Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Overview
MIMEDX is a pioneer and leader in placental biologics focused on addressing the needs of patients with acute and chronic non-healing wounds. We are also advancing a promising late-stage biologics pipeline targeted at decreasing pain and improving function for patients with knee osteoarthritis (“ KOA ”). To accomplish these goals, we operate under two defined internal business units: Wound & Surgical and Regenerative Medicine. All of our products are regulated by the FDA.
We have two classes of products: (1) Advanced Wound Care products, or Section 361 products, consisting of our tissue and cord sheet allograft products, as well as certain particulate products regulated under Section 361, and (2) Section 351 products, consisting of our micronized and certain other particulate products, which, prior to May 31, 2021, the date the FDA’s period of enforcement discretion ended (as described below), were used to treat a variety of clinical conditions, including both advanced wound care and musculoskeletal applications. Our Advanced Wound Care products include two product categories: Tissue/Other and Cord products. We apply Current Good Tissue Practices (“ CGTP ”) and Current Good Manufacturing Practices (“ CGMP ”) standards in addition to terminal sterilization to produce our allografts.
The Wound & Surgical business focuses on the Advanced Wound Care and Surgical Recovery markets through sales of our existing product portfolio (as described in detail in the Our Products section below) and product development to serve these primary end markets. This business unit is responsible for substantially all sales of our Advanced Wound Care products, as well as the sale of our Section 351 products internationally.
The Regenerative Medicine business focuses on progressing our placental biologics platform towards registration as an FDA-approved biological drug. Micronized dehydrated human amnion chorion membrane (“ mDHACM ”) is an injectable placental biologic product candidate in our late-stage pipeline targeted at achieving FDA approval for an indication to help decrease pain and improve function in patients suffering from KOA. Prior to May 31, 2021, this business unit was responsible for domestic sales of our Section 351 products. Regenerative Medicine does not currently generate revenue.
Our Products
Our primary platform technologies include tissue allografts derived from human placental membrane (EPIFIX, AMNIOFIX, and AMNIOEFFECT), tissue allografts derived from human umbilical cord (EPICORD and AMNIOCORD), and a particulate extracellular matrix derived from human placental disc (AXIOFILL).
EPIFIX and EPICORD products are marketed for external use, such as in Advanced Wound Care applications, while our AMNIOFIX, AMNIOEFFECT, AXIOFILL, and AMNIOCORD products are positioned for use in Surgical Recovery applications, including lower extremity repair, plastic surgery, vascular surgery and multiple orthopedic repairs and reconstructions.
In November 2017, the FDA published a series of guidance documents that established an updated framework for the regulation of cellular and tissue-based products. These guidance documents clarified the FDA’s views about the criteria that differentiate those products subject to regulation under Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act from those considered to be drugs, devices, and/or biological products subject to licensure under Section 351 of the Public Health Service Act and related regulations. The FDA exercised enforcement discretion under limited conditions with respect to IND applications and pre-market approval requirements for Section 351 products. The FDA’s period of enforcement discretion ended effective May 31, 2021. We are not currently marketing our micronized and certain particulate products affected by the guidance in the United States.
This discussion, which presents our results for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying notes. Also please refer to Part I, Item 1, Business , and Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors , which include detailed discussions of various items impacting our business, results of operations and financial condition. We intend for this discussion to provide the reader with information that will assist in understanding our financial statements, the changes in certain key items in those financial statements from period to period and the primary factors that accounted for those changes. We also discuss certain performance metrics that management uses to assess the Company's performance.
Our Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2021 includes a discussion and analysis of our total company financial condition and results of operations for 2021 compared to 2020 in Part II, Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
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Financial Condition and Results of Operations . A discussion of the results of operations and financial condition for Wound & Surgical and Regenerative Medicine for 2021 compared to 2020 are presented herein.
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is still ongoing, though the effects on our operations, such as access restrictions to hospitals and difficulties obtaining donor materials that we observed during the year ended December 31, 2020 and, to a lesser degree, during the year ended December 31, 2021, did not materially affect our operations during the year ended December 31, 2022. We are continuously monitoring developments with respect to novel variants of the virus and government and societal responses to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, which could impact our operations.
We continue to exercise an abundance of caution with respect to the health and well-being of our employees. Our offices are open and staffed, and we are operating under a hybrid work model for some personnel as well as encouraging all employees to get vaccinated if they have not already done so. None of these efforts have materially affected the Company’s operations for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Components of and Key Factors Influencing Our Results of Operations
In assessing the performance of our business, we consider a variety of performance and financial measures. We believe the items discussed below provide insight into the factors that affect these key measures.
Net sales
Net sales is recognized based on the consideration we expect to receive from the sale at the point in time when control of the goods is transferred to the customer, which generally occurs upon our delivery to a third-party carrier. This consists of the gross selling price of the product, less any discounts, rebates, fees paid to GPOs, and returns.
We derive the majority of our revenue from selling our tissue and cord products in the United States. We are actively working to broaden our product portfolio in a number of clinical applications, while also seeking regulatory approval with the appropriate regulators to expand our geographic footprint, beginning in Japan. In early 2023, we announced the execution of an exclusive distribution agreement with Gunze Medical Limited to sell EPIFIX in Japan.
Cost of goods sold and gross profit
Cost of goods sold includes product testing costs, quality assurance costs, personnel costs, manufacturing costs, raw materials and product costs, depreciation and facility costs associated with our manufacturing and warehouse facilities. Fluctuations in our cost of goods sold correspond with the fluctuations in these costs as well as sales volume.
