UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM 10-Q10-Q/A

(Amendment No. 1)

 

[X] Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period endedSeptember 30, 2019

OR

[  ] Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from __________ to __________

[X]Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2020
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 No.1-38148001-38148

 

CO-DIAGNOSTICS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

CO-DIAGNOSTICS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Utah 46-2609396

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

2401 S. Foothill Drive, Suite D, Salt Lake City, Utah 84109

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

(801) 438-1036

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.Act:

 

Title of each class Ticker Symbol

Trading Symbol(s)

 Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock,Stock, par value $0.001 per share CODX Nasdaq Capital MarketNASDAQ-CM

 

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 every Interactive Date File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Yes [X] No [  ]

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer[  ]Accelerated filer[  ]
Non-accelerated filer[  ]X]Smaller reporting company[X]
  Emerging growth company[X]

 

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]

 

ThereAs of August 12, 2020, there were 17,339,92228,082,709 shares of the Registrant’s $0.001common stock, par value common stock outstanding as of November 8, 2019.$0.001 per share, outstanding.

 

 

 

 

Explanatory Note

We are filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10Q/A (“Amended Report”) to amend our Quarterly Report for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, that was originally filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 13, 2020 (the “Original Report”), to restate our condensed consolidated financial statements for the period ended June 30, 2020. Consequently, the previously filed unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the period ended June 30, 2020, should no longer be relied upon.

In accordance with applicable SEC rules, this Amended Report also includes new certifications required by Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, from our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) dated November 3, 2020 10-Q as of the filing date of this Amended Report.

Amendment and Restatement Background

As previously disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 2, 2020, the Board of Directors of Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (the “Company”) and executive management determined, in consultation with the Company’s independent public accounting firm, Haynie & Company, that the Company’s condensed consolidated interim financial statements (unaudited) for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2020 included in the Original Filing could no longer be relied upon as the Original Report contained a material error. Specifically, during the course of the financial statements closing process subsequent to the period ended June 30, 2020, the Company’s CEO and CFO (collectively, “the Management”) discovered that a prepayment for inventory received after June 30, 2020 was incorrectly recorded as cost of revenue instead of as a prepaid expense in the Company’s Original Filing.

This error resulted in prepaid expenses, gross profit, and net income being understated by $2,369,369 and cost of revenue being overstated by $2,369,369 in the Original Filing. With this error being corrected in this Amended Report, gross profit and net income increased by $2,369,369. Additionally, the change resulted in an increase of basic and diluted net income per common share of $0.08. See Note 3 to the amended and restated condensed consolidated interim financial statements (unaudited) included in this Amended Report.

Because these revisions are treated as corrections of errors to our prior period financial results, the revisions are considered to be an “amendment” under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Accordingly, the revised financial information included in this Amended Report has been identified as “amended and restated”.

Items Amended in this Amendment

The following sections in the Original Filing are revised in this Amended Report, solely as a result of, and to reflect, the restatement:

 Part I – Item 1. Financial Information
Part I – Item2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Part I – Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Part II – Item 6. Exhibits and Signatures

For the convenience of the reader, this Amended Report sets forth the information in the Original Filing in its entirety, as such information is modified and superseded where necessary to reflect the restatements. This Amended Report does not amend, update or change any other items or disclosures in the Original Filing and does not purport to reflect any information or events subsequent to the filing thereof. As such, this Amended Report speaks only as of the filing date of the Original Filing, and the Company has not undertaken herein to amend, supplement or update any information contained in the Original Filing to give effect to any subsequent events. Accordingly, this Amended Report should be read in conjunction with the Company’s filings made with the SEC subsequent to the filing of the Original Filing, including any amendment to those filings.

 

 

Co-Diagnostics, Inc.

Form 10-Q

 

PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION: 
   
Item 1.Financial Statements3
   
 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of SeptemberJune 30, 20192020 and December 31, 20182019 (unaudited)3
   
 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and NineSix Months Ended SeptemberJune 30, 2020 and 2019 and 2018 (unaudited)4
   
 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the NineSix Months Ended SeptemberJune 30, 2020 and 2019 and 2018 (unaudited)5
   
 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited)6
   
 Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)7
   
Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations1418
   
Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk2131
   
Item 4.Controls and Procedures2131
   
PART II OTHER INFORMATION: 
   
Item 1.Legal Proceedings2231
   
Item 1A.Risk Factors2232
   
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds2235
   
Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities2236
   
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures2236
   
Item 5.Other Information2236
   
Item 6.Exhibits2236
   
 Signatures2337

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

CO – DIAGNOSTICS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

 

  September 30, 2019  December 31, 2018 
ASSETS:        
Current Assets        
Cash and cash equivalents $2,544,159  $950,237 
Accounts receivables, net  60,353   13,420 
Inventory  17,353   18,153 
Prepaid expenses  462,583   70,103 
Total current assets  3,084,448   1,051,913 
Other Assets        
Property and equipment, net  179,746   156,138 
Investment in joint venture  547,685   345,121 
Total other assets  727,431   501,259 
         
Total assets $3,811,879  $1,553,172 
         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT):        
         
Current Liabilities        
Accounts payable $21,760  $148,967 
Accrued expenses  161,738   174,444 
Accrued expenses (related party)  120,000   120,000 
Deferred income  4,386    
Notes payable net of discount of $0 and $91,428     1,908,572 
Total current liabilities  307,884   2,351,983 
Long-term Liabilities, net of current portion        
Accrued expenses-long-term (related party)  170,000   260,000 
Total long-term liabilities, net of current portion  170,000   260,000 
Total liabilities  477,884   2,611,983 
         
Commitments and contingencies        
         
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT):        
Convertible preferred stock, $.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized, 25,600 and no shares issued and outstanding, respectively  26    
         
Common stock, $.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 17,336,922 and 12,923,383 shares issued and outstanding, respectively.  17,337   12,923 
Additional paid-in capital  26,471,376   17,622,433 
Accumulated deficit  (23,154,718)  (18,694,167)
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)  3,333,995   (1,058,811)
         
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit) $3,811,879  $1,553,172 
  June 30, 2020  December 31, 2019 
  Restated    
Assets        
Current assets        
Cash and cash equivalents $18,550,437  $893,138 
Accounts receivable, net  5,349,876   131,382 
Inventory  10,110,786   197,168 
Prepaid expenses  2,890,549   362,566 
Total current assets  36,901,648   1,584,254 
Property and equipment, net  473,376   196,832 
Investment in joint venture  1,416,480   434,240 
Total assets $38,791,504  $2,215,326 
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity        
Current liabilities        
Accounts payable $1,127,709  $5,959 
Accrued expenses  691,385   200,788 
Accrued expenses (related party)  120,000   120,000 
Deferred revenue  1,045,548   1,323 
Total current liabilities  2,984,642��  328,070 
Accrued expenses-long-term (related party)  80,000   150,000 
Total liabilities  3,064,642   478,070 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 1)        
Stockholders’ equity        
Convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; 0 and 25,600 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively  -   26 
Common Stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 27,991,042 and 17,342,922 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively  27,991   17,343 
Additional paid-in capital  46,726,869   26,687,701 
Accumulated deficit  (11,027,998)  (24,967,814)
Total stockholders’ equity  35,726,862   1,737,256 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $38,791,504  $2,215,326 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.statements

 

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CO – DIAGNOSTICS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

  For the Three Months
Ended September 30,
  For the Nine Months
Ended September 30,
 
  2019  2018  2019  2018 
Net sales $41,434  $9,696  $106,408  $29,088 
Cost of sales  20,365      59,626    
Gross profit  21,069   9,696   46,782   29,088 
Operating expenses:                
Sales and marketing  262,360   180,257   770,539   419,410 
Administrative and general  1,060,763   1,150,170   2,508,895   2,880,884 
Research and development  331,027   330,422   990,923   985,726 
Depreciation and amortization  17,006   12,616   46,768   37,634 
Total operating expenses  1,671,156   1,673,465   4,317,125   4,323,654 
Loss from operations  (1,650,087)  (1,663,769)  (4,270,343)  (4,294,566)
Other expense:                
Interest income  12,207   3,520   32,255   17,361 
Interest expense  (10)  (48,857)  (106,437)  (48,857)
Gain on disposition of assets        850    
Gain (loss) on equity method investment in joint venture  (109,876)  67,961   (116,876)  2,507 
Total other expense  (97,679)  22,624   (190,208)  (28,989)
Loss before income taxes  (1,747,766)  (1,641,145)  (4,460,551)  (4,323,555)
Provision for income taxes            
Net loss $(1,747,766) $(1,641,145) $(4,460,551) $(4,323,555)
                 
Basic and diluted income (loss) per common share $(0.10) $(0.13) $(0.27) $(0.35)
                 
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted  17,328,787   12,326,316   16,809,085   12,341,482 

  Three Months Ended
June 30, 2020
  Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020
 
  2020  2019  2020  2019 
  (Restated)     (Restated)    
Net revenue $24,040,274  $61,574  $25,588,802  $64,974 
Cost of revenue  5,975,305   38,809   6,457,045   39,261 
Gross profit  18,064,969   22,765   19,131,757   25,713 
Operating expenses                
Sales and marketing  390,191   252,076   658,674   508,179 
Administrative and general  2,191,034   807,769   3,650,518   1,448,132 
Research and development  750,249   312,590   1,150,271   659,896 
Depreciation and amortization  25,218   16,094   45,966   29,762 
Total operating expenses  3,356,692   1,388,529   5,505,429   2,645,969 
Income (loss) from operations  14,708,277   (1,365,764)  13,626,328   (2,620,256)
Other income (expense)                
Interest income  38,173   19,640   45,748   20,048 
Interest expense  -   -   -   (106,427)
Gain on disposition of assets  -   -   -   850 
Gain (loss) on equity method investment in joint venture  258,559   1,728   267,740   (7,000)
Total other income (expense)  296,732   21,368   313,488   (92,529)
Income (loss) before income taxes  15,005,009   (1,344,396)  13,939,816   (2,712,785)
Provision for income taxes  -   -   -   - 
Net income (loss) $15,005,009  $(1,344,396) $13,939,816  $(2,712,785)
Net income (loss) per common share:                
Basic $0.54  $(0.08) $0.50  $(0.16)
Diluted $0.51  $(0.08) $0.48  $(0.16)
Weighted average shares outstanding:                
Basic  27,582,229   17,017,964   27,605,137   17,017,964 
Diluted  29,152,222   17,017,964   29,094,475   17,017,964 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.statements

 

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CO – DIAGNOSTICS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

  

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

 
  2019  2018 
Cash flows from operating activities:        
Net loss $(4,460,551) $(4,323,555)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
         
Depreciation and amortization  46,768   37,634 
Stock based compensation  570,632   570,385 
Accretion of notes payable discount  91,428    
Gain on disposition of assets  (850)   
Loss (gain) of equity method investment  116,876   (2,507)
Changes in assets and liabilities:        
Increase in accounts and other receivables  (39,433)   
Increase (decrease) in deferred income  4,386   (29,088)
(Increase) decrease in prepaid and other assets  (12,993)  694,036 
Decrease in inventory  800    
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses  (229,913)  (66,306)
         
Net cash used in operating activities  (3,912,850)  (3,119,401)
         
Cash flows from investing activities:        
Purchase of property and equipment  (77,026)  (2,500)
Investment in joint venture  (319,440)  (135,000)
         
Net cash used by investing activities  (396,466)  (137,500)
         
Cash flows from financing activities:        
Proceeds from sale of common stock  5,496,002   30,000 
Proceeds from sale of preferred stock  1,000,000    
Proceeds from the issuance of debt     2,000,000 
Payment of offering costs  (592,764)  (130,988)
         
Net cash provided by financing activities  5,903,238   1,899,012 
         
Net increase (decrease) in cash  1,593,922   (1,357,889)
         
Cash and cash equivalents beginning of period  950,237   3,534,454 
         
Cash and cash equivalents end of period $2,544,159  $2,176,565 
         
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:        
Interest paid $15,000  $26,000 
Income taxes paid $  $ 
Schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:        
Warrants issued for services $379,487    
Conversion of preferred stock to common $440,000  $ 
Conversion of debt for preferred stock $2,000,000  $ 
  Six Months Ended June 30, 
  2020  2019 
  (Restated)    
Cash flows from operating activities        
Net income (loss) $13,939,816  $(2,712,785)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash used in operating activities:        
Depreciation and amortization  45,966   29,762 
Stock-based compensation expense  1,124,242   294,677 
Accretion of notes payable discount  -   91,428 
Gain on disposition of assets  -   (850)
Loss (gain) from equity method investment  (267,740)  7,000 
Changes in assets and liabilities:        
Accounts and other receivable  (5,218,494)  (42,065)
Prepaid and other assets  (2,527,983)  (183,446)
Inventory  (10,030,838)  9,920 
Deffered revenue  1,044,225   - 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  1,542,347   (191,332)
Net cash used in operating activities  (348,459)  (2,697,691)
Cash flows from investing activities        
Purchase of property and equipment  (205,290)  (52,775)
Investment in joint venture  (714,500)  (247,000)
Net cash used in investing activities  (919,790)  (299,775)
Cash flows from financing activities        
Proceeds from sale of common stock  19,470,005   5,496,002 
Proceeds from sale of preferred stock  -   1,000,000 
Proceeds from exercise of options and warrants  913,465   - 
Payment of offering costs  (1,457,922)  (592,764)
Net cash provided by financing activities  18,925,548   5,903,238 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents  17,657,299   2,905,772 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  893,138   950,237 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $18,550,437  $3,856,009 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information        
Interest paid $-  $15,000 
Income taxes paid $-  $- 
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing transactions        
Inventory moved to property, plant and equipment $117,220  $- 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.statements

 

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CO – DIAGNOSTICS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

For the Six Months ending June 30, 2020 (Restated) and 2019

(Unaudited)

 

