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 26, 2023 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, 2023. 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, as well as inflationary risks, including the risk that the cost of certain
of the Company’s components is increasing, 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 2024 refers to the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024). 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, we seek 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 and public offerings of our common stock and sales of convertible promissory notes. B ased
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 this Report are issued exists. Our ability to continue as a going concern depends
on our ability to raise additional capital, likely 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 consolidated financial statements in Item 1 of this
Report and under Liquidity below.
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Economic Disruptions
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 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.
While the U.S. national emergency expired in May 2023 and substantially all closures and “shelter-in-place” orders have ended,
there can be no assurance that the COVID-19 pandemic will not impact our operational and financial performance in the future, as the duration
and spread of the pandemic and related actions taken by U.S. and foreign government agencies to prevent disease spread are uncertain,
out of our control, and cannot be predicted.
Wars and acts of terrorism have led to further
economic disruptions. Mounting inflationary cost pressures and recessionary fears have negatively impacted the global economy. Since mid-2022,
the U.S. Federal Reserve has addressed elevated inflation by increasing interest rates, as inflation remains elevated. While we were able
to access the capital markets in May 2023 and 2022, in the future, we may be unable to access the capital markets, and additional capital
may only be available to us on terms that could be significantly detrimental to our existing stockholders and to our business.
For additional information on risks that
could impact our future results, please refer to “Risk Factors” in Part I, 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, 2023. As of
September 30, 2023, there have been no material changes to our significant accounting policies and estimates.
Results of Operations
Research and Development
September 30,
Change
(dollar amounts in thousands)
2023
2022
2022 to 2023
Research and development – Three months ended
$ 2,980
$ 2,385
$ 595
24.9 %
Research and development – Six months ended
$ 5,584
$ 4,607
977
21.2 %
Our research and development expenses
include personnel, overhead and other costs associated with the development and initial production of our insulin pump products. 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, 2023 compared with the same period of 2022, primarily due to increased
employee-related costs of approximately $377,000, increased material costs of approximately $165,000 and increased consulting
expenses of approximately $41,000. The increases in material and consulting costs were primarily attributable to pre-submission
activities, as we are producing units and incurring testing costs in anticipation of the 510(k) submission of our pump product to
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA.
R&D expenses increased for the six months
ended September 30, 2023 compared with the same period of 2022, primarily due to increased employee-related costs of approximately of
$786,000, an increase of approximately $61,000 in stock-based compensation expense and an increase in materials costs of $342,000. These
increases were partially offset by an approximately $213,000 decrease in consulting costs, as we have increased our employee headcount
and completed development of our pump product. The increase in material costs were primarily attributable to pre-submission activities,
as we are producing units and incurring testing costs in anticipation of our 510(k) submission to the FDA.
Our R&D employee headcount increased to 35
at September 30, 2023 from 28 at September 30, 2022. R&D expenses included stock-based compensation expenses of approximately $373,000
and $362,000 for the three-months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $739,000 and $678,000 for the six months ended
September 2023 and 2022, respectively. We expect research and development expenses to increase for the remainder of fiscal 2024, as we
expect to incur increased costs in connection with our pre-submission testing for submission of our MODD-1 insulin pump to the FDA.
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General and Administrative
September 30,
Change
(dollar amounts in thousands)
2023
2022
2022 to 2023
General and administrative – Three months ended
$ 1,210
$ 1,064
$ 146
13.7 %
General and administrative – Six months ended
$ 2,357
$ 2,341
$ 16
0.7 %
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel
and related overhead costs for finance, human resources, marketing, and general management.
General and administrative, or G&A, expenses
increased for the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared with the same period of the prior year, primarily as a result of increases
in facility-related expenses of approximately $120,000, marketing-related expenses of approximately $85,000, depreciation expense of approximately
$72,000, and employee-related costs of approximately $70,000, as partially offset by a decrease in expenses for stock-based compensation
of approximately $190,000 and consulting and professional services of approximately $90,000.
G&A expenses increased for the six
months ended September 30, 2023 compared with the same period of the prior year, primarily as a result increases in facility-related
costs of approximately $230,000, employee-related costs of approximately $150,000, depreciation expense of approximately $110,000,
and marketing-related expenses of approximately $80,000, as partially offset by decreases in stock-based compensation expenses of
approximately $495,000 and consulting and professional services expenses of approximately $238,000.
Our G&A employee headcount increased to four
at September 30, 2023 from two at September 30, 2022. G&A expenses included stock-based compensation expenses of approximately $191,000
and $381,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $308,000 and $803,000 for the six months ended
September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. We expect G&A expenses to remain consistent for the remainder of fiscal 2024.
Liquidity and Going Concern
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 from operations 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, 2023 and year ended March 31, 2023, we incurred net losses of $7.9 million and
$13.9 million, respectively. At September 30, 2023, we had a cash balance of approximately $6.3 million and an accumulated deficit of
$56.4 million. When considered with our current operating plan, 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 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 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 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. In May 2023, we completed a public offering of units, comprising shares of our common stock and warrants to purchase
shares of our common stock, for net proceeds of $9.7 million. Our future capital requirements and the adequacy of our available funds
will depend on many factors, including, without limitation, 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 timely, we may be required to curtail R&D
initiatives, reduce headcount and take additional measures to reduce costs in order to conserve our cash.
For the six months ended September 30, 2023, we
used approximately $6,484,000 in operating activities, which primarily resulted from our net loss of approximately $7,920,000 and net
changes in operating assets and liabilities of approximately $224,000, as adjusted for non-cash items, including stock-based compensation
expenses of approximately $1,048,000, depreciation and amortization expenses of approximately $153,000 and other immaterial adjustments.
For the six months ended September 30, 2022, we used $5,527,000 in operating activities, which primarily resulted from our net loss of
$6,949,000, as adjusted for changes to operating assets and liabilities of approximately $194,000, as adjusted for non-cash items, including
stock-based compensation expenses of approximately $1,481,000, approximately $101,000 for issuances of shares of common stock in exchange
for services, depreciation and amortization expenses of approximately $60,000 and other immaterial adjustments.
For the six months ended September 30,
2023 and 2022, cash used in investing activities of approximately $718,000 and $81,000, respectively, was for the purchase of property
and equipment.
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Cash provided by financing activities
of $9.7 million for the six months ended September 30, 2023 was attributable to net proceeds from the issuance of common stock and warrants
in a public offering, which closed in May 2023. Cash provided by financing activities of $7.4 million for the six months ended September
30, 2022 was attributable to net proceeds from the issuance of common stock and warrants in a registered direct offering, which closed
in May 2022.
Purchase Obligations
Our primary purchase obligations include purchase orders for
machinery and equipment. At September 30, 2023, we had outstanding purchase orders for machinery and equipment and related expenditures
of approximately $996,000.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Recently Issued 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
As a smaller reporting company, we are not required
to provide the information required by this item.
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