UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
(Mark One)
x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2009
or
o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number: 0-28034
AdvanSource Biomaterials Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
229 Andover Street, Wilmington, Massachusetts (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes x No q
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes qNo q (the Registrant is not yet required to submit Interactive Data
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).Yes q No x
As of February 5, 2010, there were 21,168,071 of the registrant’s Common Stock outstanding.
ADVANSOURCE BIOMATERIALS CORPORATION TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I. | FINANCIAL INFORMATION | |
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Item 1. | Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) | |
| Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009 | 3 |
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 | 4 |
| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 | 5 |
| Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 | 6 |
| Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements | 7-13 |
Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 14-22 |
Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 23 |
Item 4. | Controls and Procedures | 23 |
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PART II. | OTHER INFORMATION | |
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Item 1. | Legal Proceedings | 24 |
Item 1A. | Risk Factors | 24 |
Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 24 |
Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 24 |
Item 4. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders | 24 |
Item 5. | Other Information | 25 |
Item 6. | Exhibits | 25 |
| Signatures | 26 |
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AdvanSource Biomaterials Corporation | |
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets | |
(Unaudited - in thousands, except share and per share amounts) | |
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| | December 31, 2009 | | | March 31, 2009 | |
ASSETS | | | | | | |
Current assets: | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 3,413 | | | $ | 3,873 | |
Accounts receivable-trade, net of allowance of $5 as of December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009 | | | 156 | | | | 37 | |
Accounts receivable-other | | | 109 | | | | 997 | |
Inventories, net | | | 456 | | | | 390 | |
Note receivable | | | 141 | | | | - | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | | 105 | | | | 108 | |
Total current assets | | | 4,380 | | | | 5,405 | |
Property, plant and equipment, net | | | 3,112 | | | | 3,295 | |
Other assets | | | - | | | | 6 | |
Total assets | | $ | 7,492 | | | $ | 8,706 | |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | | | | | | | | |
Current liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable | | $ | 101 | | | $ | 124 | |
Accrued expenses | | | 283 | | | | 470 | |
Deferred revenue | | | 74 | | | | 136 | |
Current liabilities of discontinued operations | | | - | | | | 149 | |
Total current liabilities | | | 458 | | | | 879 | |
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Commitments and contingencies | | | | | | | | |
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Stockholders' equity: | | | | | | | | |
Preferred stock; $.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; 500,000 shares issued and none outstanding as of December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009 | | | - | | | | - | |
Common stock; $.001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 21,244,763 and 21,205,399 shares issued and 21,168,071 and 21,128,707 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, respectively | | | 21 | | | | 21 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 37,758 | | | | 38,744 | |
Accumulated deficit | | | (30,715 | ) | | | (30,908 | ) |
| | | 7,064 | | | | 7,857 | |
Less: treasury stock, 76,692 shares at cost as of December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009 | | | (30 | ) | | | (30 | ) |
Total stockholders' equity | | | 7,034 | | | | 7,827 | |
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | | $ | 7,492 | | | $ | 8,706 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
AdvanSource Biomaterials Corporation | |
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations | |
(Unaudited - in thousands, except per share amounts) | |
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| | Three Months Ended December 31, | | | Nine Months Ended December 31, | |
| | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | |
Revenues: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Product sales | | $ | 455 | | | $ | 131 | | | $ | 1,010 | | | $ | 853 | |
License, royalty and development fees | | | 213 | | | | 557 | | | | 626 | | | | 1,698 | |
| | | 668 | | | | 688 | | | | 1,636 | | | | 2,551 | |
Cost of sales | | | 377 | | | | 344 | | | | 1,007 | | | | 1,071 | |
Gross profit | | | 291 | | | | 344 | | | | 629 | | | | 1,480 | |
Operating expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Research, development and regulatory | | | 158 | | | | 153 | | | | 499 | | | | 567 | |
Selling, general and administrative | | | 676 | | | | 712 | | | | 2,072 | | | | 2,358 | |
Impairment of goodwill | | | - | | | | 487 | | | | - | | | | 487 | |
| | | 834 | | | | 1,352 | | | | 2,571 | | | | 3,412 | |
Loss from operations | | | (543 | ) | | | (1,008 | ) | | | (1,942 | ) | | | (1,932 | ) |
Other income (expense): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest income | | | 1 | | | | 8 | | | | 5 | | | | 47 | |
Other expense | | | - | | | | - | | | | (35 | ) | | | - | |
Other income (expense) | | | 1 | | | | 8 | | | | (30 | ) | | | 47 | |
Net loss from continuing operations | | | (542 | ) | | | (1,000 | ) | | | (1,972 | ) | | | (1,885 | ) |
Income from discontinued operations - sale of subsidiaries, net of income tax of $0 | | | - | | | | - | | | | 942 | | | | - | |
Net income (loss) | | $ | (542 | ) | | $ | (1,000 | ) | | $ | (1,030 | ) | | $ | (1,885 | ) |
Net income (loss) per common share, basic and diluted: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net loss per share, continuing operations | | $ | (0.03 | ) | | $ | (0.05 | ) | | $ | (0.09 | ) | | $ | (0.09 | ) |
Net income per share, discontinued operations | | | - | | | | - | | | | 0.04 | | | | - | |
Net income (loss) per common share, basic and diluted | | $ | (0.03 | ) | | $ | (0.05 | ) | | $ | (0.05 | ) | | $ | (0.09 | ) |
Shares used in computing net loss per common share, basic and diluted | | | 21,168 | | | | 21,126 | | | | 21,144 | | | | 21,092 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
AdvanSource Biomaterials Corporation | |
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | |
(Unaudited - in thousands) | |
| | Nine Months Ended December 31, | |
| | 2009 | | | 2008 | |
Cash flows from operating activities: | | | | | | |
Net loss | | $ | (1,030 | ) | | $ | (1,885 | ) |
Net income from discontinued operations - sale of subsidiaries | | | (942 | ) | | | - | |
Net loss from continuing operations | | | (1,972 | ) | | | (1,885 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss from continuing operations to net cash flows used in operating activities: | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 203 | | | | 292 | |
Provision for inventory obsolescence | | | - | | | | 10 | |
Impairment of goodwill | | | - | | | | 487 | |
Stock-based compensation | | | 227 | | | | 115 | |
Changes in assets and liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Accounts receivable-trade | | | (119 | ) | | | (4 | ) |
Accounts receivable-other | | | 888 | | | | (100 | ) |
Inventories | | | (66 | ) | | | (167 | ) |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | | | 3 | | | | 33 | |
Accounts payable | | | (23 | ) | | | (225 | ) |
Accrued expenses | | | (187 | ) | | | (281 | ) |
Deferred revenue | | | (62 | ) | | | (84 | ) |
Net cash flows used in operating activities from continuing operations | | | (1,108 | ) | | | (1,809 | ) |
Net cash flows used in operating activities from discontinued operations | | | (149 | ) | | | - | |
Net cash flows used in operating activities | | | (1,257 | ) | | | (1,809 | ) |
Cash flows from investing activities: | | | | | | | | |
Purchases of property, plant and equipment | | | (20 | ) | | | (155 | ) |
Decrease in other assets | | | 6 | | | | 16 | |
Net cash flows used in investing activities from continuing operations | | | (14 | ) | | | (139 | ) |
Net cash flows provided by investing activities from discontinued operations | | | 801 | | | | - | |
Net cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities | | | 787 | | | | (139 | ) |
Cash flows from financing activities: | | | | | | | | |
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock | | | 10 | | | | 25 | |
Net cash flows provided by financing activities | | | 10 | | | | 25 | |
Net change in cash and cash equivalents | | | (460 | ) | | | (1,923 | ) |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | | | 3,873 | | | | 6,733 | |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | | $ | 3,413 | | | $ | 4,810 | |
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Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information: | | | | | | | | |
Issuance of promissory note upon settlement with Medos (Note 1) | | $ | 493 | | | $ | - | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
AdvanSource Biomaterials Corporation | |
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity | |
For the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2009 | |
(Unaudited - in thousands) | |
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| | Common Stock | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(in thousands) | | Number of Shares | | Amount | | | Additional Paid-in Capital | | | Accumulated Deficit | | | Treasury Stock | | | Total Stockholders' Equity | |
Balance at March 31, 2009 | | | 21,129 | | | $ | 21 | | | $ | 38,744 | | | $ | (30,908 | ) | | $ | (30 | ) | | $ | 7,827 | |
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle - April 1, 2009 reclassification of equity linked financial instruments to derivative liabilities | | | - | | | | - | | | | (1,223 | ) | | | 1,223 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Issuance of common stock pursuant to employee stock purchase plan | | | 39 | | | | - | | | | 10 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 10 | |
Stock-based compensation | | | - | | | | - | | | | 227 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 227 | |
Net loss | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (1,030 | ) | | | - | | | | (1,030 | ) |
Balance at December 31, 2009 | | | 21,168 | | | $ | 21 | | | $ | 37,758 | | | $ | (30,715 | ) | | $ | (30 | ) | | $ | 7,034 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
ADVANSOURCE BIOMATERIALS CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. | Description of Business |
AdvanSource Biomaterials Corporation, formerly CardioTech International, Inc. (“AdvanSource” or the “Company”), develops advanced polymer materials which provide critical characteristics in the design and development of medical devices. The Company’s biomaterials are used in devices that are designed for treating a broad range of anatomical sites and disease states. The Company’s business model leverages its proprietary materials science technology and manufacturing expertise in order to expand product sales and royalty and license fee income.
