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 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.
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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 commercialization of an innovative insulin
pump using modernized technology to increase pump adoption in the diabetes marketplace. Through the creation of a novel two-part
patch pump, our MODD1 product, the Company seeks to fundamentally alter the trade-offs between cost and complexity and access
to the higher standards of care that presently-available insulin pumps provide. By simplifying and streamlining the user experience
from introduction, prescription, reimbursement, training and day-to-day use, we seek to expand the wearable insulin delivery device
market beyond the highly motivated “super users” and expand the category into the mass market. The product seeks to
serve both the type 1 and the rapidly growing, especially in terms of device adoption, type 2 diabetes markets.
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 in Item 1 of this Report and under Liquidity below.
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. 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 September 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
September
30,
Change
2021
2020
2020 to 2021
Research and development –
Three months ended
$ 2,105,380
$ 1,092,665
$ 1,012,715
92.7 %
Research and development
– Six months ended
$ 3,893,511
$ 2,063,480
$ 1,830,031
88.7 %
Our research
and development expenses include personnel, consulting, materials 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 September 30, 2021 as compared with the prior period of
fiscal 2021 primarily due to increased engineering and manufacturing consulting costs, as we have increased our development and
manufacturing activities. R&D expenses increased for the six months ended September 30, 2021 as compared with the prior period
of fiscal 2021 primarily due to increased engineering and manufacturing personnel and consulting costs, protype and production
component and material costs and stock-based compensation expenses. R&D expenses included non-cash, stock-based compensation
expenses of $116,742 and $101,915 for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $255,027 and $205,640
for the six months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. We expect R&D expenses to remain flat to slightly
decrease for the remainder of fiscal 2022, as we continue to advance the development of our pump product and develop an initial
low-volume manufacturing process.
General and
Administrative
September 30,
Change
2021
2020
2020 to 2021
General and administrative – Three months ended
$ 1,589,032
$ 766,513
$ 822,519
107.3 %
General and administrative – Six months ended
$ 3,174,488
$ 1,669,910
$ 1,504,578
90.1 %
General and
administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel and related overhead costs for facilities, marketing, finance, human resources
and general management.
General and
administrative, or G&A, expenses, increased for the three and six months ended September 30, 2021 as compared with the prior
periods of fiscal 2021 primarily as a result of increased stock-based compensation expense and increased consulting and legal
fees. G&A expenses included stock-based compensation expenses of $745,689 and $198,689 for the three months ended September
30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $1,263,324 and $439,680 for the six months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
We expect G&A expenses to increase for the remainder of fiscal 2022, as we pursue a public offering of our common stock.
Interest Expense
September 30,
Change
2021
2020
2020 to 2021
Interest expense – Three months ended
$ 685,793
$ —
$ (685,793 )
—
Interest expense – Six months ended
$ 1,194,670
$ —
$ (1,194,670 )
—
Interest expense consisted of interest
expense on our convertible promissory notes, including amortization of debt issuance cost. To date, we have accrued all interest
on the Notes. See Note 4 to the condensed consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 of this Report for additional disclosure.
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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 six months ended September 30, 2020, we incurred a net loss of approximately
$9.2 million. For the years ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, we incurred net losses of approximately $5.3 million and $2.5 million,
respectively. At September 30, 2021, we had a cash balance of approximately $0.8 million and an accumulated deficit of approximately
$25.2 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 of issuance of the consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 of this Report. Our consolidated 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 our 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. As discussed in Note 9 to our condensed consolidated financial statements
in Item 1 of this Report, on October 28, 2021, we issued $250,000 of common stock in a private placement, and we issued a secured
promissory note (the Bridge Note) to an investor. The Bridge Note provides us with a $3,000,000 revolving credit facility with
all amounts being drawn down by the Company thereunder being due and payable, subject to acceleration in the event of a default,
on March 15, 2022. On November 9, 2021, we drew down $500,000 under the Bridge Note.
Our operating
needs include the planned costs to 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 offering. 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 six
months ended September 30, 2021, we used $4,784,725 in operating activities, which primarily
resulted from our net loss of $9,216,848, increased for a non-cash gain on the PPP Note extinguishment of $368,780 and net changes
in operating lease assets and liabilities of $22,947, as adjusted for changes to operating assets and liabilities of $791,746,
a loss on debt extinguishment of $1,321,450 stock-based compensation expenses of $1,518,351, $314,265 for issuances of shares
of common stock in exchange for services, depreciation and amortization expenses of $53,599, interest expense of $824,439 for
amortization of debt discount, and other immaterial adjustments. For the six months ended September 30, 2020, we used $3,029,671
in operating activities, which primarily resulted from our net loss of $3,734,886 and changes to operating assets and liabilities
of $122,860, as adjusted for stock-based compensation expenses of $645,320, depreciation and amortization expenses of $52,314,
net changes in lease assets and liabilities of $130,441.
For the six months ended September
30, 2021 and 2020, cash used in investing activities of $22,779 and $93,303, respectively was due to the purchase of property
and equipment.
Cash provided
by financing activities of $4,137,200 for the six months ended September 30, 2021 was attributable to net proceeds from the issuance
of our Notes. Cash provided by financing activities of $1,487,414 for the six months ended
September 30, 2020 was attributable to net proceeds of $1,118,634 from the sale of shares of our common stock in a private placement
that was initiated in March 2020 and $368,780 in proceeds from the PPP Note.
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Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Not required.
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