UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
x | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2007.
OR
¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from to .
Commission File Number 001-16537
ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE | 36-4370966 | |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
220 East First Street, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | 18015 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip code) |
(610) 882-1820
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ¨ Accelerated filer x Non-accelerated filer ¨
Indicate by checkmark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes ¨ No x
Number of shares of Common Stock, par value $.000001 per share, outstanding as of May 1, 2007: 46,176,062
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item 1. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Unaudited)
March 31, 2007 | December 31, 2006 | |||||||
ASSETS |
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CURRENT ASSETS: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 16,778,230 | $ | 19,949,821 | ||||
Short-term investments |
69,764,099 | 71,051,482 | ||||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $244,818 and $200,094 |
14,844,248 | 10,357,287 | ||||||
Inventories |
6,089,147 | 5,534,567 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes |
4,268,983 | 3,675,785 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other |
1,936,016 | 1,989,882 | ||||||
Total current assets |
113,680,723 | 112,558,824 | ||||||
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net |
18,003,961 | 17,374,718 | ||||||
PATENTS AND PRODUCT RIGHTS, net |
6,066,128 | 6,328,344 | ||||||
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES |
18,275,834 | 19,845,789 | ||||||
OTHER ASSETS |
117,298 | 457,788 | ||||||
$ | 156,143,944 | $ | 156,565,463 | |||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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CURRENT LIABILITIES: |
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Current portion of long-term debt |
$ | 596,515 | $ | 608,595 | ||||
Accounts payable |
4,175,736 | 3,311,968 | ||||||
Accrued expenses and other |
8,722,245 | 12,659,149 | ||||||
Total current liabilities |
13,494,496 | 16,579,712 | ||||||
LONG-TERM DEBT |
10,007,485 | 10,030,541 | ||||||
OTHER LIABILITIES |
525,262 | 451,235 | ||||||
STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY: |
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Preferred stock, par value $.000001, 25,000,000 shares authorized, none issued |
| | ||||||
Common stock, par value $.000001, 120,000,000 shares authorized, 46,176,062 and 45,994,752 shares issued and outstanding |
46 | 46 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
229,327,077 | 228,069,433 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(224,456 | ) | (151,197 | ) | ||||
Accumulated deficit |
(96,985,966 | ) | (98,414,307 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders equity |
132,116,701 | 129,503,975 | ||||||
$ | 156,143,944 | $ | 156,565,463 | |||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2007 | 2006 | |||||||
REVENUES: |
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Product |
$ | 19,430,185 | $ | 15,128,078 | ||||
Licensing and product development |
678,890 | 89,247 | ||||||
20,109,075 | 15,217,325 | |||||||
COST OF PRODUCTS SOLD |
7,584,420 | 5,617,992 | ||||||
Gross profit |
12,524,655 | 9,599,333 | ||||||
OPERATING EXPENSES: |
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Research and development |
2,919,884 | 1,648,766 | ||||||
Sales and marketing |
4,770,743 | 4,106,565 | ||||||
General and administrative |
4,237,351 | 2,957,654 | ||||||
11,927,978 | 8,712,985 | |||||||
Operating income |
596,677 | 886,348 | ||||||
INTEREST EXPENSE |
(166,079 | ) | (17,816 | ) | ||||
INTEREST INCOME |
1,135,347 | 826,635 | ||||||
GAIN ON SALE OF INVESTMENT |
1,428,691 | | ||||||
FOREIGN CURRENCY LOSS |
(9,348 | ) | (18,253 | ) | ||||
Income before income taxes |
2,985,288 | 1,676,914 | ||||||
INCOME TAX PROVISION |
1,498,765 | 777,275 | ||||||
NET INCOME |
$ | 1,486,523 | $ | 899,639 | ||||
BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE |
$ | 0.03 | $ | 0.02 | ||||
SHARES USED IN COMPUTING EARNINGS PER SHARE: |
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BASIC |
46,114,260 | 45,839,732 | ||||||
DILUTED |
46,553,920 | 46,833,079 | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2007 | 2006 | |||||||
OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
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Net income |
$ | 1,486,523 | $ | 899,639 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities: |
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Gain on sale of investment in nonaffiliated company |
(1,428,691 | ) | | |||||
Stock-based compensation |
1,380,444 | 1,440,990 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes |
1,086,053 | 658,172 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
655,700 | 446,811 | ||||||
Provision for excess and obsolete inventories |
165,293 | 147,725 | ||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities: |
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Accounts receivable |
(4,486,961 | ) | 1,805,718 | |||||
Inventories |
(719,873 | ) | (678,761 | ) | ||||
Prepaid expenses and other |
101,279 | (302,353 | ) | |||||
Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities |
751,484 | (1,848,664 | ) | |||||
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities |
(1,008,749 | ) | 2,569,277 | |||||
INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
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Purchases of short-term investments |
(26,540,067 | ) | (17,718,483 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from maturities and redemptions of short-term investments |
27,711,438 | 13,425,404 | ||||||
Purchases of property and equipment |
(898,045 | ) | (664,756 | ) | ||||
Payment for patents and licenses |
(4,000,000 | ) | | |||||
Proceeds from sale of investment in nonaffiliated company |
1,765,944 | | ||||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(1,960,730 | ) | (4,957,835 | ) | ||||
FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
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Repayments of long-term debt |
(35,136 | ) | (277,423 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock |
372,243 | 173,764 | ||||||
Withholding and retirement of common stock |
(539,219 | ) | (443,871 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in financing activities |
(202,112 | ) | (547,530 | ) | ||||
EFFECT OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH |
| 554 | ||||||
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |
(3,171,591 | ) | (2,935,534 | ) | ||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD |
19,949,821 | 32,826,740 | ||||||
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD |
$ | 16,778,230 | $ | 29,891,206 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
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ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Unaudited)
1. | The Company |
We develop, manufacture and market oral specimen collection devices using our proprietary oral fluid technologies, diagnostic products including in vitro diagnostic tests, and other medical devices. These products are sold in the United States and internationally to various clinical laboratories, hospitals, clinics, community-based organizations and other public health organizations, distributors, government agencies, physicians offices, and commercial and industrial entities. One of our products is also sold in the over-the-counter or consumer retail markets in the United States, Canada, Europe and Mexico.
2. | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
Basis of Presentation. The accompanying financial statements are unaudited and, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments (consisting only of normal and recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position and results of operations for these interim periods. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006. Results of operations for the three-month period ended March 31, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations expected for the full year.
Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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 period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents. We consider all highly liquid investments with a purchased maturity of ninety days or less to be cash equivalents. As of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, cash equivalents consisted of commercial paper.
Short-term Investments. We consider all short-term investments to be available-for-sale securities, in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 115, Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities. These securities are comprised of certificates of deposits, commercial paper, U.S. government and agency obligations, and corporate bonds, all with purchased maturities greater than ninety days. Available-for-sale securities are carried at fair value, based upon quoted market prices, with unrealized gains and losses reported in stockholders equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss.
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The following is a summary of our available-for-sale securities at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006:
Amortized Cost |
Gross Unrealized Gains |
Gross Unrealized Losses |
Fair Value | ||||||||||
March 31, 2007 |
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Certificates of deposit |
$ | 800,000 | $ | | $ | | $ | 800,000 | |||||
Commercial paper |
16,368,802 | 36,575 | | 16,405,377 | |||||||||
Government and agency bonds |
7,838,702 | | (1,819 | ) | 7,836,883 | ||||||||
Corporate bonds |
44,745,853 | | (24,014 | ) | 44,721,839 | ||||||||
Total available-for-sale securities |
$ | 69,753,357 | $ | 36,575 | $ | (25,833 | ) | $ | 69,764,099 | ||||
December 31, 2006 |
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Certificates of deposit |
$ | 800,000 | $ | | $ | | $ | 800,000 | |||||
Commercial paper |
28,079,352 | 165,064 | | 28,244,416 | |||||||||
Government and agency bonds |
3,331,455 | | (4,618 | ) | 3,326,837 | ||||||||
Corporate bonds |
38,713,921 | 2,264 | (35,956 | ) | 38,680,229 | ||||||||
Total available-for-sale securities |
$ | 70,924,728 | $ | 167,328 | $ | (40,574 | ) | $ | 71,051,482 | ||||
At March 31, 2007, maturities of investments were as follows: |
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Less than one year |
$ | 66,250,503 | $ | 36,575 | $ | (24,942 | ) | $ | 66,262,136 | ||||
One to two years |
3,502,854 | | (891 | ) | 3,501,963 | ||||||||
Total available-for-sale securities |
$ | 69,753,357 | $ | 36,575 | $ | (25,833 | ) | $ | 69,764,099 | ||||
Inventories. Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market determined on a first-in, first-out basis and are comprised of the following:
March 31, 2007 |
December 31, 2006 | |||||
Raw materials |
$ | 3,671,390 | $ | 3,868,301 | ||
Work-in-process |
456,851 | 533,470 | ||||
Finished goods |
1,960,906 | 1,132,796 | ||||
$ | 6,089,147 | $ | 5,534,567 | |||
Revenue Recognition. We recognize product revenues when there is persuasive evidence that an arrangement exists, the price is fixed or determinable, title has passed and collection is reasonably assured. Product revenues are net of allowances for any discounts or rebates. We do not grant price protection or product return rights to our customers, except for warranty returns. Historically, returns arising from warranty issues have been infrequent and immaterial. Accordingly, we expense warranty returns as incurred.
Up-front licensing fees are deferred and recognized ratably over the related license period. Product development revenues are recognized over the period in which the related product development efforts are performed. Amounts received prior to the performance of product development efforts are recorded as deferred revenues. Grant revenue is recognized as the related work is performed and costs are incurred. We record shipping and handling charges billed to our customers as product revenue and the related expense as cost of products sold. Taxes assessed by governmental authorities, such as sales or value-added taxes, are excluded from product revenues.
Significant Customer Concentration. In the first quarter of 2007, Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. accounted for 11 percent of total revenues as compared to 12 percent for the first quarter of 2006. This same customer accounted for 14 percent and 12 percent of accounts receivable as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively.
