Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements
As of December 31, 2021 and 2020 and
For the Years Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID: 42 )
103
Consolidated Balance Sheets
105
Consolidated Statements of Operations
106
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss
107
Consolidated Statements of Convertible Preferred Stock and Shareholders’ (Deficit) Equity
108
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
109
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
110
102
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation (the Company) as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss, convertible preferred stock and shareholders’ (deficit) equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2021, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2021, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) and our report dated February 15, 2022 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective or complex judgments. The communication of the critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
103
Genentech Agreement
Description of the Matter
As more fully described in Note 3 of the financial statements, Genentech Agreement revenue is estimated to be recognized over a period of seven to eight years from the effective date. The non-refundable upfront consideration of $300.0 million is recognized using a proportional performance model through an input method based on costs incurred relative to the total estimated costs of research and development efforts. For the year ended December 31, 2021, total revenue recognized was $62.0 million and the related deferred revenue at December 31, 2021 totaled $150.1 million.
Auditing management’s estimate of the total expected research and development costs at completion is complex and requires judgment as a result of the uncertainties of the ultimate progression of the customized product paths, timing and path of development and commercialization decisions, which are controlled by Genentech.
How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit
We obtained an understanding, evaluated the design, and tested the operating effectiveness of controls over the Company’s process to evaluate the progress of the collaboration and the likely path of future development based on significant decisions made by Genentech communicated through the joint committees and any resulting impacts on the total costs of research and development efforts for the collaboration.
To test the estimate of total expected research and development costs, we performed audit procedures that included, among others, observing the quarterly meetings with accounting and the Company collaboration managers discussing the status of the collaboration and the future development for the customized product paths, investigating any changes to the development path. We reviewed supporting documentation to corroborate progress and status of the overall timeline, including meeting minutes from the joint committees.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2015
Seattle, Washington
February 15, 2022
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Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
December 31,
2021
2020
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$
139,065
$
123,436
Short-term marketable securities (amortized cost of $ 214,115 and $ 564,036 , respectively)
213,996
564,833
Accounts receivable, net
17,409
10,047
Inventory
19,263
14,063
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
13,015
14,535
Total current assets
402,748
726,914
Long-term assets
Property and equipment, net
85,262
39,692
Operating lease right-of-use assets
87,678
99,350
Long-term marketable securities (amortized cost of $ 218,163 and $ 118,429 , respectively)
217,145
118,525
Restricted cash
2,138
2,138
Intangible assets, net
8,526
10,225
Goodwill
118,972
118,972
Other assets
875
598
Total assets
$
923,344
$
1,116,414
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable
$
3,307
$
3,237
Accrued liabilities
9,343
13,162
Accrued compensation and benefits
15,642
11,950
Current portion of operating lease liabilities
5,055
3,529
Current portion of deferred revenue
80,460
73,319
Total current liabilities
113,807
105,197
Long-term liabilities
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion
106,685
104,333
Deferred revenue, less current portion
98,750
163,618
Total liabilities
319,242
373,148
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
Shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock: $ 0.0001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized at December 31, 2021 and 2020; no shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021 and 2020
—
—
Common stock: $ 0.0001 par value, 340,000,000 shares authorized at December 31, 2021 and 2020; 141,393,865 and 137,646,896 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively
14
14
Additional paid-in capital
1,324,006
1,253,971
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) gain
( 1,137
)
893
Accumulated deficit
( 718,891
)
( 511,612
)
Total Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation shareholders’ equity
603,992
743,266
Noncontrolling interest
110
—
Total shareholders’ equity
604,102
743,266
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
923,344
$
1,116,414
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Year Ended December 31,
2021
2020
2019
Revenue
Sequencing revenue
$
78,896
$
41,439
$
43,519
Development revenue
75,448
56,943
41,552
Total revenue
154,344
98,382
85,071
Operating expenses
Cost of revenue
49,301
22,530
22,274
Research and development
142,343
116,072
70,705
Sales and marketing
95,465
61,358
38,453
General and administrative
74,502
49,536
30,332
Amortization of intangible assets
1,699
1,703
1,698
Total operating expenses
363,310
251,199
163,462
Loss from operations
( 208,966
)
( 152,817
)
( 78,391
)
Interest and other income, net
1,668
6,590
9,785
Net loss
( 207,298
)
( 146,227
)
( 68,606
)
Add: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
19
—
—
Net loss attributable to Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation
( 207,279
)
( 146,227
)
( 68,606
)
Fair value adjustment to Series E-1 convertible preferred stock options
—
—
( 964
)
Net loss attributable to Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation common shareholders
$
( 207,279
)
$
( 146,227
)
$
( 69,570
)
Net loss per share attributable to Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation common shareholders, basic and diluted
$
( 1.48
)
$
( 1.11
)
$
( 1.01
)
Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation common shareholders, basic and diluted
140,354,915
131,216,468
69,165,315
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss
(in thousands)
Year Ended December 31,
2021
2020
2019
Net loss
$
( 207,298
)
$
( 146,227
)
$
( 68,606
)
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Change in unrealized gains and losses on investments
( 2,030
)
222
778
Comprehensive loss
( 209,328
)
( 146,005
)
( 67,828
)
Add: Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
19
—
—
Comprehensive loss attributable to Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation
$
( 209,309
)
$
( 146,005
)
$
( 67,828
)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Convertible Preferred Stock and Shareholders’ ( Deficit) Equity
(in thousands, except share amounts)
Convertible Preferred Stock
Common Stock
Additional
Paid-In
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Accumulated
Noncontrolling
Total
Shareholders’
(Deficit)
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Capital
(Loss) Gain
Deficit
Interest
Equity
Balance at December 31, 2018
92,790,094
$
560,858
12,841,536
$
1
$
37,902
$
( 107
)
$
( 295,908
)
$
—
$
( 258,112
)
Proceeds from initial public offering, net of underwriters' discounts and commissions
—
—
17,250,000
2
320,848
—
—
—
320,850
Initial public offering costs
—
—
—
—
( 4,986
)
—
—
—
( 4,986
)
Conversion of convertible preferred stock to common stock
( 93,039,737
)
( 561,931
)
93,039,737
9
561,922
—
—
—
561,931
Conversion of convertible preferred stock warrant to common stock warrant
—
—
—
—
2,602
—
—
—
2,602
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of common stock warrants
—
—
54,792
—
9
—
—
—
9
Issuance of common stock for cash upon exercise of stock options
—
—
2,043,767
—
4,413
—
—
—
4,413
Issuance of Series E-1 convertible preferred stock for cash upon exercise of Series E-1 convertible preferred stock options at fair value
249,643
109
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Vesting of restricted stock units
—
—
8,310
—
—
—
—
—
—
Change in redemption value for vested Series E-1 convertible preferred stock options
—
964
—
—
—
—
( 964
)
—
( 964
)
Common stock option and restricted stock unit share-based compensation
—
—
—
—
13,124
—
—
—
13,124
Other comprehensive income
—
—
—
—
—
778
—
—
778
Net loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 68,606
)
—
( 68,606
)
Balance at December 31, 2019
—
$
—
125,238,142
$
12
$
935,834
$
671
$
( 365,478
)
$
—
$
571,039
Issuance of common stock upon public offering, after deducting underwriters' discounts and net offering costs paid by us
—
—
7,200,000
1
271,838
—
—
—
271,839
Adjustments to accumulated deficit for adoption of guidance on accounting for leases
—
—
—
—
—
—
93
—
93
Issuance of common stock for cash upon exercise of stock options
—
—
5,204,254
1
21,538
—
—
—
21,539
Vesting of restricted stock units
—
—
4,500
—
—
—
—
—
—
Common stock option and restricted stock unit share-based compensation
—
—
—
—
24,761
—
—
—
24,761
Other comprehensive income
—
—
—
—
—
222
—
—
222
Net loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 146,227
)
—
( 146,227
)
Balance at December 31, 2020
—
$
—
137,646,896
$
14
$
1,253,971
$
893
$
( 511,612
)
$
—
$
743,266
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of common stock warrant
—
—
54,162
—
—
—
—
—
—
Issuance of common stock for cash upon exercise of stock options
—
—
3,674,057
—
26,484
—
—
—
26,484
Vesting of restricted stock units
—
—
18,750
—
—
—
—
—
—
Common stock option and restricted stock unit share-based compensation
—
—
—
—
43,251
—
—
—
43,251
Capital contributions for Digital Biotechnologies, Inc.
