Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

2.    Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”).

Some items in the prior period financial statements, including product revenues and costs of product revenues, were reclassified to conform to the current presentation. Revenues and costs related to tests associated with research use only (“RUO”) and companion diagnostics purposes are classified in product revenues and cost of product revenue, respectively. To conform with the presentation in the current period, (i) revenues related to these products during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 of $12.9 million and $10.7 million, respectively, have been reclassified from licensing and other revenues to product revenues; and (ii) costs related to these products during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 of $12.5 million and of $14.2 million, respectively, have been reclassified from cost of licensing and other revenues to cost of product revenues.

Liquidity Matters

The Company has incurred net losses since its inception and anticipates net losses and negative operating cash flows for the near future. The Company had a net loss of $547.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 and an accumulated deficit of $1.9 billion as of December 31, 2022. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had $466.1 million in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, $432.3 million in marketable securities, $80.4 million of outstanding balance of the Credit Line (as defined in Note 10, Debt) including accrued interest, and $287.5 million outstanding principal balance of its 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes (the “Convertible Notes”). As of December 31, 2022, the Company had $70.0 million remaining available on the Credit Line.

While the Company has introduced multiple products that are generating revenues, these revenues have not been sufficient to fund all operations and business plans. Accordingly, the Company has funded the portion of its operating costs and business plans that exceed revenues through a combination of equity issuances, debt issuances, and other financings.

The Company continues to invest in the development and commercialization of its existing and future products and, consequently, it will need to generate additional revenues to achieve future profitability and may need to raise additional equity or debt financing. If the Company raises additional funds by issuing equity securities, its stockholders will experience dilution. Additional debt financing, if available, may involve covenants restricting its operations or its ability to incur additional debt. Any additional debt financing or additional equity that the Company raises may contain terms that are not favorable to it or its stockholders and requires significant debt service payments, which diverts resources from other activities. Additional financing may not be available when necessary, or in amounts or on terms acceptable to the Company. If the Company is unable to obtain additional financing, it may be required to delay or slow its investment in the development and commercialization of its products and significantly scale back its business and operations.

On September 10, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement with a third party for an asset acquisition where the acquired asset was in-process research and development primarily in exchange for an equity consideration payment. In addition, pursuant to the agreement, certain employees of the third party became employees of the Company. The third party was a biotechnology company focused on oncology. The total upfront acquisition consideration amounts to $35.6 million composed of the issuance of 276,346 shares of the Company's common stock with a fair value of $30.9 million, approximately $3.9 million of cash consideration, assumed net liabilities of $0.2 million, as well as $0.6 million of acquisition related legal and accounting costs directly attributable to the acquisition of the asset. The Company accounted for the transaction as an asset acquisition as substantially all of the estimated fair value of the gross assets acquired was concentrated in a single identified in-process research and development asset (“IPR&D”) thus satisfying the requirements of the screen test in ASU 2017-01. The estimated fair value of the acquired workforce was not significant. The Company concluded the acquired IPR&D has no alternative-future use and accordingly expensed approximately $35.6 million, on the day the transaction closed as research and development expense, which is reflected in its consolidated statement of operations.

Further, additional consideration aggregating up to approximately $35.0 million may be paid in an estimated 269,547 of additional shares, consistent with the registration statement filed with the SEC on September 10, 2021, that are potentially issuable to legacy shareholders of this third party upon the achievement of defined milestones relating to product development, commercial launch and continued employment of certain selling shareholders, each of which will be revalued at each reporting date and amount of compensation expense will be adjusted accordingly. In November 2022, the remaining consideration was modified, resulting in a $10.0 million milestone payment primarily made in the form of the Company’s stock in December 2022 and a remaining $15.0 million milestone payment estimated to be payable by March 31, 2023 primarily in the form of the Company’s stock.

The Company assessed the remaining milestone as probable as of December 31, 2022. As achievement of the milestone is contingent upon the continued employment of certain selling shareholders, the Company accounted for the consideration related to all of the milestones as compensation expenses and recognized these expenses ratably over the estimated performance period.

In July 2021, the Company completed an underwritten equity offering and sold 5,175,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $113 per share to the public. Before offering expenses of $0.4 million, the Company received proceeds of $551.2 million net of the underwriting discount. In November 2022, the Company completed an underwritten equity offering and sold 13,144,500 shares of its common stock at a price of $35 per share to the public. Before offering expenses of $0.5 million, the Company received proceeds of $433.2 million net of the underwriting discount. Based on the Company’s current business plan, the Company believes that its existing cash and marketable securities will be sufficient to meet its anticipated cash requirements for at least 12 months after March 1, 2023.

