Certain statements contained in this section and other parts of this Annual Report on Form 10-K which are not historical facts are forward looking statements and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ significantly from the projected results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that might affect actual results include, but are not limited to, those discussed in ITEM 1A "RISK FACTORS" and other factors identified from time to time in our reports filed with the SEC. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements contained in this Annual Report.





General Overview


The Company develops and commercializes a range of automated technologies for cell-banking, cell-processing, and cell-based therapeutics. Since the 1990's ThermoGenesis Holdings has been a pioneer in, and a leading provider of automated systems that isolate, purify and cryogenically store units of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells for the cord blood banking industry. The Company was founded in 1986 and is incorporated in the State of Delaware and headquartered in Rancho Cordova, CA.

The Company provides the AutoXpress® and BioArchive® platforms for automated clinical bio-banking, PXP® platform for point-of-care cell-based therapies and CAR-TXpress™ platform for large scale cell manufacturing services. All product lines are reporting as a single reporting segment in the financial statements.

See the "Business" section in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-K for additional information.





Reverse Stock Split



On December 22, 2022, the Company effected a one (1) for forty-five (45) reverse stock split of its issued and outstanding common stock. The total number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance by the Company of 350,000,000 shares did not change in connection with the reverse stock split.

All historical share amounts disclosed herein have been retroactively restated to reflect the reverse split and subsequent share exchange. No fractional shares were issued as a result of the reverse stock split, as fractional shares of common stock were rounded up to the nearest whole share.


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                             Results of Operations



   Year Ended December 31, 2022 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2021

Net Revenues

Net revenues for the year ended December 31, 2022, were $10,483,000 compared to $9,294,000 for the year ended December 31, 2021, an increase of $1,189,000 or 13%. The increase was due to domestic AXP disposable sales which were approximately $1.3 million higher in 2022. At the beginning of 2021 our largest domestic customer made the decision to transition to just in time inventory and depleted their existing inventory in lieu of additional purchases decreasing our sales at the beginning of last year. In 2022, they purchased products based on demand. We anticipate AXP disposable domestic sales will be more in line with 2022 in future periods.

Revenues were comprised of the following:





                       Years Ended December 31,
                         2022             2021

AXP                  $   6,391,000     $ 5,138,000
BioArchive               2,215,000       2,345,000
CAR-TXpress              1,129,000       1,284,000
Manual Disposables         655,000         421,000
Other                       93,000         106,000
                     $  10,483,000     $ 9,294,000




Gross Profit

The Company's gross profit was $2,710,000 or 26% of net revenues for the year ended December 31, 2022, compared to $3,493,000 or 38% for the year ended December 31, 2021, a decrease of $783,000 or 22%. Our gross profit percentage was 12% lower in 2022 as compared to 2021. The decrease was primarily due to higher costs from our AXP disposable contract manufacturer, with our costs increasing by approximately 28% in 2022. In part to obtain better pricing, we terminated our agreement with the contract manufacturer in 2022 and are in the process of transitioning to a new supplier for our AXP bagsets. The new supplier will provide lower pricing allowing us to decrease our AXP disposable costs by an estimated 10 - 15%. However, we do not expect to see the benefits of the lower pricing until 2024 as the Company will likely be selling the remaining inventory purchased from our original supplier for the majority of 2023. Additionally, gross profit percentage was lower in 2022 due to excess capacity charges in the second half of the year as a result of reduced manufacturing as the Company focused on its transition to being a CDMO service provider which is expected to launch in 2023.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses were $7,244,000 for the year ended December 31, 2022, as compared to $8,515,000 for the year ended December 31, 2021, a decrease of $1,271,000 or 15%. The decrease was driven by stock compensation expense, which decreased by approximately $2 million primarily due to the accelerated expense for the stock options that were voluntarily surrendered by Company executives in 2021. This was offset by approximately $1 million in rent and operating expenses for our new CDMO facility which we began leasing in April 2022.

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development expenses were $1,659,000 for the year ended December 31, 2022, compared to $2,209,000 for the year ended December 31, 2021, a decrease of $550,000 or 25%. The decrease was driven by reduced stock compensation expense related to the accelerated expense for the stock options that were voluntarily surrendered in 2021 and the Company not backfilling the Chief Technology Officer position which was vacated at the beginning of 2022.


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Interest Expense

Interest expense decreased to $5,616,000 for the year ended December 31, 2022, as compared to $6,103,000 for the year ended December 31, 2021, a difference of $487,000. The decrease is due to lower interest expense related to the portion of the Boyalife Convertible Promissory Note that was converted in June 2022.

Gain on Extinguishment of Debt

The Company recorded a gain of extinguishment of debt of $652,000 for the year ended December 31, 2021, related to the principal and accrued interest for the Paycheck Protection Program loan the Company received in 2020, which was forgiven in the first quarter of 2021.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

At December 31, 2022, we had cash and cash equivalents of $4,177,000. We have used cash generated from operations and private and public placement of equity securities as our primary sources of liquidity.

