Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
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| Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | 1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Organization BioAtla, LLC was formed in Delaware in and was converted to a Delaware corporation in July 2020 and renamed BioAtla, Inc. (the “Company”). BioAtla, Inc. is a single legal entity with one consolidated variable interest entity (“VIE”), BA 3021 SPV LLC (see Note 10). The Company has a proprietary platform for creating biologics, including its conditionally active biologics (“CAB” or “CABs”). CABs have been designed to be active only under certain conditions found in diseased tissue, while remaining inactive in normal tissue. The Company has developed several CAB drug candidates through Phase 2 clinical trials including: two CAB antibody drug conjugates (“CAB ADC”), mecbotamab vedotin (BA3011), a CAB ADC targeting AXL, and ozuriftamab vedotin (BA3021), a CAB ADC targeting ROR2; and evalstotug (BA3071), a CAB anti-CTLA-4 antibody. The Company has an ongoing Phase 1 trial for BA3182 (CAB-EpCAM x CAB-CD3), a CAB bispecific antibody targeting EpCAM. Merger and Related Share Consolidation On March 23, 2026, the Company’s stockholders approved the Agreement and Plan of Merger, as amended from time to time, including pursuant to Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and Plan of Merger, pursuant to which (i) a wholly owned subsidiary (the “Merger Sub”) of the Company would merge with and into the Company, with the Company surviving (the “Merger”), and (ii) every fifty (50) shares of common stock of the Company issued and outstanding, or held as treasury stock, would be converted into one (1) share of common stock of the surviving corporation, which would be the Company (the “Share Consolidation”). The effective date of the Merger and the related Share Consolidation was April 6, 2026. The Share Consolidation did not change the par value or the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements and notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements present the retroactive effect of the Share Consolidation on the Company’s common stock share and per share data, and exercise price data for applicable common stock equivalents, for all periods presented. Basis of Presentation The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2026, and for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) applicable to interim financial statements. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements and include all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring accruals, which in the opinion of management are necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of the interim date and results of operations for the interim periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year or future periods. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025, included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2026. Liquidity and Going Concern The Company has incurred cumulative operating losses and negative cash flows from operations since its inception and expects to continue to incur significant expenses and operating losses for the foreseeable future as it continues development of its product candidate BA3182. As of March 31, 2026, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $552.0 million. In November 2025, the Company entered into the Standby Equity Purchase Agreement (the “SEPA”) with Yorkville pursuant to which the Company has the right to sell to Yorkville up to $15.0 million of shares of common stock (the “Commitment Amount”), subject to certain limitations and conditions set forth in the SEPA, during the 36 months beginning November 20, 2025 (such shares, the “SEPA Shares”). As of March 31, 2026, 48,092 SEPA Shares had been sold under the SEPA, with gross proceeds to the Company totaling approximately $0.4 million. Additional sales of the SEPA Shares to Yorkville and the timing of any such sales, if elected to be utilized by the Company at a future date, are at the Company’s option. On March 2, 2026, the Company announced a formal process to explore and evaluate strategic options to maximize shareholder value, including the sale of preclinical and clinical assets, licensing transactions, strategic partnerships or other corporate transactions. The Company plans to continue to fund its losses from operations and capital funding needs through proceeds received through the SEPA, this strategic process, other public or private equity or debt financings, or other sources. In connection with the evaluation of strategic options, the Company also implemented a reduction in force and other cost-containment measures intended to better align resources with its near-term priorities. In order to continue to preserve capital during this period, the Company is re-evaluating the timing and scope of its clinical development programs. If the Company is not able to secure adequate additional funding, the Company may be forced to make further reductions in spending, extend payment terms with suppliers, liquidate assets where possible, suspend or curtail planned programs or wind down the Company. Any of these actions could materially harm the Company’s business, results of operations and future prospects. Management is required to perform a two-step analysis of the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management must first evaluate whether there are conditions and events that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern (Step 1). If management concludes that substantial doubt is raised, management is also required to consider whether its plans alleviate that doubt (Step 2). Management’s assessment concluded that there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least one year from the issuance date of these condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company has prepared its condensed consolidated financial statements on a going concern basis, which assumes that the Company will realize its assets and satisfy its liabilities in the normal course of business. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classifications of liabilities that may result from the outcome of the uncertainty concerning the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Variable Interest Entities The Company consolidates entities in which it has a controlling financial interest. The Company determines whether it has a controlling financial interest in an entity by first evaluating whether the entity is a voting interest entity or a VIE. VIEs are entities in which (i) the total equity investment at risk is sufficient to enable the entity to finance its activities independently, (ii) the equity holders have the power to direct the activities of the entity that most significantly impact its economic performance, the obligation to absorb the losses of the entity and the right to receive the residual returns of the entity and (iii) the legal entity is structured with substantive voting rights. A VIE is an entity that lacks one or more of the characteristics of a voting interest entity. The Company has a controlling financial interest in a VIE when the Company has a variable interest or interests that provide it with (i) the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The Company evaluates its relationships with its VIEs on an ongoing basis to determine whether or not it has a controlling financial interest. Use of Estimates The preparation of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements requires it to make estimates and assumptions that impact the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. The most significant estimates in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements relate to accruals for research and development costs, equity-based compensation, and fair value measurements related to the Warrant Liability (as defined in Note 4). These estimates and assumptions are based on current facts, historical experience and various other factors believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the recording of revenue and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ materially and adversely from these estimates. To the extent there are material differences between the estimates and actual results, the Company’s future results of operations will be affected. Cash and Cash Equivalents The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of 90 days or less at the date of purchase to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents consist of highly rated securities including U.S. Government and U.S. Treasury money market funds, which are unrestricted as to withdrawal or use. Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to a significant concentration of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents. The Company maintains deposits in federally insured financial institutions in excess of federally insured limits and may invest cash that is not required for immediate operating needs in highly liquid instruments that bear minimal risk. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and management believes that the Company is not exposed to significant credit risk due to the financial position of the depository institutions in which those deposits are held. Stock-Based Compensation Stock-based compensation expense represents the grant date fair value of equity awards, consisting of stock options, restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and employee stock purchase plan rights, over the requisite service period of the awards (usually the vesting period) on a straight-line basis. The Company estimates the fair value of stock option grants and employee stock purchase plan rights using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The fair value of RSUs is based on the closing sales price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. Equity award forfeitures are recognized as they occur. Leases The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. An arrangement is or contains a lease if it conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. If a lease is identified, classification is determined at lease commencement. Operating lease liabilities are recognized at the present value of the future lease payments at the lease commencement date. The Company’s leases do not provide an implicit interest rate and therefore the Company estimates its incremental borrowing rate to discount lease payments. The incremental borrowing rate reflects the interest rate that the Company would have to pay to borrow on a collateralized basis an amount equal to the lease payments in a similar economic environment over a similar term. Operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets are based on the corresponding lease liability adjusted for any lease payments made at or before commencement, initial direct costs, and lease incentives. Renewals or early terminations are not accounted for unless the Company is reasonably certain to exercise these options. Operating lease expense is recognized and the ROU asset is amortized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Variable lease costs are recognized as incurred and are not included in the calculation of the ROU asset or the related lease liability. The Company has a single lease agreement with lease and non-lease components, which are accounted for as a single lease component. Payments for short-term leases, defined as leases with a term of twelve months or less, are expensed on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company does not currently have any short-term leases. Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use assets, operating lease liabilities, and operating lease liabilities, non-current on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company does not have any finance leases. Fair Value Option Under the ASC 825, Financial Instruments (“ASC 825”), the Company has the irrevocable option to report certain financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value on an instrument-by-instrument basis. Under the Pre-Paid Advance Agreements (the “PPAs”) entered into in November 2025, pre-paid advances having an aggregate principal amount of $7.5 million (the “Pre-Paid Advance”) were issued to the Company. The Company elected the fair value option to account for the Pre-Paid Advance (See Note 4 and Note 7). The fair value option was elected as management believes fair value measurement better aligns with the instrument’s economic risks and expected settlement outcomes. This election also eliminates the need to bifurcate the embedded conversion features and account for them separately as derivative instruments. The Pre-Paid Advance was initially recorded at fair value at issuance, which was determined to be equal to the transaction price of $7.15 million. Issuance costs incurred in connection with the Pre-Paid Advance were expensed as incurred, consistent with the requirements applicable to instruments measured at fair value under ASC 825. Subsequent to initial recognition, the Company remeasures the Pre-Paid Advance to fair value at each reporting date, with changes in fair value recognized in earnings within the gain on PPAs liability on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The change in fair value related to accrued interest is presented with the total change in fair value of the Pre-Paid Advance as a single line within the gain on PPAs liability on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Comprehensive Loss Comprehensive loss is defined as a change in equity during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, and consists of net loss and other comprehensive gain (loss). There have been no items qualifying as other comprehensive loss and, therefore, for all periods presented, the Company’s comprehensive loss was the same as its reported net loss. Net Loss Per Share Basic net loss per common share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period, without consideration for potentially dilutive securities. Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted-average number of common shares and dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding for the period determined using the treasury-stock method. Dilutive common stock equivalents are comprised of common stock warrants, RSUs, common stock options outstanding under the Company’s stock option plan, and contingently issuable shares under the BioAtla, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”). Potentially dilutive securities not included in the calculation of diluted net loss per common share because to do so would be anti-dilutive are as follows (in common stock equivalents):
Recent Accounting Pronouncements From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), or other standard setting bodies and adopted by the Company as of the specified effective date. Unless otherwise discussed, Accounting Standards Updates (“ASU”) not included in the Company’s disclosures were assessed and determined to be either not applicable or are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements or disclosures. In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, “Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses,” which requires public entities, at annual and interim reporting periods, to disclose in a tabular format additional information about specific expense categories in the notes to the consolidated financial statements. ASU 2024-03 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements. In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-11, “Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow Scope Improvements”. This update will improve the navigability of required interim disclosures and clarify when that guidance is applicable, and will require entities to disclose events since the end of the last annual reporting period that have a material impact on the entity. ASU 2025-11 is effective for interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company will adopt the standard for the interim periods within the year ending December 31, 2028. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. |
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