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include all the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company established a subsidiary that operates in the state of Texas to support the Company’s laboratory and operational functions. The Company established a subsidiary that operates in Canada following the acquisition of the IPR&D asset, which includes a lease for the laboratory space located in Canada. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions about future events that affect the amounts of assets and liabilities reported, disclosures about contingent assets and liabilities, and reported amounts of revenues and expenses. Significant items subject to such estimates include the allowance for doubtful accounts calculated based on the historical uncollected balances applied to current outstanding accounts receivable balances, average selling price expected to be received from insurance payors, the operating right-of-use assets and the associated lease liabilities, the average useful life for property and equipment, deferred revenues associated with unsatisfied performance obligations, accrued liability for potential refund requests, stock-based compensation, the fair value of options, income tax uncertainties, and the expected consideration to be received from contracts with customers. These estimates and assumptions are based on management's best estimates and judgment. Management regularly evaluates its estimates and assumptions using historical experience and other factors, including contractual terms and statutory limits; however, actual results could differ from these estimates and could have an adverse effect on the Company's financial statements.

Revenue

The total consideration which the Company expects to be entitled to from patients and insurance carriers in exchange for the Company's products is a significant estimate when the Company calculates Average Selling Price based on the contractual pricing agreed to with each insurance carrier for each test (CPT code) performed adjusted for variable consideration related to historical percent of cases allowed, historical percent of patient responsibility collected, and historical percent of contract price collected from insurance carriers. The Company uses the expected-value approach of estimating variable consideration.  The Company also considers recent trends, past events not expected to recur, and future known changes such as anticipated contractual pricing changes or insurance coverages.  For insurance carriers with similar reimbursement characteristics, the Company uses a portfolio approach to estimate the effects of variable consideration. The Company also applies a constraint to the estimated variable consideration when it assesses it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue may occur in future periods.  

When assessing the total consideration for insurance carriers and patients, a certain percentage of revenues is further constrained for estimated refunds.

Stock-based compensation

The Company’s stock-based compensation relates to stock options, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), performance-based awards, market-based awards, and stock purchase rights under an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”).

Stock based compensation granted to the Company’s employees is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award. The fair value is recognized as expense over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period or estimated performance period of the respective awards.

The Company uses the Black‑Scholes option‑pricing model to estimate the fair value of stock options issued to employees and non-employees. Stock-based compensation expense for stock-based awards are based on their grant date fair value. The fair value of stock option awards is recognized as compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period in which the awards are expected to vest and forfeitures are estimated based on historical trends at the time of grant and revised as necessary. Stock option awards that include a service condition and a performance condition are considered expected to vest when the performance condition is probable of being met. The Black-Scholes model considers several variables and assumptions in estimating the fair value of stock-based awards. These variables include the per share fair value of the underlying common stock, exercise price, expected term, risk-free interest rate, expected annual dividend yield and the expected stock price volatility over the expected term. For all stock options granted, we calculate the expected term based on the weighted average actual terms of stock option awards. We determine expected volatility using the historical volatility of the stock price of similar publicly traded peer companies. The risk-free interest rate is based on the yield available on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues similar in duration to the expected term of the equity-settled award.

The Company determines the fair value of RSUs based on the closing price of our stock price, which is listed on Nasdaq, at the date of the grant.

For stock options and performance-based awards that vest upon meeting performance conditions or market conditions in combination with performance conditions, the Company derives the requisite service period from the grant date to the date it is probable that the vesting conditions will be met. For stock options with market conditions, the Company derives the requisite service period using the Monte Carlo simulation model.

The Monte Carlo simulation model is used to estimate the fair value of market-based condition awards. The model requires the input of the Company's expected stock price and peer stock price volatility, the expected term of the awards, and a risk-free interest rate. Determining these assumptions requires judgment. See further discussion on the valuation assumptions used under Note 9.

Income Taxes

Income taxes are recorded in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes ("ASC 740"), which provides for deferred taxes using an asset and liability approach. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Tax benefits are recognized when it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained during an audit. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance if current evidence indicates that it is considered more likely than not that these benefits will not be realized. See further discussion in Note 12, Income Taxes.