The Company has a Revolving Credit Agreement with Boyalife Group, Inc. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had drawn down $7,000,000 of the $10,000,000 that is available under the Revolving Credit Agreement, which matures in December 2023. Boyalife Group Inc. is owned and controlled by the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of our Board of Directors. The Company does not expect to be able to draw additional funds from the Revolving Credit Agreement in 2023.

The Company also has an unsecured convertible promissory note with an accredited investor pursuant to which the Company issued and sold to such investor with an original principal amount of $1,000,000. As of March 2023, the outstanding balance of the note was $397,000, which is due July 31, 2023.

The Company has incurred historical losses from operations and expects to continue to incur operating losses in the near future. We anticipate opening our new CDMO facility in 2023 and increasing cash from operations. The Company will need to raise additional capital to grow its business, fund operating expenses and make interest payments. The Company's ability to fund its liquidity needs is subject to various risks, many of which are beyond its control. The Company may seek additional funding through debt borrowings, sales of debt or equity securities or strategic partnerships. The Company cannot guarantee that such funding will be available on a timely basis, in needed quantities or on terms favorable to the Company, if at all. These factors and other indicators raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern within one year from the filing date of this report.

We manage the concentration of credit risk with our customers and distributors through a variety of methods including, pre-shipment deposits, credit reference checks and credit limits. Although management believes that our customers and distributors are sound and creditworthy, a severe adverse impact on their business operations could have a corresponding material effect on their ability to pay timely and therefore on our net revenues, cash flows and financial condition.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of our consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to stock-based compensation, depreciation, fair values of intangibles and goodwill, bad debts, inventories, warranties, and contingencies. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are 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 that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. See Note 3 "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" to the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 8. We believe the following policies are critical and require significant judgement by the Company:


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Revenue Recognition


The Company's revenues primarily consist of device sales and service revenue.

Device Sales

Device sales include devices and consumables for BioArchive, AXP, CAR-TXpress and manual disposables. Revenue is recognized when control of the devices passes to the customer, and the Company's performance obligation has been satisfied.

Service Revenue

Service revenue principally consists of maintenance contracts for BioArchive, AXP and CAR-TXpress products. Devices sold have warranty periods of one to two years. After the warranty expires, the Company offers separately priced annual maintenance contracts. Under these contracts, customers pay in advance. These prepayments are recorded as deferred revenue and recognized over time as the contract performance obligations are satisfied.

Revenue is recognized based on the following five-step process as outlined in the Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 606, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers": (i) Identify the Contract with the Customer; (ii) Identify Performance Obligations in the Contract; (iii) Determine the Transaction Price; (iv) Allocate the Transaction Price; and (v) Satisfaction of the Performance Obligations (and Recognize Revenue).

Revenues are recorded net of discounts. Shipping and handling fees billed to customers are included in net revenues, while the related costs are included in cost of revenues. Most sales are made with FOB origin shipping terms, with title and control of the goods passing to the customer at the time of shipment. Payments from domestic customers are normally due in two months or less after the title transfers, the service contract is executed, or the services have been rendered. For international customers, payment terms may extend up to 120 days. All sales have fixed pricing and there are currently no variable components included in the Company's revenue.

Generally, all sales are contract sales (with either an underlying contract or purchase order). The Company does not have any material contract assets. When invoicing occurs prior to revenue recognition, a contract liability is recorded (as deferred revenue on the consolidated balance sheet).

Except for limited exceptions, there is no right of return provided for distributors or customers. For distributors, the Company has no control over the movement of goods to the end customer. The Company's distributors control the timing, terms and conditions of the transfer of goods to the end customer. Additionally, for sales of products made to distributors, the Company considers a number of factors in determining when revenue is recognized. These factors include, but are not limited to, whether the payment terms offered to the distributor are considered to be non-standard, the distributor's history of adhering to the terms of its contractual arrangements with the Company, whether the Company has a pattern of granting concessions for the benefit of the distributor, and whether there are other conditions that may indicate that the sale to the distributor is not substantive.


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Inventories


We value inventory at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost is determined on a first in first out basis. This policy requires us to make estimates regarding the net realizable value of our inventory, including an assessment of excess or obsolete inventory. Our determination of excess and obsolete inventory requires judgement, which is based on several factors, including demand forecasts, prior sales history, and industry trends. For disposable items with an expiration date, we consider the remaining shelf life in our analysis. Based on our evaluation, an allowance is recorded for inventory which we believe may ultimately not be sold to customers. We update our evaluation every quarter, increasing or decreasing the allowance based on the most current information available at the time. If our actual demand is less than anticipated, we may be required to take additional obsolete inventory charges, decreasing our gross margin and adversely impacting net operating results.

In addition, we sometimes purchase inventory in large quantities to obtain purchase discounts from our suppliers. This leads the Company to split inventory between short term and long term. The Company uses judgement and the forecasted demand information available to determine whether inventory should be recorded as long term.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements.

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