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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q


(Mark One)


QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2017

2023

OR

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:File Number: 000-50644


Cutera, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware

77-0492262

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. employer identification no.Employer Identification No.)

3240 Bayshore Blvd., Brisbane, California 94005

(Address of principal executive offices)

(415) 657-5500

(Registrant’sRegistrant’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 ($0.001 par value)CUTRThe NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC
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    x    No    

¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files).    Yes x     No    

¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “smaller reporting“emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (check one):

Large accelerated filer  ☐

Accelerated filer  ☒

Non-accelerated filer  ☐

Smaller 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    

x

The number of shares of Registrant’sRegistrant’s common stock issued and outstanding as of October 31, 2017February 29, 2024, was 13,854,966.

19,960,622.
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In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, “Cutera,” “the Company,” “we,” “us” and “its” refer to Cutera, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

This report may contain references to its proprietary intellectual property, including among others, trademarks for its systems and ancillary products, “CUTERA®,” “ACUTIP 500®,” “AVITM,” “AVI360®,” “AVIANALYTICSTM,” “AVICARE®,” “AVICLEAR®,” “AVICOOL®, “AVIREWARDSTM,” “COOLGLIDE®,” “CUCF®,” “CUTERA UNIVERSITY CLINICAL FORUM®,” “ENLIGHTEN®,” “EXCEL HR®,” “EXCEL V®,” “EXCEL V+™,” “GENESISTM,” “LASER GENESISTM,” “LIMELIGHT®,” “MYQ®,” “PEARL®,” “PICO GENESIS®,” “PICO TONING®,” “PROWAVE 770®,” “SOLERA®,” “TITAN®,” “TRUBODY®,” “TRUFLEX™,” “TRUSCULPT®,” “TRUSCULPT FLEX®,” “TRUSCULPT ID®,” “VANTAGE®,” and “XEO®.”
These trademarks and trade names are the property of Cutera or the property of its consolidated subsidiaries and are protected under applicable intellectual property laws. Solely for convenience, its trademarks and tradenames referred to in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may appear without the ® or symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate in any way that the Company will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, its rights to these trademarks and tradenames.

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PART I.     FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

ITEM 1.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
CUTERA, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(inIn thousands, except share, and per share data)

(unaudited)

  

September 30, 2017

  

December 31, 2016

 

Assets

        

Current assets:

        

Cash and cash equivalents

 $14,784  $13,775 

Marketable investments

  35,692   40,299 

Accounts receivable, net

  19,604   16,547 

Inventories

  23,728   14,977 

Other current assets and prepaid expenses

  2,894   2,251 

Total current assets

  96,702   87,849 
         

Property and equipment, net

  1,842   1,907 

Deferred tax asset

  384   377 

Intangibles, net

     2 

Goodwill

  1,339   1,339 

Other long-term assets

  381   380 

Total assets

 $100,648  $91,854 
         

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

        

Current liabilities:

        

Accounts payable

 $5,805  $2,598 

Accrued liabilities

  22,203   17,397 

Deferred revenue

  8,801   8,394 

Total current liabilities

  36,809   28,389 
         

Deferred revenue, net of current portion

  1,950   1,705 

Income tax liability

  171   168 

Other long-term liabilities

  505   582 

Total liabilities

  39,435   30,844 
         

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 11)

        
         

Stockholders’ equity:

        

Convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value; authorized: 5,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding

      

Common stock, $0.001 par value; authorized: 50,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding: 13,906,439 and 13,773,389 shares at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively

  14   14 

Additional paid-in capital

  81,195   88,114 

Accumulated deficit

  (19,933

)

  (27,046

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

  (63

)

  (72

)

Total stockholders’ equity

  61,213   61,010 
         

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 $100,648  $91,854 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unauditeddata and par value)

(Unaudited)
September 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$179,516 $145,924 
Marketable investments— 171,390 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $7,985 and $2,497, respectively49,829 45,562 
Inventories, net61,847 63,628 
Other current assets and prepaid expenses19,415 24,036 
Restricted cash700 700 
Total current assets311,307 451,240 
Property and equipment, net69,923 40,368 
Deferred tax assets528 590 
Goodwill1,339 1,339 
Operating lease right-of-use assets10,690 12,831 
Other long-term assets12,846 14,620 
Total assets$406,633 $520,988 
Liabilities and stockholders' deficit
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$31,373 $33,736 
Accrued liabilities47,043 57,452 
Operating lease liabilities2,511 2,810 
Deferred revenue11,479 11,841 
Total current liabilities92,406 105,839 
Deferred revenue, net of current portion1,629 1,657 
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion9,466 11,352 
Convertible notes, net of unamortized debt issuance costs of $10,996 and $12,666, respectively418,129 416,459 
Other long-term liabilities1,088 862 
Total liabilities522,718 536,169 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 13)
Stockholders’ deficit:
Common stock, $0.001 par value; authorized: 50,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding: 19,948,803 and 19,668,603 shares at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively20 20 
Additional paid-in capital130,008 125,406 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)— (94)
Accumulated deficit(246,113)(140,513)
Total stockholders’ deficit(116,085)(15,181)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit$406,633 $520,988 
See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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CUTERA, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(inIn thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

September 30,

  

September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 

Net revenue:

                

Products

 $33,486  $25,493  $89,688  $65,903 

Service

  4,687   4,788   14,173   14,278 

Total net revenue

  38,173   30,281   103,861   80,181 

Cost of revenue:

                

Products

  13,859   10,160   38,843   26,804��

Service

  2,104   2,378   6,241   7,155 

Total cost of revenue

  15,963   12,538   45,084   33,959 

Gross profit

  22,210   17,743   58,777   46,222 
                 

Operating expenses:

                

Sales and marketing

  13,148   10,574   36,708   30,002 

Research and development

  3,467   2,914   9,393   8,335 

General and administrative

  3,379   2,716   10,143   9,933 

Lease termination income

  (4,000

)

     (4,000

)

   

Total operating expenses

  15,994   16,204   52,244   48,270 

Income (loss) from operations

  6,216   1,539   6,533   (2,048

)

Interest and other income, net

  197   166   746   527 

Income (loss) before income taxes

  6,413   1,705   7,279   (1,521

)

Provision for income taxes

  225   61   166   115 

Net income (loss)

 $6,188  $1,644  $7,113  $(1,636

)

                 

Net income (loss) per share:

                

Basic

 $0.44  $0.12  $0.51  $(0.12

)

Diluted

 $0.42  $0.12  $0.48  $(0.12

)

                 

Weighted-average number of shares used in per share calculations:

                

Basic

  13,973   13,163   13,917   13,102 

Diluted

  14,767   13,544   14,733   13,102 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited

(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2023202220232022
Net revenue:
Products$40,989 $56,540 $146,285 $167,195 
Service5,489 6,268 16,544 17,851 
Total net revenue46,478 62,808 162,829 185,046 
Cost of revenue:
Products36,586 25,255 98,696 74,066 
Service3,435 3,305 9,961 9,900 
Total cost of revenue40,021 28,560 108,657 83,966 
Gross profit6,457 34,248 54,172 101,080 
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing25,808 26,488 88,591 78,433 
Research and development4,592 6,389 16,844 19,747 
General and administrative17,004 10,804 47,448 35,554 
Total operating expenses47,404 43,681 152,883 133,734 
Loss from operations(40,947)(9,433)(98,711)(32,654)
Interest and other expense, net:
Amortization of debt issuance costs(561)(400)(1,670)(917)
Interest on convertible notes(2,939)(1,739)(8,836)(3,666)
Loss on extinguishment of convertible notes— — — (34,423)
Interest income2,288 1,141 6,946 1,536 
Other expense, net(1,948)(876)(2,564)(3,554)
Total interest and other expense, net(3,160)(1,874)(6,124)(41,024)
Loss before income taxes(44,107)(11,307)(104,835)(73,678)
Income tax expense167 827 765 874 
Net loss$(44,274)$(12,134)$(105,600)$(74,552)
Net loss per share:
Basic$(2.22)$(0.62)$(5.32)$(3.95)
Diluted$(2.22)$(0.62)$(5.32)$(3.95)
Weighted-average number of shares used in per share calculation:
Basic19,932 19,593 19,858 18,897 
Diluted19,932 19,593 19,858 18,897 
See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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CUTERA, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

LOSS

(inIn thousands)

(unaudited)

  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

September 30,

  

September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 

Net income (loss)

 $6,188  $1,644  $7,113  $(1,636

)

Other comprehensive income (loss):

                

Available-for-sale investments

                

Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale investments

  5   (24

)

  13   56 

Less: Reclassification adjustment for gains on investments recognized during the period

     (1

)

  (4

)

  (1

)

Net change in unrealized gain and losses on available-for-sale investments

  5   (25

)

  9   55 

Tax provision (benefit)

     (9

)

     20 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

  5   (16

)

  9   35 

Comprehensive income (loss)

 $6,193  $1,628  $7,122  $(1,601

)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited

(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2023202220232022
Net loss$(44,274)$(12,134)$(105,600)$(74,552)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale investments, net of tax(4)(153)94 (336)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax(4)(153)94 (336)
Comprehensive loss$(44,278)$(12,287)$(105,506)$(74,888)
See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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CUTERA, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY (DEFICIT)
(In thousands, except share amounts)
(Unaudited)

Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
Common StockAdditional
Paid-in
Capital
Accumulated
Deficit
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Total
Stockholders’
Deficit
SharesAmount
Balance at December 31, 202219,668,603 $20 $125,406 $(140,513)$(94)$(15,181)
Issuance of common stock for employee purchase plan51,786 — 711 — — 711
Exercise of stock options42,234 — 612 — — 612 
Issuance of common stock in settlement of restricted and performance stock units, net of shares withheld for employee taxes186,180 — (3,273)— — (3,273)
Stock-based compensation expense— — 6,552 — — 6,552 
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale investments— — — — 94 94 
Net loss— — — (105,600)— (105,600)
Balance at September 30, 202319,948,803 $20 $130,008 $(246,113)$— $(116,085)

Common StockAdditional
Paid-in
Capital
Accumulated
Deficit
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Total
Stockholders’
Deficit
SharesAmount
Balance at June 30, 202319,901,600 $20 $128,014 $(201,839)$$(73,801)
Issuance of common stock for employee purchase plan— — — — — — 
Exercise of stock options33,000 — 465 — — 465 
Issuance of common stock in settlement of restricted and performance stock units, net of shares withheld for employee taxes14,203 — (87)— — (87)
Stock-based compensation expense— — 1,616 — — 1,616 
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale investments— — — (4)(4)
Net loss— — — (44,274)— (44,274)
Balance at September 30, 202319,948,803 $20 $130,008 $(246,113)$— $(116,085)
See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CUTERA, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY(DEFICIT)
(In thousands, except share amounts)
(Unaudited)

Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
Common StockAdditional
Paid-in
Capital
Accumulated
Deficit
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
Total
Stockholders’
Equity
SharesAmount
Balance at December 31, 202117,995,344 $18 $114,724 $(58,173)$— — $56,569 
Issuance of common stock for employee purchase plan27,810 — 1,063 — — 1,063 
Exercise of stock options27,023 — 624 — — 624 
Issuance of common stock in settlement of restricted and performance stock units, net of shares withheld for employee taxes203,226 — (4,820)— — (4,820)
Stock-based compensation expense— — 13,021 — — 13,021 
Purchase of capped call, inclusive of issuance cost of $353— — (32,024)— — (32,024)
Issuance of common stock in repayment of convertible notes1,354,348 55,947 — — 55,949 
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale investments— — — — (336)(336)
Net loss— — — (74,552)— (74,552)
Balance at September 30, 202219,607,751 $20 $148,535 $(132,725)$(336)$15,494 
Common StockAdditional
Paid-in
Capital
Accumulated
Deficit
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
Total
Stockholders’
Equity
SharesAmount
Balance at June 30, 202219,560,163 $20 $144,628 $(120,591)$(183)$23,874 
Issuance of common stock for employee purchase plan— — — — — — 
Exercise of stock options12,179 — 248 — — 248 
Issuance of common stock in settlement of restricted and performance stock units, net of shares withheld for employee taxes35,409 — (586)— — (586)
Stock-based compensation expense— — 4,245 — 4,245 
Purchase of capped call— — — — 
Issuance of common stock in extinguishment of convertible notes— — — — — — 
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale investments— — — (153)(153)
Net loss(12,134)(12,134)
Balance at September 30, 202219,607,751 $20 $148,535 $(132,725)$(336)$15,494 
See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CUTERA, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(inIn thousands)

(unaudited)

  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

        

Net income (loss)

 $7,113  $(1,636

)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

        

Stock-based compensation

  3,623   2,652 

Depreciation and amortization

  750   733 

Other

  (67

)

  (45

)

Changes in assets and liabilities:

        

Accounts receivable

  (3,048

)

  (61

)

Inventories

  (8,751

)

  (4,400

)

Other current assets and prepaid expenses

  (633

)

  (690

)

Other long-term assets

  (1

)

  (60

)

Accounts payable

  3,207   1,324 

Accrued liabilities

  4,757   886 

Other long-term liabilities

     (247

)

Deferred revenue

  652   (1,187

)

Income tax liability

  3   (18

)

Net cash provided by (used) in operating activities

  7,605   (2,749

)

         

Cash flows from investing activities:

        

Acquisition of property, equipment and software

  (443

)

  (311

)

Disposal of property and equipment

  53   17 

Proceeds from sales of marketable investments

  9,154   6,153 

Proceeds from maturities of marketable investments

  39,612   20,135 

Purchase of marketable investments

  (44,156

)

  (23,944

)

Net cash provided by investing activities

  4,220   2,050 
         

Cash flows from financing activities:

        

Repurchase of common stock

  (13,776

)

  (4,873

)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options and employee stock purchase plan

  4,566   6,798 

Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards

  (1,332

)

  (601

)

Payments on capital lease obligations

  (274

)

  (218)

Net cash used in financing activities

  (10,816

)

  1,106

 

         

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

  1,009   407 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

  13,775   10,868 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 $14,784  $11,275 
         

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash items:

        

Assets acquired under capital lease

 $257  $580 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited

(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended September 30,
20232022
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss$(105,600)$(74,552)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Stock-based compensation6,552 13,021 
Depreciation and amortization5,225 1,603 
Amortization of contract acquisition costs7,085 1,815 
Amortization of debt issuance costs1,670 917 
Unrealized gain on foreign exchange forward— (292)
Deferred tax assets62 152 
Provision for credit losses5,488 677 
Loss on sale of property and equipment— 86 
   Loss on extinguishment of convertible notes— 34,423 
Accretion of discount on investment securities and investment income, net1,048 — 
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable(9,755)(5,104)
Inventories1,781 (28,615)
Other current assets and prepaid expenses4,352 (8,835)
Other long-term assets(5,642)(3,644)
Accounts payable(4,735)20,442 
Accrued liabilities(10,963)(3,684)
Operating leases, net(44)46 
Deferred revenue(390)1,576 
Net cash used in operating activities(103,866)(49,968)
Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisition of property and equipment(30,642)(14,107)
Proceeds from maturities of marketable investments193,903 47,000 
Purchase of marketable investments(23,467)(252,282)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities139,794 (219,389)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and employee stock purchase plan1,323 1,687 
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards(3,273)(4,820)
Purchase of capped call— (31,671)
Payment of issuance costs of capped calls— (353)
Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes— 240,000 
Payment of issuance costs of convertible notes— (7,602)
Extinguishment of convertible notes— (45,777)
Payments on finance lease obligations(386)(391)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities(2,336)151,073 
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash33,592 (118,284)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period146,624 164,864 
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period$180,216 $46,580 
Supplemental non-cash investing and financing activities:
Assets acquired under finance lease$1,428 $689 
Assets acquired under operating lease$57 $549 
Transfer of inventory to property and equipment$— $12,180 
Acquisition of property and equipment$6,503 $5,843 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest$6,509 $2,685 
Cash paid for income taxes$1,160 $1,909 
See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CUTERA, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Description of Operations and Principles of Consolidation

Cutera, Inc. ((“Cutera” or the “Company”) is a global provider of laser and other energy-based aesthetic systems for practitioners worldwide. The Company designs, develops, manufactures, distributes, and markets laser and other energy-based product platforms for use by physicians and other qualifiedmedical practitioners, which enableenabling them to offer safe and effective aesthetic treatments to their customers. In addition, the Company distributes third-party manufactured skincare products and Secret PRO and Secret RF systems and consumables. The Company currently markets the following key system platforms: AviClear, enlighten,®excel, truSculpt, Secret PRO, excel HR®, truSculpt®, excel V®,Secret RF, and xeo®. Thexeo. These platforms enable medical practitioners to perform procedures including treatment for acne, body contouring, skin resurfacing and revitalization, hair and tattoo removal, removal of benign pigmented lesions, and vascular conditions. Several of the Company’s systems offer multiple hand pieces and applications, which allowproviding customers the flexibility to upgrade their systems. The sales of (i) systems, system upgrades, and hand pieces (classified as(collectively “Systems” revenue); (ii)the leasing of AviClear devices for acne treatment (“AviClear” revenue); the replacement hand piecepieces, Titan, truSculpt 3D, truSculpt and truFlex cycle refills, as well as single use disposable tips applicable to Titan®Secret PRO, and truSculpt (classified as “Hand Piece Refills”)Secret RF (“Consumables” revenue); and (iii) the distribution of third partythird-party manufactured skincare products (classified as "Skincare” revenue); and(“Skincare”) revenue; are collectively classified as “Products” revenue. In addition to Products revenue, the Company generates revenue from the sale of post-warranty service contracts, parts, detachable hand piece replacements (except for Titan, truSculpt 3D, truSculpt and truSculpt)truFlex) and service labor for the repair and maintenance of products that are out of warranty, all of which isare collectively classified as “Service” revenue.

Headquartered

The Company’s corporate headquarters and U.S. operations are located in Brisbane, California, where the Company has wholly-owned subsidiaries that are currently operationalconducts manufacturing, warehousing, research and development, regulatory, sales and marketing, service, and administrative activities. The Company also maintains regional distribution centers (“RDCs”) in select locations across the U.S. These RDCs serve as forward warehousing for systems and service parts in various geographies. The Company markets, sells and services the Company’s products through direct sales and service employees in North America (including Canada), Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. These subsidiaries market, sellSales and service the Company’s productsservices outside of the United States.these direct markets are made through a worldwide distributor network in over 39 countries. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statementscondensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All inter-company accounts, transactions
Liquidity and balancesManagement’s Plans
When preparing financial statements, management has the responsibility to evaluate if the Company has adequate liquidity to continue to operate for the next twelve months. In performing this assessment, management considered the Company's current financial condition and liquidity sources, including current funds, forecasted future cash flows and unconditional obligations due over the next twelve months. In addition, management evaluated the history of the Company's financial performance, and determined that the Company has had a historic trend of operating losses, which continues to have been eliminated.

Unaudited Interim Financial Information

an unfavorable impact on the Company's overall liquidity. Most recently, the Company reported net losses of $44.3 million and $105.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. The interimCompany also reported operating losses for the year ended December 31, 2022.

The Company’s continued operations will depend on several factors, including but not limited to, growth of revenues from its revised business model for AviClear, maintaining or increasing revenues from sales of legacy systems, consumables and services, achieving cost savings as a result of workforce reductions implemented in the fourth quarter of 2023, restructuring of supplier and manufacturing relationships, and initiatives to improve inventory and receivables management. Failure to increase revenue, achieve cost savings, raise additional financing or re-finance the existing convertible notes when they become due, would adversely affect the Company’s ability to achieve its intended business objectives. There can be no assurances that financing will be available on terms favorable to the Company, if at all, and delays may occur in completing the operating activities.
Basis of Presentation
In the opinion of the Company, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial information included in this report is unaudited. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statementsstatements included in this report reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) that the Company considers necessary for thea fair presentationstatement of the resultsits condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, and its condensed consolidated statements of operations, condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive loss, condensed consolidated statements of changes in stockholders' equity (deficit), and condensed consolidated statements of cash flows, for the interim periods coveredthree and of the financial condition of the Company at the date of the interim balance sheet.nine months ended September 30, 2023, and 2022, respectively. The December 31, 2016 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet2022 condensed consolidated balance sheet was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The results for

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interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire year or any other interim period. Presentation of certain prior year balances have been updated to conform with the current year presentation. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation. The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statementsaccompanying condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’sCompany’s previously filed audited financial statements and the related notes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20162022, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 15, 2017.

April 7, 2023, and as amended on May 1, 2023.

Reclassification
Certain reclassifications of prior period amounts have been made in the Company's condensed consolidated statement of operations to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the reported results of operations.
Risks and Uncertainties
The Company's future results of operations involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could affect the Company's future operating results and cause actual results to vary materially from expectations include, but are not limited to, rapid technological change, continued acceptance of the Company's products, stability of global financial markets, cybersecurity breaches and other disruptions that could compromise the Company’s information or results, business disruptions that are caused by natural disasters or pandemic events, management of international activities, competition from substitute products and larger companies, the Company's ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approvals, government regulations and oversight, patent and other types of litigation, the Company's ability to protect proprietary technology from counterfeit versions of the Company's products and its intellectual property rights generally, the ability to generate positive operating results from the use of its property and equipment, the successful execution of new product launches, the continuation of strategic relationships, such as the Company's distribution of third-party products, and dependence on key individuals.
Accounting Policies
These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC applicable to interim financial statements. While these statements reflect all normal recurring adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for fair presentation of the results of the interim period, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. The Company uses the same accounting policies in preparing quarterly and annual financial statements.
Leases
The Company incurs costs to fulfill its lease agreement obligations with its AviClear device lessees. These costs consist of freight, installation, and training. In addition to these mobilization costs, the Company incurs commission costs associated with the placement of the AviClear device. The Company capitalizes commission costs and has made a policy election to capitalize the mobilization costs.
In the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company capitalized $2.9 million of mobilization costs and $3.0 million of deferred commission costs related to placements of the AviClear device. These costs are recorded in Other long-term assets in the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets and will be amortized over the expected lease term. The amortization of the mobilization costs and amortization of deferred commission costs are recorded in cost of revenue and sales and marketing, respectively, in the Company's condensed consolidated statement of operations. Total capitalized mobilization costs were $2.6 million and $1.3 million as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022. Total capitalized commissions as of September 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, were $3.4 million and $3.3 million, respectively, and are included in Other long-term assets in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet.
Use of Estimates

The preparation of interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statementscondensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company’sCompany’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported of assets and disclosed inliabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statementsdate of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. These estimates are based on management's best knowledgenotes, and the reported amounts of current eventsrevenue and actions we may undertake inexpenses during the future.reported periods. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
On an ongoing basis, the Companymanagement evaluates theseits estimates, including those related to revenue elements, warranty obligations, sales commissions, accounts receivable andallowance for credit losses, sales allowances, provision for excess and obsoletefair value of investments, valuation of inventories, fair valuesvalue of marketable investments,goodwill, useful lives of property and equipment, fair values of performance stock unitsimpairment testing for long-lived assets, implicit and optionsincremental borrowing rates related to purchase the Company’s stock,leases, variables used in calculating the fair value of the Company's equity awards, expected achievement of

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performance-based vesting criteria and management performance bonuses, assumptions used in operating and sales-type lease classifications, the standalone selling price of the Company's products and services, the period of benefit used to capitalize and amortize contract acquisition costs, variable considerations, contingent liabilities, recoverability of deferred tax assets, legal matters and claims,residual value of leased equipment, lease term and effective income tax rates, among others.rates. Management bases these estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

Revenue Recognition

In May 2014,

Distribution of Third-Party Products
The Company generates revenue from the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB”distribution of skincare products, which are manufactured by ZO Skin Health, Inc. (“ZO”), jointly with the International Accounting Standards Board, issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. This new standard will replace most of the existing revenue recognition guidance in GAAP when it becomes effective and permits the use of either the retrospective or the modified retrospective method (or cumulative effect transition method).