Allowance for doubtful accounts

The allowance for doubtful accounts for trade accounts receivable and other receivables is based on the Company’s assessment of the collectability of customer accounts. The Company regularly reviews the allowance by considering factors such as historical experience, credit quality, the age of the accounts receivable balances, and current economic conditions that may affect a customer’s ability to pay.

Appropriate provision has been made for lifetime expected credit losses in accordance with ASC Topic 326-20, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (“Topic 326”), for trade receivables and available-for-sale debt securities. The Company’s estimate of expected credit losses includes consideration of past events, current conditions and forecasts of future economic conditions.

Inventory

Inventory is recorded at the lower of cost or net realizable value, determined on a first-in, first-out basis. The Company uses judgment to analyze and determine if the composition of its inventory is obsolete, slow-moving or unsalable and frequently reviews such determinations. A write down of specifically identified unusable, obsolete, slow-moving or known unsalable inventory in the period is first recognized by using a number of factors including product expiration dates and scrapped inventory. Any write-down of inventory to net realizable value establishes a new cost basis and will be maintained even if certain circumstances suggest the inventory is recoverable in subsequent periods. Costs associated with the write-down of inventory are recorded to cost of revenue on our consolidated statements of operations. The Company makes assumptions about future demand, market conditions and the release of new products that may supersede older products. However, if actual market conditions are less favorable than anticipated, additional inventory write-downs may be required.

Investments and financial instruments

The Company classifies its investments as Level 1 or 2 within the fair value hierarchy. Fair values determined by Level 1 inputs utilize quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets that the Company has the ability to access. Fair values determined by Level 2 inputs utilize data points that are observable such as quoted prices, interest rates and yield curves. The Company holds Level 2 securities which are initially valued at the transaction price and subsequently valued by a third-party service provider using inputs other than quoted prices that are observable either directly or indirectly, such as yield curve, volatility factors, credit spreads, default rates, loss severity, current market and contractual prices for the underlying instruments or debt, broker and dealer quotes, as well as other relevant economic measures. The Company performs certain procedures to corroborate the fair value of these holdings.  

Right-of-use assets

The incremental borrowing rate is used to determine the present value of the minimum future lease payments. The Company estimates the incremental borrowing rate of its leases based on corporate bonds with a similar credit rating as the Company and a similar bond term as the lease term as of the approximate lease commencement date. The Company calculates the weighted-average annual percentage yield of bonds with a similar credit rating and term to determine the incremental borrowing rate.

Property and equipment

Property and equipment, including purchased and internally developed software, are stated at cost. Depreciation and amortization is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which are generally three to five years determined by the classification of the property and equipment class in accordance with the Company’s fixed asset policy. Leasehold improvements are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets or the remaining term of the lease, whichever is shorter. The Company periodically reviews the useful lives assigned to property and equipment placed in service in accordance with the Company’s fixed asset policy and changes the estimates of useful lives to reflect the results of such reviews. The Company amortizes its internal-use software over the estimated useful lives of three years.

Other accrued liabilities

The Company uses estimates, judgments, and assumptions to determine liabilities primarily related to refunds reserve, tax-related liabilities, payroll and related expenses, marketing liabilities, clinical trials and other operating expenses. Estimates consist of historical trends, analytical procedures, review of supporting documentation, inquiries with supply partners and vendors, and other relevant assumptions. Estimates are used in several areas including, but not limited to, estimates of progress to date for certain contacts with vendors, liabilities related to clinical trials, reserves associated with insurance and general overpayments, and the provision for income taxes. Although the Company believe its estimates, assumptions, and judgment are reasonable, it is based upon information presently available and are subject to change.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash, liquid demand deposits, and money market funds with financial institutions. Highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less are also considered cash equivalents.

Restricted Cash

Restricted cash is currently presented as a separate line item in the Company’s balance sheet. In the statements of cash flows, it is included together with cash and cash equivalents and considered as part of the total ending cash balance. The following is the reconciliation between how restricted cash is presented in the balance sheet and the statements of cash flows for all periods presented:

	December 31,		December 31,
	2022		2021
	(in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents in balance sheet	$	466,005	$	84,386
Restricted cash, current portion in balance sheet		86		228
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash in statements of cash flows	$	466,091	$	84,614

Investments

Investments consist primarily of debt securities such as U.S. Treasuries, U.S. agency and municipal bonds. Management determines the appropriate classification of securities at the time of purchase and re-evaluates such determination at each balance sheet date. The Company generally classifies its entire investment portfolio as available-for-sale. The Company views its available-for-sale portfolio as available for use in current operations. Accordingly, the Company classifies all investments as short-term, irrespective of maturity date. Available-for-sale securities are carried at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), which is a separate component of stockholders’ equity.