 Convertible
Preferred Stock
  Common Stock  Additional
Paid-In-
  Accumulated  

Total

Stockholders’
Equity

  Convertible Preferred Stock Common Stock Additional Paid-in Accumulated Total Stockholders’ 
 Shares Amount Shares Amount Capital Deficit Equity 
Balance as of December 31, 2019  25,600  $26   17,342,922  $17,343  $26,687,701  $(24,967,814) $1,737,230 
Public offering, net of offering costs of $1,457,922  -   -   7,242,954   7,243   18,004,840   -   18,012,083 
Issuance of common stock for warrant exercises  -   -   719,492   720   49,280   -   50,000 
Stock-based compensation expense  -   -   12,363   12   432,811   -   432,823 
Conversion of preferred stock to common  (25,600)  (26)  2,133,333   2,133   (2,107)  -   - 
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   (1,065,193)  (1,065,193)
Balance as of March 31, 2020  -  $-   27,451,064  $27,451  $45,172,525  $(26,033,007) $19,166,943 
Issuance of common stock for warrant exercises  -   -   530,289   530   862,935   -   863,465 
Stock-based compensation expense  -   -   9,689   10   691,409   -   691,419 
Net income  -   -   -   -   -   15,005,009   15,005,009 
Balance as of June 30, 2020  -  $-   27,991,042  $27,991  $46,726,869  $(11,027,998) $35,726,836 
 Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  (Deficit)                             
Balance as of December 31, 2018      —  $        —   12,923,383  $12,923  $17,622,433  $(18,694,167) $(1,058,811)  -  $-   12,923,383  $12,923  $17,622,433  $(18,694,167) $(1,058,811)
Public offering, net of offering costs of $592,764        3,925,716   3,926   4,899,312      4,903,238   -   -   3,925,716   3,926   4,899,312   -   4,903,238 
Issuance of Preferred Stock  30,000   30         2,999,970      3,000,000 
Issuance of preferred stock  30,000   30   -   -   2,999,970   -   3,000,000 
Stock-based compensation expense              87,794      87,794   -   -   -   -   87,794   -   87,794 
Conversion of Preferred Stock to Common  (2,000)  (2)  166,667   167   (165)      
Conversion of preferred stock to common  (2,000)  (2)  166,667   167   (165)  -   - 
Net loss                 (1,368,389)  (1,368,389)  -   -   -   -   -   (1,368,389)  (1,368,389)
Balance as of March 31, 2019  28,000  $28   17,015,766  $17,016  $25,609,344  $(20,062,556) $5,563,832   28,000  $28   17,015,766  $17,016  $25,609,344  $(20,062,556) $5,563,832 
                            
Stock-based compensation              505,970      505,970 
Stock-based compensation expense  -   -   -   -   505,970   -   505,970 
Issuance of common stock for services         100,000   100   80,300       80,400   -   -   100,000   100   80,300   -   80,400 
Net loss                 (1,344,396)  (1,344,396)  -   -   -   -   -   (1,344,396)  (1,344,396)
Balance as of June 30, 2019  28,000  $28   17,115,766  $17,116  $26,195,614  $(21,406,952) $4,805,806   28,000  $28   17,115,766  $17,116  $26,195,614  $(21,406,952) $4,805,806 
                            
Stock-based compensation              253,798      253,798 
Issuance of common stock for services         21,156   21   22,136      22,157 
Conversion of Preferred Stock to Common  (2,400)  (2)  200,000   200   (198)      
Net loss                 (1,747,766)  (1,747,766)
Balance as of September 30, 2019  25,600  $26   17,336,922  $17,337  $26,471,350  $(23,154,718) $3,333,995 

 

  

Convertible

Preferred Stock

  Common Stock  Additional
Paid-In-
  Accumulated  

Total

Stockholders’

Equity

 
  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  (Deficit) 
                      
Balance as of December 31, 2017       —  $       —   12,317,184  $12,317  $16,260,651   (12,422,444)  3,850,524 
Issuance of Common Stock for Services        9,225   9   24,991      25,000 
Net loss                  (1,310,233)  (1,310,233)
Balance as of March 31, 2018    $   12,326,409  $12,326  $16,285,642  $(13,732,677) $2,565,291 
                             
Stock-based compensation        21,618   22   49,978      50,000 
                             
Net loss                 (1,372,177)  (1,372,177)
Balance as of June 30, 2018    $   12,348,027  $12,348  $16,335,620  $(15,104,854) $1,243,114 
                             
Stock-based compensation        316,996   317   525,068      525,385 
                             
Net loss                 (1,641,145)  (1,641,145)
Balance as of September 30, 2018    $   12,665,023  $12,665  $16,860,688  $(16,745,999) $127,354 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.statements

 

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CO – DIAGNOSTICS, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SeptemberJune 30, 20192020

(Unaudited)

 

NoteNOTE 1 - Basis of Presentation– OVERVIEW AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q as they are prescribed for smaller reporting companies. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary to make the financial statements not misleading have been included. Operating results for the threesix and nine-monththree-month periods ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192020 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2019.2020. These statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and related notes for the year ended December 31, 2018,2019, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 28, 2019.30, 2020.

Certain 2019 financial statement amounts have been reclassified to conform to 2020 presentations.

 

Description of Business

 

Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (“we,” “our,” or the “Company”), a Utah corporation headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah,(the “Company” or “CDI”), is adeveloping robust and innovative molecular diagnostics company formed in April 2013tools for detection of infectious diseases, liquid biopsy for cancer screening, and agricultural applications. We have developed and we manufacture and sell reagents used for diagnostic tests that develops, manufactures and markets a new, state-of-the-art diagnostics technology.function via the detection and/or analysis of nucleic acid molecules (DNA or RNA). In connection with the sale of our tests we may sell diagnostic equipment from other manufacturers as self-contained lab systems (which we refer to as the “MDx Device”).

 

Ourdiagnostics systems are designed to enable very rapid, low-cost, sophisticated molecular testing for organisms and genetic diseases by greatly automating historically complex procedures in both the development and administration of tests. Our newestCDI’s technical advance involves a novel approach to Polymerase Chain Reaction (“PCR”) test design of primer design (CoPrimers™and probe structure (“CoPrimers”) that eliminates one of the key vexing issues of PCR amplification, the exponential growth of primer-dimer pairs (false positives and false negatives) which adversely interferes with identification of the target DNA. In addition, our scientists have enhanced the understanding of the mathematics of DNA test design, so as to “engineer” a DNA test and automate algorithms to screen millions of possible designs to optimize DNA test design. Our proprietary platform of Co-Dx™ technologies integrates and streamlines these steps as it analyzes biological samples.

 

Our portfolio of molecular diagnostics development products and tests represents a new advancement in the understanding of the molecular interactions of DNA. The Company uses highly specialized, proprietary cooperative-theory mathematics that may lead to a revolutionary leap forward in the detection of infectious diseases, genetic disorders and other conditions. CoDx™ tests are a fraction of the cost of other DNA-based tests, designed for a new generation of affordable, mobile point-of-care diagnostic devices and compatible with many other devices, creating opportunities for state-of-the-art diagnostics available anywhere in the world, including developing countries.

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) that are adopted by the Company as of the specified effective date. If not discussed, management believes that the impact of recently issued standards, which are not yet effective, will not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements upon adoption.

The Company, an emerging growth company (“EGC”), has elected to take advantage of the benefits of the extended transition period provided for in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for complying with new or revised accounting standards which allows the Company to defer adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments, to clarify guidance on the presentation and classification of certain cash receipts and payments in the statement of cash flows. This update was issued with the intent of reducing diversity in practice with respect to eight types of cash flows. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years, for public EGC companies like us. The update did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02 Leases (Topic 842), which requires recognition of leased assets and liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. This update is effective for annual periods and interim periods with those periods beginning after December 15, 2019, for public EGC companies like us. Management is currently evaluating the impact that the updated standard will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09: “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in ASC Topic 605, “Revenue Recognition”, and requires entities to recognize revenue in a way that depicts the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Additional revenue recognition updates were also issued in 2016 and 2017, which further clarified certain aspects of the new revenue recognition guidance. The new authoritative guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, for public EGC companies like us. The guidance permits two methods of adoption: retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented (the full retrospective method), or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying the guidance recognized at the date of initial application (the modified retrospective method). The Company adopted the modified retrospective method. The update did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies

Earnings (Loss) per Share

Basic earnings or loss per common share is computed by dividing net income or loss applicable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during each period. As the Company experienced net losses during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, and 2018, respectively, no common stock equivalents have been included in the diluted earnings per common share calculations as the effect of such common stock equivalents would be anti-dilutive. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, there were 5,108,685 potentially dilutive shares consisting of; (i) 2,021,817 outstanding options, (ii) 953,535 outstanding warrants and (iii) 2,133,333 for issued and outstanding convertible preferred stock. For the three and nine months ended September, 30, 2018, there were 1,606,242 potentially dilutive shares consisting of 1,172,707 outstanding options and 433,535 outstanding warrants.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and the accompanying notes. Such estimates include receivables and other long-lived assets, legal and regulatory contingencies, income taxes, share based arrangements, and others. These estimates and assumptions are based on management’s best estimates and judgments. Actual amounts and results could differ from those estimates.

 

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY of SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Accounts Receivable

Trade accounts receivable are carriedrecorded at original invoicethe invoiced amount less(net of allowance) and do not bear interest. The Company maintains an estimate made for doubtful receivables based on a review of all outstanding amounts on a monthly basis. Management determines the allowance for doubtful accounts by identifying troubled accountsfor amounts the Company does not expect to collect. In establishing the required allowance, management considers historical losses, current market condition, customers’ financial condition, the age of receivables, and by using historical experience applied to an aging of accounts. Trade receivablescurrent payment patterns. Account balances are written off whenagainst the allowance once the receivable is deemed uncollectible. Recoveries of trade receivables previously written off are recorded when collected. At SeptemberJune 30, 20192020 total accounts receivable was $77,676$5,885,065 with an allowance for uncollectable accounts of $17,323$535,389 resulting in a net amount of $60,353.$5,349,876.

 

Equity-Method Investments

 

Our equity method investments are initially recorded at costs and are included in other long-term assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet. We adjust the carrying value of our investment based on our share of the earnings or losses in the periods which they are reported by the investee until the carrying amount is zero. The earnings or losses are included in other lossesexpense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Inventory

Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or net-realizable value. Inventory cost is determined on a first-in first-out basis that approximates average cost in accordance with ASC 330-10-30-12. At June 30, 2020, we had $10,110,786 in inventory of which $3,763,472 was finished goods and $6,347,314 was raw materials. Provisions are made to reduce low-moving, obsolete, or unusable inventories to their estimated useful or scrap values. The Company establishes reserves for this purpose.

 

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Note 3 – Going ConcernRevenue Recognition

 

The accompanyingCompany generates revenue from product sales and license sales. The Company recognizes revenue when all of the following criteria are satisfied: (i) identification of the promised goods or services in the contract; (ii) determination of whether the promised goods or services are performance obligations, including whether they are distinct in the context of the contract; (iii) measurement of the transaction price, including the constraint on variable consideration; (iv) allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations; and (v) recognition of revenue when, or as the Company satisfies each performance obligation.

The Company constrains revenue by giving consideration to factors that could otherwise lead to a probable reversal of revenue. The Company records any payments received from customers prior to the Company fulfilling its performance obligation(s) as deferred revenue.

Earnings (Loss) per Share

Basic earnings or loss per common share is computed by dividing net income or loss applicable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during each period. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 the Company included 1,401,561 and 87,777, and 1,493,821 and 76,172 for outstanding options and warrants, respectively in calculating the diluted earnings per share. As the Company experienced net losses during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, no common stock equivalents have been included in the diluted earnings per common share calculations as the effect of such common stock equivalents would be anti-dilutive. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, there were 4,534,575 potentially dilutive shares consisting of: (i) 1,247,707 for outstanding options, (ii) 953,535 for outstanding warrants and (iii) 2,333,333 for issued and outstanding shares of convertible preferred stock.

Research and Development

Research and development costs are expensed when incurred. The Company expensed $750,249 and $1,150,271 of research and development costs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively. The Company expensed $312,590 and $659,896 of research and development costs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) that are adopted by the Company as of the specified effective date. If not discussed, management believes that the impact of recently issued standards, which are not yet effective, will not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements upon adoption.

As an emerging growth company (“EGC”), the Company has elected to take advantage of the benefits of the extended transition period provided for in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for complying with new or revised accounting standards which allows the Company to defer adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which requires recognition of leased assets and liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. This update is effective for annual periods and interim periods with those periods beginning after December 15, 2020, for public EGC companies like us. The Company expects to use the modified retrospective transition method with the option to recognize a cumulative-effect adjustment at the date of adoption. The Company expects its balance sheet will be impacted as it records right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on its consolidated balance sheet, but does not expect the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on its consolidated statements of operations and cash flows.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326) (“ASU 2016-13, which requires the measurement and recognition of expected credit losses for certain financial instruments, which includes the Company’s accounts receivable. ASU 2016-13 replaces the existing incurred loss impairment model with an expected loss methodology, which will result in more timely recognition of credit losses. The update is effective for annual periods and interim periods with those periods beginning after December 15, 2021, for public EGC companies like us, but the Company may adopt upon election, it on January 1, 2021. The standard requires a cumulative effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of the beginning of the first early reporting period in which the guidance is effective. The Company is evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2016-13 on its consolidated financial statements.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740) (“ASU 2019-12”), which removes certain exceptions for investments, intraperiod allocations and interim calculations and adds guidance to reduce complexity in accounting for income taxes. ASU 2019-12 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020; early adoption is permitted. The Company is still assessing the amendments of ASU 2019-12 and the impact the amendments will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilitiesrelated disclosures.

Commitments and Contingency

On July 16, 2020, we were served in an action filed in the normal courseUnited States District Court for the District of business.Utah claiming that the Company promulgated false and misleading press releases to increase the price of our stock to improperly benefit the officers and directors of the Company. The Plaintiff, Gelt Trading, Ltd., a Cayman Islands limited company, demands compensatory damages sustained as a result of our alleged wrongdoing in an amount to be proven at trial. We will vigorously defend this action as we do not believe it has any merit.

In addition, there is a threatened lawsuit from former consultants claiming compensation for services rendered in 2015. We will vigorously defend this matter if it results in a lawsuit.

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NOTE 3 – RESTATEMENT OF CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

Subsequent to the filing of its Form 10-Q on August 13, 2020, the Company identified an accounting issue relating to an understatement of prepaid inventory and an overstatement of cost of revenue during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020. The Company has incurred lossesevaluated the error and has not demonstrateddetermined that the ability to generate sufficient cash flows from operations to satisfy our liabilitieschange resulting in an increase of prepaid expenses, gross profit, and sustain operations. These factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue asnet income of $2,369,369 and a going concern.decrease of cost of revenue and accumulated deficit of $2,369,369. Additionally, the change resulted in an increase of net income per common share for basic and diluted of $0.08.