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The standard's core principle is that a reporting entity will recognize revenue when it transfers 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. In applying this new guidance to contracts within its scope, an entity will: (1) identify the contract(s) with a customer, (2) identify the performance obligationsold in the contract, (3) determineJapanese market. In the transaction price, (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. Additionally, this new guidance would require significantly expanded disclosures about revenue. The new standard is effective for annual reporting periods (including interim reporting periods within those annual periods) beginning after December 15, 2017. Entities have the option of using either a full retrospective or a modified retrospective approach to adopt this new standard.

While the Company has not completed its evaluation, the Company currently plans to adopt this accounting standard in the first quarter of fiscal year 2018 using the modified retrospective method. Based on the analysis performed through the third quarter of 2017, the Company believes that the timing and measurement of revenue recognition under its contracts with customers for its Products and Services will not change significantly. However, the basis of revenue recognition will change to one based on the transfer of control of products and services. Also based on the analysis performed, the Company expects that incremental contract acquisition costs of obtaining revenue generating contracts, such as sales commissions paid in connection with system sales with multi-year post-warranty service contracts, would be capitalized and amortized over the customer relationship period. Under the current guidance, the Company expenses such costs when incurred. The Company is in the process of calculating the adjustment that would be required for capitalizing the sales commissions to accumulated deficit and completing the analysis and documentation required for the implementation of ASC 606 upon adoption of the standard on January 1, 2018.

The new revenue standard is principle-based and interpretation of those principles may vary from company to company based on their unique circumstances. It is possible that interpretation, industry practice, and guidance may evolve as companies and the accounting profession work to implement this new standard. As the Company completes its evaluation of this new standard, new information may arise that could change the Company’s current understanding of the impact to revenue and expense recognized. Additionally, the Company will continue to monitor industry activities and any additional guidance provided by regulators, standards setters, or the accounting profession and adjust the Company’s assessment and implementation plans accordingly.

The new standard requires comprehensive disclosures of quantitative and qualitative information that enables users of financial statements to understand the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. The Company is in the process of preparing the expanded disclosures required under ASC 606.

Accounting for Leases

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which amends the existing accounting standards for leases. The new standard requires lessees to record a right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability on the balance sheet (with the exception of short-term leases). The new standard also requires expanded disclosures regarding leasing arrangements. The new standard becomes effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019 and early adoption is permitted. The new standard is required to be adopted using the modified retrospective approach and requires application of the new standard at the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented. The Company generally does not finance purchases of equipment or other capital, but does lease some of its facilities. Several of the Company’s customers finance purchases of its system products through third party lease companies and not directly with the Company. The Company does not believe that the new standard will change customer buying patterns or behaviors for its products. The Company expects that upon adoption, right-of-use assets and lease liabilities will be recognized in the balance sheet in amounts that will be material.

Accounting for Income Taxes

In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-16, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Intra-Entity Transfer of Assets Other than Inventory, which requires the recognition of the income tax consequences of an intra-entity transfer of an asset, other than inventory, when the transfer occurs. This ASU will be effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2018. This ASU is required to be adopted using the modified retrospective approach, with a cumulative catch-up adjustment to retained earnings in the period of adoption. The Company does not believe that adopting this ASU will have a material impact on the financial Statements.

Adopted Accounting Pronouncement

Beginning fiscal year 2017, the Company adopted ASU No. 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-based Payment Accounting, which changes among other things, how the tax effects of share-based awards are recognized. ASU No. 2016-09 requires excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies to be recognized in the provision for income taxes as discrete items in the period when the awards vest or are settled, whereas previously such income tax effects were generally recorded as part of additional paid-in capital. The provision for income taxes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, included excess tax benefits 2023, and 2022, revenue from the distribution of $50,000skincare products was $24.7 million and $160,000,$30.7 million, respectively, representing 15% and 17% of the Company’s consolidated revenue, respectively.

On February 28, 2024, the Company and its Japanese subsidiary, Cutera KK, entered into a Business Transfer and Termination Agreement (the “Termination Agreement”) with ZO USA and its Japanese subsidiary, ZO Skin Health GK (“ZO Japan” and together with ZO USA and their affiliates, “ZO”), which, among other things, (i) terminates all agreements related to the distribution by the Company of ZO’s products in Japan effective immediately, (ii) provides for the orderly transition of the distribution of ZO products to ZO, (iii) transfers certain Company employees dedicated to the distribution of ZO products to ZO, (iv) transfers certain customer contracts related to ZO products from the Company to ZO and (v) transfers certain inventory and assets related to the distribution of ZO products from the Company to ZO. The recognized excess tax benefits resultedTermination Agreement requires ZO to pay the Company $5.75 million within three business days of the execution of the Termination Agreement and make a second payment of $5.75 million, less any offsets under the Termination Agreement (including, but not limited to, 42.2% of the Company’s net revenue for sales of ZO products under the Distribution Agreement between January 1, 2024 and February 28, 2024), upon the earlier of (a) the completion the transition of regulatory and distribution activities such that ZO is able to fulfill product orders by customers in Japan, as determined by ZO and the Company, and (b) June 14, 2024.

The Company generates revenue from share-based compensation awards primarily associated with employee equity plans that were vested or settledthe distribution of the Secret systems, which are manufactured by Ilooda Co. Ltd. (“Ilooda”). The Company is the exclusive distributor for all systems sold in the threeUnited States, Canada, the United Kingdom; the exclusive distributor for certain systems in France, and Spain; and the non-exclusive distributor for systems sold in Austria and Germany. In both the nine months ended September 30, 2017. This ASU also eliminates2023, and 2022, revenue from the requirement to reclassify cash flows related to excess tax benefits from operating activities to financing activities on the consolidated statementsdistribution of cash flows. The Company also excluded the related tax benefits when applying the treasury stock method for computing diluted shares outstanding on a prospective basis as required by this ASU. In addition, the Company elected to continue its current practice of estimating expected forfeitures. The amount of excess tax benefits and deficiencies recognized in the provision for income taxes will fluctuate from period to period based on the priceSecret products represented 13% of the Company’s stock, the volume of share-based instruments settled or vested, and the value assigned to share-based instruments under GAAP.

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Significant Accounting Policies

There have been no additional new or material changes to the significant accounting policies discussedconsolidated revenue. The Company‘s Ilooda distribution agreement expires in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, that are of significance or potential significance to the Company.

June 30, 2026.

Note 2. Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Marketable Investments

The Company investsdetermines the appropriate classification of its cash primarilyinvestments in money market funds, commercial paper, corporate notes and bonds, municipal bonds, and debtmarketable securities issued by the U.S. government and its agencies. The Company considers all highly liquid investments, with an original maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents. Investments with maturities of greater than three monthsand re-evaluates such designation at the time of purchase areeach balance sheet date. The Company’s marketable securities have been classified and accounted for as “available-for-sale,”available-for-sale securities. Investments with remaining maturities of more than one year are carried at fair value with unrealized gains and losses reportedviewed by the Company as a component of stockholders’ equity, are held for use inavailable to support current operations and are classified inas current assets under the caption marketable investments in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Investments in available-for-sale debt securities are measured at fair value under the guidance in ASC 320. Credit losses on impaired available-for-sale debt securities are recognized through an allowance for credit losses. Under ASC 326, credit losses recognized on an available-for-sale debt security should not reduce the net carrying amount of the available-for-sale debt security below its fair value. Any changes in fair value unrelated to credit are recognized as “marketable investments.”

an unrealized gain or loss in other comprehensive income.

The following tables summarizetable summarizes the components,Company's cash and the unrealized gains and losses position, related to the Company’s cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and marketable investments (in thousands):

September 30, 2017

 

Amortized

Cost

  

Gross

Unrealized

Gains

  

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

  

Fair Market

Value

 

Cash and cash equivalents:

                

Cash

 $6,703  $  $  $6,703 

Money market funds

  1,636         1,636 

Commercial paper

  6,445         6,445 

Total cash and cash equivalents

  14,784         14,784 
                 

Marketable investments:

                

U.S. government notes

  5,133      (4

)

  5,129 

U.S. government agencies

            

Municipal securities

  201         201 

Commercial paper

  15,942   1   (1

)

  15,942 

Corporate debt securities

  14,419   9   (8

)

  14,420 

Total marketable investments

  35,695   10   (13

)

  35,692 
                 

Total cash, cash equivalents and marketable investments

 $50,479  $10  $(13

)

 $50,476 

December 31, 2016

 

Amortized

Cost

  

Gross

Unrealized

Gains

  

Gross

Unrealized

Losses

  

Fair Market

Value

 

Cash and cash equivalents:

                

Cash

 $6,672  $  $  $6,672 

Money market funds

  6,053         6,053 

Commercial paper

  1,050         1,050 

Total cash and cash equivalents

  13,775         13,775 
                 

Marketable investments:

                

U.S. government notes

  8,403   4   (9

)

  8,398 

U.S. government agencies

  3,918      (2

)

  3,916 

Municipal securities

  1,325         1,325 

Commercial paper

  12,299   2   (2

)

  12,299 

Corporate debt securities

  14,366   3   (8

)

  14,361 

Total marketable investments

  40,311   9   (21

)

  40,299 
                 

Total cash, cash equivalents and marketable investments

 $54,086  $9  $(21

)

 $54,074 


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As of

GrossGrossFair
AmortizedUnrealizedUnrealizedMarket
September 30, 2023CostGainsLossesValue
Cash and cash equivalentsN/AN/AN/A$179,516 
Current restricted cashN/AN/AN/A700 
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash as reported within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash FlowsN/AN/AN/A180,216 
Total$180,216 


GrossGrossFair
AmortizedUnrealizedUnrealizedMarket
December 31, 2022CostGainsLossesValue
Cash and cash equivalentsN/AN/AN/A$145,924 
Current restricted cashN/AN/AN/A700 
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash as reported within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash FlowsN/AN/AN/A146,624 
Marketable investments - U.S. Treasury171,484 (102)171,390 
Total$318,014 

At September 30, 20172023 and December 31, 2016, total gross2022, net unrealized losses were $13,000zero and $21,000,$0.1 million, respectively, and were related to interest rate changes on available-for-sale marketable investments. The Company has concluded that it is more- likely- than- notmore-likely-than-not that the securities will be held until maturity or the recovery of their cost basis. No securities were in an unrealized loss position for more than 12 months.

The following table summarizes the contractual maturitiesThe restricted cash balance relates to an outstanding letter of the Company’s available-for-sale securities, classified as marketable investments as of September 30, 2017 (in thousands):

  

Amount

 

Due in less than one year

 $30,410 

Due in 1 to 3 years

  5,282 

Total marketable investments

 $35,692 

credit provided to a supplier.


Note 3. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair

The Company measures certain financial assets at fair value, is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. including cash and cash equivalents.
The fair value hierarchy distinguishes between (1) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and (2) an entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based oncontains the best information available in the circumstances (unobservablefollowing three levels of inputs). The that may be used to measure fair value, hierarchy consists of three broad levels,in accordance with ASC 820:
Level 1 inputs, which gives the highest priority to unadjustedinclude quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2 inputs, which include observable inputs other than Level 1 inputs, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, (quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities 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 asset or liability. When sufficient quoted pricing for identical securities is not available, the Company uses market pricing and other observable market inputs for similar securities obtained from various third-party data providers. These inputs either represent quoted prices for similar assets in active markets or have been derived from observable market data; and
Level 1) and the lowest priority to3 inputs, which include unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels ofthat are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value hierarchyof the underlying asset or liability. Level 3 assets and liabilities include those whose fair value measurements are described below:

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Directly or indirectly observable inputs as of the reporting date through correlation with market data, including quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets and quoted prices in markets that are not active. Level 2 also includes assets and liabilities that are valued using models or other pricing methodologies that do not require significant judgment since the input assumptions used in the models, such as interest rates and volatility factors, are corroborated by readily observable data from actively quoted markets for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and reflect the use of significant management judgment. These values are generally determined using pricing models for which the assumptions utilize management’s estimates of market participant assumptions.

determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar valuation techniques, as well as significant management judgment or estimation.

In determining fair value, the Company utilizes valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible as well as considersconsidering counterparty credit risk in its assessment of fair value.

As of September 30, 2017,2023, financial assets measured and recognized at fair value on a recurring basis and classified under the appropriate level of the fair value hierarchy as described above were as follows (in thousands):

September 30, 2017

 

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

  

Total

 

Cash equivalents:

                

Money market funds

 $1,636  $  $  $1,636 

Commercial paper

     6,445      6,445 

Marketable investments:

                

Available-for-sale securities

     35,692      35,692 

Total assets at fair value

 $1,636  $42,137  $  $43,773 


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September 30, 2023Level 1Level 2
Cash equivalents:
      Money market funds$164,126 $— 
            Total$164,126 $— 
As of December 31, 2016,2022, financial assets and liabilities measured and recognized at fair value on a recurring basis and classified under the appropriate level of the fair value hierarchy as described above waswere as follows (in thousands):

December 31, 2016

 

Level 1

  

Level 2

  

Level 3

  

Total

 

Cash equivalents:

                

Money market funds

 $6,053  $  $  $6,053 

Commercial paper

     1,050      1,050 

Marketable investments:

                

Available-for-sale securities

     40,299      40,299 

Total assets at fair value

 $6,053  $41,349  $  $47,402 

December 31, 2022Level 1Level 2
Cash equivalents:
      Money market funds$26,408 $— 
Marketable investments:
      Available-for-sale securities171,390 — 
Derivative liabilities:
      Foreign exchange forward— (558)
            Total$197,798 $(558)
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The Company’s Level 2 investments include U.S. government-backed securitiesSee Note 14 - Debt for the carrying amount and corporate securities that are valued based upon observable inputs that may include benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, two-sided markets, benchmark securities, bids, offers and reference data including market research publications. The weighted average remaining maturityestimated fair value of the Company’s Level 2 investments as2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes”), the 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 (the “2028 Notes”), and the 4.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes”).

Note 4. Derivative Instruments
The Company uses foreign currency exchange forward contracts to manage the impact of currency exchange fluctuations on earnings and cash flow. The Company does not enter into derivative instruments for speculative purposes. The Company is exposed to potential credit loss in the event of nonperformance by counterparties on its outstanding derivative instruments but the Company does not anticipate nonperformance by any of its counterparties. Should a counterparty default, the Company's maximum loss exposure would be the potential asset balance of the instrument.
At September 30, 2017 is less than 1 year and all of these investments are rated by S&P and Moody’s at A- or better.

2023, the Company did not have any foreign currency exchange forward contracts outstanding. At December 31, 2022, the following foreign exchange forward was outstanding (in thousands):
December 31, 2022ClassificationForeign Exchange Forward
Gross notional amountN/A$6,128 
Fair valueAccrued liabilities$558 
Unrealized lossOther income (expense), net$(558)

Note 4.5. Balance Sheet Details

Inventories,

net

As of September 30, 20172023 and December 31, 2016,2022, inventories consistconsist of the following (in thousands):

  

September 30, 2017

  

December 31, 2016

 

Raw materials

 $18,201  $10,966 

Finished goods

  5,527   4,011 

Total

 $23,728  $14,977 

Accrued Liabilities

As

September 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
Raw materials$37,216 $36,323 
Work in process1,349 2,117 
Finished goods23,282 25,188 
Total$61,847 $63,628 

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Other current assets and December 31, 2016, accrued liabilities consist prepaid expenses
Other current assets and a prepaid expenses, consists of the following (in thousands):

  

September 30, 2017

  

December 31, 2016

 

Accrued payroll and related expenses

 $10,869  $9,036 

Sales and marketing programs

  3,060   706 

Warranty liability

  2,940   2,461 

Sales tax

  2,206   2,373 

Other

  3,128   2,821 

Total

 $22,203  $17,397 

Note 5. Warranty

September 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
Deposits with vendors$10,830 $13,917 
Foreign tax receivable4,683 7,147 
Prepayments3,902 2,972 
Total$19,415 $24,036 
Property and Equipment, net
Property and equipment, net, consists of the following (in thousands):
September 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
Leasehold improvements$819 $793 
AviClear devices40,647 19,904 
Office equipment and furniture1,874 1,936 
Machinery and equipment6,879 5,106 
Assets under construction29,570 17,876 
79,789 45,615 
Less: Accumulated depreciation(9,866)(5,247)
Property and equipment, net$69,923 $40,368 
The Company's market capitalization has been declining in 2023, which created a triggering event in the three months ended September 30, 2023, and required the Company to review goodwill and long-lived assets including property and equipment for impairment. The Company provides a standard one-year warranty on all systems. For direct salesconcluded that an impairment was not required in the three months ended September 30, 2023. An impairment may potentially result in partial or full write-down of these balances. The Company will continue to end customers, warranty coverage provided is for labormonitor financial results and market capitalization. Should the financial results continue to deteriorate, an impairment of goodwill and property and equipment may become reasonably possible to record in the future. The Company's goodwill balance as of each of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 was $1.3 million.
Refer to Note 16. Subsequent Events regarding the change in classification from December 31, 2023 of AviClear parts necessary to repairand devices not placed in service.
Accrued Liabilities
As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, accrued liabilities consist of the systems during the warranty period. For sales to distributors, we provide a following (in thousands):
September 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
Compensation and payroll-related accruals$16,106 $18,951 
Sales and marketing accruals4,877 5,347 
Liability for inventory in transit3,490 7,028 
Accrued interest3,469 1,851 
Product warranty2,792 3,254 
Accrued sales tax4,854 9,066 
Other accrued liabilities11,455 11,955 
Total$47,043 $57,452 

14 to 16 month warranty for parts only. The distributor provides the labor to their end customer.


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Note 6. Product Warranty
The Company has a direct field service organization in the U.S.North America (including Canada). Internationally, the Company provides direct service support through its wholly-owned subsidiaries in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. In several other countries, where itthe Company does not have a direct presence, the Company provides service through a network of distributors and third-party service providers.

After the original warranty period, maintenance and support are offered on aan extended service contract basis or on a time and materials basis. The Company provides for the estimated cost to repair or replace products under standard warranty at the time of sale. Costs incurred in connection with extended service contracts are generally recognized at the time when costs are incurred.
The following table provides the changes in the product warranty accrual for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20172023 and 20162022 (in thousands):

  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

September 30,

  

September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 

Beginning Balance

 $2,877  $2,000  $2,461  $1,819 

Add: Accruals for warranties issued during the period

  959   1,202   5,038   3,634 

Less: Warranty related expenses during the period 

  (896

)

  (1,102

)

  (4,559

)

  (3,353

)

Ending Balance

 $2,940  $2,100  $2,940  $2,100 

Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2023202220232022
Beginning Balance$3,104 $4,189 $3,254 $3,947 
Add: Accruals for warranties issued during the period1,076 1,235 3,626 4,467 
Less: Settlements made during the period(1,388)(1,622)(4,088)(4,612)
Ending Balance$2,792 $3,802 $2,792 $3,802 
Note 6.7. Deferred Service Contract Revenue

The Company generates Servicerecords deferred revenue from the sale ofwhen revenue is to be recognized subsequent to invoicing. For extended service contracts, and from time and material services provided tothe Company generally invoices customers who are not under a warranty orat the beginning of the extended service contract. Service contract term. The Company’s extended service contracts typically have one to three-year terms. Deferred revenue isalso includes payments for training not yet delivered. Approximately 88% of the Company’s deferred revenue balance of $13.1 million as of September 30, 2023 will be recognized on a straight-line basis over the period of the applicable contract. Service revenue from time and material services is recognized as the services are provided.

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The following table provides changes in the deferred service contract revenue balance for the three and nine month ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):

  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

September 30,

  

September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 

Beginning Balance

 $10,013  $10,223  $9,431  $10,469 

Add: Payments received

  3,178   2,517   10,290   8,825 

Less: Revenue recognized

  (3,233

)

  (3,447

)

  (9,763

)

  (10,001

)

Ending Balance

 $9,958  $9,293  $9,958  $9,293 

Costs incurred by the Company for servicing extended service contracts were $1.2 million and $1.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively; and $4.2 million and $4.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Note 7. Stockholders’ Equity and Stock-based Compensation Expense

Amended and Restated 2004 Equity Incentive Plan

The Company’s Board of Directors (“Board”) and stockholders approved the amendment and restatement of the 2004 equity incentive plan (“Amended and Restated 2004 Equity Incentive Plan”) in April and June 2017, respectively. The amendments included the extension of the term of the plan to the date of the annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders in 2022, an increase in the number of shares available for future grant by 1,600,000 shares, and other terms of the plan. The Amended and Restated 2004 Equity Incentive Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options, non-statutory stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units ("RSUs"), stock appreciation rights, performance stock units ("PSUs"), performance shares, and other stock or cash awards.

Activity under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2004 Equity Incentive Plan for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 is summarized as follows:

      

Options Outstanding

 
  

Shares

Available

for Grant

  

Number of

Stock Options

Outstanding

  

Weighted-

Average Exercise

Price

 

Balance as of December 31, 2016

  721,657   1,116,472  $9.56 

Additional shares reserved

  1,600,000         

Options granted

  (154,000

)

  154,000   21.82 

Stock awards granted(1) (2)

  (558,694

)

        

Options exercised

     (447,673

)

  8.90 

Options canceled

  53,393   (53,393

)

  16.58 

Stock awards canceled(1)

  110,278         

Balance as of September 30, 2017

  1,772,634   769,406  $11.91 

(1)

The Company has a “fungible share” provision in its Amended and Restated 2004 Equity Incentive Plan whereby for each full-value award issued or canceled under the Amended and Restated 2004 Equity Incentive Plan requires the subtraction or addition of 2.12 shares from or to the shares available for grant, as applicable.

(2)

Included in the 'Stock awards granted' total of 558,694, are 221,540 fungible shares relating to 104,500 of PSUs granted. These PSUs may result in a lower number of shares of common stock that may be released on January 1, 2018, based on PSUs forfeited due to employment terminations and the degree of achievement of two performance goals compared to targets that were pre-determined by the Board and disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 11, 2017.

