Note: The balance sheet at June 30, 2021, has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by the United States generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
(1) General Information
Description of the Company – Astrotech Corporation (Nasdaq: ASTC) (“Astrotech,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), a Delaware corporation organized in 1984, is a mass spectrometry company that launches, manages, and commercializes scalable companies based on its innovative core technology.
Basis of Presentation – The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and six months ended December 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending June 30, 2022. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2021. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
Accounting Pronouncements – In November 2021, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2021-10, “Government Assistance (Topic 832)” (“ASU 2021-10”), which enhances disclosure of transactions with governments that are accounted for by applying a grant or contribution model. The new pronouncement requires entities to provide information about the nature of the transaction, terms and conditions associated with the transaction, and financial statement line items affected by the transaction. ASU 2021-10 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2021-10 to have a material impact on its financial statements.
Our Business Units
Astrotech Technologies, Inc.
Astrotech Technologies, Inc. (“ATI”) owns and licenses the Astrotech Mass Spectrometer Technology™ (the “AMS Technology”), the platform mass spectrometry technology originally developed by 1st Detect Corporation (“1st Detect”). The AMS Technology has been designed to be inexpensive, small, and easy to use. Unlike other technologies, the AMS Technology works under ultra-high vacuum, which eliminates competing molecules, yielding higher resolution and fewer false alarms. The intellectual property includes 24 patents granted with two additional patents in process along with extensive trade secrets. With a number of diverse market opportunities for the core technology, ATI is structured to license the intellectual property for different fields of use. ATI currently licenses the AMS Technology to three wholly-owned subsidiaries of Astrotech on an exclusive basis, including to 1st Detect for use in the security and detection market, to AgLAB Inc. (“AgLAB”) for use in the agriculture market, and to BreathTech Corporation (“BreathTech”) for use in breath analysis.
1st Detect Corporation
1st Detect, a licensee of ATI for the security and detection market, has developed the TRACER 1000™, the world’s first mass spectrometry (“MS”) based explosives trace detector (“ETD”) certified by the European Civil Aviation Conference (“ECAC”), designed to replace the ETDs used at airports, cargo and other secured facilities, and borders worldwide. The Company believes that ETD customers are unsatisfied with the currently deployed ETD technology, which is driven by ion mobility spectrometry (“IMS”). The Company believes that IMS-based ETDs are fraught with false positives, as they often misidentify personal care products and other common household chemicals as explosives, causing facility shutdowns, unnecessary delays, frustration, and significant wasted security resources. In addition, there are hundreds of different types of explosives, but IMS-based ETDs have a very limited threat detection library reserved only for those several explosives of largest concern. Adding additional compounds to the detection library of an IMS-based ETD fundamentally reduces the instrument’s performance, further increasing the likelihood of false alarms. In contrast, adding additional compounds to the TRACER 1000’s detection library does not degrade its detection capabilities, as it has a virtually unlimited and easily expandable threat library.
In order to sell the TRACER 1000 to airport and cargo security customers in the European Union and certain other countries, ECAC certification is required. We are currently selling the TRACER 1000 to customers who accept ECAC certification.
In the United States, the Company is working with the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (“TSA”) towards air cargo certification. On March 27, 2018, the Company announced that the TRACER 1000 was accepted into TSA’s Air Cargo Screening Technology Qualification Test (“ACSQT”) and, on April 4, 2018, the Company announced that the TRACER 1000 was beginning testing with TSA for passenger screening at airports. On November 14, 2019, the Company announced that the TRACER 1000 had been selected by the TSA’s Innovation Task Force to conduct live checkpoint screening at Miami International Airport. With similar protocols as ECAC testing, the Company has received valuable feedback from all programs. Following ECAC certification and the Company's early traction within the cargo market, testing for cargo security continued with the TSA. With the COVID-19 pandemic, all testing within the TSA was put on hold; however, the Company resumed cargo
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testing during the summer of 2020, and the Company subsequently announced on September 9, 2020 that the TRACER 1000 passed the non-detection testing portion of the TSA’s ACSQT. Due to continued delays caused by COVID-19, TSA cargo detection testing is ongoing but proceeding much more slowly than anticipated. As a result, efforts are primarily focused on the Company’s other opportunities. TSA cargo detection testing is the final step to be listed on the Air Cargo Screening Technology List (“ACSTL”) as an “approved” device. If approved, the TRACER 1000 will be approved for cargo sales in the United States.
On August 25, 2021, 1st Detect announced that it secured an important landmark purchase order for the TRACER 1000, representing the first units to be deployed at an airport security checkpoint. These systems were delivered to the customer during the second quarter of fiscal year 2022.
AgLAB Inc.