The Company’s technology, notably products such as ChronoFlex®, HydroMed™, and HydroThane™, which have been developed to overcome a wide range of design and functional challenges such as the need for dimensional stability, ease of manufacture and demanding physical properties to overcoming environmental stress cracking and providing heightened lubricity for ease of insertion. The Company’s new product extensions customize proprietary polymers for specific customer applications in a wide range of device categories.
In June 2008, the Company reorganized its product line as part of a re-branding effort and launched a new website. At the Company’s 2008 annual meeting of stockholders on October 15, 2008, the stockholders approved the name change from CardioTech International, Inc. to AdvanSource Biomaterials Corporation to better reflect the Company’s strategic plan. The Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware effecting this name change effective October 15, 2008.
The Company’s corporate, development and manufacturing operations are located in Wilmington, Massachusetts.
Liquidity
The Company has experienced negative operating margins and negative cash flows from operations and expects to continue to incur net losses in the foreseeable future. However, the Company had no debt as of December 31, 2009. The Company believes it has the resources to fund projected operating requirements at least through the next twelve months. Future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including the availability of credit, rate of revenue growth, the expansion of selling and marketing and research and development activities, and the timing of new product introductions and enhancements to existing products. Any potential future sale of equity or debt securities may result in dilution to the Company’s stockholders, and the Company cannot be certain that additional public or private financing will be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to it, or at all. If the Company is required to raise additional financing, but is unable to obtain such financing, it may be required to delay, reduce the scope of, or eliminate one or more aspects of its operations or business development activities.
Sale of Gish
On July 6, 2007, the Company completed the sale of Gish Biomedical, Inc. (“Gish”), its former wholly-owned subsidiary that developed and manufactured single use cardiopulmonary bypass products, pursuant to a stock purchase agreement (the “Gish Purchase Agreement”) entered into with Medos Medizintechnik AG, a German corporation (“Medos”), on July 3, 2007. The Gish Purchase Agreement provided for the sale of Gish to Medos for a purchase price of approximately $7.5 million in cash. The Gish Purchase Agreement also contained representations, warranties and indemnities that are customary in a transaction involving the sale of all or substantially all of a company or its assets. The indemnifications included items such as compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, product liability, lawsuits, environmental matters, product recalls, intellectual property, and representations regarding the fairness of certain financial statements, tax audits and net operating losses. After transaction expenses and certain post-closing adjustments, the Company realized approximately $6.1 million in proceeds from the sale of Gish. Under the terms of the Gish Purchase Agreement, the Company owed Medos $149,000 as a result of the change in stockholder’s equity of Gish from March 31, 2007 to June 30, 2007. This amount was recorded as a current liability as of June 30, 2007 and was reflected as a current liability of discontinued operations as of March 31, 2009.
ADVANSOURCE BIOMATERIALS CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Pursuant to the terms of the Gish Purchase Agreement, $1.0 million of the purchase price was placed in escrow as a reserve for any indemnity claims by Medos under the Gish Purchase Agreement. Under the terms of the escrow agreement, the Company’s right to receive the escrow funds was contingent upon the realization of the Gish accounts receivable and inventory that were transferred to Medos for one year from the sale date. The $1.0 million of proceeds paid into escrow was not included in the initial calculation of the loss on sale of Gish of $1.2 million.
On June 30, 2008, Medos notified the Company of its claims in accordance with the procedure set forth in the Gish Purchase Agreement. On August 6, 2009, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release (the “Settlement”) with Medos whereby Medos agreed to repay the Company approximately $580,000 of the escrow funds previously released to Medos in full and final settlement of the claims. In addition, the Company’s obligation with respect of the $149,000 post-closing adjustment was eliminated. The parties also agreed to dismiss the previously filed demand for arbitration. As a result of the Settlement, the Company recorded a gain on the sale of Gish of $729,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2009 and nine month period ended December 31, 2009.
The terms of the settlement payment provided for Medos to (i) remit to the Company a cash payment of approximately $87,000 upon the execution of the Settlement and (ii) issue a promissory note to the Company in the approximate amount of $493,000, maturing on February 1, 2010 with equal monthly principal payments of approximately $70,000 plus accrued interest at the rate of 3.25% per annum. As of December 31, 2009, the principal balance remaining on the note receivable is approximately $141,000. The Company recorded approximately $1,000 and $5,000 of interest income in connection with the note receivable during the three and nine month periods ended December 31, 2009, respectively.
Sale of CDT
On March 28, 2008, the Company completed the sale of Catheter and Disposables Technology, Inc. (“CDT”), its former wholly-owned subsidiary engaged in contract manufacturing and the provision of engineering services, pursuant to a stock purchase agreement (the “CDT Purchase Agreement”) entered into with TACPRO, Inc. (“Tacpro”) on March 28, 2008. The CDT Purchase Agreement provided for the sale of CDT to Tacpro for a purchase price of approximately $1.2 million in cash. The CDT Purchase Agreement also contained representations, warranties and indemnities that are customary in a transaction involving the sale of all or substantially all of a company or its assets. Pursuant to the terms of the CDT Purchase Agreement, we placed $240,000 in escrow as a reserve for our indemnification obligations to Tacpro if any. The $240,000 of proceeds held in escrow as of March 31, 2009 was not included in the calculation of the loss on sale of CDT of $690,000 recognized during the year ended March 31, 2008.
After transaction expenses, which included a non-cash expense of $76,000 related to warrants issued in connection with an investment bank that advised the Company, and certain post-closing adjustments, the Company realized approximately $696,000 in cash proceeds from the sale of CDT.
