UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q/A

Amendment No. 110-Q

 

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

 

For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 20192020

 

OR

 

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

 

For the Transition Period from ___ to ___

 

Commission File Number 001-36305

 

SEMLER SCIENTIFIC, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware26-1367393
(State or other jurisdiction of(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)Identification Number)

 

911 Bern Court, Suite 110

San Jose, CA 95112

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(877) 774-4211

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None.

Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
N/AN/AN/A

 

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.  Yesx  No¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T 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.:Act:

 

Large Accelerated Filer¨ Accelerated Filer¨x
     
Non-Accelerated Filer¨ Smaller Reporting Companyx
     
Emerging growth companyx¨   

 

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¨    Nox

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None.

Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
N/AN/AN/A

As of May 1, 2019,2020, there were 6,331,1476,534,076 shares of the issuer’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share, outstanding.

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A to the Semler Scientific, Inc. (the “Company”) Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 3, 2019 (the “Original Filing”), is being filed solely to correct transposition errors in Note 5 Concentration of Credit Risk of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included within Item 1. The revenues and accounts receivables percentages for the Company’s largest customers for the three months ended March 31, 2019 were inadvertently transposed in the Original Filing.

Except as described above, no other changes have been made to the Original Filing and this Form 10-Q/A does not does reflect subsequent events that may have occurred since the date of the Original Filing or amend, update or change the financial statements or any other items or disclosures in the Original Filing.

In accordance with Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, we have included new certifications from our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer dated the date of this Form 10-Q/A.

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

   Page
Part I. Financial Information1
    
Item 1. Financial Statements1
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations1110
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk13
Item 4. Controls and Procedures13
    
Part II. Other Information14
    
Item 1. Legal Proceedings14
Item 1A. Risk Factors14
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds14
Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities14
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures14
Item 5. Other Information14
Item 6. Exhibits14
    
Signatures  15

 

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include those that express plans, anticipation, intent, contingency, goals, targets or future development and/or otherwise are not statements of historical fact. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and projections about future events and they are subject to risks and uncertainties known and unknown that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements.

 

In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology, such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “estimates,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “may,” “should,” “continue,” “could” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. Accordingly, these statements involve estimates, assumptions and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in them. Any forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the factors discussed throughout this report.

 

You should read this quarterly report and the documents that we reference herein and therein and have filed as exhibits to this report, completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. You should assume that the information appearing in this quarterly report is accurate as of the date of this report only. Because the risk factors referred to above could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties, along with others, are described above under the heading “Risk Factors” in our annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, on March 7, 2019.9, 2020. Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict which factors will arise. In addition, we cannot assess the impact of each factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. We qualify all of the information presented in this quarterly report, and particularly our forward-looking statements, by these cautionary statements.

 

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements.

 

Semler Scientific, Inc.

Condensed Statements of Income

(In thousands of U.S. Dollars, except share and per share data)

 

 (Unaudited) 
 

For the three months ended
March 31

  (Unaudited) 
 2019 2018  Three months ended March 31, 
      2020  2019 
Revenues $6,761  $4,463  $9,430  $6,761 
        
Operating expenses:                
Cost of revenues  896   704   850   896 
Engineering and product development  569   367   842   569 
Sales and marketing  2,070   1,705   2,695   2,070 
General and administrative  1,372   874   1,591   1,372 
Total operating expenses  4,907   3,650   5,978   4,907 
Income from operations  1,854   813   3,452   1,854 
        
Interest expense, net  -   (32)
Related party interest expense  -   (75)
Interest income  2    
Other expense  -   (107)  (4)   
        
Other expense  (2)   
Pre-tax net income  3,450   1,854 
Income tax provision  777    
Net income $1,854  $706  $2,673  $1,854 
        
Net income per share:        
Basic $0.29  $0.12 
Diluted $0.23  $0.10 
        
Weighted average number of shares used in computing basic and diluted income per share:        
Basic  6,326,149   5,924,701 
Diluted  8,170,287   7,280,492 
Net income per share, basic $0.41  $0.29 
Weighted average number of shares used in computing basic income per
share
  6,533,369   6,326,149 
Net income per share, diluted $0.33  $0.23 
Weighted average number of shares used in computing diluted income per share  8,065,813   8,170,287 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed financial statements.

 

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Semler Scientific, Inc.

Condensed Balance Sheets

(In thousands of U.S. Dollars, except share and per share data)

 

 

(Unaudited)

March 31,

  December 31,  

(Unaudited)

March 31,

  December 31, 
 2019  2018  2020  2019 
          
Assets                
                
Current Assets:                
Cash $4,544  $3,284  $11,214  $7,741 
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $52 and $52, respectively  2,533   2,801 
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $56 and $52,
respectively
  1,581   3,486 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  225   153   688   216 
Total current assets  7,302   6,238   13,483   11,443 
                
Assets for lease, net  1,518   1,243   2,065   2,079 
Property and equipment, net  220   223   310   249 
Long-term deposits  15   15   -   15 
Long-term deferred tax assets  3,778   4,501 
Total assets $9,055  $7,719  $19,636  $18,287 
                
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity                
                
Current liabilities:                
Accounts payable $257  $280  $377  $338 
Accrued expenses  1,806   2,797   2,448   3,914 
Deferred revenue  821   435 
Deferred revenues  989   955 
Other short-term liabilities  6   - 
Total current liabilities  2,884   3,512   3,820   5,207 
                
Long-term liabilities:                
                
Deferred rent  10   11 
Other long-term liabilities  -   7 
Total long-term liabilities  10   11   -   7 
                
Stockholders' equity:                
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 6,356,147 and 6,349,985 shares issued, and 6,331,147 and 6,324,985 outstanding (treasury shares of 25,000 and 25,000), respectively  6   6 
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 6,559,076 and 6,556,221 shares issued, and 6,534,076 and 6,531,221 outstanding (treasury shares of 25,000 and 25,000), respectively  7   7 
Additional paid-in capital  25,719   25,608   19,470   19,400 
Accumulated deficit  (19,564)  (21,418)  (3,661)  (6,334)
                
Total stockholders' equity  6,161   4,196   15,816   13,073 
                
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $9,055  $7,719  $19,636  $18,287 

  

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed financial statements.

 

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Semler Scientific, Inc.
Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)

Semler Scientific, Inc.

