Effect of New Accounting Pronouncements

 

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

 

In March 2016,December 2019, the FinancialFASB issued ASU No. 2019-12 Income Taxes (Topic 740) Simplifying the Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-09,Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accountingfor Income Taxes. , which requires all excess tax benefits or deficiencies to be recognized as income tax expense or benefitThe amendments in the ASU simplify the accounting for income statement. In addition, excess tax benefits should be classified along withtaxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles of Topic 740. The amendments also improve consistent application of and simplify U.S. GAAP for other income tax cash flows as an operating activityareas of Topic 740 by clarifying and amending existing guidance. We adopted the amendments in the statement of cash flows.this ASU beginning August 1, 2021. The adoption of the amendments in this new standardASU did not have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations, financial statements. We adopted this standard as of August 1, 2017.position or cash flows

 

Pronouncements Issued but Not Yet Adopted

 

In May 2014, FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09,Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Topic 606. ASU 2014-09 and its amendments supersede the current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. The new standard introduces a five-step model to achieve its core principle of the entity recognizing revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers at an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services, and on transfer of control, as opposed to transfer of risk and rewards. The standard also expands the required financial statement disclosures regarding revenue recognition. ASU 2014-09 will be effective for our interim periods and the fiscal year beginning August 1, 2018, and we are not early adopting. An entity can apply the revenue standard retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented (full retrospective method) or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying the standard recognized at the date of initial application in retained earnings. We expect to use the full retrospective method upon adoption. Based on our preliminary assessment, the adoption of this ASU may result in partially or substantially all of the amounts that have historically been classified as bad debt expense, primarily related to patient responsibility, could be considered an implicit price concession in determining net revenues. Accordingly, we may report the estimate of uncollectible balances associated with patient responsibility as a reduction of the transaction price and therefore as a reduction in net revenues when historically these amounts were classified as bad debt expense within operating costs and expenses. In addition, the adoption of this ASU will result in increased disclosure, including qualitative and quantitative disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts from customers. However, the adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a material impact on our financial position or cash flows.

In FebruaryJune 2016, FASB issued ASU No. 2016-022016-13 Financial InstrumentsLeases Credit Losses (Topic 842)326). This standard changes the impairment model for most financial instruments, including trade receivables, from an incurred loss method to a new forward-looking approach, based on expected losses.

The new standard establishes a right-of-use (ROU) model that requires a lesseeestimate of expected credit losses will require entities to record a ROU assetincorporate considerations of historical information, current information and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. The new standard is effective for our fiscal year beginning August 1, 2019 including interim periods within that fiscal year. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessees for capitalreasonable and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. We

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believe the adoptionsupportable forecasts. Adoption of this standard will materially impact our consolidated financial statements by significantly increasing our non-current assets and non-current liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets in order to record the right of use assets and related lease liabilities for our existing operating leases.

We will recognize expense in the consolidated statement of operations similar to current lease accounting, in the cost of sales and selling, general and administrative.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09,Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 708) Scope of Modification Accounting which provides guidance about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting in Topic 718. Adoption of the Standard is required for our annual and interim periods beginning August 1, 2018 with2023, provided we qualify as a smaller reporting company at the amendments in the update applied prospectively to an awardend of fiscal 2022 and must be adopted using a modified on or after the adoption date. Early adoption is permitted.retrospective transition approach. We are currently evaluatingassessing the impact of the adoption of this new standard will have on the consolidatedour results of operations, financial statements.position and cash flows.

 

We reviewed all other recently issued accounting pronouncements and have concluded they are not applicable or not expected to be significant to the accounting for our operations.

 

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the reported results of operations.

Concentration Risk

 

One providerOther than the Medicare program, two providers whose programs are included in the “Third-party payer”payers” and “Health Maintenance Organizations” (“HMO’s”) categories representsrepresent approximately 38%36% and 39%33% of the Clinical Labs segment laboratory servicesServices net revenue for the three months ended JanuaryOctober 31, 20182021 and 2017, respectively,2020 respectively.

Other than the Medicare program, two providers whose programs are included in the “Third-party payers” and 39%“Health Maintenance Organizations” (“HMO’s”) categories represent 32% of the Clinical Services net accounts receivable as of October 31, 2021.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes under the liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under the liability method, deferred tax assets and 37%liabilities are recognized for the sixfuture tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. The liability method requires that any tax benefits recognized for net operating loss carry forwards and other items be reduced by a valuation allowance where it is not more likely than not the benefits will be realized in the foreseeable future. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Under the liability method, the effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. It is the Company’s policy to provide for uncertain tax positions, if any, and the related interest and penalties based upon management’s assessment of whether a tax benefit is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by tax authorities. To the extent the Company prevails in matters for which a liability for an unrecognized tax benefit is established or is required to pay amounts in excess of the liability, the Company’s effective tax rate in a given financial statement period may be affected.

We maintain a full valuation allowance on all tax assets and, as a consequence, do not provide any tax benefit for the fiscal 2022 period loss or any tax provision for the fiscal 2021 period pre-tax income.


Fair Value Measurements

The Company determines fair value measurements used in its consolidated financial statements based upon the exit price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants exclusive of any transaction costs, as determined by either the principal market or the most advantageous market.

Inputs used in the valuation techniques to derive fair values are classified based on a three-level hierarchy. The basis for fair value measurements for each level within the hierarchy is described below with Level 1 having the highest priority and Level 3 having the lowest.

Level 1:Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2:Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs are observable in active markets.
Level 3:Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs are unobservable.

Marketable securities

The Company limits its credit risk associated with investments by investing in a mutual fund and an exchange traded fund (ETF) which hold highly rated corporate bonds, asset backed securities, municipal bonds, mortgage obligations and government obligations. These investments are classified as trading securities and are Level 1 fair value investments. As of October 31, 2021, the fair value of these investments was $29,810 and the cost basis was $30,089. We recognized unrealized losses of $196 for the three months ended JanuaryOctober 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.2021.

 

Note 2 – Net income (loss) per share

 

Basic net income (loss) per share represents net income (loss) divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. As a result of the net loss for the three and six months ended JanuaryOctober 31, 2018 and 20172021, diluted weighted average shares outstanding are the same as basic weighted average shares outstanding, and do not include the potential common shares from stock options and unvested restrictedor unearned performance stock units because to do so would be antidilutive.

For the three and six months ended JanuaryOctober 31, 2018, the number2021, approximately 541,000 of potential common shares (“in the money options”) and unvested restrictedperformance stock units were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings(loss) per share was 719,000, and 825,000, respectively.share. For the three and six months ended JanuaryOctober 31, 2017,2020, approximately 888,000 and 804,00010,000 weighted average stock options and unvested performance stock units were excluded fromincluded in the calculation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding.

 

For the three and six months ended JanuaryOctober 31, 2018 there were no outstanding “out of the money” options to purchase common shares. For the three2021 and six months ended January 31, 2017,2020, the effect of approximately 494,000793,000 and 247,0002,146,000 of outstanding “out of the money” options to purchase common shares were excluded from the calculation of diluted net (loss) income per share because their effect would be anti-dilutive.

Note 3 – Revenue Recognition

Clinical Services Revenue

Service revenues in the Company’s clinical services business accounted for 74% of the Company’s total revenues for both the three months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020 and are primarily comprised of a high volume of relatively low-dollar transactions. The services business, which provides clinical testing services, satisfies its performance obligation and recognizes revenues upon completion of the testing process for a specific patient and reporting to the ordering physician. The Company may also perform clinical testing services for other laboratories and will recognize revenue from those services when reported to the ordering laboratory. The Company estimates the amount of consideration it expects to receive from customer groups using the portfolio approach. These estimates of the expected consideration include the impact of contractual allowances and price concessions on our customer group portfolios consisting of healthcare insurers, government payers, client payers and patients as described below. Contracts with customers in our laboratory services business do not contain a financing component, based on the typically limited period of time between performance of services and collection of consideration. The transaction price includes variable consideration in the form of the contractual allowance and price concessions as well as the collectability of the transaction based on patient intent and ability to pay. The Company uses the expected value method in estimating the amount of the variability included in the transaction price.


The following are descriptions of our laboratory services business portfolios:

Third party payers and Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO’s)

Reimbursements from third party payers, primarily healthcare insurers and HMO’s are based on negotiated fee-for-service schedules and on capitated payment rates. Revenues consist of amounts billed net of contractual allowances for differences between amounts billed and the estimated consideration the Company expects to receive from such payers, which considers historical collection and denial experience and the terms of the Company’s contractual arrangements. Adjustments to the allowances, based on actual receipts from the third-party payers, are recorded upon settlement.

Collection of the consideration the Company expects to receive is normally a function of providing complete and correct billing information to these third party payers within the various filing deadlines, and typically occurs within 30 to 90 days of billing. Provided the Company has billed healthcare insurers accurately with complete information prior to the established filing deadline, there has historically been little to no collection risk. If there has been a delay in billing, the Company determines if the amounts in question will likely go past the filing deadline, and if so, will reserve accordingly for the billing.

Third-party payers, including government programs, may decide to deny payment or recoup payments for testing that they contend was improperly billed or not medically necessary, against their coverage determinations, or for which they believe they have otherwise overpaid (including as a result of their own error), and we may be required to refund payments already received. Our revenues may be subject to adjustment as a result of these factors among others, including without limitation, differing interpretations of billing and coding guidance and changes by government agencies and payers in interpretations, requirements, and “conditions of participation” in various programs.

Government Payer - Medicare

Reimbursements from Medicare are based on fee-for-service schedules set by Medicare, which is funded by the government. Revenues consist of amounts billed net of contractual allowances for differences between amounts billed and the estimated consideration the Company expects to receive from Medicare, which considers historical collection and denial experience and other factors. Adjustments to the allowances, based on actual receipts from the government payers, are recorded upon settlement.

Collection of consideration the Company expects to receive is normally a function of providing the complete and correct billing information within the various filing deadlines and typically occurs within 60 days of billing. Provided the Company has billed the government payer accurately with complete information prior to the established filing deadline, there has historically been little to no collection risk. If there has been a delay in billing, the Company determines if the amounts in question will likely go past the filing deadline, and, if so, it will reserve accordingly for the billing.

Patient self pay

Uninsured patients are billed based on established patient fee schedules or fees negotiated with physicians on behalf of their patients. Coinsurance and deductible responsibilities based on fees negotiated with healthcare insurers are also billed to insured patients and included in this portfolio. Collection of billings from patients is subject to credit risk and ability of the patients to pay. Revenues consist of amounts billed net of discounts provided to uninsured patients in accordance with the Company’s policies and implicit price concessions. Implicit price concessions represent differences between amounts billed and the estimated consideration the Company expects to receive from patients, which considers historical collection experience and other factors including current market conditions. Adjustments to the estimated allowances, based on actual receipts from the patients, are recorded upon settlement. Patient responsibility is invoiced and if it reaches 91 days outstanding, the account is sent to a collection agency for further processing. After the account has been with the collection agency for at least 105 days, and is determined to be uncollectable it is written off.


The following table represents clinical services net revenues and percentages by type of customer:

  Three months ended
October 31,
2021
  Three months ended
October 31,
2020
 
Revenue category            
Third-party payer $11,397   58% $13,539   64%
Medicare  2,880   14   3,257   15 
Patient self-pay  1,945   10   2,559   12 
HMO’s  3,519   18   1,868   9 
Total $19,741   100% $21,223   100%

For three months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020, all of the Company’s clinical services revenues were generated within the United States.

Products Revenue

Products revenues consist of the sale of single-use products used in the identification of genomic information and are recognized at a point in time following the transfer of control of such products to the customer, which generally occurs upon shipment. Payment terms for shipments to end-user and distributor customers may range from 30 to 90 days. Any claims for credit or return of goods may be made generally within 30 days of receipt. Revenues are reduced to reflect estimated credits and returns, although historically these adjustments have not been material. Taxes collected from customers relating to product sales and remitted to governmental authorities are excluded from revenue. Amounts billed to customers for shipping and handling are included in revenue, while the related shipping and handling costs are reflected in cost of products.

Products revenue by geography is as follows:

  

Three Months Ended

October 31

 
  2021  2020 
United States $3,864  $3,945 
Europe  2,006   2,431 
Asia Pacific  908   1,056 
Products revenue $6,778  $7,432 

Note 34 - Supplemental disclosure for statement of cash flows

 

ForIn the sixthree months ended JanuaryOctober 31, 20182021 and 2017, income taxes paid by the Company were $15 and $996, respectively.

For the six months ended January 31, 2018 and 2017,2020, interest paid by the Company was $45$56 and $77,$63, respectively.

 

For the sixthree months ended JanuaryOctober 31, 20182021 and 2017,2020, the net reductions in the measurement of right of use assets and liabilities included in cash flows from operating activities was $11 and $24, respectively. The changes are included in changes in accrued liabilities, other current liabilities, and other liabilities in the statement of cash flows.

For the three months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020, tax on capital paid by the Company financed $0was $29 and $69 respectively, in machinery and transportation equipment under installment loans. $22, respectively.

Note 5 – Inventories

 

During the six months ended January 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company did not enter into any capital lease agreements.

During the six months ended January 31, 2018 certain officers of the Company exercised 340,898 stock options in non-cash transactions. The officers surrendered 106,911 shares of the Company’s common stock to exercise the stock options. The Company recorded approximately $1,014, the market value of the surrendered shares, as treasury stock.

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Note 4 – Inventories

Inventories consist of the following:

 

  January 31,
2018
  July 31,
2017
 
Raw materials $809  $852 
Work in process  1,951   1,905 
Finished products  4,721   4,290 
  $7,481  $7,047 
  October 31,
2021
  July 31,
2021
 
Raw materials $1,947  $1,062 
Work in process  2,678   2,534 
Finished products  9,332   9,056 
  $13,957  $12,652 


Note 56 – Goodwill and intangible assets

 

At January 31, 2018 and July 31, 2017, theGoodwill

The Company’s net carrying amount of goodwill related tois in the Clinical LabsLaboratory Services segment and is $7,452.$7,452 as of October 31, 2021 and July 31, 2021.

