Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Item 2. Management’s Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
This
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with
the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and notes included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this Report).
This Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which include, without limitation, statements about the market for our technology, our
strategy, competition, expected financial performance and capital raising efforts, and other aspects of our business identified
in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 29, 2021 and in other
reports that we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any statements about our business, financial
results, financial condition and operations contained in this Report that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed
to be forward-looking statements. Without limiting the foregoing, the words “believes,” “anticipates,”
“expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “projects,” or similar expressions are intended
to identify forward-looking statements. Our actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking
statements as a result of various factors, including the risk factors described under Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended March 31, 2021. These forward-looking statements represent our intentions, plans, expectations, assumptions
and beliefs about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors including, without limitation, the direct
and indirect effects of coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, and related issues that may arise therefrom. Many of those factors
are outside of our control and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by those forward-looking
statements. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the events described in the forward-looking statements might
not occur or might occur to a different extent or at a different time than we have described. You are cautioned not to place undue
reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Report. All subsequent written and oral
forward-looking statements concerning other matters addressed in this Report and attributable to us or any person acting on our
behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this Report. We undertake
no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, a change
in events, conditions, circumstances or assumptions underlying such statements, or otherwise.
Our fiscal year
ends on March 31 of each calendar year. Each reference to a fiscal year in this Report, refers to the fiscal year ended March
31 of the calendar year indicated (for example, fiscal 2022 refers to the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022). Unless the
context requires otherwise, references to “we,” “us,” “our,” and the “Company”
refer to Modular Medical, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiary .
Company Overview
We are a development-stage
medical device company focused on the design, development and eventual commercialization of an innovative insulin pump to address
shortcomings and problems represented by the relatively limited adoption of currently available pumps for insulin dependent people
with diabetes. We have developed a hardware technology allowing people with insulin-dependent diabetes to receive their daily
insulin in two ways, through a continuous “basal” delivery allowing a small amount of insulin to be in the blood at
all times and a “bolus” delivery to address meal time glucose input and to address when the blood glucose level becomes
excessively high. By addressing the substantial time and effort required by them to effectively treat their condition, we believe
we can address the less technically savvy, less motivated part of the market, which we believe is underserved.
We continue to develop our insulin pump product
and are working on the required testing and documentation for our submission to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, to
obtain clearance to bring the product to market. We have therefore not generated any revenues from product sales. Our net losses
were $4.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and $7.4 million and $5.3 million for the years ended March 31, 2021 and 2020,
respectively. As of June 30, 2021, we had a negative working capital of approximately $2.0 million and an accumulated deficit of $20.8
million.
Historically,
we have financed our operations principally through private placements of our common stock and convertible promissory
notes. Based on our current operating plan, substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern for a period of
at least one year from the date that the financial statements included in Item 1 of this Report are issued exists. Our ability
to continue as a going concern depends on our ability to raise additional capital, through the sale of equity or debt securities,
to support our future operations. If we are unable to secure additional capital, we will be required to curtail our research and
development initiatives and take additional measures to reduce costs. We have provided additional disclosure in Note 1 to the
condensed consolidated financial statements and under Liquidity below.
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Impacts of COVID-19
The global outbreak
of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization and a national emergency by
the U.S. government in March 2020. This has negatively affected the U.S. and global economy, disrupted global supply
chains, significantly restricted travel and transportation, resulted in mandated closures and orders to “shelter-in-place”
and created significant disruption of the financial markets. The full extent of the COVID-19 impact on our operational and financial
performance will depend on future developments, including, without limitation, the duration and spread of the pandemic and related
actions taken by U.S. and foreign government agencies to prevent disease spread, all of which are uncertain, out of our control,
and cannot be predicted.
In March 2020,
Santa Diego County in California, where we are based, and the state of California issued “shelter-in-place” orders
(the Orders). We complied with the Orders and minimized business activities at our San Diego facility from March 2020 until May
2021. During that time, we implemented a teleworking policy for our employees and contractors to reduce on-site activity at our
facility. In May 2021, our employees and certain contractors returned to work in our office. We have and continue to experience
longer lead times for certain components used to manufacture initial quantities of our products for our submission to the FDA,
which is expected to occur in the quarter ending December 31, 2021. We remain diligent in continuing to identify and manage risks
to our business given the changing uncertainties related to COVID-19. While we believe that our operations personnel are currently
in a position to build an adequate supply of products for our FDA submission, we recognize that unpredictable events could create
difficulties in the months ahead. We may not be able to address these difficulties in a timely manner, which could delay our submission
to the FDA and negatively impact our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.
The continued
spread of COVID-19 has also led to disruption and volatility in the global capital markets. We were recently able to raise additional
capital in a private placement of convertible promissory notes (see discussion below under Liquidity ). However, we
need to raise additional capital to support our operations in the future. We may be unable to access the capital markets or additional
capital may only be available to us on terms that could be significantly detrimental to our existing stockholders and holders
of the convertible promissory notes and to our business.
For additional
information on risks that could impact our future results, please refer to “Risk Factors” in Part II, Item 1A of this
Report.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
The discussion
and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our condensed consolidated financial statements,
which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements requires
us to make certain estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, and expenses. On an ongoing
basis, we make these estimates based on our historical experience and on assumptions that we consider reasonable under the circumstances.
Actual results may differ from these estimates and reported results could differ under different assumptions or conditions. Our
significant accounting policies and estimates are disclosed in Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2021. As of June 30, 2021, there have been no material changes to our
significant accounting policies and estimates.