Statements of Stockholders' Equity

 (In thousands of U.S. Dollars, except share and per share data)

For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2018

 

 Common Stock  Treasury Stock         

(Unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019

 
 Shares
Issued
  Common
Stock
Amount
  Shares  Amount  Additional
Paid-In
Capital
  Accumulated
Deficit
  Total
Stockholder's
Equity (Deficit)
                
Balance at December 31, 2017  5,902,244  $6   (25,000) $-  $23,844  $(26,432) $(2,582)
                             Common Stock  Treasury Stock          
Warrant Exercises  32,975   -   -   -   64   -   64 
 Shares Issued  Common Stock Amount  Shares  Amount  Additional Paid-In Capital  Accumulated Deficit  Total Stockholder's Equity 
Balance at December 31, 2018  6,349,985  $6   (25,000) $-  $25,608  $(21,418) $4,196 
                                                        
Stock Option Exercises  34,615   -   -   -   95   -   95   6,162   -   -   -   13   -   13 
                                                        
Stock Compensation Expense  -   -   -   -   193   -   193   -   -   -   -   98   -   98 
                                                        
Net income  -   -   -   -   -   706   706   -   -   -   -   -   1,854   1,854 
                 ��                                      
Balance at March 31, 2018  5,969,834  $6   (25,000) $-  $24,196  $(25,726) $(1,524)
Balance at March 31, 2019  6,356,147  $6   (25,000) $-  $25,719  $(19,564) $6,161 

                             

For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2019

 Common Stock  Treasury Stock         

(Unaudited)

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020

 
 Shares
Issued
  Common
Stock
Amount
  Shares  Amount  Additional
Paid-In
Capital
  Accumulated
Deficit
  Total
Stockholder's
Equity
                
Balance at December 31, 2018  6,349,985  $6   (25,000) $-  $25,608  $(21,418) $4,196 
 Common Stock  Treasury Stock          
 Shares
Issued
  Common Stock Amount  Shares  Amount  Additional Paid-In Capital  Accumulated Deficit  Total Stockholder's Equity 
Balance at December 31, 2019  6,556,221  $7   (25,000) $-  $19,400  $(6,334) $13,073 
                                                        
Stock Option Exercises  6,162   -   -   -   13   -   13   2,855   -   -   -   3   -   3 
                                                        
Stock-based Compensation  -   -   -   -   98   -   98   -   -   -   -   67   -   67 
                                                        
Net income  -   -   -   -   -   1,854   1,854   -   -   -   -   -   2,673   2,673 
                                                        
Balance at March 31, 2019  6,356,147  $6   (25,000) $-  $25,719  $(19,564) $6,161 
Balance at March 31, 2020  6,559,076  $7   (25,000) $-  $19,470  $(3,661) $15,816 

 

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Semler Scientific, Inc.

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands of U.S. Dollars)

 

 

(Unaudited)

Three months ended March 31

  

(Unaudited)

Three months ended March 31

 
 2019  2018  2020  2019 
      
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:                
Net income $1,854  $706  $2,673  $1,854 
                
Reconciliation of Net Income to Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities:        
Amortization of debt discount  -   13 
Accretion of non-cash interest  -   65 
Reconciliation of Net Income to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities:        
Depreciation  143   121   159   143 
Deferred tax expense  721   - 
Loss on disposal of assets for lease  34   69   66   34 
Bad debt expense  6   3   31   6 
Stock-based compensation expense  98   193   67   98 
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities:                
Trade accounts receivable  268   (1,064)  1,875   268 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  (72)  (93)  (457)  (72)
Accounts payable  (23)  (147)  39   (23)
Accrued expenses  (991)  (501)  (1,466)  (991)
Deferred revenue  386   269 
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities  1,703   (366)
Deferred revenues  34   386 
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities  3,742   1,703 
                
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:                
Additions to property and equipment  (31)  (34)  (91)  (31)
Purchase of assets for lease, net  (425)  (58)
Purchase of assets for lease  (181)  (425)
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities  (456)  (92)  (272)  (456)
                
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                
Exercise of warrants  -   64 
Exercise of stock options  13   95   3   13 
Payments of loans payable  -   (739)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities  13   (580)
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities  3   13 
                
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH  1,260   (1,038)
INCREASE IN CASH  3,473   1,260 
CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD  3,284   1,457   7,741   3,284 
                
CASH, END OF PERIOD $4,544  $419  $11,214  $4,544 
Cash paid for interest $-  $142 
        

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed financial statements

 

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Semler Scientific, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

Unaudited

(In thousands of U.S. Dollars, except share and per share data)

  

1.Basis of Presentation

 

Semler Scientific, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Semler” or “the Company”), prepared the unaudited interim financial statements included in this report in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial reporting. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. As such, the information included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20182019 filed with the SEC on March 7, 20199, 2020 (the “Annual Report”). In the opinion of management, these financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair statement of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. The results of operations for the interim periods shown in this report are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any future period, including the full year.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted

 

In May 2014,November 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting StandardStandards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09,2019-08 –Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718) and Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASU No. 2014-09”)Customer (Topic 606). The amendment in this ASU provides guidanceamendments on the revenue recognition to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The core principle of this update provides guidancerequire that an entity measure and classify share-based payment awards granted to identify the performance obligations under the contract(s) with a customer and how to allocateby applying the guidance in Topic 718. The amount recorded as a reduction in the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract. It further provides guidance to recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. This standard will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance. On August 8, 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, which defers the effective date of ASU No. 2014-09 by one year, and permits early adoption as long as the adoption date is not before the original public entity effective date. Since the issuance of ASU 2014-09, the FASB has issued several amendments that clarify certain points, including ASU 2016-08, Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net), ASU 2016-10, Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing, ASU 2016-11, Rescission of SEC Guidance Because of Accounting Standards Updates 2014-09 and 2014-16 Pursuant to Staff Announcements at the March 3, 2016 Emerging Issues Task Force Meeting, and ASU 2016-12, Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients, and ASU No. 2016-20, Technical Corrections and Improvements to Topic 606. The updated revenue standard allows two methods of adoption: (1) retrospectively to each prior period presented (“full retrospective method”), or (2) retrospectively with the cumulative effect recognized in retained earnings as of the date of adoption (“modified retrospective method”). The new standard further requires new disclosures about contracts with customers, including the significant judgments the company has made when applying the guidance. The Company adopted the new standard effective January 1, 2019, using the modified retrospective transition method. The Company determined that the adoption of this new standard did not have a material impact on its financial statements.