Gross profit is calculated as net sales less cost of goods sold. Gross margin is calculated as gross profit divided by net sales. Our gross margin is affected by product and geographic sales mix, realized pricing of our products, the efficiency of our manufacturing operations and the costs of materials used to make our products. Regulatory actions, including with respect to reimbursement for our products, may require costly expenditures or result in pricing pressure, and may decrease our gross profit and gross margin.
Selling, general and administrative expense
Selling, general and administrative (“ SG&A ”) expense includes costs to execute our sales strategy. These include personnel costs pertaining to our sales force and sales support functions, including salaries, commissions and other incentive compensation, commissions to sales agents, customer support, travel expenses, and bad debt expense. We expect our SG&A expense to fluctuate based on revenue fluctuations, geographic changes, and any changes to the size of our headcount, particularly that of our sales and marketing forces. Certain of these costs scale with sales, but can fluctuate depending on sales mix. For example, we pay sales agents a greater commission than our internal sales force, meaning that we could incur greater commission expenses if a greater proportion of our sales are through sales agents.
SG&A expense also includes costs related to functions which support both of our business units, such as legal, finance, human resources, and other such functions. These costs include personnel costs associated with these units, as well as insurance, and certain professional fees. These costs tend to fluctuate based on headcount, which will vary depending on our projected business needs.
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Research and development expense
Research and development expense relates to our investments in clinical trials to expand our product pipeline and platforms, as well as expenditures in improvements to our manufacturing process and the enhancement of existing products. Our research and development costs also include expenses such as salaries and benefits related to our research department, consulting costs and advisory costs, and regulatory costs.
We expense research and development costs as incurred. Fluctuations in research and development expenses can be impacted by the timing and cadence of our clinical trials.
Investigation, restatement and related expense
Investigation, restatement and related expense primarily relates to legal fees advanced to certain former officers and directors of the Company under certain indemnification agreements and our liability from legal proceedings taken against us which arose from the findings of the Audit Committee Investigation. The timing and extent of these expenses depend on the stage and status of legal proceedings. Other activity includes amounts received from certain director and officer insurance providers.
Interest expense
We incur interest expense primarily through stated interest on our outstanding term loan. The interest on our term loan is tied to the three-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“ LIBOR ”), subject to a floor of 1.5%. Increases in LIBOR could cause our interest expense to increase. Other activity influencing interest expense relates to the amortization of deferred financing costs and original issue discount associated with credit facilities outstanding.
Results of Operations for 2022 Compared to 2021
Total Company
Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)
2022 2021 $ Change % Change
Net sales $ 267,841 $ 258,615 $ 9,226 3.6 %
Cost of sales 48,316 43,283 5,033 11.6 %
Gross profit 219,525 215,332 4,193 1.9 %
Selling, general and administrative 208,789 198,359 10,430 5.3 %
Research and development 22,829 17,344 5,485 31.6 %
Investigation, restatement and related 12,177 3,791 8,386 nm
Amortization of intangible assets 701 820 (119) (14.5) %
Impairment of intangible assets — 53 (53) (100.0) %
Interest expense, net (5,016) (4,980) (36) 0.7 %
Other expense, net (4) (23) 19 (82.6) %
Income tax provision expense (206) (247) 41 (16.6) %
Net loss $ (30,197) $ (10,285) $ (19,912) nm
Net Sales
We recorded net sales for the year ended December 31, 2022 of $267.8 million, an increase of $9.2 million or 3.6% over 2021 net sales of $258.6 million.
Our sales by product were as follows (amounts in thousands):
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Year Ended December 31, Change
2022 2021 $ %
Advanced Wound Care
Tissue/Other $ 241,992 $ 216,418 $ 25,574 11.8 %
Cord 23,211 23,599 (388) (1.6) %
Total Advanced Wound Care 265,203 240,017 25,186 10.5 %
Section 351 2,379 17,610 (15,231) (86.5) %
Other 259 988 (729) (73.8) %
Total $ 267,841 $ 258,615 $ 9,226 3.6 %
The increase in net sales reflects sales growth in our Advanced Wound Care products of $25.2 million or 10.5%, year-over-year. Our sales growth in this area was a result of our focus on the application of these products into areas of Surgical Recovery, including the introduction of AMNIOEFFECT and AXIOFILL to the market during 2022. We saw further gains as a result of our prior initiatives to expand, realign and train our sales team.
The increase was partially offset by our inability to sell our Section 351 products in the United States as a result of the end of the FDA’s period of enforcement discretion on May 31, 2021. Sales of our Section 351 products were $2.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to $17.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, a decrease of $15.2 million. Sales of Section 351 products during the year ended December 31, 2022 were derived from outside the United States.
Gross Margin and Cost of Sales
Gross margin in 2022 was 82.0%, compared to 83.3% in 2021. Cost of sales and gross profit for 2021 included inventory write-downs of $1.7 million related to our Section 351 products, resulting from the end of enforcement discretion and products which were discontinued. There were no significant unusual write-downs during 2022. Decreases in margins were driven by negative impacts from production variances, primarily due to lower product levels.
Cost of sales for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $48.3 million, an increase of $5.0 million, or 11.6%, compared to $43.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. In addition to the factors affecting gross margin discussed above, overall increases in sales volume contributed to the increase in cost of sales.