AgLAB, an exclusive licensee of ATI for the agriculture market, has developed the AgLAB-1000™ series of mass spectrometers for use in the hemp and cannabis market with initial focus on optimizing yields in the extraction and distillation process. The AgLAB product line is a derivative of the Company’s core AMS Technology. The AMS Technology provides a significant competitive advantage due to its small size, rugged design, quick analysis, and ease of use.
BreathTech Corporation
BreathTech, an exclusive licensee of ATI for use in breath analysis, is developing the BreathTest-1000™, a breath analysis tool to screen for volatile organic compound (“VOC”) metabolites found in a person’s breath that could indicate they may have an infection, including COVID-19 or pneumonia. While vaccines have been deployed to prevent the transmission of COVID-19, only a fraction of the world has been vaccinated and new variants continue to pose a significant and evolving threat. New tools to aid in the battle against COVID-19 remain of the utmost importance to help defeat the disease, and BreathTech, in conjunction with Cleveland Clinic, are developing a quick and easy to use device to help aid in preventing the further spread of the disease.
Development of the BreathTest-1000 follows the Company’s results in pre-clinical trials for the BreathDetect-1000™, a rapid self-serve breathalyzer that was designed to detect bacterial infections in the respiratory tract, including pneumonia. The pre-clinical trials were conducted in collaboration with UT Health San Antonio in 2017.
(2) Investments
The following tables summarize gains and losses related to the Company’s investments as of December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021:
|
|
December 31, 2021
|
|
Available-for-Sale
|
|
Adjusted
|
|
|
Unrealized
|
|
|
Unrealized
|
|
|
Fair
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
Cost
|
|
|
Gain
|
|
|
Loss
|
|
|
Value
|
|
Mutual Funds - Corporate & Government Debt
|
|
$
|
19,998
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(179
|
)
|
|
$
|
19,819
|
|
ETFs - Corporate & Government Debt
|
|
|
7,376
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(89
|
)
|
|
|
7,287
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
27,374
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(268
|
)
|
|
$
|
27,106
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2021
|
|
Available-for-Sale
|
|
Adjusted
|
|
|
Unrealized
|
|
|
Unrealized
|
|
|
Fair
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
Cost
|
|
|
Gain
|
|
|
Loss
|
|
|
Value
|
|
Mutual Funds - Corporate & Government Debt
|
|
$
|
19,998
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(13
|
)
|
|
$
|
19,985
|
|
ETFs - Corporate & Government Debt
|
|
|
7,376
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(10
|
)
|
|
|
7,366
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
27,374
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
(23
|
)
|
|
$
|
27,351
|
|
(3) Leases
On April 27, 2021, Astrotech entered into a new lease for a research and development facility of approximately 5,960 square feet in Austin, Texas that includes a laboratory, a small production shop, and offices for staff, although many of the Company’s employees continue to work remotely. The lease commenced on June 1, 2021 and has a lease term of 36 months.
On August 3, 2020, the Company terminated its office lease of 5,219 square feet in Austin, Texas that housed executive management, finance and accounting, sales, and marketing and communications. The lease began in November 2016 and was originally set to expire in December 2023. Upon lease termination, the Company recognized a decrease in the related operating right-of-use (“ROU”) asset and operating lease liability of approximately $539 thousand and $506 thousand, respectively.
Operating lease assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent its obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease assets and liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. As the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate in determining the present value of lease payments. Significant
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judgement is required when determining the Company’s incremental borrowing rate. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
The balance sheet presentation of the Company’s operating and finance leases is as follows:
(In thousands)
|
|
Classification on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
|
|
December 31, 2021
|
|
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating lease assets
|
|
Operating leases, right-of-use assets, net
|
|
$
|
206
|
|
Financing lease assets
|
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
|
516
|
|
Total lease assets
|
|
|
|
$
|
722
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating lease obligations
|
|
Lease liabilities, current
|
|
$
|
92
|
|
Financing lease obligations
|
|
Lease liabilities, current
|
|
|
135
|
|
Non-current:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating lease obligations
|
|
Lease liabilities, non-current
|
|
|
138
|
|
Financing lease obligations
|
|
Lease liabilities, non-current
|
|
|
283
|
|
Total lease liabilities
|
|
|
|
$
|
648
|
|
Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases are as follows:
(In thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Year Ended June 30,
|
|
Operating Leases
|
|
|
Financing Leases
|
|
|
Total
|
|
2022
|
|
$
|
52
|
|
|
$
|
77
|
|
|
$
|
129
|
|
2023
|
|
|
103
|
|
|
|
154
|
|
|
|
257
|
|
2024
|
|
|
93
|
|
|
|
154
|
|
|
|
247
|
|
2025
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
67
|
|
|
|
67
|
|
2026
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total lease obligations
|
|
|
248
|
|
|
|
452
|
|
|
|
700
|
|
Less: imputed interest
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
|
34
|
|
|
|
52
|
|
Present value of net minimum lease obligations
|
|
|
230
|
|
|
|
418
|
|
|
|
648
|
|
Less: lease liabilities - current
|
|
|
92
|
|
|
|
135
|
|
|
|
227
|
|
Lease liabilities - non-current
|
|
$
|
138
|
|
|
$
|
283
|
|
|
$
|
421
|
|
Other information as of December 31, 2021 is as follows:
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years):
|
|
|
|
|
Operating leases
|
|
|
|
|
2.4
|
|
Financing leases
|
|
|
|
|
3.0
|
|
Weighted-average discount rate:
|
|
|
|
|
Operating leases
|
|
|
|
|
6.4
|
%
|
Financing leases
|
|
|
|
|
5.3
|
%
|
Cash payments for operating leases for the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 totaled $25 thousand and $53 thousand, respectively. Cash payments for operating leases for the six months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 totaled $35 thousand and $123 thousand, respectively.
