In this Quarterly Report, all references to "we," "our" and "us" refer to Quidel
Corporation and its subsidiaries.
Future Uncertainties and Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the federal securities laws that involve material risks,
assumptions and uncertainties. Many possible events or factors could affect our
future financial results and performance, such that our actual results and
performance may differ materially from those that may be described or implied in
the forward-looking statements. As such, no forward-looking statement can be
guaranteed. Differences in actual results and performance may arise as a result
of a number of factors including, without limitation: the impact of the novel
virus (COVID-19) global pandemic; funding and compliance risks relating to
government contracts, including the ability to meet key deliverables and
milestones under our NIH RADx-ATP contract; adverse changes in competitive
conditions, the reimbursement system currently in place and future changes to
that system, changes in economic conditions in our domestic and international
markets, lower than anticipated market penetration of our products, our reliance
on sales of our influenza and COVID-19 diagnostic tests, fluctuations in our
operating results resulting from the timing of the onset, length and severity of
cold and flu seasons, seasonality, government and media attention focused on
influenza and other respiratory or novel viruses and the related potential
impact on humans from such viruses, the quantity of our product in our
distributors' inventory or distribution channels, changes in the buying patterns
of our distributors, and changes in the healthcare market and consolidation of
our customer base; our development, acquisition and protection of proprietary
technology rights; our development of new technologies, products and markets;
our reliance on a limited number of key distributors; our exposure to claims and
litigation that could result in significant expenses and could ultimately result
in an unfavorable outcome for us, including the ongoing litigation between us
and Beckman Coulter, Inc.; intellectual property risks, including but not
limited to, infringement litigation; our need for additional funds to finance
our capital or operating needs; the financial soundness of our customers and
suppliers; acceptance of our products among physicians and other healthcare
providers; competition with other providers of diagnostic products; failures or
delays in receipt of new product reviews or related to currently-marketed
products by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the "FDA") or other
regulatory authorities or loss of any previously received regulatory approvals
or clearances or other adverse actions by regulatory authorities; changes in
government policies; costs of and adverse operational impact from failure to
comply with government regulations in addition to FDA regulations; compliance
with government regulations relating to the handling, storage and disposal of
hazardous substances; third-party reimbursement policies and potential cost
constraints; our failure to comply with laws and regulations relating to billing
and payment for healthcare services; our ability to meet demand for our
products; interruptions or shortages in our supply of raw materials and other
components; product defects; business risks not covered by insurance; costs and
disruptions from failures in our information technology and storage systems; our
exposure to data corruption, cyber-based attacks, security breaches and privacy
violations; competition for and loss of management and key personnel;
international risks, including but not limited to, compliance with product
registration requirements, compliance with legal requirements, tariffs, exposure
to currency exchange fluctuations and foreign currency exchange risk, longer
payment cycles, lower selling prices and greater difficulty in collecting
accounts receivable, reduced protection of intellectual property rights, social,
political and economic instability, increased financial accounting and reporting
burdens and complexities, taxes, and diversion of lower priced international
products into U.S. markets; changes in tax rates and exposure to additional tax
liabilities or assessments; our ability to identify and successfully acquire and
integrate potential acquisition targets; that we may have to write off goodwill
relating to our acquisitions; our ability to manage our growth strategy and
identify and integrate acquired companies or technologies and our ability to
obtain financing; the level of our indebtedness and deferred payment
obligations; that our Revolving Credit Facility is secured by substantially all
of our assets; the agreements for our indebtedness place operating and financial
restrictions on us and our ability to operate our business; that an event of
default could trigger acceleration of our outstanding indebtedness; that we may
incur additional indebtedness; increases in interest rate relating to our
variable rate debt; dilution resulting from future sales of our equity;
volatility in our stock price; provisions in our charter documents, Delaware law
and the indenture governing our Convertible Senior Notes that might delay or
impede stockholder actions with respect to business combinations or similar
transactions; and our intention of not paying dividends. Forward-looking
statements typically are identified by the use of terms such as "may," "will,"
"should," "might," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "plan," "intend," "goal,"
"project," "strategy," "future," and similar words, although some
forward-looking statements are expressed differently. Forward-looking statements
in this Quarterly Report include, among others, statements concerning: our
outlook for the remainder of 2020 regarding revenue growth, gross margins and
earnings, including the sources of expected growth; our initiatives for the
remainder of 2020, including research and development activities and emphasis
and our production capacity expansion; that we expect to continue to make
substantial expenditures for research and development activities; the nature and
amount of projected capital expenditures for the remainder of 2020 and our
source of funds for such expenditures; the sufficiency of our liquidity and
capital resources; our strategy, goals, initiatives and objectives; our
strategy, exposure to, and defenses against, claims and litigation, including
the pending litigation with Beckman; the sufficiency of our liquidity and our
short-term needs for capital; the sufficiency of our insurance coverage; that we
may incur additional debt or issue additional equity; and our intention to
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continue to evaluate technology, product lines and acquisition and licensing
opportunities. The risks described under "Risk Factors" in Item 1A Part II of
this quarterly report on Form 10-Q and Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2019, and elsewhere herein and in reports and
registration statements that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "SEC") from time to time, should be carefully considered. You are cautioned
not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect
management's analysis only as of the date of this Quarterly Report. Except as
required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly release the results of
any revision or update of these forward-looking statements, whether as a result
of new information, future events or otherwise.
The following should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial
Statements and Notes thereto beginning on page 3 of this Quarterly Report.
Overview
We have a leadership position in the development, manufacturing and marketing of
rapid diagnostic testing solutions. These diagnostic testing solutions are
separated into our four product categories: rapid immunoassay, cardiometabolic
immunoassay, specialized diagnostic solutions and molecular diagnostic
solutions. We sell our products directly to end users and distributors, in each
case, for professional use in physician offices, hospitals, clinical
laboratories, reference laboratories, urgent care clinics, leading universities,
retail clinics, pharmacies and wellness screening centers. We market our
products through a network of distributors and through a direct sales force. We
operate in one business segment that develops, manufactures and markets our four
product categories.
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic
Events surrounding the SARS-CoV-2 virus that emerged in Wuhan, China in late
2019 and the ensuing global pandemic has had a dramatic impact on businesses
globally and our business as well. The severity and duration of the pandemic and
economic repercussions of the virus and government actions in response to the
pandemic remain uncertain and will ultimately depend on many factors, including
the speed and effectiveness of the containment efforts throughout the world, the
duration and spread of the virus, as well as potential seasonality of new