Selling, General and Administrative Expense
SG&A expense increased $10.4 million, or 5.3%, to $208.8 million for 2022, compared to $198.4 million for 2021. The increase in SG&A expense was driven by:
• an increase in travel expenses, reflecting the lifting of travel restrictions that were in place during the year ended December 31, 2021,
• increases in sales commissions, resulting from higher sales volumes through sales agents, who carry higher commission rates than our internal sales force.
• an increase in bad debt expense resulting from the deterioration of credit for certain specific customers, and
• an increase in severance costs incurred with the intention of reducing corporate costs. This effect was partially offset by a year-over-year decrease in share-based compensation expense, primarily driven by the reversal of previously recognized share-based compensation expense associated with forfeitures of awards from the separated individuals.
These amounts were offset, primarily, by year-over-year decreases in professional service expenses.
Research and Development Expense
Our research and development expense increased $5.5 million, or 31.6%, to $22.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, compared to $17.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase reflects higher personnel costs and clinical trial-related expenses to support clinical research efforts, primarily connected to our commercial and late-stage pipelines.
Investigation, Restatement and Related Expense
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Investigation, restatement, and related expenses increased $8.4 million to $12.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, compared to $3.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. In 2021, we received funds from insurance providers and reductions in legal expenses that were reflected as reductions to expense for the year ended December 31, 2021.
We remain subject to indemnification agreements with certain former officers and directors of the Company (other than Messrs. Petit and Taylor, our former Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer) for whom legal proceedings are still ongoing, in particular, our former Chief Financial Officer.
Amortization of Intangible Assets
Amortization expense related to intangible assets decreased $0.1 million from $0.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 to $0.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. The decrease was the result of the avoidance of amortization expense from assets that had become fully-amortized during 2021.
Impairment of Intangible Assets
Impairment of intangible assets was $0.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, reflecting the impairment of a supplier relationship asset. There were no impairments in 2022.
Interest Expense, Net
Interest expense was $5.0 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. The rise in LIBOR rates during 2022 caused an increase in interest expense on our outstanding term loan. In addition, we recognized interest income on our income tax receivable resulting from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. These effects were offset by the avoidance of interest expense associated with the delayed draw term loan facility option under the Hayfin Loan Agreement that terminated on June 30, 2021.
We expect interest expense to increase in future quarters as a result of rising interest rates.
Income Tax Provision Expense
The effective tax rate for 2022 and 2021 was (0.7)% and (2.5)%, respectively on pre-tax book losses of $30.0 million and $10.0 million, respectively. There were no discrete items which materially influenced the effective tax rate in either period, and net operating losses generated were offset by a valuation allowance.
Segment Results
Wound & Surgical
Our Wound & Surgical business focuses on the Advanced Wound Care and Surgical Recovery markets through sales of our existing product portfolio and product development to serve these end markets. Its platform technologies include tissue allografts derived from human placental membrane (EPIFIX®, AMNIOFIX®, and AMNIOEFFECT™), tissue allografts derived from human umbilical cord (EPICORD® and AMNIOCORD®), and a particulate extracellular matrix derived from human placental disc (AXIOFILL™). This segment is also responsible for the international sales of our Section 351 products.
Several factors affect reported net sales for our Wound & Surgical business in any period, including product, payer and geographic sales mix, operational effectiveness, pricing realization, marketing and promotional efforts, timing of orders and shipments, regulatory actions including healthcare reimbursement scenarios, competition, and business acquisitions that involve our customers or competitors.
SG&A expense includes costs to execute our sales strategy. These include personnel costs pertaining to our sales force and sales support functions, including salaries, commissions and other incentive compensation, commissions to sales agents, customer support, travel expenses, and bad debt expense.
Research and development expenses for Wound & Surgical focus on the expansion of our product portfolio into similar areas of healthcare, specifically Advanced Wound Care and Surgical Recovery.
Wound & Surgical Results of Operations 2022 Compared to 2021
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Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)
2022 2021 $ Change % Change
Net sales $ 264,906 $ 238,940 $ 25,966 10.9 %
Cost of sales 44,462 35,204 9,258 26.3 %
Selling, general and administrative expense 145,887 123,583 22,304 18.0 %
Research and development expense 7,836 5,864 1,972 33.6 %
Segment contribution $ 66,721 $ 74,289 $ (7,568) (10.2) %
Our Wound & Surgical business recorded $264.9 million of net sales for the year ended December 31, 2022, a $26.0 million, or 10.9%, increase compared to the $238.9 million we recorded for the year ended December 31, 2021. This increase was the result of our focus on the application of these products into areas of Surgical Recovery, including the introduction of AMNIOEFFECT and AXIOFILL to the market during 2022. We saw further gains as a result of our prior initiatives to expand, realign and train our sales team.
Cost of sales for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $44.5 million, a $9.3 million, or 26.3%, increase compared to the $35.2 million recognized for the year ended December 31, 2021. Cost of sales increased due to negative impacts from production variances, primarily due to lower production levels, as well as increases in sales volume.
SG&A expense was $145.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, a $22.3 million, or 18.0%, increase over the year ended December 31, 2021, during which we incurred $123.6 million of expenses. The increase was driven by travel expenses, sales commissions, and bad debt expense. Travel expenses increased due to the lifting of restrictions that were in place during the year ended December 31, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Increases in sales commissions reflected our focus on sales of products into areas of Surgical Recovery, resulting in a proportional increase in sales through sales agents, who carry higher commission rates than our internal sales force. The increase in bad debt expense was primarily the result of the deterioration of credit for certain specific customers.