Topic 606 affects revenue recognition for the Company’s variable license fee contracts, which represents approximately $1,500 and $750 of revenue for the quarters ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Essentially all of the variable license fee contracts are with large healthcare organizations. The remainder of the revenue is earned from leasing the Company's testing product for a fixed monthly fee, which is not subject to Topic 606. It was determined that the impact of the new standard has no effectshould be based on the way revenue was currently being recognized. Reusable hardware equipment or accessories may be provided to a customer for a set price and then use of the associated software is billed to the customer monthly based on volume of use. Under this scenario, revenue is recognized when and only when the customer uses the product. The Company is rendering a service and recognizes revenue in direct proportion to how much service is rendered. The sale of the equipment or accessories is recognized as hardware sales upon shipment to the customer. The initial contract is for a specified time period with automatic renewal each period thereafter until canceled. In case there is a violation of any term of the contract, the Company may deactivate the service remotely, so that the customer cannot continue to use the product.

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Semler Scientific, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

Unaudited

(In thousands of U.S. Dollars, except share and per share data)

Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) ("ASU No. 2016-02"). Under the new guidance in ASU No. 2016-02, lessees will be required to recognize the following for all leases (with the exception of short-term leases) at the commencement date: 1) A lease liability, which is a lessee’s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis; and 2) A right-of-use asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee’s right to use, or control the use of, a specified asset for the lease term. Under the new guidance, lessor accounting is largely unchanged, however, certain targeted improvements were made. ASU No. 2016-02 also simplifies the accounting for sale and leaseback transactions. Lessees (for capital and operating leases) and lessors (for sales-type, direct financing, and operating leases) must apply a modified retrospective transition approach for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements. Lessees and lessors may not apply a full retrospective transition approach. The new standard also requires expanded disclosures regarding leasing arrangements. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements. This ASU provides another transition method in addition to the existing transition method by allowing entities to initially apply the new leases standard at the adoption date and recognize a cumulative effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. This ASU also provides further guidance on lessors accounting policy election to not separate non-lease components from the associated lease components and limits this to circumstances in which the non-lease component or components otherwise would be accounted for under the new revenue guidance and both (1) the timing and pattern of transfer are the same for the non-lease component(s) and associated lease component, and (2) the lease component, if accounted for separately, would be classified as a an operating lease. In December 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-20, Leases (Topic 842): Narrow-Scope Improvements for Lessors. This ASU provide narrow scope improvements for lessor accounting by permitting lessors, as an accounting policy election, to treat certain sales taxes and other similar taxes as lessee costs, to exclude lessor costs paid by lessees directly to third parties from variable payments, and clarify the accounting by lessors for variable payments that related to both a lease component and a nonlease component. In January 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-01, Leases Codification Improvements, which reinstates the exception for lessors that are not manufacturers or dealers for determininggrant-date fair value of the leased property as the underlying asset’s cost, clarifies the presentation on the statement of cash flows for sales type and direct financing leases for lessors that are depository and lending institutions and clarifies the transition disclosures related to accounting changes and error corrections in the year of adoption of the ASU.share-based payment award. This updatestandard is effective for the Company’s annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company will adoptadopted the new standard inon January 1, 2020 and determined that the first quarteradoption of fiscal year 2020. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that this new standard willaccounting guidance did not have on its financial statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASU 2016-13”). This ASU requires timelier recording of credit losses on loans and other financial instruments held. Instead of reserves based on a current probability analysis, ASU 2016-13 requires the measurement of all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. All organizations will now use forward-looking information to better inform their credit loss estimates. ASU 2016-13 requires enhanced disclosures regarding significant estimates and judgments used in estimating credit losses, as well as the credit quality and underwriting standards of an organization’s portfolio. These disclosures include qualitative and quantitative requirements that provide information about the amounts recorded in the financial statements. In addition, ASU 2016-13 amends the accounting for credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities and purchased financial assets with credit deterioration. This standard is effective for the Company’s fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company will adopt the new standard in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. The Company is currently evaluating the effect the new standard will haveimpact on its financial statements.

 

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-07,Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting (“ASU 2018-07”). This ASU expands the scope of Topic 718 to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from nonemployees. An entity should apply the requirements of Topic 718 to nonemployee awards except for specific guidance on inputs to an option pricing model and the attribution of costs. The ASU specifies that Topic 718 applies to all share-based payment transactions in which a grantor acquires goods or services to be used or consumed in a grantor’s own operations by issuing share-based payment awards. This standard is effective for the Company’s annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company will adoptadopted the new standard inon January 1, 2020 and determined that the first quarteradoption of fiscal year 2020. The Company is currently evaluating the impact thatthis this new standard willaccounting guidance did not have an impact on its financial statements.

 

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13,Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement.Measurement. The amendments in this ASU modify the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements removing the requirements to disclosure amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the policy for timing of transfers between levels, and the valuation processes for Level 3 fair value measurements. In addition, it modified certain disclosures related to Level 3 fair value measurements and added additional disclosures regarding the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements and the changes in unrealized gains and losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for recurring Level 3 fair value measurements held at the end of the reporting period. This update is effective for the Company’s annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted the new standard on January 1, 2020 and determined that the adoption of this this new accounting guidance did not have an impact on its financial statements.

Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13,Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments(“Topic 326”). This ASU requires timelier recording of credit losses on loans and other financial instruments held. Instead of reserves based on a current probability analysis, Topic 326 requires the measurement of all expected credit losses for financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. All organizations will now use forward-looking information to better inform their credit loss estimates. Topic 326 requires enhanced disclosures regarding significant estimates and judgments used in estimating credit losses, as well as the credit quality and underwriting standards of an organization’s portfolio. These disclosures include qualitative and quantitative requirements that provide information about the amounts recorded in the financial statements. In addition, Topic 326 amends the accounting for credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities and purchased financial assets with credit deterioration. In April 2019, the FASB issued ASU2019-04,Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses, Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and Topic 825, Financial Instruments, to introduce amendments that will affect the recognition and measurement of financial instruments, including derivatives and hedging. In May 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-05,Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326); Targeted Transition Relief. The amendments in this ASU provide entities that have certain instruments within the scope of Subtopic 326-20 with an option to irrevocably elect the fair value option in Subtopic 825-10, applied on an instrument-by-instrument basis for eligible instruments upon adoption of Topic 326. This standard and related amendments are effective for the Company’s fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company will adopt the new standard in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020.2023. The Company is evaluating the effect of adopting this new accounting guidance.