outbreaks.
In the United States, federal, state, and local government directives and
policies have been put in place to manage public health concerns and address the
economic impacts, including sharply reduced business activity, increased
unemployment, and overall uncertainty presented by this new healthcare
challenge. Similar actions have been taken by governments around the world.
While all our sites are currently operational globally, our facilities could be
required to temporarily curtail production levels or temporarily cease
operations based on government mandates or as a result of the pandemic. To
mitigate risks, we continue to evaluate the nature and extent COVID-19 may have
to our business and operations and adjust risk mitigation planning and business
continuity activities as needed.
New SARS-CoV-2 Diagnostic Products
As a leader in point-of-care diagnostics and with established expertise in
respiratory infectious disease products, we are well-positioned to respond to
the COVID-19 pandemic. We are working closely with national and local
governments, agencies, and industry partners to develop, manufacture and supply
critical diagnostic products to support testing initiatives to help curb the
spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. In particular, we have developed new molecular
and antigen products to diagnose the SARS-CoV-2 virus. We have experienced
exceptional demand for such products. In response, we have committed significant
resources toward the expansion of our production capacity.
We expect demand for our molecular and antigen assays and instruments to
continue for the near-term at elevated levels, especially in the United States.
At the same time, we also have observed decreased demand for certain of our
other diagnostic products, such as cardiometabolic products, in connection with
customers closing or decreasing their operations and/or patients deferring
treatment. In addition, our non-COVID-19 product development and regulatory
clearances may be delayed as attention remains focused on the pandemic. Notably,
the extent to which COVID-19 will impact demand for our products depends on
future developments, which are highly uncertain and very difficult to predict,
including new information that may emerge concerning the severity of the
coronavirus and actions to contain and treat its impacts.
Operations and Employee Safety
While many governments have implemented lockdown and shelter-in-place orders,
requiring non-essential businesses to shut down operations, our business is
deemed "essential" and we have continued to operate, manufacture and distribute
products to customers. We have implemented preparedness plans designed to help
protect the safety of our employees and maintain operational continuity with an
emphasis on manufacturing, product distribution and product development during
this
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crisis. To date, we have been able to maintain our operations without
significant interruption and have been able to develop and quickly scale
manufacturing capacity for new products related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
To mitigate the pandemic's impact, we have transitioned non-essential employees
to work remotely, and have implemented preventative protocols intended to help
safeguard our on-site employees and maintain business continuity in the event
government restrictions or severe outbreaks impact our operations at certain
sites. We have also enhanced cleaning and sanitizing procedures, provided
additional personal hygiene supplies and protective equipment to personnel,
implemented health screening protocols and periodic testing for essential
personnel, limited access to facilities to outside persons who are not critical
to continuing our operations, trained employees on guidelines for social
distancing and face coverings and isolation and quarantine of personnel as we
deem appropriate given the facts, circumstances and applicable laws or
regulations. These measures have created additional burdens on our
infrastructure and information technology systems and may result in decreased
productivity and increased operating costs. However, the various responses we
have put in place have to date resulted in limited disruption to our normal
business operations.
We remain committed to the health and safety of our employees and communities
and are seeking to slow the spread of COVID-19. However, as the pandemic
continues to spread over time, there is an increased risk of employee
absenteeism and if a significant number of our employees are unable to perform
their duties for a period of time, we may experience difficulties in operating
one or more of our facilities which could adversely impact our financial
results.
Supply Chains
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen delays in receipts for
certain raw materials and components for our products. Such delays can result in
disruption to our business operations. We are continuously evaluating our supply
chain to identify potential gaps and have taken steps intended to ensure
continuity. We have considered potential political, legal or regulatory actions
that could be taken as a result of the pandemic in jurisdictions where we
manufacture, source or distribute products that could impact our supply of
products to our customers or the availability of raw materials and components
from our suppliers. We cannot currently predict the frequency, duration or scope
of these government actions and any supply disruptions, and the availability of
various products is dependent on our suppliers, their location and the extent to
which they are impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. We are proactively working
with manufacturers, industry partners and government agencies to help meet the
needs of our customers during the pandemic.
Recently, our inventory levels have fluctuated in response to supply dynamics
and larger and more frequent customer orders than were originally expected when
contractual arrangements were initiated for our new COVID-19 products. In
response, we have added alternate suppliers for some critical components and
instruments, increased inventory of raw materials needed in our operations,
increased manufacturing capacity and continue to explore opportunities to
further increase manufacturing capacity in our Athens, Ohio and San Diego,
California facilities.
We are seeking to minimize the impact of delays and secure allocations of vital
raw materials to meet extremely high demand for our products. However, dependent
on the duration and continued intensity of the current pandemic, we believe it
is possible that we may experience some sort of interruption to our supply
chains, and such an interruption could materially affect our ability to timely
manufacture and distribute our products and unfavorably impact our results of
operations depending on the nature and duration of such interruption.
Outlook
We anticipate continued revenue growth for the remainder of 2020, including a
favorable impact from the sale of testing products related to the COVID-19
pandemic, with a positive impact on gross margin and earnings. We expect to
continue to make significant investment in research and development activities
as we develop our next generation immunoassay and molecular platforms, as well
as additional assays to be launched on our current platforms, with the most
recent focus on the continued development of assays to address the COVID-19
pandemic. Additionally, we are investing in the expansion of our production
capacity in response to the demand driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. We intend to
continue our focus on prudently managing our business and delivering solid
financial results, while at the same time striving to continue to introduce new
products to the market and maintaining our emphasis on research and development
investments for longer term growth. Finally, we expect to continue to evaluate
opportunities to acquire new product lines, technologies and companies.
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Three months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the three months ended
September 30, 2019
Total Revenues
The following table compares total revenues for the three months ended
September 30, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands, except percentages):
                                       Three Months Ended
                                         September 30,                  Increase (Decrease)
                                      2020           2019                 $                  %
Rapid Immunoassay                  $ 337,042      $  42,534      $          294,508         692  %
Cardiometabolic Immunoassay           64,810         66,820                  (2,010)         -3  %
Specialized Diagnostic Solutions      11,213         12,455                  (1,242)        -10  %
Molecular Diagnostic Solutions        62,993          4,683                  58,310       1,245  %
Total revenues                     $ 476,058      $ 126,492      $          349,566         276  %