 

Intangible assets

The Company’s change in the net carrying amount of intangible assets, all in the Life Sciences Products segment is as follows:

 

  Gross  Accumulated Amortization  Net 
July 31, 2017 $27,436  $(24,541) $2,895 
Amortization expense     (484)  (484)
Foreign currency translation  302   (264)  38 
January 31, 2018 $27,738  $(25,289) $2,449 
  Gross  Accumulated Amortization  Net 
July 31, 2021 $27,775  $(27,531) $244 
Amortization expense     (70)  (70)
Foreign currency translation  (96)  93   (3)
October 31, 2021 $27,679  $(27,508) $171 

 

Intangible assets, all finite lived,finite-lived, consist of the following:

 

  January 31, 2018  July 31, 2017 
  Gross  Accumulated
Amortization
  Net  Gross  Accumulated
Amortization
  Net 
Patents $11,027  $(10,964) $63  $11,027  $(10,951) $76 
Customer relationships  12,046   (9,667)  2,379   11,881   (9,083)  2,798 
Website and acquired content  1,022   (1,022)     1,011   (1,011)   
Licensed technology and other  498   (491)  7   484   (463)  21 
Trademarks  3,145   (3,145)     3,033   (3,033)   
Total $27,738  $(25,289) $2,449  $27,436  $(24,541) $2,895 
  October 31, 2021  July 31, 2021 
  Gross  Accumulated
Amortization
  Net  Gross  Accumulated
Amortization
  Net 
Patents $11,027  $(11,027) $  $11,027   (11,027) $ 
Customer relationships  12,005   (11,834)  171   12,059   (11,815)  244 
Website and acquired content  1,023   (1,023)     1,025   (1,025)   
Licensed technology and other  491   (491)     494   (494)   
Trademarks  3,133   (3,133)     3,170   (3,170)   
Total $27,679  $(27,508) $171  $27,775   (27,531) $244 

 

At January 31, 2018,

At October 31, 2021, information with respect to acquired intangibles assets acquired is as follows:

 Useful life assigned Weighted average

remaining useful life
Customer relationships 8 -15 years 3 years
Other intangibles10 years20.5 years

 

At JanuaryOctober 31, 2018,2021, the weighted average remaining useful life of all intangible assets iswas approximately two years.six months.

Note 7 – Long term debt

 

Note 6 - Loan Payable

In June 2013,connection with the purchase of our new facility in November 2018, a wholly-owned subsidiary (the “mortgagor subsidiary”) of the Company entered into a secured Revolving LoanFee Mortgage and Security Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”“mortgage agreement”) among the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, with Enzo Therapeutics as a guarantor, and MidCap Financial LLC. (formerly Healthcare Finance Group, LLC)Citibank, N.A. (the “mortgagee”). The Credit Agreement, which expired in December 2016, providedmortgage agreement provides for borrowings against eligible US receivables, as defined,a loan of the Clinical Lab$4,500 for a term of 10 years, bears a fixed interest rate of 5.09% per annum and Life Science segments up to $8.0 million at defined eligibility percentagesrequires monthly mortgage payments of principal and provided for additional borrowingsinterest of $4.0 million for increased eligible assets.$30. Debt issuance costs of $281 were$72 are being amortized over the life of the Credit Agreement.mortgage agreement. The Credit Agreement expiredbalance of unamortized debt issuance cost was $51 at October 31, 2021. At October 31, 2021, the balance owed by the subsidiary under the mortgage agreement was $4.1 million. The Company’s obligations under the mortgage agreement are secured by the new facility and by a $750 cash collateral deposit with the mortgagee as additional security. This restricted cash is included in other assets as of October 31, 2021.


The mortgage agreement includes affirmative and negative covenants and events of default, as defined. Events of default include non-payment of principal and interest on debt outstanding, non-performance of covenants, material changes in business, breach of representations, bankruptcy or insolvency, and changes in control. The mortgage includes certain financial covenants. Effective October 19, 2020, the Company and the mortgagee agreed to a covenant restructure whereby the mortgagee waived the Company’s financial ratio covenant for the fiscal period ended July 31, 2020 and modified the mortgage to replace a financial ratio covenant with a liquidity covenant. The liquidity covenant required that we own and maintain at all times and throughout the remaining term of the loan at least $25,000 of liquid assets, defined as time deposits, money market accounts and obligations issued by the U.S. government or any of its agencies. The cash collateral agreement was also modified to require compliance with the liquidity covenant for two consecutive fiscal years before the collateral is released back to us. Effective September 29, 2021, the Company and the mortgagee agreed to further covenant restructuring whereby (a) the liquidity covenant was reduced to 150% (or approximately $6 million at October 31, 2021) of the loan principal from $25 million previously, and (b) the collateral requirement would be increased from $0.75 million to $1.0 million. The Company was in compliance as to the liquidity covenant as of October 31, 2021 and increased the collateral deposit to $1.0 million in November.

In April 2020, our subsidiary in Switzerland received a loan of CHF 0.4 million ($0.4 million, based on the foreign exchange rate as of October 31, 2021) from the Swiss government under the “Corona Krise” emergency loan program in response to the pandemic. This loan is uncollateralized, bears 0% interest, is due in 5 years, and may be repaid at any time. This loan is included in fulllong term debt – net as of October 31, 2021.

Minimum future annual principal payments under these agreements as of October 31, 2021 are as follows:

July 31, Total 
2022 $115 
2023  160 
2024  167 
2025  601 
2026  186 
Thereafter  3,290 
Total principal payments  4,519 
Less: current portion, included in other current liabilities and finance leases short term  (154)
Unamortized mortgage cost  (51)
Long term debt - net $4,314 

Note 8 - Leases

The Company determines if an arrangement is or contains a lease at contract inception. The Company leases buildings, office space, patient service centers, and equipment primarily through operating leases, and equipment through a limited number of finance leases. Generally, a right-of-use asset, representing the right to use the underlying asset during the lease term, and a lease liability, representing the payment obligation arising from the lease, are recognized on Decemberthe balance sheet at lease commencement based on the present value of the payment obligation. For operating leases, expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. For finance leases, interest expense on the lease liability is recognized using the effective interest method and amortization of the right-of-use asset is recognized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the estimated useful life of the asset or the lease term. Short-term leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet; the Company recognizes lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company primarily uses its incremental borrowing rate in determining the present value of lease payments as the Company’s leases generally do not provide an implicit rate.


The Company has lease agreements with (i) right-of-use asset payments and (ii) non-lease components (i.e. payments related to maintenance fees, utilities, etc.), which have generally been combined and accounted for as a single lease component. The Company’s leases have remaining terms of less than 1 year to 7 2016.years, some of which include options to extend the leases for up to 5 years. The Company’s lease terms may include renewal options that are reasonably certain to be exercised and termination options that are reasonably certain not to be exercised. Certain of the Company’s lease agreements include rental payments adjusted periodically for inflation or a market rate which are included in the lease liabilities.

Leases Balance Sheet Classification October 31,
2021
  July 31,
2021
 
Assets        
Operating Right-of-use assets $16,259  $17,020 
Finance Property, plant and equipment, net (a)  229   248 
Total lease assets   $16,488  $17,268 
           
Liabilities          
Current:          
Operating Current portion of operating lease liabilities $3,365  $3,419 
Finance Finance leases short term  83   88 
           
Non-current:          
Operating Operating lease liabilities, non-current  13,863   14,558 
Finance Finance leases long term and other liabilities  91   110 
Total lease liabilities   $17,402  $18,175 

10(a)Accumulated amortization of finance lease assets was approximately $152 and $1,100 as of October 31, 2021 and July 31, 2021, respectively.

For the three months ended October 31, components of lease cost were as follows:

Lease Cost 2021  2020 
Operating lease cost $1,158  $1,479 
Finance lease cost:        
Amortization of leased assets  19   66 
Interest on lease liabilities  3   5 
Total lease cost $1,180  $1,550 

The maturity of the Company’s lease liabilities as of October 31, 2021 is as follows: 

Maturity of lease liabilities, years ending July 31, Operating leases  Finance leases  Total 
2022 $3,194  $66  $3,260 
2023  3,562   88   3,650 
2024  3,385   32   3,417 
2025  3,158      3,158 
2026  3,150      3,150 
Thereafter  3,224      3,224 
Total lease payments  19,673   186   19,859 
Less: Interest (a)  (2,445)  (12)  (2,457)
Present value of lease liabilities $17,228  $174  $17,402 

(a)Primarily calculated using the Company’s incremental borrowing rate.


Lease term and discount rate for the three months ended October 31 were as follows: 

Lease term and discount rate 2021  2020 
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years):        
Operating leases  5.4 years   6.1 years 
Finance leases  2.0 years   2.9 years 
         
Weighted-average discount rate:        
Operating leases  5.0%  4.9%
Finance leases  6.72%  9.1%

See Note 4 for cash flow information on cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities for the three months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020.

Note 79 – Accrued Liabilities

 

Accrued liabilities consist of:

  October 31,
2021
  July 31,
2021
 
Payroll, benefits, and commissions $5,188  $5,856 
Professional fees  786   628 
Legal  2,382   2,554 
Deferred revenue  2,099   2,675 
Other  3,122   2,588 
  $13,577  $14,301 

Deferred revenue

In order to increase cash flow to providers of services and suppliers impacted by the pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expanded its Accelerated and Advance Payment Program to a broader group of Medicare providers. We applied for and received a $2,526 payment advance from this program in April 2020. The recoupment by CMS of our advance payment had been scheduled to begin 120 days after the date of receipt, at which time every claim we submit from that point would be automatically offset to repay the advance payment. Any unrecouped advance balance remaining after 90 days of the following:recoupment process was to be repaid such that 210 days after receiving the advance it would be entirely repaid. In October 2020, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act amended the repayment terms of the Advance Payment Program. The recoupment period was extended and the automatic recoupment began one year after the date the advance payment was received, which in our case meant recoupment started April 2021. Additionally, during the first 11 months after recoupment begins, the rate will be 25% and repayment will occur through an automatic recoupment of our Medicare payments. At the end of the 11 month period, the recoupment rate will increase. If the total amount of the advance payment is not recovered within 29 months from the date the advance was received, a demand letter for the outstanding balance will be issued. Since the Company has the right to repay the advance at any time, the entire balance is considered current. As of October 31, 2021 and July 31, 2021, the deferred revenue related to the CMS payment advance was $1,271 and $1,847, respectively.

Self-Insured Medical Plan

 

  January 31,
2018
  July 31,
2017
 
Payroll, benefits, and commissions $5,217  $4,092 
Professional fees  825   442 
Legal fee expense  1,558   599 
Research and development  143   143 
Other  1,922   1,444 
  $9,665  $6,720 

At JanuaryThe Company self-funds medical insurance coverage for certain of its U.S. based employees. The risk to the Company is believed to be limited through the use of individual and aggregate stop loss insurance. As of October 31, 2018, other2021 and July 31, 2021, the Company has established a reserve of $263 and $300, which is included in accrued liabilities primarily include $400 for a legal settlement.payroll, benefits and commissions, for claims that have been reported but not paid and for claims that have been incurred but not reported. The reserve is based upon the Company’s historical payment trends, claim history and current estimates.

 

Note 8 – Other Liabilities

Other liabilities consist of the following:

  January 31,
2018
  July 31,
2017
 
Capital lease obligations, net of short term $488  $551 
Accrued legal settlement     410 
Installment loans, net of short term  7   22 
  $495  $983 

As of January 31, 2018, future minimum payments under the capital leases, net of interest of $89 aggregates $661 including a short term debt portion of $173 included in other current liabilities. Future minimum payments under the installment loans aggregate $67, including a short term portion of $60 included in other current liabilities.

Note 910 – Stockholders’ Equity

Controlled Equity Offering

The Company has a Controlled Equity OfferingSM Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., as sales agent (“Cantor”). Under the Sales Agreement, the Company may offer and sell, from time to time, through Cantor, shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”). The Company pays Cantor a commission of 3.0%3% of the aggregate gross proceeds received under the Sale Agreement. The Company is not obligated to make any sales of the sharesShares under the Sales Agreement. The offering of sharesShares pursuant to the Sales Agreement will terminate upon the earlier of (a) the sale of all of the sharesShares subject to the Sales Agreement or (b) the termination of the Sales Agreement by Cantor or the Company, as permitted therein. The initial agreement contemplated the sale of shares of the Company’s common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $20.0 million.


In December 2014, the Sales Agreement was amended in order for the Company to offer and sell additional shares of Common Stock having an aggregate offering price of $20.0 million.

 

OnIn September 1, 2017, the Company filed with the SEC a Form S-3 “shelf” registration and sales agreement prospectus covering the offering, issuance and sale of our Common Stock that may be issued and sold under the existing Sales Agreement in an aggregate amount of up to $19.15$19.2 million. A total of $150 million of securities may becould have been sold under this shelf registration, which was declared effective September 15, 2017.

The Form S-3 expired in October 2020 but may be refiled at any time at the discretion of the Company. During the sixthree months ended JanuaryOctober 31, 2018 and during fiscal 2017,2020, the Company did not sell any shares of Common Stock under the Sales Agreement.

 

Treasury stock

During the six months ended January 31, 2018, certain officers of the Company exercised 340,898 stock options in non-cash transactions. The officers surrendered 106,911 shares of the Company’s common stock to exercise the stock options. The Company recorded approximately $1,014, the market value of the surrendered shares, as treasury stock.

