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ENZO BIOCHEM, INC.
FORM 10-Q
October 31, 2021
INDEX
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Part 1 Financial Information
Item 1 Financial Statements
ENZO
BIOCHEM, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
October
31, |
July
31, |
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| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | ||||||
| Marketable securities | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | ||||||||
| Inventories | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | ||||||||
| Total current assets | ||||||||
| Property, plant, and equipment, net | ||||||||
| Right-of-use assets | ||||||||
| Goodwill | ||||||||
| Intangible assets, net | ||||||||
| Other, including restricted cash of $ |
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| Total assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable - trade | ||||||||
| Accrued liabilities | ||||||||
| Current portion of operating lease liabilities | ||||||||
| Other current liabilities and finance leases short term | ||||||||
| Total current liabilities | ||||||||
| Finance leases long term and other liabilities | ||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities, non-current | ||||||||
| Long term debt - net | ||||||||
| Total liabilities | $ | $ | ||||||
| Commitments and contingencies – see Note 12 | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity: | ||||||||
| Preferred Stock, $ |
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| Common Stock, $ |
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| Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( |
) | ( |
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| Accumulated other comprehensive income | ||||||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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ENZO
BIOCHEM, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
(in thousands, except per share data)
| Three Months Ended October 31, |
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| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| Revenues | $ | $ | ||||||
| Operating costs and expenses: | ||||||||
| Cost of revenues | ||||||||
| Research and development | ||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | ||||||||
| Legal and related expenses | ||||||||
| Total operating costs and expenses | ||||||||
| Operating (loss) income | ( |
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| Other income (expense): | ||||||||
| Interest, net | ( |
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| Other | ( |
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| Foreign exchange loss | ( |
) | ( |
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| Total other expense | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
| Net (loss) income | $ | ( |
) | $ | ||||
| Net (loss) income per common share: | ||||||||
| Basic | $ | ( |
) | $ | ||||
| Diluted | $ | ( |
) | $ | ||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding: | ||||||||
| Basic | ||||||||
| Diluted | ||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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ENZO BIOCHEM, INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(UNAUDITED)
(in thousands)
| Three Months Ended October 31, |
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| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| Net (loss) income | $ | ( |
) | $ | ||||
| Other comprehensive gain: | ||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | ||||||||
| Comprehensive (loss) income | $ | ( |
) | $ | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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ENZO
BIOCHEM, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Three Months Ended October 31, 2021 and 2020
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except share data)
| Common Stock Shares Issued |
Common Stock Amount |
Additional Paid-in Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income |
Total Stockholders’ Equity |
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| Balance at July 31, 2021 | $ | $ | $ | ( |
) | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Net loss for the period ended October 31, 2021 | — | ( |
) | ( |
) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation charges |
— | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at October 31, 2021 | $ | $ | $ | ( |
) | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock Shares Issued |
Common Stock Amount |
Additional Paid-in Capital | Accumulated Deficit | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Total Stockholders’ Equity |
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| Balance at July 31, 2020 | $ | $ | $ | ( |
) | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Net income for the period ended October 31, 2020 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation charges |
— | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustments | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at October 31, 2020 | $ | $ | $ | ( |
) | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
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ENZO
BIOCHEM, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
(in thousands)
| Three Months Ended October 31, |
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| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
| Net (loss) income | $ | ( |
) | $ | ||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment | ||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets | ||||||||
| Share-based compensation charges | ||||||||
| Share-based 401(k) employer match expense | ||||||||
| Foreign exchange loss | ||||||||
| Unrealized loss on marketable securities | ||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | ( |
) | ( |
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| Inventories | ( |
) | ( |
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| Prepaid expenses and other assets | ( |
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| Accounts payable – trade | ( |
) | ( |
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| Accrued liabilities, other current liabilities and other liabilities | ( |
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| Total adjustments | ( |
) | ( |
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| Net cash used in operating activities | ( |
) | ( |
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| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
| Purchases of marketable securities | ( |
) | ||||||
| Capital expenditures | ( |
) | ( |
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| Net cash used in investing activities | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
| Repayments under mortgage agreement and finance leases | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
| Decrease in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash - beginning of period | ||||||||
| Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash - end of period | $ | $ | ||||||
| The composition of total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash is as follows: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | ||||||||
| Restricted cash included in other assets | ||||||||
| Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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ENZO BIOCHEM, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of October 31, 2021
(Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except share data)
Note 1 – Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Enzo Biochem, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Enzo Life Sciences, Enzo Clinical Labs, Enzo Therapeutics, Enzo Realty LLC and Enzo Realty II LLC, collectively or with one or more of its subsidiaries referred to as the “Company” or “Companies”. The Company has three reportable segments: Clinical Services, Products, and Therapeutics. The consolidated balance sheet as of October 31, 2021, the consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive (loss) income and stockholders’ equity for the three months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020, and the consolidated statements of cash flows for the three months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020 (the “interim statements”) are unaudited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position and operating results for the interim periods have been made. Certain information and footnote disclosure, normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, have been condensed or omitted. The interim statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements for the year ended July 31, 2021 and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The consolidated balance sheet at July 31, 2021 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date. The results of operations for the three months ended October 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2022.
While the rate of transmission of COVID-19 and its variants fluctuates in the US and Europe, it continues to spread in other parts of the world and negatively impact the world economy. Federal, state and local governmental policies and initiatives designed to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 have resulted in, among other things, a significant reduction in physician office visits, the cancellation of elective medical procedures, customers of our products remaining closed or continuing to severely curtail their operations (voluntarily or in response to government orders), and the continuation of work-from-home or shelter-in-place policies. The COVID-19 impact on the Company’s operations is consistent with the overall industry and publicly issued statements from competitors, partners, and vendors.
The extent to which our businesses may continue to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic will largely depend on both current and future developments, including its duration, the emergence and spread of variants, its treatment with authorized vaccines and vaccines in various stages of development and federal approval, vaccination mandates, work and travel advisories and restrictions, and the timing of their easing, all of which are highly uncertain and cannot be reasonably predicted at this time. Global supply chain issues due to the pandemic continue to hamper both the manufacturing of products within the life science segment as well as testing capabilities in the clinical laboratory.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
COVID-19
The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacts the Company’s business and consolidated results of operations, financial position and cash flows will depend on numerous evolving factors including, but not limited to: the magnitude and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, the extent to which it will impact worldwide macroeconomic conditions including, but not limited to, employment rates and health insurance coverage, the speed of the anticipated recovery, and governmental and business reactions to the pandemic. These factors are beyond the Company’s knowledge and control, and as a result, at this time the Company cannot reasonably estimate the adverse impact the COVID-19 pandemic will have on its businesses but the adverse impact could be material. The Company assessed certain accounting matters that generally require consideration of forecasted financial information in context with the information reasonably available to the Company and the unknown future impacts of COVID-19 as of October 31, 2021 and through the date of this report. The accounting matters assessed included, but were not limited to, the Company’s patient self-pay revenue concessions and credit losses in the Clinical Services segment, accounts receivable, inventories and the carrying value of goodwill and other long-lived assets. The Company’s future assessment of the magnitude and duration of COVID-19, as well as other factors, could result in additional material impacts to the Company’s consolidated financial statements in future reporting periods. We believe COVID-19 volume could decline in the quarters ahead as the percentage of Americans who are vaccinated increases. However, the emergence and spread of variants may cause our COVID-19 testing volume to increase again. Even after the COVID-19 pandemic has moderated and the business and social distancing restrictions have eased, we may continue to experience similar adverse effects to our businesses, consolidated results of operations, financial position and cash flows resulting from a recessionary economic environment that may persist.
