Note 3 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

A summary of the significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements follows:

Basis of presentation and principles of consolidation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Motus Ltd., an Israel corporation, which has operations in Tirat Carmel, Israel, and Motus Inc., a Delaware corporation, which has operations in the U.S. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of estimates

The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of 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.

Functional currency and foreign currency translation

The functional currency of the Company, inclusive of foreign subsidiaries, is the U.S dollar (“dollar”) since the dollar is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Company has operated and expects to continue to operate in the foreseeable future. Transactions and balances denominated in dollars are presented at their original amounts. Transactions and balances denominated in foreign currencies have been re-measured to dollars in accordance with the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 830-10, “Foreign Currency Translation”. All transaction gains and losses from re-measurement of monetary balance sheet items denominated in non-dollar currencies are reflected in the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive loss as foreign currency (loss) gain, as appropriate.

Cash and cash equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investment securities with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Due to the short-term maturity of such investments, the carrying amounts are a reasonable estimate of fair value. Cash and cash equivalents include cash on-hand and highly-rated U.S. government backed money market fund investments.

Investments

The Company accounts for investments held as “available-for-sale” in accordance with ASC 320, “Investments Debt and Equity Securities”. The Company has one investment in a mutual fund and classifies this investment as a current asset and carries it at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses are recorded in finance income (expense), net on the condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive loss. Realized gains or losses on mutual fund transactions are reported in the condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive loss. The mutual fund is maintained at one financial institution.

Management evaluates whether available-for-sale securities are other-than-temporarily impaired (“OTTI”) on a quarterly basis. If management determines that a security is OTTI, the impairment recognized in earnings is measured as the entire difference between the amortized cost and the then-current fair value. During the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, no investment OTTI losses were realized.

The Company’s investment policy is focused on the preservation of capital, liquidity and return. From time to time, the Company may sell certain securities, but the objectives are generally not to generate profits on short-term differences in price.

Revenue Recognition

The Pure-Vu System – The Company developed a medical device system (a “Workstation”) and a single use disposable sleeve (a “Disposable”) designed to improve a colonoscopy procedure. The Company places its Workstations in a healthcare professional’s office at no charge. The Disposables are used in conjunction with the Workstation. The Company typically enters into agreements for an evaluation period that have terms of two and three months and can be extended for successive periods by written agreement by both the Company and the customer. The Company initially provides the customer with a free demonstration pack of Disposables so that the customer can evaluate both the Workstation and Disposables. After the evaluation period, the Company charges a fee for the Disposables shipped once the free demonstration pack was used. The Company recognizes revenue for the fees charged over the term of the arrangement, which equated to usage.

For the purposes of U.S. GAAP only, this type of arrangement is treated as a short-term operating lease, and thus is outside the scope of ASC 606 and is accounted for in accordance with ASC 842, Leases. Effective January 1, 2019, there was no material impact upon the adoption of ASC 842 related to these arrangements. While this arrangement is not an operating lease contractually, this arrangement is viewed as an operating lease for accounting purposes since in this arrangement the Company provides the customer the rights to use the Workstation and Disposables, which are interdependent, and the customer controls physical access to the Workstation while controlling the utility and output during the term of the arrangement.

During the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company recognized revenue of $1 and $12, respectively, from the sale of Disposables which equates to the usage period of the Disposables over the term of the agreement.

Accounts receivable and allowance for doubtful accounts

Accounts receivable are recorded and carried at the original invoiced amount less an allowance for any potential uncollectible amounts. The Company makes estimates for the allowance for doubtful accounts based upon its assessment of various factors, including historical experience, the age of the accounts receivable balances, credit quality of our customers, current economic conditions, and other factors that may affect customers’ ability to pay. As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the allowance for doubtful accounts was $0.

Inventory

Inventories are stated at lower of cost or net realizable value using the weighted average cost method and are evaluated at least annually for impairment. Inventories at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 consisted of raw materials in the amount of $92 and $0, respectively, and finished goods in the amount of $23 and $23, respectively. Write-downs for potentially obsolete or excess inventory are made based on management’s analysis of inventory levels, historical obsolescence and future sales forecasts. For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, no inventory write-down charge was recorded.