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Share-based compensation

 

The Company has an incentive stock option and restricted stock award plan (the “2005 Plan”), and a long term incentive share award plan,In January 2011, the Company’s stockholders approved the adoption of the 2011 Incentive Plan (the “2011 Plan”), which are more fully described in Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2017. The 2011 Incentive Plan, which is the only plan from whichissuance of equity awards, may now be granted, provides for the award to eligible employees, officers, directors, consultants and other persons of stockincluding, among others, options, stock appreciation rights (SARs), restricted stock, restricted stock units and performance awards, and other stock-based awards.

Atstock units for up to 3,000,000 shares of common stock. In January 2018, the 2017 annual meeting, shareholdersCompany’s stockholders approved the amendment and restatement of the 2011 Plan including an(the “Amended and Restated 2011 Plan”) to increase in the number of shares of common stock authorizedavailable for grant under the 2011 Plan from 3 millionby 2,000,000 shares of common stock bringing the total number of shares available for grant to 5 million shares.5,000,000 shares of common stock. On October 7, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the amendment and restatement of the Amended and Restated 2011 Plan, with an effective date of October 7, 2020 and subject to approval by the Company’s stockholders at the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company. The amendment and restatement of the Amended and Restated 2011 Plan was for purposes of, among other things, (i) increasing the shares of common stock available for grant under the Amended and Restated 2011 Plan by an additional 4,000,000 shares of common stock bringing the total number of shares available for grant to 9,000,000 shares of common stock and (ii) extending the term of the Amended and Restated 2011 Plan until October 7, 2030. In January 2021, the Company’s stockholders approved the amendment and restatement of the Amended and Restated 2011 Plan.

 

The exercise price of options granted under the Amended and Restated 2011 Plan, as amended and restated, is equal to or greater than fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant. The Amended and Restated 2011 Plan, as amended and restated, will terminate at the earliest of (a) such time as no shares of common stock remain available for issuance under the plan, (b) termination of the plan by the Company’s Board of Directors, or (c) October 7, 2030. Awards outstanding upon expiration of the Amended and Restated 2011 Plan, as amended and restated, will remain in effect until they have been exercised or terminated, or have expired. As of October 31, 2021, there were approximately 5,067,000 shares of common stock available for grant under the Amended and Restated 2011 Plan, as amended and restated.

The amounts of share-based compensation expense recognized in the periods presented are as follows:

 

  Three months ended
January 31,
  Six months ended
January 31,
 
  2018  2017  2018  2017 
Stock options $205  $236  $407  $382 
Restricted stock  3   5   6   10 
  $208  $241  $413  $392 
  Three months ended
October 31,
 
  2021  2020 
Stock options and restricted stock $150   167 
Performance stock units  66    
  $216   167 

 

The following table sets forth the amount of expense related to share-based payment arrangements included in specific line items in the accompanying statements of operations:

 

  Three months ended
January 31,
  Six months ended
January 31,
 
  2018  2017  2018  2017 
Cost of clinical laboratory services $  $1  $  $3 
Selling, general and administrative  208   240   413   389 
  $208  $241  $413  $392 
  Three months ended
October 31,
 
  2021  2020 
Selling, general and administrative $212   154 
Cost of revenues  4   13 
  $216   167 

 

No excess tax benefits were recognized during the sixthree month periods ended JanuaryOctober 31, 20182021 and 2017.2020.


 

Stock Option Plans

The following table summarizes stock option activity during the sixthree month period ended JanuaryOctober 31, 2018:2021:

 

  Options  Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
  Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
 Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value (000s)
 
Outstanding at July 31, 2017  2,130,995  $4.26       
Awarded  112,580  $8.36       
Exercised  (569,602) $3.02    $5,594 
Cancelled or expired  (26,334) $5.82       
Outstanding at end of period  1,647,639  $4.95  2.8 years $6,785 
Exercisable at end of period  1,109,811  $4.18  1.4 years $3,533 
   Options      Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
  Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
  Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value (000s)
 
Outstanding at July 31, 2021    2,504,563  $3.74         
Awarded  2,000  $3.64         
Exercised            $  
Cancelled or expired  (3,000) $2.14         
Outstanding at end of period  2,503,563  $3.74   2.15 years    $1,550 
Exercisable at end of period�� 1,610,326  $    1.2 years    $  

 

As of JanuaryOctober 31, 2018,2021, the total future compensation cost related to non-vested options, not yet recognized in the statements of operations, was $1.0 million$606 and the weighted average period over which the remaining expense of these awards is expected to be recognized is fifteenapproximately twelve months.

 

The intrinsic value of in the money stock option awards at the end of the period represents the Company’s closing stock price on the last trading day of the period in excess of the exercise price multiplied by the number of outstanding options.

 

RestrictedPerformance Stock AwardsUnits

A summaryTo better align the long-term interest of executives with growing U.S. practices, beginning in fiscal 2018, the activity pursuant toCompany granted long-term incentive awards in the Company’s unvestedform of time based stock options and performance-based restricted stock units (“Performance Stock Units” or “PSUs”). The PSUs earned will be determined over a three-year performance period. The primary performance metrics will be revenue and Adjusted EBITDA growth. Payouts based on revenue and adjusted EBITDA goals will be modified based on Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”) performance relative to Enzo’s peer group.

During the fiscal years ended 2020 and 2019, the Company awarded PSUs to its executive officers. These awards provide for the six months ended January 31, 2018 is as follows:

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  Awards  Weighted
Average
Award Price
 
Outstanding at July 31, 2017  7,436  $4.45 
Awarded      
Vested  (2,062) $(5.92)
Forfeited      
Unvested at end of period  5,374  $3.23 

The fair valuegrant of shares of our common stock at the end of a restricted stock award is determinedthree–year period based on the closing stock price on the award date. Asachievement of January 31, 2018, there was approximately $0.1 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock-based compensation to be recognizedaverage revenue growth and adjusted EBITDA growth over a weighted average remaining period of approximately twenty two months.

The fair value of the awards that vested during the six months ended January 31, 2018 and 2017 was $21 and $8, respectively.

The total number of shares available for grant as equity awards from the 2011 Incentive Plan is approximately 2,263,400 shares as of January 31, 2018.

Note 10 – Income taxes

On December 22, 2017, legislation commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Act”) was signed into law making significant changes to the Internal Revenue Code. Changes include, but are not limited to, a corporate tax rate decrease from 35% to 21% effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017, the transition of U.S international taxation from a worldwide tax system to a territorial system, and a one-time transition tax on the mandatory deemed repatriation of cumulative foreign earnings as of December 31, 2017.

The Company calculated its best estimate of the impact of the Act in accordance with its understanding of the Act and guidance available as of the date of this filing and recorded $1.1 million as an income tax benefit inperiod. For the three months ended JanuaryOctober 31, 2018,2021, the period in whichCompany accrued PSU compensation expense of $66. For the legislation was enacted, related to a creditthree months ended October 31, 2020, the Company did not accrue any compensation expense for alternative minimum taxes (AMT) paid in prior periods. A provisional amount related tothese PSUs as the remeasurementachievement of certain deferred tax assets and liabilities based on the rates at which they are expected to reverse in the future was fully offset by an equivalent adjustment to the deferred tax valuation allowance. No provisional amount related to the one-time transition tax on the mandatory deemed repatriation of foreign earningsgrowth goals was deemed necessary.not probable at that time. As of October 31, 2021, two former officers forfeited a total of 14,500 PSUs awarded in fiscal 2019.

 

On December 22, 2017, Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (“SAB 118”) was issued to address the applicationThe following table summarizes PSU’s granted and outstanding as of US GAAP in situations when a registrant does not have the necessary information available, prepared, or analyzed (including computations) in reasonable detail to complete the accounting for certain income tax effects of the Act. In accordance with SAB 118, the Company has determined that the $1.1 million income tax benefit, which relates to the AMT credit, is a provisional amount and a reasonable estimate at JanuaryOctober 31, 2018.2021:

 

Grant Date Total Grant  Forfeitures  Outstanding  

Fair Market Value

At Grant Date (000s)

 
10/15/2019  80,500   (14,500)  66,000  $222 
10/19/2020  98,600      98,600  $207 

The Company’s effective tax rate benefit for the three and six months ended January 31, 2018 was 54.9% and 41.6%, respectfully and was based on the refundable federal AMT credit. There was no tax provision for the 2017 periods. The Company’s effective tax rate for all periods differed from the expected net operating loss carryforward benefit at the U.S. federal statutory rate primarily due to the inability to recognize such benefit. The carryforward benefit cannot be recognized because of uncertainties relating to future taxable income in terms of both its timing and its sufficiency, which would enable the Company to realize the federal carryforward benefit.

Note 11 – Segment reporting

 

The Company has three3 reportable segments: Products, Clinical Labs, Life Sciences,Services and Therapeutics. The Clinical Labs segment provides diagnostic services to the health care community. The Life SciencesCompany’s Products segment develops, manufactures, and markets products to research and pharmaceutical customers. The TherapeuticClinical Services segment provides diagnostic services to the health care community. The Company’s Therapeutics segment conducts research and development activities for therapeutic drug candidates.

The Company evaluates segment performance based on segment income (loss) before taxes. Costs excluded from segment income (loss) before taxes and reported as “Other” consist of corporate general and administrative costs which are not allocable to the three reportable segments. All intersegment activities are eliminated.

Legal fee expenseand related expenses incurred to defend the Company’s intellectual property, which may result in settlements recognized in another segment and other general corporate matters isare considered a component of the Other segment. Legal fee expenseand related expenses specific to other segments’ activities has beenare allocated to those segments. When recognized, legal settlements, net represents activities for which royalties would have been received by the Company’s Life Sciences

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segment had the Company had agreements in place with plaintiffs for the patents or products covered by the settlements.

Management of the Company assesses assets on a consolidated basis only and therefore, assets by reportable segment have not been included in the reportable segments below. The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 31, 2017.policies.

 


The following financial information represents the operating results of the reportable segments of the Company:

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Three months ended October 31, 2021 Clinical
Services
  Products  Therapeutics  Other  Consolidated 
Revenues $19,741  $6,778        $26,519 
                     
Operating costs and expenses:                    
Cost of revenues  11,203   4,070         15,273 
Research and development  7   732   5      744 
Selling, general and administrative  6,001   3,095      1,956   11,052 
Legal fee expense  57   13      1,212   1,282 
Total operating costs and expenses  17,268   7,910   5   3,168   28,351 
                     
Operating income (loss)  2,473   (1,132)  (5)  (3,168)  (1,832)
                     
Other income (expense):                    
Interest, net  (2)  9      32   39 
Other  49   2      (196)  (145)
Foreign exchange loss     (381)        (381)
Net income (loss) $2,520  $(1,502) $(5) $(3,332) $(2,319)
                     
Depreciation and amortization included above $418   212      71   701 
                     
Share-based compensation included in above:                    
Selling, general and administrative  20   19      173   212 
Cost of revenues  4            4 
Total $24   19      173   216 
                     
Capital expenditures $310   486      237   1,033 

Three months ended October 31, 2020 Clinical
Services
  Products  Therapeutics  Other  Consolidated 
Revenues – Services and Products $21,223  $7,432        $28,655 
                     
Operating costs and expenses:                    
Cost of revenues  12,995   3,763         16,758 
Research and development  121   592  $33      746 
Selling, general and administrative  6,098   2,445   17  $1,454   10,014 
Legal and related expenses  25   5      610   640 
Total operating costs and expenses  19,239   6,805   50   2,064   28,158 
                     
Operating income (loss)  1,984   627   (50)  (2,064)  497 
                     
Other income (expense):                    
Interest, net  (6)  10      (55)  (51)
Other  15   2         17 
Foreign exchange loss     (164)        (164)
Net income (loss) $1,993  $475  $(50) $(2,119) $299 
                     
Depreciation and amortization included above $409  $185  $  $66  $660 
                     
Share-based compensation included in above:                    
Selling, general and administrative  9   16      129   154 
Cost of revenues  13            13 
Total $22  $16  $  $129  $167 
                     
Capital expenditures $540  $44  $  $33  $617 

Three months ended January 31, 2018


Note 12 Contingencies

 

  Clinical
Labs
  Life
Sciences
  Therapeutics  Other  Consolidated 
Revenues:                    
Clinical laboratory services $19,530           $19,530 
Product revenues    $7,122         7,122 
Royalty and license fee income     300         300 
   19,530   7,422         26,952 
Operating costs and expenses:                    
Cost of clinical laboratory services  11,730            11,730 
Cost of product revenues     3,877         3,877 
Research and development     591  $221      812 
Selling, general and administrative  6,107   2,899     $2,064   11,070 
Provision for uncollectible accounts receivable  800   (21)        779 
Legal fee expense  8   25      1,667   1,700 
Total operating costs and expenses  18,645   7,371   221   3,731   29,968 
                     
Operating income (loss)  885   51   (221)  (3,731)  (3,016)
                     
Other income (expense):                    
Interest  (23)  11      197   185 
Other  3   1      29   33 
Foreign exchange gain     800         800 
Income (loss) before income taxes $865  $863  $(221) $(3,505) $(1,998)
                     
Depreciation and amortization included above $413  $355  $  $18  $786 
                     
Share-based compensation included in above:                    
Selling, general and administrative  28  $21     $159   208 
Total $28  $21  $  $159  $208 
                     
Capital expenditures $576  $28  $  $  $604 
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Three months ended January 31,The Company has brought cases in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (“the Court”), alleging patent infringement against various companies. In 2017, the Court ruled that the asserted claims of the ’180 and ’405 Patents are invalid for nonenablement in cases involving Abbott, Becton Dickinson, Gen-Probe, Hologic, and Roche. That ruling was affirmed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”) in June 2019. Enzo subsequently filed a petition for certiorari regarding the invalidity ruling for the ’180 and ’405 Patents in February 2020; the Supreme Court denied Enzo’s petition on March 30, 2020. There are currently two cases that were originally brought by the Company in the Court. In those two cases, Enzo alleges patent infringement against Becton Dickinson Defendants and Roche Defendants, respectively. The claims in those cases involve the ’197 Patent. Both cases are stayed.