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In the first quarter of 2007 and 2006, Quest Diagnostics accounted for 10 percent of total revenues. This customer accounted for 11 percent of accounts receivable as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006.
In the first quarter of 2007, Abbott Laboratories accounted for 11 percent of total revenues as compared to 9 percent for the first quarter of 2006. This same customer accounted for 10 percent and 11 percent of accounts receivable as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively.
Additionally, SSL International plc accounted for 10 percent of accounts receivable as of March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006.
Research and Development. Research and development costs are charged to expense as incurred.
Foreign Currency Translation. Pursuant to SFAS No. 52, Foreign Currency Translation, the assets and liabilities of our foreign operations are translated from euros into U.S. dollars at current exchange rates as of the balance sheet date, and revenues and expenses are translated at average exchange rates for the period. Resulting translation adjustments are reflected as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss within stockholders equity.
Earnings Per Share. We have presented basic and diluted earnings per share pursuant to SFAS No. 128, Earnings per Share. In accordance with SFAS No. 128, basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed in a manner similar to basic earnings per share except that the weighted average number of shares outstanding is increased to include incremental shares from the assumed vesting or exercise of dilutive securities, such as common stock options, warrants and unvested restricted stock. The number of incremental shares is calculated by assuming that outstanding stock options and warrants were exercised and unvested restricted shares were vested, and the proceeds from such exercises or vesting were used to acquire shares of common stock at the average market price during the reporting period.
The computations of basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||
2007 | 2006 | |||||
Net income |
$ | 1,486,523 | $ | 899,639 | ||
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding: |
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Basic |
46,114,260 | 45,839,732 | ||||
Dilutive effect of stock options, warrants and restricted shares |
439,660 | 993,347 | ||||
Diluted |
46,553,920 | 46,833,079 | ||||
Earnings per share: |
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Basic |
$ | 0.03 | $ | 0.02 | ||
Diluted |
$ | 0.03 | $ | 0.02 | ||
For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, outstanding common stock options and unvested restricted stock, representing 2,367,708 and 322,960 shares, respectively, were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share, as their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss). We follow SFAS No. 130, Reporting Comprehensive Income. This statement requires the classification of items of other comprehensive income (loss) by their nature and disclosure of the accumulated balance of other comprehensive income (loss), separately from accumulated deficit and additional paid-in capital, in the stockholders equity section of our balance sheet. Other comprehensive loss at March 31, 2007
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and December 31, 2006 consisted of currency translation adjustments and net unrealized gains or losses on marketable securities. Comprehensive income was $1,413,264 and $888,241 for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements. In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. This Statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. We are currently assessing the impact, if any, that SFAS No. 157 will have on our financial statements.
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial LiabilitiesIncluding an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115. SFAS No. 159 permits entities to elect to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected will be recognized in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. SFAS No. 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. We are currently assessing the impact, if any, that SFAS No. 159 will have on our financial statements.
3. | Sale of Investment in Nonaffiliated Company |
Included in other assets at December 31, 2006 was a $337,253 investment, representing a 7.7% ownership interest in a privately-held nonaffiliated company. We accounted for this investment using the cost method of accounting. In January, 2007, this privately-held nonaffiliated company was sold and we received $1,765,944 for our ownership interest. Accordingly, we recorded a $1,428,691 pre-tax gain on the sale of this investment.
4. | Stock-Based Compensation |
We grant stock-based awards under the OraSure Technologies, Inc. 2000 Stock Award Plan (the 2000 Plan). The 2000 Plan permits stock-based awards to employees, outside directors, and consultants or other third-party advisors. Awards which may be granted under the 2000 Plan include qualified incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted awards, performance awards and other stock-based awards. We recognize compensation expense for stock option awards issued to employees and directors on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award. To satisfy the exercise of options or to issue new restricted stock, we normally issue new shares rather than purchase shares on the open market.
The fair value of each stock option is estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The weighted average grant date fair value of stock options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 was $3.58 and $5.06, respectively.
Total compensation cost related to stock options for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, was $722,707 ($539,535, net of tax) and $921,166 ($715,610, net of tax), respectively, of which $61,668 and $101,859 was capitalized into inventory during the quarters ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The amounts recognized in cost of products sold for amounts previously capitalized were $48,012 and $3,086 for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
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The following table summarizes the stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2007:
Options | |||
Outstanding on January 1, 2007 |
4,788,418 | ||
Granted |
434,566 | ||
Exercised |
(65,905 | ) | |
Forfeited |
(12,476 | ) | |
Outstanding on March 31, 2007 |
5,144,603 | ||
As of March 31, 2007, there was $5,333,274 of unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested option awards that is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.8 years.
Net cash proceeds from the exercise of stock options were $372,243 and $173,764 for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. As a result of the Companys net operating loss carryforward position, no actual income tax benefit was realized from stock option exercises for these periods.
During the three-month period ended March 31, 2007, we granted 343,655 restricted shares of our common stock, with a grant date fair value of $8.28, to certain key officers and members of management. These shares are nontransferable and are subject to three-year vesting requirements. Upon granting of these restricted shares, the market value of these shares was calculated at the date of grant and is being recognized on a straight-line basis over the three-year period during which the restrictions lapse. Compensation cost of $657,737 and $513,050 related to these and previous grants was recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
The following table summarizes restricted stock award activity for the three months ended March 31, 2007:
Shares | |||
Issued and unvested, January 1, 2007 |
807,054 | ||
Granted |
343,655 | ||
Vested |
(180,318 | ) | |
Forfeited |
(4,812 | ) | |
Issued and unvested, March 31, 2007 |
965,579 | ||
As of March 31, 2007, there was $7,284,697 of unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested restricted stock awards that is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.3 years.
In connection with the vesting of restricted shares during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, 64,913 and 42,683 shares with aggregate values of $539,219 and $443,871, respectively, were withheld and retired in satisfaction of minimum tax withholding obligations.
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5. | Accrued Expenses |
March 31, 2007 |
December 31, 2006 | |||||
Royalties |
$ | 1,936,516 | $ | 2,813,102 | ||
Payroll and related benefits |
2,208,653 | 2,117,630 | ||||
Deferred revenue |
1,722,527 | 1,877,546 | ||||
Advertising |
709,445 | 201,509 | ||||
Professional fees |
446,201 | 681,850 | ||||
License Fees |
200,000 | 4,200,000 | ||||
Laboratory testing fees |
267,488 | 155,996 | ||||
Income taxes |
323,834 | 5,621 | ||||
Other |
907,581 | 605,895 | ||||
$ | 8,722,245 | $ | 12,659,149 | |||
Accrued royalties at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were primarily related to our OraQuick® rapid HIV testing product. Deferred revenue at March 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 consisted primarily of customer prepayments, totaling $1,583,627 and $1,727,546, respectively. Advertising accruals were primarily related to our cryosurgical products. The accrual for license fees decreased at March 31, 2007, as a result of $4.0 million in payments made during the three months ended March 31, 2007. Accrued income taxes increased as a result of the current quarters state and federal income tax provisions.
6. | Income Taxes |
In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation (FIN) No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxesan Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, which clarifies what criteria must be met prior to recognition of the financial statement benefit of a position taken in a tax return. FIN No. 48 also provides guidance on derecognition of tax benefits, classification on the balance sheet, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. The Company adopted FIN No. 48 effective January 1, 2007, and pursuant to its provisions, has decided to classify interest and penalties as a component of tax expense. As a result of the implementation of FIN No. 48, the Company recognized a $58,142 increase in liability for unrecognized tax benefits, which was accounted for as a reduction to the January 1, 2007 balance of retained earnings.
The Company had unrecognized tax benefits of approximately $2.4 million as of January 1, 2007, of which $2.3 million if recognized, would result in a reduction of the Companys effective tax rate. The nature and potential magnitude of significant changes in unrecognized tax benefits that is reasonably possible within the twelve months following adoption of FIN No. 48 are immaterial to the Companys financial statements. Interest and penalties are immaterial at the date of adoption. As a result of its net operating loss carryforward position, the Company is subject to audit by the Internal Revenue Service for the years ended September 30, 1991 through December 31, 2006, as well as by several states, for the years ended December 31, 2000 through 2006.
7. | Geographic Information |
Based on guidance in SFAS No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information, we believe we operate within one reportable segment. Our products are sold principally in the United States and Europe. Segmentation of operating income and identifiable assets is not applicable since all of our revenues outside the United States are export sales.
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The following table represents total revenues by geographic area, based on the location of the customer (amounts in thousands):
Three months ended March 31, | ||||||
2007 | 2006 | |||||
United States |
$ | 16,232 | $ | 12,481 | ||
Europe |
2,507 | 2,337 | ||||
Other regions |
1,370 | 399 | ||||
$ | 20,109 | $ | 15,217 | |||
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Item 2. | MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
Statements below regarding future events or performance are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Federal securities laws. These may include statements about our expected revenues, earnings, expenses, cash flow or other financial performance or development, expected regulatory filings and approvals, planned business transactions, views of future industry, competitive or market conditions, and other factors that could affect our future operations, results of operations or financial position. These statements often include the words believes, expects, anticipates, intends, plans, estimates, may, will, should, could, or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or results. Known and unknown factors that could cause actual performance or results to be materially different from those expressed or implied in these statements include, but are not limited to: ability to market and sell products; changes in relationships, including disputes or disagreements, with strategic partners and reliance on strategic partners for the performance of critical activities under collaborative arrangements; failure of distributors or other customers to meet purchase forecasts or minimum purchase requirements for the Companys products; impact of competitors, competing products and technology changes; ability to develop, commercialize and market new products; market acceptance of oral fluid testing or other products; changes in market acceptance of products based on product performance; continued bulk purchases by customers, including governmental agencies, and the ability to fully deploy those purchases in a timely manner; ability to fund research and development and other products and operations; ability to obtain and maintain new or existing product distribution channels; reliance on sole supply sources for critical product components; availability of related products produced by third parties or products required for use of our products; ability to obtain, and timing and cost of obtaining, necessary regulatory approvals for new products or new indications or applications for existing products; ability to comply with applicable regulatory requirements; history of losses and ability to achieve sustained profitability; volatility of our stock price; uncertainty relating to patent protection and potential patent infringement claims; uncertainty and costs of litigation relating to patents and other intellectual property; availability of licenses to patents or other technology; ability to enter into international manufacturing agreements; obstacles to international marketing and manufacturing of products; ability to sell products internationally; loss or impairment of sources of capital; ability to meet financial covenants in agreements with financial institutions; ability to retain qualified personnel; exposure to product liability, patent infringement and other types of litigation; changes in international, federal or state laws and regulations; customer consolidations and inventory practices; equipment failures and ability to obtain needed raw materials and components; the impact of terrorist attacks and civil unrest; ability to complete consolidation or restructuring activities; ability to identify, complete and realize the full benefits of potential acquisitions; and general political, business and economic conditions. These and other factors that could cause the forward-looking statements to be materially different are described in greater detail in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our registration statements and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. Although forward-looking statements help to provide complete information about future prospects, they may not be reliable. The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this Report and we undertake no duty to update these statements.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements contained herein and the notes thereto, along with the Section entitled Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates, set forth below.