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Effect of New Accounting Pronouncements
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12 Income Taxes (Topic 740) Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. The amendments in the ASU simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles of Topic 740. The amendments also improve consistent application of and simplify U.S. GAAP for other areas of Topic 740 by clarifying and amending existing guidance. We adopted the amendments in this ASU beginning August 1, 2021. The adoption of the amendments in this ASU did not have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows
Pronouncements Issued but Not Yet Adopted
In June 2016, FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13 Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326). This standard changes the impairment model for most financial instruments, including trade receivables, from an incurred loss method to a new forward-looking approach, based on expected losses.
The estimate of expected credit losses will require entities to incorporate considerations of historical information, current information and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Adoption of this standard is required for our annual and interim periods beginning August 1, 2023, provided we qualify as a smaller reporting company at the end of fiscal 2022 and must be adopted using a modified retrospective transition approach. We are currently assessing the impact of the adoption of this standard on our results of operations, financial position and cash flows.
We reviewed all other recently issued accounting pronouncements and have concluded they are not applicable or not expected to be significant to the accounting for our operations.
Concentration Risk
Other than the Medicare program, two providers whose programs are included
in the “Third-party payers” and “Health Maintenance Organizations” (“HMO’s”) categories represent
approximately
Other than the Medicare program, two providers whose programs are included
in the “Third-party payers” and “Health Maintenance Organizations” (“HMO’s”) categories represent
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under the liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under the liability method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. The liability method requires that any tax benefits recognized for net operating loss carry forwards and other items be reduced by a valuation allowance where it is not more likely than not the benefits will be realized in the foreseeable future. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Under the liability method, the effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. It is the Company’s policy to provide for uncertain tax positions, if any, and the related interest and penalties based upon management’s assessment of whether a tax benefit is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by tax authorities. To the extent the Company prevails in matters for which a liability for an unrecognized tax benefit is established or is required to pay amounts in excess of the liability, the Company’s effective tax rate in a given financial statement period may be affected.
We maintain a full valuation allowance on all tax assets and, as a consequence, do not provide any tax benefit for the fiscal 2022 period loss or any tax provision for the fiscal 2021 period pre-tax income.
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Fair Value Measurements
The Company determines fair value measurements used in its consolidated financial statements based upon the exit price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants exclusive of any transaction costs, as determined by either the principal market or the most advantageous market.
Inputs used in the valuation techniques to derive fair values are classified based on a three-level hierarchy. The basis for fair value measurements for each level within the hierarchy is described below with Level 1 having the highest priority and Level 3 having the lowest.
| Level 1: | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. | ||
| Level 2: | Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs are observable in active markets. | ||
| Level 3: | Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs are unobservable. |
Marketable securities
The Company limits its credit risk associated with investments by investing
in a mutual fund and an exchange traded fund (ETF) which hold highly rated corporate bonds, asset backed securities, municipal bonds,
mortgage obligations and government obligations. These investments are classified as trading securities and are Level 1 fair value investments.
As of October 31, 2021, the fair value of these investments was $
Note 2 – Net income (loss) per share
Basic net income (loss) per share represents net income (loss) divided
by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. As a result of the net loss for the three months ended
October 31, 2021, diluted weighted average shares outstanding are the same as basic weighted average shares outstanding, and do not include
the potential common shares from stock options or unearned performance stock units because to do so would be antidilutive. For the three
months ended October 31, 2021, approximately
For the three months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020, the effect of
approximately
Note 3 – Revenue Recognition
Clinical Services Revenue
Service revenues in the Company’s clinical services business
accounted for
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The following are descriptions of our laboratory services business portfolios:
Third party payers and Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO’s)
Reimbursements from third party payers, primarily healthcare insurers and HMO’s are based on negotiated fee-for-service schedules and on capitated payment rates. Revenues consist of amounts billed net of contractual allowances for differences between amounts billed and the estimated consideration the Company expects to receive from such payers, which considers historical collection and denial experience and the terms of the Company’s contractual arrangements. Adjustments to the allowances, based on actual receipts from the third-party payers, are recorded upon settlement.
Collection of the consideration the Company expects to receive is normally
a function of providing complete and correct billing information to these third party payers within the various filing deadlines, and
typically occurs within
Third-party payers, including government programs, may decide to deny payment or recoup payments for testing that they contend was improperly billed or not medically necessary, against their coverage determinations, or for which they believe they have otherwise overpaid (including as a result of their own error), and we may be required to refund payments already received. Our revenues may be subject to adjustment as a result of these factors among others, including without limitation, differing interpretations of billing and coding guidance and changes by government agencies and payers in interpretations, requirements, and “conditions of participation” in various programs.
Government Payer - Medicare
Reimbursements from Medicare are based on fee-for-service schedules set by Medicare, which is funded by the government. Revenues consist of amounts billed net of contractual allowances for differences between amounts billed and the estimated consideration the Company expects to receive from Medicare, which considers historical collection and denial experience and other factors. Adjustments to the allowances, based on actual receipts from the government payers, are recorded upon settlement.
Collection of consideration the Company expects to receive is normally
a function of providing the complete and correct billing information within the various filing deadlines and typically occurs within
Patient self pay
Uninsured patients are billed based on established patient fee schedules
or fees negotiated with physicians on behalf of their patients. Coinsurance and deductible responsibilities based on fees negotiated with
healthcare insurers are also billed to insured patients and included in this portfolio. Collection of billings from patients is subject
to credit risk and ability of the patients to pay. Revenues consist of amounts billed net of discounts provided to uninsured patients
in accordance with the Company’s policies and implicit price concessions. Implicit price concessions represent differences between
amounts billed and the estimated consideration the Company expects to receive from patients, which considers historical collection experience
and other factors including current market conditions. Adjustments to the estimated allowances, based on actual receipts from the patients,
are recorded upon settlement. Patient responsibility is invoiced and if it reaches
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The following table represents clinical services net revenues and percentages by type of customer:
| Three months ended October 31, 2021 |
Three months ended October 31, 2020 |
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| Revenue category | ||||||||||||||||
| Third-party payer | $ | % | $ | % | ||||||||||||
| Medicare | ||||||||||||||||
| Patient self-pay | ||||||||||||||||
| HMO’s | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | % | $ | % | ||||||||||||
For three months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020, all of the Company’s clinical services revenues were generated within the United States.
Products Revenue
Products revenues consist of the sale of single-use products used
in the identification of genomic information and are recognized at a point in time following the transfer of control of such products
to the customer, which generally occurs upon shipment. Payment terms for shipments to end-user and distributor customers may range from
Products revenue by geography is as follows:
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Three Months Ended October 31 |
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| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| United States | $ | $ | ||||||
| Europe | ||||||||
| Asia Pacific | ||||||||
| Products revenue | $ | $ | ||||||
Note 4 - Supplemental disclosure for statement of cash flows
In the three months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020, interest paid
by the Company was $
For the three months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020, the net reductions
in the measurement of right of use assets and liabilities included in cash flows from operating activities was $
For the three months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020, tax on capital
paid by the Company was $
Note 5 – Inventories
Inventories consist of the following:
| October 31, 2021 |
July 31, 2021 |
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| Raw materials | $ | $ | ||||||
| Work in process | ||||||||
| Finished products | ||||||||
| $ | $ | |||||||
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Note 6 – Goodwill and intangible assets
Goodwill
The Company’s net carrying amount of goodwill is in the Clinical
Laboratory Services segment and is $
Intangible assets
The Company’s change in the net carrying amount of intangible assets, all in the Life Sciences Products segment is as follows:
| Gross | Accumulated Amortization | Net | ||||||||||
| July 31, 2021 | $ | $ | ( |
) | $ | |||||||
| Amortization expense | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||||
| Foreign currency translation | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||||
| October 31, 2021 | $ | $ | ( |
) | $ | |||||||
Intangible assets, all finite-lived, consist of the following:
| October 31, 2021 | July 31, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross | Accumulated Amortization |
Net | Gross | Accumulated Amortization |
Net | |||||||||||||||||||
| Patents | $ | $ | ( |
) | $ | — | $ | ( |
) | $ | — | |||||||||||||
| Customer relationships | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website and acquired content | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Licensed technology and other | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Trademarks | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ( |
) | $ | $ | ( |
) | $ | |||||||||||||||
| At October 31, 2021, information with respect to acquired intangibles is as follows: | Useful life assigned | Weighted average remaining useful life |
||
| Customer relationships |
|
At October 31, 2021, the weighted average remaining useful life of all intangible assets was approximately six months.