For the three months ended September 30, 2020, total revenue increased to $476.1
million from $126.5 million in the prior period. The Rapid Immunoassay category
was the largest contributor to revenue growth, driven by the Sofia SARS Antigen
assay. This is partially offset by lower demand for influenza and strep A
products, which correlates with the decreased doctor's office visits during the
period. Molecular Diagnostic Solutions sales increased $58.3 million over prior
year, driven by the Lyra SARS-CoV-2 assays. Cardiometabolic Immunoassay and
Specialized Diagnostic Solutions sales decreased as compared with prior year due
to continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Currency exchange rate impact for
the quarter was favorable by $0.5 million, which had a minimal impact on the
growth rate.
Gross Profit
Gross profit increased to $383.6 million, or 81% of revenue for the three months
ended September 30, 2020, compared to $75.9 million, or 60% of revenue for the
three months ended September 30, 2019. The increased gross profit was driven by
the demand for the new Sofia SARS Antigen and Lyra SARS-CoV-2 products.
Increased spend, required to expedite the production ramp, was mostly offset by
higher absorption related to the increased production volumes. Gross margin
improvement versus last year was due to the same factors.
Operating Expenses
The following table compares operating expenses for the three months ended
September 30, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands, except percentages):
                                                                          Three Months Ended
                                                                             September 30,
                                                         2020                                            2019
                                        Operating               As a % of               Operating               As a % of                         Increase (Decrease)
                                         expenses             total revenues             expenses             total revenues                     $                       %
Research and development               $  21,448                            5  %       $  11,976                            9  %       $             9,472                79  %
Sales and marketing                    $  37,413                            8  %       $  26,599                           21  %       $            10,814                41  %
General and administrative             $  16,410                            3  %       $  12,146                           10  %       $             4,264                35  %
Acquisition and integration costs      $     389                            -  %       $   4,456                            4  %       $            (4,067)              -91  %



