UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2020
2021
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                      to                     .
Commission File Number 001-35231
MITEK SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware87-0418827
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
600 B Street, Suite 100
San Diego, California92101
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
(619) 269-6800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per shareMITKThe NASDAQ Capital Market
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ☒    No   ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes  ☒    No  ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filerAccelerated filer
Non-accelerated filerSmaller reporting company
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ☐    No  ☒
There were 41,288,22944,024,072 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of July 31, 2020.
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MITEK SYSTEMS, INC.
FORM 10-Q
For The Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 20202021
INDEX





PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
MITEK SYSTEMS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(amounts in thousands except share data)
 June 30, 2020 (Unaudited)September 30, 2019
ASSETS  
Current assets:  
Cash and cash equivalents$18,938  $16,748  
Short-term investments30,281  16,502  
Accounts receivable, net12,943  14,938  
Contract assets3,410  2,350  
Prepaid expenses2,016  1,487  
Other current assets1,454  2,105  
Total current assets69,042  54,130  
Long-term investments2,942  1,552  
Property and equipment, net3,638  4,231  
Right-of-use assets5,683  —  
Intangible assets, net20,151  24,405  
Goodwill34,249  32,636  
Deferred income tax assets, net15,875  16,596  
Other non-current assets5,647  2,347  
Total assets$157,227  $135,897  
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY  
Current liabilities:  
Accounts payable$4,304  $3,555  
Accrued payroll and related taxes7,375  6,410  
Deferred revenue, current portion9,089  5,612  
Lease liabilities, current portion1,651  —  
Acquisition-related contingent consideration686  1,036  
Restructuring accrual220  1,526  
Other current liabilities942  1,909  
Total current liabilities24,267  20,048  
Deferred revenue, non-current portion1,240  736  
Lease liabilities, non-current portion5,674  —  
Deferred income tax liabilities5,699  5,555  
Other non-current liabilities964  2,225  
Total liabilities37,844  28,564  
Stockholders’ equity:    
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, NaN issued and outstanding—  —  
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized, 41,282,779 and 40,367,456 issued and outstanding, as of June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively41  40  
Additional paid-in capital140,915  132,160  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(2,581) (4,061) 
Accumulated deficit(18,992) (20,806) 
Total stockholders’ equity119,383  107,333  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$157,227  $135,897  
 June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)September 30, 2020
ASSETS  
Current assets:  
Cash and cash equivalents$40,549 $19,986 
Short-term investments138,302 40,035 
Accounts receivable, net18,583 15,612 
Contract assets3,610 5,187 
Prepaid expenses1,988 1,338 
Other current assets2,163 1,968 
Total current assets205,195 84,126 
Long-term investments36,643 1,963 
Property and equipment, net3,594 3,610 
Right-of-use assets7,602 5,407 
Intangible assets, net28,557 19,289 
Goodwill67,050 35,669 
Deferred income tax assets13,773 13,484 
Convertible senior notes hedge54,334 
Other non-current assets5,650 5,606 
Total assets$422,398 $169,154 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY  
Current liabilities:  
Accounts payable$2,637 $3,909 
Accrued payroll and related taxes9,532 8,882 
Deferred revenue, current portion11,896 7,973 
Lease liabilities, current portion1,928 1,819 
Acquisition-related contingent consideration9,950 753 
Other current liabilities1,660 1,020 
Total current liabilities37,603 24,356 
Convertible senior notes119,625 
Embedded conversion derivative54,334 
Deferred revenue, non-current portion614 1,597 
Lease liabilities, non-current portion7,182 5,327 
Deferred income tax liabilities7,981 4,649 
Other non-current liabilities6,535 982 
Total liabilities233,874 36,911 
Stockholders’ equity:  
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, 0 issued and outstanding
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized, 44,018,619 and 41,779,853 issued and outstanding, as of June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020, respectively44 42 
Additional paid-in capital195,942 146,518 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)361 (323)
Accumulated deficit(7,823)(13,994)
Total stockholders’ equity188,524 132,243 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$422,398 $169,154 
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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MITEK SYSTEMS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME  (LOSS)  
(Unaudited)
(amounts in thousands except per share data)
 Three Months Ended June 30,Nine Months Ended June 30,
 2020201920202019
Revenue  
Software and hardware$13,212  $11,888  $36,180  $32,468  
Services and other12,201  10,018  34,492  27,104  
Total revenue25,413  21,906  70,672  59,572  
Operating costs and expenses  
Cost of revenue—software and hardware623  838  2,258  2,590  
Cost of revenue—services and other2,873  2,330  7,357  6,447  
Selling and marketing7,791  6,935  22,569  20,895  
Research and development5,111  4,663  14,540  14,441  
General and administrative5,884  5,074  16,382  15,743  
Acquisition-related costs and expenses1,697  1,761  4,884  5,361  
Restructuring costs—  3,214  (114) 3,214  
Total operating costs and expenses23,979  24,815  67,876  68,691  
Operating income (loss)1,434  (2,909) 2,796  (9,119) 
Other income, net145  98  480  252  
Income (loss) before income taxes1,579  (2,811) 3,276  (8,867) 
Income tax benefit (provision)(231) 2,712  (460) 4,861  
Net income (loss)$1,348  $(99) $2,816  $(4,006) 
Net income (loss) per share—basic$0.03  $(0.00) $0.07  $(0.10) 
Net income (loss) per share—diluted$0.03  $(0.00) $0.07  $(0.10) 
Shares used in calculating net income (loss) per share—basic41,483  39,936  41,251  39,034  
Shares used in calculating net income (loss) per share—diluted42,428  39,936  42,239  39,034  
Other comprehensive income (loss)  
Net income (loss)$1,348  $(99) $2,816  $(4,006) 
Foreign currency translation adjustment1,135  814  1,324  (1,213) 
Unrealized gain on investments98   156  26  
Other comprehensive income (loss)$2,581  $722  $4,296  $(5,193) 
 Three Months Ended June 30,Nine Months Ended June 30,
 2021202020212020
Revenue  
Software and hardware$16,973 $13,212 $42,288 $36,180 
Services and other14,805 12,201 44,238 34,492 
Total revenue31,778 25,413 86,526 70,672 
Operating costs and expenses  
Cost of revenue—software and hardware293 623 2,208 2,258 
Cost of revenue—services and other3,117 2,873 9,132 7,357 
Selling and marketing(1)
8,133 7,011 24,048 20,345 
Research and development(1)
6,946 5,891 19,801 16,764 
General and administrative5,633 5,884 16,409 16,382 
Acquisition-related costs and expenses2,224 1,697 5,576 4,884 
Restructuring costs(114)
Total operating costs and expenses26,346 23,979 77,174 67,876 
Operating income5,432 1,434 9,352 2,796 
Interest expense2,223 3,543 
Other income, net80 145 549 480 
Income before income taxes3,289 1,579 6,358 3,276 
Income tax provision(304)(231)(187)(460)
Net income$2,985 $1,348 $6,171 $2,816 
Net income per share—basic$0.07 $0.03 $0.14 $0.07 
Net income per share—diluted$0.07 $0.03 $0.14 $0.07 
Shares used in calculating net income per share—basic43,773 41,483 43,145 41,251 
Shares used in calculating net income per share—diluted45,194 42,428 44,646 42,239 
Other comprehensive income  
Net income$2,985 $1,348 $6,171 $2,816 
Foreign currency translation adjustment747 1,135 859 1,324 
Unrealized gain (loss) on investments11 98 (175)156 
Other comprehensive income$3,743 $2,581 $6,855 $4,296 
 
(1) June 30, 2020 consolidated statements of operations reflect reclassifications to conform to the current year presentation.

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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MITEK SYSTEMS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(Unaudited)
(amounts in thousands)

Three Months Ended June 30, 2020Three Months Ended June 30, 2021
Common Stock Outstanding SharesCommon StockAdditional Paid-In CapitalAccumulated DeficitAccumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)Total Stockholders’ EquityCommon Stock Outstanding SharesCommon StockAdditional Paid-In CapitalAccumulated DeficitAccumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)Total Stockholders’ Equity
Balance, March 31, 202041,076  $41  $138,021  $(20,340) $(3,814) $113,908  
Balance, March 31, 2021Balance, March 31, 202143,052 $43 $178,891 $(10,808)$(397)$167,729 
Exercise of stock optionsExercise of stock options116  —  393  —  —  393  Exercise of stock options27 — 241 — — 241 
Settlement of restricted stock unitsSettlement of restricted stock units91  —  —  —  —  —  Settlement of restricted stock units73 — — — — 
Acquisition-related shares issuedAcquisition-related shares issued867 13,943 — — 13,944 
Stock-based compensation expenseStock-based compensation expense—  —  2,501  —  —  2,501  Stock-based compensation expense— — 2,867 — — 2,867 
Components of other comprehensive income:Components of other comprehensive income:Components of other comprehensive income:
Net incomeNet income—  —  —  1,348  —  1,348  Net income— — — 2,985 — 2,985 
Currency translation adjustmentCurrency translation adjustment—  —  —  —  1,135  1,135  Currency translation adjustment— — — — 747 747 
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investmentsChange in unrealized gain (loss) on investments—  —  —  —  98  98  Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments— — — — 11 11 
Total other comprehensive incomeTotal other comprehensive income2,581  Total other comprehensive income3,743 
Balance, June 30, 202041,283  $41  $140,915  $(18,992) $(2,581) $119,383  
Balance, June 30, 2021Balance, June 30, 202144,019 $44 $195,942 $(7,823)$361 $188,524 


Three Months Ended June 30, 2019Three Months Ended June 30, 2020
Common Stock
Outstanding
Shares
Common
Stock
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
Accumulated
Deficit
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Total
Stockholders’
Equity
Common Stock
Outstanding
Shares
Common
Stock
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
Accumulated
Deficit
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Total
Stockholders’
Equity
Balance, March 31, 201939,348  $39  $124,613  $(23,989) $(2,594) $98,069  
Balance, March 31, 2020Balance, March 31, 202041,076 $41 $138,021 $(20,340)$(3,814)$113,908 
Exercise of stock optionsExercise of stock options726   2,264  —  —  2,265  Exercise of stock options116 — 393 — — 393 
Settlement of restricted stock unitsSettlement of restricted stock units103  —  —  —  —  —  Settlement of restricted stock units91 — — — — 
Stock-based compensation expenseStock-based compensation expense—  —  2,268  —  —  2,268  Stock-based compensation expense— — 2,501 — — 2,501 
Components of other comprehensive income:Components of other comprehensive income:Components of other comprehensive income:
Net loss—  —  —  (99) —  (99) 
Net incomeNet income— — — 1,348 — 1,348 
Currency translation adjustmentCurrency translation adjustment—  —  —  —  814  814  Currency translation adjustment— — — — 1,135 1,135 
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investmentsChange in unrealized gain (loss) on investments—  —  —  —    Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments— — — — 98 98 
Total other comprehensive incomeTotal other comprehensive income722  Total other comprehensive income2,581 
Balance, June 30, 201940,177  $40  $129,145  $(24,088) $(1,773) $103,324  
Balance, June 30, 2020Balance, June 30, 202041,283 $41 $140,915 $(18,992)$(2,581)$119,383 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements..
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MITEK SYSTEMS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY CONTINUED
(Unaudited)
(amounts in thousands)

Nine Months Ended June 30, 2021
Common Stock Outstanding SharesCommon StockAdditional Paid-In CapitalAccumulated DeficitAccumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)Total Stockholders’ Equity
Balance, September 30, 202041,780 $42 $146,518 $(13,994)$(323)$132,243 
Exercise of stock options287 — 2,198 — — 2,198 
Settlement of restricted stock units1,008 (1)— — 
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan77 — 794 — — 794 
Acquisition-related shares issued867 13,942 — — 13,943 
Stock-based compensation expense— — 8,582 — — 8,582 
Sale of convertible senior notes warrants— — 23,909 — — 23,909 
Repurchases and retirements of common stock— — — — — 
Components of other comprehensive income:
Net income— — — 6,171 — 6,171 
Currency translation adjustment— — — — 859 859 
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments— — — — (175)(175)
Total other comprehensive income6,855 
Balance, June 30, 202144,019 $44 $195,942 $(7,823)$361 $188,524 
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2020
Common Stock Outstanding SharesCommon StockAdditional Paid-In CapitalAccumulated DeficitAccumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)Total Stockholders’ Equity
Balance, September 30, 201940,367  $40  $132,160  $(20,806) $(4,061) $107,333  
Exercise of stock options301  —  1,038  —  —  1,038  
Settlement of restricted stock units677   (1) —  —  —  
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan75  —  606  —  —  606  
Stock-based compensation expense—  —  7,112  —  —  7,112  
Repurchases and retirements of common stock(137) —  —  (1,002) —  (1,002) 
Components of other comprehensive income:
Net income—  —  —  2,816  —  2,816  
Currency translation adjustment—  —  —  —  1,324  1,324  
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments—  —  —  —  156  156  
Total other comprehensive income4,296  
Balance, June 30, 202041,283  $41  $140,915  $(18,992) $(2,581) $119,383  