Note 7 – Long term debt
In connection with the purchase of our new facility in November 2018,
a wholly-owned subsidiary (the “mortgagor subsidiary”) of the Company entered into a Fee Mortgage and Security Agreement (the
“mortgage agreement”) with Citibank, N.A. (the “mortgagee”). The mortgage agreement provides for a loan of $
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The mortgage agreement includes affirmative and negative covenants
and events of default, as defined. Events of default include non-payment of principal and interest on debt outstanding, non-performance
of covenants, material changes in business, breach of representations, bankruptcy or insolvency, and changes in control. The mortgage
includes certain financial covenants. Effective October 19, 2020, the Company and the mortgagee agreed to a covenant restructure whereby
the mortgagee waived the Company’s financial ratio covenant for the fiscal period ended July 31, 2020 and modified the mortgage
to replace a financial ratio covenant with a liquidity covenant. The liquidity covenant required that we own and maintain at all times
and throughout the remaining term of the loan at least $
In April 2020, our subsidiary in Switzerland received a loan of CHF
Minimum future annual principal payments under these agreements as of October 31, 2021 are as follows:
| July 31, | Total | |||
| 2022 | $ | |||
| 2023 | ||||
| 2024 | ||||
| 2025 | ||||
| 2026 | ||||
| Thereafter | ||||
| Total principal payments | ||||
| Less: current portion, included in other current liabilities and finance leases short term | ( |
) | ||
| Unamortized mortgage cost | ( |
) | ||
| Long term debt - net | $ | |||
Note 8 - Leases
The Company determines if an arrangement is or contains a lease at contract inception. The Company leases buildings, office space, patient service centers, and equipment primarily through operating leases, and equipment through a limited number of finance leases. Generally, a right-of-use asset, representing the right to use the underlying asset during the lease term, and a lease liability, representing the payment obligation arising from the lease, are recognized on the balance sheet at lease commencement based on the present value of the payment obligation. For operating leases, expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. For finance leases, interest expense on the lease liability is recognized using the effective interest method and amortization of the right-of-use asset is recognized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the estimated useful life of the asset or the lease term. Short-term leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet; the Company recognizes lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company primarily uses its incremental borrowing rate in determining the present value of lease payments as the Company’s leases generally do not provide an implicit rate.
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The Company has lease agreements with (i) right-of-use asset payments
and (ii) non-lease components (i.e. payments related to maintenance fees, utilities, etc.), which have generally been combined and accounted
for as a single lease component. The Company’s leases have remaining terms of less than
| Leases | Balance Sheet Classification | October 31, 2021 |
July 31, 2021 |
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| Assets | ||||||||||
| Operating | Right-of-use assets | $ | $ | |||||||
| Finance | Property, plant and equipment, net (a) | |||||||||
| Total lease assets | $ | $ | ||||||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||||
| Current: | ||||||||||
| Operating | Current portion of operating lease liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||
| Finance | Finance leases short term | |||||||||
| Non-current: | ||||||||||
| Operating | Operating lease liabilities, non-current | |||||||||
| Finance | Finance leases long term and other liabilities | |||||||||
| Total lease liabilities | $ | $ | ||||||||
| (a) |
For the three months ended October 31, components of lease cost were as follows:
| Lease Cost | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||
| Operating lease cost | $ | $ | ||||||
| Finance lease cost: | ||||||||
| Amortization of leased assets | ||||||||
| Interest on lease liabilities | ||||||||
| Total lease cost | $ | $ | ||||||
The maturity of the Company’s lease liabilities as of October 31, 2021 is as follows:
| Maturity of lease liabilities, years ending July 31, | Operating leases | Finance leases | Total | |||||||||
| 2022 | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| 2023 | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | ||||||||||||
| 2025 | ||||||||||||
| 2026 | ||||||||||||
| Thereafter | ||||||||||||
| Total lease payments | ||||||||||||
| Less: Interest (a) | ( |
) | ( |
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| (a) | Primarily calculated using the Company’s incremental borrowing rate. |
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Lease term and discount rate for the three months ended October 31 were as follows:
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See Note 4 for cash flow information on cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities for the three months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020.
Note 9 – Accrued Liabilities
Accrued liabilities consist of:
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Deferred revenue
In order to increase cash flow to providers of services and suppliers
impacted by the pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) expanded its Accelerated and Advance Payment Program to
a broader group of Medicare providers. We applied for and received a $
Self-Insured Medical Plan
The Company self-funds medical insurance coverage for certain of its
U.S. based employees. The risk to the Company is believed to be limited through the use of individual and aggregate stop loss insurance.
As of October 31, 2021 and July 31, 2021, the Company has established a reserve of $
Note 10 – Stockholders’ Equity
Controlled Equity Offering
The Company has a Controlled Equity OfferingSM Sales Agreement
(the “Sales Agreement”) with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., as sales agent (“Cantor”). Under the Sales Agreement,
the Company may offer and sell, from time to time, through Cantor, shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $
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In December 2014, the Sales Agreement was amended in order for the
Company to offer and sell additional shares of Common Stock having an aggregate offering price of $
In September 2017, the Company filed with the SEC a Form S-3 “shelf”
registration and sales agreement prospectus covering the offering, issuance and sale of our Common Stock that may be issued and sold under
the existing Sales Agreement in an aggregate amount of up to $
Share-based compensation
In January 2011, the Company’s stockholders approved the adoption
of the 2011 Incentive Plan (the “2011 Plan”) for the issuance of equity awards, including, among others, options, restricted
stock, restricted stock units and performance stock units for up to
The exercise price of options granted under the Amended and Restated
2011 Plan, as amended and restated, is equal to or greater than fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant. The Amended
and Restated 2011 Plan, as amended and restated, will terminate at the earliest of (a) such time as no shares of common stock remain available
for issuance under the plan, (b) termination of the plan by the Company’s Board of Directors, or (c) October 7, 2030. Awards outstanding
upon expiration of the Amended and Restated 2011 Plan, as amended and restated, will remain in effect until they have been exercised or
terminated, or have expired. As of October 31, 2021, there were approximately
The amounts of share-based compensation expense recognized in the periods presented are as follows:
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No excess tax benefits were recognized during the three month periods ended October 31, 2021 and 2020.
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Stock Option Plans
The following table summarizes stock option activity during the three month period ended October 31, 2021:
| Options | Weighted Average Exercise Price |
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term |
Aggregate Intrinsic Value (000s) |
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As of October 31, 2021, the total future compensation cost related
to non-vested options, not yet recognized in the statements of operations, was $
The intrinsic value of in the money stock option awards at the end of the period represents the Company’s closing stock price on the last trading day of the period in excess of the exercise price multiplied by the number of outstanding options.
Performance Stock Units
To better align the long-term interest of executives with growing U.S. practices, beginning in fiscal 2018, the Company granted long-term incentive awards in the form of time based stock options and performance-based restricted stock units (“Performance Stock Units” or “PSUs”). The PSUs earned will be determined over a three-year performance period. The primary performance metrics will be revenue and Adjusted EBITDA growth. Payouts based on revenue and adjusted EBITDA goals will be modified based on Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”) performance relative to Enzo’s peer group.