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Results
of Operations
Research
and Development
Three months ended June 30,
Change
2021
2020
2020 to 2021
Research and development
$ 1,788,131
$ 970,815
$ 817,316
84.2 %
Our research
and development expenses include personnel, overhead and other costs associated with the development of our insulin pump product.
We expense research and development costs as they are incurred.
Research and development,
or R&D, expenses increased for the three months ended June 30, 2021 compared with the same period of 2020, primarily due to increased
engineering and operations personnel and consulting costs. Our full-time R&D employee headcount increased to 22 at June 30, 2021
from 10 at June 30, 2020. R&D expenses included stock-based compensation expenses of $138,286 and $103,725 for the quarters
ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020, respectively. We expect research and development expenses to increase for the remainder of
fiscal 2021, as we continue to advance the development of our pump product and develop a low-volume manufacturing process.
General and
Administrative
Three months ended June 30,
Change
2021
2020
2020 to 2021
General and administrative
$ 1,585,456
$ 903,397
$ 682,059
75.5 %
General and
administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel and related overhead costs for marketing, finance, human resources and
general management.
General and
administrative expenses, or G&A, increased for the three months ended June 30, 2021 compared with the same period of 2020, primarily
as a result of increased personnel and consulting costs, stock-based compensation expenses and professional services fees. Our full-time
G&A headcount increased to 4 at June 30, 2021 from 3 at June 30, 2020. G&A expenses included stock-based compensation expenses
of $517,635 and $240,991 for quarters ending June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020, respectively. We expect G&A expenses to remain
flat for the remainder of fiscal 2022.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
As a development-stage
enterprise, we do not currently have revenues to generate cash flows to cover operating expenses. Since our inception, we have incurred
operating losses and negative cash flows in each year due to costs incurred in connection with R&D activities and G&A expenses
associated with our operations. For the three months ended June 30, 2021, we incurred a net loss of approximately $4.4 million. For the
years ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, we incurred net losses of approximately $7.4 million and $5.3 million, respectively. At June 30,
2021, we had a cash balance of approximately $3.4 million and an accumulated deficit of approximately $20.8 million. When considered
with our current operating plan and the requirement to repay all of the Notes by May 2022, these conditions raise substantial doubt about
our ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least one year from the date that the financial statements included in
Item 1 of this Report are issued. Our financial statements do not include adjustments to the amounts and classification of assets and
liabilities that may be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern. Our ability to continue as a going concern depends
on our ability to raise additional capital through the sale of equity or debt securities to support our future operations, and we are
currently seeking such additional financing. As discussed in Note 3 to our condensed consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of this
Report, we obtained forgiveness of the $368,000 principal balance and interest on the PPP Note we received from Silicon Valley Bank in
April 2020 under the U.S. Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program. As discussed in Note 4 to our condensed consolidated
financial statements in Item 1 of this Report, in May 2021, we completed a private placement of $6,610,500 aggregate principal amount
of our convertible promissory notes (the Notes). The Notes are unsecured obligations of ours with each Note having a stated maturity
date of 12 months from its issue date (the Issue Date). The Notes bear interest at a rate of 12% per annum, payable on maturity, provided
that, if we fail to pay any amounts when due under a Note, the interest rate increases to the greater of 16% or the maximum amount permitted
by law. Each Note may be prepaid at the Company’s option during the first 270 calendar days following its Issue Date (the 270 th day,
the Trigger Date), subject to a 110% prepayment penalty on all principal and accrued interest then outstanding. No Notes may
be prepaid in whole or in part after the Trigger Date.
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Our operating
needs include the planned costs to repay the Notes, if the Notes are not converted in connection with a future equity financing,
and operate our business, including amounts required to fund research and development activities, including clinical studies,
working capital and capital expenditures. Our future capital requirements and the adequacy of our available funds will depend
on many factors, including our ability to successfully commercialize our product, competing technological and market developments,
and the need to enter into collaborations with other companies or acquire other companies or technologies to enhance or complement
our product offerings. If we are unable to secure additional capital, we will be required to curtail our research and development
initiatives and take additional measures to reduce costs in order to conserve our cash.
For the three months ended June 30, 2021,
we used $2,204,621 in operating activities, which primarily resulted from our net loss of $4,835,091, increased for a non-cash gain on
the PPP Note extinguishment of $368,780 and net changes in operating lease assets and liabilities of $11,474, as adjusted for changes
to operating assets and liabilities of $403,174, a loss on debt extinguishment of $1,321,450 stock-based compensation expenses of $655,920,
$266,910 for issuances of shares of common stock in exchange for services, depreciation and amortization
expenses of $24,649, interest expense of $338,619 for amortization of debt discount, and other immaterial adjustments. For the three months
ended June 30, 2020, we used $1,507,548 in operating activities, which primarily resulted from our net loss of $1,874,157 and changes
to operating assets and liabilities of $104,129, as adjusted for stock-based compensation expenses of $344,716, depreciation and amortization
expenses of $24,986, net changes in lease assets and liabilities of $101,611 and other immaterial adjustments.
For the three months
ended June 30, 2021, cash used in investing activities of $20,076 was for the purchase of property and equipment. For the three months
ended June 30, 2020, cash used in investing activities of $12,934 was for the purchase of property and equipment.
Cash provided by financing activities of $4,137,200 for the three months
ended June 30, 2021 was attributable to net proceeds from the issuance of our Notes. Cash provided
by financing activities of $1,539,588 for the three months ended June 30, 2020 was attributable to proceeds of $1,170,808 from sales of
our common stock in a private placement initiated in March 2020 and $368,780 from the PPP Note.
Recently
Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
Recently Adopted
Accounting Pronouncements are detailed in Note 1 in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item
1 of this Report.
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Not required.
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