—
—
—
—
300
—
—
129
429
Other comprehensive loss
—
—
—
—
—
( 2,030
)
—
—
( 2,030
)
Net loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
( 207,279
)
( 19
)
( 207,298
)
Balance at December 31, 2021
—
$
—
141,393,865
$
14
$
1,324,006
$
( 1,137
)
$
( 718,891
)
$
110
$
604,102
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
Year Ended December 31,
2021
2020
2019
Operating activities
Net loss
$
( 207,298
)
$
( 146,227
)
$
( 68,606
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation expense
12,254
6,769
6,093
Noncash lease expense
7,028
3,266
—
Share-based compensation expense
43,251
24,761
13,124
Intangible assets amortization
1,699
1,703
1,698
Investment amortization
7,233
773
( 4,463
)
Fair value adjustment of convertible preferred stock warrant
—
—
2,266
Other
( 78
)
71
359
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net
( 7,362
)
2,613
( 7,817
)
Inventory
( 5,200
)
( 4,994
)
( 1,231
)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
1,286
( 1,362
)
( 8,576
)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
3,940
7,495
6,149
Deferred rent
—
—
78
Operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities
8,522
( 886
)
—
Deferred revenue
( 57,727
)
( 43,389
)
266,927
Other
( 275
)
( 276
)
( 597
)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
( 192,727
)
( 149,683
)
205,404
Investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment
( 61,746
)
( 18,803
)
( 11,200
)
Purchases of marketable securities
( 316,544
)
( 694,965
)
( 884,217
)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of marketable securities
559,500
596,724
413,720
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
181,210
( 117,044
)
( 481,697
)
Financing activities
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
26,717
21,748
4,055
Proceeds from public offering of common stock, net of underwriting discounts and commissions
—
272,160
320,850
Payment of public offering costs, net
—
( 321
)
( 4,986
)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock upon the exercise of a common stock warrant
—
—
9
Proceeds from initial capital contributions for Digital Biotechnologies, Inc.
429
—
—
Other
—
—
( 12
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
27,146
293,587
319,916
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
15,629
26,860
43,623
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year
125,574
98,714
55,091
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of year
$
141,203
$
125,574
$
98,714
Noncash investing and financing activities
Purchases of equipment included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
$
682
$
4,679
$
773
Noncash additions to property through lease financing arrangements
$
—
$
—
$
36,607
Derecognition of lease financing arrangements upon adoption of guidance on accounting for leases
$
—
$
36,607
$
—
Conversion of convertible preferred stock to common stock upon closing of initial public offering
$
—
$
—
$
561,931
Conversion of convertible preferred stock warrant to common stock warrant upon closing of initial public offering
$
—
$
—
$
2,602
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
1.
Organization and Description of Business
Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation (“we,” “us” or “our”) is a commercial-stage company advancing the field of immune medicine by harnessing the inherent biology of the adaptive immune system to transform the diagnosis and treatment of disease. We believe the adaptive immune system is nature’s most finely tuned diagnostic and therapeutic for most diseases, but the inability to decode it has prevented the medical community from fully leveraging its capabilities. Our immune medicine platform applies our proprietary technologies to read the diverse genetic code of a patient’s immune system and aims to understand precisely how the immune system detects and treats disease in that patient. We capture these insights in our dynamic clinical immunomics database, which is underpinned by computational biology and machine learning, and use them to develop and commercialize clinical products and services that we are tailoring to each individual patient. We have commercial products and services and a robust pipeline of clinical products and services that we are designing to diagnose, monitor and enable the treatment of diseases, such as cancer, autoimmune disorders and infectious diseases.
We were incorporated in the State of Washington on September 8, 2009 under the name Adaptive TCR Corporation. On December 21, 2011, we changed our name to Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation. We are headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
Digital Biotechnologies, Inc.
In 2021, we formed a subsidiary, Spin Technologies, Inc., to facilitate the development of a potential new early-stage sequencing technology that is ancillary to our core business. In February 2022, the subsidiary’s name was changed to Digital Biotechnologies, Inc. We have a 70 % ownership interest in Digital Biotechnologies, Inc. All intercompany transactions and balances between us and Digital Biotechnologies, Inc. have been eliminated in consolidation. The remaining interest, held by certain of our related parties and related family trusts, was reported as noncontrolling interest in our consolidated financial statements.
2.
Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation, its wholly-owned subsidiary and Digital Biotechnologies, Inc. Other shareholders’ interests in Digital Biotechnologies, Inc. are shown in the consolidated financial statements as noncontrolling interest. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the related disclosures at the date of the consolidated financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods presented. We base our estimates on historical experience and other relevant assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Estimates are used in several areas including, but not limited to, estimates of progress to date for certain performance obligations and the transaction price for certain contracts with customers, share-based compensation, including the fair value of stock, the provision for income taxes, including related reserves, and goodwill, among others. These estimates generally involve complex issues and require judgments, involve the analysis of historical results and prediction of future trends, can require extended periods of time to resolve and are subject to change from period to period. Actual results may differ materially from management’s estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are stated at fair value. Cash equivalents include only securities having an original maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase. We limit our credit risk associated with cash and cash equivalents by placing our investments with banks that we believe are highly creditworthy and with highly rated money market funds. Cash and cash equivalents primarily consist of bank deposits and investments in money market funds.
Restricted Cash
We are required to maintain certain balances under lease arrangements for some of our property and facility leases. We had restricted cash of $ 2.1 million as of December 31, 2021 and 2020.
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Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Investments in Marketable Securities
Marketable securities are classified as available-for-sale, consist of U.S. government debt securities and corporate bonds and are reported at fair value. Unrealized holding gains and losses are reflected as a separate component of shareholders’ equity in accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss) until realized. Realized gains and losses on the sale of these securities are recognized in net income or loss. The cost of marketable securities sold is based on the specific identification method.
Concentrations of Risk
We are subject to a concentration of risk from a limited number of suppliers, or in certain cases, single suppliers for some of our laboratory instruments and materials. This risk is managed by targeting a quantity of surplus stock.
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities are financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk. We invest in money market funds, U.S. government debt securities, U.S. government agency securities, commercial paper and corporate bonds with high-quality accredited financial institutions.
Significant customers are those that represent more than 10% of our total revenue or accounts receivable, net balances for the periods and as of each date presented, respectively. Revenue from these customers reflects their purchase of our products and services and our collaboration efforts with Genentech.
For each significant customer, revenue as a percentage of total revenue for the periods presented and accounts receivable, net as a percentage of total accounts receivable, net as of the dates presented were as follows:
Revenue
Accounts Receivable, Net
Year Ended December 31,
December 31,
2021
2020
2019
2021
2020
Customer A
*%
*%
13.9 %
*%
19.1
%
Customer B
*
*
*
11.3
12.2
Genentech, Inc. and Roche Group
41.9
55.8
42.1
*
*
* less than 10%
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable consists of amounts due from customers for services performed. We review our accounts receivable for credit impairment and regularly analyze the status of significant past due receivables to determine if any will potentially be uncollectible to estimate the amount of allowance necessary to reduce accounts receivable to its estimated net realizable value.
Additionally, we had $ 0.2 million and $ 0.9 million of unbilled receivables as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. These contract assets are amounts that will become due for which we have an unconditional right to consideration.
Inventory
Inventory consists of laboratory materials and supplies used in lab analysis. We capitalize inventory when purchased and record expense upon order fulfillment for servicing revenue or utilization in our research and development laboratories. Inventory is valued at the lower of cost or market on a first-in, first-out basis. We periodically perform obsolescence assessments and write off any inventory that is no longer usable.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment consists of computer equipment, computer software, laboratory equipment, leasehold improvements and furniture and office equipment. Property and equipment are recorded at cost and depreciation is recognized using the straight-line method based on estimated useful life. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred and costs of improvements are capitalized.
Useful lives assigned to property and equipment are as follows:
Laboratory equipment
3 years to 7 years
Leasehold improvements
Shorter of estimated useful life or remaining lease term
Computer equipment and software
3 years to 5 years
Furniture and office equipment
3 years to 10 years
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Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
We review long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset group may not be recoverable. Gains and losses from asset disposals and impairment losses are classified within our consolidated statements of operations in accordance with the use of the asset.
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the net amount of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination measured at fair value. We assess goodwill for impairment annually on October 1, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances would more likely than not reduce the fair value of our single reporting unit below its carrying value. We evaluate goodwill for impairment by first assessing qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of our reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If we so determine, or if we choose to bypass the qualitative assessment, we perform a quantitative goodwill impairment test. Goodwill impairment exists when the estimated fair value of our one reporting unit is less than its carrying value. If impairment exists, the carrying value of the goodwill is reduced to fair value through an impairment charge recorded in our consolidated statements of operations. To date, we have no t recognized any impairment of goodwill.
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets acquired in a business combination are recognized separately from goodwill and are initially recognized at their fair value at the acquisition date, which is regarded as their cost.
Intangible assets may also result from the purchase of assets and intellectual property in a transaction that does not qualify as a business combination. Intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives on a straight-line basis which approximates their usage pattern. Intangible assets are reviewed for impairment at least annually or if indicators of potential impairment exist. We have no t recognized any impairment losses on intangible assets.