In March 2009, Tacpro presented certain additional post-closing claims in the approximate amount of $17,000 related to uncollectible accounts receivable and unused inventory to which the Company was in agreement. Net of the post-closing claims, the remaining $224,000 of cash in the escrow account was released in April 2009 and the escrow account was closed. Upon receipt of the escrow cash, the Company paid approximately $11,000 in additional transaction costs to a former employee. The escrow amount, net of post-closing claims and additional transaction costs is reported as an additional gain on the sale of CDT during the three month period ended June 30, 2009 and nine month period ended December 31, 2009.
CorNova
The Company has partnered with CorNova, Inc. (“CorNova”), a privately-held, development stage company focused on the development of a next-generation drug-eluting stent. The Company owns common stock in CorNova and has an approximate ownership interest in the outstanding common and preferred stock of CorNova of 9.0% as of December 31, 2009.
ADVANSOURCE BIOMATERIALS CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
2. | Interim Financial Statements and Basis of Presentation |
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). In the opinion of the Company’s management, the accompanying condensed consolidated financials statements include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments), which the Company considers necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position at such date and of the operating results and cash flows for the periods presented. The results of operations and cash flows for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009 may not necessarily be indicative of results that may be expected for any succeeding quarter or for the entire fiscal year. The information contained in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements, included in its Form 10-K as of and for the year ended March 31, 2009 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
The condensed consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2009 has been derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements.
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the Company’s accounts and the accounts of its wholly-owned subsidiary, CardioTech Realty, LLC., which was involuntarily dissolved by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on April 30, 2009.
The Company’s investment in CorNova is accounted for using the cost method of accounting.
Significant accounting policies are described in Note A to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of the Company’s Form 10-K as of March 31, 2009. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and judgments, which are evaluated on an ongoing basis, that affect the amounts reported in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that it believes are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the amounts of revenues and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ from those estimates and judgments. In particular, significant estimates and judgments include those related to revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful accounts, useful lives of property and equipment, inventory reserves, and valuation of property and equipment.
In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 168, “The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162.” This statement modifies the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) hierarchy by establishing only two levels of GAAP, authoritative and non-authoritative accounting literature. Effective July 2009, the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”), also known collectively as the “Codification”, is considered the single source of authoritative U.S. accounting and reporting standards, except for additional authoritative rules and interpretive releases issued by the SEC. Non-authoritative guidance and literature would include, among other things, FASB Concepts Statements, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Issue Papers and Technical Practice Aids and accounting textbooks. The Codification was developed to organize GAAP pronouncements by topic so that users can more easily access authoritative accounting guidance. It is organized by topic, subtopic, section, and paragraph, each of which is identified by a numerical designation. This statement became effective for the Company beginning in the second quarter of 2009. All accounting references herein have been updated, and therefore references to Statements of Financial Accounting Standards have been replaced with ASC references. The issuance of the Codification did not change GAAP and therefore its adoption by the Company will only affect how specific references to GAAP literature are disclosed in the notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements.
ADVANSOURCE BIOMATERIALS CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
3. | Fair Value of Financial Instruments |
The Company adopted ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” for financial assets and liabilities and nonfinancial assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis on April 1, 2008 and adopted this provision for all other assets and liabilities on April 1, 2009. ASC 820 defines and establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. The standard creates a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels as follows: Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs that reflect the Company’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.
4. | Stock Based Compensation |
AdvanSource’s 1996 Employee, Director and Consultants Stock Option Plan (the “1996 Plan”) was approved by AdvanSource’s Board of Directors and Stockholders in March 1996. A total of 7,000,000 shares have been reserved for issuance under the Plan. Under the terms of the Plan the exercise price of Incentive Stock Options issued under the Plan must be equal to the fair market value of the common stock at the date of grant. In the event that Non Qualified Options are granted under the Plan, the exercise price may be less than the fair market value of the common stock at the time of the grant (but not less than par value). In October 2003, the Company’s shareholders approved the AdvanSource 2003 Stock Option Plan (the “2003 Plan”), which authorizes the issuance of 3,000,000 shares of common stock with terms similar to the 1996 Plan. In January 2006, the Company filed Form S-8 with the Securities and Exchange Commission registering an additional 489,920 total shares of common stock in the 1996 Plan and 2003 Plan. Total shares of common stock registered under the 1996 Plan and 2003 Plan (collectively, the “Plans”) are 10,489,920. Substantially all of the stock options granted pursuant to the 1996 Plan provide for the acceleration of vesting of the shares of Common Stock subject to such options in connection with certain changes in control of the Company. A similar provision is not included in the 2003 Plan. In February 2008, the Company filed two Forms S-8 to register 360,000 shares of common stock in connection with previously granted stock options to two executives who received grants of unregistered shares under Rule 711 of AMEX. Normally, options granted expire ten years from the grant date.
Activity under the Plans for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 is as follows:
| | Options Outstanding | | | Weighted Average Exercise Price per Share | | | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term in Years | | | Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands) | |
Options outstanding as of April 1, 2009 | | | 2,098,700 | | | $ | 1.82 | | | | | | | |
Granted | | | 940,000 | | | | 0.29 | | | | | | | |
Exercised | | | - | | | | - | | | | | | | |
Cancelled | | | (516,388 | ) | | | - | | | | | | | |
Options outstanding as of December 31, 2009 | | | 2,522,312 | | | | 1.21 | | | | 6.78 | | | $ | 4 | |
Options exercisable as of December 31, 2009 | | | 2,023,372 | | | | 1.38 | | | | 6.19 | | | $ | 1 | |
Options vested or expected to vest as of December 31, 2009 | | | 2,522,312 | | | | 1.21 | | | | 6.78 | | | $ | 4 | |
The Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations include stock-based compensation expense related to its stock option plans for employee and non-employee director awards and employee participation in its employee stock purchase plan in the amount of $48,000 and $35,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and $227,000 and $115,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. There was no income tax benefit related to these costs. As of December 31, 2009, the total amount of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense was approximately $147,000 which will be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.76 years.
ADVANSOURCE BIOMATERIALS CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
5. | Related Party Transactions |
On January 1, 2007, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Michael L. Barretti, a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, for an annualized fee of $50,000. During each of the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company recognized approximately $13,000 and $38,000, respectively, of expense related to services incurred under this agreement, which was recorded as selling, general and administrative expense.
Inventories consist of the following:
(in thousands) | | December 31, 2009 | | | March 31, 2009 | |
Raw materials | | $ | 194 | | | $ | 130 | |
Work in progress | | | 31 | | | | 31 | |
Finished goods | | | 231 | | | | 229 | |
Total inventories | | $ | 456 | | | $ | 390 | |
7. | Property, Plant and Equipment |
Property, plant and equipment consists of the following:
(in thousands) | | December 31, 2009 | | | March 31, 2009 | |
Land | | $ | 500 | | | $ | 500 | |
Building | | | 2,705 | | | | 2,705 | |
Machinery, equipment and tooling | | | 1,451 | | | | 1,431 | |
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment | | | 280 | | | | 280 | |
| | | 4,936 | | | | 4,916 | |
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization | | | (1,824 | ) | | | (1,621 | ) |
| | $ | 3,112 | | | $ | 3,295 | |
For the three months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, depreciation and amortization expense was $67,000 and $84,000, respectively. For the nine months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, depreciation and amortization expense was $203,000 and $292,000, respectively.
