Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Financial Statement Preparation The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) and applicable rules and regulations of the SEC for interim reporting. As permitted under those rules and regulations, certain footnotes or other financial information normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted. Similarly, the balance sheet as of December 31, 2022 was derived from the Company’s audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. The interim condensed financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the annual financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, which include only normal, recurring adjustments that are necessary to fairly state the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company for the interim periods presented. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2023 or for any other interim periods or future years. The accompanying interim unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the related notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and market-specific or other relevant assumptions that it believes are reasonable under the circumstances. Assets and liabilities reported in the Company’s condensed balance sheets and expenses and income reported are affected by estimates and assumptions, which are used for, but are not limited to, recording research and development expenses and related accruals, valuation of long-lived assets, including right-of-use assets, leasehold improvements and assets held for sale, restructuring and other charges, and determining the fair value of stock options for stock-based compensation expense. The Company assessed certain accounting matters that generally require consideration of forecasted financial information in context with the information reasonably available to the Company. Actual results could differ from such estimates or assumptions. Concentration of Credit Risk Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents. The Company maintains bank deposits in federally insured financial institutions and these deposits may exceed federally insured limits. The Company is exposed to credit risk in the event of default by the financial institutions holding its cash and cash equivalents to the extent recorded in the condensed balance sheets. The Company’s cash equivalents consist of money market funds that invests all of its assets in direct obligations of the U.S. Treasury. Although the fund invests in U.S. government obligations, an investment in such funds is neither insured nor guaranteed by the U.S. government. The Company has not experienced any losses on its deposits of cash or holdings of money market funds. Significant Accounting Policies The significant accounting policies set forth in Note 2 to the financial statements in the Company’s 2022 Form 10-K appropriately represent, in all material respects, the current status of our accounting policies, except as described below. Restructuring Charges Restructuring charges are recorded in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 712-10, “Nonretirement Postemployment Benefits,” or “ASC 712-10,” and/or ASC 420-10, “Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations,” or “ASC 420-10,” as appropriate. Certain termination costs and obligations that do not meet the lease criteria are accounted for in accordance with ASC 420-10. The Company records severance costs provided under an ongoing benefit arrangement once they are both probable and estimable in accordance with the provisions of ASC 712-10. The Company accounts for one-time termination benefits and contract terminations in accordance with ASC 420-10, which addresses financial accounting and reporting for costs associated with restructuring activities. Under ASC 420-10, the Company establishes a liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity, including severance and other contract termination costs, when the liability is incurred, rather than at the date that the Company commits to an exit plan. The Company reassesses the expected cost to complete the exit or disposal activities at the end of each reporting period and adjusts its remaining estimated liabilities, if necessary. Long-lived Assets Held for Sale The Company classifies assets as held for sale when management has approved to sell the assets, the sale is probable to occur during the next 12 months at a price that is reasonable in relation to its current estimated fair value and certain other specified criteria are met. The assets classified as held for sale is recorded at the lower of the carrying value and estimated fair value, less cost to sell. If the carrying value of the assets exceeds its estimated fair value, less cost to sell, a loss is recognized and reported in the condensed statement of operations. Impairment of Long-Lived Assets The Company assesses long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable. Such events include a significant change in the Company’s strategic business objectives and utilization of the assets. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company commenced restructuring activities that included the decision to operate as a fully-remote company and the halting and wind down of its research and development programs which indicated that the carrying amount of its long-lived assets might not be recoverable. The Company evaluated the long-lived assets, consisting primarily of manufacturing and lab equipment, right-of-use assets and leasehold improvements for impairment by comparing the estimated future undiscounted cash flows generated from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition with the asset’s or asset groups’ net carrying value. If the carrying value of an asset or asset group is considered impaired, an impairment charge is recorded for the amount that the carrying value of the long-lived asset exceeds its fair value. Any loss is allocated to the long-lived assets of the group on a pro rata basis using the relative carrying amounts of those assets, except that the loss allocated to an individual long-lived asset of the group did not reduce the carrying value of that asset below its fair value. When an impairment loss is recognized for assets to be held and used, including leasehold improvements, the adjusted carrying amounts are depreciated over their remaining useful life. As of March 31, 2023, the Company’s manufacturing and lab equipment located in its headquarters in South San Francisco were held for sale. As such, the Company recorded impairment charges to write-down assets held for sale to their estimated fair value, less estimated costs to sell. The assets are classified as “long-lived assets held for sale” on the condensed balance sheet as of March 31, 2023. The sale is expected to be completed by the second quarter of 2023. All other asset groups were determined to be recoverable. Refer to Notes 3, 4, and 5 for additional information regarding restructuring and impairment charges recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2023. Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash Cash and cash equivalents are held in accounts at financial institutions. Such deposits have and will continue to exceed federally insured limits in the foreseeable future. The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with original maturities of 90 days or less from the purchase date to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents consist of amounts invested in money market funds exclusively composed of U.S. government obligations. As of March 31, 2023, the Company had $0.9 million in restricted cash, which was classified as long-term on the Company’s condensed balance sheets. The restricted cash was attributable to a letter of credit issued by the Company in connection with the operating lease for the Company’s headquarters. The lease was originally scheduled to expire in September 2029. In May 2023, the Company entered into a modification of this lease, which shortened the accounting lease term to May 31, 2023. Pursuant to the lease modification, the Company agreed to forfeit the security deposit (see Note 6) and the landlord was entitled to draw down the letter of credit and retain the full amount. The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the condensed statements of cash flows (in thousands): March 31, March 31, Cash and cash equivalents $ 41,771 $ 126,480 Restricted cash 916 1,025 Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash $ 42,687 $ 127,505 Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements Accounting pronouncements that became effective during the three months ended March 31, 2023 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements There were no new accounting pronouncements issued as of March 31, 2023 that are expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. |