Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
Item 5.
Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Market Information
Our common stock is
quoted on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “DRIO”. Our warrants to purchase common stock are quoted on the
Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “DRIOW”.
Record Holders
As of March 5, 2021,
we had 289 stockholders of record of our common stock.
Dividends
We have never paid
any cash dividends on our common stock. We anticipate that we will retain funds and future earnings to support operations and to
finance the growth and development of our business. Therefore, we do not expect to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
Any future determination to pay dividends will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on our financial
condition, results of operations, capital requirements and other factors that our Board of Directors deems relevant. In addition,
the terms of any future debt or credit financings may preclude us from paying dividends.
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under
Equity Compensation Plans as of December 31, 2020:
The following table
provides information as of December 31, 2020, with respect to options outstanding under the Company’s Amended and Restated
2012 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2012 Equity Incentive Plan”) and the Company’s other equity compensation arrangements.
Plan category
Number of securities
to be issued upon
exercise of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights
Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding
options,
warrants and rights
Number of securities
remaining available
for future issuance
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders
740,650
$ 17.53
904,795
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders (1)
607
$ 2,522.91
-
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders (2)
213
$ 2,502.00
-
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders (3)
1,966
$ 115.20
-
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders (4)
139
$ 140.40
-
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders (5)
180,000
$ 8.41
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders (6)
50,000
$ 5.75
Total
973,575
904,795
(1)
In March 2013, our Board adopted a non-employee director’s remuneration policy.
(2)
On May 2014, our Board approved the grant of non-plan options to the Company’s Scientific Advisory Board (“SAB”). These options have an exercise price of $2,502.00 vest in 4 quarterly installments in arrears, have a cashless exercise feature and a ten-year term.
(3)
In September 2015, our Board approved the grant of non-plan options to our Board members and members of our SAB. These options have an exercise price of $115.20 per share, one-third vesting immediately and the balance vest over 8 quarterly installments, have a cashless exercise feature and a six-year term.
(4)
In December 2015, our Board approved the grant of non-plan options to a member of the SAB. The options to the SAB member have an exercise price of $140.40 per share, and vest over a three-year period. One third vest after one year and the balance vest over 8 quarterly installments after the first anniversary; these options have a cashless exercise feature and a six-year term.
(5)
In January 2020, our Board approved the grant of non-plan options as a material inducement for employment, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4), to our newly hired President and General Manager for North America. The options have an exercise price of $8.41 per share. 90,000 options are time based and vest over a three-year period. One third vests after one year and the balance vests over eight quarterly installments after the first anniversary; these options have a cashless exercise feature and a six-year term. An additional 90,000 options are performance based, and vest over a three-year period. One third vest after one year and the balance vest over eight quarterly installments after the first anniversary; these options have a cashless exercise feature and a six-year term. 22,500 options will commence vesting every calendar year for the next four years, commencing in 2021, and only if certain performance milestones were met in the immediately preceding year.
(6)
In March 2020, our Board approved the grant of non-plan options as a material inducement for employment, in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4), to our newly hired Chief Medical Officer. The options have an exercise price of $5.75 per share, and vest over a three-year period. One third vests after one year and the balance vests over eight quarterly installments after the first anniversary; these options have a cashless exercise feature and a six-year term.