Leases
We determine if an arrangement contains a lease at inception. We have operating lease agreements for the laboratory, office and warehouse facilities that we occupy, as well as server space. Operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized at the date the underlying asset becomes available for our use and are based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term. ROU assets also include any initial direct costs incurred and any lease payments made at or before the lease commencement date, less lease incentives received. As our leases generally do not provide an implicit interest rate, the present value of our future minimum lease payments is determined using our incremental borrowing rate. This rate is an estimate of the collateralized borrowing rate we would incur on our future lease payments over a similar term and is based on the information available to us at the lease commencement date, or as of January 1, 2020 for commenced leases that existed as of our adoption of Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“ASC 842”) .
Certain of our leases contain options to extend or terminate the lease; lease terms are adjusted for these options only when it is reasonably certain we will exercise these options. Our lease agreements do not contain residual value guarantees or covenants.
We have made a policy election regarding our real estate leases not to separate nonlease components from lease components, to the extent they are fixed. Nonlease components that are not fixed are expensed as incurred as variable lease expense. Our leases for laboratory, office and warehouse facilities typically include variable nonlease components, such as common-area maintenance costs. We have also elected not to record on our consolidated balance sheets a lease that has a lease term of twelve months or less and does not contain a purchase option that we are reasonably certain to exercise.
Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the leases. Incentives granted under our facilities leases, including rent holidays, are recognized as adjustments to lease expense on a straight-line basis over the terms of the leases.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) has defined fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability, or an exit price, in the principal or most advantageous market for that asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The FASB established a fair value hierarchy that requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs, where available, and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The hierarchy defines three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
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Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
•
Level 2: Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, 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 that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
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A financial instrument categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. In certain cases, where there is limited activity or less transparency around inputs to valuation, financial instruments are classified as Level 3 within the valuation hierarchy.
Our financial instruments consist of Level 1 and Level 2 assets and have included Level 3 liabilities in the past. The carrying amounts of certain financial instruments approximate fair value due to their short maturities. We did not have any nonfinancial assets or liabilities that were measured or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2021 and 2020.
Convertible Preferred Stock Warrant
We had issued a freestanding warrant to a venture capital firm to purchase 56,875 shares of Series C convertible preferred stock with an exercise price of $ 2.64 in connection with a $ 5.0 million credit facility entered into in 2014. Immediately prior to and in connection with the completion of our initial public offering, the convertible preferred stock warrant converted to a common stock warrant.
Prior to the conversion, the fair value of this warrant was classified as a non-current liability in the balance sheets, since the underlying convertible preferred stock had been classified as temporary equity instead of shareholders’ deficit in accordance with authoritative guidance for the classification and measurement of potentially redeemable securities. Upon certain change in control events that were outside of our control, including liquidation, sale or transfer of control, holders of the convertible preferred stock may have caused its redemption. Prior to conversion, the warrant was subject to remeasurement at each balance sheet date, with changes in estimated fair value recognized as a component of interest and other income, net on our statements of operations. During the year ended December 31, 2019, we recognized $ 2.3 million of expense related to the revaluation of the convertible preferred stock warrant liability in the interest and other income, net line item on our consolidated statements of operations.
When the convertible preferred stock warrant converted to a common stock warrant immediately prior to and in connection with the completion of the initial public offering, the $ 2.6 million financial liability was reclassified to the additional paid-in capital line item on our balance sheet, thereby concluding the need for revaluation.
Revenue Recognition
We recognize revenue in accordance with ASC Topic 606 (“ASC 606”), Revenue from Contracts with Customers . Under ASC 606, for all revenue-generating contracts, we perform the following steps to determine the amount of revenue to be recognized: (1) identify the contract or contracts; (2) determine whether the promised goods or services are performance obligations, including whether they are distinct in the context of the contract; (3) measure the transaction price, including the constraint on variable consideration; (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations based on estimated selling prices; and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) we satisfy each performance obligation. The following is a summary of the application of the respective model to each of our revenue classifications.
Overview
Our revenue is generated from immunosequencing (“sequencing”) products and services (“sequencing revenue”) and from regulatory or development support services leveraging our immune medicine platform (“development revenue”). When revenue generating contracts have elements of both sequencing revenue and development revenue, we classify revenue based on the nature of the performance obligation and the allocated transaction price.
Sequencing Revenue
Sequencing revenue reflects the amounts generated from providing testing services through clonoSEQ to clinical and research customers, from providing our T-Detect COVID test to clinical customers and from providing sequencing services through immunoSEQ to research customers.
For clinical customers, we primarily derive revenue from providing our clonoSEQ report to ordering physicians. In these transactions, we have identified one performance obligation, the delivery of a clonoSEQ report, and we bill and receive payments from medical institutions and commercial and government third-party payors. As payment from the respective payors may vary based on the various reimbursement rates and patient responsibilities, we consider the transaction price to be variable and record an estimate of the transaction price, subject to the constraint for variable consideration, as revenue at the time of delivery. The estimate of transaction price is based on historical and expected reimbursement rates with the various payors, which are monitored in subsequent periods and adjusted as necessary based on actual collection experience.
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For our clonoSEQ coverag e under Medicare, we bill an episode of treatment when we deliver the first eligible test results. This billing contemplates all necessary tests required during a patient’s treatment cycle, which is currently estimated at approximately four tests per patient, including the initial sequence identification test. Revenue recognition commences at the time the initial billable test result is delivered and is based upon cumulative tests delivered to date. We estimate the number of tests we expect to deliver over a patient’s treatment cycle based on historical testing frequencies for patients by indication. These estimates are subject to change as we develop more information about utilization over time. Any unrecognized revenue from the initial billable test is recorded as deferred revenue and is recognized either as we deliver our estimate of the remaining tests in a patient’s treatment cycle or when the likelihood becomes remote that a patient will receive additional testing .
For research customers, contracts typically include an amount billed in advance of services (“upfront”) and subsequent billings as sample results are delivered to the customer. Upfront amounts received are recorded as deferred revenue, which we recognize as revenue upon satisfaction of performance obligations. We have identified two typical performance obligations under the terms of our research service contracts: sequencing services and related data analysis. We recognize revenue for both identified performance obligations as sample results are delivered to the customer. In periods where our sample estimates are reduced or a customer project is cancelled and, in either case, we have remaining related deferred revenue, we recognize revenue using a cumulative catch-up approach based on the proportion of samples delivered to date relative to the remaining samples expected to be delivered.
Development Revenue
We derive revenue by providing services through development agreements to biopharmaceutical customers who seek access to our immune medicine platform technologies. We generate revenues from the delivery of professional support activities pertaining to the use of immunoSEQ and our MRD product in the development of the respective customers’ initiatives. The transaction price for these contracts may consist of a combination of non-refundable upfront fees, separately priced sequencing fees, progress-based milestones and regulatory milestones. The development agreements include single or multiple performance obligations, depending on the contract. For certain contracts, we perform services to support the biopharmaceutical customers’ regulatory submissions as part of their registrational trials. These services may include regulatory support pertaining to our technology intended to be utilized as part of the submission, development of analytical plans for our sequencing data, participation on joint research committees and assistance in completing a regulatory submission. Generally, these services are not distinct within the context of the contract and they are accounted for as a single performance obligation. If agreements include sequencing activities, we separately classify those activities as sequencing revenue.
When sequencing services are separately priced customer options, we assess if a material right exists and, if not, the customer option to purchase additional sequencing services is not considered part of the contract. Except for any non-refundable upfront fees, the other forms of compensation represent variable consideration. Variable consideration related to progress-based and regulatory milestones is estimated using the most likely amount method, where variable consideration is constrained until it is probable that a significant reversal of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur. Progress milestones, such as the first sample result delivered or final patient enrollment in a customer trial, are customer dependent and are included in the transaction price when the respective milestone is probable of occurring. Milestone payments that are not within our customers’ control, such as regulatory approvals, are not considered probable of being achieved until those approvals are received. Determining whether regulatory milestone payments are probable is an area that requires significant judgment. In making this assessment, we evaluate scientific, clinical, regulatory and other risks, as well as the level of effort and investment required to achieve the respective milestone.
The primary method used to estimate standalone selling price for performance obligations is the adjusted market assessment approach. Using this approach, we evaluate the market in which we sell our services and estimate the price that a customer in that market would be willing to pay for our services. We recognize revenue using either an input or output measure of progress that faithfully depicts performance on a contract, depending on the contract. The measure used is dependent on the nature of the service to be provided in each contract. Selecting the measure of progress and estimating progress to date requires significant judgment.
During the year ended December 31, 2021, we executed an intellectual property license agreement that includes variable consideration related to sales-based royalties. Any consideration related to such royalties will be recognized as development revenue at the later of when (i) the related sales occur or (ii) the performance obligation to which some or all of the sales-based royalty has been allocated has been satisfied (or partially satisfied).
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Contract Balances
In certain circumstances, billing may occur prior to services being performed. Upfront payments are recorded as deferred revenue, contract liabilities. We classify deferred revenue as current for sequencing revenue, as we expect our performance obligations will be completed within the next twelve months; however, we do not control the timing of customer provided samples. For development services, we assess the performance obligations and recognize deferred revenue as current or non-current based upon forecasted delivery times, which are customer coordinated. In certain circumstances, the customer project may be cancelled or terminated prior to the delivery of all related services covered by a customer’s upfront payment. In these circumstances, we recognize revenue when sufficient evidence is obtained that a reversal of revenue is not probable.