As of September 30, 2017, unrecognized compensation expense, net of projected forfeitures, related to non-vested equity awards issued under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2004 Equity Incentive Plan and the 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”), was approximately $4.9 million. This expense is expected to be recognized over the remaining weighted-average period of 1.88 years. The actual expense recorded in the future may be higher or lower based on a number of factors, including, actual forfeitures experienced and the degree of achievement of the performance goals related to the granted PSUs.

Pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated 2004 Equity Incentive Plan and the ESPP, the Company issued the following number of shares of common stock during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016:

  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

September 30,

  

September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 

Stock options

  77,511   413,588   447,673   706,522 

Stock awards, net of shares withheld to satisfy employees’ minimum income tax withholding

  9,881   8,107   152,972   114,832 

ESPP

        51,185   41,980 

Total stock issued

  87,392   421,695   651,830   863,334 

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Stock Repurchase Program

On February 8, 2016, the Company announced that Board approved the expansion of its Stock Repurchase Program by $10 million, under which the Company is authorized to repurchase shares of its common stock. As of December 31, 2016, there remained an additional $5.1 million in the Stock Repurchase Program to use for repurchasing the Company’s common stock. On February 13, 2017 and July 28, 2017 the Company’s Board of Directors approved the expansion of its Stock Repurchase Program by an additional $5 million and $25 million, respectively.

In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company repurchased 184,536 and 518,780 shares of its common stock for approximately $6.7 million and $13.8 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2017, there remained an additional $21.4 million available in the Stock Repurchase Program to repurchase shares of common stock. All shares repurchased were retired and returned to authorized but unissued status.

Stock-based Compensation Expense

Stock-based compensation expense by department recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, were as follows (in thousands):

  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

September 30,

  

September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 

Cost of revenue

 $101  $73  $377  $254 

Sales and marketing

  394   239   1,215   844 

Research and development

  157   131   633   416 

General and administrative

  345   127   1,398   1,138 

Total stock-based compensation expense

 $997  $570  $3,623  $2,652 

Note 8. Lease Termination Income

On May 2, 2017, the Company entered into a building lease with the intent to relocate its corporate headquarters to a new facility in Fremont, California. On July 6, 2017, the Company agreed to terminate this lease in return for a lump sum receipt from the lessor of $4.0 million. Simultaneously with the execution of the lease termination, the Company entered into an amendment to its existing lease agreement for the Company to maintain its corporate headquarters in its current facility in Brisbane, California. This amendment extends the term of the lease from December 31, 2017 to January 31, 2023. The $4.0 million is reported as “Lease termination income,” as a component of operating expenses, in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine month periods ending September 30, 2017.

Note 9. Net Income (Loss) Per Share

Basic net income (loss) per share is computed using the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the period. In periods of net income, diluted shares outstanding include the dilutive effect of in-the-money equity awards (stock options, restricted stock units, performance stock units and employee stock purchase plan contributions), which is calculated based on the average share price for each fiscal period using the treasury stock method. Under the treasury stock method, the amount the employee must pay for the equity award, and the amount of compensation cost for future service that the Company has not yet recognized, are all assumed to be used to repurchase shares. Diluted earnings per share is the same as basic earnings per share for the periods in which the Company had a net loss because the inclusion of outstanding common stock equivalents would be anti-dilutive.

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The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income (loss) and the weighted average number of shares used in computing basic and diluted net income (loss) per share (in thousands, except per share data):

  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

September 30,

  

September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 

Numerator

                

Net income (loss)

 $6,188  $1,644  $7,113  $(1,636

)

Denominator

                

Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding used in computing net income (loss) per share, basic

  13,973   13,163   13,917   13,102 

Dilutive effect of incremental shares and share equivalents

  794   381   816    

Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding used in computing net income (loss) per share, diluted

  14,767   13,544   14,733   13,102 

Net income (loss) per share:

                

Net income (loss) per share, basic

 $0.44  $0.12  $0.51  $(0.12

)

Net income (loss) per share, diluted

 $0.42  $0.12  $0.48  $(0.12

)

The following numbers of weighted shares outstanding, prior to the application of the treasury stock method, were excluded from the computation of diluted net income (loss) per common share for the period presented because including them would have had an anti-dilutive effect (in thousands):

  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

September 30,

  

September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 

Options to purchase common stock

  42   1,740   31   1,952 

Restricted stock units

     334   6   395 

Performance stock units

     64      81 

Employee stock purchase plan shares

     40      83 

Total

  42   2,178   37   2,511 

Note 10. Income Taxes

The Company calculates the provision for income taxes during interim reporting periods by applying an estimate of the annual effective tax rate for the full fiscal year to “ordinary” income or loss (pretax income or loss excluding unusual or infrequently occurring discrete items) for the reporting period. When applicable, the year-to-date tax provision reflects adjustments from discrete tax items. In the quarter ended December 31, 2016, the Company adopted ASU No. 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. As a result of the adoption of the ASU No. 2016-09, the nine months ended September 30, 2017 tax provision includes the discrete accounting of the net tax benefit of excess compensation cost (“windfalls”). In the periods prior to the adoption of ASU No. 2016-09, the tax benefit of windfalls and tax deficiencies (“shortfalls”) were recorded in equity to the extent of previous windfalls, and then to the income statement.

For the nine- month period ended September 30, 2016, the Company used a discrete effective tax rate method to calculate the provision for income taxes. The Company determined that since small changes in estimated “ordinary” income would result in significant changes in the estimated annual effective tax rate, the historical method would not provide a reliable estimate for the fiscal nine-month period ended September 30, 2016.

The Company’s income tax expense of $225,000 and $166,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively,2023 and 2022 (in thousands):

Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2023202220232022
Beginning balance$14,007 $11,527 $13,498 $10,825 
Add: Payments received from current period sales5,005 5,738 15,140 14,755 
Less: Revenue recognized from current period sales(405)(487)(4,902)(4,569)
Less: Revenue recognized from beginning balance(5,499)(4,377)(10,628)(8,610)
Ending balance$13,108 $12,401 $13,108 $12,401 
The fixed annual license fees received related primarily to the Company’s U.S.AviClear contracts are deferred and non-U.S. operations based onrecognized over the annual effective tax rate method. In addition, itlease periods. The AviClear deferred license fee balance included a tax benefit for excess tax deductions of approximately $50,000 and $160,000 recorded discretely in the three and nine months endedtotal deferred revenue balance at September 30, 2017,2023, and December 31, 2022, was $3.2 million and $2.3 million, respectively. The Company’s income tax expense
Costs for extended service contracts were $2.1 million and $5.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 was $61,000 and $115,000,2023, respectively, and related primarily to income taxes of the Company’s non-U.S. operations.

The Company utilizes the assetwere $1.4 million and liability method of accounting$4.6 million for income taxes, under which deferred taxes are determined based on the temporary differences between the financial statementthree and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates expected to be in effect during the years in which the basis differences reverse. A valuation allowance is recorded when it is more likely than not that some of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Significant management judgment is required in determining any valuation allowance recorded against deferred tax assets. In evaluating the ability to recover deferred tax assets, the Company considered available positive and negative evidence giving greater weight to its recent historical financial results and lesser weight to its projected financial results, due to the subjectivity involved in forecasting future periods. The Company also considered, commensurate with its objective verifiability, the forecast of future taxable income including the reversal of temporary differences and the implementation of feasible and prudent tax planning strategies. As ofnine months ended September 30, 2017 and December 31, 20162022, respectively.

Note 8. Revenue
Revenue is recognized upon transfer of control of promised products or services to customers in an amount that reflects the Company had a 100% valuation allowance against its U.S. deferred tax assets. In the near future, as and when the Company concludes that sufficient positive evidence, including its estimate of future taxable income, existsconsideration to support a reversal of all or a portion of the valuation allowance, thenwhich the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for promised goods or services. The Company’s performance obligations are satisfied either over time or at a point in time. Revenue from performance obligations that a significant portion of any releaseare transferred to customers over time accounted for approximately 13% and 10% of the valuation allowance will be recorded as an income tax benefit at the time of release, which will have a material impact on the financial statements. Thereafter, the income tax expense recorded in future quarters could also be significantly higher than it has been since fiscal year 2009, when we recorded a valuation allowance for our U.S. deferred tax assets. 

Note 11. Commitments and Contingencies

Operating Leases

The Company leases space for operations in United States, Japan and France. Future minimum lease commitments under the Company’s facility operating leases as of September 30, 2017 were as follows (in thousands):

Year Ending September 30, 

 

Amount

 

2018

 $2,446 

2019

  2,677 

2020

  2,743 

2021

  2,593 

2022

  2,477 

2023 and beyond

  838 

Total future minimum lease payments

 $13,774 

In addition to the above facility leases, the Company also routinely leases automobiles for certain sales and field service employees under operating leases for which the remaining committed lease payments are not material.

Contingencies

The Company is named from time to time as a party to product liability, contractual lawsuits and other general corporate matters in the normal course of business. The Company routinely assesses the likelihood of any adverse judgments or outcomes related to legal matters and claims, as well as ranges of probable losses. A determination of the amount of the reserves required, if any, for these contingencies is made after analysis of each known issue, historical experience, whether it is more likely than not that the Company shall incur a loss, and whether the loss is estimable. As of September 30, 2017, there were no material exposures beyond the amounts accrued in the Company's financial statements.

The Company is not currently a party to any material legal proceedings.

ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Form 10-Q”) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” for certain forward-looking statements. The words “believe,” “potential,” “forecast,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “intend,” “foresee,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “may,” “estimate,” “project” or other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on us. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we anticipate. All discussion concerning our expectations for future revenues and operating results are based on our forecasts for our existing operations. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) and assumptions. They are subject to change based on various factors, including but not limited to the risks and uncertainties summarized below:

changes in our common stock price;

changes in our profitability;

regulatory activities and announcements, including the failure to obtain regulatory approvals for our new products;

effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting;

fluctuations in future quarterly operating results;

failure to comply with, or changes in, laws, regulations or administrative practices affecting government regulation of our products, including, but not limited to, United States Food and Drug Administration laws and regulations;

failure to establish, expand or maintain market acceptance or payment for the purchase of our products;

failure to maintain the current regulatory approvals for our indications;

unfavorable results from clinical studies;

variations in sales and operating expenses relative to estimates;

our dependence on certain suppliers and manufacturers to provide certain materials, components and contract services necessary for the production of our products;

product liability-related losses and costs;

protection, expiration and validity of our intellectual property;

changes in technology, including the development of superior or alternative technology or devices by competitors;

failure to comply with applicable domestic laws and regulations, including federal and state privacy and security laws and regulations;

failure to comply with foreign laws and regulations;

international operational and economic risks and concerns;

failure to attract or retain key personnel;

losses or costs from pending or future lawsuits and governmental investigations;

changes in accounting rules that adversely affect the characterization of our consolidated results of income, financial position or cash flows;

changes in customer spending patterns;

continued volatility in the global market and worldwide economic conditions;

changes in tax laws or exposure to additional income tax liabilities;

failure to adequately secure our information technology systems from hacker intrusion, malicious viruses and other cybercrime attacks; and

weather or natural disasters that interrupt our business operations or the business operations of our customers.

Other factors that could cause our actual results to differ from our projected results are described in (1) “Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q, (2) our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2016 (“2016 Form 10-K”), (3) our reports and registration statements filed and furnished from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and (4) other announcements we make from time to time.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report.  We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements after the date they are made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You should read the following discussion and analysis in conjunction with our unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report. Operating resultstotal revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of future results, including2023, respectively, and 8% and 7% for the full fiscal year. You should also refer to our “Annual Consolidated Financial Statements,” “Notes” thereto, “Management’s Discussionthree and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Risk Factors” contained in our 2016 Form 10-K.

nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.
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Introduction

The Management’s DiscussionCompany has certain system sale arrangements that contain multiple products and Analysis,services. For these bundled sale arrangements, the Company accounts for individual products and services as separate performance obligations if they are distinct. The Company’s products and services are distinct if a customer can benefit from the product or MD&A,service on its own or with other resources that are readily available to the customer, and if the Company’s promise to transfer the products or service to the customer is organized as follows:

Executive Summary. This section provides a general description and history of our business, a brief discussion of our product lines and the opportunities, trends, challenges and risks we focus on in the operation of our business.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates. This section describes the key accounting policies that are affected by critical accounting estimates.

Results of Operations. This section provides our analysis and outlook for the significant line items on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Liquidity and Capital Resources. This section provides an analysis of our liquidity and cash flows, as well as a discussion of our commitments.

Executive Summary

Company Description

We are a leading medical device company specializingseparately identifiable from other promises in the research, development, manufacture,sale arrangements. The Company’s system sale arrangements can include all or a combination of the following performance obligations: the system and software license (considered one performance obligation), system accessories (hand pieces), training, AviClear license agreements, other accessories, extended service contracts, marketing services, and servicingtime and materials services.

For the Company’s system sale arrangements that include an extended service contract, the period of laser and other energy-based aesthetics systems for practitioners worldwide. We offer easy-to-use products which enable physicians and other qualified practitioners to perform safe and effective aesthetic procedures, including treatmentservice commences at the expiration of vascular conditions and removalthe Company’s standard warranty offered at the time of benign pigmented lesions, hair removal, skin rejuvenation, body contouring, skin resurfacing, tattoo removal and toenail fungus treatment. Our platformsthe system sale. The Company considers the extended service contracts terms in the arrangements that are designedlegally enforceable to be easily upgradedperformance obligations. Other than extended service contracts and marketing services, which are satisfied over time, the Company generally satisfies all performance obligations at a point in time. Systems, system accessories (hand pieces), service contracts, training, and time and materials services are also sold on a stand-alone basis. For contracts with multiple performance obligations, the Company allocates the transaction price of the contract to add applicationseach performance obligation on a relative standalone selling price basis.
The Company leases the AviClear device to customers and hand pieces, which provide flexibility for our customers as they expand their practices. The salesreceives a fixed annual lease fee over the term of systems, system upgrades, hand pieces, hand piece refills (applicablethe arrangement and variable revenue related to Titanthe treatments performed by the lessee.
Nature of Products and truSculpt) and the distribution of third party manufactured skincare products are classified as “Products” revenue. In addition to ProductsServices
Systems
Systems revenue we generate revenueis generated from the sale of post-warranty service contracts, parts, detachable hand piece replacements (except for Titansystems andtruSculpt) and service labor for the repair and maintenance of products that are out of warranty, all of which is classified as “Service” revenue.

Our corporate headquarters and U.S. operations are located in Brisbane, California, where we conduct our manufacturing, warehousing, research and development, regulatory, sales and marketing, service, and administrative activities. We have wholly-owned subsidiaries located in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Hong Kong, Japan, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. We market, sell and service our products outside of the United States through our direct employees, third party service providers, as well as a global distributor network in over 40 countries.

Products and Services

Our revenue is derived from the sale of Products and Services. Our Products revenue is derived from the sale of Systems, Hand Piece Refills (applicableupgrades to Titan and truSculpt) and the distribution of third party manufactured Skincare products. Systems revenue includes the sales of new systems and additional applications that customers purchase as their practice grows.existing systems. A system consists of a console that incorporates a universal graphic user interface, a laser and/or other energy-based module, control system software and high voltage electronics, andas well as one or more hand pieces. Our primaryIn certain applications, the laser or other energy-based module is contained in the hand piece, rather than within the console.

The Company offers customers the ability to select the system platforms include:

enlighten

excel HR

truSculpt

excel V

xeo

Other thanthat best fits their practice at the above mentioned five primarytime of purchase and then to cost-effectively add applications to their system as their practice grows. This provides customers the flexibility to upgrade their systems we continuewhenever they choose and provides the Company with a source of additional Systems revenue.

The system or upgrade and the right to generateuse the embedded software represent a single performance obligation as the software license is integral to the functionality of the system or upgrade.
For systems sold directly to end-customers that are credit approved, revenue is recognized when the Company transfers control to the end-customer, which occurs when the product is shipped to the customer or when the customer receives the product, depending on the nature of the arrangement. When collectability is not established in advance of receipt of payment from the customer, revenue is recognized upon the later of the receipt of payment or the satisfaction of the performance obligation. For systems sold through credit approved distributors, revenue is recognized at the time of shipment to the distributor.
The Company's invoice terms typically require payment for its system consoles and other accessories within 30 days of shipment. Certain international distributor arrangements allow for longer payment terms.
AviClear
The Company leases the AviClear device to customers and receives a fixed annual license fee over the term of the arrangement and variable lease income related to the treatments performed by the lessee. The Company classifies its lease income as product revenue and classifies the AviClear contracts as operating leases. The fixed annual license fee is recognized evenly over the period of the lease contract on a straight-line basis. The treatment fee is recognized in the period the treatment protocol is initiated.
Consumables and other accessories
The Company classifies its customers' purchases of replacement cycles for truSculpt and truFlex, as well as replacement hand pieces, xeo and truSculpt 3D hand pieces, and single use disposable tips applicable to Secret PRO, and Secret RF as Consumable revenue. The Secret PRO and Secret RF products' single use disposable tips must be replaced after every treatment. The Company’s systems offer multiple hand pieces and applications, which allow customers to upgrade their systems.

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Skincare products
The Company generates revenue from our legacythe distribution of skincare products, such as GenesisPlusTM, CoolGlide®which are manufactured by ZO Skin Health, Inc. (“ZO”), and a third-party sourced system called myQ®sold in the Japanese market to medical offices and licensed physicians. The Company warrants that the skincare products are free of significant defects in workmanship and materials for 90 days from shipment. The Company acts as the principal in this arrangement, as the Company determines the price to charge customers for the Japanese market. We have renewed ourskincare products and controls the products before they are transferred to the customer. The Company recognizes revenue for skincare products at a point in time upon shipment.
On February 28, 2024, the Company entered into a Business Transfer and Termination Agreement with ZO, which, among other things, terminates all agreements related to the distribution by the Company of ZO’s products in Japan effective immediately. Refer to Note 16. Subsequent Events.
Extended service contract
The Company offers post-warranty services to its customers through extended service contracts that cover parts and labor for a term of one to three years. Service contract revenue is recognized over time, using a time-based measure of progress, as customers benefit from the service throughout the service period. The Company also offers services on a time and materials basis for systems and detachable hand piece replacements. Revenue related to services performed on a time and materials basis is recognized when performed.
Training
Sales of systems to customers include training on the use of the system to be provided within 90 days of purchase. The Company considers training a separate performance obligation as customers can immediately benefit from the training, and training is also sold separately from systems. The Company recognizes revenue for training when the training is provided.
Significant Judgments
The Company determines standalone selling price ("SSP") for each performance obligation as follows:
Systems: The SSPs for systems are based on directly observable sales in similar circumstances to similar customers.
Extended warranty/Service contracts: SSP is based on observable price when sold on a standalone basis to similar customers.
Loyalty Program
The Company operates a customer loyalty program for qualified customers located in the U.S. and Canada. Under the loyalty program, customers accumulate points based on their purchasing levels which can be redeemed for such rewards as the right to attend the Company’s advanced training event for a product, or a ticket for the Company’s annual forum. A customer’s account must be in good standing to receive the benefits of the rewards program. Rewards are earned on a quarterly basis and must be used in the following quarter. All unused rewards are forfeited. The fair value of the reward earned by loyalty program members is included in accrued liabilities and recorded as a reduction of net revenue at the time the reward is earned. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the liability for the loyalty program included in accrued liabilities was $0.3 million and $0.3 million, respectively.
Deferred Sales Commissions
Incremental costs of obtaining a contract related to the sale of myQ in Japana system, which consist primarily of commissions and related payroll taxes, are capitalized, and amortized on a non-exclusivestraight-line basis throughover the expected period of benefit, except for costs that are recognized when product is sold. The Company uses the portfolio method to recognize the amortization expense related to these capitalized costs related to initial contracts and such expense is recognized over a period associated with the revenue of the related portfolio, which is generally two to three years.
Total capitalized commissions as of September 30, 2018. 2023 and December 31, 2022 were $2.8 million and $3.8 million, respectively, and are included in Other long-term assets in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet. Amortization expense for these assets was $0.6 million and $1.9 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, and $0.6 million and $1.8 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. The amortization related to these capitalized costs is included in sales and marketing expense in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations.

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Note 9. StockholdersEquity and Stock-based Compensation Expense
The Company’s equity incentive plans are broad-based, long-term programs intended to attract and retain talented employees and align stockholder and employee interests. The 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2019 Plan") and the 2023 Inducement Equity Plan (the "2023 Plan") provide for the grant of incentive stock options, non-statutory stock options, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), performance stock units ("PSUs"), and other stock or cash awards.
The 2023 Plan was approved by the Board of Directors of Cutera, Inc. on July 17, 2023, and reserves 2,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for issuance. The 2023 Plan provides for the grant of equity-based awards, restricted stock units, restricted stock, stock appreciation rights, and performance awards to individuals not previously employees of the Company as an inducement material to the individuals’ entry into employment with the Company.
New Hire Grants to the Chief Executive Officer
On August 18, 2023, the Board of Directors approved a grant of $4 million of restricted stock units and a grant of $4 million of market-based stock options to Taylor Harris, who joined as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer on August 7, 2023. The restricted stock grant of 249,336 shares vests over four years, subject to the continued employment of Mr. Harris. The vesting of the market-based stock option is dependent upon price targets of the Company’s common stock. One quarter of the 735,295 grant quantity will become eligible for time-based vesting at each of the following prices of the Company’s common stock: $20.00, $25.00, $30.00, and $35.00, if these prices are reached within four years of the grant date. The Monte Carlo Simulation valuation model was used to determine the fair value of the market-based stock options granted.
Activity under the Company's equity incentive plans is summarized as follows:
Shares
Available
for Grant
Balance, December 31, 20221,070,925 
Additional shares reserved3,800,000 
Options and stock awards granted(2,048,037)
Stock awards canceled / forfeited / expired378,128 
Options canceled / forfeited / expired189,705 
Balance, September 30, 20233,390,721 
The equity plans deduct the shares available for issuance by the gross number of shares for which an award is exercised or vests, not the net number of shares actually issued upon exercise, in the event the exercise price is paid in shares of the Company's common stock or shares are withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations. Any RSU or PSU shares granted on or after July 13, 2023 are counted against the shares available for grant at a ratio of 1.65 shares for every one share granted.
Options Outstanding
Number of
Stock Options
Outstanding
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
Weighted Average Remaining Term
 (in Years)
Balance, December 31, 2022513,935 $34.41 6.63
Options granted1,099,075 $13.27 
Options exercised(42,234)$14.50 
Options canceled / forfeited / expired(189,705)$30.26 
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Stock Awards Outstanding
Number of Awards OutstandingWeighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share
Balance, December 31, 2022906,211$40.39 
Stock awards granted752,492$15.72 
Awards released(284,231)$35.54 
Stock awards canceled / forfeited / expired(378,128)$39.38 
Balance, September 30, 2023996,344$23.50 
Stock-based Compensation Expense
Stock-based compensation expense by financial statement line item recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 was as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2023202220232022
Cost of revenue$(19)$471 $706 $1,430 
Sales and marketing593 1,641 3,024 3,855 
Research and development(178)466 930 2,513 
General and administrative1,220 1,667 1,892 5,223 
Total stock-based compensation expense$1,616 $4,245 $6,552 $13,021 

In the three months ended September 30, 2023, stock-based compensation expense was impacted by the Company reducing its estimate of the probability of certain performance stock unit grants fully vesting. The nine-month comparison also reflects the reversal of previously reported stock-based compensation expense related to a significant number of executives and directors that left the Company in the three months ended June 30, 2023.
Note 10. Net Loss Per Share

As of September 30, 2023, the Company’s Convertible Notes were potentially convertible into 8,696,792 shares of common stock.