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On
January 23, 2012, our Board of Directors and a majority of the holders of our then outstanding shares of our common
stock adopted our 2012 Equity Incentive Plan (which includes both U.S. and Israeli sub-plans). On January 23, 2012, an
Israeli sub-plan was adopted under our 2012 Equity Incentive Plan, which sets forth the terms for the grant of stock awards
to Israeli employees or Israeli non-employees. The sub-plan was adopted in accordance with the amended sections 102 and
3(i) of Israel’s Income Tax Ordinance. The sub-plan is part of the 2012 Equity Incentive Plan and subject to the
same terms and conditions. On September 26, 2016 and November 30, 2016, respectively, our Board of Directors and
stockholders approved an amendment to the 2012 Equity Incentive Plan increasing the number of shares of common stock
available under the plan to 1,873,000 as well as amended the 2012 Equity Incentive Plan to permit grants of shares of common
stock. On February 2, 2017 and March 9, 2017, respectively, our Board of Directors and stockholders approved an
amendment to the 2012 Equity Incentive Plan increasing the number of shares of common stock available under the plan to
2,373,000. On October 9, 2017 and December 4, 2017, respectively, our Board of Directors and stockholders approved
an amendment to the 2012 Equity Incentive Plan increasing the number of shares of common stock available under the plan to
3,873,000. On March 26, 2018 and May 18, 2018, respectively, our Board of Directors and stockholders approved an
amendment to the 2012 Equity Incentive Plan increasing the number of shares of common stock available under the plan to
5,373,000. On October 7, 2018 and November 29, 2018, respectively, our Board of Directors and stockholders approved
an amendment to the 2012 Equity Incentive Plan increasing the number of shares of common stock available under the plan to
7,873,000. On September 3, 2019 and November 6, 2019, respectively, our Board of Directors and stockholders
approved an amendment to the 2012 Equity Incentive Plan increasing the number of shares of common stock available under the
plan to 618,650 on a post reverse stock split basis. On December 26, 2019 and February 5, 2020, respectively, our
Board of Directors and stockholders approved an amendment to the 2012 Equity Incentive Plan increasing the number of shares
of common stock available under the plan to 1,968,650. Following the amendments to the 2012 Equity Incentive Plan, as of
March 1, 2021, there are 115 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance thereunder. On September 2, 2020 and
October 14, 2020, respectively, our Board of Directors and stockholders approved and adopted the Company’s 2020
Equity Incentive Plan (the “2020 Equity Incentive Plan”), reserving for issuance a pool of 900,000 shares of the
Company’s common stock under the plan. On January 1, 2021 the number of shares of common stock available under the
plan increased to 1,828,890 according to the terms thereof. As of March 1, 2021, there are 633,171 shares of Common Stock
reserved for issuance thereunder. The Company’s officers and directors are among the persons
eligible to receive awards under the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan in accordance with the terms and conditions thereunder.
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The purpose of both
our 2012 and 2020 Equity Incentive Plans is to attract and retain directors, officers, consultants, advisors and employees whose
services are considered valuable, to encourage a sense of proprietorship and to stimulate an active interest of such persons in
our development and financial achievements. Each of the 2012 and 2020 Equity Incentive Plans will be administered by the Compensation
Committee of our Board of Directors or by the full board, which may determine, among other things, the (a) terms and conditions
of any option or stock purchase right granted, including the exercise price and the vesting schedule, (b) persons who are
to receive options and stock purchase rights and (c) the number of shares to be subject to each option and stock purchase
right. The 2012 and 2020 Equity Incentive Plans will each provide for the grant of (i) ”incentive” options (qualified
under section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended) to employees of our company and (ii) non-qualified options
to directors and consultants of our company. In addition, our Board of Directors has authorized the appointment of IBI Capital
Compensation and Trusts (2004) Ltd. to act as a trustee for grants of options under the Israeli sub-plan to Israeli residents.
In connection with
the administration of our 2012 and 2020 Equity Incentive Plans, our Compensation Committee will:
· determine
which employees and other persons will be granted awards under our 2012 and 2020 Equity Incentive Plans;
· grant
the awards to those selected to participate;
· determine
the exercise price for options; and
· prescribe
any limitations, restrictions and conditions upon any awards, including the vesting conditions of awards.
Our Compensation Committee
will: (i) interpret our 2012 and 2020 Equity Incentive Plans; and (ii) make all other determinations and take all other
action that may be necessary or advisable to implement and administer our 2012 and 2020 Equity Incentive Plans.
The 2012 and 2020 Equity
Incentive Plans each provide that in the event of a change of control event, the Compensation Committee or our Board of Directors
shall have the discretion to determine whether and to what extent to accelerate the vesting, exercise or payment of an award.
In addition, our Board
of Directors may amend our 2012 or 2020 Equity Incentive Plan at any time. However, without stockholder approval, our 2012 or 2020
Equity Incentive Plan may not be amended in a manner that would:
· increase
the number of shares that may be issued under such Equity Incentive Plan;
· materially
modify the requirements for eligibility for participation in such Equity Incentive Plan;
· materially
increase the benefits to participants provided by such Equity Incentive Plan; or
· otherwise
disqualify such Equity Incentive Plan for coverage under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.
Awards previously granted
under our 2012 or 2020 Equity Incentive Plans may not be impaired or affected by any amendment of such without the consent of the
affected grantees.
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Option Exercises
To date, no options
have been exercised by our directors or officers.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
and Use of Proceeds
During the fourth quarter
of 2020, we issued an aggregate 79,368 shares of our common stock to certain of our service providers as compensation to them for
services rendered. We claimed exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act,
for the foregoing transactions under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.
Item 6.
