NAVB Navidea Biopharmaceuticals Inc

Our condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Navidea and our wholly owned subsidiaries, Navidea Biopharmaceuticals Europe Limited (“Navidea Europe”) and Navidea Biopharmaceuticals Limited (“Navidea UK”), as well as those of our majority-owned subsidiary, Macrophage Therapeutics, Inc. (“MT”). All significant inter-company accounts were eliminated in consolidation.

We also earn revenue from product sales to end customers, primarily in Europe. Revenue from product sales is generally recognized at the point where the customer obtains control of the goods and we satisfy our performance obligation, which occurs upon either shipment of the product or arrival at its destination, depending upon the shipping terms of the transaction. Our customers have no right to return products purchased in the ordinary course of business, however, we may allow returns in certain circumstances based on specific agreements.

In addition, we earn revenues related to our licensing and distribution agreements. The consideration we are eligible to receive under our licensing and distribution agreements typically includes upfront payments, reimbursement for research and development (“R&D”) costs, milestone payments, and royalties. Each licensing and distribution agreement is unique and requires separate assessment in accordance with current accounting standards. See Note 3.

The Company is engaged in ongoing litigation with CRG. On August 30, 2022, the District Court of Harris County, Texas (the “Texas Court”) awarded CRG approximately $2.6 million in attorney’s fees on their breach of contract claims against Navidea and MT, with post-judgment interest accruing on the award at the rate of 5% per annum, compounded annually. The Company has appealed the Texas Court’s judgment to the Fourteenth Court of Appeals of Texas. As of June 30, 2023, the Company has accrued $2,679,380 of legal fees and interest pursuant to the Texas Court’s ruling. See Note 10.

In addition, the Company is engaged in ongoing litigation with our former President and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Michael Goldberg. See Note 10.

The Company has previously entered into an API Development Funding and Access Agreement (“API Development Agreement”) with a strategic partner for assistance with the development and supply of the active pharmaceutical ingredient (“API”) used to manufacture Lymphoseek (technetium Tc 99m tilmanocept) that is sold by the Company in countries other than the United States, Canada and Mexico. Under the API Development Agreement, among other things, the strategic partner agreed to reimburse the Company for up to a total of $1.85 million of the Company’s out-of-pocket costs associated with such development, in two installments, subject to specified commercial and regulatory milestones. On August 11, 2022, the Company received the first installment in the amount of $800,000, which the strategic partner has the right to claw back due to the Company not satisfying certain commercial and regulatory milestones on or before March 31, 2023. The Company remains engaged in consistent communication with the strategic partner regarding this issue and the status of the API Development process. Based on these communications and the strategic partner’s expressed desire and financial and operational motivation for successful completion of the API Development process, the Company does not expect the strategic partner to exercise its claw-back right. The strategic partner is obligated, subject to certain conditions, to pay the remaining reimbursement amount upon the satisfaction of specified commercial and regulatory milestones.

On April 10, 2023, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Meilleur Technologies, Inc. (“Meilleur”), pursuant to which Meilleur agreed to acquire certain assets and assume certain liabilities of the Company relating to its business of developing and commercializing PET biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease (the “Business”). As part of the purchase price, Meilleur paid a cash payment of $250,000 to the Company at closing and agreed to make a cash payment of $500,000 to the Company within 60 days after the closing date. Both cash payments were made during the second quarter of 2023. In addition, Meilleur agreed to make certain future payments (as part of the purchase price) to the Company, including contingent payments and milestone payments based on potential licensing events, regulatory submissions, regulatory approvals, and net sales of any approved product derived from the purchased Business.

The current conflict between Ukraine and Russia has created volatility in the global capital markets and is continuing to have further global economic consequences, including disruptions of the global supply chain and energy markets. Any such volatility and disruptions may have adverse consequences on us or the third parties who operate in Europe on whom we rely. If the equity and credit markets deteriorate, including as a result of political unrest or war, it may make any debt or equity financing more difficult to obtain, more costly or more dilutive.

The Company has experienced recurring net losses and has used significant cash to fund its operations. The Company has considerable discretion over the extent of development project expenditures and has the ability to curtail the related cash flows as needed. The Company also continues working to establish new sources of funding, including potential equity and/or debt financings, collaborations and additional grant funding that can augment the balance sheet. However, based on our current working capital and our projected cash burn, management believes that there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of one year from the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to the assets carrying amount, to the expenses presented and to the reclassification of the condensed balance sheets items that could be necessary should the Company be unable to continue its operations.

