Note A - Description of Business and Basis of Presentation	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements
Business Description and Basis of Presentation [Text Block]	A. Description of Business and Basis of Presentation Organizati on KemPharm, Inc. (the “ Company”) is a clinical-stage specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of proprietary prodrugs. Through the use of its Ligand Activated Therapy (“LAT”) platform technology, the Company is able to initiate and pursue the development of improved versions of widely prescribed, approved drugs. The Company was formed on October 30, 2006, and incorporated in Iowa, and reorganized in Delaware on May 30, 2014. The Company has experienced recurring losses from operations and negative operating cash flows due to its ongoing research and development of its potential product candidates. The Company also has an accumulated deficit at June 30, 2016. Various internal and external factors will affect whether and when the candidates become approved drugs and how significant their market share will be. The length of time and cost of developing and commercializing these candidates and/or failure of them at any stage of the drug approval process will materially affect the Company’s financial condition and future operations. Based upon its current operating plan, the Company believes that its existing cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, marketable securities and long-term investments will enable it to fund its operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements through at least the next 24 months. The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of Americ a for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 8-03 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and related notes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included in the accompanying financial statements. Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2016. This interim information should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 15, 2016. Reverse Stock Split On April 2, 2015, the Company effected a 1-for -7.5 reverse stock split of its issued common stock. All applicable share data, per share amounts and related information in the unaudited condensed financial statements and notes thereto have been adjusted retroactively to give effect to the 1-for-7.5 reverse stock split. Initial Public Offering In April 2015, the Company completed an initial public offering (“ IPO”) of its common stock. In connection with the initial closing of the IPO, the Company sold an aggregate of 5,090,909 shares of common stock at a price to the public of $11.00 per share. In May 2015, the underwriters in the IPO exercised their option to purchase additional shares pursuant to which the Company sold an additional 763,636 shares of common stock at a price equal to the public price of $11.00 per share. In the aggregate, net proceeds from the IPO, including net proceeds from the underwriters’ exercise of their option to purchase additional shares, were $59.9 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions of $4.5 million. In addition, offering expenses totaled $2.8 million. Upon completion of the IPO, all outstanding shares of the Company’s redeemable convertible preferred stock were converted or reclassified into 5,980,564 shares of common stock and all outstanding warrants to acquire shares of the Company’s redeemable convertible preferred stock became warrants to acquire the Company’s common stock. In connection with the IPO, the Company amended and restated its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to change the authorized capital stock to 250,000,000 shares, designated as common stock, and 10,000,000 shares, designated as preferred stock, each with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Reclassifications During the first quarter of 2016 the Company adopted Accounting St andards Update (“ASU”) 2015-03, Interest – Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30) (“ASU 2015-03”), which requires the debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with the presentation of debt discounts. The adoption of ASU 2015-03 reduced the Company’s assets and liabilities by the amount of the debt issuance costs, which were $4.0 million and $1.1 million at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. This reclassification had no effect on reported net income (loss).

Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

Organizati

KemPharm, Inc. (the “

Company”) is a clinical-stage specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of proprietary prodrugs. Through the use of its Ligand Activated Therapy (“LAT”) platform technology, the Company is able to initiate and pursue the development of improved versions of widely prescribed, approved drugs. The Company was formed on October 30, 2006, and incorporated in Iowa, and reorganized in Delaware on May 30, 2014.

The Company has experienced recurring losses

from operations and negative operating cash flows due to its ongoing research and development of its potential product candidates. The Company also has an accumulated deficit at June 30, 2016. Various internal and external factors will affect whether and when the candidates become approved drugs and how significant their market share will be. The length of time and cost of developing and commercializing these candidates and/or failure of them at any stage of the drug approval process will materially affect the Company’s financial condition and future operations. Based upon its current operating plan, the Company believes that its existing cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, marketable securities and long-term investments will enable it to fund its operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements through at least the next 24 months.

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of Americ

a for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 8-03 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and related notes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included in the accompanying financial statements. Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2016.

This interim information should be read in conjunction with the audited financial

statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 15, 2016.

Reverse Stock Split

On April 2, 2015, the Company effected a 1-for

-7.5 reverse stock split of its issued common stock. All applicable share data, per share amounts and related information in the unaudited condensed financial statements and notes thereto have been adjusted retroactively to give effect to the 1-for-7.5 reverse stock split.

Initial Public Offering

In April 2015, the Company completed an initial public offering (“

IPO”) of its common stock. In connection with the initial closing of the IPO, the Company sold an aggregate of 5,090,909 shares of common stock at a price to the public of $11.00 per share. In May 2015, the underwriters in the IPO exercised their option to purchase additional shares pursuant to which the Company sold an additional 763,636 shares of common stock at a price equal to the public price of $11.00 per share. In the aggregate, net proceeds from the IPO, including net proceeds from the underwriters’ exercise of their option to purchase additional shares, were $59.9 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions of $4.5 million. In addition, offering expenses totaled $2.8 million. Upon completion of the IPO, all outstanding shares of the Company’s redeemable convertible preferred stock were converted or reclassified into 5,980,564 shares of common stock and all outstanding warrants to acquire shares of the Company’s redeemable convertible preferred stock became warrants to acquire the Company’s common stock. In connection with the IPO, the Company amended and restated its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to change the authorized capital stock to 250,000,000 shares, designated as common stock, and 10,000,000 shares, designated as preferred stock, each with a par value of $0.0001 per share.

Reclassifications

During the first quarter of 2016 the Company adopted Accounting St

andards Update (“ASU”) 2015-03,

Interest – Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30)

(“ASU 2015-03”), which requires the debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with the presentation of debt discounts. The adoption of ASU 2015-03 reduced the Company’s assets and liabilities by the amount of the debt issuance costs, which were $4.0 million and $1.1 million at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. This reclassification had no effect on reported net income (loss).