Selected Financial Data
Not applicable.
Item 7.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation
Readers are advised
to review the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our consolidated
financial statements and the related notes and other financial information included elsewhere in this Annual Report. Some of the
information contained in this discussion and analysis or set forth elsewhere in this Annual Report, including information with
respect to our plans and strategy for our business, includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. See
“Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements”. You should review the “Risk Factors” section of
this Annual Report for a discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results
described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis.
Overview
We are a leading global
DTx company revolutionizing the way people manage their health across the chronic condition spectrum to live a better and healthier
life. Our mission is to transform how affected individuals manage their health and chronic conditions by empowering our customers
to easily manage their conditions and take steps to improve their overall health. Most chronic conditions are driven by personal
behaviors and the actions that are or are not taken. We believe that changing these behaviors can dramatically improve our customers’
overall health and substantially reduce unnecessary health spending. However, behavioral change and habit formation are difficult,
especially in managing chronic disease and related conditions. Our digital therapeutics endeavor to produce lasting behavior changes
in our customers by applying a novel combination of AI-driven dynamic personalization and behavioral science at scale. This allows
us to engage and support our customers, and offer them a complete virtual care solution, ideally resulting in improved health outcomes
and reduced total cost of care.
Our principal operating
subsidiary, LabStyle Innovation Ltd., is an Israeli company with its headquarters in Caesarea, Israel. We were formed on August 11,
2011, as a Delaware corporation with the name LabStyle Innovations Corp. On July 28, 2016, we changed our name to DarioHealth
Corp. We began our sales in the direct-to-consumer space, solving first for what we deemed the most difficult problems: how to
engage users and support behavior change to improve clinical outcomes in diabetes. Our most developed AI tools leverage the direct-to-consumer
experience from over 150,000 members to drive superior engagement and outcomes. In early 2020, we broadened our solutions to include
other medical conditions in addition to diabetes, and to serve business customers who seek to improve the health of their stakeholders.
Presently, we have deployed solutions for diabetes, hypertension, and pre-diabetes, and through our acquisition of Upright, we now offer solutions for musculoskeletal (“MSK”) conditions. We intend to deploy behavioral health and other
condition solutions in 2021, which conditions will also be powered by our AI-driven behavior change platform. We are currently
delivering B2B2C solutions for providers, employers, and pharmaceutical companies, and we plan to develop a full-risk health plan
business across a range of customer product lines in 2021.
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We commenced a commercial
launch of our free application in the United Kingdom in late 2013 and commenced an initial soft launch of the full Dario solution
(including the app and the Dario Blood Glucose Monitoring System) in selected jurisdictions in March 2014. We continued to
scale up launch during 2014 in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and New Zealand, and during 2015 in Australia, Israel and
Canada, with the goal of collecting customer feedback to refine our longer-term roll-out strategy. We are consistently adding new
additional features and functionality in making Dario the new standard of care in diabetes data management.
Through our Israeli
subsidiary, Labstyle, and its subsidiary Upright, our plan of operations is to continue the development of our
software and hardware offerings and related technology. During 2015, we successfully launched the Dario Smart Diabetes Management
Solution according to plan and are currently expanding the launch to other jurisdictions. In 2016, we established our direct-to-consumer
model in the U.S. to achieve higher and faster penetration into the market during the launch phase. We have invested in a robust
digital marketing department with in-house platforms, experienced personnel and robust infrastructures to support expected growth
of users and online subscribers in this market. During the third quarter of 2016 we expanded these efforts to include Australia
as well. In 2017, we expanded our direct-to-consumer marketing efforts in the United Kingdom in cooperation with our local distributor
and launched similar marketing efforts in Germany. In support of these goals, we intend to utilize our funds for the following
activities:
·
ramp up of mass production, marketing and distribution and sales efforts related to the Dario Smart Diabetes Management Solution and the DarioEngage platform;
·
develop our customer support and telemarketing services in order to support the expect growth of our revenues and the increase of user, and service provider who will use our platform to better serve people with diabetes and improve their clinical outcome;
·
continued product and software development, and related activities (including costs associated with application development and data storage capabilities as well as any necessary design modifications to the various elements of the Dario Smart Diabetes Management Solution, the DarioEngage platform and the Dario Loop tools and capabilities);
·
continued work on registration of our patents worldwide;
·
Regulatory and quality assurance matters;
·
professional fees associated with being a publicly reporting company; and
·
general and administrative matters.
