Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Nature of Operations.  Avadel Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: AVDL) (“Avadel,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) is an emerging biopharmaceutical company. Our lead product candidate, FT218, is an investigational once-nightly formulation of sodium oxybate for the treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness (“EDS”) and cataplexy in narcolepsy patients. FT218 uses our Micropump controlled release drug-delivery technology.

We are primarily focused on the development and potential United States (“U.S.”) Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) approval of FT218. Outside of our lead product candidate, we continue to evaluate opportunities to expand our product portfolio.

We were incorporated in Ireland on December 1, 2015 as a private limited company, and re-registered as an Irish public limited company on November 21, 2016. Our headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland and we have operations in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

FT218 (Micropump sodium oxybate)

FT218 is a once-nightly formulation of sodium oxybate that uses our Micropump controlled release drug-delivery technology for the treatment of EDS and cataplexy in patients suffering from narcolepsy. Sodium oxybate is the sodium salt of gamma hydroxybutyrate, an endogenous compound and metabolite of the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid. Sodium oxybate is approved in Europe and the U.S. as a twice-nightly formulation indicated for the treatment of EDS and cataplexy in patients with narcolepsy. In December 2019, we completed patient enrollment of our Phase 3 REST-ON clinical trial of FT218 to assess the safety and efficacy of a once-nightly formulation of FT218 for the treatment of EDS and cataplexy in patients suffering from narcolepsy and on April 27, 2020, we announced topline results from our Phase 3 REST-ON clinical trial of FT218. On July 13, 2020, we announced the dosing of the first patient of our open-label extension/switch study of FT218 as a potential treatment for EDS and cataplexy in patients with narcolepsy.

Previously Approved FDA Products

On June 30, 2020 (“Closing Date”), we announced the sale of our portfolio of sterile injectable drugs used in the hospital setting (the “Hospital Products”), including our three commercial products, Akovaz, Bloxiverz and Vazculep, as well as Nouress, which is approved by the FDA to Exela Sterile Medicines LLC (“Exela Buyer”) (the “Transaction”) pursuant to an asset purchase agreement between Avadel U.S. Holdings Inc., Avadel Legacy Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Exela Holdings, Inc. and the Exela Buyer (“Purchase Agreement”). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Exela Buyer paid us $14,500 on the Closing Date and will pay an additional $27,500 in ten equal monthly installments which began in September 2020 for total aggregate consideration of $42,000. The following four FDA approved products were included in the sale of the hospital products:

•Bloxiverz (neostigmine methylsulfate injection) - Bloxiverz was approved by the FDA in May 2013 and was launched in July 2013. Bloxiverz is a drug used intravenously in the operating room to reverse the effects of non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agents after surgery. Bloxiverz was the first FDA-approved version of neostigmine methylsulfate. Today, neostigmine is one of the two most frequently used products for the reversal of the effects of other agents used for neuromuscular blocks.

•Vazculep (phenylephrine hydrochloride injection) - Vazculep was approved by the FDA in June 2014 and was launched in October 2014. Vazculep is indicated for the treatment of clinically important hypotension occurring in the setting of anesthesia.

•Akovaz (ephedrine sulfate injection) - Akovaz, was approved by the FDA in April 2016 and was launched in August 2016. Akovaz was the first FDA approved formulation of ephedrine sulfate, an alpha- and beta- adrenergic agonist and a norepinephrine-releasing agent that is indicated for the treatment of clinically important hypotension occurring in the setting of anesthesia.

•Nouress (cysteine hydrochloride injection) - Nouress was approved by the FDA in December 2019. Nouress is a sterile injectable product for use in the hospital setting, and two issued U.S. patents currently cover that product. Several additional patent applications for Nouress are pending with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”).

Basis of Presentation. The unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2020, which is derived from the prior year 2019 audited consolidated financial statements, and the interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements presented herein, have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (U.S. GAAP), the requirements of Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X and, consequently, do not include all information or footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements or all the disclosures normally made in an Annual Report on Form 10-K. Accordingly, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included herein should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and footnotes included in the Company’s 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 16, 2020.

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and subsidiaries, and reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the dates and periods presented. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected during the remainder of the current year or for any future period. 

On February 6, 2019, our indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Avadel Specialty Pharmaceuticals, LLC (“Specialty Pharma”), filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”). in the U.S. District Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”), Case No. 19-10248. Specialty Pharma is operating and managing its business as “debtors-in-possession” under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and order of the Bankruptcy Court. As a result of Specialty Pharma’s voluntary bankruptcy filing on February 6, 2019, we no longer controlled the operations of Specialty Pharma; therefore, we deconsolidated Specialty Pharma effective with the bankruptcy filing and the Company recorded its investment in Specialty Pharma under the cost method. See Note 3: Subsidiary Bankruptcy and Deconsolidation. Our results of operations for the period January 1, 2019 through February 6, 2019 include the results of Specialty Pharma prior to its February 6, 2019 voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications are made to prior year amounts whenever necessary to conform with the current year presentation.  In Note 9: Goodwill and Intangible Assets, we presented the December 31, 2019 amortizable intangible assets - Acquired developed technology - Vazculep amount as total accumulated depreciation in this Form 10-Q as compared to showing year-to-date amortization in the Company’s 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 16, 2020.

Revenue. Prior to June 30, 2020, we generated revenue primarily from the sale of pharmaceutical products to customers, which we refer to as the Hospital Products. On June 30, 2020, we sold the Hospital Products. See Note 4: Disposition of the Hospital Products.

Product Sales

Prior to June 30, 2020, we sold products primarily through wholesalers and considered these wholesalers to be our customers. Revenue from product sales was recognized when the customer obtained control of our product and our performance obligations were met, which occurred typically upon receipt of delivery to the customer. As is customary in the pharmaceutical industry, our gross product sales were subject to a variety of price adjustments in arriving at reported net product sales. These adjustments included estimates for product returns, chargebacks, payment discounts, rebates, and other sales allowances and are estimated when the product is delivered based on analysis of historical data for the product or comparable products, as well as future expectations for such products.

For a complete discussion of the accounting for net product revenue, see Note 5: Revenue Recognition.

Accounts Receivable. Prior to the sale of the Hospital Products on June 30, 2020, accounts receivable are stated at amounts invoiced and certain other gross to net variable consideration deductions. An allowance for credit losses is established based on expected losses. Expected losses are estimated by reviewing individual accounts, considering aging, financial condition of the debtor, payment history, current and forecast economic conditions and other relevant factors. A majority of our accounts receivable are due from four significant customers. As of September 30, 2020, we have collected all of the accounts receivable outstanding as of June 30, 2020.