 

  Clinical
Labs
  Life
Sciences
  Therapeutics  Other  Consolidated 
Revenues:                    
Clinical laboratory services $18,837           $18,837 
Product revenues    $6,983         6,983 
Royalty and license fee income     440         440 
   18,837   7,423         26,260 
Operating costs and expenses:                    
Cost of clinical laboratory services  11,052            11,052 
Cost of product revenues     3,520         3,520 
Research and development     516  $(33)     483 
Selling, general and administrative  5,897   2,905     $2,416   11,218 
Provision for uncollectible accounts receivable  594   85         679 
Legal fee expense  49   16      305   370 
Total operating costs and expenses  17,592   7,042   (33)  2,721   27,322 
                     
Operating income (loss)  1,245   381   33   (2,721)  (1,062)
                     
Other income (expense):                    
Interest  (28)  12      95   79 
Other  17         7   24 
Foreign exchange loss     (94)        (94)
Income (loss) before income taxes $1,234  $299  $33  $(2,619) $(1,053)
                     
Depreciation and amortization included above $394  $501  $  $20  $915 
                     
Share-based compensation included in above:                    
Cost of clinical laboratory services $1           $1 
Selling, general and administrative  23  $15     $202   240 
Total $24  $15  $  $202  $241 
                     
Capital expenditures $175  $  $  $  $175 
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Six months ended January 31, 2018In separate inter partes review proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) involving, among others, Becton Dickinson, certain claims of the ’197 Patent were found unpatentable as anticipated or obvious and cancelled by the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (“Board”). Enzo appealed that decision to the Federal Circuit. On August 16, 2019, the Federal Circuit affirmed the Board’s decision, finding that each of the challenged claims is unpatentable. The Company filed a petition for rehearing and rehearing en banc on October 30, 2019, which the Federal Circuit denied on December 4, 2019. The Company filed a petition for certiorari with the Supreme Court on March 3, 2020, which was denied.

 

  Clinical
Labs
  Life
Sciences
  Therapeutics  Other  Consolidated 
Revenues:                    
Clinical laboratory services $39,864           $39,864 
Product revenues    $14,203         14,203 
Royalty and license fee income     561         561 
   39,864   14,764         54,628 
Operating costs and expenses:                    
Cost of clinical laboratory services  23,772            23,772 
Cost of product revenues     7,266         7,266 
Research and development     1,114  $445      1,559 
Selling, general and administrative  12,202   5,513     $4,246   21,961 
Provision for uncollectible accounts receivable  1,600   (7)        1,593 
Legal fee expense  21   28      2,082   2,131 
Total operating costs and expenses  37,595   13,914   445   6,328   58,282 
                     
Operating income (loss)  2,269   850   (445)  (6,328)  (3,654)
                     
Other income (expense):                    
Interest  (48)  23      367   342 
Other  17   8      44   69 
Foreign exchange gain     605         605 
Income (loss) before income taxes $2,238  $1,486  $(445) $(5,917) $(2,638)
                     
Depreciation and amortization included above $817  $681  $  $37  $1,535 
                     
Share-based compensation included in above:                    
Selling, general and administrative  60  $44     $309   413 
Total $60  $44  $  $309  $413 
                     
Capital expenditures $994  $72  $  $  $1,066 
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Six months ended January 31, 2017In April 2019, the Company entered into an agreement with Hologic and Grifols, resolving litigation resulting from four cases originally brought by the Company in the Court.  As a result, Enzo dismissed (1) a stayed patent litigation regarding the ’180 and ’197 Patent against Hologic in the Court; (2) the Consolidated Appeals against Gen-Probe and Hologic resulting from two cases filed in the Court, and (3) the Company’s appeal in the litigation involving the ’581 Patent that involved both Hologic and Grifols. As a result of the agreement with Hologic, Hologic withdrew from Enzo’s Federal Circuit appeal of the Board’s adverse rulings in the inter partes review proceedings regarding the ’197 Patent filed by Hologic and joined by Becton Dickinson mentioned above.

 

  Clinical
Labs
  Life
Sciences
  Therapeutics  Other  Consolidated 
Revenues:                    
Clinical laboratory services $37,395           $37,395 
Product revenues    $14,409         14,409 
Royalty and license fee income     740         740 
   37,395   15,149         52,544 
Operating costs and expenses:                    
Cost of clinical laboratory services  21,948            21,948 
Cost of product revenues     6,829         6,829 
Research and development     1,143  $162      1,305 
Selling, general and administrative  11,849   5,851     $5,012   22,712 
Provision for uncollectible accounts receivable  1,260   88         1,348 
Legal fee expense  101   28      613   742 
Total operating costs and expenses  35,158   13,939   162   5,625   54,884 
                     
Operating income (loss)  2,237   1,210   (162)  (5,625)  (2,340)
                     
Other income (expense):                    
Interest  (57)  22      160   125 
Other  119         24   143 
Foreign exchange loss     (455)        (455)
Income (loss) before income taxes $2,299  $777  $(162) $(5,441) $(2,527)
                     
Depreciation and amortization included above $795  $1,009  $  $38  $1,842 
                     
Share-based compensation included in above:                    
Cost of clinical laboratory services $3           $3 
Selling, general and administrative  40  $26     $323   389 
Total $43  $26  $  $323  $392 
                     
Capital expenditures $587  $102  $  $  $689 
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Note 12 – ContingenciesOn September 2, 2021, the PTO issued a non-final office action in an ex parte reexamination concerning the ’197 Patent. In the office action, the PTO rejected certain claims of the ’197 Patent under 35 U.S.C. § 102 and for nonstatutory double-patenting. Enzo’s response to the office action is forthcoming.

 

The Company is engaged in litigationOn February 5, 2020, Harbert Discovery Fund, LP and Harbert Discovery Co-Investment Fund I, LP (“HDF”) brought an action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Roche Diagnostic GmbHthe Company and five of its related company Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. (“Roche”), as declaratory judgment defendant. This case was commenced in May 2004. Roche seeks a declaratory judgment of non-breach of contractpresent or former Directors, Dr. Elazar Rabbani, Barry W. Weiner, Dr. Bruce A. Hanna, Dov Perlysky and patent invalidityRebecca Fischer. On March 26, 2020, HDF filed an amended complaint against the Company. Roche has alsosame defendants. Count I asserted tort claimsthe Company violated Section 14(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 14a-9 thereunder by disseminating proxy materials that made two purportedly false statements: (a) a “January 28, 2020 Enzo press release that [purportedly] falsely stated that the Annual Meeting would be ‘delayed’ by action of the Board to February 25, 2020 when, in fact, the Annual Meeting would convene as planned on January 31, 2020”, and (b) a “January 31 Enzo Proxy that [purportedly] falsely stated that the Proposed By-Law Amendment [to Article II, Section 9] would be approved if it received…a majority of the votes….rather than the required Supermajority Vote as provided for in the Charter. “Count II asserted a claim against the Company. The Company hasindividual defendants under Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act premised on Enzo’s purported violation of Section 14(a) and Rule 14a-9. Count III asserted breach of contract and patent infringement causes of action against Roche. There has been extensive discovery in the case. In 2011, Roche moved for summary judgment of non-infringement regarding the Company’s patent claims. In 2012, the motion was granted in part and denied in part. In December 2012, Roche moved for summary judgmentindividual defendants breached their fiduciary duty, based on the Company’s non-patent claims. Additional discoverysame conduct and by seeking to entrench themselves. Finally, Count IV purported to assert a derivative claim for a declaration that any amendment to Article II, Section 2 requires the approval of 80% of Enzo’s shareholders. On July 16, 2020, the day before the defendants’ motion to dismiss was taken anddue, HDF asked the Court to dismiss their claims without prejudice. Defendants asked HDF to dismiss the claims with prejudice, but they refused. On July 17, 2020, the Court dismissed the claims without prejudice.


On November 27, 2020, the Company responded to the motions in May 2013. In December 2013, the Court granted in part and denied in part Roche’s summary judgment motion. In October 2014, the Court ordered that damages discovery concerning the Company’s remaining contract and patent claims and Roche’s claims should be completed by the end of January 2015, and expert discovery should be completed following the Court’s not-yet-issued claim construction ruling concerning the Company’s patent infringement claim against Roche. Roche dropped its tort claims during damages discovery. On October 2, 2017, the Court issued its claim construction ruling. On December 21, 2017, the Court issued a revised scheduling order which requires the completion of expert discovery by April 13, 2018 and schedules a conference on May 31, 2018 what will function as a pre-trial conference or a pre-motion conference. The Company and Enzo Life Sciences intend to vigorously press their remaining claims and contest the claims against them.

As of January 31, 2018, there are seven pending cases originally brought by the Companyan action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Delaware (“New York against Harbert Discovery Fund, LP, Harbert Discovery Co-Investment Fund I, LP, Harbert Fund Advisors, Inc., Harbert Management Corp. and Kenan Lucas (together, “Harbert”). The Company alleges Harbert made false and misleading representations, or omitted to state material facts necessary to make their statements not misleading, in proxy materials they disseminated seeking the Court”) alleging patent infringement against various companies.election to the Company’s Board of Directors at its 2019 Annual Meeting of two candidates they nominated, in violation of Section 14(a) of the 1934 Exchange Act and Rule 14a-9 thereunder. The Company seeks damages and injunctive relief. On JuneFebruary 15, 2021, Harbert filed a motion to dismiss. On March 8, 2021, the Company filed its opposition to that motion. On March 18, 2021 Harbert filed their reply in further support of the motion. On September 28, 2017,2021, the Court issued an opiniondenied the motion with respect to the Company’s misrepresentation claims and granted it with respect to its omissions claim. The Company intends to vigorously pursue its misrepresentation claim. On October 12, 2021, HDF filed six counterclaims against the Company and present and former directors Dr. Elazar Rabbani, Barry W. Weiner, Dr. Bruce A. Hanna, Dov Perlysky, Rebeca Fischer, Dr. Mary Tagliaferri and Dr. Ian B. Walters. HDF claims the Company made false and misleading representations in proxy materials it disseminated in connection with its 2019 Annual Meeting, in violation of Section 14(a) of the Gen-Probe case, granting Gen-Probe’s motion for summary judgment1934 Exchange Act and Rule 14a-9 thereunder, and that the asserted claimsCompany’s directors at that time are liable under Section 20(a) of the ’180 patent are invalid for nonenablement. The Court entered final judgment of invalidity of the asserted claims of the ‘180 patent on July 19, 2017 in the Gen-Probe and Hologic cases. The Court entered partial final judgment of invalidity of the asserted claims of the ‘180 patent and stayed the remainder of the cases in the Becton Dickinson and Roche cases on July 31, 2017 and August 2, 2017, respectively. The Company filed notices of appeal in each of the Gen-Probe, Hologic, Becton Dickinson, and Roche cases, which were docketed by the United States Court of AppealsExchange Act for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”). InCompany’s purported misstatements. HDF also claims that current and former Company directors breached their fiduciary duties by taking four corporate actions: (a) adjourning the Abbott case,2019 meeting for 25 days; (b) purportedly causing the parties agreedtwo Harbert candidates for director, who were elected at the 2019 Meeting, to resign in November 2020; (c) authorizing the November 27, 2020 Lawsuit; and (d) not accepting Dr. Rabbani’s resignation as a director in March 2021. On November 10, 2021, the Company and the other counterclaim defendants moved to dismiss the counterclaims. On November 22, 2021, HDF filed its opposition to that motion. On November 26, 2021, the Court’s summary judgment rulingCompany and the other counterclaim defendants filed their reply brief in the Gen-Probe case invalidated allfurther support of the ’180 patent claims asserted against the Abbott Defendants.their motion to dismiss. On August 15, 2017,December 9, 2021, the Court granted Abbott’sthe motion for summary judgmentto dismiss except with respect to the counterclaim that Enzo violated the securities law by announcing on January 20, 2020 that it had decided to “delay” the 2019 annual meeting when it intended to convene and adjourn the meeting (the “Delay Statement”), and the counterclaims that the asserted claims of the ’405 patentthen directors are invalidliable for nonenablement. On September 1, 2017, the Court entered final judgment of invalidity of the asserted claims of the ‘180 and ‘405 patents for nonenablement in the Abbott case. Enzo subsequently filed a notice of appeal in the Abbott case on September 14, 2017. The Federal Circuit docketed the appeal on September 15, 2017.  The Federal Circuit consolidated the appeals from the Abbott, Becton Dickinson, Gen-Probe, Hologic, and Roche litigations (“Consolidated Appeals”). We disagree with the Court’s invalidity decisions regarding the ‘180 and ‘405 patents in the pending cases as set forth in our opening brief in the Consolidated Appeals pending in the Federal Circuit filed on November 28, 2017. In the Consolidated Appeals, we have asked the Federal Circuit to reverse the Court’s grants of final and summary judgment of invalidity of the asserted claims of the ‘180 and ‘405 patents and to remand the cases against Abbott, Becton Dickinson, Gen-Probe, Hologic, and Roche to the Court. The responsive briefs from Abbott, Becton Dickinson, Gen-Probe, Hologic, and Roche in the Consolidated Appeals are due to be filed on March 9, 2018. In the other two cases involving Hologic, one of the cases is stayed, while the other case is proceedingthat purported misrepresentation under the Court’s scheduling order with fact and expert discovery deadlines through September 2018,securities law or as a summary judgment hearing date in April 2019, and a trial date in September 2019.breach of fiduciary duty. The Company intends to vigorously defend against these counterclaims. The Court granted Enzo’s motionhas scheduled a conference for December 15, 2021 to amend its complaint to add two new defendants, Grifols Diagnostic Solutions, Inc. and Grifols, S.A, to that case. Grifols, S.A. has moved to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction; briefing on that motion is complete but the Court has not set a date for oral argument.discovery schedule.