Basic net income (loss) per share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net income (loss) per share is calculated by dividing the net income (loss) by the weighted average shares outstanding of common stock and dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period. Dilutive potential common shares consist of dilutive shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding stock options and warrants, computed using the treasury stock method. For both the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009, potentially dilutive shares of 2,741,610 were excluded from the earnings per share calculation because their effect would be antidilutive. For both the three and nine months ended December 31, 2008, potentially dilutive shares of 3,670,721 were excluded from the earnings per share calculation because their effect would be antidilutive. Shares deemed to be antidilutive include stock options and warrants.
ADVANSOURCE BIOMATERIALS CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Common Stock Options and Warrants
Effective April 1, 2009, the Company adopted the subtopic of ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging: Contracts in Entity’s Own Stock.” ASC 815 specifies that a contract that would otherwise meet the definition of a derivative but is both (a) indexed to the Company’s own stock and (b) classified in stockholders’ equity in the statement of financial position would not be considered a derivative financial instrument. ASC 815 provides a two-step model to be applied in determining whether a financial instrument or an embedded feature is indexed to an issuer’s own stock and thus able to qualify for certain scope exceptions. The Company’s adoption of ASC 815 resulted in the identification of certain warrants that were determined to require liability classification because of certain provisions that may result in an adjustment to their exercise price. Accordingly, these warrants were retroactively reclassified as liabilities as of April 1, 2009. The result was a decrease in additional paid in capital as of April 1, 2009 of approximately $1,223,000, a reduction of accumulated deficit of $1,223,000, and a de minimus liability. The warrants requiring liability classification expired on December 22, 2009, accordingly, no additional calculation of the change in liability as of December 31, 2009 was required. During the nine months ended December 31, 2009 there was no charge to other income. The Company used the Black-Scholes pricing model to calculate fair value of its warrant liabilities. Key assumptions used to apply this model are as follows:
| | April 1, 2009 |
Dividend yield | | None |
Expected volatility | | 88.12 |
Risk-free interest rate | | 1.65% |
Expected life | | 0.73 years |
On December 22, 2004, the Company issued 1,139,586 shares of its common stock to investors in a private placement raising gross proceeds of $2,735,000, before transaction costs. In connection with this private placement, the Company issued warrants to investors to purchase 569,793 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $3.00 per share, which expired on December 22, 2009. In addition, the placement agent was issued warrants to purchase 113,959 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $2.40 per share and 56,979 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $3.00 per share, which expired on December 22, 2009.
On July 12, 2005, the Company issued warrants to a consultant for 140,000 shares of common stock, with an exercise price of $2.40. The warrants expired on July 11, 2008.
On March 31, 2008, the Company issued warrants to the investment bankers who assisted in the sale of CDT to purchase 219,298 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.874 per share, which are exercisable until March 31, 2015. The warrants were valued at $76,000 using the Black-Scholes model and treated as permanent equity.
The Company issued no shares of common stock during each of the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 as a result of the exercise of options by employees and consultants.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
On August 31, 2009, the Company issued 39,364 shares of its common stock to its employees pursuant to the terms of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESP Plan”) and received cash proceeds of approximately $10,000. During the three and nine month periods ended December 31, 2008, the Company issued 0 shares and 58,675 shares of its common stock, respectively, to its employees pursuant to the terms of the ESP Plan and received cash proceeds of approximately $0 and $25,000, respectively. The Company also recorded stock-based compensation of $0 and $2,000, respectively, during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009; and $0 and $5,000, respectively, during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2008, to reflect the benefit received by the employees for the issuance of common stock at a 15% discount to the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the settlement date.
ADVANSOURCE BIOMATERIALS CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Company uses the liability method of accounting for income taxes as set forth in ASC 740, “Income Taxes.” Under this method, deferred taxes are determined based on the difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. Deferred tax assets are recognized and measured based on the likelihood of realization of the related tax benefit in the future.
For each of the three and nine months ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company provided for no income taxes as it has recorded a full valuation allowance against the net loss carryforwards. A full valuation allowance has been recorded since the realization of the deferred tax assets is not considered to be more likely than not at this time.
11. | New Accounting Pronouncements |
In December 2007, the FASB issued ASC 805, “Business Combinations,” which establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, any non-controlling interests in the acquiree and the goodwill acquired. ASC 805 provides guidance for the accounting treatment for certain specific acquisition related items including: (1) accounting for acquired in process research and development as an indefinite-lived intangible asset until approved or discontinued rather than as an immediate expense; (2) expensing acquisition costs rather than adding them to the cost of an acquisition; (3) expensing restructuring costs in connection with an acquisition rather than adding them to the cost of an acquisition; (4) including the fair value of contingent consideration at the date of an acquisition in the cost of an acquisition; and (5) recording at the date of an acquisition the fair value of contingent liabilities that are more likely than not to occur. ASC 805 also includes a substantial number of new disclosure requirements. ASC 805 is effective prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. The Company adopted ASC 805 on April 1, 2009. In the event an acquisition were contemplated and transacted, the Company believes the adoption of ASC 805 could have a material impact on how it would identify, negotiate, and value future acquisitions and a material impact on how an acquisition would affect its condensed consolidated financial statements.
On June 30, 2009, the Company adopted ASC 855, “Subsequent Events.” ASC 855 establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. Specifically, ASC 855 sets forth the period after the balance sheet date during which management of a reporting entity should evaluate events or transactions that may occur for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements, the circumstances under which an entity should recognize events or transactions occurring after the balance sheet date in its financial statements, and the disclosures that an entity should make about events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date. The adoption of ASC 855 had no impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements as management already followed a similar approach prior to the adoption of this standard.
The Company has evaluated subsequent events through February 16, 2010, the date which the financial statements were available to be issued.
Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Report on Form 10-Q contains certain statements that are “forward-looking” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Litigation Reform Act”). These forward looking statements and other information are based on our beliefs as well as assumptions made by us using information currently available.
The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “will,” “should” and similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended or using other similar expressions.
In accordance with the provisions of the Litigation Reform Act, we are making investors aware that such forward-looking statements, because they relate to future events, are by their very nature subject to many important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements contained in this Report on Form 10-Q. For example, we may encounter competitive, technological, financial and business challenges making it more difficult than expected to continue to develop and market our products; the market may not accept our existing and future products; we may not be able to retain our customers; we may be unable to retain existing key management personnel; and there may be other material adverse changes in our operations or business. Certain important factors affecting the forward-looking statements made herein also include, but are not limited to (i) continued downward pricing pressures in our targeted markets, (ii) the continued acquisition of our customers by certain of our competitors, and (iii) continued periods of net losses, which could require us to find additional sources of financing to fund operations, implement our financial and business strategies, meet anticipated capital expenditures and fund research and development costs. In addition, assumptions relating to budgeting, marketing, product development and other management decisions are subjective in many respects and thus susceptible to interpretations and periodic revisions based on actual experience and business developments, the impact of which may cause us to alter our marketing, capital expenditure or other budgets, which may in turn affect our financial position and results of operations. For all of these reasons, the reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements contained herein, which speak only as of the date hereof. We assume no responsibility to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise except as required by law. For further information you are encouraged to review our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009.
Overview
We develop advanced polymer materials which provide critical characteristics in the design and development of medical devices. Our biomaterials are used in devices that are designed for treating a broad range of anatomical sites and disease states. Our business model leverages our proprietary materials science technology and manufacturing expertise in order to expand our product sales and royalty and license fee income.
Our leading edge technology, notably products such as ChronoFlex®, HydroMed™, and HydroThane™, has been developed to overcome a wide range of design and functional challenges, from the need for dimensional stability, ease of manufacturability and demanding physical properties to overcoming environmental stress cracking and providing heightened lubricity for ease of insertion. Our new product extensions allow us to customize our proprietary polymers for specific customer applications in a wide range of device categories.