Overview
We operate primarily in the worldwide $22 billion in vitro diagnostics business. We develop, manufacture and market oral fluid specimen collection devices using proprietary oral fluid technologies, diagnostic products including immunoassays, and other in vitro diagnostic tests. We also manufacture and sell medical devices for the removal of warts and other benign skin lesions by cryosurgery, or freezing.
Our diagnostic product offerings primarily target the infectious disease and substance abuse testing segments of the larger in vitro diagnostic market, and are used in laboratories as well as the emerging, and rapidly growing, point-of-care marketplace. Our OraSure® and Intercept® oral fluid collection devices, and their related assays, are processed
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in a laboratory, while the OraQuick ADVANCE® rapid HIV-1/2 antibody test is designed for use at the point-of-care. Our cryosurgical products are also used at the point-of-care.
In vitro diagnostics have traditionally used blood or urine as the bodily fluids upon which tests are conducted. However, we have targeted the use of oral fluid in our products as a differentiating factor and believe that it provides a significant competitive advantage over blood and urine. Our oral fluid tests have sensitivity and specificity comparable to blood and/or urine tests. When combined with their ease of use, non-invasive and dignified nature, and cost effectiveness, our oral fluid tests represent a very competitive alternative to the more traditional testing methods in the diagnostic space.
During the three months ended March 31, 2007, our total revenues were $20.1 million, which represents a 32.1% increase from the same period in 2006. Our net income for the first quarter of 2007 was $1.5 million. Cash flow from operating activities declined by $3.6 million when compared to the same period in 2006, primarily as a result of an increase in accounts receivable balances. As of March 31, 2007, we had $86.5 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, which is lower than the balance as of December 31, 2006 primarily as a result of $4.0 million in payments for patents and licenses during the quarter.
Sales into the infectious disease testing market increased significantly in the first three months of 2007 due to the continued market acceptance of our OraQuick ADVANCE® HIV-1/2 test. This increase resulted largely from sales directly to various public health organizations, sales through Abbott Laboratories, Inc. (Abbott) into the hospital market and government bulk purchases by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Abbott is our exclusive OraQuick ADVANCE® distributor in the U.S. hospital market and is a non-exclusive distributor of this product in the U.S. physicians office marketplace. As our exclusive distributor to hospitals, Abbott sells OraQuick ADVANCE® to federal hospitals under the terms and conditions of our Federal Supply Schedule that is on file with the U.S. General Services Administration. We have retained exclusive rights to all other markets, including the public health and criminal justice markets, the military, the CDC, SAMHSA and other government agencies. We utilize a small internal sales force to support Abbott and work together with them to maximize the penetration of OraQuick ADVANCE® in the hospital market. Abbott recently announced that it will sell part of its diagnostics business, including its rights to distribute OraQuick ADVANCE®, to General Electric (GE). This transaction is expected to close later in 2007, after which we will be able to meet with executives from GE to discuss their plans for the OraQuick ADVANCE® product.
Competition in the market for HIV testing is intense and is expected to increase. We believe that the principal competition will come from existing laboratory-based blood tests, point-of-care rapid blood tests, laboratory-based urine assays or other oral fluid-based tests that may be developed. Our competitors include specialized biotechnology firms, as well as pharmaceutical companies with biotechnology divisions and medical diagnostic companies.
Significant competitors for our OraQuick ADVANCE® rapid test, such as the Ortho Diagnostics division of Johnson & Johnson, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Abbott and bioMerieux, Inc. (BMX), sell laboratory-based HIV-1/2 assays, and Maxim Biomedical sells an HIV-1 screening test for urine, in the United States. MedMira and Trinity Biotech each sell competing rapid HIV-1 blood tests, and Bio-Rad Laboratories and Inverness Medical/Chembio sell competing rapid HIV-1/2 blood tests in the United States. These tests compete with our OraQuick ADVANCE® test in hospitals and other laboratory settings. In addition, Trinity Biotech and Inverness Medical/ Chembio have received waivers under the Clinical Laboratories Improvements Act of 1988 (CLIA) for their rapid HIV tests and these tests compete with our OraQuick ADVANCE® test in the markets outside of the traditional hospital and laboratory settings. These companies, or others, may continue to expand the bodily fluids with which a rapid HIV test may be performed, or develop and commercialize new rapid HIV tests, which would provide further competition for our OraQuick ADVANCE® test. We believe other companies may also seek FDA approval to sell competing rapid HIV tests in the future.
Sales to the substance abuse testing market also increased during the first quarter of 2007, reflecting the growing acceptance of our Intercept® collection device and related oral fluid drug assays, as both domestic and international
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corporate customers continued to adopt oral fluid based drug testing and shift away from traditional urine-based drug testing. We expect continued growth in the utilization of our Intercept® product line, primarily in the United States.
Sales to the cryosurgical systems market increased during the three-month period ended March 31, 2007. The cryosurgical systems market represents sales of Histofreezer® into both the domestic and international physicians office markets and sales of the over-the-counter (OTC) formulation of this product to our domestic distributor, Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. (Prestige), and our international distributors, SSL International plc (SSL) and Genomma Laboratories (Genomma). Prestige distributes our cryosurgical wart removal product under its Compound W Freeze Off® tradenames in the OTC market in the United States and Canada. SSL distributes a similar product under its Scholls and Dr. Scholl trademarks in the OTC footcare market in several European countries. Commencing in the first quarter of 2007, Genomma began distributing a similar product under the POINTTS® tradename in Mexico. Sales of our international OTC cryosurgical products increased by 70% in the three months ended March 31, 2007, compared to the same period in 2006.
In September 2006, Prestige announced that it had acquired the Wartner® cryosurgical wart removal product line, which directly competes with the Freeze Off® product in the United States and Canadian OTC markets. Our distribution agreement with Prestige contains a covenant not to compete which precludes Prestige from acquiring, manufacturing, distributing or selling a cryosurgical product that directly competes with the Freeze Off® product. We notified Prestige that its acquisition of the Wartner product constitutes a material breach of the distribution agreement and that certain of its other actions constitute additional breaches under the agreement. We initiated the alternative dispute resolution procedures required under the agreement, which include mediation and binding arbitration. The parties efforts to resolve this matter through mediation were not successful and arbitration pursuant to the rules of the American Arbitration Association has been commenced, pursuant to the terms of the agreement. The parties are currently engaged in discovery, and hearings in the arbitration are scheduled to occur in August. In addition, our appeal to the New York Supreme Court of the denial of our request for a preliminary injunction against Prestige remains pending. We are evaluating alternative arrangements for distributing our OTC cryosurgical product in the event a resolution with Prestige cannot be reached. As a result of this ongoing dispute, it is not possible to predict at this time the potential impact this matter may have on sales of Freeze Off® in 2007 or beyond.
In July 2004, we filed a lawsuit against Schering-Plough for infringement of several of our patents relating to the technology for the cryosurgical removal (i.e., freezing) of warts and other benign skin lesions. The suit was commenced in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and alleges that Schering-Ploughs manufacture and sale of its Dr. Scholls® Freeze Away® cryosurgical wart removal product in the OTC market infringes three of our patents. We are seeking injunctive relief and the payment of damages and Schering-Plough has raised several defenses, including that their Freeze Away® device does not infringe our patents and that one or more of our patents are either invalid or unenforceable. On November 2, 2005, a pretrial conference was held in this matter, at which the Court heard oral argument on motions for summary judgment filed by the parties. These motions remain pending. We expect a new trial schedule to be set after the Court rules on these motions.
Sales to the insurance risk assessment market continued to decline in 2007, primarily because of a reduction in the number of applications for life insurance and changes in underwriting requirements. For higher face-value policies, it appears insurance companies are more likely to use a blood test for multiple risk factors, rather than an oral-fluid test. We currently expect that our 2007 revenues in this market will decline, or at best, remain at approximately the levels attained in 2006.
Because of the regulatory approvals needed for most of our products, we often are required to rely on sole source providers for critical components and materials and on related products supplied by third parties. This is particularly true for our OraQuick ADVANCE® test, our OraSure® oral fluid collection device and our oral fluid Western blot HIV-1 confirmatory product. If we are unable to obtain necessary components or materials from our sole source providers or if third parties do not continue to sell their related products, the time required to develop replacements and obtain the required FDA approvals could disrupt our ability to sell the affected products.
bioMérieux, Inc. (BMX) currently manufactures and sells the only oral fluid HIV-1 screening test that has received FDA approval for use in detecting HIV-1 in an oral fluid specimen collected with our OraSure® collection device. BMX also supplies the HIV-1 antigen used to manufacture our oral fluid Western blot HIV-1 confirmatory test and is the exclusive world-wide distributor of that product. BMX recently notified us that they intend to discontinue
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manufacturing their HIV-1 screening test during 2007. BMX also notified us that it has elected not to renew the Western blot agreements beyond December 31, 2007.
