Fair Value Measurement and Derivatives |
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Fair Value Measurement and Derivatives |
NOTE 8 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT AND DERIVATIVES
The Company measures fair value in accordance with 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 are described below:
All derivatives recognized by the Company are reported as derivative liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets and are adjusted to their fair value at each reporting date. Unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments are included in change in value of derivative liabilities on the condensed consolidated statement of operations.
The following tables set forth the Company’s condensed consolidated financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value by level within the fair value hierarchy at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. Assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
There were no transfers between levels during the nine months ended September 30, 2017. However, in accordance with ASU 2017-11 Earnings Per Share (Topic 260); Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 480); Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815), the financial instruments previously classified and fair valued as derivative liabilities due to down round features, have been retrospectively adjusted by means of a cumulative-effect to the condensed consolidated balance sheet as January 1, 2017. The cumulative change effect of $388,667 is recognized as an adjustment of the opening balance of accumulated deficit for the year.
On March 31, 2017, the Company issued $1,218,152 of Convertible Promissory Notes (the “Notes”), closed an additional $423,756 of Notes by May 31, 2017, and closed another $200,000 in follow-on Notes as of August 28, 2017. The Notes convert at a 50% discount to the post-funding valuation of the Company at the closing of its next offering in the minimum amount of $5,000,000 (the “Equity Offering”). The conversion valuation has a ceiling of $12,000,000, and a “floor” company value of $6,000,000 in the event there is no Equity Offering before the Notes are able to be converted. The fair value of the Bridge Notes was determined using various Monte Carlo simulations.
The following table presents a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of items measured at fair value on a recurring basis that use significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) and the related realized and unrealized gains (losses) recorded in the condensed consolidated statement of operations during the period. The table also shows the cumulative change effect of the derivative liabilities that were recorded as an adjustment of the opening balance of accumulated deficit for the year:
The Company’s convertible bridge notes are valued by using Monte Carlo Simulation methods and discounted future cash flow models. Where possible, the Company verifies the values produced by its pricing models to market prices. Valuation models require a variety of inputs, including contractual terms, market prices, yield curves, credit spreads, measures of volatility and correlations of such inputs. These convertible bridge notes do not trade in liquid markets, and as such, model inputs cannot generally be verified and do involve significant management judgment. Such instruments are typically classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The following assumptions were used to value the Company’s convertible bridge notes at September 30, 2017: dividend yield of -0-%, volatility of 90 – 95%, risk free rate of 1.55% and an expected term of 2.5 years. |