TREACE MEDICAL CONCEPTS, INC.
Notes to Condensed Financial Statements
In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax assets, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. Due to the Company’s history of net losses, the deferred tax assets have been fully offset by full valuation allowance of $4.9 million and $5.5 million as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The Company’s change in the deferred tax asset valuation allowance for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, were approximately $0.5 million and $0.9 million, respectively.
The Company had unused federal and state net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $12.0 million and $11.5 million, respectively as of March 31, 2021, and federal and state net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $14.6 million and $9.5 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2020. The net operating loss carryforwards begin to expire in 2034 and research and development tax credit carryforwards of $0.5 million and $0.4 million as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, begin to expire in 2037.
The federal and state net operating loss carryforwards and credits may be subject to significant limitations under Section 382 and Section 383 of the Internal Revenue Code and similar provisions under state law. The Tax Reform Act contains provisions that limit the federal net operating loss carryforwards that may be used in any given year in the event of special occurrences, including significant ownership changes. A Section 382 “ownership change” generally occurs if one or more stockholders or groups of stockholders, who own at least 5% of the Company’s stock, increase their ownership by more than 50 percentage points over their lowest ownership percentage within a rolling three-year period. The Company may have previously experienced, and may in the future experience, one or more Section 382 “ownership changes,” including in connection with the IPO. If so, the Company may lose some or all of the tax benefits of its carryforwards and credits. Based on our analysis as of March 31, 2021, we have determined that we do not expect these limitations to impair our ability to use our net operating losses prior to expiration.
The Company generally provides for income taxes in interim periods based on the estimated annual effective tax rate for the year, adjusting for discrete items in the quarter in which they arise. The annual effective tax rate before discrete items was 25.5% for each of the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020. The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was based on best estimates, which may fluctuate through the remainder of the year due to the volatility and uncertainty of global economic conditions in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic.
9. Stockholders’ Equity
Convertible Preferred Stock
Under the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation in effect immediately before completion of the IPO, the Company was authorized to issue up to 6,687,500 Preferred Shares, with 6,687,475 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.
Dividends—Dividends on the Preferred Shares accrued at the rate of 8% per annum on the original issue price and holders of the Preferred Shares have general preference rights with respect to dividends and distributions to holders of Common Stock. Accrued dividends may be paid in cash or, at the election of the Company’s Board of Directors, paid in kind by issuing Class A Common Stock at the then per share value as determined by an independent appraiser.
At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had accumulated, undeclared and unpaid Preferred Shares dividend of $2.5 million and $2.3 million, respectively, which may be paid from available cash or in Class A Common Stock.
Voting Rights—Holders of the Preferred Shares were entitled to vote with holders of Class A Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock into which the Preferred Shares were convertible.
Conversion—Each Preferred Share was convertible, at the option of the holder at any time after the date of issuance and upon a deemed liquidation event, as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation, into the number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Class A Common Stock as determined by dividing the original issue price per share of the Preferred Shares by the conversion price per share in effect at the time of conversion. The original conversion price per Preferred Share was the original issue price, and was subject to adjustment, as described in the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation in effect immediately before completion of the IPO.
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