Research and Development Expense
Research and development expense for the three months ended September 30, 2020
increased from $12.0 million to $21.4 million due primarily to increased
spending on Savanna, Sofia instrument upgrade and next-generation instrument
development projects. We also incurred incremental labor and material costs
associated with COVID-19 product development.
Research and development expenses include direct external costs such as fees
paid to third-party contractors and consultants, and internal direct and
indirect costs such as compensation and other expenses for research and
development personnel, supplies and materials, clinical trials and studies,
facility costs and depreciation.
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Sales and Marketing Expense
Sales and marketing expense for the three months ended September 30, 2020
increased from $26.6 million to $37.4 million due primarily to higher
compensation costs driven by increased headcount and improved performance in the
quarter, as well as bad debt expense. This was partially offset by reduced
travel, meeting and trade show costs due to the COVID-19 travel restrictions.
General and Administrative Expense
General and administrative expense for the three months ended September 30, 2020
increased from $12.1 million to $16.4 million compared with the prior year due
to higher compensation costs.
Acquisition and Integration Costs
Acquisition and integration costs of $0.4 million for the three months ended
September 30, 2020 related to professional service fees, while the acquisition
and integration costs of $4.5 million for the three months ended September 30,
2019 consisted primarily of global operation integration costs and evaluation of
new business development opportunities.
Other Expense, Net
The following table compares Other expense, net, for the three months ended
September 30, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands, except percentages):


