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Stock-based Compensation
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]  
Stock-Based Compensation

7.

Stock-based Compensation

The Company recognized stock-based compensation as follows:

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Research and development

 

$

14,980

 

 

$

8,031

 

 

$

4,195

 

General and administrative

 

 

15,542

 

 

 

8,250

 

 

 

2,730

 

Total stock-based compensation

 

$

30,522

 

 

$

16,281

 

 

$

6,925

 

 

Determination of Fair Value

The estimated grant-date fair value of all the Company’s options to purchase common stock was calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, based on the following assumptions:

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Expected term (in years)

 

5.3-6.1

 

 

5.3 – 6.1

 

 

5.1 – 6.1

 

Expected volatility

 

74%-78%

 

 

76% – 82%

 

 

73% – 81%

 

Risk-free interest rate

 

0.3% - 1.8%

 

 

1.4% – 2.6%

 

 

2.5% – 3.1%

 

Dividend yield

 

0%

 

 

0%

 

 

0%

 

 

The fair value of each stock option was determined by the Company using the methods and assumptions discussed below. Each of these inputs is subjective and generally requires significant judgment and estimation by management.

Expected Term—The expected term represents the period that stock-based awards are expected to be outstanding. The expected term was derived by using the simplified method which uses the midpoint between the average vesting term and the contractual expiration period of the stock-based award.

Expected Volatility—The Company has limited information on the volatility of stock options as the shares were not actively traded on any public markets prior to February 7, 2019. The expected volatility was derived from the historical stock volatilities of comparable peer public companies within its industry. These companies are considered to be comparable to the Company’s business over a period equivalent to the expected term of the stock-based awards. In 2020, the Company began giving weight to in its own historical volatility in the determination of expected volatility.

Risk-Free Interest Rate—The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the date of grant for zero-coupon U.S. Treasury notes with maturities approximately equal to the expected term.

Expected Dividend Rate—The expected dividend is zero as the Company has not paid nor does it anticipate paying any dividends on its common stock underlying its stock options in the foreseeable future.

Restricted Common Stock

The restricted common stock generally vests over a four-year period with straight-line vesting with a 25% one-year cliff.

Activity for the restricted common stock is shown below:

 

 

 

Number of

Shares

 

 

Weighted

Average

Grant

Date Fair

Value per

Share

 

Unvested restricted common stock as of

   December 31, 2018

 

 

1,917,848

 

 

$

6.95

 

Vested

 

 

(866,037

)

 

 

6.95

 

Forfeited

 

 

(56,973

)

 

 

6.95

 

Unvested restricted common stock as of

   December 31, 2019

 

 

994,838

 

 

 

6.95

 

Vested

 

 

(726,659

)

 

 

6.95

 

Forfeited

 

 

(81,754

)

 

 

6.95

 

Unvested restricted common stock as of

   December 31, 2020

 

 

186,425

 

 

 

6.95

 

 

As of December 31, 2020, total unrecognized stock-based compensation related to unvested restricted common stock issued to employees was $0.9 million, which the Company expects to recognize over a remaining weighted-average period of 0.8 years.

2019 Equity Incentive Plan

On February 6, 2019, the Company adopted the 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (2019 Plan) under which the Board may issue incentive stock options, nonstatutory stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, performance units, and performance shares to the Company’s employees, directors, and consultants. The Company’s 2017 Stock Option and Grant Plan (2017 Plan) was terminated; however, shares subject to awards granted under it will continue to be governed by the 2017 Plan. Shares reserved for issuance but not issued pursuant to, or not subject to, awards granted under the 2017 Plan were added to the available shares in the 2019 Plan. Shares subject to awards granted under the 2017 Plan that are repurchased by, or forfeited to, the Company will also be reserved for issuance under the 2019 Plan. The board of directors, or a committee appointed by the board of directors, has the authority to determine to whom options or shares will be granted, the number of shares, the term, and the exercise price. If an individual owns stock representing 10% or more of the outstanding shares, the exercise price of each share shall be at least 110% of the fair market value and the term of the award shall not exceed five years. All other options granted under the 2019 Plan must have an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value on the date of grant and have a term not to exceed ten years. The shares generally vest over a four-year period with straight-line vesting with a 25% one-year cliff. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had reserved 15,628,217 shares of common stock for issuance under the 2019 Plan, of which 2,973,219 shares were available for issuance.

Activity for the options to purchase common stock shown below:

 

 

 

Number of

Options

 

 

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price Per

Share

 

 

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual

Term

 

 

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(In years)

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Outstanding as of December 31, 2018

 

 

5,063,688

 

 

$

8.94

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

 

3,738,071

 

 

 

17.74

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(180,287

)

 

 

8.43

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

(178,648

)

 

 

11.52

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding as of December 31, 2019

 

 

8,442,824

 

 

 

12.79

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

 

5,597,148

 

 

 

15.35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(655,772

)

 

 

9.65

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forfeited

 

 

(729,202

)

 

 

14.96

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding as of December 31, 2020

 

 

12,654,998

 

 

$

13.96

 

 

 

8.7

 

 

$

39,633

 

Exercisable as of December 31, 2020

 

 

3,588,568

 

 

$

12.74

 

 

 

8.1

 

 

$

13,393

 

Vested and expected to vest as of December 31,

   2020

 

 

12,654,998

 

 

$

13.96

 

 

 

8.7

 

 

$

39,633

 

 

The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the underlying stock options and the fair value of the Company’s common stock for stock options that were in-the-money. The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised was $11.1 million and $1.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. There were no options exercised in 2018. The weighted-average grant-date fair value per share of options granted was $10.14, $12.06, and $6.27, for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, respectively. As of December 31, 2020, total unrecognized stock-based compensation related to unvested stock options was $82.9 million, which the Company expects to recognize over a remaining weighted-average period of 2.6 years.

2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

On February 6, 2019, the Company adopted the 2019 Employee Stock Option Plan (2019 ESPP). The 2019 ESPP will enable eligible employees of the Company to purchase shares of common stock at a discount. Each offering period will be approximately six months long beginning on the first trading day on or after December 1 and June 1 each year. ESPP participants purchase shares of common stock at a price per share equal to 85% of the lesser of (1) the fair market value per share of the common stock on the first trading day of the offering period or (2) the fair market value of the common stock on the purchase date. As of December 31, 2020, there was $0.4 million in unrecognized compensation expense related to the 2019 ESPP to be recognized over five months.