Nine Months Ended June 30, 2019Nine Months Ended June 30, 2020
Common Stock Outstanding SharesCommon StockAdditional Paid-In CapitalAccumulated DeficitAccumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)Total Stockholders’ EquityCommon Stock Outstanding SharesCommon StockAdditional Paid-In CapitalAccumulated DeficitAccumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)Total Stockholders’ Equity
Balance, September 30, 201837,961  $38  $116,944  $(21,002) $(586) $95,394  
Balance, September 30, 2019Balance, September 30, 201940,367 $40 $132,160 $(20,806)$(4,061)$107,333 
Exercise of stock optionsExercise of stock options1,362   4,420  —  —  4,421  Exercise of stock options301 — 1,038 — — 1,038 
Settlement of restricted stock unitsSettlement of restricted stock units786   (1) —  —  —  Settlement of restricted stock units677 (1)— — 
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase planIssuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan68  —  491  —  —  491  Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan75 — 606 — — 606 
Stock-based compensation expenseStock-based compensation expense—  —  7,291  —  —  7,291  Stock-based compensation expense— — 7,112 — — 7,112 
Repurchases and retirements of common stockRepurchases and retirements of common stock(137)— — (1,002)— (1,002)
Cumulative-effect adjustment from the adoption of ASU 2014-09
—  —  —  920  —  920  
Components of other comprehensive loss:
Net loss—  —  —  (4,006) —  (4,006) 
Components of other comprehensive income:Components of other comprehensive income:
Net incomeNet income— — — 2,816 — 2,816 
Currency translation adjustmentCurrency translation adjustment—  —  —  —  (1,213) (1,213) Currency translation adjustment— — — — 1,324 1,324 
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investmentsChange in unrealized gain (loss) on investments—  —  —  —  26  26  Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments— — — — 156 156 
Total other comprehensive loss(5,193) 
Balance, June 30, 201940,177  $40  $129,145  $(24,088) $(1,773) $103,324  
Total other comprehensive incomeTotal other comprehensive income4,296 
Balance, June 30, 2020Balance, June 30, 202041,283 $41 $140,915 $(18,992)$(2,581)$119,383 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements..
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MITEK SYSTEMS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(amounts in thousands)
Nine Months Ended June 30,
 20202019
Operating activities:  
Net income (loss)$2,816  $(4,006) 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:  
Stock-based compensation expense7,112  7,291  
Amortization of intangible assets4,786  5,298  
Depreciation and amortization1,143  1,047  
Amortization of investment premiums and other(3) (73) 
Net change in the estimated fair value of acquisition-related contingent consideration98  —  
Deferred taxes748  (5,232) 
Changes in assets and liabilities:  
Accounts receivable2,109  2,168  
Contract assets(4,802) (917) 
Other assets(175) 148  
Accounts payable724  28  
Accrued payroll and related taxes919  (1,995) 
Deferred revenue3,947  1,733  
Restructuring accrual(1,324) 3,082  
Other liabilities(723) (684) 
Net cash provided by operating activities17,375  7,888  
Investing activities:  
Purchases of investments(32,282) (14,175) 
Sales and maturities of investments17,272  10,830  
Purchases of property and equipment(520) (975) 
Net cash used in investing activities(15,530) (4,320) 
Financing activities:  
Proceeds from the issuance of equity plan common stock1,644  4,912  
Repurchases and retirements of common stock(1,002) —  
Payment of acquisition-related contingent consideration(478) (1,030) 
Proceeds from other borrowings217  —  
Principal payments on other borrowings(121) (250) 
Net cash provided by financing activities260  3,632  
Foreign currency effect on cash and cash equivalents85  (136) 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents2,190  7,064  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period16,748  9,028  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$18,938  $16,092  
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:  
Cash paid for income taxes$—  $310  
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities:  
Unrealized holding gain on available for sale investments$156  $26  
Nine Months Ended June 30,
 20212020
Operating activities:  
Net income$6,171 $2,816 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:  
Stock-based compensation expense8,582 7,112 
Amortization of intangible assets5,241 4,786 
Depreciation and amortization1,120 1,143 
Amortization of investment premiums & other774 (3)
Accretion and amortization on debt securities3,080 
Net changes in estimated fair value of acquisition-related contingent consideration98 
Deferred taxes(263)748 
Changes in assets and liabilities:  
Accounts receivable(2,681)2,109 
Contract assets2,326 (4,802)
Other assets(1,468)(175)
Accounts payable(1,397)724 
Accrued payroll and related taxes428 919 
Deferred revenue2,928 3,947 
Restructuring accrual(1,324)
Other liabilities175 (723)
Net cash provided by operating activities25,016 17,375 
Investing activities:  
Purchases of investments(186,444)(32,282)
Sales and maturities of investments52,536 17,272 
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired(12,549)
Purchases of property and equipment(966)(520)
Net cash used in investing activities(147,423)(15,530)
Financing activities:  
Proceeds from the issuance of convertible senior notes155,250 
Payment for convertible senior notes issuance costs(5,513)
Purchase of 2026 convertible senior notes hedge(33,192)
Proceeds from issuance of convertible senior notes warrants23,909 
Proceeds from the issuance of equity plan common stock2,992 1,644 
Repurchases and retirements of common stock(1,002)
Payment of acquisition-related contingent consideration(783)(478)
Proceeds from other borrowings251 217 
Principal payments on other borrowings(68)(121)
Net cash provided by financing activities142,846 260 
Foreign currency effect on cash and cash equivalents124 85 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents20,563 2,190 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period19,986 16,748 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$40,549 $18,938 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:  
Cash paid for income taxes$556 $
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities:  
Unrealized holding gain (loss) on available for sale investments$(175)$156 
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements... ..
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MITEK SYSTEMS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Nature of Operations
Mitek Systems, Inc. (“Mitek” or the “Company”) is a leading innovator of mobile image capture and digital identity verification solutions. Mitek is a software development company with expertise in computer vision, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. The Company is currently serving more than 7,500 financial services organizations and leading marketplace and financial technology (“fintech”) brands across the globe. The Company’s solutions are embedded in native mobile apps and browsers to facilitate better online user experiences, fraud detection and reduction, and compliant transactions.
Mitek’s Mobile Deposit® solution is used today by millions of consumers in the United States (“U.S.”) and Canada for mobile check deposit. Mobile Deposit® enables individuals and businesses to remotely deposit checks using their camera-equipped smartphone or tablet. Mitek’s Mobile Deposit® solution is embedded within the financial institutions’ digital banking apps used by consumers and has now processed over 45 billion check deposits. Mitek began selling Mobile Deposit® in early 2008 and received its first patent for this product in August 2010. As of June 30, 2020,2021, the Company has been granted 6473 patents and it has an additional 1915 patent applications pending.
Mitek’s Mobile Verify® verifies a user’s identity online enabling organizations to build safer digital communities. Scanning an identity document helps enable an enterprise to verify the identity of the person with whom they are conducting business, to comply with growing governmental Anti-Money Laundering and Know Your Customer regulatory requirements, and to improve the overall customer experience for digital onboarding. To be sure the person submitting the identity document is who they say they are, Mitek’s Mobile Verify Face Comparison provides an additional layer of online verification and compares the face on the submitted identity document with the live selfie photo of the user.
The combination of identity document capture and data extraction process enables the organization to prefill the end user’s application, with far fewer key strokes, thus reducing keying errors, and improving both operational efficiency and the customer experience. Today, the financial services verticals (banks, credit unions, lenders, payments processors, card issuers, fintech companies, etc.) represent the greatest percentage of use of our solutions, but there is accelerated adoption by marketplaces, sharing economy, and hospitality sectors. Mitek uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to constantly improve the product performance of Mobile Verify® such as speed and accuracy of approvals of identification documents. The core of Mitek’s user experience is driven by Mitek MiSnap™, the leading image capture technology, which is incorporated across the Company’s product lines. It provides a simple, intuitive, and superior user-experience, making digital transactions faster, more accurate, and easier for the consumer. Mobile Fill® automates application prefill of any form with user data by simply snapping a picture of the driver’s license or other similar user identity document.
CheckReader enables financial institutions to automatically extract data from a check image received across any deposit channel—branch, ATM, remote deposit capture, and mobile. Through the automatic recognition of all fields on checks, whether handwritten or machine print, CheckReader speeds the time to deposit for financial institutions and enables them to comply with check clearing regulations.
In May 2021 (as more fully described below in Note 3) Mitek acquired ID R&D, Inc. (“ID R&D”), an award-winning provider of artificial intelligence (AI)-based voice and face biometrics and liveness detection. The ID R&D Acquisition (as defined below) will simplify and secure the entire transaction lifecycle for both businesses and consumers. Businesses and financial institutions will have access to one authentication solution to deploy throughout the complete transaction cycle, and can provide consumers with a simple, intuitive approach to fighting fraud.
The Company markets and sells its products and services worldwide through internal, direct sales teams located in the U.S., Europe, and Latin America as well as through channel partners. The Company’s partner sales strategy includes channel partners who are financial services technology providers and identity verification providers. These partners integrate the Company’s products into their solutions to meet the needs of their customers.
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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company as of June 30, 20202021 have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X and, accordingly, they do not include all information and footnote disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”). The Company believes the footnotes and other disclosures made in the financial statements are adequate for a fair presentation of the results of the interim periods presented. The financial statements include all adjustments (solely of a normal recurring nature) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to make the information presented not misleading. Certain reclassifications were made to previously reported amounts in the consolidated statements of cash flows to make them consistent with the current period presentation. You should read these financial statements and the accompanying notes in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019,2020, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on December 6, 2019.
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7, 2020, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A (together, the “Form 10-K”), filed with the SEC on December 11, 2020.
Results for the nine months ended June 30, 20202021 are not necessarily indicative of results for any other interim period or for a full fiscal year.
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Foreign Currency
The Company has foreign subsidiaries that operate and sell products and services in various countries and jurisdictions around the world. As a result, the Company is exposed to foreign currency exchange risks. For those subsidiaries whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar, assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the balance sheet date and revenues and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars using the average exchange rate over the period. Resulting currency translation adjustments are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive lossincome (loss) in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company recorded a net gain resulting from foreign exchange translation of $0.7 million and $1.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, and a net gain resulting from foreign exchange translation of $0.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019.respectively. The Company recorded a net gain resulting from foreign exchange translation of $0.9 million and $1.3 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, and a net loss resulting from foreign exchange translation of $1.2 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2019.respectively.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses, deferred taxes, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, management reviews its estimates based upon currently available information. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. These estimates include, but are not limited to, assessing the collectability of accounts receivable, estimation of the value of stock-based compensation awards, fair value of assets and liabilities acquired, impairment of goodwill, useful lives of intangible assets, fair value of debt derivatives, standalone selling price related to revenue recognition, contingent consideration, and income taxes.
Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year presentation to conform to the current year presentation. Prior to fiscal 2020, the Company had included its product management costs in selling and marketing expenses. Due to certain personnel and functional responsibility changes in this function, the Company has reclassified these costs to research and development expenses. To conform to the current period’s presentation, prior year’s financials have been reclassified accordingly. The Company has determined that this reclassification was not material to previously reported financial statements. Product management costs were $0.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020. Product management costs were $2.2 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2020.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and its related amendments (collectively known as “ASC 606”). ASC 606 outlines a single comprehensive model to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers. The core principle, involving a five-step process, of the revenue model is that an entity recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.
The Company generates revenue primarily from the delivery of licenses (to both on premise and transactional software as a service (“SaaS”) products) and related services, as well as the delivery of hardware and professional services. Revenue is measured
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based on consideration specified in a contract with a customer. The Company recognizes revenue when it satisfies a performance obligation by transferring control over a product or service to a customer which may be at a point in time or over time. See Note 2 of the consolidated financial statements for additional details.
Contract Assets and Liabilities
The Company recognizes revenue when control of the license or transactional SaaS service is transferred to the customer. The Company records a contract asset when the revenue is recognized prior to the date payments become due. Contract assets that are expected to be paid within one year are recorded in current assets on the consolidated balance sheets. All other contract assets are recorded in other non-current assets in the consolidated balance sheet. Contract liabilities consist of deferred revenue. When the performance obligation is expected to be fulfilled within one year, the deferred revenue is recorded in current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet. When the performance obligation is expected to be fulfilled beyond one year, the deferred revenue is recorded in non-current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet. The Company reports net contract asset or liability positions on a contract-by-contract basis at the end of each reporting period.
Contract Costs
The Company incurs incremental costs to obtain a contract, consisting primarily of sales commissions incurred only if a contract is obtained. When the commission rate for a customer renewal is not commensurate with the commission rate for a new contract, the commission is capitalized if expected to be recovered. Such costs are capitalized and amortized using a portfolio approach consistent with the pattern of transfer of the good or service to which the asset relates. Contract costs are recorded in other current and non-current assets in the consolidated balance sheets.
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Net Income (Loss) Per Share
The Company calculates net income (loss) per share in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 260, Earnings per Share. Basic net income (loss) per share is based on the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income (loss) per share also gives effect to all potentially dilutive securities outstanding during the period, such as restricted stock units (“RSUs”), stock options, and shares issued under the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) shares,, convertible senior notes and warrants, if dilutive. In a period with a net loss position, potentially dilutive securities are not included in the computation of diluted net loss per share because to do so would be antidilutive, and the number of shares used to calculate basic and diluted net loss per share is the same.
For the three and nine months ended June 30, 20202021 and 2019,2020, the following potentially dilutive common shares were excluded from the calculation of net income (loss) per share, as they would have been antidilutive (amounts in thousands):
Three Months Ended June 30,Nine Months Ended June 30, Three Months Ended June 30,Nine Months Ended June 30,
2020201920202019 2021202020212020
Stock optionsStock options207  1,664  270  1,664  Stock options524 207 593 270 
RSUsRSUs1,718  2,498  1,577  2,498  RSUs1,248 1,718 1,177 1,577 
ESPP common stock equivalentsESPP common stock equivalents73  65  —  65  ESPP common stock equivalents73 73 27 
Performance optionsPerformance options263 224 
Performance RSUsPerformance RSUs67  —  26  —  Performance RSUs98 67 109 26 
Convertible senior notesConvertible senior notes7,448 3,983 
WarrantsWarrants7,448 3,983 
Total potentially dilutive common shares outstandingTotal potentially dilutive common shares outstanding2,065  4,227  1,873  4,227  Total potentially dilutive common shares outstanding17,102 2,065 10,096 1,873 
The calculation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share is as follows (amounts in thousands, except per share data):
 Three Months Ended June 30,Nine Months Ended June 30,
 2021202020212020
Net income$2,985 $1,348 $6,171 $2,816 
Weighted-average shares outstanding—basic43,773 41,483 43,145 41,251 
Common stock equivalents1,421 945 1,501 988 
Weighted-average shares outstanding—diluted45,194 42,428 44,646 42,239 
Net income per share:
Basic$0.07 $0.03 $0.14 $0.07 
Diluted$0.07 $0.03 $0.14 $0.07 
 Three Months Ended June 30,Nine Months Ended June 30,
 2020201920202019
Net income (loss)$1,348  $(99) $2,816  $(4,006) 
Weighted-average shares outstanding—basic41,483  39,936  41,251  39,034  
Common stock equivalents945  —  988  —  
Weighted-average shares outstanding—diluted42,428  39,936  42,239  39,034  
Net income (loss) per share:
Basic$0.03  $0.00  $0.07  $(0.10) 
Diluted$0.03  $0.00  $0.07  $(0.10) 
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Investments
Investments consist of corporate notes and bonds, commercial paper, U.S. Treasury securities, and asset-backed securities. The Company classifies investments as available-for-sale at the time of purchase and reevaluates such classification as of each balance sheet date. All investments are recorded at estimated fair value. Unrealized gains and losses for available-for-sale securities are included in accumulated other comprehensive loss,income (loss), a component of stockholders’ equity. The Company evaluates its investments to assess whether those with unrealized loss positions are other-than-temporarily impaired. Impairments are considered to be other-than-temporary if they are related to deterioration in credit risk or if it is likely that the Company will sell the securities before the recovery of its cost basis. Realized gains and losses and declines in value judged to be other-than-temporary are determined based on the specific identification method and are reported in other income, net in the consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive income (loss).income. NaN other-than-temporary impairment charges were recognized in the three and nine months ended June 30, 20202021 and 2019.2020.
All investments whose maturity or sale is expected within one year are classified as “current” on the consolidated balance sheets. All other securities are classified as “long-term” on the consolidated balance sheets.
Convertible Senior Notes Hedge and Embedded Conversion Derivative
In February 2021, the Company issued $155.3 million aggregate principal amount of 0.75% convertible notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes”). Concurrently with the issuance of the 2026 Notes, the Company entered into privately-negotiated convertible senior note hedge (the “Notes Hedge”) and warrant transactions (the “Warrant Transactions”) which, in combination, are intended to reduce the potential dilution from the conversion of the 2026 Notes. The Company could not elect to issue the shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”) upon settlement of the 2026 Notes due to insufficient authorized share capital. As a result, the embedded conversion option (the “embedded conversion derivative”) is accounted for as a derivative liability and the Notes Hedge as a derivative asset with the resulting gain (or loss) was reported in other income, net, in the consolidated statement of operations to the extent the valuation changed from the date of issuance of the 2026 Notes. The Warrant Transactions were recorded in additional paid-in-capital in the consolidated balance sheet and are not remeasured as long as they continue to meet the conditions for equity classification. See Note 8. “Convertible Senior Notes” for additional information related to these transactions.
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Trade accounts receivable are recorded at the net invoice value and are not interest bearing. The Company considers receivables past due based on the contractual payment terms. Allowances for doubtful accounts are established based on various factors, including credit profiles of the Company’s customers, contractual terms and conditions, historical payments, and current economic trends. The Company reviews its allowances by assessing individual accounts receivable over a specific aging and amount. Accounts receivable are written off on a case-by-case basis, net of any amounts that may be collected. The Company had $0.1 million$35,000 of write-offs to the allowance for doubtful accounts in each offor the nine months ended June 30, 20202021 and 2019.$0.1 million of write-offs in the nine months ended June 30, 2020. The Company maintained an allowance for doubtful accounts of $0.3 million as of June 30, 2021 and $0.2 million as of both June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019.
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2020.
Capitalized Software Development Costs
Costs incurred for the development of software that will be sold, leased, or otherwise marketed are capitalized when technological feasibility has been established. Software development costs consist primarily of compensation of development personnel and related overhead incurred to develop new products and upgrade and enhance the Company’s current products, as well as fees paid to outside consultants. Capitalization of software development costs ceases, and amortization of capitalized software development costs commences when the products are available for general release. For the nine months ended June 30, 20202021 and 2019,2020, 0 software development costs were capitalized because the time period and costs incurred between technological feasibility and general release for all software product releases were not material or were not realizable. We had 0 amortization expense from capitalized software costs during the nine months ended June 30, 20202021 and 2019.2020.
Costs related to software acquired, developed, or modified solely to meet our internal requirements, with no substantive plans to market such software at the time of development, are capitalized. Costs incurred during the preliminary planning and evaluation stage of the project and during the post-implementation operational stage are expensed as incurred. Costs incurred during the application development stage of the project are capitalized. The Company defines the design, configuration, and coding process as the application development stage. The Company capitalized $0.1$0.6 million and $0.2$0.1 million of costs related to computer software developed for internal use during the nine months ended June 30, 20202021 and 2019,2020, respectively. The Company had $0.3 million in amortization expense from internal use software during each of the nine months ended June 30, 20202021 and 2019.2020.
Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets
The Company’s goodwill and intangible assets resulted from prior acquisitions. Goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are not amortized, but are tested for impairment at least annually or as circumstances indicate that their value may no
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longer be recoverable. In accordance with ASC Topic 350, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (“ASC 350”), the Company reviews its goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment at least annually in its fiscal fourth quarter and more frequently if events or changes in circumstances occur that indicate a potential reduction in the fair value of its reporting unit and/or its indefinite-lived intangible asset below their respective carrying values. Examples of such events or circumstances include: a significant adverse change in legal factors or in the business climate, a significant decline in the Company’s stock price, a significant decline in the Company’s projected revenue or cash flows, an adverse action or assessment by a regulator, unanticipated competition, a loss of key personnel, or the presence of other indicators that would indicate a reduction in the fair value of a reporting unit. No such events or circumstances have occurred since the last impairment assessment was performed.
The Company’s goodwill is considered to be impaired if management determines that the carrying value of the reporting unit to which the goodwill has been assigned exceeds management’s estimate of its fair value. Based on the guidance provided by ASC 350 and ASC Topic 280, Segment Reporting, management has determined that the Company operates in 1 segment and consists of 1 reporting unit given the similarities in economic characteristics between its operations and the common nature of its products, services and customers. Because the Company has only 1 reporting unit, and because the Company is publicly traded, the Company determines the fair value of the reporting unit based on its market capitalization as it believes this represents the best evidence of fair value. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2019,2020, management completed its annual goodwill impairment test and concluded that the Company’s goodwill was not impaired. The Company’s conclusion that goodwill was 0t impaired was based on a comparison of its net assets to its market capitalization.
Because the Company determines the fair value of its reporting unit based on its market capitalization, the Company’s future reviews of goodwill for impairment may be impacted by changes in the price of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”).Stock. For example, a significant decline in the price of the Common Stock may cause the fair value of its goodwill to fall below its carrying value. Therefore, the Company cannot assure that when it completes its future reviews of goodwill for impairment a material impairment charge will not be recorded.
Intangible assets are amortized over their useful lives. Each period, the Company evaluates the estimated remaining useful life of its intangible assets and whether events or changes in circumstances warrant a revision to the remaining period of amortization. The carrying amounts of these assets are periodically reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of these assets may not be recoverable. Recoverability of these assets is measured by comparing the carrying amount of each asset to the future undiscounted cash flows the asset is expected to generate. The carrying amount of such assets is reduced to fair value if the undiscounted cash flows used in the test for recoverability are less than the carrying amount of such assets. NaN impairment charge related to the impairment of intangible assets was recorded during the nine months ended June 30, 20202021 and 2019.2020.
Other Borrowings
The Company has certain loan agreements with Spanish government agencies which were assumed when the Company acquired ICAR Vision Systems, S.L. ("ICAR"). These agreements have repayment periods of five to twelve years and bear 0 interest. As of June 30, 2020, $0.72021, $0.9 million was outstanding under these agreements and $0.1 million and $0.6$0.8 million is recorded in other
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current liabilities and other non-current liabilities, respectively, in the consolidated balance sheets. As of September 30, 2019, $0.62020, $0.7 million, was outstanding under these agreements and $0.2approximately $0.1 million and $0.4$0.6 million wasis recorded in other current liabilities and other non-current liabilities, respectively.respectively, in the consolidated balance sheets.
Guarantees
In the ordinary course of business, the Company is not subject to potential obligations under guarantees that fall within the scope of FASB ASC Topic 460, Guarantees (“ASC 460”), except for standard indemnification and warranty provisions that are contained within many of the Company’s customer license and service agreements and certain supplier agreements, and give rise only to the disclosure requirements prescribed by ASC 460. Indemnification and warranty provisions contained within the Company’s customer license and service agreements and certain supplier agreements are generally consistent with those prevalent in the Company’s industry. The Company has not historically incurred significant obligations under customer indemnification or warranty provisions and does not expect to incur significant obligations in the future. Accordingly, the Company does not maintain accruals for potential customer indemnification or warranty-related obligations.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). Deferred tax assets and liabilities arise from temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in future years.
Management evaluates the available evidence about future taxable income and other possible sources of realization of deferred tax assets. The valuation allowance reduces deferred tax assets to an amount that represents management’s best estimate of the amount of such deferred tax assets that more likely than not will be realized. See Note 7 of the consolidated financial statements for additional details.
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The Company recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the tax authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit is measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. See Note 7 of the consolidated financial statements for additional details.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company issues RSUs, stock options, performance options, and Senior Executive Long-Term Incentive Restricted Stock Units (“Senior Executive Performance RSUs”)performance RSUs as awards to its employees. Additionally, eligible employees may participate in the Company’s ESPP. Employee stock awards are measured at fair value on the date of grant and expense is recognized using the straight-line single-option method in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation. Forfeitures are recorded as they occur.
The Company assigns fair value to RSUs based on the closing stock price of its Common Stock on the date of grant.
The Company estimates the fair value of stock options and ESPP shares using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Black-Scholes option pricing model requires subjective assumptions, including future stock price volatility and expected time to exercise, which greatly affect the calculated values. The expected term of options granted is derived from historical data on employee exercises and post-vesting employment termination behavior. The risk-free rate selected to value any particular grant is based on the U.S. Treasury rate that corresponds to the expected life of the grant effective as of the date of the grant. The expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s stock price. These factors could change in the future, affecting the determination of stock-based compensation expense in future periods.
The Company estimates the fair value of performance options, Senior Executive Performance RSUs, and similar awards using the Monte-Carlo simulation. The Monte-Carlo simulation requires subjective assumptions, including the Company’s valuation date stock price, the annual risk-free interest rate, expected volatility, the probability of reaching the stock performance targets, and a 20-trading-day average stock price.
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Comprehensive income (loss) consists of net income, (loss), unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities, and foreign currency translation adjustments. Included on the consolidated balance sheets is accumulated other comprehensive lossincome (loss) of $2.6$0.4 million and $4.1$(0.3) million at June 30, 20202021 and September 30, 2019,2020, respectively.
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Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In FebruaryAugust 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-02, Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, which allows a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Jobs Act”). The Company elected not to reclassify the stranded tax effects to retained earnings as they were not material the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02,2018-15, Leases (Topic 842)Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (ASC 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That is a Service Contract (“ASU 2016-02”2018-15”). ASU 2016-02 and its related amendments (collectively known as “ASC 842”), which require lesseesrequires hosting arrangements that are service contracts to record most leases onfollow the balance sheet but recognize expenses in the income statement in a manner similarguidance for internal-use software to previous guidance. The way indetermine which entities classify leases determines how to recognize lease-related revenue and expenses.
implementation costs can be capitalized. The Company adopted ASC 842 as of October 1, 2019 using the optional transition method and will not adjust the comparative period financial statements for the effects of the new standard or make the new, expanded required disclosures for periods prior to the adoption date. Accordingly, the results for the nine months ended June 30, 2019 continue to be reported under the accounting guidance, ASC Topic 840, Leases (“ASC 840”), in effect for that period. The Company elected to use the package of practical expedients to not reassess: (i) whether any expired or existing contracts are or contain leases, (ii) lease classification for any expired or existing leases, and (iii) initial direct costs for any existing leases. The Company also elected the practical expedient not to separate the non-lease components of a contract from the lease component to which they relate. In addition, the Company made an accounting policy election that will keep leases with an initial term of twelve months or less off the consolidated balance sheet. The adoption of ASC 842 had a material impact on the consolidated balance sheet as of October 1, 2019, and resultedASU 2018-15 in the recognitionfirst quarter of $8.2 million of lease liabilitiesfiscal 2021, and $6.8 million of right-of-use (“ROU”) assets for those leases classified as operating leases. Thethe adoption of ASC 842 did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In August 2018, the Company’s consolidated statementsFASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”), to eliminate, add, and modify certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. Entities will no longer be required to disclose the amount of operations and other comprehensive income (loss) or consolidated statements of cash flows. See Note 8reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, but public companies will be required to disclose the range and weighted average used to develop significant unobservable inputs for Level 3 fair value measurements. The Company adopted ASU 2018-13 in the first quarter of fiscal 2021, and the adoption did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statementsstatements.
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for additional details.Goodwill Impairment (“ASU 2017-04”), which eliminates Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test that had required a hypothetical purchase price allocation. Rather, entities should apply the same impairment assessment to all reporting units and recognize an impairment loss for the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying amount exceeds its fair value, without exceeding the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. Entities will continue to have the option to perform a qualitative assessment for a reporting unit to determine if the quantitative impairment test is necessary. The Company adopted ASU 2017-04 in the first quarter of fiscal 2021, and the adoption did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
Change in Significant Accounting Policy
Except for the accounting policy for Convertible Senior Notes Hedge and Embedded Conversion Derivative, established in connection with the issuance of the 2026 Notes, there have been no significant changes below,to the Company has consistently applied theCompany’s significant accounting policies to all periods presented in itsNote 2. “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements.
Leases
The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inceptionstatements included in accordance with ASC 842. The lease term begins on the commencement date, which is the date the Company takes possession of the property, and may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the option will be exercised. The lease term is used to determine lease classification as an operating or finance lease and is used to calculate straight-line expense for operating leases.
ROU assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make payments arising from the lease. As a practical expedient, lease agreements with lease and non-lease components are accounted for as a single lease component for all asset classes, which are comprised of real estate leases and auto leases. ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at commencement date based upon the present value of lease payments over the lease term. ROU assets also include prepaid lease payments and exclude lease incentives received. The Company estimates contingent lease incentives when it is probable that the Company is entitled to the incentive at lease commencement. Since the Company’s leases do not typically provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based upon the information available at commencement date of each lease. The determination of the incremental borrowing rate requires judgment. The Company determines the incremental borrowing rate using the Company’s current secured borrowing rate. The Company elected the short-term lease recognition exemption for all leases that qualify. Therefore, leases with an initial term of twelve months or less are not recorded on the consolidated balance sheet; instead, lease payments are recognized as lease expenses on a straight-line basis over the lease term. See NoteItem 8 of the consolidated financial statements for additional details.Company’s Form 10-K.
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Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In August 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update 2020-06—Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity's Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40)—Accounting For Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity's Own Equity (“ASU 2020-06”). ASU 2020-06 simplifies accounting for convertible instruments by removing major separation models required under current GAAP. Consequently, more convertible debt instruments will be reported as a single liability instrument with no separate accounting for embedded conversion features through equity. Without an initial allocation of proceeds to the conversion option, the debt will likely have a lower discount, thereby resulting in less noncash interest expense through accretion. ASU 2020-06 removes certain settlement conditions that are required for equity contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception, which will permit more equity contracts to qualify for such exception. ASU 2020-06 also simplifies the diluted net income per share calculation in certain areas. ASU 2020-06 is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2021, and early adoption is permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those fiscal years. This update permits the use of either the modified retrospective or fully retrospective method of transition. The Company expects that ASU 2020-06 will eliminate the separate accounting described above and reduce the interest expense that we expect to recognize. The Company plans to early adopt ASU 2020-06 for its fiscal year beginning October 1, 2021.
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (“ASU 2019-12”), which is intended to simplify various aspects related to accounting for income taxes. ASU 2019-12 removes certain exceptions to the general principles in ASC 740 and also clarifies and amends existing guidance to improve consistent application. ASU 2019-12 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the potential impact of adoption of this updated authoritative guidance on the consolidated financial statements.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-15, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (ASC 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract (“ASU 2018-15”), which requires hosting arrangements that are service contracts to follow the guidance for internal-use software to determine which implementation costs can be capitalized. ASU 2018-15 is effective either prospectively or retrospectively for fiscal
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years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2018-15 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”), to eliminate, add, and modify certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. Entities will no longer be required to disclose the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, but public companies will be required to disclose the range and weighted average used to develop significant unobservable inputs for Level 3 fair value measurements. The guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019, but entities are permitted to early adopt either the entire standard or only the provisions that eliminate or modify the requirements. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2018-13 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment (“ASU 2017-04”), which eliminates Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test that had required a hypothetical purchase price allocation. Rather, entities should apply the same impairment assessment to all reporting units and recognize an impairment loss for the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying amount exceeds its fair value, without exceeding the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. Entities will continue to have the option to perform a qualitative assessment for a reporting unit to determine if the quantitative impairment test is necessary. ASU 2017-04 will be effective prospectively for annual or interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2017-04 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASU 2016-13”), which requires entities to use a Current Expected Credit Loss model which is a new impairment model based on expected losses rather than incurred losses. Under this model, an entity would recognize an impairment allowance equal to its current estimate of all contractual cash flows that the entity does not expect to collect from financial assets measured at amortized cost. The entity’s estimate would consider relevant information about past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. ASU 2016-13 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 31, 2019 with early adoption permitted for annual reporting periods beginning after December 31, 2018. The Company is currently evaluating the impact ASU 2016-13 will have on its consolidated financial statements.
No other new accounting pronouncement issued or effective during the nine months ended June 30, 20202021 had, or is expected to have, a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