We are working closely with BMX, the FDA and CDC, our main laboratory customers and other potential suppliers to find or develop an alternative HIV-1 screening test for use with our OraSure® collection device. Under our agreement with BMX, we have the right to purchase a two-year supply of HIV-1 antigen which, when combined with our existing inventory, should enable us to continue to manufacture and supply a sufficient amount of our oral fluid Western Blot test to meet demand for the next three to four years. If, however, our customers cannot obtain an HIV-1 screening test or a confirmatory test that has been approved by the FDA for use in connection with our OraSure® collection device, these customers would likely stop purchasing our OraSure® device and our revenues would be adversely affected.
We also rely heavily on distributors to purchase and resell many of our products. For example, Prestige has exclusive distribution rights to our cryosurgical product in the OTC markets in United States and Canada. SSL has exclusive rights in the OTC footcare market in Europe, Australia and New Zealand and Genomma has similar rights in the OTC market in Mexico. In addition, Abbott has exclusive rights to distribute our OraQuick ADVANCE® test to hospitals in the U.S. We expect to enter into additional distribution agreements, for new and future products, for distribution in the U.S. and internationally. If our distributors are unable or unwilling to meet the minimum purchase commitments set forth in their agreements, substantially reduce the volume of their purchases or fail to comply with their contractual obligations, our revenues and results of operations could be adversely affected.
During the three months ended March 31, 2007, we generated 81% of our revenues in the U.S. marketplace. We are continually evaluating strategies to increase our sales penetration in markets outside the U.S. As our business in foreign countries increases, we could be exposed to other economic, political, exchange rate, regulatory and cultural risks.
Results of Operations
Total revenues increased 32.1% to $20.1 million in the first quarter of 2007 from $15.2 million in the comparable quarter in 2006, primarily as a result of increased sales of our OraQuick ADVANCE® rapid HIV-1/2 antibody test, our substance abuse testing products and our international OTC cryosurgical products, as well as an increase in licensing and product development revenues. These increases were partially offset by a continued decline in sales in the insurance risk assessment market. Revenues derived from products sold to customers outside the U.S. were $3.9 million and $2.7 million, or 19% and 18% of total revenues in the first quarters of 2007 and 2006, respectively.
The table below shows the amount of total revenues (in thousands, except %) generated in each of our principal markets and by licensing and product development activities.
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Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||
Dollars | % Change |
Percentage of Total Revenues |
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2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | ||||||||||||
Market |
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Infectious disease testing |
$ | 8,932 | $ | 6,142 | 45 | % | 45 | % | 40 | % | |||||
Substance abuse testing |
3,929 | 3,442 | 14 | 20 | 23 | ||||||||||
Cryosurgical systems |
5,680 | 4,458 | 27 | 28 | 29 | ||||||||||
Insurance risk assessment |
889 | 1,086 | (18 | ) | 4 | 7 | |||||||||
Product revenues |
19,430 | 15,128 | 28 | 97 | 99 | ||||||||||
Licensing and product development |
679 | 89 | 663 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
Total revenues |
$ | 20,109 | $ | 15,217 | 32 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | |||||
Sales to the infectious disease testing market increased 45% to $8.9 million in the first quarter of 2007, primarily as a result of the increasing strength of our OraQuick ADVANCE® rapid HIV-1/2 antibody test. OraQuick® sales totaled $8.2 million and $5.2 million in the first quarters of 2007 and 2006, respectively. Sales of our OraSure® oral fluid collection device totaled $743,000 and $946,000 in the first quarters of 2007 and 2006, respectively.
The table below shows a breakdown of our total OraQuick® revenues (in thousands, except %) during the first quarters of 2007 and 2006.
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||
2007 | 2006 | % Change | |||||||
Customers |
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Direct to U.S. Public Health |
$ | 4,342 | $ | 2,897 | 50 | % | |||
Abbott |
2,151 | 1,482 | 45 | ||||||
SAMHSA |
329 | 256 | 29 | ||||||
CDC |
620 | | N/A | ||||||
International |
747 | 561 | 33 | ||||||
Total OraQuick® revenues |
$ | 8,189 | $ | 5,196 | 58 | % | |||
We believe that our OraQuick ADVANCE® device, which is FDA-approved for detecting antibodies to both HIV-1 and 2 in oral fluid, fingerstick and venous whole blood, and plasma samples, and is CLIA-waived for use with all sample types except plasma, provides a significant competitive advantage and is allowing us to more fully implement a strategy to sell OraQuick® internationally. Our Notified Body recently recommended CE mark approval for our OraQuick ADVANCE® test. A CE mark is required to sell this product in Europe. Once final CE mark approval is received, we intend to obtain several country-specific registrations to allow us to launch the product in Europe in the second half of 2007.
In previous periods, the CDC and SAMHSA have placed bulk purchase orders of OraQuick ADVANCE® devices and related testing materials. We believe that federal and other governmental agencies may make future bulk purchases of OraQuick ADVANCE® for further distribution to the public health and other markets throughout the United States. However, failure to receive, or any delays in receiving or deploying, additional bulk orders for OraQuick ADVANCE® from these governmental agencies could adversely affect our financial performance.
Although sales of OraQuick ADVANCE® are expected to increase, such sales may negatively impact sales of our OraSure® oral fluid collection device in the infectious disease testing market. Revenues from the OraSure® collection device declined by 21% in the first quarter of 2007 when compared to the same period of 2006. Customers who now or in the future may purchase our OraSure® device for HIV-1 testing may elect instead to
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purchase our OraQuick ADVANCE® test. It is not possible at this time, however, to estimate the timing or extent of such change in purchasing patterns or the financial impact of replacing OraSure® sales with sales of our OraQuick ADVANCE® test.
Sales to the substance abuse testing market increased 14% to $3.9 million in the first quarter of 2007, primarily as a result of increased sales of our Intercept® oral fluid drug testing service in the U.S. workplace and criminal justice markets and in the direct testing market.
The table below shows a breakdown of our total Intercept® revenues (in thousands, except %) generated in each market in the first quarters of 2007 and 2006.
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||
2007 | 2006 | % Change | |||||||
Market |
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Workplace testing |
$ | 1,545 | $ | 1,280 | 21 | % | |||
Criminal justice |
645 | 534 | 21 | ||||||
International |
600 | 557 | 8 | ||||||
Direct |
202 | 137 | 47 | ||||||
Total Intercept® revenues |
$ | 2,992 | $ | 2,508 | 19 | % | |||
We expect continued growth in Intercept® sales in 2007 as customers continue to shift from urine to oral-fluid based testing methods. However, our microplate oral fluid drug assays, which are sold for use with the Intercept® collection device, are expected to come under increasing competitive pressure in the future from home-brew assays developed internally by our laboratory customers. In addition, our oral fluid microplate assays compete with urine-based homogeneous assays that are run on fully-automated, random access analyzers. We believe our competitors are developing oral fluid tests suitable for use on these fully automated homogeneous assay systems and these assays, if and when they are developed and commercialized, could represent a significant competitive threat to our oral fluid microplate business. In order to meet this competition, we signed a letter of intent to negotiate an agreement with Roche Diagnostics to jointly develop and commercialize fully-automated homogeneous oral fluid drugs of abuse assays for use with our Intercept® device. Development of the homogeneous assays is progressing while we negotiate the terms of a final agreement with Roche.
Sales of our products in the cryosurgical systems market (which includes both the physicians office and OTC markets) increased 27% to $5.7 million in the first quarter of 2007. This increase was primarily the result of increased sales of our domestic and international OTC cryosurgical products, offset by a slight decline in sales of Histofreezer® to the domestic physicians office market.
The table below shows a breakdown of our total cryosurgical systems revenues (in thousands, except %) generated in each market in the first quarters of 2007 and 2006.
Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||
2007 | 2006 | % Change | |||||||
Market |
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Professional domestic |
$ | 1,053 | $ | 1,089 | (3 | )% | |||
Professional international |
467 | 371 | 26 | ||||||
OTC domestic |
2,150 | 1,819 | 18 | ||||||
OTC international |
2,010 | 1,180 | 70 | ||||||
Total cyrosurgery revenues |
$ | 5,680 | $ | 4,458 | 27 | % | |||
During the three months ended March 31, 2007, we entered into an agreement with Genomma pursuant to which Genomma will distribute on an exclusive basis our cryosurgical wart removal product in the OTC market in Mexico. Sales to Genomma under this distribution agreement were $503,000 in the first quarter of 2007. Sales to our European distributor, SSL, increased 28% to $1.5 million during the first quarter of 2007 compared to 2006. Despite
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our pending arbitration, we had $2.2 million in sales to Prestige during the first quarter of 2007, an increase of $300,000 when compared to the same period of 2006.
Sales of our Histofreezer® product to physicians offices in the U.S. market declined by 3% in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the first quarter of 2006. We anticipate that U.S. sales of Histofreezer® in this market will remain at approximately the same levels as attained in 2006. Sales of Histofreezer® in the international physicians office market increased by 26% to $467,000, primarily as a result of increased sales in Mexico. Sales of professional and OTC cryosurgical products in the international markets are expected to increase above 2006 levels as a result of newly-established distributor relationships for these products in Latin American countries.
We are beginning to see some evidence that sales of our OTC cryosurgical products in the United States may reduce the number of individuals that will seek to obtain treatment of their warts by a physician, which in turn could negatively affect sales of our Histofreezer® product in the professional market. However, it is not possible at this time to estimate the magnitude of the financial impact of this change.
Sales to the insurance risk assessment market decreased 18% to $889,000 in the first quarter of 2007 from $1.1 million in the same period in 2006, primarily because of a reduction in the number of applications for life insurance and changes in underwriting requirements. For higher face-value policies, it appears insurance companies are more likely to use a blood test for multiple risk factors, rather than an oral fluid test. We currently expect that our 2007 revenues in this market will decline, or at best, remain at approximately the levels attained in 2006.
Licensing and product development revenues increased by $590,000 to $679,000 during the first quarter of 2007, from $89,000 in the comparable period in 2006. In December 2006, the Company entered into a collaboration agreement with Schering-Plough Corporation, for the development and promotion of a rapid oral fluid test for the detection of antibodies to the hepatitis C virus (HCV). During the three months ended March 31, 2007, the Company recognized $652,000 in revenues associated with funded research and development under this agreement. During the remaining nine months of 2007, the Company expects to recognize an additional $1.3 million in licensing and product development revenues pursuant to this agreement.
