For the year ended November 30, 2023, the Company incurred a net loss of $23,957,000 (2022-$47,237,000; 2021-$31,725,000) and had negative cash flows from operating activities of $5,678,000 (2022- $14,692,000; 2021- $17,501,000). As at November 30, 2023, cash amounted to $34,097,000 and bonds and money market funds amounted to $6,290,000.
The Marathon Credit Agreement contains various covenants, including minimum liquidity covenants whereby the Company needs to maintain significant cash, cash equivalent and eligible short-term investments balances in specified accounts, which restricts the management of the Company’s liquidity (refer to Notes 17 of the Audited Financial Statements). A liquidity breach provides the lender with the ability to demand immediate repayment of the Loan Facility and makes available to the lender the collateralized assets, which include substantially all cash, bonds and money market funds which are subject to control agreements. It may trigger an increase of 300 basis points of the interest rate on the outstanding loan balance. On July 3, 2023, the Company incurred a liquidity breach resulting in the lender having the ability to demand immediate repayment of the debt, which breach was waived on September 21, 2023. During Fiscal 2023, the Company entered into several amendments to the Marathon Credit Agreement to amend certain of the terms and conditions therein (see note 17 of the Audited Financial Statements).
The amendments to the Marathon Credit Agreement covenants resulted in: (i) revising the minimum liquidity requirements for all times following October 31, 2023 to be between $15,000,000 and $20,000,000, based on the Marathon Adjusted EBITDA thresholds over the most recently ended four fiscal quarters; (ii) revising the minimum revenue requirements to be based on Marathon Adjusted EBITDA targets instead of quarterly revenue-based targets, beginning with the quarter ending November 30, 2023; and (iii) deleting the prohibition against the Company having a going concern explanatory paragraph in the opinion of the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company that accompanies the Company’s annual report. Notwithstanding the latest amendments, there is no assurance that the lender will agree to amend or to waive any future potential covenant breaches, if any. The Company does not meet the conditions precedent to drawdown additional amounts under the Marathon Credit Agreement and does not currently have other committed sources of financing available to it.
The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least, but not limited to, 12 months from November 30, 2023, involves significant judgement and is dependent on the adherence to the conditions of Marathon Credit Agreement or to obtain the support of the lender (including possible waivers and amendments), increase its revenues and the management of its expenses (including the reorganization mainly focused on its R&D activities-see Note 16(a) of the Audited Financial Statements) in order to generate sufficient positive operating cash flows. Some elements of management’s plans are outside of management’s control and the outcome cannot be predicted at this time. Should management’s plans not materialize, the Company may be in default under the Marathon Credit Agreement, be forced to reduce or delay expenditures and capital additions and seek additional alternative financing, or sell or liquidate its assets. As a result, there is material uncertainty related to events or conditions that cast substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The Audited Financial Statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern, which assumes the Company will continue its operations in the foreseeable future and will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The Audited Financial Statements do not include any adjustments to the carrying values and classification of assets and liabilities and reported expenses that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty and that may be necessary if the going concern basis was not appropriate for the Audited Financial Statements. If the Company was unable to continue as a going concern, material impairment of the carrying values of the Company’s assets, including intangible assets, could be required.
Analysis of cash flows
As at November 30, 2023, cash, bonds and money market funds amounted to $40,387,000 compared to $33,070,000 at November 30, 2022. Available cash is invested in highly liquid fixed income instruments including governmental, municipal and paragovernmental organizations, high-grade corporate bonds and money market funds. The Company currently is required to maintain $20,000,000 in cash, bonds and money market funds to respect its minimum liquidity covenant (“Liquidity Covenant”). The Liquidity Covenant can decrease to $17,500,000 and again to $15,000,000 should the Company achieve the predetermined Marathon Adjusted EBITDA thresholds (as set forth in the Marathon Credit Agreement).
The Company voluntarily changed its accounting policy in Fiscal 2022 to classify interest paid and received as part of operating activities, which were previously classified as cash flow from financing activities and interest received as cash flows from investing activities.
During Fiscal 2023, cash flows used in operating activities were $5,678,000, compared to $14,692,000 in Fiscal 2022.
In Fiscal 2023, changes in operating assets and liabilities had a positive impact on cash flow from operations of $8,133,000 (2022-positive impact of $13,017,000). These changes included positive impacts from a decrease in inventories ($10,327,000), lower prepaid expenses and deposits ($4,511,000) and higher provisions ($1,920,000). Decreased accounts payable ($7,508,000) had a negative impact on cash flow, as did higher trade and other receivables ($902,000). The decrease in inventories was mainly due to a planned reduction of Trogarzo® inventory levels.
During the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2023, cash flows used in operating activities were $5,606,000. Changes in operating assets and liabilities had a negative impact on cash flow from operations of $6,910,000. These changes included negative impacts from an increase in trade and other receivables ($4,339,000) and prepaid expenses and deposits ($1,366,000) as well as a decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities ($2,108,000).
During Fiscal 2023, the Company received net proceeds of $19,300,000 from the draw-down of the second tranche under the Marathon Credit Agreement. On June 30, 2023, we redeemed the remaining $27,452,000 of Convertible Notes. As at November 30, 2023, no Convertible Notes remained outstanding.
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