Research and development expense was $7.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, compared to $5.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, an increase of $2.0 million, or 33.6%. The increase was primarily the result of expenses related to AMNIOEFFECT and AXIOFILL, both of which launched during the year ended December 31, 2022.
Wound & Surgical Results of Operations 2021 Compared to 2020
Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)
2021 2020 $ Change % Change
Net sales $ 238,940 $ 213,489 $ 25,451 11.9 %
Cost of sales 35,204 30,185 5,019 16.6 %
Selling, general and administrative expense 123,583 103,039 20,544 19.9 %
Research and development expense 5,864 3,979 1,885 47.4 %
Segment contribution $ 74,289 $ 76,286 $ (1,997) (2.6) %
Our Wound & Surgical business recorded $238.9 million of net sales for the year ended December 31, 2021, a $25.5 million, or 11.9%, increase compared to the $213.5 million we recorded for the year ended December 31, 2020. This increase was primarily the result of an increase in sales volume due to lessening of restrictions implemented at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, including access to hospitals and travel restrictions. The increase also reflected the initial results of our commercial focus on areas of Surgical Recovery. Finally, we saw growth in new products, such as EPICORD Expandable, which launched in September 2020.
Cost of sales for the year ended December 31, 2021 was $35.2 million, a $5.0 million, or 16.6%, increase compared to the $30.2 million recognized for the year ended December 31, 2020. Cost of sales increased due to year-over-year increases in sales volumes as well as the unfavorable effects of production variances, year-over-year.
SG&A expense was $123.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, a $20.5 million, or 19.9%, increase over the year ended December 31, 2020, during which we incurred $103.0 million of expenses. The increase was driven by salaries, travel expenses, and sales commissions. Salary expenses increased due to the restoration of full-salary levels, which were reduced for
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a portion of 2020 as part of our response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Salary expenses also increased as a result of merit increases and costs associated with expansion of our sales force. Travel expenses increased due to the lifting of restrictions that were in place during the year ended December 31, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as result of inflationary pressures experienced during the year ended December 31, 2021. Increases in sales commissions reflected higher sales volumes.
Research and development expense was $5.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, compared to $4.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, an increase of $1.9 million, or 47.4%. The increase was driven by higher personnel costs due to headcount increases and the restoration of full salary levels and merit increases, which were restricted for a portion of 2020.
Regenerative Medicine
Our Regenerative Medicine business focuses solely on Regenerative Medicine technologies, specifically progressing our placental biologics platform towards registration as an FDA-approved biological drug. mDHACM is the lead product candidate in its late-stage pipeline targeted at achieving FDA approval for an indication to help decrease pain and improve function in patients suffering from KOA.
Prior to May 31, 2021, net sales for the Regenerative Medicine segment consisted of domestic sales of Section 351 products. Regenerative Medicine does not currently generate revenue, and will only produce revenue if and after such time that the FDA approves a BLA for mDHACM. After that point in time, we re-focused our sales and marketing efforts exclusively toward the advancement of our Wound & Surgical products in the United States. For this reason, our Regenerative Medicine segment does not generate meaningful SG&A expense.
Research and development expenditures for Regenerative Medicine are driven by clinical trial activities, primarily those undertaken by our clinical research organization, which we have engaged to provide full operational support related to our upcoming KOA clinical trial program.
Regenerative Medicine Results of Operations 2022 Compared to 2021
Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)
2022 2021 $ Change % Change
Net sales $ — $ 16,596 $ (16,596) (100.0) %
Cost of sales — 3,655 (3,655) (100.0) %
Selling, general and administrative expense — 12,910 (12,910) (100.0) %
Research and development expense 14,993 11,480 3,513 30.6 %
Segment contribution $ (14,993) $ (11,449) $ (3,544) 31.0 %
Research and development expense was $15.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, compared to $11.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, an increase of $3.5 million, or 30.6%. The increase was primarily the result of increases in headcount and the incurrence of clinical trial expenses to support our clinical research efforts.
Regenerative Medicine Results of Operations 2021 Compared to 2020
Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)
2021 2020 $ Change % Change
Net sales $ 16,596 $ 32,362 $ (15,766) (48.7) %
Cost of sales 3,655 5,856 (2,201) (37.6) %
Selling, general and administrative expense 12,910 17,546 (4,636) (26.4) %
Research and development expense 11,480 7,736 3,744 48.4 %
Segment contribution $ (11,449) $ 1,224 $ (12,673) nm
Our Regenerative Medicine business recorded $16.6 million of net sales for the year ended December 31, 2021, a $15.8 million, or 48.7%, decrease compared to the $32.4 million we recorded for the year ended December 31, 2020. Likewise, cost of sales for the year ended December 31, 2021 was $3.7 million, a $2.2 million, or 37.6%, decrease compared to the year ended
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December 31, 2020, where we recognized cost of sales of $5.9 million. These decreases reflected our inability to sell our Section 351 products in the United States as a result of the end of the FDA’s period of enforcement discretion on May 31, 2021.
SG&A expense for the year ended December 31, 2021 was $12.9 million, a $4.6 million, or 26.4%, decrease from the year ended December 31, 2020, where we recognized $17.5 million. This decrease reflected the re-focusing of our sales and marketing efforts toward the advancement of our Wound & Surgical business.
Research and development expense was $11.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, compared to $7.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, an increase of $3.7 million, or 48.4%. The increase was driven by higher personnel costs due to headcount increases to support investments in our clinical trials and the restoration of full salary levels and merit increases, which were restricted for a portion of 2020. We also incurred higher consulting fees in 2021, primarily to assist in the evaluation of the results of our clinical trials.
