Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements
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Bioventus Inc.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID Number 248 )
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Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income
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Consolidated Balance Sheets
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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ and Members’ Equity
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
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Opinion on the financial statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Bioventus Inc. (a Delaware corporation) and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income, changes in stockholders’ and members’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2023, 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 as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2023, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
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 Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“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. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
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.
/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2019.
Raleigh, North Carolina
March 12, 2024
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Bioventus Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income
Years Ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)
2023 2022 2021
Net sales $ 512,345 $ 512,117 $ 430,898
Cost of sales (including depreciation and amortization of
$ 48,503 , $ 45,622 and $ 26,471 respectively)
184,152 181,037 128,192
Gross profit 328,193 331,080 302,706
Selling, general and administrative expense 303,879 332,134 254,253
Research and development expense 13,446 23,854 19,039
Restructuring costs 840 6,779 2,487
Change in fair value of contingent consideration 719 1,102 829
Depreciation and amortization 8,842 9,748 8,363
Impairment of assets 78,615 — —
Impairment of goodwill — 124,697 —
Loss on disposals 3,577 — —
Impairment of variable interest entity assets — — 5,674
Operating (loss) income ( 81,725 ) ( 167,234 ) 12,061
Interest expense, net 40,676 12,021 1,112
Other (income) expense ( 1,290 ) 9,770 1,461
Other expense 39,386 21,791 2,573
(Loss) income before income taxes ( 121,111 ) ( 189,025 ) 9,488
Income tax expense (benefit), net 85 ( 44,374 ) ( 1,966 )
Net (loss) income from continuing operations ( 121,196 ) ( 144,651 ) 11,454
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax ( 74,429 ) ( 68,740 ) ( 1,868 )
Net (loss) income ( 195,625 ) ( 213,391 ) 9,586
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interest - continuing operations 24,458 40,732 9,789
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interest - discontinued operations 14,937 13,955 —
Net (loss) income attributable to Bioventus Inc. $ ( 156,230 ) $ ( 158,704 ) $ 19,375
Net (loss) income $ ( 195,625 ) $ ( 213,391 ) $ 9,586
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax
Change in prior service cost and unrecognized (loss) gain
for defined benefit plan adjustment ( 8 ) 133 60
Change in foreign currency translation adjustments 1,140 ( 501 ) ( 1,318 )
Comprehensive (loss) income ( 194,493 ) ( 213,759 ) 8,328
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest - continuing operations 24,230 40,811 9,789
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest - discontinued operations 14,937 13,955 —
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Bioventus Inc. $ ( 155,326 ) $ ( 158,993 ) $ 18,117
Loss per share of Class A common stock from (1) :
Continuing operations, basic and diluted $ ( 1.54 ) $ ( 1.70 ) $ ( 0.11 )
Discontinued operations, basic and diluted ( 0.95 ) ( 0.89 ) ( 0.04 )
Loss per share of Class A common stock, basic and diluted $ ( 2.49 ) $ ( 2.59 ) $ ( 0.15 )
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding,
basic and diluted (1) :
62,647,554 61,389,107 45,472,483
(1) Per share information for the year ended December 31, 2021 represents loss per share of Class A common stock and weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding from February 16, 2021 through December 31, 2021, the period following Bioventus Inc.'s initial public offering and related transactions described in Note 8. Stockholders’ equity and Note 9. Earnings per share within the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Bioventus Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2023 and 2022
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)
2023 2022
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 36,964 $ 30,186
Accounts receivable, net 122,789 136,295
Inventory 91,333 84,766
Prepaid and other current assets 16,913 18,551
Current assets attributable to discontinued operations — 2,777
Total current assets 267,999 272,575
Property and equipment, net 36,605 27,456
Goodwill 7,462 7,462
Intangible assets, net 482,350 639,851
Operating lease assets 13,353 16,690
Investment and other assets 3,141 2,621
Long-term assets attributable to discontinued operations — 405,994
Total assets $ 810,910 $ 1,372,649
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 23,038 $ 36,697
Accrued liabilities 119,795 111,570
Current portion of long-term debt 27,848 33,056
Other current liabilities 4,816 3,607
Current liabilities attributable to discontinued operations — 119,087
Total current liabilities 175,497 304,017
Long-term debt, less current portion 366,998 385,010
Deferred income taxes 1,213 2,248
Contingent consideration 18,150 17,431
Other long-term liabilities 27,934 22,810
Long-term liabilities attributable to discontinued operations — 228,911
Total liabilities 589,792 960,427
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
Stockholders’ Equity:
Preferred stock, $ 0.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued
Class A common stock, $ 0.001 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2023 and
December 31, 2022, 63,267,436 and 62,063,014 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and
December 31, 2022, respectively
63 62
Class B common stock, $ 0.001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized,
15,786,737 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022
16 16
Additional paid-in capital 494,254 490,576
Accumulated deficit ( 321,536 ) ( 165,306 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 794 ( 110 )
Total stockholders’ equity attributable to Bioventus Inc. 173,591 325,238
Noncontrolling interest 47,527 86,984
Total stockholders’ equity 221,118 412,222
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 810,910 $ 1,372,649
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Bioventus Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ and Members’ Equity
Years Ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021
(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts)
Members’
Equity Class A Common Stock Class B Common Stock Additional Paid-in Capital Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) Accumulated Deficit Non-
controlling
Interest Total Stockholders' and
Members’
Equity
Shares Amount Shares Amount
December 31, 2020 $ 144,160 — $ — — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 144,160
Prior to Organizational Transactions:
Refund from members 123 — — — — — — — — 123
Equity-based compensation ( 39 ) — — — — — — — — ( 39 )
Net income 25,977 — — — — — — — — 25,977
Other comprehensive loss ( 1,507 ) — — — — — — — — ( 1,507 )
Effect of Organizational Transactions ( 168,714 ) 31,838,589 32 15,786,737 16 41,813 — — 79,119 ( 47,734 )
Subsequent to Organizational Transactions:
Initial public offering, net of offering costs — 9,200,000 9 — — 106,441 — — — 106,450
Issuance of Class A common stock for equity plans — 169,125 — — — 1,617 — — — 1,617
Issuance of Class A common stock for acquisitions, net of registration fees — 18,340,790 18 — — 272,706 — — — 272,724
Distribution to Continuing LLC Owner — — — — — — — — ( 3,306 ) ( 3,306 )
Net loss — — — — — — — ( 6,602 ) ( 9,789 ) ( 16,391 )
Deconsolidation of variable interest entity — — — — — — — — 3,746 3,746
Equity based compensation — — — — — 15,059 — — 4,825 19,884
Replacement equity awards in connection with acquisitions — — — — — 27,636 — — — 27,636
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest — — — — — — — — 200 200
Change in noncontrolling interest allocations — — — — — 8,046 — — 65,821 73,867
Other comprehensive income — — — — — — 179 — 70 249
December 31, 2021 $ — 59,548,504 $ 59 15,786,737 $ 16 $ 473,318 $ 179 $ ( 6,602 ) $ 140,686 $ 607,656
Issuance of Class A common stock for equity plans 2,514,510 3 — — 5,819 — — — 5,822
Deferred taxes on equity rebalancing — — — — ( 1,977 ) — — — ( 1,977 )
Net loss — — — — — — ( 158,704 ) ( 54,687 ) ( 213,391 )
Tax withholdings on equity compensation awards — — — — ( 3,352 ) — — — ( 3,352 )
Deconsolidation of noncontrolling interest — — — — — — — 247 247
Equity based compensation — — — — 14,180 — — 3,405 17,585
Change in noncontrolling interest allocations — — — — 2,588 — — ( 2,588 ) —
Other comprehensive loss — — — — — ( 289 ) — ( 79 ) ( 368 )
December 31, 2022 62,063,014 $ 62 15,786,737 $ 16 $ 490,576 $ ( 110 ) $ ( 165,306 ) $ 86,984 $ 412,222
Issuance of Class A common stock for equity plans 1,204,422 1 — — 777 — — — 778
Net loss — — — — — — ( 156,230 ) ( 39,395 ) ( 195,625 )
Equity based compensation — — — — 2,388 — — 334 2,722
Change in noncontrolling interest allocations — — — — 513 — — ( 513 ) —
Distributions to members — — — — — — — ( 111 ) ( 111 )
Other comprehensive income — — — — — 904 — 228 1,132
December 31, 2023 63,267,436 $ 63 15,786,737 $ 16 $ 494,254 $ 794 $ ( 321,536 ) $ 47,527 $ 221,118
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements .
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Bioventus Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Years Ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021
(Amounts in thousands)
2023 2022 2021
Operating activities:
Net (loss) income $ ( 195,625 ) $ ( 213,391 ) $ 9,586
Less: Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax ( 74,429 ) ( 68,740 ) ( 1,868 )
(Loss) income from continuing operations ( 121,196 ) ( 144,651 ) 11,454
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 57,365 55,398 34,875
(Benefit) provision for expected credit losses ( 1,103 ) 5,190 485
Equity-based compensation from 2021 Stock Incentive Plan 2,722 17,585 19,844
Profits interest plan, liability-classified and other equity awards compensation — — ( 24,356 )
Change in fair value of contingent consideration 719 1,102 829
Change in fair value of interest rate swap — ( 6,396 ) ( 2,730 )
Deferred income taxes ( 2,377 ) ( 46,658 ) ( 9,756 )
Change in fair value of Equity Participation Rights — — ( 2,774 )
Impairments of assets 78,615 134,982 7,043
Loss on debt retirement and modification — — 2,162
Loss on disposals 3,577 — —
Unrealized loss (gain) on foreign currency fluctuations 665 1,383 472
Other, net 1,707 388 588
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable 10,055 ( 17,672 ) ( 20,052 )
Inventory ( 5,991 ) ( 18,618 ) 3,183
Accounts payable and accrued expenses ( 5,275 ) ( 3,099 ) 18,211
Other current and noncurrent assets and liabilities ( 1,970 ) 9,659 ( 16,487 )
Net cash from operating activities - continuing operations 17,513 ( 11,407 ) 22,991
Net cash from operating activities - discontinued operations ( 2,169 ) ( 2,130 ) —
Net cash from operating activities 15,344 ( 13,537 ) 22,991
Investing activities:
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired — — ( 262,870 )
Proceeds from sale of a business 34,675 — —
Purchase of property and equipment ( 7,362 ) ( 10,042 ) ( 13,520 )
Investments and acquisition of distribution rights — ( 1,478 ) ( 7,370 )
Other — ( 75 ) —
Net cash from investing activities - continuing operations 27,313 ( 11,595 ) ( 283,760 )
Net cash from investing activities - discontinued operations ( 11,506 ) ( 104,841 ) —
Net cash from investing activities 15,807 ( 116,436 ) ( 283,760 )
Financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of Class A common stock sold in initial public offering,
net of underwriting discounts and offering costs — — 107,777
Proceeds from issuance of Class A and B common stock 778 5,822 1,633
Registration fees for Class A common stock to purchase Misonix — — ( 1,838 )
Tax withholdings on equity-based compensation — ( 3,352 ) —
Borrowing on revolver 64,000 25,000 20,000
Payment on revolver ( 49,000 ) ( 25,000 ) ( 20,000 )
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt, net of issuance costs — 79,659 257,453
Debt financing costs ( 3,661 ) — —
Payments on long-term debt ( 38,264 ) ( 20,038 ) ( 91,250 )
Other, net ( 506 ) ( 15 ) ( 404 )
Net cash from financing activities ( 26,653 ) 62,076 273,371
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash 629 521 ( 228 )
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 5,127 ( 67,376 ) 12,374
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of the period 31,837 99,213 86,839
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the period $ 36,964 $ 31,837 $ 99,213
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities
Accrued liabilities for distribution rights and member distributions $ 709 $ — $ 3,181
Accounts payable for purchase of property, plant and equipment $ 1,311 $ 419 $ 695
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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Bioventus Inc.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(Amounts in thousands, except unit and share amounts)
1. Organization
The Company
Bioventus Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) was formed as a Delaware corporation for the purpose of facilitating an initial public offering and other related transactions in order to carry on the business of Bioventus LLC and its subsidiaries (“BV LLC”). Bioventus Inc. functions as a holding company with no direct operations, material assets or liabilities other than the equity interest in BV LLC. BV LLC is a limited liability company formed under the laws of the state of Delaware on November 23, 2011 and operates as a partnership. BV LLC commenced operations in May 2012.
On February 16, 2021, the Company completed its initial public offering (“IPO”), which was conducted through what is commonly referred to as an umbrella partnership C Corporation (“UP-C”) structure. The Company has majority interest, sole voting interest and controls the management of BV LLC. As a result, the Company consolidates the financial results of BV LLC and reports a noncontrolling interest representing the interest of BV LLC held by its continuing LLC owner.
The Company is focused on developing and commercializing clinically differentiated, cost efficient and minimally invasive treatments that engage and enhance the body’s natural healing processes. The Company is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina and has approximately 970 employees at December 31, 2023.
Interim periods
The Company reports quarterly interim periods on a 13-week basis within a standard calendar year. Each annual reporting period begins on January 1 and ends on December 31. Each quarter ends on the Saturday closest to calendar quarter-end, with the exception of the fourth quarter, which ends on December 31. The 13-week quarterly periods for fiscal year 2023 ended on April 1, July 1 and September 30. Comparable periods for 2022 ended on April 2, July 2 and October 1. The fourth and first quarters may vary in length depending on the calendar year.
Correction of immaterial misstatements
During the quarter ended April 1, 2023 and as part of the balance sheet review process, the Company identified misstatements in its calculation of the carrying amount of noncontrolling interest as it applies to the Company’s complex UP-C tax and ownership structure as prescribed in the amended and restated limited liability company agreement of BV LLC. Specifically, the Company failed to adjust the carrying amount of its noncontrolling interest to reflect changes in ownership interests relating to BV LLC. As a result, the previously issued consolidated financial statements reflect an understatement of noncontrolling interest and an overstatement of additional paid-in capital.
As a result of further research conducted, the Company discovered an additional error related to historical deferred income tax balances. The Company concluded that it had inappropriately calculated deferred income taxes by using an incorrect book basis in its investment of BV LLC during the Company’s IPO, which resulted in an overstatement of deferred tax liabilities, an understatement of noncontrolling interest and an understatement of additional paid-in capital.
The statements affected by these errors include the consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of stockholders’ and members’ equity issued in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021. There was no impact to any other financial statements for the periods presented. The Company concluded that these misstatements were not material, individually or in the aggregate, as evaluated under the Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Bulletin No. 99, Materiality; No. 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements ; and Financial Accounting Standards Board ASC 250-10, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections . However, because of the significance of these items, and to facilitate comparison among periods, the Company decided to revise its previously issued consolidated financial statements on a prospective basis. The Company corrected its prior period presentation for this error in its 2023 quarterly financial statements included in its Forms 10-Q and 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2023. The adjustments did not have an impact on revenues, total assets or cash flows.