Leases

In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“ASU 2016-02”), which sets out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases for both lessees and lessors. On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted the new lease standard using the optional transition method under which comparative financial information will not be restated and continue to apply the provisions of the previous lease standard in its annual disclosures for the comparative periods. In addition, the new lease standard provides a number of optional practical expedients in transition. The Company elected the package of practical expedients. As such, the Company did not have to reassess whether expired or existing contracts are or contain a lease; did not have to reassess the lease classifications or reassess the initial direct costs associated with expired or existing leases.

The new lease standard also provides practical expedients for an entity’s ongoing accounting. The Company elected the short-term lease recognition exemption under which the Company will not recognize right-of-use (“ROU”) assets or lease liabilities, and this includes not recognizing ROU assets or lease liabilities for existing short-term leases. The Company elected the practical expedient to not separate lease and non-lease components for certain classes of assets (facilities).

On January 1, 2019, the Company recognized ROU assets of $1,065 and lease liabilities of $1,074 and no adjustment was made to the Company’s accumulated deficit. The adoption of the new lease standard did not impact the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive loss or its condensed consolidated statement of cash flows.

The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. For the Company’s operating leases, the ROU asset represents the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and operating lease liabilities represent an obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. Since all of the lease agreements do not provide an implicit rate, the Company estimated an incremental borrowing rate in determining the present value of the lease payments. Operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term, subject to any changes in the lease or expectations regarding the terms. Variable lease costs such as operating costs and property taxes are expensed as incurred.

Fixed assets, net

Fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated based on the straight-line method, at annual rates reflecting the estimated useful lives of the related assets, as follows:

Fixed assets, summarized by major category, consist of the following for the years ended:

Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 is $48 and $26, respectively.

Stock Based Compensation

2016 Equity Incentive Plan

In December 2016, the Company adopted the Motus GI Holdings, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2016 Plan”). Pursuant to the 2016 Plan, the Company’s board of directors may grant options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, stock units, performance shares, performance units, incentive bonus awards, other cash-based awards and other stock-based awards to employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors. Pursuant to the terms of an annual evergreen provision in the 2016 Plan, the number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the 2016 Plan shall increase annually by six percent (6%) of the total number of shares of common stock outstanding on December 31st of the preceding calendar year; provided, however, that the board of directors may act prior to the first day of any calendar year to provide that there shall be no increase such calendar year, or that the increase shall be a lesser number of shares of our common stock than would otherwise occur. On January 1, 2019, pursuant to an annual evergreen provision, the number of shares of common stock reserved for future grants was increased by 1,286,409 shares. Under the 2016 Plan, the maximum number of shares of the Company’s common stock authorized for issuance is 3,927,659. As of March 31, 2019, there were 334,237 shares of common stock available for future grant under the 2016 Plan.

Adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2018-07

The Company has adopted Accounting Standards Update 2018-07 (“ASU 2018-07”), “Improvement to Nonemployee Share-based Payment Accounting”, which expands the scope of ASC 718 to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods and services from nonemployees. The new guidance will be applied prospectively to all new awards granted after the date of adoption. In addition, the new guidance will be applied to all existing equity-classified awards for which a measurement date has not been established under ASC 505-50 by the adoption date by remeasuring at fair value as of the adoption date, and recording a cumulative effect adjustment to opening accumulated deficit on January 1, 2019.

For the Company’s equity-classified awards for which a measurement date has not been established under ASC 505-50, the fair value on January 1, 2019, the adoption date, approximated the value assigned on December 31, 2018, therefore no cumulative adjustment to opening accumulated deficit is required.

Under the revised guidance, the accounting for awards issued to non-employees will be similar to the model for employee awards, except that ASU 2018-07:

Employee and Non-Employee Stock Based Compensation

The Company applies ASC 718-10, “Share-Based Payment,” which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expenses for all share-based payment awards made to employees and directors including employee stock options under the Company’s stock plans and equity awards issued to non-employees based on estimated fair values.

ASC 718-10 requires companies to estimate the fair value of equity-based payment awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing model. The fair value of the award is recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service periods in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive loss. The Company recognizes share-based award forfeitures as they occur.

The Company estimates the fair value of granted equity awards using a Black-Scholes options pricing model. The option-pricing model requires a number of assumptions, of which the most significant are share price, expected volatility and the expected option term (the time from the grant date until the options are exercised or expire). Expected volatility is estimated based on volatility of similar companies in the technology sector. The Company has historically not paid dividends and has no foreseeable plans to issue dividends. The risk-free interest rate is based on the yield from governmental zero-coupon bonds with an equivalent term. The expected option term is calculated for options granted to employees and directors using the “simplified” method. Grants to non-employees are based on the contractual term. Changes in the determination of each of the inputs can affect the fair value of the options granted and the results of operations of the Company.