Corporate
Our Corporate function represents activities which support both of our business units, such as legal, finance, human resources, and other supporting functions. Corporate expenses include personnel costs associated with these units, as well as insurance, and certain professional fees.
SG&A expense for the Corporate function was $62.9 million, or 23.5% of net sales, for the year ended December 31, 2022, compared to $61.9 million, or 23.9% of consolidated net sales for the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase was primarily the result of an increase in severance costs associated with headcount reductions to lower ongoing costs. This effect was partially offset by a year-over-year decrease in share-based compensation expense, primarily driven by forfeitures of awards from the separated individuals.
SG&A expense for the Corporate function was $61.9 million, or 23.9% of consolidated net sales, for the year ended December 31, 2021, compared to $60.4 million, or 24.3% of consolidated net sales for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase reflected greater personnel costs and professional services fees.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We require capital for our operating activities, including costs associated with the sale of product through direct and indirect sales channels, the conduct of clinical trials and other research and development activities, compliance costs, costs to sell and market our products, regulatory fees, and legal and consulting fees in connection with ongoing litigation and other matters. We generally fund our operating capital requirements through our operating activities and cash reserves. We expect to use capital in the near and medium term to commence late-stage clinical trials for certain of our products, invest in the international expansion of our business and the broadening of our product portfolio, and invest in certain capital projects.
As of December 31, 2022, we had $66.0 million of cash and cash equivalents.
Our net working capital at December 31, 2022 was $90.6 million, a decrease of $15.5 million from $106.2 million at December 31, 2021. Our current ratio was 3.1 to 1 as of December 31, 2022 and 3.5 to 1 as of December 31, 2021.
The Company is currently paying its obligations in the ordinary course of business. We believe that our anticipated cash from operating activities and existing cash and cash equivalents will enable us to meet our operational liquidity needs for the twelve months following the filing date of this Annual Report.
Contractual Obligations
Contractual obligations associated with ongoing business activities are expected to result in cash payments in future periods. The table below summarizes the amounts and estimated timing of these future cash payments as of December 31, 2022 (in thousands):
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Less than
Contractual Obligations Total 1 year 1-3 years 3-5 years Thereafter
Hayfin Term Loan Principal $ 50,000 $ — $ 50,000 $ — $ —
Hayfin Term Loan Interest (1)
14,558 5,836 8,722 — —
Operating lease obligations 4,216 1,638 2,124 454 —
Severance obligations to former employees 3,677 2,513 1,164 — —
Meeting space commitments 1,383 989 394 — —
Finance lease obligations 115 55 60 — —
Total $ 73,949 $ 11,031 $ 62,464 $ 454 $ —
(1) Reflects an interest rate of 11.5% through maturity.
Nordic Agreement
In June 2022, we entered into a collaboration agreement (the “ Nordic Agreement ”) with Nordic Bioscience Clinical Development A/S (“ NBCD ”) to provide full operational support for our upcoming KOA clinical trial program.
As part of the agreement, NBCD will perform site selection and monitoring, manage patient recruitment and enrollment, data management, statistical analysis and reporting activities for the duration of the trial. Under the terms of the Nordic Agreement, we are obligated to pay $10.2 million upon the achievement of specified milestones over the course of the clinical trial. These amounts are not included in the table above because the timing of these payments is inherently uncertain.
The milestones are based upon various factors including, but not limited to, site selection and enrollment, patient enrollment, patient completion, and certain other activities related to clinical trial activities. The milestone payments are revised semi-annually based on fluctuations in the consumer price index. We have the ability to terminate the Nordic Agreement with 30 days written notice to NBCD. At such time, we would be required to pay for services performed through the date of termination and any non-cancelable obligations. In addition to the milestone payments, the Company will reimburse NBCD for actual expenses incurred related to third-party vendors to be contracted and managed by NBCD.
On January 24, 2023, we executed a change order to the Nordic Agreement (the “ Change Order ”), primarily to reflect additional elements required in conducting the trial. The Change Order modified the scope of NBCD’s responsibilities under the Nordic Agreement, shifting certain activities to other vendors to be administered by NBCD and certain other activities to MIMEDX. These responsibilities primarily related to areas of patient recruitment and screening and statistical analysis, among other areas of the trial. Pursuant to the Change Order, the total payments owed to NBCD relating to NBCD’s responsibilities decreased from $13.3 million to $10.2 million. While our total obligation to NBCD has decreased pursuant to the Change Order, we expect to pay these expenses to other vendors. We have paid $2.0 million under the Nordic Agreement as of December 31, 2022 relating to milestones which have been achieved through that date.
Turn Agreement
As described above under Item 1. “ Business-Our Product Portfolio & Pipeline ”, we acquired intellectual property rights pursuant to the Turn Agreement. We paid an up-front cash payment of $1.0 million upon the execution of the agreement, and are obligated to make additional payments upon the meeting of regulatory and product commercial milestones, including $9.6 million if and when Turn receives 510(k) clearance from the FDA for FleX. In addition, we are obligated to pay royalties on the sales of FleX and any products derived from PermaFusion. These amounts are not included in the table above because the timing of these payments are inherently uncertain.