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The following are selected line items from our aforementioned impacted financial statements illustrating the effect of the error corrections thereon:
Consolidated Balance Sheets — December 31, 2022 As Previously Reported Adjustments As Adjusted
Deferred income taxes (b)(d)(e)
$ 74,138 $ ( 71,890 ) $ 2,248
Total liabilities 1,032,317 ( 71,890 ) 960,427
Additional paid-in capital (a)(b)(c)(d)
481,919 8,657 490,576
Noncontrolling interest (a)(c)
23,751 63,233 86,984
Total stockholders’ equity 340,332 71,890 412,222
Consolidated Balance Sheets — December 31, 2021 As Previously Reported Adjustments As Adjusted
Deferred income taxes (b)
$ 133,518 $ ( 73,867 ) $ 59,651
Total liabilities 692,073 ( 73,867 ) 618,206
Additional paid-in capital (a)(b)
465,272 8,046 473,318
Noncontrolling interest (a)
74,865 65,821 140,686
Total stockholders’ equity 533,789 73,867 607,656
The Company’s consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ and members equity as of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 have been corrected to reflect the above adjustments. The Company revised the amounts originally reported for the years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 for the following items:
(a) Recorded a $ 65,821 decrease to additional paid-in capital and a corresponding increase to noncontrolling interest. This action effectively rebalanced equity appropriately between the Company and its noncontrolling interests according to their respective BV LLC ownership interests.
(b) Recorded a $ 73,867 decrease to deferred income tax balances and an increase to additional paid in capital to reflect the correction of an error that occurred during the calculation of deferred taxes at the Company’s IPO.
(c) Reflects the entry as discussed in (a) above and additional rebalancing activity of $ 2,588 relating to the issuance of Class A common stock for equity plans during the year ended December 31, 2022.
(d) Reflects the entry as discussed in (b) and an additional $ 1,977 increase to deferred income tax balances and a reduction to additional paid in capital to reflect the deferred tax impact during the year ended December 31, 2022.
(e) The previously reported amount reflects a reclassification of $ 79,863 of deferred tax liabilities associated with the deconsolidation of CartiHeal (2009) Ltd. into long-term liabilities attributable to discontinued operations as illustrated in the December 31, 2022 consolidated balance sheets. Refer to Note 4. Acquisitions and divestitures and Note 15. Discontinued operations for further details.
Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The consolidated financial statements include the Company, its subsidiaries and investments in which the Company has control. Amounts pertaining to the non-controlling ownership interests held by third parties in the operating results and financial position of the Company’s controlled subsidiaries are reported as non-controlling interests. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Reclassifications
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. These changes had no effect on previously reported total revenues, net (loss) income, other comprehensive (loss) income, members’ equity or cash flows. Unless otherwise noted, all financial information in the consolidated financial statement footnotes reflects the Company’s results from continuing operations.
Segment reporting
The Company identifies a business as an operating segment if: (i) it engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses; (ii) its operating results are regularly reviewed by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM), to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance; and (iii) it has available discrete financial information. The Company’s CODM is its President and Chief Executive Officer. The CODM reviews financial information at the operating segment level to allocate resources and to assess the operating results and financial performance for each operating segment.
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The Company’s two reportable segments are U.S. and International. U.S. and International products are primarily sold to physicians spanning the orthopedic continuum, including sports medicine, total joint reconstruction, hand and upper extremities, foot and ankle, podiatric surgery, trauma, spine and neurosurgery, as well as directly to their patients. Refer to Note 13. Revenue recognition and Note 14. Segments for further information regarding the Company’s business segments.
Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates these estimates, including those related to contractual allowances and sales incentives, allowance for credit losses, inventory reserves, goodwill and intangible assets impairment, valuation of assets and liabilities assumed in acquisitions, useful lives of long lived assets, fair value measurements, litigation and contingent liabilities, income taxes, and equity-based compensation. Management bases its estimates on historical experience, future expectations and other relevant assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from those estimates.
COVID-19
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) was signed into law, which was aimed at providing emergency assistance and health care for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and generally supporting the U.S. economy. The CARES Act, among other things, included provisions relating to refundable payroll tax credits, deferment of employer social security payments, NOL carryback periods, alternative minimum tax credit refunds, and modifications to the net interest deduction limitations. The CARES Act allowed the Company to defer employer social security payroll tax payments from May 2020 through December 31, 2020 totaling $ 1,889 . The Company repaid $ 1,440 in both December 2022 and 2021, including payments on deferred payroll tax balances acquired in business combinations.
2. Significant accounting policies
Recently issued accounting pronouncements
In addition to being a smaller reporting company and an emerging growth company, the Company also is an accelerated filer under SEC rules and regulations. Therefore, required effective dates for adopting new or revised accounting standards are generally earlier than when smaller reporting companies and emerging growth companies who are not accelerated filers are required to adopt.
In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update 2023-09 (“ASU 2023-09”), Income Taxes, which enhances the transparency of income tax disclosures by expanding annual disclosure requirements related to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments should be applied on a prospective basis. Retrospective application is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating this ASU to determine its impact on the Company's disclosures.
In November 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2023-07 (“ASU 2023-07”), Segment Reporting , which improves reportable segment disclosure requirements. ASU 2023-07 primarily enhances disclosures about significant segment expenses by requiring that a public entity disclose significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) and included within each reported measure of segment profit or loss. This ASU also (i) requires that a public entity disclose, on an annual and interim basis, an amount for other segment items by reportable segment, and a description of its composition; (ii) requires that all annual disclosures are provided in the interim periods; (iii) clarifies that if the CODM uses more than one measure of profitability in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources, that one or more of those measures may be reported; (iv) requires disclosure of the title and position of the CODM and a description of how the reported measures are used by the CODM in assessing segment performance and in deciding how to allocate resources; (v) requires that an entity with a single segment provide all new required disclosures. ASU 2023-07 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024 and requires retrospective application. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments under ASU 2023-07 relate to financial disclosures and its adoption will not have an impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or cash flows. The Company will adopt ASU 2023-07 for the annual reporting period ending December 31, 2024 and for interim reporting periods thereafter.
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Variable Interest Entity
The Company reviews each investment and collaboration agreement to determine if it has a variable interest in the entity. In assessing whether the Company has a variable interest in the entity as a whole, the Company considers and makes judgments regarding the purpose and design of the entity, the value of the licensed assets to the entity, the value of the entity’s total assets and the significant activities of the entity. If the Company has a variable interest in the entity as a whole, the Company assesses whether or not the Company is a primary beneficiary of that variable interest entity (“VIE”), based on a number of factors, including: (i) which party has the power to direct the activities that most significantly affect the VIE’s economic performance, (ii) the parties’ contractual rights and responsibilities pursuant to the collaboration agreement, and (iii) which party has the obligation to absorb losses of or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could be significant to the VIE. If the Company determines that it is the primary beneficiary of a VIE at the onset of the collaboration, the collaboration is treated as a business combination and the Company consolidates the financial statement of the VIE into the Company’s consolidated financial statements. On a quarterly basis, the Company evaluates whether it continues to be the primary beneficiary of the consolidated VIE. If the Company determines that it is no longer the primary beneficiary of a consolidated VIE, it deconsolidates the VIE in the period the determination is made.
Assets and liabilities recorded as a result of consolidating financial results of the VIE into the Company’s consolidated balance sheet do not represent additional assets that could be used to satisfy claims against the Company’s general assets or liabilities for which creditors have recourse to the Company’s general assets.
Noncontrolling Interest
The Company records noncontrolling interest on its consolidated balance sheet related to the economic interest in BV LLC held by the only continuing BV LLC owner as well as consolidated VIEs. The Company records loss attributable to noncontrolling interest on its consolidated statements of operations, which reflects the net loss for the reporting period, adjusted for changes in the noncontrolling interest holders claim to net assets, including contingent milestone and royalty payments, which are evaluated each reporting period.
Deconsolidation and discontinued operations
Upon the occurrence of certain events and on a regular basis, the Company evaluates whether it no longer has a controlling interest in its subsidiaries, including consolidated VIEs. If the Company determines it no longer has a controlling interest, the subsidiary is deconsolidated. The Company records a gain or loss on deconsolidation based on the difference on the deconsolidation date between (i) the aggregate of (a) the fair value of any consideration received, (b) the fair value of any retained noncontrolling investment in the former subsidiary and (c) the carrying amount of any noncontrolling interest in the subsidiary being deconsolidated, less (ii) the carrying amount of the former subsidiary’s assets and liabilities.
The Company assesses whether a deconsolidation is required to be presented as discontinued operations in its consolidated financial statements on the deconsolidation date. This assessment is based on if the deconsolidation represents a strategic shift that has or will have a major effect on the Company’s operations or financial results. If the Company determines that a deconsolidation requires presentation as a discontinued operation on the deconsolidation date, it will present the former subsidiary as a discontinued operation for all periods presented.
Effect of foreign currency
The assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries whose functional currency is the local currency are translated into U.S. dollars at rates of exchange in effect at the close of their month end. Equity accounts are translated at their historical rates. Revenues and expenses are translated at the exchange rate on the transaction date. Translation gains and losses are accumulated within accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income as a separate component of equity.
Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are included in other expense on the consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive (loss) income. There was a gain of $ 351 for the year ended December 31, 2023 and losses of $ 250 and $ 132 for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Comprehensive (loss) income
Comprehensive (loss) income consists of two components: net (loss) income and other comprehensive (loss) income, which refers to gains and losses that are recorded under U.S. GAAP as an element of stockholders’ equity and are excluded from net (loss) income. The Company’s other comprehensive (loss) income consists of a defined benefit plan adjustment and foreign currency translation adjustments from those subsidiaries not using the U.S. dollar as their functional currency.
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Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less at date of purchase. The Company’s cash is primarily held in financial institutions in the United States and the Netherlands. The Company maintains cash balances in the United States in excess of the federally insured limits. Restricted cash is cash the Company holds for specific reasons and is not available for immediate business use.
Derivatives
The Company has historically used derivative instruments to manage exposures to interest rates. Derivatives are recorded on the balance sheet at fair value at each balance sheet date and the Company does not designate whether the derivative instrument is an effective hedge. Changes in the fair values of derivative instruments are recognized in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income. The Company had entered, and may in the future enter, into derivative contracts related to its debt. Refer to Note 5. Financial instruments for further details regarding the Company’s derivatives.
Fair value
The Company records certain assets and liabilities at fair value. Refer to Note 6. Fair value measurements for details regarding assets and liabilities measured at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A three-level fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value is described below. This hierarchy requires entities to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. Assets and liabilities are categorized based on the lowest level that is significant to the valuation.
The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:
• Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
• Level 2—Observable inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data; and
• Level 3—Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market data. This includes certain pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques that use significant unobservable inputs.
Revenue recognition
Sale of Products
The Company derives revenue primarily from product sales in its (i) Pain Treatments portfolio, which includes osteoarthritic (OA) pain treatments, which are hyaluronic acid (“HA”), viscosupplementation therapies and peripheral nerve stimulation products, (ii) Surgical Solutions portfolio, which includes bone graft substitutes, tissue resection, ultrasonic bone cutting and sculpting systems and other surgical products, and (iii) Restorative Therapies portfolio, which includes minimally invasive fracture treatments and rehabilitation products. The Company sells product directly to healthcare institutions, patients, distributors and dealers. The Company also enters arrangements with pharmacy and health benefit managers that provide for privately negotiated rebates, chargebacks and discounts with respect to the purchase of the Company’s products.
The Company recognizes revenue generally at a point in time upon transfer of control of the promised product to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration it expects to receive in exchange for those products. The Company excludes taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities from revenues.
Revenues are recorded at the transaction price, which is determined as the contracted price net of estimates of variable consideration resulting from discounts, rebates, returns, chargebacks, contractual allowances, estimated third-party payer settlements, and certain distribution and administration fees offered in customer contracts and other indirect customer contracts relating to the sale of products. The Company establishes reserves for the estimated variable consideration based on the amounts earned or eligible for claim on the related sales. Where appropriate, these estimates take into consideration a range of possible outcomes, which are probability-weighted for relevant factors such as the Company’s historical experience, current contractual requirements, specific known market events and trends, industry data and forecasted customer buying and payment patterns. The amount of variable consideration is included in the transaction price only to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of the cumulative revenue recognized will not occur in a future period. The Company regularly reviews all reserves and updates them at the end of each reporting period as needed. There were no significant adjustments arising from the change in estimates of variable consideration for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021.
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Pain Treatments
Revenue from customers, such as healthcare providers, distribution centers or specialty pharmacies is recognized at the point in time when control is transferred to the customer, typically upon shipment.
Distributor chargebacks
The Company has preexisting contracts with established rates with many of the distributors’ customers that require the distributors to sell products at their established rate. The Company offers chargebacks to distributors who supply these customers with products. The Company reduces revenue at the time of sale for the estimated future chargebacks. The Company records chargeback reserves as a reduction of accounts receivable and bases the reserves on the expected value by using probability-weighted estimates of volume of purchases, inventory holdings and historical chargebacks requested for each distributor.
Discounts and gross-to-net deductions
The Company offers retrospective discounts and gross-to-net deductions linked to the volume of purchases which may increase at negotiated thresholds within a contract-buying period. The Company reduces revenue and records the reserve as a reduction to accounts receivable for the estimated discount and rebate at the expected amount the customer will earn, based on historical buying trends and forecasted purchases.
Surgical Solutions
Most of the Company’s product sales related to bone graft substitutes are through consignment inventory with hospitals, where ownership remains with the Company until the hospital or ambulatory surgical center (“ASC”) performs a surgery and consumes the consigned inventory. The Company recognizes revenue when the surgery has been performed. Control of the product is not transferred until the customer consumes it, as the Company is able to require the return or transfer of the product to a third-party prior to the products use. An unconditional obligation to pay for the product does not exist until the customer uses it.
The Company consistently recognizes revenue from sales of its ultrasonic products in accordance with shipping terms. Control is transferred to the customer when the product is shipped or received, and revenue is recognized accordingly.
Restorative Therapies
The Company recognizes revenue from third-party payers, such as governmental agencies, insurance companies or managed care providers, when the Company transfers control to the patient, typically when the patient has accepted the product or upon delivery. The Company records this revenue at the contracted rate, net of contractual allowances and estimated third-party payer settlements at the time of sale, or an estimated price based on historical data and other available information for non-contracted payers. The Company estimates the contractual allowances using the portfolio approach and based on probability weighting historical data and collections history within those portfolios. The portfolios determined using the portfolio approach consist of the following customer groups: government payers, commercial payers, and patients.
