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Form 10-K
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13OR 15(d)OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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CHAMPIONS ONCOLOGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as defined in its charter)
Delaware52-1401755
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The approximate aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant as of October 31, 20172020 was $18.6$50.1 million based on the closing price of the Registrant’s Common Sharescommon stock as quoted on the Nasdaq Capital Market as of that date.
 
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Exhibit Index



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As used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K (the "Annual Report"), “Champions Oncology, Inc.,” “Champions,” the “Company,” “we,” “ours,” and “us” refer to Champions Oncology, Inc. and its subsidiaries, except where the context otherwise requires or as otherwise indicated.
 
DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
This Annual Report contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the "Exchange Act") that inherently involve risk and uncertainties.  Forward-looking statements may be identified by the words “project,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “expect,” “estimate,” “intend,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “will,” “may,” “likely” or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements in this Annual Report include statements about our business strategies and products development activities, including the anticipated benefits and risks associated with those strategies as well as statements about the sufficiency of our capital resources.  One should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.  We cannot guarantee that we will achieve the plans, intentions or expectations expressed or implied in our forward-looking statement.  There are a number of important factors that could cause actual results, levels of activity, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements we make.  These important factors are described under “Risk Factors” set forth below.  In addition, any forward-looking statements we make in this Annual Report speak only as of the date of this document, and we do not intend to update any such forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after that date, except as required by law.  As a result of these and other factors, our stock price may fluctuate dramatically.
 
PART I
 
Item 1. Business
 
Overview
 
We are a technology-enabled research organization engaged in the development and sale of advancedcreating transformative technology solutions and products to personalize the development and use of oncology drugs.  Utilizing our TumorGraft Technology Platform, we provide select services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies seeking personalized approaches to drug development. By performing studies to predict the efficacy of oncology drugs, our Platform facilitatesbe utilized in drug discovery withand development. Our research center operates in both regulatory and non-regulatory environments and consists of a comprehensive set of computational and experimental research platforms. Our pharmacology, biomarker, and data platforms are designed to facilitate drug discovery and development at lower costs and increased speedspeeds.

At the core of drug development as well as increased adoptionour research platforms is our unique, proprietary bank of existing drugs. The current oncology drug development paradigm is challenging for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. We believe that on average, the clinical trial process in oncology currently:

costs more than $1.2 billion;
takes approximately 8 years to complete;
has a 93% failure rate; and
results in approved compounds that cost more than $11,000 per month.

Our platform provides a novel approach to simulating the results of human clinical trials used in developing oncology drugs. According to a 2013 study conducted by Cutting Edge Information, it can cost up to $100,000 per patient in oncology clinical trials and the typical cost for each phase of development per year increases from approximately $3 million in the pre-clinical setting to approximately $150 million in phase III. Simulating trials before executing them provides benefits to both pharmaceutical companies and patients. Pharmaceutical companies can lower the risk of spending resources on drugs that do not show significant anti-cancer activities and increase the chance that the clinical development path they pursue will be focused on an appropriate patient population and a successful combination with other drugs.

TumorGraft Technology Platform
Our clinical trial simulation platform consists of processes, physical tumors, and information that we use to personalize the development and use of oncology drugs.  Each tumor from individual patients that we have preserved for future implantation in mice, along with the patient data and molecular information associated with these tumors, are referred to as “TumorGrafts” or “PatientPatient Derived XenoGrafts” or “PDX Models”. Our process technology involves the following:
implantation of human tumor fragments in immune-deficient mice;
expansion of the original human tumor into a larger colony of mice through the passage of the tumor to a limited number of generations of mice;
treatment of the implanted mice with oncology drugs;
measurement of tumor growth inhibition in treated mice relative to a control group of mice to determine the response of the tumor to the drug; and


permanent cryo-preservation of fragments of tumor tissue for future use in additional clinical trial simulations.

A growing body of evidence demonstrates the powerXenograft (PDX) models. This preeminent bank of PDX to predict the responsemodels is deployed into advanced in vivo and ex vivo pharmacology platforms, providing an enhanced level of individual patients to oncology drugs. Our platform has demonstrated a positive predictive value of approximately 87% and negative predictive value of approximately 94%. As a result, we believe our PDX platform results in simulated clinical studies with approximately 90% accuracy in predicting human response with approximately 90% lower costs than a human clinical trial while shortening the timelines from 2-3 years for human trial to 6 months for PDX studies.

TumorBank

The collection of TumorGrafts that we have built is referred to as our "TumorBank". insight into therapeutic programs.We currently have approximately 1,500 PDX Models in our TumorBank that we believe reflect the characteristics of patients who enroll in clinical trials (late stage, pretreated and metastic)metastatic). This characteristic of our TumorBank is an important differentiator to other established PDX banks. We implant and expand these tumors in mice, which allows for future studies and additional characterization of the tumor. Additional analytical and pharmacology experimental platforms are also available to provide pharmaceuticalaugment the information gained from studies performed.

The PDX bank is highly characterized at the molecular, phenotypic and biotechnology companiespharmacological levels, which provides a differentiated layer of data for our large oncology dataset (the “Datacenter”).The Datacenter combines our proprietary dataset with other large publicly available datasets. This dataset currently includes approximately 3,500 molecular datasets (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, phosphor-proteomics), approximately 3,000 clinical drug responses, approximately 3,500 in vivo drug responses, and the opportunityaccompanying clinical information on the patients from which they were derived (pre and post tumor sample acquisition of drug treatments and responses, age, gender, ethnicity, tumor stage, tumor grade, location of tumor biopsy, histology, etc.) derived from our TumorBank.One unique feature of this proprietary dataset is the fact that it is derived from a living TumorBank. This allows us to test oncology compounds on multiple tumors to test efficacycontinue characterizing the TumorBank over time, and simulateincreasing the resultsdepth of human clinical trials.

Increasingcharacterization of the accumulated data. The combination of the breadth and depth of the TumorBank, isand associated characterization, drives the value of our Datacenter. The Datacenter also includes approximately 20,000 publicly available datasets including genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and functional genomics, and patient outcome. This Datacenter facilitates our computational approach to drug discovery and provides the foundation to our Software as a Service ("SaaS") offerings. Collectively, our computational and experimental research platforms enable a more rapid and precise approach to drug discovery and development.

Through our technology platforms, we have designed an important strategic effortecosystem of the company. We invest significantbusiness lines consisting of:

The sale of research services utilizing our innovative research platforms to biopharmaceutical companies
The sale of oncology research Software as a Service ("SaaS") tools to cancer research scientists
The discovery and development resources to increase the number of PDX Models in our TumorBank and add unique and different sub-types of cancer that we have not historically addressed. In addition, we are also developing an extensive database of information about the tumors in our TumorBank.  We expect that this database will include certain information about the patient (e.g. age, gender), the response of the tumors to differentnovel oncology drugs or drug combinations, mutational status of key oncogenes, and other genetic and epigenetic data about each tumor. We expect that such data could be valuable to companies seeking to develop new cancer drugs.therapeutics

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Based on our extensive knowledge of the industry, we believe that we are a leading provider of Patient Derived XenoGrafts and a pioneer in the use of PDX Models for use with efficacy studies, patients and clinical trial simulations. Our research and development efforts and customer sponsored platform development has contributed to the acceptance of the accuracy of PDX Models as a valuable tool in the development and use of oncology drugs.

Our Strategy
Our strategy is to use TumorGrafts as a platform technology to drive multiple synergistic revenue streams. We continue to build this platform with investments in research and development. Our goal is to populate our TumorBank and its related database with tumors and information we receive from patients, research collaborations and validation studies. The tumors and information in the TumorBank are then available for work with pharmaceutical company customers. In addition, we are looking for additional opportunities to utilize the data we are gathering about the tumors to develop proprietary biomarkers and signatures of response that can predict the resistance or sensitivity of individual patients to oncology drugs.


Translational Oncology Solutions (TOS) Business
Research Services

Our Translational Oncology Solutions ("TOS") business utilizesresearch services utilize our technology platformresearch center to assist pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies with their drug development process. We provide studies, or license tumors for use inperform studies which we believe may predict the efficacy of experimental oncology drugs or approved drugs as stand-alone therapies or in combination with other drugs and can stimulate the results of human clinical trials. These studies include in vivo studies that rely on implanting multiple tumors from our TumorBank in mice and testing the therapy of interest on these tumors. Studies may also include bioinformatics analysis that reveal the differences in the genetic signatures of the tumors that responded to a therapy as compared to the tumors that did not respond. Our studies can be used to determine which types of cancer, if any, may be inhibited by a drug. The studies can also be used to identify specific sub-populations, often characterized by particular genetic mutations that are differentially sensitive or resistant to a drug or drug combination. Additionally, we provide computational or experimental support to identify novel therapeutic targets, select appropriate patient populations for clinical evaluation, identify potential therapeutic combination strategies, and develop biomarker hypothesis of sensitivity or resistance. These studies usedinclude the use of our in pre-clinical testing or during phase I or IIvivo, ex vivo, analytical and computational platforms.

Increasing the breadth of a clinical trial, can help guide the clinicalTumorBank is an important strategic effort of the Company.We invest significant research and development pathresources to increase the number of new compounds or find new indications or combinations for compoundsPDX Models in our TumorBank and add unique and different sub-types of cancer that are already approved bynot historically addressed. This effort also allows us to build highly valuable PDX models derived from patients with resistance to specific therapies or important molecular annotations. We also invest significant resources to increase the United States Fooddepth of characterization of the TumorBank. For each model, this characterization includes phenotypic analysis, molecular analyses, and Drug Administration, or FDA. We believe that the results may lead to lower costspharmacologic analysis. This depth of characterization, in an individual tumor basis, is unique and shorter timeframes for drug development.not widely available.

We have performed studies for approximately 200500 different pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies over the past seven years. Weten years, have a high rate of repeat business.business, and contract with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies across North America, Europe and Asia. Studies are performed in a preclinical non-regulatory environment, as well as a Good Clinical Regulatory Practice (GCLP) regulatory environment for clinical evaluation. Typical studies are in the $100,000 price range, in price from $50,000 to $250,000 with an increasing number of studies in the $250,000 to $500,000 range. Studies performed in a regulatory environment can be much larger than those performed within a non-regulatory environment. Revenue from this business has grown at a cumulativean average annual growth rate of 41%30% since 2015 and represents the primary source of our current management team joined the companyrevenue stream.

Software As A Service (SaaS) Business

Our SaaS business, launched in fiscal 2010.year 2021, is centered around our proprietary software platform and data tool, Lumin Bioinformatics ("Lumin”), which contains comprehensive information derived from our research services and clinical studies and is sold to customers on an annual subscriptions basis. Our software development teams consist of bioinformatics scientists, mathematicians as well as software engineers. Lumin leverages Champions’ large Datacenter coupled with analytics and artificial intelligence to provide a robust tool for computational cancer research. It is the combination of the Datacenter and the analytics that create a unique foundation for Lumin. Insights developed using Lumin can provide the basis for biomarker hypotheses, reveal potential mechanisms of therapeutic resistance, and guide the direction of additional preclinical evaluations.


Drug Discovery and Development Business

Our nascent drug discovery and development business leverages the computational and experimental capabilities within our platforms. Our discovery strategy utilizes our Datacenter, coupled with artificial intelligence and other advanced computational analytics, to identify novel therapeutic targets.We then employ the use of our proprietary experimental platforms to rapidly validate these targets for further drug development efforts. Our efforts center around three areas of focus:

1.Targeted therapy with drug conjugates
2.Immune oncology
3.Cell therapy

Our drug discovery and development business is dependent on a dedicated research and development team, made up of computational and experimental scientists.Importantly, the scientific teams within our Drug Discovery and Development teams are appropriately segregated from our other businesses.
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We have a rich pipeline of targets at various stages of discovery and validation, with a select group that has progressed to therapeutic development.Our commercial strategy for the validated targets and therapeutics established from this business is wide-ranging and still being developed.It will depend on many factors, and will be specific for each target or therapeutic area identified.

Our sales and marketing efforts are dependent on a dedicated sales force of approximately 36 professionals that sellssell our services directly to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. We have a team of nine professionals dedicated to this sales and marketing effort. TheOur research services team is focused


on identifying and selling studies to new customers as well as increasing our revenue from our existing customers.customer base. We spend significant resources in informing our current customers and reaching out to new contacts within companies that we currently serve. These efforts are aimed at moving our customers along the adoption curve for PDX-based clinical trial simulation andour research platforms, thereby increasing the number of studies and the average study size of our existing customers.size. Our success in these efforts is demonstrated by the growing number of customers who have increased their annual spend on our services over the past three years.

Our SaaS business development team is focused on identifying and selling subscriptions to new customers, ensuring a high level of use from these subscribers, and increasing our revenue from existing customers through the use of our cloud computing environment. Our sales approach is based on in informing our current research services customers and reaching out to new contacts within companies that we currently serve.

For the year ended April 30, 2018,2021, revenues from our TOS products and services totaled approximately $18.8$40.9 million, an increase of approximately 37.2%28% from the previous year.

Personalized Oncology Solutions Business

Our Personalized Oncology Solutions ("POS") business, which supportsCurrent Strategy

Our strategy is to use our TOS business, offers physicians and patients informationvarious platform technologies to help guide the development of personalized treatment plans.  Our core products, TumorGraft implants and drug panels, utilize TumorGraft technology to empirically test the response of a patient’s tumor todrive multiple oncology drugs or drug combinations.  The response of the tumors in the mice is tracked over time and analyzed to determine which drug or drug combination is providing the highest level of tumor growth inhibition in the mice.  This process simulates the results of multiple, simultaneous clinical trials in which a patient might consider participating. By providing this product, we achieve an important goal of adding PDX Models to our TumorBank, and gain valuable data about the accuracy of PDX Models in predicting patient response and in building the operational capabilities to collect, implant and grow tumors from patients, physicians and hospitals around the United States and internationally. Our data, which is currently limited in nature, indicates that there may be a correlation between the response to drugs of a tumor in a mouse with the response to drugs of a tumor in a patient.
In addition to our core TumorGraft POS products, we offer non-core related POS products to our customers, including personalized tumor boards and gene sequencing.  Personalized tumor boards are designed to provide access to oncologists with expertise in particular tumor types.   We also provide access to gene sequencing that analyzes the genetic makeup of patient’s tumor for the purpose of identifying potentially useful drugs.

As previously disclosed, our POS business is not the focus of our growth moving forward.synergistic revenue streams. We continue to offerbuild upon this with investments in research and development. Our enterprise strategy consists of the POS productsfollowing:

Establish a global leadership position in supportoncology research
A focus on bringing better drugs to patients faster
Leading innovation in oncology research and development platforms
Cultivating a solid reputation for the quality of our TOS business.data acquisition and interpretation

Collaborations across the global biopharma landscape
For the year ended April 30, 2018, revenues from our POSProfitable growth across all business totaled approximately $1.5 million, a decrease of approximately 15.4% from the previous year.lines

Our Growth and Expansion Strategy


Our strategy is to continue to use TumorGrafts as aour various platform technologytechnologies to drive multiple synergistic revenue streams.

Our current strategy for growth has threemultiple components:  
Growing our TumorBank:We grow our TumorBank in two ways. First, we increase the number of TumorGrafts in the bank for our existing tumor typesleverage a medical affairs team that works with a well established clinical network to ensure customers are finding the specific models they need for their studies.  facilitate access to patients diagnosed with prioritized tumors subtypes.Second, we add new tumor typesutilize our legacy Personalized Oncology Services business to establish novel PDX models from patients who use this service.The PDX models are then deeply characterized at the bankphenotypic, molecular, and pharmacologic levels.This data characterization is then added to enable studies in tumor types that we have not historically been able to run for our pharmaceutical and biotechnology customers.
DataCenter.
Adding new PDXexperimental technologies:The fields of oncology research and drug development are evolving.evolving rapidly. To keep up with new approaches, we continuously add new technologies to our PDX platform. We are currently investing in developing ImmunoGrafts, a new PDX model that is developedadditional proprietary pharmacology platforms aimed at enhancing the scientific output and driving innovation in a mouse with a humanized immune system.  These models are built to specifically serve the needs of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies developing immune oncology drugs.  This is a relatively new area of oncology research that has shown significant promise and is attracting a significant amountsector. We are also investing in the acquisition of sophisticated analytical platforms which allow scientists to derive deeper insights when using our pharmacology platforms. Once these experimental technologies are established they are made available to our research and development interest.
and target discovery teams.
Increasing the scaleContinued development of studies:computational power: We have facilitated studies for over 200 pharmaceuticaldeveloped sophisticated and biotechnology companies.innovative computational approaches. We believe there is significant opportunitycontinue to grow our revenue by increasing the size of the studies these customers run.  To accomplish this, we are developing new study designs that offer solutions to compounds that are in phase I and phase II clinical trials.  We believe that the increased budgets of these drugs, as compared to drugsinvest in the pre-clinical stage, will enable usdevelopment of novel artificial intelligence, data structures, and analytics. Our goal is to sell larger studies.leverage our unique Datacenter to establish elegant ways to better understand the molecular dynamics of cancer, and the development novel therapeutics.

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Competition
 
Our TumorGraft Technology Platform is proprietary and requires significant know-howChampions currently competes in three different markets:

Research Services: Pharmaceutical companies rely on outsourcing preclinical studies to both initiate and operate, but is not patented.  It is, therefore, possible for competitors to develop other implantation procedures or to discover the same procedures utilized by the Company that could compete with the Company in its market.  Clinical Research Organizations ("CROs").Competition in ourthis industry is intense and based


significantly on scientific, technological, and market forces, which include the effectiveness of the technology and products and the ability to commercialize technological developments. The Company faces significant competition from other healthcare companies in the United States and abroad. The majority of these competitors are, and will be, substantially larger than the Company, and have substantially greater resources and operating histories. There can be no assurance that developments by other companies will not render our products or technologies obsolete or non-competitive or that we will be able to keep pace with the technological or product developments of our competitors.These companies, as well as academic institutions, governmental agencies, and private research organizations also compete with us in recruiting and retaining highly qualified scientific, technical and professional personnel and consultants.

SaaS:There are two important components of Lumin Bioinformatics:the Datacenter and the Analytics. While we feel our Datacenter is unique, there are a large number of publicly available datasets that can be accessed free of charge for computational research. This publicly available data repertoire is constantly growing as academic labs publish results. We continue to find ways to differentiate our dataset, however there can be no assurance that developments by other companies or academic institutions in data curation will not render our Datacenter obsolete or non-competitive. The second component of Lumin Bioinformatics is the data analytics. While there are a minimal number of software solutions that offer the degree of analytics available within Lumin Bioinformatics, the know-how and workflows of these analytics are well established in bioinformatics labs across academia and the biopharmaceutical industry.As a result, the barrier to entry for developing a SaaS tool leveraging these analytics is relatively low.

Drug Discovery and Development: Our Drug Discovery and Development business places us in a good position of also competing against the same customers of our Research Services and/or SaaS businesses: the global biopharmaceutical industry. The global oncology drug market is estimated to be $85B. Competition in this industry is strong and based significantly on scientific and technological forces, which rely solely on the effectiveness of therapeutics designed to treat cancer. The Company faces significant competition from other biopharmaceutical companies in the United States and abroad. The competitors have a wide range of strategic and operational approaches. Our business strategy is to work with differentiated therapeutic targets and research areas. However, given the intense degree of privacy from our competitors, we cannot guarantee that others within the industry are not also working on these targets. Further, some competitors will operate with no laboratory or experimental operations, while others will have varying degrees of laboratory space and experimental capabilities. There can be no assurance that developments by other companies will not render experimental platforms obsolete or non-competitive or that we will be able to keep pace with the technological or product developments of our competitors. These companies, as well as academic institutions, governmental agencies, and private research organizations also compete with us in recruiting and retaining highly qualified scientific, technical and professional personnel and consultants.

Research and Development
 
For the years ended April 30, 20182021 and 2017,2020, we spent approximately $4.4$7.2 million and $4.3$5.9 million, respectively, to further develop our TumorGraft Technology Platform.platforms. We continue to expand our TumorBank throughvia the inclusion of tumor tissue and implanted models through research collaborations and relationships with hospitals and academic institutions. Our research and development efforts were focused on increasing our understanding of our TumorGraft models, their clinical predictability, improving growth and tumor take rates, and other biological and molecular characteristics of the models. We are investing in developing additional proprietary pharmacology platforms aimed at enhancing the scientific output and driving innovation in the oncology research sector.

We are also investing in the acquisition of sophisticated analytical platforms which allow scientists to derive deeper insights when using our pharmacology platforms.
 
Government Regulation
 
The research, development, and marketing of our products, the performance of our POS testing services, and the operation of our facilities are generally subject to federal, state, local, or foreign legislation, including licensure of our laboratory located in Rockville, Maryland by the State of Maryland and compliance with federal, state, local or foreign legislation applicable to the use of live animals in scientific testing, research and education.
 
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The FDA has claimed regulatory authority over laboratory developed tests such as our POS products, but has generally not exercised it. The FDA has announced regulatory and guidance initiatives that could increase federal regulation of our business. We are subject to federal and international regulations with regard to shipment of hazardous materials, including the Department of Transportation and the International Air Transit Authority. These regulations require interstate, intrastate, and foreign shipments comply with applicable labeling, documentation, and training requirements.
 
EmployeesHuman Capital Resources
 
As of July 15, 2018,16, 2021, we had 92194 full-time employees, including 2561 with doctoral or other advanced degrees.  Of our workforce, 77143 employees are engaged in research and development and laboratory operations, 936 employees are engaged in sales and marketing, and 615 employees are engaged in finance and administration.  

We believe that our future success will depend, in part, on our ability to continue to attract, hire, and retain qualified personnel. We continue to seek additions to our science and technical staff, although the competition for such personnel in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries is intense. Attracting, developing, and retaining skilled and experienced employees in our industry is crucial to our ability to compete effectively. Our ability to recruit and retain such employees depends on a number of factors, including our corporate culture and work environment, our corporate philosophy, internal talent development and career opportunities, and compensation and benefits.

None of our employees are represented by a labor union or covered by collective bargaining agreements.  We have never experienced a work stoppage and believe our relationship with our employees is good.
 
Company History
 
We were incorporated as a merger and acquisition company under the laws of the State of Delaware on June 4, 1985, under the name “International Group, Inc.” In September 1985, the Company completed a public offering and shortly thereafter acquired the world-wide rights to the Champions sports theme restaurant concept and changed its name to “Champions Sports, Inc.” In 1997, the Company sold its Champions service mark and concept to Marriott International, Inc. and until 2005, was a consultant to Marriott International, Inc. and operated one Champions Sports Bar Restaurant. In January 2007, the Company changed its business direction to focus on biotechnology and subsequently changed its name to Champions Biotechnology, Inc. On May 18, 2007, the Company acquired Biomerk, Inc., at which time we began focusing on our current line of business. In April 2011, the Company changed its name to Champions Oncology, Inc. to reflect the Company's new strategic focus on developing advanced technologies to personalize the development and use of oncology drugs.
 
Available Information
 
Our internet website address is www.championsoncology.com.  Information on our website is not part of this Annual Report. Through our website, we make available, free of charge, access to all reports filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, including our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, our Current Reports on Form 8-K, our Proxy Statements on Schedules 14A and amendments to those reports, as filed with or furnished to the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, of 1934, as amended, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC.  Copies of any materials we file with, or furnish to, the SEC can also be obtained free of charge through the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov or at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E.,


Room 1580, Washington, DC 20549.  You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.www.sec.gov.
 
