Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities consisted of net losses adjusted for certain non-cash items and changes in operating assets and liabilities.
During the three months ended March 31, 2022, net cash used in operating activities was $7,428,039 and reflected (i) the net loss of $7,203,749, (ii) net non-cash usage items of $597,636, including $333,981 of stock-based compensation, $262,897 of depreciation and amortization expense and $758 of loss on disposal of property and equipment, and (iii) a net cash outflow from changes in balances of operating assets and liabilities of $821,926.
During the three months ended March 31, 2021, net cash used in operating activities was $2,177,127 and reflected (i) the net loss of $434,342, (ii) net non-cash items of $2,276,234, including a gain on sale of equity investment of $1,983,912, paycheck protection program loan forgiveness of $518,050, and the change in fair value of embedded derivative of $193,971, partially offset by stock-based compensation of $133,451 and an equity loss in affiliate of $223,633, and (iii) a net cash inflow from changes in balances of operating assets and liabilities of $533,449.
Investing Activities
During the three months ended March 31, 2022, net cash used by investing activities was $613,641 and reflected property and equipment purchases.
During the three months ended March 31, 2021, net cash provided by investing activities was $1,994,070 and reflected proceeds from the sale of Reprise stock of $2,000,000, offset by property and equipment purchases of $5,930.
Financing Activities
During the three months ended March 31, 2022, net cash used by financing activities was $85,174 and was primarily the result of payments on long-term debt of $272,640 and financing lease obligations of $13,707, partially offset by proceeds from stock option exercises of $201,173.
During the three months ended March 31, 2021, net cash provided by financing activities was $2,190 and was primarily related to proceeds from stock option exercises of $28,750, partially offset by payments on long term debt of $21,972 and financing lease obligations of $4,588.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Not required for smaller reporting companies.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2022, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2022.