 

We experienced negative cash flow usedAs a result, the Company restated its previously issued unaudited consolidated financial statements, included in operations duringits Amendment to the nineCompany’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the three and six months ending Septemberended June 30, 20192020, filed on August 13, 2020.

The following tables present the effects of $3,912,850 compared to negative cash flow used inthe restatement on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2020, the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the ninethree and six months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182020 and the condensed consolidated cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2020. In addition to the tables presented below, the Company’s accumulated deficit per the condensed consolidated statements of $3,119,401.stockholders’ equity as of June 30, 2020 decreased from ($13,397,367) to ($11,027,998) as a result of the increase in net income from $12,635,640 to $15,005,009 for the three months ended June 30, 2020.

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet

  June 30, 2020 
  As Previously Reported  Adjustments  As Restated 
          
Assets            
Current assets            
Cash and cash equivalents $18,550,437  $-  $18,550,437 
Accounts receivable, net  5,349,876   -   5,349,876 
Inventory  10,110,786   -   10,110,786 
Prepaid expenses  521,180   2,369,369   2,890,549 
Total current assets  34,532,279   2,369,369   36,901,648 
Property and equipment, net  473,376   -   473,376 
Investment in joint venture  1,416,480   -   1,416,480 
Total assets $36,422,135  $2,369,369  $38,791,504 
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity            
Current liabilities            
Accounts payable $1,127,709  $-  $1,127,709 
Accrued expenses  691,385   -   691,385 
Accrued expenses (related party)  120,000   -   120,000 
Deferred revenue  1,045,548   -   1,045,548 
Total current liabilities  2,984,642   -   2,984,642 
Accrued expenses-long-term (related party)  80,000   -   80,000 
Total liabilities  3,064,642   -   3,064,642 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 1)            
Stockholders’ equity            
Convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; 0 and 25,600 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively  -   -   - 
Common Stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 27,991,042 and 17,342,922 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively  27,991   -   27,991 
Additional paid-in capital  46,726,869   -   46,726,869 
Accumulated deficit  (13,397,367)  2,369,369   (11,027,998)
Total stockholders’ equity  33,357,493   2,369,369   35,726,862 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $36,422,135  $2,369,369  $38,791,504 

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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations

  Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 
  As Previously Reported  Adjustments  As Restated 
          
Net revenue $24,040,274  $-  $24,040,274 
Cost of revenue  8,344,674   (2,369,369)  5,975,305 
Gross profit  15,695,600   2,369,369   18,064,969 
Operating expenses            
Sales and marketing  390,191   -   390,191 
Administrative and general  2,191,034   -   2,191,034 
Research and development  750,249   -   750,249 
Depreciation and amortization  25,218   -   25,218 
Total operating expenses  3,356,692   -   3,356,692 
Income from operations  12,338,908   2,369,369   14,708,277 
Other income            
Interest income  38,173   -   38,173 
Interest expense  -   -   - 
Gain on disposition of assets  -   -   - 
Gain (loss) on equity method investment in joint venture  258,559   -   258,559 
Total other income  296,732   -   296,732 
Income before income taxes  12,635,640   2,369,369   15,005,009 
Provision for income taxes  -   -   - 
Net income $12,635,640  $2,369,369  $15,005,009 
Net income per common share:            
Basic $0.46  $0.08  $0.54 
Diluted $0.43  $0.08  $0.51 
Weighted average shares outstanding:            
Basic  27,582,229   27,582,229   27,582,229 
Diluted  29,152,222   29,152,222   29,152,222 

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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations

  Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 
  As Previously Reported  Adjustments  As Restated 
          
Net revenue $25,588,802  $-  $25,588,802 
Cost of revenue  8,826,414   (2,369,369)  6,457,045 
Gross profit  16,762,388   2,369,369   19,131,757 
Operating expenses            
Sales and marketing  658,674   -   658,674 
Administrative and general  3,650,518   -   3,650,518 
Research and development  1,150,271   -   1,150,271 
Depreciation and amortization  45,966   -   45,966 
Total operating expenses  5,505,429   -   5,505,429 
Income (loss) from operations  11,256,959   2,369,369   13,626,328 
Other income            
Interest income  45,748   -   45,748 
Interest expense  -   -   - 
Gain on disposition of assets  -   -   - 
Gain (loss) on equity method investment in joint venture  267,740   -   267,740 
Total other income  313,488   -   313,488 
Income before income taxes  11,570,447   2,369,369   13,939,816 
Provision for income taxes  -   -   - 
Net income $11,570,447  $2,369,369  $13,939,816 
Net income per common share:            
Basic $0.42  $0.08  $0.50 
Diluted $0.40  $0.08  $0.48 
Weighted average shares outstanding:            
Basic  27,605,137   27,605,137   27,605,137 
Diluted  29,094,475   29,094,475   29,094,475 

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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

  Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 
  As Previously Reported  Adjustments  As Restated 
Cash flows from operating activities            
Net income $11,570,447  $2,369,369  $13,939,816 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash used in operating activities:            
Depreciation and amortization  45,966   -   45,966 
Stock-based compensation expense  1,124,242   -   1,124,242 
Accretion of notes payable discount  -   -   - 
Gain on disposition of assets  -   -   - 
Loss (gain) from equity method investment  (267,740)  -   (267,740)
Changes in assets and liabilities:            
Accounts and other receivable  (5,218,494)  -   (5,218,494)
Prepaid and other assets  (158,614)  (2,369,369)  (2,527,983)
Inventory  (10,030,838)  -   (10,030,838)
Deffered revenue  1,044,225   -   1,044,225 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  1,542,347   -   1,542,347 
Net cash used in operating activities  (348,459)  -   (348,459)
Cash flows from investing activities            
Purchase of property and equipment  (205,290)  -   (205,290)
Investment in joint venture  (714,500)  -   (714,500)
Net cash used in investing activities  (919,790)  -   (919,790)
Cash flows from financing activities            
Proceeds from sale of common stock  19,470,005   -   19,470,005 
Proceeds from sale of preferred stock  -   -   - 
Proceeds from exercise of options and warrants  913,465   -   913,465 
Payment of offering costs  (1,457,922)  -   (1,457,922)
Net cash provided by financing activities  18,925,548   -   18,925,548 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents  17,657,299   -   17,657,299 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  893,138   -   893,138 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $18,550,437  $-  $18,550,437 

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NOTE 4 – EQUITY

2020

On January 28, 2020, we completed the sale of 3,448,278 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, at a purchase price of $1.45 per share in a registered direct offering. The negative cash flowaggregate gross proceeds for the sale of the shares was met by cash reserves.$5,000,003 and we received net proceeds of $4,517,102 after deducting offering costs of $482,901.

On February 13, 2020, we completed the sale of 3,324,676 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, at a purchase price of $3.08 per share in a registered direct offering. The amountaggregate gross proceeds for the sale of the shares was $10,240,002 and we received net proceeds of $9,612,561 after deducting offering costs of $627,441.

On March 2, 2020, we completed the sale of 470,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, at a purchase price of $9.00 per share in a registered direct offering. The aggregate gross proceeds for the sale of the shares was $4,230,000 and we received net proceeds of $3,882,420 after deducting offering costs of $347,580.

On March 5, 2020 we received $50,000 from the exercise of 25,000 unregistered warrants at an exercise price of $2.00 per share and issued 25,000 shares of our operating deficit could decrease or increase significantly depending on strategic and other operating decisions, thereby affecting our need for additional capital. We expect our operating losses will continue untilcommon stock.

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, we are able to generate revenue. Until our operations become profitable, we will continue to rely on proceeds received from external funding. We expect additional investment capital may come from (i) additional private placementsissued an aggregate of 2,133,333 shares of our common stock with existingin conversion of 2,560,000 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock at a conversion price calculated by multiplying the number of preferred shares being converted by $100 and new investors and (ii)dividing the private placementresult by $1.20.

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, we issued an aggregate of other securities with investors similar694,492 shares of our common stock in relation to those that have provided funding in the past.cashless exercise of 759,445 previously issued unregistered warrants.

During the three months ended March 31, 2020. we issued 12,363 shares of our common stock valued at $31,193 to 2 companies for investment relations services rendered.

 

Our continuation as a going concern is dependent onDuring the three months ended June 30, 2020, we received $220,000 from the exercise of 110,000 unregistered warrants at an exercise price of $2.00 per share and issued an aggregate of 110,000 shares of our abilitycommon stock to generate sufficient income and cash flow to meet our obligations on a timely basis and to obtain additional financing as may be required. The Company is actively seeking options to obtain additional capital and financing.four individuals.

 

Note 4 – EquityDuring the three months ended June 30, 2020, we received $643,465 from the exercise of 420,289 registered options by10 employees and two Members of our Board of Directors and issued an aggregate of 420,289 shares of our common stock.

During the three months ended June 30, 2020, we issued 9,689 shares of our commons stock valued at $86,050 to 3 companies for investment relations services rendered.

 

2019

InOn January 30, 2019, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with accredited investors whereby thepursuant to which such investors purchased from the Companyan aggregate of 30,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company for aan aggregate purchase price of $3,000,000. The purchase price was paid by the investors with $1.0 million in cash and the conversion of a $2.0 million promissory note owed byof the Company issued to the investors. The investors may not convert the Series A Preferred Stock to the extent that such conversion would result in beneficial ownership by the investors and their affiliates of more than 4.99% of the issued and outstanding Common Stockcommon stock of the Company. There is no mandatory redemption period required of the investors. Series A Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible to common stock at a conversion price calculated by multiplying the number of preferred shares being converted by $100 and dividing the result by $1.20.

 

InOn February 4, 2019, we completed the sale of an aggregate of 3,925,716 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, at a purchase price of $1.40 per share in a registered direct offering. The aggregate gross proceeds for the sale of the Common Sharesshares of common stock was $5,496,002 and we received net proceeds of $4,903,238 after offering costs of $592,764.

 

InOn March 7, 2019, we issued an aggregate of 166,667 shares of our common stock in relation to an individual who converted 2,000 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock being converted to common stock at a conversion price calculated by multiplying the number of preferred shares being converted by $100 and dividing the result by $1.20.

 

In June 2019, we issued 100,000 shares of our common stock to a company valued at $80,400 pursuant to a professional services agreement.

In September 2019, we issued 200,000 shares of our common stock to an individual who converted 2,400 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock to common stock at a conversion price calculated by multiplying the number of preferred shares being converted by $100 and dividing the result by $1.20.

In September 2019, we issued a total of 21,156 shares of our common stock to two companies with an aggregate value of $22,157 pursuant to professional services agreements.

2018

In March 2018, the Company issued 9,225 shares of our common stock valued at $25,000 to a company for services rendered.

In April 2018, the Company issued 13,368 shares of our common stock valued at $25,000 to a company for services rendered.

In June 2018, the Company issued 8,250 shares of our common stock valued at $25,000 to a company for services rendered.

On September 27, 2018 we issued 6,269 shares of our common stock valued at $15,000 in consideration of legal services performed by our attorneys.

On September 27, 2018, we issued 4,000 shares of our common stock valued at $10,520 to a limited liability company in consideration of services performed by the investor.

On September 27, 2018 and September 29, 2018, we issued 34,000 shares and 272,727, respectively, of our common stock with an aggregate value of $89,420 to a limited liability company. The 34,000 shares were issued in consideration of consulting services performed by the company. The 272,727 shares were issued pursuant to the exercise of a warrant in consideration of the payment of the exercise price of $30,000 by the company.

Note 5 – Notes Payable

On August 3, 2018, we entered into a Note Purchase Agreement with an existing shareholder of the Company and prior investor in the Company’s convertible debt securities. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company issued to the shareholder a Promissory Note, dated August 3, 2018, in the principal amount of $2,000,000 (the “Note”) in exchange for a loan to the Company of equal principal amount.

On January 30, 2019, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with investors, whereby the investors purchased from the Company 30,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company for a purchase price of $3,000,000. The purchase price was paid by the investors with $1.0 million in cash and the conversion of a $2.0 million note owed by the Company to the investors. Upon conversion we recognized $78,241 as interest expense for the unamortized debt discount. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 we included $106,409 in interest expense of which $15,000 was for interest paid and $91,427 was for accretion of note discount.

 

Note 6NOTE 5Stock-based CompensationSTOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 we recognized $275,955 and $570,632, respectively as stock-based compensation. Of which $253,798 and $22,157, and $468,076 and $102,556, were as a result of granted option activity and common stock issuances, respectively, as described below and in Note 4 Equity above.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 we recognized $495,385 and $570,385, respectively as stock-based compensation. Of which $380,445 and $114,940 and $380,445 and $189,940 was the result of option and warrant activity, respectively, as described below and in Note 4 Equity above.

Stock Incentive Plans

 

The Co-Diagnostics, Inc. 2015 Long Term Incentive Plan reserves an aggregate of 6,000,000 shares.shares of common stock issuable upon the grant of awards under the plan. The number of unissued stock optionsawards authorized under the plan at SeptemberJune 30, 20192020 was 3,978,183.3,828,183.

 

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Stock Options

 

The Company estimates the fair value of incentive options on the date of grant as determined usingWe use a Black-Scholes pricing model. The Company amortizes the fairmodel to value of issued warrants using a vesting schedule based on the terms and conditions of each option. The Black-Scholes valuation modelgranted stock options which requires various judgmental assumptions including the estimated volatility, risk-free interest rate and expected warrantoption term. In determining the expected volatility our computation is based on the stock prices of three3 comparable companies and is based on a combination of historical and market-based implied volatility. The risk-free interest rate iswas based on the yield curve of a zero-coupon U.S. Treasury bond on the date the option was issuedgranted with a maturity equal to the expected term of the option. The company applies a forfeiture rate discount in determiningfair values for the final valuation.options granted were estimated at the date of grant using the Black Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:

 

For the three

  Six months ended June 30, 
  2020  2019 
Risk-free interest rate  1.05%  1.56%
Expected life (years)  7.3   10.0 
Expected volatility  62.82%  63.65%
Expected dividend yield  None   None 
Stock price $8.14  $1.07 

We recognized $301,568 and nine months ended September 30, 2019 we recognized $253,798 and $468,076$703,198 of stock-based compensation expense, related to stock options recorded in our general and administrative department of which (i) $19,483 and $19,483 was for 25,000 options granted to 1 independent member of the board of directors, (ii) $0 and $38,688 was for an aggregate of 75,000 options granted to 3 independent members of the board of directors, (iii) $146,520 and $146,520 was for vested portion of 790,000 options granted to 13 employees, and (iii) $87,795 and $263,385 was for options vesting which were granted prior to January 1, 2019, respectively.