Item 1A. Risk Factors
 
You should carefully consider the risks described below together with all of the other information included in this Annual Report.  The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones we face.  Additional risks not presently known, or those we currently consider insignificant, may also impair our business operations in the future.
 
Risks Related to Our Business

We historically incurred losses from operating activities, may require significant capital and may never achieve sustained profitability.
 
For the years ended April 30, 20182021 and 2017,2020, the Company had net income of approximately $362,000 and a net loss of approximately $1.5 million and $6.9 million,$2,093,000, respectively.  As of April 30, 2018,2021, the Company has an accumulated deficit of approximately $70.8$72.5 million. As of April 30, 2018,2021, we had negative working capital of $2.4$1.4 million and cash and cash equivalents of $856,000.$4.7 million. We believe that our cash and cash equivalents on hand, together with continuedfuture improved cash flows from operations, are adequate to fund our operations through at least August 2019.2022.

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The amount of our income or losses and liquidity requirements may vary significantly from year-to-year and quarter-to-quarter and will depend on, among other factors:
 
the cost of continuing to build out our TumorGraft Technology Platform;bank;
the cost and rate of progress toward growing our TOS businesses;technology platforms;
the cost and rate of progress toward building our sales forces;business units;
the cost of increasing our research and development;
the cost of renting our laboratory and animal testing facilities and payment for associated services;
the timing and cost of obtaining and maintaining any necessary regulatory approvals;
the cost of expanding and building out our infrastructure; and
the cost incurred in hiring and maintaining qualified personnel.


Currently, the Company derives revenue primarily from TOS products and POS products,research services, while pursuing efforts to further develop bioinformatics from its TumorBankSaaS and its TumorGraft Technology Platform.  In addition, wedrug discovery business units. We are buildinginvesting resources to further grow our sales and marketing operations to grow the salesof all of our TOS products.  Our POS products are not the focus of our growth moving forward.business units.  
 
To become sustainably profitable, we will need to generate revenues to offset our operating costs, including our research and development and general and administrative expenses. We may not achieve or, if achieved, sustain our revenue or profit objectives. OurIf our losses may increase in the future and we are unable to obtain sufficient capital either from operations or externals sources, ultimately, we may have to cease operations.
 
In order to grow revenues, we must invest capital to implement our sales and marketing efforts and to successfully develop our bioinformatics from our TumorBank and our TumorGraft Technology Platform. Because we do not have sufficient history of commercial efforts, ourtechnology platforms. Our sales and marketing efforts may never generate significant increases in revenues or achieve profitability and it is likelypossible that we will be required to raise additional capital to continue our operations as currently contemplated.operations. If we must devote a substantial amount of time to raising capital, it will delay our ability to achieve our business goals within the time frames that we now expect, which could increase the amount of capital we need. In addition, the amount of time expended by our management on fundraising distracts them from concentrating on our business affairs. If we require additional capital and are not successful in raising the needed capital, we may have to cease operations.
 
We may incur greater costs than anticipated, which could result in sustained losses.
 
We use reasonable efforts to assess and predict the expenses necessary to pursue our business strategies. However, implementing our business strategies may require more employees, capital equipment, supplies or other expenditure items than management has predicted. Similarly, the cost of compensating additional management, employees and consultants or other operating costs may be more than we estimate, which could result in ongoing and sustained losses.
 
We may not be able to implement our business strategies which could impair our ability to continue operations.
 


Implementation of our business strategies will depend in large part on our ability to (i) attract and maintain a significant number of customers; (ii) effectively provide acceptable services to our customers; (iii) develop and license new products and technologies; (iv)  maintain appropriate internal procedures, policies, and systems; (v) hire, train, and retain skilled employees and management; (vi) continue to operate despite increasing competition in our industry; and (vii) establish, develop and maintain our name recognition. Our inability to obtain or maintain any or all these factors could impair our ability to implement our business strategies successfully, which could have material adverse effects on our results of operations and financial condition.
 
Our business could be adversely impacted by changes in FDA’s regulatory oversight of laboratory-developed tests such as our POS services that are currently under consideration or by other changes in the regulatory requirements applicable to our POS services imposed by the FDA or regulatory authorities in other countries in which our services are provided.
 
The FDA has claimed regulatory authority over all laboratory-developed tests, or LDTs, such as our POS services, but has generally not exercised its regulatory authority for most LDTs performed by CLIA-certified laboratories such as our facilities. The FDA has announced several regulatory and guidance initiatives that may impact our business, including by increasing FDA’s regulation of LDTs.
 
On July 31, 2014 the FDA notified Congress of the FDA’s intent to issue a draft oversight framework for LDTs based on risk to patients rather than whether they were made by a conventional manufacturer or a single laboratory. This draft oversight framework includes pre-market review for higher-risk LDTs, like those used to guide treatment decisions, including the many companion diagnostics that have entered the market as LDTs. In addition, under the draft framework, the FDA would continue
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to exercise enforcement discretion for low-risk LDTs and LDTs for rare diseases, among others. The framework would be phased in over many years. In January 2017, FDA summarized comments it had received on the 2014 draft guidance in a discussion paper which noted that it would not be issuing a final guidance on oversight of LDTs for the time being. Final guidance on the framework has not since been issued by FDA although various legislative approaches to regulation over LDTs remain in discussion. If this framework or one similar to it is implemented, these initiatives may lead to an increased regulatory burden on our Company, which may result in a requirement for FDA review and clearance or approval of our POS services. Any increased regulatory burdens would probably result in an increase in the cost of our POS services and could keep us from selling POS services until such time as any required FDA clearance or approval is obtained. If our POS services become subject to FDA’s approval and oversight as medical devices, the additional regulatory burdens may be significant, and may require the addition of experienced medical device quality, regulatory and compliance personnel to assume these burdens. Any POS services that we provide in other countries may be similarly subject to regulation by foreign regulatory agencies, which would also increase our costs. These matters could hurt our business and our financial results.results of business.
 
Our laboratories are subject to regulation and licensure requirements, and the healthcare industry is highly regulated; we may face substantial penalties, and our business activities may be impacted, if we fail to comply.
 
Our TumorGraft productsresearch services are performed in laboratories that are subject to state regulation and licensure requirements. Such regulation and requirements are subject to change, and may result in additional costs or delays in providing our products to our customers. In addition, the healthcare industry in general is highly regulated in the United States at both the federal and state levels. We seek to conduct our business in compliance with all applicable laws, but many of the laws and regulations potentially applicable to us are vague or unclear. These laws and regulations may be interpreted or applied by an authority in a way that could require us to make changes in our business. We may not be able to obtain all regulatory approvals needed to operate our business or sell our products. If we fail to do so, we could be subject to civil and criminal penalties or fines or lose the authorizations necessary to operate our business, as well as incur additional liabilities from third parties. If any of these events happened, they could hurt our business and financial results.
 
If our laboratory facilities are damaged or destroyed, or we have a dispute with one of our landlords, our business would be negatively affected.
 
We currently utilize several office suites where our laboratories are located within one laboratoryfacility in Rockville, Maryland. We opened the lab during the first quarter of fiscal 2018 and transitioned our activities from the Baltimore lab to this new facility. If this facility was to be significantly damaged or destroyed, we could suffer a loss of our ongoing and future drug studies, as well as our TumorBank. In addition, we lease for the laboratorylaboratories from a third party. If we had a dispute with our landlord or otherwise could not utilize thisour space, it would take time to find and move to a new facility, which could negatively affect our results of operations.
 
Any health crisis impacting our colony of laboratory mice could have a negative impact on our business.


Our TumorGraftresearch services operations depend on having a colony of live mice available. If this population experienced a health crisis, such as a virus or other pathogen, such crisis would affect the success of our existing TOS and POS business and future business, as we would have to rebuild the population and repeat current TumorGrafts.studies.
 


We have limited experience marketing and selling our products and may need to rely on third parties to successfully market and sell our products and generate revenues.
 
Currently, we rely on the internet, word of mouth, and a small sales force to market our services. We have to compete with other pharmaceutical, biotechnology and life science technology and service companies to recruit, hire, train, and retain marketing and sales personnel. However, there can be no assurance that we will be able to develop in-house sales, and as a result, we may not be able to generate product revenue. 
 
We will continue to be dependent upon key employees.
 
Our success, currently, is dependent upon the efforts of several full-time key employees, the loss of the services of one or more of which would have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition. We intend to continue to develop our management team and attract and retain qualified personnel in all functional areas to expand and grow our business. This may be difficult in the healthcare industry where competition for skilled personnel is intense.

We have identified that there is a material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, which if not remediated, could materially adversely affect our ability to timely and accurately report our results of operations and financial condition. This material weakness has not been fully remediated as of the filing date of this Form 10-K. If we
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fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls, the accuracy and timing of our financial reporting may be adversely affected.

As described in “Part II, Item 9A - Controls and Procedures,” of this Form 10-K we have concluded that there is a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. It is necessary for us to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting to prevent fraud and errors and to maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures so that we can provide timely and reliable financial and other information.

Specifically, our risk assessment procedures over certain of our contractual arrangements requiring the payment of royalties for the licensing of technology from third-parties did not adequately identify the risks and consider the Company's obligations based on the recognition of oncology services revenue. As a result, the Company had missing process level controls over the review of royalty arrangements and the timely determination and recognition of related liabilities.

As further described in Part II, Item 9A in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, while we are in the process of implementing a remediation plan to remediate this material weakness, there can be no assurance that this will not occur in future reports. We may identify additional material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting in the future. If we are unable to remediate this material weakness or we identify additional material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting in the future, our ability to analyze, record and report financial information accurately, to prepare our financial statements within the time periods specified by the rules.

Because our industry is very competitive and many of our competitors have substantially greater capital resources and more experience in research and development, we may not succeed in selling or increasing sales of our products and technologies.
 
We are engaged in a rapidly changing and highly competitive field. Potential competitors in the United States and abroad are numerous and include providers of clinical research services, most of which have substantially greater capital resources and more experience in research and development capabilities. Furthermore, new companies will likely enter our market from the United States and abroad, as scientific developments surrounding other pre-clinical and clinical services grow in the multibillion dollar oncology marketplace.  Our competitors may succeed in selling their products to our pharmaceutical and biotech customers more effectively than we sell our products.  In addition, academic institutions, hospitals, governmental agencies, and other public and private research organizations also may conduct similar research, seek patent protection, and may develop and commercially introduce competing products or technologies on their own or through joint ventures. If one or more of our competitors succeeds in developing similar technologies and products that are more effective or successful than any of those that we currently sell or will develop, our results of operations will be significantly adversely affected.

If we are unable to protect our intellectual property, we may not be able to compete as effectively.
 
It is important in the healthcare industry to obtain patent and trade secret protection for new technologies, products, and processes. Our success will depend, in part, upon our ability to obtain, enjoy, and enforce protection for any products we have, develop or acquire under United States and foreign patent laws and other intellectual property laws, preserve the confidentiality of our trade secrets, and operate without infringing the proprietary rights of third parties. Where appropriate, we will seek patent protection for certain aspects of our technology. However, while our TumorGraft Technology Platform is proprietary and requires significant know-how to both initiate and operate, it is not patented. It is, therefore, possible for competitors to develop other implantation procedures, or to discover the same procedures utilized by us, that could compete with us in our market.
 
It also is unclear whether efforts to secure our trade secrets will provide useful protection. While we will use reasonable efforts to protect our trade secrets, our employees or consultants may unintentionally or willfully disclose our proprietary information to competitors resulting in a loss of protection. Enforcing a claim that someone else illegally obtained and is using our trade secrets, like patent litigation, is expensive and time consuming, and the outcome is unpredictable. In addition, courts outside the United States are sometimes less willing to protect trade secrets. Finally, our competitors may independently develop equivalent knowledge, methods and know-how.


If we are unable to protect the confidentiality of our trade secrets, our business and competitive position would be harmed.


We rely on trade secrets, including unpatented know-how, technology and other proprietary information, to maintain our competitive position. We seek to protect these trade secrets, in part, by entering into non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements with parties who have access to them, such as our employees, corporate collaborators, outside scientific
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collaborators, contract manufacturers, consultants, advisors and other third parties. We also seek to enter into confidentiality and invention assignment agreements with our employees and consultants. Despite these efforts, any of these parties may breach the agreements and disclose our proprietary information, including our trade secrets, and we may not be able to obtain adequate remedies for such breaches. Our trade secrets may also be obtained by third parties by other means, such as breaches of our physical or computer security systems. Enforcing a claim that a party illegally disclosed or misappropriated a trade secret is difficult, expensive and time-consuming, and the outcome is unpredictable. In addition, some courts inside and outside the United States are less willing or unwilling to protect trade secrets. If any of our trade secrets were to be lawfully obtained or independently developed by a competitor,


we would have no right to prevent them, or those to whom they communicate it, from using that technology or information to compete with us. If any of our trade secrets were to be disclosed to or independently developed by a competitor, our competitive position would be harmed.


Claims by others that our products infringe their patents or other intellectual property rights could adversely affect our financial condition.
 
The healthcare industry has been characterized by frequent litigation regarding patent and other intellectual property rights. Patent applications are maintained in secrecy in the United States and also are maintained in secrecy outside the United States until the application is published. Accordingly, we can conduct only limited searches to determine whether our technology infringes the patents or patent applications of others. Any claims of patent infringement asserted by third parties would be time-consuming and could likely:
result in costly litigation;
divert the time and attention of our technical personnel and management;
require us to develop non-infringing technology; or
require us to enter into royalty or licensing agreements.


Patients are unable to obtain reimbursement from third-party payers for our services, limiting the market acceptance of our services, and as a result we may not achieve significant revenues.


Currently, patients are unable to obtain reimbursement from third party payers for our services. Furthermore, the continuing efforts of government and insurance companies, health maintenance organizations (“HMOs”) and other payers of healthcare costs to contain or reduce costs of health care could affect our revenues and profitability. In the U.S., given recent federal and state government initiatives directed at lowering the total cost of health care, the U.S. Congress and state legislatures will likely continue to focus on health care reform, the cost of prescription pharmaceuticals and on the reform of the Medicare and Medicaid systems. While we cannot predict whether any such legislative or regulatory proposals will be adopted, the inability to obtain reimbursement from third party payers for our services limits the market acceptance of our services. As a result, we may not achieve significant revenues.


Our ability to expand our business may depend in part on the extent to which appropriate reimbursement levels for the cost of our proposed formulations and products and related treatments are obtained by governmental authorities, private health insurers and other organizations, such as HMOs. The trend toward managed health care in the U.S. and the concurrent growth of organizations such as HMOs, which could control or significantly influence the purchase of health care services and drugs, as well as legislative proposals to reform health care or reduce government insurance programs, may all result in lower prices for or rejection of our services.


TOSResearch service studies are subject to cancellation based on changes in customer’s development plans.


Our revenue is primarily derived from studies performed for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to assist in the development of oncology drugs. There are many factors that could result in the change of our customers development plans for specific drugs, including without limitation to their research and development budgets and drug development strategies. These changes could lead to the cancellation or modification of on-going or planned studies. This would have a negative impact on the Company’s revenue growth and profit margin.


We face competition in the life science market for computational software and for bioinformatics products.

The market for our computational software platform for the life science market is competitive. We currently face competition from other scientific software providers, larger technology and solutions companies, in-house development by our customers and academic and government institutions, and the open-source community. Some of our competitors and potential competitors have longer operating histories in certain segments of our industry than we do and could have greater financial, technical, marketing, research and development, and other resources. We could also face competition from open-source software initiatives, in which developers provide software and intellectual property free over the Internet. In addition, some of our
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customers spend significant internal resources in order to develop their own software. There can be no assurance that our current or potential competitors will not develop products, services, or technologies that are comparable to, superior to, or render obsolete, the products, services, and technologies we offer. There can be no assurance that our competitors will not adapt more quickly than we do to technological advances and customer demands, thereby increasing such competitors' market share relative to ours. Any material decrease in demand for our technologies or services may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Drug development programs, particularly those in early stages of development, may never be commercialized.

Our future success depends, in part, on our ability to select successful product candidates, complete preclinical development of these product candidates and advance them to and through clinical trials.Early-stage product candidates in particular require significant investment in development, preclinical studies and clinical trials, regulatory clearances and substantial additional investment before they can be commercialized, if at all.

Our research and development programs may not lead to commercially viable products for several reasons, and are subject to the risks and uncertainties associated with drug development. For example, we may fail to identify promising product candidates, our product candidates may fail to be safe and effective in preclinical tests or clinical trials, or we may have inadequate financial or other resources to pursue discovery and development efforts for new product candidates. From time to time, we may establish and announce certain development goals for our product candidates and programs, including. However, given the complex nature of the drug discovery and development process, it is difficult to predict accurately if and when we will achieve these goals. If we are unsuccessful in advancing our research and development programs into clinical testing or in obtaining regulatory approval, our long-term business prospects will be harmed.

Drug discovery programs, particularly those in early stages of development, may never be commercialized.

Our future success in drug discovery depends,, in part, on our ability to select successful product candidates, complete preclinical development of these product candidates and advance them to and through clinical trials. Early-stage product candidates in particular require significant investment in development, preclinical studies and clinical trials, regulatory clearances and substantial additional investment before they can be commercialized, if at all.

Our research and development programs related to drug discovery may not lead to commercially viable products for several reasons, and are subject to the risks and uncertainties associated with drug development. For example, we may fail to identify promising product candidates, our product candidates may fail to be safe and effective in preclinical tests or clinical trials, or we may have inadequate financial or other resources to pursue discovery and development efforts for new product candidates. From time to time, we may establish and announce certain development goals for our product candidates and programs. However, given the complex nature of the drug discovery and development process, it is difficult to predict accurately if and when we will achieve these goals. If we are unsuccessful in advancing our research and development programs into clinical testing or in obtaining regulatory approval, our long-term business prospects will be harmed.

Impairment of goodwill or other long term assets may adversely impact future results of operations

We have intangible assets, including goodwill, and capitalized software development costs on our balance sheet. If the future growth and operating results of our business are not as strong as anticipated and/or our market capitalization declines, this could impact the assumptions used in calculating the fair value of goodwill or recoverability of our capitalized software development costs. To the extent impairment occurs, the carrying value of our assets will be written down to an implied fair value and an impairment charge will be made to our income from continuing operations. Such an impairment charge could materially and adversely affect our operating results.

Our ability to use our net operating loss carry-forwards and certain other tax attributes may be limited.


Under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, referred to as the Internal Revenue Code, if a corporation undergoes an “ownership change” (generally defined as a greater than 50% change (by value) in its equity ownership over a three-year period), the corporation’s ability to use its pre-change net operating loss carry-forwards and other pre-change tax attributes (such as research tax credits) to offset its post-change income may be limited. We believe that our recent2016 public offering, taken together with our private placements and other transactions that have occurred over the past threefive years, we may have triggered an “ownership change” limitation. We may also experience ownership changes in the future as a result of subsequent shifts in our stock ownership. As a result, if we earn net taxable income, our ability to use our pre-change net operating loss carry-forwards to offset U.S. federal taxable income may be subject to limitations, which potentially could result in increased future tax liability to us.

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We have a limited market for our common stock, which makes our securities very speculative.


Trading activity in our common stock is and has been limited. As a result, an investor may find it difficult to dispose of, or to obtain accurate quotations of the price of our common stock. There can be no assurance that a more active market for our common stock will develop, or if one should develop, there is no assurance that it will be sustained. This could severely limit the liquidity of our common stock, and would likely have a material adverse effect on the market price of our common stock and on our ability to raise additional capital. Furthermore, like many stocks quoted on the Nasdaq Capital Market, trading in our common stock is thin and characterized by wide fluctuations in trading prices, due to many factors that may have little to do with our operations or business prospects. This volatility could depress the market price of our common stock for reasons unrelated to operating performance.


Investment in our common stock may be diluted if we issue additional shares in the future.
 
We may issue additional shares of common stock, which will reduce shareholders’ percentage ownership and may dilute per share value. Our Certificatecertificate of Incorporationincorporation authorizes the issuance of 200,000,000 shares of common stock. As of July 13, 2018,16, 2021, we had 11,295,29413,415,066 shares of common stock issued and 11,025,609 shares outstanding. The future issuance of all or part of the remaining authorized common stock would result in substantial dilution in the percentage of the common stock held by existing shareholders. The issuance of common stock for future services, acquisitions, or other corporate actions may have the effect of diluting the value of the shares held by existing shareholders, and might have an adverse effect on any market for our common stock.
     
To the extent that we raise additional funds by issuing equity securities or convertible debt securities in the future, our stockholders may experience significant dilution. Sale of additional equity and/or convertible debt securities at prices below certain levels will trigger anti-dilution provisions with respect to certain securities we have previously sold. If additional funds are raised through a credit facility or the issuance of debt securities or preferred stock, lenders under the credit facility or holders of these debt securities or preferred stock would likely have rights that are senior to the rights of holders of our common stock, and any credit facility or additional securities could contain covenants that would restrict our operation.
 
Potential future sales or issuances of our common stock to raise capital, or the perception that such sales could occur, could cause dilution to our current stockholders and the price of our common stock to fall.
 
We have historically supported our operations through the issuance of equity and may continue to do so in the future. Although we may not be successful in obtaining financing through equity sales on terms that are favorable to us, if at all, any such sales that do occur could result in substantial dilution to the interests of existing holders of our common stock.


Additionally, the sale of a substantial number of shares of our common stock or other equity securities to any new investors, or the anticipation of such sales, could cause the trading price of our common stock to fall.
The exercise of outstanding options and warrants may dilute current shareholders.
As of July 13, 2018, there were warrants and options outstanding to purchase an aggregate of 4,690,129 shares of our common stock, of which 2,442,099 were vested. The exercise of a substantial number of these outstanding warrants and options could adversely affect our share price and dilute current shareholders.

Our stock price is volatile and therefore investors may not be able to sell their common stock at or above the price they paid for it.
 
The stock market in general and the market for biotechnology companies in particular have experienced extreme volatility that has often been unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. As a result of this volatility, investors may not be able to sell their common stock at or above the price they paid for it. The market price for our common stock may be influenced by many factors, including:
 
regulatory developments in the United States and foreign countries;
variations in our financial results or those of companies that are perceived to be similar to us;
changes in the healthcare payment system overseas to the degree we receive revenue from such healthcare systems overseas;
announcements by us of significant acquisition, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or capital commitments;
sales of significant shares of stock by large investors;
intellectual property, product liability, or other litigation against us; and
the other key facts described in this “Risk Factors” section.
 


Certain provisions of our charter and bylaws and of our contractual agreements contain provisions that could delay and discourage takeover attempts and any attempts to replace our current management by shareholders.stockholders.
 
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Certain provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, and our contractual agreements could make it difficult for or prevent a third party from acquiring control of us or changing our board of directors and management. These provisions include:
 
requirements that our stockholders comply with advance notice procedures in order to nominate candidates for election to our board of directors or to place stockholders’ proposals on the agenda for consideration at meetings of stockholders; and
in connection with private placements of our stock in 2011, 2013 and 2015, we covenanted that we would not merge or consolidate with another company unless either the transaction and the trading volume of our stock met certain thresholds and qualifications or we obtained the consent of certain of the investors who purchased our stock in those private placements.