Settlements with third-party payers for retroactive revenue adjustments due to audits, reviews or investigations are considered variable consideration and are included in the determination of the estimated transaction price using the expected amount method. These settlements are estimated based on the terms of the payment agreement with the payer, correspondence from the payer and historical settlement activity, including an assessment to ensure that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the uncertainty associated with the retroactive adjustment is subsequently resolved. Estimated settlements are adjusted in future periods as adjustments become known (that is, new information becomes available), or as years are settled or are no longer subject to such audits, reviews and investigations. The Company is not aware of any claims, disputes or unsettled matters with any payer that would materially affect revenues for which the Company has not adequately provided for or disclosed in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Refer to Note 12. Commitments and contingencies for further information.
The Company recognizes revenue from patients (self-pay and insured patients with coinsurance and deductible responsibilities) based on billed amounts giving effect to any discounts and implicit price concessions. Implicit price concessions represent differences between amounts billed and the amounts the Company expects to collect from patients, which considers historical collection experience and current market conditions. The Company recognizes revenue from other restorative therapies products generally at the point in time when control is transferred to the customer, either upon shipment or reaching the destination, depending on the product.
Product returns
The Company estimates the amount of returns and reduces revenue in the period the related product revenue is recognized. The Company records a liability for expected returns based on probability-weighted historical data.
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Accounts receivable, net
Accounts receivable, net are amounts billed and currently due from customers. The Company records the amounts due net of allowance for credit losses. The Company maintains an estimated allowance for credit losses to provide for receivables the Company does not expect to collect. The Company bases the allowance on an assessment of customer creditworthiness, historical payment experience, the age of outstanding receivables and other information as applicable. Collection of the consideration that the Company expects to receive typically occurs within 30 to 90 days of billing. The Company applies the practical expedient for contracts with payment terms of one year or less which does not consider the effects of the time value of money. Occasionally, the Company enters into payment agreements with patients that allow payment terms beyond one year. In those cases, the financing component is not deemed significant to the contract.
Contract assets
Contract assets consist of unbilled amounts resulting from estimated future royalties from an international distributor that exceeds the amount billed. Contract assets totaling $ 257 and $ 267 as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, are included in prepaid and other current assets on the consolidated balance sheets.
Contract liabilities
Contract liabilities consist of customer advance payments or deposits and deferred revenue. Occasionally for certain international customers, the Company requires payments in advance of shipping product and recognizing revenue resulting in contract liabilities. Contract liabilities were $ 2,347 and $ 2,895 as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and are included in accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.
Shipping and handling
The Company classifies amounts billed for shipping and handling as a component of net sales. The related shipping and handling fees and costs as well as other distribution costs are included in cost of sales. The Company has elected to recognize shipping and handling activities that occur after control of the related product transfers to the customer as fulfillment costs and are included in cost of sales.
Contract costs
The Company applies the practical expedient of recognizing the incremental costs of obtaining contracts as an expense when incurred as the amortization period of the assets that the Company otherwise would have recognized is one year or less. These incremental costs include the Company’s sales incentive programs for the internal sales force and third-party sales agents as the compensation is commensurate with annual sales activities. These costs are included in selling, general and administrative expense on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income.
Inventory
The Company values its inventory at the lower of cost or net realizable value and adjusts for the value of inventory that is estimated to be excess, obsolete or otherwise unmarketable. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out method. Elements of cost in inventory include raw materials, direct labor, manufacturing overhead and inbound freight. The Company records allowances for excess and obsolete inventory based on historical and estimated future demand and market conditions. Inventory items used for demonstration purposes, rentals and consigned generators are classified as property and equipment.
Business combinations
Accounting for acquisitions requires the Company to recognize separately from goodwill assets acquired and the liabilities assumed at their acquisition date fair values. Goodwill as of the acquisition date is measured as the excess of consideration transferred over the net of the acquisition date fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed. While best estimates and assumptions are used to accurately value assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date, as well as contingent consideration where applicable, estimates are inherently uncertain and subject to refinement. During the measurement period, which may be up to one year from the acquisition date, the Company may record adjustments to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed with a corresponding offset to goodwill. Upon the conclusion of the measurement period or final determination of the values of assets acquired or liabilities assumed, whichever comes first, any subsequent adjustments are recorded within the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income. Subsequent changes in the estimated fair value of contingent consideration are recognized in earnings in the period of change.
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Long-lived assets
The carrying values of property, equipment, intangible assets as well as other long-lived and indefinite lived assets are reviewed for recoverability if the facts and circumstances suggest that a potential impairment may have occurred. If this review indicates that carrying values may not be recoverable, the Company will perform an assessment to determine if an impairment charge is required to reduce carrying values to estimated fair value. If quoted market prices are not available, the Company estimates fair value using an undiscounted value of estimated future cash flows. Upon retirement or sale of property and equipment, the cost of assets disposed of and the related accumulated depreciation and amortization are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gain or loss is included in income from operations.
The Company recorded an impairment loss of $ 78,615 for the year ended December 31, 2023 in the U.S. reporting segment of net intellectual property attributable to the TheraSkin and TheraGenesis products, which were sold in May 2023. The loss was recorded in impairment of assets within the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company recognized an impairment of $ 5,674 on long lived assets related to a VIE of which $ 5,176 is attributable to the non-controlling interests, refer to Note 4. Acquisitions and divestitures for further information regarding both of these impairments.
Except for the previously described impairments of intangibles and the Company’s VIE, there were no other events, facts or circumstances for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 that resulted in any impairment charges to the Company’s property, equipment, intangible or other long-lived assets.
Property and equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense are recognized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of each asset, or the shorter of the lease term or useful life if related to leasehold improvements. Refer to Note 12. Commitments and contingencies for further details regarding leased assets. Depreciation of generators used with certain surgical solutions are consigned to customers and depreciation is charged to selling expenses. The useful lives in years are as follows:
Computer software and hardware 3 - 5
Demonstration and consignment inventory 5
Furniture and fixtures 7
Leasehold improvements 7
Machinery and equipment 7
Intangible assets
Finite-lived intangible assets were initially recorded at fair value upon acquisition and are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives in years are as follows:
Weighted Average Useful Life
Intellectual property 18.6
Distribution rights 11.2
Developed technology 9.8
Goodwill
Goodwill is evaluated for impairment annually or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that goodwill might be impaired. The Company assesses goodwill impairment by applying a quantitative impairment analysis comparing the carrying value of the Company’s reporting units to their respective fair values. A goodwill impairment exists if the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value.
The Company has two reporting units and assesses impairment based upon qualitative factors and if necessary, quantitative factors. A reporting unit's fair value is determined using the income approach and discounted cash flow models by utilizing Level 3 inputs and assumptions such as future cash flows, discount rates, long-term growth rates, market value and income tax considerations. Specifically, the value of each reporting unit is determined on a stand-alone basis from the perspective of a market participant and represents the price estimated to be received in a sale of the reporting unit in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Company performs its annual goodwill impairment test on October 31. If the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value, the Company will recognize the difference as an impairment loss, which is limited to the amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting units. There were no goodwill impairment charges for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2021.
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On November 8, 2022, due to a significant decline in the Company’s Class A common stock, circumstances became evident that a possible goodwill impairment existed as of the third quarter balance sheet date. The Company concluded that the carrying value of the U.S. reporting unit exceeded its fair value. The Company recorded a non-cash goodwill impairment charge within the U.S. reporting unit for the year ended December 31, 2022. The impairment was recorded within impairment of assets on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income. Refer to Note 3. Balance sheet information for further details.
Software development costs
The Company capitalizes internal and external costs incurred to develop internal-use software during the application development stage for software design, configuration, coding and testing upon placing the asset in service and then amortizes these costs on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the product, not to exceed three years . The Company does not capitalize costs that are precluded from capitalization in authoritative guidance, such as preliminary project phase costs, training costs or data conversion costs. Capitalized software costs totaled $ 36,782 and $ 31,041 as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 and the related accumulated amortization totaled $ 28,040 and $ 20,997 , respectively. Amortization expense was $ 6,694 , $ 4,449 and $ 2,227 for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Acquired in-process research and development
The fair value of in-process research and development (“IPR&D”) assets acquired in a business combination are capitalized and accounted for as indefinite-lived intangible assets and are not amortized until development is completed and the product is available for sale. Once the product is available for sale, the asset is transferred to developed technology and amortized over its estimated useful life. Impairment tests for IPR&D assets occur at least annually in December, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. If the fair value of the intangible assets is less than the carrying amount, an impairment loss is recognized for the difference.
Concentration of risk
The Company provides credit, in the normal course of business, to its customers. The Company does not require collateral or other securities to support customer receivables. Credit losses are provided for through allowances and have historically been materially within management’s estimates.
Certain suppliers provide the Company with product that results in a significant percentage of total sales for the years ended December 31 as follows:
2023 2022 2021
Supplier A 27 % 25 % 27 %
Supplier B 17 % 15 % 15 %
Supplier C 8 % 10 % 15 %
Supplier D 7 % 7 % 8 %
Accounts payable to these significant suppliers at December 31 were as follows:
2023 2022
Supplier A $ 5,839 $ 8,583
Supplier B $ 535 $ 555
Supplier C $ 940 $ 2,673
Supplier D $ 1,417 $ 1,473
Certain products provide the Company with a significant percentage of total sales for the years ended December 31 as follows:
2023 2022 2021
Product A 27 % 25 % 27 %
Product B 14 % 14 % 20 %
Product C 17 % 15 % 15 %
Product D 8 % 10 % 15 %
Product E 7 % 7 % 8 %
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Restructuring costs
The Company has restructured portions of its operations and future restructuring activities are possible. Identifying and calculating the cost to exit these operations requires certain assumptions to be made, the most significant of which are anticipated future liabilities. Although estimates have been reasonably accurate in the past, significant judgment is required, and these estimates and assumptions may change as additional information becomes available and facts or circumstances change. Restructuring costs are recorded at estimated fair value. Key assumptions in determining the restructuring costs include negotiated terms and payments to terminate contractual obligations.
Equity-based compensation
The Company measures compensation cost for all share-based payments at fair value and recognizes this cost as compensation expense over the vesting period. The Company uses the Black-Scholes method to value options and the market price on the date of grant to value restricted stock. The Company utilizes the straight-line amortization method to recognize the expense associated with the awards with graded vesting terms. Compensation expense is included in selling, general and administrative expense and research and development expense on the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive (loss) income based upon the classification of the employees who were granted the awards.
Advertising costs
Advertising costs include costs incurred to promote the Company’s business and are expensed as incurred and recorded as selling, general and administrative expense within the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive (loss) income. Advertising costs were $ 3,853 , $ 5,203 and $ 3,873 for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Research and development expense
Research and development expense consist primarily of employee compensation and related expenses as well as contract research organization services. Internal research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Research and development costs incurred by third parties are expensed as the contracted work is performed.
Collaborative agreements
The Company periodically enters into strategic alliance agreements with counterparties to produce products and/or provide services to customers. Alliances created by such agreements are not legal entities, have no employees, no assets and have no true operations. These arrangements create contractual rights and the Company accounts for these alliances as a collaborative arrangement by reporting costs incurred from transactions within research and development expense within the consolidated statements of operations.
Contingencies
The Company records a liability in the consolidated financial statements on an undiscounted basis for loss contingencies when a loss is known or considered probable and the amount may be reasonably estimated. If the reasonable estimate of known or probable loss is a range, and no amount within the range is a better estimate than any other, the minimum amount of the range is accrued. If a loss is reasonably possible but not known or probable, and may be reasonably estimated, the estimated loss or range of loss is disclosed. Legal fees expected to be incurred in connection with a loss contingency are not included in the estimated loss contingency. The Company accrues for any legal costs as they are incurred.
Income taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method, under which deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial reporting and income tax basis of assets and liabilities, and for operating losses and credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates in effect for the years in which those items are expected to be realized. Tax law and rate changes are recorded in the period such changes are enacted. The Company establishes a valuation allowance when it is more likely than not that certain deferred tax assets will not be realized in the foreseeable future.
The Company recognizes a tax benefit from any uncertain tax positions only if they are more likely than not to be sustained upon examination based on the technical merits of the position. The amount of the accrual for which an exposure exists is measured as the largest amount of benefit determined on a cumulative probability basis that the Company believes is more likely than not to be realized upon ultimate settlement of the position. Components of the reserve, if relevant, are classified as a current or noncurrent liability in the consolidated balance sheet based on when the Company expects each of the items to be settled. Interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits are recognized as a component of income tax expense.
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Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share is calculated using net income or loss attributable to Bioventus, Inc. Class A common stock-holders, divided by the weighted-average Class A common stock outstanding. Diluted earnings per share is calculated using net income attributable to Bioventus, Inc. Class A common stockholders, divided by the weighted average Class A common stock outstanding adjusted for the effect of granted stock awards determined to be dilutive under the treasury stock method.
3. Balance sheet information
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash totaled $ 36,964 and $ 30,186 as of December 31, 2023 and 2022. Cash and restricted cash of $ 1,628 and $ 23 , respectively, attributable to CartiHeal has been reclassified to current assets attributable to discontinued operations within the December 31, 2022 consolidated balance sheets. Refer to Note 4. Acquisitions and divestitures and Note 15. Discontinued operations for further details regarding the deconsolidation of CartiHeal.
Accounts receivable, net
Accounts receivable, net are amounts billed and currently due from customers. The Company records the amounts due net of allowance for credit losses. Collection of the consideration that the Company expects to receive typically occurs within 30 to 90 days of billing. The Company applies the practical expedient for contracts with payment terms of one year or less which does not consider the effects of the time value of money. Occasionally, the Company enters into payment agreements with patients that allow payment terms beyond one year. In those cases, the financing component is not deemed significant to the contract.
Accounts receivable, net of allowances, consisted of the following as of December 31:
2023 2022
Accounts receivable (a)
$ 127,008 $ 143,317
Less: Allowance for credit losses ( 4,219 ) ( 7,022 )
$ 122,789 $ 136,295
(a) Other receivables of $ 350 attributable to CartiHeal was reclassified to current assets attributable to discontinued operations within the December 31, 2022 consolidated balance sheets. Refer to Note 4. Acquisitions and divestitures and Note 15. Discontinued operations for further details regarding the deconsolidation of CartiHeal.
Due to the short-term nature of its receivables, the estimate of expected credit losses is based on aging of the account receivable balances. The allowance is adjusted on a specific identification basis for certain accounts as well as pooling of accounts with similar characteristics. The Company has a diverse customer base with no single customer representing ten percent or more of sales. The Company had one customer representing approximately 16.0 % and 12.1 % of the accounts receivable balance as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Historically, the Company’s reserves have been adequate to cover credit losses.