We also have an antimicrobial extension line that complements the ChronoFlex® and HydroMed™ product families. Through proprietary manufacturing techniques, we have produced materials which allow for full homogenous dispersion throughout the polymer, thus resulting in long lasting and consistent activity and the prevention of leaching. The end result is a technologically advanced antimicrobial material which reduces the potential for foreign body patient infections and is less susceptible to bacterial growth and bio-film formations.
In January 2007, we began clinical trials in Europe for our CardioPass™ synthetic coronary artery bypass graft (“SynCAB”). We developed our 4mm and 5mm SynCAB grafts, which were used in connection with the clinical trials, using specialized ChronoFlex polyurethane materials designed to provide improved performance in the treatment of arterial disorders. The grafts have three layers, similar to natural arteries, and are designed to replicate the physical characteristics of human blood vessels.
During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009 we concluded the clinical trials which we believe demonstrated clinical success. However, our clinical investigators noted full patient enrollment in these clinical trials was very slow due to limitations resulting from the large size of the 4mm and 5mm SynCAB grafts. Our clinical investigators have advised us there is a greater clinical need for SynCAB grafts having an inner bore diameter of 2mm, 2-1/2mm and 3mm. In response to these observations, we have undertaken the development of a SynCAB graft having smaller inner bore diameters as recommended. We believe this development effort will require alliance with a technology partner capable of providing the necessary surface treatment of the inner bore of a smaller SynCAB graft. We have identified certain technology partners with these capabilities, although no agreements have been entered into for assistance with the planned development. We intend on evaluating the viability of developing SynCAB grafts having smaller inner bore diameters, however there can be no assurance that we will be successful in developing a commercially viable SynCAB graft or that we will be successful in entering into a development agreement with a technology partner on terms that are acceptable to us or at all.
History
We were founded in 1993 as a subsidiary of PolyMedica Corporation (“PMI”). In June 1996, PMI distributed all of the shares of CardioTech International, Inc.’s (“CardioTech”) common stock, which PMI owned, to PMI stockholders of record. Our materials science technology is principally based upon the ChronoFlexTM proprietary polymers which represent our core technology.
In July 1999, we acquired the assets of Tyndale-Plains-Hunter (“TPH”), a manufacturer of specialty hydrophilic polyurethanes.
In July 1999, Dermaphylyx International, Inc. (“Dermaphylyx”) was formed by certain of our affiliates to develop advanced wound healing products. Dermaphylyx was merged with and into us, effective March 2004, as a wholly-owned subsidiary. In June 2006, our Board of Directors decided to cease the operations of Dermaphylyx. We considered the net assets of Dermaphylyx to be immaterial.
In April 2001, we acquired Catheter and Disposables Technology, Inc. (“CDT”). CDT, located in Minnesota, is an original equipment manufacturer and supplier of private-label advanced disposable medical devices from concept to finished packaged and sterilized products, providing engineering services and contract manufacturing. In the development of our business model, we reviewed the strategic fit of our various business operations and determined that CDT did not fit our strategic direction. CDT was sold in March 2008.
In April 2003, we acquired Gish Biomedical, Inc. (“Gish”). Gish is located in southern California and manufacturers single use cardiopulmonary bypass products that have a disposable component. In the development of our business model, we reviewed the strategic fit of our various business operations and determined that Gish did not fit our strategic direction. Gish was sold in July 2007.
In March 2004, we joined with Implant Sciences Corporation (“Implant”) to participate in the funding of CorNova. CorNova was initially formed to develop a novel coronary drug eluting stent using the combined capabilities and technology of CorNova, Implant Sciences and CardioTech. We currently have a 9.0% equity interest in the issued and outstanding common stock of CorNova, based on the assumed conversion of all outstanding CorNova preferred stock into common stock. Although CorNova is expected to incur future operating losses, we have no obligation to fund CorNova.
At our 2007 Annual Meeting, our stockholders approved our reincorporation from Massachusetts to Delaware. Our Articles of Charter Surrender in Massachusetts and Certificate of Incorporation and Certificate of Conversion in Delaware were effective as of October 26, 2007.
In June 2008, we reorganized our product line as part of our re-branding effort and launched a new website at www.advbiomaterials.com. The information available on or through our website is not a part of this report on Form 10-K. At our 2008 annual meeting of stockholders on October 15, 2008, our stockholders approved the change of our name from CardioTech International, Inc. to AdvanSource Biomaterials Corporation to better reflect our strategic plan. Our Certificate of Amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware effecting this name change was effective October 15, 2008.
Sale of Gish and CDT
On July 6, 2007, we completed the sale of Gish Biomedical, Inc. (“Gish”), our former wholly-owned subsidiary that developed and manufactured single use cardiopulmonary bypass products, pursuant to a stock purchase agreement (the “Gish Purchase Agreement”) entered into with Medos Medizintechnik AG, a German corporation (“Medos”), on July 3, 2007. The Gish Purchase Agreement provided for the sale of Gish to Medos for a purchase price of approximately $7.5 million in cash. The Gish Purchase Agreement also contained representations, warranties and indemnities that are customary in a transaction involving the sale of all or substantially all of a company or its assets. The indemnifications included items such as compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, product liability, lawsuits, environmental matters, product recalls, intellectual property, and representations regarding the fairness of certain financial statements, tax audits and net operating losses. After transaction expenses and certain post-closing adjustments, we realized approximately $6.1 million in proceeds from the sale of Gish. Under the terms of the Gish Purchase Agreement, we owed Medos $149,000 as a result of the change in stockholder’s equity of Gish from March 31, 2007 to June 30, 2007. This amount was recorded as a current liability as of June 30, 2007, and was reflected as a current liability of discontinued operations as of March 31, 2009.
Pursuant to the terms of the Gish Purchase Agreement, $1.0 million of the purchase price was placed in escrow as a reserve for any indemnity claims by Medos under the Gish Purchase Agreement. Under the terms of the escrow agreement, our right to receive the escrow funds was contingent upon the realization of the Gish accounts receivable and inventory that were transferred to Medos for one year from the sale date. The $1.0 million of proceeds paid into escrow was not included in the initial calculation of the loss on sale of Gish of $1.2 million.
On June 30, 2008, Medos notified us of its claims in accordance with the procedure set forth in the Gish Purchase Agreement. On August 6, 2009, we entered into a Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release (the “Settlement”) with Medos whereby Medos agreed to repay us approximately $580,000 of the escrow funds previously released to Medos in full and final settlement of the claims. In addition, our obligation with respect of the $149,000 post-closing adjustment was eliminated. The parties also agreed to dismiss the previously filed demand for arbitration. As a result of the Settlement, we recorded a gain on the sale of Gish of $729,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2009 and the nine month period ended December 31, 2009.
The terms of the settlement payment provided for Medos to (i) remit to us a cash payment of approximately $87,000 upon the execution of the Settlement and (ii) issue to us a promissory note in the approximate amount of $493,000, maturing on February 1, 2010 with equal monthly principal payments of approximately $70,000 plus accrued interest at the rate of 3.25% per annum. As of December 31, 2009, the principal balance remaining on the note receivable is approximately $141,000. We recorded approximately $5,000 of interest income in connection with the note receivable during the nine months ended December 31, 2009.