Cash payments for financing leases for the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 totaled $15 thousand and $3 thousand, respectively. Cash payments for financing leases for the six months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 totaled $18 thousand and $6 thousand, respectively.
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(4) Property and Equipment
As of December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, property and equipment, net consisted of the following:
(In thousands)
|
|
December 31, 2021
|
|
|
June 30, 2021
|
|
Furniture, fixtures, equipment & leasehold improvements
|
|
$
|
1,289
|
|
|
$
|
535
|
|
Software
|
|
|
264
|
|
|
|
315
|
|
Capital improvements in progress
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
187
|
|
Gross property and equipment
|
|
|
1,553
|
|
|
|
1,037
|
|
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(683
|
)
|
|
|
(774
|
)
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
$
|
870
|
|
|
$
|
263
|
|
Depreciation and amortization expense of property and equipment for the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 was $34 thousand and $15 thousand, respectively. Depreciation and amortization expense of property and equipment for the six months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 was $51 thousand and $37 thousand, respectively.
On August 3, 2020, the Company terminated its corporate office lease in Austin, Texas and wrote-off the remaining net book value of the related leasehold improvement assets in the amount of $229 thousand.
(5) Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred Stock
The Company has issued 280,898 shares of Series D convertible preferred stock (“Series D Preferred Shares”), all of which are issued and outstanding. Series D Preferred Shares are convertible to common stock on a one-to-one basis. Series D Preferred Shares are not callable by the Company. The holder of the preferred stock is entitled to receive, and we shall pay, dividends on shares equal to and in the same form as dividends actually paid on shares of common stock when, and if, such dividends are paid on shares of common stock. No other dividends are paid on the preferred shares. Preferred shares have no voting rights. Upon liquidation, dissolution, or winding-up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, the preferred shares have preference over common stock. The holder of Series D Preferred Shares has the option to convert said shares to common stock at the holder’s discretion.
The holder of the preferred stock previously agreed with the Company that they would not convert the preferred stock until such time as the amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation (the “2020 Certificate Amendment”) was accepted for filing with the state of Delaware, which occurred in October 2021.
Warrants
A summary of the common stock warrant activity for the six months ended December 31, 2021 is presented below:
|
Number of Shares Underlying Warrants
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Weighted Average Exercise Price
|
|
|
Aggregate Fair Market Value at Issuance (In thousands)
|
|
|
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)
|
|
Outstanding June 30, 2021
|
|
2,393
|
|
|
$
|
2.40
|
|
|
$
|
3,747
|
|
|
|
4.63
|
|
Warrants issued
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
Warrants exercised
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
Warrants expired
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
Outstanding December 31, 2021
|
|
2,393
|
|
|
$
|
2.40
|
|
|
$
|
3,747
|
|
|
|
4.10
|
|
The Company has made an immaterial error correction to the table above to reflect the correct weighted average exercise price and weighted average remaining contractual term reported as of June 30, 2021. Management evaluated the materiality of the error, both quantitatively and qualitatively, and concluded that it was not material to the financial statements of any period presented.