On January 26,
2021, Dario, Labstyle, Upright Technologies Ltd., an Israeli limited company, Vertex C (C.I.) Fund L.P.
(in its capacity as the representative of the Selling Shareholders), and all holders of Upright’s outstanding securities
(the “Selling Shareholders”), entered into a share purchase agreement (the “Upright Agreement”) pursuant
to which Dario, through Labstyle, acquired all of the outstanding securities of Upright. The agreement was consummated on February 1,
2021, and Upright now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. As part of the acquisition, Dario issued the Selling
Shareholders 1,687,612 shares of the Company’s common stock, and agreed to assume options to purchase up to 100,193 shares
of the Company’s common stock, subject to certain escrow and indemnity provisions contained in the Upright Agreement (in
the aggregate, the “Consideration Shares”). In addition, the shares issued are subject to the terms of a lock-up agreement,
pursuant to which the Selling Shareholders (subject to certain exceptions) have agreed to restrict their ability to transfer their
shares as follows: (i) shares representing 20% of their respective Consideration Shares will be restricted from transfer for
a period of one hundred and eighty (180) days from the date of the closing of the acquisition (the “Closing Date”),
(ii) shares representing 30% of their respective Consideration Shares will be restricted from transfer for a period of two
hundred and seventy (270) days from the Closing Date, (iii) shares representing 30% of their respective Consideration Shares
will be restricted from transfer for a period of three hundred and sixty (360) days from the Closing Date and (iv) shares
representing 20% of their respective Consideration Shares will be restricted from transfer for a period of four hundred and fifty
(450) days from the Closing Date. The Company has also agreed to file a registration statement covering the resale of the shares
within ninety (90) days following the Closing Date. In addition, 30% of the Consideration Shares issuable to Upright’s founder,
Mr. Oded Cohen, shall be held in a specific holdback retention mechanism, of which 50% shall be released at the lapse of twelve
(12) months of retention following the Closing Date, and the balance of 50% shall be released at the lapse of eighteen (18) months
of retention following the Closing Date.
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On February 1,
2021, the Company, through Labstyle, has also agreed to enter into an employment agreement with Mr. Cohen, pursuant to which
he will serve as General Manager of MSK. In consideration for Mr. Cohen’s duties, he will be entitled to (a) a
monthly salary of NIS 63,000, (b) an annual bonus of up to four times his monthly salary, and (c) up to 220,980 shares
of restricted stock of the Company, subject to meeting certain key performance metrics. See “Management – Employment
Agreements.”
Readers are cautioned
that, according to our management’s estimates, based on our budget and the initial launch of our commercial sales, we believe
that we will have sufficient resources to continue our activity only into June 2021 without raising additional capital. This
includes an amount of anticipated inflows from sales of Dario through direct sales in the United States and through distribution
partners. As such, we have a significant present need for capital. If we are unable to scale up our commercial launch of Dario
or meet our commercial sales targets (or if we are unable to ramp up revenues), and if we are unable to obtain additional capital
resources in the near term, we may be unable to continue activities, absent material alterations in our business plans, and our
business might fail.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our consolidated financial
statements are prepared using the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States (“U.S. GAAP”). Our fiscal year ends December 31.
This Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations discuss our consolidated financial statements, which have
been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires making 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 consolidated financial statements, as well as the reported revenues and expenses for the reporting periods.
On an ongoing basis, we evaluate such estimates and judgments. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other
factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about
the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ (perhaps
significantly) from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
While all the accounting
policies impact the consolidated financial statements, certain policies may be viewed to be critical. Our management believes that
the accounting policies which involve more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial
statements, include revenue recognition, inventories, liability related to certain warrants, and accounting for production lines
and its related useful life and impairment.
Revenue Recognition
We derive our revenue
principally from:
•
sale of our products, device-specific disposables test strip cartridges, lancets and our Dario Blood Glucose Monitoring System through distributors or directly to end users;
•
revenue from providing Remote Patient Monitoring services to healthcare providers through the DarioEngage platform; and
•
revenue from ongoing membership programs, providing our users personalized diabetes management programs, including lifestyle changes, healthy eating, advanced tracking and live coaching.
Revenue is recognized
under the five-step methodology in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) - ASC 606, which requires
us to identify the contract with the customer, identify the performance obligations in the contract, determine the transaction
price, allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations identified, and recognize revenue when (or as) each performance
obligation is satisfied.
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Revenue from product
sales is recognized in the period in which the products are provided to customers. Revenues are recognized when control of the
promised products is transferred to customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration to which we expect to receive from
patients.