Prestige accounted for 11% and 12% of total revenues for the first quarter of 2007 and 2006, respectively. Quest Diagnostics accounted for 10% of total revenues for the first quarter of 2007 and 2006, respectively. In the three months ended March 31, 2007, Abbott Laboratories accounted for 11% of total revenues, compared to 9% in the same period of 2006.
Gross margin in the first quarter of 2007 was 62%, compared to 63% for the first quarter of 2006. Gross margin was negatively affected by increased product support costs, partially offset by the benefit derived from increased license and product development revenues.
Research and development expenses increased 77% to $2.9 million in the first quarter of 2007 from $1.6 million in the same period in 2006, primarily as a result of costs associated with the clinical development of our OraQuick ADVANCE® HIV-1/2 OTC test and our OraQuick® HCV test, additional costs related to research personnel hired during 2006, and expenses associated with work to obtain FDA approval of new cryosurgical offerings. Research and development expenses are expected to increase in 2007, as compared to 2006, primarily as a result of ongoing costs associated the development of our OraQuick ADVANCE® HIV-1/2 OTC test and our OraQuick® HCV test, as well as product registrations in foreign countries and development of fully-automated homogeneous oral fluid drugs of abuse assays.
Sales and marketing expenses increased 16% to $4.8 million in the first quarter of 2007 from $4.1 million in the same period in 2006. This increase was primarily the result of increases in reimbursable distributor advertising and promotion costs, as well as commissions, and salaries, benefits and recruiting expenses associated with incremental sales personnel, offset by lower costs associated with marketing research, print ads, consulting and stock-based compensation expense. Included in advertising expense was $508,000 and $187,000 for 2007 and 2006, respectively, as reimbursement for certain out-of-pocket advertising and promotion expenses incurred by our distributors, Prestige and SSL, for our cryosurgical products in the domestic and international OTC markets.
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General and administrative expenses increased 43% to $4.2 million in the first quarter of 2007 from $3.0 million in the same period in 2006. This increase was primarily attributable to increased salaries and benefits expenses associated with new personnel, increased legal expenses associated with the Prestige arbitration, increased consulting costs associated with facilities planning and the implementation of a new enterprise resource planning system, and incremental depreciation expense resulting from the purchase of the Companys Bethlehem, Pennsylvania facilities in June 2006. Offsetting these increases was a decrease in rent expense associated with the Companys Bethlehem facilities, which were leased prior to their purchase. General and administrative expenses are expected to increase in subsequent quarters of 2007, primarily due to expected increases in legal costs associated with the Schering-Plough patent infringement litigation and Prestige arbitration.
Interest expense increased to $166,000 in the first quarter of 2007 from $18,000 in the same period of 2006, as a result of higher outstanding debt balances during the current period, resulting from the financing of the purchase of our Bethlehem facilities in June 2006. Interest income increased to $1.1 million in the first quarter of 2007 from $827,000 in the same period of 2006, as a result of higher yields on our investment portfolio and larger balances available for investment.
In January, 2007, the Company sold its ownership interest in a privately-held nonaffiliated company and recorded a $1,428,691 pre-tax gain on the sale of this investment.
During the three months ended March 31, 2007, we recorded a provision for federal and state income taxes of $1,499,000, which represents a $722,000 increase over the $777,000 income tax provision recorded in the same period of 2006. The increase in our income tax provision was the result of the corresponding increase in pre-tax income, primarily resulting from the $1.4 million gain recorded in the current quarter. Our effective tax rate was 50% and 46% during the first quarter of 2007 and 2006, respectively. Our effective tax rate reflects the impact of permanent differences, generated by items which are not deductible on the Companys income tax returns, in relation to our current years projected pre-tax income for financial statement purposes. Primarily as a result of the expected increases in research and development expenses during 2007, our pre-tax income for the current year is projected to be less than in the prior year, thereby increasing our effective tax rate during the current period.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
March 31, 2007 |
December 31, 2006 | |||||
(In thousands) | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 16,778 | $ | 19,950 | ||
Short-term investments |
69,764 | 71,051 | ||||
Working capital |
100,186 | 95,979 |
Our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments decreased $4.5 million during the first quarter of 2007 to $86.5 million at March 31, 2007, primarily as a result of the Companys $4.0 million payment for patents and licenses, $1.0 million in cash flow used to fund operations, the purchase of $898,000 of property and equipment, and $539,000 associated with the retirement of common stock to pay minimum tax withholding obligations on restricted shares that vested during the quarter. Offsetting these uses of funds were $1.7 million in proceeds received from the sale of an investment in a nonaffiliated company and $372,000 in cash received from the exercise of stock options during the quarter. At March 31, 2007, the Companys working capital was $100.2 million.
Net cash used to fund operating activities was $1.0 million in the first quarter of 2007. Sources of operating cash during the three months ended March 31, 2007 included net income of $1.5 million, stock-based compensation of $1.4 million, a deferred income tax provision of $1.1 million resulting from utilization of our net operating loss carryforwards, depreciation and amortization of $656,000, a provision for excess and obsolete inventories of $165,000, a decrease of $101,000 in prepaid expenses and other assets primarily related to the amortization of prepaid insurance and real estate taxes, and an increase of $751,000 in accrued expenses, primarily related to accruals for advertising expenses and income taxes. Offsetting these sources of cash were a $1.4 million gain on the sale of our investment in a non-affiliated company, a $720,000 increase in inventories primarily related to increased demand in our cryosurgical and infectious disease product lines, and a $4.5 million increase in accounts receivable, of which $2.3 million represents an increase in outstanding balances due from Quest, Prestige, SSL and Abbott at March 31, 2007. Accounts receivable balances have increased in the current three-month period due to the intra-quarter distribution of revenues and an overall decrease in the timeliness of remittances by customers.
Net cash used in investing activities during the first quarter of 2007 was $2.0 million. During this three month period, we paid $4.0 million pursuant to certain patent and license agreements and purchased $898,000 of property and equipment. We also received $1.7 million from the sale of our investment in a nonaffiliated company and had $1.2 million in net redemptions of investments during the quarter ended March 31, 2007. We expect additional capital expenditures of $6.6 million during the remaining nine months of 2007 as we purchase additional information systems equipment, upgrade certain older equipment and make improvements to our facilities.
Net cash used in financing activities was $202,000, reflecting $35,000 of loan principal repayments and $539,000 for the retirement of common stock, partially offset by proceeds of $372,000 received from the exercise of stock options.
We have in place a $26.9 million credit facility (the Credit Facility) with Comerica Bank, which is comprised of an $887,000 mortgage loan, a $3.0 million term loan, a $15.0 million facilities expansion advance, a $4.0 million non-revolving line of credit for the purchase of both capital equipment and software, and a $4.0 million revolving working capital line of credit. Interest on outstanding borrowings under the non-revolving line of credit accrues at a rate, selected at our option, equal to the banks prime rate, 180-day or 360-day LIBOR plus 2.625%, or the 4-year Treasury Note rate plus 2.30%, determined at the time of initial borrowing. Interest on outstanding borrowings under the revolving working capital line of credit accrues at a rate, selected at our option, equal to the banks prime rate less 0.25%, or 30-day LIBOR plus 2.55%, determined at the time of initial borrowing. Interest on outstanding borrowings under the facilities expansion advance is payable monthly at either a fixed rate equal to the five-year U.S. Treasury Note rate plus 1.03% to 1.73%, or a variable rate equal to the 30, 180, or 360-day LIBOR rate plus 0.55% to 1.25%. In each case, the interest rate is determined at the date of the advance and is based upon the amount of cash and cash equivalents we invest and retain at Comerica Securities, Inc. We can also choose the fixed rate option,
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without penalty, at the expiration of a previously elected LIBOR period. Principal is repayable in periodic installments, based upon the rate option that we elect, with the remaining balance of unpaid principal due on June 27, 2011.
As of March 31, 2007, we had no outstanding borrowings under the $3.0 million term loan, the $4.0 million non-revolving line of credit, or the $4.0 million revolving working capital line of credit, and have the ability to borrow $5.0 million under the facilities expansion advance at any time before June 30, 2007.
All borrowings under the Credit Facility are collateralized by a first priority security interest in all of our assets, including present and future accounts receivable, chattel paper, contracts and contract rights, equipment and accessories, general intangibles, investments, instruments, inventories, and a mortgage on our three facilities in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Borrowings under the equipment and software non-revolving line and the revolving working capital line are limited to commercially standard percentages of equipment and software purchases and accounts receivable, respectively. The Credit Facility contains certain covenants that set forth minimum requirements for our quick ratio, liquidity and tangible net worth. We were in full compliance with all covenants at March 31, 2007 and expect to remain in compliance with all covenants throughout 2007. The Credit Facility also restricts our ability to pay dividends, to make certain investments, to incur additional indebtedness, to sell or otherwise dispose of a substantial portion of assets and to merge or consolidate operations with an unaffiliated entity, without the consent of Comerica.
At December 31, 2006, we had NOL carryforwards of $53.0 million for federal income tax purposes. The Company has completed an analysis to determine the annual limitation amount applicable to utilization of the NOL carryforwards due to past ownership changes, as defined in Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code. As a result of this study, we do not believe that the ownership change limitations would impair our ability to use our NOLs against our current forecasted taxable income.
The combination of our current cash position, cash flow from operations and available borrowings under our Credit Facility is expected to be sufficient to fund our operating and capital needs for at least the next twelve months. However, our cash requirements may vary materially from those now planned due to many factors, including, but not limited to, the scope and timing of strategic acquisitions, the cost and timing of the expansion of our manufacturing capacity, the progress of our research and development programs, the scope and results of clinical testing, the magnitude of capital expenditures, changes in existing and potential relationships with business partners, the time and cost of obtaining regulatory approvals, the costs involved in obtaining and enforcing patents, proprietary rights and any necessary licenses, the cost and timing of expansion of sales and marketing activities, the timing of market launch of new products, market acceptance of new products, competing technological and market developments and other factors.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. This Statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. We are currently assessing the impact, if any, that SFAS No. 157 will have on our financial statements.