On March 28, 2008, we completed the sale of Catheter and Disposables Technology, Inc. (“CDT”), our former wholly-owned subsidiary engaged in contract manufacturing and the provision of engineering services, pursuant to a stock purchase agreement (the “CDT Purchase Agreement”) entered into with TACPRO, Inc. (“Tacpro”) on March 28, 2008. The CDT Purchase Agreement provided for the sale of CDT to Tacpro for a purchase price of approximately $1.2 million in cash. The CDT Purchase Agreement also contained representations, warranties and indemnities that are customary in a transaction involving the sale of all or substantially all of a company or its assets. The indemnifications include items such as compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, product liability, lawsuits, environmental matters, product recalls, realization of accounts receivable and inventories at specified time periods, and tax audits. Pursuant to the terms of the CDT Purchase Agreement, we placed $240,000 in escrow as a reserve for our indemnification obligations to Tacpro if any. The $240,000 of proceeds held in escrow as of March 31, 2009 was not included in the calculation of the loss on sale of CDT of $690,000 recognized during the year ended March 31, 2008.
After transaction expenses, which included a non-cash expense of $76,000 related to warrants issued in connection with an investment bank that advised us, and certain post-closing adjustments, we realized approximately $696,000 in cash proceeds from the sale of CDT.
In March 2009, Tacpro presented certain additional post-closing claims in the approximate amount of $17,000 related to uncollectible accounts receivable and unused inventory to which we were in agreement. Net of the post-closing claims, the remaining $224,000 of cash in the escrow account was released in April 2009 and the escrow account was closed. Upon receipt of the escrow cash, we paid approximately $11,000 in additional transaction costs to a former employee. The escrow amount, net of post-closing claims and additional transaction costs is reported as an additional gain on the sale of CDT during the three month period ended June 30, 2009 and nine month period ended December 31, 2009.
Technology and Intellectual Property
Our unique materials science strengths are embodied in our family of proprietary polymers. We manufacture and sell our custom polymers under trade names including ChronoFilm, ChronoFlex, ChronoThane, ChronoPrene, HydroThane, and PolyBlend. The ChronoFlex family of polymers has the potential to be marketed beyond our existing customer base. Our goal is to fulfill the market’s need for advanced materials science capabilities, thereby enabling customers to improve devices that utilize polymers. Our chemists continue to develop the ChronoFlex family of medical-grade polymers. Conventional polymers are susceptible to degradation resulting in catastrophic failure of long-term implantable devices such as pacemaker leads. ChronoFlex and ChronoThane polymers are designed to overcome such degradation and reduce the incidents of infections associated with invasive devices.
Key characteristics of our polymers are i) optional use as lubricious coatings for smooth insertion of a device into the body, ii) antimicrobial properties that are part of the polymer itself, and iii) mechanical properties, such as hardness and elasticity sufficient to meet engineering requirements. We believe our technology has wide application in increasing biocompatibility, drug delivery, infection control and expanding the utility of complex devices in the hospital and clinical environment.
We also manufacture and sell our proprietary HydroThane polymers to medical device manufacturers that are evaluating HydroThane for use in their products. HydroThane is a thermoplastic, water-absorbing, polyurethane elastomer possessing properties which we believe make it well suited for the complex requirements of a variety of catheters. In addition to its physical properties, we believe HydroThane exhibits an inherent degree of bacterial resistance, clot resistance and biocompatibility. When hydrated, HydroThane has elastic properties similar to living tissue.
We also manufacture specialty hydrophilic polyurethanes that are primarily sold to customers as part of exclusive arrangements. Specifically, one customer is supplied tailored, patented hydrophilic polyurethanes in exchange for a multi-year, royalty-bearing exclusive supply contract which generates royalty income for the Company.
ChronoFilm is a registered trademark of PMI. ChronoFlex is our registered trademark. ChronoThane, ChronoPrene, HydroThane, and PolyBlend are our tradenames. CardioPass is our trademark.
We own or license 4 patents relating to our vascular graft manufacturing and polymer technology and products. While we believe our patents secure our exclusivity with respect to certain of our technologies, there can be no assurance that any patents issued would not afford us adequate protection against competitors which sell similar inventions or devices, nor can there be any assurance that our patents will not be infringed upon or designed around by others. However, we intend to vigorously enforce all patents issued to us.
In June 2007, we filed for a U.S. patent on our proprietary antimicrobial formulation for ChronoFlex. Current technology in the marketplace uses antibiotic drugs. The antimicrobial component of our polymers has been designed to be non-leaching as a result of the polymerization process.
In addition, PMI has granted us an exclusive, perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free license for the use of one polyurethane patent and related technology in the field consisting of the development, manufacture and sale of implantable medical devices and biodurable polymer material to third parties for the use in medical applications (the “Implantable Device and Materials Field”). PMI also owns, jointly with Thermedics, Inc., an unrelated company that manufactures medical grade polyurethane, the ChronoFlex polyurethane patents relating to the ChronoFlex technology. PMI has granted us a non-exclusive, perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free sublicense of these patents for use in the Implantable Devices and Materials Field.
Development
Blood is pumped from the heart throughout the body via arteries. Blood is returned to the heart at relatively low pressure via veins, which have thinner walls than arteries and have check valves, which force blood to move in one direction. Because a specific area of the body is often supplied by a single main artery, rupture, severe narrowing or occlusion of the artery supplying blood to that area is likely to cause an undesirable or catastrophic medical outcome.
Vascular grafts are used to replace or bypass occluded, damaged, dilated or severely diseased arteries and are sometimes used to provide access to the bloodstream for patients undergoing hemodialysis treatments. Existing small bore graft technologies suffer from a variety of disadvantages in the treatment of certain medical conditions, depending upon the need for biodurability, compliance (elasticity) and other characteristics necessary for long-term interface with the human body.
Coronary artery bypass graft (“CABG”) surgery is performed to treat the impairment of blood flow to portions of the heart. CABG surgery involves the addition of one or more new vessels to the heart to re-route blood around blocked coronary arteries. As a result of a study commissioned by us, we believe that approximately 165,000 coronary artery bypass procedures are performed annually in Europe. Of these procedures, we believe approximately 35,000 procedures could be performed using a device similar to our SynCAB graft.
We have developed our 4mm and 5mm SynCAB grafts using specialized ChronoFlex polyurethane materials designed to provide improved performance in the treatment of arterial disorders. The grafts have three layers, similar to natural arteries, and are designed to replicate the physical characteristics of human blood vessels.
We believe the SynCAB graft may be used initially to provide an alternative to patients with insufficient or inadequate native vessels for use in bypass surgery as a result of repeat procedures, trauma, disease or other factors. We believe, however, that the SynCAB graft may ultimately be used as a substitute for native saphenous veins, thus avoiding the trauma and expense associated with the surgical harvesting of the vein.
SynCAB Clinical Trials
We initiated plans in fiscal 2006 to obtain European marketing approvals. In May 2006, we received written acknowledgement from our Notified Body in Europe that our clinical trial plan had been accepted. The planned 10 patient clinical trial protocol allows surgeons to intraoperatively decide to use a 5mm SynCAB graft instead of suboptimal autologous vessels. The patient enrollment process is not an easy one for a long-term surgical implant that is designed to improve outcomes for very sick patients. Prior to each surgery, our investigators must receive patient consent for participation in the trials. The surgeon then decides at the time of the operation whether or not to utilize the graft. Patients will be followed for 90 days and assessed for graft patency and quality of life measures.
