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Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Notes to Financial Statements  
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Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Genprex’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with US GAAP and the requirements of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for interim reporting. As permitted under those rules, certain footnotes or other financial information that is normally required by US GAAP can be condensed or omitted. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes normally included in financial statements prepared in conformity with US GAAP. The December 31, 2025 balance sheet was derived from the December 31, 2025 audited financial statements. Genprex’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 30, 2026 (the “Form 10-K”).

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) that management considers necessary for a fair presentation of Genprex’s condensed consolidated financial position and results of operations for the interim periods presented. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the entire year.

 

A summary of Genprex’s significant accounting policies consistently applied in the preparation of the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements follows.

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, which include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Convergen Biotech, Inc., have been prepared in accordance with US GAAP for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. All significant intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. As of  March 31, 2026, Convergen Biotech, Inc. has yet to initiate operating activity. 

 

Reverse Stock Split

 

On October 21, 2025, Genprex completed a 1-for-50 reverse stock split (“2025 Reverse Split”) of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock. The 2025 Reverse Split did not change the number of authorized shares of common stock or par value of the common stock. All references in these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements to shares, share prices, exercise prices, and other per share information in all periods have been adjusted, on a retroactive basis, to reflect the 2025 Reverse Split (see “Note 4 – Equity – 2025 Reverse Stock Split”).

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of Genprex’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents 

 

Genprex considers all highly liquid short-term investments with an initial maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Any amounts of cash in financial institutions which exceed Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insured limits expose the Company to cash concentration risk. The Company has cash in a money market account and had $17,799,219 and $7,580,820 in excess of FDIC insured limits of $250,000 at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. Any loss incurred or a lack of access to such funds could have a significant adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

 

Net Loss Per Share

 

Basic net loss per share is calculated by dividing the net loss by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period, without consideration for potential dilutive shares of common stock, which includes common stock equivalents consisting of (i) 1,325,388 unexercised options granted by the Company’s board of directors and unexercised warrants to purchase shares of common stock, and (ii) 85,179 unvested restricted stock units granted by the Company’s board of directors representing the right upon vesting to receive shares of common stock, in each case as of March 31, 2026

 

Segments

 

Operating segments are defined as components of an entity for which separate discrete financial information is made available and that is regularly evaluated by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) in making decisions regarding resource allocation and assessing performance. The Company’s CODM is its Chief Executive Officer and the Company manages its operations as a single segment for the purposes of assessing performance and making operating decisions. The Company is focused on pioneering the discovery and development of gene therapies for use in patient populations with unmet medical needs. See “Note 7 – Segment Reporting” for additional disclosures related to segment reporting.

 

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The carrying amounts reported in the condensed consolidated balance sheets for cash, money-market savings account, accounts receivable, and accounts payable approximate fair value because of the immediate or short-term maturity of these financial instruments.

 

Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, defines fair value, provides a consistent framework for measuring fair value under US GAAP and expands fair value financial statement disclosure requirements. ASC 820’s valuation techniques are based on observable and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs reflect readily obtainable data from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect our market assumptions. ASC 820 classifies these inputs into the following hierarchy:

 

Level 1: Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.

 

Level 2: Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable.

 

Level 3: Instruments with primarily unobservable value drivers.

 

Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range from three to five years. Routine maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred and major renovations or improvements are capitalized.

 

Research and Development Costs

 

Research and development expenditures consist of costs incurred to conduct research, develop engineering materials for further study, and develop clinical strategies for current and future programs associated with the Company’s preclinical and Phase 1/2 clinical trials. These expenditures are expensed in the period incurred and include payments to collaborative research partners, manufacturing partners and consultants, and clinical strategy partners, wages and associated employee benefits, facilities, and overhead costs.

 

Materials acquired to be used in clinical research, that have an alternative future use, are capitalized when the materials are acquired, and included in research and development supplies. These supplies are recognized as expense as they are consumed through use for testing or clinical activities, or have spoiled. The costs of materials that were acquired for a particular research and development activity and have no alternative future use are expensed in the period acquired. 

 

Research and development supplies purchased, valued at cost, and capitalized for future use were $1,503,207 and $1,802,228 at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively.

 

Intellectual Property

 

Intellectual property consists of legal and related costs associated with patents, trademarks, and other proprietary technology and rights developed, acquired, or licensed by Genprex. Costs related to filing and pursuing patent applications are expensed as incurred, as recoverability of such expenditures is uncertain. These patent-related legal costs are reported as a component of general and administrative expenses.

 

Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation

 

Genprex uses the fair value-based method of accounting for stock-based compensation for options granted to employees, independent consultants and contractors. The Company measures options granted at fair value determined as of the grant date and recognizes the expense over the periods in which the options vest or are expected to vest and related services are rendered based on the terms and conditions of the award. Generally, where the award only has a service condition, the requisite service period is the same as the vesting period.

 

Long-Lived Assets

 

Genprex reviews long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles held and used for possible impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. In evaluating the fair value and future benefits of its intangible assets, the Company performs an analysis of the anticipated undiscounted future net cash flow of the individual assets over the remaining amortization period. The Company recognizes an impairment loss if the carrying value of the asset exceeds the discounted expected future cash flows. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, there were no deemed impairments of the Company’s long-lived assets. 

 

Derivative Liability

 

The Company evaluates all features contained in financing agreements to determine if there are any embedded derivatives that require separate accounting from the underlying agreement under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging. An embedded derivative that requires separation is accounted for as a separate asset or liability from the host agreement. The derivative asset or liability is accounted for at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations within the other financing costs line item. The Company determined that certain features under the Equity Line of Credit (see "Note 4 – Equity – Equity Line of Credit") qualified as an embedded derivative. The derivative liability is accounted for separately from the Equity Line of Credit Purchase Agreement and is accounted for at fair value. $22,500 has been recorded on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as of  March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, related to this derivative liability.

 

Recent Accounting Developments

 

Accounting pronouncements issued but not effective until after March 31, 2026, are not expected to have a significant effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

 

In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which modifies the rules on income tax disclosures to require disaggregated information about a reporting entity’s effective tax rate reconciliation as well as information on income taxes paid. The standard is intended to benefit investors by providing more detailed income tax disclosures that would be useful in making capital allocation decisions. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted the standard effective January 1, 2025 and there was no material impact to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-11, Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow-Scope Improvements, which is intended to clarify the applicability of interim reporting guidance, the types of interim reporting and the form and content of interim US GAAP financial statements. ASU 2025-11 will be effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning on September 1, 2028 and the Company is currently evaluating the impact it may have on its interim condensed consolidated financial statements.