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Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

Unaudited

(In thousands of U.S. Dollars, except share and per share data)

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12,Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, which simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles for income taxes. This update is effective for the Company’s annual periods beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company will adopt the new standard in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021. The Company does not anticipate this update to have a material impact on its financial statements.

 

In January 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-01,Investments—Equity Securities (Topic 321), Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323), and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815). The amendments in this ASU clarify the interaction between the accounting for investments in equity securities, investment in equity method and certain derivatives instruments. The ASU is expected to reduce diversity in practice and increase comparability of the accounting for these interactions. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021. The adoption of this ASU is not expected to have any impact on the Company’s results of operations, cash flows or financial position.

In March 2020, FASB issued ASU No. 2020-03,Codification Improvements to Financial Instruments. This ASU improves and clarifies various financial instruments topics, including the current expected credit losses standard issued in 2016 (ASU 2016-13). The ASU includes seven different issues that describe the areas of improvement and the related amendments to GAAP, intended to make the standards easier to understand and apply by eliminating inconsistencies and providing clarifications. The amendments have different effective dates. The Company is evaluating the effect of adopting this new accounting guidance, but does not expect adoption will have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04,Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. This ASU provides optional expedient and exceptions for applying generally accepted accounting principles to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. In response to the concerns about structural risks of interbank offered rates and, particularly, the risk of cessation of the London Interbank Offered Rate, regulators in several jurisdictions around the world have undertaken reference rate reform initiatives to identify alternative reference rates that are more observable or transaction based and less susceptible to manipulation. The ASU provides companies with optional guidance to ease the potential accounting burden associated with transitioning away from reference rates that are expected to be discontinued. The ASU can be adopted no later than December 1, 2022, with early adoption permitted. The Company is evaluating the effect of adopting this new accounting guidance.

Variably-priced Revenue

Topic 606 affects revenue recognition for the Company’s variably-priced (i.e., fee per test) license fee contracts and sales of hardware equipment and accessories. Total variably-priced license fees represent approximately $2,703 and $1,255 of revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Total sales of hardware and equipment accessories represent approximately $270 and $246 of revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Essentially all of the variably-priced license fee contracts are with large healthcare organizations. The remainder of the revenue is earned from leasing the Company's testing product for a fixed monthly fee, which is not subject to Topic 606.

2.Assets for Lease, net

The Company enters into contracts with customers for the Company’s QuantaFlo® product. The Company has determined these contracts meet the definition of a lease under Topic 842. The lease portfolio primarily consists of operating leases that are short-term in nature (monthly, quarterly or one year, all of which have renewal options). The assets associated with these leasing arrangements are identified below as assets for lease. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company recognized approximately $6,457 in lease revenues related to these arrangements, which is included in revenues on the Condensed Statements of Income.

Assets for lease consist of the following:

  March 31,
2020
  December 31,
2019
 
       
Assets for lease $3,424  $3,374 
Less: accumulated depreciation  (1,359)  (1,295)
Assets for lease, net $2,065  $2,079 

Depreciation expense amounted to $128 and $109 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Reduction to accumulated depreciation for returned items was $65 and $35 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company recognized a loss on disposal of assets for lease in the amount of $66 and $34 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

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Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

Unaudited

(In thousands of U.S. Dollars, except share and per share data)

 

2.Assets for Lease, net

Assets for lease consist of the following:

  March 31,
2019
  December 31,
2018
 
       
Assets for lease $2,568  $2,218 
Less: accumulated depreciation  (1,050)  (975)
Assets for lease, net $1,518  $1,243 

Depreciation expense amounted to $109 and $87 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Reduction to accumulated depreciation for returned items was $35 and $33 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The Company recognized a loss on disposal of assets for lease in the amount of $34 and $69 for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

3.Property and Equipment, net

 

Capital assets consist of the following:

 

 March 31,
2019
  December 31,
2018
  March 31,
2020
  December 31,
2019
 
          
Capital assets $488  $457  $728  $636 
Less: accumulated depreciation  (268)  (234)  (418)  (387)
Capital assets, net $220  $223  $310  $249 

 

Depreciation expense amounted to $34$31 and $24$34 for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 and 2018,2019, respectively.

 

4.Accrued Expenses

 

Accrued expenses consist of the following:

 March 31,
2019
  December 31,
2018
  March 31,
2020
  December 31,
2019
 
          
Compensation $1,450  $2,442  $1,608  $2,803 
Accrued taxes  418   378 
Miscellaneous accruals  356   355   422   733 
Total accrued expenses $1,806  $2,797  $2,448  $3,914 

 

5.Concentration of Credit Risk

 

Credit risk is the risk of loss from amounts owed by the financial counterparties. Credit risk can occur at multiple levels; as a result of broad economic conditions, challenges within specific sectors of the economy, or from issues affecting individual companies. Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to credit risk consist of cash and accounts receivable.

 

The Company maintains cash with major financial institutions. The Company’s cash consists of bank deposits held with banks that, at times, exceed federally insured limits. The Company limits its credit risk by dealing with counterparties that are considered to be of high credit quality and by performing periodic evaluations of the relative credit standing of these financial institutions.

 

Management periodically monitors the creditworthiness of its customers and believes that it has adequately provided for any exposure to potential credit loss. For the three months ended March 31, 2018,2019, two customers accounted for 58.2%41.8% and 11.9%22.3% of the Company’s revenue,revenues, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2019,2020, two customers accounted for 55.6%46.1% and 12.5%21.4% of the Company’s revenue,revenues, respectively. As of December 31, 2018, two2019, three customers accounted for 43.5%55.9%, 17.6% and 40.4%12.0% of the Company’s accounts receivable, respectively. As of March 31, 2019, two2020, three customers accounted for 41.8%28.5%, 20.6% and 22.3%13.8% of the Company’s accounts receivable, respectively. The Company’s largest customer in terms of both revenuerevenues and accounts receivable in the three months ended March 31, 20192020 is a U.S. diversified healthcare company and its affiliated plans.

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Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

Unaudited

(In thousands of U.S. Dollars, except share and per share data)

 

As of December 31, 2018, two2019, three vendors accounted for 11.0%23.3%, 20.3% and 10.8%11.1% of the Company’s accounts payable, respectively. As of March 31, 2019,2020, three vendors accounted for 23.3%17.9%, 20.3%12.7%, and 11.1%12.0% of the Company’s accounts payable, respectively.