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial LiabilitiesIncluding an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115. SFAS No. 159 permits entities to elect to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected will be recognized in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. SFAS No. 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. We are currently assessing the impact, if any, that SFAS No. 159 will have on our financial statements.
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Summary of Contractual Obligations
A summary of our obligations to make future payments under contracts existing at December 31, 2006 is included in Item 7, Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. As of March 31, 2007, there were no significant changes to this information.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations discusses our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires that we make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our judgments and estimates, including those related to bad debts, inventories, investments, intangible assets, income taxes, revenue recognition, restructuring costs, contingencies and litigation. We base our judgments and estimates on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 to the financial statements included in our 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We consider the following accounting estimates, which have been discussed with our Audit Committee, to be most critical in understanding the more complex judgments that are involved in preparing our financial statements and the uncertainties that could impact our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.
Revenue Recognition. We follow SAB No. 104, Revenue Recognition. This bulletin draws on existing accounting rules and provides specific guidance on revenue recognition for up-front non-refundable licensing and development fees. We license certain products or technology to outside third parties, in return for which we receive up-front licensing fees. Some of these fees can be significant. In accordance with SAB No. 104, we recognize this revenue ratably over the related license period.
We also enter into research and development contracts with corporate, government and/or private entities. These contracts generally provide for payments to us upon achievement of certain research or development milestones. Product development revenues from these contracts are recognized only if the specified milestone is achieved and accepted by the customer and payment from the customer is probable. Any amounts received prior to the performance of product development efforts are recorded as deferred revenues. Recognition of revenue under these contracts can be sporadic, as it is the result of achieving specific research and development milestones. Furthermore, revenue from future milestone payments will not be recognized if the underlying research and development milestone is not achieved.
We recognize product revenues when there is persuasive evidence that an arrangement exists, the price is fixed or determinable, title has passed and collection is reasonably assured. Product revenues are net of allowances for any discounts or rebates. We do not grant price protection or product return rights to our customers, except for warranty returns. Where a product fails to comply with its limited warranty, we can either replace the product or provide the customer with a refund of the purchase price or credit against future purchases. Historically, returns arising from warranty issues have been infrequent and immaterial. Accordingly, we expense warranty returns as incurred. While such returns have been immaterial in the past, we cannot guarantee that we will continue to experience the same rate of warranty claims as we have in the past. Any significant increase in product warranty claims could have a material adverse impact on our operating results for the period in which the claims occur.
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Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts Receivable. Accounts receivable are reduced by an estimated allowance for amounts that may become uncollectible in the future. On an ongoing basis, we perform credit evaluations of our customers and adjust credit limits based upon the customers payment history and creditworthiness, as determined by a review of their current credit information. We also continuously monitor collections and payments from our customers.
Based upon historical experience and any specific customer collection issues that are identified, we use our judgment to establish and evaluate the adequacy of our allowance for estimated credit losses, which was $244,818 at March 31, 2007. While credit losses have been within our expectations and the allowance provided, these losses, $16,022, ($4,771), and $3,541 in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively, can vary from period to period. Furthermore, there is no assurance that we will experience credit losses at the same rates as we have in the past. Also, at March 31, 2007, $6.8 million, or 46% of our accounts receivable, was due from four major customers. Any significant changes in the liquidity or financial position of these customers, or others, could have a material adverse impact on the collectibility of our accounts receivable and future operating results.
Inventories. Our inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market, determined on a first-in, first-out basis, and include the cost of raw materials, labor and overhead. The majority of our inventories are subject to expiration dating. We continually evaluate the carrying value of our inventories and when, in the opinion of management, factors indicate that impairment has occurred, either a reserve is established against the inventories carrying value or the inventories are completely written off. We base these decisions on the level of inventories on hand in relation to our estimated forecast of product demand, production requirements over the next twelve months and the expiration dates of raw materials and finished goods. During 2006, 2005 and 2004, we wrote-off inventory which had a cost of $751,000, $2.1 million and $839,000, respectively, as a result of scrap and product expiration issues and a $1.3 million provision for loss on our UPlink® product in 2005. Although we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of our forecasts of future product demand, any significant unanticipated changes in demand could have a significant impact on the carrying value of our inventories and reported operating results.
Stock-based Compensation. Commencing January 1, 2006, we adopted SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment, which requires us to recognize the fair value of equity-based awards as compensation expense in our statement of operations. The fair value of our stock option awards was estimated using a Black-Scholes option valuation model. This valuation model incorporates highly subjective assumptions, such as the expected stock price volatility and the estimated life of each award, in the models computations. The fair value of awards, after considering the effect of expected forfeitures, is then amortized, generally on a straight-line basis, over the related vesting period of the award.
Long-lived and Intangible Assets. Our long-lived assets are comprised of property and equipment and our intangible assets primarily consist of patents and product rights. Together, these assets have a net book value of $24.1 million, or 15.4% of our total assets, at March 31, 2007. Property and equipment, patents and product rights are depreciated or amortized on a straight-line basis over their useful lives, which we determine based upon our estimate of the period of time over which each asset will generate revenues. At March 31, 2007, we have recorded a $4.5 million intangible asset related to payments under a license agreement to certain patents related to the Hepatitis C Virus. Managements intent in executing this license is to provide for various alternatives for use, including uses in the international market that would not require additional research and development efforts or regulatory approvals. This $4.5 million asset was capitalized based on managements estimate of the cash flows to be received from future product sales in these international markets. A similar analysis of estimated future cash flows will be prepared upon payment of additional license fees under this agreement, or upon changes in circumstances, to determine the appropriate accounting treatment for payments under this license agreement. An impairment of long-lived or intangible assets could occur whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the net book value of these assets may not be recoverable. Events which could trigger asset impairment include significant underperformance relative to expected historical or projected future operating results, significant changes in the manner of our use of an asset or in our overall business strategy, significant negative industry or economic trends, shortening of product life-cycles or changes in technology. If we believe impairment of an asset has occurred, we measure the amount of such impairment by comparing the net book value of the affected assets to the fair value of these assets, which is generally determined based upon the present value of the expected cash flows associated with the use of these assets. If the net book value exceeds the fair value of the impaired assets, we would incur an impairment expense equal to this
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difference. In June 2005, we recorded a $196,000 provision for loss on our UPlink® fixed assets as a result of our inability to reach an agreement to transfer these assets to our distribution partner or determine an alternative outlet for these assets. We currently believe the future cash flows to be received from all other long-lived and intangible assets will exceed their book value and, as such, we have not recognized any additional impairment losses through March 31, 2007. Any unanticipated significant impairment in the future, however, could have a material adverse impact to our balance sheet and future operating results.
Deferred Tax Assets. At December 31, 2006, we had federal NOL carryforwards of $53.0 million. The net deferred tax asset associated with these NOLs and other temporary differences was $23.5 million at December 31, 2006. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, we consider whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the period in which those temporary differences become deductible or the NOLs and credit carryforwards can be utilized. We consider the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment.
Our ability to use our NOL carryforwards to offset future federal income tax obligations could be limited by changes in the ownership of our stock. Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 382 contains provisions that limit the amount of federal NOL carryforwards that can be used in any given year in the event of specified occurrences, including significant ownership changes. The Company has completed an analysis to determine if any IRC Section 382 ownership changes have occurred that would limit the amount of NOLs that could be utilized to offset future taxable income. As a result of this analysis, the Company concluded that prior ownership changes may impose a limitation on the amount of NOLs that can be utilized in a given year. The Company does not believe, however, that this limitation will impair our future ability to utilize NOLs to offset our forecasted taxable income or to realize the related deferred tax asset.
We have begun providing for income taxes at a rate equal to our combined federal and state effective rates. Subsequent revisions to the estimated net realizable value of the deferred tax asset could cause our provision for income taxes to vary significantly from period to period.
Contingencies. In the ordinary course of business, we have entered into various contractual relationships with strategic corporate partners, customers, distributors, research laboratories and universities, licensors, licensees, suppliers, vendors and other parties. As such, we could be subject to litigation, claims or assessments arising from any or all of these relationships. We account for contingencies such as these in accordance with SFAS No. 5, Accounting for Contingencies. SFAS No. 5 requires us to record an estimated loss contingency when information available prior to issuance of our financial statements indicates that it is probable that an asset has been impaired or a liability has been incurred at the date of the financial statements and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Accounting for contingencies arising from contractual or legal proceedings requires that we use our best judgment when estimating an accrual related to such contingencies. As additional information becomes known, our accrual for a loss contingency could fluctuate, thereby creating variability in our results of operations from period to period. Likewise, an actual loss arising from a loss contingency which significantly exceeds the amount accrued for in our financial statements could have a material adverse impact on our operating results for the period in which such actual loss becomes known.
Item 3. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK. |
We do not hold any amounts of derivative financial instruments or derivative commodity instruments and, accordingly, we have no material derivative risk to report under this Item.
A significant portion of our assets is comprised of certificates of deposit, commercial paper, U.S. government and agency obligations, and U.S. corporate bonds. All such instruments are classified as available-for-sale securities. The primary objective of our investment activities is to preserve principal while maximizing the related income without significantly increasing risk. Even so, some of the securities in which we invest may be subject to market risk. Market risk is the risk that a change in prevailing interest rates may cause the fair value of an investment to fluctuate.
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As interest rates increase, the fair value of a debt instrument would be expected to decrease. Correspondingly, if interest rates decrease the fair value of a debt instrument would be expected to increase. To minimize market risk, we have the ability to hold such debt instruments to maturity, at which time the debt instrument would be redeemed at its stated or face value. We also typically invest in the shorter end of the maturity spectrum. As such, we do not believe that we have a material exposure to market risk.
At March 31, 2007, approximately $10.5 million of the Companys long-term debt bore interest at a variable or floating rate tied to either the United States prime rate or the London Interbank Offered Rate. A one percentage point increase in these interest rates would have cost the Company approximately $105,000 in additional interest expense.