Certainprovisions of Delaware law make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us and make a takeover more difficult to complete, even if such a transaction were in the stockholders’ interest.


The Delaware General Corporation Law containcontains provisions that may have the effect of making it more difficult or delaying attempts by others to obtain control of us, even when these attempts may be in the best interests of our stockholders. We also are subject to the anti-takeover provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which prohibit us from engaging in a “business combination” with an “interested stockholder” unless the business combination is approved in a prescribed manner and prohibit the voting of shares held by persons acquiring certain numbers of shares without obtaining requisite approval. The statutes have the effect of making it more difficult to effect a change in control of a Delaware company.


Our management and sixthree significant stockholders collectively own a substantial majority of our common stock.


Collectively, our officers, our directors and sixthree significant stockholders own or exercise voting and investment control of approximately 60%55% of our outstanding common stock as of July 13, 2018.16, 2021. As a result, investors may be prevented from affecting matters involving our company, including:
the composition of our board of directors and, through it, any determination with respect to our business direction and policies, including the appointment and removal of officers;
any determinations with respect to mergers or other business combinations;
our acquisition or disposition of assets; and
our corporate financing activities.
Furthermore, this concentration of voting power could have the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing a change of control or other business combination that might otherwise be beneficial to our stockholders. This significant concentration of share ownership may also adversely affect the trading price for our common stock because investors may perceive disadvantages in owning stock in a company that is controlled by a small number of stockholders.
We have not paid any cash dividends in the past and have no plans to issue cash dividends in the future, which could cause the value of our common stock to have a lower value than other similar companies which do pay cash dividends.
We have not paid any cash dividends on our common stock to date and do not anticipate any cash dividends being paid to holders of our common stock in the foreseeable future. While our dividend policy will be based on the operating results and capital needs of the business, it is anticipated that any earnings will be retained to finance our future expansion. As we have no plans to issue cash dividends in the future, our common stock could be less desirable to other investors and as a result, the value of our common stock may decline, or fail to reach the valuations of other similarly situated companies who have historically paid cash dividends in the past.


If securities or industry analysts do not publish or cease publishing research or reports about us, our business or our market, or if they change their recommendations regarding our common stock adversely, the price of our common stock and trading volume could decline.
The trading market for our common stock may be influenced by the research and reports that securities or industry analysts may publish about us, our business, our market or our competitors. If any of the analysts who may cover us change their recommendation regarding our common stock adversely, or provide more favorable relative recommendations about our competitors, the price of our common stock would likely decline. If any analyst who may cover us was to cease coverage of our company or fail to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which in turn could cause the price of our common stock or trading volume to decline.



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A pandemic, epidemic, or outbreak of an infectious disease in the United States or elsewhere may adversely affect our business and we are unable to predict the potential impact.

We are subject to risks related to public health crises such as the global pandemic associated with COVID-19. In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, was first identified in Wuhan, China. The global spread of COVID-19 from China resulted in the World Health Organization declaring the outbreak a “pandemic,” or a worldwide spread of a new disease, in early 2020. This virus eventually spread world wide to most countries, and to all 50 states within the United States. In response, most countries around the world imposed quarantines and restrictions on travel and mass gatherings in an effort to contain the spread of the virus. Employers worldwide were also required to increase, as much as possible, the capacity and arrangement for employees to work remotely. More recently, many of the restrictions and travel bans have been eased or lifted completely as global society as a whole works to return to pre-pandemic business and personal practices. Although, to date, these restrictions have not materially impacted our operations, the effect on our business, from the spread of COVID-19 and the actions implemented by the governments of the United States and elsewhere across the globe, may, once again, worsen over time and we are unable to predict the potential impact on our business.

 Any outbreak of contagious diseases, or other adverse public health developments, could have a material and adverse effect on our business operations. These could include disruptions or restrictions on our ability to travel, pursue partnerships and other business transactions, receive shipments of biologic materials, as well as be impacted by the temporary closure of the facilities of suppliers. The spread of an infectious disease, including COVID-19, may also result in the inability of our suppliers to deliver supplies to us on a timely basis. In addition, health professionals may reduce staffing and reduce or postpone meetings with clients in response to the spread of an infectious disease. Though we have not yet experienced such events, if they would occur, they could result in a period of business disruption, and in reduced operations, any of which could materially affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. However, as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, we have not experienced a material adverse effect on our business nor the need for reduction in our work force; and, currently, we do not expect any material impact on our long-term activity. The extent to which COVID-19 impacts our business will depend on future developments which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including, but not limited to, new information which may emerge concerning the increased severity of the COVID-19 virus, the actions to contain COVID-19, or treat its impact.
 


Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
 
None.
 
Item 2. Properties
 
The Company currently leases its office facilities.and laboratory facilities under non-cancelable operating leases. Rent expense for operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term from the lease commencement date through the scheduled expiration date. Rent expenses totaled $657,000$1,247,000 and $398,000$955,000 for the years ended April 30, 20182021 and 2017,2020, respectively. The Company considers its facilities adequate for its current operational needs.


The Company leases the following facilities under non-cancelable operating lease agreements:facilities:
 
One University Plaza, Suite 307, Hackensack, New Jersey 07601, which, since November 2011, serves as the Company’s corporate headquarters. The lease expires in November 2021. The Company recognized $90,000$91,000 and $86,000$94,000 of rental costs relative to this lease for fiscal 20182021 and 2017,2020, respectively.

855 North Wolfe Street, Suite 619, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, which consists of laboratories and office space where the Company conducts operations related to its primary service offerings.  This lease was terminated in October 2017. The Company transitioned its activities from this location to the new location in Rockville, MD. The Company recognized $59,000 and $105,000 of rental costs relative to this lease for fiscal 2018 and 2017, respectively.

450 East 29th Street, New York, New York, 10016, which was a laboratory facility. The Company recognized $52,000 and $207,000 of rental expense for fiscal 2018 and 2017, respectively. This lease expired in May 2017 and was not renewed.

1330 Piccard Drive, Suite 025, Rockville, MD 20850, which consists of laboratory and office space where the Company will conductconducts operations related to its primary service offerings. The Company executed this lease (the "Original Premises") on January 11, 2017. The operating commencement date was August 11, 2017. This lease expiresoriginally expired in August 2028.
On March 30, 2020, the Company executed the first amendment to this lease to expand the existing premises at 1330 Piccard Drive, Suite 025 ("Expansion Premises") to add on Suites 050 and 104. This amendment also extended the current lease term by six months. The Expansion Premises operating lease commencement date was June 1, 2020 and, under the amendment, both leases expire February 28, 2029.
In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 842, "Leases", the Company evaluated the first amendment and also performed a reassessment of the existing lease for Suite 025 to determine the impact of the six-month term extension. As a result of this assessment, the Company recognized an additional operating right of use ("ROU") asset and related operating lease liability for Suite 025 of $118,000 and $125,000, respectively, as well as an incremental net rent expense of $8,000 during the
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three months ended July 31, 2020. The Company did not recognize the incremental rental expense under this amendment during fiscal 2020 as the Expansion Premises lease commencement date was during fiscal 2021.
Upon the Expansion Premises operating lease commencement date (June 1, 2020), the Company recognized $454,000an operating ROU asset and nilrelated operating lease liability for Suites 050 and 104 of $3.8 million, each, respectively.
For the leases related to the Original and Expansion Premises at Piccard Drive, the Company recognized $1,113,000 and $604,000 of rental expense for fiscal 20182021 and 2017,2020, respectively.

On December 22, 2020, the Company executed the second amendment to this lease to expand the existing premises at 1330 Piccard Drive, Suites 025, 050, and 104 ("Additional Expansion Premises") to add on Suite 201. The Additional Expansion Premises operating lease commencement date was April 1, 2021 and, under the second amendment, reaffirms that all three leases expire February 28, 2029. The Company recognized $43,000 of rental expense under this lease for fiscal 2021.
910 Clopper Road, Suites 260SUpon the Additional Expansion Premises operating lease commencement date (April 1, 2021), the Company also recognized an operating ROU asset and 280S, Gaithersburg,related operating lease liability for Suite 201 of $3.3 million, each, respectively.
1405 Research Boulevard, Suite 125, Rockville, Maryland 20878,20850 (“New Location”), which consistsconsisted of laboratory and office space where the Company will conductconducted operations related to its primary service offerings. The Company executed this lease on AprilNovember 1, 2018. The operating commencement date is May 1, 2018.was January 17, 2019. This lease expireswas set to expire in August 31, 2028.April 2024. The Company terminated this lease on June 30, 2020 and transitioned its activities from this location to the Expansion Premises, as defined above, during the first quarter of fiscal 2021. Upon lease termination, the Company recognized nila decrease in the related operating ROU asset and operating lease liability of approximately $850,000 and $926,000, respectively, as well as a gain on lease termination of $76,000. The Company also recognized $43,000 and $257,000 of rental expense for fiscal 2018.2021 and 2020, respectively.



Item 3. Legal Proceedings
 
None.
 
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
 
None.
 
PART II
 


Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related StockholderMatters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
 
Principal Market or Markets
 
Our shares of common stock are currently quoted on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “CSBR.” Our common stock commenced trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on August 21, 2015. Prior to such date, our shares of common stock were traded over-the-counter and quoted on the OTCQB Marketplace.
    
The table below sets forth the high and low bid prices of our common stock, as reported on Nasdaq for the periods shown:
 


 HighLow
Fiscal Year Ended April 30, 2021:  
First quarter$10.89 $7.46 
Second quarter9.97 7.05 
Third quarter13.45 8.30 
Fourth quarter14.68 10.06 
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HighLow
High Low
Fiscal Year Ended April 30, 2018: 
  
Fiscal Year Ended April 30, 2020:Fiscal Year Ended April 30, 2020:  
First quarter$2.88
 $2.33
First quarter$10.44 $6.40 
Second quarter3.97
 2.93
Second quarter7.41 5.01 
Third quarter4.39
 3.21
Third quarter8.80 4.98 
Fourth quarter4.49
 3.39
Fourth quarter8.49 4.02 
 High Low
Fiscal Year Ended April 30, 2017: 
  
First quarter$4.10
 $1.96
Second quarter2.00
 1.48
Third quarter4.75
 1.57
Fourth quarter4.57
 2.65


 
Approximate Number of Holders of Common Stock
 
As of July 13, 2018,16, 2021 there were approximately 1,900 record holders of the Company’s common stock.
 
Dividends
 
Holders of our common stock are entitled to receive such dividends as may be declared by our Board of Directors.  No dividends have been declared or paid with respect to our common stock and no dividends are anticipated to be paid in the foreseeable future.  Any future decisions as to the payment of dividends will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors, subject to applicable law.
 
Recent Sales by the Company of Unregistered Securities
 
None.
 
Repurchases of Securities
 
None.


Use of Proceeds
 
None.


Item 6. Selected Financial Data
 
Not applicable.
 

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition andResults of Operations
 
You should read the following discussion and analysis together with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this Annual Report.  This discussion contains forward-looking statements that are based on our current expectations, estimates, and projections about our business and operations.  Our actual results may differ materially from those


currently anticipated and expressed in such forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those we discuss under Item 1A – “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Annual Report.
 
Overview and Recent Developments
 
We are a technology-enabled research organization engaged in creating transformative technology solutions to be utilized in drug discovery and development. Our research center consists of a comprehensive set of computational and experimental research platforms. Our pharmacology, biomarker, and data platforms are designed to facilitate drug discovery and development at lower costs and increased speeds. We perform studies which we believe may predict the efficacy of experimental oncology drugs or approved drugs as stand-alone therapies or in combination with other drugs and can stimulate the results of human clinical trials. These studies include in vivo studies that rely on implanting multiple tumors from our TumorBank in mice and testing the therapy of interest on these tumors. Studies may also include bioinformatics analysis that reveal the differences in the genetic signatures of the tumors that responded to a therapy as compared to the tumors that did not respond. Additionally, we provide computational or experimental support to identify novel therapeutic targets, select appropriate patient populations for clinical evaluation, identify potential therapeutic combination strategies, and develop
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biomarker hypothesis of sensitivity or resistance. These studies include the use of our in vivo, ex vivo, analytical and computational platforms.

We are engaged in the development and sale of advanced technology solutions and products to personalize the development and use of oncology drugs.drugs through our Translational Oncology Solutions ("TOS"). This technology ranges from computational-based discovery platforms, unique oncology software solutions, and innovative and proprietary experimental tools such as in vivo, ex vivo and biomarker platforms.  Utilizing our TumorGraft Technology Platform ("The Platform"), a comprehensive Bank of unique, well characterized models, we provide select services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies seeking personalized approaches to drug development. By performing studies to predict the efficacy of oncology drugs, our Platform facilitates drug discovery with lower costs and increased speed of drug development as well as increased adoption of existing drugs.


As part of our growth strategy, we launched Lumin Bioinformatics ("Lumin"), a new oncology data-driven software program, during fiscal 2021. Our Lumin software contains comprehensive information derived from our research services and clinical studies. Lumin leverages Champions’ large Datacenter coupled with analytics and artificial intelligence to provide a robust tool for computational cancer research. It is the combination of the Datacenter and the analytics that create a unique foundation for Lumin. Insights developed using Lumin can provide the basis for biomarker hypotheses, reveal potential mechanisms of therapeutic resistance, and guide the direction of additional preclinical evaluations.

Our Platform providesdrug discovery and development business leverages the computational and experimental capabilities within our platforms. Our discovery strategy utilizes our rich and unique Datacenter, coupled with artificial intelligence and other advanced computational analytics, to identify novel therapeutic targets. We then employ the use of our proprietary experimental platforms to rapidly validate these targets for further drug development efforts.

We have a novel approachrich pipeline of targets at various stages of discovery and validation, with a select group that has progressed to simulatingtherapeutic development. Our commercial strategy for the results of human clinical trials used in developing oncology drugs. We believe it costs more than $100,000 per patient in oncology clinical trialsvalidated targets and the typical costtherapeutics established from this business is wide-ranging and still being developed. It will depend on many factors, and will be specific for each phase of development per year increases from approximately $3 million in the pre-clinical setting to approximately $150 million in phase III. Simulating trials before executing them provides benefits to both pharmaceutical companies and patients. Pharmaceutical companies can lower the risk of spending resources on drugs that do not show significant anti-cancer activities and increase the chance that the clinical development path they pursue will be focused on an appropriate patient population and a successful combination with other drugs.target or therapeutic area identified.


We plan to continue our efforts to expand our TumorGraft Technology Platform in order to expand our TOS program.
On June 15, 2016, the Company closed a public offering of 2,000,000 registered shares of its common stock at an offering price of $2.25 per share. In addition, the underwriter exercised a partial exercise of the over-allotment option granted to the underwriter to purchase an additional 258,749 shares at the public offering price. The net proceeds from the offering, including the partial exercise of the over-allotment option, were approximately $4.3 million, after deducting the underwriting discount and offering-related expenses of $742,000. The Company used the net proceeds of this offering for research and development to grow our TumorGraft platform, and the balance of the net proceeds for working capital and general corporate purposes.

Results of Operations
 
The following table summarizes our operating results for the periods presented below (dollars in thousands):
For the Years Ended April 30,
For the Years Ended April 30,2021% of
Revenue
2020% of
Revenue
%
Change
2018 
% of
Revenue
 2017 
% of
Revenue
 
%
Change
Operating revenue: 
  
  
  
  
Oncology solutions$20,241
 100.0 % $15,411
 100.0 % 31.3 %
         
Total operating revenue20,241
 100.0
 15,411
 100.0
 31.3
Oncology services revenueOncology services revenue$41,040 100.0 %$32,123 100.0 %27.8 %
    

    
Costs and operating expenses: 
        Costs and operating expenses:  
Cost of oncology solutions10,553
 52.1
 9,703
 63.0
 8.8
Cost of oncology servicesCost of oncology services21,446 52.3 17,000 52.9 26.2 
Research and development4,401
 21.7
 4,293
 27.9
 2.5
Research and development7,196 17.5 5,853 18.2 22.9 
Sales and marketing2,570
 12.7
 3,261
 21.2
 (21.2)Sales and marketing5,520 13.5 4,242 13.2 30.1 
General and administrative4,071
 20.1
 4,963
 32.2
 (18.0)General and administrative6,512 15.9 6,614 20.6 (1.5)
Goodwill ImpairmentGoodwill Impairment— — 335 1.0 100.0 
         
Total costs and operating expenses21,595
 106.6
 22,220
 144.3
 (2.8)Total costs and operating expenses40,674 99.2 34,044 106.0 19.5 
         
Loss from operations$(1,354) (6.7)% $(6,809) (44.3)% (80.1)%
Income (loss) from operationsIncome (loss) from operations$366 0.8 %$(1,921)(6.0)%(119.1)%
 
Operating RevenuesOncology Services Revenue
 
Operating revenuesOncology services revenue, which is primarily derived from research services, was $41.0 million and $32.1 million, for the years ended April 30, 20182021 and 2017 were $20.2 million and $15.4 million,2020 respectively, an increase of $4.8$8.9 million, or 31.3%, driven by the27.8%. The increase in TOS revenue of $5.1 million offset by a decrease in POS revenue of $265,000. The increase is TOS revenue is due to
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increased sales, both in number and size of studies, and growththe expansion of the platform.both our platform and product lines. Additionally, customers are seeking more complex study designs and end point analysis testing, leading to larger contracts, which contributed to revenue growth.




Cost of Oncology SolutionsServices
 
Cost of oncology solutionsservices were $10.6$21.4 million and $9.7$17.0 million for the years ended April 30, 20182021 and 2017,2020, respectively, an increase of $850,000$4.4 million or 8.8%26.2%. For the years ended April 30, 20182021 and 20172020, gross margins were 47.9%47.7% and 37.0%47.1%, respectively. The expense increase in costwas mostly a function of sales was due to an increase in variable costs in conjunction with the number of TOS studies.growth in revenue, study volume, and expansion into new services. The increase was primarily from the following expense categories, compensation, lab supply, and outsourced lab service expenses. Gross margin varies based on timing differences between expense and revenue recognition; however,recognition and was pressured by outsourced lab services, in addition to the improvement can be attributed to aggressively managing ourincrease in costs and leveraging coston growing study volume ahead of sales against a growing revenue base.recognition.


 Research and Development
 
Research and development expense was $4.4$7.2 million and $4.3$5.9 million for the years ended April 30, 20182021 and 2017,2020, respectively, an increase of $108,000$1.3 million or 2.5%22.9%. The increase is mainly due to the investment in new service capabilities and our discovery programs with the increase coming primarily from compensation and lab supply expenses. Additionally, we incurred costs stemming from our investment in adding valuable data to our platform.
 
Sales and Marketing
 
Sales and marketing expense was $2.6$5.5 million and $3.3$4.2 million for the years ended April 30, 20182021 and 2017,2020, respectively, a decreasean increase of $692,000$1.3 million or (21.2%)30.1%.The decreaseincrease is mainly due to compensation expense driven by the continued expansion of our research services business development team and the addition of a reduction in payroll and travel expenses. SaaS business development team.


General and Administrative
 
General and administrative expense was $4.1$6.5 million and $5.0$6.6 million for the years ended April 30, 20182021 and 2017,2020, respectively, a decrease of $892,000,$102,000, or (18.0%)(1.5)%. The decrease isGeneral and administrative expenses were primarily due tocomprised of compensation, insurance, professional fees, IT, and depreciation and amortization expenses. In 2020, the CEO received a one time remuneration for salary not taken in prior years, resulting in the general and administrative expenses decrease in stock based compensation expense.2021. Excluding the one-time payment, general and administrative expenses increased $650,000 which was used to support the overall infrastructure growth of the company.
 
Other Income/(Expense)
Goodwill Impairment
Other Expense was ($88,000)
We recognized an impairment on goodwill of zero and ($56,000)$335,000 for the years ended April 30, 20182021 and 2017,2020, respectively. The currentAs a result of our annual evaluation of goodwill impairment for the year ended April 30, 2020, the Company determined that the recording of the impairment charge was warranted. This charge was attributable to the expected decline in the Company's POS business operations.

Other Income (Expense)
Other income was $71,000 and other expense is mainly duewas $42,000 for the years ended April 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Other income for the year ended April 30, 2021 was primarily attributable to a $72,000 gain on operating lease termination. Other expense in the prior year resulted from foreign currency transaction losses.losses and fees offset by a gain on disposal of equipment.
 
Inflation
 
Inflation does not have a meaningful impact on the results of our operations.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
Our liquidity needs have typically arisen from the funding of our research and development programs and the launch of new products, working capital requirements, and other strategic initiatives. In the past, we have met these cash requirements through our cash and cash equivalents,on hand, working capital management, proceeds from certain private placements and public offerings of our securities
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and sales of products and services. For the years ended April 30, 20182021 and 2017,2020, the Company had net income of approximately $362,000 and a net loss of approximately $1.5 million and $6.9$2.1 million, respectively. As of April 30, 2018,2021, the Company had an accumulated deficit of approximately $70.8$72.5 million, negative working capital of $2.4$1.4 million and cash and cash equivalents of $856,000.$4.7 million. We believe that our cash and cash equivalents on hand, together with continuedfuture improved cash flows from operations, are adequate to fund operations through at least August 2019.2022. Should the Company be required to raise additional capital, there can be no assurance that management would be successful in raising such capital on terms acceptable to us, if at all.
On October 30, 2017, the Company entered into a line of credit agreement with a national bank which provides that the Company may borrow up to $1.5 million. Borrowings under the line bear interest payable monthly at the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate plus 1.5% to 2.0% and are secured by all assets of the Company. The balances payable under this arrangement are due on demand. As of April 30, 2018, there were no outstanding borrowings. The revolving line maturity date is October 29, 2018.


Cash Flows
 
The following discussion relates to the major components of our cash flows:
 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
 
Net cash used in(used in) provided by operating activities was $1.2($1.7) million and $2.8$2.9 million for the years ended April 30, 20182021 and 2017,2020, respectively. The decrease in cash provided of $1.6($4.6) million cash used in operations relates primarily to an increase in revenuesour accounts receivable and prepaid expenses and a decrease in conjunction withour accounts payable despite the reductionincrease in total expenses.The changes in these working capital accounts were in the course of fixed costs and effective management of variable lab costs.ordinary business operating activities.



Cash Flows from Investing Activities
 
Net cash used in investing activities was $1.2$3.2 million and $766,000$2.2 million for the years ended April 30, 20182021 and 2017,2020, respectively. TheseThe increase in cash flows relate toused was for the purchase of propertyinvestment in additional lab equipment and equipment.software development.
 
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
 
Net cash provided by financing activities was $13,000$1.2 million and $4.3$4.4 million for the years ended April 30, 20182021 and 2017,2020, respectively. The cashCash flows in fiscalprovided by financing activities was due to exercises of stock options and decreased from the prior year 2017 primarily relatedue to the public offeringlower volume of common stock that occurred on June 15, 2016.exercises of options and warrants.

Critical Accounting Policies
 
We believeThe following discussion of critical accounting policies identifies the accounting policies that require application of management’s most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain and may change in subsequent periods. It is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all of our significant accounting policies, (referwhich are more fully described in Note 2 of the notes to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements containedconsolidated financial statements included in Item 15this document. In many cases, the accounting treatment of this Annual Report),a particular transaction is specifically dictated by generally accepted accounting principles, with no need for management’s judgment in their application. There are also areas in which the following may involveselection of an available alternative policy would not produce a higher degree of judgment and complexity:materially different result.