 

There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in any of these litigations. Even if the Company is not successful, management does not believe that there will be a significant adverse monetary impact on the Company.

The Company is party to other claims, legal actions, complaints, and contractual disputes that arise in the ordinary course of business. The Company believes that any liability that may ultimately result from the resolution of these matters will not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on its financial position or results of operationsoperations.

As described in Note 3, third-party payers, including government programs, may decide to deny payment or recoup payments for testing that they contend was improperly billed or not medically necessary, against their coverage determinations, or for which they believe they have otherwise overpaid (including as a result of their own error), and we may be required to refund payments already received.

Note 13 - Subsequent Events

Effective November 8, 2021, Enzo appointed Hamid Erfanian as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Erfanian brings over 28 years of experience as a healthcare executive specializing in the diagnostic, medical devices, and life sciences industry. On November 8, 2021, Enzo granted equity awards to Hamid Erfanian. Consistent with the disclosures contained in the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on October 18, 2021, the Company agreed to grant these equity awards to induce Mr. Erfanian to commence employment as its chief executive officer. These equity awards were made in reliance on the employment inducement exemption under the New York Stock Exchange’s Listed Company Manual Rule 303A.08, which requires that the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors approve the inducement awards, which approval was obtained on October 29, 2021, and that the Company make a public announcement of the grant of the inducement awards. The approved equity awards are restricted stock units (RSUs) for 260,000 shares of the common stock of the Company and options to purchase 700,000 shares of common stock of the Company. The RSUs and options are scheduled to vest over three years, with one-third of the units vesting on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date, subject to certain requirements, including Mr. Erfanian’s continued service as an employee of the Company through the applicable vesting dates. The exercise price of the options is $3.39, the closing price of the Company’s common stock on November 8, 2021, the grant date. The equity awards were granted outside of the Company’s Amended and Restated 2011 Incentive Plan but generally have terms and conditions consistent with those set forth in that plan. The Company filed a Form S-8 covering these equity awards.


Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes and other information included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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Forward-Looking Statements

 

Our disclosure and analysis in this report, including but not limited to the information discussed in this Item 2, contain forward-looking information about our Company’s financial results and estimates, business prospects and products in research and development that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. From time to time, we also may provide oral or written forward-looking statements in other materials we release to the public. Forward-looking statements give our current expectations or forecasts of future events. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historic or current facts. They use words such as “anticipate”, “estimate”, “expect”, “project”, “intend”, “plan”, “believe”, “will”, and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operations or financial performance.

 

In particular, these include statements relating to future actions, prospective products or product approvals, future performance or results of current and anticipated products, sales efforts, expenses, interest rates, foreign currency rates, intellectual property matters, the outcome of contingencies, such as legal proceedings, impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and measures we have taken in response, and financial results. We cannot guarantee that any forward-looking statement will be realized, although we believe we have been prudent in our plans and assumptions. Achievement of future results is subject to risks, uncertainties and inaccurate assumptions. Should known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove inaccurate, actual results could vary materially from past results and those anticipated, estimated or projected. As a result, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any of our forward-looking statements. Investors should bear this in mind as they consider forward-looking statements. We do not assume any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement that we make, even if new information becomes available or other events occur in the future. We are also affected by other factors that may be identified from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, some of which are set forth in Item 1A - Risk Factors in our Form 10-K filing for the July 31, 20172021 fiscal year. You are advised to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our Forms 10-Q, 8-K and 10-K reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although we have attempted to provide a list of important factors which may affect our business, investors are cautioned that other factors may prove to be important in the future and could affect our operating results.

 

You should understand that it is not possible to predict or identify all such factors or to assess the impact of each factor or combination of factors on our business. Consequently, you should not consider any such list to be a complete set of all potential risks or uncertainties.

 

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 has severely impacted the economy of the United States and other countries around the world. Federal, state and local governmental policies and initiatives designed to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 and its variants have resulted in, among other things, a significant reduction in physician office visits, the cancellation of elective medical procedures, customers of our products closing or severely curtailing their operations (voluntarily or in response to government orders), and the adoption of work-from-home or shelter-in-place policies. The COVID-19 impact on the Company’s operations is consistent with the overall industry and publicly issued statements from competitors, partners, and vendors.

Enzo was granted FDA Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) and EUA extensions for our molecular diagnostic and serological testing for COVID-19 and related antibody testing options, for our sample collection kit, an innovative virus-inactivating specimen collection media that lessens transmission risks for healthcare providers and clinical laboratory personnel, for our use of pooled samples, and for our rapid extraction method. Other innovations include the development of more relevant positive controls for the tests, and improved sensitivity. During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2021, we experienced growing demand for COVID-19 testing and we made significant investments to expand our capacity throughout the period in order to satisfy the demand, which substantially increased our testing volumes.

The extent to which our businesses may continue to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic will largely depend on both current and future developments, including its duration, spread and emergence of variants, its treatment with approved and authorized vaccines, mask and vaccine mandates, work and travel advisories and restrictions, and the timing of their easing, all of which are highly uncertain and cannot be reasonably predicted at this time. We believe COVID-19 volume may decline in the quarters ahead as the percentage of Americans who are vaccinated increases, although the emergence and spread of variants may cause our COVID-19 testing volume to increase again. Global supply chain issues due to the pandemic continue to hamper both the manufacturing of products within the life science segment as well as testing capabilities in the clinical laboratory.


Overview

 

Enzo Biochem, Inc. (the “Company” “we”, “our” or “Enzo”) is an integrated diagnostic biosciencediagnostics, clinical lab, and life sciences company focusingfocused on delivering and applying advanced technology capabilities to produce affordable reliable products and services to allowthat enable our customers to meet their clinical needs. Through a connection with the market, we provide advanced biotechnology solutions to the global community as affordable and flexible quality products and services. We develop, manufacture and sell our proprietary technology solutions and platforms to clinical laboratories, specialty clinics, and researchers and physicians globally. Enzo’s structure and business strategy represent the culmination of years of extensive planning and work.  The Company now has the unique ability to offer low cost, high performance products and services in molecular diagnostics,for diagnostic testing, which ideally positions itus to capitalize on the reimbursement pressures facing diagnostic labs. Our pioneering work in genomic analysis coupled with our extensive patent estate and enabling platforms have positioned the Company to continue to play an important role in the rapidly growing molecular medicine marketplaces.

 

 Enzo develops low cost diagnostic platform products and related services. Our platform development includes automation-compatible reagent systems and associated products for sample collection and processing through analysis. We develop affordable products and services to improve healthcare, one of the greatest challenges today. Enzo combines over 40 years of expertise in technology development with assay development capabilities and diagnostic testing services to create high performance, cost-effective, and open assay solutions. The ability to combine these assets in one company is unique. With our strong intellectual property portfolio integrated with assay development know-how, production, distribution, validation and services capabilities, we have enabled sustainable products and services for a market that is facing increasing pressure in costs and reimbursement

Enzo technology solutions and platforms and unique operational structure are designed to reduce overall healthcare costs for both government and private insurers.Our proprietary technology platforms reduces our customers’ need for multiple, specialized instruments, and offer a variety of high throughput capabilities together with a demonstrated high level of accuracy and reproducibility. Our genetic test panels are focused on large and growing markets primarily in the areas of personalized medicine, women’s health, infectious diseases and genetic disorders.

 

For example, our AMPIPROBE® technology platform can lead to the development of an entire line of nucleic acid clinical products that can allow laboratories to offer a complete menu of services at a cost that allows them to enjoy an acceptable margin. Our technology solutions provide tools to physicians, clinicians and other health care providers to improve detection, treatment and monitoring of a broad spectrum of diseases and conditions.In addition, reduced patient to physician office visits translates into lower healthcare processing costs and greater patient services.

In the course of our research and development activities, we have built a substantial portfolio of intellectual property assets, comprised of 336approximately 472 issued patents worldwide and over 15164 pending patent applications, along with extensive enabling technologies and platforms.

 

Below are brief descriptions of each of our operating segments (See Note 1011 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements):

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Enzo Clinical LabsServices is a clinical reference laboratory providing a wide range of clinical services to physicians, medical centers, other clinical labs and pharmaceutical companies. The Company believes having a CLIA-certifiedClinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (“CLIA”) certified and a College of American Pathologists (“CAP”) accredited medical laboratory located in New York provides us the opportunity to more rapidly introduce cutting edge products and services to the clinical marketplace. Enzo Clinical Labs offers an extensive menu of molecular and other clinical laboratory tests and procedures used in patient care by physicians to establish or support a diagnosis, monitor treatment or medication, and search for an otherwise undiagnosed condition. Our laboratory is equipped with state-of-the-art communication and connectivity solutions enabling the rapid transmission, analysis and interpretation of generated data. We operate a full service clinical laboratory in Farmingdale, New York, a network of over 30 patient service centers throughout New York, New Jersey and expanding into Connecticut, atwo free standing “STAT” or rapid response laboratorylaboratories in New York City and a full service phlebotomy,Connecticut, an in-house logistics department, and an information technology department. GivenUnder our license in New York State, we are able to offer testing services to clinical laboratories and physicians in the majority of states nationwide.

  

The Clinical Laboratory Services reporting unit is impacted by various risk factors, including among others, reduced reimbursements from third party payers for testing performed and from recent health care legislation. Despite the growth we have experienced in previous years, there can be no assurance future growth can be achieved. The introduction of new molecular and esoteric tests is expected to increase our revenue per test and could offset impacts from the above factors. The Company anticipates improved profitability with increased service volume.

Enzo Life SciencesProducts manufactures, develops and markets products and tools tofor clinical research, drug development and bioscience research customers worldwide. Underpinned by broad technological capabilities, Enzo Life Sciences has developed proprietary products used in the identification of genomic information by laboratories around the world. Information regarding our technologies can be found in the “Core Technologies” section (Seeof our most recently filed Form 10K for the fiscal year ended July, 31, 2017).10-K. We are internationally recognized and acknowledged as a leader in the development, manufacturing validation and commercialization of numerous products serving not only the clinical research market, but also the life sciences researchersmarkets in the fields of cellular analysis and drug discovery, among others. Our operations are supported by global operations allowing for the efficient marketing and delivery of our products around the world.

 

Enzo Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical venture that has developed multiple novel approaches in the areas of gastrointestinal, infectious, ophthalmic and metabolic diseases, many of which are derived from the pioneering work of Enzo Life Sciences. Enzo Therapeutics has focused its efforts on developing treatment regimens for diseases and conditions for which current treatment options are ineffective, costly, and/or cause unwanted side effects. This focus has generated a clinical and preclinical pipeline, as well as more than 101numerous patents and patent applications.

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Results of Operations

Three months ended JanuaryOctober 31, 20182021 compared to JanuaryOctober 31, 2017
2020
(in 000s)

 

Comparative Financial Data for the Three Months Ended JanuaryOctober 31,

 

  2018  2017  Increase
(Decrease)
  %
Change
 
Revenues:                
Clinical laboratory services $19,530  $18,837  $693   4 
Product revenues  7,122   6,983   139   2 
Royalty and license fee income  300   440   (140)  (32)
Total revenues  26,952   26,260   692   3 
                 
Operating costs and expenses:                
Cost of clinical laboratory services  11,730   11,052   678   6 
Cost of product revenues  3,877   3,520   357   10 
Research and development  812   483   329   68 
Selling, general and administrative  11,070   11,218   (148)  (1)
Provision for uncollectible accounts receivable  779   679   100   15 
Legal fee expense  1,700   370   1,330   359 
Total operating costs and expenses  29,968   27,322   2,646   10 
                 
Operating loss  (3,016)  (1,062)  (1,954)  (184)
                 
Other income (expense):                
Interest  185   79   106   134 
Other  33   24   9   38 
Foreign currency gain (loss)  800   (94)  894   ** 
Loss before income taxes $(1,998) $(1,053) $(945)  (90)
  2021  2020  Favorable
(Unfavorable)
  % Change 
             
Revenues $26,519  $28,655  $(2,136)  (7)
                 
Operating costs and expenses:                
Cost of revenues  15,273   16,758   1,485   9 
Research and development  744   746   2   ** 
Selling, general and administrative  11,052   10,014   (1,038)  (10)
Legal and related expenses  1,282   640   (642)  (100)
Total operating costs and expenses  28,351   28,158   (193)  (1)
                 
Operating (loss) income  (1,832)  497   (2,329)  ** 
                 
Other income (expense):                
Interest  39   (51)  90   ** 
Other  (145)  17 �� (162)  ** 
Foreign currency loss  (381)  (164)  (217)  (132)
(Loss) income before income taxes $(2,319) $299  $(2,618)  ** 

 

** not meaningful

**not meaningful

 

Consolidated Results:

 

The “2018“2022 period” and the “2017“2021 period” refer to the three months ended JanuaryOctober 31, 20182021 of fiscal year 2022 and 2017,October 31, 2020 of the fiscal year 2021, respectively.

 

Impacts of COVID-19

In July 2020, Enzo was granted FDA Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for its molecular diagnostic and serological testing for COVID-19 and related antibody testing options. In January 2021, Enzo received an expansion of its Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorizing the use of pooled samples containing up to five individual swab specimens with the Company’s AMPIPROBE® SARS-Cov-2 Test System utilizing tests on three different platforms including Enzo’s proprietary GENFLEX® automated high-throughput platform. In July 2021, Enzo received an expansion of its FDA Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the Company’s rapid extraction method on its proprietary test system.