                                             Three months ended September 30,              Increase (decrease)
                                                 2020                2019                 $                    %
Interest and other expense, net              $   (1,797)         $  (3,152)         $    (1,355)                -43  %
Loss on extinguishment of debt                  (10,384)                 -               10,384                    N/A
Total other expense, net                     $  (12,181)         $  (3,152)               9,029                 286  %


Interest and other expense, net primarily relates to accretion of interest on
the deferred consideration, coupon and accretion of interest related to our
Convertible Senior Notes and interest and amortization of deferred financing
costs associated with our Credit Agreement. The decrease in interest and other
expense, net of $1.4 million over the prior year was primarily due to lower debt
balances under the Company's Convertible Senior Notes, Revolving Credit Facility
and lower accretion of interest as the total deferred consideration liability
outstanding declined during 2020. Loss on extinguishment of debt of $10.4
million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 relates to the
extinguishment of $5.9 million in aggregate principal of the Convertible Senior
Notes converted and settled in cash during the period.
Income Taxes
For the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, income tax expense was
$63.5 million and $1.3 million, respectively. The higher tax expense for the
three months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the same period in the prior
year is a result of higher pre-tax profits and lower proportional discrete tax
benefits recorded in 2020 for excess tax benefits of stock-based compensation.

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Nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the nine months ended September
30, 2019
Total Revenues
The following table compares total revenues for the nine months ended September
30, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands, except percentages):
                                       Nine Months Ended
                                         September 30,                 Increase (Decrease)
                                      2020           2019                 $                 %
Rapid Immunoassay                  $ 513,578      $ 126,800      $          386,778       305  %
Cardiometabolic Immunoassay          172,902        200,674                 (27,772)      -14  %
Specialized Diagnostic Solutions      39,452         40,595                  (1,143)       -3  %
Molecular Diagnostic Solutions       126,533         14,643                 111,890       764  %
Total revenues                     $ 852,465      $ 382,712      $          469,753       123  %


For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, total revenue increased to $852.5
million from $382.7 million in the prior year. The Rapid Immunoassay category
was the largest contributor to revenue growth, driven by the Sofia SARS Antigen
and influenza assays. Molecular Diagnostic Solutions sales grew $111.9 million
over prior year, driven by the Lyra SARS-CoV-2 assays. The decrease in
Cardiometabolic Immunoassay and Specialized Diagnostic Solutions sales was
mainly due to lower demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. Currency exchange rate
impact for the period was unfavorable by $0.7 million, which had a minimal
impact on the growth rate.
Gross Profit
Gross profit increased to $647.4 million, or 76% of revenue for the nine months
ended September 30, 2020, compared to $226.0 million, or 59% of revenue for the
nine months ended September 30, 2019. The increased gross profit was driven by
the demand for the new Sofia SARS Antigen, Lyra SARS-CoV-2 and influenza
products, which drove improved product mix. In addition, higher production
volumes contributed to increased manufacturing overhead absorption, which offset
increases in spend. Gross margin improved compared to the same period in the
prior year due to the same factors.
Operating Expenses
The following table compares operating expenses for the nine months ended
September 30, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands, except percentages):
                                                                    Nine 

Months Ended September 30,


                                                         2020                                            2019
                                        Operating               As a % of               Operating               As a % of                         Increase (Decrease)
                                         expenses             total revenues             expenses             total revenues                     $                       %
Research and development               $  58,797                            7  %       $  37,629                           10  %       $            21,168                56  %
Sales and marketing                    $  95,718                           11  %       $  83,114                           22  %       $            12,604                15  %
General and administrative             $  46,421                            5  %       $  38,453                           10  %       $             7,968                21  %
Acquisition and integration costs      $   3,175                            -  %       $   9,116                            2  %       $            (5,941)              -65  %



Research and Development Expense
Research and development expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2020
increased from $37.6 million to $58.8 million due primarily to increased
spending on Savanna, Sofia instrument upgrade and next-generation instrument
development projects. We also incurred higher labor, material and clinical
trials spend associated with COVID-19 product development.
Research and development expenses include direct external costs such as fees
paid to consultants, and internal direct and indirect costs such as compensation
and other expenses for research and development personnel, supplies and
materials, clinical trials and studies, facility costs and depreciation.
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Sales and Marketing Expense
Sales and marketing expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2020
increased $12.6 million to $95.7 million compared with the prior year, primarily
due to higher employee-related costs, freight and bad debt expense, partially
offset by reduced travel, meeting and trade show costs due to the COVID-19
travel restrictions.
General and Administrative Expense
General and administrative expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2020
increased from $38.5 million to $46.4 million compared with the prior year
period, due to increased compensation costs from global expansion and improved
performance in 2020. The increase was partially offset by lower professional
service fees incurred in the period.
Acquisition and Integration Costs
Acquisition and integration costs of $3.2 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2020 primarily related to the evaluation of new business
development opportunities. Acquisition and integration costs of $9.1 million for
the nine months ended September 30, 2019 consisted primarily of global operation
integration costs.
Other Expense, net
The following table compares Other expense, net, for the nine months ended
September 30, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands, except percentages):
                                                Nine months ended September 30,                  Increase (decrease)
                                                    2020                   2019                  $                   %
Interest and other expense, net              $         (8,071)         $ (12,239)         $     (4,168)              -34  %
Loss on extinguishment of debt                        (10,384)              (748)                9,636             1,288  %
Total other expense, net                     $        (18,455)         $ (12,987)         $      5,468                42  %


