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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, or GAAP, and pursuant to the regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. As permitted under those rules, certain notes or other financial information that are normally required by GAAP have been condensed or omitted and accordingly, the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2022 has been derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information required by GAAP for complete consolidated financial statements. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) that are necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ended December 31, 2023 or for any other interim period or future year.

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and related financial information should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2022 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2023.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting periods. Significant estimates and assumptions made in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include certain accrued expenses for research and development activities. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other market-specific and relevant assumptions 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 could materially differ from those estimates.

 

Concentration of Credit Risk

 

Financial instruments, which potentially subject the Company to significant concentration of credit risk, consist of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities. The Company's cash is held by financial institutions that may at times exceed federally insured limits. However, the Company’s exposure to credit risk in the event of default by the financial institution is limited to the extent of amounts recorded on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company believes it is not exposed to significant credit risk on cash. The Company’s cash equivalents and marketable securities are held in custodial accounts maintained by third-party custodians. The Company's policy is to invest cash in institutional money market funds and marketable securities with high credit quality to limit the amount of credit exposure. The Company currently maintains a portfolio of cash equivalents and marketable securities in a variety of securities, including money market funds, government bonds and commercial paper. The Company has not experienced any losses on its cash equivalents and marketable securities.

 

Marketable Securities

 

The Company invests its excess cash in government bonds and commercial paper. All marketable securities have been classified as available-for-sale and are carried at estimated fair value as determined based upon quoted market prices or pricing models for similar securities. The Company does not buy or hold securities principally for the purpose of selling them in the near future. 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.

 

Short-term marketable securities have maturities less than or equal to one year as of the balance sheet date. These marketable securities are carried at estimated fair value with unrealized holding gains or losses included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders’ equity until realized. Gains and losses on marketable security transactions are reported on the specific-identification method. Interest income is recognized in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss when earned.

 

The Company periodically evaluates its available-for-sale marketable securities for credit losses. When the fair value of a marketable security is below its amortized cost basis, the amortized cost is reduced to its fair value if it is more likely than not that the Company is required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost, or the Company has the intention to sell the security. If neither of these conditions are met, the Company determines whether the decline in fair value is due to credit losses by comparing the present value of the expected cash flows of the security with its amortized cost basis. The amount of credit losses recognized is limited to the excess of the amortized cost basis over the fair value of the security. An allowance for credit losses for the excess of amortized cost basis over the expected cash flows, if any, is recorded in other income, net on the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. Any losses from declines in fair value that are not credit-related are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders’ equity.

 

Warrant Liabilities

The Company's warrants are classified as liabilities. At the end of each reporting period, any changes in fair value during the period are recognized in other income, net within the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The Company will continue to adjust the warrant liabilities for changes in the fair value until the earlier of a) the exercise or expiration of the warrants or b) the redemption of the warrants, at which time such warrants will be reclassified to additional paid-in capital.

Revenue Recognition

The Company records accounts receivable for amounts billed to the customer for which the Company has an unconditional right to consideration. The Company assesses accounts receivable for impairment and, to date, no impairment losses have been recorded.

The Company executed a Collaboration and Licensing Agreement, or CLA, with Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, or BI, in October 2022 to which the Company licensed certain rights to its intellectual property that is determined within the scope of ASC 606. The terms of the CLA include payments to the Company of a non-refundable upfront payment, development, regulatory and commercial milestone payments and royalties on net sales of licensed products.

The Company determined that the Company's intellectual property granted to BI represented one performance obligation for the purposes of conducting the partnership research and further development on SZN-413. The transaction price was determined to be the non-refundable upfront payment. Variable consideration related to future milestones was fully constrained because the Company

cannot conclude that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur, given the inherent uncertainty of success with these future milestones. At the end of each subsequent reporting period, the Company re-evaluates the probability of achievement of such milestones and any related constraint, and if necessary, adjusts its estimate of the overall transaction price. The Company will recognize sales-based royalties as revenue at the later of (i) when the related sales occur, or (ii) when the performance obligation to which some or all of the royalties that have been allocated have been satisfied (or partially satisfied).

 

Net Loss Per Share

Basic net loss per share is calculated by dividing the net loss attributable to common stock by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period, without consideration for potential dilutive securities. Since the Company was in a loss position for the periods presented, basic net loss per share is the same as diluted net loss per share as the effects of the potentially dilutive securities are antidilutive. The following table presents the potential shares of common stock outstanding that were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share of common stock as of the periods presented because including them would have been antidilutive (in thousands):

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

Options outstanding

 

 

4,752

 

 

 

3,811

 

Unvested restricted stock awards

 

 

69

 

 

 

117

 

Unvested restricted stock units

 

 

1,345

 

 

 

 

Unvested common stock subject to repurchase

 

 

2

 

 

 

29

 

Warrants to purchase common stock

 

 

5,907

 

 

 

7,219

 

Total

 

 

12,075

 

 

 

11,176