Included in stock-based compensation for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2020 respectively, which is included in administrative and general expenses.

We recognized $126,483 and $214,278 of stock-based compensation expense, related to stock options for the Company recognized expense of $380,445 recordedthree and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, which is included in ouradministrative and general and administrative department for 850,000 options granted to nine employees.expenses.

 

The following table summarizes option activity during the nine months and year ended September 30,December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018,the six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively.

 

  Options
Outstanding
  Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
  Weighted
Average
Fair
Value
  Weighted
Average
Remaining Contractual Life (years)
 
Outstanding at January 1, 2018  322,707  $1.29  $0.70   7.05 
Options granted  850,000   2.63   1.24   9.98 
Expired            
Forfeited options            
Exercised            
Outstanding at December 31, 2018  1,172,707  $    2.23  $    1.09   8.72 
                 
Options granted  890,000   1.07   0.51   9.92 
Expired            
Forfeited options  40,890   3.85   1.59   8.04 
Exercised            
                 
Outstanding at September 30, 2019  2,021,817  $1.69  $0.83   8.98 

Unvested at September 30, 2019

  

810,000

  $

1.64

  $

0.77

   9.60 

  Number of Options  Weighted Average Exercise Price  Weighted Average Fair Value  Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years) 
Outstanding at January 1, 2019  1,172,707  $1.85  $1.09   8.72 
Granted  890,000   1.07   0.52   9.66 
Expired  -   -   -   - 
Forfeited/Cancelled  (40,890)  3.85   1.59   8.04 
Exercised  -   -   -   - 
Outstanding at December 31, 2019  2,021,817  $1.69  $0.83   8.73 
Granted  150,000   8.14   4.70   7.30 
Expired  -   -   -   - 
Forfeited/Cancelled  -   -   -   - 
Exercised  (420,289)  1.53   0.79   7.62 
Outstanding at June 30, 2020  1,751,528  $2.28  $1.21   8.50 

 

The intrinsic value of options outstanding at June 30, 2020 and 2019 was $15,462,981 and $72,093, respectively. There were 843,333 and 566,667 of unvested option included the table above as of June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. At June 30, 2020 there were 843,333 unvested options.

Warrants

 

The Company estimates the fair value of issued warrants on the date of issuance as determined using a Black-Scholes pricing model. The Company amortizes the fair value of issued warrants using a vesting schedule based on the terms and conditions of each warrant. The Black-Scholes valuation model requires various judgmental assumptions including the estimated volatility, risk-free interest rate and expected warrant term. In determining the expected volatility, our computation is based on the stock prices of three comparable companies and on a combination of historical and market-based implied volatility. The risk-free interest rate is based on the yield curve of a zero-coupon U.S. Treasury bond on the date the warrant was issued with a maturity equal to the expected term of the warrant.

There were 470,000 warrants valued at $379,487 issued in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 for professional services rendered to the company. The Company calculated the value of the warrants using a Black-Scholes pricing model with the following assumptions: (i) risk free interest rate 2.34%, (ii) expected life (in years) of 5; (iii) expected volatility of 50.97%; (iv) expected dividend yield of 0.00%; and (v) stock trading price of $0.982.

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There were no warrants issued in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.

 

The following table summarizes warrant activity during the nine months and year ended September 30,December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018,the six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively.

 

  Warrants
Outstanding
  Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
  Weighted
Average
Fair Value
  Weighted
Average
Remaining Contractual
Life (years)
 
Outstanding at January 1, 2018  706,262   3.27   1.48   4.22 
Warrants issued  50,000   2.00   1.22   5.00 
Expired            
Forfeited warrants            
Exercised  272,727   0.64   0.54   3.64 
Outstanding at December 31, 2018  483,535  $    4.92  $     1.99   3.29 
                 
Warrants issued  470,000   0.48   0.08   4.59 
Expired            
Forfeited warrants            
Exercised            
                 
Outstanding at September 30, 2019  953,535  $2.73  $1.05   3.55 

  Number of Warrants  Weighted Average Exercise Price  Weighted Average Fair Value  Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years) 
Outstanding at January 1, 2019  483,535  $4.92  $1.99   3.29 
Granted  500,000   1.53   1.46   5.00 
Expired  -   -   -   - 
Forfeited/Cancelled  -   -   -   - 
Exercised  -   -   -   - 
Outstanding at December 31, 2019  983,535  $1.44  $1.03   3.34 
Granted  20,000   16.49   15.19   5.00 
Expired  -   -   -   - 
Forfeited/Cancelled  -   -   -   - 
Exercised  (894,445)  1.37   1.05   2.80 
Outstanding at June 30, 2020  109,090  $2.06  $1.17   3.62 

 

The following table summarizes information about stockintrinsic value of options and warrants outstanding at Septemberexercised in the six months ended June 30, 2019.

   Outstanding  Exercisable 
Range of Exercise Prices  Number Outstanding  Weighted Average Remaining Contractual
Life (years)
  Weighted Average
Exercise
Price
     Weighted Average
Exercise
Price
 
$0.01-1.10   1,511,372   7.95  $0.73   984,705  $0.53 
 2.00-3.85   1,055,445   8.12   2.54   772,112   2.51 
 5.10-7.20   408,535   2.34   5.46   408,535   5.46 
$0.01-7.20   2,975,352   7.24  $2.02   2,165,352  $2.16 

2020 was $16,083,097. Total unrecognized stock-based compensation was $581,167$468,295 at SeptemberJune 30, 20192020 for options granted. The Company expects to recognize the aggregate amount of this compensation expense over the next years in accordance with contractual provisions and vesting as follows:

 

Year Amount 
2019 $121,607 
2020  369,379 
2021  90,181 
Total $581,167 

Year Ending December 31,   
2020 $198,148 
2021  234,149 
2022  35,998 
Total $468,295 

 

Note 7NOTE 6Related Party TransactionsRELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

The Company acquired the exclusive rights to the CoPrimer technology pursuant to aan exclusive license agreement, dated April 2014 (the “Exclusive License Agreement”), between usthe Company and DNA Logix, Inc., which was assigned to Dr. Brent Satterfield, one of our current executive officers, prior to our acquisition of DNA Logix, Inc. On March 1, 2017, the Company entered into an amendment to its Exclusive License Agreement for its Cooperative Primers (“License”) technology with Dr. Satterfield. The amendment provides in part that all accrued royalties under the License cease as of January 1, 2017, and we began in January 2017 to pay to Dr. Satterfield $700,000 of accrued royalties at the rate of $10,000 per month. At SeptemberJune 30, 2019,2020, the aggregate balance of this related party liability was $290,000.$200,000.

 

Note 8NOTE 7Lease ObligationsLEASE OBLIGATIONS

 

Our offices are located at 2401 S. Foothill Dr., Suite D, Salt Lake City, Utah 84109-1479. On June 18, 2018,In February 2020, the Company entered into a 4-year lease agreement for its office space and in March 2020, the Company entered into an addendum with our landlord for additional space. The new aggregate space consists of approximately 10,27313,687 square feet and is leased under a multi-year contract at a monthly rate of $14,086 per month expiring on January 31, 2020.$28,825 and expires in February 2024. For the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019,2020 the Company expensed $42,259$86,969 and $132,879,$138,787, respectively, for rent. For the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018,2019, the Company expensed $46,540$45,040 and $122,165,$90,621, respectively, for rent. The Company’s remainingongoing lease rent obligation as of SeptemberJune 30, 20192020 is as follows:

 

Year Amount 
2019 $42,258 
2020  14,086 
Total $56,344 

Year Ending December 31,   
2020 (remainder) $172,950 
2021  345,900 
2022  345,900 
2023  345,900 
2024  57,653 
Total lease payments $1,268,303 

 

Note 9NOTE 8Subsequent EventsSUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On October 22, 2019,In August, 2020, we issued 3,000 sharesdiscovered that a freezer that held manufactured tests had failed and that approximately $1,200,000 of our common stock valued at $3,180 to an entity that provides services for the Company pursuant to afinished goods inventory had thawed and was no longer saleable and will be written contract.off.

 

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The Company evaluated subsequent events pursuant to ASC Topic 855 and has determined that there are no additional events that need to be reported.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” that involve risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this Quarterly Report and the documents incorporated by reference herein, including statements regarding future events, our future financial performance, business strategy, and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. We have attempted to identify forward-looking statements by terminology including “anticipates,” “believes,” “can,” “continue,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “should,” or “will” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Although we do not make forward looking statements unless we believe we have a reasonable basis for doing so, we cannot guarantee their accuracy. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors and the documents incorporated by reference herein, which may affect our or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Moreover, we operate in a highly regulated, very competitive, and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time and it is not possible for us to predict all risk factors, nor can we address the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.

 

We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, short term and long-term business operations, and financial needs. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in this Quarterly Report, and in particular, the risks discussed below and under the heading “Risk Factors” in other documents we file with the SEC. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal yearsyear ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, notes incorporated by reference therein and other reports2019 filed with the SEC. We undertake no obligation to revise or publicly releaseSEC on March 30, 2020 and the results of any revision to these forward-lookingaudited financial statements except as required by law. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this Quarterly Report may not occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statement.notes included therein.

 

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, without limitation:

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our ability complete capital raising transactions to fund continuing operations;
our ability to develop and commercialize new and improved products and services;
market acceptance of any products that may be approved for commercialization;
our ability to protect our intellectual property rights;
the impact of any infringement actions or other litigation brought against us;
competition from other providers and products;
the results of clinical trials and the regulatory approval process;
the results of clinical trials and the regulatory approval process;
changes in government regulation;
and other factors relating to our industry, our operations and results of operations.

 

You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement, each of which applies only as of the date of this Quarterly Report. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this Quarterly Report to conform our statements to actual results or changed expectations.

You are advised, however, to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our periodic and current reports filed with the SEC. You should understand that it is not possible to predict or identify all risk factors. Consequently, you should not consider this list to be a complete set of all potential risks or uncertainties.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, without limitation:

the results of clinical trials and the regulatory approval process;
market acceptance of any products that may be approved for commercialization;
our ability to protect our intellectual property rights;
the impact of any infringement actions or other litigation brought against us;
competition from other providers and products;
our ability to develop and commercialize new and improved products and services;
changes in government regulation; and
other factors (including the risks contained in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in other documents we file with the SEC) relating to our industry, our operations and results of operations.

Critical Accounting Policies

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires that we make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our assumptions and estimates, including those related to recognition of revenue, valuation of investments, valuation of inventory, valuation of intangible assets, measurement of stock-based compensation expense and litigation. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

 

As an emerging growth company, we have elected to opt-in to the extended transition period for new or revised accounting standards. As a result, our financial statements may not be comparable to those of companies that comply with public company effective dates.

 

Executive Overview

 

The following management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations describes the principal factors affecting the results of our operations, financial condition, and changes in financial condition. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the accompanying unaudited financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this report. The information contained in this discussion is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. We urge you to review carefully the section of this report entitled “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking StatementsStatements” for a more complete discussionsummary of the risks and uncertainties associated with an investment in our securities.

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Overview

 

Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (“we,” “our,”, a Utah corporation (the “Company” or “Company”“CDI”), is developing robust and innovative molecular tools for detection of infectious diseases, liquid biopsy for cancer screening, and agricultural applications. We are a molecular diagnostics company that hashave developed and intends to manufacture and sell reagents used for diagnostic tests that function via the detection and/or analysis of nucleic acid molecules (DNA or RNA). In connection with the sale of our test productstests we may sell diagnostic equipment from other manufacturers as self-contained lab systems (which we refer to as the “MDx device”Device”).

 

Our diagnostics systems enable very rapid, low-cost, molecular testing for organisms and genetic diseases by automating historically complex procedures in both the development and administration of tests. Our newestCDI’s technical advance involves a novel approach to PCRPolymerase Chain Reaction (“PCR”) test design of primer and probe structure (“CoPrimers”) that eliminates one of the key vexing issues of PCR amplification, occurring especially in multiplexed transactions, which is the exponential growth of primer-dimer pairs (false positives and false negatives) which adversely interferinginterferes with identification of the target DNA.

 

OurWe believe our proprietary molecular diagnostics technology is paving the way for innovation in disease detection and life sciences research through our enhanced detection of genetic material. Because we own our platform, we arebelieve we will be able to accomplish this faster and more economically, allowing for widersignificant margins while still positioning usthe Company to be a low-cost provider of molecular diagnostics and screening services.

 

In addition, continued development has demonstrated the unique properties of our CoPrimer technology that make themit ideally suited to a variety of applications where specificity is key to optimal results, including multiplexing several targets, simultaneously, enhanced Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (“SNP”) detection and enrichment for next gen sequencing.

Our scientists were the first to understanduse the complex mathematics of DNADNA/RNA test design, to “engineer” primersengineer and probes for DNA testsoptimize a DNA/RNA test and to automate algorithms that rapidly screen millions of possible options to pinpoint the optimum design. Dr. Satterfield, our Chief Technology Officer, developed the Company’s intellectual property consisting of the predictive mathematical algorithms and proprietary reagents used in the testing process, which together represent a major advance in Polymerase Chain Reaction (“PCR”)PCR testing systems. OurCDI technologies are now protected by seven granted or pending US orand foreign patents, as well as certain trade secrets and copyrights. Ownership of our proprietary platform permits us the advantage of avoiding payment of patent royalties required by other PCR test systems, which enables the sale of diagnostic tests at a lower price than competitors, while enabling us to maintain profit margins.

 

We may either sell or lease the MDx Device to existinglabs and diagnostic centers, through sale or lease agreements, and sell the reagents that comprise our proprietary test productstests to those laboratories and testing facilities.

 

We designed our tests by identifying the optimal locations on the target gene for amplification and paired the location with the optimized primer and probe structure to achieve outputs that meet the design input requirements identified from market research. This is done by following planned and documented processes, procedures and testing. In other words, the data resulting from our tests verify that we succeeded in designing what we intended at the outset. Verification is a series of testing that concludes that the product is ready to proceed to validation in an evaluation either in our lab or in an independent laboratory setting using initial production tests to confirm that the product as designed meets the user needs.