During the fiscal years ended 2020 and 2019, the Company awarded PSUs
to its executive officers. These awards provide for the grant of shares of our common stock at the end of a three–year period based
on the achievement of average revenue growth and adjusted EBITDA growth over that period. For the three months ended October 31, 2021,
the Company accrued PSU compensation expense of $
The following table summarizes PSU’s granted and outstanding as of October 31, 2021:
| Grant Date | Total Grant | Forfeitures | Outstanding |
Fair Market Value At Grant Date (000s) |
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Note 11 – Segment reporting
The Company has
Legal and related expenses incurred to defend the Company’s intellectual property, which may result in settlements recognized in another segment and other general corporate matters are considered a component of the Other segment. Legal and related expenses specific to other segments’ activities are allocated to those segments. Management of the Company assesses assets on a consolidated basis only and therefore, assets by reportable segment have not been included in the reportable segments below. The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies.
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The following financial information represents the operating results of the reportable segments of the Company:
| Three months ended October 31, 2021 | Clinical Services |
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Note 12 Contingencies
The Company has brought cases in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (“the Court”), alleging patent infringement against various companies. In 2017, the Court ruled that the asserted claims of the ’180 and ’405 Patents are invalid for nonenablement in cases involving Abbott, Becton Dickinson, Gen-Probe, Hologic, and Roche. That ruling was affirmed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”) in June 2019. Enzo subsequently filed a petition for certiorari regarding the invalidity ruling for the ’180 and ’405 Patents in February 2020; the Supreme Court denied Enzo’s petition on March 30, 2020. There are currently two cases that were originally brought by the Company in the Court. In those two cases, Enzo alleges patent infringement against Becton Dickinson Defendants and Roche Defendants, respectively. The claims in those cases involve the ’197 Patent. Both cases are stayed.
In separate inter partes review proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) involving, among others, Becton Dickinson, certain claims of the ’197 Patent were found unpatentable as anticipated or obvious and cancelled by the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (“Board”). Enzo appealed that decision to the Federal Circuit. On August 16, 2019, the Federal Circuit affirmed the Board’s decision, finding that each of the challenged claims is unpatentable. The Company filed a petition for rehearing and rehearing en banc on October 30, 2019, which the Federal Circuit denied on December 4, 2019. The Company filed a petition for certiorari with the Supreme Court on March 3, 2020, which was denied.
In April 2019, the Company entered into an agreement with Hologic and Grifols, resolving litigation resulting from four cases originally brought by the Company in the Court. As a result, Enzo dismissed (1) a stayed patent litigation regarding the ’180 and ’197 Patent against Hologic in the Court; (2) the Consolidated Appeals against Gen-Probe and Hologic resulting from two cases filed in the Court, and (3) the Company’s appeal in the litigation involving the ’581 Patent that involved both Hologic and Grifols. As a result of the agreement with Hologic, Hologic withdrew from Enzo’s Federal Circuit appeal of the Board’s adverse rulings in the inter partes review proceedings regarding the ’197 Patent filed by Hologic and joined by Becton Dickinson mentioned above.
On September 2, 2021, the PTO issued a non-final office action in an ex parte reexamination concerning the ’197 Patent. In the office action, the PTO rejected certain claims of the ’197 Patent under 35 U.S.C. § 102 and for nonstatutory double-patenting. Enzo’s response to the office action is forthcoming.
On February 5, 2020, Harbert Discovery Fund, LP and Harbert Discovery
Co-Investment Fund I, LP (“HDF”) brought an action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
against the Company and five of its present or former Directors, Dr. Elazar Rabbani, Barry W. Weiner, Dr. Bruce A. Hanna, Dov Perlysky
and Rebecca Fischer. On March 26, 2020, HDF filed an amended complaint against the same defendants. Count I asserted the Company violated
Section 14(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 14a-9 thereunder by disseminating proxy materials that made two purportedly
false statements: (a) a “January 28, 2020 Enzo press release that [purportedly] falsely stated that the Annual Meeting would be
‘delayed’ by action of the Board to February 25, 2020 when, in fact, the Annual Meeting would convene as planned on January
31, 2020”, and (b) a “January 31 Enzo Proxy that [purportedly] falsely stated that the Proposed By-Law Amendment [to Article
II, Section 9] would be approved if it received…a majority of the votes….rather than the required Supermajority Vote as
provided for in the Charter. “Count II asserted a claim against the individual defendants under Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act
premised on Enzo’s purported violation of Section 14(a) and Rule 14a-9. Count III asserted the individual defendants breached their
fiduciary duty, based on the same conduct and by seeking to entrench themselves. Finally, Count IV purported to assert a derivative claim
for a declaration that any amendment to Article II, Section 2 requires the approval of
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On November 27, 2020, the Company brought an action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Harbert Discovery Fund, LP, Harbert Discovery Co-Investment Fund I, LP, Harbert Fund Advisors, Inc., Harbert Management Corp. and Kenan Lucas (together, “Harbert”). The Company alleges Harbert made false and misleading representations, or omitted to state material facts necessary to make their statements not misleading, in proxy materials they disseminated seeking the election to the Company’s Board of Directors at its 2019 Annual Meeting of two candidates they nominated, in violation of Section 14(a) of the 1934 Exchange Act and Rule 14a-9 thereunder. The Company seeks damages and injunctive relief. On February 15, 2021, Harbert filed a motion to dismiss. On March 8, 2021, the Company filed its opposition to that motion. On March 18, 2021 Harbert filed their reply in further support of the motion. On September 28, 2021, the Court denied the motion with respect to the Company’s misrepresentation claims and granted it with respect to its omissions claim. The Company intends to vigorously pursue its misrepresentation claim. On October 12, 2021, HDF filed six counterclaims against the Company and present and former directors Dr. Elazar Rabbani, Barry W. Weiner, Dr. Bruce A. Hanna, Dov Perlysky, Rebeca Fischer, Dr. Mary Tagliaferri and Dr. Ian B. Walters. HDF claims the Company made false and misleading representations in proxy materials it disseminated in connection with its 2019 Annual Meeting, in violation of Section 14(a) of the 1934 Exchange Act and Rule 14a-9 thereunder, and that the Company’s directors at that time are liable under Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act for the Company’s purported misstatements. HDF also claims that current and former Company directors breached their fiduciary duties by taking four corporate actions: (a) adjourning the 2019 meeting for 25 days; (b) purportedly causing the two Harbert candidates for director, who were elected at the 2019 Meeting, to resign in November 2020; (c) authorizing the November 27, 2020 Lawsuit; and (d) not accepting Dr. Rabbani’s resignation as a director in March 2021. On November 10, 2021, the Company and the other counterclaim defendants moved to dismiss the counterclaims. On November 22, 2021, HDF filed its opposition to that motion. On November 26, 2021, the Company and the other counterclaim defendants filed their reply brief in further support of their motion to dismiss. On December 9, 2021, the Court granted the motion to dismiss except with respect to the counterclaim that Enzo violated the securities law by announcing on January 20, 2020 that it had decided to “delay” the 2019 annual meeting when it intended to convene and adjourn the meeting (the “Delay Statement”), and the counterclaims that the then directors are liable for that purported misrepresentation under the securities law or as a breach of fiduciary duty. The Company intends to vigorously defend against these counterclaims. The Court has scheduled a conference for December 15, 2021 to set a discovery schedule.
There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in any of these litigations. Even if the Company is not successful, management does not believe that there will be a significant adverse monetary impact on the Company. The Company is party to other claims, legal actions, complaints, and contractual disputes that arise in the ordinary course of business. The Company believes that any liability that may ultimately result from the resolution of these matters will not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on its financial position or results of operations.
As described in Note 3, third-party payers, including government programs, may decide to deny payment or recoup payments for testing that they contend was improperly billed or not medically necessary, against their coverage determinations, or for which they believe they have otherwise overpaid (including as a result of their own error), and we may be required to refund payments already received.