We hired a European-based contract research organization (“CRO”) to assist in management of the entire clinical process. The CRO helped us review possible sites in the European Union for the selection of investigators to follow the approved protocols. Our first site was selected and a Principal Investigator was engaged to conduct the trial and provide the necessary data for the clinical research report. All necessary approvals from the Ethics Committee were also received. Our Principal Investigator has participated in a wide range of cardiovascular clinical trials. Achievement of this important milestone fits within our planned timeline and is an important benchmark in the commencement and completion of the clinical trial. We have undergone a rigorous review by the Ministry of Health and completed paperwork for an import license, and prepared for patient selection. In January 2007, we announced the initiation of these clinical trials with the first patient surgically implanted in March 2007.
In April 2008, we announced a second site for the CardioPass trial. A second site for the 10-patient clinical trial offers a larger potential pool of patients to be reviewed for graft implant eligibility for the trial.
In May 2008, we announced that a second 4mm graft size was being made available for the trial. Adding a second graft size for the 10-patient clinical trial offers the surgeons an important new option and a larger potential pool of patients to be reviewed for graft implant eligibility for the trial. Our two sites will have available both CardioPassTM sizes for use in the trial. On May 6, 2008, we received a Certificate of Product Export from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to allow us to send 4mm grafts to the sites.
During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009 we concluded the clinical trials which we believe demonstrated clinical success. However, our clinical investigators noted full patient enrollment in these clinical trials was very slow due to limitations resulting from the large size of the 4mm and 5mm SynCAB grafts. Our clinical investigators have advised us there is a greater clinical need for SynCAB grafts having an inner bore diameter of 2mm, 2-1/2mm and 3mm. In response to these observations, we have undertaken the development of a SynCAB graft having smaller inner bore diameters as recommended. We believe this development effort will require alliance with a technology partner capable of providing the necessary surface treatment of the inner bore of a smaller SynCAB graft. We have identified certain technology partners with these capabilities, although no agreements have been entered into for assistance with the planned development. Although we intend on moving forward with the development of SynCAB grafts having smaller inner bore diameters, there can be no assurance that we will be successful in developing a commercially viable SynCAB graft or that we will be successful in entering into a development agreement with a technology partner on terms that are acceptable to us or at all.
The objective of the trial is to work towards obtaining European CE Marking for the CardioPassTM. Approval by the Notified Body and obtaining CE Marking would allow CardioPassTM to be marketed and sold in all European Union countries as well as other countries worldwide that accept this approval for registration within those countries.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our critical accounting policies are summarized in Note A to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009. However, certain of our accounting policies require the application of significant judgment by our management, and such judgments are reflected in the amounts reported in our consolidated financial statements. In applying these policies, our management uses its judgment to determine the appropriate assumptions to be used in the determination of estimates. Those estimates are based on our historical experience, terms of existing contracts, our observance of market trends, information provided by our strategic partners and information available from other outside sources, as appropriate. Actual results may differ significantly from the estimates contained in our consolidated financial statements. Other than the adoption of ASC 805 and 855, which is more fully discussed in Note 11 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, there has been no change to our critical accounting policies during the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2009.
Results of Operations
Three Months Ended December 31, 2009 vs. December 31, 2008
Revenues
Total revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2009 were $668,000 as compared with $688,000 for the comparable prior year period, a decrease of $20,000, or 2.9%.
Product sales of our biomaterials for the three months ended December 31, 2009 were $455,000 as compared with $131,000 for the comparable prior year period, an increase of $324,000, or 247.3%. Product sales increased primarily due to an increase in the demand for biomaterials from our existing customer base and new customers.
License, royalty and development fees for the three months ended December 31, 2009 were $213,000 as compared with $557,000 for the comparable prior year period, a decrease of $344,000 or 61.8%. We have agreements to license our proprietary biomaterial technology to medical device manufacturers and develop biomaterials for incorporation into medical devices under development by our customers. Royalties are earned when these manufacturers sell medical devices which use our biomaterials. The decrease in license, royalty and development fees during the three months ended December 31, 2009 is primarily a result of an amendment to an agreement with a major customer from whom we derive a majority of our license, royalty and development fee revenue. The amendment to this agreement resulted in the reduction of royalty fees paid to us per unit of sale of our customer’s product.
Gross Profit
Gross profit on total revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2009 was $291,000, or 43.6% of total revenues, compared with $344,000, or 50.0% of total revenues, for the comparable prior year period. The decrease in gross profit dollars and gross profit as a percentage of total revenues is primarily due to the decrease of license, royalty and development fees. This decrease was partly offset by increased absorption of fixed overhead costs due to increased product sales.
Gross profit on product sales for the three months ended December 31, 2009 was $78,000, or 17.1% of product sales, compared with a loss of ($213,000), or (162.6%) of product sales, for the comparable prior year period. The improvement in gross profit dollars on product sales and gross profit as a percentage of product revenues is attributable to improved efficiencies in the production process and the increased absorption of fixed overhead costs by the increased product sales.
Research, Development and Regulatory Expenses
Research and development expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2009 were $158,000 as compared with $153,000 for the comparable prior year period, an increase of $5,000 or 3.3%. Our research and development efforts are focused on developing new applications for our biomaterials. Research and development expenditures consisted primarily of the salaries of full time employees and related expenses, and are expensed as incurred. Although we increased research and development expenditures in the development of new biomaterials and related applications during the three months ended December 31, 2009, these increases were partially offset by decreases in expenditures related to the CardioPass clinical trials and resignation of our vice president of science and technology during the second quarter of fiscal 2010.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2009 were $676,000 as compared with $712,000 for the comparable prior year period, a decrease of $36,000 or 5.1%. The decrease is primarily attributable to our cost containment measures which included reductions in outside consultants and insurance costs.
Impairment of Goodwill
As of December 31, 2008, we determined that the remaining goodwill balance of $487,000 was impaired.
Other Income (Expense), Net
Other income for the three months ended December 31, 2009 was $1,000 as compared with other income of $8,000 for the comparable prior year period, a decrease of $7,000 or 87.5%. Other income reported for the three months ended December 31, 2009 was a result of interest income earned on a note receivable. Other income reported for the three months ended December 31, 2008 was a result of interest income earned on available cash balances.
Nine Months Ended December 31, 2009 vs. December 31, 2008
Revenues
Total revenues for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 were $1,636,000 as compared with $2,551,000 for the comparable prior year period, a decrease of $915,000, or 35.9%.
Product sales of our biomaterials for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 were $1,010,000 as compared with $853,000 for the comparable prior year period, an increase of $157,000, or 18.4%. Product sales increased primarily due to an increase in the demand for biomaterials from our existing customer base and the addition of new customers.
License, royalty and development fees for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 were $626,000 as compared with $1,698,000 for the comparable prior year period, a decrease of $1,072,000 or 63.1%. We have agreements to license our proprietary biomaterial technology to medical device manufacturers and develop biomaterials for incorporation into medical devices under development by our customers. Royalties are earned when these manufacturers sell medical devices which use our biomaterials. The decrease in license, royalty and development fees during the nine months ended December 31, 2009 is primarily a result of an amendment to an agreement with a major customer from whom we derive a majority of our license, royalty and development fee revenue. The amendment to this agreement resulted in the reduction of royalty fees paid to us per unit of sale of our customer’s product.
Gross Profit
Gross profit on total revenues for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 was $629,000, or 38.5% of total revenues, compared with $1,480,000, or 58.0% of total revenues, for the comparable prior year period. The decrease in gross profit dollars and gross profit as a percentage of total revenues is primarily due to the decrease of license, royalty and development fees.