Revenues from ongoing
membership programs and Remote Patient Monitoring services are recognized for each individual performance obligation when delivery
has occurred, by fulfillment of product and service to costumer. Our revenues are recognized in the period in which services and
related products are provided to customers and are recorded either at a point in time for the sale of products, or over the fixed
service period for membership. The fee paid in upfront, fixed or determinable, the allocation of the transaction price to each
performance obligations product and service based on the best estimate of selling price which is established considering several
internal factors including, but not limited to, historical sales, pricing practices and geographies in which we offer our products.
Inventories
Inventory write-down
is measured as the difference between the cost of the inventory and net realized value based upon assumptions about future demand,
and is charged to the cost of sales. At the point of the loss recognition, a new, lower-cost basis for that inventory is established,
and subsequent changes in facts and circumstances do not result in the restoration or increase in that newly established cost basis.
If there were to be
a sudden and significant decrease in demand for our products or if there were a higher incidence of inventory obsolescence because
of rapidly changing technology and customer requirements, we could be required to increase our inventory write-downs and our gross
margin could be adversely affected. Inventory and supply chain management remain areas of focus as we balance the need to maintain
supply chain flexibility, to help ensure competitive lead times with the risk of inventory obsolescence.
During the year ended
December 31, 2020, total inventory write-downs expenses amounted to $99,000.
Production Lines
Capitalization
of Costs . We capitalize direct incremental costs of third-party manufacturers related to the equipment in our production
lines. We cease construction cost capitalization relating to our production lines once they are ready for its intended use and
held available for occupancy. All renovations and betterments that extend the economic useful lives of assets and/or improve the
performance of the production lines are capitalized.
Useful
Lives of Assets . We are required to make subjective assessments as to the useful lives of our production lines for purposes
of determining the amount of depreciation to record on an annual basis with respect to our construction of the production lines.
These assessments have a direct impact on our net income (loss). Production lines are usually depreciated on a straight-line basis
over a period of up to seven years, except any renovations and betterments which are depreciated over the remaining life of the
production lines.
Impairment
of production lines. We are required to review our production lines for impairment in accordance with ASC 360,
“Property, Plant and Equipment,” whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an
asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of
an asset to the future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the assets. If such assets are considered to be impaired,
the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of
the assets.
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Results of Operations
Comparison of the Year Ended December 31,
2020 to Year Ended December 31, 2019
Revenues
Revenues for the year
ended December 31, 2020 amounted to $7,576,000, compared to $7,559,000 during the year ended December 31, 2019.
Revenues generated
during the year ended December 31, 2020 were derived mainly from the sales of the Dario Blood Glucose Monitoring System, through
direct sales to consumers located mainly in the United States through our on-line store and through distributors, and from the
offering of our membership services to our customers located mainly in the United States.
Cost of Revenues
During the years ended
December 31, 2020 and 2019, we recorded costs related to revenues in the amount of $5,063,000 and $4,962,000, respectively.
The increase in cost of revenues was mainly due to higher costs related to shipping products to our customers.
Cost of revenues consist
mainly of cost of device production, employees' salaries and related overhead costs, depreciation of production line and related
cost of equipment used in production, shipping and handling costs and inventory write-downs.
Research and Development
Expenses
Our research and development
expenses increased by $741,000 to $4,433,000 for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to $3,692,000 for the year ended
December 31, 2019. This increase was mainly due to increase in salaries and stock-based compensation, partially offset by
a decrease of other research and development costs relating primarily to product development. Our research and development expenses,
excluding stock-based compensation and depreciation, for the year ended December 31, 2020, were $3,584,000 compared to $3,432,000
for the year ended December 31, 2019, an increase of $152,000. This increase was due to an increase in salaries and related
expenses.
Research and development
expenses consist mainly of payroll expenses to employees involved in research and development activities, expenses related to our
Dario Smart Diabetes Management Solution, expenses related to the development of our DarioEngage platform, labor contractors and
engineering expenses, depreciation and maintenance fees related to equipment and software tools used in research and development,
clinical trials performed in the United States to satisfy the FDA product approval requirements and facilities expenses associated
with and allocated to research and development activities.
Sales and Marketing
Our sales and marketing
expenses increased by $4,100,000 to $15,227,000 for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to $11,127,000 for the year
ended December 31, 2019. This increase was mainly due to the increase in salaries and stock-based compensation. Our sales
and marketing expenses, excluding stock-based compensation and depreciation, for the year ended December 31, 2020 were $12,452,000
compared to $10,790,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019, an increase of $1,662,000. This increase was due to an increase
in salaries and related expenses, as a result of hiring our sales and marketing team in the U.S. to lead the penetration into the
B2B2C market.