 

6.Commitments and Contingencies

 

Facilities Leases

 

The Company recognized facilities lease expenses of $17 and $17 for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 and 2018,2019, respectively.

 

Indemnification Obligations

 

The Company enters into agreements with customers, partners, lenders, consultants, lessors, contractors, sales representatives and parties to certain transactions in the ordinary course of the Company’s business. These agreements may require the Company to indemnify the other party against third party claims alleging that its product infringes a patent or copyright. Certain of these agreements require the Company to indemnify the other party against losses arising from: a breach of representations or covenants, claims relating to property damage, personal injury or acts or omissions of the Company, its employees, agents or representatives. The Company has also agreed to indemnify the directors and certain of the officers and employees in accordance with the by-laws of the Company. These indemnification provisions will vary based upon the nature and terms of the agreements. In many cases, these indemnification provisions do not contain limits on the Company’s liability, and the occurrence of contingent events that will trigger payment under these indemnities is difficult to predict. As a result, the Company cannot estimate its potential liability under these indemnities. The Company believes that the likelihood of conditions arising that would trigger these indemnities is remote and, historically, the Company had not made any significant payment under such indemnification provisions. Accordingly, the Company has not recorded any liabilities relating to these agreements. In certain cases, the Company has recourse against third parties with respect to the aforesaid indemnities, and the Company believes it maintains adequate levels of insurance coverage to protect the Company with respect to potential claims arising from such agreements.

 

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Semler Scientific, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

Unaudited

(In thousands of U.S. Dollars, except share and per share data)

7.Stock Option Plan

 

The Company’s stock-based compensation program is designed to attract and retain employees while also aligning employees'employees’ interests with the interests of its stockholders. Stock options have been granted to employees under the stockholder-approved 2007 Key Person Stock Option Plan (“2007 Plan”) or the stockholder-approved 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (“2014 Plan”). Stockholder approval of the 2014 Plan became effective in September 2014. The 2014 Plan originally provided that the aggregate number of shares of common stock that may be issued pursuant to awards granted under the 2014 Plan may not exceed 450,000 shares (the “Share Reserve”), however in October 2015, the stockholders approved a 1,500,000 increase to the Share Reserve. In addition, the Share Reserve automatically increases on January 1st of each year, for a period of not more than 10 years, beginning on January 1st of the year following the year in which the 2014 Plan became effective and ending on (and including) January 1, 2024, in an amount equal to 4% of the total number of shares of common stock outstanding on December 31st of the preceding calendar year. The Company’s Board of Directors may act prior to January 1st of a given year to provide that there will be no January 1st increase in the Share Reserve for such year or that the increase in the Share Reserve for such year will be a lesser number of shares of common stock than would otherwise occur. On January 1, 2015, the Share Reserve increased by 188,640 shares due to the automatic 4% increase. On January 1, 2016, the Share Reserve increased by 204,943 shares due to the automatic 4% increase. On January 1, 2017, the Share Reserve increased by 204,943 shares due to the automatic 4% increase. On January 1, 2018,2019, the Share Reserve increased by 235,090 shares due to the automatic 4% increase. The Share Reserve is currently 2,783,616 shares as of March 31, 2019.2020.

 

In light of stockholder approval of the 2014 Plan, the Company no longer grants equity awards under the 2007 Plan. As of March 31, 2019,2020, 0 shares of an aggregate total of 407,500 shares were available for future stock-based compensation grants under the 2007 Plan and 987,3371,258,557 shares of an aggregate total of 2,783,616 shares were available for future stock-based compensation grants under the 2014 Plan.

Aggregate intrinsic value represents the difference between the closing market value as of March 31, 2020 of the underlying common stock and the exercise price of outstanding, in-the-money options. A summary of the Company’s stock option activity and related information for the three months ended March 31, 2020 is as follows:

  Options Outstanding 
  Number of
Stock Options
Outstanding
  Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
  Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (In Years)
  Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
 (in thousands)
 
Balance, January 1, 2020  1,581,582  $3.23   5.86  $70,827 
Options exercised  (3,000)  3.44         
Balance, March 31, 2020  1,578,582  $3.23   5.61  $57,891 
Exercisable as of March 31, 2020  1,494,145  $3.08   5.51  $55,015 

The total compensation cost related to unvested stock option awards not yet recognized was $369 as of March 31, 2020. The weighted average period over which the total unrecognized compensation cost related to these unvested stock awards will be recognized is 0.83 years. There were no options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2020 or 2019.

 

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Semler Scientific, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

Unaudited

(In thousands of U.S. Dollars, except share and per share data)

 

Aggregate intrinsic value represents the difference between the closing market value as of March 31, 2019 of the underlying common stock and the exercise price of outstanding, in-the-money options. A summary of the Company’s stock option activity and related information for the three months ended March 31, 2019 is as follows:

  Options Outstanding 
  Number of
Stock Options
Outstanding
  Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
  Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (In Years)
  Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
 (in thousands)
 
Balance, January 1, 2019  1,761,447  $3.18   6.84  $55,000 
Options exercised  (6,162)  2.10         
Balance, March 31, 2019  1,755,285  $3.18   6.59  $69,492 
Exercisable as of March 31, 2019  1,554,102  $2.99   6.41  $61,827 

The total compensation cost related to unvested stock option awards not yet recognized was $693 as of March 31, 2019. The weighted average period over which the total unrecognized compensation cost related to these unvested stock awards will be recognized is 1.33 years.The weighted average fair value of options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2018 was $5.97 per share, or an aggregate grant date fair value of $806. There were no options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

On January 2, 2018 the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors granted, and the full Board ratified, an option to acquire an aggregate of 125,000 shares under the 2014 Plan to the Company’s CEO. This option vests 25% on the one-year anniversary of the grant date and monthly thereafter for 36 months, such that the option is vested in full on the four-year anniversary of the grant date. On January 2, 2018 the Company’s Compensation Committee granted, and the full Board ratified, options to each of the then-seated non-employee Directors to acquire 5,000 shares, for an aggregate of 10,000 shares, under the 2014 Plan. These options vest on the one-year anniversary of their grant date. On February 28, 2018 the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors accelerated the vesting on stock options issued to consultants such that all unvested shares were vested on that date. This resulted in a one-time expense of $49 during the three months ended March 31, 2018.