Navidea is focused on the development and commercialization of precision immunodiagnostic agents and immunotherapeutics. We manage our business based on two primary types of drug products: (i) diagnostic substances, including Tc99m tilmanocept and other diagnostic applications of our Manocept platform, and (ii) therapeutic development programs, including all therapeutic applications of our Manocept platform. Tc99m tilmanocept, which the Company has a license to distribute outside of Canada, Mexico and the United States, is the only one of the Company’s drug product candidates that has been approved for sale in any market. Tc99 tilmanocept has only been approved for sale in the European Union (“EU”), the UK, India and Australia.

We earn revenue from product sales to end customers, primarily in Europe. Revenue from product sales is generally recognized at the point where the customer obtains control of the goods and we satisfy our performance obligation, which occurs upon either shipment of the product or arrival at its destination, depending upon the shipping terms of the transaction. Our customers have no right to return products purchased in the ordinary course of business, however, we may allow returns in certain circumstances based on specific agreements. Normal payment terms generally range from 30 to 90 days from invoice date, in accordance with each contract or purchase order.

The Company also recognizes revenue from up-front license fees and pre-market milestones after the cash has been received from its customers and the performance obligations have been met. Payments for sales-based royalties and milestones are generally received after the related revenue has been recognized and invoiced. Normal payment terms generally range from 15 to 90 days following milestone achievement or royalty invoice, in accordance with each contract.

Up-front and milestone payments received related to our license and distribution agreements in India and China are deferred until Tc99m tilmanocept has been approved by the regulatory authorities and product sales are authorized to commence in each of those countries. The Company received regulatory approval for Tc99m tilmanocept in India in late March 2022, however certain additional approvals, such as an import license and authorization to use an alternative manufacturer, must be obtained prior to commercial sales launch in India. It is not possible to determine with any degree of certainty whether or when regulatory approval for this product will be achieved in China, if at all. In addition, since sales of Tc99m tilmanocept have not yet begun in India or China, there is no basis for estimating whether, to what degree, or the rate at which the product will be accepted and utilized in these markets. Therefore, it is not possible to determine with any degree of certainty the expected sales in future periods in those countries. As such, the Company intends to recognize revenue from up-front and milestone payments on a straight-line basis beginning at the time of commercial sales launch in each country through the end of the initial term of each agreement. The initial term of each agreement is eight years in India and ten years in China.

The transaction price of a contract is the amount of consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring promised goods or services to a customer. Transaction prices do not include amounts collected on behalf of third parties (e.g., sales taxes). To determine the transaction price of a contract, the Company considers the terms of the contract. For the purpose of determining transaction prices, the Company assumes that the goods or services will be transferred to the customer as promised in accordance with existing contracts and that the contracts will not be cancelled, renewed, or modified.

When estimating a contract’s transaction price, the Company considers all the information (historical, current, and forecasted) that is reasonably available to it and identifies possible consideration amounts. Most of the Company’s contracts with customers include both fixed and variable components of the transaction price. Under those contracts, some or all of the consideration for satisfied performance obligations is contingent on events over which the Company has no direct influence. For example, regulatory approval or product sales volume milestones are contingent upon the achievement of those milestones by the distributor. Additionally, the prices charged to end users of Tc99m tilmanocept, upon which royalty payments are based in India and China, are set by the distributor in each of those countries.

The milestone payments have a binary outcome (that is, the Company will either receive all or none of each milestone payment) and can be estimated using the most-likely-amount method. Taking into account the constraint on variable consideration, the Company has assessed the likelihood of achieving the non-sales-based milestone payments in our current contracts and has determined that it is probable the milestones will be achieved and the Company will receive the consideration. Accordingly, it is probable that including those payments in the transaction price will not result in a significant revenue reversal when the contingency is resolved. Therefore, the amount of the non-sales-based milestone payments is included in the transaction price.

Royalties are estimated based on the expected value method because they are based on a variable amount of sales representing a range of possible outcomes. However, when taking into account the constraint on variable consideration, the estimate of future royalties included in the transaction price is generally $0. This conclusion is based on the fact that Tc99m tilmanocept is early in the commercial launch process in Europe and Australia, and sales have not yet begun in India or China, therefore there is currently no basis for estimating whether, to what degree, or the rate at which the product will be accepted and utilized in these markets. Similarly, we currently have no basis for estimating whether sales-based milestones will ever be achieved. Accordingly, the Company recognizes revenue from royalties when the related sales occur and from sales-based milestones when they are achieved.