Share-Based Compensation
Share-based compensation includes compensation expense for stock option and restricted stock unit grants to employees and non-employees. It represents the grant date fair value of the grants and is recognized over the requisite service period of the awards, usually the vesting period, on a straight-line basis, net of actual forfeitures. We estimate the grant date fair value of stock option grants using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.
Advertising
Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising expenses were $ 22.4 million, $ 14.5 million and $ 6.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue includes the cost of materials, personnel-related expenses (including salaries, benefits and share-based compensation), shipping and handling expenses, equipment costs and allocated facility costs associated with processing samples and professional support for our sequencing revenue activities. Allocated facility costs include depreciation of laboratory equipment, as well as allocated facility occupancy and information technology costs. Costs associated with processing samples are recorded as expense, regardless of the timing of revenue recognition.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses consist of laboratory materials costs, personnel-related expenses, equipment costs, allocated facility costs, information technology expenses and contract service expenses. We also include in research and development expenses the costs associated with software development of applications to support future commercial opportunities, as well as development activities to support laboratory scaling and workflow. Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Upfront payments for goods or services that will be used or rendered for future research and development activities are deferred and capitalized, then are recognized as an expense as the goods are consumed or the related services are performed. Costs to support our Genentech Agreement are also a component of our research and development expenses.
Sales and Marketing Expenses
Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of personnel-related expenses for commercial sales, product and account management, marketing, reimbursement, medical education and business development personnel that support commercialization of our platform products. In addition, these expenses include external costs such as advertising expenses, customer education and promotional expenses, market analysis expenses, conference fees, travel expenses and allocated facility costs.
Income Taxes
Income taxes are accounted for under the liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to the differences between the consolidated financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases, and the operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the consolidated balance sheet date using the enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities due to a change in tax rates is recognized in the period such tax rate changes are enacted. Our net deferred tax assets are fully offset by a valuation allowance, because of our history of losses.
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We recognize the effect of income tax positions only if those positions are more likely than not of being sustained upon examination.
Net Loss Per Share Attributable to Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation Common Shareholders
We calculate basic net loss per share attributable to Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation common shareholders by dividing net loss attributable to Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation common shareholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. The diluted net loss per share attributable to Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation common shareholders is computed by giving effect to all potential dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding for the period determined using the treasury stock method. For purposes of this calculation, common stock warrants, stock options and nonvested restricted stock units are considered common stock equivalents but have been excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share attributable to Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation common shareholders, as their effect is anti-dilutive.
Prior to the closing of our initial public offering in July 2019 and the related conversion of our convertible preferred stock into common stock, we calculated our basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation common shareholders in conformity with the two-class method required for companies with participating securities. We considered our convertible preferred stock to be participating securities. In the event a dividend had been declared or paid on common stock, holders of convertible preferred stock would have been entitled to a share of such dividend in proportion to the holders of common stock on an as-if converted basis. Under the two-class method, basic net loss per share attributable to Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation common shareholders is calculated by dividing the net loss attributable to Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation common shareholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Net loss attributable to Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation common shareholders is determined by allocating undistributed earnings between common and preferred shareholders. The net loss attributable to Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation common shareholders was not allocated to the convertible preferred stock under the two-class method, as the convertible preferred stock did not have a contractual obligation to share in our losses. The diluted net loss per share attributable to Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation common shareholders was computed by giving effect to all potential dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding for the period determined using the treasury stock method. For purposes of this calculation, convertible preferred stock, convertible preferred stock warrants, common stock warrants and stock options were considered common stock equivalents but were excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share attributable to Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation common shareholders, as their effect was anti-dilutive.
Segment Information
We have determined that our chief executive officer is the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”). The CODM regularly reviews operating results and other financial information presented on a consolidated basis. While revenue is reviewed at levels lower than the consolidated entity, resource allocation decisions are made by the CODM based on the results presented at the consolidated entity level, which is determined to be a single reporting unit. There are no segment managers who are held accountable by the CODM for operations, operating results or planning at levels or components below the consolidated entity. As such, the consolidated entity operates as one operating segment and represents one reportable segment. We present disaggregated revenue from contracts with customers by type of service. See Note 3, Revenue.
3.
Revenue
We disaggregate our revenue from contracts with customers by type of service, as we believe this best depicts how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of our revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors. The following table presents our revenue disaggregated by type of products and services for the periods presented (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
2021
2020
2019
Sequencing revenue
$
78,896
$
41,439
$
43,519
Development revenue
Development support
65,448
54,443
39,552
Regulatory milestones
10,000
2,500
2,000
Total development revenue
75,448
56,943
41,552
Total revenue
$
154,344
$
98,382
$
85,071
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MRD Development Agreements
We have entered into agreements with biopharmaceutical customers to further develop and commercialize our MRD product and the biopharmaceutical customers’ therapeutics. Under each of the agreements, we received or will receive non-refundable upfront payments and could receive substantial additional payments upon reaching certain progress-based milestones or achieving certain regulatory milestones pertaining to the customers’ therapeutics and our MRD product.
Under the contracts, we identify performance obligations, which may include: (1) obligations to provide services supporting the customer’s regulatory submission activities as they relate to our MRD product; and (2) sequencing services related to customer-provided samples for their regulatory submissions. The transaction price allocated to the respective performance obligations is estimated using an adjusted market assessment approach for the regulatory support services and a standalone selling price for the estimated immunosequencing services. At contract inception, we fully constrain any consideration related to regulatory milestones, as the achievement of such milestones is subject to third-party regulatory approval and the customers’ own submission decision-making. We recognize revenue related to the sequencing services as sequencing revenue over time using an output method based on the proportion of sample results delivered relative to the total amount of sample results expected to be delivered, when expected to be a faithful depiction of progress. We use the same method to recognize the regulatory support services. When an output method based on the proportion of sample results delivered is not expected to be a faithful depiction of progress, we utilize an input method using a cost-based model based on estimates of effort completed.
We recognized $ 3.2 million in revenue during the year ended December 31, 2021 due to changes in estimates of total samples to be provided under certain of our MRD development agreements for which we had previously received upfront consideration, of which $ 0.3 million was recognized as development revenue in the respective period.
We earned $ 10.0 million, $ 2.5 million and $ 2.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively, upon the achievement of certain regulatory milestones by us and our respective customers’ therapeutics. We recognized these earnings as development revenue within the respective periods, as we determined that the amounts were consistent with our estimated standalone selling prices and the respective performance obligations were complete.
In total, we recognized $ 11.8 million, $ 3.4 million and $ 3.7 million in development revenue related to our MRD development agreements during the year ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
As of December 31, 2021, in future periods we could receive up to an additional $ 333.5 million in milestone payments if certain regulatory approvals are obtained by our customers’ therapeutics in connection with MRD data generated from our MRD product.
Genentech Collaboration Agreement
In December 2018, we entered into a worldwide collaboration and license agreement with Genentech (“Genentech Agreement”) to leverage our capability to develop cellular therapies in oncology. Subsequent to receipt of regulatory approval in January 2019, we received a non-refundable, upfront payment of $ 300.0 million in February 2019 and may be eligible to receive more than $ 1.8 billion over time, including payments of up to $ 75.0 million upon the achievement of specified regulatory milestones, up to $ 300.0 million upon the achievement of specified development milestones and up to $ 1,430.0 million upon the achievement of specified commercial milestones. In addition, we are separately able to receive tiered royalties at a rate ranging from the mid-single digits to the mid-teens on aggregate worldwide net sales of products arising from the strategic collaboration, subject to certain reductions, with aggregate minimum floors. Under the agreement, we are pursuing two product development pathways for novel T cell immunotherapies in which Genentech intends to use TCRs screened by our immune medicine platform to engineer and manufacture cellular medicines:
•
Shared Products. The shared products will use “off-the-shelf” TCRs identified against cancer antigens shared among patients (“Shared Products”).
•
Personalized Product. The personalized product will use patient-specific TCRs identified by real-time screening of TCRs against cancer antigens in each patient (“Personalized Product”).
Under the terms of the agreement, we granted Genentech exclusive worldwide licenses to develop and commercialize TCR-based cellular therapies in the field of oncology, including licenses to existing shared antigen data packages. Additionally, Genentech has the right to determine which product candidates to further develop for commercialization purposes. We determined that this arrangement meets the criteria set forth in ASC Topic 808, Collaborative Arrangements (“ASC 808”), because both parties are active participants in the activity and are exposed to significant risks and rewards depending on the activity’s commercial failure or success. Because ASC 808 does not provide guidance on how to account for the activities under a collaborative arrangement, we applied the guidance in ASC 606 to account for the activities related to the Genentech Agreement.
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In applying ASC 606, we identified the following performance obligations at the inception of the agreement:
1.
License to utilize on an exclusive basis all TCR-specific platform intellectual property to develop and commercialize any licensed products in the field of oncology.