Term Loan
On June 30, 2020, we entered into a Loan Agreement with, among others, Hayfin Services, LLP, (“ Hayfin ”) an affiliate of Hayfin Capital Management, LLP (the “ Hayfin Loan Agreement ”), under which Hayfin provided us with a senior secured term loan of $50 million (the “ Term Loan ”). The Term Loan matures on June 30, 2025 (the “ Maturity Date ”). On February 28, 2022, we executed an Amendment to the Hayfin Loan Agreement (as amended, the “Amended Hayfin Loan Agreement” ).
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No principal payments are due on the Term Loan until the Maturity Date. Interest is payable on the Term Loan for principal outstanding quarterly through the Maturity Date. Interest on any borrowings under the Term Loan is equal to LIBOR (subject to a floor of 1.5%) plus a margin of 6.75%. If LIBOR is unavailable, the loan will carry interest at the greatest of the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.5% per annum, and 2.5% plus the 6.75% margin. An additional 3.0% margin would be applied to the interest rate upon the occurrence of an Event of Default as defined in the Amended Hayfin Loan Agreement. As of December 31, 2022, the Term Loan carried an interest rate of 11.5%.
The Amended Hayfin Loan Agreement contains financial covenants requiring the Company, on a consolidated basis, to maintain the following:
• Minimum Consolidated Total Net Sales (as defined in the Amended Hayfin Loan Agreement) of varying amounts, required to be calculated on a quarterly basis, and
• Minimum Liquidity (as defined in the Amended Hayfin Loan Agreement) of $20 million, an at-all-times financial covenant, tested monthly.
As of December 31, 2022, we are in compliance with all applicable financial covenants under the Amended Hayfin Loan Agreement.
The Amended Hayfin Loan Agreement also specifies that any prepayment of the Term Loan, voluntary or mandatory, as defined in the agreement, would subject us to a prepayment premium applicable as of the date of the prepayment, as follows:
• On or before July 2, 2023: 2% of the principal balance repaid.
• After July 2, 2023 but on or before July 2, 2024: 1% of the principal balance repaid.
• After July 2, 2024: no premium.
The Amended Hayfin Loan Agreement also includes certain negative covenants and events of default customary for facilities of this type, and upon the occurrence of such events of default, subject to customary cure rights, all outstanding loans under the Amended Hayfin Loan Agreement may be accelerated or the lenders’ commitments terminated. Mandatory prepayments are also required in the event of a change in control, incurring other indebtedness, certain proceeds from disposal of assets and insured casualty event (as defined in the Amended Hayfin Loan Agreement). Annually, we are required to prepay the outstanding loans based on the percentage of our Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the Amended Hayfin Loan Agreement), if such is generated. To date, we have not been required to make any prepayments under this provision.
A breach of a financial covenant in the Amended Hayfin Loan Agreement, if uncured or unable to be cured, would likely result in an event of default that could trigger the lender’s remedies, including acceleration of the entire principal balance of the loan as well as any applicable prepayment premiums. Future compliance with the financial covenants, as amended, requires continuing growth in net sales consistent with the Company’s business strategy and plans. Our business is subject to inherent uncertainties that could impact the Company’s net sales growth, including, but not limited to, the regulatory pathway of our cord-derived products.
While we currently have sufficient cash to repay all such amounts in an event of default, we may require alternative financing to cover other obligations. Even if alternative financing were available in an event of default under the Amended Hayfin Loan Agreement, it might be on unfavorable terms, and the interest rate charged on any new borrowings may be substantially higher than the interest rate under the Amended Hayfin Loan Agreement, thus adversely affecting our future cash flows, liquidity, and results of operations.
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Series B Preferred Stock
We have 100,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding as of December 31, 2022.
The Series B Preferred Stock currently accumulates dividends at a rate of 6.0% per annum. Dividends are declared at the sole discretion of our board of directors. Dividends, if declared, are paid in cash at the end of each quarter based on dividend amounts that accumulate beginning on the last payment date through the day prior to the end of each quarter. In lieu of paying a dividend in cash, we may elect to accrue the dividend owed to shareholders. Dividend balances accumulate at the prevailing dividend rate for each dividend period for which they are outstanding.
Each share of Series B Preferred Stock, including any accrued and unpaid dividends, is convertible into our common stock at any time at the option of the holder at a conversion price of $3.85 per common share, or 259.74 common shares for each Series B Preferred Share prior to any accrued and unpaid dividends. The Series B Preferred Stock, including any accrued and unpaid dividends, automatically converts into common stock at any time after July 2, 2023, provided that the common stock has traded at $7.70 or higher (i) for 20 out of 30 consecutive trading days and (ii) on such date of conversion.
If we undergo a change of control, we will have the option to repurchase some or all of the then-outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock for cash in an amount equal to the liquidation preference and any accumulated and unpaid dividends, subject to the rights of the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock in connection with such change in control. If we do not exercise such repurchase right, holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will have the option to (1) require us to repurchase any or all of our then-outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock for cash in an amount equal to the liquidation preference or (2) convert the Series B Preferred Stock, including accrued and unpaid dividends into common stock and receive its pro rata consideration thereunder.
We have not declared or paid any cash dividends on our Series B Preferred Stock since their issuance. Dividends in arrears as of December 31, 2022 were $13.8 million. Assuming we do not declare or pay a cash dividend, the holders do not exercise their option to convert, and the other conversion or redemption features are not triggered, we would accumulate and accrue $7.0 million of dividends in 2023, $15.3 million in aggregate in 1-3 years, and $17.2 million in aggregate in 3-5 years.
As of December 31, 2022, the Series B Preferred Stock was convertible into 29,559,946 common shares.