Sales and marketing
expenses consist mainly of payroll expenses, trade show expenses, customer support expenses and on-line marketing campaigns.
General and Administrative
Expenses
Our general and administrative
expenses increased by $7,273,000 to $12,756,000 for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to $5,483,000 for the year ended
December 31, 2019. The increase was mainly due to an increase in stock-based compensation. Our general and administrative
expenses, excluding stock-based compensation and depreciation, for the year ended December 31, 2020 were $5,239,000 compared
to $3,753,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019, an increase of $1,486,000. This increase was due to an increase in insurance,
legal expenses and investor relations expenses.
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Our general and administrative
expenses consist mainly of payroll and stock-based compensation expenses for management, employees, directors and consultants,
legal and accounting fees, patent registration, expenses related to investor relations, as well as our office rent and related
expenses.
Finance income (expenses),
net
Our finance income,
net, increased by $489,000 to $458,000 for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to $31,000 financing expenses for the
year ended December 31, 2019. The increase from 2019 was mainly due to gains derives from currency translation differences.
Finance expenses include mainly bank charges, lease liability translation differences, and foreign currency translation adjustments.
Net loss
Net loss for the year
ended December 31, 2020 was $29,445,000. Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $17,736,000. The increase
from 2019 was mainly due to the increase in our operating expenses.
Net operating loss
carryforwards
As of December 31,
2020, we had U.S. federal net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $16,223,000, of which $7,120,000 was generated from tax
years 2011-2017 and can be carryforward and offset against taxable income and that expires during the years 2031 to 2037.
On
December 22, 2017, the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “TCJA”) modified the rules regarding utilization
of net operating loss and net operating losses generated subsequent to the TCJA can only be used to offset 80% of taxable
income with an indefinite carryforward period for unused carryforwards (i.e., they should not expire). During 2018 - 2020,
we generated additional $9,103,000 of net operating losses carryforwards which are not subject to the annual limitation described
above.
Our Israeli subsidiary
has accumulated net operating losses for Israeli income tax purposes as of December 31, 2020 in the amount of approximately
$86,600,000. The net operating losses may be carried forward and offset against taxable income in the future for an indefinite period.
In accordance with
U.S. GAAP, it is required that a deferred tax asset be reduced by a valuation allowance if, based on the weight of available evidence
it is more likely than not (a likelihood of more than 50 percent) that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not
be realized. The valuation allowance should be sufficient to reduce the deferred tax asset to the amount which is more likely than
not to be realized. As a result, we recorded a valuation allowance with respect to our deferred tax asset. Under Sections 382 and
383 of the Internal Revenue Code, if an ownership change occurs with respect to a “loss corporation” (as defined in
the Internal Revenue Code), there are annual limitations on the amount of the net operating loss and other deductions which are
available to us.
The factors described
above resulted in net loss attributable to common stockholders of $33,103,000 and $20,891,000 for the year ended December 31,
2020 and 2019, respectively.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement our consolidated
financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP within this Annual Report on Form 10-K, management provides certain
non-GAAP financial measures (“NGFM”) of the Company’s financial results, including such amounts captioned: “net
loss before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization” or “EBITDA,” and “Non-GAAP Adjusted Loss,”
as presented herein below. Importantly, we note the NGFM measures captioned “EBITDA” and “Non-GAAP Adjusted Loss”
are not recognized terms under U.S. GAAP, and as such, they are not a substitute for, considered superior to, considered separately
from, nor as an alternative to, U.S. GAAP and /or the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures.
Such NGFM are presented
with the intent of providing greater transparency of information used by us in our financial performance analysis and operational
decision-making. Additionally, we believe these NGFM provide meaningful information to assist investors, shareholders, and other
readers of our consolidated financial statements, in making comparisons to our historical financial results, and analyzing the
underlying financial results of our operations. The NGFM are provided to enhance readers’ overall understanding of our current
financial results and to provide further information to enhance the comparability of results between the current year period and
the prior year period.
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We believe the NGFM
provide useful information by isolating certain expenses, gains, and losses, which are not necessarily indicative of our operating
financial results and business outlook. In this regard, the presentation of the NGFM herein below, is to help the reader of our
consolidated financial statements to understand the effects of the non-cash impact on our (U.S. GAAP) unaudited statement of operations
of the revaluation of the warrants and the expense related to stock-based compensation, each as discussed herein above.
