Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

GOING CONCERN

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GOING CONCERN
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
GOING CONCERN

 

3. GOING CONCERN

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a basis that assumes that the Company will continue as a going concern and that contemplates the continuity of operations, the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. Accordingly, the accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or amounts of liabilities that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

 

In October 2021, the Company entered into a $7.5 million revolving credit facility with Comerica. See Note 18, Revolving Line of Credit, for more details. In addition, also in October 2021, the Company entered into the $8.0 million BroadOak Term Loan, the proceeds of which were used to repay in full at their maturity the Ampersand Note and the 1315 Capital Note. In May 2022, the Company entered into a Convertible Note agreement with BroadOak for an additional $2.0 million, which was converted into a subordinated term loan and was added to the outstanding BroadOak Loan balance. See Note 14, Notes Payable, for more details.

 

In January 2022, the Company’s registration statement for a rights offering filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) became effective; however, the rights offering was subsequently terminated later in January 2022 when the Company announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or CMS, issued a new billing policy whereby CMS will no longer reimburse for the use of the Company’s ThyGeNEXT® and ThyraMIR® tests when billed together by the same provider/supplier for the same beneficiary on the same date of service. On February 28, 2022, the Company announced that the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) program issued a response on behalf of CMS stating that the January 2022 billing policy reimbursement change for ThyGeNEXT® (0245U) and ThyraMIR® (0018U) tests has been retroactively reversed to January 1, 2022. In May 2022, the Company was notified by CMS/NCCI that processing of claims for dates of service after January 1, 2022 would be completed beginning July 1, 2022. However, on June 9, 2022, the Company was notified that Novitas re-priced ThyGeNEXT® (0245U) from $2,919 to $806.59 retroactively effective to January 1, 2022. On July 20, 2022 the Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests (CDLT) Advisory Panel affirmed a gapfill price of $806.59. As a result of the ThyGeNEXT pricing change, the Company reduced its net realizable value, or NRV rates for ThyGeNEXT Medicare billing to reflect the $806.59 pricing for tests performed during the second quarter of 2022. In addition, in order to reflect the retroactive pricing change to January 1, 2022, the Company recorded an NRV adjustment of $0.7 million during the second quarter of 2022 to reduce revenue recorded during the first quarter of 2022. During July 2022, the Company began implementing cost-savings initiatives including a reduction in headcount and incidental expenses and a freeze on all non-essential travel and hiring.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, we had an operating loss of $5.8 million. As of June 30, 2022, we had cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of $2.1 million, total current assets of $11.3 million and current liabilities of $18.4 million. As of August 5, 2022, we had approximately $2.0 million of cash on hand, excluding restricted cash.

 

We will not generate positive cash flows from operations for the year ending December 31, 2022. We intend to meet our ongoing capital needs by using our available cash and availability under the Comerica Loan Agreement, as well as through targeted revenue growth and margin improvement; collection of accounts receivable; containment of costs; and the potential use of other financing options and other strategic alternatives. However, if we are unable to meet the financial covenants under the Comerica Loan Agreement, the revolving line of credit and notes payable will become due and payable immediately.

 

The Company is currently exploring various strategic alternatives, dilutive and non-dilutive sources of funding, including equity and debt financings, strategic alliances, business development and other sources in order to provide additional liquidity. With the Company’s delisting from Nasdaq in February 2021, its ability to raise additional capital on terms acceptable to the Company has been adversely impacted. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in obtaining such funding on terms acceptable to the Company.

 

 

Management has determined that certain factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. As of the date of this filing, the Company currently anticipates that current cash and cash equivalents will be insufficient to meet its anticipated cash requirements through the next twelve months. These factors include inadequate liquidity to sustain operations, our substantial debts, margin deterioration and volatility, and historic net losses. Our consolidated financial statements assume we will continue as a going concern and do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. Our ability to continue as a going concern depends on having working capital for vendor payments, meeting short-term obligations on other accrued liabilities, and amongst other requirements, making interest payments on our debt obligations. Without positive operating margins and sufficient working capital and the ability to meet our debt obligations, our business will be jeopardized and we may not be able to continue in our current structure, if at all. Under these circumstances, we would likely have to consider other options, such as selling assets, raising additional debt or equity capital, cutting costs or otherwise reducing our cash requirements, or negotiating with our creditors to restructure our applicable obligations, including the potential filing of a petition for relief under the United States Bankruptcy Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”). Such a filing would subject us to the risks and uncertainties associated with bankruptcy filing proceedings and may place investors in our stock at significant risk of losing some or all of their investment. In a bankruptcy, holders of our common stock will be subordinated to our Series B Preferred Stock, which is likely to increase the risk of total loss of investment for holders of our common stock. A bankruptcy filing by us could cause a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.