Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

GOING CONCERN

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GOING CONCERN
9 Months Ended
Sep. 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 Incorporated (“Comerica”)(the “Comerica Loan Agreement”). See Note 18, Revolving Line of Credit, for more details. Also in October 2021, the Company entered into an $8.0 million term loan with BroadOak Fund V, L.P. (“BroadOak”)(the “BroadOak Term Loan”), the proceeds of which were used to repay in full at their maturity the existing secured promissory note with Ampersand Capital Partners (“Ampersand”) (the “Ampersand Note”) and 1315 Capital II, L.P (“1315 Capital”)(the “1315 Capital Note”). In May 2022, the Company entered into a Subordinated Convertible Promissory Note agreement with BroadOak for an additional $2.0 million (the “Convertible Note”), which was converted into a subordinated term loan and was added to the outstanding BroadOak Term 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. However, 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 for ThyGeNEXT® 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.

 

On August 31, 2022, the Company closed on the sale of its Pharma Solutions business for a total purchase price of $7,000,000 ($500,000 of which has been deposited into escrow), subject to a potential post-closing working capital adjustment, In addition, we received the earnout payment of $1,043,000. See Note 4,

 

 

Discontinued Operations.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, we had an operating loss from continuing operations of $3.7 million. As of September 30, 2022, we had cash and cash equivalents of $6.3 million, total current assets of $12.7 million and current liabilities of $14.8 million. As of November 4, 2022, we had approximately $6.6 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 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.

 

We continue to explore 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 delisting of our common stock from Nasdaq in February 2021, our ability to raise additional capital on terms acceptable to us has been adversely impacted. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in obtaining such funding on terms acceptable to us.

 

Our consolidated financial statements assume we will continue as a going concern. 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. With the proceeds received from the sale of the Pharma Solutions business, as well as the expected improvement in future operating cash flows associated with the disposition, as of the date of this filing, the Company anticipates that current cash and cash equivalents, available eligible borrowings on its Comerica Loan Agreement and forecasted cash receipts will be sufficient to meet its anticipated cash requirements through the next twelve months.

 

Further, along with many laboratories, we may be affected by the Proposed Local Coverage Determination (“LCD”) DL39365, which was posted on June 9, 2022 and is currently under consideration by our local Medicare Administrative Contractor, Novitas Solutions, Inc. If finalized, this Proposed LCD, which governs “Genetic Testing for Oncology,” could impact the existing LCD for one of our molecular tests, PancraGEN®. If Novitas restricts coverage for PancraGEN®, our liquidity could be negatively impacted beginning in Fiscal 2023.

 

The Company anticipates that current cash and cash equivalents and forecasted cash receipts would still be sufficient to meet its anticipated cash requirements through the next twelve months, from the date of this filing.