Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Presentation and Consolidation The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Forma Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company has prepared the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures generally included in financial statements in conformity with GAAP have been condensed or omitted in accordance with such rules and regulations. Any reference in these notes to applicable guidance is meant to refer to the authoritative GAAP as found in the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) and Accounting Standard Updates (“ASU”) of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”). Significant Accounting Policies These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020. Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2021, the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the condensed consolidated statements of redeemable convertible and convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ equity (deficit) for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 are unaudited. The financial data and other information contained in the notes thereto as of March 31, 2021 and for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 are also unaudited. The condensed consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2020 was derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020. With the exception of the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash The Company considers all short-term, highly liquid investments with original maturities of 90 days or less at acquisition date to be cash equivalents. The carrying amounts of the Company’s cash equivalents approximate their fair value due to their short-term nature. Amounts in restricted cash consist of letters of credit to secure the Company’s facilities, including its new lease for office and laboratory space entered into in September 2020 (see Note 7). Restricted cash is included in other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The following table reconciles cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as of March 31, 2021 and 2020 to the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows (in thousands): March 31, 2021 2020 Cash and cash equivalents $ 97,834 $ 110,329 Restricted cash 2,470 495 Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as shown in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows $ 100,304 $ 110,824 Marketable Securities Marketable securities generally consist of U.S. Treasury securities, debt securities of U.S. government agencies and corporate entities and commercial paper. The objectives for holding investments are to invest the Company’s excess cash resources in investment vehicles that provide a better rate of return compared to an interest-bearing bank account with limited risk to the principal invested. Marketable securities with original maturities of greater than 90 days and remaining maturities of less than one year from the balance sheet date are classified as short-term marketable securities. Marketable securities with remaining maturities of greater than one year from the balance sheet date are classified as long-term marketable securities. All investments are classified as held-to-maturity marketable securities as the Company does not have intent to sell these securities and it is more likely than not the Company will not be required to sell such investments before recovery of their amortized cost basis. Held-to-maturity securities are stated at their amortized cost, adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts to maturity. Such amortization and accretion is included in interest income in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income. Comprehensive (Loss) Income Comprehensive (loss) income includes net (loss) income as well as other changes in stockholders’ equity that result from transactions and economic events other than those with the equity holders. There was no difference between net (loss) income and comprehensive (loss) income presented in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020. Equity-Based Compensation The Company accounts for equity awards, including grants of enterprise incentive shares, enterprise junior stock, stock options, restricted stock units and restricted common stock, in accordance with ASC 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation Subsequent to the IPO, the fair value of the Company’s common stock underlying its equity awards is based on the quoted market price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. The Company estimates the fair value of stock options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which uses as inputs the fair value of the Company’s common stock, and certain management estimates, including the expected stock price volatility, the expected term of the award, the risk-free rate, and expected dividends. Expected volatility is calculated based on reported volatility data for a representative group of publicly traded companies for which historical information is available. The Company selects companies with comparable characteristics with historical share price information that approximates the expected term of the equity-based awards. The Company computes the historical volatility data using the daily closing prices for the selected companies’ shares during the equivalent period that approximates the calculated expected term of the stock options. The Company will continue to apply this method until a sufficient amount of historical information regarding the volatility of its stock price becomes available. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant commensurate with the expected term assumption. The Company uses the simplified method, under which the expected term is presumed to be the midpoint between the vesting date and the end of the contractual term. The Company utilizes this method due to lack of historical exercise data. The expected dividend yield is assumed to be zero as the Company has no current plans to pay any dividends on common stock. Prior to the IPO, for awards granted in the first quarter of 2020, the Company used a probability-weighted expected returns method (“PWERM”) with four scenarios to value the common stock underlying the awards: an IPO, a delayed IPO, a sale of the Company and a remain private scenario. In the IPO and sale scenarios, the Company estimated an equity value based on the guideline public company method under a market approach. The guideline public companies consisted of biopharmaceutical companies with recently completed initial public offerings. For the remain private scenario, the