Using our proprietary test design system and proprietary reagents, we have designed and obtained regulatory approval in the European Community and in India to sell PCR diagnostic tests for COVID-19, tuberculosis, hepatitis B and C, human papilloma virus, malaria, chikungunya, dengue, and the zika virus. In the United States, CDI has obtained Emergency Use Authorization (“EUA”) for its COVID-19 test from the FDA and sells that test to qualified labs. In addition, our LogixSmart COVID-19 test has been approved for sale in Australia and Mexico by the regulatory bodies in those countries.

In addition to testing for infectious disease, the technology lends itself to identifying any section of a DNA or RNA strand that describe any type of genetic trait, which creates a number of significant applications. We, in conjunction with our customers, are active in designing and licensing tests that identify genetic traits in plant and animal genomes. We also have three multiplexed tests developed to test mosquitos for the identification of diseases carried by the mosquitos to enable municipalities to concentrate their efforts in spraying mosquito populations on the specific areas known to be breeding the mosquitos that carry deadly viruses.

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Recent Developments

On January 23, 2020, we announced the completion of the principle design work for a PCR screening test for new coronavirus, COVID-19, intended to address potential need for detection of the virus. An outbreak of respiratory illness caused by the pneumonia-like COVID-19 has spread rapidly throughout the world since first being discovered in the Chinese city of Wuhan on December 31, 2019. China confirmed human-to-human transmission of the virus and the United States announced the first infection in this country, detected in a traveler returning from Wuhan. Our COVID-19 test features the Company’s patented CoPrimer™ technology, and was designed using our proprietary software system, following the guidelines published by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

On February 20, 2020, we announced that our Logix Smart™ COVID-19 Test technical file had been submitted for registration with the European Union, and that it was expected to be available late February as an in vitro diagnostic (“IVD”) for markets that accept a CE marking as valid regulatory approval. Subsequently, on February 24, 2020, we announced that our test obtained regulatory clearance to be sold as an IVD for the diagnosis of COVID-19 in markets that accept CE-marking as valid regulatory approval, and became available for purchase from the Company’s Utah-based ISO-13485:2016 certified facility. The Declaration of Conformity for the Logix Smart COVID-19 test confirms that it meets the Essential Requirements of the European Community’s In-Vitro Diagnostic Medical Device Directive (IVDD 98/79/EC), permitting export and sales of the product as an IVD to commence immediately in the European Community. We shipped samples of the Research Use Only version of our test to distributors in various countries, which allowed future customers to confirm the quality and sensitivity of the product, and for us to accelerate the sales efforts of the COVID-19 test.

We commenced sales of the COVID-19 tests in February and March of 2020 to international customers and sold the tests in numerous countries around the world through an expanding distributor network.

On April 6, 2020, we announced that we had received an Emergency Use Authorization from the FDA allowing us to commence sales of our Logix Smart COVID-19 test to laboratories certified by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services under the Clinical Laboratories Improvements Act (“CLIA”) to accept human samples for diagnostics testing throughout the United States and we have been actively marketing to such CLIA labs since that time.

Infectious Disease Product Offering

Using its proprietary test design system and proprietary reagents, CDI designs and sells PCR diagnostic tests for diseases and pathogens such as COVID-19, tuberculosis, hepatitis B and C, malaria, dengue, human papilloma virus, chikungunya, and zika virus, all of which tests have been designed and verified in CDI’s laboratory. Our tuberculosis test and zika test received a CE Mark in 2018, and a triplex test for zika, dengue and chikungunya received a CE Mark in 2019, qualifying the tests to be sold throughout the European community and in most countries in central and South America. In December, 2019, our Indian joint venture received a license to manufacture and sell tuberculosis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, human papilloma virus 16/18 and malaria tests in India from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (“CDSCO”). In February 2020, we received a CE Mark for our Logix Smart COVID-19 test and in April 2020, our COVID-19 test was approved for manufacture and sale in India by the CDSCO and in Mexico by the INDRE, Mexico’s equivalent to the United States Center for Disease Control. In August 2020, we received approval from the Australian Department of Health Therapeutic Goods Division to sell our COVID-19 in Australia.

As explained above, the development of our Logix Smart COVID-19 test was designed, developed, submitted for regulatory approved and ready to be used both as a Research Use Only (“RUO”) and as an IVD in countries that accept a CE Mark as approval for use of the test in a period of just over thirty days. This is a real-world example of how in an evolving epidemic that the CDI technology can be used to get diagnostics tools in the hands of medical professionals without delay. It can be similarly used to design a test for mutations of the virus should they occur.

Agreement with SynbioticsCaribbean and Central and South America

 

TheOur initial sales were to entities located in South and Central America.

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In some of those countries, there are limited regulatory hurdles and sales we started offering our tests immediately. We have applied for registration of our tests in those countries that require registration and our distributors in those countries have provided us with in country assistance in completing such registrations.

We first offered our zika test in this region because of the demand for such test, followed quickly by tests for tuberculosis, our triplex test for zika, chikungunya, and dengue, hepatitis B and C, and dengue. Sales of those tests have not been material, but with the granting of a CE mark for our Logix Smart COVID-19, we began significant sales in this region. Products are manufactured for sale upon receipt of purchase orders from distributors, labs and hospitals.

India

In January, 2017, the Company has entered into a joint venturean agreement to manufacture diagnostics tests for seven infectious diseases with Synbiotics Limited, a pharmaceutical manufacturing company in India. The CompanyIndia and Synbiotics are equal partners in theformed an Indian joint venture.venture organized as CoSara Diagnostics, Pvt. The agreement providesprovided for the constructionsconstruction of a manufacturing plant toand the manufacture of the tests named above and the joint sales and marketing of those tests in India. The Company willWe have received a license its technology to the joint venture on a royalty-free basis. The profits from the partnership shall be divided as follows:

Profit Level 

Co-Diagnostics, Inc.

Share
  Synbiotics Share 
       
Up to $1,000,000  50%  50%
$1,000,000-$2,000,000  60%  40%
$2,000,000-$3,000,000  70%  30%
Above $3,000,000  80%  20%

Synbiotics will be reimbursed by the joint venture for some expenses, such as approximately $96,000 in rent for the manufacturing plant in Rinoli, India to manufacture approved tests and office space and the services of some of Synbiotics’ employees. If the joint venture needs additional funding, it will be achievedused for testing and manufacturing for the Indian market.

As mentioned above, the CDSCO has given us the approval for manufacture and sale of the five tests referred above and the Company has begun manufacture and sale of those tests. Sales of those tests has not been material to date. The Company has commenced a reagent rental program in India with a thermocycler purchased from a third-party vendor and which we refer to as our MDx Device. We have placed twenty-one of our MDx Devices with labs in India. Each of the reagent rental placements requires the purchase of a minimum of 250 tests per month. India is the country with the highest burden of tuberculosis. World Health Organization (WHO) tuberculosis statistics for India for 2015 give an estimated incidence figure of 2.2 million cases of tuberculosis for India out of a global incidence of 9.6 million. The tuberculosis incidence for India is the number of new cases of active tuberculosis disease in India during a certain time period (usually a year). We believe that we will be able to sell our tuberculosis test in India through loans obtained by theour sales distribution network that we are building currently.

On March 19, 2020, we announced that CoSara Diagnostics, Pvt., our Indian joint venture or if loans(“CoSara”), received authorization to begin manufacture and sale of COVID-19 tests in India. Those tests in India are branded as SaraGene COVID-19 tests and are sold exclusively by CoSara. Because any commercial activity in India was severely restricted until May 2020, CoSara was not available on commercially reasonable terms, from capital contributions. There is no termable to commence the manufacturing and sale of the SaraGene COVID-19 tests until late in the second quarter, but sales efforts still resulted in sales significant enough to make CoSara profitable for the quarter ending June 30, 2020.

Although the efforts of CoSara are currently concentrated in providing the SaraGene COVID-19 test to the joint venture agreement but it can be dissolved by mutual agreement or by one party upon a material breach by the other party. The manufacturing plant is completed and is ready for production andIndian market, we are waiting for final approval by the Indian regulatory body responsible for sales of such products (“CDSCO”). We have submitted or willpreparing to submit technical files describing seven different diagnostic tests to the CDSCO requesting approval tests for thosethe human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and dengue as well as a blood bank panel before the end of the third quarter of 2020 to increase the number of tests to be manufacturedsold in that market.

Europe

Molecular diagnostics, such as our planttests, are governed in Europe by the framework for in vitro diagnostics (IVDs), which encompasses diagnostic products such as reagents, instruments and systems intended for use in diagnosis of disease. The regulatory system for IVDs is built largely on a self-certification procedure, placing heavy responsibility on manufacturers. Non self-certified products are subject to the same standards as self-certified products but are subject to audit and review by a notified body prior to receiving approval to be CE-marked. A CE-marking is a manufacturer’s declaration that a product meets the requirements of the applicable European Commission directive. Examples of current obligations include having in place a qualitative manufacturing process, user instructions that are clear and fit for purpose, ensuring that the ‘physical’ features of devices and diagnostics do not pose any danger. If a product fulfils these and other related control requirements, it may be CE-marked as an indication that the product is compliant with EU legislation and sold in the Indian market. The technical files for three of the tests have been reviewed by the CDSCO and we are waiting for final approval to begin manufacturing and selling the tests.European Union. We have received test licensesCE Marks for various diseases allowing usfour of our tests including COVID-19, tuberculosis, Zika, and our zika, dengue, chikungunya triplex tests.

We have received ISO 13485 and ISO 9001 certifications relating to sell test products for research.the design and manufacture of our medical device products. The joint venture is currently marketingISO certification indicates that we meet the standards required to self-certify certain of our products in the Indian market and has commenced sales of our probes and primers to various laboratories and other users to be used as Research Use Only tests in their facilities, which are the beginning ofaffix a CE-marking for sales of our products in India.countries accepting the CE marking (not in the United States) with only minimal further governmental approvals and registrations in most countries.

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United States

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted permission for us to export all of our IVD our products. The FDA’s permission to export was granted under Section 801(e) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended (the “FDC Act”). Section 801(e) of the FDA Act covers certain medical devices that have not yet received an approved Premarket Approval in the United States by the FDA, such as our products. We have not commenced any Premarket Approval steps with the FDA. Section 801(e) of the FDA Act applies to medical devices that are acceptable to the importing country and that are manufactured under the FDA’s Good Manufacturing Practices. We have received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for our COVID-19 test, which allows sales to qualified labs in the United States.

Under our EUA we are actively marketing our LogixSmart COVID-19 test to CLIA certified laboratories in the United States and the CLIA labs are able to qualify our LogixSmart test as a Laboratory Developed Test (LDT), a diagnostic test that has been validated for use in the CLIA lab. These tests may be used by the lab only in that laboratory. CLIA laboratories develop the performance characteristics, perform the analytical validation for their LDT’s and obtain licenses to offer them as diagnostic services. The FDA has publicly announced its intention to regulate certain LDTs in a phased-in approach, but draft guidance that was published a couple of years ago was withdrawn at the end of the Obama administration and replaced by an informal non-enforceable discussion paper reflecting some of the feedback that it received on LDT regulation. We are currently marketing to CLIA laboratories throughout the US.

Market Opportunity

The market opportunity for our tests changed radically with the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Because we were able to respond rapidly and produce a quality product, we have been able to build a distribution network that extends to more than 80 countries with over 50 active distributors, most of which have been the sales network that has allowed us to export products throughout the world. We believe that after the pandemic is brought under control, the network of distributors that we have built in these extra-ordinary times will serve us well in sales of other diagnostic tests.

The molecular diagnostics market is a fast-growing portion of the in vitro (test tube-based, controlled environment) diagnostics market. Using estimates of the incidence of disease by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO) and other international health agencies and sources, the Company estimates that the global annual demand for diagnostic tests are:

Tuberculosis10,400,000
Multi-drug resistant Tuberculosis580,000
Zika324,000,000
Hepatitis B240,000,000
Hepatitis C130,000,000
HIV36,700,000
Malaria214,000,000
Sexually Transmitted Illnesses357,000,000
Human papilloma virus291,000,000
Dengue390,000,000
Total Annual Tests1,993,680,000

There are several advantages of molecular tests, such as the ones we market and sell, over other forms of diagnostic testing. These advantages include higher specificity sensitivities, the ability to perform multiplex tests and the ability to test for drug resistance or individual genes.

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Mosquito Vector Control Services

In response to market demand, we introduced our first diagnostics tests to be used exclusively to test for mosquito borne pathogens in June 2019. Municipalities in the US and many other countries in the world are concerned about the diseases carried by mosquitos and which infect the human population. To prevent outbreaks of potentially harmful viruses, such as zika or west nile, from infecting the public the municipalities conduct spraying operations to eliminate the mosquito populations carrying the diseases. Because it is too expensive and potentially harmful to the environment to spray all mosquito breeding areas, the problem is to identify which particular area has mosquitos that are carrying the harmful viruses. To know where the host mosquitos with the harmful viruses are located, traps are set, mosquitos collected and then tested to find the areas that most needed spraying. There are over three thousand mosquito abatement districts throughout the United States and almost all of them conduct testing to help make the spraying more effective.

Our first vector related test was a triplex test that tests for west nile, western equine and St. Louis encephalitis. We began shipping the tests in June 2019. We added a second test that tests mosquitos for zika, chikungunya and dengue in a triplex test. Finally, in November 2019, we completed a test for west nile, eastern equine and St. Louis encephalitis, specifically for use in the eastern United States. As a result, mosquito abatement districts can test for three target viruses in one test as compared to needing to perform three different tests using other market available PCR tests, which saves our customers money. Additionally, the districts are more effective because they can get test results in a matter of hours using our product instead of weeks when they have to wait for a central lab to process the mosquito tests.

We have sold our Vector Smart test products and/or related lab equipment to testing districts in in different sections of the country and are marketing our products through trade shows, electronic and regular mail solicitations and have hired additional sales personnel in the eastern US to more economically and efficiently market to the east coast areas.