2.
License to utilize all data and information within each shared antigen data package and any other know-how disclosed by us to Genentech in oncology.
3.
License to utilize all private antigen TCR product data in connection with research and development activities in the field of use.
4.
License to existing shared antigen data packages.
5.
Research and development services for shared product development, including expansion of shared antigen data packages.
6.
Research and development services for private product development.
7.
Obligations to participate on various joint research, development and project committees.
We determined that none of the licenses, research and development services or obligations to participate on various committees were distinct within the context of the contract, given such rights and activities were highly interrelated and there was substantial additional research and development to further develop the licenses. We considered factors such as the stage of development of the respective existing antigen data packages, the subsequent development that would be required to both identify and submit a potential target for investigational new drug acceptance under both product pathways and the variability in research and development pathways given Genentech’s control of product commercialization. Specifically, under the agreement, Genentech is not required to pursue development or commercialization activities pertaining to both product pathways and may choose to proceed with one or the other, as opposed to both. Accordingly, we determined that all of the identified performance obligations were attributable to one general performance obligation, which is to further the development of our TCR-specific platform, including data packages, and continue to make our TCR identification process available to Genentech to pursue either product pathway.
Separately, we have a responsibility to Genentech to enter into a supply and manufacturing agreement for patient-specific TCRs as it pertains to any Personalized Product therapeutic. We determined this was an option right of Genentech should they pursue commercialization of a Personalized Product therapy. Because of the uncertainty resulting from the early stage of development, the novel approach of our collaboration with Genentech and our rights to future commercial milestones and royalty payments, we determined that this option right was not a material right that should be accounted for at inception. As such, we will account for the supply and manufacturing agreement when entered into between the parties.
We determined the initial transaction price shall be made up of only the $ 300.0 million upfront, non-refundable payment, as all potential regulatory and development milestone payments were probable of significant revenue reversal given their achievement was highly dependent on factors outside our control. As a result, these payments were fully constrained and were not included in the transaction price as of December 31, 2021. We excluded the commercial milestones and potential royalties from the transaction price, as those items relate predominantly to the license rights granted to Genentech and will be assessed when and if such events occur.
As there are potential substantive developments necessary, which Genentech may be able to direct, we determined that we would apply a proportional performance model to recognize revenue for our performance obligation. We measure proportional performance using an input method based on costs incurred relative to the total estimated costs of research and development efforts to pursue both the Shared Products and Personalized Product pathways. When any of the potential regulatory and development milestones are no longer fully constrained and included in the transaction price, such amounts will be recognized using the cumulative catch-up method based on proportional performance at such time. We currently expect to recognize the revenue over a period of approximately seven to eight years from the effective date. This estimate of the research and development period considers pursuit options of development activities supporting both the Shared Products and the Personalized Product, but may be reduced or increased based on the various activities as directed by the joint committees, decisions made by Genentech, regulatory feedback or other factors not currently known.
We recognized revenue of $ 62.0 million, $ 52.8 million and $ 35.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively, related to the Genentech Agreement. Costs related to the Genentech Agreement are included in research and development expenses.
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4.
Fair Value Measurements
The following tables set forth the fair value of financial assets as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):
December 31, 2021
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Financial assets
Money market funds
$
131,946
$
—
$
—
$
131,946
U.S. government debt securities
—
391,145
—
391,145
Corporate bonds
—
39,996
—
39,996
Total financial assets
$
131,946
$
431,141
$
—
$
563,087
December 31, 2020
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Total
Financial assets
Money market funds
$
103,283
$
—
$
—
$
103,283
U.S. government debt securities
—
671,777
—
671,777
Corporate bonds
—
11,581
—
11,581
Total financial assets
$
103,283
$
683,358
$
—
$
786,641
Level 1 securities include highly liquid money market funds, for which we measure the fair value based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 securities consist of U.S. government debt securities and corporate bonds, and are valued based on recent trades of securities in inactive markets or on quoted market prices of similar instruments and other significant inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data.
5.
Investments
Available-for-sale investments consisted of the following as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands):
December 31, 2021
Amortized Cost
Unrealized Gain
Unrealized Loss
Estimated Fair Value
Short-term marketable securities
U.S. government debt securities
$
186,752
$
4
$
( 109
)
$
186,647
Corporate bonds
27,363
—
( 14
)
27,349
Total short-term marketable securities
$
214,115
$
4
$
( 123
)
$
213,996
Long-term marketable securities
U.S. government debt securities
$
205,472
$
—
$
( 974
)
$
204,498
Corporate bonds
12,691
—
( 44
)
12,647
Total long-term marketable securities
$
218,163
$
—
$
( 1,018
)
$
217,145
December 31, 2020
Amortized Cost
Unrealized Gain
Unrealized Loss
Estimated Fair Value
Short-term marketable securities
U.S. government debt securities
$
552,539
$
723
$
( 10
)
$
553,252
Corporate bonds
11,497
86
( 2
)
11,581
Total short-term marketable securities
$
564,036
$
809
$
( 12
)
$
564,833
Long-term marketable securities
U.S. government debt securities
$
118,429
$
98
$
( 2
)
$
118,525
Total long-term marketable securities
$
118,429
$
98
$
( 2
)
$
118,525
All the U.S. government debt securities and corporate bonds designated as short-term marketable securities have an effective maturity date that is equal to or less than one year from the respective consolidated balance sheet date. Those that are designated as long-term marketable securities have an effective maturity date that is more than one year from the respective consolidated balance sheet date.
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Accrued interest receivable is excluded from the amortized cost and estimated fair value of our marketable securities. Accrued interest receivable of $ 1.4 million and $ 2.5 million were presented separately within the prepaid expenses and other current assets line item on our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
The following table presents the gross unrealized holding losses and fair value for investments in an unrealized loss position, and the length of time individual securities have been in a continuous loss position, as of December 31, 2021 (in thousands):
Less Than 12 Months
12 Months Or Greater
Fair Value
Unrealized Loss
Fair Value
Unrealized Loss
U.S. government debt securities
$
345,014
$
( 1,083
)
$
—
$
—
Corporate bonds
32,886
( 58
)
—
—
Total available-for-sale securities
$
377,900
$
( 1,141
)
$
—
$
—
We periodically review our available-for-sale securities to assess for credit impairment. Some of the factors considered in assessing impairment include the extent to which the fair value is less than the amortized cost basis, adverse conditions related to the security, an industry or geographic area, changes to security ratings or sector credit ratings and other relevant market data.
As of December 31, 2021, we did not intend, nor were we more likely than not to be required, to sell our available-for-sale investments before the recovery of their amortized cost basis, which may be maturity. Based on our assessment, we concluded all impairment as of December 31, 2021 to be due to factors other than credit loss, such as changes in interest rates. A credit allowance was not recognized and the impairment of our available-for-sale securities was recorded in other comprehensive loss.
6.
Property and Equipment, Net
Property and equipment, net as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following (in thousands):
December 31,
2021
2020
Laboratory equipment
$
36,312
$
27,767
Computer equipment
6,988
3,600
Furniture and office equipment
5,579
2,717
Computer software
992
860
Construction in progress
5,658
7,185
Leasehold improvements
65,959
21,945
Property and equipment, at cost
121,488
64,074
Less: Accumulated depreciation
( 36,226
)
( 24,382
)
Property and equipment, net
$
85,262
$
39,692
Depreciation expense was $ 12.3 million, $ 6.8 million and $ 6.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
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7 .
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
There have been no changes in the carrying amount of goodwill since its recognition in 2015.
Intangible assets subject to amortization as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following (in thousands):
December 31, 2021
Gross Carrying Amount
Accumulated Amortization
Net Carrying Amount
Acquired developed technology
$
20,000
$
( 11,638
)
$
8,362
Purchased intellectual property
325
( 161
)
164
Balance at December 31, 2021
$
20,325
$
( 11,799
)
$
8,526
December 31, 2020
Gross Carrying Amount
Accumulated Amortization
Net Carrying Amount
Acquired developed technology
$
20,000
$
( 9,972
)
$
10,028
Purchased intellectual property
325
( 128
)
197
Balance at December 31, 2020
$
20,325
$
( 10,100
)
$
10,225
The developed technology was acquired in connection with our acquisition of Sequenta in 2015. The remaining balance of the acquired technology and the purchased intellectual property is expected to be amortized over the next 5.0 years.
As of December 31, 2021, expected future amortization expense for intangible assets was as follows (in thousands):
2022
$
1,699
2023
1,699
2024
1,703
2025
1,699
2026
1,699
Thereafter
27
Total future amortization expense
$
8,526
8.
Accrued Liabilities
Accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following (in thousands):
December 31,
2021
2020
Professional fees
$
3,687
$
3,219
Clinical and contract research organization costs
1,646
1,781
Travel and entertainment
184
91
Tax liabilities
391
1,767
Purchases of property and equipment
615
4,423
Other
2,820
1,881
Total accrued liabilities
$
9,343
$
13,162
The accrued tax liabilities balance as of December 31, 2020 includes a $ 1.4 million tax withholding liability related to unsettled option exercises as of December 31, 2020.