The denominator for diluted net loss per share does not include any effect from the capped call transactions the Company entered into concurrently with the issuances of convertible notes, as this effect would be anti-dilutive. In the event of conversion of a convertible note, shares delivered to the Company under the capped call will offset the dilutive effect of the shares that the Company would issue under the convertible notes. In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022, the if-converted method was not applied as the effect would have been anti-dilutive.

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computing basic and diluted net loss per share (in thousands, except per share data):
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2023202220232022
Numerator:
Net loss used in calculating net loss per share, basic$(44,274)$(12,134)$(105,600)$(74,552)
Denominator:
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding used in computing net loss per share, basic19,932 19,593 19,858 18,897 
Dilutive effect of incremental shares and share equivalents:
     Convertible notes— — — — 
Options— — — — 
RSUs— — — — 
PSUs— — — — 
ESPP— — — — 
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding used in computing net loss per share, diluted19,932 19,593 19,858 18,897 
Net loss per share:
Net loss per share, basic$(2.22)$(0.62)$(5.32)$(3.95)
Net loss per share, diluted$(2.22)$(0.62)$(5.32)$(3.95)
The following numbers of shares outstanding, prior to the application of the treasury stock method and the if-converted method, were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per common share for the periods presented because including them would have had an anti-dilutive effect (in thousands):
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2023202220232022
Capped call10,780 8,724 10,780 8,724 
Convertible notes8,697 6,640 8,697 6,640 
Options1,381 521 1,381 521 
RSU's756 488 756 488 
PSU's240 470 240 470 
ESPP72 22 72 22 
Total21,926 16,865 21,926 16,865 
Note 11. Income Taxes
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company's income tax expense was $0.2 million and $0.8 million, respectively, compared to $0.8 million and $0.9 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.
The Company's income tax expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 is due to income taxes in foreign jurisdictions. The Company continues to maintain a full valuation allowance on its U.S. deferred tax assets.
Note 12. Leases
The Company is a party to certain operating and finance leases for vehicles, office space and storage facilities. The Company’s material operating leases consist of office space, as well as storage facilities and finance leases consist of automobile leases. The Company’s leases generally have remaining terms of one to 10 years, some of which include options to renew the leases for up to five years. The Company leases space for operations in the United States, Japan, Belgium, France, and Spain.

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The Company determines if a contract contains a lease at inception. Operating lease assets and liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date. Operating lease liabilities represent the present value of lease payments not yet paid. Operating lease assets represent the right to use an underlying asset and are based upon the operating lease liabilities adjusted for prepayments or accrued lease payments, initial direct costs, lease incentives, and impairment of operating lease assets. To determine the present value of lease payments not yet paid, the Company estimates the incremental secured borrowing rates corresponding to the maturities of the leases. The Company based the rate estimates on prevailing financial market conditions, credit analysis, and management judgment.


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Tenant incentives used to fund leasehold improvements are recognized when earned and reduce the Company’s right-of-use asset related to the lease. These are amortized through the right-of-use asset as reductions of expense over the lease term. 
Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows (in thousands):
LeasesClassificationSeptember 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
Assets
Right-of-use assetsOperating lease right-of-use assets$10,690 $12,831 
Finance leaseProperty and equipment, net1,825 1,606 
Total leased assets$12,515 $14,437 

LiabilitiesClassificationSeptember 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
Operating lease liabilities
Operating lease liabilities, currentOperating lease liabilities$2,511 $2,810 
Operating lease liabilities, non-currentOperating lease liabilities, net of current portion9,466 11,352 
Total Operating lease liabilities$11,977 $14,162 
Finance lease liabilities
Finance lease liabilities, currentAccrued liabilities$818 $485 
Finance lease liabilities, non-currentOther long-term liabilities1,052 825 
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Lease costs during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 (in thousands) was as follows:
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
Lease costsClassification2023202220232022
Finance lease costAmortization expense$209 $148 $507 $487 
Finance lease costInterest for finance lease$23 $17 $61 $54 
Operating lease costOperating lease expense$921 $883 $2,701 $2,678 
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 was as follows (in thousands):
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilitiesClassification20232022
Operating cash flowFinance lease$62 $56 
Financing cash flowFinance lease$386 $391 
Operating cash flowOperating lease$2,449 $1,682 
Operatingleases
Maturities of facility leases were as follows as of September 30, 2023 (in thousands):
As of September 30, 2023Amount
Remainder of 2023$814 
20242,924 
20252,932 
20263,027 
20273,130 
2028 and thereafter462 
Total lease payments13,289 
Less: imputed interest1,312 
Present value of lease liabilities$11,977 
Finance Leases
As of September 30, 2023, the Company was committed to minimum lease payments for vehicles leased under long-term non-cancelable finance (vehicle) leases as follows (in thousands):
As of September 30, 2023Amount
Remainder of 2023$251 
2024878 
2025600 
2026341 
Total lease payments2,070 
Less: imputed interest200 
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Weighted-average remaining lease term and discount rate, as of September 30, 2023, were as follows:
Lease Term and Discount RateSeptember 30, 2023
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)
Operating leases4.4
Finance leases2.5
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating leases4.8 %
Finance leases8.9 %
Lessor - AviClear
Lessor revenue
The Company leases the AviClear device to customers and receives a fixed annual license fee over the term of the arrangement and variable revenue related to the number of treatments performed by the lessee. The contractual term of the lease agreement is three years with a one-year auto-renewal feature. Certain lease agreements' terms in excess of one year can be terminated without financial penalty, and these agreements are accounted for as having a lease term of one year. The AviClear lease agreements are accounted for as operating leases. The fixed annual license fee is recognized evenly throughout the period of the lease agreement on a straight-line basis. The treatment revenue is recognized in the period the lessee has the ability to perform the patient treatment.
The following table summarizes the amount of operating lease income included in product revenue in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2023202220232022
AviClear operating lease license fee revenue$1,324 $246 $3,916 $285 
AviClear operating lease revenue2,565 909 8,504 1,006 
Total AviClear revenue$3,889 $1,155 $12,420 $1,291 
The AviClear device being leased has a useful life of seven years. The Company expects that a device will be leased for two consecutive lease terms at the end of which its residual value will be immaterial.
The following is the minimum future lease payments as of September 30, 2023, under non-cancelable operating leases, assuming the minimum contractual lease term (in thousands):
As of September 30, 2023Amount
Remainder of 2023$1,082 
20245,924 
20253,476 
Total AviClear revenue$10,482 
Practical Expedients
The Company elected to apply a practical expedient to operating leases and elected not to separate lease and nonlease components as long as the lease and at least one nonlease component have the same timing and pattern of transfer. As such, updates or upgrades on a when-and-if available basis to the AviClear device are combined with the operating lease revenue. The combined component is being accounted for under ASC 842. Additionally, the Company made an accounting policy election to present AviClear revenue net of sales and other similar taxes.

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Capitalized sales commissions
Sales commissions related to obtaining AviClear lease agreements are accounted for as initial direct costs and are capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Amortization expenses for these assets were $1.2 million and $3.5 million for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023, respectively, and $0.1 million and $0.1 million for the comparative periods ended September 30, 2022, and were included in Sales and marketing expense in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations. Total capitalized commissions as of September 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, were $3.4 million and $3.3 million, respectively, and are included in Other long-term assets in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet.
Lease installment costs

The Company capitalizes fulfillment costs incurred before AviClear lease commencement and these costs include freight, installation, and training costs. Amortization expenses for these assets were $0.7 million and $1.7 million for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023, respectively, and immaterial amounts for the comparative periods ended September 30, 2022, and were included in Cost of revenue in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations. Total lease installment costs as of September 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, were $2.6 million and $1.3 million, respectively, and are included in Other long-term assets in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet.
Note 13. Contingencies
The Company is named from time to time as a party to other legal proceedings, product liability, intellectual property disputes, commercial disputes, employee disputes, and contractual lawsuits. A liability and related charge are recorded to earnings in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for legal contingencies when the loss is considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. The assessment is re-evaluated each accounting period and is based on all available information, including discussion with outside legal counsel. If a reasonable estimate of a known or probable loss cannot be made, but a range of probable losses can be estimated, the low-end of the range of losses is recognized if no amount within the range is a better estimate than any other. If a material loss is reasonably possible, but not probable and can be reasonably estimated, the estimated loss or range of loss is disclosed in the notes to the consolidated financial statements. The Company expenses legal fees as incurred. Certain of the cases below are still in the preliminary stages, and the Company is not able to quantify the extent of its potential liability, if any, other than as described. The outcome of litigation is inherently unpredictable and subject to significant uncertainties. If any of these matters are resolved adversely to the Company, this could have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows. In addition, defending these legal proceedings is likely to be costly, which may have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, and may divert management's attention from the day-to-day operations of its business.
On January 31, 2020, the Company filed a lawsuit against Lutronic Aesthetics in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Lutronic employs numerous former Cutera employees. The complaint against Lutronic generally alleges claims for (1) misappropriation of trade secrets in violation of state and federal law; (2) violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO"); (3) interference with contractual relations; (4) interference with prospective economic advantage; (5) unfair competition; and (6) aiding and abetting. On March 13, 2020, the court entered a temporary restraining order ("TRO") against Lutronic generally prohibiting it from using or disseminating the Company's confidential, proprietary, or trade secret information. The order also prohibited Lutronic, for two years, from using such information for the purpose of soliciting, or conducting business with, certain specified customers. On April 9, 2020, the parties stipulated to the entry of a preliminary injunction providing for the same relief afforded by the TRO. On August 4, 2022, Cutera filed a second amended complaint. In addition to the above referenced claims, Cutera alleged claims for violation of the Lanham Act, unlawful business practices, false advertising and trademark infringement. Discovery is ongoing. No trial date has been scheduled.
In March 2023, Serendia, LLC (“Serendia”), filed patent infringement complaints against the Company with the International Trade Commission (“ITC”) and in U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware alleging infringement of six Serendia patents by the Secret RF and Secret Pro systems, which the Company distributes in the U.S. on behalf of ILOODA Co. Ltd., a Korean company. The Delaware matter has been stayed pending the ITC matter, which the Company expects to be ruled upon in the second half of 2024. If the Company is held liable for patent infringement and is unable to secure a license to the patents or re-design the allegedly infringing products, the Company may be subject to monetary damages and/or an injunction prohibiting the applicable products from being imported into the United States. The manufacturer of these products, ILOODA Co. Ltd., is obligated to defend the Company against these claims and, as a result, the Company has not incurred significant external legal costs. The Company is defending against these claims vigorously. Given the inherent uncertainties of litigation, the Company

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cannot guarantee that it will not be held liable for infringing one or more claims of Serendia patents. If the Company is held liable for infringement, it may be subject to monetary damages and/or an injunction prohibiting the importation or sale of the applicable products in the United States.
On April 11, 2023, J. Daniel Plants, the Company’s former Executive Chairperson, and David Mowry, the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer, filed a complaint in the Delaware Court of Chancery against directors Gregory Barrett, Sheila Hopkins, Timothy O’Shea, Juliane Park and Janet Widmann, as defendants, and the Company, as nominal defendant (the “Delaware Litigation”) seeking a declaration that the individual defendants breached their fiduciary duties and enjoining them from enforcing the nomination deadline under the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws in connection with the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders, or in the alternative, a declaration that the Company must hold a special meeting of the stockholders on June 2, 2023. Mr. Plants and Mr. Mowry filed a motion for expedited proceedings with their complaint. Mr. Plants and Mr. Mowry subsequently agreed that the determination made by the Special Committee of the Board to hold a special meeting of the stockholders on June 9, 2023 mooted their request in the Delaware Litigation for a declaration that the Company hold a special meeting of the stockholders. On April 18, 2023, the Court of Chancery denied Mr. Plants and Mr. Mowry’s motion for expedited proceedings.

On May 16, 2023, Mr. Mowry filed a letter with the Court of Chancery disclosing that he had resolved his dispute with the defendants and agreed to dismiss his claims with prejudice. On May 17, 2023, the Court of Chancery granted an order for voluntary dismissal of Mr. Mowry as a plaintiff in the Delaware Litigation. Mr. Plants subsequently publicly voiced opposition to certain aspects of the Company's corporate governance and strategy but did not submit a notice of nomination of director candidates for the Company’s 2023 annual meeting of stockholders and did not purport to nominate any director candidates at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders held on July 13, 2023. Due to Plaintiff’s failure to amend his Complaint within the time required by the Court’s order dated October 6, 2023, the Delaware Litigation was dismissed with prejudice.

On October 5, 2023, Mr. Plants filed a Sarbanes-Oxley (“SOX”) discrimination claim (the “SOX Whistleblower Complaint”) with the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”). Mr. Plants alleges that he was terminated on April 11, 2023, in retaliation for reporting to the Board of Directors (the “Board”) his concerns that budgeting and guiding to higher forecasts for 2023 would be misleading to shareholders. The SOX Whistleblower Complaint referenced the April 3, 2023 letter from Mr. Plants to the Company’s Board that articulated Mr. Plants’ concerns. The Company received notice of the SOX Whistleblower Complaint on November 8, 2023. The Company is defending the complaint and cannot predict the outcome.

On December 7, 2023, Mr. Plants made an arbitration demand in JAMS against the Company, Mr. Barrett, Ms. Hopkins, Mr. O’Shea, Ms. Park and Ms. Widmann for claims related to the termination of his employment (the “Arbitration Demand”).Mr. Plants alleges several claims: breach of his change of control and severance agreement; wrongful termination; retaliation in violation of California’s whistleblower laws; retaliation in violation of SOX; defamation/libel; tortious interference with prospective economic advantage; and breach of oral contract. He seeks compensatory, special, and punitive damages, as well as reinstatement, civil penalties, and attorneys’ fees and costs. The arbitration will proceed, in accordance with JAMS’ Employment Arbitration Rules & Procedures. Provision had been made for the expected loss in connection with the OSHA and SOX matters and is immaterial. An estimate of the reasonably possible loss cannot be made.
As of September 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, the Company had accrued $1.5 million and $0.5 million, respectively, related to various pending commercial and product liability lawsuits. The Company does not believe that a material loss in excess of accrued amounts is reasonably likely.
Note 14. Debt
Convertible notes, net of unamortized debt issuance costs
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September 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
Notes due in 2026
Outstanding principal amount$69,125 $69,125 
Unamortized debt issuance costs(1,203)(1,553)
Carrying Value$67,922 $67,572 
Notes due in 2028
Outstanding principal amount$240,000 $240,000 
Unamortized debt issuance costs(6,016)(6,908)
Carrying Value$233,984 $233,092 
Notes due in 2029
Outstanding principal amount$120,000 $120,000 
Unamortized debt issuance costs(3,777)(4,205)
Carrying Value$116,223 $115,795 
Convertible notes, net$418,129 $416,459 

Issuance of convertible notes due in 2026

In March 2021, the Company issued $138.3 million aggregate principal amount of 2026 Notes in a private placement offering. In May 2022, the Company entered intoprivately-negotiated exchange agreements with certain holders of the Company’s outstanding 2026 Notes. Following the exchange, approximately $69.1 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2026 Notes remained outstanding.
The 2026 Notes bear interest at a rate of 2.25% per year payable semiannually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year. Upon conversion, the 2026 Notes will be convertible into either cash, shares of the Company’s common stock or a combination thereof, at the Company’s election. The Convertible notes are presented as Convertible notes, net of unamortized debt issuance costs, on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. The aggregate proceeds from the offering were approximately $133.6 million, net of issuance costs, including initial purchaser fees.
Each $1,000 principal amount of the 2026 Notes is initially convertible into 30.1427 shares of the Company’s common stock, which is equivalent to a conversion price of approximately $33.18 per share. The conversion rate for the 2026 Notes is subject to adjustment for certain events as set forth in the indenture governing the 2026 Notes. The 2026 Notes will mature on March 15, 2026, unless earlier converted, redeemed, or repurchased in accordance with the terms of the 2026 Notes.
Issuance of convertible notes due in 2028

In May 2022, the Company issued $240.0 million aggregate principal amount of 2028 Notes. A total of $230.0 million of aggregate principal amount of 2028 Notes was issued in a private placement offering and concurrently with this private placement, the Company entered into a purchase agreement with Voce Capital Management LLC ("Voce"), an entity affiliated with J. Daniel Plants, the Company’s former Executive Chairperson, pursuant to which the Company issued to Voce $10.0 million aggregate principal amount of 2028 Notes on the same terms and conditions. The 2028 Notes are presented as Convertible notes, net of unamortized debt issuance costs, on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. The aggregate proceeds from the offering of 2028 Notes were approximately $232.4 million, net of issuance costs, including initial purchaser fees.

The 2028 Notes bear interest at a rate of 2.25% per year payable semiannually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning on December 1, 2022. Upon conversion, the 2028 Notes will be convertible into either cash, shares of the Company’s common stock or a combination thereof, at the Company’s election. Each $1,000 principal amount of the 2028 Notes is initially convertible into 18.9860 shares of the Company’s common stock, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $52.67 per share. The conversion rate for the 2028 Notes is subject to adjustment for certain events as set forth in the indenture governing the 2028 Notes. The 2028 Notes will mature on June 1, 2028, unless earlier converted, redeemed, or repurchased in accordance with the terms of the 2028 Notes.

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Issuance of convertible notes due in 2029
In December 2022, the Company issued $120.0 million aggregate principal amount of 2029 Notes in a private placement offering. The 2029 Notes bear interest at a rate of 4.00% per year payable semiannually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year. Upon conversion, the 2029 Notes will be convertible into either cash, shares of the Company’s common stock or a combination thereof, at the Company’s election. The convertible notes are presented as Convertible notes, net of unamortized debt issuance costs, on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. The aggregate proceeds from the offering were approximately $115.8 million, net of issuance costs, including initial purchaser fees.
Each $1,000 principal amount of the 2029 Notes is initially convertible into 17.1378 shares of the Company’s common stock, which is equivalent to a conversion price of approximately $58.35 per share. The conversion rate for the 2029 Notes is subject to adjustment for certain events as set forth in the indenture governing the 2029 Notes. The 2029 Notes will mature on June 1, 2029, unless earlier converted, redeemed, or repurchased in accordance with the terms of the 2029 Notes.

2026 Notes exchange

In May 2022, the Company entered intoprivately-negotiated exchange agreements with certain holders of the Company’s outstanding 2026 Notes with respect to the exchange of $45.8 million in cash (excluding $0.3 million in cash for the payment of accrued interest) and 1,354,348 shares of common stock for $69.1 million in aggregate principal amount of the Company’s outstanding 2026 Notes (the “2026 Notes Exchange”). Immediately following the closing of the 2026 Notes Exchange, approximately $69.1 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2026 Notes remained outstanding.

The 2026 Notes Exchange was accounted for as an extinguishment of debt.The Company recorded the difference between the proceeds paid and the carrying amount of the debt as an extinguishment loss, with a corresponding entry to common stock and Additional-paid-in capital for the issuance of the shares at the then-trading price of $41.31 per share.The table below presents the components of the Loss on debt extinguishment recorded in the Company's condensed consolidated statements of operations in the three months ended September 30, 2022 (amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts):

Shares issued for repurchase1,354,348
Closing price of Cutera common stock on May 24, 2022$41.31 
Value of shares issued$55,948 
Cash used for repurchase45,776 
Total shares and cash$101,724 
2026 Note principal exchanged(69,125)
32,599 
2026 Notes: Unamortized debt issuance costs on May 24, 2022$3,648 
Portion of 2026 Note principal exchanged50 %1,824 
Loss on debt extinguishment$34,423 

Conversion and other features

2026 Notes:
Holders may convert their 2026 Notes at their option prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding December 15, 2025, in multiples of $1,000 principal amount, only under the following circumstances:
During any fiscal quarter (and only during such fiscal quarter), if the last reported sale price of the common stock for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on and including, the last trading day of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter, is greater than or equal to 130% of the conversion price for the 2026 Notes on each applicable trading day;
During the five-business day period after any five consecutive trading day period (the “measurement period”) in which the “trading price” per $1,000 principal amount of 2026 Notes for each trading day of the measurement period was less than 98%

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of the product of the last reported sale price of the Company's common stock and the conversion rate on each such trading day;
The Company calls such 2026 Notes for redemption, at any time prior to the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the redemption date; or
Upon the occurrence of specified corporate events.
On or after December 15, 2025, and 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.
The circumstances described in the bullets of the paragraph above were not met during the third quarter of 2023. As of September 30, 2023, the 2026 Notes are not convertible. The 2026 Notes may become convertible in future periods. Upon any conversion requests of the 2026 Notes, the Company would be required to pay or deliver, as the case may be, cash, shares of its common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of its common stock, at the Company’s election with respect to such conversion requests. To the extent there are any conversion requests during the twelve months ending September 30, 2024, the Company intends to settle such conversion requests in shares of common stock. Therefore, as of September 30, 2023, the 2026 Notes have been performed,included as Long-term debt on the customercondensed consolidated balance sheet.
The Company may not redeem the 2026 Notes prior to March 20, 2024. On or after March 20, 2024, the Company may redeem for cash all or any portion of the 2026 Notes, at the Company’s option, if the last reported sale price of the Company’s common stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price then in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during any 30 consecutive trading day period (including the last trading day of such period) ending on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date on which the Company provides notice of redemption at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2026 Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date. If the Company elects to redeem fewer than all of the outstanding 2026 Notes, at least $50.0 million aggregate principal amount of 2026 Notes must be outstanding and not subject to redemption as of the relevant redemption notice date.
If a specified corporate event occurs, 2026 Note holders have the option to require the Company to repurchase any portion or all of their 2026 Notes in $1,000 principal increments for cash. The price for such repurchase is calculated as 100% of the principal amounts of 2026 Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change repurchase date. Additionally, holders of the 2026 Notes who convert in connection with a fundamental change are, under certain circumstances, entitled to an increase in conversion rate.
The 2026 Notes are general senior unsecured obligations that rank senior to any of the Company’s indebtedness that is explicitly subordinated to the 2026 Notes. The 2026 Notes have equal rank in right of payment with all existing and future unsecured indebtedness that is not subordinated to the 2026 Notes (including the 2028 Notes and 2029 Notes). The 2026 Notes will be junior to any of the Company’s secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness.
The estimated fair value of the 2026 Notes was approximately $49.1 million as of September 30, 2023, which the Company determined through consideration of market prices. The fair value measurement is classified as Level 2, as defined in Note 3.
2028 Notes:

Holders may convert their 2028 Notes at their option, in multiples of $1,000 principal amount, only under the following circumstances:

During any fiscal quarter commencing after the fiscal quarter ending on September 30, 2022 (and only during such fiscal quarter), if the last reported sale price of the common stock for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on and including, the last trading day of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter, is greater than or equal to 130% of the conversion price for the 2028 Notes on each applicable trading day;
During the five-business day period after any five consecutive trading day period (the “measurement period”) in which the “trading price” per $1,000 principal amount of 2028 Notes for each trading day of the measurement period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price of the Company's common stock and the conversion rate on each such trading day;

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The Company calls such 2028 Notes for redemption, at any time prior to the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the redemption date; or
Upon the occurrence of specified corporate events.