2. REVENUE RECOGNITION
Nature of Goods and Services
The following is a description of principal activities from which the Company generates its revenue. Contracts with customers are evaluated on a contract-by-contract basis as contracts may include multiple types of goods and services as described below.
Software and Hardware
Software and hardware revenue is generated from on premise software license sales, as well as sales of hardware scanner boxes and on premise appliance products. For software license agreements that are distinct, the Company recognizes software license revenue upon delivery and after evidence of a contract exists. Hardware revenue is recognized in the period that the hardware is shipped.
Services and Other
Services and other revenue is generated from the sale of transactional SaaS products and services, maintenance associated with the sale of software and hardware, and consulting and professional services. The Company recognizes services and other revenue over the period in which such services are performed. The Company’s model typically includes an up-front fee and a periodic commitment from the customer that commences upon completion of the implementation through the remainder of the customer life. The up-front fee is the initial setup fee, or the implementation fee. The periodic commitment includes, but is not limited to, a fixed periodic fee and/or a transactional fee based on system usage that exceeds committed minimums. If the up-front fee is not distinct, revenue is deferred until the date the customer commences use of the Company’s services, at which point the up-front fee is recognized ratably over the life of the customer arrangement. The Company does not view the signing of the contract or the provision of initial setup services as discrete earnings events that are distinct.
Significant Judgments in Application of the Guidance
The Company uses the following methods, inputs, and assumptions in determining amounts of revenue to recognize:
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Identification of Performance Obligations
For contracts that contain multiple performance obligations, which include combinations of software licenses, maintenance, and services, the Company accounts for individual goods or services as a separate performance obligation if they are distinct. The good or service is distinct if the good or service is separately identifiable from other items in the arrangement and if a customer can benefit from it on its own or with other resources that are readily available to the customer. If these criteria are not met, the promised goods or services are accounted for as a combined performance obligation.
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Determination of Transaction Price
The transaction price is determined based on the consideration to which the Company will be entitled in exchange for transferring products or services to the customer. The Company includes any fixed charges within its contracts as part of the total transaction price. To the extent that variable consideration is not constrained, the Company includes an estimate of the variable amount, as appropriate, within the total transaction price and updates its assumptions over the duration of the contract. As a practical expedient, the Company does not adjust the transaction price for the effects of a significant financing component if, at contract inception, the period between customer payment and the transfer of goods or services is expected to be one year or less.
Assessment of Estimates of Variable Consideration
Many of the Company’s contracts with customers contain some component of variable consideration; however, the constraint will generally not result in a reduction in the estimated transaction price for most forms of variable consideration. The Company may constrain the estimated transaction price in the event of a high degree of uncertainty as to the final consideration amount owed because of an extended length of time over which the fees may be adjusted.
Allocation of Transaction Price
The transaction price, including any discounts, is allocated between separate goods and services in a contract that contains multiple performance obligations based on their relative standalone selling prices. The standalone selling prices are determined based on the prices at which the Company separately sells each good or service. For items that are not sold separately, the Company estimates the standalone selling prices using available information such as market conditions and internally approved pricing guidelines. In instances where there are observable selling prices for professional services and support and maintenance, the Company may apply the residual approach to estimate the standalone selling price of software licenses. In certain situations, primarily transactional SaaS revenue described above, the Company allocates variable consideration to a series of distinct goods or services within a contract. The Company allocates variable payments to one or more, but not all, of the distinct goods or services or to a series of distinct goods or services in a contract when (i) the variable payment relates specifically to the Company’s efforts to transfer the distinct good or service and (ii) the variable payment is for an amount that depicts the amount of consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring the promised goods or services to its customer.
Disaggregation of Revenue
The following table presents the Company's revenue disaggregated by major product category (amounts in thousands):
Three Months Ended June 30,Nine Months Ended June 30,Three Months Ended June 30,Nine Months Ended June 30,
20202019202020192021202020212020
Major product categoryMajor product categoryMajor product category
Deposits software and hardwareDeposits software and hardware$12,222  $10,521  $32,822  $28,786  Deposits software and hardware$15,817 $12,222 $38,705 $32,822 
Deposits services and otherDeposits services and other4,726  4,528  13,399  11,041  Deposits services and other4,963 4,726 14,887 13,399 
Deposits revenueDeposits revenue16,948  15,049  46,221  39,827  Deposits revenue20,780 16,948 53,592 46,221 
Identity verification software and hardwareIdentity verification software and hardware990  1,367  3,358  3,682  Identity verification software and hardware1,156 990 3,583 3,358 
Identity verification services and otherIdentity verification services and other7,475  5,490  21,093  16,063  Identity verification services and other9,842 7,475 29,351 21,093 
Identity verification revenueIdentity verification revenue8,465  6,857  24,451  19,745  Identity verification revenue10,998 8,465 32,934 24,451 
Total revenueTotal revenue$25,413  $21,906  $70,672  $59,572  Total revenue$31,778 $25,413 $86,526 $70,672 
Software and hardware revenue is generated from on premise software license sales, as well as sales of hardware scanner boxes and on premise appliance products. Services and other revenue is generated from the sale of transactional SaaS products and services, maintenance associated with the sale of software and hardware, and consulting and professional services.
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Contract Balances
The following table provides information about contract assets and contract liabilities from contracts with customers (amounts in thousands):
June 30, 2020September 30, 2019June 30, 2021September 30, 2020
Contract assets, currentContract assets, current$3,410  $2,350  Contract assets, current$3,610 $5,187 
Contract assets, non-currentContract assets, non-current4,338  581  Contract assets, non-current3,723 4,468 
Contract liabilities (deferred revenue), currentContract liabilities (deferred revenue), current9,089  5,612  Contract liabilities (deferred revenue), current11,896 7,973 
Contract liabilities (deferred revenue), non-currentContract liabilities (deferred revenue), non-current$1,240  $736  Contract liabilities (deferred revenue), non-current614 1,597 
Contract assets, reported within current assets and other long-termnon-current assets in the consolidated balance sheets, primarily result from revenue being recognized when a license is delivered and payments are made over time. Contract liabilities primarily relate to advance consideration received from customers deferred revenue,(deferred revenue), for which transfer of control occurs, and therefore revenue is recognized as services are provided. Contract balances are reported in a net contract asset or liability position on a contract-by-contract basis at the end of each reporting period. The Company recognized $5.6$8.5 million and $4.2$5.6 million of revenue during the nine months ended June 30, 20202021 and 2019,2020, respectively, which was included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of each such period.
Contract Costs
Contract costs included in other current and non-current assets on the consolidated balance sheets totaled $2.3 million and $1.5 million as of both June 30, 20202021 and September 30, 2019,2020, respectively. Contract costs are amortized based on the transfer of goods or services to which the asset relates. The amortization period also considers expected customer lives and whether the asset relates to goods or services transferred under a specific anticipated contract. These costs are included in selling and marketing expenses in the consolidated statement of operations and other comprehensive income (loss) and totaled $0.6$0.3 million and $0.4$0.2 million during the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $0.8 million and $0.6 million during the nine months ended June 30, 20202021 and 2019,2020, respectively. There were 0 impairment losses recognized during both the nine months ended June 30, 20202021 and 20192020 related to capitalized contract costs.

3. RESTRUCTURINGBUSINESS COMBINATIONS
Subsequent toOn May 28, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), the Company completed the acquisition of A2iA Group II, S.A.S. (“A2iA”ID R&D (the “ID R&D Acquisition”), in pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) dated May 2018,28, 2021, by and among the Company, evaluated A2iA’sID R&D and Alexey Khitrov (the “Representative”). Upon completion of the ID R&D Acquisition, ID R&D became a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Mitek Systems, Inc. ID R&D is an award-winning provider of artificial intelligence-based voice and face biometrics and liveness detection.
As consideration for the ID R&D Acquisition, the Company agreed to pay an aggregate purchase price of up to $49.0 million. On the Closing Date, the equityholders of ID R&D received from the Company: (i) $13.0 million in cash, subject to adjustments for transaction expenses, escrow amounts, indebtedness and working capital adjustments (the “Initial Cash Payment”); and (ii) 867,226 shares or $13.9 million of Common Stock. In addition to the foregoing, the equityholders of ID R&D may become entitled to receive additional consideration from the Company upon achievement of certain milestones as follows (collectively, the “Earnout Payments”): subject to ID R&D’s achievement of target revenue for the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the one year anniversary thereof and the period commencing on the one year anniversary of the Closing Date and ending on the one year anniversary thereof (each such period, an “Earnout Period”): (i) an aggregate maximum amount of approximately $12.3 million with respect to the first Earnout Period and (ii) approximately $9.8 million with respect to the second Earnout Period, with 15% of the first Earnout Period’s payment to be deposited (as additional funds) into an escrow fund described below. The Company will
make the Earnout Payments in the form of cash and shares of Common Stock as set forth in the Merger Agreement. The Company has granted the Representative an option to shift the Earnout Period(s) out by one year, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement. Moreover, in the event actual revenue for an Earnout Period exceeds the target revenue for such period, the amount of such excess will be credited towards the achievement of the subsequent Earnout Period’s Earnout Payment.
The Company estimated the fair value of the consideration for the Earnout Periods to be $15.3 million on the Closing Date, which was determined using a discounted cash flow methodology based on financial forecasts determined by management that included assumptions about revenue growth and discount rates, and is included in level three of the fair value hierarchy. Each quarter the Company revises the estimated fair value of the consideration for the Earnout Periods and changes in the fair value are included in acquisition-related costs and expenses in the consolidated statements of operations and determinedother comprehensive income. See Note 4. “Investments,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements for more information relating to the consideration for the Earnout Periods.
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The Company incurred $0.5 million of expense in connection with the acquisition primarily related to legal fees, outside service costs, and travel expense, which are included in acquisition-related costs and expenses in the consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive income.
On the Closing Date, the Company deposited a portion of the Initial Cash Payment and a number of shares of Common Stock having a collective value of approximately $4.0 million into an escrow fund to serve as collateral and partial security for working capital adjustments and certain indemnification rights of the Company. As indicated above, 15% of the Earnout Payment with respect to the first Earnout Period, if and when earned, will also be deposited into the escrow fund. The escrow fund will be maintained for up to 24 months following the completion of the ID R&D Acquisition or until such earlier time as the escrow fund is exhausted. The Company used cash on hand for the Initial Cash Payment.
Acquisitions are accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations. Accordingly, the results of operations of ID R&D have been included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements since the date of such acquisition. The purchase price has been allocated to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon the respective estimates of fair value as of the date of the ID R&D Acquisition, which remain preliminary as of June 30, 2021, and are based on assumptions that the market for certain products was small and lacking growth opportunity and thatCompany’s management believes are reasonable given the information currently available. The Company is in the process of completing its products were not core to Mitek’s strategy, nor were they profitable for the Company. In order to streamline the organization and focus resources going forward, the Company undertook a strategic restructuring of A2iA’s Paris operations in June 2019, which included, among other things, ceasing the salevaluation of certain A2iA productsintangible assets and offeringsthe valuation of the acquired deferred income taxes. The final allocations of the purchase price to intangible assets and a reductiondeferred income taxes may differ materially from the information presented in workforce. Restructuring costs consist of employee severance obligations and other related costs.these unaudited consolidated financial statements.
The following table summarizes changes in the restructuring accrual duringestimated fair values of the nine months ended June 30, 2020 assets acquired and liabilities assumed from the ID R&D Acquisition as of the Closing Date ((amounts shown in thousands)thousands):
Balance at September 30, 2019Current assets$1,526385 
Accrual reversedProperty, plant, and equipment(114)114 
PaymentsIntangible assets(1,165)14,190 
Foreign currency effect on the restructuring accrualGoodwill(27)30,866 
Balance at June 30, 2020Current liabilities(397)
Other non-current liabilities(3,236)
Net assets acquired$22041,922 

The goodwill recognized is due to expected synergies and other factors and is not expected to be deductible for income tax purposes. The Company estimated the fair value of identifiable acquisition-related intangible assets with definite lives primarily based on discounted cash flow projections that will arise from these assets. The Company exercised significant judgment with regard to assumptions used in the determination of fair value such as with respect to discount rates and the determination of the estimated useful lives of the intangible assets. The following table summarizes the estimated fair values and estimated useful lives of intangible assets with definite lives acquired from the ID R&D Acquisition as of the Closing Date (
amounts shown in thousands, except for years):
Amortization PeriodAmount assigned
Completed technologies7.0 years$11,280 
Customer relationships3.0 years2,540 
Trade names5.0 years370 
Total intangible assets acquired$14,190 
The following unaudited pro forma financial information should not be taken as representative of the Company’s future consolidated results of operations and includes adjustments for the amortization expense related to the identified intangible assets. The following table summarizes the Company’s unaudited pro forma financial information and is presented as if the ID R&D Acquisition occurred on October 1, 2019 (amounts shown in thousands):
Three months ended June 30,Nine months ended June 30,
2021202020212020
Pro forma revenue$31,986 $25,656 $88,261 $71,722 
Pro forma net income (loss)$2,038 $143 $3,169 $(1,060)
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4. INVESTMENTS
The following tables summarize investments by type of security as of June 30, 20202021 and September 30, 2019,2020, respectively (amounts shown in thousands):
June 30, 2021:Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair Market
Value
Available-for-sale securities:    
U.S. Treasury, short-term$5,240 $$$5,241 
Asset-backed securities, short-term6,051 6,052 
Corporate debt securities, short-term127,025 (23)127,009 
U.S. Treasury, long-term4,999 (2)4,997 
Foreign government and agency securities, long-term2,921 (2)2,919 
Corporate debt securities, long-term28,775 (48)28,727 
Total$175,011 $$(75)$174,945 
June 30, 2020:Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair Market
Value
Available-for-sale securities:    
U.S. Treasury, short-term$8,245  $62  $—  $8,307  
Asset-backed securities, short-term3,769  34  —  3,803  
Corporate debt securities, short-term18,147  24  —  18,171  
Asset-backed securities, long-term964  14  —  978  
Corporate debt securities, long-term1,936  28  —  1,964  
Total$33,061  $162  $—  $33,223  

September 30, 2019:Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair Market
Value
September 30, 2020:September 30, 2020:Cost
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
Fair Market
Value
Available-for-sale securities:Available-for-sale securities:Available-for-sale securities:
U.S. Treasury, short-termU.S. Treasury, short-term$4,240  $ $—  $4,242  U.S. Treasury, short-term$10,245 $38 $$10,283 
Asset-backed securities, short-termAsset-backed securities, short-term4,723 36 4,759 
Corporate debt securities, short-termCorporate debt securities, short-term12,258   —  12,260  Corporate debt securities, short-term24,956 37 24,993 
U.S. Treasury, long-term1,102  —  (1) 1,101  
Corporate debt securities, long-termCorporate debt securities, long-term451  —  —  451  Corporate debt securities, long-term1,966 (3)1,963 
TotalTotal$18,051  $ $(1) $18,054  Total$41,890 $111 $(3)$41,998 

The cost of securities sold is based on the specific identification method. Amortization of premiums, accretion of discounts, interest, dividend income and realized gains and losses are included in other income, net in the consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive income (loss).income.
The Company determines the appropriate designation of investments at the time of purchase and reevaluates such designation as of each balance sheet date. All of the Company’s investments are designated as available-for-sale debt securities. As of June 30, 20202021 and September 30, 2019,2020, the Company’s short-term investments have maturity dates of less than one year from the balance sheet date and the Company’s long-term investments have maturity dates of greater than one year from the balance sheet date.
Available-for-sale marketable securities are carried at fair value as determined by quoted market prices for identical or similar assets, with unrealized gains and losses, net of taxes, and reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. Management reviews the fair value of the portfolio at least monthly and evaluates individual securities with fair value below amortized cost at the balance sheet date. For debt securities, in order to determine whether impairment is other-than-temporary, management must conclude whether the Company intends to sell the impaired security and whether it is more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the security before recovering its amortized cost basis. If management intends to sell an impaired debt security or it is more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the security prior to recovering its amortized cost basis, an other-than-temporary impairment is deemed to have occurred. The amount of an other-than-temporary impairment on debt securities related to a credit loss, or securities that management intends to sell before recovery, is recognized in earnings. The amount of an other-than-temporary impairment on debt securities related to other factors is recorded consistent with changes in the fair value of all other available-for-sale securities as a component of stockholders’ equity in other comprehensive income. NaN other-than-temporary impairment charges were recognized in the three and nine months ended June 30, 20202021 and 2019.2020. There were 0 realized gains or losses from the sale of available-for-sale securities during the three and nine months ended June 30, 20202021 and 2019.2020.
Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures
FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements (“ASC 820”) defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value under GAAP and enhances disclosures about fair value measurements. Fair value is defined under ASC 820 as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value under ASC 820 must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. ASC 820 describes a fair value hierarchy based on the following three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value, of which the first two are considered observable and the last, unobservable:
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Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
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Level 2—Inputs other than Level 1 inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities; and
Level 3—Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
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The following tables represent the fair value hierarchy of the Company’s investments, andconvertible senior notes hedge, acquisition-related contingent consideration, and embedded conversion derivative as of June 30, 20202021 and September 30, 2019,2020, respectively (amounts shown in thousands):
June 30, 2021:BalanceQuoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:    
Short-term investments:    
U.S. Treasury$5,241 $5,241 $$
Asset-backed securities6,052 6,052 
Corporate debt securities61,394 61,394 
Commercial paper65,615 65,615 
Total short-term investments at fair value138,302 5,241 133,061 
Long-term investments:
U.S. Treasury4,997 4,997 
Foreign government and agency securities2,919 2,919 
Asset-backed securities
Corporate debt securities28,727 28,727 
Total long-term investments at fair value36,643 4,997 31,646 
Convertible senior notes hedge54,334 54,334 
Total assets at fair value$229,279 $10,238 $219,041 $
Liabilities:
Current liabilities:
Acquisition-related contingent consideration$9,950 $$$9,950 
Non-current liabilities:
Acquisition-related contingent consideration5,330 5,330 
Embedded conversion derivative54,334 54,334 
Total liabilities at fair value$69,614 $$54,334 $15,280 
June 30, 2020:BalanceQuoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
September 30, 2020:September 30, 2020:BalanceQuoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:Assets:    Assets:    
Short-term investments:Short-term investments:    Short-term investments:    
U.S. TreasuryU.S. Treasury$8,307  $8,307  $—  $—  U.S. Treasury$10,283 $10,283 $$
Asset-backed securities3,803  —  3,803  —  
Asset-backed securities, short-termAsset-backed securities, short-term4,759 4,759 
Corporate debt securitiesCorporate debt securities    Corporate debt securities9,619 9,619 
Financial6,385  —  6,385  —  
Industrial1,918  —  1,918  —  
Commercial paperCommercial paperCommercial paper15,374 15,374 
Financial6,978  —  6,978  —  
Industrial2,890  —  2,890  —  
Total short-term investments at fair valueTotal short-term investments at fair value30,281  8,307  21,974  —  Total short-term investments at fair value40,035 10,283 29,752 
Long-term investments:Long-term investments:Long-term investments:
U.S. TreasuryU.S. Treasury—  —  —  —  U.S. Treasury
Asset-backed securities978  —  978  —  
Corporate debt securitiesCorporate debt securitiesCorporate debt securities1,963 1,963 
Financial997  —  997  —  
Industrial967  —  967  —  
Total long-term investments at fair valueTotal long-term investments at fair value1,963 1,963 
Total assets at fair valueTotal assets at fair value$33,223  $8,307  $24,916  $—  Total assets at fair value$41,998 $10,283 $31,715 $
Liabilities:Liabilities:Liabilities:
Acquisition-related contingent considerationAcquisition-related contingent consideration686  —  —  686  Acquisition-related contingent consideration$753 $$$753 
Total liabilities at fair valueTotal liabilities at fair value$686  $—  $—  $686  Total liabilities at fair value$753 $$$753 