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9 .
Deferred Revenue
Deferred revenue by revenue classification as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 was as follows (in thousands):
December 31,
2021
2020
Current deferred revenue
Sequencing
$
21,915
$
15,463
Development
58,545
57,856
Total current deferred revenue
80,460
73,319
Non-current deferred revenue
Sequencing
174
724
Development
98,576
162,894
Total non-current deferred revenue
98,750
163,618
Total current and non-current deferred revenue
$
179,210
$
236,937
Deferred revenue from our Genentech Agreement represents $ 56.1 million and $ 94.0 million of the current and non-current development deferred revenue balances, respectively, as of December 31, 2021 and $ 55.1 million and $ 157.0 million of the current and non-current development deferred revenue balances, respectively, as of December 31, 2020. In general, we expect that the current amounts will be recognized as revenue within 12 months and the non-current amounts will be recognized as revenue over a period of approximately five to six years from December 31, 2021. This period of time represents an estimate of the research and development period to develop cellular therapies in oncology, which may be reduced or increased based on the various development activities.
During the year ended December 31, 2021, we recognized $ 3.6 million in revenue as a result of changes in estimates of total samples to be provided under certain of our agreements and cancelled biopharmaceutical customer sequencing contracts for which we had received upfront consideration. Additionally, we recognized $ 2.5 million of sequencing revenue during the year ended December 31, 2021 related to Medicare reimbursements resulting from our determination that the likelihood of additional testing for specific patients was remote and a change in our estimate of expected cumulative tests per patient for one of our covered indications.
Changes in deferred revenue during the year ended December 31, 2021 were as follows (in thousands):
Deferred revenue balance at December 31, 2020
$
236,937
Additions to deferred revenue during the period
38,062
Revenue recognized during the period
( 95,789
)
Deferred revenue balance at December 31, 2021
$
179,210
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As of December 3 1 , 20 2 1 , $ 75.7 million was recognized as revenue that was included in the deferred revenue balance at December 31, 20 20 .
10.
Leases
We have operating lease agreements for the laboratory, office and warehouse facilities that we occupy in various locations, as well as server space.
In July 2011, we entered into a non-cancelable lease agreement with an, at the time, minority shareholder for office and laboratory space in Seattle, Washington. The lease terms were subsequently amended multiple times, most recently in August 2019, when we expanded the existing premises to approximately 65,500 square feet. Cash payment for rent of the expanded premises commenced January 2020 , four months after the landlord delivered the expanded premises to us for construction of certain tenant improvements, and the lease term for both the existing premises and the expanded premises ends October 2032, subject to our option to twice extend the lease for five years . The amended lease also requires us to pay additional amounts for operating and maintenance expenses.
In August 2019, we entered into an agreement to rent approximately 100,000 square feet in what was a to-be-constructed, new headquarters building in Seattle, Washington. In connection with the lease, we entered into a $ 2.1 million letter of credit with one of our existing financial institutions. Due to our significant involvement during the construction process of the leased building, we qualified as the deemed owner of the building under build-to-suit lease accounting guidance that proceeded ASC 842. The resulting asset and long-term financing obligation recorded on our balance sheet as of December 31, 2019 for the cost of the building was derecognized effective January 1, 2020 upon adoption of ASC 842. The lease commenced in December 2020 , when the landlord delivered the premises to us for construction of certain tenant improvements. We occupied the new building in 2021, cash payment for rent began in October 2021 and the lease term ends in August 2033 , subject to our option to twice extend the lease for five years . In connection with this lease, the landlord agreed to fund $ 20.0 million in improvements, which was subsequently reduced to $ 14.8 million as a result of our change requests made during landlord construction of the building, net of an administration fee. As of December 31, 2021, we have incurred $ 14.9 million in certain tenant improvement costs, of which $ 10.9 million has been reimbursed by the landlord. The remaining $ 4.0 million is presented as a reduction in the cash flows used to measure our ROU asset and lease liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2021 and will be reimbursed by the landlord. As of December 31, 2020, w e incurred $ 5.2 million in certain tenant improvement costs, of which $ 0.7 million had been reimbursed by the landlord. The remaining $ 4.5 million is presented as a reduction in the cash flows used to measure our ROU asset and lease liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2020. The lease also requires us to pay additional amounts for operating and maintenance expenses.
In October 2019, we entered into an agreement to lease approximately 14,750 square feet in a separate Seattle, Washington location, pursuant to a lease expiring in October 2029, which is subject to our ability to exercise an early termination right after the third year. In connection with the lease, the landlord agreed to provide a tenant improvement allowance in the maximum amount of $ 0.7 million. The lease also requires us to pay additional amounts for operating expenses.
In April 2018, we entered into a lease agreement to lease approximately 13,400 square feet in South San Francisco, California. The lease term is through March 2026 and provides for one five-year extension option. We are responsible for our share of allocable operating expenses, tax expenses and utilities cost during the duration of the lease term. In connection with the lease, the landlord funded agreed-upon improvements. The landlord was solely responsible for the $ 2.4 million cost of such improvements. The lease agreement was amended in February 2020 to lease approximately 19,900 additional square feet and provides for a $ 0.6 million tenant improvement allowance.
In December 2019, we entered into an agreement to lease approximately 3,100 square feet of office space in New York City, New York, pursuant to a lease that expires November 2025 , subject to our ability to exercise an early termination right in 2023. The lease requires us to pay certain operating expenses.
In March 2021, we executed a lease to rent approximately 27,000 square feet of a warehouse in Bothell, Washington, which we classified as an operating lease upon commencement during the year ended December 31, 2021. Rent obligations commenced in October 2021 and the lease expires October 2031 , subject to an early termination option after the seventh year and an option to twice extend the lease for five years . The lease requires us to pay certain operating expenses. Furthermore, the landlord agreed to fund $ 1.2 million in improvements in connection with this lease.
As of December 31, 2021, we were not party to any finance leases. Our leases have remaining terms of 0.3 years to 11.7 years and include options to extend certain of the leases up to 10.0 years and terminate certain of the leases after 3.0 years. We adjust lease terms for these options only when it is reasonably certain we will exercise these options. As of December 31, 2021, it was reasonably certain that we would exercise our option to terminate two of our leases after 3.0 years .
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Other information related to our operating leases as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 was as follows:
December 31,
2021
2020
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)
10.55
11.33
Weighted-average discount rate
4.6
%
4.6
%
The following table reconciles our undiscounted operating lease cash flows to our operating lease liabilities as of December 31, 2021 (in thousands):
2022
$
14,184
2023
13,964
2024
13,692
2025
14,098
2026
12,330
Thereafter
81,188
Total undiscounted lease payments
149,456
Less:
Imputed interest rate
( 32,410
)
Tenant improvement receivables
( 5,306
)
Total operating lease liabilities
$
111,740
Less: Current portion
( 5,055
)
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion
$
106,685
Operating lease expense was $ 12.4 million and $ 5.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Variable lease expense for operating leases was $ 3.5 million and $ 2.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Rent expense recognized under ASC 840, Leases , inclusive of operating and maintenance costs, was $ 5.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities was $ 8.3 million and cash received for tenant improvement allowances was $ 11.5 million during the year ended December 31, 2021. Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities for the year ended December 31, 2020 was $ 3.2 million, net of $ 2.5 million of cash received for tenant improvement allowances. For the year ended December 31, 2021, ROU assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities was $ 5.4 million. For the year ended December 31, 2020, ROU assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities was $ 109.1 million, inclusive of the $ 33.0 million recognized from the adoption of ASC 842.
1 1 .
Commitments and Contingencies
Legal Proceedings
We are subject to claims and assessments from time to time in the ordinary course of business. We will accrue a liability for such matters when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. When only a range of possible loss can be established, the most probable amount in the range is accrued. If no amount within this range is a better estimate than any other amount within the range, the minimum amount in the range is accrued. We were not party to any material legal proceedings as of December 31, 2021.
Indemnification Agreements
In the ordinary course of business, we may provide indemnification of varying scope and terms to vendors, lessors, customers and other parties with respect to certain matters including, but not limited to, losses arising out of breach of our agreements with them or from intellectual property infringement claims made by third parties. In addition, we have entered into indemnification agreements with members of our board of directors and certain of our executive officers that will require us to indemnify them against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers. The maximum potential amount of future payments that we could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is, in many cases, unlimited. We have not incurred any material costs as a result of such indemnifications and are not currently aware of any indemnification claims.
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1 2 .
Shareholders’ Equity
Common Stock
Our common stock has no preferences or privileges and is not redeemable. Holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each share of common stock held . The holders of record of outstanding shares of common stock shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared, out of funds legally available, such cash and other dividends as may be declared from time to time.