At this time, the long term significance of the positive impact from COVID-19 testing and the Company’s proprietary product offerings on revenue, profitability and cash flow is still uncertain. We experienced a sequential quarter increase in Clinical laboratory services revenues of $3.0 million in the 2022 period compared to the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended July 31, 2021 based on increased COVID-19 testing for school and workplace reopenings, as academic institutions went back into session as well as increased testing related to entertainment and travel.

It continues to be challenging to forecast the impact of COVID-19 on our operations in the quarters ahead as the percentage of Americans who are vaccinated increases, which impact may be offset by the emergence and spread of variants, some of which may render vaccines less effective. That is, it is difficult to forecast the effects, duration, and severity of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, including the impact on our personnel, supplies, liquidity, collections, and the impact of past or future actions or omissions by the Company or governments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic including, but not limited to, emerging government vaccine and testing mandates, and the availability, accuracy and timeliness of delivery of any tests that the Company develops, collaborates on or provides for the 2018detection of COVID-19.

Clinical services revenues for the 2022 period were $19.5$19.7 million compared to $18.8$21.2 million in the 20172021 period, an increasea decrease of $0.7$1.5 million or 4%7%. The increase is attributed to molecularRevenues from COVID-19 testing represented 47% and women’s health38% of Clinical revenues in the 2022 and 2021 periods, respectively. Diagnostic testing volume measured by the total number of accessions for all our testing services decreased approximately 6% period over period, resulting in women’s health markets, the addition of new accounts, and expansion of the service area versus the 2017 period, partially offset by weather related delays in testing experienced during the 2018 period.2022 period’s revenue decrease.

 


Estimated collection amounts are subject to the complexities and ambiguities of third party payer billing, reimbursement regulations and claims processing, as well as issues unique to Medicare and Medicaid programs, and require us to consider the potential for adjustments when estimating variable consideration in the recognition of revenue in the period that the related services are rendered. In 2014, Congress passed the U.S. Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (PAMA), which included substantial changes to the way in which clinical laboratory services are paid under Medicare. Beginning in 2018, Medicare payments for clinical laboratory services are paid based upon the volume-weighted median of private payer rates as reported by certain clinical laboratories across the US, replacing the previous system which was based upon fee schedules derived from historical charges for clinical laboratory tests. We estimate that the effect of PAMA directly negatively impacted reimbursements from Medicare and Medicaid in the 2022 and 2021 periods by $0.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively.

Product revenues for the 2018 period were $7.1 million compared to $7.0$6.8 million in the 20172022 period an increaseand $7.4 million in the 2021 period, a decrease of $0.1$0.6 million or 2%9%. The increase resulted fromDuring the positive impact2022 period, we completed the winding down and closure of foreign currency translationour manufacturing and organic growthdistribution center in foreign markets, which was partially offset by lowerAnn Arbor, MI and moved the operations to our Farmingdale, NY campus. As a result of the winding down, we experienced some disruption in the manufacture and distribution of our products during the period, and experienced delays in product order volumeavailability and fulfillment. This primarily impacted our customers in Europe and to a lesser extent the Asia Pacific region. Revenues in the United States due to lower research funding and lower pricing due to competition.were unchanged.

 

The cost of clinical laboratory services duringClinical Services was $11.2 million in the 20182022 period was $11.7and $13.0 million in the 2021 period, a decrease of $1.8 million or 14%. During the 2022 period, we greatly reduced our outside reference testing costs for COVID-19 by utilizing our internal manufacturing capabilities, thereby reducing some of our reliance on testing and reagents sourced from third parties, as compared to $11.0 millionthe 2021 period. Additionally, the decline in the 2017 period, an increase of $0.7 million or 6% due to the volume increasenon-COVID-19 test accessions resulted in clinical laboratory services revenue, from molecular testing, primarily forlower reagent costs and compensation expenses. Gross profit margin was 40% in the 2018 period and 41% in the 2017 period.

The cost of product revenues was $3.9 million in the 2018 period and $3.5 million in the 2017 period, an increase of $0.4 million or 10% primarily due to the sale of lower margin items and an increase in headcount.costs. The gross profit margin on products was 45.6%Clinical Services revenues in the 20182022 period and 49.6%was approximately 43% versus 39% in the 20172021 period, due to the high margin on greater COVID-19 testing, liquidation rate improvements and the reduction in outside reference testing costs.

The cost of Product revenues was also impacted by price discounting.

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Research and development expenses were $0.8 million versus $0.5$4.1 million in the 20182022 period and $3.8 million in the 2021 period, an increase of $0.3 million or 68%8%. The expense forgross profit margin on Products was 40% in the 2022 period and 49% in the 2021 period. During the 2022 period, we completed the winding down and closure of our manufacturing and distribution center in Ann Arbor, MI and moved the operations to our Farmingdale, NY campus. As a result there was a temporary increase and overlap in manufacturing headcount and overhead costs during the transition period.

Research and development expenses were $0.7 million in both the 2022 and 2021 periods, incurred primarily in the Life Sciences segment increased $0.1 million due to compensation expenses. The expenseProducts segment. Research activities include lab developed tests (LDTs) for women’s health panels and the Therapeutics segment in the 2018 period increased $0.2 million due to the impactdetection of an adjustment recorded in the 2017 period decreasing an obligation for clinical trial activity.COVID-19.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses were approximately $11.1$11.0 million during the 20182022 period versus $11.2$10.0 million during the 20172021 period, a decreasean increase of $0.1$1.0 million or 1%10%. The Clinical Lab segment expense increased $0.2 million, primarily comprised of billing expenses. The Life Sciences Products expense increased $0.6 million during the 2022 period, of which $0.4 million was due to employee severance expenses associated with the completion of the winding down and closure of our manufacturing and distribution center in Ann Arbor, MI and the cost of moving its operations to our Farmingdale, NY campus. The segment expense was comparablealso experienced an increase in both periods.marketing expenses such as website ads, promotions and campaigns, trade shows, and an increase in sales & marketing headcount. The Other segment expense increased $0.5 million during the 2022 period primarily due to higher self-insured healthcare benefit costs and higher consulting and professional fees. The Clinical Services expense decreased $0.3$0.1 million comprised of a decrease in compensation related expenses.primarily due to cost savings initiatives and lower sales commissions.

 

The provision for uncollectible accounts receivable, primarilyLegal and related expenses were $1.2 million on a net basis during the 2022 period compared to the Clinical Labs segment, was approximately $0.8$0.6 million in the 2018 period and $0.7 million in the 20172021 period, an increase of approximately $0.1 million. As$0.6 million or 100%. During the 2022 period, we incurred higher legal activities associated with strategic initiatives and other corporate matters and recognized a percentagecredit of Clinical laboratory$1.0 million associated with a fee settlement and release agreement with a former legal services the provision for uncollectible accounts receivable relating to the Clinical Labs segment was 4.1% in the 2018 period and 3.2% in the 2017 period.provider.

 

Legal fee expenseInterest income, net was $1.7 million during the 2018 period compared to $0.4less than $0.1 million in the 20172022 period an increase of $1.3 million or 359% due to the timing of legal activity and related costs associated with on-going litigation and contract dispute where the Company is the plaintiff.

Segment Results:

Clinical Labs

Revenue from laboratory services for the 2018 period were $19.5 million compared to $18.8 million in the 2017 period. The increase of $0.7 million or 4% is attributed to increased molecular and women’s health testing volume and the addition of new accounts and expansion of the service area, partially offset by weather related delays in testing experienced during the 2018 period. Cost of services during the 2018 period was $11.7 million as compared to $11.0 million in the 2017 period, an increase of $0.7 million or 6% due to higher testing volume, primarily for reagent costs and compensation expenses. Gross profit margin was 40% in the 2018 period and 41% in the 2017 period. As a percentage of revenues, the provision for uncollectable accounts, primarily for self-pay patient accounts, was 4.1% for the 2018 period and 3.2% for the 2017 period. Income before taxes was $0.9 million for 2018 period as compared to $1.2 million in the 2017 period, a decrease of $0.3 million.

Life Sciences

Product revenues for the 2018 period were $7.1 million compared to $7.0 million in the 2017 period, an increase of $0.1 million or 2%. The increase resulted from the positive impact of foreign currency translation, which was partially offset by lower product order volume in the United States due to lower research funding and lower pricing due to competition. The segment’s gross profit was $3.5 million in the 2018 period and $3.9 million in the 2017 period. The gross profit margin on products was 45.6% in the 2018 period and 49.6% in the 2017 period and was negatively impacted by the sale of lower margin products, increase in headcount, and price discounting. Selling general and administrative expenses were comparable in both periods. Research and development increased $0.1 million compared to the 2017 period. Due to significant appreciation of foreign currencies versus the US dollar at the end of the 2018 period compared to the end of the 2017 period, in particular the British pound, Euro and Swiss franc, the foreign currency gain was $0.8 million compared to a lossinterest expense, net of $0.1 million in the 20172021 period, a favorable changevariance of $0.9 million. Income before taxes was $0.9 million for the 2018 period as compared to $0.3 million for the 2017 period, an increase of $0.6 million.

Therapeutics

The Therapeutics segment’s operating loss before income taxes was approximately $0.2 million in the 2018 period. The segment was breakeven during the 2017 period due to the impact of an adjustment decreasing an obligation for clinical trial activity.

Other

The Other segment’s operating loss before taxes for the 2018 period was approximately $3.5 million compared to $2.6 million for the 2017 period, an increase of $0.9 million. The 2018 period legal expense associated with on-going litigation and contract dispute increased $1.3 million. Compensation related expenses decreased $0.3 million. Interest income increased $0.1 million due to the impact of a higher interest rate earned on cash and cash equivalents during the 2018 period and because interest expense was incurred only in the 2017 period on a loan payable which was then outstanding. The loan was repaid during the 2017 period.

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Results of Operations

Six months ended January 31, 2018 compared to January 31, 2017
(in 000s)

Comparative Financial Data for the Six Months Ended January 31,

  2018  2017  Increase
(Decrease)
  %
Change
 
Revenues:                
Clinical laboratory services $39,864  $37,395  $2,469   7 
Product revenues  14,203   14,409   (206)  (1)
Royalty and license fee income  561   740   (179)  (24)
Total revenues  54,628   52,544   2,084   4 
                 
Operating costs and expenses:                
Cost of clinical laboratory services  23,772   21,948   1,824   8 
Cost of product revenues  7,266   6,829   437   6 
Research and development  1,559   1,305   254   19 
Selling, general and administrative  21,961   22,712   (751)  (3)
Provision for uncollectible accounts receivable  1,593   1,348   245   18 
Legal fee expense  2,131   742   1,389   187 
Total operating costs and expenses  58,282   54,884   3,398   6 
                 
Operating loss  (3,654)  (2,340)  (1,314)  (56)
                 
Other income (expense):                
Interest  342   125   217   174 
Other  69   143   (74)  (52)
Foreign currency gain (loss)  605   (455)  1,060   ** 
Loss before income taxes $(2,638) $(2,527) $(111)  (4)

** not meaningful

Consolidated Results:

The “2018 period” and the “2017 period” refer to the six months ended January 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Clinical laboratory services revenues for the 2018 period were $39.9 million compared to $37.4 million in the 2017 period, an increase of $2.5 million or 7%. The increase is attributed to molecular and women’s health testing volume in women’s health markets, the addition of new accounts, and expansion of the service area versus the 2017 period, partially offset by weather related delays in testing experienced during the 2018 period.

Product revenues for the 2018 period were $14.2 million compared to $14.4 million in the 2017 period, a decrease of $0.2 million or 1%. The decrease resulted from lower product order volume due to lower research funding and lower pricing due to competition in the United States, which was partially offset by organic growth in foreign markets and the positive impact of foreign currency translation.

The cost of clinical laboratory services during the 2018 period was $23.8 million as compared to $21.9 million in the 2017 period, an increase of $1.8 million or 8% due to the volume increase in clinical laboratory services revenue from molecular testing, primarily for reagent costs, compensation expenses, and outside reference testing. Gross profit margin was 40% in the 2018 period and 41% in the 2017 period

The cost of product revenues was $7.3 million in the 2018 period and $6.8 million in the 2017 period, an increase of $0.4 million or 6% due to the sale of lower margin items and an increase in headcount. The gross profit margin on products was 48.8% in the 2018 period and 52.6% in the 2017 period, and was also negatively impacted by lower pricing due to competition.

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Research and development expenses were $1.6 million versus $1.3 million in the 2018 period, an increase of $0.3 million or 19%. The expense for the Therapeutics segment was $0.5 million in the 2018 period and $0.2 million in the 2017 period. The lower expense in the 2017 period was due to the impact of an adjustment decreasing an obligation for clinical trial activity. The expense for the Life Sciences segment was comparable in both periods.

Selling, general and administrative expenses were approximately $22.0 million during the 2018 period versus $22.7 million during the 2017 period, a decrease of $0.7 million or 3%. The Clinical Lab segment expense increased $0.3 million comprised of a $0.3 million increase in billing expenses and a $0.1 million increase in information technology and bank fee expenses, partially offset by a decrease of $0.1 million in salary expenses, primarily for commissions. The Life Sciences segment expense decreased $0.3 million due to a decrease in intangibles amortization. The Other segment expense decreased $0.7 million, comprised of a decrease in compensation related expenses of $0.6 million and a decrease of $0.1 million in professional fees and office expenses.

The provision for uncollectible accounts receivable, primarily related to the Clinical Labs segment, was approximately $1.6 million in the 2018 period and $1.3 million in the 2017 period, an increase of approximately $0.3 million. As a percentage of Clinical laboratory services, the provision for uncollectible accounts receivable relating to the Clinical Labs segment was 4.0% in the 2018 period and 3.4% in the 2017 period.