Determining the Fair Value of Stock Options

The Company uses the Black-Scholes pricing model to determine the fair value of stock options. The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of the grant. There were no stock options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2019. There were 135,000 stock options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2018. The following assumptions for the periods presented were:

  Three months ended March 31, 
  2019  2018 
       
Expected term (in years)  -  5 
Risk-free interest rate  -%  2.2%
Expected volatility  -%  0.99%
Expected dividend rate  -%  -%

The assumptions are based on the following for each of the periods presented:

Valuation Method — The Company estimates the fair value of its stock options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.

Expected Term — The Company estimates the expected term consistent with the simplified method identified by the SEC. The Company elected to use the simplified method because of its limited history of stock option exercise activity and its stock options meet the criteria of the “plain-vanilla” options as defined by the SEC. The simplified method calculates the expected term as the average of the vesting and contractual terms of the award.

Volatility — The Company derives this number from the historical stock volatilities of the Company’s stock over a period approximately equal to the expected term of the options.

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Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

Unaudited

(In thousands of U.S. Dollars, except share and per share data)

Risk-free Interest Rate — The risk-free interest rate is based on median U.S. Treasury zero coupon issues with remaining terms similar to the expected term on the options.

Expected Dividend— The Company has never declared or paid any cash dividends and does not plan to pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future, and therefore, used an expected dividend yield of zero in the valuation model.

Forfeiture — Beginning in the first quarter of 2017, the Company implemented ASU 2016-09, and elected to true-up calculations at the time of forfeiture, rather than creating an estimate at the time of option issuance.

The Company has recorded an expense of$9867 and $193$98as it relates to stock-based compensation for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 and 2018,2019, respectively:

 

  Three months ended March 31, 
  2019  2018 
Cost of Revenue $1  $1 
Engineering and Product Development  7   8 
Sales and Marketing  15   29 
General and Administrative  75   155 
Total $98  $193 
  Three months ended March 31, 
  2020  2019 
Cost of revenues $-  $1 
Engineering and product development  -   7 
Sales and marketing  -   15 
General and administrative  67   75 
Total $67  $98 

 

8.Income Taxes

The Company’s income tax provision for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019 reflects its estimate of the effective tax rates expected to be applicable for the full year, adjusted for any discrete events that are recorded in the period in which they occur. The estimates are re-evaluated each quarter based on the estimated tax expense for the full year. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was 22.52%, compared to no provision for income taxes in the same period of the prior year. The increase in the effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2020 is primarily related to the release of the entire valuation allowance against the deferred tax assets for federal and state net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards and other deferred tax assets in the three months ended September 30, 2019.

The effective tax rate for the three month ended March 31, 2020 differed from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to state income taxes (net of federal benefit) partially offset by tax benefits associated with employee equity plans and federal and state research and development credit. The difference between the U.S. Federal statutory rate of 21% and the Company’s effective tax rate of 0% for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was primarily due to NOL carryforwards that offset potential current taxes for which a full valuation allowance had been previously provided.

On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act was signed into law. The Company has evaluated the impact of the new regulations and determined that there is no material impact to its financial statements.

 

8.9.Net Income Per Share, Basic and Diluted

 

Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) represent net income attributable to common stockholders divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the measurement period. Diluted EPS represents net income attributable to common stockholders divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the measurement period while also giving effect to all potentially dilutive common shares that were outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method.

 

Basic and diluted net EPS is calculated as follows:

 

 Three months ended March 31,  Three months ended March 31, 
 2019  2018  2020  2019 
 Shares  Net Income  EPS  Shares  Net Income  EPS  Shares  Net Income  EPS  Shares  Net Income  EPS 
Basic EPS  6,326,149  $1,854  $0.29   5,924,701  $706  $0.12   6,533,369  $2,673  $0.41   6,326,149  $1,854  $0.29 
Common stock warrants  246,843   -       225,154   -       69,715   -       246,843   -     
Common stock options  1,597,295   -       1,130,637   -       1,462,729   -       1,597,295   -     
Diluted EPS  8,170,287  $1,854  $0.23   7,280,492  $706  $0.10   8,065,813  $2,673  $0.33   8,170,287  $1,854  $0.23 

 

The followingwere no weighted average shares outstanding of common stock equivalents were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 and 2018 because including them would have been anti-dilutive:2019.

 

  Three months ended
March 31,
 
  2019  2018 
Weighted average shares outstanding:      
Common stock warrants  -   71,500 
Options  -   135,000 
Total  -   206,500 
10.Subsequent Events

None

 

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

 

The following discussion and analysis should be read together with our condensed unaudited financial statements and the related notes appearing elsewhere in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q and with the audited financial statements and notes for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018,2019, and the information under the headings “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 7, 2019,9, 2020, or the Annual Report. This discussion contains forward-looking statements reflecting our current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties. See “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” for a discussion of the uncertainties, risks and assumptions associated with these statements. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those discussed in our forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including those set forth under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report.

 

Overview

 

We are an emerging growtha company providing technology solutions to improve the clinical effectiveness and efficiency of healthcare providers. Our mission is to develop, manufacture and market innovative proprietary products and services that assist our customers in evaluating and treating chronic diseases. In 2011, we began commercializing our first patented and U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, cleared product, which measured arterial blood flow in the extremities to aid in the diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease, or PAD. In March 2015, we received FDA 510(k) clearance for the next generation version of our product, QuantaFlo™QuantaFlo®, which we began commercializing in August 2015. We believe our products and services position us to provide valuable information to our customer base, which in turn permits them to better guide patient care.

 

In the three months ended March 31, 2019,2020, we had total revenues of $9,430,000 and net income of $2,673,000, compared to total revenues of $6,761,000 and net income of $1,854,000 compared to total revenues of $4,463,000 and net income of $706,000 in the same period in 2018.2019.

 

Emerging Growth Company ElectionsRecent Developments

 

The JOBS Act provides thatIn the first quarter of 2020, new installations produced an emerging growth company,overall net gain in fixed-fee license contracts. Requests for changes in billing arrangements in the quarter due to COVID-19 amounted to less than 1% of fixed-fee license contracts for QuantaFlo®.