On or after March 1, 2028, and 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 2028 Notes, in multiples of $1,000 principal amount, at the option of the holder regardless of the foregoing circumstances.

The circumstances described in the bullets in the paragraph above were not met during the third quarter of 2023. As of September 30, 2023, the 2028 Notes are not convertible. The 2028 Notes may become convertible in future periods. Upon any conversion requests of the 2028 Notes, the Company would be required to pay or deliver, as the case may be, cash, shares of its common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of its common stock, at the Company’s election with respect to such conversion requests. To the extent there are any conversion requests during the twelve months ending September 30, 2024, the Company intends to settle such conversion requests in shares of common stock. Therefore, as of September 30, 2023, the 2028 Notes have been included as long-term debt on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

The Company may not redeem the 2028 Notes prior to June 5, 2025. On or after June 5, 2025, the Company may redeem for cash all or any portion of the 2028 Notes, at the Company’s option, if the last reported sale price of the Company’s common stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price then in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during any 30 consecutive trading day period (including the last trading day of such period) ending on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date on which the Company provides notice of redemption at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2028 Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date. If the Company elects to redeem fewer than all of the outstanding 2028 Notes, at least $100.0 million aggregate principal amount of 2028 Notes must be outstanding and not subject to redemption as of the relevant redemption notice date.

If a specified corporate event occurs, note holders have the option to require the Company to repurchase any portion or all of their 2028 Notes in $1,000 principal increments for cash. The price for such repurchase is calculated as 100% of the principal amounts of 2028 Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change repurchase date. Additionally, holders of the 2028 Notes who convert in connection with a fundamental change are, under certain circumstances, entitled to an increase in conversion rate.

The 2028 Notes are general senior unsecured obligations that rank senior to any of the Company’s indebtedness that is explicitly subordinated to the 2028 Notes. The 2028 Notes have equal rank in right of payment with all existing and future unsecured indebtedness that is not subordinated to the 2028 Notes (including the 2026 Notes and 2029 Notes). The 2028 Notes will be junior to any of the Company’s secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness.

The estimated fair value of the 2028 Notes was approximately $143.9 million as of September 30, 2023, which the Company determined through consideration of market prices. The fair value measurement is classified as Level 2, as defined in Note 3.
2029 Notes:
Holders may convert their 2029 Notes at their option prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding March 1, 2029 in multiples of $1,000 principal amount, only under the following circumstances:
During any fiscal quarter commencing after the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2023 (and only during such fiscal quarter), if the last reported sale price of the common stock for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on and including, the last trading day of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter, is greater than or equal to 130% of the conversion price for the 2029 Notes on each applicable trading day;
During the five-business day period after any five consecutive trading day period (the “measurement period”) in which the “trading price” per $1,000 principal amount of 2029 Notes for each trading day of the measurement period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price of the Company's common stock and the conversion rate on each such trading day;
The Company calls such 2029 Notes for redemption, at any time prior to the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the redemption date; or
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On or after March 1, 2029, and 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 2029 Notes, in multiples of $1,000 principal amount, at the option of the holder regardless of the foregoing circumstances.

The circumstances described in the bullets of the paragraph above were not met during the third quarter of 2023. As of September 30, 2023, the 2029 Notes are not convertible. The 2029 Notes may become convertible in future periods. Upon any conversion requests of the 2029 Notes, the Company would be required to pay or deliver, as the case may be, cash, shares of its common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of its common stock, at the Company’s election with respect to such conversion requests. To the extent there are any conversion requests during the twelve months ending September 30, 2024, the Company intends to settle such conversion requests in shares of common stock. Therefore, as of September 30, 2023, the 2029 Notes have been included as Long-term debt on the consolidated balance sheet.

The Company may not redeem the 2029 Notes prior to December 5, 2025. On or after December 5, 2025, the Company may redeem for cash all or any portion of the 2029 Notes, at the Company’s option, if the last reported sale price of the Company’s common stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price then in effect for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during any 30 consecutive trading day period (including the last trading day of such period) ending on, and including, the trading day immediately preceding the date on which the Company provides notice of redemption at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2029 Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date. If the Company elects to redeem fewer than all of the outstanding 2029 Notes, at least $100.0 million aggregate principal amount of 2029 Notes must be outstanding and not subject to redemption as of the relevant redemption notice date.

If a specified corporate event occurs, 2029 Note holders have the option to require the Company to repurchase any portion or all of their 2029 Notes in $1,000 principal increments for cash. The price for such repurchase is calculated as 100% of the principal amounts of 2029 Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the day immediately preceding the Fundamental Change repurchase date. Additionally, holders of the 2029 Notes who convert in connection with a fundamental change are, under certain circumstances, entitled to an increase in conversion rate.

The 2029 Notes are general senior unsecured obligations that rank senior to any of the Company’s indebtedness that is explicitly subordinated to the 2029 Notes. The 2029 Notes have equal rank in right of payment with all existing and future unsecured indebtedness that is not subordinated to the 2029 Notes (including the 2026 Notes and 2028 Notes). The 2029 Notes will be junior to any of the Company’s secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness.

The estimated fair value of the 2029 Notes was approximately $69.4 million as of September 30, 2023, which the Company determined through consideration of market prices. The fair value measurement is classified as Level 2, as defined in Note 3.

Certain Covenants for the Convertible Notes

Pursuant to the terms of the indentures that govern the Convertible Notes, the Company is required to sendfile with U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (the Trustee”), as trustee under each of the indentures governing the Convertible Notes, within 15 days after the same are required to be filed with the SEC (giving effect to any grace period provided by Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act), copies of any annual report on Form 10-K or quarterly reports on Form 10-Q that the Company is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. To the extent the Company elects, the sole remedy for an event of default under the indenture governing a series of Convertible Notes relating to its failure to comply with this obligation (which shall occur upon failure by the Company for 60 days after receipt of written notice from the Trustee or the holders of 25% in aggregate principal amount the Convertible Notes of such series to comply with this obligation) shall, for the first 360 days after the occurrence of such an event of default, consist exclusively of the right for the holders of Convertible Notes of such series to receive additional interest on their Convertible Notes at a rate equal to (i) 0.25% per year for each day during the first 180 days after the occurrence and during the continuance of such event of default and (ii) 0.50% per year for each day from, and including, the 181st day to, but excluding, the 360th day after the occurrence and during the continuance of such event of default. On the 361st day after such event of default, if not previously cured or waived, the Convertible Notes of the applicable series shall be subject to acceleration pursuant to the terms of the indenture governing the Convertible Notes of such series. In the event the Company does not elect to pay additional interest on a series of Convertible Notes prior to the occurrence of an event of default relating to the Company’s failure to comply with this obligation, or the Company elects to make such payment but does not pay the additional interest on such Convertible Notes when due, the Convertible Notes of such series shall be immediately subject to acceleration at the election of either the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Notes of such series.


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Additionally, if at any time during the six-month period beginning on, and including, the date that is six months after the last date of original issuance of a series of Convertible Notes, the Company fails to timely file any document or report that it is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as applicable (after giving effect to all applicable grace period thereunder and other than reports on Form 8-K), or the Convertible Notes of such series are not otherwise freely tradable pursuant to Rule 144 as promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company shall pay additional interest on such Convertible Notes at a rate of 0.50% per year for each day during such period for which the Company’s failure to file has occurred and is continuing or such Convertible Notes are not otherwise freely tradable pursuant to Rule 144. Additional interest pursuant to the foregoing accrued on the outstanding principal amount of the 2029 Notes from November 24, 2023 to the one-year anniversary of the last date of original issuance of the 2029 Notes on December 12, 2023 was not material.

The Convertible Notes contain additional customary operating covenants, which include restrictions on the Company’s ability to undergo a merger or consolidation transaction, or transfer or lease substantially all of the consolidated properties and assets of the Company. The Convertible Notes do not contain any financial covenants or restrictions on the payment of dividends, the issuance of other indebtedness or the issuance or repurchase of securities by the Company.

Capped Call Transactions

In connection with the issuance of each series of the Convertible Notes, the Company entered into capped call transactions with certain option counterparties. The capped call transactions are generally intended to reduce the potential dilution of the Company's common stock upon any conversion or settlement of the applicable series of Convertible Notes or to offset any cash payment the Company is required to make in excess of the principal amount upon conversion of the applicable series of Convertible Notes, as the case may be, with such reduction or offset subject to a cap based on the cap price. If the market price per share of the Company’s common stock exceeds the cap price of the applicable capped call transactions, then the Company’s stock would experience some dilution and/or such capped call transactions would not fully offset the potential cash payments, in each case, to the extent the then-market price per share of its common stock exceeds the applicable cap price.

In connection with the offering of the 2026 Notes, the Company purchased from the option counterparties capped call options that in the aggregate relate to the total number of shares of the Company's common stock underlying the convertible notes, with a strike price equal to the conversion price of the convertible notes and with an initial cap price equal to $45.535, which represented a 75% premium over the last reported sale price of the Company's common stock of $26.02 per share on March 4, 2021, with certain adjustments to the settlement terms that reflect standard anti-dilution provisions. The capped call transactions expire over 40 consecutive scheduled trading days ended on March 12, 2026. The capped calls were purchased for $16.1 million.

In connection with the offering of the 2028 Notes, the Company purchased from the option counterparties capped call options that in the aggregate related to the total number of shares of the Company's common stock underlying the 2028 Notes sold to the initial purchasers in the offering of 2028 Notes, with a strike price equal to the conversion price of the 2028 Notes and with an initial cap price equal to $82.62, which represents a 100% premium over the last reported sale price of the Company's common stock of $41.31 per share on May 24, 2022, with certain adjustments to the settlement terms that reflect standard anti-dilution provisions. These capped call transactions expire over 40 consecutive scheduled trading days ended on May 30, 2028. The capped calls were purchased for $32.0 million, net of issuance costs.

In connection with the offering of the 2029 Notes, the Company purchased from the option counterparties capped call options that in the aggregate related to the total number of shares of the Company's common stock underlying the 2029 Notes sold to the initial purchasers in the offering of 2029 Notes, with a strike price equal to the conversion price of the 2029 Notes and with an initial cap price equal to $99.21, which represents a 100% premium over the last reported sale price of the Company's common stock of $49.66 per share on December 7, 2022, with certain adjustments to the settlement terms that reflect standard anti-dilution provisions. These capped call transactions expire over 40 consecutive scheduled trading days ended on May 30, 2029. The capped calls were purchased for $25.1 million, net of issuance costs.

The Company evaluated the capped call transactions under authoritative accounting guidance and determined that they should be accounted for as a separate transaction and classified as a net reduction to Additional paid-in capital within stockholders’ equity with no recurring fair value measurement recorded.
The Company early adopted ASU 2020-6, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging— Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40) on January 1, 2021. In accordance with Subtopic 470-20 and 815-40, as revised by ASU 2020-6, the Company records the convertible notes in long-term debt with no separation between the Notes and the conversion option. Each reporting period, the Company will determine whether any criteria is met

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for the note holders to have the option to redeem the Notes early, which could result in a change in the classification of the Notes to current liabilities.
Debt Issuance Cost
The issuance costs related to the Convertible Notes are presented in the condensed consolidated balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the Convertible Notes. The issuance costs are amortized using an effective interest method basis over the term of the Convertible Notes. The effective interest rates on the 2026 Notes, 2028 Notes, and 2029 Notes are 2.98%, 2.82%, and 4.63%, respectively. Interest expense for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2023 including the amortization of debt issuance cost, totaled approximately $3.5 million and $10.5 million, respectively. Interest expense for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2022, including the amortization of debt issuance cost, totaled approximately $2.1 million and $4.6 million, respectively.
Loan and Security Agreement
On July 9, 2020, the Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement with Silicon Valley Bank for a four-year secured revolving loan facility (“SVB Revolving Line of Credit”) in an aggregate principal amount of up to $30.0 million. The SVB Revolving Line of Credit matures on July 9, 2024.
In order to draw on the full amount of the SVB Revolving Line of Credit, the Company must satisfy certain liquidity ratios. If the Company is unable to meet these liquidity ratios, then availability under the revolving line is calculated as 80% of the Company’s qualifying accounts receivable. The proceeds of the revolving loans may be used for general corporate purposes. The Company’s obligations under the Loan and Security Agreement with Silicon Valley Bank are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company. Interest on principal amount outstanding under the revolving line shall accrue at a floating per annum rate equal to the greater of either 1.75% above the Prime Rate or five percent (5.0%). The Company paid a non-refundable revolving line commitment fee of $0.3 million, on the effective date of the Loan and Security Agreement with Silicon Valley Bank of July 9, 2020, and the Company is required to pay an anniversary fee of $0.3 million on each twelve-month anniversary of the effective date of the Loan and Security Agreement.
The Loan and Security Agreement with Silicon Valley Bank contains customary affirmative covenants, such as financial statement reporting requirements and delivery of borrowing base certificates, as well as customary covenants that restrict the Company’s ability to, among other things, incur additional indebtedness, sell certain assets, guarantee obligations of third parties, declare dividends, or make certain distributions, and undergo a merger or consolidation or certain other transactions. The Loan and Security Agreement also contains certain financial covenants, but it is only applicable if the Company has an outstanding balance under the loan facility.
The Loan and Security Agreement has been amended since inception to permit the issuance of the Convertible Notes and related capped call transactions and to remove the quarterly minimum revenue requirement. On March 26, 2023, the FDIC announced that it had entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with First Citizens Bank & Trust Company under which all deposits of the former Silicon Valley Bank were assumed by First Citizens Bank & Trust Company. In addition, under the purchase and assumption agreement, First Citizens Bank & Trust Company assumed Silicon Valley Bank’s obligations under the Company’s Loan and Security Agreement.
The Company and First Citizens Bank & Trust Company agreed to amend the requirement for Cutera to maintain substantially all of its funds with First Citizens Bank & Trust Company and allowed up to 50% of the Company’s funds to be invested with institutions other than First Citizens Bank & Trust Company.
As of September 30, 2023, the Company had not drawn on the loan facility and the Company is in compliance with all financial covenants.
Note 15. Segment Reporting
Segment reporting is based on the “management approach,” following the method that management organizes the Company’s reportable segments for which separate financial information is made available to, and evaluated regularly by, the chief operating decision maker in allocating resources and in assessing performance. The Company’s chief operating decision maker ("CODM") is its Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"), who makes decisions on allocating resources and assessing performance.

Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company segregates its operations into two reportable business segments: (i) Cutera Core and (ii) AviClear. This segregation aligns the Company’s operating business segments with the way the CEO reviews the Company's operations.

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The Company measures the financial results of its reportable segments using an internal performance measure that excludes certain non-cash and non-recurring expenses.
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2023202220232022
(Dollars in thousands)(Dollars in thousands)
Net revenue
   Cutera Core$42,589 $61,653 $150,409 $183,755 
   AviClear3,889 1,155 12,420 1,291 
       Total net revenue$46,478 $62,808 $162,829 $185,046 
Segment loss
   Cutera Core(22,643)5,953 (40,485)16,174 
   AviClear(6,105)(7,906)(19,057)(23,568)
        Total segment loss(28,748)(1,953)(59,542)(7,394)
Items not allocated to segments
  Stock-based compensation(1,616)(4,245)(6,552)(13,021)
  ERP implementation costs(1,457)(1,351)(2,745)(7,712)
  Depreciation and amortization(4,732)(1,195)(12,310)(3,342)
Board of Directors legal and advisory fee(2,030)— (9,739)— 
Retention plan costs(1,366)— (4,338)— 
  Legal fees, severance, and other(998)(689)(3,485)(1,185)
Consolidated loss from operations(40,947)(9,433)(98,711)(32,654)
  Interest and other expense, net(3,160)(1,874)(6,124)(41,024)
Consolidated loss before income taxes$(44,107)$(11,307)$(104,835)$(73,678)
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
Capital spending20232022
   Cutera Core$267 $1,053 
   AviClear30,375 13,054 
Total segment capital spending$30,642 $14,107 
   Corporate— — 
    Total capital spending$30,642 $14,107 
Total assetsSeptember 30, 2023December 31, 2022
   Cutera Core$132,587 $154,978 
   AviClear78,517 47,406 
Total segment assets$211,104 $202,384 
   Corporate195,529 318,604 
Total assets$406,633 $520,988 

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The following table presents a summary of revenue by geography and product category for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 (in thousands):
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2023202220232022
Revenue mix by geography:
United States$21,526 $28,074 $69,630 $79,290 
Japan11,529 15,263 37,247 47,940 
Asia, excluding Japan3,440 6,166 14,494 14,881 
Europe3,864 4,711 14,477 14,827 
Rest of the World6,119 8,594 26,981 28,108 
Total consolidated revenue$46,478 $62,808 $162,829 $185,046 
Revenue mix by product category:
Systems$26,277 $40,985 $97,490 $121,152 
AviClear3,889 1,155 12,420 1,291 
Consumables3,682 4,964 11,680 14,029 
Skincare7,141 9,436 24,695 30,723 
Total product revenue40,989 56,540 146,285 167,195 
Service5,489 6,268 16,544 17,851 
Total consolidated revenue$46,478 $62,808 $162,829 $185,046 
In the fourth quarter of fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, the Company determined a realignment of its operating segments to further drive its long-term strategic objectives. Management reorganized its management reporting structure and began to manage its operations under one segment structure. The Company reassessed its reportable segments in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023 and determined a change in its reportable segments was needed to align with its management reporting structure. The Company will report one consolidated reportable segment beginning the fourth quarter of fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.
Note 16. Subsequent Events
New warehouse facility
On January 16, 2024, the Company entered into a thirty-seven-month lease agreement. The lease is for 53,000 square feet of warehouse space in Hayward, California. This space was leased to consolidate current inventory locations in Northern California. The term of the lease expires on February 28, 2027, and requires total payments over the lease term of approximately $2.5 million.
Change in classification of AviClear parts and devices not placed in service
In November 2023, the Company introduced a new business model for AviClear, providing for the purchase of the device upfront, with a corresponding reduction in ongoing treatment costs. From the FDA approval in April 2022 through October 2023, AviClear devices were leased to customers, and parts and devices not yet placed in service were recorded as property and equipment on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. These were further categorized as assets under construction in Note 5. Balance Sheet Details to the condensed consolidated financial statements. As a result of the new business model, the Company has determined that AviClear parts and devices not currently leased will be classified as inventories at December 31, 2023. AviClear devices currently leased will continue to be classified as property and equipment on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact on the carrying value of parts and devices resulting from the reclassification from property and equipment to inventories. As of September 30, 2023, the balances of AviClear assets under construction and AviClear devices, net of accumulated depreciation, were $28.5 million and $36.6 million, respectively.
Termination of skincare distribution agreement
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together with ZO USA and their affiliates, “ZO”), which, among other things, (i) terminates all agreements related to the distribution by the Company of ZO’s products in Japan effective immediately, (ii) provides for the orderly transition of the distribution of ZO products to ZO, (iii) transfers certain Company employees dedicated to the distribution of ZO products to ZO, (iv) transfers certain customer contracts related to ZO products from the Company to ZO and (v) transfers certain inventory and assets related to the distribution of ZO products from the Company to ZO. The Termination Agreement requires ZO to pay the Company $5.75 million within three business days of the execution of the Termination Agreement and make a second payment of $5.75 million, less any offsets under the Termination Agreement (including, but not limited to, 42.2% of the Company’s net revenue for sales of ZO products under the Distribution Agreement between January 1, 2024 and February 28, 2024), upon the earlier of (a) the completion the transition of regulatory and distribution activities such that ZO is able to fulfill product orders by customers in Japan, as determined by ZO and the Company, and (b) June 14, 2024.
In the nine months ended September 30, 2023, and 2022, revenue from the distribution of skincare products was $24.7 million and $30.7 million, respectively, representing 15% and 17% of the Company’s consolidated revenue, respectively.
Non-renewal of manufacturing service agreement
In November 2023, the Company communicated its intention not to renew its existing manufacturing service agreement (“Manufacturing Service Agreement”) with Jabil Inc. (“Jabil”), a third-party manufacturing provider that manufactures excel V+ and AviClear devices for the Company. As a result of the termination, the Company estimated that it would have an obligation to purchase unshipped inventory from Jabil. The Company subsequently received claims from Jabil related to other amounts associated with the termination and entered into settlement discussions with Jabil.
On February 28, 2024, the Company and Jabil signed a settlement agreement (“Settlement Agreement”) for the non-renewal of the Manufacturing Service Agreement. The Settlement Agreement provided for a payment by Cutera to Jabil of $19.5 million, to be offset by $1.3 million in amounts owed by Jabil. The $19.5 million payment to Jabil relates to the Company's receipt of $13.5 million of inventories and $0.3 million of equipment and the payment of $5.7 million as compensation for expenses either previously incurred by Jabil or associated with the non-renewal of the Manufacturing Services Agreement. The Company will also write off approximately $1.1 million of costs that were capitalized during the manufacturing service agreement period.