 
General
 
Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States or GAAP.  The preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Significant estimates of the Company include, among other things, accounts receivable realization, revenue recognition (replacement of licensed tumors), valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, valuation of goodwill, and stockstock-based compensation and warrant assumptions. We have not identified any estimates that require a significant level of judgment or are otherwise subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty.  We base our estimates on historical experience, our observance of trends in particular areas and information or valuations and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances and which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that may not be readily apparent from other sources.  Actual amounts could differ significantly from amounts previously estimated.
 
Revenue Recognition
 
The Company derivesaccounts for revenue under the Financial Accounting Standards Board's (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 606, Revenue from its TOS and POS businesses. Personalized oncology solutions assist physicians by providing informationContracts with Customers In accordance with ASC 606, revenue is now recognized when, or as, a customer obtains control of promised services. The amount of revenue recognized reflects the consideration to help guide the development of personalized treatment plans for their patients using our core offerings, including testing oncology drugs and drug combinations on personalized TumorGrafts, and through other products. Translational oncology solutions offer a preclinical TumorGraft platform to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies using proprietary TumorGraft studies, which the Company believes mayexpects to be predictiveentitled to receive in exchange for these services.
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A performance obligation is a promise (or a combination of how drugs may performpromises) in clinical settings.a contract to transfer distinct goods or services to a customer and is the unit of accounting under ASC 606 for the purposes of revenue recognition. A contract's transaction price is allocated to each separate performance obligation based upon the standalone selling price and is recognized as revenue, when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied. The majority of the Company's contracts have a single performance obligation because the promise to transfer individual services is not separately identifiable from other promises in the contracts, and therefore, is not distinct.

The majority of the Company's revenue arrangements are service contracts that are completed within a year or less. There are a few contracts that range in duration between 1 and 3 years. Substantially all of the Company's performance obligations, and associated revenue, are transferred to the customer over time. Most of the Company's contracts can be terminated by the customer without cause. In the event of termination, the Company's contracts provide that the customer pay the Company for services rendered through the termination date. The Company recognizes revenue whengenerally receives compensation based on a predetermined invoicing schedule relating to specific milestones for that contract. In addition, in certain instances a customer contract may include forms of variable consideration such as performance increases or other provisions that can increase or decrease the following four basic criteria are met: (i) a contract has been entered into with its customers; (ii) delivery has occurred or services rendered to its customers; (iii)transaction price. This variable consideration is generally awarded upon achievement of certain performance metrics. For the fee is fixed and determinable as noted in the contract; and (iv) collectability is reasonably assured.  The Company utilizes a proportional performancepurposes of revenue recognition, model for its TOS business, under which it recognizes revenue as performance occurs,variable consideration is assessed on a contract-by-contract basis and the amount to be recorded is estimated based on the relative outputsassessment of the Company's anticipated performance and consideration of all information that have occurred up tois reasonably available. Variable consideration is recognized as revenue if and when it is deemed probable that point in time under the respective agreement, typically the delivery of reports to its customers documenting the results of testing protocols.
When a TOS or POS arrangement involves multiple elements, the items includedsignificant reversal in the arrangement (deliverables)amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is resolved in the future.

Amendments to contracts are common. The Company evaluates each amendment which meets the criteria of a contract modification under ASC 606. Each modification is further evaluated to determine whether they representthe contract modification should be accounted for as a separate units of accounting.  We perform this evaluation at the inception of an arrangement andcontract or as each item in the arrangement is delivered.  Generally, we account for a deliverable (or a group of deliverables) separately if: (i) the delivered item(s) has standalone value to the customer, and (ii) we have given the customer a general right of return relative to the delivered item(s) and the delivery or performancecontinuation of the undelivered item(s) or service(s) is probable and substantially in our control. Revenue on multiple element arrangements is recognized usingoriginal agreement.

The Company accounts for amendments as a proportional method for each separately identified element.  All revenue from contracts determined not to have separate units of accounting is recognized based on consideration ofcontract when they meet the most substantive delivery factor of all the elements in the contract or if there is no predominant deliverable upon delivery of the final element of the arrangement. Starting May 1, 2018, the Company will evaluate each contractcriteria under Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” which requires companies to use a five-step process to determine how revenue should be recognized.ASC 606-10-25-12.
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Stock-Based Payments
 


We typically recognize expense for stock-based payments based on the fair value of awards on the date of grant.  We use the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate fair value.  The option pricing model requires us to estimate certain key assumptions such as expected life, volatility, risk free interest rates, and dividend yield to determine the fair value of stock-based awards.  These assumptions are based on historical information and management judgment.  We expense stock-based payments over the period that the awards are expected to vest, netvest. In the event of estimated forfeitures.  If actual forfeitures, differ from management’s estimates, compensation expense is adjusted.  We report cash flows resulting from tax deductions in excess of the compensation cost recognized from those options (excess tax benefits) as financing cash flows when the cash tax benefit is received.
 

Goodwill
 
Goodwill represents the excess of the costpurchase price over the fair market value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired including identifiable assets.  Goodwill is tested annually, or more frequently, if circumstances indicate potential impairment, by comparing its fair value to its carrying amount.in a business combination. The determination of whether or not goodwill is impaired involves significant judgment.  Although we believe our goodwill is not impaired, changes in strategy or market conditions could significantly impact the judgments and may require future adjustments toCompany evaluates the carrying value of goodwill.  We use a two-stepgoodwill annually in connection with the annual budgeting and forecast process to test for goodwill impairment.  The first step is to screen for potential impairment, while the second step measures the amount of the impairment,and also between annual evaluations if any.  The first step of the goodwill impairment test compares the fair value of each reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill.  Ifevents occur or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the reporting unit exceedsto which goodwill was allocated to below its carrying value, goodwill isamount. Such circumstances could include, but are not impaired.  If the carrying value of the reporting unit’s net assets, including goodwill, exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit, then we determine the implied fair value of goodwill.  If the carrying value of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value, then an impairment of goodwill has occurred and an impairment loss would be recognized for the difference between the carrying amount and the implied fair value of goodwill as a component of operating income.  The implied fair value of goodwill is calculated by subtracting the fair value of tangible and intangible assets associated with the reporting unit from the fair value of the unit.
In addition, we evaluate impairment if events or circumstances change between the annual assessments, indicating a possible impairment.  Examples of such events or circumstances include: (i)limited to: (1) a significant adverse change in legal factors, market conditions, or in the business climate; (ii)climate, (2) unanticipated competition, or (3) an adverse action or assessment by a regulator;regulator. When evaluating goodwill for impairment, we may first perform an assessment qualitatively whether it is more likely than not that a reporting unit’s carrying amount exceeds its fair value, referred to as a “step zero” approach. Subsequently (if necessary after step zero), an entity should perform its goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying value. Under FASB's ASU 2014-02, Topic 350, "Intangibles—Goodwill and Other" goodwill impairment is measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the reporting unit over its fair value.

The impairment evaluation test involves comparing the current fair value of each business unit to its carrying value, including goodwill. Fair value is typically estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis, which requires the Company to estimate the future cash flows anticipated to be generated by the business unit being tested for impairment as well as to select a risk-adjusted discount rate to measure the present value of the anticipated cash flows. When determining future cash flow estimates, the Company considers historical results adjusted to reflect current and anticipated operating conditions. The Company estimates cash flows for the business unit over a discrete period (typically four or (iii) afive years) and the terminal period (considering expected long term growth rates and trends). Estimating future cash flows requires significant declinejudgment by management in such areas as future economic conditions, industry-specific conditions, product pricing, and necessary capital expenditures. The use of different assumptions or estimates for future cash flows or significant changes in risk-adjusted discount rates due to changes in market capitalization as compared to book value.conditions could produce substantially different estimates of the fair value of the business unit.
 
We have one reportable segment. The Company evaluated its TOS and POS business operations and determined that the POS operations no longer qualified as a separate reportable segment primarily due to its revenue representing only 7% of total revenue. The Company assesses goodwill by business unit. The estimated fair value of each business unit, as calculated for the April 30, 2018 impairment test, exceeded the carrying value of theby business unit. Judgments regarding the existence of impairment indicators are based on legal factors, market conditions and operational performance of the acquired businesses.  Future events, including but not limited to continued declines in economic activity, loss of contracts or a significant number of customers, or a rapid increase in costs or capital expenditures, could cause us to conclude that impairment indicators exist and that goodwill is impaired. Any resultingFor the year ended April 30, 2021, the Company's annual assessment did not result in any impairment indicators. The Company recognized goodwill impairment could have a material adverse impact on our financial conditionfor the years ended April 30, 2021 and results2020 of operations.$0 and $335,000, respectively. As of April 30, 2021 and 2020, goodwill was $335,000.
 
Accounting for Income Taxes
 
We use the asset and liability method to account for income taxes.  Significant management judgment is required in determining the provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilities and any valuation allowance recorded against net deferred tax assets.  In preparing the consolidated financial statements, we are required to estimate income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate.  This process involves estimating the actual current tax liability together with assessing temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items, such as deferred revenue, depreciation on property, plant and equipment, goodwill and losses for tax and accounting purposes.  These differences result in deferred tax assets, which include tax loss carry-forwards, and liabilities, which are included within the consolidated balance sheet.  We then assess the likelihood that deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income, and to the extent that recovery is not likely or there is insufficient operating history, a valuation allowance is established.  To the extent a valuation allowance is established or increased in a period, we include an expense within the tax provision of the consolidated statements of operations.  As of April 30, 20182021 and 2017,2020, we have established a full valuation allowance for all deferred tax assets.
 
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As of April 30, 20182021 and 2017,2020, we recognized a liability for uncertain tax positions on the balance sheet relative to foreign operations in the amount of $151,000$181,000 and $121,000,$178,000, respectively. We do not anticipate any significant unrecognized tax benefits will be recorded during the next 12 months.  Any interest or penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits is recognized in income tax expense. The Company has not accrued $3,000 for any penalties and interest.interest during the year ended April 30, 2021.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements



In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“ASU 2014-09”), which supersedes nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under GAAP. The core principle of ASU 2014-09 is to recognize revenues when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 defines a five-step process to achieve this core principle and, in doing so, more judgment and estimates may be required within the revenue recognition process than are required under existing GAAP. In addition, this guidance requires new or expanded disclosures related to the judgments made by companies when following this framework and additional quantitative disclosures regarding contract balances and remaining performance obligations. On July 9, 2015,December 2019, the FASB votedissued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (ASC 740) — Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. ASU 2019-12 which modifies ASC 740 to defersimplify the accounting for income taxes. The ASU removes certain exceptions for recognizing deferred taxes for investments, performing intra-period allocation and calculating income taxes in interim periods. The ASU also adds guidance to reduce complexity in certain areas, including recognizing deferred taxes for tax goodwill and allocating taxes to members of a consolidated group. ASU 2019-12 is effective date by one year to December 15, 2017 for annual periods, including interim andperiods within those annual reporting periods beginning after that date. Early adoption of ASU 2014-09 is permitted but not before the original effective date (annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2016). When effective,2020. We are currently assessing the potential impact of this ASU 2014-09 prescribes either of the following transition methods: (i) a full retrospective approach reflecting the application of the standard in each prior reporting period with the option to elect certain practical expedients; or (ii) a retrospective approach with the cumulative effect of initially adopting ASU 2014-09 recognized at the date of adoption (which includes additional footnote disclosures). The Company will adopt this guidance on May 1, 2018.

The Company has evaluated the overall impact that ASU 2014-09 will have on the Company’sour consolidated financial statements as well as the expected timing and method of adoption. The Company established an implementation team, including external advisers, and is finalizing the review of the Company’s revenue portfolio and related contracts across its various business units and geographies. Discussions regarding changes to the Company’s current accounting policies and practices remain ongoing and preliminary conclusions are subject to change.

Upon adoption, the Company will recognize revenue from contracts with customers as each performance obligation is satisfied, either at a point in time or over a period of time, based on when control transfers to customers. The adoption of this update isdo not expected to haveexpect a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.


The Company plans to adopt the new revenue recognition standard under the modified retrospective transition method by recognizing the cumulative effect of applying the standard as an adjustment to the Company’s Balance Sheet. The Company has been assessing the impact of  the new revenue recognition standard, and the Company does not anticipate being able to provide the full impact on the Balance Sheets or Statements of Operations until they complete the review of all of their contracts during fiscal 2019. From the initial review and assessment of a sample of contracts with customers, the Company will evaluate the measurement and timing of revenue recognition for certain of its co-clinical contracts under the new standard. The Company will also provide enhanced disclosure regarding revenue recognition, including disclosures of revenue streams, performance obligations, variable consideration and the related judgments and estimates necessary to apply the new standard.Accounting Pronouncements Being Evaluated



    In August 2014,June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, “Disclosure2016-13, "Financial Instruments - Credit Losses". This update requires immediate recognition of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continuemanagement’s estimates of current expected credit losses ("CECL"). Under the prior model, losses were recognized only as a Going Concern”. The amendments in this update state that in connection with preparing financial statements for each annual and interim reporting period, an entity’s management should evaluate whether there are conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued (or within one year after the date that the financial statements are available to be issued, when applicable). The amendments in this update are effective for the annual reporting period beginning after December 15, 2016 and for annual periods and interim periods thereafter. Early application is permitted. The Company adopted this updated in fiscal 2018 and it did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB ASU No. 2016-02, Leases.they were incurred. The new standard will require most leasesmodel is applicable to be recognized on the balance sheet which will increase reported assets and liabilities. Lessor accounting remains substantially similar to current guidance.all financial instruments that are not accounted for at fair value through net income. The new standard is effective for annual and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, which2022 for uspublic entities qualifying as smaller reporting companies. Early adoption is the first quarter of fiscal 2019 and mandates a modified retrospective transition method.permitted. We are currently assessing the impact of this update on our consolidated financial statements and have not yet determined the impact on our consolidated financial statements.


In April 2016,December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, “Improvements2019-12, Income Taxes (ASC 740) — Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. ASU 2019-12 which modifies ASC 740 to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting”. The new standard simplifies several aspects of the accounting for employee share-based payment transactions, includingsimplify the accounting for income taxes. The ASU removes certain exceptions for recognizing deferred taxes forfeitures,for investments, performing intra-period allocation and statutorycalculating income taxes in interim periods. The ASU also adds guidance to reduce complexity in certain areas, including recognizing deferred taxes for tax withholding requirements, as well as classification in the statementgoodwill and allocating taxes to members of cash flows.a consolidated group. ASU No. 2016-092019-12 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016,annual periods, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adoptedannual periods, beginning after December 15, 2020. We are currently assessing the potential impact of this standard in fiscal 2018ASU on our consolidated financial statements and as expected, it diddo not haveexpect a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.



Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements


In AugustFebruary 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, “Statement2016-02, "Leases", (Topic 842), which required the Company to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities (related to leases previously classified as operating under previous U.S. GAAP) on its consolidated balance sheet for all leases in excess of Cash Flows: Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments” .one year in duration. The new standard attempts to reduce diversity in practice in how cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. ASU No. 2016-15 provides guidance on eight specific cash flow issues. The new guidance will bewas effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017the Company on May 1, 2019. The Company elected to adopt ASU 2016-02 using the modified retrospective method and, interimtherefore, have not recast comparative periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted including adoptionpresented in an interim period. We do not intend to early adopt and the adoption of this update is not expected to have a material impact on ourits unaudited consolidated financial statements. As permitted under ASU 2016-02, the Company elected to account for the non-lease components together with the lease components as a single lease component. The Company recorded an operating lease right-of-use ("ROU") asset of $3.2 million, net of deferred rent of $900,000 and an operating lease liability of $4.1 million as of May 1, 2019. Refer to "Note 12. Leases" for additional information.


In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, Intangibles“Intangibles - Goodwill and OtherOther” (Topic 350): “SimplifyingSimplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment”Impairment (ASU 2017-04). The updateThis new standard simplifies how an entity is required to test goodwill for impairment by eliminating Step 2a step from the goodwill impairment test. Step 2 measures a goodwill impairment loss by comparing the implied fair value of a reporting unit’s goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. It affects public entities that have goodwill reported in their financial statementsASU 2017-04 allows for prospective application and have not elected the private company alternativeis effective for the subsequent measurement of goodwill. A public entity that is a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") filer should adopt the amendments in this update for its annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. For2019, and interim periods therein with early adoption permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. The Company adopted this guidance on May 1, 2019 and it did not have an impact on its consolidated financial statements. 

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, "Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting". This ASU expands the scope of Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation (which currently only includes share-based payments to employees) to include share-based payments issued to nonemployees for goods or services. Under the new guidance, the existing employee guidance will apply to nonemployee share-based transactions (as long as the transaction is not effectively a form of financing), with the exception of specific guidance related to the attribution of compensation cost. The cost of nonemployee awards will continue to be recorded as if the grantor had paid cash for the goods or services. The new accounting guidance was effective for the Company the amendments are effective Januaryon May 1, 2020.2019. The Company has early adopted this ASU in fiscal 2018.2018-07 beginning with its financial reporting for the quarter ended January 31, 2019. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on ourthe Company's consolidated financial statements.

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In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, which amends ASC 350-40, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software, to address a customer’s accounting for implementation costs incurred in a cloud computing arrangement ("CCA") that is a service contract. This update aligns the accounting for costs incurred to implement a CCA that is a service arrangement with the guidance on capitalizing costs associated with developing or obtaining internal-use software. The update is effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted this guidance on May 1, 2020 and it's impact was captured within its current year consolidated financial statements.

    In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (ASC 820) — Disclosure Framework-Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018-13 removes certain disclosures, modifies certain disclosures and adds additional disclosures. ASU 2018-13 is effective for annual periods, including interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company adopted this guidance on May 1, 2020 and it did not have an impact on its consolidated financial statements. 

Off-Balance Sheet Financing
 
We have no off-balance sheet debt or similar obligations.  We have no transactions or obligations with related parties that are not disclosed, consolidated into or reflected in our reported results of operations or financial position.  We do not guarantee any third-party debt.
 
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 
Not applicable.
 
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
 
Consolidated balance sheets as of April 30, 2018 and 2017,The consolidated financial statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended April 30, 2018 together with the reports of our independent registered public accounting firms,required pursuant to this item are set forth in the “F” pagesincluded in Item 15 of this Annual Report.annual report and are presented beginning on page F-1
 
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting andFinancial Disclosure
 
None.
 


Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
 
Conclusion Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

OurThe Company’s management, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our principal financial and accounting officer, have reviewed andChief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (asas defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act, Rule 13a-15(e)as amended (the “Exchange Act”) as of April 30, 2021. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the enddesired control objectives, and management necessarily is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the relationship between the benefit of desired controls and procedures and the period covered bycost of implementing new controls and procedures. Based upon this Form 10-K.  Based on that evaluation, ourthe Company’s management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our principal financial and accounting officer, haveChief Financial Officer concluded that, as of April 30, 2021, due to the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting described below, our disclosure controls and procedures were effectivenot effective.

Notwithstanding such material weakness in internal control over financial reporting, our management concluded that our consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K present fairly, in all material respects, the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows as of the end ofdates, and for the period covered by this Form 10-K.periods presented, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”).

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Overover Financial Reporting

Our managementManagement is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act Rule 13a–15(f). UnderAct. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is a
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process designed by, or under the supervision of Company management, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of the financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of Company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the participationpolicies and procedures may deteriorate.

A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and principaldeficiencies, in internal control over financial and accounting officer, we conducted an evaluationreporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

Management has assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of April 30, 2021, based on control criteria framework ofestablished in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations or COSO, of the Treadway Commission published in its report entitled Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013).Commission. Based on our evaluation,assessment of those criteria, we identified the following deficiencies in our managementinternal control described below.

Our risk assessment procedures over certain of our contractual arrangements requiring the payment of royalties for the licensing of technology from third-parties did not adequately identify the risks and consider the Company’s obligations based on the recognition of oncology services revenue. As a result, the Company had missing process level controls over the review of royalty arrangements and the timely determination and recognition of related liabilities.

Although no material misstatements were identified in our consolidated financial statements, these control deficiencies resulted in immaterial misstatements to our previously issued consolidated financial statements which have been corrected in the consolidated financial statements included in the Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended April 30, 2021.

However, the control deficiencies create a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement in the Company’s consolidated financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis and we concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of April 30, 2018.2021, was not effective due to a material weakness in internal control.

Management’s Annual Report on Remediation Plan

The Company’s management had begun to design and implement certain measures to address the above-described material weakness and enhance the Company’s internal control in order to remediate this material weakness. As part of our remediation measures, the Company will implement plans to enhance the Company’s process and controls including ensuring adequate identification and review of royalty agreement terms and obligations.

Changes in Internal Controls

ThereOther than the material weakness identified above, there were no other changes in ourthe Company’s internal controls over financial reporting during the quarter ended April 30, 2018,2021, that have materially affected, or arewere reasonably likely to materially affect ourthe Company’s internal control over financial reporting.


Item 9B. Other Information
 
None.
 
PART III
 
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
 
The information required by this item 10 will be contained in theour 2021 Proxy Statement and such information is incorporated herein by this reference.
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Item 11. Executive Compensation
 
The information required by this item 11 will be contained in theour 2021 Proxy Statement and such information is incorporated herein by this reference.

 
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Managementand Related Stockholder Matters
 
The information required by this item 12 will be contained in theour 2021 Proxy Statement and such information is incorporated herein by this reference.
 
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and DirectorIndependence
 
The information required by this item 13 will be contained in theour 2021 Proxy Statement and such information is incorporated herein by this reference.

 
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services
 
The information required by this item 14 will be contained in theour 2021 Proxy Statement and such information is incorporated herein by this reference.

 
PART IV
 
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
 
(a)1. Financial Statements
 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting FirmF-2
Consolidated Balance SheetsF-3
Consolidated Statements of OperationsF-4
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' EquityF-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash FlowsF-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial StatementsF-7
 
(a)2. Financial Statement Schedules
 
All schedules have been omitted because they are not applicable.
 
(a)3. Exhibits required to be filed by Item 601 of Regulation S-K.
 
Exhibit No.
Exhibit No.


3.1
3.1
3.1.1
3.2


10.24.1
Description of Registered Securities(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed July 28, 2020)
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed July 28, 2020)
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10.1
10.310.2
10.4
10.3
10.510.4Master Supply and Services Contract, made on December 3, 2013, between Pfizer, Inc. and the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended January 31, 2014, filed March 14, 2013) **
10.6
10.710.5
10.810.6
10.8.110.7
10.8.210.8
10.9Securities Purchase Agreement, dated March 24, 2011, between the Company and each investor identified on the signature pages thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 30, 2011)
10.9.1Amendment No. 1 to Securities Purchase Agreement, dated January 29, 2014, between the Company and each person or entities that are signatories to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated March 24, 2011, between the Company and each investor identified on the signature pages thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 6, 2014)
10.9.2
10.10Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated January 28, 2013, between the Company and each person or entities that are signatories to (i) the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated March 24, 2011, between the Company and each investor identified on the signature page thereto, and (ii) the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated January 28, 2013, between the Company and each investor identified on the signature page thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 30, 2013)
10.1110.10


10.11.110.11
10.12Securities Purchase Agreement, dated January 28, 2013, between the Company and each investor identified on the signature pages thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 30, 2013)
10.12.1Amendment No. 1 to Securities Purchase Agreement, dated January 29, 2014, between the Company and each person or entities that are signatories to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated January 28, 2013, between the Company and each investor identified on the signature pages thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 6, 2014)
10.12.2
10.14
10.13
10.14.110.14
10.15
10.16
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10.17
10.18
10.19
10.20
10.21Option Exchange Agreement, dated March 16, 2015, between the Company and James McGorry (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 20, 2015)
10.22
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21
23.1


31.1
31.1
31.2
32.1
101.INS*XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
___________________________
* Filed herewith


** Portions of this exhibit have been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment.

*** Furnished hereto.


Item 16. Form 10-K Summary


Not Required.