Legal fee expense was $2.1 million during the 2018 period compared to $0.7 million in the 2017 period, an increase of $1.4 million or 187% due to the timing of legal activity and related costs associated with on-going litigation and contract dispute where the Company is the plaintiff.

Segment Results:

Clinical Labs

Revenue from laboratory services for the 2018 period were $39.9 million compared to $37.4 million in the 2017 period. The increase of $2.5 million or 7% is attributed to increased molecular and women’s health testing volume and the addition of new accounts and expansion of the service area, partially offset by weather related delays in testing during the 2018 period. Cost of services during the 2018 period was $23.8 million as compared to $21.9 million in the 2017 period, an increase of $1.8 million or 8% due to higher testing volume, primarily for reagent costs, compensation expenses, and outside reference testing. Gross profit margin was 40% in the 2018 period and 41% in the 2017 period. As a percentage of revenues, the provision for uncollectable accounts, primarily for self-pay patient accounts, was 4.0% for the 2018 period and 3.4% for the 2017 period. Income before taxes was $2.2 million for 2018 period as compared to $2.3 million in the 2017 period, a decrease of $0.1 million.

Life Sciences

Product revenues for the 2018 period were $14.2 million compared to $14.4 million in the 2017 period, a decrease of $0.2 million or 1%. The decrease resulted from lower product order volume in the United States due to lower research funding and lower pricing due to competition, which was partially offset by organic growth in foreign markets and the positive impact of foreign currency translation. The segment’s gross profit was $7.5 million in the 2018 period and $8.3 million in the 2017 period, impacted by lower revenues, the sale of lower margin items and an increase in headcount. The gross profit margin on products was 48.8% in the 2018 period and 52.6% in the 2017 period and was negatively impacted by the sale of lower margin products and price discounting. In the 2018 period, selling general and administrative expenses decreased $0.3 million compared to the 2017 period. Due to significant appreciation of foreign currencies versus the US dollar at the end of the 2018 period compared to the end of the 2017 period, in particular the British pound. Euro and Swiss franc, the foreign currency gain was $0.6 million compared to a loss of $0.5 million in the 2017 period, a favorable change of $1.1 million. Income before taxes was $1.5 million for the 2018 period as compared to $0.8 million for the 2017 period, an increase of $0.7 million.

Therapeutics

The Therapeutics segment’s operating loss before income taxes was approximately $0.4 million in the 2018 period and $0.2 million in the 2017 period. The lower expense during the 2017 period was due to the impact of an adjustment decreasing an obligation for clinical trial activity.

Other

The Other segment’s operating loss before taxes for the 2018 period was approximately $5.9 million compared to $5.4 million for the 2017 period, an increase of $0.5 million. During the 20182022 period, legal feewe earned interest on marketable securities in bond funds, net of interest expense associated with on-going litigation and contract dispute increased $1.5 million. The 2018primarily on a mortgage. During the 2021 period, selling general and

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administrative expense declined $0.7 million compared to the 2017 period due to decreaseswe were not invested in compensation related expenses, and a $0.1 decrease in professional fees and office expense. Interest income increased $0.2 million in the 2018 period due to the impact of a higher interest rateearning marketable securities, earned insignificant interest on cash and cash equivalents, and becauseincurred interest expense was incurred onlyon the mortgage.

Other (expense) income in the 20172022 and 2021 period was ($0.1) million and less than $0.1 million respectively, an unfavorable variance of approximately $0.1 million. During the 2022 period, the primary component of the expense was unrealized losses of $0.2 million on our marketable securities.


The foreign currency revaluation loss recognized by the loan payable then outstanding. The loan was repaidLife Sciences Products segment during the second quarter2022 period was $0.4 million compared to $0.2 million in the 2021 period, an unfavorable variance of 2017 period..$0.2 million. The 2022 period revaluation loss was due to depreciation of the British pound and Swiss franc versus the U.S. dollar as of the end of the period compared to its start. The revaluation loss in the 2021 period was smaller due to less significant depreciation of the British pound and Swiss franc versus the U.S. dollar as of the end of that period compared to its start.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

At JanuaryOctober 31,, 2018, 2021, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $64.5and marketable securities totaling $36.2 million of which $0.5$0.6 million was in foreign accounts, as compared to cash and cash equivalents of $64.2$43.5 million, of which $0.5$0.9 million was in foreign accounts at July 31, 2017.2021. It is the Company’s current intent to permanently reinvest these foreign funds outside of the United States, and its current plans do not demonstrate a need to repatriate them to fund its United States operations.

The Company had working capital of $69.7$42.8 million at JanuaryOctober 31,, 2018 2021, compared to $71.3$44.5 million at July 31, 2017.2021, a decrease of $1.7 million. The decrease in working capital of $1.6 million was primarily due to the period lossuse of cash and net changes in operating assetscash equivalents to fund operations and liabilities.capital expenditures.

 

Net cash provided by operating activities as of January 31, 2018 was approximately $0.8 million as compared to cash used in operating activities during the 2022 period was approximately $6.0 million, compared to $1.2 million during the 2021 period, an unfavorable variance of $2.8$4.8 million. The net cash used in the 2022 period was due to the net loss of $2.3 million, a net increase of $2.2 million in fiscal 2017, anoperating assets, (primarily accounts receivable and inventories), and a net decrease of $3.1 million in operating liabilities, (primarily accounts payable and accrued expenses). These uses were partially offset by net non-cash adjustments of $1.6 million. The net cash used in the 2021 period was due to the net income of $0.3 million and net non-cash expenses of approximately $1.2 million which were offset by a net increase of approximately $3.6 million. The increase is due to net changes$2.7 million in operating assets and liabilities of $3.7 millionincluding, but not limited to, accounts receivable and decrease in net loss of $1.0 million offset by $1.1 million in non-cash adjustments.inventories

 

Net cash used in investing activities in fiscal 2018 and 2017during the 2022 period was approximately $1.1 million and $0.7 million, respective, which consists primarily of capital expenditures.

Net cash provided by financing activities in fiscal 2018 was approximately $0.5 million as compared to cash$0.6 million in the 2021 period, an increase of $0.4 million and in both periods primarily represented capital expenditures to support and grow our existing operations, including investments in laboratory equipment, information technology, and the buildout of our Farmingdale campus.

Cash used in financing activities in both the 2022 and 2021 periods was $0.1 million for payments related to a mortgage and finance leases.

As of $1.8October 31, 2021 we had a mortgage principal balance of $4.1 million entered into for the purchase of a building facility, which bears a fixed interest rate of 5.09% per annum. It requires monthly mortgage payments of $30. Our obligations under the mortgage agreement are secured by the facility and by a $750 cash collateral deposit with the mortgagee as additional security, which is included in fiscal 2017. The changeother assets as of $2.3 million is mainly due to borrowings fromOctober 31, 2021. Effective October 19, 2020, the credit agreement of $1.6 million in the 2017 periodCompany and the exercise of stock options $0.7 million in the 2018 period.

The Company believes that its current cash and cash equivalents level, and utilization of the Controlled Equity Offering program if necessary, as disclosed in Form 10-K Note 10 to the financial statements are sufficient for its foreseeable liquidity and capital resource needs over at least the next twelve (12) months, although there can be no assurance that future events will not alter such view. Although there can be no assurances, in the event additional capital is required, the Company believes it has the ability to raise additional funds through equity offerings or other sources. Our liquidity plans are subjectmortgagee agreed to a number of risks and uncertainties, including those described incovenant restructure whereby the Item 1A. “Risk Factors” section of our Form 10-Kmortgagee waived the Company’s financial ratio covenant for the yearfiscal period ended July 31, 2017, some2020 and modified the mortgage to replace a financial ratio covenant with a liquidity covenant. The liquidity covenant required that we own and maintain at all times, and throughout the remaining term of which are outside our control. Macroeconomic conditions could limit our abilitythe loan, at least $25 million of liquid assets, defined as time deposits, money market accounts and commercial paper, and obligations issued by the U.S. government or any of its agencies. The cash collateral agreement was also modified to successfully execute our business plansrequire compliance with the liquidity covenant for two consecutive fiscal years before the collateral is released back to us. As of July 31, 2021, the Company was in compliance with the financial and therefore adversely affect our liquidity plans.covenants in effect at that time related to this mortgage.

 

Effective September 29, 2021, the Company and the mortgagee agreed to further covenant restructuring whereby (a) the liquidity covenant was reduced to 150% of the loan principal (or approximately $6 million at October 31, 2021) from $25 million previously, and (b) the collateral requirement would be increased from $0.75 million to $1.0 million. The Company was in compliance as to the liquidity covenant as of October 31, 2021 and increased the collateral deposit to $1.0 million in November.

Contractual Obligations

 

There have been no material changes to our Contractual Obligations as reported in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2017.

2021. Management is not aware of any material claims, disputes or settled matters concerning third party reimbursement that would have a material effect on our financial statements, except as disclosed in Note 1112 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 


Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

The Company does not have any “off-balance sheet arrangements” as such term is defined in Item 303(a)(4) of Regulation S-K.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

General and estimates

The Company’s discussion and analysis of its financial condition and results of operations are based upon Enzo Biochem, Inc.’s consolidated financial statements, which have beencertain information and footnote disclosure, normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.States, have been condensed or omitted, as permitted under rules promulgated by the Security and Exchange Commission. The preparation of these financial statements requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. These estimates and judgments also affect related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.

 

On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to contractual expense, allowance for uncollectible accounts, inventory, intangible assetsoperating lease liabilities, goodwill and income taxes. The Company bases its estimates on experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results

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of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

 

Product revenues

Revenues from product sales are recognized when the products are shipped and title transfers, the sales price is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured.

Royalties

Royalty revenues are recorded in the period earned. Royalties received in advance of being earned are recorded as deferred revenues.

Revenues – Clinical laboratory servicesServices

 

Revenues from Clinical Labs are recognized upon completion of the testing process for a specific patient and reported to the ordering physician. These revenues and the associated accounts receivable are based on gross amounts billed or billable for services rendered, net of a contractual adjustment, which is the difference between amounts billed to payers and the expected approved reimbursable settlements from such payers.Contractual Adjustment

 

The following table represents the clinical laboratory segment’s net revenues and percentages by revenue category:

  Three months ended
January 31, 2018
  Three months ended
January 31, 2017
 
Revenue category                
Third-party payer $11,102   57% $10,773   57%
Patient self-pay  2,383   12   2,772   15 
Medicare  3,230   17   2,796   15 
HMO’s  2,815   14   2,496   13 
Total $19,530   100% $18,837   100%

  Six months ended
January 31, 2018
  Six months ended
January 31, 2017
 
Revenue category                
Third-party payer $22,762   57% $20,966   56%
Patient self-pay  5,242   13   5,875   16 
Medicare  6,215   16   5,631   15 
HMO’s  5,645   14   4,923   13 
Total $39,864   100% $37,395   100%

The Company provides services to certain patients covered by various third-party payers, including the Federal Medicare program. Laws and regulations governing Medicare are complex and subject to interpretation for which action for noncompliance includes fines, penalties and exclusion from the Medicare programs.

Other than the Medicare program, one provider whose programs are included in the “Third-party payers” and “Health Maintenance Organizations” (“HMO’s”) categories represents approximately 38% and 39% of the Clinical Labs segment net revenue for the three months ended January 31, 2018 and 2017 respectively, and 39% and 37% for the six months ended January 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Contractual Adjustment

The Company’s estimate of contractual adjustment is based on significant assumptions and judgments, such as its interpretation of payer reimbursement policies, and bears the risk of change. The estimation process is based on the experience of amounts approved as reimbursable and ultimately settled by payers, versus the corresponding gross amount billed to the respective payers. The contractual adjustment is an estimate that reduces gross revenue, based on gross billing rates, to amounts expected to be approved and reimbursed.

Gross billings are based on a standard fee schedule we set for all third party payers, including Medicare, HMO’s and managed care. The Company adjusts the contractual adjustment estimate quarterly, based on its evaluation of current and historical settlement experience with payers, industry reimbursement trends, and other relevant factors.

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The other relevant factors that affect our contractual adjustment include the monthly and quarterly review of: 1) current gross billings and receivables and reimbursement by payer, 2) current changes in third party arrangements and 3) the growth of in-network provider arrangements and managed care plans specific to our Company.

 

Our clinical laboratory business is primarily dependent upon reimbursement from third-party payers, such as Medicare (which principally serves patients 65 and older) and insurers. We are subject to variances in reimbursement rates among different third-party payers, as well as constant changes of reimbursement rates. Changes that decrease reimbursement rates or coverage would negatively impact our revenues. The number of individuals covered under managed care contracts or other similar arrangements has grown over the past several years and may continue to grow in the future. In addition, Medicare and other government healthcare programs continue to shift to managed care. These trends will continue to reduce our revenues from these programs.

  

During both the three months ended JanuaryOctober 31, 20182021 and 2017,2020, the contractual adjustment percentages, determined using current and historical reimbursement statistics, were 84.1% and 82.8%, respectively,was 83.7% of gross billings. During the six months ended January 31, 2018 and 2017, the contractual adjustment percentages, determined using current and historical reimbursements statistics, were 84.5% and 83.4%, respectively. In general, the Company believes a decline in reimbursement rates or a shift to managed care or similar arrangements may be offset by the positive impact of an increase in the number of molecular tests we perform. However, there can be no assurance that we can increase the number of tests we perform or that if we do increase the number of tests we perform, that we can maintain that higher number of tests performed, or that an increase in the number of tests we perform would result in increased revenue.

 

The Company estimates (by using a sensitivity analysis) that each 1% point change in the contractual adjustment percentage could result in a change in clinical laboratory services revenues of approximately $2.6$1.2 million and $2.3$1.3 million for the sixthree months periods ended JanuaryOctober 31, 20182021 and 2017,2020 respectively, and a change in the net accounts receivable of approximately $0.6 million as of JanuaryOctober 31, 2018.2021.