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ITEM 2.    MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This Managements Discussion and Analysis should be read in conjunction with the Companys financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with the Companys unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the Companys audited financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2022, included in its annual report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on April 7, 2023, as amended on May 1, 2023.
Unless otherwise indicated, all results presented are prepared in a manner that complies, in all material respects, with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). Additionally, unless otherwise indicated, all changes identified for the current-period results represent comparisons to results for the prior corresponding fiscal period.
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. The statements contained in this report that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the "Exchange Act"). Forward-looking statements are often identified by the use of words such as, but not limited to, “anticipate,” “believe,” “can,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “strategy,” “target,” “will,” “would” and similar expressions or variations intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are based on the beliefs and assumptions of the Company’s management based on information currently available to management. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause actual results and the timing of certain events to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those identified below and those discussed in the section titled “Risk Factors” included under Part II, Item 1A below.
Furthermore, such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements.
Introduction
The Management’s Discussion and Analysis, or MD&A, is organized as follows:
Executive Summary. This section provides a general description and history of the Company’s business, a brief discussion of its product lines and the opportunities, trends, challenges and risks the Company focuses on in the operation of its business.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates. This section describes the key accounting policies that are affected by critical accounting estimates.
Results of Operations. This section provides the Company’s analysis and outlook for the significant line items on its condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Liquidity and Capital Resources. This section provides an analysis of the Company’s liquidity and cash flows, as well as a discussion of its commitments that existed as of September 30, 2023.
Executive Summary
Company Description
The Company develops, manufactures, distributes, and markets energy-based product platforms for medical practitioners, enabling them to offer safe and effective treatments to their customers. In addition, the Company distributes third-party manufactured skincare products and the Secret systems and consumables. The Company currently markets the following system platforms: AviClear, enlighten, excel, truSculpt, Secret PRO, Secret RF, and xeo. These platforms enable medical practitioners to perform procedures including treatment for acne, body contouring, skin resurfacing and revitalization, hair and tattoo removal, removal of benign pigmented lesions, and vascular conditions. Several of the Company’s systems offer multiple hand pieces and applications, providing customers the flexibility to upgrade their systems.
The Company’s corporate headquarters and U.S. operations are located in Brisbane, California, where the Company conducts manufacturing, warehousing, research and development, regulatory, sales and marketing, service, and administrative activities. The Company also maintains regional distribution centers (“RDCs”) in selection locations across the U.S. These RDCs serve as

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forward warehousing for systems and service parts in various geographies. The Company markets sells and services the Company’s products through direct sales and service employees in North America (including Canada), Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Sales and services outside of these direct markets are made through a worldwide distributor network in over 39 countries. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated.
Products and Services
The Company derives revenue from the sale of products and services. Product revenue includes revenue from the sale of systems, hand pieces and upgrade of systems (collectively “Systems” revenue), leasing of AviClear devices for acne treatment ("AviClear" revenue), replacement hand pieces, truSculpt cycle refills, and truFlex cycle refills, as well as single use disposable tips applicable to third-party manufactured Secret RF systems (“Consumables” revenue), and the sale of third-party manufactured skincare products (“Skincare” revenue). A system consists of a console that incorporates a universal graphic user interface, a laser and (or) an energy-based module, control system software and high voltage electronics, as well as one or more hand pieces. However, depending on the application, the laser or other energy-based module is sometimes contained in the hand piece backsuch as with the Company’s Pearl and Pearl Fractional applications instead of within the console.
The Company currently markets the following key platforms: AviClear, enlighten, excel, truSculpt, Secret PRO, Secret RF, and xeo. These platforms enable medical practitioners to perform procedures including treatment for acne, body contouring, skin resurfacing and revitalization, hair and tattoo removal, removal of benign pigmented lesions, and vascular conditions.
The Secret systems are manufactured by Ilooda Co. Ltd. (“Ilooda”), and Company is the factoryexclusive distributor for refurbishment, which we referall systems sold in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom; the exclusive distributor for certain systems in France, and Spain; and the non-exclusive distributor for systems sold in Austria and Germany.
Several of the Company’s systems offer multiple hand pieces and applications, providing customers the flexibility to as “refilling”upgrade their systems whenever they choose and provides the hand piece. In Japan, we also distribute ZO Medical Health Inc. (“ZO”) skincare products.

ServiceCompany with a source of additional Systems revenue.

Skincare revenue relates to the distribution of ZO Skin Health, Inc's. ("ZO") skincare products in Japan. The skincare products are purchased from a third-party manufacturer and sold to medical offices and licensed physicians. The Company acts as the principal in this arrangement, as the Company determines the price to charge customers for the skincare products and controls the products before they are transferred to the customer. On February 28, 2024, the Company entered into a Business Transfer and Termination Agreement with ZO, which, among other things, terminates all agreements related to the distribution by the Company of ZO’s products in Japan effective immediately. Refer to Note 16. Subsequent Events.
Service includes prepaid service contracts, direct billings for detachable hand piece replacements (except for Titan and truSculpt) and revenue for parts and labor, time and material on out-of-warranty products.

Significant Business Trends

We believe

The Company believes that ourthe ability to grow revenue will be primarily dependent onimpacted by the following:

Consumer demand for the applications of our products;

Customer (physicians and other practitioners) demand for our products;

Continuing to expand our product offerings ─ both through internal development and sourcing from other vendors;

capturing market share in the acne space with AviClear;
17continuing to expand the Company’s product offerings, both through internal development and sourcing from other vendors;

Tableongoing investment in the Company’s global sales and marketing infrastructure;
use of Contentsclinical results to support new aesthetic products and applications;
customer demand for the Company’s products;

Ongoing investment in our global sales and marketing infrastructure;

Use of clinical results to support new aesthetic products and applications;

Increased collaboration with key opinion leaders of our industry to assist us in selling efforts;

Marketing to physicians in the core dermatology and plastic surgery specialties, as well as outside those specialties; and

Generating ongoing revenue from our growing installed base of customers through the sale of systems, system upgrades, hand piece refills, skincare products, and services.

consumer demand for the application of the Company’s products;
marketing to physicians in the core dermatology and plastic surgeon specialties, as well as outside those specialties; and
generating recurring revenue from the Company’s growing installed base of customers through the sale of system upgrades, services, hand piece refills, truSculpt cycles, skincare products and replacement tips for Secret RF products.
For a detailed discussion of the significant business trends impacting ourthe Company’s business, please see the section titled “Results of Operations” below.

Factors that May Impact Future Performance

Our

The Company’s industry is impacted by numerous competitive, regulatory macroeconomic and other significant factors. OurThe Company’s industry is highly competitive and ourthe Company’s future performance depends on ourthe Company’s ability to compete successfully. Additionally, ourthe Company’s future performance depends on our is dependent upon the ability to continue to expand ourthe Company’s product offerings developwith innovative technologies, obtain regulatory clearances for ourthe Company’s products, protect

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the proprietary technology of ourthe products and our manufacturing processes, manufacture ourthe products cost-effectively, and successfully market and distribute ourthe products in a profitable manner. If we failthe Company fails to execute on the aforementioned initiatives, ourthe Company’s business couldwould be adversely affected.
The Company supports any reasonable action that helps ensure patient safety going forward. The Company has a robust, multi-functional process that reviews its promotional claims and materials to ensure they are truthful, not misleading, fair and balanced, and supported by sound scientific evidence.
A detailed discussion of these and other factors that could impact ourthe Company’s future performance are provided in (1) “Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q, (2) our 2016the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (3) our reportsfor the year ended December 31, 2022- Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors,” and registration statements filed and furnished(2) other announcements the Company makes from time to timetime.
Risks and Uncertainties
The world is currently experiencing widespread inflation. Household budgets are tight and cash is generally being conserved and spent on essential items like housing, gas, food, clothing and healthcare. Given the inflationary environment, fewer funds may be spent on aesthetic treatments, which may translate into less demand for the Company's products and less revenue as a result.
The Company continues to assess whether any impairment of its goodwill or its long-lived assets has occurred and has determined that no charges were necessary during the three months ended September 30, 2023. The Company will continue to monitor future conditions important to its assessment of potential impairment of its long-lived assets and goodwill.
In March 2023, Serendia, LLC (“Serendia”), filed patent infringement complaints against the Company with the SEC,International Trade Commission (“ITC”) and (4) other announcements we makein U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware alleging infringement of six Serendia patents by the Secret RF and Secret Pro systems, which the Company distributes in the U.S. on behalf of ILOODA Co. Ltd., a Korean company. The Delaware matter has been stayed pending the ITC matter, which the Company expects to be ruled upon in the second half of 2024. If the Company is held liable for patent infringement and is unable to secure a license to the patents or re-design the allegedly infringing products, the Company may be subject to monetary damages and/or an injunction prohibiting the applicable products from timebeing imported into the United States. The manufacturer of these products, ILOODA Co. Ltd., is obligated to time.

defend the Company against these claims and, as a result, the Company has not incurred significant external legal costs. The Company is defending against these claims vigorously. Given the inherent uncertainties of litigation, the Company cannot guarantee that it will not be held liable for infringing one or more claims of Serendia patents. If the Company is held liable for infringement, it may be subject to monetary damages and/or an injunction prohibiting the importation or sale of the applicable products in the United States.

Critical Accounting Policies, Significant Judgments and Use of Estimates

The preparation of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statementsthe Company’s consolidated financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with GAAPnotes requires usthe Company to make judgments, estimates judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenuerevenues and expenses. Theseexpenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. The Company has based its estimates judgments and assumptions are based on historical experience and on various other factorsassumptions that we believe arethe Company believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. WeThe Company periodically review ourreviews its estimates and makemakes adjustments when facts and circumstances dictate. To the extent that there are material differences between these estimates and actual results, ourits financial condition or results of operations will be affected.

Critical

An accounting estimates, as defined by the SEC, are those that are most importantpolicy is considered to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations and require our management’s most difficult and subjective judgments and estimates ofbe critical if it requires an accounting estimate to be made based on assumptions about matters that are inherently uncertain. highly uncertain at the time the estimate is made, and if different estimates that reasonably could have been used, or changes in the accounting estimates that are reasonably likely to occur periodically, could materially impact the consolidated financial statements. The Company believes that its critical accounting policies reflect the more significant estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of its audited consolidated financial statements.
The accounting policies and estimates that we considerthe Company considers to be critical, subjective, and requiring judgment in their application are summarized in “Item 7—Management’s7-Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our 2016its Annual Report on Form 10-K.10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 filed with the SEC on April 7, 2023, as amended on May 1, 2023. There have been no significantnew or material changes to the significant accounting policies discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K that are of significance, or potential significance, to the Company.

The Company established new accounting policies to account for the 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes” and, estimates disclosed in our Form 10-K.

together with the 2028 Notes and 2029 Notes, the “Convertible Notes”) and related transactions during the first quarter of 2021.
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In March 2021, the Company issued $138.3 million aggregate principal amount of 2026 Notes in a private placement offering. In May 2022, the Company issued $240.0 million aggregate principal amount of 2028 Notes in a private placement offering. In December 2022, the Company issued $120.0 million aggregate principal amount of 2029 Notes in a private placement offering. The notes issued in March 2021 and May 2022 each bear interest at a rate of 2.25% per year and the notes issued in December 2022 bear interest at 4.00% per year. In accordance with ASU 2020-06, the Company recorded the Convertible Notes in long-term debt with no separation between the notes and the conversion option. Each reporting period, the Company will determine whether any criteria are met for the note holders to have the option to redeem the notes early. To the extent there are any conversion requests, the Company intends to settle such conversion requests in shares of common stock. Therefore, the convertible notes have been included as Long-term debt on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
The issuance costs related to the Convertible Notes are presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the Convertible Notes. See Note 14. Debt of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in Item I, Part 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Results of Operations

The following table sets forth selected consolidated financial data for the periods indicated, expressed as a percentage of total net total revenue. Percentages in this table and throughout ourits discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations may reflect rounding adjustments.

  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

September 30,

  

September 30,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 
                 

Net revenue

  100

%

  100

%

  100

%

  100

%

Cost of revenue

  42

%

  41

%

  43

%

  42

%

Gross margin

  58

%

  59

%

  57

%

  58

%

                 

Operating expenses:

                

Sales and marketing

  34

%

  35

%

  35

%

  37

%

Research and development

  9

%

  10

%

  9

%

  11

%

General and administrative

  9

%

  9

%

  10

%

  12

%

Lease termination income

  (10

)%

     (3

)%

   

Total operating expenses

  42

%

  54

%

  51

%

  60

%

                 

Income (loss) from operations

  16

%

  5

%

  6

%

  (2

)%

Interest and other income, net

  1

%

  1

%

  1

%

   

Income (loss) before income taxes

  17

%

  6

%

  7

%

  (2

)%

                 

Provision for income taxes

  1

%

  

%

  

%

  

%

Net income (loss)

  16

%

  6

%

  7

%

  (2

)%

Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2023202220232022
Net revenue100 %100 %100 %100 %
Cost of revenue86 %45 %67 %45 %
Gross margin14 %55 %33 %55 %
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing56 %42 %54 %42 %
Research and development10 %10 %10 %11 %
General and administrative37 %17 %29 %19 %
Total operating expenses102 %70 %94 %72 %
Loss from operations(88)%(15)%(61)%(18)%
Amortization of debt issuance costs(1)%(1)%(1)%— %
Interest on convertible notes(6)%(3)%(5)%(2)%
Other expense, net(4)%(1)%(2)%(2)%
Loss before income taxes(95)%(18)%(64)%(40)%
Income tax benefit— %%— %— %
Net loss(95)%(19)%(65)%(40)%
Revenue
The timing of the Company’s revenue is significantly affected by the mix of system products, training, consumables and extended service contracts. The revenue generated in any given period is also impacted by whether the revenue is recognized over time or at a point in time. For an additional description on revenue, see Note 1 in the notes to consolidated financial statements on the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 and Note 8 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in Item I, Part 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Revenue is recognized upon transfer of control of promised products or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for promised goods or services. The Company’s performance obligations are satisfied either over time or at a point in time. Revenue from performance obligations that are transferred to customers over time accounted for approximately 10% and 7% of the Company’s total revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Revenue recognized over time relates to revenue from the

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Company’s extended service contracts and marketing services. Revenue recognized upon delivery is primarily generated by the sales of systems, consumables and skincare.
Total Net Revenue

  

Three Months Ended September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2017

  

% Change

  

2016

  

2017

  

% Change

  

2016

 

Revenue mix by geography:

                        

United States

 $23,275   52

%

 $15,356  $64,058   52

%

 $42,216 

Rest of World

  14,898   

 

  14,925   39,803   5

%

  37,965 

Consolidated total revenue

 $38,173   26

%

 $30,281  $103,861   30

%

 $80,181 
                         

United States as a percentage of total revenue

  61

%

      51

%

  62

%

      53

%

Rest of World as a percentage of total revenue

  39

%

      49

%

  38

%

      47

%

                         

Revenue mix by product category:

                        

Systems – North America

 $21,869   57

%

 $13,896  $58,955   60

%

 $36,808 

Systems – International

  9,993   

 

  9,983   26,014   6

%

  24,448 

Total Systems

  31,862   33

%

  23,879   84,969   39

%

  61,256 

Service

  4,687   (2

)%

  4,788   14,173   (1

)%

  14,278 

Hand Piece Refills

  595   (1

)%

  602   1,743   (8

)%

  1,886 

Skincare

  1,029   2

%

  1,012   2,976   8

%

  2,761 

Consolidated total revenue

 $38,173   26

%

 $30,281  $103,861   30

%

 $80,181 

Total Net Revenue:

Our

Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)2023% Change20222023% Change2022
Revenue mix by geography:
North America$24,855 (25)%$33,258 $84,494 (10)%$94,350
Japan11,529 (24)%15,263 37,247 (22)%47,940
Rest of World10,094 (29)%14,287 41,088 (4)%42,756
Consolidated total revenue$46,478 (26)%$62,808 $162,829 (12)%$185,046 
North America as a percentage of total revenue53 %53 %52 %51 %
Japan as a percentage of total revenue25 %24 %23 %26 %
Rest of World as a percentage of total revenue22 %23 %25 %23 %
Revenue mix by product category:
Systems - North America$15,670 (38)%$25,359 $55,873 (24)%$73,298
Systems - Rest of World (including Japan)10,607 (32)%15,626 41,617 (13)%47,854
Total Systems26,277 (36)%40,985 97,490 (20)%121,152
AviClear3,889 237 %1,155 12,420 862 %1,291
Consumables3,682 (26)%4,964 11,680 (17)%14,029
Skincare7,141 (24)%9,436 24,695 (20)%30,723
Total Products40,989 (28)%56,540 146,285 (13)%167,195
Service5,489 (12)%6,268 16,544 (7)%17,851
Total Net Revenue$46,478 (26)%$62,808 $162,829 (12)%$185,046
The Company’s total net revenue increaseddecreased by $7.9$16.3 million, or 26%, in the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to the same period in 2022. This decrease was primarily driven by Systems revenue, partially offset by AviClear revenue. In March 2022, the Company received FDA clearance for the AviClear treatment device and $23.7began limited commercial release in April 2022.
The Company's total net revenue decreased by $22.2 million, or 30%12%, in the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to the same period in 2022. This decrease in the nine-month comparison was primarily driven by Systems revenue and a decline in Japanese Skincare revenue, partially offset by AviClear revenue.
Revenue by Geography
The Company’s North America revenue decreased by $8.4 million, or 25%, and decreased by $9.9 million, or 10%, in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017,2023, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2016, due primarily to an increase2022. The decreases in the volumethree and nine-month comparisons was primarily driven by a decline in Systems revenue, partially offset by AviClear revenue.
Revenue in Japan decreased by $3.7 million, or 24%, in the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to the same period in 2022, due to a decrease in Skincare revenue and Systems revenue. Revenue in Japan decreased by $10.7 million, or 22% in nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to the same period in 2022, due to a decrease in Skincare revenue and Systems revenue.
The Company’s Rest of systems sold.

World revenue decreased by $4.2 million, or 29%, in the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to the same period in 2022. The Company’s Rest of World revenue decreased by $1.7 million, or 4%, in the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to the same period in 2022 driven by declining System sales in global distributor markets and Australia.


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Revenue by Geography:

Our U.S.Product Type

Systems Revenue
Systems revenue increasedin North America decreased by $7.9$9.7 million, or 52%38%, in the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to the same period in 2022, due mainly to a decrease in unit volumes. In the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the decrease in systems revenue of $17.4 million, or 24%, was due to a decrease in both unit volumes and average selling prices (“ASPs”).
System revenue in the Rest of the World (including Japan) decreased by $5.0 million, or 32%, and by $21.8$6.2 million, or 52%13%, in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017,2023, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2016. This growth was due primarily to an increase2022. The decrease in revenue in the volume of truSculpt systems sold as a result of the launch of our truSculpt 3D in the second quarter ended June 30, 2017, as well as increased sales headcount, marketingthree and promotional activities.

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Our revenue outside the U.S. was $14.9 million for each of the three month periodsnine months ended September 30, 20172023 reflects a decrease in Systems revenue in global distributor markets and Japan, which was partially offset by increased revenue in Europe.

AviClear Revenue
The AviClear revenue in the three months ended September 30, 2016. For2023, consisted of $1.3 million of lease revenue related to the fixed annual license fees and $2.6 million in revenue related to treatments performed by the lessee.
The AviClear revenue in the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared2023, consisted of $3.9 million of lease revenue related to the same periodfixed annual license fees and $8.5 million in 2016, revenue outsiderelated to treatments performed by the lessee.
AviClear received FDA approval in March 2022 and was available in a limited commercial capacity in the U.S. increasedthrough the quarter ended September 30, 2022, and was fully commercially launched in the quarter ended December 31, 2022.
Consumables Revenue
Consumables revenue decreased by $1.8$1.3 million, or 5%. This growth was primarily attributable to revenue growth in Japan, Australia,26%, and the Middle East, offset in part by a decline in revenue from Latin America.

Revenue by Product Type:

Systems Revenue

Systems revenue in North America increased by $7.9$2.3 million, or 57%, and by $22.2 million, or 60%17%, in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017,2023, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2016. This growth was primarily attributable to2022. The decrease in revenue in the three and nine-month periods reflects an increase in sales promotion activity in 2022 that resulted in an increase in Consumable revenue.

Skincare Revenue
The Company’s revenue from truSculpt 3DSkincare products in Japan decreased by $2.3 million, or 24%, enlighten IIIand $6.0 million, or 20%, xeoand excel HR products, offset by a small decline in revenue from excel V. In addition, the North America revenue growth was the result of increased sales headcount, higher productivity of our field sales representatives, and the impact of additional marketing and promotional activities.

International Systems revenue was $10 million for each of the three monthsand nine-month periods ended September 30, 20172023, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2022. The weakening of the Japanese Yen had an impact of $0.4 million and September 30, 2016. International Systems revenue increased by $1.6$2.4 million or 6%, in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017,20, 2023, respectively, compared to the same periodperiods in 2016. This growth was driven primarily2022. The decline also reflects increased competition from alternative skincare products. On February 28, 2024, the Company entered into a Business Transfer and Termination Agreement with ZO, which, among other things, terminates all agreements related to the distribution by increased revenue from enlighten IIIand xeo, partially offset by a declinethe Company of ZO’s products in revenue from our excel V product.

Japan effective immediately. Refer to Note. 16, Subsequent Events.

Service Revenue

Our worldwide

The Company’s Service revenue was relatively flat decreased by $0.8 million, or 12%, and decreased by $1.3 million, or 7%,in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017,2023, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2016.

Hand Piece Refills Revenue

Revenue from our Hand Piece Refills was flat during the three months ended September 30, 2017, and declined by $143,000 or 8%,2022. This decrease in the nine months ended September 30, 2017, comparedthree-month comparison is due to the same periodsdecrease in 2016. This decrease wasservice contracts, and support and maintenance services, and in the nine-month comparison is primarily due to reduced utilizationdecreased sales of the Titan hand pieces.

Skincare Revenue

Revenue from our Skincare products in Japan was flat during the three months ended September 30, 2017, and increased by $215,000, or 8%, in the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to the same periods in 2016. This increase was primarily due to the launch of new product lines as well as increased marketing and promotional activities for this distributed product.

service contracts.

Gross Profit

  

Three Months Ended September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2017

  

% Change

  

2016

  

2017

  

% Change

  

2016

 

Gross profit

 $22,210   25

%

 $17,743  $58,777   27

%

 $46,222 

As a percentage of total net revenue

  58

%

      59

%

  57

%

      58

%

Our

Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)20232022Change20232022Change
Gross profit$6,457 $34,248 $(27,791)$54,172 $101,080 $(46,908)
As a percentage of total net revenue13.9 %54.5 %(40.6)%33.3 %54.6 %(21.4)%
The Company’s cost of revenue consists primarily of material, personnel expenses, product warranty costs, depreciation on AviClear devices, amortization of capitalized AviClear device mobilization costs, and manufacturing overhead expenses.
Gross marginprofit as a percentage of revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2023, was 13.9% compared to 54.5% in the threesame period in 2022. This 40.6 percentage point decrease in gross profit in the three-month comparison mainly reflects the following factors:

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In April 2022, the Company began leasing the AviClear device. Depreciation expense on installed AviClear devices and amortization expense on capitalized lease installment costs adversely impacted the Company’s gross margin rate by 3.0 percentage points;
Geographic and product revenue mix and the decline in revenue adversely impacted the Company’s gross margin rate by 5.7 percentage points;
Increases in cost and inventory write-off in the Company’s Skincare business adversely impacted the Company’s gross margin by 2.7 percentage points;
Increases in service parts and cost increases in parts, freight, and warehouse adversely impacted the Company’s gross margin rate by 2.6 percentage points;
Increases in the Company’s reserve for excess inventory parts adversely impacted the Company’s gross margin by 10.3 percentage points; and
Increases in costs, lower cost absorption attributable to lower production and inventory write-offs impacted the Company’s gross margin rate by 16.3 percentage points.
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2017,2023, was 33.3% compared to 54.6% in the same periodsperiod in 2016, declined slightly2022. This 21.4 percentage point decrease in gross profit in the nine-month comparison mainly reflects the following factors:

In April 2022, the Company began leasing the AviClear device. Depreciation expense on installed AviClear devices and amortization expense on capitalized lease installment costs adversely impacted the Company’s gross margin rate by 2.3 percentage points;
Geographic and product revenue mix and increased pressure on ASPs adversely impacted the Company’s gross margin rate by 4.2 percentage points in the nine-month comparison;
Weakening foreign currencies adversely impacted the Company’s gross margin rate by 1.3 percentage points in the nine-month comparison. This was primarily due to:

a reduction in the average selling prices in international markets, largely driven by enlighten system sales; and

increased warranty, personnel and overhead costs in support of higher revenue levels; partially offset by

higher margins generated from our truSculpt 3D system launched in North America in May 2017 and in select European countries in September 2017.

a result of the Company’s Skincare revenue being denominated in Japanese Yen and costs being dominated in U.S. Dollars;

Increases in the Company's reserve for excess inventory parts adversely impacted the Company's gross margin by 3.4 percentage points; and
Increases in costs, lower cost absorption attributable to lower production and inventory write-off's impacted the Company’s gross margin rate by 10.2 percentage points.