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SIGNATURES
 
In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
CHAMPIONS ONCOLOGY, INC.
July 26, 2021CHAMPIONS ONCOLOGY, INC.
July 30, 2018/s/ RONNIE MORRIS
Ronnie Morris
Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)
 
 
In accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
SignatureTitleDate
/s/ RONNIE MORRISChief Executive Officer and DirectorJuly 26, 2021
Ronnie Morris(principal executive officer)
SignatureTitleDate
/s/ RONNIE MORRISChief Executive Officer and DirectorJuly 30, 2018
Ronnie Morris(principal executive officer)
/s/ DAVID MILLERChief Financial OfficerJuly 30, 201826, 2021
David Miller(principal financial and accounting officer)
/s/ JOEL ACKERMANDirector,July 30, 201826, 2021
Joel AckermanChairman of the Board of Directors
/s/ DAVID SIDRANSKYDirectorJuly 30, 201826, 2021
David Sidransky
/s/ ABBA D. POLIAKOFFROBERT BRAININDirectorJuly 30, 201826, 2021
Abba D. PoliakoffRobert Brainin
/s/ SCOTT R. TOBINDirectorJuly 30, 201826, 2021
Scott R. Tobin
/s/ DANIEL MENDELSONDirectorJuly 30, 201826, 2021
Daniel Mendelson
/s/ PHILIP BREITFELDDirectorJuly 30, 201826, 2021
Philip Breitfeld



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INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 




REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM




To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Champions Oncology, Inc.




Opinion on the Financial Statements


We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Champions Oncology, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the “Company") as of April 30, 20182021 and 2017,2020, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period April 30, 2018,then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of April 30, 20182021 and 2017,2020, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the two-year periodthen ended, April 30, 2018, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.


Basis for Opinion


These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.


We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.


Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.


{SignatureCritical Audit Matters

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or /s/required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of the critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

Revenue Recognition

As described further in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, revenues are primarily derived from contracts with customers to provide pharmacology services with payments based on fixed fee arrangements. The Company recognizes revenue over time using a progress-based input method that depicts the transfer of control over the life of the performance obligation. Revenue is recognized for the single performance obligation over time due to the Company's right to payment for work performed to date and the performance does not create an asset with an alternative use. Customer payments may be made in advance or on a schedule in the statement of work (“SOW”) unrelated to when revenue is recognized resulting in deferred revenue. The determination of the progress as the overall performance obligation is being completed is based on the worked performed in accordance with the SOW and requires management estimates. Pharmacology services revenues for the year ended April 30, 2021 were approximately $39.5 million.



We identified the accounting for revenue and the related deferred revenue recognized over time as a critical audit matter due to the complexity and subjectivity of management’s estimate of the progress towards completion of its projects. This in turn led to a high degree of auditor judgement and subjectivity and significant audit effort was required in performing procedures to evaluate management’s determination of the project completion progress, related costs incurred and deferred revenue.

Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming our overall opinion on the financial statements. We obtained an understanding and evaluated the design of controls relating to the Company's revenue recognition and deferred revenue. Our audit procedures related to the recognition of revenue over time and deferred revenue included the following procedures, among others, (i) testing the Company’s estimates of project progress by evaluating the appropriate SOW and customer acceptance documentation, (ii) testing the significant assumptions used to develop the estimates of project progress pursuant to the SOW and (iii) testing completeness and accuracy of the underlying data.

/s/ EisnerAmper LLP}LLP


We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2015.


EISNERAMPER LLP
Iselin, New Jersey
July 30, 2018

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CHAMPIONS ONCOLOGY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF APRIL 30
(In Thousands except for shares)
 20212020
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash$4,687 $8,342 
Accounts receivable, net6,986 4,770 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets957 385 
Total current assets12,630 13,497 
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net8,521 2,798 
Property and equipment, net6,090 3,993 
Other long term assets15 128 
Goodwill335 335 
Total assets$27,591 $20,751 
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$1,894 $3,140 
Accrued liabilities2,231 2,721 
Current portion of operating lease liabilities$818 $503 
Current portion of finance lease125 
Deferred revenue6,256 5,815 
Total current liabilities11,199 12,304 
Non-current portion operating lease liabilities8,783 3,170 
Other non-current liabilities181 178 
Total liabilities$20,163 $15,652 
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $.001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 13,414,066 and 12,726,728 shares issued and outstanding at April 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively13 13 
Additional paid-in capital79,945 77,978 
Accumulated deficit(72,530)(72,892)
Total stockholders' equity7,428 5,099 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$27,591 20,751 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.


 2018 2017
ASSETS   
Current assets:   
Cash and cash equivalents$856
 $3,295
Accounts receivable, net3,917
 2,274
Prepaid expenses and other current assets287
 300
    
Total current assets5,060
 5,869
    
Restricted cash150
 150
Property and equipment, net2,083
 1,216
Other long term assets116
 107
Goodwill669
 669
    
Total assets8,078
 $8,011
    
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
   
Current liabilities:   
Accounts payable$2,154
 $1,852
Accrued liabilities595
 685
Deferred revenue4,704
 4,910
    
Total current liabilities7,453
 7,447
    
Other non-current liabilities622
 164
    
Total liabilities8,075
 7,611
    
Stockholders' equity:   
Common stock, $.001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 11,277,675 and 11,251,844 shares issued and 11,003,228 and 10,982,159 shares outstanding as of April 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively11
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Treasury stock, at cost, 269,685 common shares as of April 30, 2018 and 2017(1,252) (1,252)
Additional paid-in capital72,070
 70,991
Accumulated deficit(70,826) (69,350)
    
Total stockholders' equity3
 400
    
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity8,078
 $8,011

CHAMPIONS ONCOLOGY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Dollars in Thousands Except Share and Per Share Amounts)
 Year Ended April 30,
 20212020
Oncology services revenue$41,040 $32,123 
Costs and operating expenses:  
Cost of oncology services21,446 17,000 
Research and development7,196 5,853 
Sales and marketing5,520 4,242 
General and administrative6,512 6,614 
Goodwill Impairment335 
Total costs and operating expenses40,674 34,044 
Income (loss) from operations366 (1,921)
Other expense:  
Other income (expense)71 (42)
Income (loss) before income tax expense437 (1,963)
Provision for income tax75 130 
Net income (loss)$362 $(2,093)
Net income (loss) per common share outstanding
basic$0.03 $(0.18)
and diluted$0.02 $(0.18)
Weighted average common shares outstanding
basic13,138,995 11,843,463 
and diluted14,573,561 11,843,463 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.



CHAMPIONS ONCOLOGY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Dollars in Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)
 Year Ended April 30,
 2018 2017
Operating revenue: 
  
Oncology solutions$20,241
 $15,411
    
Total operating revenue20,241
 15,411
    
Costs and operating expenses: 
  
Cost of oncology solutions10,553
 9,703
Research and development4,401
 4,293
Sales and marketing2,570
 3,261
General and administrative4,071
 4,963
    
Total costs and operating expenses21,595
 22,220
    
Loss from operations(1,354) (6,809)
    
Other expense: 
  
Other expense(89) (56)
    
Total other expense(89) (56)
    
Net loss before income tax expense(1,443) (6,865)
Provision for income tax33
 19
    
Net loss$(1,476) $(6,884)
    
Net loss per common share outstanding   
basic and diluted$(0.13) $(0.64)
    
Weighted average common shares outstanding basic and diluted10,991,105
 10,684,395




CHAMPIONS ONCOLOGY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
(In Thousands except for shares)
 Common Stock Treasury Stock 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Accumulated
Deficit
 
Total
Stockholders'
Equity
 Shares Amount Shares Amount   
Balance, May 1, 20168,704,846
 $9
 269,685
 $(1,252) $63,947
 $(62,466) $238
Stock-based compensation
 
 
 
 2,662
 
 2,662
Sale of common stock, net of issuance costs of $742k2,258,749
 2
 
 
 4,338
 
 4,340
Issuance of common stock for services18,564
 
 
 
 44
 
 44
Net loss
 
 
 
 
 (6,884) (6,884)
              
Balance, April 30, 201710,982,159
 $11
 269,685
 $(1,252) $70,991
 $(69,350) $400
Stock-based compensation and modification expense
 
 
 
 1,004
 
 1,004
Issuance of common stock for services8,569
 
 
 
 37
 
 37
Issuance of common stock on exercise of stock options12,500
 
 
 
 38
 
 38
Net loss
 
 
 
 
 (1,476) (1,476)
              
Balance, April 30, 201811,003,228
 $11
 269,685
 $(1,252) $72,070
 $(70,826) $3
 Common StockTreasury StockAdditional
Paid-in
Capital
Accumulated
Deficit
Total
Stockholders'
Equity
 SharesAmountSharesAmount
Balance, April 30, 2019, as reported11,619,538 $12 $72,924 $(70,698)$2,238 
Impact of immaterial error correction— — — (101)$(101)
Balance, April 30, 2019, as restated11,619,538 $12 $72,924 $(70,799)$2,137 
Stock-based compensation expense— — — — 600 — 600 
Issuance of common stock on exercise of stock options and warrants1,107,190 — — 4,454 — 4,455 
Net loss— — — — — (2,093)(2,093)
Balance, April 30, 202012,726,728 $13 $$77,978 $(72,892)$5,099 
Stock-based compensation expense— — — — 598 — 598 
Issuance of common stock on exercise of stock options687,338 — — — 1,369 — 1,369 
Net income— — — — — 362 362 
Balance, April 30, 202113,414,066 $13 $$79,945 $(72,530)$7,428 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.




CHAMPIONS ONCOLOGY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Dollars in Thousands)
Year Ended April 30,Year Ended April 30,
2018 201720212020
Operating activities: 
  
Operating activities:  
Net loss$(1,476) $(6,884)
Net income (loss)Net income (loss)$362 $(2,093)
   
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: 
  
Stock-based compensation and modification expense1,004
 2,662
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:  
Stock-based compensation expenseStock-based compensation expense598 600 
Depreciation and amortization expense360
 168
Depreciation and amortization expense1,184 825 
Deferred Rent454
 
Deferred Compensation7
 
Gain on disposal of equipmentGain on disposal of equipment(52)
Operating lease right-of-use assetsOperating lease right-of-use assets398 403 
Goodwill impairmentGoodwill impairment335 
Gain on termination of operating leaseGain on termination of operating lease(75)
Allowance for doubtful accounts(44) 24
Allowance for doubtful accounts49 277 
Issuance of common stock for services30
 44
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: 
  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:  
Accounts receivable(1,600) (986)Accounts receivable(2,265)(670)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets13
 143
Prepaid expenses and other current assets(572)(77)
Other long term assets(9) (107)
Accounts payable301
 (43)Accounts payable(1,246)333 
Accrued liabilities(90) 412
Accrued liabilities(316)1,440 
Other non-current liabilities30
 (44)
Operating lease liabilitiesOperating lease liabilities(242)(235)
Other non-current liabilityOther non-current liability27 
Deferred revenue(206) 1,771
Deferred revenue441 1,792 
   
Net cash used in operating activities(1,226) (2,840)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activitiesNet cash (used in) provided by operating activities(1,681)2,905 
   
Investing activities: 
  
Investing activities:  
Purchase of property and equipment(1,229) (766)Purchase of property and equipment(3,281)(2,220)
Gain on disposal of fixed assets3
 
Refund of security depositRefund of security deposit112 
   
Net cash used in investing activities(1,226) (766)Net cash used in investing activities(3,169)(2,220)
   
Financing activities: 
  
Financing activities:  
Proceeds from June 2016 public offering, net of financing costs of $742
 4,340
Proceeds from exercise of options and warrants38
 
Proceeds from exercise of options and warrants1,369 4,455 
Capital lease payments(25) (24)
Finance lease paymentsFinance lease payments(174)(35)
   
Net cash provided by financing activities13
 4,316
Net cash provided by financing activities1,195 4,420 
   
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents(2,439) 710
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year3,295
 2,585
   
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year$856
 $3,295
Increase (decrease) in cashIncrease (decrease) in cash(3,655)5,105 
Cash, beginning of yearCash, beginning of year8,342 3,237 
Cash, end of yearCash, end of year$4,687 $8,342 
Non-cash investing and financing activities:Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Purchased equipment under finance leasePurchased equipment under finance lease212 
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilitiesRight-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities6,121 3,201 
Credit received on purchase of equipmentCredit received on purchase of equipment160 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.




CHAMPIONS ONCOLOGY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
Note 1. Organization and Basis of Presentation
 
Background
 
Champions Oncology, Inc. (the “Company”), is engaged in thetransforming drug discovery and development through data-driven research strategies and sale of advanced technology solutionsinnovative pharmacology, biomarker and products to personalize the development and use of oncology drugs.data platforms. The Company’s TumorGraft Technology Platform is a novel approach to personalizing cancer care based upon the implantation of human tumors in immune-deficient mice. The Company uses this technology, in conjunction with related services, to offer solutions for two consumer groups: Translational Oncology Solutions (“TOS”) and Personalized Oncology Solutions (“POS”). The Company’s TOS business offersprovides a technology platform to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies using proprietary TumorGraft studies, which the Company believes may be predictive of how drugs may perform in clinical settingssettings. Utilizing the TumorGraft Technology Platform (the "Platform"), a comprehensive Bank of unique, well characterized "Patient Derived XenoGrafts" (PDX) models, the Company offers multiple services to pharmaceutical and POS assists physicians in developingbiotechnology companies seeking personalized treatment options for their cancer patients through tumor specific data obtained fromapproaches to drug panelsdevelopment. By performing studies to predict the efficacy of oncology drugs, our Platform facilitates drug discovery with lower costs and related personalized oncology services.increased speed of drug development as well as increased adoption of existing drugs.
 
The Company has two2 operating subsidiaries: Champions Oncology (Israel), Limited and Champions Biotechnology U.K., Limited. For the years ended April 30, 20182021 and 2017,2020, there were no material revenues earned by these subsidiaries.

Basis of Presentation
 
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). As of April 30, 2018, theThe Company determined that it operates in one1 reportable business segment. The Company evaluated its POS and TOS business operations and determined that the POS operations no longer qualify as a separate reportable segment primarily due to its revenue representing only 7% of total revenue.


Liquidity

Our liquidity needs have typically arisen from the funding of our research and development programs and the launch of new products, working capital requirements, and other strategic initiatives. In the past, we have met these cash requirements through our cash and cash equivalents, working capital management, proceeds from certain private placements and public offerings of our securities and sales of products and services. For the years ended April 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company had a net loss of approximately $1.5 million and $6.9 million, respectively. As of April 30, 2018, the Company had an accumulated deficit of approximately $70.8 million, negative working capital of $2.4 million and cash and cash equivalents of $856,000. We believe that our cash and cash equivalents on hand, together with continued improved cash flows from operations, are adequate to fund operations through at least August 2019. Should the Company be required to raise additional capital, there can be no assurance that management would be successful in raising such capital on terms acceptable to us, if at all.

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
Principles of Consolidation
 
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Foreign Currency

The Company’s foreign subsidiaries functional currency is the U.S. dollar. Transaction gains and losses are recognized in earnings. The Company is subject to foreign exchange rate fluctuations in connection with the Company’s international operations.
 
Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates include, among other things, accounts receivable realization, revenue recognition, valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, valuation of goodwill, recoverability of capitalized software development costs, and stock-based compensation and warrant assumptions.  We base our estimates on historical experience, our observance of trends in particular areas and information or valuations and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances and which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that may not be readily apparent from other sources.  Actual resultsamounts could differ significantly from those estimates.amounts previously estimated.


ReclassificationCorrection of Prior Year PresentationImmaterial Errors


During the preparation of its annual consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended April 30, 2021, management determined that an adjustment was needed to correct its previously issued consolidated financial statements due to an immaterial accounting error. Specifically, the Company did not accrue for its obligation to remit royalty payments based on oncology service revenue earned in prior periods to third-parties pursuant to contractual arrangements.



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)




Certain priorAs a result, the accompanying consolidated financial statements and the related Note 7 - Commitments and Contingencies, have been revised to correct the immaterial accounting error for the affected periods. Correction of this immaterial error resulted in an increase in accrued liabilities of approximately $101,000 with a corresponding reduction in retained earnings as of May 1, 2019, to adjust for the cumulative impact of the error as of the beginning of the earliest period presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

The correction of this immaterial error also required an adjustment to the consolidated financial statements for fiscal year amounts related to revenue and2020, resulting in an increase in cost of sales and net loss and an increase in accrued liabilities and reduction in retained earnings of approximately $118,000. Management initially recorded the effect of this immaterial error of approximately $219,000 in the unaudited consolidated financial statements as of and for our POSthe three and TOS business operationsnine month periods ended January 31, 2021. Subsequently, management determined that the correction of the immaterial error should have been reclassifiedreflected in the periods in which the error originated, following the approach described above.

Accordingly, the following tables summarize the effects of the immaterial error correction to the Company's consolidated financial statements as of and for consistency with the current year presentation, reflecting one reportable segment. These reclassifications had no effect onended April 30, 2020, and the reported resultsunaudited consolidated financial statements as of operations.and for the three and nine month periods ended January 31, 2021.


(in thousands):
April 30, 2020
As Previously ReportedImpact of adjustmentAs Revised
Consolidated Balance Sheet
Accrued liabilities$2,502 $219 $2,721 
Total current liabilities$12,085 $219 $12,304 
Total liabilities$15,433 $219 $15,652 
Accumulated deficit$(72,673)$(219)$(72,892)
Total stockholders' equity$5,318 $(219)$5,099 



For the year ended
April 30, 2020
As Previously ReportedImpact of AdjustmentRevised as
Consolidated Income Statement
Cost of oncology services$16,882 $118 $17,000 
Total costs and operating expenses$33,926 $118 $34,044 
Loss from operations$(1,803)$(118)$(1,921)
Net loss$(1,975)$(118)$(2,093)
Basic and diluted EPS$(0.17)$(0.01)$(0.18)





CHAMPIONS ONCOLOGY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

January 31, 2021
3 Months Ended9 Months Ended
(unaudited)(unaudited)
As ReportedImpact of
Adjustment
As RevisedAs ReportedImpact of
Adjustment
As Revised
Consolidated Income Statement
Cost of oncology services$4,842 $(219)$4,623 $15,822 $(219)$15,603 
Total costs and operating expenses$10,049 $(219)$9,830 $29,681 $(219)$29,462 
Income from operations$763 $219 $982 $795 $219 $1,014 
Net income$740 $219 $959 $816 $219 $1,035 
Basic EPS$0.06 $0.01 $0.07 $0.06 $0.02 $0.08 
Diluted EPS$0.05 $0.02 $0.07 $0.06 $0.01 $0.07 
Consolidated Balance Sheet
Accrued liabilities$2,426 $(219)$2,207 $2,426 $(219)$2,207 
Total current liabilities$11,414 $(219)$11,195 $11,414 $(219)$11,195 
Total liabilities$17,393 $(219)$17,174 $17,393 $(219)$17,174 
Accumulated deficit$(71,857)$219 $(71,638)$(71,857)$219 $(71,638)
Total stockholders' equity$7,867 $219 $8,086 $7,867 $219 $8,086 


Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
The Company considers allonly those investments which are highly liquid, investments purchasedreadily convertible to cash, and with a maturityoriginal maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase, to be cash equivalents. At various times,As of April 30, 2021 and 2020 the Company has amountshad cash balances of $4.7 million and $8.3 million, respectively, and 0 cash equivalents.

Liquidity

Our liquidity needs have typically arisen from the funding of our research and development programs and the launch of new products, working capital requirements, and other strategic initiatives. In the past, we have met these cash requirements through our cash on deposithand, working capital management, proceeds from certain private placements and public offerings of our securities, and sales of products and services. For the year ended April 30, 2021, the Company had net income of approximately $362,000, an accumulated deficit of approximately $72.5 million, working capital of $1.4 million and cash of $4.7 million. We believe that our cash on hand, together with future improved cash flows from operations, are adequate to fund operations through at financial institutionsleast August 2022. Should the Company be required to raise additional capital, there can be no assurance that management would be successful in excess of federally insured limits.raising such capital on terms acceptable to us, if at all.


Fair Value
 
The carrying value of cash, and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, deposits and other receivables, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities approximate their fair value based on the liquidity or the short-term maturities of these instruments. The fair value hierarchy promulgated by GAAP consists of three levels:
 
Level one — Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
Level two — Inputs other than level one inputs that are either directly or indirectly observable; and
Level three — Unobservable inputs developed using estimates and assumptions, which are developed by the reporting entity and reflect those assumptions that a market participant would use.


Determining which category an asset or liability falls within the hierarchy requires significant judgment. The Company evaluates its hierarchy disclosures each quarter. The Company has no assets or liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and there were no assets and/or liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis during the yearyears ended April 30, 2018.2021 and 2020.

Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable represent amounts due under agreements with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies for TOS and amounts due under agreements with patients for POS. At each reporting period, the Company evaluates open accounts receivable for collectability and records an allowance for potentially uncollectible accounts. For April 30, 2018 and 2017, the allowance for these accounts was $13,000 and $56,000, respectively. Accounts receivable is also comprised of certain unbilled accounts receivable for services completed under TOS that have not been billed as of the balance sheet date. As of April 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company had unbilled receivables of $2.1 million and $1.6 million, respectively.
Restricted Cash
As of April 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company has restricted cash of $150,000 and $150,000, respectively, which is classified as a non-current asset on the consolidated balance sheets. This restricted cash serves primarily as collateral for corporate credit cards to provide financial assurance that the Company will fulfill its obligations. The cash is held in custody by the issuing bank, is restricted as to withdrawal or use, and is currently invested in an interest-bearing Certificate of Deposit (“CD”). As of November 2017, the Company has switched vendors and is no longer obligated to restrict this cash. The CD matures in the second quarter of fiscal 2019 at which time the Company will not renew and will no longer account for this as restricted cash.


CHAMPIONS ONCOLOGY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)



Property and Equipment
 
Property and equipment is recorded at cost and primarily consists of laboratory equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer hardware and software, and internally developed software. Assets in progress include equipment or software not yet placed in service for the new laboratory facility.service. Depreciation and amortization is calculated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the various assets ranging from three to sevennine years. PropertyRefer to Footnote 4, "Property and equipment consistedEquipment" for a detailed discussion.