Note 13 - Subsequent Events
Effective
November 8, 2021, Enzo appointed Hamid Erfanian as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Erfanian brings over
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes and other information included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Forward-Looking Statements
Our disclosure and analysis in this report, including but not limited to the information discussed in this Item 2, contain forward-looking information about our Company’s financial results and estimates, business prospects and products in research and development that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. From time to time, we also may provide oral or written forward-looking statements in other materials we release to the public. Forward-looking statements give our current expectations or forecasts of future events. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historic or current facts. They use words such as “anticipate”, “estimate”, “expect”, “project”, “intend”, “plan”, “believe”, “will”, and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operations or financial performance.
In particular, these include statements relating to future actions, prospective products or product approvals, future performance or results of current and anticipated products, sales efforts, expenses, interest rates, foreign currency rates, intellectual property matters, the outcome of contingencies, such as legal proceedings, impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and measures we have taken in response, and financial results. We cannot guarantee that any forward-looking statement will be realized, although we believe we have been prudent in our plans and assumptions. Achievement of future results is subject to risks, uncertainties and inaccurate assumptions. Should known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove inaccurate, actual results could vary materially from past results and those anticipated, estimated or projected. As a result, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any of our forward-looking statements. Investors should bear this in mind as they consider forward-looking statements. We do not assume any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement that we make, even if new information becomes available or other events occur in the future. We are also affected by other factors that may be identified from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, some of which are set forth in Item 1A - Risk Factors in our Form 10-K filing for the July 31, 2021 fiscal year. You are advised to consult any further disclosures we make on related subjects in our Forms 10-Q, 8-K and 10-K reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although we have attempted to provide a list of important factors which may affect our business, investors are cautioned that other factors may prove to be important in the future and could affect our operating results.
You should understand that it is not possible to predict or identify all such factors or to assess the impact of each factor or combination of factors on our business. Consequently, you should not consider any such list to be a complete set of all potential risks or uncertainties.
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 has severely impacted the economy of the United States and other countries around the world. Federal, state and local governmental policies and initiatives designed to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 and its variants have resulted in, among other things, a significant reduction in physician office visits, the cancellation of elective medical procedures, customers of our products closing or severely curtailing their operations (voluntarily or in response to government orders), and the adoption of work-from-home or shelter-in-place policies. The COVID-19 impact on the Company’s operations is consistent with the overall industry and publicly issued statements from competitors, partners, and vendors.
Enzo was granted FDA Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) and EUA extensions for our molecular diagnostic and serological testing for COVID-19 and related antibody testing options, for our sample collection kit, an innovative virus-inactivating specimen collection media that lessens transmission risks for healthcare providers and clinical laboratory personnel, for our use of pooled samples, and for our rapid extraction method. Other innovations include the development of more relevant positive controls for the tests, and improved sensitivity. During the fiscal year ended July 31, 2021, we experienced growing demand for COVID-19 testing and we made significant investments to expand our capacity throughout the period in order to satisfy the demand, which substantially increased our testing volumes.
The extent to which our businesses may continue to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic will largely depend on both current and future developments, including its duration, spread and emergence of variants, its treatment with approved and authorized vaccines, mask and vaccine mandates, work and travel advisories and restrictions, and the timing of their easing, all of which are highly uncertain and cannot be reasonably predicted at this time. We believe COVID-19 volume may decline in the quarters ahead as the percentage of Americans who are vaccinated increases, although the emergence and spread of variants may cause our COVID-19 testing volume to increase again. Global supply chain issues due to the pandemic continue to hamper both the manufacturing of products within the life science segment as well as testing capabilities in the clinical laboratory.
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Overview
Enzo Biochem, Inc. (the “Company” “we”, “our” or “Enzo”) is an integrated diagnostics, clinical lab, and life sciences company focused on delivering and applying advanced technology capabilities to produce affordable reliable products and services that enable our customers to meet their clinical needs. Through a connection with the market, we provide advanced biotechnology solutions to the global community as affordable and flexible quality products and services. We develop, manufacture and sell our proprietary technology solutions and platforms to clinical laboratories, specialty clinics, researchers and physicians globally. Enzo’s structure and business strategy represent the culmination of years of extensive planning and work. The Company has the unique ability to offer low cost, high performance products and services for diagnostic testing, which ideally positions us to capitalize on the reimbursement pressures facing diagnostic labs. Our pioneering work in genomic analysis coupled with our extensive patent estate and enabling platforms have positioned the Company to continue to play an important role in the rapidly growing molecular medicine marketplaces.
Enzo develops low cost diagnostic platform products and related services. Our platform development includes automation-compatible reagent systems and associated products for sample collection and processing through analysis. We develop affordable products and services to improve healthcare, one of the greatest challenges today. Enzo combines over 40 years of expertise in technology development with assay development capabilities and diagnostic testing services to create high performance, cost-effective, and open assay solutions. The ability to combine these assets in one company is unique. With our strong intellectual property portfolio integrated with assay development know-how, production, distribution, validation and services capabilities, we have enabled sustainable products and services for a market that is facing increasing pressure in costs and reimbursement
Enzo technology solutions and platforms and unique operational structure are designed to reduce overall healthcare costs for both government and private insurers. Our proprietary technology platforms reduces our customers’ need for multiple, specialized instruments, and offer a variety of high throughput capabilities together with a demonstrated high level of accuracy and reproducibility. Our genetic test panels are focused on large and growing markets primarily in the areas of personalized medicine, women’s health, infectious diseases and genetic disorders.
In the course of our research and development activities, we have built a substantial portfolio of intellectual property assets, comprised of approximately 472 issued patents worldwide and over 64 pending patent applications, along with extensive enabling technologies and platforms.
Below are brief descriptions of each of our operating segments (See Note 11 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements):
Enzo Clinical Services is a clinical reference laboratory providing a wide range of clinical services to physicians, medical centers, other clinical labs and pharmaceutical companies. The Company believes having a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (“CLIA”) certified and College of American Pathologists (“CAP”) accredited medical laboratory located in New York provides us the opportunity to more rapidly introduce cutting edge products and services to the clinical marketplace. Enzo Clinical Labs offers an extensive menu of molecular and other clinical laboratory tests and procedures used in patient care by physicians to establish or support a diagnosis, monitor treatment or medication, and search for an otherwise undiagnosed condition. Our laboratory is equipped with state-of-the-art communication and connectivity solutions enabling the rapid transmission, analysis and interpretation of generated data. We operate a full service clinical laboratory in Farmingdale, New York, a network of over 30 patient service centers throughout New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, two free standing “STAT” or rapid response laboratories in New York City and Connecticut, an in-house logistics department, and an information technology department. Under our license in New York State, we are able to offer testing services to clinical laboratories and physicians nationwide.
The Clinical Laboratory Services reporting unit is impacted by various risk factors, including among others, reduced reimbursements from third party payers for testing performed and from recent health care legislation. Despite the growth we have experienced in previous years, there can be no assurance future growth can be achieved. The introduction of new molecular and esoteric tests is expected to increase our revenue per test and could offset impacts from the above factors. The Company anticipates improved profitability with increased service volume.
Enzo Products manufactures, develops and markets products and tools for clinical research, drug development and bioscience research customers worldwide. Underpinned by broad technological capabilities, Enzo Life Sciences has developed proprietary products used in the identification of genomic information by laboratories around the world. Information regarding our technologies can be found in the “Core Technologies” section of our most recently filed Form 10-K. We are internationally recognized and acknowledged as a leader in the development, manufacturing validation and commercialization of numerous products serving not only the clinical research market, but also the life sciences markets in the fields of cellular analysis and drug discovery, among others. Our operations are supported by global operations allowing for the efficient marketing and delivery of our products around the world.