Gross profit on product sales for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 was $3,000, or less than 1.0% of product sales, compared with a loss of $218,000, or 25.6% of product sales, for the comparable prior year period. The improvement in gross profit dollars on product sales and gross profit as a percentage of product revenues is attributable to improved efficiencies in the production process and the increased absorption of fixed overhead costs by the increased product sales.
Research, Development and Regulatory Expenses
Research and development expenses for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 were $499,000 as compared with $567,000 for the comparable prior year period, a decrease of $68,000 or 12.0%. Our research and development efforts are focused on developing new applications for our biomaterials. Research and development expenditures consisted primarily of the salaries of full time employees and related expenses, and are expensed as incurred. Although we increased research and development expenditures in the development of new biomaterials and related applications during the nine months ended December 31, 2009, these increases were offset by decreases in expenditures related to the CardioPass clinical trials and resignation of our vice president of science and technology during the second quarter of fiscal 2010.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 were $2,072,000 as compared with $2,358,000 for the comparable prior year period, a decrease of $286,000 or 12.1%. The decrease is primarily attributable to our cost containment measures which included reductions in outside consultants and insurance costs; offset in part by an increase in non-cash stock-based compensation expenses.
Impairment of Goodwill
As of December 31, 2008, we determined that the remaining goodwill balance of $487,000 was impaired.
Other Income (Expense), Net
Other expense for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 was $30,000 as compared with other income of $47,000 for the comparable prior year period. Other expense reported for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 was primarily a result of an infrequently occurring write-off of approximately $35,000. Other income reported for the nine months ended December 31, 2009 was a result of interest income earned on a note receivable. Other income reported for the nine months ended December 31, 2008 was a result of interest income earned on available cash balances.
Net Income from Discontinued Operations – Sale of Subsidiaries
Net income from discontinued operations – sale of subsidiary during the nine months ended December 31, 2009 is a result of i) the settlement in April 2009 of the escrow account established in connection with our March 2008 sale of CDT and ii) the settlement in August 2009 of our dispute with Medos in connection with our July 2007 sale of Gish.
Upon the settlement of the escrow account established in connection with the sale of CDT we realized a gain during the three months ended June 30, 2009 of approximately $213,000, net of post-closing adjustments and additional transaction costs.
Upon the settlement of the dispute with Medos, we realized a gain of $729,000 composed of $580,000 in the form of cash and a note receivable, and the elimination of a former post-closing obligation to Medos in the amount of $149,000.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of December 31, 2009, we had cash and cash equivalents of $3,413,000, a decrease of $460,000 when compared with a balance of $3,873,000 as of March 31, 2009.
During the nine months ended December 31, 2009, we had net cash outflows of $1,108,000 from operating activities from continuing operations as compared with net cash outflows of $1,809,000 for the comparable prior year period. The net cash outflows used in operating activities of continuing operations during the nine months ended December 31, 2009 is primarily a result of the net loss; a reduction in accounts payable and accrued expenses; and an increase in accounts receivable-trade. These cash outflows were partially offset by cash received on accounts receivable related to royalties. In addition, net cash outflows were offset by non-cash items related to depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation expenses.
During the nine months ended December 31, 2009, we had net cash outflows of $14,000 from investing activities from continuing operations as compared to net cash outflows of $139,000 from investing activities from continuing operations for the comparable prior year period. The net cash outflows from investing activities from continuing operations is primarily a result of minor purchases of equipment partially offset by a reduction in certain prepaid insurance premiums.
During the nine months ended December 31, 2009, we had net cash inflows of $801,000 from investing activities from discontinued operations as a result of i) the net cash of $213,000 realized upon the settlement of the escrow account established in connection with the March 2008 sale of CDT, and ii) the settlement of the Medos dispute resulting in the receipt of $87,000 in cash and payments on the note receivable of $352,000.
During the nine months ended December 31, 2009 we had net cash inflows of $10,000 from financing activities in connection with the issuance of 39,364 shares of common stock pursuant to our employee stock purchase plan, as compared with net cash inflows of $25,000 in connection with the issuance of 58,675 shares of common stock during the comparable prior year period.
At December 31, 2009, we had no debt. We believe our December 31, 2009 cash position will be sufficient to fund our working capital and research and development activities for at least the next twelve months.
Our future growth may depend on our ability to raise capital for acquisitions, to support research and development activities for modification of existing biomaterials and development of new biomaterials, including advanced applications for our biomaterials, and to market and sell our advanced biomaterials. In addition, we may require substantial funds for further research and development for our synthetic coronary artery bypass graft, future pre-clinical and clinical trials, regulatory approvals, establishment of commercial-scale manufacturing capabilities, and the marketing of our products. Our capital requirements depend on numerous factors, including but not limited to, the progress of our research and development programs, including costs for clinical trials; the cost of filing, prosecuting, defending and enforcing any intellectual property rights; competing technological and market developments; changes in our development of commercialization activities and arrangements; and the purchase of additional facilities and capital equipment.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of December 31, 2009, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future material effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.
| Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk. |
Not required pursuant to Item 305(e) of Regulation S-K.
The certificates of the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer attached as Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include, in paragraph 4 of such certifications, information concerning the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, and internal control over financial reporting. Such certifications should be read in conjunction with the information contained in this Item 4 for a more complete understanding of the matters covered by such certifications.
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s chief executive officer and acting chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2009. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions to be made regarding required disclosure. It should be noted that any system of controls and procedures, however well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, and not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the system are met and that management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on the evaluation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 209, the Company’s chief executive officer and acting chief financial officer concluded that, as of such date, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes to the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2009 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
On June 30, 2008, Medos notified us of its claims in accordance with the procedure set forth in the Gish Purchase Agreement. On August 6, 2009, we entered into a Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release (the “Settlement”) with Medos whereby Medos agreed to repay us approximately $580,000 of the escrow funds previously released to Medos in full and final settlement of the claims. In addition, our obligation with respect of the $149,000 post-closing adjustment was eliminated. The parties also agreed to dismiss the previously filed demand for arbitration.
The terms of the settlement payment provided for Medos to (i) remit to us a cash payment of approximately $87,000 upon the execution of the Settlement and (ii) issue to us a promissory note in the approximate amount of $493,000, maturing on February 1, 2010 with equal monthly principal payments of approximately $70,000 plus accrued interest at the rate of 3.25% per annum.
We are not a party to any other legal proceedings, other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to our business, which we believe will not have a material affect on our financial position or results of operations.
There have not been any material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed under Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2009.
Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds |
None.
| Defaults Upon Senior Securities |
None.
| Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
On October 14, 2009, we held the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders at which stockholders of record as of August 18, 2009 were entitled to vote on the following matters:
(1) | To elect two (2) Class I directors to hold office until their successors shall be elected and shall have qualified; and |
(2) | To ratify the selection of Caturano and Company, P.C. as AdvanSource’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010. |
The results of the votes are as follows:
Proposal No. 1 – Election of Directors | For | Withheld | |
Michael F. Adams to serve as Class I Director | 17,447,142 | 939,676 | |
Anthony J. Armini to serve as Class I Director | 17,403,328 | 983,490 | |
| | | |
| For | Withheld | Abstain |
Proposal No. 2 – Ratification of Caturano and Company, P.C. to Serve as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2010 | 17,973,130 | 354,026 | 59,662 |
None.
Exhibit No.
31.1 | Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 3.02 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
31.2 | Certification of Principal Financial and Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 3.02 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
32.1 | Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
32.2 | Certification of Principal Financial and Accounting Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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.
AdvanSource Biomaterials Corporation
By: /s/ Michael F. Adams
Michael F. Adams
President & Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
By: /s/ David Volpe
David Volpe
Acting Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
Dated: February 16, 2010