Refer to Item 8, Note 11, Equity, for more detailed discussion regarding the rights and preferences of our Series B Preferred Stock.
Regulatory Items
There is a possibility that the FDA may rule that our cord-derived products do not meet the requirements to be regulated solely under the authority of Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act. In such a case, in order to continue to market the products, we would be required to obtain the appropriate FDA clearance or approval. The loss of our ability to market and sell our umbilical cord-derived product would have an adverse effect on the Company’s revenue, business, financial condition, and results of operations. Sales of our cord products were $23.2 million and $23.6 million in 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Reimbursement Developments
Recently, several wide-ranging proposals have been published for public comment, including relating to payment methodology within the physician office, and are under consideration by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. In addition, three Medicare Administrative Contractors have recently published for public comment changes to their Local Coverage Determinations that they are considering. If adopted, these proposals would significantly change Medicare policies governing the reimbursement of skin substitute products principally when used for wound treatment in the private physician office setting. Refer to Item 1A, Risk Factors — Our revenues depend on adequate reimbursement from public and private insurers and health systems and changes to the ways in which our products are reimbursed in various sites of service could adversely impact our financial results.
Other Liquidity Considerations
Further, our liquidity will be impacted by expected and unexpected costs, investments in clinical trials to support BLAs, and contingent liabilities:
• Advancement of our clinical trials will involve substantial cost. Products subject to the FDA’s BLA requirements must comply with a range of pre- and post-market provisions. Pre-market compliance includes the conduct of clinical trials in support of BLA approval, the development and submission of a BLA, and the production of product for use in the
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clinical trials that meets the FDA’s quality expectations. See Item 1A - Risk Factors - “Obtaining and maintaining the necessary regulatory approvals for certain of our products will be expensive and time consuming and may impede our ability to fully exploit our technologies,” and “If any of the BLAs are approved, the Company would be subject to additional regulation which will increase costs and could result in adverse sanctions for non-compliance. ”
• The continued expansion of our product lines and the development of new products will require continuous investment in intellectual property and research and development.
• International expansion of our business will require investment through the costs to achieve necessary regulatory approvals and reimbursement schemes, establishing a physical presence through office and warehouse space, identifying and hiring employees, and other costs to establish ongoing operations.
• We are exposed to potential liabilities and reputational risk associated with litigation, regulatory proceedings, and government enforcement actions. The amounts, if any, for which we may be liable resulting from such proceedings are highly uncertain. See Item 3, Legal Proceedings and Item 8, Note 16, Commitments and Contingencies and Item 1A, “ Risk Factors ” - “We are currently, and may in the future be, subject to substantial litigation and ongoing investigations that could cause us to incur significant legal expenses and result in harm to our business. ”
• The application of CGMP requires investment in our manufacturing establishments for production for our micronized products. The transition process includes development and enhancement of production processes, procedures, test and assays, and it requires extensive validation work. It can also involve the procurement and installation of new production or lab equipment. These efforts require human capital, expertise and resources. See Item 1A. – “ Risk Factors ” under the heading “ Certain of our products no longer qualify for regulation as human cells, tissues and cellular and tissue-based products solely under Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act (“Section 361”), which has resulted in removal of the applicable products from the market, made the introduction of some new tissue products more expensive, significantly delayed the expansion of our tissue product offerings and subjected us to additional post-market regulatory requirements. Additional regulatory requirements may be imposed in the future.”
Discussion of Cash Flows
Operating Activities
During the year ended December 31, 2022, net cash used in operating activities increased $15.9 million to $17.9 million compared to $2.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase in cash used was primarily the result of increases in selling, general, and administrative expenses and research and development expenses during the year ended December 31, 2022. In addition, cash used for the year ended December 31, 2021 was positively impacted by an income tax refund of $9.2 million and insurance settlements of $8.0 million.
Investing Activities
During the year ended December 31, 2022, net cash used in investing activities was $2.7 million, a decrease of $0.7 million, compared to $3.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. The primary reason for the decrease was a $1.7 million decrease in capital expenditures, year-over-year, offset by $1.0 million of payments made pursuant to the Turn Agreement.
Financing Activities
During the year ended December 31, 2022, net cash used in financing activities was $0.6 million, a decrease of $2.8 million compared to cash used in financing activities of $3.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. Activity in 2022 was driven by year-over-year decreases in the cash paid for shares repurchased for tax withholding ($3.6 million), offset by decreases in proceeds from option exercises ($0.8 million).
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to our GAAP results, we provide the following Non-GAAP measures: Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“ EBITDA ”) and Adjusted EBITDA. We believe that the presentation of these measures provides important supplemental information to management and investors regarding our performance. These measurements are not, and should not be used as, a substitute for GAAP measures. Company management uses these Non-GAAP measures as aids in monitoring our on-going financial performance from quarter-to-quarter and year-to-year on a regular basis and for benchmarking against comparable companies.
We provide EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to facilitate comparisons to results of other companies. We use EBITDA as a measure of our operating performance, planning, and budgeting purposes as it eliminates the effects of financing and investing activities, as well as irregular and non-cash expenses. EBITDA is widely used by investors and analysts to measure operating performance and evaluate enterprise value.
EBITDA consists of GAAP net loss excluding: (i) depreciation, (ii) amortization of intangibles, (iii) interest expense, net, (iv) loss on extinguishment of debt, and (v) income tax provision.