As of December 31, 2021, we have reserved shares of common stock for the following:
Shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding common stock options and the vesting of outstanding common restricted stock units granted
13,990,175
Shares available for future grant under the 2019 Equity Incentive Plan
22,299,923
Shares available for future grant under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan
2,804,298
Total shares of common stock reserved for future issuance
39,094,396
Our 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (“2019 Plan”) provides for annual increases in the number of shares that may be issued under the 2019 Plan on January 1, 2020 and on each subsequent January 1, thereafter, by a number of shares equal to the lesser of (a) 5 % of the number of shares of common stock issued and outstanding on the immediately preceding December 31, or (b) an amount determined by our board of directors.
Furthermore, our Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) provides for annual increases in the number of shares available for issuance under our ESPP on January 1, 2020 and on each January 1, thereafter, by a number of shares equal to the smallest of (a) 1 % of the number of shares of common stock issued and outstanding on the immediately preceding December 31, or (b) an amount determined by our board of directors.
Effective January 1, 2021, our 2019 Plan reserve increased by 6,882,344 shares. Our board of directors determined not to increase the ESPP reserve in 2021. Furthermore, our board of directors determined not to increase the 2019 Plan and ESPP reserves in 2022.
Common Stock Warrant
In 2014, we issued a warrant to purchase 56,875 shares of Series C convertible preferred stock at an exercise price of $ 2.64 . The warrant was exercisable for a period of seven years from the date of issuance. Immediately prior to and in connection with the completion of our initial public offering on July 1, 2019, this convertible preferred stock warrant was converted to a warrant to purchase the same number of shares of common stock. The warrant was exercised on February 25, 2021 through a cashless exercise, resulting in the issuance of 54,162 shares of our common stock. The impact of this cashless exercise was immaterial to our consolidated financial statements. As of December 31, 2021, there were no outstanding warrants to purchase common stock.
1 3 .
Equity Incentive Plans
Sequenta 2008 Stock Plan, as amended
In connection with our acquisition of Sequenta in January 2015, we assumed Sequenta’s Equity Incentive Plan (“2008 Plan”), including all outstanding options and shares available for future issuance under the 2008 Plan, which, prior to the completion of our initial public offering, were all exercisable for Series E-1 convertible preferred stock. Upon completion of our initial public offering in July 2019, the outstanding options were exercisable for common stock. No shares are available for future issuance under this plan and no equity awards are outstanding under this plan as of December 31, 2021.
Adaptive 2009 Equity Incentive Plan
We adopted an equity incentive plan in 2009 (“2009 Plan”) that provided for the issuance of incentive and nonqualified common stock options and other share-based awards for employees, directors and consultants. Under the 2009 Plan, the option exercise price for incentive and nonqualified stock options were not to be less than the fair market value of our common stock at the date of grant. Options granted under this plan expire no later than ten years from the grant date and vesting was established at the time of grant. Pursuant to the terms of the 2019 Plan, any shares subject to outstanding options originally granted under the 2009 Plan that terminate, expire or lapse for any reason without the delivery of shares to the holder thereof shall become available for issuance pursuant to awards granted under the 2019 Plan. While no shares are available for future issuance under the 2009 Plan, it continues to govern outstanding equity awards granted thereunder.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
2019 Equity Incentive Plan
The 2019 Plan became effective immediately prior to the closing of our initial public offering in July 2019. The 2019 Plan provides for the issuance of awards in the form of options and other share-based awards for employees, directors and consultants. Under the 2019 Plan, the option exercise price per share shall not be less than the fair market value of a share of stock on the effective date of grant, as defined by the 2019 Plan, unless explicitly qualified under the provisions of Section 409A or Section 424(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Additionally, unless otherwise specified, options granted under this plan expire no later than ten years from the grant date and vesting is established at the time of grant. Except for certain option and restricted stock unit grants made to non-employee directors, stock options and restricted stock units granted under the 2019 Plan generally vest over a four-year period, subject to continuous service through each applicable vesting date. As of December 31, 2021, we have authorized 29,131,628 shares of common stock for issuance under the 2019 Plan.
Changes in shares available for grant during the year ended December 31, 2021 were as follows:
Shares Available for Grant
Shares available for grant at December 31, 2020
18,617,001
2019 Equity Incentive Plan reserve increase effective January 1, 2021
6,882,344
Options and restricted stock units granted
( 4,306,265
)
Options and restricted stock units forfeited, cancelled or expired
1,106,843
Shares available for grant at December 31, 2021
22,299,923
Stock option activity under the 2009 Plan and 2019 Plan during the year ended December 31, 2021 was as follows:
Shares Subject to
Outstanding Options
Weighted-Average Exercise
Price per Share
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
(in thousands)
Options outstanding at December 31, 2020
14,433,560
$
12.82
Options granted
3,052,025
39.39
Options forfeited or cancelled
( 992,428
)
25.90
Options expired
( 40,116
)
26.56
Options exercised
( 3,674,057
)
7.21
Options outstanding at December 31, 2021
12,778,984
$
19.72
$
156,105
Options vested and exercisable at December 31, 2021
7,281,600
$
10.99
$
132,537
The weighted-average remaining contractual life for options outstanding as of December 31, 2021 was 7.0 years. The weighted-average remaining contractual life for vested and exercisable options as of December 31, 2021 was 5.7 years.
The weighted-average grant date fair value per share of options granted during the year ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 was $ 24.22 , $ 21.11 and $ 6.87 , respectively. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the year ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 was $ 156.5 million, $ 190.4 million and $ 39.1 million, respectively.
Of the $ 26.7 million proceeds from exercise of stock options included on our consolidated statements of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2021, $ 0.3 million related to options exercised during the year ended December 31, 2020 but settled during the year ended December 31, 2021. Of the $ 21.7 million proceeds from exercise of stock options included on our consolidated statements of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2020, $ 0.5 million related to options exercised during the year ended December 31, 2019 but settled during the year ended December 31, 2020.
Restricted stock unit activity under the 2019 Plan during the year ended December 31, 2021 was as follows:
Restricted Stock Units
Outstanding
Weighted-Average Grant Date
Fair Value per Share
Nonvested outstanding restricted stock units at December 31, 2020
50,000
$
28.10
Restricted stock units granted
1,254,240
37.98
Restricted stock units forfeited or cancelled
( 74,299
)
43.20
Restricted stock units vested
( 18,750
)
28.10
Nonvested outstanding restricted stock units at December 31, 2021
1,211,191
$
37.41
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The weighted-average grant date fair value per share of restricted stock units granted during the year ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 was $ 28.10 and $ 41.63 , respectively.
Grant Date Fair Value of Options and Restricted Stock Units Granted
The estimated grant date fair values of options granted during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 were estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions:
Year Ended December 31,
2021
2020
2019
Fair value of common stock
$30.86 - $66.50
$17.68 - $55.23
$7.80 - $47.81
Expected term (in years)
5.27 - 6.08
5.27 - 6.08
5.27 - 6.08
Risk-free interest rate
0.5% - 1.4%
0.4% - 1.7%
1.4% - 2.5%
Expected volatility
67.1% - 70.0%
70.5% - 73.3%
64.3% - 72.9%
Expected dividend yield
—
—
—
The determination of the grant date fair value of stock options using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model is affected by the fair value of our common stock, as well as assumptions regarding a number of variables that are complex, subjective and generally require significant judgment to determine. The valuation assumptions were determined as follows:
Fair value of common stock— Prior to the closing of our initial public offering, the fair value of our common stock was determined with input from management using valuation methodologies which utilized certain assumptions, including probability weighting of events, volatility, time to liquidation, a risk-free interest rate and an assumption for a discount for lack of marketability (Level 3 inputs). In determining the fair value of our common stock, the methodologies, approaches and assumptions used to estimate the enterprise value were consistent with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Accounting and Valuation Guide, Valuation of Privately-Held-Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation . For option grants made after the closing of our initial public offering, the fair value of each share of common stock is based on the closing price of our common stock on the date of grant, or other relevant determination date, as reported on The Nasdaq Global Select Market.
Expected term —The expected term of options granted to employees and non-employee directors is determined using the “simplified” method, as illustrated in ASC Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation , as we do not have sufficient exercise history to determine a better estimate of expected term. Under this approach, the expected term is based on the midpoint between the vesting date and the end of the contractual term of the option.
Risk-free interest rate —We utilize a risk-free interest rate in the option valuation model based on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues with remaining terms similar to the expected terms of the options.
Expected volatility —As we do not have sufficient trading history for our common stock, the expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of our publicly traded industry peers utilizing a period of time consistent with our estimate of expected term.
Expected dividend yield —We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future and, therefore, use an expected dividend yield of zero in the option valuation model.
The grant date fair value of restricted stock units granted is based on the closing price of our common stock on the date of grant, or other relevant determination date, as reported on The Nasdaq Global Select Market.
The compensation costs related to stock options and restricted stock units for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 are included on our consolidated statements of operations as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
2021
2020
2019
Cost of revenue
$
2,100
$
817
$
555
Research and development
14,061
8,519
3,934
Sales and marketing
12,312
6,627
3,480
General and administrative
14,778
8,798
5,155
Total share-based compensation expense
$
43,251
$
24,761
$
13,124
As of December 31, 2021, unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to unvested stock options was $ 96.8 million, which is expected to be recognized over a remaining weighted-average period of 2.9 years. Additionally, as of December 31, 2021, unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to unvested restricted stock units was $ 38.3 million, which is expected to be recognized over a remaining weighted-average period of 3.4 years.