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The following represents a summary of the warrants outstanding at each of the dates identified:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of Shares Underlying Warrants
(In thousands)
|
|
Issue Date
|
|
Classification
|
|
Exercise Price
|
|
|
Expiration Date
|
|
December 31, 2021
|
|
|
June 30, 2021
|
|
March 26, 2020
|
|
Equity
|
|
$
|
6.25
|
|
|
March 25, 2025
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
|
25
|
|
March 30, 2020
|
|
Equity
|
|
$
|
4.69
|
|
|
March 27, 2025
|
|
|
61
|
|
|
|
61
|
|
October 23, 2020
|
|
Equity
|
|
$
|
2.88
|
|
|
October 21, 2025
|
|
|
470
|
|
|
|
470
|
|
October 28, 2020
|
|
Equity
|
|
$
|
2.69
|
|
|
October 28, 2025
|
|
|
173
|
|
|
|
173
|
|
February 16, 2021
|
|
Equity
|
|
$
|
4.06
|
|
|
February 11, 2026
|
|
|
171
|
|
|
|
171
|
|
April 12, 2021
|
|
Equity
|
|
$
|
1.88
|
|
|
April 7, 2026
|
|
|
1,493
|
|
|
|
1,493
|
|
Total Outstanding
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,393
|
|
|
|
2,393
|
|
Nasdaq Compliance
On December 21, 2021, the Company received a deficiency letter from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Department of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) notifying the Company of its failure to maintain compliance with the $1.00 per share of common stock minimum closing bid price requirement over the preceding 30 consecutive business days as required by Marketplace Rule 5550(a)(2). The letter stated that the Company has 180 calendar days, or until June 20, 2022, to regain compliance. If at any time during this 180-day period the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock is at least $1.00 per share for a minimum of ten consecutive business days, the Company’s compliance will be regained.
In the event the Company does not regain compliance in that period, it may be eligible to apply for an additional 180 calendar days to regain compliance. To qualify, the Company will be required to meet the continued listing requirement for market value of publicly held shares and all other initial listing standards for The NASDAQ Capital Market, with the exception of the bid price requirement. The Company will also need to provide written notice of its intention to cure the deficiency during the second compliance period. However, if it appears to the NASDAQ staff that the Company will neither be able nor otherwise eligible to cure the deficiency, it may be subject to delisting by NASDAQ.
The Company has not yet determined what action, if any, it will take in response to this letter, although the Company intends to monitor the closing bid price of its common stock between now and June 19, 2022, and to consider available options if its common stock does not trade at a level likely to result in the Company regaining compliance with The NASDAQ Capital Market minimum closing bid price requirement.
(6) Net Loss per Share
Basic net loss per share is computed on the basis of the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share is computed based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus the effect of potentially dilutive common shares outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method and the if-converted method. Potentially dilutive common shares include outstanding stock options and share-based awards.
The following table reconciles the numerators and denominators used in the computations of both basic and diluted net loss per share:
|
|
Three Months Ended
December 31,
|
|
|
Six Months Ended
December 31,
|
|
(In thousands, except per share data)
|
|
2021
|
|
|
2020
|
|
|
2021
|
|
|
2020
|
|
Numerator:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$
|
(2,180
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,622
|
)
|
|
$
|
(4,209
|
)
|
|
$
|
(3,733
|
)
|
Denominator:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator for basic and diluted net loss per share — weighted average common stock outstanding
|
|
|
47,482
|
|
|
|
15,864
|
|
|
|
47,455
|
|
|
|
11,769
|
|
Basic and diluted net loss per common share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$
|
(0.05
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.10
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.09
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.32
|
)
|
All unvested restricted stock awards for the six months ended December 31, 2021 are not included in diluted net loss per share, as the impact to net loss per share would be anti-dilutive. Options to purchase 152,532 shares of common stock at exercise prices ranging from $1.85 to $6.00 per share outstanding as of December 31, 2021 were not included in diluted net loss per share, as the impact to net loss per share would be anti-dilutive.
(7) Revenue Recognition
Astrotech recognizes revenue employing the generally accepted revenue recognition methodologies described under the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“Topic 606”), which was adopted by the Company in fiscal year 2019. The methodology used is based on contract type and how products and services are provided. The guidelines of Topic 606 establish a five-step process to govern the recognition and reporting of revenue
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from contracts with customers. The five steps are: (i) identify the contract with a customer, (ii) identify the performance obligations within the contract, (iii) determine the transaction price, (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations within the contract, and (v) recognize revenue when or as the performance obligations are satisfied.
An additional factor is reasonable assurance of collectability. This necessitates deferral of all or a portion of revenue recognition until collection. During the six months ended December 31, 2021, the Company had two revenue sources that comprised all of its revenue. Revenue was recognized at a point in time consistent with the guidelines in Topic 606.