Changes in credit losses were as follows for the years ended December 31:
2023 2022
Beginning balance $ ( 7,022 ) $ ( 3,402 )
Benefit (provision) for expected credit losses 1,103 ( 5,190 )
Write-offs 2,827 2,105
Recoveries ( 1,557 ) ( 535 )
Disposals 430 —
Ending balance $ ( 4,219 ) $ ( 7,022 )
Inventory
Inventory consisted of the following as of December 31:
2023 2022
Raw materials and supplies (a)
$ 21,062 $ 18,454
Finished goods 70,271 66,312
$ 91,333 $ 84,766
(a) Raw material inventory of $ 642 attributable to CartiHeal has been reclassified to current assets attributable to discontinued operations within the December 31, 2022 consolidated balance sheets. Refer to Note 4. Acquisitions and divestitures and Note 15. Discontinued operations for further details regarding the deconsolidation of CartiHeal.
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Property and equipment, net
Property and equipment consisted of the following as of December 31:
2023 2022
Computer equipment and software $ 37,860 $ 33,447
Demonstration and consignment inventory 9,341 12,807
Leasehold improvements 3,763 3,350
Furniture and fixtures 4,163 2,356
Finance leases 15,737 222
Machinery and equipment (a)
2,180 2,263
Assets not yet placed in service 4,065 3,805
77,109 58,250
Less accumulated depreciation ( 40,504 ) ( 30,794 )
$ 36,605 $ 27,456
(a) Machinery and equipment and accumulated depreciation attributable to CartiHeal of $ 269 and $ 78 , respectively, were reclassified to long-term assets attributable to discontinued operations within the December 31, 2022 consolidated balance sheets. Refer to Note 4. Acquisitions and divestitures and Note 15. Discontinued operations for further details regarding the deconsolidation of CartiHeal.
Depreciation expense from continuing operations was $ 12,121 , $ 5,688 and $ 3,204 for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company incurred a $ 2,038 disposal loss on fixed assets during the year ended December 31, 2023 as a result of the integration of acquisitions. The loss is recorded in loss on disposals within the consolidated condensed statements of operations and other comprehensive (loss) income.
Goodwill
Changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill by reportable segment during the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows:
U.S. International Consolidated
Balance at December 31, 2021 $ 138,863 $ 8,760 $ 147,623
Additions 55,295 4,999 60,294
Deconsolidation of noncontrolling interest ( 494 ) — ( 494 )
Purchase accounting adjustments ( 4,467 ) — ( 4,467 )
Impairment ( 189,197 ) — ( 189,197 )
Reclassification (a)
— ( 6,297 ) ( 6,297 )
Balance at December 31, 2022 $ — $ 7,462 $ 7,462
Balance at December 31, 2023 (b)
$ — $ 7,462 $ 7,462
(a) Goodwill of $ 6,297 attributable to CartiHeal was reclassified to long-term assets attributable to discontinued operations within the December 31, 2022 consolidated balance sheets. Refer to Note 4. Acquisitions and divestitures and Note 15. Discontinued operations for further details regarding the deconsolidation of CartiHeal.
(b) There was no activity related to goodwill during the year ended December 31, 2023.
Additions during the year ended December 31, 2022 were the result of the acquisition of CartiHeal and purchase accounting adjustments stem from changes in the preliminary fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in previous and current acquisitions. Refer to Note 4. Acquisitions and divestitures for further information.
Due to the significant decline in the Company’s Class A common stock, the Company recorded a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $ 189,197 within the United States reporting unit for the year ended December 31, 2022 of which $ 124,697 was recorded in the impairment of assets and $ 64,500 in loss on discontinued operations, net of tax within the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income. The impairment was recorded within impairment of assets on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income. There were no accumulated goodwill impairment losses as of December 31, 2021.
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Intangible assets, net
Intangible assets consisted of the following as of December 31:
2023 2022
Intellectual property (a)(b)
$ 677,258 $ 790,049
Distribution rights 61,325 61,325
Customer relationships 57,950 67,450
IPR&D 5,500 5,500
Developed technology and other 13,998 13,998
Total carrying amount 816,031 938,322
Less accumulated amortization:
Intellectual property (a)
( 218,031 ) ( 187,767 )
Distribution rights ( 49,301 ) ( 44,319 )
Customer relationships ( 57,950 ) ( 58,842 )
Developed technology and other ( 7,521 ) ( 6,276 )
Total accumulated amortization ( 332,803 ) ( 297,204 )
Intangible assets, net before currency translation 483,228 641,118
Currency translation ( 878 ) ( 1,267 )
$ 482,350 $ 639,851
(a) Intellectual property and accumulated depreciation attributable to CartiHeal totaling $ 410,200 and $ 11,327 , respectively, were reclassified to long-term assets attributable to discontinued operations within the December 31, 2022 consolidated balance sheets. Refer to Note 4. Acquisitions and divestitures and Note 15. Discontinued operations for further details regarding the deconsolidation of CartiHeal.
(b) The Company recorded an impairment loss of $ 78,615 for the year ended December 31, 2023 in the U.S. reporting segment of net intellectual property attributable to the TheraSkin and TheraGenesis products, which were sold in May 2023. The loss was recorded in impairment of assets within the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Refer to Note 4. Acquisitions and divestitures for further details regarding businesses held for sale.
Amortization expense from continuing operations related to intangible assets was $ 45,244 , $ 55,715 and $ 35,480 for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively, of which $ 23,848 , $ 20,975 and $ 12,179 are included in ending inventory at December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Estimated amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2024 through 2028 is expected to be $ 45,140 , $ 42,503 , $ 39,011 , $ 38,659 and $ 37,853 , respectively.
Accrued liabilities
Accrued liabilities consisted of the following as of December 31:
2023 2022
Gross-to-net deductions $ 59,592 $ 71,227
Bonus and commission 19,437 9,179
Compensation and benefits 9,709 11,428
Accrued interest 6,606 217
Income and other taxes 4,749 2,572
Other liabilities (a)
19,702 16,947
$ 119,795 $ 111,570
(a) Other liabilities attributable to CartiHeal of $ 384 were reclassified into current liabilities attributable to discontinued operations within December 31, 2022 consolidated balance sheets. Refer to Note 4. Acquisitions and divestitures and Note 15. Discontinued operations for further details.
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4. Acquisitions and divestitures
Wound Business
On May 22, 2023, the Company closed the sale of certain assets within its Wound Business, including the TheraSkin and TheraGenesis products (collectively, the “Wound Business” or the “Disposal Group”), for potential consideration of $ 84,675 , including $ 34,675 at closing, $ 5,000 deferred for 18 months and up to $ 45,000 in potential earn-out payments (“Earn-out Payments”), which are based on the achievement of certain revenue thresholds by the purchaser of the Wound Business for sales of the TheraSkin and TheraGenesis products during the 2024, 2025 and 2026 fiscal years.
The Company incurred $ 3,880 in transactional fees resulting from the sale of the Wound Business. The loss resulting from the deconsolidation of the Disposal Group totaled $ 1,539 for the year ended December 31, 2023 and was recorded in loss on disposals within the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income. The Company used the proceeds from the sale of its Wound Business to prepay $ 30,000 of long-term debt obligations. Refer to Note 5. Financial Instruments for further details regarding the Company’s outstanding long-term debt obligations.
The Company evaluated the Wound Business for impairment prior to its sale and recorded a $ 78,615 impairment within the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income during the year ended December 31, 2023 as a result of this evaluation to reduce the intangible assets of the Disposal Group to reflect their respective fair values less any costs to sell. The fair value of the Disposal Group’s intangibles was determined based on the consideration received for the Wound Business.
CartiHeal (2009) Ltd.
On July 12, 2022, the Company completed the acquisition of 100 % of the remaining shares in CartiHeal, a privately held company headquartered in Israel and the developer of the proprietary Agili-C implant for the treatment of joint surface lesions in traumatic and osteoarthritic joints. The Company previously held an equity interest in CartiHeal’s fully diluted shares with a carrying value of $ 15,768 and $ 16,771 as of July 12, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. Net equity losses associated with CartiHeal for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 totaled $ 1,003 and $ 1,868 , respectively, which are included in discontinued operations, net of tax on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income.
The Company acquired CartiHeal (the “CartiHeal Acquisition”) for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $ 315,000 and an additional $ 135,000 , payable after closing upon the achievement of a certain sales milestone (“Sales Milestone”, or “CartiHeal Contingent Consideration”). The Company paid $ 100,000 of the aggregate purchase price upon closing consisting of a $ 50,000 deposit held in trust and $ 50,000 from a financing arrangement (Refer to Note 5. Financial instruments for further information regarding financing arrangements). The Company also paid approximately $ 8,622 of CartiHeal’s transaction-related fees and expenses and deferred $ 215,000 (“Deferred Amount”) of the aggregate purchase price otherwise due at closing.
The Deferred Amount was to be paid in five tranches commencing in 2023 and ending no later than 2027 as follows:
• $ 50,000 due upon the earliest to occur — the publication in a peer-reviewed orthopedic journal of an article that presents the results of the pivotal clinical trial (“First Paper Milestone”) or July 1, 2023;
• $ 50,000 due upon the earliest to occur — the implantation of Agili-C devices in 100 patients in the United States or September 1, 2023;
• $ 25,000 due upon the earliest to occur — the publication in a peer-reviewed orthopedic journal of an article that presents any new or additional clinical data subsequent to the First Paper Milestone with respect to Agili-C (“Second Paper Milestone”) or January 1, 2025;
• $ 25,000 due upon the earliest to occur — the publication in a peer-reviewed orthopedic journal of an article that presents any new or additional clinical data subsequent to the First and Second Paper Milestone with respect to Agili-C or January 1, 2026; and
• $ 65,000 due upon the earliest to occur — obtaining a U.S. Category 1 Current Procedural Terminology (“CPT”) code from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) for Agili-C or January 1, 2027.
Pursuant to the CartiHeal Amendment (as defined below), the Company owed interest on each tranche of the Deferred Amount at a rate of 8.0 % annually, until such tranche was paid. The Sales Milestone will be payable upon the achievement of $ 75,000 in trailing twelve month sales pursuant to the CartiHeal Amendment.
The Company had entered into an Option and Equity Purchase Agreement with CartiHeal (“Option Agreement”) in January 2020 and a subsequent amendment in June 2022 (“CartiHeal Amendment”). The Option Agreement provided the Company with an exclusive option to acquire 100 % of CartiHeal’s shares (“Call Option”), and provided CartiHeal with a put option that would require the Company to purchase 100 % of CartiHeal’s shares under certain conditions. In August 2021, CartiHeal achieved pivotal clinical trial success, as defined in the Option Agreement, for the Agili-C implant. In order to preserve the Company’s Call Option, in accordance with the Option Agreement and upon approval of the Company’s Board of Directors (“BOD”), the Company deposited $ 50,000 into escrow in August 2021.
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The First Paper Milestone under the Option Agreement occurred on February 13, 2023, which obligated the Company to make the first $ 50,000 payment, plus applicable interest, under the Option Agreement. On February 27, 2023, the Company entered into a settlement agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) with Elron Ventures Ltd. (“Elron” and together with the Company, the “Parties”) as representative of CartiHeal’s selling securityholders under the Option Agreement (collectively, the “Former Securityholders”). Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, Elron, on behalf of the Former Securityholders, agreed to forbear from initiating any legal action or proceedings relating to non-payment of any obligations arising under the Option Agreement during a period of 30 calendar days (the “Interim Period”) in exchange for (i) a one-time non-refundable amount of $ 10,000 and (ii) a one-time non-refundable payment of $ 150 to Elron to be used in accordance with the expense fund provisions of the Option Agreement. The Interim Period expired on March 29, 2023 and the Company did not exercise its right to extend the Interim Period. In addition, the Parties mutually released any further claims under the Option Agreement and related transaction documents, including without limitation a release by the Former Securityholders of any rights to enforce the provisions of the Option Agreement or make further monetary claims against the Company and/or its respective affiliates and representatives.
The Company transferred 100 % of its shares in CartiHeal to a trustee (the “Trustee”) for the benefit of the Former Securityholders pursuant to the Settlement Agreement. The Company had no ownership interest and no voting rights during the Interim Period. Accordingly, the Company concluded that upon execution of the Settlement Agreement, the Company ceased to control CartiHeal for accounting purposes, and therefore, deconsolidated CartiHeal effective February 27, 2023. CartiHeal was part of the Company’s international reporting segment. The Company treated the deconsolidation of CartiHeal as a discontinued operation. The loss upon disposal was $ 60,639 and was recorded within discontinued operations, net of tax within the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income. The loss on disposal is comprised of the book value of CartiHeal’s net assets at the time of disposal, goodwill attributable to CartiHeal and the previously discussed non-refundable payments made to Elron. The Company allowed the Interim Period to expire on March 29, 2023 as the Company was not able to find a financing solution to fund the payment obligations under the Option and Equity Purchase Agreement on terms the Company believed to be favorable to it and its shareholders.
The fair value of consideration for the CartiHeal Acquisition is comprised of the following:
Cash consideration $ 100,000
Transaction related costs 8,622
Subtotal of cash at closing 108,622
Deferred Amount 183,400
Sales Milestone 61,901
Fair value of previously held equity interest (a)
39,477
Total consideration $ 393,400
(a) Remeasurement of the Company’s equity method investment in CartiHeal, net of equity losses as a result of the purchase. The remeasurement included a gain of $ 23,709 calculated as the difference between the fair value and the carrying value of the Company’s investment in CartiHeal at the acquisition date and was recognized in other income for the year ended December 31, 2023 on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income. The fair value was based upon: (i) the consideration transferred to members owning 89.97 % of CartiHeal’s fully diluted shares; (ii) calculating the value of CartiHeal’s fully diluted shares based upon the transferred consideration; and (iii) applying the calculated value to the Company’s 10.03 % ownership in CartiHeal’s fully diluted shares at the acquisition date.
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The Company accounted for the CartiHeal Acquisition using the acquisition method of accounting whereby the total purchase price was preliminarily allocated to tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on respective fair values. The following table summarizes the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date:
Fair value of consideration $ 393,400
Assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash 3,781
Inventory 642
Prepaid and other current assets 552
Property and equipment 259
Intangibles 410,200
Investment and other assets 727
Accounts payable ( 18 )
Accrued liabilities ( 459 )
Other current liabilities ( 171 )
Deferred income taxes ( 79,863 )
Other liabilities ( 2,544 )
Net assets acquired 333,106
Resulting goodwill $ 60,294
Goodwill of $ 55,295 and $ 4,999 was allocated to the U.S. and International reporting units, respectively.
CartiHeal’s intangibles consists of the following:
Useful Life Fair Value
Intellectual property - US segment 20 years $ 351,500
Intellectual property - International segment 8 years 58,700
$ 410,200
The estimated fair value of the acquired CartiHeal intangibles was determined using an income approach, a valuation technique that estimates the fair value of an asset based on market participant expectations of the cash flows that an asset would generate over its remaining useful life. The determination of the useful lives was based upon consideration of market participant assumptions and transaction specific factors.