Leases

The Company accounts for its leases under Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 842, Leases ("ASC 842"). Under this guidance, arrangements meeting the definition of a lease are classified as operating or financing leases and are recorded on the following (in thousands):
 April 30,
 2018 2017
Furniture and fixtures$73
 $74
Computer equipment and software973
 872
Laboratory equipment2,490
 918
Assets in progress15
 472
Leasehold improvements
 2
    
Total property and equipment3,551
 2,338
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization(1,468) (1,122)
    
Property and equipment, net$2,083
 $1,216
Depreciationconsolidated balance sheet as both a right-of-use asset ("ROU") and amortization expense was $360,000 and $168,000 forlease liability, calculated by discounting fixed lease payments over the years ended April 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The company disposed of fixed assets which reduced total property and equipment and accumulated depreciation by $16,000 and $(13,000), respectively, leaving a gain on disposal of fixed asset of $3,000. Additionally, includedlease term at the rate implicit in “Laboratory equipment” as of April 30, 2018 and 2017 is a capitalthe lease asset of $130,000 and $124,000, respectively. Depreciation and amortization expense relatingor the capital lease was $26,753 and $24,045 forCompany’s incremental borrowing rate. As the years ended April 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Capital Lease
In November 2014,Company's leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company entered into a lease for laboratory equipment. The lease was determined to be a capital lease that has costs of approximately $149,000,uses an incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at inception, through November 2019. The current monthly capital lease payment is approximately $3,000.
The following is a schedule by years of future minimum lease payments under this capital lease together withcommencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. Lease liabilities are increased by interest and reduced by payments each period, and the net minimumright-of-use asset is amortized over the lease payments as of April 30, 2018 (table in thousands):
For the Years Ended April 30,2019 $28
 2020 16
Total minimum lease payments  44
Less: amount representing interest  (2)
Present value of minimum payments  42
Less: current portion  (26)
   $16
The present value of minimum future obligations shown above is calculated basedterm. For operating leases, interest on interest rate of 5%. The short-termthe lease liability and long-term componentsthe amortization of the capitalright-of-use asset result in straight-line rent expense over the lease obligation are included in accrued liabilities and other non-current liabilities, respectively at April 30, 2018 and 2017.term.

 
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
 
Impairment losses are to be recognized when the carrying amount of a long-lived asset is not recoverable or exceeds its fair value.  The Company evaluates its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that a carrying value may not be recoverable.  The Company uses estimates of future cash flows over the remaining useful life of a long- lived asset or asset group to determine the recoverability of the asset.  These estimates only include the net cash flows directly associated with, and that are expected to arise as a direct result of, the use and eventual disposition of the asset or asset group.  The
CHAMPIONS ONCOLOGY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)


Company has not0t recognized any impairment losses for the Company’s long-lived assets for the years ending April 30, 20182021 and 2017.2020.
 
Other long term assets


Other long term assets represents amountamounts relating to lease deposits for our Hackensack, New Jersey and Rockville, Maryland locations.


Goodwill
 
Goodwill represents the excess of the costpurchase price over the fair market value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired including identifiable assets.  Goodwill is tested annually, or more frequently if circumstances indicate potential impairment, by comparing its fair value to its carrying amount.in a business combination. The determination of whether or not goodwill is impaired involves significant judgment.  Although the Company believes its goodwill is not impaired, changes in strategy or market conditions could significantly impact the judgments and may require future adjustments toevaluates the carrying value of goodwill.  The Company uses a two-stepgoodwill annually in connection with the annual budgeting and forecast process to test for goodwill impairment.  The first step is to screen for potential impairment, while the second step measures the amount of the impairment,and also between annual evaluations if any.  The first step of the goodwill impairment test compares the fair value of each reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill.  Ifevents occur or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the reporting unit to which goodwill was allocated to below its carrying amount. Such circumstances could include, but are not limited to: (1) a significant adverse change in legal factors, market conditions, or in business climate, (2) unanticipated competition, or (3) an adverse action or assessment by a regulator. When evaluating goodwill for impairment, we may first perform an assessment qualitatively whether it is more likely than not that a reporting unit’s carrying amount exceeds its fair value, referred to as a “step zero” approach. Subsequently (if necessary after step zero), an entity should perform its goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying value. Under FASB's Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2014-02, Topic 350, "Intangibles—Goodwill and Other" goodwill impairment is measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the reporting unit over its fair value.

The impairment evaluation test involves comparing the current fair value of each business unit to its carrying value, goodwillincluding goodwill. Fair value is not impaired.  Iftypically estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis, which requires the carryingCompany to estimate the future cash flows anticipated to be generated by the business unit being tested for impairment as well as to select a risk-adjusted discount rate to measure the present value of the reporting unit’s net assets, including goodwill, exceedsanticipated cash flows. When determining future cash flow estimates, the Company considers historical results adjusted to reflect current and anticipated operating conditions. The Company estimates cash flows for the business unit over a discrete period (typically four or five years) and the terminal period (considering expected long term growth rates and trends). Estimating future cash flows requires significant judgment by management in such areas as future economic conditions, industry-specific conditions, product pricing, and necessary capital expenditures. The use of different assumptions or estimates for future cash flows or significant changes in risk-adjusted discount rates due to changes in market conditions could produce substantially different estimates of the fair value of the reporting unit, then the Company determines the implied fair value of goodwill.  If the carrying value of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value, then an impairment of goodwill has occurred and an impairment loss would be recognized for the difference between the carrying amount and the implied fair value of goodwill as a component of operating income.  The implied fair value of goodwill is calculated by subtracting the fair value of tangible and intangible assets associated with the reporting unit from the fair value of thebusiness unit. The Company tests for goodwill impairment at the reporting unit segment level.

CHAMPIONS ONCOLOGY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)


The Company has 1 reportable segment. The Company assesses goodwill impairment by business unit. Judgments regarding the existence of impairment indicators are based on legal factors, market conditions and operational performance of the businesses.  Future events, including but not recognizedlimited to continued declines in economic activity, loss of contracts or a significant number of customers, or a rapid increase in costs or capital expenditures, could cause us to conclude that impairment indicators exist and that goodwill is impaired. For the year ended April 30, 2021, the Company's annual assessment did not result in any impairment losses for the Company’sindicators. The Company recognized goodwill impairment for the years ended April 30, 20182021 and 2017.2020 of $0 and $335,000, respectively. As of April 30, 2021 and 2020, goodwill was $335,000.
 
Deferred Revenue
 
Deferred revenue represents payments received in advance for products to be delivered.  When products are delivered, deferred revenue is then recognized as earned.


Other Non-Current Liabilities


Other non-current liabilities representsrepresent amounts relating to deferred rent for our Rockville, Maryland laboratory facility, non-current portion of capital lease for laboratory equipment and uncertain tax positions relating to one of our foreign entities.

Revenue Recognition
The Company derives revenue from its TOS and POS businesses. Translational oncology solutions offer a preclinical TumorGraft platform to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies using proprietary TumorGraft studies, which the Company believes may be predictive of how drugs may perform in clinical settings. Personalized oncology solutions assist physicians by providing information to help guide the development of personalized treatment plans for their patients using our core offerings, including testing oncology drugs and drug combinations on personalized TumorGrafts, and through other products. The Company recognizes revenue when the following four basic criteria are met: (i) a contract has been entered into with its customers; (ii) delivery has occurred or services rendered to its customers; (iii) the fee is fixed and determinable as noted in the contract; and (iv) collectability is reasonably assured.  The Company utilizes a proportional performance revenue recognition model for its TOS business, under which it recognizes revenue as performance occurs, based on the relative outputs of the performance that have occurred up to that point in time under the respective agreement, typically the delivery of reports to its customers documenting the results of testing protocols.
When a TOS or POS arrangement involves multiple elements, the items included in the arrangement (deliverables) are evaluated to determine whether they represent separate units of accounting.  The Company performs this evaluation at the inception of an arrangement and as each item in the arrangement is delivered.  Generally, the Company accounts for a deliverable (or a group of deliverables) separately if: (i) the delivered item(s) has standalone value to the customer, and (ii) if the Company has given the customer a general right of return relative to the delivered item(s) and the delivery or performance of the undelivered item(s) or service(s) is probable and substantially in the Company’s control.  All revenue from contracts determined not to have separate
CHAMPIONS ONCOLOGY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)


units of accounting is recognized based on consideration of the most substantive delivery factor of all the elements in the contract or if there is no predominant deliverable upon delivery of the final element of the arrangement.
 
Cost of Oncology SolutionsServices
 
Cost of oncology solutionsservices relates primarily to our TOS and POS business units.unit. TOS costs consist of direct costs related to laboratory supplies, mice purchases, and maintenance costs for studies completed internally andas well as charges from CROsContract Research Organization's for studies handled externally. Indirect costs include salaries and other payroll related costs of compensation for personnel directly engaged in providing TOS products.products and services. All costs of performing studies in-house are expensed as incurred. All TOS costs of performing studies from external sources, if any, are expensed when incurred. POS consists of costs related to implantations, drug panels, tumor boards, and gene sequencing services, as well as indirect internal costs, such as salaries for personnel directly engaged in these products. Direct costs associated with implantation revenues are primarily related to mice purchases and maintenance and shipping of tumor tissue. Direct drug panel costs are primarily incurred from mice purchases and maintenance and drug purchases. Direct tumor board costs are primarily related to physicians’ honorariums and any tumor board participation costs such as travel, lodging and meals. Direct gene sequencing costs are primarily related to costs billed from the gene sequencing service provider. All POS costs are expensed as incurred.
 
Research and Development
 
Research and development costs represent both costs incurred internally for research and development activities, including personnel costs, and mice purchases, and maintenance, as well as costs incurred externally to facilitate research activities, such as tumor tissue procurement and characterization expenses.  All research and development costs are expensed as incurred. 
 
Sales and Marketing
 
SellingSales and marketing expenses represent costs incurred to promote the Company’s products offered, including salaries, benefits and related costs of our sales and marketing personnel, and represent costs of advertising and other selling and marketing expenses. All sales and marketing costs, including advertising costs, are expensed as incurred.
 
Basic and Dilutive LossEarnings Per Common Share
 
Basic net income or loss per share is computed by dividing the net income or loss for the period by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net lossincome per share is computed by dividing the net lossincome for the period by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock plus dilutive potential common stock considered outstanding during the period. Such dilutive shares consist of incremental shares that would be issued upon exercise of the Company’s common stock purchase warrants and stock options. For the twelve months ended April 30, 2018 and 2017, basic and dilutive loss per share were the same, as the potentially dilutive securities did not have a dilutive effect.

 Year Ended April 30,
 2018 2017
Basic and diluted net loss per share computation (dollars in thousands except per share amounts) 
  
Net loss attributable to common stockholders$(1,476) $(6,884)
Weighted Average common shares10,991,105
 10,684,395
Basic and diluted net loss per share$(0.13) $(0.64)
 
The following table reflects the total potential stock-based instruments outstanding at April 30, 2018 and 2017 that could have an effect on the future computation of dilution per common share:
 Year Ended April 30
 2018 2017
Stock options2,705,845
 2,308,704
Warrants2,004,284
 2,004,284
    
Total common stock equivalents4,710,129
 4,312,988
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Stock-based Payments
 
The Company typically recognizes expense for stock-based payments based on the fair value of awards on the date of grant.  The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate fair value.  The Black-Scholes option valuation model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of short-traded options that have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable.  The option pricing model requires the Company to estimate certain key assumptions such as expected life, volatility, risk free interest rates and dividend yield to determine the fair value of stock-based awards.  These assumptions are based on historical information and management judgment.  The risk-free interest rate used is based on the United States treasury security rate with a term consistent with the expected term of the award at the time of the grant. Since the Company has limited option exercise history, it has generally elected to estimate the expected life of an award based upon the Securities and Exchange Commission-approved “simplified method” noted under the provisions of Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 with the continued use of this method extended under the provisions of Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 110.  Estimated volatility is based

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upon the historical volatility of the Company's common stock.  The Company does not anticipate paying a dividend, and therefore, no expected dividend yield was used.
 
The Company expenses stock-based payments over the period that the awards are expected to vest, netvest.  In the event of estimated forfeitures.  If actual forfeitures, differ from management’s estimates, compensation expense is adjusted.  The Company expenses modification charges in the period of modification and, if required, over the remaining period the awards are expected to vest. The Company will report cash flows resulting from tax deductions in excess of the compensation cost recognized from those options (excess tax benefits) as financing cash flows, if they should arise.
 
Income Taxes
 
Deferred income taxes have been provided to show the effect of temporary differences between the recognition of expenses for financial and income tax reporting purposes and between the tax basis of assets and liabilities, and their reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements.  In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, the Company assesses the likelihood that deferred tax assets will be recovered through tax planning strategies or from future taxable income, and to the extent that recovery is not likely or there is insufficient operating history, a valuation allowance is established.  The Company adjusts the valuation allowance in the period management determines it is more likely than not that net deferred tax assets will or will not be realized.  Changes in valuation allowances from period to period are included in the tax provision in the period of change. As of April 30, 20182021 and 2017,2020, the Company provided a valuation allowance for all net deferred tax assets, as recovery is not more likely than not based on an insufficient history of earnings.
 
Tax positions are positions taken in a previously filed tax return or positions expected to be taken in a future tax return that are reflected in measuring current or deferred income tax assets and liabilities reported in the consolidated financial statements.  Tax positions include, but are not limited to, the following:
 
An allocation or shift of income between taxing jurisdictions;
The characterization of income or a decision to exclude reportable taxable income in a tax return; or
A decision to classify a transaction, entity or other position in a tax return as tax exempt.


The Company reflects tax benefits only if it is more likely than not that we will be able to sustain the tax position, based on its technical merits.  If a tax benefit meets this criterion, it is measured and recognized based on the largest amount of benefit that is cumulatively greater than 50% likely to be realized.  TheAs of April 30, 2021 and 2020 the Company has recorded $151,000$181,000 and $121,000$178,000, respectively, of liabilities related to uncertain tax positions relative to one of its foreign operations as of April 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.operations.

The Company’s practice is to recognize interest and/or penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. The Company had no accrualaccrued $3,000 and $27,000, for interest orand penalties on the Company’s balance sheets at April 30, 2018 and 2017, and has not recognized interest and/or penalties in the statement of operations for either period. We dothe years ended April 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Company does not anticipate any significant unrecognized tax benefits willto be recorded during the next 12 months.  For the year ended April 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company recognized a provision for income taxes of $75,000 and $130,000, respectively. These amounts are mainly attributable to taxable income earned in Israel relating to transfer pricing.

Recent Accounting PronouncementsRevenue Recognition

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, “RevenueThe Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“ASU 2014-09”), which supersedes nearly all existingCustomers. The objective of the standard is to establish a single comprehensive revenue recognition guidance under GAAP. The core principlemodel that is designed to create greater comparability of ASU 2014-09 isfinancial statements across industries and jurisdictions. Under this standard, companies recognize revenue to recognize revenues when promiseddepict the transfer of goods or services are transferred to customers in amounts that reflect the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.

All revenue is generated from contracts with customers. The Company's arrangements are service type contracts that mainly have a duration of less than a year. The Company recognizes revenue when control of these services is transferred to the customer in an amount, referred to as the transaction price, that reflects the consideration to which an entity expectsthe Company is expected to be entitled in exchange for those services. The Company determines revenue recognition utilizing the following five steps: (1) identification of the contract with a customer, (2) identification of the performance obligations in the contract (promised goods or services. ASU 2014-09 defines a five-step process to achieve this core principle and, in doing so, more judgment and estimates may be required withinservices that are distinct), (3) determination of the revenue recognition process than are required under existing GAAP. In addition, this guidance requires new or expanded disclosures relatedtransaction price, (4) allocation of the transaction price to the judgments madeperformance obligations, and (5) recognition of revenue when, or as, the Company transfers control of the product or service for each performance obligation. The Company records revenues net of any tax assessments by companies when following this frameworkgovernmental authorities, such as value added taxes, that are imposed on and additional quantitative disclosuresconcurrent with specific revenue generating transactions.


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Pharmacology Study and Other Services
regarding contract balances and remaining performance obligations. On July 9, 2015, the FASB voted to defer the effective date by one year to December 15, 2017 for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after that date. Early adoption of ASU 2014-09 is permitted but not before the original effective date (annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016). When effective, ASU 2014-09 prescribes either of the following transition methods: (i) a full retrospective approach reflecting the application of the standard in each prior reporting period with the option to elect certain practical expedients; or (ii) a retrospective approach with the cumulative effect of initially adopting ASU 2014-09 recognized at the date of adoption (which includes additional footnote disclosures). The Company will adopt this guidance on May 1, 2018.


The Company has evaluated the overall impact that ASU 2014-09 will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, as well as the expected timing and method of adoption. The Company established an implementation team, including external advisers, and is finalizing the review of the Company’s revenue portfolio and related contracts across its various business units and geographies. Discussions regarding changes to the Company’s current accounting policies and practices remain ongoing and preliminary conclusions are subject to change.

Upon adoption, the Company will recognize revenue fromgenerally enters into contracts with customers as eachto provide oncology services with payments based on fixed-fee arrangements. At contract inception, the Company assesses the services promised in the contracts with customers to identify the performance obligations in the arrangement. The Company's fixed-fee arrangements for oncology services are considered a single performance obligation is satisfied, either atbecause the Company provides a point in time or over a period of time, based on when control transfers to customers. The adoption of this update is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.highly-integrated service.


The Company plansrecognizes revenue over time using a progress-based input method since there is no single output measure that would fairly depict the transfer of control over the life of the performance obligation. Revenue is recognized for the single performance obligation over time due to adopt the newCompany's right to payment for work performed to date and the performance does not create an asset with an alternative use. The Company recognizes revenue recognition standardas portions of the overall performance obligation are completed as this best depicts the progress of the performance obligation.

Incremental Costs of Obtaining a Contract (Sales Commissions)

Under ASC 606, the costs of obtaining a contract can be expensed immediately, rather than capitalized and amortized, if the amortization period is one year or shorter. Sales commissions for the Company represent contract costs with a term of one year or less. Therefore, under ASC 606, the Company elected the practical expedient to expense these costs as incurred.    

Variable Consideration

In some cases, contracts provide for variable consideration that is contingent upon the occurrence of uncertain future events, such as the success of the initial performance obligation. Variable consideration is estimated at the expected value or at the most likely amount depending on the type of consideration. Estimated amounts are included in the transaction price to the extent it is probable that a significant reversal of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is resolved. The estimate of variable consideration and determination of whether to include estimated amounts in the transaction price are based largely on an assessment of its anticipated performance and all information (historical, current and forecasted) that is reasonably available to the Company.

Trade Receivables, Unbilled Services and Deferred Revenue

In general, billings and payments are established by contractual provisions including predetermined payment schedules, which may or may not correspond to the timing of the transfer of control of the Company's services under the modified retrospective transition method by recognizingcontract. In general, the cumulative effect of applyingCompany's intention in its invoicing (payment terms) is to maintain cash neutrality over the standard as an adjustment to the Company’s Balance Sheet. The Company has been assessing the impactlife of the new revenue recognition standard, andcontract. Upfront payments, when they occur, are intended to cover certain expenses the Company does not anticipate being able to provideincurs at the full impact onbeginning of the Balance Sheets or Statements of Operations until they complete the review of all of their contracts during fiscal 2019. From the initial review and assessment of a sample of contracts with customers,contract. Neither the Company will evaluate the measurementnor its customers view such upfront payments and contracted payment schedules as a means of financing. Unbilled services primarily arise from timing of payment terms and when an input method of revenue recognition for certainis utilized and revenue recognized exceeds the amount billed to the customer.

Deferred revenue consists of its co-clinical contracts under the new standard. The Company will also provide enhanced disclosure regarding revenue recognition, including disclosuresunearned payments received in excess of revenue streams, performance obligations, variable considerationrecognized. As the contracted services are subsequently performed and the related judgments and estimates necessary to applyassociated revenue is recognized, the new standard.


The Company plans to adoptdeferred revenue balance is reduced by the newamount of the revenue recognition standard underrecognized during the modified retrospective transition method by recognizingperiod. Deferred revenue is classified as a current liability on the cumulative effect of applying the standardconsolidated balance sheet as an adjustment to the Company’s Balance Sheet. Until the Company completes testing ofexpects to recognize the newassociated revenue recognition standard,in less than one year.

Accounting Pronouncements Being Evaluated

In June 2016, the Company does not anticipate being able to provide the impact of the new standard on the Balance Sheet or Statements of Operations; however, from the initial review and assessment of a sample of contracts with customers, the Company does not anticipate the new accounting pronouncement to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements, except enhanced disclosure regarding revenue recognition, including disclosures of revenue streams, performance obligations, variable consideration and the related judgments and estimates necessary to apply the new standard.

In August 2014, theFinancial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) FASB issued ASUAccounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2014-15, “Disclosure2016-13, "Financial Instruments - Credit Losses". This update requires immediate recognition of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continuemanagement’s estimates of current expected credit losses ("CECL"). Under the prior model, losses were recognized only as a Going Concern”. The amendments in this update state that in connection with preparing financial statements for each annual and interim reporting period, an entity’s management should evaluate whether there are conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued (or within one year after the date that the financial statements are available to be issued, when applicable). The amendments in this update are effective for the annual reporting period beginning after December 15, 2016 and for annual periods and interim periods thereafter. Early application is permitted. The Company adopted this updated in fiscal 2018 and did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB ASU No. 2016-02, Leases.they were incurred. The new standard will require most leasesmodel is applicable to be recognized on the balance sheet which will increase reported assets and liabilities. Lessor accounting remains substantially similar to current guidance.all financial instruments that are not accounted for at fair value through net income. The new standard is effective for annual and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, which2022 for uspublic entities qualifying as smaller reporting companies. Early adoption is the first quarter of fiscal 2019 and mandates a modified retrospective transition method.permitted. We are currently assessing the impact of this update on our consolidated financial statements.

In April 2016,statements and have not yet determined the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, “Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting”. The new standard simplifies several aspects of the accounting for employee share-based payment transactions, including the accounting for income taxes, forfeitures, and statutory tax withholding requirements, as well as classification in the statement of cash flows. ASU No. 2016-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted this standard in fiscal 2018 and, as expected, it did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.


In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (ASC 740) — Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. ASU 2019-12 which modifies ASC 740 to simplify the accounting for income taxes. The ASU removes certain exceptions for recognizing deferred taxes for investments, performing intraperiod allocation and calculating income taxes in interim periods. The ASU also adds guidance to reduce complexity in certain areas, including recognizing deferred taxes for tax goodwill and allocating taxes to members of a consolidated group. ASU 2019-12 is effective for annual periods, including

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In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, “Statement of Cash Flows: Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments” . The new standard attempts to reduce diversity in practice in how cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. ASU No. 2016-15 provides guidance on eight specific cash flow issues. The new guidance will be effective for fiscal yearsinterim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 20172020. We are currently assessing the potential impact of this ASU on our consolidated financial statements and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted including adoption in an interim period. We do not intend to early adopt and the adoption of this update is not expected to haveexpect a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.


Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, "Leases", (Topic 842), which required the Company to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities (related to leases previously classified as operating under previous U.S. GAAP) on its consolidated balance sheet for all leases in excess of one year in duration. The ASU was effective for the Company on May 1, 2019. The Company elected to adopt ASU 2016-02 using the modified retrospective method and, therefore, have not recast comparative periods presented in its unaudited consolidated financial statements. As permitted under ASU 2016-02, the Company elected to account for the non-lease components together with the lease components as a single lease component. The Company recorded an operating lease right-of-use ("ROU") asset of $3.2 million, net of deferred rent of $900,000 and an operating lease liability of $4.1 million as of May 1, 2019. Refer to "Note 12. Leases" for additional information.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, Intangibles“Intangibles - Goodwill and OtherOther” (Topic 350): “SimplifyingSimplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment”Impairment (ASU 2017-04). The updateThis new standard simplifies how an entity is required to test goodwill for impairment by eliminating Step 2a step from the goodwill impairment test. Step 2 measures a goodwill impairment loss by comparing the implied fair value of a reporting unit’s goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. It affects public entities that have goodwill reported in their financial statementsASU 2017-04 allows for prospective application and have not elected the private company alternativeis effective for the subsequent measurement of goodwill. A public entity that is a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") filer should adopt the amendments in this update for its annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods therein with early adoption permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. The Company adopted this guidance on May 1, 2019. ForThe adoption did not have an impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements. 

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, "Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting". This ASU expands the scope of Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation (which currently only includes share-based payments to employees) to include share-based payments issued to nonemployees for goods or services. Under the new guidance, the existing employee guidance will apply to nonemployee share-based transactions (as long as the transaction is not effectively a form of financing), with the exception of specific guidance related to the attribution of compensation cost. The cost of nonemployee awards will continue to be recorded as if the grantor had paid cash for the goods or services. The new accounting guidance was effective for the Company on May 1, 2019. The Company early adopted ASU 2018-07 beginning with its financial reporting for the amendments arequarter ended January 31, 2019. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (ASC 820) — Disclosure Framework-Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018-13 removes certain disclosures, modifies certain disclosures and adds additional disclosures. ASU 2018-13 is effective Januaryfor annual periods, including interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company adopted this guidance on May 1, 2020. The Company has early adopted this ASU in fiscal 2018. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on ourthe Company's consolidated financial statements.


In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, which amends ASC 350-40, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software, to address a customer’s accounting for implementation costs incurred in a cloud computing arrangement ("CCA") that is a service contract. This update aligns the accounting for costs incurred to implement a CCA that is a service arrangement with the guidance on capitalizing costs associated with developing or obtaining internal-use software. The update is effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted this guidance on May 1, 2020. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact is reflected in the Company's current year consolidated financial statements.



Note 3. Accounts Receivable, Unbilled Services and Deferred Revenue

Accounts receivable and unbilled services were as follows (in thousands):

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April 30, 2021April 30, 2020
  
Accounts receivable$4,304 $2,655 
Unbilled services3,020 2,404 
Total accounts receivable and unbilled services7,324 5,059 
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts(338)(289)
Total accounts receivable, net$6,986 $4,770 
Deferred revenue was as follows (in thousands):
April 30, 2021April 30, 2020
  
Deferred revenue$6,256 $5,815 

Deferred revenue is shown as a current liability on the Company's balance sheet.

Note 4. Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands):
 April 30,
 20212020
Furniture and fixtures$246 $180 
Computer equipment and software1,461 1,209 
Laboratory equipment6,640 4,818 
Capitalized software development costs484 
Assets in progress1,211 554 
Leasehold improvements
Total property and equipment10,046 6,765 
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization(3,956)(2,772)
Property and equipment, net$6,090 $3,993 
    Depreciation and amortization expense was $1.2 million and $825,000 for the years ended April 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Depreciation and amortization expense, excluding expense recorded under finance leases, was $925,000 and $683,000 for the twelve months ended April 30, 2021 and 2020.

    As of April 30, 2021 and 2020, property, plant and equipment included gross assets held under finance leases of $343,000. Related depreciation expense for these assets was $124,000 and $142,000 for the years ended April 30, 2021 and 2020.

    During the year ended April 30, 2020, specifically during the quarter ended October 31, 2019, the Company traded in and disposed of a $235,000 leased asset that was previously included in the laboratory equipment category. At the time of disposal, the accumulated depreciation related to that asset was written off in the amount of $127,000 (see also paragraph below). As of January 31, 2020, the remaining leased asset included in the laboratory equipment category was fully depreciated resulting in a net balance of nil from that point forward.

Capitalized software development costs under a hosting arrangement

The Company accounts for the cost of computer software obtained or developed for internal use as well as the software development and implementation costs associated with a hosting arrangement ("internal-use software") that is a service contract in accordance and with ASC 350, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other ("ASC-350"). We capitalize certain costs in the

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development of our internal-use software when the preliminary project stage is completed and it is probable that the project itself will be completed and the software will perform as intended. These capitalized costs include personnel and related expenses for employees and costs of third-party consultants who are directly associated with and who devote time to these internal-use software projects. Capitalization of these costs ceases once the project is substantially complete and the software is ready for its intended purpose. Costs incurred for significant upgrades, increased functionality, and enhancements to the Company's internal-use software solutions are also capitalized. Costs incurred for training, maintenance, and minor modifications are expensed as incurred. Capitalized software development costs are amortized using the straight-line method over an estimated useful economic life of three years.
During the year ended April 30, 2020, the Company began to capitalize development and implementation costs in accordance with accounting guidance for its Lumin Bioinformatics platform ("Lumin"). Lumin is the Company's new oncology data-driven software program and data tool which is classified as Software as a Service (SaaS). These capitalized costs represent salaries, including direct payroll-related costs, certain software development consultant expenses and molecular sequencing programming costs incurred in the engineering and coding of the software development. As of April 30, 2020, development was not yet complete and, as such, the platform was not placed into service or made available for sale. Therefore, these costs were classified as assets in progress in the amount of $315,000 at April 30, 2020. After additional development during the first quarter of fiscal 2021, the initial version of the Lumin platform was launched, at which time initial capitalization ceased and amortization commenced. The total Lumin asset was placed into service as of July 31, 2020 in the gross amount of $484,000. Depreciation and amortization related to this asset was $134,000 for the year ended April 30, 2021.

During the second quarter ended October 31, 2021 and through the end of fiscal 2021, the Company continued to develop increased functionality, expand product design and usability, and add enhancements to the Lumin platform. In accordance with accounting guidance, these costs were capitalized, and as of April 30, 2021, were not yet placed into service or made available for sale. This developmental work does not render the initial released version to be obsolete or diminished in value but, rather, adds to the base level of the existing platform. Total costs included in assets in progress related to these capitalized enhancements and additional functionality as of April 30, 2021 are $991,000. These developments will be placed into service and made available for sale during fiscal 2022.

Finance Lease

    In November 2014, the Company entered into a finance lease for laboratory equipment. The lease had costs of approximately $149,000, at inception, through November 2019. The final lease payment under this finance lease of $2,000 was paid during the three months ended January 31, 2020. 

    In July 2018, the Company entered into a second finance lease for laboratory equipment. The lease had total costs of approximately $266,000, inclusive of interest and taxes, with a monthly payment of approximately $11,000. Although the lease was originally due to mature in July 2020, the Company decided to pay the outstanding balance on February 1, 2019. During the quarter ended October 31, 2019, the Company traded in this asset and received a $160,000 reduction in the purchase price of 2 newly acquired assets. The net book value of the asset traded in at the time of trade in was $108,000, which resulted in the gain on the disposal of the asset of $52,000, which is included as an offset in the other expense line within the Company's consolidated statement of operations for the year ended April 30, 2020.

    In December 2019, the Company entered into a finance lease for laboratory equipment. The lease had costs of approximately $231,000, at inception, through November 2020. This lease expired December 2020. Prior to expiration, the monthly finance lease payment was approximately $19,000. The future minimum lease payments remaining under this finance lease at April 30, 2021 and 2020 were 0 are $135,000, respectively. The present value of minimum future obligations was calculated based on interest rate of 4.75%. Depreciation and amortization expense related to this finance lease was $124,000 and $88,500 for the years ended April 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.



Note 5. Revenue from Contracts with Customers

Oncology Services Revenue

The Company accounts for revenue in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Under ASC 606, revenue is recognized when, or as, a customer obtains control of promised services. The amount of revenue recognized reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for these services.


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A performance obligation is a promise (or a combination of promises) in a contract to transfer distinct goods or services to a customer and is the unit of accounting under ASC 606 for the purposes of revenue recognition. A contract's transaction price is allocated to each separate performance obligation based upon the standalone selling price and is recognized as revenue, when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied. The majority of the Company's contracts have a single performance obligation because the promise to transfer individual services is not separately identifiable from other promises in the contracts, and therefore, is not distinct.

The majority of the Company's revenue arrangements are service contracts that are completed within a year or less. There are a few contracts that range in duration between 1 and 3 years. Substantially all of the Company's performance obligations, and associated revenue, are transferred to the customer over time. Most of the Company's contracts can be terminated by the customer without cause. In the event of termination, the Company's contracts provide that the customer pay the Company for services rendered through the termination date. The Company generally receives compensation based on a predetermined invoicing schedule relating to specific milestones for that contract. In addition, in certain instances a customer contract may include forms of variable consideration such as performance increases or other provisions that can increase or decrease the transaction price. This variable consideration is generally awarded upon achievement of certain performance metrics. For the purposes of revenue recognition, variable consideration is assessed on a contract-by-contract basis and the amount to be recorded is estimated based on the assessment of the Company's anticipated performance and consideration of all information that is reasonably available. Variable consideration is recognized as revenue if and when it is deemed probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is resolved in the future.

Amendments to contracts are common. The Company evaluates each amendment which meets the criteria of a contract modification under ASC 606. Each modification is further evaluated to determine whether the contract modification should be accounted for as a separate contract or as a continuation of the original agreement.

The Company accounts for amendments as a separate contract as they meet the criteria under ASC 606-10-25-12.

Other TOS revenue represents additional services provided to the Company's pharmaceutical and biotechnology customers, specifically flow cytometry services and SaaS provided via our Lumin Bioinformatics software.

The following table represents disaggregated revenue for the twelve months ended April 30, 2021 and 2020:
Year Ended April 30,
 20212020
Pharmacology services$39,473 $31,262 
Personalized oncology services166 790 
Other TOS revenue1,401 71 
Total oncology services revenue$41,040 $32,123 

Contract Balances

Contract assets include unbilled amounts typically resulting from revenue recognized in excess of the amounts billed to the customer for which the right to payment is subject to factors other than the passage of time. These amounts may not exceed their net realizable value. Contract assets are classified as current. Contract liabilities consist of customer payments received in advance of performance and billings in excess of revenue recognized, net of revenue recognized from the balance at the beginning of the period. Contract assets and liabilities are presented on the balance sheet on a net contract-by-contract basis at the end of each reporting period.

Note 3.6. Significant Customers
 
For the yearyears ended April 30, 2018, two2021 and 2020, none of our customers accounted for more than 10.0% of our total revenue in the amount of $4.2 million and $2.6 million, or 20.6% and 12.8%. The revenue from these customers is part of the TOS business and captured in the consolidated oncology solutions revenue line item within the income statement.
For the year ended April 30, 2017, one of our customers accounted for more than 10.0% of our total revenue in the amount of $3.3 million, or 21.3%. The revenue from this customer is part of the TOS business and was captured in the consolidated oncology solutions revenue line item within the income statement.revenue.
 
As of April 30, 2018, two2021 and 2020, none of our customers accounted for more than 10.0% of our total accounts receivable balance in the amount of $878,530 and $736,071, or 22.6% and 19.0%, respectively.balance.
 
As of April 30, 2017, two of our customers accounted for more than 10.0% of our total accounts receivable balance in the amount of $994,095 and $256,022, or 43.7% and 11.3%, respectively.

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Note 4.7. Commitments and Contingencies
Operating Leases
The Company currently leases its office and laboratory facilities under non-cancelable operating leases. Rent expenses totaled $657,000 and $398,000 for the years ended April 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The Company considers its facilities adequate for our current operational needs.

The Company leases the following facilities under non-cancelable operating lease agreements:
One University Plaza, Suite 307, Hackensack, New Jersey 7601, which, since November 2011, serves as the Company’s corporate headquarters. The lease expires in November 2021. The Company recognized $90,000 and $86,000 of rental costs relative to this lease for fiscal 2018 and 2017, respectively.
855 North Wolfe Street, Suite 619, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, which consists of laboratories and office space where the Company conducts operations related to its primary service offerings.  This lease was terminated in October 2017.  The Company transitioned its activities from this location to the new location in Rockville, MD. The Company recognized $59,000 and $105,000 of rental costs relative to this lease for fiscal 2018 and 2017, respectively.
450 East 29th Street, New York, New York, 10016, which was a laboratory facility. The Company recognized $52,000 and $207,000 of rental expense for fiscal 2018 and 2017, respectively. This lease expired in May 2017 and was not renewed.
1330 Piccard Drive, Suite 025, Rockville, MD 20850, which consists of laboratory and office space where the Company will conduct operations related to its primary service offerings. The Company executed this lease on January 11, 2017. The operating commencement date was August 11, 2017. This lease expires in August 2028. The Company recognized $454,000 and nil of rental expense for fiscal 2018 and 2017, respectively.
910 Clopper Road,Suites 260S and 280S, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878, which consists of laboratory and office space where the Company will conduct operations related to its primary service offerings. The Company executed this lease on April 1, 2018. The operating commencement date is May 1, 2018. This lease expires in August 31, 2028. The Company recognized nil of rental expense for fiscal 2018 and 2017.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)


Future minimum lease payments due each fiscal year are as follows (in thousands):
2019$437,983
2020740,249
2021817,864
2022790,243
2023745,872
Thereafter$3,798,433
Total$7,330,644

 
Legal Matters
 
The Company is not currently party to any legal matters to its knowledge. The Company is not aware of any other matters that would have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
 
Registration Payment Arrangements
 
The Company has entered into an Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement in connection with the March 2015 Private Placement. This Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement contains provisions that may call for the Company to pay penalties in certain circumstances. This registration payment arrangement primarily relates to the Company’s ability to file a registration statement within a particular time period, have a registration statement declared effective within a particular time period and to maintain the effectiveness of the registration statement for a particular time period. The Company has not accrued any liquidated damages associated with the Amended and Restated Registration Right Agreement as the Company has filed the required registration statement and anticipates continued compliance with the agreement.


Royalties


The Company contracts with third-party vendors to license tumor samples for development into PDX models and use in our TOS business. These types of arrangements have an upfront fee ranging from nilNaN to $7,000$10,000 per tumor sample depending on the successful growth of the tumor model and ability to develop them into a sellable product. The upfront costs are expensed as incurred. In addition, under certain agreements, for a limited period of time, the Company is subject to royalty payments if the licensed tumor models are used for sale in our TOS business, ranging from 2% to 5%12.5% of the contract price after recouping certain initiation costs. AsSome of these arrangements also set forth an annual minimum royalty due regardless of tumor models used for sale. For the years ended April 30, 2018, no royalties2021 and 2020, we have been paid or incurred.accrued approximately $127,000 and $128,000 related to these royalty arrangements, respectively.


Note 5.8. Stock-based Payments
 
Stock-based compensation in the amount of $1.0 million$598,000 and $2.6 million$600,000 was recognized for years ended April 30, 20182021 and 2017,2020, respectively. Included in stock-based compensation expense for the twelve months ended April 30, 2018  and 2017 under "general and administrative" line item is an option modification charge of $56,529 and $612,534, respectively, and $15,000 related to the issuance of common stock as compensation for services performed. Stock-based compensation costs were recorded as follows (in thousands):
 Year Ended April 30,
 20212020
General and administrative$292 $328 
Sales and marketing199 237 
Research and development23 13 
TOS cost of sales84 21 
POS cost of sales
Total stock-based compensation expense$598 $600 
 Year Ended April 30,
 2018 2017
General and administrative$689
 $2,193
Sales and marketing112
 201
Research and development166
 216
TOS cost of sales65
 50
POS cost of sales2
 2
    
Total stock-based compensation expense$1,034
 $2,662

2010 Equity Incentive Plan
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)


On February 18, 2011, shareholders owning a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company executed a written consent approving the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (“2010 Equity Plan”). The purpose of the 2010 Equity Plan is to grant (i) Non-statutory Stock Options; (ii) Restricted Stock Awards; and (iii) Stock Appreciation Rights (collectively, stock-based compensation) to its employees, directors and non-employees. Total stock awards under the 2010 Equity Plan shall not exceed 30,000,000 shares of common stock. Options and Stock Appreciation Rights expire no later than ten years from the date of grant and the awards vest as determined by the Board of Directors. Options and Stock Appreciation Rights have a strike price not less than 100% of the fair market value of the common stock subject to the option or right at the date of grant.
 
2008 Equity Incentive Plan
 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

The Company has previously granted (i) Non-statutory Stock Options; (ii) Restricted Stock Awards; and (iii) Stock Appreciation Rights (collectively, stock-based compensation) to its employees, directors and non-employees under a 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2008 Equity Plan”).  Such awards may be granted by the Company’s Board of Directors.  Options granted under the 2008 Equity Plan expire no later than ten years from the date of grant and the awards vest as determined by the Board of Directors.
 
For stock-based payments to non-employee consultants under both the 2010 and 2008 Equity Incentive Plan, the fair value of the stock-based consideration issued is used to measure the transaction, as management believes this to be a more reliable measure of fair value than the services received.  The fair value of the award is expensed over the period service is provided to the Company; however, it is ultimately measured at the price of the Company’s common stock or the fair value of stock options using the Black-Scholes valuation model on the date that the commitment for performance by the non-employee consultant has been reached or performance is complete, which is generally the vesting date of the award.
 
Director Compensation Plan
 
On December 12, 2013, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company adopted changes to the Director Compensation Plan of 2010 (the “Director Plan”) effective December 1, 2013.  Under the Director Plan, independent directors of the Company are entitled to an annual award of a five-year option to purchase 8,333 shares of the Company’s common stock, and the Chairman of the Board of the Company is entitled to an annual award of a five years option to purchase 16,667 shares of the Company’s common stock.  Independent directors who serve as chairperson of a committee will also receive an annual grant of a five-year option to purchase 1,667 shares of the Company’s common stock. All options issued under the Director Plan vest quarterly at a rate of 25%. Option grants will typically be issued after the annual shareholder meeting which will generally be held in October of each year. New directors will receive a grant upon joining the Board equal to the pro-rata annual grant for the remainder of the year. Options issued under the Director Plan are issued pursuant to the 2010 Equity Plan. 
 
Stock Option Grants
 
Black-Scholes assumptions used to calculate the fair value of options granted during the years ended April 30, 20182021 and 20172020 were as follows:
 Year Ended April 30,
20212020
Expected term in years3-63 - 6
Risk-free interest rates0.1% - 0.5%1.3% - 1.8%
Volatility70% - 75%69% - 71%
Dividend yield0%0%
 Year Ended April 30,
 2018 2017
Expected term in years3 - 6 3 - 6
Risk-free interest rates1.8% - 2.6% 0.6% - 1.9%
Volatility84% - 88% 72% - 88%
Dividend yield—% —%


The weighted average fair value of stock options granted during the years ending April 30, 20182021 and 2017,2020, was $2.19$5.11 and $1.71,$5.33, respectively. The Company’s stock options activity and related information as of and for the years ended April 30, 20182021 and 20172020 is as follows:
 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)



Non-
Employees
Directors
and
Employees
TotalWeighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
Non-
Employees
 
Directors
and
Employees
 Total 
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
Outstanding, May 1, 201750,000
 2,258,704
 2,308,704
 $2.86
 6.1 $1,282,000
Outstanding, May 1, 2020Outstanding, May 1, 202043,332 2,228,326 2,271,658 $3.23 5.0$10,663,000 
Granted
 455,310
 455,310
 3.01
 9.6 $603,000
Granted135,834 135,834 9.24 7.3$259,000 
Exercised
 (12,500) (12,500) 3.00
    
Exercised(1,160)(686,178)(687,338)2.33   
Canceled
 
 
 
    
Canceled(923)(47,751)(48,674)6.03   
Forfeited
 (7,042) (7,042) 6.86
    
Forfeited(12,000)(12,000)7.48   
Expired
 (38,627) (38,627) 5.21
    
Expired(5,834)(5,834)10.80   
         
Outstanding, April 30, 201850,000
 2,655,845
 2,705,845
 2.85
 5.9 $5,265,000
Outstanding, April 30, 2021Outstanding, April 30, 202135,415 1,618,231 1,653,646 3.96 5.4$11,384,000 
         
Vested and expected to vest as of April 30, 201850,000
 2,655,845
 2,705,845
 2.85
 5.9 $5,265,000
Vested and expected to vest as of April 30, 2021Vested and expected to vest as of April 30, 202135,415 1,618,231 1,653,646 3.96 5.4$11,384,000 
         
Vested as of April 30, 201825,836
 2,436,263
 2,462,099
 2.79
 5.6 $5,036,000
Vested as of April 30, 2021Vested as of April 30, 20219,584 1,323,270 1,332,854 3.34 4.8$9,995,000 
 
Non-
Employees
Directors
and
Employees
TotalWeighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
Non-
Employees
 
Directors
and
Employees
 Total 
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
Outstanding, May 1, 201651,250
 2,161,507
 2,212,757
 $5.58
 6.1 $10,000
Outstanding, May 1, 2019Outstanding, May 1, 201950,000 2,373,626 2,423,626 $3.19 5.3$14,557,000 
Granted
 2,420,681
 2,420,681
 1.99
    
Granted229,833 229,833 5.33 8.1544,000 
Exercised
 
 
 
    
Exercised(248,495)(248,495)2.31   
Canceled
 (1,793,779) (1,793,779) 4.92
    
Canceled(11,824)(11,824)7.96   
Forfeited
 (421,487) (421,487) 2.03
    
Forfeited(44,813)(44,813)7.85   
Expired(1,250) (108,218) (109,468) 7.86
    
Expired(6,668)(70,001)(76,669)8.04   
         
Outstanding, April 30, 201750,000
 2,258,704
 2,308,704
 2.86
 6.1 $1,282,000
Outstanding, April 30, 2020Outstanding, April 30, 202043,332 2,228,326 2,271,658 3.23 5.0$10,663,000 
         
Vested and expected to vest as of April 30, 201750,000
 2,258,704
 2,308,704
  
 6.1 $1,282,000
Vested and expected to vest as of April 30, 2020Vested and expected to vest as of April 30, 202043,332 2,228,326 2,271,658 3.23 5.0$10,663,000 
         
Vested as of April 30, 201733,336
 2,028,469
 2,061,805
 2.93
 5.9 $1,101,000
Vested as of April 30, 2020Vested as of April 30, 202017,501 1,926,117 1,943,618 2.83 4.5$9,898,000 
 
On June
Stock Purchase Warrants
As of April 30, 2017, the Board of Directors extended the expiration terms of a previous employee's vested grants to November 2018. As a result of this modification,2021 and 2020, the Company had an additional0 warrants outstanding for the purchase of shares of its common stock, option expenseas all those that were exercisable as of $56,529, which was expensed underApril 30, 2019 were either exercised or expired by March 2020. For the "General and Administrative" line item onyear ending April 30, 2020, the income statement.