Contract Assets and Liabilities. The Company enters into contracts to sell products and provide services, and it recognizes contract assets and liabilities that arise from these transactions. The Company recognizes revenue and corresponding accounts receivable according to Topic 606 and, at times, recognizes revenue in advance of the time when contracts give us the right to invoice a customer. The Company may also receive consideration, per the terms of a contract, from customers prior to transferring goods to the customer. The Company records customer deposits as deferred revenue. Additionally, the Company may receive payments, most typically for service and warranty contracts, at the onset of the contract and before services have been performed. In such instances, the Company records a deferred revenue liability. The Company recognizes these contract liabilities as sales after all revenue recognition criteria are met.
Practical Expedients. In cases where the Company is responsible for shipping after the customer has obtained control of the goods, the Company has elected to treat the shipping activities as fulfillment activities rather than as a separate performance obligation. Additionally, the Company has elected to capitalize the cost to obtain a contract only if the period of amortization would be longer than one year. The Company only gives consideration to whether a customer agreement has a financing component if the period of time between transfer of goods and services and customer payment is greater than one year.
Product Sales. The Company recognizes revenue from sales of products upon shipment or delivery when control of the product transfers to the customer, depending on the terms of each sale, and when collection is probable. In the circumstance where terms of a product sale include subjective customer acceptance criteria, revenue is deferred until the Company has achieved the acceptance criteria unless the customer acceptance criteria are perfunctory or inconsequential. The Company generally offers customers payment terms of 60 days or less.
Freight. The Company records shipping and handling fees that it charges to its customers as revenue and related costs as cost of revenue.
Multiple Performance Obligations. Certain agreements with customers include the sale of equipment involving multiple elements in cases where obligations in a contract are distinct and thus require separation into multiple performance obligations, revenue recognition guidance requires that contract consideration be allocated to each distinct performance obligation based on its relative standalone selling price. The value allocated to each performance obligation is then recognized as revenue when the revenue recognition criteria for each distinct promise or bundle of promises has been met.
The standalone selling price for each performance obligation is an amount that depicts the amount of consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring the good or service. When there is only one performance obligation associated with a contract, the entire amount of consideration is attributed to that obligation. When a contract contains multiple performance obligations, the standalone selling price is first estimated using the observable price, which is generally a list price net of applicable discount or the price used to sell the good or service in similar circumstances. In circumstances when a selling price is not directly observable, the Company will estimate the standalone selling price using information available to it including its market assessment and expected cost, plus margin.
The timetable for fulfilment of each of the distinct performance obligations can range from completion in a short amount of time and entirely within a single reporting period to completion over several reporting periods. The timing of revenue recognition for each performance obligation may be dependent upon several milestones, including physical delivery of equipment, completion of site acceptance test, and in the case of after-market consumables and service deliverables, the passage of time.
(8) Fair Value Measurement
ASC Topic 820 “Fair Value Measurement” (“Topic 820”) defines fair value, establishes a market-based framework or hierarchy for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Topic 820 is applicable whenever assets and liabilities are measured and included in the financial statements at fair value.
The fair value hierarchy established in Topic 820 prioritizes the inputs used in valuation techniques into three levels as follows:
Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 - Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
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The following tables present the carrying amounts, estimated fair values, and valuation input levels of certain financial instruments as of December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021:
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|
December 31, 2021
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|
Available-for-Sale
|
|
Carrying
|
|
|
Fair Value Measured Using
|
|
|
Fair
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Level 1
|
|
|
Level 2
|
|
|
Level 3
|
|
|
Value
|
|
Mutual Funds - Corporate & Government Debt
|
|
$
|
19,819
|
|
|
$
|
19,819
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
19,819
|
|
ETFs - Corporate & Government Debt
|
|
|
7,287
|
|
|
|
7,287
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
7,287
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
27,106
|
|
|
$
|
27,106
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
27,106
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2021
|
|
Available-for-Sale
|
|
Carrying
|
|
|
Fair Value Measured Using
|
|
|
Fair
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Level 1
|
|
|
Level 2
|
|
|
Level 3
|
|
|
Value
|
|
Mutual Funds - Corporate & Government Debt
|
|
$
|
19,985
|
|
|
$
|
19,985
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
19,985
|
|
ETFs - Corporate & Government Debt
|
|
|
7,366
|
|
|
|
7,366
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
7,366
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
27,351
|
|
|
$
|
27,351
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
27,351
|
|
The value of available-for-sale investments is based on pricing from third-party pricing vendors, who use quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1 inputs).