Enzo Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical venture that has developed multiple novel approaches in the areas of gastrointestinal, infectious, ophthalmic and metabolic diseases, many of which are derived from the pioneering work of Enzo Life Sciences. Enzo Therapeutics has focused its efforts on developing treatment regimens for diseases and conditions for which current treatment options are ineffective, costly, and/or cause unwanted side effects. This focus has generated a clinical and preclinical pipeline, as well as numerous patents and patent applications.
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Results of Operations
Three months ended October 31, 2021 compared
to October 31, 2020
(in 000s)
Comparative Financial Data for the Three Months Ended October 31,
| 2021 | 2020 | Favorable (Unfavorable) |
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| Revenues | $ | 26,519 | $ | 28,655 | $ | (2,136 | ) | (7 | ) | |||||||
| Operating costs and expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenues | 15,273 | 16,758 | 1,485 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Research and development | 744 | 746 | 2 | ** | ||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 11,052 | 10,014 | (1,038 | ) | (10 | ) | ||||||||||
| Legal and related expenses | 1,282 | 640 | (642 | ) | (100 | ) | ||||||||||
| Total operating costs and expenses | 28,351 | 28,158 | (193 | ) | (1 | ) | ||||||||||
| Operating (loss) income | (1,832 | ) | 497 | (2,329 | ) | ** | ||||||||||
| Other income (expense): | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest | 39 | (51 | ) | 90 | ** | |||||||||||
| Other | (145 | ) | 17 | (162 | ) | ** | ||||||||||
| Foreign currency loss | (381 | ) | (164 | ) | (217 | ) | (132 | ) | ||||||||
| (Loss) income before income taxes | $ | (2,319 | ) | $ | 299 | $ | (2,618 | ) | ** | |||||||
| ** | not meaningful |
Consolidated Results:
The “2022 period” and the “2021 period” refer to the three months ended October 31, 2021 of fiscal year 2022 and October 31, 2020 of the fiscal year 2021, respectively.
Impacts of COVID-19
In July 2020, Enzo was granted FDA Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for its molecular diagnostic and serological testing for COVID-19 and related antibody testing options. In January 2021, Enzo received an expansion of its Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorizing the use of pooled samples containing up to five individual swab specimens with the Company’s AMPIPROBE® SARS-Cov-2 Test System utilizing tests on three different platforms including Enzo’s proprietary GENFLEX® automated high-throughput platform. In July 2021, Enzo received an expansion of its FDA Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the Company’s rapid extraction method on its proprietary test system.
At this time, the long term significance of the positive impact from COVID-19 testing and the Company’s proprietary product offerings on revenue, profitability and cash flow is still uncertain. We experienced a sequential quarter increase in Clinical laboratory services revenues of $3.0 million in the 2022 period compared to the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended July 31, 2021 based on increased COVID-19 testing for school and workplace reopenings, as academic institutions went back into session as well as increased testing related to entertainment and travel.
It continues to be challenging to forecast the impact of COVID-19 on our operations in the quarters ahead as the percentage of Americans who are vaccinated increases, which impact may be offset by the emergence and spread of variants, some of which may render vaccines less effective. That is, it is difficult to forecast the effects, duration, and severity of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, including the impact on our personnel, supplies, liquidity, collections, and the impact of past or future actions or omissions by the Company or governments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic including, but not limited to, emerging government vaccine and testing mandates, and the availability, accuracy and timeliness of delivery of any tests that the Company develops, collaborates on or provides for the detection of COVID-19.
Clinical services revenues for the 2022 period were $19.7 million compared to $21.2 million in the 2021 period, a decrease of $1.5 million or 7%. Revenues from COVID-19 testing represented 47% and 38% of Clinical revenues in the 2022 and 2021 periods, respectively. Diagnostic testing volume measured by the total number of accessions for all our testing services decreased approximately 6% period over period, resulting in the 2022 period’s revenue decrease.
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Estimated collection amounts are subject to the complexities and ambiguities of third party payer billing, reimbursement regulations and claims processing, as well as issues unique to Medicare and Medicaid programs, and require us to consider the potential for adjustments when estimating variable consideration in the recognition of revenue in the period that the related services are rendered. In 2014, Congress passed the U.S. Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (PAMA), which included substantial changes to the way in which clinical laboratory services are paid under Medicare. Beginning in 2018, Medicare payments for clinical laboratory services are paid based upon the volume-weighted median of private payer rates as reported by certain clinical laboratories across the US, replacing the previous system which was based upon fee schedules derived from historical charges for clinical laboratory tests. We estimate that the effect of PAMA directly negatively impacted reimbursements from Medicare and Medicaid in the 2022 and 2021 periods by $0.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively.
Product revenues were $6.8 million in the 2022 period and $7.4 million in the 2021 period, a decrease of $0.6 million or 9%. During the 2022 period, we completed the winding down and closure of our manufacturing and distribution center in Ann Arbor, MI and moved the operations to our Farmingdale, NY campus. As a result of the winding down, we experienced some disruption in the manufacture and distribution of our products during the period, and experienced delays in product availability and fulfillment. This primarily impacted our customers in Europe and to a lesser extent the Asia Pacific region. Revenues in the United States were unchanged.
The cost of Clinical Services was $11.2 million in the 2022 period and $13.0 million in the 2021 period, a decrease of $1.8 million or 14%. During the 2022 period, we greatly reduced our outside reference testing costs for COVID-19 by utilizing our internal manufacturing capabilities, thereby reducing some of our reliance on testing and reagents sourced from third parties, as compared to the 2021 period. Additionally, the decline in non-COVID-19 test accessions resulted in lower reagent costs. The gross profit margin on Clinical Services revenues in the 2022 period was approximately 43% versus 39% in the 2021 period, due to the high margin on greater COVID-19 testing, liquidation rate improvements and the reduction in outside reference testing costs.
The cost of Product revenues was $4.1 million in the 2022 period and $3.8 million in the 2021 period, an increase of $0.3 million or 8%. The gross profit margin on Products was 40% in the 2022 period and 49% in the 2021 period. During the 2022 period, we completed the winding down and closure of our manufacturing and distribution center in Ann Arbor, MI and moved the operations to our Farmingdale, NY campus. As a result there was a temporary increase and overlap in manufacturing headcount and overhead costs during the transition period.
Research and development expenses were $0.7 million in both the 2022 and 2021 periods, incurred primarily in the Life Sciences Products segment. Research activities include lab developed tests (LDTs) for women’s health panels and the detection of COVID-19.
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $11.0 million during the 2022 period versus $10.0 million during the 2021 period, an increase of $1.0 million or 10%. The Life Sciences Products expense increased $0.6 million during the 2022 period, of which $0.4 million was due to employee severance expenses associated with the completion of the winding down and closure of our manufacturing and distribution center in Ann Arbor, MI and the cost of moving its operations to our Farmingdale, NY campus. The segment also experienced an increase in marketing expenses such as website ads, promotions and campaigns, trade shows, and an increase in sales & marketing headcount. The Other segment expense increased $0.5 million during the 2022 period primarily due to higher self-insured healthcare benefit costs and higher consulting and professional fees. The Clinical Services expense decreased $0.1 million primarily due to cost savings initiatives and lower sales commissions.
Legal and related expenses were $1.2 million on a net basis during the 2022 period compared to $0.6 million in the 2021 period, an increase of $0.6 million or 100%. During the 2022 period, we incurred higher legal activities associated with strategic initiatives and other corporate matters and recognized a credit of $1.0 million associated with a fee settlement and release agreement with a former legal services provider.
Interest income, net was less than $0.1 million in the 2022 period versus interest expense, net of $0.1 million in the 2021 period, a favorable variance of $0.1 million. During the 2022 period, we earned interest on marketable securities in bond funds, net of interest expense primarily on a mortgage. During the 2021 period, we were not invested in interest earning marketable securities, earned insignificant interest on cash and cash equivalents, and incurred interest expense on the mortgage.