Company back-solved to the price of a recently issued preferred security. The Company converted its estimated future value in each scenario to present value using a risk-adjusted discount rate. The relative probability of each scenario was determined based on an assessment of then-current market conditions. Where appropriate, the Company applied a discount for lack of marketability to the value indicated for the common stock. The valuation methodology used to value the common stock prior to the IPO included estimates and assumptions that required the Company’s judgment. Significant changes to the key assumptions used in the valuations could have resulted in different fair values of the Company’s common stock at each valuation date. For awards with service-based vesting conditions, the Company recognizes equity-based compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. For awards subject to performance conditions, the Company recognizes equity-based compensation expense using an accelerated recognition method over the remaining service period when the Company determines the achievement of the performance condition is probable. The Company classifies equity-based compensation expense in its condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income consistent with the classification of the award recipient’s compensation expense. Leases Effective January 1, 2021, the Company adopted Topic 842 using the required modified retrospective approach and utilizing the effective date as its date of initial application. As a result, prior periods are presented in accordance with the previous guidance in ASC 840, Leases The Company evaluates whether an arrangement is or contains a lease at the inception date. If determined to be or contain a lease, the Company determines the classification of the lease at the commencement date, which represents the date at which the lessor makes the underlying asset available for use by the Company. When determining the expected accounting lease term, the Company includes the noncancellable lease term, together with periods covered by (i) an option to extend the lease if the Company is reasonably certain to exercise such option, (ii) an option to terminate the lease if the Company is reasonably certain not to exercise such option and (iii) an option to extend or not terminate the lease where the exercise of such option is controlled by the lessor. The Company has elected the short-term lease exemption, which allows the Company to not recognize lease liabilities and right-of-use assets arising from lease arrangements with original lease terms of twelve months or less. The Company elected the practical expedient to not separate lease and non-lease components for its real estate leases. Right-of-use assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset over the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments under the arrangement. The Company measures its lease liabilities as the present value of the lease payments, discounted using an incremental borrowing rate, as interest rates implicit in lease arrangements are generally not readily determinable. The Company measures its right-of-use assets as the present value of its lease payments at the commencement date, adjusted for prepaid rent payments and tenant incentives. The incremental borrowing rate represents the interest rate at which the Company could borrow an amount equal to the lease payments on a fully collateralized basis, over a similar term, in a similar economic environment. The Company recognizes rent expense for operating leases on a straight-line basis. The Company recognizes variable lease expenses as incurred. The Company remeasures right-of-use assets and lease liabilities when a lease is modified, and the modification is not accounted for as a separate contract. A modification is accounted for as a separate contract if the modification grants the Company an additional right of use not included in the original lease arrangement and the increase in lease payments is commensurate with the additional right of use. The Company assesses its right-of-use assets for impairment in a manner consistent with its assessment for long-lived assets held and used in operations. Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements In February 2016, the FASB Topic 842 which supersedes the existing guidance for lease accounting. The FASB has issued several updates to the standard which: (i) clarify how to apply certain aspects of the new standard; (ii) provide an additional transition method for adoption of the new standard; (iii) provide a practical expedient for certain lessor accounting; and (iv) amend certain narrow aspects of the guidance. Topic 842 requires the identification and classification of arrangements that are or contain a lease. In general, for lease arrangements exceeding a twelve-month term, these arrangements must be recognized as assets and liabilities on the balance sheet of the lessee. Under Topic 842, a right-of-use asset and lease obligation will be recorded for all leases, whether operating or financing, while the income statement will reflect lease expense for operating leases and amortization/interest expense for financing leases. The balance sheet amount recorded for existing leases at the date of adoption of Topic 842 is calculated using the applicable incremental borrowing rate at the date of adoption. Topic 842 is effective for the Company on January 1, 2022, with early adoption permitted. The Company elected to early adopt the new standard and used the modified retrospective approach effective January 1, 2021 as the initial date of application. The Company elected the available package of practical expedients which allowed the Company to not reassess previous accounting conclusions around whether arrangements are or contain leases, the classification of leases, and the treatment of initial direct costs. As a result of the adoption of Topic 842, the Company recorded (i) an operating lease liability of $8.9 million and (ii) an operating lease right-of-use asset of $7.5 million, net of the unamortized balance of deferred rent liability and tenant improvement allowances as of the transition date. There was no impact to the Company’s results of operations and cash flows from operations. A summary of the impact of the adoption is as follows (in thousands): December 31, 2020 Impact of Adoption January 1, 2021 Operating lease right-of-use asset $ — $ 7,478 $ 7,478 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 27,104 (399 ) 26,705 Operating lease liability, current — 3,025 3,025 Deferred rent, noncurrent 1,027 (1,027 ) — Operating lease liability, noncurrent — 5,879 5,879 |