Because we started to experience the effects of COVID-19 late in the first quarter, results in the first quarter are not indicative of any future quarter or the full fiscal year results. Test volumes have decreased due to “social distancing” and other executive orders mandating “shelter in place” or similar restrictions. This affects revenues from our variable-monthly fee arrangements, which are based on usage largely occurring during home visits.

In April 2020 compared to March 2020, fixed-fee monthly license revenues decreased by approximately 4% and variable fee software license revenues decreased by approximately 97%.

Although we do not provide formal guidance, we intend to manage our expenses and other costs in line with changes in revenues to conservatively preserve cash during these uncertain times. We believe customer interest in our QuantaFlo® product and related services will return to, or exceed, pre-COVID-19 activity at such time as our company, can take advantage“shelter-in place” or similar restrictions are lifted and non-emergency medical services resume.

Operating expenses are expected to decrease during the second quarter of an extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards. This allows an emerging growth company to delay the adoption of these accounting standards until they would otherwise apply to private companies. We have elected to avail ourselves of this exemption. As2020 as a result of cost-cutting measures that have included vendor fee reductions and decreased spending on consultants. To date, staffing, salaries and inventory have been maintained at usual levels, and travel expenses have decreased. Cash at April 30, 2020 increased compared to cash at March 31, 2020 primarily due to these cost-cutting measures, which have decreased our financial statements may not be comparable to other public companies that comply with public company effective dates. Inmonthly operating expenses.

Until the future, we may elect to opt outeffects of the extended period for adopting new accounting standards. IfCOVID-19 pandemic on our business are more quantifiable, we do so, we would neednot plan to disclose such decision and it would be irrevocable. We expectundertake any material changes to cease being an emerging growth company as of December 31, 2019, the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of our initial public offering.

Factors Affecting Future Results

We have not identified any factors that have a recurring effect that are necessary to understand period to period comparisons as appropriate, nor any one-time events that have an effect on the financials.business plan or operations.

 

Results of Operations

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 20192020 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 20182019

 

Revenues

 

We had revenues of $6,761,000$9,430,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019,2020, an increase of $2,298,000,$2,669,000, or 51%39%, compared to $4,463,000$6,761,000 in the same period in 2018.2019.Our revenues are primarily from fees charged to customers for use of our vascular testing products and from sale of accessories used with these products. We recognized revenues of $6,515,000$9,160,000 from fees for our vascular testing products for the quarterthree months endedMarch 31, 20192020, an increase of $2,157,000$2,645,000 compared to $4,358,000$6,515,000 in the same period of the prior year. The remainder was from other items, such as the sale of equipment, supplies or accessories sales, which were $246,000$270,000 in the three months endedMarch 31, 20192020, as compared to $105,000$246,000 in the same period of the prior year.

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Revenues from fees for vascular testing products are recognized monthly for each unit installed with a customer, usually billed as a fixed monthly fee or as a variable monthly fee dependent on usage. The primary reason for the increase in revenues was growth in the number of installed units from both new customers and established customers, which we believe is the result of our sales and marketing efforts.

 

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Operating expenses

 

We had total operating expenses of $4,907,0005,978,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019,2020, an increase of $1,257,000,$1,071,000 or 34%22%, compared to $3,650,000$4,907,000 in the same period in the prior year.The primary reason for this change was overall growth in our business, which led to increased compensation of the sales team as well as an increase in ourand increased headcount of field sales and technical support personnel headcount to service the expanding number of customers. As a percentage of revenues, operating expenses decreased to 63% as compared to 73%. The changes in the various components of our operating expenses are described below.

Cost of revenues

 

We had cost of revenues of $896,000$850,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019, an increase2020, a decrease of $192,000,$46,000, or 27%5%, compared to $704,000$896,000 in the same period of the prior year.The primary reason for this change was increased costs due to increased sales volume of, placement of and technical support for installations in the field. These increases were partially offset by lower depreciation per unit per month as a greater percentage of installations were software and sensor only rather than laptop, software and sensor, as well as lower residual value for retired units.As a percentage of revenues, cost of revenues decreased to 13%9%, as compared to 16%13%, primarily due to revenuerevenues growing at a faster pace than cost of revenuerevenues.

 

Engineering and product development expense

 

We had engineering and product development expense of $569,000$842,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019,2020, an increase of $202,000,$273,000, or 55%48%, compared to $367,000$569,000 in the same period of the prior year.The increase was primarily due to timing of consultant costs, personnel and other costs associated with our product development and customization efforts. As a percentage of revenues, engineering and product development expense decreased to 9%, as compared to 8%.

 

Sales and marketing expense

 

We had sales and marketing expense of $2,070,000$2,695,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019,2020, an increase of $365,000,$625,000, or 21%30%, compared to $1,705,000$2,070,000 in the same period of the prior year.The increase was primarily due to higher sales compensation and personnel expense as well asand the continued expansion of existing customer orders, marketing activities and increased headcount and associated expense. As a percentage of revenues, sales and marketing expense each associated with a growing business.decreased to 29%, as compared to 31%.

 

General and administrative expense

 

We had general and administrative expense of $1,372,000$1,591,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019,2020, an increase of $498,000,$219,000, or 57%16%, compared to $874,000$1,372,000 in the same period of the prior year. The increase was primarily due to the growth in our business, which led to increased expenses to support a growing company, including higher infrastructure costs, insurance and other professional fees, as well as higher compensation and personnel expense.As a percentage of revenues, general and administrative expense decreased to 17%, as compared to 20%.

 

Other expense

 

We had no other expense of $2,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2019, a decrease of $107,000, or 100%,2020, compared to $107,000no other expense in the same period of the prior year. The decreaseincrease was primarily due to a decrease in interest expense of $106,000 associated with retirement of notes payable,credit card fees, partially offset by otherinterest income.

Pre-tax net income

For the foregoing reasons, we had pre-tax net income of $3,450,000, or $0.53 per basic share and $0.43 per diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, 2020, an increase of $1,596,000, or 86%, compared to a pre-tax net income of $1,854,000, or $0.29 per basic share and $0.23 per diluted share, for the same period of the prior year.

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Income tax expense

We had income tax expense of $1,000.$777,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2020, compared to no income tax expense in the same period of the prior year. The increase was primarily due to amortization of our deferred tax asset.