Sales and Marketing

  

Three Months Ended September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2017

  

% Change

  

2016

  

2017

  

% Change

  

2016

 

Sales and marketing

 $13,148   24

%

 $10,574  $36,708   22

%

 $30,002 

As a percentage of total net revenue

  34

%

      35

%

  35

%

      37

%

Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)20232022Change20232022Change
Sales and Marketing$25,808 $26,488 $(680)$88,591 $78,433 $10,158 
As a percentage of total net revenue55.5 %42.2 %13.3 %54.4 %42.4 %12.0 %
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Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of personnel expenses, expenses associated with customer-attended workshops and trade shows, post-marketing studies, advertising, and advertising. training.

Sales and marketing expenses as a percentage of revenue declined to 34% and 35% duringfor the three months ended September 30, 2023, decreased $0.7 million, compared to the same period in 2022. This decrease was primarily attributable to a $1.0 million decrease in stock-based compensation expense.
Sales and marketing expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively,2023, increased $10.2 million, compared to 35%the same period in 2022. This increase reflects headcount growth related to the promotion and 37% duringsale of AviClear, such as payroll-related costs and commission expense, which increased $3.8 million. Also contributing to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. The reduction in sales and marketing expense as a percent of revenue was due primarily to improved leverage of our sales and marketing expenses, as well as an increase in our direct sales employee productivity.

The $2.6 million, or 24%, increase in sales and marketing expenses during the three months ended September 30, 2017, compared to the same periodwas an increase in 2016, was due primarily to:

$2.0 million increase in personnel related expenses, largely driven by increased headcount and commission expenses in support of higher revenue levels;

$217,000 increased promotional expenses, primarily in North America; and

$185,000 increased marketing consulting services in the U.S.

Sales and marketing expenses increased by $6.7activities and consulting services of $1.8 million or 22%, in the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to the same period in the prior year, due primarily to:

$4.6 million increase in personnel related expenses, largely driven by increased headcount and commission expenses in support of higher revenue levels;

$781,000 increased promotional expenses, primarily in North America;

$574,000 increased marketing consulting services in the U.S.; and

$512,000 increased travel related expenses, primarily in North America, resulting from the increased headcount supporting higher revenue levels.

and $3.1 million, respectively.

Research and Development (“(R&D”&D)

  

Three Months Ended September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2017

  

% Change

  

2016

  

2017

  

% Change

  

2016

 

Research and development

 $3,467   19

%

 $2,914  $9,393   13

%

 $8,335 

As a percentage of total net revenue

  9%      10

%

  9

%

      11

%

Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)20232022Change20232022Change
Research and development$4,592 $6,389 $(1,797)$16,844 $19,747 $(2,903)
As a percentage of total net revenue9.9 %10.2 %(0.3)%10.3 %10.7 %(0.4)%

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R&D expenses consist primarily of personnel expenses, clinical research, regulatory and material costs. R&D expenses decreased by $1.8 million and $2.9 million in the three and nine-month comparisons, respectively. These decreases reflect a decrease in stock-based compensation expense of $0.6 million and $1.6 million in the three and nine-month comparisons, respectively. Additionally, the decrease was further attributable to the decrease in outside consultancy services utilized by the Company.
General and Administrative (G&A)
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)20232022Change20232022Change
General and administrative$17,004 $10,804 $6,200 $47,448 $35,554 $11,894 
As a percentage of total net revenue36.6 %17.2 %19.4 %29.1 %19.2 %9.9 %
G&A expenses consist primarily of personnel expenses, legal, accounting, audit and tax consulting fees, as well as other general and administrative expenses.
G&A expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2023, increased $6.2 million, compared to the same period in 2022. This increase reflected an increase in professional fees of $2.4 million and an expense of $2.5 million associated with an increase in the Company's allowance for credit losses.
G&A expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, increased $11.9 million, compared to the same period in 2022. This increase was primarily due to an $8.8 million increase in legal and advisory expenses incurred in connection with the Company's response to litigation and shareholder activism related to the Company's 2023 annual meeting of stockholders. Expense associated with an increase in the Company's allowance for credit losses resulted in an increase in expense of $5.4 million. These increases were partially offset by $553,000,a decrease in stock-based compensation expense of $3.3 million primarily resulting from the departure of several executives and represented 9%Board directors in the three months ended June 30, 2023, which resulted in a reversal of totalpreviously-recorded stock-based compensation expense related to forfeited awards.
Interest and Other Expense, Net
Interest and other expense, net, consists of the following:
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)20232022Change20232022Change
Amortization of debt issuance costs$(561)$(400)$(161)$(1,670)$(917)$(753)
Interest on convertible notes(2,939)(1,739)(1,200)(8,836)(3,666)(5,170)
Loss on extinguishment of convertible notes— — — — (34,423)34,423 
Interest income (expense), net2,288 1,141 1,147 6,946 1,536 5,410 
Other expense, net(1,948)(876)(1,072)(2,564)(3,554)990 
Interest and other expense, net$(3,160)$(1,874)$(1,286)$(6,124)$(41,024)$34,900 

Interest and other expense, net, decreased $1.3 million and $34.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2022.

The issuance of the 2028 Notes and 2029 Notes in May 2022 and December 2022, respectively, resulted in an increase in interest income due to the increase in the Company's cash and marketable investments, and an increase in convertible note interest expense.

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Provision for Income Taxes
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)20232022Change20232022Change
Income tax expense$167 $827 $(660)$765 $874 $(109)
The Company's income tax expense was $0.2 million and $0.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, compared to a $0.8 million expense and $0.9 million expense for the same periods in 2022.
Segment Results of Operations

Three Months Ended September 30, 2023Three Months Ended September 30, 2022
(Dollars in thousands)Cutera CoreAviClearTotalCutera CoreAviClearTotal
Revenue$42,589 $3,889 $46,478 $61,653 $1,155 $62,808 
Segment loss$(22,643)$(6,105)$(28,748)$5,953 $(7,906)$(1,953)
Loss from operations$(30,954)$(9,993)$(40,947)$(850)$(8,583)$(9,433)
Interest and other income (expense), net(3,160)(1,874)
Loss before income taxes$(44,107)$(11,307)


Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
(Dollars in thousands)Cutera CoreAviClearTotalCutera CoreAviClearTotal
Revenue$150,409 $12,420 $162,829 $183,755 $1,291 $185,046 
Segment loss$(40,485)$(19,057)$(59,542)$16,174 $(23,568)$(7,394)
Loss from operations$(69,308)$(29,403)(98,711)$(7,602)$(25,052)$(32,654)
Interest and other income (expense), net(6,124)(41,024)
Loss before income taxes$(104,835)$(73,678)

Cutera Core
The Cutera Core reportable segment consists of the Company’s systems, consumables, skincare, and service businesses. The Cutera Core segment develops, distributes and manufactures energy-based systems for medical practitioners in addition to distributing third-party manufactured skincare products in Japan. The installed base of systems provides opportunities for the segment to earn revenues through service contracts, consumables, and replacement hand pieces.
Three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to three months ended September 30, 2022
The Cutera Core segment’s revenue decreased by $19.1 million in the three months ended September 30, 2017,2023, compared to 10%the three months ended September 30, 2022. This decrease reflected a decrease in system sales of $14.7 million due to ASP and unit volume decreases, and a decrease in Consumables and Skincare revenue of $1.3 million and $2.3 million, respectively.
The Cutera Core segment recorded a segment loss of $22.6 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to segment income from operations of $6.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022. This $28.6 million adverse change mainly reflects a decrease in gross margin contribution of $26.2 million and an increase in credit loss expense of $4.0 million. The decrease in gross margin contribution reflects geographic revenue mix, primarily lower North American volume sales and higher foreign distributor sales, an increase in the Company's reserve for excess inventory parts, and cost increases in parts.
The Cutera Core segment recorded a segment loss from operations of $31.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to a loss from operations of $0.9 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022. This $30.1 million

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adverse change is $1.5 million greater than the $28.6 million adverse change in segment loss. This is due mainly to $2.0 million incurred in connection with the Company's response to litigation and shareholder activism related to the Company's 2023 annual meeting of stockholders, retention plan costs of $1.3 million, partially offset by a decrease in stock-based compensation expense of $2.4 million.
Nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to nine months ended September 30, 2022
The Cutera Core segment’s revenue decreased by $33.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2022. This adverse change mainly reflects a decrease in system sales of $23.6 million due to ASP and unit volume decreases, a decrease of $6.0 million in Skincare revenue due mainly to the weakening Japanese Yen and increased competition from alternative skincare products, and a $2.3 million decrease in Consumable revenue.
The Cutera Core segment recorded a segment loss of $40.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to segment income of $16.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022. This $56.7 million adverse change mainly reflects a decrease in gross margin contribution of $49.2 million, increases in credit loss expense of $5.4 million, and sales bonus expense of $3.7 million. The decrease in gross margin contribution reflects Geographic revenue mix, primarily lower North America volume sales and higher foreign distributor sales, an increase in the Company's reserve for excess inventory parts, the effects of a weakening Japanese Yen on the Company's Skincare business, and cost increases in manufacturing.
The Cutera Core segment recorded a segment loss from operations of $69.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to a loss from operations of $7.6 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022. This $61.7 million adverse change is $5.0 million greater than the $56.7 million adverse change in segment loss. This is due mainly to $9.7 million incurred in connection with the Company's response to litigation and shareholder activism related to the Company's 2023 annual meeting of stockholders, retention plan costs of $4.1 million, partially offset by a decrease in stock-based compensation expense of $6.2 million and a decrease in costs related to an ERP implementation.
AviClear
The Company’s AviClear reportable segment consists of the AviClear business. The Company’s acne solution, AviClear, is a prescription-free, drug-free laser treatment for the same periodtreatment of mild to severe acne. The Company began earning revenue from its AviClear device following FDA approval in 2016.March 2022. The Company leases the AviClear device to customers in North America and receives a fixed annual license fee over the term of the arrangement and variable revenue related to number of treatments performed by the lessee.
Three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to three months ended September 30, 2022
In the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recorded $1.3 million in lease license fee revenue and $2.6 million in treatment revenue.
The AviClear segment recorded a segment loss of $6.1 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to a segment loss of $7.9 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022. This $1.8 million favorable change mainly reflects gross margin contribution on the $2.7 million increase in revenue recorded in the three months ended September 30, 2023.
The AviClear segment recorded a segment loss from operations of $10.0 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to a segment loss from operations of $8.6 million in the three months ended September 30, 2022. This $1.4 million adverse change represents a $3.2 million increase in expense compared to the $1.8 million favorable change in segment loss. This $3.2 million increase in expense was due primarily to:

$336,000attributable to the increase in depreciation and amortization expense, including contract acquisition cost amortization, of $3.4 million.

Nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to nine months ended September 30, 2022
In the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recorded $3.9 million in lease license fee revenue and $8.5 million in treatment revenue.
The AviClear segment recorded a segment loss of $19.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to a segment loss of $23.6 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2022. This $4.5 million favorable change mainly reflects gross margin contribution on the $11.1 million increase in personnel and consulting related expenses due to increased headcount and product development activities; and

$141,000 increased material spending relating to new product development. 

R&D expenses increased by $1.1 million, and represented 9% of total net revenue in the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to 11% for the same period in 2016. This increase in expense was due primarily to:

$749,000 increase in personnel and consulting related expenses due to increased headcount and product development activities; and

$136,000 increased material spending relating to new product development. 

General and Administrative (“G&A”)

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2017

 

 

% Change

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

% Change

 

 

2016

 

General and administrative

 

$

3,379

 

 

 

24

%

 

$

2,716

 

 

$

10,143

 

 

 

2

%

 

$

9,933

 

As a percentage of total net revenue

 

 

9

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

%

 

 

10

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

%

2023.
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G&A expenses consist primarily of personnel expenses, legal fees, accounting, audit and tax consulting fees, and other general and administrative expenses. G&A expenses increased by $663,000 and represented 9% of total net revenue in both the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016. The increase in G&A expenses was due primarily to:

$595,000 increase in personnel related expenses due to increased headcount; and

$112,000 increased consulting service fees; partially offset by

$146,000 reduction in legal fees.

G&A expenses increased by $210,000 and represented 10% of total net revenue$29.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2017,2023, compared to 12%a loss from operations of $25.1 million in the same periodnine months ended September 30, 2022. This $4.3 million adverse change represents a $8.9 million increase in 2016, dueexpense compared to the $4.5 million favorable change in segment loss in the nine-


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month comparison. This $8.9 million increase in expense was primarily to:

$720,000 increase in personnel related expenses due primarily to increased headcount;

$471,000 increased consulting service fees; and

$155,000 increased credit card fees as a result of increased North America system revenue; partially offset by

$1.2 million one-time litigation settlement expense and related legal fees associated with a matter settled in the second quarter of 2016, not recurring in 2017.

Lease Termination Income

In July 2017, we agreedattributable to terminate the building lease for a new facilityincrease in Fremont, California, which was entered into in May 2017. In conjunction with this lease termination, we received a lump sum termination paymentdepreciation and amortization expense, including contract acquisition cost amortization, of $4.0 million from the landlord.

Interest$9.0 million.

Liquidity and Other Income, Net

Interest and other income (net), consistsCapital Resources

The Company’s principal source of the following:

  

Three Months Ended September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2017

  

% Change

  

2016

  

2017

  

% Change

  

2016

 

Interest income

 $145   81

%

 $80  $388   65

%

 $235 

Other income (expense), net

  52   (40

)%

  86   358   23

%

  292 

Total interest and other income, net

 $197   19

%

 $166  $746   42

%

 $527 

Interest and other income, net, increased $31,000liquidity in the three months ended September 30, 2017, compared to2023, was cash generated from net proceeds from the same period in 2016. This was due primarily to an increase in interest income from our marketable investments resulting from higher investment balances as well as higher rates of return, partially offset by a reduction in net foreign exchange gains.

Interest and other income (net) increased $219,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2017, compared to the same period in 2016. This was due primarily to an increase in interest income from our marketable investments resulting from higher investment balance as well as higher rates of return, and increase in vendor discounts for early payments, partially offset by higher interest payments for leased vehicles. 

Provision for Income Taxes

  

Three Months Ended September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2017

  

% Change

  

2016

  

2017

  

% Change

  

2016

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 $6,413   276

%

 $1,705  $7,279   579

%

 $(1,521

)

Provision for income taxes

  225   269

%

  61   166   44

%

  115 

For the three months ended September 30, 2017, our income tax expense was $225,000, compared to $61,000 in the same period in 2016. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, our income tax expense was $166,000, compared to $115,000 in the same period in 2016.

In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, we calculated the provision for income taxes for interim reporting periods by applying an estimateissuance of the "annual effective tax rate" for the full fiscal year to ordinary income.Convertible Notes in March 2021, May 2022 and December 2022. The result related primarily to U.S. alternative minimum taxes as we are able to utilize our net operating losses brought forward. In addition, we recorded discretely the net tax benefit of excess equity compensation costs (“windfalls”) of approximately $50,000 and $160,000 in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively.

For our income tax provision in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the tax expense was primarily related to income taxes of our non-U.S. operations as our U.S. operations were in a loss position and we had a 100% valuation allowance against them. We did not record a year-to-date tax benefit associated with the projected 2016 U.S. tax expense due to historical losses and uncertainties related to the projected income.

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Due to the uncertainty regarding the timing and extent of our future profitability, we continue to record a full valuation allowance to offset our U.S. deferred tax assets, which primarily represent future income tax benefits associated with our operating losses because we do not currently believe that the positive evidence outweighs the negative evidence. In the near future, if we conclude that sufficient positive evidence (including our estimate of future taxable income) exists to support a reversal of all or a portion of the valuation allowance, we expect that a significant portion of any release of the valuation allowance will be recorded as an income tax benefit at the time of release, which will have a material impact on our financial statements. In addition, as and when we discontinue recording a valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets, we expect that our income tax expense recorded in future quarters will also be significantly higher than it has been since fiscal year 2009, when we recorded a valuation allowance for our U.S. deferred tax assets. 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity is the measurement of our ability to meet potentialCompany actively manages its cash requirements, fund the planned expansion of our operations and acquire businesses. Our sources of cash include operating activities, stock option exercises, ESPP contributions, and the liquidation of marketable investments. We actively manage our cash usage and investment of liquid cash to ensure the maintenance of sufficient funds to meet our daily needs.its cash requirements. The majority of ourthe Company’s cash, cash equivalents, and investments are held in U.S. banks and ourbanks. The Company's foreign subsidiaries maintain a limited amount of cash in their local banks to cover their short-term operating expenses.

Cash, Cash Equivalents

As of September 30, 2023 and Marketable Investments

The following table summarizes our cash,December 31, 2022, the Company had $218.9 million and $345.4 million of working capital, respectively. Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and marketable investments:

(Dollars in thousands)

 

September 30,
2017

  

December 31,

2016

  

Change

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 $14,784  $13,775  $1,009 

Marketable investments

  35,692   40,299   (4,607

)

Total

 $50,476  $54,074  $(3,598

)

Cash Flows

  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

2017

  

2016

 

Net cash flow provided by (used in):

        

Operating activities

 $7,605  $(2,749

)

Investing activities

  4,220   2,050 

Financing activities

  (10,816

)

  1,106 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 $1,009

 

 $407 

Cash Flowsinvestments decreased by $137.8 million to $180.2 million as of September 30, 2023, from Operating Activities

Net$318.0 million as of December 31, 2022, driven by net loss adjusted for non-cash items of $78.5 million, changes in assets and liabilities of $25.4 million and capital expenditures of $30.6 million.

When preparing financial statements, management has the responsibility to evaluate if the Company has adequate liquidity to continue to operate for the next twelve months. In performing this assessment, management considered the Company's current financial condition and liquidity sources, including current funds, forecasted future cash generated fromflows and unconditional obligations due over the next twelve months. In addition, management evaluated the history of the Company's financial performance, and determined that the Company has had a historic trend of operating activities inlosses, which continues to have an unfavorable impact on the Company's overall liquidity. Most recently, the Company reported net losses of $44.3 million and $105.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 was $7.6 million,2023, respectively. The Company also reported operating losses for the year ended December 31, 2022.
The Company’s continued operations will depend on several factors, including but not limited to, growth of revenues from its revised business model for AviClear, maintaining or increasing revenues from sales of legacy systems, consumables and services, achieving cost savings as a result of workforce reductions implemented in the fourth quarter of 2023, restructuring of supplier and manufacturing relationships, and initiatives to improve inventory and receivables management. Failure to increase revenue, achieve cost savings, raise additional financing or re-finance the existing convertible notes when they become due, primarily to:

$11.4 million generated by net income of $7.1 million, which included a non-recurring $4.0 million of lease termination income, and was further increased by non-cash related items of $3.6 million of stock-based compensation expense and $750,000 in depreciation and amortization expenses;

$4.8 million of increased cash due to an increase in accrued liabilities as a result of higher personnel and warranty costs;

$3.2 million of increased cash due to an increase in accounts payable as a result of increased material purchases to support higher revenue levels;

$652,000 generated from an increase in deferred revenue; partially offset by

$8.8 million used to increase inventories in support of a greater volume of product sales;

$3.0 million used as a result of increased accounts receivables resulting from the higher revenue; and

$633,000 used to increase other assets and pre-paid expenses.

Netwould adversely affect the Company’s ability to achieve its intended business objectives. There can be no assurances that financing will be available on terms favorable to the Company, if at all, and delays may occur in completing the operating activities.

The Company intends to continue to evaluate market conditions and may in the future pursue additional sources of funding to enhance its financial position and to execute on its business strategy. In addition, should prevailing economic, financial, business or other factors adversely affect its ability to meet its operating cash used in operating activities inrequirements, the Company could be required to obtain funding though the credit or capital markets. Any equity financing obtained by the Company would dilute existing stockholders and any debt financing could contain restrictive covenants, which would reduce management’s flexibility to run the Company’s business or present a risk of default. If the Company raises funds through collaborations or licensing arrangements, the Company may be required to relinquish significant rights to its technologies or products or grant licenses on terms that are not favorable to the Company. The Company cannot be certain that additional funds would be available to it on favorable terms when required, or at all.
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Marketable Investments
The following table summarizes the Company's cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and marketable investments:
(Dollars in thousands)September 30, 2023December 31, 2022Change
Cash and cash equivalents$179,516 $145,924 $33,592 
Restricted cash700 700 — 
Marketable investments— 171,390 (171,390)
       Total$180,216 $318,014 $(137,798)

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Cash Flows
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in thousands)20232022
Net cash flow provided by (used in):
Operating activities$(103,866)$(49,968)
Investing activities139,794 (219,389)
Financing activities(2,336)151,073 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents$33,592 $(118,284)
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
During the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was $2.72023, net cash used in operating activities resulted in $103.9 million, which comprised net loss adjusted for non-cash items of $78.5 million, which was due primarily to:

$1.7 million generated by a net loss of $1.6 million, offset by non-cash related items of $2.7 million stock-based compensation expense and $733,000 in depreciation and amortization expenses;

$1.3 million generated from an increase in accounts payable primarily as a result of higher inventory purchases for the increased volume of business;

$886,000 generated from an increase in accrued liabilities primarily relatedinfluenced by the factors noted in the preceding Result of Operations section indicating a deteriorated bottom line in comparison to higher personnel expenses; partially offset by

$4.4 million used to increase inventory;

$1.2 million used in deferred revenue resulting primarily from the amortization of deferred service contract revenue; and

$690,000 used to increase other current assets and prepaid expenses primarily related to insurance premiums and future marketing tradeshows.  

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

We generated net cash of $4.2 million in our investing activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2017, which was attributable primarily to:

$48.8 million in net proceeds from the sales and maturities of marketable investments; partially offset by

$44.2 million of cash used to purchase marketable investments; and

$443,000 of cash used to purchase property, equipment and software.