Misonix, Inc.
The Company acquired 100 % of the capital stock of Misonix, Inc. (“Misonix”) in a cash-and-stock transaction (the “Misonix Acquisition”) on October 29, 2021. Total consideration for the Misonix Acquisition was $ 525,316 comprised of $ 274,562 in Bioventus Class A common stock, $ 223,118 in cash and $ 27,636 in value for Misonix options settled with Bioventus options. Misonix manufactures minimally invasive surgical ultrasonic medical devices used for precise bone sculpting, removal of soft and hard tumors and tissue debridement, primarily in the areas of neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, plastic surgery and maxillo-facial surgery. Misonix also exclusively distributes skin allografts used to support healing.
Bioness, Inc.
The Company acquired 100 % of the capital stock of Bioness, Inc. (“Bioness”) for $ 48,933 in cash and future contingent consideration payments (the “Bioness Acquisition”). Bioness is a global leader in neuromodulation and advanced rehabilitation medical devices through its innovative peripheral nerve stimulation therapy and premium advanced rehabilitation solutions.
Contingent consideration related to the Bioness Acquisition (“Bioness Contingent Consideration”) is comprised of future earn-out payments contingent upon the achievement of certain research and development projects as well as sales milestones related to Bioness products. The Bioness Acquisition Agreement includes maximum earn-out payments of $ 50,000 as follows: (i) $ 20,000 for meeting net sales targets for certain implantable products over a three year period ending on June 30, 2025 at the latest; (ii) up to $ 10,000 for meeting net sales milestones for certain implantable products over a three year period ending on June 30, 2025 at the latest; and (iii) $ 20,000 for maintaining Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services coverage and reimbursement for certain products at specified levels as of December 31, 2024.
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Investments
VIE
The Company had a fully diluted 8.8 % ownership of Harbor Medtech Inc.’s (“Harbor”) Series C Preferred Stock and an exclusive Collaboration Agreement with Harbor, which resulted in the consolidation of Harbor. The Company terminated the Collaboration Agreement on June 8, 2021, which resulted in the deconsolidation of Harbor and the recognition of a $ 5,674 impairment of Harbor’s long-lived assets. The impairment was recorded within impairment of variable entity assets for the year ended December 31, 2022 in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income, of which $ 5,176 was attributable to the non-controlling interest. An additional impairment of $ 1,369 , representing the Company’s remaining investment balance in Harbor, was recorded within other (income) expense for the year ended December 31, 2021 in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income. The Company continues to have license rights to certain technology obtained from Harbor and is continuing product development initiated under the Collaboration Agreement.
Other
On August 23, 2021, the Company purchased shares of Trice Medical, Inc.’s (“Trice”) Series D Preferred Stock for $ 10,000 , representing an 8.4 % ownership interest of its fully diluted shares. Trice is a privately held company that develops and commercializes minimally invasive technologies for sports medicine and orthopedic surgical procedures and it did not have a readily determinable fair value. The investment in Trice was recorded at cost, less any impairment, plus or minus any changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for an identical or similar investment of the same issuer. In December 2022, the Company recognized an impairment of $ 10,285 representing its entire ownership interest due to Trice’s liquidity situation. The impairment was recorded within other (income) expense on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income for the year ended December 31, 2022.
5. Financial instruments
Long-term debt consisted of the following as of December 31:
2023 2022
Amended Term Loan due October 2026 ( 9.89 % at December 31, 2023)
$ 382,448 $ 420,712
Revolver due October 2025 ( 9.88 % at December 31, 2023)
15,000 —
Less:
Current portion of long-term debt ( 27,848 ) ( 33,056 )
Unamortized debt issuance cost ( 917 ) ( 1,338 )
Unamortized discount ( 1,685 ) ( 1,308 )
$ 366,998 $ 385,010
Amended Term Loan
On December 6, 2019, the Company entered into a Credit and Guaranty Agreement (the “2019 Credit Agreement”) that was comprised of a $ 200,000 term loan (“Original Term Loan”) and a $ 50,000 revolving facility (the “Revolver”). The Company amended the 2019 Credit Agreement on August 29, 2021, and then again on October 29, 2021 in connection with the Misonix Acquisition in which the Company prepaid $ 80,000 on the Original Term Loan. The 2019 Credit Agreement, as amended, subsequent to the prepayment, was comprised of a $ 360,750 term loan (“Term Loan”) and the Revolver.
On July 11, 2022, the Company further amended the 2019 Credit Agreement in conjunction with the CartiHeal Acquisition. Pursuant to that amendment, an $ 80,000 term loan facility (the “July 2022 Term Loan” and, together with the Term Loan, the “Term Loan Facilities”) was extended to the Company to be used for: (i) the financing of the CartiHeal Acquisition; (ii) the payment of related fees and expenses; (iii) repayment of the draws made on the Revolver; and (iv) working capital needs and general corporate purposes of the Company, including without limitation for permitted acquisitions.
The Company was not in compliance with certain financial covenants as of December 31, 2022. As a result, on March 31, 2023, the Company entered into another amendment to the 2019 Credit Agreement to, among other things, modify certain financial covenants, waive the noncompliance at December 31, 2022, and to modify interest rates applicable to borrowings under the 2019 Credit Agreement. The Company was in compliance as of December 31, 2023 with the financial covenants as stated within the 2019 Credit Agreement then in effect.
On January 18, 2024 (the “Closing Date”), the Company further amended the 2019 Credit Agreement (collectively, with the August 2021, October 2021, July 2022 and March 2023 amendments, the “Amended 2019 Credit Agreement”), to further modify certain financial covenants under the 2019 Credit Agreement.
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The Term Loan Facilities will now mature on October 29, 2026 (“Maturity”). The Revolver will mature on October 29, 2025.
SOFR loans and base rate loans had a margin of 3.25 % and 2.25 %, respectively, subsequent to July 11, 2022 and prior to the Closing Date. As of the March 31, 2023 amendment, SOFR loans and base rate loans had a margin of 4.25 % and 3.25 %, respectively. All obligations under the Amended 2019 Credit Agreement are guaranteed by the Company and certain wholly owned subsidiaries where substantially all the assets of the Company collateralize the obligations.
The Amended 2019 Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including those related to financial reporting and notification, restrictions on the declaration or payment of certain distributions on or in respect of Bioventus LLC’s equity interests, restrictions on acquisitions, investments and certain other payments, limitations on the incurrence of new indebtedness, limitations on transfers, sales and other dispositions of assets of Bioventus LLC and its subsidiaries, as well as limitations on making changes to the business and organizational documents of Bioventus LLC and its subsidiaries. Financial covenant requirements include (i) a maximum debt leverage ratio of not greater than 5.65 to 1.00 for the testing period ending March 31, 2024, 5.00 to 1.00 for the testing period ending June 30, 2024, 4.75 to 1.00 for the testing period ending September 30, 2024, 4.50 to 1.00 for the testing period ending December 31, 2024, 4.25 to 1.00 for testing period ending March 31, 2025, 4.00 to 1.00 for testing period ending June 30, 2025 and each testing period thereafter, and, beginning with the testing period ending March 31, 2025, to be subject to a temporary increase to 4.50 to 1.00 upon certain events, and (ii) an interest coverage ratio not less than 1.75 to 1.00 for the testing period ending March 31, 2024, 1.75 to 1.00 for the testing period ending June 30, 2024, 1.75 to 1.00 for the testing period ending September 30, 2024, 2.00 to 1.00 for the testing period ending December 31, 2024, 2.00 to 1.00 for the testing period ending March 31, 2025, 2.25 to 1.00 for the testing period ending June 30, 2025, 2.50 to 1.00 for the testing period ending September 30, 2025 and 3.00 to 1.00 for the testing period ending December 31, 2025 and each testing period thereafter. In addition, during the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending upon the satisfaction of certain conditions occurring not prior to October 29, 2025, the Company will be subject to certain additional requirements and covenants, including a requirement to maintain Liquidity (as defined in the Amended 2019 Credit Agreement) of not less than $ 10,000 as of the end of each calendar month during such period.
The July 2022 Term Loan had an original issue discount of $ 240 and deferred financing costs of $ 101 . No financing or deferred costs were expensed and there was no loss on debt refinancing and modification as a result of the July 2022 amendment. The Company paid financing costs of $ 3,318 as a result of the October 2021 amendment, of which $ 1,421 was capitalized to the consolidated balance sheets and $ 1,897 was recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses during the year ended December 31, 2021 within the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income. Due to the change in participating lenders, an additional $ 269 in deferred costs was recorded in interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2021. Loss on debt refinancing and modification totaled $ 2,162 for the year ended December 31, 2021. Capitalized deferred fees from the October 2021 amendment totaled $ 3,174 and $ 893 for the Term Loan and the Revolver, respectively.
As of December 31, 2023, $ 379,846 was outstanding on the Term Loan Facilities, net of original issue discount of $ 1,685 and deferred financing costs of $ 917 . Capitalized deferred fees are amortized to interest expense on a straight-line basis over the term of the Term Loan Facilities, which approximates the effective interest method. The Company recorded $ 1,706 , $ 853 and $ 588 for deferred cost amortization in interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Scheduled quarterly principal payments of the Term Loan Facilities are $ 3,056 for the first quarter of 2024, $ 8,264 for the second, third and fourth quarters of 2024 and $ 11,019 for the year 2025 and the first three quarters of 2026 with a final payment of $ 277,469 at Maturity. Contractual maturities of long term debt for the next three years are as follows: 2024—$ 27,848 , 2025—$ 44,075 and 2026—$ 310,525 , respectively.
The Company may voluntarily prepay the Term Loan Facilities without premium or penalty upon prior notice. The Company may be required to make additional principal payments on the Term Loan Facilities dependent upon certain events as defined in the Amended 2019 Credit Agreement. These additional prepayments will be applied to the scheduled installments of principal in direct order of maturity of first the Base Rate (BR) portions of the Term Loan Facilities and then the Eurodollar portions.
The estimated fair value of the Term Loan Facilities was $ 382,926 as of December 31, 2023. The fair value of these obligations was determined based on the midpoint of the Bloomberg Valuation, as of December 31, 2023. This is classified as a Level 2 instruments within the fair value hierarchy.
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Revolver
The Revolver is a five-year revolving credit facility that includes revolving and swingline loans as well as letters of credit (“LOC”) and, inclusive of all, cannot exceed $ 45,000 at any one time as the Revolver capacity was reduced at December 31, 2023 in accordance with the 2019 Credit Agreement then in effect. The Revolver credit capacity will be further reduced by $ 5,000 on June 30, 2024. LOCs are available in an amount not to exceed $ 7,500 . Revolving loans are due at the earlier of termination or Maturity. Swingline loans are available as BR interest rate option loans only and must be outstanding for at least five days . Swingline loans are due the fifteenth or last day of a calendar month or Maturity whichever is earlier. As of December 31, 2023, the Company had three LOCs outstanding leaving approximately $ 43,200 available. The Revolver had $ 15,000 in outstanding borrowings as of December 31, 2023 and zero at December 31, 2022.
Interest
The Term Loan Facilities and Revolver permit the Company to elect either the secured overnight financial rate (“SOFR”) or base interest rate (“BR”) options for the entire amount or certain portions of the loans. Both the SOFR and BR options have interest rates equal to a formula driven base interest rate plus a margin, tied to a leverage ratio. The leverage ratio is the ratio of debt to consolidated EBITDA as defined in the Amended 2019 Credit Agreement. BR portions of the Term Loan Facilities have interest due the last day of each calendar quarter-end. Pursuant to the Amended 2019 Credit Agreement, the margin at each applicable leverage ratio will be increased by 1.00 % per annum. SOFR portions of the Term Loan Facilities have one, three or six-month interest reset periods and interest is due on the last day of each three-month period or the last day of the loan term if less than three months.
Pricing grids are used to determine the applicable loan margins based on the type of loan and the leverage ratio. The loan margin is adjusted after the quarterly financial statements are delivered to the lenders in accordance with the below pricing grid, which reflects the margins in effect under the Amended 2019 Credit Agreement:
Leverage ratio
SOFR
BR
> 4.00 to 1.00
4.25 % 3.25 %
≥ 3.50 to 1.00 and < 4.00 to 1.00
3.75 % 2.75 %
≥ 3.00 to 1.00 and < 3.50 to 1.00
3.25 % 2.25 %
≥ 2.50 to 1.00 and < 3.00 to 1.00
3.00 % 2.00 %
< 2.50 to 1.00
2.75 % 1.75 %
The Revolver includes a commitment fee at 0.30 % of the average daily amount of the available revolving commitment, assuming any swingline loans outstanding are zero. There were no swingline loans outstanding as of December 31, 2023. The fee is payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of the calendar quarters and at Maturity. The commitment fee rate is adjusted after the quarterly financial statements are delivered to lenders based on the below pricing grid under the Amended 2019 Credit Agreement:
Leverage ratio
Commitment
Fee Rate
≥ 2.50 to 1.00
0.30 %
< 2.50 to 1.00
0.20 %
Fees are charged on all outstanding LOCs at an annual rate equal to the margin in effect on Eurodollar revolving loans. A funding fee of 0.125 % per year on the undrawn and unexpired amount of each LOC is payable as well. The fees are payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of the calendar quarters. The Company’s effective weighted average interest rate was 9.92 % for all outstanding debt as of December 31, 2023. Cash paid for interest totaled $ 32,470 , $ 18,043 and $ 5,837 for the December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Interest rate swap
The Company historically entered into interest rate swap agreements to limit its exposure to changes in the variable interest rate on its long-term debt. The Company had one non-designated interest rate swap agreement that was terminated on October 28, 2022 and subsequently received $ 7,738 upon its termination. The swap was carried at fair value on the balance sheet with changes in fair value recorded as interest income or expense within the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income. Net interest income of $ 6,396 and $ 2,730 was recorded related to the change in fair value of the interest rate swap for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
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6. Fair value measurements
There were no assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis and there were no liabilities valued at fair value using Level 1 inputs at December 31, 2023 and 2022. The following table provides information for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 2 and Level 3 inputs:
December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022
Total Level 2 Level 3 Total Level 2 Level 3
Liabilities:
Deferred Amount - Current (a)
$ — $ — $ — $ 117,615 $ — $ 117,615
Deferred Amount - Long Term (a)
— — — 79,269 — 79,269
CartiHeal Contingent Consideration (a)
— — — 67,251 — 67,251
Bioness Contingent Consideration 18,150 — 18,150 17,431 — 17,431
Total liabilities: $ 18,150 $ — $ 18,150 $ 281,566 $ — $ 281,566
(a) The Deferred Amount and contingent consideration attributable to CartiHeal have been reclassified to discontinued operations within the December 31, 2022 balance sheet. CartiHeal was fully deconsolidated during the first quarter of 2023. Refer to Note 4. Acquisitions and divestitures and Note 15. Discontinued operations for further details regarding the deconsolidation of CartiHeal.