Competitive Advantages of Co-Diagnostics

We believe that we have the following competitive advantages:

Affordability: Lower-cost test kits and low-cost MDx Device.
Flexibility: Our tests have been designed to run on many vendors’ DNA diagnostic testing machines. These tests are particularly well suited to the new generation of “lab-on-a-chip” and “point-of-care” (“LOC” and “POC”), highly portable analysis machinery for field, clinic and office applications.
Speed: We believe our rapid assay design system software provides shorter time to product release. This has been demonstrated with the conception, design, product manufacture, clinical verification and submission for a CE Mark for our Logix Smart coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test being approximately 30 days.
Accuracy: We believe our tests are more sensitive and specific than competitors’ and can detect more strains of viruses.
Exclusivity: We own all patents and all intellectual property used in preparation of our tests.

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Personalized Medicine: We project that rising health care costs in developed and developing nations will increasingly require that health care systems be patient specific to eliminate waste, misdiagnoses, and ineffectiveness. We believe a critical component will be accurate, more affordable DNA/RNA-based diagnostics, which we plan to offer.
Low-cost Provider: We plan to keep our overhead low. Our platform technology obviates the need to pay patent royalties typically required of our competitors which use patented test platforms to design their tests.
Worldwide Footprint: With a dynamic technology that encompasses markets worldwide, we anticipate that we can identify the best target markets, not only in highly burden developing countries (HBDC’s) but also in developed nations.
Growth Industry Category: We believe that DNA/RNA testing is the fastest-growing segment of in-vitro diagnostic testing.
Combination Product Offering: Our ultra-sensitive tests can be a well-designed match for a new generation of handheld and other small point-of-care (POC) devices now entering the market. Used together, these affordable tests and devices may revolutionize the molecular diagnostics industry in cost, speed of test results and simplification.
Multi-plexing: Our existing multiplexed tests demonstrate that our CoPrimer designed tests are able to test for multiple targets in the same sample without the distortion caused by false negatives and false positives that generally occur in multiplexed tests.

Liquid Biopsy for Cancer Screening

The development of the liquid biopsy test will be expected to spur low cost testing in many developing countries. We believe that our liquid biopsy cancer screening may be ready for testing in the second quarter of 2021 if we have sufficient development resources to dedicate to the project. Medical applications of our SNP detection technology can determine the presence of cancer cells or cell-free genetic material in a liquid or tissue biopsy, and to determine the distinct type of cancer involved. A real-life example of this includes being able to identify specific mutation(s) in genes linked to breast cancer in order to determine a patient’s prognosis, initiate the most effective and affordable treatment and to determine whether chemotherapy is necessary. After diagnosis the relative cost of our technology would allow for frequent testing to measure the effectiveness of the treatment and thus could be a companion diagnostic for a range of treatments.

Our technology has for all practical purposes essentially eliminated, primer-dimers, which opens up some very unique applications for liquid biopsy for cancer detection. Our ability to multiplex the reaction in testing for several DNA targets allows technicians to detect multiple cancers as free-circulating DNA fragments or whole cells in a blood sample at the same time

Agricultural Applications

SNP detection is also used in the agricultural industry to identify variations in crop genomes to achieve improved seed viability and other desired characteristics, including drought resistance, disease resistance, pest resistance and higher yield.

In mid-2017, the Company was first approached by a large agribusiness to evaluate our ability to multiplex certain target genomes. The results of the development project have successfully demonstrated our ability to not only multiplex the target genomes, but targeted SNP’s as well. The project was undertaken in conjunction with the manufacturer of our CoPrimer tests. The results of the project encouraged the parent of our manufacturer to seek a world-wide licensing arrangement for our CoPrimers in the agricultural industry, which was completed in October 2018. Pursuant to the exclusive license for the agronomics industry, the licensee will pay us a royalty for all CoPrimers sold to the licensee’s customers. In January 2019, the licensee formally introduced the product at a large agricultural conference and has branded the product to sell as “BHQ CoPrimers”.

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Additional Licensing and Assay Development

In addition, the unique properties of our CoPrimer technology make them ideally suited to a variety of applications where sensitivity is key to optimal results, including multiplexing several targets, enhanced SNP detection and enrichment for next generation sequencing. Our licensee for our agricultural testing requested an expansion of our license agreement to include test design services for their customers and potential customers, both in the infectious disease arena as well as for agricultural customers. The license was amended in July 2019 and we will derive a license fee from our licensee for its design services. If any of its customers desire to commercialize the tests designed, they will need to seek a commercial license directly from us. Because of these unique characteristics of CoPrimers, research companies and institutions have requested that we design diagnostics to locate and identify uncommon gene sequences and SNPs and create tests for the target sequences in a multiplexed reaction. This application of our technology is in its beginning stages, but we believe that the results from our initial research indicate a significant step forward in defining the capabilities of our technology, which we believe can be translated to revenue producing licensing arrangements.

 

Intellectual Property Protection

 

Because much of our future success and value depends on our proprietary technology, our patent and intellectual property strategy is of critical importance. FourFive of our initial U.S. patents related to our technology have been granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or PTO,(PTO), including the patent for our CoPrimer technology, which we consider our most important patent. One of our patents has been issued in Great Britain.Britain, but is still pending in the United States. As of September 30, 2019,July 31, 2020, we had fourtwo additional patents pending in the U.S. and foreign counterpart applications. Two of our issued patents expire in 2034, one in 2036 and one in 2038.

 

We have identified additional applications of the technology, which represent potential patents that further define specific applications of the processes that are covered by the original patents. We intend to continue building our intellectual property portfolio as development continues and resources are available.

 

We have copyrighted our development software that can beis used by any lab or developerus to develop diagnostic tests based on our technology. We have allowed one potential customer access to our development software and intend to sell customized reagents through that customer to labs serviced by that customer throughout the world. To date we have not sold any products to that customer.

 

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Major Customers

 

We currentlyThe Company had certain customers which are each responsible for generating 10% or more of the Company’s total revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020. These three customers together accounted for approximately 58% and 55% of the Company’s total revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively. These customers may not account for the same percentage of sales in future periods. If we were to sell nothing to those customers in the future, it would have no major customers.a material adverse effect on our financial condition unless we were able to replace those customers with others.

 

Competition

 

The molecular diagnostics industry is extremely competitive. There are many firms that provide some or all of the products we provide and provide many diagnostic tests that we have yet to develop. Many of these competitors are larger than us and have significantly greater financial resources. Because we are not established, many of our competitors have a competitive advantage in the diagnostic testing industry because they also have other lines of business in the pharmaceutical industry from which they derive revenues and for which they are well known and respected in the medical profession. We will need to overcome the disadvantage of being a start up with no history of success and no significant respect offrom the medical and testing professionals.professionals, although this is changing as we continue to market our LogixSmart COVID-19 tests in the United States to well-known and successful laboratories. In the diagnostic testing industry, we compete with such companies as BioMerieux, Siemens, Qiagen, and Cepheid and with such pharmaceutical companies as Abbott Laboratories, Becton Dickinson and Johnson and Johnson.

 

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Many of these competitors already have an established customer base with industry standard technology, which we must overcome to be successful.

 

Competition is, and will likely continue to be, particularly intense in the market for COVID-19 diagnostic tests. Numerous companies in the United States and internationally have announced their intention to offer new products, services and technologies that could be used in substitution for our LogixSmart COVID-19 tests Many of those competitors are significantly larger, and have substantially greater financial, engineering and other resources, than our company. Existing and potential competitors in the market for COVID-19 diagnostic tests include developers of both serological and molecular tests.


We expect competition to continue to increase as other established and emerging companies enter the market, as customer requirements evolve, and as new products, services and technologies are introduced. The entrance of new competitors is being encouraged by governmental authorities, who are offering funding to support development of testing solutions for COVID-19. For example, on April 29, 2020, the U.S. National Institutes of Health announced it would be using a portion of its $1.5 billion in federal stimulus funding to fund a $500 million national challenge designed to help the agency identify the best candidates for an at-home or point-of-care test for COVID-19. Some of our existing or new competitors may have strong relationships with current and potential customers, including governmental authorities, and, as a result, may be able to respond more quickly to new or changing regulatory requirements, new or emerging technologies, and changes in customer requirements.

Employees

 

We currently employ 2137 full-time personnel at our executive offices and lab facilities in Salt Lake City, Utah, and two employees outside of Utah. We have engaged independent contractors in India to promote the use of our products and develop outlets for products and employ the services of independent sales representatives on an “as needed” basis.

 

Government Regulation

 

WeIn the United States, we will be regulated by the U.S. Federal Drug Administration (FDA) and our products must be approved by the FDA before we will be allowed to sell our tests in the United States. However, the FDA granted us an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to manufacture and sell our Logix Smart COVID-19 test to CLIA labs in the United States. Because our lab is ISO certified, we are allowed to apply for CE-Marking, which will allow us to sell any CE Marked test in most countries in Europe, South America and Asia. We currently have CE Marks issued for our Logix Smart COVID-19 test, tuberculosis test, our zika virus test, and a triplex test that tests for zika, dengue, and chikungunya simultaneously. In addition, our Logix Smart COVID-19 has received the license to manufacture and sell in India from India’s CDSCO and the National Epidemiology Institute in Mexico evaluated our Logix Smart COVID-19 test and approved it for sale in Mexico. We are in the process of registering for sale our Logix Smart COVID-19 test products in variousa number of major countries in South and Central America and Africa.around the world.

 

Organizational History and Corporate Information

 

We were incorporated as Co-Diagnostics, Inc. in Utah on April 18, 2013. Our principal executive office is located at 2401 S. Foothill Drive, Suite D, Salt Lake City, Utah 84109. Our telephone number is (801) 438-1036. Our website address ishttp://codiagnostics.com. The information included oncontents of our website isare not and shall not be interpreted to be, a part ofincorporated by reference in this quarterly report.Quarterly Report.

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Results of Operations for the NineSix Months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192020 and 20182019

 

Net Sales

 

For the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019,2020, we generated $106,408$25,588,802 of net sales compared to net sales of $29,088$64,974 in the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018.2019. The increase in sales of $25,523,828 was primarily due to sales of our LogixSmart COVID-19 test due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. Of the total sales, $1,782,312 was from the sale of third party manufactured equipment that we sourced and sold to customers to facilitate usage of our test. $49,800 of the revenue in 2019 representswas the result of sales of equipment soldand tests to two mosquito abatement districts of $63,800 and the remainder was sales of testing products of $42,608. The 2018 revenue represented a license fee for licensing our Zika tests and certain other Flaviviruses to a Canadian company for limited distribution. That license has since been terminated.test reagents.

 

Cost of Sales

 

For the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2020, we recorded cost of sales of $6,457,045, of which $4,805,650 was the cost of test reagents sold and $1,651,395 was the cost of equipment sold. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, we recorded cost of sales of $49,173 related to equipment sales and $10,453 related to sales of testing products. For$39,261 primarily for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, we recorded no cost of sales.equipment included in the sales to mosquito abatement districts.

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Operating Expenses

 

We incurred total operating expenses of $4,317,125$5,505,429 for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192020 compared to total operating expenses of $4,323,654$2,645,969 for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018. Total2019. The increase in operation expenses decreased by only $6,529 butwas due to the categories of expenditures changed materially. There was a decreaseincrease in general and administrative expenses of $371,989, which was offset by an increase of $351,129 in our sales and marketing expenses. Research and development expenses remained basically constant in that they increased by less than 1% or $5,197. Depreciation and amortization expense also increased $9,134business activities experienced as a result of the purchase of additional equipment.sales increases due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

General and administrative expenses decreased $371,989increased $2,202,386 from $2,880,884$1,448,132 for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 to $2,508,895$3,650,518 for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019.2020. The decrease was primarily the resultincrease in general and administrative expenses resulted from an increase of a decrease of $929,483 in consulting fees and a decrease of $64,978 in legal fees that were partially offset by increases of $292,939$888,572 in other professional services, $87,631and increase of $514,266 in optionbad debt expense as an allowance for bad debts was established due to the significant increase in receivables. Additionally, stock-based compensation expense related to options and warrant expense, $77,245 in insurance expenses, $79,616 in salarywarrants increased by $488,920 due to options granted to employees and directors, salaries and related benefits increased by $112,935, attorneys’ fees increased by $54,001 and $58,398 in travel expenses.a 401K contribution of $40,600 was also incurred.

 

Our sales and marketing expenses for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192020 were $770,539$658,674 compared to sales and marketing expenses of $419,410$508,179 for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018.2019. The increase of $351,129$150,495 was due primarily tothe result of an increase in salaries and related benefits of $131,903, an increase of $167,783$23,966 in salaryadvertising and related benefits expense, an increase of $88,762 in travel and convention expenses,trade shows, and an increase of $81,864$21,600 for a 401K contribution. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in consulting expenses.travel and related expenses of $43,462 as travel was curtailed by the current pandemic.

 

Our research and development expenses increased by only $5,197$490,376 from $985,726$659,896 for the ninesix months ended September 30, 2018June 20, 2019 to $990,923$1,150,271 for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019.2020. The increase reflected, however,was primarily due to an increase of $131,288 in payroll and employee related expenses from the addition of more lab employees, partially offset by a decrease of $58,234 in consulting expenses and a decrease of $51,546$193,117 in other professionalprofession services related to development of the capability of freeze drying our COVID-19 test to enable easier international shipping. In addition, salaries and a decrease of $17,581 inrelated benefits increased $113,946 reflecting additional lab supplies.personnel, expenditures for lab supplies increased $89,252, our 401K contribution increased by $37,800, and the rent for lab space increased $34,929.

 

Interest Expense

 

For the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2020, we incurred no interest expense compared to interest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2019 we incurred interest expense of $28,196 compared to $48,857 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.$28,187. The decrease of $20,661 was$28,187was the result of having alla $2,000,000 loan outstanding during the month of our indebtedness retiredJanuary 2019 for which we incurred $28,187 in interest. Additionally, we incurred a loss of $78,241 on extinguishment of debt incident to the conversion of our debt in January 2019 to preferred stock and having no debt for the majoritypayoff of the nine-month periodloan referenced herein. For the six months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019. We realized2020 we recorded interest income of $32,255$45,748 from the investment of fundsinterest on our cash not used in the operations of the business compared to interest income of $17,361$20,049 for the ninesix months ended Septemberending June 30, 2018.2019

 

Net LossIncome

 

We realized a net lossincome for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192020 of $4,460,551$13,939,816 compared with a net loss for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 of $4,323,555.$2,712,785. The increase in net lossincome of $136,996$16,652,601 was primarily the result of realizing an increased losssales of $119,383 on our investment inLogixSmart COVID-19 test and resulting margins from those sales. In addition, we realized income from our Indian joint venture andof $267,740 compared to a loss onin the extinguishmentjoint venture of debt of $78,241 incident to$7,000 in the retirement of our outstanding debt in Januarysix months ending June 30, 2019 when the debt was converted of preferred stock. The increase in loss occasioned by the extinguishment of debt and the loss inas our joint venture was partially offset bybegan sales of the increaseSaragene COVID-19 test after clearance to begin manufacture and sale of the test in interest income andIndia. The sales in India were primarily made in the decrease in interest expense.month of June.