Adjusted EBITDA is intended to provide an enduring, normalized view of EBITDA and our broader business operations that we expect to experience on an ongoing basis by removing from EBITDA certain items which may be irregular, non-recurring, or non-cash items not excluded when calculating EBITDA. This enables us to identify underlying trends in our business that could otherwise be masked by such items.
Adjusted EBITDA consists of GAAP net loss excluding: (i) depreciation, (ii) amortization of intangibles, (iii) interest expense, net, (iv) loss on extinguishment of debt, (v) income tax provision, (vi) costs incurred in connection with Audit Committee Investigation and Restatement, (vii) share-based compensation, and (vii) impairment of intangible assets.
A reconciliation of GAAP net loss to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA appears in the table below (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31,
2022 2021 2020
Net loss $ (30,197) $ (10,285) $ (49,284)
Non-GAAP Adjustments:
Depreciation expense 3,345 4,363 5,782
Amortization of intangible assets 701 820 1,073
Interest expense, net 5,016 4,980 7,941
Loss on extinguishment of debt — — 8,201
Income tax provision expense (benefit) 206 247 (12,259)
EBITDA $ (20,929) $ 125 $ (38,546)
Additional Non-GAAP Adjustments:
Costs incurred in connection with Audit Committee Investigation and Restatement 12,177 3,791 59,465
Share-based compensation 12,666 14,757 15,357
Impairment of intangible assets — 53 1,027
Adjusted EBITDA $ 3,914 $ 18,726 $ 37,303
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Critical Accounting Estimates
This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations discusses our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“ GAAP ”). The preparation of these financial statements requires that we make judgments and estimates which may affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. We derive these judgments and estimates on historical experience and other relevant factors which we believe to be reasonable. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
Net Sales
Description
We record estimates for returns and allowances as a reduction to net sales based on our expectation for such returns.
Judgments and Uncertainties
We sell our products to individual customer and independent distributors (collectively referred to as “ customers ”). Customers obtain and use products either through ship and bill sales or consignment arrangements. We recognize revenue as performance obligations are fulfilled, which generally occurs upon the shipment of product to customers for ship and bill sales or upon implantation for consignment sales. We recognize revenue based on consideration we expect to receive from the sale. This consists of the gross selling price of the product, less any discounts, rebates, fees paid to GPOs, and an expectation for sales returns.
We maintain a return policy that allows our customers to return product for any reason within 30 days of sale, and to return product that is damaged or non-conforming, ordered in error, or due to recall at any time.
We derive an expectation for product returns based on historical return patterns and other factors, including shifts in our regulatory environment and product recalls. Determinations involving other factors are based on our estimates for product at customer sites that are eligible for return.
Additions or reversals to our return allowance, as determined necessary, are accounted for prospectively and recorded as a decrease or increase to net sales, respectively. Actual returns are recorded against the recorded accrual.
Sensitivity of Estimate to Change
We have accrued $0.7 million for sales returns as of December 31, 2022. Changes in return patterns or unforeseen changes in regulations or identified product recalls could cause returns significantly in excess of this estimate.
Contingencies
Description
We record contingent liabilities related to legal and other proceedings at such point in time when loss is probable and reasonably estimable.
Judgments and Uncertainties
We evaluate the probability of loss and the range of potential losses based on salient details about a case. These evaluations consider evidence derived from discussions with counsel and include the merits and jurisdiction of the proceeding, the nature and the number of other similar current and past proceedings, damages sought by the counterparty, settlement offers we have extended to the counterparty and other factors. From this information, we make a judgmental determination of whether loss from a case is probable and whether a reasonable estimate of loss can be derived. In situations where a reasonable estimate is a range of estimates, we record the most likely amount in the range or, if no single amount is more likely than any of the others, we record the minimum amount of the range.
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Sensitivity of Estimate to Change
As of December 31, 2022, we have reserved $0.2 million for potential losses relating to legal proceedings discussed in Item 8, Note 16, Commitments and Contingencies. The outcome of court judgments could lead to a change in our evaluation of probability of loss or our estimate for such loss. In addition, court judgments may result from matters for which we had previously assessed loss as being not probable or which result in losses which materially depart from our estimate, either favorably or unfavorably.
We believe that our estimates applied are based on reasonable assumptions, but are inherently uncertain. Actual results may differ from the assumptions and judgments used to derive our accrual.
Income Taxes
Description
We record a valuation allowance to offset our net deferred tax asset to the extent that realization is not likely.
Judgments and Uncertainties
Deferred income taxes arise from temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements. Transactions which result in lower taxable income in the future give rise to deferred tax assets.
We evaluate our ability to recover deferred tax assets based on projected future taxable income, scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, tax planning strategies, and our recent operating results. Judgment is required to determine whether the totality of this evidence suggests that we can recover our deferred tax assets in the future.
Sensitivity of Estimate to Change
As of December 31, 2022, we had $47.6 million of valuation allowances recorded, fully offsetting our net deferred tax asset. This determination may change due to changes in tax law, a revision to our expectation regarding taxable income in the future, taxable income generated in a period in which we had not previously anticipated taxable income, a change in scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, and other changes.
Historically, exclusive of changes in tax law such as that enacted under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, we have not reversed our valuation allowance.
If the weight of available evidence suggests that some or all of this amount is more likely than not to be realized, we will derecognize the valuation allowance as an income tax benefit to the extent that the underlying deferred tax asset is more likely than not to be realized.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
See Item 8, Note 2, Significant Accounting Policies , in the Consolidated Financial Statements for recently adopted accounting pronouncements.