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September 30, 2019:BalanceQuoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:    
Short-term investments:    
U.S. Treasury$4,242  $4,242  $—  $—  
Corporate debt securities    
Financial2,503  —  2,503  —  
Industrial1,371  —  1,371  —  
Commercial paper
Financial5,560  —  5,560  —  
Industrial2,826  —  2,826  —  
Total short-term investments at fair value16,502  4,242  12,260  —  
Long-term investments:
U.S. Treasury1,101  1,101  —  —  
Corporate debt securities
Financial451  —  451  —  
Total assets at fair value$18,054  $5,343  $12,711  $—  
Liabilities:
Acquisition-related contingent consideration1,601  —  —  1,601  
Total liabilities at fair value$1,601  $—  $—  $1,601  
Level 1: Includes investments in U.S. Government and agency securities, which are valued based on recently executed transactions in the same or similar securities.
Level 2: Convertible Senior Notes. On February 5, 2021, the Company issued $155.3 million aggregate principal amount of 0.75% 2026 Notes as further described in Note 8. “Convertible Senior Notes.” Concurrently with the issuance of the 2026 Notes, the Company entered into the Notes Hedge and Warrant Transactions which in combination are intended to reduce the potential dilution from the conversion of the 2026 Notes. Initially, conversion of the 2026 Notes will be settled solely in cash; however, following satisfaction of certain share reservation conditions, conversion of the 2026 Notes may be settled in cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, at the Company’s election. The embedded conversion derivative associated with the 2026 Notes currently meets the criteria for an embedded derivative liability which required bifurcation and separate accounting. The Notes Hedge and Warrant Transactions are also currently classified as a derivative asset and as an increase to additional paid-in capital, respectively, on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. On the date the Company increases its authorized shares of Common Stock and satisfies the share reservation condition, the Notes Hedge and embedded conversion derivative will be reclassified to additional paid-in capital as the equity classification criteria is met. Changes in the fair value of these derivatives prior to being classified in equity are reflected in Other income, net, in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations and other comprehensive income.
The fair value of the Notes Hedge and the embedded conversion derivative are estimated using a Black-Scholes model. Based on the fair value hierarchy, the Company classified the Notes Hedge and the embedded conversion derivative as Level 2 as significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly. The significant inputs and assumptions used in the models to calculate the fair value of the derivatives include the Common Stock price, exercise price of the derivatives, risk-free interest rate, volatility, annual coupon rate and remaining contractual term.
The Company carries the 2026 Notes at face value less unamortized discount and issuance costs on its consolidated balance sheets. Based on the fair value hierarchy, the Company classified the 2026 Notes as Level 2 as they are not actively traded.
Level 3: As of June 30, 2020,2021, total acquisition-related contingent consideration of $0.7$10.0 million and $5.3 million is recorded asin acquisition-related contingent consideration and other non-current liabilities, respectively, in the consolidated balance sheets. The following table includes a summary of the contingent consideration measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) during the nine months ended June 30, 20202021 (amounts shown in thousands):
Balance at September 30, 20192020$1,601753 
Expenses recorded due to changes in fair valueContingent consideration associated with ID R&D Acquisition9815,280 
Payment of contingent consideration(1,049)
Foreign currency effect on contingent consideration3629 
Payment of contingent consideration(782)
Balance at June 30, 20202021$68615,280 

5. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Goodwill
The Company had a goodwill balance of $34.2$67.1 million at June 30, 2020,2021, representing the excess of costs over fair value of assets of businesses acquired. Goodwill acquired in a business combination and determined to have an indefinite useful life is not amortized, but instead is tested for impairment at least annually in accordance with ASC 350. The following table summarizes changes in the balance of goodwill during the nine months ended June 30, 20202021 (amounts shown in thousands):
Balance at September 30, 20192020$32,63635,669 
Other adjustments(1)Acquisition of ID R&D80630,866 
Foreign currency effect on goodwill and other807515 
Balance at June 30, 20202021$34,24967,050 
(1)During the three months ended December 31, 2019, the Company determined that it had incorrectly classified $0.8 million of contract assets in its fair value estimate associated with the acquisition of A2iA. This asset was incorrectly recorded as other non-current assets with an offset to goodwill on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet during the three months ended June 30, 2018 and subsequent financial statements. The Company has determined that the adjustment was not material to any previously reported financial statements. Therefore, the consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2020 has been adjusted.
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Intangible Assets
Intangible assets include the value assigned to purchased completed technology, customer relationships, and trade names. The estimated useful lives for all of these intangible assets range from two to seven years. Intangible assets as of June 30, 20202021 and September 30, 2019,2020, respectively, are summarized as follows (amounts shown in thousands, except for years):
June 30, 2021:Weighted Average Amortization PeriodCostAccumulated AmortizationNet
Completed technologies6.6 years$31,621 $11,860 $19,761 
Customer relationships4.6 years20,168 11,825 8,343 
Trade names4.7 years988 535 453 
Total intangible assets $52,777 $24,220 $28,557 
June 30, 2020:Weighted Average Amortization PeriodCostAccumulated AmortizationNet
Completed technologies6.4 years$20,341  $9,095  $11,246  
Customer relationships4.8 years17,628  8,866  8,762  
Trade names4.5 years618  475  143  
Total intangible assets $38,587  $18,436  $20,151  

September 30, 2019:Weighted Average Amortization PeriodCostAccumulated AmortizationNet
September 30, 2020:September 30, 2020:Weighted Average Amortization PeriodCostAccumulated AmortizationNet
Completed technologiesCompleted technologies6.4 years$20,341  $7,104  $13,237  Completed technologies6.4 years$20,341 $9,416 $10,925 
Customer relationshipsCustomer relationships4.8 years17,628  6,701  10,927  Customer relationships4.8 years17,628 9,390 8,238 
Trade namesTrade names4.5 years618  377  241  Trade names4.5 years618 492 126 
Total intangible assetsTotal intangible assets $38,587  $14,182  $24,405  Total intangible assets $38,587 $19,298 $19,289 

Amortization expense related to acquired intangible assets was $1.6$1.9 million and $1.8$1.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and 2019, respectively,$5.2 million and $4.8 million and $5.3 million forduring the nine months ended June 30, 20202021 and 2019,2020, respectively, and is recorded within acquisition-related costs and expenses on the consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive income (loss).income.
The estimated future amortization expense related to intangible assets for each of the five succeeding fiscal years is expected to be as follows (amounts shown in thousands):
Estimated Future Amortization Expense Estimated Future Amortization Expense
2020—remaining$1,585  
20216,134  
2021—remaining2021—remaining$2,142 
202220225,738  20228,566 
202320233,766  20236,493 
202420241,779  20244,126 
202520251,149  20252,902 
ThereafterThereafter4,328 
TotalTotal$20,151  Total$28,557 

6. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Stock-Based Compensation Expense
The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense related to RSUs, stock options, and ESPP shares, which was allocated as follows (amounts shown in thousands):
Three Months Ended June 30,Nine Months Ended June 30,Three Months Ended June 30,Nine Months Ended June 30,
2020201920202019 2021202020212020
Cost of revenueCost of revenue$73  $55  $199  $155  Cost of revenue$89 $73 $258 $199 
Selling and marketingSelling and marketing823  705  2,194  2,242  Selling and marketing857 693 2,537 1,859 
Research and developmentResearch and development591  437  1,740  1,438  Research and development797 721 2,313 2,075 
General and administrativeGeneral and administrative1,014  1,071  2,979  3,456  General and administrative1,124 1,014 3,474 2,979 
Stock-based compensation expense included in expensesStock-based compensation expense included in expenses$2,501  $2,268  $7,112  $7,291  Stock-based compensation expense included in expenses$2,867 $2,501 $8,582 $7,112 
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The fair value calculations for stock-based compensation awards to employees for the nine months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 were based on the following assumptions:
 Nine Months Ended June 30, 2020Nine Months Ended June 30, 2019
Risk-free interest rate1.35%2.88% – 3.08%
Expected life (years)5.785.46
Expected volatility48%57%
Expected dividendsNaNNaN
The expected life of options granted is derived using assumed exercise rates based on historical exercise patterns and vesting terms, and represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. Expected stock price volatility is based upon implied volatility and other factors, including historical volatility. After assessing all available information on either historical volatility, or implied volatility, or both, the Company concluded that a combination of both historical and implied volatility provides the best estimate of expected volatility.
As of June 30, 2020,2021, the Company had $19.8$21.0 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to outstanding stock options and RSUs expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 2.52.4 years.
2020 Incentive Plan
In January 2020, the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) adopted the Mitek Systems, Inc. 2020 Incentive Plan (the “2020 Plan”) upon the recommendation of the compensation committee of the Board. On March 4, 2020, the Company’s stockholders approved the 2020 Plan. The total number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the 2020 Plan is 4,500,000 shares plus such number of shares, not to exceed 107,903,134,993, as remained available for issuance under the 2002 Stock Option Plan, 2006 Stock Option Plan, 2010 Stock Option Plan, and 2012 Incentive Plan (collectively, the “Prior Plans”) as of January 17, 2020, plus any shares underlying awards under the Prior Plans that are terminated, forfeited, cancelled, expire unexercised or are settled in cash after January 17, 2020. As of June 30, 2020,2021, (i) 300,395932,412 RSUs and 353,556528,724 Performance RSUs were outstanding under the 2020 Plan, and 3,820,6922,753,812 shares of Common Stock were reserved for future grants under the 2020 Plan and (ii) stock options to purchase an aggregate of 1,132,517549,958 shares of Common Stock and 1,989,5991,089,211 RSUs were outstanding under the Prior Plans.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
In January 2018, the Board adopted the ESPP. On March 7, 2018, the Company’s stockholders approved the ESPP. The total number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance thereunder is 1,000,000 shares. As of June 30, 2020,2021, (i) 275,593427,669 shares have been issued to participants pursuant to the ESPP and (ii) 724,407572,331 shares of Common Stock were reserved for future purchases under the ESPP. The Company commenced the initial offering period on April 2, 2018. Subsequent offering periods commence semi-annually in February and August each year.
The ESPP enables eligible employees to purchase shares of Common Stock at a discount from the market price through payroll deductions, subject to limitations. Eligible employees may elect to participate in the ESPP only during an open enrollment period. The offering period immediately follows the open enrollment window, at which time ESPP contributions are withheld from the participant's regular paycheck. The ESPP provides for a 15% discount on the market value of the stock at the lower of the grant date price (first day of the offering period) and the purchase date price (last day of the offering period). The Company recognized $0.1 million in stock-based compensation expense related to the ESPP in each of the three months ended June 30, 20202021 and 2019.2020. The Company recognized $0.4 million and $0.3 million in stock-based compensation expense related to the ESPP in each ofduring the nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, and 2019.respectively.
Director Restricted Stock Unit Plan
In January 2011, the Board adopted the Mitek Systems, Inc. Director Restricted Stock Unit Plan, as amended and restated (the “Director Plan”). On March 10, 2017, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Director Plan. The total number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance thereunder is 1,500,000 shares. As of June 30, 2020,2021, (i) 428,094333,819 RSUs were outstanding under the Director Plan and (ii) 287,385214,888 shares of Common Stock were reserved for future grants under the Director Plan.
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Stock Options
The following table summarizes stock option activity under the Company’s equity plans during the nine months ended June 30, 2020:
Number of
Shares
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price
Weighted-Average
Remaining
Contractual Term
(in Years)
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
(in thousands)
Outstanding at September 30, 20191,686,902  $7.00  5.4$4,882  
Granted92,610  $9.49  
Exercised(301,060) $3.46  
Canceled(36,146) $10.76  
Outstanding at June 30, 20201,442,306  $7.81  5.5$2,978  
Vested and Expected to Vest at June 30, 20201,442,306  $7.81  5.5$2,978  
Exercisable at June 30, 20201,015,542  $7.16  4.2$2,876  
2021:
Number of
Shares
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price
Weighted-Average
Remaining
Contractual Term
(in Years)
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
(in thousands)
Outstanding at September 30, 20201,162,505 $7.51 6.1$6,081 
Granted$
Exercised(286,848)$7.67 
Canceled(15,910)$9.41 
Outstanding at June 30, 2021859,747 $7.42 5.810,178 
Vested and Expected to Vest at June 30, 2021859,747 $7.42 5.810,178 
Exercisable at June 30, 2021636,639 $6.68 5.18,007 
The Company recognized $0.2 million in stock-based compensation expense related to outstanding stock options in each of the three months ended June 30, 20202021 and 2019.2020. The Company recognized $0.5 million in stock-based compensation expense related to outstanding stock options in each of the nine months ended June 30, 20202021 and 2019.2020. As of June 30, 2020,2021, the Company had $1.8$1.0 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to outstanding stock options expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 2.71.9 years.
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Aggregate intrinsic value represents the value of the Company’s closing stock price on the last trading day of the fiscal period in excess of the weighted-average exercise price, multiplied by the number of options outstanding and exercisable. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 was $2.0 million and 2019 was $1.7 million, and $11.0 million, respectively. There were 0 options granted during the nine months ended June 30, 2021. The per-share weighted-average fair value of options granted during the nine months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 was $4.32 and $5.08, respectively.$4.32.
Restricted Stock Units
The following table summarizes RSU activity under the Company’s equity plans during the nine months ended June 30, 2020:
 
Number of
Shares
Weighted-Average
Fair Market Value
Per Share
Outstanding at September 30, 20192,352,487  $8.26  
Granted1,346,405  $7.20  
Settled(676,473) $7.66  
Canceled(221,435) $8.37  
Outstanding at June 30, 20202,800,984  $7.89  
2021:
 
Number of
Shares
Weighted-Average
Fair Market Value
Per Share
Outstanding at September 30, 20202,661,943 $7.95 
Granted808,197 12.86 
Settled(917,354)7.51 
Canceled(138,132)8.89 
Outstanding at June 30, 20212,414,654 9.70 
The cost of RSUs is determined using the fair value of Common Stock on the award date, and the compensation expense is recognized ratably over the vesting period. The Company recognized $1.8$2.0 million and $1.6$1.8 million in stock-based compensation expense related to outstanding RSUs in the three months ended June 30, 20202021 and 2019,2020, respectively. The Company recognized $5.2$6.0 million and $5.3$5.2 million in stock-based compensation expense related to outstanding RSUs in the nine months ended June 30, 20202021 and 2019,2020, respectively. As of June 30, 2020,2021, the Company had $15.2$16.8 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to outstanding RSUs expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 2.62.4 years.
Performance Restricted Stock Units
The following table summarizes Performance RSU activity under the Company’s equity plans during the nine months ended June 30, 2020:
 
Number of
Shares
Weighted-Average
Fair Market Value
Per Share
Outstanding at September 30, 20191,722,551  $7.76  
Granted353,556  $6.06  
Settled—  $—  
Canceled(1,722,551) $7.76  
Outstanding at June 30, 2020353,556  $6.06  
2021:
 
Number of
Shares
Weighted-Average
Fair Market Value
Per Share
Outstanding at September 30, 2020353,556 $6.06 
Granted284,765 11.84 
Settled(90,345)6.06 
Canceled(19,252)6.06 
Outstanding at June 30, 2021528,724 9.17 

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The Company recognized $0.3 million and $0.2 million in stock-based compensation expense related to outstanding Performance RSUs in each of the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, and 2019.respectively. The Company recognized $0.5$1.0 million and $0.7$0.5 million in stock-based compensation expense related to outstanding Performance RSUs in the nine months ended June 30, 20202021 and 2019,2020, respectively. As of June 30, 2020,2021, the Company had $1.7$2.9 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to outstanding RSUs expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 1.82.3 years.
Performance Options
On November 6, 2018, as an inducement grant pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4), the Company’s Chief Executive Officer was granted performance options (the “Performance Options”) to purchase up to 800,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $9.50 per share, the closing market price for a share of Common Stock on the date of the grant. As long as he remains employed by the Company, such Performance Options shall vest upon the closing market price of Common Stock achieving certain predetermined levels and his serving as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company for at least 3.0three years. In the event of a change of control of the Company, all of the unvested Performance Options will vest if the per share price payable to the stockholders of the Company in connection with the Change of Control is an amount reaching those certain predetermined levels required for the Performance Options to otherwise vest. The Company recognized $0.2 million in stock-based compensation expense related to outstanding Performance Options in each of the three months ended June 30, 20202021 and 2019.2020. The Company recognized $0.6 million and $0.5 million in stock-based compensation expense related to outstanding Performance Options in each of the nine months ended June 30, 20202021 and 2019, respectively.2020. As of June 30, 2020,2021, the Company had $1.1$0.3 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to outstanding Performance Options expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 1.40.4 years.
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Share Repurchase Program
On December 13, 2019, the Board authorized and approved a share repurchase program for up to $10 million of the currently outstanding shares of the Company’sour Common Stock. The share repurchase program will expireexpired on December 16, 2020. The purchases under the share repurchase program may be made from time to time in the open market, through block trades, 10b5-1 trading plans, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, in each case, in accordance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations. The timing and actual number of the shares repurchased will depend on a variety of factors including price, market conditions, and corporate and regulatory requirements. The Company intends to fund the share repurchases from cash on hand. The share repurchase program does not commit the Company to repurchase shares of its Common Stock and it may be amended, suspended, or discontinued at any time.
The Company made purchases of $1.0 million, or approximately 137,000 shares, during the nine months ended June 30, 2020 at an average price of $7.33 per share. Total purchases made under the share repurchase program were $1.0 million or approximately 137,000 shares at an average price of $7.33. The purchases under the share repurchase program were made through open market trades.
On June 15, 2021, the Board authorized and approved a share repurchase program for up to $15 million of the currently outstanding shares of our Common Stock. The share repurchase program will expire on June 30, 2022. The timing, price and volume of repurchases will be based on market conditions, relevant securities laws and other factors. The repurchases may be made from time to time, through solicited or unsolicited transactions in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or pursuant to a share repurchase trading plan. The program may be discontinued or amended at any time. NaN shares have been purchased under the share repurchase program as of June 30, 2020.2021.
Rights Agreement
On October 23, 2018, the Company entered into the Section 382 Rights Agreement (the “Rights Agreement”) and issued a dividend of 1 preferred share purchase right (a “Right”) for each share of Common Stock payable on November 2, 2018 to the stockholders of record of such shares on that date. Each Right entitles the registered holder, under certain circumstances, to purchase from the Company one one-thousandth of a share of Series B Junior Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Preferred Shares”), of the Company, at a price of $35.00 per one one-thousandth of a Preferred Share represented by a Right, subject to adjustment. The description and terms of the Rights are set forth in the Rights Agreement.
The Rights are not exercisable until the Distribution Date (as defined in the Rights Agreement). Until a Right is exercised, the holder thereof, as such, will have no rights as a stockholder of the Company, including, without limitation, the right to vote or to receive dividends.
At any time prior to the time any person becomes an Acquiring Person (as defined in the Rights Agreement), the Board may redeem the Rights in whole, but not in part, at a price of $0.0001 per Right (the “Redemption Price”). The redemption of the Rights may be made effective at such time, on such basis and with such conditions as the Board in its sole discretion may establish. Immediately upon any redemption of the Rights, the right to exercise the Rights will terminate and the only right of the holders of Rights will be to receive the Redemption Price.
The Rights will expire on the earlier of (i) the close of business on October 22, 2021, (ii) the time at which the Rights are redeemed, and (iii) the time at which the Rights are exchanged.
On February 28, 2019, the Company entered into an Amendment No. 1 to the Rights Agreement for the purpose of (i) modifying the definitions of “Beneficial Owner,” “Beneficially Own,” and “Beneficial Ownership” under the Rights Agreement to more closely align such definitions to the actual and constructive ownership rules under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Section 382”) or such similar provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and (ii) adding an exemption request process for persons to seek an exemption from becoming an “Acquiring Person” under the Rights Agreement in the event such person wishes to acquire 4.9% or more of the Common Stock then outstanding.
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7. INCOME TAXES
The Company’s tax provision for interim periods is determined using an estimate of the annual effective tax rate, adjusted for discrete items arising in that quarter. In each quarter, management updates the estimate of the annual effective tax rate, and any changes in the annual effective tax rate are recorded in a cumulative adjustment in that quarter. The quarterly tax provision and quarterly estimate of the annual effective tax rate are subject to significant volatility due to several factors, including management’s ability to accurately predict the portion of income (loss) before income taxes in multiple jurisdictions, the tax effects of our stock-based compensation awards, and the effects of acquisitions and the integration of those acquisitions. The annual effective tax rate differs from the U.S. statutory rate primarily due to foreign and state taxes.
For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2021, the Company recorded an income tax provision of $0.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively, which yielded an effective tax rate of 9% and 3%, respectively. For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded an income tax provision of $0.2 million and $0.5 million, respectively,  which yielded an effective tax rate of 15% and 14%. For, respectively. The difference between the U.S. federal statutory tax rate and the Company’s effective tax rate for the nine months ended June 30, 2019,2021 is primarily due to excess tax benefits resulting from the Company recorded an incomeexercise of stock options and vesting of RSUs, the impact of foreign and state taxes, and the impact of federal and state research and development credits on its tax benefit of $4.9 million, which yielded an effective tax rate of 55%.provision. The difference between the U.S. federal statutory tax rate and the Company’s effective tax rate for the nine months ended June 30, 2020 is primarily due to excess tax benefits resulting from the exercise of stock options and vesting of RSUs, the impact of foreign and state taxes, and the impact of federal and state research and development credits on its tax provision.

