Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Presentation The consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2020, the consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss, stockholders’ equity and the consolidated statements of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, and all related disclosures contained in the accompanying notes, are unaudited. The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2019 is derived from the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The consolidated financial statements are presented on the basis of accounting principles that are generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for a complete set of financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2020, and the results of operations, comprehensive loss, and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2020, have been made. The interim results for the three months ended March 31, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2020 or for any other reporting period. The consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes for the year ended December 31, 2019 that are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC. Reverse Stock Split On April 14, 2020 the Company completed a one-for-twenty reverse stock split, which reduced the number of shares of the Company’s common stock that were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effectiveness of the reverse stock split. The number of shares of the Company’s authorized common stock was not affected by the reverse stock split and the par value of Cyclacel’s common stock remained unchanged at $0.001 per share. The reverse stock split reduced the number of shares of the Company’s common stock that were outstanding at April 14, 2020 from 17,199,974 to 859,998 after the cancellation of 14 fractional shares. No fractional shares were issued in connection with the reverse stock split. Stockholders who otherwise held fractional shares of the Company’s common stock as a result of the reverse stock split received a cash payment in lieu of such fractional shares. All amounts related to number of shares and per share amounts have been retroactively restated in these consolidated financial statements. Going Concern Management considers that there are no conditions or events, in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least one year from the date the financial statements are issued. The Company expects that its cash of approximately $8.9 million as of March 31, 2020, together with approximately $18.4 million net proceeds received from the sale of securities in April 2020, will be sufficient to fund its operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements through the end of 2022. This evaluation is based on relevant conditions and events that are known and reasonably knowable at the date that the financial statements are issued, including: a. The Company’s current financial condition, including its sources of liquidity; b. The Company’s conditional and unconditional obligations due or anticipated within one year; c. The funds necessary to maintain the Company’s operations considering its current financial condition, obligations, and other expected cash flows; and d. Other conditions and events that, when considered in conjunction with the above, may adversely affect the Company’s ability to meet its obligations. The future viability of the Company beyond the end of 2022 is dependent on its ability to raise additional capital to finance its operations. The Company does not currently have sufficient funds to complete development and commercialization of any of its drug candidates. Additional funding may not be available to the Company on favorable terms, or at all. If the Company is not able to secure additional funding when needed, it may have to delay, reduce the scope of or eliminate one or more of its clinical trials or research and development programs or make changes to its operating plan. In addition, it may have to partner one or more of its product candidate programs at an earlier stage of development, which would lower the economic value of those programs to the Company. The Company’s inability to raise capital as and when needed could have a negative impact on its financial condition and ability to pursue its business strategies. Accounting standards adopted in the period On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted the guidance on accounting for leases (“ASC 842”) in Accounting Standards Update No, 2016‑02, Leases, as amended by subsequent updates issued in 2018 and 2019. The guidance requires that lessees recognize both a lease liability, which is a lessee’s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease measured on a discounted basis, and a right-of-use asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee’s right to use, or control the use of, a specified asset for the lease term at the commencement date. The Company has elected the package of practical expedients permitted in ASC 842. Accordingly, the Company accounted for its existing operating leases as operating leases under the new guidance, without reassessing (a) whether the contracts contain a lease under ASC 842, (b) whether classification of the operating leases would be different in accordance with ASC 842, or (c) whether any unamortized initial direct costs would have met the definition of initial direct costs in ASC 842 at lease commencement. The Company transitioned to the new guidance on a cumulative catch-up basis effective January 1, 2019, recognizing a lease liability of $1.5 million for the present value of the remaining minimum rental payments, as defined under prior accounting rules, and a corresponding right-of-use asset. In addition, the Company reclassified an existing deferred rent obligation of $120,000 created under prior accounting rules against the opening right-of-use asset. On January 1, 2020, the Company adopted the guidance issued in ASU 2018‑15, “Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement that is a Service Contract.” As permitted by the ASU, the Company will apply the new guidance on a prospective basis to any new cloud computing arrangements. ASU 2018‑15 requires implementation costs incurred by customers in cloud computing arrangements to be deferred over the non-cancellable term of the cloud computing arrangements plus any optional renewal periods (1) that are reasonably certain to be exercised by the customer or (2) for which exercise of the renewal option is controlled by the cloud service provider. There has been no impact of this pronouncement on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and disclosures. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued ASU 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)”. This standard provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform initiatives that would replace interbank offered rates, including the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). For example, modifications of lease contracts within the scope of ASC 842 solely for changes in reference rates would be accounted for as a continuation of the existing contracts with no reassessments of the lease classification and the discount rate. The amendments in this ASU are effective for all entities as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. The Company does not currently have any contracts affected by this guidance. Fair Value of Financial Instruments Financial instruments consist of cash equivalents, accounts payable and accrued liabilities. The carrying amounts of cash equivalents, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their respective fair values due to the nature of the accounts, notably their short maturities. Comprehensive Income (Loss) All components of comprehensive income (loss), including net income (loss), are reported in the financial statements in the period in which they are recognized. Comprehensive income (loss) is defined as the change in equity during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources. Net income (loss) and other comprehensive income (loss), including foreign currency translation adjustments, are reported, net of any related tax effect, to arrive at comprehensive income (loss). No taxes were recorded on items of other comprehensive income (loss). There were no reclassifications out of other comprehensive income (loss) during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2020. Revenue recognition With effect from January 1, 2018, the Company recognizes revenue using the five step-model provided in ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”): (1) identify the contract with a customer; (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (5) recognize revenue when, or as, the Company satisfies a performance obligation. The transaction price includes fixed payments and an estimate of variable consideration, including milestone payments. The Company determines the variable consideration to be included in the transaction price by estimating the most likely amount that will be received and then applies a constraint to reduce the consideration to the amount which is probable of being received. When applying the constraint, the Company considers: · Whether achievement of a development milestone is highly susceptible to factors outside the entity’s influence, such as milestones involving the judgment or actions of third parties, including regulatory bodies; · Whether the uncertainty about the achievement of the milestone is not expected to be resolved for a long period of time; · Whether the Company can reasonably predict that the milestone will be achieved based on previous experience; and · The complexity and inherent uncertainty underlying the achievement of the milestone. The transaction price is allocated to each performance obligation based on the relative selling price of each performance obligation. The best estimate of the selling price is determined after considering all reasonably available information, including market data and conditions, entity-specific factors such as the cost structure of the deliverable and internal profit and pricing objectives. The revenue allocated to each performance obligation is recognized as or when the Company satisfies the performance obligation. The Company recognizes a contract asset, when the value of satisfied (or partially satisfied) performance obligations is in excess of the payment due to the Company, and deferred revenue when the amount of unconditional consideration is in excess of the value of satisfied (or part satisfied) performance obligations. Once a right to receive consideration is unconditional, that amount is presented as a receivable. Grant revenue received from organizations that are not the Company’s customers, such as charitable foundations or government agencies, is presented as a reduction against the related research and development expenses. Leases Effective from January 1, 2019, the Company accounts for lease contracts in accordance with ASC 842. As of March 31, 2020, all of the Company’s leases are classified as operating leases. The Company recognizes an asset for the right to use an underlying leased asset for the lease term and records lease liabilities based on the present value of the Company’s obligation to make lease payments under the lease. As the Company’s leases do not indicate an implicit rate, the Company uses a best estimate of its incremental borrowing rate to discount the future lease payments. The Company estimates its incremental borrowing rate based on observable information about risk-free interest rates that are the same tenure as the lease term, adjusted for various factors, including the effects of assumed collateral, the nature of how the loan is repaid (e.g., amortizing versus bullet), and the Company’s credit risk. The Company evaluates options included in its lease agreements to extend or terminate the lease. The Company will reflect the effects of exercising those options in the lease term when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. In assessing whether it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise an option, the Company considers factors such as: · The lease payments due in any optional period; · Penalties for failure to exercise (or not exercise) the option; · Market factors, such as the availability of similar assets and current rental rates for such assets; · The nature of the underlying leased asset and its importance to the Company’s operations; and · The remaining useful lives of any related leasehold improvements. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Variable lease payments, if any, are recognized in the period when the obligation to make those payments is incurred. Lease incentives received prior to lease commencement are recorded as a reduction in the right-of-use asset. Fixed lease incentives received after lease commencement reduce both the lease liability and the right-of-use asset. The Company has elected an accounting policy to account for the lease and non-lease components as a single lease component. |