4- Investments | (4) Investments As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we held investments in commercial paper, bonds, money market accounts, mutual funds and equity securities. The commercial paper and bonds are considered held-to-maturity and are recorded at amortized cost in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The money market accounts, equity securities and mutual funds are recorded at fair value in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The fair values of these investments were estimated using recently executed transactions and market price quotations. We consider as current assets those investments which will mature in the next 12 months including interest receivable on the long-term bonds. The remaining investments are considered non-current assets including our investment in equity securities we intend to hold longer than 12 months. The components of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents and our short and long-term investments are as follows (in thousands): September 30, 2020 December 31, 2019 Cash and cash equivalents: Cash deposits $ 19,573 $ 38,942 Money market funds 3,673 3,460 Commercial paper 750 2,646 Total cash and cash equivalents $ 23,996 $ 45,048 Short-term investments: Commercial paper (held-to-maturity) $ 4,469 $ 6,778 Bonds (held-to-maturity) 14,330 16,988 Allowance for credit losses (20 ) - Total short-term investments $ 18,779 $ 23,766 Long-term investments: Mutual funds (available for sale) $ 499 $ 1,105 Bonds (held-to-maturity) 42,177 27,845 Allowance for credit losses (57 ) - Equity securities (available for sale) 2,762 2,822 Total long-term investments $ 45,381 $ 31,772 Total cash, cash equivalents and short and long-term investments $ 88,156 $ 100,586 Recently adopted Topic 326 utilizes a lifetime “expected credit loss” measurement objective for the recognition of credit losses for held-to-maturity securities at the time the financial asset is originated or acquired. The expected credit losses are adjusted each period for changes in expected lifetime credit losses. Our credit loss calculations for held-to-maturity securities are based upon historical default and recovery rates of bonds rated with the same rating as our portfolio. We also apply an adjustment factor to these credit loss calculations based upon our assessment of the expected impact from current economic conditions on our investments, including the impact of COVID-19. We monitor the credit quality of debt securities classified as held-to-maturity through the use of their respective credit rating and update them on a quarterly basis with our latest assessment completed on September 30, 2020. The following table summarizes the amortized cost of our held-to-maturity bonds at September 30, 2020, aggregated by credit quality indicator (in thousands): Held-to-Maturity Bonds Credit Quality Indicators Asset Backed Bonds Fed Govt. Bonds/Notes Municipal Bonds Corporate Bonds Totals AAA/AA/A $ 1,891 $ 3,265 $ 759 $ 31,490 $ 37,405 BBB/BB - - - 19,102 19,102 TOTAL $ 1,891 $ 3,265 $ 759 $ 50,592 $ 56,507 The following table presents information regarding our allowance for credit losses on our short-term and long-term investments for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 (in thousands): Short- Term Securities Long- Term Securities Total Beginning balance, December 31, 2019 $ - $ - $ - Allowance recognized upon adoption of Topic 326 9 33 42 Provision for credit loss expense 11 24 35 Ending balance, September 30, 2020 $ 20 $ 57 $ 77 Our investments are required to be measured for disclosure purposes at fair value on a recurring basis. Our investments are considered Level 1 or Level 2 as detailed in the table below. The fair values of these investments were estimated using recently executed transactions and market price quotations. The amortized cost and fair value of our investments, and the related gross unrealized gains and losses, were as follows as of the dates shown below (in thousands): Gross Unrealized Level Cost Gains Losses Fair Value As of September 30, 2020: Money market 1 3,673 $ - $ - $ 3,673 Commercial paper 2 5,219 $ 4 $ - $ 5,223 Bonds 2 56,506 $ 544 $ (60 ) $ 56,990 Mutual funds 1 566 $ - $ (67 ) $ 499 Equity investments 2 5,675 $ - $ (2,913 ) $ 2,762 As of December 31, 2019: Money Market 1 3,460 $ - $ - $ 3,460 Commercial paper 2 9,424 $ 2 $ - $ 9,426 Bonds 2 44,833 $ 138 $ (19 ) $ 44,952 Mutual funds 1 1,052 $ 53 $ - $ 1,105 Equity investments 2 5,675 $ - $ (2,853 ) $ 2,822 The bonds represent investments in various issuers at September 30, 2020. The unrealized losses for these bond investments relate to the impact of COVID-19 on the bond market which resulted in a lower market price for those securities. None of these bond investments has been in a loss position for more than 12 months. The commercial paper has maturities from less than a month to five months. The bonds have maturities from less than a month to 54 months. |