A reconciliation to
the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure to NGFM, as discussed above, is as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)
2020
2019
$ Change
Net Loss Reconciliation
Net loss - as reported
$
(29,445
)
$
(17,736
)
$
(11,709
)
Adjustments
Depreciation expense
190
183
7
Other financial expenses (income), net
(458
)
31
(489
)
EBITDA
(29,713
)
(17,522
)
(12,191
)
Stock-based compensation expenses
11,102
2,316
8,786
Non-GAAP adjusted loss
$
(18,611
)
$
(15,206
)
$
(3,405
)
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of December 31,
2020, we had approximately $28,590,000 in cash and cash equivalents compared to $20,395,000 at December 31, 2019.
We have experienced
cumulative losses of $143,248,000 from inception (August 11, 2011) through December 31, 2020 and have a stockholders’
equity of $35,407,000 at December 31, 2020. In addition, we have not completed our efforts to establish a stable recurring
source of revenues sufficient to cover our operating costs and expect to continue to generate losses for the foreseeable future.
Since inception, we
have financed our operations primarily through private placements and public offerings of our common stock and warrants to purchase
shares of our common stock, receiving aggregate net proceeds totaling $123,974,000 as of December 31, 2020.
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On February 28,
2018 and March 6, 2018, we closed two concurrent private placements offerings consisting of 113,110 shares of our common
stock at $28.00 per share, 61,704 shares of our Series C Convertible Preferred Stock at $56.00 per share and warrants to
purchase up to 189,218 shares of common stock for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $6,623,000.
On September 13,
2018 and September 26, 2018, we closed two concurrent private placements offerings consisting of 213,340 shares our common
stock at $18.00 per share, 94,513 shares of our Series D Convertible Preferred Stock at $72.00 per share and warrants to purchase
up to 473,114 shares of common stock, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $10,645,000.
On December 13,
2018 and December 27, 2018, we closed a private placement offering of 152,504 shares of our common stock at a purchase price
of $20.00 per share and warrants to purchase up to 152,500 shares of our common stock at $25.00 per share for aggregate gross proceeds
of approximately $3,050,000.
On November 27,
2019, we entered into subscription agreements with accredited investors relating to an offering with respect to the sale of an
aggregate of 8,361 shares of newly designated Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and an aggregate of 5,200 shares of newly
designated Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, at a purchase price of $1,000 for each share of Series A Preferred
Stock and Series A-1 Preferred Stock, for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of $13,560,000. The initial closing of the
offering took place on November 27, 2019. On December 3, 2019, we entered into subscription agreements with accredited
investors relating to an offering and the sale of an aggregate of 1,915 shares of newly designated Series A-2 Preferred Stock,
at a purchase price of $1,000 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of $1,915,000. On December 4, 2019, we
into subscription agreements with accredited investors relating to an offering and the sale of an aggregate of 3,808 shares of
newly designated Series A-3 Preferred Stock, at a purchase price of $1,000 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds to the
Company of $3,808,000. On December 5, 2019, we entered into subscription agreements with accredited investors relating to
an offering and the sale of an aggregate of 745 shares of newly designated Series A-4 Preferred Stock, at a purchase price
of $1,000 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of $745,000. On December 19, 2019, we entered into subscription
agreements with accredited investors relating to an offering and the sale of an aggregate of 1,346 shares of newly designated Series A-3
Preferred Stock, at a purchase price of $1,000 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of $1,346,000. The total
aggregate gross proceeds of the offering described above, together with gross proceeds from the closing of the offering of Series A
Preferred Stock, Series A-1 Preferred Stock, Series A-2 Preferred Stock, Series A-3 Preferred Stock and Series A-4
Preferred Stock was $21,375,000.
On July 28, 2020,
we entered into subscription agreements with accredited investors relating to an offering with respect to the sale of an aggregate
of (i) 2,969,266 shares of our common stock, at a purchase price of $7.47 per share, and (ii) pre-funded warrants to
purchase 824,689 shares of common stock, at a purchase price of $7.4699 per pre-funded warrant. In addition, on July 30, 2020,
we entered into a subscription agreement with an accredited investor for the purchase of 31,486 shares of our common stock at a
purchase price per share of $7.94 per share. The aggregate gross proceeds were approximately $28,591,000.