We generated2023. The net cash used in operating activities were further adjusted by the changes in assets and liabilities of $2.1 million in our investing activities$25.4 million. The change in the nine months ended September 30, 2016, which was attributableCompany's working capital primarily to:

$26.3 million in net proceeds from the sales and maturities of marketable investments; partially offset by

$23.9 million of cash used to purchase marketable investments; and

$311,000 of cash used to purchase property, equipment and software.

resulted from an increase in accounts receivable and decreases in accounts payable and accrued liabilities, reflecting proactive measures by the Company's management to settle payables and obligations.

Cash Flows from FinancingInvesting Activities

Net cash used in financingprovided by investing activities was $10.8$139.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2017,2023, which was primarily due to:

$13.8 million used to repurchase common stock;

$1.3 million of cash used for taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards;

$274,000 used to pay down our capital lease obligations; partially offset by

$4.6 million of cash generated from the issuance of common stock due to employees exercising their stock options and purchasing stock through the ESPP program.

attributable to the net sale of marketable investments of $170.4 million, partially offset by an $30.6 million increase in the AviClear device and assets under construction balances.

Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Net cash provided byused in financing activities was $1.1$2.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2016,2023, which was primarily due to:

proceeds of $6.2 million from the issuance of common stock due to employees exercising their stock options and purchasing stock through the ESPP program; partially offset by

repurchase of common stock for $4.9 million; and

payments for capital lease obligations of $218,000. 

to taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards.

Adequacy of Cash Resources to Meet Future Needs

We

The Company had cash and cash equivalents and investments of $50.5$179.5 million as of September 30, 2017.2023. For the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017, we financed our operations and stock repurchases through2023, the Company’s principal source of liquidity was cash generated by our operating activities, sales and maturities of marketable investments andfrom proceeds received from the saleissuance of the Convertible Notes in March 2021, May 2022, and December 2022. The Company has reported operating losses in recent quarters and intends to use its remaining cash resources to develop plans and take proactive steps to grow revenue and enhance its operations as further explained in the preceding Liquidity and Capital Resources section.
The Company believes that the existing cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to meet the Company’s anticipated cash needs for at least the next 12 months from the date the financial statements are issued.
Debt
In March 2021, the Company issued $138.3 million aggregate principal amount of 2026 Notes in a private placement offering. The 2026 Notes bear interest at a rate of 2.25% per year payable semiannually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year. Upon conversion, the 2026 Notes will be convertible into either cash, shares of the Company’s common stock dueor a combination thereof, at the Company’s election. The convertible notes are presented as convertible notes, net of unamortized debt issuance costs, on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. The aggregate proceeds from the offering were approximately $133.6 million, net of issuance costs, including initial purchaser fees.
In May 2022, the Company issued $240.0 million aggregate principal amount of 2028 Notes. A total of $230.0 million of aggregate principal amount of 2028 Notes was issued in a private placement offering and concurrently with this private placement, the Company entered into a purchase agreement with Voce Capital Management LLC, an entity affiliated with J. Daniel Plants, the Company’s former Executive Chairperson, pursuant to employees exercising theirwhich the Company issued to Voce $10.0 million aggregate principal amount of 2028 Notes on the same terms and conditions. The aggregate proceeds from the offering of 2028 Notes were approximately $232.4 million, net of issuance costs, including initial purchaser fees.

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In December 2022, the Company issued $120.0 million aggregate principal amount of 2029 Notes in a private placement offering. The 2029 Notes bear interest at a rate of 4.00% per year payable semiannually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year. Upon conversion, the 2029 Notes will be convertible into either cash, shares of the Company’s common stock optionsor a combination thereof, at the Company’s election. The Convertible notes are presented as Convertible notes, net of unamortized debt issuance costs, on the consolidated balance sheet. The aggregate proceeds from the offering were approximately $115.8 million, net of issuance costs, including initial purchaser fees.
On July 9, 2020, the Company entered into a Loan and purchasing stock throughSecurity Agreement with Silicon Valley Bank for a four-year secured revolving loan facility (“SVB Revolving Line of Credit”) in an aggregate principal amount of up to $30.0 million. See Note 14 – Debt in the ESPP program.

accompanying notes to the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements for more information.

The Loan and Security Agreement with Silicon Valley Bank contains customary affirmative covenants, such as financial statement reporting requirements and delivery of borrowing base certificates, as well as customary covenants that restrict the Company’s ability to, among other things, incur additional indebtedness, sell certain assets, guarantee obligations of third parties, declare dividends, or make certain distributions, and undergo a merger or consolidation or certain other transactions. The Loan and Security Agreement also contains certain financial condition covenants.
The Loan and Security Agreement has been amended since inception to permit the issuance of the Convertible Notes and related capped call transactions and to remove the quarterly minimum revenue requirement. On March 26, 2023, the FDIC announced that it had entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with First Citizens Bank & Trust Company under which all deposits of the former Silicon Valley Bank were assumed by First Citizens Bank & Trust Company. In addition, under the purchase and assumption agreement, First Citizens Bank & Trust Company assumed Silicon Valley Bank’s obligations under the Company’s Loan and Security Agreement.
The Company and First Citizens Bank & Trust Company agreed to amend the requirement for Cutera to maintain substantially all of its funds with First Citizens Bank & Trust Company and allowed up to 50% of the Company’s funds to be invested with institutions other than First Citizens Bank & Trust Company.
As of September 30, 2017, we2023, the Company had $21.4 million remaining under our Board approved Stock Repurchase Program. We believenot drawn on the existing capital resources, including cash, cash equivalentsSVB Revolving Line of Credit and investments of $50.5 million, are sufficient to meet our operating and capital requirements for the next several years, and enable us to repurchase stock pursuant to our Stock Repurchase Program.  

In July 2017, we agreed to terminate the building lease for a new facilityCompany is in Fremont, California, entered into in May 2017. In conjunctioncompliance with this lease termination, we received a lump sum termination payment of $4.0 million from the landlord. Except for the foregoing, cash used to fund our operating activities in certain historical quarters, purchase fixed assets and repurchase our common stock, we are unaware of any other known trends or any known demands, commitments, events or uncertainties, including collectability of our accounts receivable, that will result in, or that are reasonably likely to result in, liquidity increasing or decreasing in any material way.

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Commitments and Contingencies

Contractual Obligations

The following are our contractual obligations, consisting

As of future minimum lease commitments related to facility leases asthe date of September 30, 2017:

  

Payments Due by Period ($’000’s)

 

 

Contractual Obligations

 

Total

  

Less Than

1 Year

  

1-3 Years

  

3-5 Years

  

More Than

5 Years

 
Operating leases
Operating leases
Operating leases
  13,774   2,446  $5,420  $5,070  $838 

In addition to the above facility leases, we also routinely lease automobiles for certain sales and field service employees under operating leases for which the remaining committed lease payments are not material.

Except as set forth above,this report, there have beenwere no material changes to ourthe Company’s contractual obligations and commitments and contingencies from those disclosed in our 2016outside the ordinary course of business since April 7, 2023, the filing date of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

10-K, as amended May 1, 2023.

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ITEM 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

There have been no material changes

ITEM 3.    QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
A summary of the key market risks facing the Company is disclosed below. For a detailed discussion, please see the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on April 7, 2023, as amended on May 1, 2023, and other announcements the Company makes from time to time.
The conditional conversion feature of the Company’s market risk duringCompany's convertible notes, if triggered, may adversely affect the nine months endedCompany's financial condition and operating results.
The Company has outstanding the 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes”), the 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028, and the 4.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2029. During any fiscal quarter commencing after the fiscal quarter ending on June 30, 2021, in the case of the 2026 Notes, ending on September 30, 2017. For2022, in the case of the 2028 Notes, and ending on March 31, 2023, in the case of the 2029 Notes, if the last reported sale price of the common stock for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during a discussionperiod of 30 consecutive trading days ending on and including, the last trading day of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter is greater than or equal to 130% of conversion price for the applicable series of Convertible Notes on each applicable trading day then holders may convert their notes in the subsequent quarter. This condition was not met for any of the Company’s exposureConvertible Notes in the three months ended September 30, 2023. Upon any future conversion requests of the Convertible Notes, the Company would be required to market risk, referpay or deliver, as the case may be, cash, shares of its common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of its common stock, at the Company’s election with respect to such conversion requests.
Interest Rate and Market Risk
As of September 30, 2023, the Company had not drawn on the Original Revolving Line of Credit, as amended. Overall interest rate sensitivity is primarily influenced by any amount borrowed on the line of credit and the prevailing interest rate on the line of credit facility. The effective interest rate on the line of credit facility is based on a floating per annum rate equal to the Prime rate. The Prime rate was 8.5% as of September 30, 2023, and accordingly the Company may incur additional expenses if the Company has an outstanding balance on the line of credit and the Prime rate increases in future periods.
Inflation
The Company has experienced inflationary pressure on its business. If the Company’s market risk disclosures set forthcosts were to become subject to significant inflationary pressures, the Company may not be able to fully offset such higher costs through price increases. The Company’s inability or failure to do so could harm the Company’s business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Foreign Exchange Fluctuations
The Company generates revenue in Part II, Item 7A, “QuantitativeJapanese Yen, Euros, Australian Dollars, Canadian Dollars, British Pounds, and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk”Swiss Francs. Additionally, a portion of the 2016 Form 10-K.

Company’s operating expenses, and assets and liabilities are denominated in each of these currencies. Therefore, fluctuations in these currencies against the U.S. dollar could materially and adversely affect the Company’s results of operations upon translation of the Company’s revenue denominated in these currencies, as well as the re-measurement of the Company’s international subsidiaries’ financial statements into U.S. dollars.

ITEM 4.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Attached as exhibits to this Quarterly Report are certifications of our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”)

The Company maintains disclosure controls and consultant Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), which are requiredprocedures (as defined in accordance with Rule 13a-14 ofRules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”). This Controls and Procedures section includes the information concerning the controls evaluation referred to in the certifications, and it should be read in conjunction with the certifications for a more complete understanding of the topics presented.

We conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in the Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) (“Disclosure Controls”) as of the end of the period covered by this Report required by Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b). The controls evaluation was conducted under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the CEO and CFO. Based on this evaluation, the CEO and CFO have concludedamended) that as of the end of the period covered by this report the disclosure controls and procedures were effective at a reasonable assurance level.

Definition of Disclosure Controls

Disclosure Controls are controls and procedures designed to reasonably assureensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Company’s Exchange Act such as this Report,reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’sSEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure Controls are also designed to reasonably assureforms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to ourthe Company’s management, including the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Management identified material weaknesses in the year ended December 31, 2022, over the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting. These material weaknesses are related to information technology general controls (“ITGCs”) including, segregation of duties, user access, and reports produced by certain IT systems that support the Company's financial reporting process including those related to the implementation of an ERP system; inventory controls related to the completeness, existence, and cut-off of inventories held at third parties, inventories held by sales personnel, and inventories in transit, and controls related to the calculation of adjustments to inventory for items considered excessive and obsolete; and the completeness and accuracy of expense for routine and non-routine equity-based awards. Additionally, in fiscal year 2023, and

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in conjunction with the restatements, management identified an additional material weakness. Specifically, the Company failed to design, maintain and monitor a risk assessment program at a sufficiently precise level and therefore failed to identify new and evolving risks related to accounting policies, procedures and related controls performed over areas including, but not limited to inventory, revenues and lease income, costs for leased devices, and testing of certain key reports used in controls. Consequently, the Company failed to timely implement new controls to respond to changes in the business and leadership. Although certain of these material weaknesses did not result in any material misstatement of the Company's consolidated financial statements for the periods presented, they could lead to a material misstatement of account balances or disclosures. Accordingly, management concluded that these deficiencies constitute material weaknesses.
As required by SEC Rule 13a-15(b), the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Interim Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of September 30, 2023, at the reasonable assurance level, because of the material weaknesses in internal controls, which were disclosed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and the additional material weakness identified in fiscal year 2023. Notwithstanding these material weaknesses, the Company’s management, including the CEO and CFO, as appropriatehas concluded that the condensed consolidated financial statements, included in the Form 10-Q, for the three months ended September 30, 2023, fairly present, in all material respects, the Company's financial condition, results of operations and cash-flows for the periods presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
Remediation Plans
Management continues to allowreview and make changes to the overall design of its internal control environment, including implementing additional internal controls over ITGCs, inventory, equity and its risk assessment program over areas including but not limited to inventory, revenues and lease income, costs for leased devices, and certain key reports used in controls. The Company has added internal and external resources to its finance function to enhance the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting. The material weakness will not be considered remediated until the applicable remedial controls operate for a sufficient period. The Company has made progress in the remediation efforts related to the material weaknesses but cannot estimate when these efforts will be completed.
The Company’s efforts include:
ITGC remediation actions:
Developed a training program addressing ITGCs and policies, including educating control owners concerning the principles and requirements of each control, with a focus on those related to user access and change-management over IT systems impacting financial reporting;
Developed enhanced risk assessment procedures and controls related to changes in IT systems; and
Implemented an IT management review and testing plan to monitor ITGCs with focus on systems supporting the financial reporting processes.
Inventory control remediation actions:
Evaluated the effectiveness of the current annual inventory count program and controls;
Implemented a global inventory count policy and standard operating procedures to ensure consistent communication of the inventory count process and adherence to these policies at facilities managed by the Company and third-party logistics service providers;
Provided training of standard operating procedures and internal controls to key stakeholders within the supply chain, logistics, and inventory process; and
Enhanced existing management review controls related to inventory reconciliation, inventory in transit, inventories held by sales personnel, and key reports used in in the inventory count process. Evaluating the effectiveness of the current annual inventory count program and controls.
Equity-based awards expense calculation remediation actions:
• Enhanced current review controls around the calculation of stock-based compensation expense.
Risk assessment remediation actions:
Engaged third-party professionals to evaluate the design and operating effectiveness of the Company's risk assessment process in relation to the timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our Disclosure Controls include componentsidentification and assessment of changes in the business and leadership; and
Provided training of standard operating procedures and internal controls to key stakeholders.
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identifies further material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting, which consists of control processes designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability ofCompany may not detect errors on a timely basis, and its condensed financial reportingstatements may be materially misstated.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Except for the material weakness identified in 2023 and the preparation of financial statementsremediation measures in accordanceconnection with generally accepted accounting principlesthe material weaknesses described above, there were no changes in the U.S. To the extent that components of ourCompany's internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2023, that have materially affected, or are included within Disclosure Controls, they are included inreasonably likely to materially affect, the scope of our annual controls evaluation.

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Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls

Our management, including the CEO and CFO, does not expect that our disclosure controls or internal control over financial reporting will prevent all error and all fraud.

A control system, no matter how well designedconceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. Further,of the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs.met. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues, and instances of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected. These inherent limitations includeAccordingly, the realitiesCompany’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable, not absolute, assurance that judgments in decision making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management overrideobjectives of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effectiveCompany’s disclosure control system misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II.     OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are named from

ITEM 1.    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
From time to time, asthe Company may be involved in legal and administrative proceedings and claims of various types. For a partydescription of the Company’s material pending legal and regulatory proceedings and settlements, see Note 11 to product liabilitythe Company’s consolidated financial statements entitled “Commitments and contractual lawsuitsContingencies,” in the normal course of business. We routinely assessAnnual Report on Form 10-K for the likelihood of any adverse judgments or outcomes relatedyear ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on April 7, 2023, and Note 13 to legal mattersthe Company's condensed consolidated financial statements entitled "Contingencies", in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and claims, as well as ranges of probable losses. A determination of the amount of the reserves required, if any, for these contingencies is made after analysis of each known issue, historical experience, whether it is more likely than not that we shall incur a loss, and whether the loss is estimable. We are not currently a party to any material legal proceedings.

nine months ended September 30, 2023.

ITEM 1A.

RISK FACTORS

Our business faces many risks. Any

ITEM 1A.    RISK FACTORS
There are no material changes from the Risk Factors previously disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on April 7, 2023 (the “Annual Report”), as amended on May 1, 2023, as supplemented by the additional Risk Factors included in the Company's Amended Quarterly Report for the period ended March 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on March 5, 2024, and the Company's Amended Quarterly Report for the period ended June 30, 2023, filed with the SEC on March 5, 2024, other than as noted below:
The Company has identified an additional material weakness in its internal control over financial reporting related to the design, maintenance and monitoring of a risk assessment program related to new and evolving risks, which could, if not remediated, result in material misstatements in the Company's financial statements.

The Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act. In addition to the material weaknesses disclosed in Item 9A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 7, 2023, as amended on May 1, 2023, and in conjunction with the restatements, management identified an additional material weakness. Specifically, the Company failed to design, maintain and monitor a risk assessment program at a sufficiently precise level and therefore failed to identify new and evolving risks referencedrelated to accounting policies, procedures and related controls performed over areas including, but not limited to inventory, revenues and lease income, costs for leased devices, and testing of certain key reports used in this Form 10-Qcontrols. Consequently, the Company failed to timely implement new controls to respond to changes in the business and leadership.

A material weakness is defined as a deficiency, or ourcombination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company's annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. As a result of these material weaknesses, the Company concluded that its internal control over financial reporting was not effective based on criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organization of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control-An Integrated Framework (2013).

The Company has begun the process of designing and implementing effective internal control measures to improve its internal control over financial reporting and remediate the new material weakness identified. If these remedial measures are insufficient to address the material weakness, or if additional material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in the Company's internal control over financial reporting are discovered or occur in the future, the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements may contain material misstatements, and the Company could be required to restate its financial results. Additionally, if the Company is unable to successfully remediate the material weakness and is unable to produce accurate and timely financial statements, its stock price may be adversely affected.
The Company may need to raise additional capital to fund its operations.
Based on the Company's current plans, the Company believes that its current cash and cash equivalents and anticipated cash flow from operations will be sufficient to meet its anticipated cash requirements for at least the next twelve months. If the Company's available cash resources and cash flow from operations are insufficient to satisfy its liquidity requirements including because of lower demand for its products or the realization of other SEC filingsrisks described in its Annual Report, the Company may be required to raise additional capital through the issuances of additional equity or convertible debt securities, enter into a credit facility or another form of third-party funding or seek other debt financing.
The various ways the Company could raise additional capital carry potential risks. If the Company raises funds by issuing equity securities, dilution to its stockholders would result. If the Company raises funds by issuing debt securities, those debt securities would have rights, preferences and privileges senior to those of holders of the Company's common stock. The terms of debt securities issued or borrowings pursuant to a credit agreement could impose significant restrictions on the Company's operations and present the risk of default. If the Company raises funds through collaborations or licensing arrangements, the

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Company may be required to relinquish significant rights to its technologies or products or grant licenses on terms that are not favorable to the Company.
If the Company is unable to obtain adequate financing or financing on terms satisfactory to the Company, if the Company requires it, the Company's ability to continue to pursue its business objectives and to respond to business opportunities, challenges, or unforeseen circumstances could be significantly limited, and could have a material impactadverse effect on ourthe Company's business, and consolidated financial position orcondition, results of operations. Additional risksoperations and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently believe to be immaterial may also impair our business operations.

For detailed discussion of risk factors that should be understood by any investor contemplating investment in our stock, please refer to “Part I. Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our 2016 Form 10-K and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.

Our ability to reverse all or any part of the valuation allowance against our U.S. deferred tax assets is uncertain.

We have recorded a full valuation allowance against our U.S. deferred tax assets due to the uncertainty of the ultimate realization of the future benefits of those assets.  To the extent we determine that all, or a portion of, our valuation allowance is no longer necessary, we will reverse the valuation allowance and recognize an income tax benefit in the reported financial statement earnings in that period. Once the valuation allowance is eliminated or reduced, its reversal will no longer be available to offset our current financial statement tax provision in future periods. We believe that there is a possibility that, within the next 3-12 months, sufficient positive evidence may become available to allow us to reach a conclusion that a significant portion of the valuation allowance will no longer be needed. Release of the valuation allowance would result in the recognition of certain deferred tax assets and a decrease to income tax expense for the period the release is recorded. However, the exact timing and amount of the valuation allowance release are subject to change on the basis of the level of profitability that we are able to actually achieve. Due to significant estimates used to determine the valuation allowance and the potential for changes in facts and circumstances, the Company cannot guarantee that it will be able to reverse all or any of the valuation allowance or that the Company will not need to increase its deferred tax asset valuation allowance in the future.

prospects.

ITEM 2.

UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

The following table summarizes the activity related to stock repurchases for the three months ended September 30, 2017 (in thousands except per share data):

Period

 

Total Number
of Shares
Purchased

 

 

Average Price

Paid

per Share

 

 

Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of

Publicly Announced
Plans or Programs

 

 

Approximate

Dollar Value

of Shares

That May Yet

Be Purchased

Under the Plans

or Program

 

July 1-31, 2017

  

   

   

   

28,110

 

August 1-31, 2017

  

109

   

34.71

   

109

   

24,340

 

September 1-30, 2017

  

76

   

38.99

   

76

   

21,380

 

July 1, 2017 - September 30, 2017

 

 

185 

 

$

36.47

 

 

 

185

 

 

$

21,380

 

ITEM 2.    UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
None.
ITEM 3.    DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4.    MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
None.
ITEM 5.    OTHER INFORMATION
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As of December 31, 2016, we had $5.1 million available in our Stock Repurchase Program. On February 13, 2017 and July 28, 2017, our Board of Directors approved an incremental $5 million and $25 million, respectively, to be added to the Stock Repurchase Program.

In the three months ended September 30, 2017, we repurchased 184,536 shares for approximately $6.7 million, or $36.47 per share, and retired and returned them to an authorized but unissued status. As of September 30, 2017, $21.4 million remained available for future repurchases of our stock.

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ITEM 6.EXHIBITS

Exhibit

No.

Description

3.4

Exhibit
No.

(1)

Description

Bylaws of the Company.

3.2 

3.5

(5)


3.4 

4.1 

4.1

(2)

31.1 

10.26

(3)

Lease termination agreement relating to 6530 Paseo Padre Parkway Fremont, California, dated July 6, 2017 by and between the Company and SI 28, LLC.

10.27(4)

Second Amendment to Brisbane Technology Park Lease dated July 6, 2017 by and between the Company and BMR-BAYSHORE BOULEVARD LP.

10.28(5)Transition Agreement dated July 12, 2017 by and between the Company and Ronald J. Santilli.

10.29(5)

Consulting Agreement dated July 12, 2017 by and between the Company and Sandra A. Gardiner

31.1

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2 

31.2

32.1 

32.1

101.sch

101.ins

XBRL Instance Document

101.sch

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.cal

101.cal

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.def

101.def

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.lab

101.lab

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.pre

101.pre

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

(1)

Incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 8, 2015. 

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(2)

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

Incorporated by reference from our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 25, 2005.

(3)

Filed as Exhibit 10.26 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 7, 2017, and incorporated by reference.

(4)

Filed as Exhibit 10.27 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 7, 2017, and incorporated by reference.

(5)

Filed herewith.


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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of theThe Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Brisbane, State of California, on the 7th5th day of November, 2017.

March, 2024.

CUTERA, INC.

/s/ Stuart Drummond

/S/ SANDRA A. GARDINER

Stuart Drummond

Sandra A. Gardiner

ConsultantInterim Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)


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