Deferred Amount
The Deferred Amount that resulted from the CartiHeal Acquisition was calculated based on the total amount payable on each due date for the payment tranches including applicable interest. As previously discussed, the Company reached a Settlement Agreement with the Former Securityholders which relieved the Company of the obligations under the Deferred Amount. Refer to Note 4. Acquisitions and divestitures for further information.
Contingent consideration
The Company initially values contingent consideration related to business combinations using a probability-weighted calculation of potential payment scenarios discounted at rates reflective of the risks associated with the expected future cash flows for certain milestones. For other milestones, the Company used a variation of the income approach where revenue was simulated in a risk-neutral framework using Geometric Brownian Motion, a stock price behavior model.
Key assumptions used to estimate the fair value of contingent consideration include projected financial information, market data and the probability and timing of achieving the specific targets. After the initial valuation, the Company generally uses its best estimate to measure contingent consideration at each subsequent reporting period using unobservable Level 3 inputs. As previously discussed, the Company reached a Settlement Agreement with CartiHeal’s selling securityholders. As a result of the Settlement Agreement, the Company was relieved of the CartiHeal Contingent Consideration obligations. Refer to Note 4. Acquisitions and divestitures for further information.
Unobservable inputs
A summary of unobservable Level 3 inputs utilized for the above liabilities are as follows:
Valuation Technique Unobservable inputs Range
Bioness Contingent Consideration Discounted cash flow Payment discount rate 6.4 % - 6.8 %
Payment period 2024 - 2025
Significant changes in these assumptions could result in a significantly higher or lower fair value. The contingent consideration reported in the above table resulted from the Bioness Acquisition on March 30, 2021 and the CartiHeal Acquisition on July 12, 2022. Contingent consideration is adjusted quarterly based upon the passage of time or the anticipated success or failure of achieving certain milestones. Changes in contingent consideration related to the Bioness Acquisition totaled $ 719 , $ 1,102 and $ 829 for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and were recorded as the change in fair value of contingent consideration within the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income. Changes in contingent consideration related to the CartiHeal Acquisition totaled $ 1,710 and $ 5,350 for years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively and were recorded in discontinued operations, net of tax within the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income. comprehensive loss. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, the Company was relieved of CartiHeal related obligations. The Company deconsolidated the remaining $ 68,961 contingent consideration liability as a result. Refer to Note 4. Acquisitions and divestitures for further details regarding the deconsolidation of CartiHeal.
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Management incentive plan and liability-classified awards
BV LLC had operated two equity-based compensation plans, the management incentive plan (the “MIP”) and the BV LLC Phantom Profits Interest Plan (together with the MIP, the “Phantom Plans”), which were terminated on February 11, 2021 in connection with the Company’s IPO. Awards granted under the MIP Plan and the 2015 Phantom Units were liability-classified and the 2012 Phantom Units were equity-classified. Prior to the IPO and during the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company settled with the sole MIP awardee for $ 10,802 . No awards under the Phantom Plans were granted post-IPO and the Phantom Plan awards were settled 12 months following the termination. Vested awardees whose BV LLC employment terminated prior to the IPO had their awards settled in March 2022 for $ 10,413 . Due to the changes in fair value for these awards granted prior to the Company’s IPO, compensation award activity from the Phantom Plans resulted in a net gain of $ 24,356 for the year ended December 31, 2021.
7. Equity-based compensation
Terminated plans
Prior to the Phantom Plans’ termination, during the year ended December 31, 2021, (i) the Company granted 90,000 Phantom Profits Interest Plan units; (ii) there were no MIP awards granted; (iii) 900 Phantom Profits Interest Plan units were forfeited; and (iv) other Phantom Plan units were redeemed for $ 479 . Compensation expense related to the Phantom Plans totaled $ 829 for the year ended December 31, 2021. This amount excludes the $ 25,185 decrease in fair market value of accrued equity-based compensation due to adjustments to reflect the difference between the expected public offering price of the IPO and the actual offering price, of which $ 1,777 was recorded in research and development expense within the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income for the year ended December 31, 2021.
2021 Plan
The Company operates an equity-based compensation plan (“2021 Plan”), which allows for the issuance of stock options (incentive and nonqualified), restricted stock, dividend equivalents, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), other stock-based awards, and cash awards (collectively, “Awards”). As of December 31, 2023, 14,781,895 shares of Class A common stock were authorized to be awarded and 7,843,854 shares were available for 2021 Plan Awards.
2023 Plan
The Company also operates the 2023 Retention Equity Award Plan (the “2023 Plan” and, together with the 2021 Plan, the “Plans”), the purpose of which is to retain and motivate critical personnel over the short-term by providing them additional incentives in the form of RSUs (the “Retention Awards” and together with the “2021 Plan Awards,” the “Awards”). As of December 31, 2023, 600,000 shares of Class A common stock were authorized to be awarded under the 2023 Plan and 73,200 shares were available for Retention Awards.
Activity under the Plans
Expense
Equity-based compensation expense for Awards granted under the Plans and inducement awards for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 totaled $ 2,370 , $ 17,114 and $ 19,504 , respectively. The expense is primarily included in selling, general and administrative expense with a nominal amount in research and development expense on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income based upon the classification of the employee. There were no income tax benefits related to equity-based compensation expense for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2021. Income tax benefits totaled $ 2,951 related to compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2022.
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Restricted Stock Units
During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company granted time-based RSUs which vest at various dates through December 4, 2027. RSU compensation expense is recognized over the vesting period, which is typically between 1 and 4 years. Unamortized compensation expense related to the RSUs totaled $ 3,859 at December 31, 2023, and is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 1.92 years. A summary of the RSU award activity for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 are as follows (number of units in thousands):
Number of units Weighted-average grant-
date fair value per unit
Unvested at December 31, 2021 1,024 $ 14.41
Granted 1,248 10.73
Vested ( 756 ) 14.74
Forfeited or canceled ( 327 ) 8.45
Unvested at December 31, 2022 1,189 11.96
Granted 2,067 2.34
Vested ( 641 ) 8.74
Forfeited or canceled ( 549 ) 8.53
Unvested at December 31, 2023 2,066 $ 4.51
Stock Options
During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company granted time-based stock options which vest over 1 to 4 years following the date of grant and expire within 10 years. The fair value of time-based stock options is determined using the Black-Scholes valuation model, with such value recognized as expense over the service period, which is typically 1 to 4 years, net of actual forfeitures. A summary of the Company’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of the stock options granted during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 are shown in the following table:
2023 2022
Risk-free interest rate 3.5 % - 4.7 %
1.8 % - 4.3 %
Expected dividend yield — % — %
Expected stock price volatility 35.2 % - 36.4 %
33.2 % - 35.2 %
Expected life of stock options (years) 5.50 - 6.25
6.25
The weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted during the year ended December 31, 2023 was $ 0.53 per share. The expected term of the options granted is estimated using the simplified method. Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s peers’ common stock. The risk-free interest rate is determined based upon a constant U.S. Treasury security rate with a contractual life that approximates the expected term of the option. Unamortized compensation expense related to the options totaled $ 2,206 at December 31, 2023, and is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 2.26 years.
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A summary of stock option activity is as follows for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 (number of options in thousands):
Number of options Weighted-average exercise price Weighted average remaining contractual term (in years) Aggregate intrinsic value
Outstanding at December 31, 2021 8,364 $ 11.16
Granted 2,606 12.19
Exercised ( 680 ) 6.28
Forfeited or canceled ( 1,380 ) 12.38
Outstanding at December 31, 2022 8,910 11.65 7.74 $ 3
Granted 1,226 1.28
Exercised ( 67 ) 2.68
Forfeited or canceled ( 5,722 ) 11.80
Outstanding at December 31, 2023 4,347 8.68 7.31 $ 4,383
Exercisable and vested at December 31, 2023 1,958 $ 10.25 4.45 $ 144
The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the underlying options and the market price of the Company’s Class A common stock for options that had exercise prices lower than $ 5.27 per share, the closing price of the Company’s Class A common stock on December 29, 2023.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
The Company operates a non-qualified Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”), which provides for the issuance of shares of the Company’s Class A common stock to eligible employees of the Company that elect to participate in the plan and purchase shares of Class A common stock through payroll deductions at a discounted price. As of December 31, 2023, the aggregate number of shares reserved for issuance under the ESPP was 886,930 . A total of 516,976 , 279,000 and 94,795 shares were issued and $ 352 , $ 471 and $ 340 of expense was recognized during the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Defined contribution plans
The Company has various defined contribution plans which are offered in Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, United Kingdom and Israel. These plans are required by local laws or regulations in some cases. Contributions are primarily discretionary, except in some countries where contributions are contractually required. These plans cover substantially all eligible employees in the countries where the plans are offered either voluntarily or statutorily.
In the United States, the Company provides a 401(k) defined contribution plan (“U.S. Plan”) that covers substantially all U.S. employees that meet minimum age requirements. The Company matches 100 % of the employees’ contribution up to 4 % of the employees’ wages and 50 % on the next 2 %. The U.S. Plan also provides for an additional 1 % to 3 % at the Company’s discretion.
Company contributions totaled $ 5,836 , $ 6,407 , and $ 4,477 for all global plans during the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The expense is included in cost of sales, selling, general and administrative expense and research and development expense on the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive (loss) income based upon the classification of the employee.
8. Stockholders’ equity
Initial Public Offering
On February 16, 2021, the Company closed an IPO of 9,200,000 shares of Class A common stock at a public offering price of $ 13.00 per share, which includes 1,200,000 shares issued pursuant to the underwriters' over-allotment option. The Company received $ 111,228 in proceeds, net of underwriting discounts and commissions of $ 8,372 , which was used to purchase newly-issued membership interests from BV LLC at a price per interest equal to the IPO price of $ 13.00 . The Company also incurred offering expenses totaling $ 4,778 in addition to the underwriting discounts and commissions. Offering expenses of $ 1,327 were paid in 2020 and $ 3,451 were paid in 2021. The Company is the sole managing member of, has a majority economic interest in, has the sole voting interest in, and controls the management of BV LLC. As a result, the Company consolidates the financial results of BV LLC and reports a non-controlling interest for the interest not held by the Company.
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IPO Transactions
In connection with the IPO, the Company completed the following transactions (“Transactions”).
• Amended and restated the limited liability company agreement of BV LLC (“BV LLC Agreement”), to, among other things, (i) provide for a new single class of common membership interests in BV LLC (“LLC Interests”); (ii) exchange all of the existing membership interests in BV LLC (“Original BV LLC Owners”) for new LLC Interests; and (iii) appoint Bioventus Inc. as the sole managing member of BV LLC.
• Amended and restated the Bioventus Inc. certificate of incorporation to, among other things, (i) provide for an increase in the authorized shares of Class A common stock; (ii) provide for Class B common stock with voting rights but no economic interest, which shares were issued to the Original BV LLC Owners on a one -for-one basis with the number of LLC Interests they owned; and (iii) provide for undesignated preferred stock.
• Acquired, by merger, ten entities that were Original BV LLC Owners (“Former LLC Owners”), for which the Company issued 31,838,589 shares of Class A common stock as merger consideration (“IPO Mergers”). The only assets held by the Former LLC Owners were 31,838,589 LLC Interests and a corresponding number of shares of Class B common stock. Upon consummation of the IPO Mergers, the 31,838,589 shares of Class B common stock were canceled, and the Company recognized the 31,838,589 LLC Interests at carrying value, as the IPO Mergers are considered to be a recapitalization transaction. The Company issued 15,786,737 shares of Class B common stock to the Original BV LLC Owners.
The financial statements for periods prior to the IPO and Transactions have been adjusted to combine the previously separate entities for presentation purposes. Prior to the Transactions, Bioventus Inc. had no operations.
Amendment and restatement of certificate of incorporation
On February 16, 2021, the Company amended and restated its certificate of incorporation to, among other things, provide for: (i) the authorization of 250,000,000 shares of Class A common stock with a par value of $ 0.001 per share; (ii) the authorization of 50,000,000 shares of Class B common stock with a par value of $ 0.001 per share; (iii) the authorization of 10,000,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock that may be issued from time to time by the BOD in one or more series; and (iv) the establishment of a classified BOD, divided into three classes, each of whose members will serve for staggered three-year terms.
Holders of Class A and Class B common stock are entitled to one vote per share and, except as otherwise required, will vote together as a single class on all matters on which stockholders generally are entitled to vote. Holders of Class B common stock are not entitled to receive dividends and will not be entitled to receive any distributions upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company. Shares of Class B common stock may only be issued to the extent necessary to maintain the one -to-one ratio between the number of LLC Interests and the number of shares of Class B common stock held by the Continuing LLC Owner. Shares of Class B common stock are transferable only together with an equal number of LLC Interests. Shares of Class B common stock will be canceled on a one -for-one basis upon the redemption or exchange of any outstanding LLC Interests.
BV LLC recapitalization
On February 16, 2021, the Company amended and restated the BV LLC Agreement to, among other things, (i) provide for new LLC Interests; (ii) exchange all of the then existing membership interests of the Original BV LLC Owners for new LLC Interests; and (iii) appoint Bioventus Inc. as the sole managing member of BV LLC.
The BV LLC Agreement provides that holders of LLC Interests may, from time to time, require the Company to redeem all or a portion of their LLC Interests for newly-issued shares of Class A common stock on a one -for-one basis. The Company may elect to settle any such redemption in shares of Class A common stock or in cash.
The amendment also requires that the Company, at all times, maintain (i) a one -to-one ratio between the number of outstanding shares of Class A common stock and the number of LLC Interests owned by the Company and (ii) a one -to-one ratio between the number of shares of Class B common stock owned by the Continuing LLC Owner and the number of LLC Interests owned by the Continuing LLC Owner.