(9) Debt
On September 5, 2019, the Company entered into a private placement transaction with Thomas B. Pickens III, the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company for the issuance and sale of a secured promissory note to Mr. Pickens with a principal amount of $1.5 million (the “2019 Note”), and on February 13, 2020, the Company entered into a second private placement transaction with Mr. Pickens for the issuance and sale of a second secured promissory note to Mr. Pickens with a principal amount of $1.0 million (the “2020 Note” and, collectively with the 2019 Note, the “Original Notes”). Interest on the Original Notes accrued at 11% per annum. The principal amount and accrued interest on the Original Notes originally were to become due and payable on September 5, 2020; however, on August 24, 2020, the Company and Mr. Pickens agreed to extend the date of maturity of the Original Notes and payment of accrued interest to September 5, 2021 (the “Original Maturity Date”). The Company had the option to prepay the principal amount and all accrued interest on the Original Notes at any time prior to the Original Maturity Date.
In connection with the issuance of the Original Notes, the Company, along with 1st Detect Corporation and Astrotech Technologies, Inc. (the “Subsidiaries”), entered into two security agreements, dated as of September 5, 2019 and February 13, 2020 (collectively, the “Original Security Agreements”), with Mr. Pickens, pursuant to which the Company and the Subsidiaries granted to Mr. Pickens a security interest in all of the Company’s and the Subsidiaries’ Collateral, as such term is defined in the Original Security Agreements. In addition, the Subsidiaries jointly and severally agreed to guarantee and act as surety for the Company’s obligation to repay the Original Notes pursuant to a subsidiary guarantee.
On September 3, 2021, the Company entered into (1) the Omnibus Amendment to the Secured Promissory Notes (the “Amended Notes”) with Mr. Pickens, in connection with the Original Notes, and (2) the Omnibus Amendment to the Security Agreements (the “Amended Security Agreements”, and together with the Amended Notes, the “Amendments”) with the Subsidiaries, in connection with the Original Security Agreements. Pursuant to the Amendments, (a) the principal amount of $1.0 million and accrued interest of $172 thousand on the 2020 Note was paid in full and the 2020 Note was cancelled, and (b) $1.0 million of the principal amount and $330 thousand of accrued interest on the 2019 Note was paid and the maturity date on the remaining balance of $500 thousand of the 2019 Note was extended to September 5, 2022 (the “Amended Maturity Date”).
In addition, the Subsidiaries jointly and severally agreed to guarantee and act as surety for the Company’s obligation to repay the remaining balance on the 2019 Note pursuant to subsidiary guarantees, dated September 5, 2019 and February 13, 2020, respectively, as amended by the Omnibus Amendments to Subsidiary Guarantees, dated August 24, 2020 and September 3, 2021, respectively (the Omnibus Amendment to Subsidiary Guarantees dated September 3, 2021, the “Amended Subsidiary Guarantee”). The Subsidiary Guaranty with respect to the 2020 Note was also cancelled by the Amended Subsidiary Guarantee due to the 2020 Note being repaid in full.
(10) Business Risk and Credit Risk Concentration Involving Cash
For the each of the three and six months ended December 31, 2021, the Company had two customers that comprised all of the Company’s revenue.
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The Company maintains funds in bank accounts that may exceed the limit insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation of $250 thousand per depositor. The risk of loss attributable to these uninsured balances is mitigated by depositing funds in what we believe to be high credit quality financial institutions. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts.
(11) Stock-Based Compensation
Stock Option Activity Summary
The Company’s stock option activity for the six months ended December 31, 2021 is as follows:
|
|
Shares
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
|
|
Outstanding at June 30, 2021
|
|
|
275
|
|
|
$
|
5.25
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
Canceled or expired
|
|
|
(122
|
)
|
|
|
4.96
|
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2021
|
|
|
153
|
|
|
$
|
5.41
|
|
The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercisable at December 31, 2021 was $0, as the fair value of the Company’s common stock is less than the exercise prices of these options. The remaining stock-based compensation expense of $1 thousand related to stock options will be recognized over a weighted-average period of 0.78 years.
The table below details the Company’s stock options outstanding as of December 31, 2021:
Range of exercise prices
|
|
Number
Outstanding (In thousands)
|
|
|
Options
Outstanding
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)
|
|
|
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
|
|
|
Number
Exercisable (In thousands)
|
|
|
Options
Exercisable
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
|
|
$1.85 – 2.83
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
6.74
|
|
|
$
|
2.08
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
$
|
2.15
|
|
$5.00 – 5.85
|
|
|
88
|
|
|
|
5.36
|
|
|
|
5.55
|
|
|
|
88
|
|
|
|
5.55
|
|
$6.00 – 6.00
|
|
|
52
|
|
|
|
0.64
|
|
|
|
6.00
|
|
|
|
52
|
|
|
|
6.00
|
|
$1.85 – 6.00
|
|
|
153
|
|
|
|
3.87
|
|
|
$
|
5.41
|
|
|
|
150
|
|
|
$
|
5.49
|
|
Compensation costs recognized related to stock option awards were $0 for each of the three months ended December 31, 2021, and 2020 and $1 thousand for each of the six months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.