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1 4 .
Microsoft Collaboration Agreement
Summary of Agreement
In December 2017, we entered into a collaboration agreement with Microsoft (“Microsoft Agreement”) to computationally derive a comprehensive TCR antigen map for purposes of developing a universal diagnostic based on a single blood test.
Contemporaneously with the Microsoft Agreement, we entered into a separate agreement to use Microsoft’s Azure cloud services at standard volume pricing with a minimum Azure purchase requirement of $ 12.0 million over the seven-year term of the Microsoft Agreement, which we expect to meet in the ordinary course of business.
In addition, contemporaneously with entering into the Microsoft Agreement, Microsoft made a preferred stock investment of $ 45.0 million as a part of our Series F-1 convertible preferred stock issuance.
Summary of Accounting
The terms of the Microsoft Agreement meet the criteria under ASC Topic 808, Collaborative Arrangements (“ASC 808”), as both parties are active participants in the activity and are exposed to significant risks and rewards dependent on the commercial success of the activity. ASC 808 does not provide guidance on how to account for the activities under the collaboration and we determined that Microsoft did not meet the definition of a customer under ASC 606. Accordingly, we looked to other guidance to determine the accounting for the respective elements.
We determined that the preferred stock issuance and commitment to use Microsoft’s Azure cloud services were made at terms consistent with market rates. All consideration received as part of the Series F-1 convertible preferred stock issuance was accounted for as part of the Series F-1 preferred stock issuance. Since the commitment to purchase Microsoft’s Azure cloud services was at market terms and we expect to meet the commitment in the ordinary course of business during the seven-year term, we record the expenses in the period in which the services are consumed. These costs are recorded in our consolidated statements of operations based on the underlying activities for which they support.
The remaining elements of the agreement were highly interrelated, so we evaluated them in the aggregate to determine the appropriate accounting application. Specifically, we determined that the transfer of license rights between the parties, our commitment to provide data and immunomics, diagnostic and bioinformatics expertise to Microsoft and Microsoft’s commitment to provide machine learning software and related development services to us were highly interrelated because they were necessary for the parties to perform the activities under the Microsoft Agreement and, therefore, should be evaluated as one unit of account.
We accounted for these collaboration activities by analogy to ASC Topic 845, Nonmonetary Transactions , and determined that major uncertainties exist about the realizability of the value that would be assigned to an asset received from or provided to Microsoft under the collaboration and, therefore, fair value could not be reliably measured. As a result, we did not recognize any non-monetary assets or corresponding non-monetary income or expenses pertaining to the rights provided to us or to be received by us under the Microsoft Agreement.
1 5 .
Income Taxes
The components of loss before provision for income taxes for the periods presented are as follows (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
2021
2020
2019
Domestic
$
( 207,314
)
$
( 146,227
)
$
( 68,606
)
Foreign
16
—
—
Total loss before provision for income taxes
$
( 207,298
)
$
( 146,227
)
$
( 68,606
)
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. The significant components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities as of the dates presented are as follows (in thousands):
December 31,
2021
2020
Deferred tax assets
Net operating losses
$
200,363
$
105,433
Tax credit carryforward
31,200
18,981
Nonqualifying stock options
18,072
12,096
Deferred rent
—
—
Operating lease liabilities
30,401
31,052
Deferred revenue
42,481
59,713
Other
4,345
2,983
Total deferred tax assets
326,862
230,258
Less: Valuation allowance
( 297,020
)
( 197,527
)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance
29,842
32,731
Deferred tax liabilities
Tangible and intangible assets
( 7,310
)
( 5,760
)
ROU assets
( 22,532
)
( 26,971
)
Net deferred taxes
$
—
$
—
ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes , requires that the tax benefit of NOLs, temporary differences and credit carryforwards be recorded as an asset to the extent that management assesses that realization is “more likely than not.” Realization of the future tax benefits is dependent on our ability to generate sufficient taxable income within the carryforward period. Because of our history of operating losses, management believes that recognition of the deferred tax assets arising from the above-mentioned future tax benefits is currently not likely to be realized and, accordingly, has provided a valuation allowance. The valuation allowance increased by $ 99.5 million and $ 96.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Federal tax laws impose substantial restrictions on the utilization of NOL and credit carryforwards in the event of an ownership change, as defined in Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Accordingly, our ability to utilize these carryforwards may be limited due to such ownership changes. We have completed a Section 382 analysis for changes in ownership through December 31, 2020 and continue to monitor for changes that could trigger a limitation. Based on this analysis, we do not expect to have any permanent limitations on the utilization of our federal NOLs. Under the TCJA federal income tax law, federal NOLs incurred in 2018 and future years may be carried forward indefinitely, but the deductibility of such federal NOLs is subject to an annual limitation. NOLs generated prior to 2018 are eligible to be carried forward up to 20 years. As of December 31, 2021, we had U.S. federal NOLs of $ 192.5 million and U.S. federal tax credits of $ 33.6 million that will begin to expire in 2028 . We also had $ 576.2 million of NOLs as of December 31, 2021 that do not expire.
The effective tax rate of our provision for income taxes differs from the federal statutory rate for the periods presented as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
2021
2020
2019
Statutory rate
21.0 %
21.0 %
21.0 %
State tax, net of federal tax benefit
8.3
13.8
8.1
Stock compensation
14.1
25.2
9.8
Permanent items
( 0.1 )
( 0.1 )
( 1.0 )
Credits
4.7
5.7
6.1
Other
( 0.3 )
0.5
0.3
Change in valuation allowance
( 47.7 )
( 66.1 )
( 44.3 )
Total
0.0 %
0.0 %
0.0 %
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We account for Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income as period costs when incurred.
We recognize, in our consolidated financial statements, the effect of a tax position when it is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, that the position will be sustained upon examination. We had unrecognized tax benefits of $ 6.9 million as of December 31, 2021. A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefits for the dates presented are as follows (in thousands):
Balance at December 31, 2018
$
1,260
Additions in 2019
792
Balance at December 31, 2019
2,052
Additions in 2020
1,437
Balance at December 31, 2020
3,489
Additions in 2021
3,426
Balance at December 31, 2021
$
6,915
During the year ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, we recognized uncertain tax positions of $ 3.4 million, $ 1.4 million and $ 0.8 million, respectively, related to a reduction of the research and development credit deferred tax asset. Unrecognized tax benefits may change during the next twelve months for items that arise in the ordinary course of business. We do not expect a material change to our unrecognized tax benefits over the next twelve months that would have an adverse effect on our operating results.
We recognize interest and penalties accrued on any unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income tax expense. We had no accrued interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions as of December 31, 2021 and 2020.
We file federal and certain state income tax returns, which provide varying statutes of limitations on assessments. However, because of NOL carryforwards, substantially all tax years since inception remain open to federal and state tax examination.
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Net Loss Per Share Attributable to Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation Common Shareholders
The following table sets forth the computation of the basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation common shareholders for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):
Year Ended December 31,
2021
2020
2019
Net loss attributable to Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation
$
( 207,279
)
$
( 146,227
)
$
( 68,606
)
Fair value adjustment to redemption value for Series E-1 convertible preferred stock options
—
—
( 964
)
Net loss attributable to Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation common shareholders, basic and diluted
$
( 207,279
)
$
( 146,227
)
$
( 69,570
)
Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation common shareholders, basic and diluted
140,354,915
131,216,468
69,165,315
Net loss per share attributable to Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation common shareholders, basic and diluted
$
( 1.48
)
$
( 1.11
)
$
( 1.01
)
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
Since we were in a loss position for all periods presented, basic net loss per share attributable to Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation common shareholders is the same as diluted net loss per share attributable to Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation common shareholders, as the inclusion of all potential shares of common stock outstanding would have been anti-dilutive. The following weighted-average common stock equivalents were excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share attributable to Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation common shareholders for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, as they had an anti-dilutive effect:
Year Ended December 31,
2021
2020
2019
Convertible preferred stock (on as if converted basis)
—
—
46,104,469
Stock options issued and outstanding
13,097,374
16,125,548
17,183,546
Nonvested restricted stock units
693,173
38,125
4,952
Common stock warrants
8,570
56,875
55,961
Convertible preferred stock warrant
—
—
28,204
Total
13,799,117
16,220,548
63,377,132
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Retirement Plan
We maintain a salary deferral 401(k) plan (“401(k) Plan”) covering employees who have met certain eligibility requirements. Employees may defer up to 100 % of their compensation to the 401(k) Plan, subject to federal limits. We made $ 2.5 million and $ 1.6 million in discretionary contributions during the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, which are fully vested after one year of employee service. We did no t make any discretionary contributions during the year ended December 31, 2019.
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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
Not applicable .