Up-front fees, milestones and royalties are generally non-refundable. Therefore, the Company does not estimate expected refunds nor do we adjust revenue downward. The Company will evaluate and update the estimated transaction prices of its contracts with customers at the end of each reporting period.

During the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company recognized revenue from contracts with customers of $0 and $6,519, respectively. During the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company did not recognize any related impairment losses, nor did the Company recognize any revenue from performance obligations associated with long-term contracts that were satisfied (or partially satisfied) in previous periods.

The following table disaggregates the Company’s revenue from contracts with customers for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2023 and 2022.

The following economic factors affect the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of the Company’s revenue and cash flows as indicated:

Geographical Location of Customers: Drug pricing models vary among different markets, which in turn may affect the royalty rates and milestones we are able to negotiate with our distributors in those markets. Royalty rates and milestone payments vary by contract but may be based in part on the potential market size in each territory. In the case of Tc99m tilmanocept, royalty rates for Europe were lower than rates in India but higher than in China.

Status of Regulatory Approval. The majority of revenue from contracts with customers will generally be recognized after the product is approved for sale in each market. Each Tc99m tilmanocept customer operates in its own distinct regulatory environment, and the laws and pathways to drug product approval vary by market. Tc99m tilmanocept has been approved for sale in the EU and the UK, thus the Company recognized revenue from sales in Europe. Tc99m tilmanocept was approved for sale in India in March 2022, however product sales have not yet commenced. Tc99m tilmanocept has not yet been approved for sale in China and may never achieve approval in that market. The regulatory pathways and timelines in China will impact whether and when the Company recognizes the related royalties and milestones.

Through June 30, 2023, the Company has not capitalized any contract-related costs as contract assets.

The following table shows the opening and closing balances of contract liabilities from contracts with customers for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023.

The Company had sales revenue receivable of $0 and $610 outstanding as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. The Company had license revenue receivable of $0 outstanding as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

In addition to revenue from contracts with customers, we also generate revenue from National Institutes of Health (“NIH”) grants to support various product development initiatives. The revenue recognition standard applies to revenue from contracts with customers. A customer is defined as a party that has contracted with an entity to obtain goods or services that are an output of the entity’s ongoing major or central operations in exchange for consideration. The Company’s ongoing major or central operations consist of the development and commercialization of precision immunodiagnostic agents and immunotherapeutics. The NIH and its various institutes are responsible for biomedical and public health research and provide major biomedical research funding to non-NIH research facilities and entities such as Navidea. While the Company will directly benefit from any knowledge gained from the project, there is also a public health benefit provided, which justifies the use of public funds in the form of the grants. Based on the nature of the Company’s operations and the terms of the grant awards, Navidea does not have a vendor-customer relationship with the NIH and the grant awards are outside the scope of the revenue recognition standard. Accordingly, the revenue recognition standard need not be applied to the NIH grants. During the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2022, the Company recognized grant revenue of $51,007. No grant revenue was recognized in the three-month or six-month periods ended June 30, 2023.

Finally, we expect to recognize revenue from a strategic development partner up to a total of $1.85 million under the terms of the API Development Agreement. Based on the nature of the Company’s operations and the terms of the API Development Agreement, Navidea does not have a vendor-customer relationship with the strategic partner and amounts received under the API Development Agreement are outside the scope of the revenue recognition standard. Accordingly, the revenue recognition standard need not be applied to the API Development Agreement. The first installment of $800,000 received on August 11, 2022 was included in deferred revenue, current in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of June 30,2023. See Note 2.

For the three-month periods ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, our total stock-based compensation expense, which includes reversals of expense for certain forfeited or cancelled awards, was $(33,841) and $40,555, respectively. For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, our total stock-based compensation expense, which includes reversals of expense for certain forfeited or cancelled awards, was $(14,172) and $225,405, respectively. We have not recorded any income tax benefit related to stock-based compensation in any of the three-month or six-month periods ended June 30, 2023 and 2022.

A summary of the status of our stock options as of June 30, 2023, and changes during the six-month period then ended, is presented below.

The weighted average grant date fair value per stock option granted during the six-month period ended June 30, 2023 was $0.24. Key assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model for stock options granted during the six-month period ended June 30, 2023 were the Company’s stock price, an expected volatility rate of 89.47%, a risk-free rate of 3.87%, and an expected life of 5.95 years.

A summary of the status of our unvested restricted stock as of June 30, 2023, and changes during the six-month period then ended, is presented below.