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Noncontrolling interest
In connection with any redemption of LLC Interests by the Continuing LLC Owner, the Company will receive a corresponding number of LLC Interests, increasing its ownership interest in BV LLC. Future redemptions of LLC Interests will result in a change in ownership and reduce the amount recorded as noncontrolling interest and increase additional paid-in capital. There were no redemptions during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022. The following table summarizes the ownership interest in BV LLC as of December 31 (number of units in thousands):
2023 2022
LLC Interests
Ownership %
LLC Interests
Ownership %
Number of LLC Interests owned
Bioventus Inc. 63,267 80.0 % 62,063 79.7 %
Continuing LLC Owner 15,787 20.0 % 15,787 20.3 %
Total 79,054 100.0 % 77,850 100.0 %
9. Earnings per share
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted loss per share of Class A common stock for the periods presented (amounts in thousands, except share and per share data):
December 31, 2023 December 31, 2022 February 16, 2021 through the Year Ended December 31, 2021
Numerator:
Net loss from continuing operations $ ( 121,196 ) $ ( 144,651 ) $ ( 14,523 )
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests —
continuing operations 24,458 40,732 9,789
Net loss attributable to Bioventus Inc. Class A
common stockholders — continuing operations $ ( 96,738 ) $ ( 103,919 ) $ ( 4,734 )
Numerator:
Net loss from discontinued operations $ ( 74,429 ) $ ( 68,740 ) $ ( 1,868 )
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests —
discontinued operations 14,937 13,955 —
Net loss attributable to Bioventus Inc. Class A
common stockholders — discontinued operations $ ( 59,492 ) $ ( 54,785 ) $ ( 1,868 )
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock
outstanding - basic and diluted 62,647,554 61,389,107 45,472,483
Net loss per share of Class A common stock, from
continuing operations, basic and diluted $ ( 1.54 ) $ ( 1.70 ) $ ( 0.11 )
Net loss per share of Class A common stock, from
discontinued operations, basic and diluted ( 0.95 ) ( 0.89 ) ( 0.04 )
Net loss per share of Class A common stock,
basic and diluted $ ( 2.49 ) $ ( 2.59 ) $ ( 0.15 )
Shares of Class B common stock do not share in the losses of the Company and are therefore not participating securities. As such, separate presentation of basic and diluted losses per share of Class B common stock under the two-class method has not been presented.
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The following number of weighted-average potentially dilutive shares as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 were excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share because the effect of including such potentially dilutive shares would have been antidilutive upon conversion:
Year Ended
December 31, 2023 Year Ended
December 31, 2022 February 16, 2021 through the Year Ended December 31, 2021
LLC Interests held by Continuing LLC Owner (a)
15,786,737 15,786,737 15,786,737
Stock options 5,860,516 7,679,780 5,373,442
RSUs 595,030 710,807 966,673
Unvested shares of Class A common stock — — 30,056
Total 22,242,283 24,177,324 22,156,908
(a) Class A Shares reserved for future issuance upon redemption or exchange of LLC Interests by the Continuing LLC Owner.
10. Restructuring costs
Restructuring costs are not allocated to the Company’s reportable segments as they are not part of the segment performance measures regularly reviewed by management. These charges are included in restructuring costs in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income. Liabilities associated from restructuring costs are recorded in accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.
The Company announced a restructuring plan in December 2022 (“2022 Restructuring Plan”) that was intended to align the Company’s organizational and management cost structure to improve profitability and cash flow. The 2022 Restructuring Plan primarily consisted of employee severance and additional expenses for third-party and other related costs. Pre-tax charges recognized during the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 totaled $ 793 and $ 4,581 , respectively. The 2022 Restructuring Plan is complete.
The Company adopted restructuring plans for businesses acquired to reduce headcount, reorganize management structure and consolidate certain facilities during the second half of 2021 (“2021 Acquisition Restructuring Plan”) and during the first quarter of 2022 (“2022 Acquisition Restructuring Plan”). The Company planned total pre-tax charges for the 2021 Acquisition Restructuring Plan and the 2022 Acquisition Restructuring Plan were $ 3,500 and $ 2,300 , respectively. There was nominal activity related to the 2021 Acquisition Restructuring Plan during the year ended December 31, 2023, and $ 719 and $ 2,487 was recognized during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The 2021 Acquisition Restructuring Plan is complete. Costs attributable to the 2022 Acquisition Restructuring Plan totaled $ 84 and $ 1,479 during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
The Company’s restructuring charges and payments for plans related to businesses acquired comprised of the following:
Employee
severance and
temporary
labor costs
Other
charges
Total
Balance at December 31, 2021 $ 1,400 $ 136 $ 1,536
Expenses incurred 5,172 1,607 6,779
Payments made ( 2,812 ) ( 1,743 ) ( 4,555 )
Balance at December 31, 2022 3,760 — 3,760
Expenses incurred 648 192 840
Payments made ( 3,092 ) ( 192 ) ( 3,284 )
Balance at December 31, 2023 $ 1,316 $ — $ 1,316
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11. Income taxes
As a result of the Transactions, Bioventus Inc. became the sole managing member of BV LLC, which is treated as a partnership for income tax purposes. As a partnership, BV LLC is not subject to United States federal and certain state and local income taxes. Any taxable income or loss generated by BV LLC is passed through to and included in the taxable income or loss of its members, including the Company, following the Transactions, on a pro rata basis. Prior to the Transactions, income from other domestic subsidiaries included BV LLC and thereafter is included in income from domestic taxable subsidiaries. The components of (loss) income before income taxes for the years ended December 31 are as follows:
2023 2022 2021
United States $ ( 125,676 ) $ ( 187,571 ) $ 9,511
International 4,565 ( 1,454 ) ( 23 )
(Loss) income before income taxes - continuing operations $ ( 121,111 ) $ ( 189,025 ) $ 9,488
The provision for income taxes on operations consists of the following for the years ended December 31:
2023 2022 2021
Current:
United States federal $ ( 734 ) $ 2,092 $ 5,675
United States state and local 2,085 ( 96 ) 1,750
International 1,111 296 367
Total current 2,462 2,292 7,792
Deferred:
United States federal ( 2,881 ) ( 38,678 ) ( 9,015 )
United States state and local ( 1,951 ) ( 7,897 ) ( 533 )
International 2,455 ( 91 ) ( 210 )
Total deferred ( 2,377 ) ( 46,666 ) ( 9,758 )
Total income tax expense (benefit) - continuing operations $ 85 $ ( 44,374 ) $ ( 1,966 )
Cash paid for income taxes totaled $ 2,955 , $ 1,518 and $ 7,456 for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company’s investment in foreign subsidiaries continues to be indefinite in nature; however, the Company may periodically repatriate a portion of these earnings to the extent that it does not incur significant additional tax liability.
The differences between the effective income tax rate and the federal statutory income tax rates for the years ended December 31 are as follows:
2023 2022 2021
U.S. statutory federal corporate income tax rate 21.0 % 21.0 % 21.0 %
Noncontrolling interest ( 6.6 ) ( 6.4 ) ( 18.6 )
LLC flow-through structure 15.7 5.4 ( 70.4 )
Non-deductible expenses ( 1.1 ) — 43.8
State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit 0.2 4.2 11.8
Change in valuation allowance ( 29.1 ) ( 0.4 ) 7.0
Research and other tax credits 0.5 0.3 ( 4.5 )
Organizational Transactions — ( 0.6 ) ( 8.6 )
Uncertain tax positions 1.1 ( 0.9 ) ( 9.0 )
Foreign rate differential ( 0.2 ) — ( 0.9 )
GAAP impairment — ( 3.5 ) —
Stock compensation ( 4.0 ) — —
Other 2.4 4.4 2.6
Effective income tax rate ( 0.1 %) 23.5 % ( 25.8 %)
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Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between financial statement and tax bases using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The components of the deferred taxes were as follows:
2023 2022
Deferred tax assets:
Capital loss carryforward $ 17,407 $ —
Interest 13,374 7,020
Net operating losses and tax credit carryforwards 10,792 18,419
Tax credits 1,567 1,759
Investment in Bioventus LLC 1,221 —
Transaction costs 975 980
Stock-based compensation 947 681
Research & Development 69 63
Fixed assets 18 30
Accrued liabilities 7 6
Other 470 571
Gross deferred tax asset 46,847 29,529
Valuation allowance ( 46,007 ) ( 2,536 )
Total deferred tax assets 840 26,993
Deferred tax liability:
Investment in Bioventus LLC — 26,814
Intangibles 2,053 2,427
Gross deferred tax liability 2,053 29,241
Net deferred tax liability $ 1,213 $ 2,248
The valuation allowance is primarily attributable to net operating losses (“NOLs”). The Company considered many factors when assessing the likelihood of future realization of these deferred tax assets, including expectations of future taxable income or loss, the carryforward periods available to the Company for tax reporting purposes, and other relevant factors. The net change in the valuation allowance was $ 43,471 . The valuation allowance at December 31, 2023 is primarily against NOLs, interest carryover and capital loss carryforward. The valuation allowance at December 31, 2022 principally relates to recognizing a full valuation allowance against foreign NOLs.
Beginning in 2022, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 eliminated the option to deduct research and development expenditures immediately in the year incurred and requires companies to amortize such expenditures over five or fifteen years for tax purposes, depending on whether the activities were incurred in the United States or outside of the United States. This change resulted in an increase to gross deferred tax assets and cash tax liabilities.
As of December 31, 2023, the Company had approximately $ 42,422 in U.S. federal NOL carryforwards at its corporate subsidiaries and $ 1,213 in federal tax credits. Certain US federal NOL carryforwards begin to expire in 2031, while others were generated after the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) and as such do not expire, but can only be utilized to offset up to 80% of taxable income in any given year. The federal tax credits start to expire at various dates beginning in 2026. As of December 31, 2023, the Company had approximately $ 27,695 in state NOL carryforwards and $ 354 in state tax credits. If not utilized, some state NOL carryforwards will expire at various dates beginning in 2025.
The Company evaluated its tax positions and had unrecognized tax benefits of $ 4,725 and $ 5,883 as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The Company had $ 2,047 and $ 2,297 accrued for payment of interest and penalties as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. If the $ 4,725 of unrecognized tax benefit is recognized, it would not impact the effective tax rate due to the valuation allowance on the Company's net U.S. deferred tax assets. The Company does expect a material decrease of approximately $ 1,446 in the twelve months following December 31, 2023 in its uncertain tax positions due to various statute expirations during 2024. The Company files U.S. federal income tax returns as well as income tax returns in many United States and foreign jurisdictions. In general, the tax years 2020 - 2023 remain open to examination by the major jurisdictions in which the Company is subject to tax.
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A reconciliation of the gross unrecognized tax benefits (excluding interest and penalties) for the year ended December 31, 2023 follows:
Beginning of the period $ 5,883
Additions for current year tax positions
142
Expiration of statutes ( 1,300 )
End of the period $ 4,725
Tax Receivable Agreement
The Company expects to obtain an increase in the share of the tax basis of the assets of BV LLC when LLC Interests are redeemed or exchanged by the Continuing LLC Owner and other qualifying transactions. This increase in tax basis may have the effect of reducing the amounts that the Company would otherwise pay in the future to various tax authorities. The increase in tax basis may also decrease gains (or increase losses) on future dispositions of certain capital assets to the extent tax basis is allocated to those capital assets.
On February 16, 2021, the Company entered into a tax receivable agreement (“TRA”) with the Continuing LLC Owner that provides for the payment by the Company to the Continuing LLC Owner of 85% of the amount of tax benefits, if any, that the Company actually realizes as a result of (i) increases in the tax basis of assets of BV LLC resulting from any redemptions or exchanges of LLC Interests or any prior sales of interests in BV LLC; and (ii) certain other tax benefits related to the Company making payments under the TRA.
The Company will maintain a full valuation allowance against deferred tax assets related to the tax attributes generated as a result of redemptions of LLC Interests or exchanges described above until it is determined that the benefits are more-likely-than-not to be realized. As of December 31, 2023, the Continuing LLC Owner had not exchanged LLC Interests for shares of Class A common stock and therefore the Company had not recorded any liabilities under the TRA.
12. Commitments and contingencies
Leases
The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. The Company leases its office facilities as well as other property, vehicles and equipment under operating leases. The Company also leases certain office equipment under nominal finance leases. Lease assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Lease assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. As the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company’s incremental borrowing rate is used as a discount rate, based on the information available at the commencement date, in determining the present value of lease payments. Lease assets also include the impact of any prepayments made and are reduced by impact of any lease incentives.
The Company does not recognize lease liabilities or lease assets on the balance sheet for short-term (leases with a lease term of twelve months or less as of the commencement date). Rather, any short-term lease payments are recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The current period short-term lease expense reasonably reflects short-term lease commitments.
For all classifications of leases, the Company combines lease and nonlease components in order to record the combination as a single lease component. Variable lease payments are excluded from the lease liability and recognized in the period in which the obligation is incurred. Additionally, lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise the option.
The Company leases its office facilities as well as other property, vehicles and equipment under operating leases. The Company also leases certain office equipment under nominal finance leases. The remaining lease terms range from 1 month to 9.33 years.
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The components of lease cost were as follows for the years ended December 31:
2023 2022 2021
Operating lease cost $ 3,921 $ 4,557 $ 3,478
Short-term lease cost (a)
840 691 668
Financing lease cost:
Amortization of finance lease assets 1,175 36 35
Interest on lease liabilities 823 4 1
Total lease cost $ 6,759 $ 5,288 $ 4,182
(a) Includes variable lease cost and sublease income, which are immaterial.
Supplemental cash flow information and non-cash activity related to operating leases were as follows for the years ended December 31:
2023 2022 2021
Cash paid for amounts included in measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases $ 4,516 $ 4,374 $ 3,616
Operating cash flows from financing leases $ 793 $ 5 $ 5
Financing cash flows from finance leases $ 506 $ 53 $ 37
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating lease obligations $ 344 $ 4,792 $ 4,665
Finance lease obligations $ 15,567 $ — $ 114
Supplemental balance sheet and other information related to operating leases were as follows for the years ended December 31:
2023 2022
Operating lease assets $ 13,353 $ 16,690
Operating lease liabilities- current $ 4,057 $ 3,552
Operating lease liabilities- noncurrent 10,573 14,355
Total operating lease liabilities $ 14,630 $ 17,907
Financing leases
Property, plant and equipment - net $ 14,279 $ 128
Finance lease liabilities - current $ 759 $ 55
Finance lease liabilities - noncurrent 10,386 76
Total financing lease liabilities $ 11,145 $ 131
Weighted average remaining lease term (years):
Operating leases 3.8 4.8
Finance leases 9.3 2.4
Weighted average discount rate:
Operating leases 4.7 % 4.8 %
Finance leases 8.1 % 3.3 %
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Future maturities of operating and finance lease liabilities are as follows:
Operating leases Finance Leases
2024 $ 4,565 $ 1,623
2025 4,078 1,617
2026 3,245 1,630
2027 2,619 1,662
2028 1,497 1,696
Thereafter — 7,753
Total undiscounted cash flows 16,004 15,981
Less imputed interest ( 1,374 ) ( 4,836 )
Present value of future lease payments $ 14,630 $ 11,145
Governmental and legal contingencies
In the normal course of business, the Company periodically becomes involved in various claims and lawsuits, and governmental proceedings and investigations that are incidental to its business. The Company accrues a liability when a loss is considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. When a material loss contingency is reasonably possible but not probable, the Company does not record a liability, but instead discloses the nature and amount of the claim, and an estimate of the possible loss or range of loss, if such an estimate can be made. Legal fees are expensed as incurred. With respect to governmental proceedings and investigations, like other companies in the industry, the Company is subject to extensive regulation by national, state and local governmental agencies in the United States and in other jurisdictions in which the Company and its affiliates operate. As a result, interaction with governmental agencies is ongoing. The Company’s standard practice is to cooperate with regulators and investigators in responding to inquiries.