Interest and other expense, net was $8.1 million and $12.2 million for the nine
months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Interest and other
expense, net primarily relates to accretion of interest on the deferred
consideration, coupon and accretion of interest related to our Convertible
Senior Notes and interest and amortization of deferred financing costs
associated with the debt outstanding under our Credit Agreement. The decrease in
interest and other expense, net over the prior year was primarily due to lower
debt balances under the Company's Revolving Credit Facility and Convertible
Senior Notes and lower deferred consideration liability outstanding. Such
decrease was partially offset by a $1.1 million change in fair value of
derivative liabilities associated with Convertible Senior Notes conversion
recorded in the second quarter of 2020.
Loss on extinguishment of debt of $10.4 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2020 relates to the extinguishment of $5.9 million in aggregate
principal of the Convertible Senior Notes converted and settled in cash during
the period. Loss on extinguishment of debt of $0.7 million for the nine months
ended September 30, 2019 relates to the extinguishment of $45.4 million in
aggregate principal of the Convertible Senior Notes in exchange for the
Company's common stock during the period.
Income Taxes
For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the income tax expense
was $84.6 million and $2.4 million, respectively. The primary drivers of the
increased income tax expense in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 are the
increased pre-tax profits offset by the lower proportional impact from discrete
excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation. In the nine months ended
September 30, 2019, the excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation offset
a greater portion of the tax expense from earnings.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the principal sources of liquidity consisted of the following (in thousands):


                                                                   September 30,           December 31,
                                                                       2020                    2019
Cash and cash equivalents                                        $       77,547          $      52,775
Amount available to borrow under the Revolving Credit Facility   $      175,000          $     175,000
Working capital including cash and cash equivalents              $      

353,050 $ 96,336





As of September 30, 2020, we had $77.5 million in cash and cash equivalents, a
$24.8 million increase from December 31, 2019. Our cash requirements fluctuate
as a result of numerous factors, such as cash generated from operations,
progress in research and development or capital expansion projects and
integration activities. In addition, we intend to continue to evaluate
candidates for new product lines, company or technology acquisitions or
technology licensing. If we decide to proceed with any such transactions, we may
need to incur additional debt or issue additional equity, to successfully
complete the transactions.
Our primary source of liquidity, other than our holdings of cash and cash
equivalents, has been cash flows from operations and financing. Cash generated
from operations provides us with the financial flexibility we need to meet
normal operating, investing and financing needs. We do not currently expect the
impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic to adversely affect our liquidity and capital
resources or our ability to meet financial commitments. We anticipate that our
current cash and cash equivalents, together with cash provided by operating
activities will be sufficient to fund our near-term capital and operating needs
for at least the next 12 months.
Normal operating needs include the planned costs to operate our business,
including amounts required to fund working capital and capital expenditures. Our
primary short-term needs for capital, which are subject to change, include
expenditures related to:
•the continued advancement of research and development efforts;
•acquisitions of equipment and other fixed assets for use in our current and
future manufacturing and research and development facilities;
•support of commercialization efforts related to our current and future
products, including support of our direct sales force and field support
resources;
•interest on and repayments of our Convertible Senior Notes, deferred
consideration, contingent consideration and lease obligations; and
•potential strategic acquisitions and investments.
Our Convertible Senior Notes due in 2020 have a coupon rate of 3.25% and are
convertible as of September 30, 2020. The principal balance outstanding as of
September 30, 2020 was $6.8 million. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
provides us with a Revolving Credit Facility of $175.0 million and there is no
balance outstanding as of September 30, 2020. The Revolving Credit Facility
matures on August 31, 2023. See Note 5 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report for further discussion of
the Convertible Senior Notes and the Revolving Credit Facility.
As of September 30, 2020, we have $11.3 million in fair value of contingent
consideration and $114.4 million of deferred consideration associated with
acquisitions to be settled in future periods.
On December 12, 2018, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a stock
repurchase program, pursuant to which up
to $50.0 million of the Company's shares of common stock may be purchased
through December 12, 2020. On August 28, 2020, the Board authorized an addition
of $150.0 million to the Company's previously announced stock repurchase
program. The Board also extended the repurchase authorization through August 28,
2022. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, 257,329 shares of
outstanding common stock were repurchased under the Company's share repurchase
program for approximately $43.7 million. As of September 30, 2020, the Company
had approximately $156.3 million available under the repurchase program.
We expect our revenue and operating expenses will significantly impact our cash
management decisions. Our future capital requirements and the adequacy of our
available funds to service our long-term debt and to fund working capital
expenditures and business development efforts will depend on many factors,
including:
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•our ability to realize revenue growth from our new technologies and create
innovative products in our markets;
•our outstanding debt and covenant restrictions;
•our ability to leverage our operating expenses to realize operating profits as
we grow revenue;
•competing technological and market developments; and
•the need to enter into collaborations with other companies or acquire other
companies or technologies to enhance or complement our product and service
offerings.

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