Restricted Stock
The Company’s restricted stock activity for the six months ended December 31, 2021, is as follows:
|
|
Shares
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Weighted
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
|
|
Outstanding at June 30, 2021
|
|
$
|
2,023
|
|
|
$
|
2.05
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
Vested
|
|
|
(28
|
)
|
|
|
3.39
|
|
Canceled or expired
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2021
|
|
$
|
1,995
|
|
|
$
|
2.03
|
|
Stock compensation expenses related to restricted stock were $439 thousand and $46 thousand for the three months ended December 31, 2021, and 2020, respectively, and $797 thousand and $90 thousand for the six months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The remaining stock-based compensation expense of $3.0 million related to restricted stock awards granted will be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.23 years.
(12) Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected tax consequences of temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to amounts that are more likely than not to be realized. As of December 31, 2021, the Company established a valuation allowance against all of its net deferred tax assets.
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For the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company incurred pre-tax losses in the amount of $2.2 million and $1.6 million, respectively. For the six months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company incurred pre-tax losses in the amount of $4.2 million and $3.7 million, respectively. The total effective tax rate was approximately 0% for the each of the three and six months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.
For each of the six months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company’s effective tax rate differed from the federal statutory rate of 21%, primarily due to the valuation allowance placed against its net deferred tax assets.
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) was signed into law on March 27, 2020. The CARES Act provided certain tax relief measures including the acceleration of the alternative minimum tax (“AMT”) credit previously paid. The CARES Act allows for the acceleration of the refundable AMT credit up to 100% of the AMT credit. In response to the impact of the CARES Act, the Company received the remaining AMT credit of $429 thousand for AMT previously paid during the three months ended September 30, 2020.
FASB ASC 740, “Income Taxes” addresses the accounting for uncertainty in income tax recognized in an entity’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for financial statement disclosure of tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. The Company currently has approximately $300 thousand of uncertain tax positions as of December 31, 2021, all of which are accounted as contra-deferred tax assets. The Company does not expect any significant changes to its uncertain tax positions in the coming 12 months.
Loss carryovers are generally subject to modification by tax authorities until three years after they have been utilized; as such, the Company is subject to examination for the fiscal years ended 2001 through present for federal purposes and fiscal years ended 2006 through present for state purposes.
(13) Commitments and Contingencies
The Company is subject to various lawsuits and other claims in the normal course of business. In addition, from time to time, the Company receives communications from government or regulatory agencies concerning investigations or allegations of noncompliance with laws or regulations in jurisdictions in which the Company operates.
The Company establishes reserves for the estimated losses on specific contingent liabilities, for regulatory and legal actions where the Company deems a loss to be probable and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. In other instances, the Company is not able to make a reasonable estimate of liability because of the uncertainties related to the outcome or the amount or range of potential loss.
Litigation, Investigations, and Audits
On April 15, 2021, a putative stockholder of the Company commenced a class action and derivative lawsuit in the Delaware Court of Chancery, Stein v. Pickens, et al., C.A. No. 2021-0322-JRS (the “Stein Action”), in which it was alleged, among other things, that the Company improperly included broker non-votes in the tabulation of votes counted in favor to approve an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (the “2020 Certificate Amendment”) and, thus the 2020 Certificate Amendment was defective. The Company investigated those allegations and does not believe that the filing and effectiveness of the 2020 Certificate Amendment was either invalid or ineffective. Nevertheless, to resolve any uncertainty, on April 30, 2021, the Company filed a validation proceeding in the Delaware Court of Chancery, In re Astrotech Corporation, C.A. No. 2021-0380-JRS, pursuant to Section 205 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. On October 6, 2021, the Delaware Court of Chancery granted the Company’s request and confirmed and validated the 2020 Certificate Amendment. Thereafter, a settlement in principle was reached with the Plaintiffs in the Stein Action and the parties to the Stein Action presently anticipate presenting the settlement for approval in the first half of 2022.
Further information regarding the Stein Action and the Section 205 Action is provided in the Schedule 14A proxy statement amendment and supplement filed by the Company with the SEC on April 29, 2021.
(14) Segment Information
The Company has determined that it does not meet the criteria of ASC 280 “Segment Reporting” because the Company’s subsidiaries represent Company brands that leverage the same core technology rather than independent operating segments. Furthermore, restatement of prior results is not necessary as they would mirror the consolidated results.