Other (expense) income in the 2022 and 2021 period was ($0.1) million and less than $0.1 million respectively, an unfavorable variance of approximately $0.1 million. During the 2022 period, the primary component of the expense was unrealized losses of $0.2 million on our marketable securities.
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The foreign currency revaluation loss recognized by the Life Sciences Products segment during the 2022 period was $0.4 million compared to $0.2 million in the 2021 period, an unfavorable variance of $0.2 million. The 2022 period revaluation loss was due to depreciation of the British pound and Swiss franc versus the U.S. dollar as of the end of the period compared to its start. The revaluation loss in the 2021 period was smaller due to less significant depreciation of the British pound and Swiss franc versus the U.S. dollar as of the end of that period compared to its start.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
At October 31, 2021, the Company had cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities totaling $36.2 million of which $0.6 million was in foreign accounts, as compared to cash and cash equivalents of $43.5 million, of which $0.9 million was in foreign accounts at July 31, 2021. It is the Company’s current intent to permanently reinvest these foreign funds outside of the United States, and its current plans do not demonstrate a need to repatriate them to fund its United States operations.
The Company had working capital of $42.8 million at October 31, 2021, compared to $44.5 million at July 31, 2021, a decrease of $1.7 million. The decrease in working capital was due to the use of cash and cash equivalents to fund operations and capital expenditures.
Net cash used in operating activities during the 2022 period was approximately $6.0 million, compared to $1.2 million during the 2021 period, an unfavorable variance of $4.8 million. The net cash used in the 2022 period was due to the net loss of $2.3 million, a net increase of $2.2 million in operating assets, (primarily accounts receivable and inventories), and a net decrease of $3.1 million in operating liabilities, (primarily accounts payable and accrued expenses). These uses were partially offset by net non-cash adjustments of $1.6 million. The net cash used in the 2021 period was due to the net income of $0.3 million and net non-cash expenses of approximately $1.2 million which were offset by a net increase of $2.7 million in operating assets and liabilities including, but not limited to, accounts receivable and inventories
Net cash used in investing activities during the 2022 period was approximately $1.1 million as compared to $0.6 million in the 2021 period, an increase of $0.4 million and in both periods primarily represented capital expenditures to support and grow our existing operations, including investments in laboratory equipment, information technology, and the buildout of our Farmingdale campus.
Cash used in financing activities in both the 2022 and 2021 periods was $0.1 million for payments related to a mortgage and finance leases.
As of October 31, 2021 we had a mortgage principal balance of $4.1 million entered into for the purchase of a building facility, which bears a fixed interest rate of 5.09% per annum. It requires monthly mortgage payments of $30. Our obligations under the mortgage agreement are secured by the facility and by a $750 cash collateral deposit with the mortgagee as additional security, which is included in other assets as of October 31, 2021. Effective October 19, 2020, the Company and the mortgagee agreed to a covenant restructure whereby the mortgagee waived the Company’s financial ratio covenant for the fiscal period ended July 31, 2020 and modified the mortgage to replace a financial ratio covenant with a liquidity covenant. The liquidity covenant required that we own and maintain at all times, and throughout the remaining term of the loan, at least $25 million of liquid assets, defined as time deposits, money market accounts and commercial paper, and obligations issued by the U.S. government or any of its agencies. The cash collateral agreement was also modified to require compliance with the liquidity covenant for two consecutive fiscal years before the collateral is released back to us. As of July 31, 2021, the Company was in compliance with the financial and liquidity covenants in effect at that time related to this mortgage.
Effective September 29, 2021, the Company and the mortgagee agreed to further covenant restructuring whereby (a) the liquidity covenant was reduced to 150% of the loan principal (or approximately $6 million at October 31, 2021) from $25 million previously, and (b) the collateral requirement would be increased from $0.75 million to $1.0 million. The Company was in compliance as to the liquidity covenant as of October 31, 2021 and increased the collateral deposit to $1.0 million in November.
Contractual Obligations
There have been no material changes to our Contractual Obligations as reported in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2021. Management is not aware of any material claims, disputes or settled matters concerning third party reimbursement that would have a material effect on our financial statements, except as disclosed in Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
The Company does not have any “off-balance sheet arrangements” as such term is defined in Item 303(a)(4) of Regulation S-K.
Critical Accounting Policies
General and estimates
The Company’s discussion and analysis of its financial condition and results of operations are based upon Enzo Biochem, Inc.’s consolidated financial statements, certain information and footnote disclosure, normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, have been condensed or omitted, as permitted under rules promulgated by the Security and Exchange Commission. The preparation of these financial statements requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. These estimates and judgments also affect related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.
On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to contractual expense, allowance for uncollectible accounts, inventory, operating lease liabilities, goodwill and income taxes. The Company bases its estimates on experience and on various other 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.
Revenues – Clinical Services
Contractual Adjustment
The Company’s estimate of contractual adjustment is based on significant assumptions and judgments, such as its interpretation of payer reimbursement policies, and bears the risk of change. The estimation process is based on the experience of amounts approved as reimbursable and ultimately settled by payers, versus the corresponding gross amount billed to the respective payers. The contractual adjustment is an estimate that reduces gross revenue, based on gross billing rates, to amounts expected to be approved and reimbursed.
Gross billings are based on a standard fee schedule we set for all third party payers, including Medicare, HMO’s and managed care. The Company adjusts the contractual adjustment estimate quarterly, based on its evaluation of current and historical settlement experience with payers, industry reimbursement trends, and other relevant factors. The other relevant factors that affect our contractual adjustment include the monthly and quarterly review of: 1) current gross billings and receivables and reimbursement by payer, 2) current changes in third party arrangements and 3) the growth of in-network provider arrangements and managed care plans specific to our Company.
Our clinical business is primarily dependent upon reimbursement from third-party payers, such as Medicare (which principally serves patients 65 and older) and insurers. We are subject to variances in reimbursement rates among different third-party payers, as well as constant changes of reimbursement rates. Changes that decrease reimbursement rates or coverage would negatively impact our revenues. The number of individuals covered under managed care contracts or other similar arrangements has grown over the past several years and may continue to grow in the future. In addition, Medicare and other government healthcare programs continue to shift to managed care. These trends will continue to reduce our revenues from these programs.
During both the three months ended October 31, 2021 and 2020, the contractual adjustment percentages, determined using current and historical reimbursement statistics, was 83.7% of gross billings. In general, the Company believes a decline in reimbursement rates or a shift to managed care or similar arrangements may be offset by the positive impact of an increase in the number of tests we perform. However, there can be no assurance that we can increase the number of tests we perform or that if we do increase the number of tests we perform, that we can maintain that higher number of tests performed, or that an increase in the number of tests we perform would result in increased revenue.
The Company estimates (by using a sensitivity analysis) that each 1% point change in the contractual adjustment percentage could result in a change in clinical services revenues of approximately $1.2 million and $1.3 million for the three months periods ended October 31, 2021 and 2020 respectively, and a change in the net accounts receivable of approximately $0.6 million as of October 31, 2021.
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Our clinical services financial billing system records gross billings using a standard fee schedule for all payers and does not record contractual adjustment by payer at the time of billing. Therefore, we are unable to quantify the effect contractual adjustments recorded during the current period have on revenue recorded in a previous period. However, we can reasonably estimate our monthly contractual adjustment to revenue on a timely basis based on our quarterly review process, which includes:
| ● | an analysis of industry reimbursement trends; |
| ● | an evaluation of third-party reimbursement rates changes and changes in reimbursement arrangements with third-party payers; |
| ● | a rolling monthly analysis of current and historical claim settlement and reimbursement experience statistics with payers; and |
| ● | an analysis of current gross billings and receivables by payer. |
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable are reported at realizable value, net of allowances for doubtful accounts, which is estimated and recorded in the period of the related revenue.