In September 2020,
we and an existing warrant holder entered into an agreement pursuant to which we agreed to lower the exercise price of certain
warrants issued in September 2018, from $25.00 to $13.00 per share. As a result, the warrant holder exercised warrants to
purchase 88,889 shares of our common stock, resulting in aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $1,156,000.
On January 26,
2021, we entered into securities purchase agreements with institutional accredited investors relating to an offering with respect
to the sale of an aggregate of 3,278,688 shares of the Company’s common stock at a purchase price of $21.35 per share, for
aggregate gross proceeds of $70,000,000. The closing of the offering was consummated on February 1, 2021. The purchase price
per share represents the “Minimum Price” of the Company’s Common Stock pursuant to Nasdaq Rule 5635(d) as
of the date of execution of each respective securities purchase agreement. The Company and the investors participating in the offering
also executed a registration rights agreement pursuant to which the Company agreed to file a registration statement covering the
resale of the shares within sixty (60) days following the final closing of the offering.
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Readers are advised
that available resources may be consumed more rapidly than currently anticipated, resulting in the need for additional funding
sooner than expected. Should this occur, we will need to seek additional capital earlier than anticipated in order to fund (1) further
development and, if needed (2) expenses which will be required in order to expand manufacturing of our products, (3) sales
and marketing efforts and (4) general working capital. Such funding may be unavailable to us on acceptable terms, or at all.
Our failure to obtain such funding when needed could create a negative impact on our stock price or could potentially lead to
the failure of our company. This would particularly be the case if we are unable to commercially distribute our products and services
in the jurisdictions and in the timeframes we expect.
Cash Flows
The following tables
sets forth selected cash flow information for the periods indicated:
December 31,
2020
2019
$
$
Cash used in operating activities:
(17,736,000 )
(15,725,000 )
Cash used in investing activities:
(1,622,000 )
(113,000 )
Cash provided by financing activities:
27,548,000
25,247,000
Net cash used in
operating activities
Net cash used in operating
activities was $17,736,000 for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to $15,725,000 used in operations for the same period
in 2019. Cash used in operations increased mainly due to an increase in our operating expenses.
Net cash used in
investing activities
Net cash used for
investing activities was $1,622,000 for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to cash used in investing activities
of $113,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019. Cash used in investing activities increased mainly due to a
convertible bridge loan extended to Upright and higher investments in fixed assets.
Net cash provided
by financing activities
Net cash provided by
financing activities was $27,548,000 for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to $25,247,000 for the year ended December 31,
2019. During the year ended December 31, 2020, we raised net proceeds in an amount of approximately $27,548,000 mainly through
our July 2020 offering.
Contractual Obligations
Set forth below is
a summary of our current obligations as of December 31, 2020 to make future payments due by the period indicated below, excluding
payables and accruals. We expect to be able to meet our obligations in the ordinary course. Operating lease obligations are for motor
vehicle and real property leases which we use in our business. Purchasing obligations consists of outstanding purchase orders for
materials and services from our vendors.
Payments due by period
(In U.S. dollars thousands)
Contractual Obligations
Total
Less than 1 year
1-5 years
Operating Lease Obligations
$
691
$
411
$
280
Purchasing Obligations
2,881
2,881
-
Total contractual cash obligations
$
3,572
$
3,292
$
280
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We did not have during
the periods presented, and we do not currently have, any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined under Securities and Exchange
Commission rules.
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Contingencies
We account for our
contingent liabilities in accordance with ASC 450 “Contingencies“. A provision is recorded when it is both probable
that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated.
With respect to legal
matters, provisions are reviewed and adjusted to reflect the impact of negotiations, estimated settlements, legal rulings, advice
of legal counsel and other information and events pertaining to a particular matter. Currently, we are not a party to any ligation
that we believe could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting
Pronouncements
In September 2016,
the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-13,
“Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments” (“ASU
2016-13”). ASU 2016-13 changes the impairment model for most financial assets and certain other instruments. For trade and
other receivables, held-to-maturity debt securities, loans, and other instruments, entities will be required to use a new forward-looking
“expected loss” model that generally will result in the earlier recognition of allowances for losses. The guidance
also requires increased disclosures. For the Company, the amendments in the update were originally effective for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. In November 2019, the FASB issued
ASU No. 2019-10 which delayed the effective date of ASU 2016-13 for smaller reporting companies (as defined by the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission) and other non-SEC reporting entities to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including
interim periods within those fiscal periods. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact the guidance
will have on its consolidated financial statements.
Item 7A.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk
Not applicable.