As of March 31, 2007, we did not have any foreign currency exchange contracts or purchase currency options to hedge local currency cash flows. We have operations in The Netherlands, which are subject to foreign currency fluctuations. As currency rates change, translation of revenues and expenses for these operations from euros to U.S. dollars affects year-to-year comparability of operating results. Sales denominated in a foreign currency represented approximately $25,000 of our total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2007. We do not expect the risk of foreign currency fluctuations to be material in the near future.
Item 4. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. |
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Companys management, with the participation of the Companys Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Companys disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of March 31, 2007. Based on that evaluation, the Companys management, including such officers, concluded that the Companys disclosure controls and procedures are adequate and effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to the Companys management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(b) Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. During 2006, the Company purchased and installed a new Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP), which became fully operational on January 1, 2007. An ERP is a fully-automated set of programs and databases that incorporate order processing, production planning and scheduling, purchasing, accounts receivable and inventory management and accounting. During the three months ended March 31, 2007, the Company updated certain of its internal controls over financial reporting to reflect changes to its business processes resulting from the ERP implementation. The Company is continuing to evaluate the impact of the ERP on certain of its internal controls and expects the ERP to further advance its control environment by automating manual functions and standardizing the Companys business processes. Except as described above, there was no change in the Companys internal control over financial reporting during the thee months ended March 31, 2007 that was identified in connection with the evaluation referred to in paragraph (a) above that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Companys internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS |
Prestige Brands Dispute
An arbitration panel has been appointed in our pending arbitration with Prestige with respect to Prestiges acquisition of the Wartner® cryosurgical product line in violation of a covenant not to compete in our agreement with Prestige. The parties are currently engaged in discovery, and hearings in the arbitration are scheduled to occur in late August,
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after which the arbitration panel is expected to issue a decision in this matter. The arbitrators decision will be final and binding on the parties and not subject to appeal.
Item 1A. | RISK FACTORS. |
There have been no material changes to the factors disclosed in Item 1A., entitled Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.
Item 6. | EXHIBITS |
Exhibits are listed on the Exhibit Index following the signature page of this Report.
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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.
ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||||
Date: May 10, 2007 | /s/ Ronald H. Spair | |||
Ronald H. Spair | ||||
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | ||||
Date: May 10, 2007 | /s/ Mark L. Kuna | |||
Mark L. Kuna | ||||
Senior Vice President, Finance and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | ||
10.1 | Amendment No. 1 to Distribution Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2007, among OraSure Technologies, Inc. and SSL International plc.* | |
10.3 | Description of 2007 Management Incentive Plan is incorporated by reference to Item 5.02 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 8, 2007.** | |
31.1 | Certification of Douglas A. Michels required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. | |
31.2 | Certification of Ronald H. Spair required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. | |
32.1 | Certification of Douglas A. Michels required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
32.2 | Certification of Ronald H. Spair required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
* | Portions of this exhibit were omitted pursuant to an application for confidential treatment and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
** | Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement. |
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EXHIBIT 10.1
Portions of this Exhibit were omitted and filed separately with the Secretary of the Commission pursuant to an application for confidential treatment filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 406 under the Securities Act of 1933. Such omissions are designated as ***.
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
This Amendment No. 1 to Distribution Agreement (this Amendment), dated as of January 1, 2007, is between OraSure Technologies, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, U.S.A., with principal offices at 220 East First Street, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015-1360 (OSUR), and SSL International plc, a limited liability company organized under the laws of England, with principal offices Venus, 1 Old Park Lane, Manchester, England M41 7HA (Distributor).
BACKGROUND
OSUR and Distributor previously entered into that certain Distribution Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2005 (the Original Agreement), pursuant to which OSUR agreed to manufacture and supply the Product for distribution by Distributor in the OTC Market in the Territory. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings set forth in the Original Agreement. The parties desire to amend the Original Agreement to modify its terms for the 2007 Contract Year, as more specifically set forth in this Amendment.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and the other mutual promises and covenants contained in this Amendment, OSUR and Distributor, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
1. Product Price2007 Contract Year. Subject to OSURs reimbursement obligation pursuant to Section 5, below, the Price for all Product purchased by Distributor for shipment and delivery in the Contract Year beginning January 1, 2007 and ending December 31, 2007 (the 2007 Contract Year), shall be *** per Unit. Except as specifically provided in this Section 1, nothing in this Amendment shall modify or otherwise affect the Price payable for Product purchased by Distributor in any other Contract Year.
2. Purchase Quantities2007 Contract Year. Distributor agrees to purchase during the 2007 Contract Year at least *** Units of Product, which amount shall be the Total Territory Minimum Quantity for the 2007 Contract Year. Distributors obligation to meet such Total Territory Minimum Quantity for the 2007 Contract Year hereby supersedes and replaces Distributors obligation to purchase the Territory A Minimum Quantity for any Territory A Country, the Total Territory B Minimum Quantity and the Total Territory Minimum Quantity for the 2007 Contract Year originally set forth in the Original Agreement. To the extent Distributor purchases more than the new Total Territory Minimum Quantity for the 2007 Contract Year, as set forth above, such excess shall not be counted toward meeting the Total Territory Minimum Quantity for any subsequent or prior Contract Year. Except as provided in this Section 2 with
respect to the 2007 Contract Year, nothing in this Amendment shall modify or otherwise affect Distributors minimum purchase commitments under the Agreement for any other period or Contract Year.
3. 2007 Purchase Orders.
3.1 Initial Orders. To the extent not previously delivered, concurrently with the execution of this Amendment, Distributor shall deliver to OSUR one or more firm, binding Purchase Orders for the purchase and delivery of at least the *** Unit Total Territory Minimum Quantity for the 2007 Contract Year described in Section 2, above. The foregoing Purchase Orders may omit the specific country designation or SKU for the Units to be purchased, provided that Distributor shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to provide that information to OSUR not less than ninety (90) days prior to the scheduled delivery date for the affected Units of Product. To the extent OSUR supplies Product after being provided with the country-specific designation or SKU less than sixty (60) days in advance of the scheduled delivery date (the Late Designation), OSUR shall be entitled to receive, and Distributor agrees to pay, to OSUR up to *** per Unit of Product supplied by OSUR, as reimbursement for costs incurred by OSUR as a result of the Late Designation. OSUR shall separately invoice Distributor and provide supporting documentation reasonably satisfactory to Distributor, in order to obtain reimbursement of the costs incurred as a result of a Late Designation. The Purchase Orders required under this Section 3 shall constitute firm financial commitments on the part of Distributor.
3.2 Prior Orders. To the extent that Distributor has delivered one or more Purchase Orders during 2007 prior to the execution of this Amendment and such Purchase Orders do not reflect the Product Price and other terms of this Amendment, the parties agree that such Purchase Orders shall be deemed to be modified to the extent necessary to be consistent with the terms hereof.
4. 2007 Advertising Expenditures. Subject to Section 5, below, Distributor agrees that it will incur and pay for *** of Advertising and Promotional Expenditures (as defined below) for the advertising and promotion of the Products in the OTC Market in the Territory during the 2007 Contract Year. For purposes hereof, the term Advertising and Promotional Expenditures shall mean the external costs actually incurred by Distributor only for television, radio and print media advertising, public relations and promotion (including trade promotion) for the Product in the OTC Market in the Territory. Distributor shall make available to OSUR as requested written evidence documenting Distributors compliance with this Section 4.
5. OSUR Reimbursement2007 Contract Year.
5.1 Reimbursement of Eligible Expenditures. OSUR shall reimburse Distributor for Advertising and Promotional Expenditures actually incurred by Distributor during the 2007 Contract Year (Eligible Expenditures) in accordance with this Section 5.1. OSUR shall reimburse Distributor for Eligible Expenditures at the rate of *** per Unit of Product purchased by and shipped to Distributor during the 2007 Contract Year up to a maximum of *** of Eligible
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Expenses. To the extent Distributor purchases more than *** Units of Product during the 2007 Contract Year, OSUR shall provide Distributor with additional reimbursement of Eligible Expenditures in excess of *** at the rate of *** per Unit of Product for each Unit actually sold by Distributor and shipped to its OTC Market customers in excess of *** Units during the 2007 Contract Year. For example, if during the 2007 Contract Year Distributor purchases *** Units from OSUR and sells and ships *** Units to its OTC Market customers, Distributor would receive up to *** in reimbursed Eligible Expenditures actually incurred during the 2007 Contract Year (i.e. ***). If during the 2007 Contract Year Distributor purchases *** Units from OSUR and sells and ships *** Units to its OTC Market customers, Distributor would receive up to *** in reimbursed Eligible Expenditures actually incurred during the 2007 Contract Year (i.e. ***). Distributor shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for incurred Eligible Expenditures at the applicable per Unit rate only for the actual number of Units of Product purchased or sold by Distributor during the 2007 Contract Year as provided above.
5.2 Reimbursement Procedures. In order to receive reimbursement for Eligible Expenditures hereunder, Distributor shall provide to OSUR on a monthly basis a summary spreadsheet detailing Eligible Expenditures/Advertising and Promotional Expenditures incurred during the immediately preceding month during the 2007 Contract Year as well as copies of invoices or other written evidence reasonably satisfactory to OSUR documenting the incurrence of such Eligible Expenditures for each month during the 2007 Contract Year and for which Distributor is seeking reimbursement hereunder. Upon receipt of each such monthly spreadsheet and invoices or other documentation from Distributor of Eligible Expenditures, OSUR shall as soon as practicable, but no later than thirty (30) days after invoice receipt, reimburse Distributor for such Eligible Expenditures in an amount calculated in accordance with Section 5.1 above. To the extent Distributor has not purchased or sold a sufficient number of Units or Product to obtain full reimbursement of Eligible Expenditures incurred in any month, any shortfall in reimbursement may be carried over to a future month during the 2007 Contract Year and shall be paid to the extent Distributor purchases or sells a sufficient number of Units in any such future month(s) during the 2007 Contract Year, in accordance with Section 5.1.