 

Net income

 

For the foregoing reasons, we had net income of $1,854,000,$2,673,000, or $0.29$0.41 per basic share and $0.23$0.33 per diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, 2019,2020, an increase of $1,148,000,$819,000, or 163%44%, compared to a net income of $706,000,$1,854,000, or $0.12$0.29 per basic share and $0.10$0.23 per diluted share, for the same period of the prior year.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

We had cash of $4,544,000$11,214,000 at March 31, 20192020 compared to $3,284,000$7,741,000 at December 31, 2018,2019, and total current liabilities of $2,884,000$3,820,000 at March 31, 20192020 compared to $3,512,000$5,207,000 at December 31, 2018.2019. As of March 31, 20192020, we had working capital of approximately $4,418,000.$9,663,000.

Our cash is held in a variety of non-interest bearing bank accounts and interest-bearing instruments subject to investment guidelines allowing for holdings in U.S. government and agency securities, corporate securities, taxable municipal bonds, commercial paper and money market accounts. In addition, we may also choose to invest some of our cash resources in other entities that may have complementary technologies or product offerings

  

Operating activities

 

We generated $1,703,000$3,742,000 of net cash from operating activitiesfor the three months ended March 31, 20192020compared to using $366,000$1,703,000 of net cash infrom operating activities for the same period of the prior year. The improvement was primarily due to changes in net income, as well as both non-cash adjustments and operating assets and liabilities, which occurred due to growth in our businessbusiness. Non-cash adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities were $1,044,000. These non-cash adjustments were primarily due to deferred tax expense of $721,000, depreciation of assets for lease of $128,000, stock-based compensation expense of $67,000, loss on disposal of assets for lease of $66,000, fixed assets depreciation and affected depreciation, accrued compensation,amortization of $31,000 and allowance for bad debt expense of $31,000. Changes in operating assets and liabilities provided $25,000 of net cash. These changes in operating assets and liabilities included cash provided by trade accounts receivable of $1,875,000, accounts payable of $39,000 and deferred revenue of $34,000, partially offset by cash used by accrued expenses accounts payable, deferred revenueof $1,466,000 and trade accounts receivable.prepaid expenses of $457,000.

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Investing activities

We used $272,000 of net cash in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2020, which reflects purchases of assets for lease of $181,000 and fixed asset purchases of $91,000 to support our growing business.

 

We used $456,000 of net cash in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2019, which reflects purchases of assets for lease of $425,000 and fixed asset purchases of $31,000 to support our growing business.

We used $92,000 of net cash in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2018, which reflects purchases of assets for lease of $58,000 and fixed asset purchases of $34,000 to support our growing business.

 

Financing activities

 

We generated $3,000 in net cash from financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2020, primarily due to proceeds from exercise of stock options.

We generated $13,000 in net cash infrom financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2019, primarily due to proceeds from exercise of stock options.

 

We used $580,000 in net cash in financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2018, reflecting the payment of loans payable of $739,000, partially offset by proceeds from exercise of warrants and stock options of $159,000.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

As of each of March 31, 20192020 and December 31, 2018,2019, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

Commitments and Contingencies

 

As of each of March 31, 20192020 and December 31, 2018,2019, other than employment/consulting agreements with key executive officers and our facilities lease obligation, we had no material commitments other than the liabilities reflected in our financial statements.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure material information required to be disclosed in our reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer, our Senior Vice President, Finance and Accounting and our Vice President, Finance, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required financial disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizeswe recognized that any controls and procedures,a control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of achieving the desired control objectives,system are met. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and management isinstances of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected. Management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Our management,

Under the supervision of and with the participation of our chief executive officer,management, including our senior vice president, financeChief Executive Officer, our Senior Vice President, Finance and accountingAccounting and our vice president, finance,Vice President, Finance, we evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of March 31, 2020. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer, our Senior Vice President, Finance and Accounting and our Vice President, Finance concluded that, because of the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective. Notwithstanding the material weaknesses, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer, our Senior Vice President, Finance and Accounting and our Vice President, Finance, has concluded that the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are fairly stated, in all material respects, in accordance with generally accepting accounting principles in the United States for each of the periods presented herein.

We previously identified the following material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting as of the endyear ended December 31, 2019:

a.Insufficient segregation of duties, oversight of work performed and ineffective compensating controls in our finance and accounting functions due to limited personnel;
b.Our information technology general controls related to user access security and change management controls related to our enterprise resource planning system were not designed effectively to provide an adequate audit trail for system change management controls and for the periodic review and testing of user access rights and permissions.
c.We did not sufficiently design and effectively implement controls to validate the completeness and accuracy of underlying data used in the performance of various controls over accounting transactions and disclosures;
d.We did not design sufficient protocols and procedures to retain adequate documentary evidence related to the timely review and approval of manual journal entries including the review of the underlying information at a sufficient level of detail; and
e.We did not sufficiently design and retain adequate documentary evidence supporting the design and operating effectiveness of certain important management review controls including the precision of review and evidence of procedures performed.

Each of the period covered by this quarterly reportmaterial weaknesses described above, combined with ineffective compensating financial close and review controls, had a pervasive impact on Form 10-Q. Basedour activity level cycles and accounts and creates a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements will not be prevented or detected on that evaluation,a timely basis. Although we have continued to implement our chief executive officer, our senior vice president, finance and accounting, and our vice president, financeremediation plan, these material weaknesses persist. Accordingly, management concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at the reasonable assurance level, as of the end of the period covered by this report to ensure that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (1) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and (2) is accumulated and communicated to management, including our chief executive officer, senior vice president, finance and accounting, and our vice president, finance as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, due to the existence of material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reportingMarch 31, 2020.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

In an effort to remediate our prior material weaknesses, in the first quarter of 2019,2020, we implemented additional controlsprocedures to properly accountsegregate dutiesover the initiation of transactions, the recording of transactions, and the custody of assets and improved documentation for payroll taxes associated with employee stock option exercises.approvals and review. Other than these remedial changes, there have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting during our first fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2019.2020.

 

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

None.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

 

None.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Other Information.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Exhibits.

 

Exh. No. Exhibit Name
31.1 Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer of Registrant
31.2 Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer of Registrant
32.1 Section 1350 Certification
   
101.INS XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

 

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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.

 

May 7, 20192020 SEMLER SCIENTIFIC, INC.
  
 By:/s/ Douglas Murphy-Chutorian, M.D.
  Douglas Murphy-Chutorian, M.D.
  Chief Executive Officer
   
 By:/s/ Andrew B. Weinstein
  Andrew B. Weinstein
  Senior Vice President, Finance and Accounting

 

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