The following is a table of the Company’s net accounts receivable by services and by products. Net receivables for Clinical Services are detailed by billing category and as a percent to its total net receivables. At October 31, 2021 and July 31, 2021, approximately 70% and 56% respectively of the Company’s net accounts receivable relates to its Clinical Laboratory Services business, which operates in the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut medical communities.
The accounts receivable balance for Life Science products includes foreign receivables of $1.0 million or 29% and $1.4 million or 33% of its total receivables as of October 31, 2021 and July 31, 2021, respectively.
Net accounts receivable
| Billing category | As of October 31, 2021 |
As of July 31, 2021 |
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| Clinical Services | ||||||||||||||||
| Third party payers | $ | 3,734 | 47 | % | $ | 2,195 | 36 | % | ||||||||
| Patient self-pay | 2,053 | 26 | 2,007 | 33 | ||||||||||||
| Medicare | 1,039 | 13 | 1,122 | 19 | ||||||||||||
| HMO’s | 1,096 | 14 | 692 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Total Clinical Services | 7,922 | 100 | % | 6,016 | 100 | % | ||||||||||
| Total Life Sciences | 3,410 | 4,182 | ||||||||||||||
| Total accounts receivable - net | $ | 11,332 | $ | 10,198 | ||||||||||||
The Company’s ability to collect outstanding receivables from third party payers is critical to its operating performance and cash flows. The primary collection risk lies with uninsured patients or patients for whom primary insurance has paid but a patient portion remains outstanding. The Company also assesses the current state of its billing functions in order to identify any known collection or reimbursement issues in order to assess the impact, if any, on the allowance estimates, which involves judgment. The collection of these receivables is not guaranteed from Third Party Payers.
The Company believes that the collectability of its receivables is directly linked to the quality of its billing processes, most notably, those related to obtaining the accurate patient information in order to bill effectively for the services provided. Should circumstances change (e.g. shift in payer mix, decline in economic conditions or deterioration in aging of receivables), our estimates of net realizable value of receivables could be reduced by a material amount. As of October 31, 2021, approximately 32% of Clinical Labs receivables are from two providers whose programs are included in the “Third-party payers” and “Health Maintenance Organizations” (“HMO’s”) categories.
Billing for clinical services is complicated because of many factors, especially: the differences between our standard gross fee schedule for all payers and the reimbursement rates of the various payers we deal with, disparity of coverage and information requirements among the various payers, and disputes with payers as to which party is responsible for reimbursement.
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Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under the liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under the liability method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. The liability method requires that any tax benefits recognized for net operating loss carry forwards and other items be reduced by a valuation allowance where it is not more likely than not the benefits will be realized in the foreseeable future. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Under the liability method, the effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. It is the Company’s policy to provide for uncertain tax positions, if any, and the related interest and penalties based upon management’s assessment of whether a tax benefit is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by tax authorities. To the extent the Company prevails in matters for which a liability for an unrecognized tax benefit is established or is required to pay amounts in excess of the liability, the Company’s effective tax rate in a given financial statement period may be affected.
Inventory
The Company values inventory at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or net realizable value, which approximates market. Work-in-process and finished goods inventories consist of material, labor, and manufacturing overhead. Write downs of inventories to net realizable value are based on a review of inventory quantities on hand and estimated sales forecasts based on sales history and anticipated future demand. Unanticipated changes in demand could have a significant impact on the value of our inventory and require additional write downs of inventory which would impact our results of operations.
Leases - right of use assets and operating lease liabilities
The Company determines if an arrangement is or contains a lease at contract inception. The Company leases buildings, office space, patient service centers, and equipment primarily through operating leases, and equipment through a limited number of finance leases. Generally, a right-of-use asset, representing the right to use the underlying asset during the lease term, and a lease liability, representing the payment obligation arising from the lease, are recognized on the balance sheet at lease commencement based on the present value of the payment obligation. For operating leases, expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. For finance leases, interest expense on the lease liability is recognized using the effective interest method and amortization of the right-of-use asset is recognized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the estimated useful life of the asset or the lease term. Short-term leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet; the Company recognizes lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company primarily uses its incremental borrowing rate in determining the present value of lease payments as the Company’s leases generally do not provide an implicit rate. The Company has lease agreements with (i) right-of-use asset payments and (ii) non-lease components (i.e. payments related to maintenance fees, utilities, etc.,) which have generally been combined and accounted for as a single lease component.
On at least an annual basis, we perform a review of our business to determine if events or changes in circumstances have occurred that indicate that it is more likely than not that the carrying amount of an asset group, including long lived assets such as right of use assets, is not recoverable. If such events or changes in circumstances were deemed to have occurred, we would perform an impairment test of such long lived assets and record any noted impairment loss.
Goodwill, Intangible and long lived assets
Goodwill represents the excess of the cost of an acquisition over the fair value of the net assets acquired. Intangible assets (exclusive of patents), arose primarily from acquisitions, and primarily consist of customer relationships, trademarks, licenses, and website and database content. These finite-lived intangible assets are amortized according to their estimated useful lives, which range from 4 to 15 years.
The Company tests goodwill annually as of the first day of the fourth quarter, or more frequently if indicators of potential impairment exist. In assessing goodwill for impairment, the Company has the option to first perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If the Company determines that it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, the Company is not required to perform any additional tests in assessing goodwill for impairment. However, if the Company concludes otherwise or elects not to perform the qualitative assessment, then it identifies the reporting units and compares the fair value of each of these reporting units to their respective carrying amount. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit is less than its fair value, no impairment exists. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit is higher than its fair value, the impairment charge is the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit.
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The Company reviews the recoverability of the carrying value of long-lived assets (including finite lived intangible assets) of an asset or asset group for impairment annually as of the end of the fiscal year, or more frequently if indicators of potential impairment exist. Should indicators of impairment exist, the carrying values of the assets are evaluated in relation to the operating performance and future undiscounted cash flows of an asset or asset group. The net book value of the long lived asset is adjusted to fair value if its expected future undiscounted cash flow is less than its book value.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are exposed to market risk from changes in foreign currency exchange rates resulting from acquisitions with foreign locations (See Item 1A. Risk Factors section of the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2021) that could impact our results of operations and financial position. We do not currently engage in any hedging or market risk management tools.
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk
The financial reporting of our non-U.S. subsidiaries is denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Since the functional currency of our non-U.S. subsidiaries is the local currency, foreign currency translation adjustments are accumulated as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income in stockholders’ equity. Assuming a hypothetical increase of 10% in the value of the U.S. dollar versus foreign currencies at October 31, 2021, our assets and liabilities would decrease by $0.4 million and $0.1 million, respectively, and our net revenues and net income (loss) would decrease by $0.8 million and $0.3 million, respectively, on an annual basis.
We also maintain intercompany balances and loans with subsidiaries in different local currencies. These amounts are at risk of foreign exchange losses if exchange rates fluctuate. Assuming a hypothetical increase of 10% in the value of the U.S. dollar versus foreign currencies, our pre-tax earnings (loss) would be unfavorably impacted by approximately $1.8 million on an annual basis.
Interest Rate Risk
As of October 31, 2021, we have fixed interest rate financing on a building mortgage and equipment finance leases.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s management conducted an evaluation (as required under Rules 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures” (as such term is defined under the Exchange Act), under the supervision and with the participation of the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer. Based on this evaluation, the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of the end of the period covered by this report. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that it will detect or uncover failures within the Company to disclose material information otherwise required to be set forth in the Company’s periodic reports.
(b) Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended October 31, 2021 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
There have been no other material developments with respect to previously reported legal proceedings discussed in the annual report on Form 10-K, as amended for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2021 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, other than as noted in Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements as of October 31, 2021.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There has been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in Part 1, Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2021.
Item 6. Exhibits
| * | XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) information is being furnished and not filed for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
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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.
| ENZO BIOCHEM, INC. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| Date: December 15, 2021 | by: | /s/ David Bench |
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Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer |
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