(15) Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic
The Company has taken what it believes are necessary precautions to safeguard its employees from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Company continues to follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (“CDC”) guidance and the recommendations and restrictions provided by state and local authorities. All of the Company’s employees who do not work in a lab setting are currently on a telecommunication work arrangement and have been able to successfully work remotely. The Company’s lab requires in-person staffing, and the Company has been able to continue to operate its lab. There can be no assurance, however, that key employees will not become ill or that the Company will be able to continue to operate its labs.
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To date, the Company has seen delays with respect to the TSA certification process and parts of its supply chain, particularly the impact of the global semiconductor and electronics shortage, which has now resulted in product pricing inflation. In addition, although passenger demand for air travel has rebounded, the overall recovery of the airline industry and ancillary services remains highly uncertain and is dependent upon, among other things, the number of cases declining around the globe, public health impacts of new COVID-19 variants, the continued administration of vaccines to unvaccinated populations, and the duration of immunity granted by vaccines.
The Company continues to manage production, to secure alternative supplies, and to take other proactive actions. The Company believes that it will be able to pass the inflation caused by raw materials shortages and increased shipping costs to its customers by increasing the price of its instruments. If supply chain shortages become more severe or longer term in nature, the Company’s business and results of operations could be adversely impacted; however, the Company does not expect this issue to materially adversely affect its liquidity position. The long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s business may not be fully reflected until future periods.
The Company continues to evaluate the current and potential impact of the pandemic on its business, results of operations, and consolidated financial statements. The Company also continues to actively monitor developments and business conditions that may cause it to take further actions that alter business operations as may be required by applicable authorities or that it determines are in the best interests of its employees, customers, suppliers, and stockholders.
CARES Act
On March 27, 2020, the CARES Act was enacted. The CARES Act, among other things, includes provisions relating to refundable payroll taxes, deferment of employer side social security payments, net operating loss carryback periods, alternative minimum tax credit refunds, modifications to the net interest deduction limitations, and technical corrections to tax depreciation methods for qualified improvement property. The most significant relief measures which the Company qualified for are a loan pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program for which the Company has received full forgiveness, alternative minimum tax credit refunds, employee retention credit, and payroll tax deferral. The payroll tax deferral was effective from the enactment date through December 31, 2020, and the deferred amount will be repaid in two installments. 50% of the deferred amount has been paid as of December 31, 2021, and the remainder will be due by December 31, 2022. The deferred payroll taxes are recorded within accrued liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
The Company will continue to assess the treatment of the CARES Act to the extent additional guidance and regulations are issued, the further applicability of the CARES Act to the Company, and the potential impacts on the business.
(16) Subsequent Events
The Company has analyzed its operations subsequent to December 31, 2021 to the date these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were issued and has determined that it does not have any material subsequent events to disclose in these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements for purposes of federal and state securities laws. Forward-looking statements may include the words “may,” “will,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” and other similar expressions. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those projected in the statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:
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•
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The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the global economy, including the possibility of a global recession, and more specifically the impact to our business, suppliers, consumers, customers, and employees;
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|
•
|
Our ability to successfully pursue our business plan and execute our strategy, including our recent collaboration with Cleveland Clinic;
|
|
•
|
The effect of economic and political conditions in the United States or other nations that could impact our ability to sell our products and services or gain customers;
|
|
•
|
Product demand and market acceptance risks, including our ability to develop and sell products and services to be used by governmental or commercial customers;
|
|
•
|
The impact of trade barriers imposed by the U.S. government, such as import/export duties and restrictions, tariffs and quotas, and potential corresponding actions by other countries in which we conduct our business;
|
|
•
|
Technological difficulties and potential legal claims arising from any technological difficulties;
|
|
•
|
The risks related to the availability of, and cost inflation in, supply chain inputs, including labor, raw materials, commodities, packaging, and transportation;
|
|
•
|
Uncertainty in government funding and support for key programs, grant opportunities, or procurements;
|
|
•
|
The impact of competition on our ability to win new contracts;
|
|
•
|
Our ability to meet technological development milestones and overcome development challenges; and
|
|
•
|
Our ability to successfully identify, complete and integrate acquisitions.
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Although we believe that the assumptions underlying our forward-looking statements are reasonable, any of the assumptions could be inaccurate; therefore, we cannot assure you that the forward-looking statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q will prove to be accurate. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in our forward-looking statements, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that our objectives and plans will be achieved. Some of these and other risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements are more fully described in our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K, elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, or in the documents incorporated by reference herein. Except as may be required by applicable law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or advise of any change in any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. In making these statements, we disclaim any obligation to address or update each factor in future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or communications regarding our business or results, and we do not undertake to address how any of these factors may have caused changes to discussions or information contained in previous filings or communications. In addition, any of the matters discussed above may have affected our past results and may affect future results, so that our actual results may differ materially from those expressed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in prior or subsequent communications.
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