6. Product Modification. As indicated in Section 4.4.4(a) of the Original Agreement, OSUR has developed a modified form of the Product containing a ***. It is agreed that OSUR shall begin to supply the modified form of Product as soon as reasonably practicable for distribution by Distributor initially into those markets utilizing the United Kingdom or Spanish/Portuguese language packages. The modified form of Product shall be supplied for distribution by Distributor into other Countries in the Territory, subject to completion of user studies with mutually acceptable results, agreement by the parties on appropriate Product labeling and the timing of such supply. The foregoing modified form of Product shall be supplied by OSUR during the 2007 Contract Year, without an increase in the applicable Price as provided in Section 1, above. Nothing herein shall require any further modification to the modified delivery system without agreement by both OSUR and Distributor.
7. Distributor Components; Product Labeling.
7.1 Components. Distributor shall not be required to supply Distributor Components for any Product ordered after the Effective Date of this Amendment for purchase and delivery
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during the 2007 Contract Year. OSUR shall supply such components at its cost pursuant to the Product Specifications as amended herein (Packaging Components). To the extent an inventory of Distributor Components exists at the Assembly Contractor on or after January 1, 2007, OSUR shall incorporate such Distributor Components into Product supplied to Distributor during the 2007 Contract Year and shall reimburse Distributor (or provide a credit against future payments by Distributor) for Distributors actual out of pocket cost for such Distributor Components. To the extent any Packaging Components supplied by OSUR hereunder, including any inventory of Distributor Components purchased by OSUR, are rendered unusable or must be scrapped as a result of a change in Purchase Order or Product labeling or packaging required by Distributor as a result of the reduction from twelve to ten applicators in a Unit of Product, as specified in Section 8, below, Distributor shall reimburse OSUR for the actual out of pocket cost for such Packaging Components.
7.2 Labeling. Notwithstanding Section 7.1, Distributor shall be responsible for preparing the artwork and text translations for all Product packaging and labeling, all of which shall be at Distributors sole cost and subject to review and approval by OSUR and shall be provided in accordance with OSURs quality requirements (including third party certified or notarized forms thereof). Distributor shall provide OSUR with at least a four (4) week period to review and approve any new or modified material or labeling. Notwithstanding the foregoing, OSUR and Distributor shall equally share the costs of preparing any third party certified or notarized translations of Product packaging or labeling to the extent the packaging or labeling change giving rise to the need for such translations is required by a regulatory authority in the Territory, a Product modification or improvement, or the development of an Improved Product by OSUR.
8. Product Specifications. For Product purchased during the 2007 Contract Year, the Product Specifications are hereby amended and restated as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto in order to incorporate the modified form of Product referred to in Section 6, above. As indicated in Exhibit A, OSUR shall be permitted to ***, subject to the prior agreement of Distributor (not to be unreasonably withheld) that such *** shall not create a significant competitive disadvantage for the Product in the applicable Country, any supply or assembly constraints by the Assembly Contractor, the finalization of new Product labeling and packaging and the utilization of existing inventories of packaging and labeling. The Product Specifications as amended herein shall apply to Product ordered after the Effective Date for purchase and delivery during the 2007 Contract Year.
9. Marketing Committee. The parties hereby agree to cooperate in the development of sales, marketing and promotional strategies and plans for the Product in the OTC Market in the Territory. A joint marketing committee (the Marketing Committee) is hereby established and shall consist of at least two senior management representatives of each party. The Marketing Committee shall hold its first meeting as soon as reasonably practicable after the execution of this Amendment and in no event later than the end of the first Quarterly Period during the 2007 Contract Year, at which meeting Distributor shall provide OSUR with detailed plans and strategies for the continued sale and distribution of the Product in Countries in which the Product is currently being sold and plans and strategies for the commercial launch of the Product in the OTC Market in other Countries throughout the Territory. The Marketing Committee shall meet
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thereafter at least one time during each Quarterly Period, at which meeting Distributor shall provide OSUR with a description in reasonable detail of its updated sales, marketing, promotional and commercialization strategies and plans. Distributor agrees to consult with OSUR regarding its sales, marketing, promotional and commercialization plans and shall consider in good faith any comments or input provided by OSUR. Distributor shall also, to the extent available in audit data to which SSL subscribes, provide OSUR with quarterly reports setting forth the aggregated sector data by trade channel as to the quantity of Product sold by Distributor to retail outlets broken down by trade and Country, consumer out sales broken down by trade and Country, and the level of advertising and promotion expenditures and the types of advertising or promotional activities broken down by Country to the extent reasonably practicable for SSL to do so and if not, SSL shall provide relevant top line data to OSUR.
10. Removal of Countries. At the first meeting of the Marketing Committee during the first Quarterly Period of the 2007 Contract Year, Distributor shall provide OSUR with fully-developed, reasonably detailed strategies and plans for commercializing the Product in all Countries within the Territory. OSUR shall evaluate the strategies and planning and shall have good faith discussions with Distributor about a possible reduction in the number of *** Countries. To the extent (i) Distributor fails to provide specific commercialization plans for any Countries within the first Quarterly Period of the 2007 Contract Year, or (ii) within thirty (30) days of receiving commercialization plans for any Country OSUR determines, in a commercially reasonable manner, that such plans are unsatisfactory, OSUR shall have the right, exercisable upon delivery of written notice to Distributor, to remove any such *** from the Original Agreement, as amended hereby, or convert Distributor rights thereto to non-exclusive distribution rights. If any *** Country is removed from the Original Agreement as amended hereby, (i) Distributors rights shall terminate with respect thereto, and (ii) Distributor shall be relieved of its obligations under Sections 3.1.5(a) and 3.1.5(b) of the Original Agreement with respect thereto, and if Distributors rights are converted to nonexclusive with respect to any *** Country, OSUR shall be free to import, market, promote, sell and distribute the Product into such *** Country, either directly or indirectly through any other party. In no event shall Distributor be entitled to any payment or other compensation as a result of the termination or conversion of its rights with respect to any *** Country pursuant to this Section 10.
11. Records. Distributors obligation to maintain records and to make such records available to OSUR, as provided in Section 4.8.1 of the Original Agreement, is hereby amended to include any records required to determine Distributors compliance with Section 4 of this Amendment and the accuracy, timing, purpose and incurrence of any Advertising and Promotional Expenditures or Eligible Expenditures.
12. Reservation of Rights. Except as provided below, OSUR agrees that it shall not exercise or attempt to exercise any rights which would otherwise be available to OSUR relating to any alleged or actual failure of Distributor to meet its Total Territory Minimum Quantity for the 2006 Contract Year. OSUR is willing to refrain from exercising such rights solely with respect to the 2006 Contract Year; provided that, if Distributor fails to comply fully with Sections 2 or 3.1 of this Amendment, or Section 3.1.1 of the Original Agreement, OSUR shall be entitled to exercise any or all of such rights as it determines in its sole discretion, in addition to
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any other rights and remedies it may have under the Original Agreement as amended hereby, at law or otherwise.
13. Future Contract Years. The parties acknowledge and agree that the modifications to the Original Agreement as set forth herein shall only apply to the 2007 Contract Year. The parties agree to commence bona fide good faith discussions on or prior to *** regarding additional modifications mutually acceptable to the parties to the Original Agreement which would apply to one or more of the Contract Years after the 2007 Contract Year (Additional Modifications). Nothing herein shall obligate either party to agree to any Additional Modifications to the Original Agreement, including those set forth herein, for any Contract Year after the 2007 Contract Year. To the extent the parties are unable to reach agreement on the Additional Modifications by ***, notwithstanding their bona fide good faith efforts to do so, the Original Agreement shall terminate on ***. Except as set forth in this Section 13 or as otherwise agreed by the parties in writing, during the period from *** until termination of the Agreement on *** in accordance with this Section 13, the terms of the Original Agreement (without giving effect the this Amendment) shall apply, including Distributors obligations under Section 3.1.1 of the Original Agreement. In the event the Original Agreement is terminated in accordance with this Section 13, Distributor shall be relieved of its obligations under Sections 3.1.5(a) and 3.1.5(b) as of the effective termination date.
14. Effect of Amendment. Except as amended hereby, the Original Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. All references to the Original Agreement shall be deemed to mean the Original Agreement as amended by this Amendment.
15. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, U.S.A., without reference to conflict of laws principles of any jurisdiction.
16. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by the parties in more than one counterpart, each of which, when executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall constitute a single instrument. A facsimile transmission of a signed original shall constitute delivery of the signed original.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been executed by OSUR and Distributor as of the date first written above.
ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||
By: | /s/Douglas A. Michels | |
Name: Douglas A. Michels Title: President & CEO |
SSL INTERNATIONAL PLC | ||
By: | /s/Ian Adamson | |
Name: Ian Adamson Title: Managing Director, Europe |
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Exhibit A
Product Specifications+
(As Amended and Restated by Amendment No. 1 to Distribution
Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2007, between OSUR and Distributor)
1 | Unit of Product shall consist of: |
***
+ |
Subject to Section 6 of the attached Amendment, each customer shall be supplied with the *** shown on the figures attached hereto (or as further modified by agreement of the parties based on the results of user studies to be conducted by Distributor). |
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*** |
Exhibit 31.1
Certification
I, Douglas A. Michels, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of OraSure Technologies, Inc; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4. | The registrants other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant is made known to us by others within the entity, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of registrants board of directors: |
a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: May 10, 2007
/s/ Douglas A. Michels |
Douglas A. Michels President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
Exhibit 31.2
Certification
I, Ronald H. Spair, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of OraSure Technologies, Inc; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4. | The registrants other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d 15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant is made known to us by others within the entity, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of registrants board of directors: |
a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: May 10, 2007
/s/ Ronald H. Spair |
Ronald H. Spair Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. §1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of OraSure Technologies, Inc. (the Company) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), I, Douglas A. Michels, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
/s/ Douglas A. Michels
Douglas A. Michels
President and Chief Executive Officer
May 10, 2007
Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. §1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of OraSure Technologies, Inc. (the Company) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), I, Ronald H. Spair, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
/s/ Ronald H. Spair
Ronald H. Spair
Chief Operating Officer and
Chief Financial Officer
May 10, 2007