The Company is presently unable to predict the duration, scope, or result of these matters. As such, the Company is presently unable to develop a reasonable estimate of a possible loss or range of losses, if any, related to these matters. While the Company intends to defend these matters vigorously, the outcome of such litigation or any other litigation is necessarily uncertain, is not within the Company’s complete control and might not be known for extended periods of time. In the opinion of management, the outcome of any existing claims and legal or regulatory proceedings, other than the specific matters described below, if decided adversely, is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.
Bioventus stockholder litigation
On January 12, 2023, the Company and certain of its current and former directors and officers were named as defendants in a putative class action lawsuit filed in the Middle District of North Carolina, Ciarciello v. Bioventus, Inc., No. 1:23– CV – 00032-CCE-JEP (M.D.N.C. 2023). The complaint asserts violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and of Sections 11 and 15 of the Securities Act and generally alleges that the Company failed to disclose certain information regarding rebate practices, its business and financial prospects, and the sufficiency of internal controls regarding financial reporting. The complaint seeks damages in an unspecified amount. On April 12, 2023, the Court appointed Wayne County Employees’ Retirement System as lead plaintiff. The plaintiff’s amended consolidated complaint was filed with the Court on June 12, 2023. On July 17, 2023, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss the complaint raising a number of legal and factual deficiencies with the amended consolidated complaint. In response to the defendants’ motion to dismiss, the lead plaintiff filed a second amended complaint on July 31, 2023. The defendants moved to dismiss the second amended complaint on August 21, 2023, which the Court granted in part and denied in part on November 6, 2023. The Court dismissed the plaintiff’s Securities Act claims, but allowed the plaintiff’s Exchange Act claims to proceed into discovery.
On October 4, 2023, certain of the Company’s current and former directors and officers were named as defendants in a derivative shareholder lawsuit (in which the Company is a nominal defendant) filed in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, Grogan, on behalf of Bioventus Inc., v. Reali, et.al., No. 1:23-CV-01099-RGA (D. Del. 2023). The complaint asserts violations of Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act, breaches of fiduciary duties and related state law claims, and a claim for contribution, and generally alleges the same purported misconduct as alleged in the Ciarciello case. On January 12, 2024, the Court agreed to stay this case pending resolution of the Ciarciello case.
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On February 9, 2024, another plaintiff filed a derivative shareholder lawsuit against certain of the Company’s current and former directors and officers (in which the Company is a nominal defendant) filed in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, Sanderson, on behalf of Bioventus Inc., v. Reali, et.al., No. 1:24-cv-00180-RGA (D. Del. 2024). Like the Grogan case, this case asserts violations of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act, breaches of fiduciary duties and related state law claims, and a claim for contribution, and generally alleges the same purported misconduct as alleged in the Ciarciello case. The parties are in discussions to consolidate the two derivative matters and stay them on terms similar to those entered in the Grogan case.
The Company believes the claims alleged in each of the above matters lack merit and intends to defend itself vigorously. The outcome of these matters is not presently determinable, and any loss is neither probable nor reasonably estimable.
Misonix former distributor litigation
On March 23, 2017, Misonix’s former distributor in China, Cicel (Beijing) Science & Technology Co., Ltd., filed a lawsuit against Misonix and certain of its officers and directors in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The complaint alleged that Misonix improperly terminated its contract with the former distributor. The complaint sought various remedies, including compensatory and punitive damages, specific performance and preliminary and post judgment injunctive relief, and asserted various causes of action, including breach of contract, unfair competition, tortious interference with contract, fraudulent inducement, and conversion. On October 7, 2017, the court granted Misonix’s motion to dismiss each of the tort claims asserted against Misonix, and also granted the individual defendants’ motion to dismiss all claims asserted against them. On January 23, 2020, the court granted Cicel’s motion to amend its complaint, to include claims for alleged defamation and theft of trade secrets in addition to the breach of contract claim. Discovery in the matter ended on August 5, 2021. On January 20, 2022, the court granted Misonix’s summary judgment motion on Cicel’s breach of contract and defamation claims. Cicel’s motion for reconsideration of the court’s summary judgment ruling in Misonix’s favor was dismissed by the Court on April 29, 2022. On July 18, 2022, Cicel voluntarily dismissed the remaining claim for trade secret theft and later filed an appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. On March 6, 2024, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued its ruling affirming the lower Court’s summary judgment in favor of Misonix in all respects.
Bioness stockholder litigation
On February 8, 2022, a minority shareholder of Bioness filed an action in the Delaware State Court of Chancery in connection with the Company’s acquisition of Bioness, Teuza, a Fairchild Technology Venture Ltd. v. Lindon, et. al., No. 2022-0130 -SG. This action names the former Bioness directors, the Alfred E. Mann Trust (Trust), which was the former majority shareholder of Bioness, the trustees of the Trust and Bioventus as defendants. The complaint alleges, among other things, that the individual directors, the Trust, and the trustees breached their fiduciary duty to the plaintiff in connection with their consideration and approval of the Company’s transaction. The complaint also alleges that the Company aided and abetted the other defendants in breaching their fiduciary duties to the plaintiff and that the Company breached the Merger Agreement by failing to pay the plaintiff its pro rata share of the merger consideration. The Company believes that it is indemnified under the indemnification provisions contained in the Bioness Merger Agreement for these claims. On July 20, 2022, the Company filed a motion to dismiss all claims made against it on various grounds, as did all the other named defendants in the suit. A hearing on Bioness’ and other the defendant’s motions was held before the Court of Chancery on January 19, 2023. On April 27, 2023, the Court issued an order which, among other things, dismissed Bioventus from the cas e.
Other matters
On November 10, 2021, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement for a hyaluronic acid (“HA”) product and made an upfront payment of $ 853 . If the Company is able to obtain a Medical Device Regulation Certification for the product $ 1,707 (the “Milestone Payment”) will be paid to the seller within five days . The Company is also required to pay royalties if certifications are achieved before December 31, 2024. Royalties will be payable through 2026 of 5.0 % on the first $ 569 in sales and 2.5 % thereafter. On March 8, 2023, the parties amended the agreement under which the Milestone Payment was reduced to $ 1,418 , of which $ 709 was paid on January 31, 2024, and the remainder is due upon receipt of the Medical Device Regulation Certification for the product provided that is obtained prior to December 31, 2024. As a result, the Company recorded an intellectual property intangible asset totaling $ 709 for the initial payment.
On May 29, 2019, the Company and the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation, Inc. d/b/a MTF Biologics (“MTF”), entered into a collaboration and development agreement to develop one or more products for orthopedic application to be commercialized by the Company and supplied by MTF (the “Development Agreement”). The first phase has been completed, but during the second quarter of 2022, the Company elected to discontinue the development of MOTYS, the initial product candidate under development. On October 21, 2022, the Company provided notice to MTF of termination of the Development Agreement and the related cGTP Commercial Supply Agreement with MTF for MOTYS, effective December 20, 2022.
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On December 9, 2016, the Company entered into an amended and restated license agreement for the exclusive U.S. distribution and commercialization rights of a single injection osteoarthritis (“OA”) product with the supplier of the Company’s single injection OA product for the non-U.S. market. The agreement requires the Company to meet annual minimum purchase requirements and pay royalties on net sales. Royalties related to this agreement during the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 totaled $ 14,035 , $ 14,712 and $ 13,300 , respectively. These royalties are included in cost of sales within the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income.
As part of a supply agreement entered on February 9, 2016 and subsequently amended for the Company’s three injection OA product, the Company is subject to annual minimum purchase requirements for 10 years. After the initial 10 years, the agreement will automatically renew for an additional 5 years unless terminated by the Company or the seller in accordance with the agreement.
As part of a supply agreement for the Company’s five injection OA product that was amended and restated on December 22, 2020, the Company is subject to annual minimum purchase requirements for 8 years.
The Company has an exclusive license agreement for bioactive bone graft putty. The Company is required to pay a royalty on all commercial sales revenue from the licensed products with a minimum annual royalty payment through 2023, the date the agreement will expire, upon the expiration of the patent held by the licensor. These royalties are included in cost of sales on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive (loss) income.
From time to time, the Company causes letters of credit (“LOCs”) to be issued to provide credit support for guarantees, contractual commitments and insurance policies. The fair values of the LOCs reflect the amount of the underlying obligation and are subject to fees payable to the issuers, competitively determined in the marketplace. As of December 31, 2023 the Company had three LOCs outstanding for $ 1,800 and as of December 31, 2022, the Company had one LOC outstanding for a nominal amount.
The Company currently maintains insurance for risks associated with the operation of its business, provision of professional services and ownership of property. These policies provide coverage for a variety of potential losses, including loss or damage to property, bodily injury, general commercial liability, professional errors and omissions and medical malpractice. The Company is self-insured for health insurance covering most of its employees located in the United States. The Company maintains stop-loss insurance on a “claims made” basis for expenses in excess of $ 200 per member per year.
13. Revenue recognition
The Company attributes net sales to external customers to the U.S. and to all foreign countries based on the legal entity from which the sale originated. The following table presents the Company’s net sales disaggregated by major products within each segment as follows for the years ended December 31:
2023 2022 2021
U.S.
Pain Treatments
$ 197,954 $ 194,830 $ 201,068
Restorative Therapies 116,851 134,214 103,009
Surgical Solutions 135,055 126,207 83,476
Total U.S. net sales 449,860 455,251 387,553
International
Pain Treatments
22,847 21,495 20,539
Restorative Therapies 20,222 20,420 18,563
Surgical Solutions 19,416 14,951 4,243
Total International net sales 62,485 56,866 43,345
Total net sales $ 512,345 $ 512,117 $ 430,898
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14. Segments
The Company’s two reportable segments are U.S. and International. The Company’s products are primarily sold to orthopedists, musculoskeletal and sports medicine physicians, podiatrists, neurosurgeons and orthopedic spine surgeons, as well as to their patients. The Company does not disclose segment information by asset, nor does it disclose transactions between reportable segments, as the CODM does not review or use it to allocate resources or to assess the operating results and financial performance. Transactions between reportable segments are executed in accordance with our transfer pricing arrangements and are eliminated in consolidation and not presented in the measures below. Segment adjusted EBITDA is the segment profitability metric reported to the Company’s CODM for purposes of decisions about allocation of resources to, and assessing performance of, each reportable segment.
The following table presents segment adjusted EBITDA reconciled to (loss) income before income taxes for the years ended December 31:
2023 2022 2021
Segment adjusted EBITDA
U.S. $ 78,668 $ 56,513 $ 70,712
International 10,194 12,097 9,915
Interest expense, net ( 40,676 ) ( 12,021 ) ( 1,112 )
Depreciation and amortization ( 57,365 ) ( 55,398 ) ( 34,875 )
Acquisition and related costs ( 5,694 ) ( 21,731 ) ( 22,964 )
Restructuring and succession charges ( 2,331 ) ( 7,453 ) ( 3,717 )
Equity compensation ( 2,722 ) ( 17,585 ) 4,512
Financial restructuring costs ( 7,291 ) — —
Impairments of assets ( 78,615 ) ( 10,285 ) —
Impairment of goodwill — ( 124,697 ) —
Loss on disposal of a business ( 1,539 ) — —
Impairments related to variable interest entity — — ( 7,043 )
Other items ( 13,740 ) ( 8,465 ) ( 5,940 )
(Loss) income before income taxes $ ( 121,111 ) $ ( 189,025 ) $ 9,488
15. Discontinued operations
On February 27, 2023 the Company reached a Settlement Agreement with the Former Securityholders of CartiHeal that resulted in the transfer of 100 % of Company’s shares in CartiHeal to a Trustee. Refer to Note 4. Acquisitions and divestitures for further details concerning the CartiHeal Settlement Agreement and its deconsolidation from the Company’s financial statements. CartiHeal had no sales for the year ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2023.
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The following table summarizes CartiHeal’s major classes of assets and liabilities as reported on the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2022 as the balances were fully deconsolidated as of December 31, 2023:
December 31, 2022
Carrying amounts of major classes of assets included as part of discontinued operations
Cash $ 1,628
Restricted cash 23
Other receivables 350
Inventory 642
Prepaid and other current assets 134
Current assets attributable to discontinued operations 2,777
Property and equipment, net 191
Goodwill 6,297
Intangible assets, net 398,873
Operating lease assets 618
Other assets 15
Long-term assets attributable to discontinued operations 405,994
Total assets attributable to discontinued operations $ 408,771
Carrying amounts of major liabilities included as part of discontinued operations
Accounts payable $ 852
Accrued liabilities 384
Current portion of deferred consideration 117,615
Other current liabilities 236
Current liabilities attributable to discontinued operations 119,087
Deferred income taxes 79,863
Deferred consideration 79,269
Contingent consideration 67,251
Other long-term liabilities 2,528
Long-term liabilities attributable to discontinued operations 228,911
Total liabilities attributable to discontinued operations $ 347,998
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The following table summarizes the major income and expense line items of these discontinued operations, as reported in the consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31:
2023 2022 2021
Selling, general and administrative expense $ 1,728 $ 472 $ —
Research and development expense 396 2,087 —
Change in fair value of contingent consideration (a)
1,710 5,350 —
Depreciation and amortization (a)
4,264 11,405 —
Impairments of assets — 64,500 —
Operating loss from discontinued operations ( 8,098 ) ( 83,814 ) —
Interest expense, net (a)
4,889 13,774 —
Other expense (income) (b)
61,442 ( 22,714 ) 1,868
Other expense (income) 66,331 ( 8,940 ) 1,868
Loss before income taxes ( 74,429 ) ( 74,874 ) ( 1,868 )
Income tax benefit, net — ( 6,134 ) —
Net loss from discontinued operations ( 74,429 ) ( 68,740 ) ( 1,868 )
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interest —
discontinued operations 14,937 13,955 —
Net loss attributable to Bioventus Inc. —
discontinued operations $ ( 59,492 ) $ ( 54,785 ) $ ( 1,868 )
(a) Depreciation and amortization, the change in fair value of contingent consideration and interest expense represent the significant operating non-cash items of discontinued operations.
(b) Other expense includes the $ 60,639 loss on deconsolidation, of which $ 10,150 was attributable to non-refundable payments. Total investing cash outflows included these non-refundable payments and $ 1,356 cash on hand at disposal.
16. Subsequent events
As disclosed in Note 5. Financial Instruments , the Company amended the 2019 Credit Agreement on January 18, 2024 to further modify certain financial covenants applicable to borrowings under the 2019 Credit Agreement. In addition, during the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending upon the satisfaction of certain conditions occurring not prior to October 29, 2025, the Company will be subject to certain additional financial covenants and requirements as set forth in Note 5. Financial instruments .
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosures.
None.