IncludedCompany received cash proceeds related to the exercise of these warrants of approximately $3.9 million. Activity related to warrants is summarized in the forfeited balance in the fiscal 2017 table above are 203,043 options (which vest based on performance criteria) granted to each of the Company's Chief Executive Officer and its Presidentfollowing table. Approximately 161,000 shares noted as of November 5, 2013 as part of their employment agreements. Performance-based options are expensed on an accelerated basis once the Company determines it is probable that the performance-based conditions will be met. It was determined the performance conditions will not be set and as such the 203,043 options have been forfeited. Additionally, included in the forfeited balance in the table above are 209,383 options whichexercised below were granted to the previous Chief Executive Officer as part of his yearly compensation beginning in November 2016. The Chief Executive Officer has transitioned to Chairman of the Board of Directors as of January 31, 2017.done so via a cash-less exercise basis.

On April 24, 2017, the Board of Directors extended the expiration terms of the previous Chief Executive Officer's vested grants to its contractual life. As a result of this modification, the Company had an additional stock option expense of $612,534 which was expensed under the "General and Administrative" line item on the income statement.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)



Number
of
Shares
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
Outstanding, May 1, 20191,671,440 $6.20 0.9$5,730,000 
Granted— 
Exercised(858,695)5.62 — 10,045,000 
Forfeited(760,601)5.76 — 8,587,000 
Expired(52,144)4.85 — 700,000 
Outstanding, April 30, 2020$— $
 
On July 21, 2016, the Company and certain members of its senior management team agreed to exchange existing options to purchase shares of the Company's common stock with new options. The new options have a lower exercise price for fewer shares and have the same vesting schedules and the same termination expiration dates as the existing options. The Company used the Black Scholes valuation method to determine if the modification created additional stock option expense. As a result of the option exchange, an aggregate of 1,793,781 existing options with exercise prices ranging from $4.55 to $6.96 per share were exchanged for an aggregate of 1,568,191 new options with exercise prices of $2.10 per share. Due to the modification the Company had an additional stock option expense of $414,756 of which $39,920 related to the performance awards that have been forfeited as noted above, $373,069 of which was recognized during the current fiscal year and $1,767 of which will be recognized over the next year as the options continue to vest.


Stock Purchase Warrants
As of April 30, 2018, the Company had warrants outstanding for the purchase of 2,004,284 shares of its common stock, all of which were exercisable. Activity related to these warrants, which expire at various dates through January 2019, is summarized as follows:
 
Number
of
Shares
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
Outstanding, May 1, 20172,004,284
 $5.57
 2.8
 $
Granted
 
 
 
Exercised
 
 
 
Forfeited
 
 
 
Expired
 
 
 
        
Outstanding, April 30, 20182,004,284
 $5.57
 1.8
 $

 
Number
of
Shares
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
Outstanding, May 1, 20162,109,840
 $5.54
 3.6
 $
Granted
 
 
 
Exercised
 
 
 
Forfeited
 
 
 
Expired(105,556) 4.80
 
 
        
Outstanding, April 30, 20172,004,284
 $5.57
 2.8
 $
Note 6. Common Stock

On June 15, 2016, the Company closed a public offering ("The June 2016 Public Offering") of 2,000,000 registered shares of its common stock at an offering price of $2.25 per share. In addition, the underwriter exercised a partial exercise of the over-allotment option granted to the underwriter to purchase an additional 258,749 shares of its common stock at the public offering price. All of the shares have been offered by the Company.

The net proceeds from The June 2016 Public Offering, including the partial exercise of the over-allotment option, was $4.3 million, after deducting the underwriting discount and offering-related expenses of $742,000. The Company used the net proceeds of this offering for research and development to grow the TumorGraft platform, and the balance of the net proceeds for working capital and general corporate purposes.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)


As of April 30, 2018, the Company issued a total of 8,569 shares of common stock valued at $22,500 in consideration for consulting services.

As of April 30, 2017, the Company issued a total of 18,564 share of common stock valued at $43,040 in consideration for consulting services.
Note 7.9. Provision for Income Taxes
 
The components of the provision (benefit) for income taxes are as follows (in thousands):
 Year Ended April 30, 2021
 FederalStateForeignTotal
Current$— $13 $62 $75 
Total$— $13 $62 $75 
 Year Ended April 30, 2018
 Federal State Foreign Total
Current$
 $3
 $30
 $33
        
Total$
 $3
 $30
 $33
Year Ended April 30, 2017 Year Ended April 30, 2020
Federal State Foreign Total FederalStateForeignTotal
Current$(14) $
 $33
 $19
Current$$$127 $130 
       
Total$(14) $
 $33
 $19
Total$$$127 $130 
 
A reconciliation between the Company’s effective tax rate and the United States statutory tax rate for the years ended April 30, 20182021 and 20172020 is as follows:
 Year Ended April 30,
 20212020
Federal income tax at statutory rate21.0 %21.0 %
US vs. foreign tax rate difference0.5 (0.4)
State income tax, net of federal benefit80.8 16.9 
Permanent differences(61.5)(14.0)
Increase in uncertain tax position0.7 (1.4)
Goodwill impairment(3.5)
Change in valuation allowance(24.3)(25.2)
Income tax expense17.2 %(6.6)%
 Year Ended April 30,
 2018 2017
Federal income tax at statutory rate29.7 % 34.0 %
US vs. foreign tax rate difference0.1
 
State income tax, net of federal benefit(0.2) 3.9
Permanent differences(2.0) (0.2)
Increase in uncertain tax position(2.1) 1.6
Other2.5
 (0.3)
Change in valuation allowance498.0
 (39.8)
Changes in tax rates(528.0) 0.5
    
Income tax expense(2.0)% (0.3)%


Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes.  Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities as of April 30, 20182021 and 20172020 consist of the following (in thousands):
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)


 As of April 30,
 2018 2017
Accrued liabilities$71
 $103
Depreciation and amortization(58) 
State taxes1
 22
Stock-based compensation expense4,466
 6,503
Capitalized research and development costs43
 195
Foreign net operating loss carry-forward208
 214
Net operating loss carry-forward9,678
 14,786
    
Total deferred tax assets14,409
 21,823
Less: Valuation allowance(14,409) (21,779)
    
Net deferred tax asset$
 $44
 As of April 30,
 20212020
Accrued liabilities$232 $77 
Right of use, net asset/liability271 226 
Depreciation and amortization(206)(175)
Stock-based compensation expense3,640 4,109 
Net operating loss carry-forward11,404 11,223 
Total deferred tax assets15,341 15,460 
Less: Valuation allowance(15,341)(15,460)
Net deferred tax asset$$
 
On December 22, 2017,March 27, 2020, the U.S. government enacted comprehensiveCoronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law. The Act contains several new or changed income tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”). The Tax Act made broad and significant changes to the U.S. tax codeprovisions, including but not limited to a change in the federal ratefollowing: increased limitation threshold for determining deductible interest expense; class life changes to qualified improvements (in general, from 34%39 years to 21%, as well as15 years); and the requirementability to pay a one-time transitioncarry back net operating losses incurred from tax (“deemed repatriation tax”) on all undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries. As a resultyears 2018 through 2020 up to the five preceding tax years. The Company has evaluated the new tax provisions of the enactment of the legislation, the Company recorded a one-time reduction to its deferred tax assets of approximately $7.6 million, which was offset by a similar reduction in the valuation allowance.   In accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin 118 (“SAB 118”), income tax effects of the TaxCARES Act may be refined upon obtaining, preparing, or analyzing additional information during the measurement period and such changes could be material. During the measurement period, provisional amounts may be adjusted for the effects, if any, of interpretative guidance issued after December 31, 2017, by U.S. regulatory and standard-setting bodies. While we are able to make reasonable estimates ofdetermined the impact of the reduction in corporate rate and the deemed repatriation transition tax, the final impact of the Tax Act may differ from these estimates, due to among other things, changes in our interpretations and assumptions, additional guidance that may be issued by the I.R.S., and actions we may take. We are continuing to gather additional information to determine the final impact.either immaterial or not applicable.


Management has evaluated the available evidence about future tax planning strategies, taxable income, and other possible sources of realization of deferred tax assets and has established a full valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets as of April 30, 20182021 and 2017.2020.  For the years ended April 30, 20182021 and 2017,2020, the Company recorded a valuation allowance of $14.4 million and $21.8 million, respectively.$15.3 million. 


As of April 30, 20182021 and 2017,2020, the Company’s estimated U.S. net operating loss carry-forwards were approximately $41$46.9 million and $41$45.0 million, respectively, whichrespectively. Net operating losses generated prior to May 1, 2018 have a 20-year carryforward and will begin expiring in 2025 for federal and 2031 for state purposes. As ofLosses generated in the fiscal years ended April 30, 20182021 and 2017, the Company’s foreign net operating loss carry-forward was approximately $890,000 and $890,000, respectively, which have an unlimited carryforward period.2020 can be carried forward indefinitely.  A valuation allowance has been recorded against all of these losses due to continued overall losses.loss carryforwards.
 
The Company may be subject toUnder the net operating loss provisions of Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code. Due toCode, certain substantial changes in the company's funding transaction,Company’s ownership may result in a limitation on the company may have triggered aamount of net operating losslosses that may be utilized in future years. During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2013, approximately $12.0 million of the Company’s net operating losses became subject to limitation under Internal Revenue Code §382. The company has not calculated ifSection 382 in connection with an ownership change has occurred. The effecton January 28, 2013. As a result of anthe ownership change, would be the imposition of anCompany’s annual limitation on the use of NOL carryforwards attributable to periods before the change. The amount of the annual limitation depends upon the value of the Company immediately before the change, changes to the Company’s capital during a specified period, and the federal published interest rate.is approximately $432,000.

 The Company files income tax returns in various jurisdictions with varying statuesstatutes of limitations.  As of April 30, 2018,2021, the earliest tax year still subject to examination for state purposes is fiscal 2015.2018.  The Company’s tax years for periods ending April 30, 2002 and forward are subject to examination by the United States and certain states due to the carry-forward of unutilized net operating losses.

The following table indicates the changes to the Company’s uncertain tax positions for the period and years ended April 30, 20182021 and 20172020 in thousands:

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)



Year Ended April 30, Year Ended April 30,
2018 2017 20212020
Balance, beginning of the year$121
 $165
Balance, beginning of the year$178 $151 
Addition based on tax positions related to prior years
 
Addition based on tax positions related to prior years
Payment made on tax positions related to prior years
 (84)Payment made on tax positions related to prior years
Addition based on tax positions related to current year30
 40
Addition based on tax positions related to current year27 
   
Balance, end of year$151
 $121
Balance, end of year$181 $178 
 
As of April 30, 20182021 and 2020, the above amountamounts of $151,000 was$181,000 and $178,000 were included in other long-term liabilities.
 
Note 10. Earnings Per Share
A reconciliation of net income (loss) and number of shares used in computing basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share was as follows:
 Year Ended April 30,
 20212020
Basic and diluted net loss per share computation (dollars in thousands):  
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders$362 $(2,093)
Weighted Average common shares - basic13,138,995 11,843,463 
Basic net income (loss) per share$0.03 $(0.18)
Diluted income (loss) per share computation  
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders$362 $(2,093)
Income (loss) available to common stockholders$362 $(2,093)
Weighted Average common shares13,138,995 11,843,463 
Incremental shares from assumed exercise of warrants and stock options1,434,566 
Adjusted weighted average share – diluted14,573,561 11,843,463 
Diluted net income (loss) per share$0.02 $(0.18)
The following table reflects the total potential stock-based instruments outstanding at April 30, 2021 and 2020 that could have an effect on the future computation of dilution per common share. These figures were not included in the above calculation as, to do so, would be antidilutive:
 Year Ended April 30
 20212020
Stock options1,653,646 2,271,658 
Total common stock equivalents1,653,646 2,271,658 

Note 8.11. Related Party Transactions
 
Related party transactions include transactions between the Company and its shareholders, management, or affiliates.  The following transactions were in the normal course of operations and were measured at the exchange amount, which is the amount of consideration established and agreed to by the parties.
 
Consulting Services

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For both years ended April 30, 20182021 and 2017,2020, the Company paid a member of its Board of Directors $54,000 and $72,000 for consulting services unrelated to his duties as a board member. During the years ended April 30, 20182021 and 2017,2020, the Company paid aanother board member $94,933$17,000 and $48,214,$48,000, respectively, and in year ended April 30 2017, granted 45,000 options that vest annually over a three year period and have a fair value of $94,192 for consulting services unrelated to his duties as a board member. All of the amounts paid to these related parties have been recognized in expense in the period the services were performed.
 
Note 9. Lines12. Leases

The Company accounts for its leases under ASC 842. Under this guidance, arrangements meeting the definition of Credit

On October 30, 2017,a lease are classified as operating or financing leases, and are recorded on the consolidated balance sheet as both an operating lease ROU asset and operating lease liability, calculated by discounting fixed lease payments over the lease term at the rate implicit in the lease or the Company’s incremental borrowing rate. Lease liabilities are increased by interest and reduced by payments each period, and the right of use asset is amortized over the lease term. For operating leases, interest on the lease liability and the amortization of the right of use asset result in straight-line rent expense over the lease term. Variable lease expenses, if any, are recorded when incurred. The Company has elected to apply the short-term lease exemption practical expedient for each class of underlying assets and excludes short-term leases having initial terms of 12 months or less. The Company recognizes rent expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term for these short-term leases. The Company has determined that no material embedded leases exist. Under ASC 842, the Company entered intodetermines if an arrangement is a linelease at inception. ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of credit agreement with a national bank which provides thatremaining lease payments over the lease term. For this purpose, the Company may borrow upconsiders only payments that are fixed and determinable at the time of commencement. As the Company's leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses an incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments.

Operating Leases

The Company currently leases certain office equipment and its office and laboratory facilities under non-cancelable operating leases. Rent expense for operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term from the lease commencement date through the scheduled expiration date. Rent expenses totaled $1,247,000 and $955,000 for the years ended April 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Company considers its facilities adequate for its current operational needs.

The Company leases the following facilities:
One University Plaza, Suite 307, Hackensack, New Jersey 07601, which, since November 2011, serves as the Company’s corporate headquarters. The lease expires in November 2021. The Company recognized $91,000 and $94,000 of rental costs relative to $1.5 million. Borrowingsthis lease for fiscal 2021 and 2020, respectively.
1330 Piccard Drive Suite 025, Rockville, MD 20850, which consists of laboratory and office space where the Company conducts operations related to its primary service offerings. The Company executed this lease (the "Original Premises") on January 11, 2017. The operating commencement date was August 11, 2017. This lease originally expired in August 2028.
On March 30, 2020, the Company executed the first amendment to this lease to expand the existing premises at 1330 Piccard Drive, Suite 025 ("Expansion Premises") to add on Suites 050 and 104. This amendment also extended the current lease term by six months. The Expansion Premises operating lease commencement date was June 1, 2020 and, under the line bear interest payable monthly atamendment, both leases expire February 28, 2029.
In accordance with ASC 842, the Wall Street Journal Prime Rate plus 1.5% to 2.0%Company evaluated the first amendment and are secured by all assetsalso performed a reassessment of the Company.existing lease for Suite 025 to determine the impact of the six-month term extension. As a result of this assessment, the Company recognized an additional operating ROU asset and related operating lease liability for Suite 025 of $118,000 and $125,000, respectively, as well as an incremental net rent expense of $8,000 during the three months ended July 31, 2020. The balances payableCompany did not recognize the incremental rental expense under this arrangementamendment during fiscal 2020 as the Expansion Premises lease commencement date was during fiscal 2021.
Upon the Expansion Premises operating lease commencement date (June 1, 2020), the Company recognized an operating ROU asset and related operating lease liability for Suites 050 and 104 of $3.8 million, each, respectively.
For the leases related to the Original and Expansion Premises at Piccard Drive, the Company recognized $1,113,000 and $604,000 of rental expense for fiscal 2021 and 2020, respectively.
On December 22, 2020, the Company executed the second amendment to this lease to expand the existing premises at 1330 Piccard Drive, Suites 025, 050, and 104 ("Additional Expansion Premises") and add on Suite 201. The Additional Expansion Premises operating lease commencement date was April 1, 2021 and, under the second amendment, reaffirms that all three leases expire February 28, 2029. The Company recognized $43,000 of rental expense under this lease for fiscal 2021.

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Upon the Additional Expansion Premises operating lease commencement date (April 1, 2021), the Company also recognized an operating ROU asset and related operating lease liability for Suite 201 of $3.3 million, each, respectively.
1405 Research Boulevard, Suite 125, Rockville, Maryland 20850 (“New Location”), which consisted of laboratory and office space where the Company conducted operations related to its primary service offerings. The Company executed this lease on November 1, 2018. The operating commencement date was January 17, 2019. This lease was set to expire in April 2024. The Company terminated this lease on June 30, 2020 and transitioned its activities from this location to the Expansion Premises, as defined above, during the first quarter of fiscal 2021. Upon lease termination, the Company recognized a decrease in the related operating ROU asset and operating lease liability of approximately $850,000 and $926,000, respectively, as well as a gain on lease termination of $76,000. The Company also recognized $43,000 and $257,000 of rental expense for fiscal 2021 and 2020, respectively.

ROU assets and lease liabilities related to our current operating leases are due on demand. as follows (in thousands):
April 30, 2021May 1, 2020
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net
8,521 2,798 
Current portion of operating lease liabilities
818 503 
Non-current portion of operating lease liabilities8,783 3,170 

As of April 30, 2018,2021, the weighted average remaining operating lease term and the weighted average discount rate were 7.78 years and 5.78%, respectively.

Future minimum lease payments due each fiscal year as follows (in thousands):
2022$2,437 
20232,530 
20242,673 
20252,713 
20262,757 
Thereafter7,904 
 Total$21,014 



Refer to Note 4, Property and Equipment, for more information on financing leases.



Note 13. Subsequent Events

Subsequent events are defined as those events or transactions that occur after the balance sheet date, but before the financial statements are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

As of the filing date of this annual report on form 10-K, there wereare no outstanding borrowings. The revolving line maturity date is October 29, 2018.such subsequent events to disclose.




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Exhibit Index


Exhibit No.
Exhibit No.
3.1
3.1Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company’s Information Statement on Schedule 14C filed March 7, 2011)
3.1.1Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i) to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 28, 2015)
3.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 9, 2017)

4.1

Description of Registered Securities (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed July 28, 2020)
10.2
10.1Employment Agreement, dated November 5, 2013, between the Company and Ronnie Morris, M.D. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 12, 2013)
10.310.2Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated March 16, 2015, between the Company and Ronnie Morris (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 20, 2015)
10.410.3Offer letter dated June 3, 2013 between the Company and David Miller (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 3, 2013)
10.510.4Master Supply and Services Contract, made on December 3, 2013, between Pfizer, Inc. and the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended January 31, 2014, filed March 14, 2013) **
10.62010 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the Company’s Definitive Information Statement on Schedule 14C filed March 7, 2011)
10.710.5Form of Note Purchase Agreement, dated December 1, 2014, between the Company and each of  Joel Ackerman and Ronnie Morris (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 5, 2014)

10.810.6Form of Convertible Promissory Note, dated December 1, 2014, issued to each of Joel Ackerman and Ronnie Morris in connection with the Note Purchase Agreement, dated December 1, 2014 between the Company and each of Joel Ackerman and Ronnie Morris incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 5, 2014)
10.8.110.7Amendment No. 1 to Convertible Promissory Note, dated December 1, 2014 issued to Joel Ackerman in connection with the Note Purchase Agreement, dated December , 2014, between the Company and each of Joel Ackerman and Ronnie Morris (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 2, 2015)
10.8.210.8Amendment No. 1 to Convertible Promissory Note, dated December 1, 2014 issued to Ronnie Morris in connection with the Note Purchase Agreement, dated December , 2014, between the Company and each of Joel Ackerman and Ronnie Morris (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 2, 2015)
10.9Securities Purchase Agreement, dated March 24, 2011, between the Company and each investor identified on the signature pages thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 30, 2011)
10.9.1Amendment No. 1 to Securities Purchase Agreement, dated January 29, 2014, between the Company and each person or entities that are signatories to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated March 24, 2011, between the Company and each investor identified on the signature pages thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 6, 2014)
10.9.2Amended and Restated 2011 Securities Purchase Agreement, dated March 13, 2015, between the Company and each person or entities that are signatories to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated March 24, 2011, between the Company and each investor identified on the signature pages thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 17, 2015)
10.10Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated January 28, 2013, between the Company and each person or entities that are signatories to (i) the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated March 24, 2011, between the Company and each investor identified on the signature page thereto, and (ii) the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated January 28, 2013, between the Company and each investor identified on the signature page thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 30, 2013)
10.11Form of warrant issued to each person or entities that are signatories to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated March 24, 2011, between the Company and each investor identified on the signature page thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 30, 2013)
10.11.1
10.11Amendment No. 1 to warrants, dated March 13, 2015, between the Company and each person or entities that are signatories to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated March 24, 2011, between the Company and each investor identified on the signature pages thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 17, 2015)


10.12Securities Purchase Agreement, dated January 28, 2013, between the Company and each investor identified on the signature pages thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 30, 2013)
10.12.1Amendment No. 1 to Securities Purchase Agreement, dated January 29, 2014, between the Company and each person or entities that are signatories to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated January 28, 2013, between the Company and each investor identified on the signature pages thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 6, 2014)
10.12.2Amended and Restated 2013 Securities Purchase Agreement, dated March 13, 2015, between the Company and each person or entities that are signatories to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated January 28, 2013, between the Company and each investor identified on the signature pages thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 17, 2015)
10.1410.13Form of warrant issued to each person or entities that are signatories to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated January 28, 2013, between the Company and each investor identified on the signature page thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 30, 2013)
10.14.1
10.14Amendment No. 1 to warrants, dated March 13, 2015, between the Company and each person or entities that are signatories to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated January 28, 2013, between the Company and each investor identified on the signature pages thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 17, 2015)

10.15Put Right Agreement, dated January 29, 2014, between the Company and each of Joel Ackerman and Ronnie Morris (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 6, 2014)
10.16Securities Purchase Agreement, dated March 11, 2015, between the Company and each investor identified on the signature pages thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 12, 2015)
10.17Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 13, 2015, between the Company and each person or entities that are signatories to (i) the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated March 24, 2011, between the Company and each investor identified on the signature page thereto, (ii) the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated January 28, 2013, between the Company and each investor identified on the signature page thereto, and (iii) the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated March 11, 2015, between the Company. And each investor identified on the signature page thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 17, 2015)
10.18Form of Investor Warrant issued to each person or entities that are signatories to the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated March 11, 2015, between the Company and each investor identified on the signature page thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K fieldfiled March 17, 2015)
10.19Option Exchange Agreement, dated March 16, 2015, between the Company and Joel Ackerman (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 20, 2015)
10.20Option Exchange Agreement, dated March 16, 2015, between the Company and Ronnie Morris (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 20, 2015)
10.21Option Exchange Agreement, dated March 16, 2015, between the Company and James McGorry (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 20, 2015)
10.22Option Exchange Agreement, dated March 16, 2015, between the Company and David Miller (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 20, 2015)
14Code of Ethics (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14 of the April 30, 2008 Form 10-KSB)
21List of Subsidiaries (incorporated by reference to exhibitExhibit 21 of the Company's Form 10-K filed July 28, 2017)
23.1
31.1
31.1
31.2
32.1
101.INS*XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.



101.LAB*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
101.LAB*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.


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* Filed herewith
** Portions of this exhibit have been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment.
*** Furnished hereto.