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8. CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES
The carrying values of the Company’s 2026 Notes are as follows (in thousands):
June 30, 2021
2026 Notes:
Principal amount$155,250 
Less: unamortized discount and issuance costs, net of amortization(35,625)
Carrying amount$119,625 
2026 Notes embedded conversion derivative$54,334 
In February 2021, the Company issued $155.3 million aggregate principal amount of the 2026 Notes (including the Additional
Notes, as defined below). The 2026 Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company. The 2026 Notes were issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated February 5, 2021 (the “Indenture”), between the Company and UMB Bank, National Association, as trustee. The Indenture includes customary covenants and sets forth certain events of default after which the 2026 Notes may be declared immediately due and payable and sets forth certain types of bankruptcy or insolvency events of default involving the Company after which the 2026 Notes become automatically due and payable. The Company granted the initial purchasers of the 2026 Notes (collectively, the “Initial Purchasers”) a 13-day option to purchase up to an additional $20.25 million aggregate principal amount of the 2026 Notes (the “Additional Notes”), which was exercised in full. The 2026 Notes were purchased in a transaction that was completed on February 5, 2021.
The 2026 Notes will mature on February 1, 2026, unless earlier redeemed, repurchased or converted. The 2026 Notes will bear interest from February 5, 2021 at a rate of 0.750% per year payable semiannually in arrears on February 1 and August 1 of each year, beginning on August 1, 2021. The 2026 Notes will be convertible at the option of the holders at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding August 1, 2025, only under the following circumstances: (1) during any calendar quarter commencing after the calendar quarter ending on June 30, 2021, if the last reported sale price per share of Common Stock exceeds 130% of the conversion price for each of at least 20 trading days during the 30 consecutive trading days ending on, and including, the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter; (2) during 5 consecutive business days immediately after any 5 consecutive trading day period (such 5 consecutive trading day period, the “measurement period”) in which the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of notes for each trading day of the measurement period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price per share of the Common Stock on such trading day and the conversion rate on such trading day; (3) upon the occurrence of certain corporate events or distributions on the Common Stock. On or after August 1, 2025, until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date, holders may convert all or any portion of their 2026 Notes, in multiples of $1,000 principal amount, at the option of the holder regardless of the foregoing circumstances. Upon conversion, the Company may satisfy its conversion obligation by paying and/or delivering, as the case may be, cash and, if applicable at the Company’s election, shares of the Common Stock, based on the applicable conversion rate(s); provided that the Company will be required to settle conversions solely in cash unless and until the Company (i) receives stockholder approval to increase the number of authorized shares of the Common Stock and (ii) reserves such amount of shares of the Common Stock for future issuance as required pursuant to the Indenture that governs the 2026 Notes. The conversion rate for the 2026 Notes will initially be 47.9731 shares of the Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of 2026 Notes, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $20.85 per share of the Common Stock. The initial conversion price of the 2026 Notes represents a premium of approximately 37.5% to the $15.16 per share last reported sale price of the Common Stock on February 2, 2021. The conversion rate is subject to adjustment under certain circumstances in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.
The net proceeds from this offering were approximately $149.7 million, after deducting the Initial Purchasers’ discounts and commissions and the Company’s estimated offering expenses related to the offering. The Company used approximately $9.3 million of the net proceeds from the offering to pay the cost of the Notes Hedge (as defined below) (after such cost is partially offset by the proceeds from the Warrant Transactions described below). The Initial Purchasers exercised their option to purchase Additional Notes in full and the Company used a portion of the net proceeds from the sale of such Additional Notes to enter into additional Notes Hedges (after such cost is partially offset by the proceeds from the additional Warrant Transactions) with the Option Counterparties (as defined below). The Company intends to use the remainder of the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, which may include working capital, capital expenditures, and potential acquisitions and strategic transactions.
As of June 30, 2021, the number of authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock that are not reserved for other purposes is less than the maximum number of underlying shares that will be required to settle the 2026 Notes into equity. Accordingly, unless and until the Company has a number of authorized shares that have not been issued or reserved for any other purpose that equals or exceeds the maximum number of underlying shares (“share reservation condition”), the Company will pay to the converting holder in respect of each $1,000 principal amount of notes being converted solely cash in an amount equal to the sum of the daily conversion values for each of the 40 consecutive trading days during the related observation period. However, following satisfaction of the share reservation condition, the Company may settle conversions of notes through payment or delivery, as the case may be, of cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, at the Company’s election.
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In accounting for the issuance of the 2026 Notes, the conversion option of the 2026 Notes was deemed an embedded derivative requiring bifurcation from the 2026 Notes (“host contract”) and separate accounting as an embedded derivative liability, as a result of the Company not having the necessary number of authorized but unissued shares of its Common Stock available to settle the conversion option of the 2026 Notes in shares. The proceeds from the 2026 Notes are first allocated to the embedded derivative liability and the remaining proceeds are then allocated to the host contract. On February 5, 2021, the fair value of the embedded derivative liability representing the conversion option was $33.2 million and the remaining $116.5 million was allocated to the host contract. The difference between the principal amount of the 2026 Notes and the fair value of the host contract (the “debt discount”) is amortized to interest expense using the effective interest method over the term of the 2026 Notes.
As of June 30, 2021, the embedded derivative liability is included in embedded conversion derivative in the consolidated balance sheet and the change in fair value of derivative is included in Other income, net in the consolidated statement of operations and other comprehensive income. The carrying amount of the embedded derivative liability was determined using a Black-Scholes option valuation model.
The following table presents the fair value and the change in fair value for the embedded conversion derivative (in thousands):
Embedded conversion derivative
Fair value as of February 5, 2021$33,192 
Change in fair value1,527 
Fair value as of March 31, 202134,719 
Change in fair value19,615 
Fair value as of June 30, 2021$54,334 

Debt issuance costs for the issuance of the 2026 Notes were approximately $5.5 million, consisting of initial purchasers' discount and other issuance costs. In accounting for the transaction costs, the Company allocated the total amount incurred to the 2026 Notes. Transaction costs were recorded as debt issuance cost (presented as contra debt in the condensed consolidated balance sheet) and are being amortized using the effective interest method to interest expense over the term of the 2026 Notes.

The following table presents the total amount of interest cost recognized relating to the 2026 Notes (in thousands):
Three Months Ended June 30,Nine Months Ended June 30,
2021202020212020
Contractual interest expense$290 $$463 $
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs1,933 3,080 
Total interest expense recognized$2,223 $$3,543 $

The derived effective interest rate on the 2026 Notes host contract was determined to be 6.71%, which remains unchanged from
the date of issuance. The remaining unamortized debt discount was $35.6 million as of June 30, 2021, and will be amortized over approximately 4.6 years.

Convertible Senior Notes Hedge and Warrants
In connection with the pricing of the 2026 Notes, the Company entered into the Notes Hedge with Bank of America, N.A., Jefferies International Limited and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (the “Option Counterparties”). The Notes Hedge provided the Company with the option to acquire, on a net settlement basis, approximately 7.4 million shares of Common Stock at a strike price of $20.85, which is equal to the number of shares of Common Stock that notionally underlie and corresponds to the conversion price of the 2026 Notes. The Company also entered into Warrant Transactions with the Option Counterparties relating to the same number of shares of the Common Stock, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments. The strike price of the Warrant Transactions is $26.53 per share, which represents a 75.0% premium to the last reported sale price of the Common Stock on The NASDAQ Capital Market on February 2, 2021, and is subject to certain adjustments under the terms of the Warrant Transactions.
As the Company is required to settle the Notes Hedge in cash, they do not qualify for the scope exception for contracts involving an issuer’s own equity in ASC 815 and have been accounted for as a derivative asset. Upon initial purchase, the Notes Hedge was recorded in our consolidated balance sheets in convertible senior notes hedge at $33.2 million. As of June 30, 2021, the Notes Hedge is included in convertible senior notes hedge in the consolidated balance sheet and the change in fair value is included in Other income, net in the consolidated statement of operations and other comprehensive income. As of June 30, 2021, the Company had 0t purchased any shares under the Notes Hedge.
As a result of the Warrant Transactions, the Company is required to recognize incremental dilution of earnings per share to the extent the average share price is over $26.53 for any fiscal quarter. During the three months ended June 30, 2021, there was no dilution of earnings per share. The Warrant Transactions expire over a period of 80 trading days commencing on May 1, 2026 and
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may be settled in net shares of Common Stock or net cash at the Company’s election. Upon initial sale, the Warrant Transactions were recorded as an increase in additional paid-in capital within stockholders’ equity of $23.9 million. As of June 30, 2021, the Warrant Transactions had 0t been exercised and remained outstanding.

9. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Leases
The Company’s principal executive offices, as well as its research and development facility, are located in approximately 29,000 square feet of office space in San Diego, California and the term of the lease continues through June 30, 2024. The Company’s other offices are located in Paris, France; Amsterdam, The Netherlands; New York, New York; Barcelona, Spain; and London, United Kingdom.Kingdom; and St. Petersburg, Russia. Other than the lease for office space in San Diego, California, the Company does not believe that the leases for the offices are material to the Company. The Company believes its existing properties are in good condition and are sufficient and suitable for the conduct of its business.
The Company’s leases have remaining terms of twoone to eightnine years. Certain leases contain renewal options for varying periods, which are at the Company’s sole discretion. For leases where the Company is reasonably certain to exercise a renewal option, such option periods have been included in the determination of the Company’s ROUright-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities. As of June 30, 2020,2021, the weighted-average remaining lease term for the Company’s operating leases was 4.55.6 years and the weighted-average discount rate was 4.7%3.2%.
Lease liabilities expected to be paid within one year are recorded in current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. All other lease liabilities are recorded in non-current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. As of June 30, 2021, the Company had operating ROU assets of $7.6 million. Total operating lease liabilities of $9.1 million were comprised of current lease liabilities of $1.9 million and non-current lease liabilities of $7.2 million. As of September 30, 2020, the Company had operating ROU assets of $5.7$5.4 million. Total operating lease liabilities of $7.3$7.1 million were comprised of current lease liabilities of $1.7$1.8 million and non-current lease liabilities of $5.7$5.3 million.
The Company recognized $0.6 million of operating lease costs in the three months ended June 30, 2021, and $1.6 million of operating lease costs in the nine months ended June 30, 2020.2021. Operating lease costs are included within cost of revenue, selling and marketing, research and development, and general and administrative expenses, dependent upon the nature and use of the ROU asset, in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations and other comprehensive income (loss).income.
The Company paid $1.3$1.8 million in operating cash flows for operating leases in the nine months ended June 30, 2020.2021.
Maturities of our operating lease liabilities as of June 30, 20202021 were as follows (amounts shown in thousands):
Operating leases
2020—remaining$355  
20212,068  
20221,707  
20231,709  
20241,378  
2025290  
Thereafter644  
Total lease payments8,151  
Less: amount representing interest(826) 
Present value of future lease payments7,325  
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Operating leases
2021—remaining$531 
20222,159 
20232,113 
20241,779 
2025693 
2026687 
Thereafter1,803 
Total lease payments9,765 
Less: amount representing interest(655)
Present value of future lease payments$9,110 

As determined under ASC 840, the future minimum lease payments related to lease agreements with a remaining noncancelable term in excess of one year, as of September 30, 2019 were as follows:
Operating leases
2020$1,641  
20212,157  
20221,777  
20231,550  
20241,151  
202536  
Thereafter—  
Total minimum lease payments$8,312  
Legal Proceedings
Claim Against ICAR
On June 11, 2018, a claim was filed before the Juzgado de Primera Instancia number 5 of Barcelona, Spain, the first instance court in the Spanish civil procedure system, against ICAR. The claim, also directed to Mr. Xavier Codó Grasa, former controlling shareholder of ICAR and its current General Manager, was brought by the Spanish company Global Equity & Corporate Consulting, S.L. for the alleged breach by ICAR of a services agreement entered into in the context of the sale of the shares in ICAR to Mitek Holding B.V.
ICAR responded to the claim on September 7, 2018 and the court process is ongoing.ongoing but has been delayed as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The amount claimed is €0.8 million (or $0.9 million), plus the interest accrued during the court proceedings.
Pursuant and subject to the terms of the sale and purchase agreement concerning the acquisition of the shares in ICAR, Mitek Holding B.V. is to be indemnified in respect of any damages suffered by ICAR and/or Mitek Holding B.V. in respect of this claim. Accordingly, 0 estimate of future liability has been accrued for such contingencies.
Third Party Claims Against Our Customers
The Company is subject toreceives indemnification demands related to variousfrom end-user customers who received third party patentee offers to license patents and allegations of patent infringement against several end-customers.infringement. Some of the offers and allegations have resulted in ongoing litigation. The Company is not a party to any such litigation. License offers to and infringement allegations against the Company’s end-customers were made by Lighthouse Consulting Group, LLC; Lupercal, LLC; Pebble Tide, LLC; Dominion Harbor Group, LLC; and IP Edge, LLC, which appear to be non-practicing entities (“NPEs”)—often called “patent trolls”—and not the Company’s competitors. These NPEs may seek to extract settlements from our end-customers, resulting in new or renewed indemnification demands to the Company. At this time, the Company does not believe it is obligated to indemnify any customers or end-customers resulting from license offers or patent infringement allegations by the companies listed above. However, the Company could incur substantial costs if it is determined that it is required to indemnify any customers or end-customers in connection with these offers or allegations. Given the potential for impact to other customers and the industry, the Company is actively monitoring the offers, allegations and any resulting litigation.
On July 7, 2018, United Services Automobile Association (“USAA”) filed a lawsuit against Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Wells Fargo”) in the Eastern District of Texas alleging that Wells Fargo’s remote deposit capture systems (which in part utilize technology provided by the Company to Wells Fargo through a partner), infringe 4 USAA owned patents related to mobile deposits (the “First Wells Lawsuit”). On August 17, 2018, USAA filed a second lawsuit (the “Second Wells Lawsuit” and together with the First Wells Lawsuit, the “Wells Lawsuits”) against Wells Fargo in the Eastern District of Texas asserting that an additional 5 patents owned by USAA were infringed by Wells Fargo’s remote deposit capture system. In neither lawsuit was the Company named in the Complaint as an infringer and at no time did USAA allege specifically that the Company’s products by themselves infringed any of the asserted patents. Subsequently, on November 6, 2019, a jury in the First Wells Lawsuit found that Wells Fargo willfully infringed at least 1 of the Subject Patents (as defined below) and awarded USAA $200 million in damages. In the Second Wells Lawsuit, USAA dropped 2 of the patents from the litigation, and the judge in the case found that 1 of the remaining 3 patents was invalid. On January 10, 2020, a jury in the Second Wells Lawsuit found that Wells Fargo willfully infringed at least 1 of the patents at issue in that case and awarded USAA $102 million in damages. NoNaN Mitek product was accused of infringing either of the 2 patents in question in the Second Wells Lawsuit as the litigation involved broad banking processes and not Mitek’s specific mobile deposit features. The jury verdicts are subject to post-trial motionsUSAA and appeal by Wells Fargo. The Wells Lawsuits are ongoing and no final judgments or awards have been made to date. Given the potential impact such litigations could have on the use of Mitek’s products by Wells Fargo our other customers, as well assubsequently reached a settlement, and on April 1, 2021 the industry as a whole,court granted the Company is closely monitoring the Wells Lawsuits.
Whileparties’ joint motion and stipulation of dismissal of the Wells Lawsuits dowith prejudice.
Wells Fargo also filed petitions for Inter Partes Review (“IPR”) with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”)challenging the validity of the 4 patents in the First Wells Lawsuit. NaN of those 4 petitions were instituted, while 1 (relating to the ‘090 Patent) was denied institution. On November 24, 2020 and January 26, 2021, the PTAB issued final written decisions determining that Wells Fargo had not demonstrated by a preponderance of the evidence that any claims of the ‘571 Patent, the ‘779 Patent, or ‘517 Patent were unpatentable.
On September 30, 2020, USAA filed suit against PNC Bank (the “First PNC Lawsuit”) in the Eastern District of Texas alleging infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 10,482,432 and 10,621,559. These 2 patents are continuations of an asserted patent in the Second Wells Lawsuit and relate to similar subject matter. On October 19, 2020, PNC Bank’s integration partner, NCR Corporation, sent an indemnification demand to the Company requesting indemnification from all claims related to the First PNC Lawsuit. The complaint against PNC does not claim that any Company product infringes any of the asserted patents. At this time, the Company does not believe it is obligated to indemnify NCR Corporation or end-users of NCR Corporation resulting from the patent infringement allegations by USAA. On December 4, 2020, USAA filed an amended complaint against PNC Bank also asserting 2 patents at issue in the First Wells Lawsuit—U.S. Patent Nos. 8,699,779 (“the ’779 Patent”) and 8,977,571 (“the ’571 Patent”).Also on December 4, 2020, PNC Bank filed a complaint for declaratory judgement of non-infringement of the ’779 Patent and the ’571 Patent in the Western District of Pennsylvania (“PNC DJ Action”). On January 19, 2021, USAA filed a motion to dismiss the PNC DJ Action in view of the pending lawsuit between the parties in the Eastern District of Texas. On February 2, 2021, NCR Corporation sent a second indemnification demand to the Company requesting indemnification of the claims described in the amended complaint. On March 31, 2021, USAA filed another suit against PNC Bank in the Eastern District of Texas alleging infringement of 2 patents from the Second Wells Lawsuit, U.S. Patent Nos. 10,013,605 and 10,013,681 (the “Second PNC Lawsuit” and together with the First PNC Lawsuit, the “PNC Lawsuits”). On June 1, 2021, the Western District of Pennsylvania court stayed the PNC DJ Action in view of the earlier-filed action between USAA and PNC in the Eastern District of Texas. On July 7, 2021, USAA filed a third lawsuit against PNC Bank (the “Third PNC Lawsuit”) asserting infringement of U.S. Patents 10,769,598; 10,402,638; and 9,224,136.
While neither the Wells Lawsuits nor the PNC Lawsuits name Mitekthe Company as a defendant, given (among other factors) the Company’s prior history of litigation with USAA and the continued use of Mitek’s products by its customers, on November 1, 2019, the Company filed a
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Complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California seeking declaratory judgment that its products do not infringe USAA’sthe ’779 Patent, the ’571 Patent, U.S. Patent Nos. 8,699,779; 9,336,517; 9,818,090;No. 9,336,517 (“the ’517 Patent”), and 8,977,571U.S. Patent No. 9,818,090 (“the ’090 Patent”) (collectively, the “Subject Patents”). On January 15, 2020, USAA filed motions requesting the dismissal of the declaratory judgement of the Subject Patents and transfer of the case to the Eastern District of Texas, both of which the Company opposed. On April 21, 2020, the court in the Northern District of California transferred Mitek’s declaratory judgement action to the Eastern District of Texas and did not rule on USAA’s motion to dismiss. The U.S. District Court forOn April 28, 2021, the court in the Eastern District of Texas had a hearing ongranted USAA’s motion to dismiss the Company’s declaratory judgment action on July 15, 2020 and hasjurisdictional grounds. The
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Court’s ruling did not yet issued its ruling.
On April 30, May 22, and June 12, 2020, Mitek filed 4 petitions withaddress the United States Patent & Trademark Office (“USPTO”) requesting institution of inter partes review (IPR) of eachmerits of the Subject Patents. Decisions from the USPTO whether to institute those IPR petitions are expected later this year.
Company’s claim of non-infringement. The Company continues to believe that its products do not infringe the Subject Patents and will vigorously defend the right of its end-users to use its technology. Given
In April, May, and June 2020, the procedural postureCompany filed petitions for IPR with the PTAB of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office challenging the validity of the Subject Patents. On November 6 and 17, 2020 and January 26, 2021, the naturePTAB decided to exercise its discretion and deny institution of these cases, includingthe 4 petitions due to the alleged relationship between the Company and Wells Fargo, who previously filed petitions for IPR on the Subject Patents. The PTAB did not address the merits of the Company’s petitions or the prior art cited in those petitions. The Company continues to believe that the proceedings areprior art cited in the early stages and that there are significant factual and legal issues to be resolved, we are unable to make a reasonable estimatepetitions renders all the claims of the potential loss or rangeSubject Patents invalid. On December 6, 2020, December 17, 2020, and February 23, 2021, the Company filed requests for rehearing and Precedential Opinion Panel (“POP”) review of losses, if any, that might arisethe 4 denied IPR petitions.
In September 2020, the Company filed an additional 2 petitions for IPR with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office challenging the validity of U.S. Patent Nos. 10,013,681 and 10,013,605—2 of the patents at issue in the Second Wells Lawsuit. In March 2021, the PTAB decided not to institute the 2 petitions.
On July 7 and July 14, 2021, PNC Bank filed 4 additional petitions for IPR with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office challenging the validity of the ’779 Patent, the ’571 Patent, and U.S. Patent Nos. 10,482,432 from the First PNC Lawsuit.Decisions from the Patent Office whether to institute these matters. Accordingly, 0 estimate of future liability has been accrued for such contingencies.IPRs are expected in February 2022.
The Company incurred legal fees of $2.0$0.6 million in the nine months ended June 30, 20202021 related to third party claims against our customers. Such fees are included in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statement of operations and other comprehensive income (loss).income.
Claim Against UrbanFT, Inc.
On July 31, 2019, the Company filed a lawsuit against one of its customers, UrbanFT, Inc. (“UrbanFT”) in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California (case No. 19-CV-1432-CAB-DEB). UrbanFT is delinquent in payment and attempted to justify its non-payment by asserting that the Company is or may be infringing on purported UrbanFT patents. The Company filed such lawsuit to collect the delinquent payments and to obtain a declaratory judgment of non-infringement of 5 purported UrbanFT patents. UrbanFT filed an answer to the complaint but did not file any cross-claims for infringement. UrbanFTand later amended its answer to assertasserted infringement of 2 of the 5 patents-at-issue in the Company’s lawsuit against UrbanFT. The Company thereafter filed counterclaims seeking a declaration that the 2 patents now asserted by UrbanFT are invalid in addition to being not infringed. Pleadings were closedDuring the course of the litigation, the Company learned that a judgment had been entered against UrbanFT’s affiliates and its predecessor owner in which an Oregon court ordered that the patents in issue revert to a prior owner, Mr. Stevens, because UrbanFT’s affiliates did not pay the purchase price owed to the prior owner. On September 8, 2020, the Company filed a motion for summary judgment on April 28, 2020.its breach of contract claim. On September 15, 2020, the district court issued an order to show cause regarding jurisdiction over patent issues in light of the Oregon judgment. On December 17, 2020, the district court dismissed Mitek’s claims for declaratory judgment of non-infringement and UrbanFT’s counterclaims for patent infringement and related affirmative defenses based on infringement of the patents for lack of subject matter jurisdiction because UrbanFT does not own the patents. The case is nowdistrict court then dismissed the remaining state law claims without prejudice to refiling in state court.
On December 18, 2020, the Company filed a new suit against UrbanFT in the discovery stage. The final pretrial conference is scheduledSuperior Court of the State of California, County of San Diego (case no. 37-2020-00046670-CU-BC-CTL) asserting claims for December 10, 2021. The Company intendsbreach of contract, open book account, and monetary damages. UrbanFT filed an answer and has not asserted any cross-claims as of now. We intend to vigorously pursue itsour claims and defend against any claims of infringement. Given the procedural posture and the nature of these cases, including that the proceedings are in the early stages and that there are significant factual and legal issues to be resolved, we are unable to make a reasonable estimate of the potential loss or range of losses,cross-claims if any that might arise from these matters. Accordingly, 0 estimate of future liability has been accrued for such contingencies.are filed at a later date.
Other Legal Matters
In addition to the foregoing, the Company is subject to various claims and legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of its business. The Company accrues for such liabilities when it is both (i) probable that a loss has occurred and (ii) the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated in accordance with ASC 450, Contingencies. While any legal proceeding has an element of uncertainty, the Company believes that the disposition of such matters, in the aggregate, will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.
Revolving Credit Facility
On May 3, 2018, the Company and ID Checker, Inc. (together, the “Co-Borrowers”) entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”). Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, the Company arranged for a $10.0 million secured revolving credit facility (the “Revolver”) with a floating per annum interest rate equal to the greater of the Wall Street Journal prime rate, plus 0.25%, or 4.5%. The Co-Borrowers must maintain, at all times when any amounts are outstanding under the Revolver, either (i) minimum unrestricted cash at SVB and unused availability on the Revolver of at least $15.0 million andor (ii) Adjusted Quick Ratio of 1.75:1.00. In May 2019, the Company and SVB entered into an amendment of the Loan Agreement to extend the maturity of the Revolver to September 30, 2020.2020, which was subsequently not renewed. There were 0 borrowings outstanding under the Revolver as of JuneSeptember 30, 2020.