 

Results of Operations forThe three months ended June 30, 2020 compared to the Three Monthsthree months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019 and 2018

 

Net SalesRevenues

For the three months ending June 30, 2020 we generated revenues of $24,040,274 compared to revenues of $61,574 for the three months ending June 30, 2019. The revenue in the quarter ending June 30, 2020 primarily represented sales of our LogixSmart COVID-19 test. Of the total revenue in the three months ending June 30, 2020, $1,676,820 related to the sale of third party manufactured equipment, which we source and sold to customers to facilitate the sales of our COVID-19 test.

Cost of Revenues

 

For the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019,2020 we generated $41,434recorded costs of net sales compared to net salesrevenues of $9,696 in$5,975,305 and for the three months ended September 30, 2018. The revenue in 2019 represented sales of our diagnostics tests as well as fees charged for design services and $14,000 of which was for the sale of equipment. The revenue in 2018 represented a license fee for licensing our Zika tests and certain other Flaviviruses to a Canadian company for limited distribution. This license fee has since been terminated.

Cost of Sales

For the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019, we recorded costs of salesrevenues of $20,365 related$38,809. This increase is due to the tests and equipment sold. Forincrease in revenue in 2020 due to the three months ended September 30, 2018, we recorded nosale of our LogixSmart COVID-19 test. Of the total cost of sales.sale, $1,580,968 was due to equipment that was sold to our customers.

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Operating Expenses

 

We incurred total operating expenses of $1,671,156$3,356,692 for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192020, compared to total operating expenses of $1,673,465$1,388,529 for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018.2019. The decreaseincrease of $2,309 actually reflected progress in our business plan in that our sales and marketing expenses$1,968,163 was due primarily to increased by $82,103 representing increased emphasis in selling diagnostics tests that are ready for general distribution, which increases were offset by general and administrative expenses that decreased $89,407. Researchcosts of $1,383,264, and an increase of $437,659 in our research and development expenses remained constant.expenses.

 

General and administrative expenses decreased $89,407increased $1,383,265, from $1,150,170$807,769 for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 to $1,060,763$2,191,034 for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019.2020. The decreaseincrease was primarily the result of a decreasean increase of $219,106 for consulting$511,607 in other professional services expense, an increase $483,266 in bad debt expense reserves and a decreasean increase of $126,647$175,085 in option and warrant expenses. These decreases were partially offset by anexpense. The increase in option expense was primarily related to, vesting of $197,295options granted in other professional services and to a lesser extent by smaller increasesthe third quarter of 2019, which had not been outstanding in the second quarter of 2019. In addition, salaries and other benefits increased $68,421, a contribution to our 401K of $34,327, insurance of $21,722$40,600 and travel expenses of $28,899.attorney fees increased $35,858.

 

Our sales and marketing expenses for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192020 were $262,360$390,191, compared to sales and marketing expenses of $180,257$252,076 for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018.2019. The increase of $82,103 was$138,115 is due primarily to an increase of $30,940$114,394 in salary and related benefits expense related to the addition of sales personnel, an increase of $43,992 in advertising, trade shows and related travel and an increase of $8,524$21,600 in consulting401K contributions, an increase of $10,467 in advertising expense partially offset by a decrease of $30,004 in travel and lodging. The reduction of travel related expenses for sales professionals in other countries. In addition, we incurred expenses of $5,947 specifically in acquiring and training our distributor network in other countries.was directly related to a ban on travel due to the coronavirus pandemic.

 

Our research and development expenses remained constant. We incurred research and development expenses of $330,422increased by $437,659, from $312,590 for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30 2018 and $331,0272019 to $750,249 for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019.2020. The increase was primarily due to an increase of $191,292 in payroll and employee related expenses resulting from the addition of technical personnel and $196,226 in other professional services related to a development contract for the freeze drying of our tests to facilitate international shipping. In addition, lab supplies increased by $56,792 and the 401K contribution for lab employees increased by $37,800.

 

Interest Other Income/Expense

 

For the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019,2020 we incurred minimal interest expensehad total other income of $296,732 compared to interest expensea total other income of $48,857$21,368 for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2018.2019. The decreaseincrease of $48,847$275,364 was due to a gain of $258,559 from our India joint venture compared to a gain of $1,728 in the result of having no debtsame period in 2019 compared to having a short term noteand an increase of $2,000,000 outstanding beginning$18,533 in August 2018. We also realized interest income of $12,207 from the investment of funds not used in the operations of the business.three months ended June 30, 2020.

 

Net LossIncome

 

We realized a net lossincome for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192020 of $1,747,766$15,005,009, compared with a net loss for the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20182019 of $1,641,145.$1,344,396. The income realized was due to the increase in net lossgross profit realized from sales of $106,621 was primarily the result of realizing a loss of $109,876 from our Indian joint venture compared to a gain of $67,961 reportedLogixSmart COVID-19 test commencing in 2018 due to audit adjustments recorded by Indian joint venture. The increase in net loss wasMarch 2020, partially offset by the decreaseincrease in interestoperating expenses of $1,968,163 as explained above and the realization of increased interest income. Since operational expenses did not vary materially from year to year, the increase of net loss was primarily the result of non-operating activities.above.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Liquidity is the ability of a company to generate funds to support its current and future operations, satisfy its obligations, and otherwise operate on an ongoing basis. Significant factors in the management of liquidity are funds generated by operations, levels of accounts receivable and accounts payable and capital expenditures.

 

To date we have financed our operations through sales of common stock and the issuance of debt.

At December 31, 2018,June 30, 2020, we had cash and cash equivalents of $950,237,$18,550,437, total current assets of $1,051,913,$36,901,648, total current liabilities of $2,351,983 and total stockholders’ deficit of $1,058,811. At September 30, 2019, we had cash and cash equivalents of $2,544,159, total current assets of $3,084,448, total current liabilities of $307,884$2,984,642 and total stockholders’ equity of $3,333,995.

On January 30, 2019,$35,726,862. We believe that we entered into a securities purchase agreement with investors, whereby the investors purchased from the Company 30,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company for a purchase price of $3,000,000. The purchase price was paid by the investors with $1.0 million in cash and the conversion of a $2.0 million note owed by the Companyhave sufficient capital to the investors. The investors may not convert the Series A Preferred Stock to the extent that such conversion would result in beneficial ownership by the investors and their affiliates of more than 4.99% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock of the Company.

On February 4, 2019, we completed the sale of 3,925,716 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, at a purchase price of $1.40 per share in a registered direct offering. The aggregate gross proceedssustain our operations for the sale of the Common Shares was $5,496,002 and we received net proceeds of $4,903,238 after offering costs of $592,764.next 12 months.

 

We experienced negative cash flow used in operations during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20192020 of $3,912,850$348,459, compared to negative cash flow used in operations for the ninesix months ended September 30, 2018 of $3,119,401. During the nine months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2019 of $2,697,691. The cash generated from operations enabled us to increase our inventories by $10,030,838 and 2018,increase our receivables by $5,742,883. In addition, we received net cash from financing activities of $5,903,238 and $1,899,012 as described above and used $319,440 and $135,000, respectively$1,457,922 of our cash in financing transactions, $714,500 in contributions to our joint venture in India.India and $205,290 for the purchase of equipment. The negative operating cash flow infor the quartersix months ending June 30, 2020 was met by cash reserves received from the issuances of common stock incident to the completion of a series of three registered direct offeringofferings in January and February 2020 pursuant to our shelf registration. We received net proceeds of $18,062,083 from those offerings and received $913,465 from the issuanceexercise of preferred stockwarrants and options. Since we commenced significant sales of our Logix Smart COVID-19 test in January.March 2020, we have used our cash generated from those sales to fund the increase in our inventories and receivables and pay our operating expenses. We have increased our technical staff to complete development of additional tests to enable us to use our distributor network to sell our other products throughout the world. The amount of oura future operating deficit could decrease or increase significantlyoccur depending on strategic and other operating decisions, thereby affecting our need for additional capital. We expect our operating losses will continue untilIf needed, we are able to generate material revenue. Until our operations become profitable, we will continue to rely on proceeds received from our offerings of stock. In August 2018 we filed a shelf registration of our securities with the SEC and in September 2018 it was declared effective. In February 2019 we completed the registered direct offering described above pursuant to that registration. We expect additional investment capital to come from (i) additional issuances of our common stock pursuant to our S-3 shelf registration with existing and new investors and (ii) the private placement of other securities with investors similar to those that have provided funding in the past.

 

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The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has incurred losses and has not demonstrated the ability to generate sufficient cash flows from operations to satisfy our liabilities and sustain operations. These factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our continuation as a going concern is dependent on our ability to generate sufficient income and cash flow to meet our obligations on a timely basis and to obtain additional financing as may be required. The Company is actively seeking options to obtain additional capital and financing.

 

Our monthly cash operating expenses, including our technology research and development expenses and interest expense, were approximately $435,000$686,200 per month during the ninesix months ended Septemberending June 30, 2019.2020. We completed the registered direct offering described above in January and February 2020 to fund operations through 2020. The foregoing estimates, expectations and forward-looking statements are subject to change as we make strategic operating decisions from time to time and as our expenses fluctuate from period to period.

 

To date, we have financed our operations through sales of our LogixSmart COVID-19 test and sales of common stock and the issuance of debt.

On January 30, 2019, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with investors, whereby the investors purchased from the Company an aggregate of 30,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company for an aggregate purchase price of $3,000,000. The purchase price was paid by the investors with $1 million in cash and the conversion of a $2 million promissory note issued by the Company to one of the investors. All of the preferred shares have been converted to common stock.
On February 4, 2019, we completed the sale of an aggregate of 3,925,716 shares of common stock, at a purchase price of $1.40 per share in a registered direct offering pursuant the Shelf Registration Statement. The aggregate gross proceeds for the sale of the shares were $5,496,002 and we received net proceeds after offering costs of $4,996,322.
In January 2020, we sold an aggregate of 3,448,278 shares of common stock to institutional investors for $1.45 per share for gross proceeds of approximately $5 million pursuant to a shelf-registration statement on Form S-3 (File No: 333-226835) declared effective by the SEC on September 7, 2018 (the “Shelf Registration Statement”).
On February 10, 2020, the Company entered into securities purchase agreements with certain institutional investors pursuant to which such investors purchased an aggregate of 3,324,676 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $ 3.08 per share in a registered direct offering pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement. The aggregate gross proceeds for the sale of the shares were approximately $10.2 million. The closing of the offering occurred on or about February 13, 2020.
On February 28, 2020, the Company entered into securities purchase agreements with certain institutional investors pursuant to which such investors purchased an aggregate of 470,000 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $9.00 per share in a registered direct offering pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement. The aggregate gross proceeds for the sale of the shares were approximately $4 million. The closing of the offering occurred on or about February 28, 2020.

On March 6, 2020, we received $50,000 in gross proceeds from the exercise of a warrant for 25,000 shares of common stock for $2.00 per share.

During the three months ending June 30, 2020, we received $863,465 from the exercise of warrants and stock options.

We generated $13,939,816 in net income during the six months ending June 30, 2020 to fund our operations.

The amount of our operating deficitincome going forward could decrease or increase significantly depending on strategic and other operating decisions, thereby affecting our need for additional capital. We expecthave increased our operating losses will continue until wework force and are ableusing the increased technical staff to generate revenue. Salescomplete development on products related to the current pandemic and marketing efforts have resultedon products unrelated thereto in revenue being generated from sales of our diagnostics products in India, South and Central America and for our mosquito vector control programan attempt to remain profitable in the United States. The amountfuture. At our current level of revenue from these and other revenue sources will determineoperating expenditures, we believe we have sufficient cash to fund operations for the amount ofnext 12 months. Absent a significant acquisition or capital expansion, we do not expect to require additional investment needed to bridgecapital in the gap until we achieve a breakeven status.foreseeable future.

Our long-term liquidity is dependent upon execution of our business model and the increasecommencement of revenue generating activities and working capital as described above, and upon capital needed for continued commercialization and development of our diagnostic testing technology. Commercialization and future development of diagnostic tests utilizing our PCR technology are expected to require additional capital annually for the foreseeable future. The amount required will increase or decrease depending on the opportunities we determine to pursue and available funding.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

Not required under Regulation S-K for “smaller reporting companies.”

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We maintain a set of disclosure“disclosure controls and procedures, (as” as defined in RuleRules 13a-15(e) ofand 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act)Act that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in rules and forms adopted by the SEC.

In accordance with Rule 13a-15(b) of the Exchange Act, as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, an evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to assess the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. As of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we fileit files or submitsubmits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and formsforms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to ourthe company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officerits principal executive and Chief Financial Officer,principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

In performing its assessmentAt the time our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2020 was filed on August 14, 2020, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as a result of the effectiveness of the Company’smaterial weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting management appliedas disclosed in our annual report on Form 10-K for the criteriayear ended December 31, 2019 and discussed below, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of June 30, 2020. Subsequent to that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that an additional material weakness, as described in the Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO - 2013”).below, existed.

 

A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’sour annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

 

The material weakness previously identified during management’s assessment was the lack of sufficient technical expertise on certain accounting and tax requirements for new and unusual transactions. These control deficiencies could result in a material misstatement of accounts or disclosures that would result in a material misstatement to the Company’sour interim or annual financial statements that would not be prevented or detected. Accordingly, management has determined

In connection with the identification of an error that resulted in the restatement described in Note 3 of our condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A, we also identified that we did not design and maintain effective controls over the purchasing and receiving of inventory. Specifically, there was a lack of formalized purchasing and receiving processes and controls and the functions were decentralized. This material weakness resulted in the restatement of our condensed consolidated financial statements for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2020.