Restricted Stock Units

The Company issues restricted stock units under its 2016 Equity Incentive Plan. The fair value of the restricted stock units is based on the closing stock price on the date of grant and is expensed as operating expense over the period during which the units vest. Each restricted stock unit entitles the grantee to one share of common stock to be received upon vesting up to four years after the grant date. Recipients of restricted stock units have no voting rights until the vesting of the award.

Basic and diluted net loss per share

Basic loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year. Diluted loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year, plus the number of common shares that would have been outstanding if all potentially dilutive ordinary shares had been issued, using the treasury stock method, in accordance with ASC 260-10 “Earnings per Share”. Potentially dilutive common shares were excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share for all periods presented due to their anti-dilutive effect due to losses in each period.

Research and development expenses, net

Research and development expenses are charged to the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive loss as incurred.

Patent costs

Costs incurred in connection with acquiring patent rights and the protection of proprietary technologies are expensed as incurred.

Liabilities due to termination of employment agreements

Under Israeli employment laws, employees of Motus Ltd. are included under Article 14 of the Severance Compensation Act, 1963 (“Article 14”) for a portion of their salaries. According to Article 14, these employees are entitled to monthly deposits made by Motus Ltd. on their behalf with insurance companies.

Payments in accordance with Article 14 release Motus Ltd. from any future severance payments (under the Israeli Severance Compensation Act, 1963) with respect of those employees. The aforementioned deposits are not recorded as an asset in the Company’s balance sheet, and there is no liability recorded as the Company does not have a future obligation to make any additional payments.

Income taxes

The Company provides for income taxes using the asset and liability approach. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded based on the differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities and the tax rates in effect when these differences are expected to reverse. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance if, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had a full valuation allowance against deferred tax assets.

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded zero income tax expense. No tax benefit has been recorded in relation to the pre-tax loss for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, due to a full valuation allowance to offset any deferred tax asset related to net operating loss carry forwards attributable to the losses.

Fair value of financial instruments

The Company accounts for financial instruments in accordance with ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (“ASC 820”). ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under ASC 820 are described below:

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;

Level 2 – Quoted prices in non-active markets or in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, observable inputs other than quoted prices, and inputs that are not directly observable but are corroborated by observable market data;

Level 3 – Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable.

There were no changes in the fair value hierarchy leveling during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and during the year ended December 31, 2018.

The following table summarizes the fair value of our financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis, by level within the fair value hierarchy, as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

Financial instruments with carrying values approximating fair value include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses, and certain other current liabilities, due to their short-term nature.

Contingent Royalty Obligation

In estimating the fair value of the Company’s contingent royalty obligation (see Note 6), the Company used the discounted cash flow method as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. Based on the fair value hierarchy, the Company classified contingent royalty obligation within Level 3 because valuation inputs are based on projected revenues discounted to a present value.

The following table sets forth a summary of changes in the estimated fair value of the Company’s Level 3 contingent royalty obligation for the three months ended March 31, 2019:

The contingent royalty obligation is re-measured at each balance sheet date using the following assumptions: 1) discount rate of 21% and 20% as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, and 2) rate of royalty payment of 3% as of both March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

For the period ended March 31, 2019, the Company’s estimated discount rate increased from 20% to 21% due to changes in market conditions.

In accordance with ASC-820-10-50-2(g), the Company performed a sensitivity analysis of the liability, which was classified as a Level 3 financial instrument. The Company recalculated the fair value of the liability by applying a +/- 2% change to the input variable in the discounted cash flow model; the discount rate. A 2% decrease in the discount rate would increase the liability by approximately $195 and a 2% increase in the discount rate would decrease the liability by approximately $173.

Recently issued accounting standards

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13 “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses” to improve information on credit losses for financial assets and net investment in leases that are not accounted for at fair value through net income. The ASU replaces the current incurred loss impairment methodology with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses. The ASU is effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2020. The Company is currently evaluating the effect the adoption of this ASU will have on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, “Changes to Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurements”, which will improve the effectiveness of disclosure requirements for recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements. The standard removes, modifies, and adds certain disclosure requirements, and is effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2020. The Company will be evaluating the impact this standard will have on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.