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10. REVENUE CONCENTRATION
For the three months ended June 30, 2021, the Company derived revenue of $12.9 million from three customers, with such customers accounting for 16%, 13%, and 11% of the Company’s total revenue, respectively. For the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company derived revenue of $6.4 million from two customers, with such customers accounting for 15% and 11% of the Company’s total revenue, respectively. For the threenine months ended June 30, 2019,2021, the Company derived revenue of $6.1$23.7 million from two customers, with such customers accounting for 16%17% and 11%10% of the Company’s total revenue, respectively. For the nine months ended June 30, 2020, the Company derived revenue of $10.8 million from one
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customer, with such customer accounting for 15% of the Company’s total revenue. For the nine months ended June 30, 2019, the Company derived revenue of $10.5 million from one customer, with such customer accounting for 18% of the Company’s total revenue. The corresponding accounts receivable balances of customers from which revenues were in excess of 10% of total revenue were $4.2$5.9 million and $5.5$4.2 million at June 30, 20202021 and 2019,2020, respectively.
The Company’s revenue is derived primarily from sales by the Company to channel partners, including systems integrators and resellers, and end-users of licenses to sell products covered by the Company’s patented technologies. These contractual arrangements do not obligate the Company’s channel partners to order, purchase or distribute any fixed or minimum quantities of the Company’s products. In most cases, the channel partners purchase the license from the Company after they receive an order from an end-user. The channel partners receive orders from various individual end-users; therefore, the sale of a license to a channel partner may represent sales to multiple end-users. End-users can purchase the Company’s products through more than one channel partner.
Revenues can fluctuate based on the timing of license renewals by channel partners. When a channel partner purchases or renews a license, the Company receives a license fee in consideration for the grant of a license to sell the Company’s products and there are no future payment obligations related to such agreement; therefore, the license fee the Company receives with respect to a particular license renewal in one period does not have a correlation with revenue in future periods. During the last several quarters, sales of licenses to one or more channel partners have comprised a significant part of the Company’s revenue. This is attributable to the timing of renewals or purchases of licenses and does not represent a dependence on any single channel partner. The Company believes that it is not dependent upon any single channel partner, even those from which revenues were in excess of 10% of the Company’s total revenue in a specific reporting period, and that the loss or termination of the Company’s relationship with any such channel partner would not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s future operations because either the Company or another channel partner could sell the Company’s products to the end-user that had purchased from the channel partner the Company lost.
International sales accounted for approximately 25%23% and 28%25% of the Company’s total revenue for the three months ended June 30, 20202021 and 2019,2020, respectively. International sales accounted for approximately 25%26% and 33%25% of the Company’s total revenue for the nine months ended June 30, 20202021 and 2019,2020, respectively. From a geographic perspective, approximately 63%26% and 68%66% of the Company’s total long-term assets as of June 30, 20202021 and September 30, 2019,2020, respectively, are associated with the Company’s international subsidiaries. From a geographic perspective, approximately 14%7% and 12%15% of the Company’s total long-term assets excluding goodwill and other intangible assets as of June 30, 20202021 and September 30, 2019,2020, respectively, are associated with the Company’s international subsidiaries.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Form 10-Q”), contains “forward-looking statements” that involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, if they never materialize or they prove incorrect, could cause our results to differ materially and adversely from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are contained principally in Part I, Item 2—“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and Part II, Item 1A—“Risk Factors,” but appear throughout this Form 10-Q. Forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements relating to our outlook or expectations for earnings, revenues, expenses, asset quality, volatility of our common stock, financial condition or other future financial or business performance, strategies, expectations, or business prospects, the duration and impact of the novel COVID-19 pandemic on our business, our customers, and markets generally, or the impact of legal, regulatory, or supervisory matters on our business, results of operations, or financial condition.
Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,” “intend,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “seek,” “target”, “will,” “would,” “could,” “can,” “may”, or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements reflect our judgment based on currently available information and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in Part II, Item 1A—“Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q and in our other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019,2020, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on December 7, 2020, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A (together, the “Form 10-K”), filed with the SEC on December 6, 2019 (the “Form 10-K”).11, 2020. Additionally, there may be other factors that could preclude us from realizing the predictions made in the forward-looking statements. We operate in a continually changing business environment and new factors emerge from time to time. We cannot predict such factors or assess the impact, if any, of such factors on our financial position or results of operations. All forward-looking statements included in this Form 10-Q speak only as of the date of this Form 10-Q and you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect any events or circumstances after the date of this Form 10-Q or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
In this Form 10-Q, unless the context indicates otherwise, the terms “Mitek,” “the Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Mitek Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation and its subsidiaries.
Overview
Mitek is a leading innovator of mobile image capture and digital identity verification solutions. We are a software development company with expertise in computer vision, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. We are currently serving more than 7,500 financial services organizations and leading marketplace and financial technology (“fintech”) brands across the globe. Our solutions are embedded in native mobile apps and browsers to facilitate better online user experiences, fraud detection and reduction, and compliant transactions.
Mitek’s Mobile Deposit® solution is used today by millions of consumers in the United States (“U.S.”) and Canada for mobile check deposit. Mobile Deposit® enables individuals and businesses to remotely deposit checks using their camera-equipped smartphone or tablet. Our Mobile Deposit® solution is embedded within the financial institutions’ digital banking apps used by consumers and has now processed over fourapproximately five billion check deposits. Mitek began selling Mobile Deposit® in early 2008 and received its first patent for this product in August 2010.
Mitek’s Mobile Verify® verifies a user’s identity online enabling organizations to build safer digital communities. Scanning an identity document helps enable an enterprise to verify the identity of the person with whom they are conducting business, to comply with growing governmental Anti-Money Laundering and Know Your Customer regulatory requirements, and to improve the overall customer experience for digital onboarding. To be sure the person submitting the identity document is who they say they are, Mitek’s Mobile Verify Face Comparison provides an additional layer of online verification and compares the face on the submitted identity document with the live selfie photo of the user.
The combination of identity document capture and data extraction process enables the organization to prefill the end user’s application, with far fewer key strokes, thus reducing keying errors, and improving both operational efficiency and the customer experience. Today, the financial services verticals (banks, credit unions, lenders, payments processors, card issuers, fintech companies, etc.) represent the greatest percentage of use of our solutions, but there is accelerated adoption by marketplaces, sharing economy, and hospitality sectors. Mitek uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to constantly improve the product performance of Mobile Verify® such as speed and accuracy of approvals of identification documents. The core of our user experience is driven by Mitek MiSnap™, the leading image capture technology, which is incorporated across our product lines. It provides a simple, intuitive, and superior user-experience, making digital transactions faster, more accurate, and easier for the consumer. Mobile Fill® automates application prefill of any form with user data by simply snapping a picture of the driver’s license or other similar user identity document.
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CheckReader enables financial institutions to automatically extract data from a check image received across any deposit channel—branch, ATM, remote deposit capture, and mobile. Through the automatic recognition of all fields on checks, whether handwritten or machine print, CheckReader speeds the time to deposit for financial institutions and enables them to comply with check clearing regulations.
In May 2021 (as more fully described below in Note 3) Mitek acquired ID R&D, Inc. (“ID R&D”), an award-winning provider of artificial intelligence (AI)-based voice and face biometrics and liveness detection. The ID R&D Acquisition (as defined below) will simplify and secure the entire transaction lifecycle for both businesses and consumers. Businesses and financial institutions will have access to one authentication solution to deploy throughout the complete transaction cycle, and can provide consumers with a simple, intuitive approach to fighting fraud.
We market and sell our products and services worldwide through internal, direct sales teams located in the U.S., Europe, and Latin America as well as through channel partners. Our partner sales strategy includes channel partners who are financial services technology providers and identity verification providers. These partners integrate our products into their solutions to meet the needs of their customers.
Third Quarter Fiscal 20202021 Highlights
Revenue for the three months ended June 30, 20202021 was $25.4$31.8 million, an increase of 16%25% compared to revenue of $21.9$25.4 million in the three months ended June 30, 2019.2020.
Net income was $1.3$3.0 million, or $0.03$0.07 per diluted share, during the three months ended June 30, 2020,2021, compared to net lossincome of $0.1$1.3 million, or $0.00$0.03 per share, during the three months ended June 30, 2019.2020.
Cash provided by operating activities was $9.0 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2021, compared to $17.4 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2020, compared to $7.9 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2019.2020.
We added new patents to our portfolio during the third quarter of fiscal 20202021 bringing our total number of issued patents to 6473 as of June 30, 2020.2021. In addition, we have 1915 domestic and international patent applications pending as of June 30, 2020.2021.
RestructuringAcquisition of ID R&D, Inc.
Subsequent toOn May 28, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), the Company completed the acquisition of A2iA Group II, S.A.S. (“A2iA”ID R&D (the “ID R&D Acquisition”), we evaluated A2iA’s operations pursuant to an Agreement and determined thatPlan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) dated May 28, 2021, by and among the marketCompany, ID R&D and Alexey Khitrov. Upon completion of the ID R&D Acquisition, ID R&D became a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Mitek Systems, Inc. ID R&D is an award-winning provider of artificial intelligence-based voice and face biometrics and liveness detection. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Company agreed to pay an aggregate purchase price of up to $49.0 million. On the Closing Date, the equityholders of ID R&D received from the Company: (i) $13.0 million in cash, subject to adjustments for certain products was smalltransaction expenses, escrow amounts, indebtedness and lacking growth opportunity, were not coreworking capital adjustments and (ii) 867,226 shares (or $13.9 million) of Common Stock. The terms of the Merger Agreement also provide for additional payments of up to our strategy,approximately $22.1 million in a combination of cash and were not profitable forCommon Stock upon the Company. In order to streamline the organization and focus resources going forward, we undertook a strategic restructuring of A2iA’s Paris operations in June 2019, which included, among other things, ceasing the saleachievement of certain A2iA productsfinancial milestones during fiscal 2022 and offerings and a reduction in workforce.fiscal 2023.
Market Opportunities, Challenges & Risks
We believe that financial institutions, fintechs, and other companies see our patented solutions as a way to provide a superior digital customer experience to meet growing consumer demand for trust and convenience online and, at the same time, assist them in meeting regulatory requirements. The value of digital transformation to our customers is a possible increase in top line revenue and a reduction in the cost of sales and services. As the use of new technology increases, so does associated fraud and cyber-attacks. The negative outcomes of fraud encompass financial losses, brand damage, and loss of loyal customers. We predict growth in both our deposits and identity verification products based on current trends in payments, online lending, more stringent regulations, growing usage of sharing apps and online marketplaces, and the ever-increasing demand for digital services.
Factors adversely affecting the pricing of, or demand for, our digital solutions, such as competition from other products or technologies, any decline in the demand for digital transactions, or negative publicity or obsolescence of the software environments in which our products operate, could result in lower revenues or gross margins. Further, because substantially all of our revenues are from a few types of technology, our product concentration may make us especially vulnerable to market demand and competition from other technologies, which could reduce our revenues.
The sales cycle for our software and services can be lengthy and the implementation cycles for our software and services by our channel partners and customers can also be lengthy, often as long as six months and sometimes longer for larger customers. If implementation of our products by our channel partners and customers is delayed or otherwise not completed, our business, financial condition, and results of operations may be adversely affected.
Revenues related to most of our on-premise licenses for mobile products are required to be recognized up front upon satisfaction of all applicable revenue recognition criteria. Revenue related to our software as a service (“SaaS”) products is recognized
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ratably over the life of the contract or as transactions are used depending on the contract criteria. The recognition of future revenues from these licenses is dependent upon a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the term of our license agreements, the timing of implementation of our products by our channel partners and customers, and the timing of any re-orders of additional licenses and/or license renewals by our channel partners and customers.
During each of the last few years, sales of licenses to one or more channel partners have comprised a significant part of our revenue each year. This is attributable to the timing of renewals or purchases of licenses and does not represent a dependence on any single channel partner. If we were to lose a channel partner relationship, we do not believe such a loss would adversely affect our operations because either we or another channel partner could sell our products to the end-users that had purchased products from the
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channel partner we lost. However, in that case, we or another channel partner must establish a relationship with the end-users, which could take time to develop, if it develops at all.
We have a growing number of competitors in the mobile image capture and identity verification industry, many of which have greater financial, technical, marketing, and other resources. However, we believe our patented mobile image capture and identity verification technology, our growing portfolio of products and geographic coverage for the financial services industry, and our market expertise gives us a distinct competitive advantage. To remain competitive, we must continue to offer products that are attractive to the consumer as well as being secure, accurate, and convenient. To help us remain competitive, we intend to further strengthen performance of our portfolio of products through research and development as well as partnering with other technology providers.
In the second quarter of fiscal 2020, concerns related to the spread of COVID-19 began to create global business disruptions as well as disruptions in our operations and to create potential negative impacts on our revenues and other financial results. COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. In an effort to contain COVID-19 or slow its spread, governments around the world have enacted various measures, including orders to close all businesses not deemed “essential,” isolate residents to their homes or places of residence, and practice social distancing when engaging in essential activities. We anticipate that these actions and the global health crisis caused by COVID-19 will negatively impact business activity across the globe. The extent to which COVID-19 will impact our business, operations, and financial results is uncertain and difficult to predict and depends on numerous evolving factors including the duration and severity of the outbreak. See Item 1A: “Risk Factors” for additional details.
In an effort to protect the health and safety of our employees, our workforce has transitioned to working remotely and employee travel, including to our international subsidiaries, has been severely curtailed. It is not clear what the potential effects of any such alterations or modifications may have on our business, including the effects on our customers or vendors, or on our financial results. We will continue to actively monitor the situation and may take further actions that alter our business operations as may be required by federal, state, local, or foreign authorities, or that we determine are in the best interests of our employees, customers, partners, and stockholders.
We anticipate in certain circumstances that the current stay-at-home orders and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic may accelerate the adoption of digital technologies and create future opportunities and uses for our products. However, we cannot predict whatThe ultimate extent of the overall impact of the COVID-19 pandemic will be on our operational and financial performance, including our long term revenue growth and profitability, depends on certain developments, including the duration of the pandemic and any resurgences, the severity of the disease, responsive actions taken by public health officials, the development, distribution and public acceptance of treatments and vaccines, the impacts on our customers’ and our sales cycles, our ability to generate new business orleads, the impacts on our customers’, employee and industry events, and the effects on our vendors, all of which are uncertain and currently cannot be predicted with any degree of certainty. As a result, the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to impact our financial condition asor results of operations is uncertain. Because of our IT infrastructure and the nature of our business, our employees have generally been able to work remotely and consumer activity decelerates acrossproductively, but future productivity and the globe.effects of COVID-19 on our operations is unknown at this time. We continue to seek new and innovative opportunities to serve our customers’ needs.
Results of Operations
Comparison of the Three Months Ended June 30, 20202021 and 20192020
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The following table summarizes certain aspects of our results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 20202021 and 20192020 (amounts in thousands, except percentages):
Three Months Ended June 30,
Percentage of Total RevenueIncrease (Decrease)
2020201920202019$%
Revenue
Software and hardware$13,212  $11,888  52 %54 %$1,324  11 %
Services and other12,201  10,018  48 %46 %2,183  22 %
Total revenue$25,413  $21,906  100 %100 %$3,507  16 %
Cost of revenue3,496  3,168  14 %14 %328  10 %
Selling and marketing7,791  6,935  31 %32 %856  12 %
Research and development5,111  4,663  20 %21 %448  10 %
General and administrative5,884  5,074  23 %23 %810  16 %
Acquisition-related costs and expenses1,697  1,761  %%(64) (4)%
Restructuring costs—  3,214  — %15 %(3,214) (100)%
Other income, net145  98  %— %47  48 %
Income tax benefit (provision)(231) 2,712  (1)%12 %(2,943) (109)%
Net income (loss)$1,348  $(99) %— %$1,447  *
* Not meaningful.
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Three Months Ended June 30,
Percentage of Total RevenueIncrease (Decrease)
2021202020212020$%
Revenue
Software and hardware$16,973 $13,212 53 %52 %$3,761 28 %
Services and other14,805 12,201 47 %48 %2,604 21 %
Total revenue$31,778 $25,413 100 %100 %$6,365 25 %
Cost of revenue3,410 3,496 11 %14 %(86)(2)%
Selling and marketing8,133 7,011 26 %28 %1,122 16 %
Research and development6,946 5,891 22 %23 %1,055 18 %
General and administrative5,633 5,884 18 %23 %(251)(4)%
Acquisition-related costs and expenses2,224 1,697 %%527 31 %
Restructuring costs— — — %— %— — %
Interest expense2,223 — %— %2,223 100 %
Other income, net80 145 — %%(65)(45)%
Income tax provision(304)(231)(1)%(1)%(73)(32)%
Net income$2,985 $1,348 %%$1,637 121 %
Revenue
Total revenue increased $3.5$6.4 million, or 16%25%, to $31.8 million in the three months ended June 30, 2021 compared to $25.4 million in the three months ended June 30, 2020 compared2020. Software and hardware revenue increased $3.8 million, or 28%, to $21.9$17.0 million in the three months ended June 30, 2019. Software and hardware revenue increased $1.3 million, or 11%,2021 compared to $13.2 million in the three months ended June 30, 2020 compared to $11.9 million in the three months ended June 30, 2019.2020. This increase is primarily due to an increase in sales of our Mobile Deposit® and CheckReadersoftware products.product. This increase was partially offset by declining softwarea decline in revenue from our legacy on-premise identity products which are being phased out.CheckReaderand ID_CLOUDsoftware products. Services and other revenue increased $2.2$2.6 million, or 22%21%, to $14.8 million in the three months ended June 30, 2021 compared to $12.2 million in the three months ended June 30, 2020 compared to $10.0 million in the three months ended June 30, 2019.2020. This increase is primarily due to continued growth in Mobile Verify® transactional SaaS revenue of $2.2$2.3 million, or 42%33%, in the three months ended June 30, 20202021 compared to the same period in 2019.2020, as well as an increase in Mobile Deposit® transactional SaaS revenue.
Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue includes personnel costs related to billable services and software support, direct costs associated with our hardware products, hosting costs, and the costs of royalties for third party products embedded in our products. Cost of revenue decreased $0.1 million, or 2%, to $3.4 million in the three months ended June 30, 2021 compared to $3.5 million in the three months ended June 30, 2020. As a percentage of revenue, cost of revenue decreased to 11% in the three months ended June 30, 2021 from 14% in the three months ended June 30, 2020. The decrease is primarily due to lower costs associated with the sale of ICAR hardware products driven by lower sales, partially offset by an increase in variable personnel and hosting costs associated with a higher volume of Mobile Verify™ transactions processed during the three months ended June 30, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020.
Selling and Marketing Expenses
Selling and marketing expenses include payroll, employee benefits, stock-based compensation, and other headcount-related costs associated with sales and marketing personnel. Selling and marketing expenses also include non-billable costs of professional services personnel, advertising expenses, product promotion costs, trade shows, and other brand awareness programs. Selling and marketing expenses increased $1.1 million, or 16%, to $8.1 million in the three months ended June 30, 2021 compared to $7.0 million in the three months ended June 30, 2020. As a percentage of revenue, selling and marketing expenses decreased to 26% in the three months ended June 30, 2021 from 28% in the three months ended June 30, 2020. The increase in selling and marketing expense is due to higher personnel-related costs resulting from our increased headcount costs of $1.1 million in the three months ended June 30, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses include payroll, employee benefits, stock-based compensation, third party contractor expenses, and other headcount-related costs associated with software engineering and mobile capture science. Research and
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development expenses increased $1.0 million, or 18%, to $6.9 million in the three months ended June 30, 2021 compared to $5.9 million in the three months ended June 30, 2020. As a percentage of revenue, research and development expenses decreased to 22% in the three months ended June 30, 2021 from 23% in the three months ended June 30, 2020. The increase in research and development expenses is primarily due to higher personnel-related costs resulting from our increased headcount, increased expenses as a result of the ID R&D Acquisition as well as variable third-party engineering costs in the three months ended June 30, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses include payroll, employee benefits, stock-based compensation, and other headcount-related costs associated with finance, legal, administration, and information technology functions, as well as third party legal, accounting, and other administrative costs. General and administrative expenses decreased $0.3 million, or 4%, to $5.6 million in the three months ended June 30, 2021 compared to $5.9 million in the three months ended June 30, 2020. As a percentage of revenue, general and administrative expenses decreased to 18% in the three months ended June 30, 2021 from 23% in the three months ended June 30, 2020. The decrease in general and administrative expenses is primarily due to lower intellectual property litigation related costs of $0.9 million. The overall decrease in general and administrative expense was partially offset by higher executive transition costs of $0.4 million and higher personnel-related costs of $0.2 million resulting from our increased headcount during the three months ended June 30, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020.
Acquisition-Related Costs and Expenses
Acquisition-related costs and expenses include amortization of intangible assets, expenses recorded due to changes in the fair value of contingent consideration, and other costs associated with acquisitions. Acquisition-related costs and expenses increased $0.5 million, or 31%, to $2.2 million in the three months ended June 30, 2021 compared to $1.7 million in the three months ended June 30, 2020. As a percentage of revenue, acquisition-related costs and expenses was consistent at 7% in each of the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020. The increase in acquisition-related costs and expenses is due to expenses associated with the ID R&D Acquisition during the three months ended June 30, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020.
Interest Expense
Interest expense includes the amortization of debt discount and issuance costs and coupon interest incurred associated with our 0.75% convertible senior notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes”). Interest expense was $2.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and consisted of $1.9 million of amortization of debt discount and issuance costs and $0.3 million of coupon interest incurred. There was no interest expense in the three months ended June 30, 2020.
Other Income, Net
Other income, net includes interest income net of amortization and net realized gains or losses on our marketable securities portfolio, foreign currency transactional gains or losses, and the change in fair value of our convertible senior notes hedge and embedded conversion derivative. Other income, net was consistent at $0.1 million in each of the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020.
Income Tax Provision
For the three months ended June 30, 2021, we recorded an income tax provision of $0.3 million, which yielded an effective tax rate of 9%. For the three months ended June 30, 2020, we recorded an income tax provision of $0.2 million, or an effective tax rate of 15%. The difference between the U.S. federal statutory tax rate and our effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 was primarily due to the impact of foreign and state taxes, the impact of certain permanent items on its tax provision, and the impact of federal and state research and development credits on its tax provision.
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Comparison of the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020
The following table summarizes certain aspects of our results of operations for the nine months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (amountsin thousands, except percentages):
Nine Months Ended June 30,
Percentage of Total RevenueIncrease (Decrease)
2021202020212020$%
Revenue
Software and hardware$42,288 $36,180 49 %51 %$6,108 17 %
Services and other44,238 34,492 51 %49 %9,746 28 %
Total revenue$86,526 $70,672 100 %100 %$15,854 22 %
Cost of revenue11,340 9,615 13 %14 %1,725 18 %
Selling and marketing24,048 20,345 28 %29 %3,703 18 %
Research and development19,801 16,764 23 %24 %3,037 18 %
General and administrative16,409 16,382 19 %23 %27 — %
Acquisition-related costs and expenses5,576 4,884 %%692 14 %
Restructuring costs— (114)— %— %114 (100)%
Interest expense3,543%— %3,543 100 %
Other income, net549 480 %%69 14 %
Income tax provision(187)(460)— %(1)%273 59 %
Net income$6,171 $2,816 %%$3,355 119 %
Revenue
Total revenue increased $15.9 million or 22%, to $86.5 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2021 compared to $70.7 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2020. Software and hardware revenue increased $6.1 million, or 17%, to $42.3 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2021 compared to $36.2 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2020 primarily due to an increase in sales of our Mobile Deposit® software product and identity verification hardware products. Services and other revenue increased $9.7 million, or 28%, to $44.2 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2021 compared to $34.5 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2020 primarily due to strong growth in Mobile Verify® transactional SaaS revenue of $8.3 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020, as well as an increase in maintenance revenue associated with Mobile Deposit® software sales and hosted mobile deposit transactional revenue.
Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue includes personnel costs related to billable services and software support, direct costs associated with our hardware products, hosting costs, and the costs of royalties for third party products embedded in our products. Cost of revenue increased $0.3$1.7 million, or 10%18%, to $3.5$11.3 million in the threenine months ended June 30, 20202021 compared to $3.2$9.6 million in the threenine months ended June 30, 2019.2020. As a percentage of revenue, cost of revenue was consistent at 14%decreased to 13% in each of the threenine months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.2021 from 14% in the nine months ended June 30, 2020. The increase in cost of revenue is primarily due to an increase in variable personnel, royalty,hosting and hostingroyalty costs associated with a higher volume of Mobile Verify® transactions processed during the threenine months ended June 30, 20202021 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2019.same period in 2020.
Selling and Marketing Expenses
Selling and marketing expenses include payroll, employee benefits, stock-based compensation, and other headcount-related costs associated with sales, marketing, and product management personnel. Selling and marketing expenses also include non-billable costs of professional services personnel, advertising expenses, product promotion costs, trade shows, and other brand awareness programs. Selling and marketing expenses increased $0.9$3.7 million, or 12%18%, to $7.8$24.0 million in the threenine months ended June 30, 20202021 compared to $6.9$20.3 million in the threenine months ended June 30, 2019.2020. As a percentage of revenue, selling and marketing expenses decreased to 31%28% in the threenine months ended June 30, 20202021 from 32%29% in the threenine months ended June 30, 2019.2020. The increase in selling and marketing expense is primarily due to higher personnel-related costs resulting from our increased headcount of $4.1 million and higher product promotion costs of $0.4 million in the threenine months ended June 30, 20202021 compared to the same period in 2019.2020. The overall increase in selling and marketing expense was partially offset by a decrease in travel and related expenses of $0.8 million as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses include payroll, employee benefits, stock-based compensation, third party contractor expenses, and other headcount-related costs associated with software engineering and mobile capture science. Research and development expenses increased $0.4$3.0 million, or 10%18%, to $5.1$19.8 million in the threenine months ended June 30, 20202021 compared to $4.7$16.8 million in the threenine months ended June 30, 2019.2020. As a percentage of revenue, research and development expenses decreased to 20%23% in the threenine months ended June 30, 20202021 from 21%24% in the threenine months ended June 30, 2019.2020. The increase in research and development expenses is primarily due to higher personnel-related costs resulting from our increased headcount, increased expenses as a result of the ID R&D Acquisition as well as variable third-party engineering costs in the threenine months ended June 30, 20202021 compared to 2019.the same period in 2020.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses include payroll, employee benefits, stock-based compensation, and other headcount-related costs associated with finance, legal, administration, and information technology functions, as well as third party legal, accounting, and other administrative costs. General and administrative expenses increased $0.8 million, or 16%, to $5.9were consistent at $16.4 million in each of the threenine months ended June 30, 2020 compared to $5.1 million in the three months ended June 30, 2019.2021 and 2020. As a percentage of revenue, general and administrative expenses remained consistent at 23%decreased to 19% in each of the threenine months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019. The increase2021 from 23% in general and administrative expenses is primarily due to higher intellectual property litigation related costs of $0.7 million and higher personnel-related costs of $0.1 million during the threenine months ended June 30, 20202020. Higher personnel-related costs resulting from our increased headcount of $0.9 million and higher executive transition costs of $0.4 million were partially offset by decreased intellectual property litigation costs of $1.3 million during the nine months ended June 30, 2021 compared to the same period in 2019.2020.
Acquisition-Related Costs and Expenses
Acquisition-related costs and expenses include amortization of intangible assets, expenses recorded due to changes in the fair value of contingent consideration, stock-based compensation, and other costs associated with acquisitions. Acquisition-related costs and expenses decreased $0.1increased $0.7 million, or 4%14%, to $1.7$5.6 million in the threenine months ended June 30, 20202021 compared to $1.8$4.9 million in the threenine months ended June 30, 2019.2020. As a percentage of revenue, acquisition-related costs and expenses decreased to 7% in the three months ended June 30, 2020 from 8% in the three months ended June 30, 2019. The decrease in acquisition-related costs and expenses is due to a decrease in the amortization of intangible assets as a result of certain intangible assets which had become fully amortized prior to the three months ended June 30, 2020.
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Restructuring Costs
Restructuring costs consist of employee severance obligations and other related costs. Restructuring costs were $3.2 million in the three months ended June 30, 2019 and related to the restructuring plan implemented in June 2019.
Other Income, Net
Other income, net includes interest income net of amortization and net realized gains or losses on our marketable securities portfolio and foreign currency transactional gains or losses. Other income, net increased $47,000, to $145,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2020 compared to $98,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2019. This increase is primarily due to an increase in interest income as a result of higher cash and investment balances during the three months ended June 30, 2020 compared to the same period in 2019.
Income Tax Benefit (Provision)
For the three months ended June 30, 2020, we recorded an income tax provision of $0.2 million, which yielded an effective tax rate of 15%. For the three months ended June 30, 2019, we recorded an income tax benefit of $2.7 million, or an effective tax rate of 96%. The difference between the U.S. federal statutory tax rate and our effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 was primarily due to excess tax benefits resulting from the exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock, the impact of foreign and state taxes, and the impact of federal and state research and development credits on its tax provision.
Comparison of the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2020 and 2019
The following table summarizes certain aspects of our results of operations for the nine months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 (amountsin thousands, except percentages):
Nine Months Ended June 30,
Percentage of Total RevenueIncrease (Decrease)
2020201920202019$%
Revenue
Software and hardware$36,180  $32,468  51 %55 %$3,712  11 %
Services and other34,492  27,104  49 %45 %7,388  27 %
Total revenue$70,672  $59,572  100 %100 %$11,100  19 %
Cost of revenue9,615  9,037  14 %15 %578  %
Selling and marketing22,569  20,895  32 %35 %1,674  %
Research and development14,540  14,441  21 %24 %99  %
General and administrative16,382  15,743  23 %26 %639  %
Acquisition-related costs and expenses4,884  5,361  %%(477) (9)%
Restructuring costs(114) 3,214  — %%(3,328) (104)%
Other income, net480  252  %— %228  90 %
Income tax benefit (provision)$(460) $4,861  (1)%%$(5,321) (109)%
Net income (loss)$2,816  $(4,006) %(7)%$6,822  170 %
Revenue
Total revenue increased $11.1 million or 19%, to $70.7 million6% in the nine months ended June 30, 2020 compared to $59.6 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2019. Software and hardware revenue increased $3.7 million, or 11%, to $36.2 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2020 compared to $32.5 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2019 primarily due to an increase in sales of our Mobile Deposit®, ID_CLOUD, and CheckReader software products. This increase was partially offset by declining software revenue2021 from our legacy on-premise identity products which are being phased out. Services and other revenue increased $7.4 million, or 27%, to $34.5 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2020 compared to $27.1 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2019 primarily due to strong growth in Mobile Verify® transactional SaaS revenue of $6.0 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2020 compared to the same period in 2019, as well as an increase in maintenance revenue associated with CheckReader and Mobile Deposit® software sales.
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Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue includes personnel costs related to billable services and software support, direct costs associated with our hardware products, hosting costs, and the costs of royalties for third party products embedded in our products. Cost of revenue increased $0.6 million, or 6%, to $9.6 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2020 compared to $9.0 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2019. As a percentage of revenue, cost of revenue decreased to 14% in the nine months ended June 30, 2020 from 15% in the nine months ended June 30, 2019. The increase in cost of revenue is primarily due to an increase in variable personnel, royalty, and hosting costs associated with a higher volume of Mobile Verify® transactions processed during the nine months ended June 30, 2020 compared to the same period in 2019.
Selling and Marketing Expenses
Selling and marketing expenses include payroll, employee benefits, stock-based compensation, and other headcount-related costs associated with sales, marketing, and product management personnel. Selling and marketing expenses also include non-billable costs of professional services personnel, advertising expenses, product promotion costs, trade shows, and other brand awareness programs. Selling and marketing expenses increased $1.7 million, or 8%, to $22.6 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2020 compared to $20.9 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2019. As a percentage of revenue, selling and marketing expenses decreased to 32% in the nine months ended June 30, 2020 from 35% in the nine months ended June 30, 2019. The increase in selling and marketing expense is primarily due to higher personnel-related costs of $1.2 million and higher product promotion costs of $0.4 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2020 compared to the same period in 2019.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses include payroll, employee benefits, stock-based compensation, third party contractor expenses, and other headcount-related costs associated with software engineering and mobile capture science. Research and development expenses increased $0.1 million, or 1%, to $14.5 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2020 compared to $14.4 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2019. As a percentage of revenue, research and development expenses decreased to 21% in the nine months ended June 30, 2020 from 24% in the nine months ended June 30, 2019. The increase in research and development expenses is primarily due to higher personnel-related costs in the nine months ended June 30, 2020 compared to the same period in 2019.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses include payroll, employee benefits, stock-based compensation, and other headcount-related costs associated with finance, legal, administration, and information technology functions, as well as third party legal, accounting, and other administrative costs. General and administrative expenses increased $0.6 million, or 4%, to $16.4 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2020 compared to $15.7 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2019. As a percentage of revenue, general and administrative expenses decreased to 23% in the nine months ended June 30, 2020 from 26% in the nine months ended June 30, 2019. The increase in general and administrative expenses is primarily due to an increase in intellectual property litigation costs of $1.7 million during the nine months ended June 30, 2020 compared to the same period in 2019. This increase is partially offset by a decrease in third party costs associated with our strategic process of $1.2 million.
Acquisition-Related Costs and Expenses
Acquisition-related costs and expenses include amortization of intangible assets, expenses recorded due to changes in the fair value of contingent consideration, stock-based compensation, and other costs associated with acquisitions. Acquisition-related costs and expenses decreased $0.5 million, or 9%, to $4.9 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2020 compared to $5.4 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2019. As a percentage of revenue, acquisition-related costs and expenses decreased to 7% in the nine months ended June 30, 2020 from 9% in the nine months ended June 30, 2019.2020. The decreaseincrease in acquisition-related costs and expenses is primarily due to a decrease inexpenses associated with the amortizationacquisition of intangible assets as a result of certain intangible assets which had become fully amortizedID R&D during the nine months ended June 30, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020.
Restructuring Costs
Restructuring costs consist of employee severance obligations and other related costs. There were no restructuring costs in the nine months ended June 30, 2021. Restructuring costs were negative $0.1 million in the nine months ended June 30, 2020 and are due to a reversal of costs accrued for the restructuring plan implemented in June 2019. Restructuring
Interest Expense
Interest expense includes the amortization of debt discount and issuance costs were $3.2and coupon interest incurred associated with our 2026 Notes. Interest expense was $3.5 million for nine months ended June 30, 2021 and consisted of $3.1 million of amortization of debt discount and issuance costs and $0.5 million of coupon interest incurred. There was no interest expense in the nine months ended June 30, 2019 and related to the restructuring plan implemented in June 2019.2020.
Other Income, Net
Other income, net includes interest income net of amortization and net realized gains or losses on our marketable securities portfolio, foreign currency transactional gains or losses, and interest expense.the change in fair value of our convertible senior notes hedge and embedded conversion derivative. Other income, net increased $0.2was consistent at $0.5 million to $0.5 million
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of net income in the nine months ended June 30, 2020 compared to $0.3 million of net income2021 the same period in 2020.
Income Tax Provision
For the nine months ended June 30, 2019, primarily due to2021, we recorded an increase in interest income as a resulttax provision of higher cash and investment balances.
Income Tax Benefit (Provision)
$0.2 million, which yielded an effective tax rate of 3%. For the nine months ended June 30, 2020, we recorded an income tax provision of $0.5 million, which yielded an effective tax rate of 14%. For the nine months ended June 30, 2019, we recorded an income tax benefit of $4.9 million, or an effective tax rate of 55%. The difference between the U.S. federal statutory tax rate and our effective tax rate for the nine months ended June 30, 20202021 and 20192020 was primarily due to excess tax benefits resulting from the exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock, the impact of foreign and state taxes, the impact of certain permanent items on its tax provision, and the impact of federal and state research and development credits on its tax provision.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources
On June 30, 2020,2021, we had $52.2$215.5 million in cash and cash equivalents and investments compared to $34.8$62.0 million on September 30, 2019,2020, an increase of $17.4$153.5 million, or 50%248%. The increase in cash and cash equivalents and investments is primarily due to net proceeds from the issuance of the 2026 Notes of $140.4 million (net of sale of warrants and purchase of convertible senior notes hedge), net cash provided by operating activities of $17.4$25.0 million, netand proceeds from the issuance of our common stock, par value $0.001 (“Common Stock”) under our equity plan of $1.6 million, favorable foreign currency gains of $0.3 million, and proceeds from other borrowings of $0.2 million,$3.0 million. These increases were partially offset by repurchases and retirementsnet cash paid in conjunction with the ID R&D Acquisition of Common Stock$12.5 million, capital expenditures of $1.0 million and the payment of acquisition-related contingent consideration of $0.5 million, capital expenditures of $0.5 million and principal payments on other borrowings of $0.1$0.8 million.
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities during the nine months ended June 30, 2021 was $25.0 million and resulted primarily from net income of $6.2 million, net non-cash charges of $18.5 million, and favorable changes in operating assets and liabilities of $0.3 million. The primary non-cash adjustments to operating activities were stock-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, accretion and amortization on debt securities & other, depreciation and amortization, and amortization of investment premiums and other totaling $8.6 million, $5.2 million, $3.1 million, $1.1 million, and $0.8 million, respectively, which were partially offset by a deferred tax benefit of $0.3 million.
Net cash provided by operating activities during the nine months ended June 30, 2020 was $17.4 million and resulted primarily from net income of $2.8 million net of non-cash charges of $13.9 million, and favorable changes in operating assets and liabilities of $0.7 million. The primary non-cash adjustments to operating activities were stock-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, depreciation and amortization, and deferred taxes totaling $7.1 million, $4.8 million, and $1.1 million and $0.7 million, respectively.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Net cash provided by operatingused in investing activities was $147.4 million during the nine months ended June 30, 2019 was $7.92021, which consisted primarily of net purchases of investments of $133.9 million, net cash paid in conjunction with the ID R&D Acquisition of $12.5 million, and resulted primarily from net losscapital expenditures of $4.0 million adjusted for non-cash charges of $8.3 million as well as favorable changes in operating assets and liabilities of $3.6$1.0 million. The primary non-cash adjustments to operating activities were stock-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, and depreciation and amortization totaling $7.3 million, $5.3 million, and $1.0 million, respectively, and were partially offset by a deferred tax benefit of $5.2 million.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was $15.5 million during the nine months ended June 30, 2020, which consisted primarily of net purchases of investments of $15.0 million and capital expenditures of $0.5 million.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Net cash used in investingprovided by financing activities was $4.3$142.8 million during the nine months ended June 30, 2019,2021, which consisted primarily of net proceeds from the issuance of the 2026 Notes of $149.7 million, proceeds from the issuance of equity plan Common Stock of $3.0 million, and proceeds from other borrowings of $0.3 million partially offset by net cash used for the call spreads on the sales and purchases of investmentswarrants and convertible senior notes hedge issued in connection with the 2026 Notes of $3.3$9.3 million, payment of acquisition-related contingent consideration of $0.8 million, and capital expendituresprincipal payments on other borrowings of $1.0$0.1 million.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities was $0.3 million during the nine months ended June 30, 2020, which consisted of net proceeds from the issuance of equity plan Common Stock of $1.6 million and proceeds from other borrowing of $0.2 million, partially offset by repurchases and retirements of Common Stock of $1.0 million, payment of acquisition-related contingent consideration of $0.5 million, and principal payments on other borrowings of $0.1 million.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $3.60.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026
In February 2021, the Company issued $155.3 million duringaggregate principal amount of the nine months ended June 30, 2019,2026 Notes. The 2026 Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company. The 2026 Notes were issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated February 5, 2021 (the “Indenture”), between the Company and UMB Bank, National Association, as trustee. The Indenture includes customary covenants and sets forth certain events of default after which consistedthe 2026 Notes may be declared immediately due and payable and sets forth certain types of bankruptcy or insolvency events of default involving the Company after which the 2026 Notes become automatically due and payable.
The net proceeds from this offering were approximately $149.7 million, after deducting the issuanceInitial Purchasers’ discounts and commissions and the Company’s estimated offering expenses related to the offering. The 2026 Notes will mature on February 1, 2026, unless earlier redeemed, repurchased or converted. The 2026 Notes will bear interest from February 5, 2021 at a rate of equity plan0.750% per year payable semiannually in arrears on February 1 and August 1 of each year, beginning on August 1, 2021. The 2026 Notes will be convertible at the option of the holders at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding August 1, 2025, only under the following circumstances: (1) during any calendar quarter commencing after the calendar quarter ending on June 30, 2021, if the last reported sale price per share of the Company’s Common Stock of $4.9 million, partially offset by payment of acquisition-related contingent consideration of $1.0 million and principal payments on other borrowings of $0.3 million.
Revolving Credit Facility
On May 3, 2018, the Company and ID Checker, Inc. (together, the “Co-Borrowers”) entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”). Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, we arranged for a $10.0 million secured revolving credit facility (the “Revolver”) with a floating per annum interest rate equal to the greaterexceeds 130% of the Wall Street Journal prime rate, plus 0.25%, or 4.5%. The Co-Borrowers must maintain, at all times when any amounts are outstanding under the Revolver, either (i) minimum unrestricted cash at SVB and unused availability on the Revolverconversion price for each of at least $15.0 million20 trading days during the 30 consecutive trading days ending on, and (ii) Adjusted Quick Ratio of 1.75:1.00. In May 2019,including, the Company and SVB entered into an amendmentlast trading day of the Loan Agreement to extend the maturity of the Revolver to September 30, 2020. There were no borrowings outstanding under the Revolver as of June 30, 2020.immediately
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preceding calendar quarter; (2) during five consecutive business days immediately after any five consecutive trading day period (such five consecutive trading day period, the “measurement period”) in which the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of notes for each trading day of the measurement period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price per share of the Common Stock on such trading day and the conversion rate on such trading day; and (3) upon the occurrence of certain corporate events or distributions on the Common Stock. On or after August 1, 2025, until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date, holders may convert all or any portion of the 2026 Notes, in multiples of $1,000 principal amount, at the option of the holder regardless of the foregoing circumstances. Upon conversion, the Company may satisfy its conversion obligation by paying and/or delivering, as the case may be, cash and, if applicable at the Company’s election, shares of Common Stock, based on the applicable conversion rate(s); provided that the Company will be required to settle conversions solely in cash unless and until the Company (i) receives stockholder approval to increase the number of authorized shares of the Common Stock and (ii) reserves such amount of shares of the Common Stock for future issuance as required pursuant to the indenture that will govern the 2026 Notes. The conversion rate for the 2026 Notes will initially be 47.9731 shares of the Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of 2026 Notes, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $20.85 per share of the Common Stock. The initial conversion price of the 2026 Notes represents a premium of approximately 37.5% to the $15.16 per share last reported sale price of the Common Stock on February 2, 2021. The conversion rate is subject to adjustment under certain circumstances in accordance with the terms of the Indenture. The impact of the convertible feature will be dilutive to our earnings per share when our average stock price for the period is greater than the conversion price.
In connection with the issuance of the 2026 Notes, we entered into transactions for convertible notes hedge (the “Notes Hedge”) and warrants (the “Warrant Transactions”). The Notes Hedge was entered into with Bank of America, N.A., Jefferies International Limited and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, and provided the Company with the option to acquire, on a net settlement basis, approximately 7.4 million shares of Common Stock at a strike price of $20.85, which is equal to the number of shares of Common Stock that notionally underlie and corresponds to the conversion price of the 2026 Notes. The cost of the Notes Hedge was $33.2 million. The Notes Hedge will expire on February 1, 2026, equal to the maturity date of the 2026 Notes. The Notes Hedge is expected to reduce the potential equity dilution upon conversion of the 2026 Notes if the daily volume-weighted average price per share of our Common Stock exceeds the strike price of the Notes Hedge.
In addition, the Warrant Transactions provided us with the ability to acquire up to 7.4 million shares of our Common Stock. The Warrant Transactions will expire ratably during the 80 trading days commencing on and including May 1, 2026 and may be settled in net shares of Common Stock or net cash at the Company’s election. We received $23.9 million in cash proceeds from the Warrant Transactions. As a result of the Warrant Transactions, the Company is required to recognize incremental dilution of earnings per share to the extent the average share price is over $26.53 for any fiscal quarter.
As of August 5, 2021, the 2026 Notes were not convertible, therefore, we had not purchased any shares under the Notes Hedge and the Warrant Transactions had not been exercised and remain outstanding. See Note 8. “Convertible Senior Notes,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for more information relating to the Notes Hedge and Warrant Transactions.
Rights Agreement
On October 23, 2018, we entered into the Section 382 Rights Agreement (the “Rights Agreement”) and issued a dividend of one preferred share purchase right (a “Right”) for each share of Common Stock payable on November 2, 2018 to the stockholders of record of such shares on that date. Each Right entitles the registered holder, under certain circumstances, to purchase from us one one-thousandth of a share of Series B Junior Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Preferred Shares”), of the Company, at a price of $35.00 per one one-thousandth of a Preferred Share represented by a Right, subject to adjustment. The description and terms of the Rights are set forth in the Rights Agreement.
The Rights are not exercisable until the Distribution Date (as defined in the Rights Agreement). Until a Right is exercised, the holder thereof, as such, will have no rights as a stockholder of the Company, including, without limitation, the right to vote or to receive dividends.
At any time prior to the time any Person becomes an Acquiring Person (as defined in the Rights Agreement), the Board may redeem the Rights in whole, but not in part, at a price of $0.0001 per Right (the “Redemption Price”). The redemption of the Rights may be made effective at such time, on such basis and with such conditions as the Board in its sole discretion may establish. Immediately upon any redemption of the Rights, the right to exercise the Rights will terminate and the only right of the holders of Rights will be to receive the Redemption Price.
The Rights will expire on the earlier of (i) the close of business on October 22, 2021, (ii) the time at which the Rights are redeemed, and (iii) the time at which the Rights are exchanged.
Share Repurchase Program
On December 13, 2019, ourthe Board of Directors authorized and approved a share repurchase program for up to $10 million of the currently outstanding shares of our Common Stock. The share repurchase program will expireexpired on December 16, 2020. Total purchases made under
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the share repurchase program were $1.0 million or approximately 137,000 shares at an average price of $7.33. The purchases under the share repurchase program were made through open market trades.
On June 15, 2021, the Board authorized and approved a share repurchase program for up to $15 million of the currently outstanding shares of our Common Stock. The share repurchase program will expire on June 30, 2022. The timing, price and volume of repurchases will be based on market conditions, relevant securities laws and other factors. The repurchases may be made from time to time, through solicited or unsolicited transactions in the open market, through block trades, 10b5-1 trading plans,in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, in each case, in accordance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations. The timing and actual number of the shares repurchased will depend onpursuant to a variety of factors including price, market conditions and corporate and regulatory requirements. We intend to fund the share repurchases from cash on hand. The share repurchase trading plan. The program does not commit us to repurchase shares of our Common Stock and it may be amended, suspended,discontinued or discontinuedamended at any time.
We made purchases of $1.0 million, or approximately 137,000 No shares during the nine months ended June 30, 2019 at an average price of $7.33 per share. Total purchases madehave been purchased under the share repurchase program were $1.0 million as of June 30, 2020.2021.
CARES Act
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.” The CARES Act, among other things, includes provisions relating to refundable payroll tax credits, deferment of employer side social security payments, net operating loss carryback periods, alternative minimum tax credit refunds, modifications to the net interest deduction limitations and technical corrections to tax depreciation methods for qualified improvement property. We continue to examine the impacts the CARES Act may have on our business, including our net operating losses.business.
Other Liquidity Matters
On June 30, 2020,2021, we had investments of $33.2$174.9 million, designated as available-for-sale debt securities, which consisted of commercial paper, corporate issuances, and asset-backed securities, carried at fair value as determined by quoted market prices for identical or similar assets, with unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, and reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. All securities whose maturity or sale is expected within one year are classified as “current” on the consolidated balance sheets. All other securities are classified as “long-term” on the consolidated balance sheets. At June 30, 2020,2021, we had $30.3$138.3 million of our available-for-sale securities classified as current and $2.9$36.6 million of our available-for-sale securities classified as long-term. At September 30, 2019,2020, we had $16.5$40.0 million of our available-for-sale securities classified as current and $1.6$2.0 million of our available-for-sale securities classified as long-term.
We had working capital of $44.8$167.6 million at June 30, 20202021 compared to $34.1$59.8 million at September 30, 2019.2020.
Based on our current operating plan, we believe the current cash balanceand cash equivalents and cash expected to be generated from operations will be adequate to satisfy our working capital needs for the next twelve months from the date the financial statements are filed.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
The Company had no off balance sheet arrangements as of June 30, 2020.
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2021.
Changes in Critical Accounting Policies
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 U.S. The preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We review our estimates on an on-going basis, including those related to revenue recognition, stock-based compensation, income taxes and the valuation of goodwill, intangibles and other long-lived assets. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. The critical accounting policies and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements are described in Item 7“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” in the Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2019. Significant changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates as a result of adopting ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), and its related amendments (collectively “ASC 842”) are as follows:2020.
Leases
We adopted ASC 842 effective October 1, 2019 usingIn February 2021, the optional transition method. Additional information about our lease policies andCompany issued the related impact2026 Notes. Concurrently with the issuance of the adoption is included 2026 Notes, the Company entered into the Notes Hedge and Warrant Transactions. See Convertible Senior Notes Hedge and Embedded Conversion Derivative in Note 11.
“Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” for our new policy surrounding these items
and Note 88. “Convertible Senior Notes” for additional information related to these transactions. Other than the consolidated financial statements.
Thereaforementioned, there have been no other material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2019.2020.