 


Our clinical laboratoryservices financial billing system records gross billings using a standard fee schedule for all payers and does not record contractual adjustment by payer at the time of billing. Therefore, we are unable to quantify the effect contractual adjustments recorded during the current period have on revenue recorded in a previous period. However, we can reasonably estimate our monthly contractual adjustment to revenue on a timely basis based on our quarterly review process, which includes:

 

an analysis of industry reimbursement trends;

an evaluation of third-party reimbursement rates changes and changes in reimbursement arrangements with third-party payers;

a rolling monthly analysis of current and historical claim settlement and reimbursement experience statistics with payers; and

an analysis of current gross billings and receivables by payer.

 

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

 

Accounts receivable are reported at realizable value, net of allowances for doubtful accounts, which is estimated and recorded in the period of the related revenue.

 

The following is a table of the Company’s net accounts receivable by segment. Theservices and by products. Net receivables for Clinical Labs segment’s net receivablesServices are detailed by billing category and as a percent to its total net receivables. At JanuaryOctober 31, 2018,2021 and July 31, 2017,2021, approximately 73%,70% and 56% respectively of the Company’s net accounts receivable relates to its Clinical LabsLaboratory Services business, which operates in the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut medical communities.

 

The Life Sciences segment’s accounts receivable balance for Life Science products includes $1.3 million or 32% and $1.1foreign receivables of $1.0 million or 29% and $1.4 million or 33% of foreignits total receivables as of JanuaryOctober 31, 20182021 and July 31, 2017, and includes royalty receivables of $0.4 and $0.4 million, as of January 31, 2018 and July 31, 2017, respectively, from its licensee Qiagen.2021, respectively.

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Net accounts receivable

 

Billing category As of
January 31, 2018
  As of
July 31, 2017
 
Clinical Labs                
Third party payers $7,218   66% $7,256   64%
Medicare  1,730   16   1,385   12 
HMO’s  1,181   11   1,169   10 
Patient self-pay  788   7   1,591   14 
Total Clinical Labs  10,917   100%  11,401   100%
Total Life Sciences  4,060       3,779     
Total accounts receivable $14,977      $15,180     
Billing category As of
October 31,
2021
  As of
July 31,
2021
 
Clinical Services            
Third party payers $3,734   47% $2,195   36%
Patient self-pay  2,053   26   2,007   33 
Medicare  1,039   13   1,122   19 
HMO’s  1,096   14   692   12 
Total Clinical Services  7,922   100%  6,016   100%
Total Life Sciences  3,410       4,182     
Total accounts receivable - net $11,332      $10,198     

 

Changes in the Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts are as follows:

  Six months ended
January 31, 2018
  Fiscal year ended
July 31, 2017
 
Beginning balance $3,576  $3,517 
Provision for doubtful accounts  1,593   2,775 
Write-offs, net  (1,383)  (2,716)
Ending balance $3,786  $3,576 

For the Clinical Labs segment, the allowance for doubtful accounts represents amounts that the Company does not expect to collect after the Company has exhausted its collection procedures. The Company estimates its allowance for doubtful accounts in the period the related services are billed and reduces the allowance in future accounting periods based on write-offs during those periods. The Company bases the estimate for the allowance on the evaluation of historical experience of accounts going to collections and the net amounts not received. Accounts going to collection include the balances, after receipt of the approved settlements from third party payers, for the insufficient diagnosis information received from the ordering physician which result in denials of payment and our estimate of the uncollected portion of receivables from self-payers, including deductibles and copayments, which are subject to credit risk and patients’ ability to pay. The Company fully reserves through its contractual allowances amounts that have not been written off because the payer’s filing date deadline has not occurred or the collection process has not been exhausted. The Company adjusts the historical collection analysis for recoveries, if any, on an on-going basis.

The Company’s ability to collect outstanding receivables from third party payers is critical to its operating performance and cash flows. The primary collection risk lies with uninsured patients or patients for whom primary insurance has paid but a patient portion remains outstanding. The Company also assesses the current state of its billing functions in order to identify any known collection or reimbursement issues in order to assess the impact, if any, on the allowance estimates, which involves judgment. The collection of these receivables is not guaranteed from Third Party Payers.

  

The Company believes that the collectability of its receivables is directly linked to the quality of its billing processes, most notably, those related to obtaining the accurate patient information in order to bill effectively for the services provided. Should circumstances change (e.g. shift in payer mix, decline in economic conditions or deterioration in aging of receivables), our estimates of net realizable value of receivables could be reduced by a material amount. As of October 31, 2021, approximately 32% of Clinical Labs receivables are from two providers whose programs are included in the “Third-party payers” and “Health Maintenance Organizations” (“HMO’s”) categories.

 

Billing for laboratoryclinical services is complicated because of many factors, especially: the differences between our standard gross fee schedule for all payers and the reimbursement rates of the various payers we deal with, disparity of coverage and information requirements among the various payers, and disputes with payers as to which party is responsible for reimbursement. The allowance for doubtful accounts as a percentage of total accounts receivable at January 31, 2018 and July 31, 2017 was 20.2% and 19.1%, respectively.

 

The following table indicates the Clinical Labs aged gross receivables by payer group which is prior to adjustment to gross receivables for: 1) contractual adjustment, 2) fully reserved balances not yet written off, and 3) other revenue adjustments.


 

As of January 31, 2018 Total  %  Third
Party
Payers
  %  Self-Pay  %  Medicare  %  HMO’s  % 
1-30 days $27,330   46  $18,242   44  $1,125   19  $4,414   56  $3,549   92 
31-60 days  6,536   11   4,515   11   873   14   974   12   174   5 
61-90 days  4,973   9   3,326   8   806   13   806   10   35   1 
91-120 days  4,580   8   3,128   8   734)  12   710   9   8    
121-150 days  3,563   6   2,453   6   577   10   521   7   12    
Greater than 150 days  12,053   20   9,545   23   1,955)  32   464   6   89   2 
Totals $59,035   100% $41,209   100% $6,070   100% $7,889   100% $3,867   100%
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As of July 31, 2017 Total  %  Third
Party
Payers
  %  Self-Pay  %  Medicare  %  HMO’s  % 
1-30 days $25,357   42  $16,683   40  $1,082   16  $4,022   60  $3,570   82 
31-60 days  8,732   15   5,723   14   1,183   17   1,294   19   532   12 
61-90 days  5,703   10   4,208   10   927   14   529   9   39   1 
91-120 days  3,749   6   2,732   6   701   10   288   4   28   1 
121-150 days  3,689   6   2,772   7   672   10   228   3   17    
Greater than 150 days  12,455   21   9,652   23   2,270   33   379   5   154   4 
Totals $59,685   100% $41,770   100% $6,835   100% $6,740   100% $4,340   100%

Income Taxes

 

The Company accounts for income taxes under the liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under the liability method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. The liability method requires that any tax benefits recognized for net operating loss carry forwards and other items be reduced by a valuation allowance where it is not more likely than not the benefits will be realized in the foreseeable future. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Under the liability method, the effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

It is the Company’s policy to provide for uncertain tax positions, if any, and the related interest and penalties based upon management’s assessment of whether a tax benefit is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by tax authorities. To the extent the Company prevails in matters for which a liability for an unrecognized tax benefit is established or is required to pay amounts in excess of the liability, the Company’s effective tax rate in a given financial statement period may be affected.

 

Inventory

 

The Company values inventory at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or net realizable value, which approximates market. Work-in-process and finished goods inventories consist of material, labor, and manufacturing overhead. Write downs of inventories to net realizable value are based on a review of inventory quantities on hand and estimated sales forecasts based on sales history and anticipated future demand. Unanticipated changes in demand could have a significant impact on the value of our inventory and require additional write downs of inventory which would impact our results of operations.

 

Leases - right of use assets and operating lease liabilities

The Company determines if an arrangement is or contains a lease at contract inception. The Company leases buildings, office space, patient service centers, and equipment primarily through operating leases, and equipment through a limited number of finance leases. Generally, a right-of-use asset, representing the right to use the underlying asset during the lease term, and a lease liability, representing the payment obligation arising from the lease, are recognized on the balance sheet at lease commencement based on the present value of the payment obligation. For operating leases, expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. For finance leases, interest expense on the lease liability is recognized using the effective interest method and amortization of the right-of-use asset is recognized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the estimated useful life of the asset or the lease term. Short-term leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet; the Company recognizes lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company primarily uses its incremental borrowing rate in determining the present value of lease payments as the Company’s leases generally do not provide an implicit rate. The Company has lease agreements with (i) right-of-use asset payments and (ii) non-lease components (i.e. payments related to maintenance fees, utilities, etc.,) which have generally been combined and accounted for as a single lease component.

On at least an annual basis, we perform a review of our business to determine if events or changes in circumstances have occurred that indicate that it is more likely than not that the carrying amount of an asset group, including long lived assets such as right of use assets, is not recoverable. If such events or changes in circumstances were deemed to have occurred, we would perform an impairment test of such long lived assets and record any noted impairment loss.

Goodwill, Intangible and Intangible Assetslong lived assets

 

Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of an acquisition over the fair value of the net assets acquired. Intangible assets (exclusive of patents), arose primarily from acquisitions, and primarily consist of customer relationships, trademarks, licenses, and website and database content. Finite-livedThese finite-lived intangible assets are amortized according to their estimated useful lives, which range from 4 to 15 years.

 

The Company tests goodwill and long-lived assets annually as of the first day of the fourth quarter, or more frequently if indicators of potential impairment exist. In assessing goodwill and long-lived assets for impairment, the Company has the option to first perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If the Company determines that it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, the Company is not required to perform a quantitative testany additional tests in assessing goodwill and long-lived assets for impairment. However, if the Company concludes otherwise or elects not to perform the qualitative assessment, then it identifies the reporting units and compares the fair value of each of these reporting units to their respective carrying amount. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit is less than its fair value, no impairment exists. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit is higher than its fair value, the impairment charge is the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the total amount of goodwill and intangibles allocated to the reporting unit.


The Company reviews the recoverability of the carrying value of long-lived assets (including finite lived intangible assets) of an asset or asset group for impairment annually as of the end of the fiscal year, or more frequently if indicators of potential impairment exist. Should indicators of impairment exist, the carrying values of the assets are evaluated in relation to the operating performance and future undiscounted cash flows of an asset or asset group. The net book value of the long lived asset is adjusted to fair value if its expected future undiscounted cash flow is less than its book value.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

We are exposed to market risk from changes in foreign currency exchange rates resulting from acquisitions with foreign locations (See Item 1A. Risk Factors section of the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2017)2021) that

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could impact our results of operations and financial position. We do not currently engage in any hedging or market risk management tools.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

 

The financial reporting of our non-U.S. subsidiaries is denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Since the functional currency of our non-U.S. subsidiaries is the local currency, foreign currency translation adjustments are accumulated as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income in stockholders’ equity. Assuming a hypothetical increase of 10% in the value of the U.S. dollar versus foreign currencies at JanuaryOctober 31, 2018,2021, our assets and liabilities would decrease by $0.5$0.4 million and $0.1 million, respectively, and our net salesrevenues and net earningsincome (loss) would decrease by $0.9$0.8 million and $0.1$0.3 million, respectively, on an annual basis.

 

We also maintain intercompany balances and loans with subsidiaries in different local currencies. These amounts are at risk of foreign exchange losses if exchange rates fluctuate. Assuming a hypothetical increase of 10% in the value of the U.S. dollar versus foreign currencies, our pre-tax earnings (loss) would be unfavorably impacted by approximately $1.4$1.8 million on an annual basis.

Interest Rate Risk

 

As of JanuaryOctober 31, 2018,2021, we have fixed interest rate financing on transportationa building mortgage and equipment finance leases.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s management conducted an evaluation (as required under Rules 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures” (as such term is defined under the Exchange Act), under the supervision and with the participation of the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer. Based on this evaluation, the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of the end of the period covered by this report. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that it will detect or uncover failures within the Company to disclose material information otherwise required to be set forth in the Company’s periodic reports.

 

(b) Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

 

There waswere no changechanges in the Company’sour internal controlscontrol over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter covered by this reportended October 31, 2021 that hashave materially affected, or isare reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.Legal Proceedings

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

There have been no other material developments with respect to previously reported legal proceedings discussed in the annual report on Form 10-K, as amended for the fiscal year ended July 31, 20172021 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, other than as noted in Note 1112 to the Consolidated Financial Statements as of JanuaryOctober 31, 2018.2021.

 

Item 1A.Risk Factors

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

There havehas been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in Part 1, Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2017.2021.

 

Item 6. Exhibits

Item 6.Exhibits

Exhibit No. Exhibit
31.1 

10.1

Executive Employment Agreement between the Company and Hamid Erfanian, dated October 14, 2021.

31.1Certification of Elazar Rabbani, Ph.D.Hamid Erfanian pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
31.2 Certification of Barry WeinerDavid Bench pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
32.1 Certification of Elazar Rabbani, Ph.D.Hamid Erfanian pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
32.2 Certification of Barry WeinerDavid Bench pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
101. INS* 

Inline XBRL Instance DocumentDocument.

   
101. SCH* 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema DocumentDocument.

   
101. CAL* 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase DocumentDocument.

   
101.DEF* 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension DefinitionsDefinition Linkbase DocumentDocument.

   
101.LAB* 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase DocumentDocument.

   
101.PRE* 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase DocumentDocument.

104Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

 

*XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) information is being furnished and not filed for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

*XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) information is being furnished and not filed for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

SIGNATURES


 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 ENZO BIOCHEM, INC.
 (Registrant)
   
Date: March 12, 2018December 15, 2021by:/s/ Barry WeinerDavid Bench
  President,

Chief Financial Officer and

Principal Accounting Officer Treasurer and Director

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