To address the previously identified material weakness, we have involved and plan to further increase the involvement of consultants with the required expertise and have hired one employee and plan to further increase the accounting staff to remediate the material weakness. We believe that these control deficiencies constitute aactions will help remediate the previously identified material weakness. The Company hired, inweakness, however, will not be considered remediated until the second quarterapplicable controls operate for a sufficient period of 2019, consultants withtime and management is able to conclude that these controls are operating effectively.

To address the necessary technical accounting expertise to improvenewly identified material weakness, we have centralized the Company’s accountingpurchasing and receiving functions and have added new processes and internal control program. The Company has unconsolidated foreign subsidiaries over which it does not exercise any financial reporting control.

Because of the material weakness, management, including the Chief Executive Officercontrols to ensure purchasing and Chief Financial Officer, concluded thatreceiving are recorded completely and accurately. Additionally, the Company did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2019, based onis implementing a new enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) system, which will enable us to further enhance the criteria in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by COSO -2013.processes and controls related to inventory, including purchasing and receiving.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

ThereOther than the efforts noted above to remediate the previously reported material weaknesses, there have been no changes in the Company’sour internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that occurred during the Company’s last three-month periodquarter ended June 30, 2020 that havehas materially affected or, are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’sour internal control over financial reporting. The Company hired an independent consulting company to render a report on the Company’s internal control systems and provide recommendations for improving our internal control given the size of the Company’s accounting staff. To the extent possible with the current accounting staff the internal control recommendations have been implemented.

 

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

On July 16, 2020, we were served in an action filed in the United States District Court for the District of Utah claiming that the Company promulgated false and misleading press releases to increase the price of our stock to improperly benefit the officers and directors of the Company. The CompanyPlaintiff, Gelt Trading, Ltd., a Cayman Islands limited company, demands compensatory damages sustained as a result of our alleged wrongdoing in an amount to be proven at trial. We will vigorously defend this action as we do not believe it has no legal proceedingsany merit.

In addition, there is a threatened lawsuit from former consultants claiming compensation for services rendered in 2015. We will vigorously defend this matter if it results in a lawsuit.

From time to time, we may become involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of our operations in the normal course of business. Although we have received inquiries from FINRA, NASDAQ and the SEC, to which we have responded, to the best of our knowledge, no governmental authority is contemplating any proceeding to which we are a party or to which any of management, no litigation has been threatened.our properties or businesses are subject, which would reasonably be likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.

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Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

NotRisks Related to Our Business and Industry

We have a limited commercial history upon which to base our prospects and until this calendar quarter, we have not generated profits and are not certain that we will sustain profitability in the future.

We began operations in April 2013, and we have a limited operating history. While we were profitable for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2020, we realized a net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2020 of $1,065,193, and a net loss of $6.2 million and $6.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Our accumulated deficit was $11.0 million as of June 30, 2020 and $25.0 million and $18.7 million as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. We realized net income for the first time for the three months ended June 30, 2020. We were able to achieve net income because we were able to develop and market our LogixSmart COVID-19 test, but we do not have any way to predict how long our market for that test will continue. Potential investors should be aware of the difficulties normally encountered by a new enterprise, many of which are beyond our control, including substantial risks and expenses in the course of developing new diagnostic tests, establishing or entering new markets, organizing operations and marketing procedures. The likelihood of our success must be considered in light of these risks, expenses, complications and delays, and the competitive environment in which we operate. There is, therefore, nothing at this time upon which to base an assumption that our business plan will continue to prove successful, and we may not be able to generate significant revenue, raise additional capital or operate profitably. We will continue to encounter risks and difficulties frequently experienced by early commercial stage companies, including scaling up our infrastructure and headcount, and may encounter unforeseen expenses, difficulties or delays in connection with our growth. In addition, as a result of the start-up nature of our business, we can be expected to continue to sustain substantial operating expenses and may not be able to continue generating sufficient revenues to cover expenditures. Any investment in our company is therefore highly speculative and could result in the loss of any investment.

Our near-term success has been dependent on the market for our COVID-19 test and future success is dependent on continued demand for the COVID-19 test and upon our ability to develop and market other commercially accepted diagnostic tests.

Our future success will depend, in part, on the continued market for our LogixSmart COVID-19 test and upon our ability to develop and sell sufficient quantities of other diagnostics tests. Attracting new customers and distribution networks requires substantial time and expense. Any failure to continue sales of our tests in sufficient quantities to maintain profitability would adversely affect our operating results. Many factors could affect the market acceptance and commercial success of any of our diagnostic tests, including:

Our ability to develop additional infectious disease diagnostic tests for which there is a commercial market.
our ability to convince our potential customers of the advantages and economic value of our tests over competing technologies and diagnostic tests;
the breadth of our test menu relative to competitors;
changes to policies, procedures or currently accepted best practices in clinical diagnostic testing;
the extent and success of our marketing and sales efforts; and
our ability to manufacture in quantity our commercial diagnostic tests and meet demand in a timely fashion.

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Risks Related to Owning our Common Stock and Other Securities

The price of our common stock may fluctuate substantially.

The market price of our common stock may be subject to wide fluctuation in response to various factors, some of which are beyond our control. Some factors that may cause the market price of our common stock to fluctuate, in addition to the other risks mentioned in this “Risk Factors” section and elsewhere in this report, are:

sales of our common stock by our shareholders, executives, and directors;
our ability to enter new markets;
actual or un-anticipated fluctuations in our annual and quarterly financial results;
our ability to obtain financings to continue and expand our commercial activities, expand our manufacturing operations, conduct research and development activities including, but not limited to, human clinical trials, and other business activities;
our ability to secure resources and the necessary personnel to continue and expand our commercial activities, develop additional diagnostic tests, conduct clinical trials and gain approval for our diagnostic tests on our desired schedule;
commencement, enrollment or results of our clinical trials of our diagnostic tests or any future clinical trials we may conduct;
changes in the development status of our diagnostic tests;
any delays or adverse developments or perceived adverse developments with respect to review by the FDA or other similar foreign regulatory authorities of our planned clinical trials;
any delay in our submission for studies or test approvals or adverse regulatory decisions, including failure to receive regulatory approval for our diagnostic tests;
our announcements or our competitors’ announcements regarding new tests, enhancements, significant contracts, acquisitions or strategic investments;
failures to meet external expectations or management guidance;
changes in our capital structure or dividend policy, including as a result of future issuances of securities and sales of large blocks of common stock by our shareholders;
announcements and events surrounding financing efforts, including debt and equity securities;
competition from existing technologies and diagnostic tests or new technologies and diagnostic tests that may emerge;
announcements of acquisitions, partnerships, collaborations, joint ventures, new diagnostic tests, capital commitments, or other events by us or our competitors;
changes in general economic, political and market conditions in any of the regions in which we conduct our business;
changes in industry conditions or perceptions;
changes in valuations of similar companies or groups of companies;
analyst research reports, recommendations and changes in recommendations, price targets and withdrawals of coverage;
departures and additions of key personnel;
disputes and litigations related to intellectual properties, proprietary rights, and contractual obligations;
changes in applicable laws, rules, regulations, or accounting practices and other dynamics;
actions taken by our principal shareholders and release or expiry of lockup or other transfer restrictions; and
other events or factors, many of which may be out of our control.

In addition, if the market for stocks in our industry or industries related to our industry, or the stock market in general, experiences a loss of investor confidence, the trading price of our common stock could decline for reasons unrelated to our business, financial condition and results of operations. If any of the foregoing occurs, it could cause our stock price to fall and may expose us to lawsuits that, even if unsuccessful, could be costly to defend and a distraction to management.

Future sales of our common stock in the public market may cause our stock price to decline and impair our ability to raise future capital through the sale of our equity securities.

There are a substantial number of shares of our common stock held by shareholders who owned shares of our capital stock prior to our initial public offering that may be able to sell in the public market. Sales by such shareholders of a substantial number of shares could significantly reduce the market price of our common stock.

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Shares issued by us upon exercise of options granted under our equity plan will be eligible for sale in the public market. If any of these holders cause a large number of securities to be sold in the public market, the sales could reduce the trading price of our common stock. These sales also could impede our ability to raise capital in the future.

Anti-takeover provisions in our charter documents and Utah law could discourage delay or prevent a change of control of our Company and may affect the trading price of our common stock.

We are a Utah corporation and the anti-takeover provisions of the Utah Control Shares Acquisition Act may discourage, delay or prevent a change of control by limiting the voting rights of control shares acquired in a control share acquisition. In addition, our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws may discourage, delay or prevent a change in our management or control over us that shareholders may consider favorable. Among other things, our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws:

authorize the issuance of “blank check” preferred stock that could be issued by our board of directors in response to a takeover attempt;
provide that vacancies on our board of directors, including newly created directorships, may be filled only by a majority vote of directors then in office, except a vacancy occurring by reason of the removal of a director without cause shall be filled by vote of the shareholders; and
limit who may call special meetings of shareholders.

These provisions could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control, whether or not it is desired by, or beneficial to, our shareholders.

NASDAQ may delist our common stock from its exchange, which could limit investors’ ability to make transactions in our common stock and subject us to additional trading restrictions.

Should we fail to satisfy the continued listing requirements of the NASDAQ Capital Market, such as the corporate governance requirements or the minimum closing bid price requirement, NASDAQ may take steps to delist our common stock. Such a delisting would likely have a negative effect on the price of our common stock, and would impair your ability to sell or purchase our common stock when you wish to do so. In the event of a delisting, we would take actions to restore our compliance with the NASDAQ Capital Market’s listing requirements, but we can provide no assurance that any such action taken by us would allow our common stock to become listed again, stabilize the market price or improve the liquidity of our common stock, prevent our common stock from dropping below the NASDAQ Capital Market’s minimum bid price requirement or prevent future non-compliance with the NASDAQ Capital Market’s listing requirements.

If the NASDAQ Capital Market does not maintain the listing of our securities for trading on its exchange, we could face significant material adverse consequences, including:

a limited availability of market quotations for our securities;
reduced liquidity with respect to our securities;
a determination that our shares of common stock are “penny stock” which will require brokers trading in our shares of common stock to adhere to more stringent rules, possibly resulting in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for our shares of common stock;
a limited amount of news and analyst coverage for our company; and
decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future.

Therefore, it may be difficult for our shareholders to sell any shares if they desire or need to sell them.

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We do not currently intend to pay dividends on our common stock

We do not expect to pay cash dividends on our common stock. Any future dividend payments are within the absolute discretion of our board of directors and will depend on, among other things, our results of operations, working capital requirements, capital expenditure requirements, financial condition, contractual restrictions, business opportunities, anticipated cash needs, provisions of applicable law and other factors that our board of directors may deem relevant. We may not generate sufficient cash from operations in the future to pay dividends on our common stock.

We are an “emerging growth company” and will be able to avail ourselves of reduced disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies, which could make our common stock less attractive to investors.

We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act, and we intend to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not “emerging growth companies” including not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. Investors may find our common stock less attractive because we may rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our common stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and our stock price may be more volatile. We may take advantage of these reporting exemptions until we are no longer an “emerging growth company.” We will remain an “emerging growth company” until the earliest of (i) the last day of the fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenues of $1.07 billion or more; (ii) the last day of our fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the date of the completion of our initial public offering; (iii) the date on which we have issued more than $1.07 billion in nonconvertible debt during the previous three years; or (iv) the date on which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer under Regulation S-Kthe rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

We have elected to use the extended transition periods for “smaller reporting companies.”complying with new or revised accounting standards.

We have elected to use the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private companies until the earlier of the date we (i) are no longer an emerging growth company or (ii) affirmatively and irrevocably opt out of the extended transaction period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B). As a result, our financial statements may not be comparable to those of companies that comply with public company effective dates.

Our management is required to devote substantial time to compliance initiatives.

As a public company, we incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses that we did not incur as a newly formed entity. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as well as rules subsequently implemented by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and NASDAQ, have imposed various new requirements on public companies, including requiring establishment and maintenance of effective disclosure and financial controls and changes in corporate governance practices. Our management and other personnel devote a substantial amount of time to these new compliance initiatives. Moreover, these rules and regulations increase our legal and financial compliance costs and make some activities more time consuming and costly. We expect these rules and regulations to make it more difficult and more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance and we may be required to incur substantial costs to maintain the same or similar coverage.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

In September 2019,We issued the unregistered securities below during the quarter ended June 30, 2020. For each of the issuances of unregistered securities, we issued 200,000 shares of our common stock to an individual who converted 2,400 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock to common stock at a conversion price calculated by multiplying the number of preferred shares being converted by $100 and dividing the result by $1.20. We relied on the exemption from registration underrequirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, set forth inavailable under Section 4(a)(2) thereof and Regulation D promulgated thereunder.thereunder due to the fact that such issuances did not involve a public offering of securities.

 

On September 30, 2019, we issued 15,156 shares of our common stock to an entity that provides services for the Company pursuant to a written contract. We relied on the exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, set forth in Section 4(a)(2) thereof and Regulation D promulgated thereunder.

On April 1, 2020, we issued a warrant to acquire up to 20,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $1.40. the warrant was issued to a consultant pursuant to our agreement with the consultant. The warrant has a five-year life.
On June 30, 2020, we issued an aggregate of 9,689 shares of our common stock for services rendered pursuant to consulting agreements.
In June 2020, we issued 110,000 shares of stock pursuant to the exercise of warrants at an exercise price of $2.00 to three individuals and one limited liability company.

 

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On September 30, 2019, we issued 6,000 shares of our common stock to an entity that provides services for the Company pursuant to a written contract. We relied on the exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, set forth in Section 4(a)(2) thereof and Regulation D promulgated thereunder.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

None.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Other Information

 

None.Subsequent Events

In August, 2020, we discovered that a freezer that held manufactured tests had failed and that approximately $1,200,000 of finished goods inventory had thawed and was no longer saleable and will be written off.

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

Exhibit Index

 

(a) Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number Number Description
   
31.1* Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2* Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1* Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2* Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104Cover Page Interactive Data File

 

* Filed herewith.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 CO-DIAGNOSTICS, INC.
   
Date: November 12, 20193, 2020By:/s/ Dwight H. Egan
 Name:Dwight H. Egan
 Its:Title:

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

   
Date: November 12, 20193, 2020By:/s/ Reed LL. Benson
 Name:Reed LL. Benson
 Its:Title:

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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