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
Interest Rates
The primary objective of our investment activities is to preserve principal while at the same time maximizing after-tax yields without significantly increasing risk. To achieve this objective, we maintain our investment portfolio of cash equivalents and marketable securities in a variety of securities, including corporate debt securities, commercial paper, certificates of deposit, and asset-backed securities. We have not used derivative financial instruments in our investment portfolio, and none of our investments are held for trading or speculative purposes. Short-term and long-term debt securities are generally classified as available-for-sale and consequently are recorded on the consolidated balance sheets at fair value with unrealized gains or losses reported as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of estimated tax. As of June 30, 2020,2021, our marketable securities had remaining maturities between approximately one and 1547 months and a fair market value of $33.2$174.9 million, representing 21%41% of our total assets.
The fair value of our cash equivalents and debt securities is subject to change as a result of changes in market interest rates and investment risk related to the issuers’ credit worthiness. We do not utilize financial contracts to manage our investment portfolio’s exposure to changes in market interest rates. A hypothetical 100 basis point increase or decrease in market interest rates would not have a material impact on the fair value of our cash equivalents and debt securities due to the relatively short maturities of these investments. While changes in market interest rates may affect the fair value of our investment portfolio, any gains or losses will not be recognized in our results of operations until the investment is sold or if the reduction in fair value was determined to be an other-than-temporary impairment.
Foreign Currency Risk
As a result of past acquisitions, we have operations in France, the Netherlands, Russia, and Spain that are exposed to fluctuations in the foreign currency exchange rate between the U.S. dollar, the Euro, the Ruble and the British pound sterling. The functional currency of our French, Dutch, and Spanish operations is the Euro. Our results of operations and cash flows are subject to fluctuations due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, particularly changes in the Euro. Translation adjustments resulting from translating the functional currency financial statements into U.S. dollar equivalents are reported separately in the consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive income (loss).income.

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required financial disclosures.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(b). In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013). We recognize that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2020.2021.
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Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
ThereAs described throughout this Form 10-Q, on May 28, 2021, the Company acquired ID R&D. While our financial statements for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2021 include the results of ID R&D from May 28, 2021 through June 30, 2021, as permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC, our management’s assessment of our internal control over financial reporting did not include an evaluation of ID R&D’s internal control over financial reporting. Further, our management’s conclusion regarding the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2021 does not extend to ID R&D’s internal control over financial reporting. Aside from the aforementioned, there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 20202021 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. We have not experienced any material impact to our internal controls over financial reporting despite the fact that most of our employees are working remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are continually monitoring and assessing the COVID-19 situation on our internal controls to minimize the impact on their design and operating effectiveness.
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PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
For information regarding our legal proceedings, see Note 89 to the consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q and Item 3—“Legal Proceedings” in the Form 10-K. In addition to the legal proceedings discussed in Note 8,9, the Company is subject to various claims and legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of its business. While any legal proceeding has an element of uncertainty, the Company believes that the disposition of such matters, in the aggregate, will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
While we attempt to identify, manage, and mitigate risks and uncertainties associated with our business to the extent practical under the circumstances, some level of risk and uncertainty will always be present. Item 1A—“Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K describesand Item 1A—“Risk Factors” in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2021 describe some of the risks and uncertainties associated with our business, which we strongly encourage you to review. These risks and uncertainties have the potential to materially affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, projected results, and future prospects. There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in the Form 10-K except as noted below.
The COVID-19 outbreak could adversely impact our business.
In December 2019, it was first reported that there had been an outbreak of a novel strain of COVID-19, in China. Since then, COVID-19 has continued to spread outside of China, including throughoutand the United States and other parts of the world, becoming a global pandemic. As of the filing of thisCompany’s Form 10-Q the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted our business and will likely continue to impact our business directly and/or indirectly for the foreseeable future. We are unable to accurately predict the full impact that the COVID-19 pandemic will have on our results of operations or financial condition due to numerous factors that are not within our control, including the duration and severity of the outbreak.
Governments in affected regions have implemented and may continue to implement safety precautions, including stay-at-home orders, travel restrictions, business closures, cancellations of public gatherings, and other measures. Other organizations and individuals are taking additional steps to avoid or reduce infection, including limiting travel and having employees work remotely. These measures are disrupting normal business operations both in and outside of affected areas. We continue to monitor our operations and government recommendations and have made appropriate modifications to our operations because of COVID-19, including transitioning to a remote work environment, substantial modifications to employee travel, virtualization or cancellation of customer and employee events, and remote sales, implementation, and support activities, among other modifications. These decisions may delay or reduce sales and harm productivity and collaboration. The cancellation of industry events in the region reduces our ability to meet with existing and potential new customers. Our customers’ businesses could be disrupted or they could seek to limit technology spending, either of which could foreclose future business opportunities, could negatively impact the willingness of our customers to enter into or renew contracts with us, and ultimately adversely affect our revenues. Although we are unable to predict the precise impact of COVID-19 on our business, our business depends to a large extent on the willingness of customers to enter into or renew contracts with us. We anticipate that, unless the outbreak is swiftly contained, governmental, individual, business and other organizational measures to limit the spread of the virus could adversely affect our revenues, results of operations and financial condition, perhaps materially. This or any other outbreak and any additional preventative or protective actions that may be taken in response to this or any other global health threat or pandemic may result in additional business and/or operational disruption.
In addition, while the long-term economic impact and the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic may be difficult to assess or predict, the widespread pandemic has resulted in, and may continue to result in, significant disruption of global financial markets, which could reduce our ability to access capital and could negatively affect our liquidity and the liquidity and stability of markets for our common stock. In addition, a recession, further market correction or depression resulting from the spread of COVID-19 could materially affect our business and the value our common stock.period ended March 31, 2021.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
There were no unregistered sales of the Company’s equity securities during the quarter ended June 30, 2020,2021, that were not previously disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
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None.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
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(1)Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the SEC on October 20, 2017.
(2)Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 23, 2018.
(3)Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 1, 2021.
(4)Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015.
(4)(5)Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 10, 2014.
(5)(6)Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 23, 2018.
(7)Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 5, 2021.
(8)Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 25, 2021.

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
August 5, 20202021MITEK SYSTEMS, INC.
    
 By: /s/ Scipio Maximus Carnecchia
   Scipio Maximus Carnecchia
   
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
    
 By: /s/ Jeffrey C. DavisonFrank Teruel
   Jeffrey C. DavisonFrank Teruel
   
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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