Related Party

On December 6, 2021, the Company participated along with certain other investors in the series B financing of MyOme, Inc. (“MyOme”), and purchased preferred shares and warrants in exchange for approximately $4.0 million cash payment. Matthew Rabinowitz is the Chairman of the board of directors and Co-Founder of both the Company and MyOme. The Company’s investment in MyOme is recorded at cost and will be evaluated for impairment at the end of each reporting period.

Fair Value

The Company discloses the fair value of financial instruments for financial assets and liabilities for which the value is practicable to estimate. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received upon the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price).

Risk and Uncertainties

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to credit risk consist of cash, accounts receivable and investments. The Company limits its exposure to credit loss by placing its cash in financial institutions with high credit ratings. The Company's cash may consist of deposits held with banks that may at times exceed federally insured limits. The Company performs evaluations of the relative credit standing of these financial institutions and limits the amount of credit exposure with any one institution.

For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, there were no customers exceeding 10% of total revenues on an individual basis. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, there were no customers with an outstanding balance exceeding 10% of net accounts receivable.

Credit Losses

Trade accounts receivable and other receivables. The allowance for doubtful accounts is based on the Company’s assessment of the collectability of customer accounts. The Company regularly reviews the allowance by considering factors such as historical experience, credit quality, the age of the accounts receivable balances, and current economic conditions that may affect a customer’s ability to pay.

Available-for-sale debt securities. The amended guidance from ASU 2016-13 requires the measurement of expected credit losses for available-for-sale debt securities held at the reporting date over the remaining life based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The Company evaluated its investment portfolio under the new available-for-sale debt securities impairment model guidance. The vast majority of the Company’s investment portfolio are low risk, investment grade securities.

Revenue Recognition

The Company adopted the new revenue recognition guidance, ASC 606, beginning January 1, 2018 on a full retrospective basis. ASC 606 mandates revenue recognition to be evaluated using the following five steps:

● Identification of a contract, or contracts, with a customer;

● Identification of the performance obligations in the contract;

● Determination of the transaction price;

● Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and

● Revenue recognition when, or as, the performance obligations are satisfied

See Note 3, Revenue Recognition, for detailed discussions of product revenues, licensing and other revenues, and how the five steps described above are applied.

Cost of Product Revenues

The components of our cost of product revenues are material and service costs, impairment charges associated with testing equipment, personnel costs, including stock-based compensation expense, equipment and infrastructure expenses associated with testing samples, electronic medical records, order and delivery systems, shipping charges to transport samples, costs incurred from third party test processing fees, and allocated overhead such as rent, information technology costs, equipment depreciation and utilities. Costs associated with Whole Exome Sequencing (“WES”) are also included, as well as labor costs, relating to our Signatera CLIA offering. Costs associated with performing tests are recorded when the test is accessioned.

However, having rapidly achieved scale, we have increased our focus on more efficient use of labor, automation, and DNA sequencing. For example, we updated the molecular and bioinformatics process for Panorama to further reduce the sequencing reagents, test steps and associated labor costs required to obtain a test result, while increasing the accuracy of the test to allow it to run with lower fetal fraction input. These improvements also reduced the frequency of the need to require blood redraws from the patient.

Cost of Licensing and Other Revenues

The components of our cost of licensing and other revenues are material costs associated with test kits sold to Constellation clients, development and support services relating to our strategic partnership agreements, and other costs.

Research and Development

The Company records research and development costs in the period incurred. Research and development costs consist of personnel costs, including stock-based compensation expense, contract services, cost of materials utilized in performing tests, costs of clinical trials and allocated facilities and related overhead expenses.

Advertising Costs

The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred. The Company incurred advertising costs of $1.8 million, $2.2 million, and $0.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, respectively.

Product Shipment Costs

The Company expenses product shipment costs in cost of product revenues in the accompanying statements of operations. Shipping and handling costs for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020 were $36.0 million, $22.0 million, and $13.3 million, respectively.

Income Taxes

Income taxes are recorded in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes ("ASC 740"), which provides for deferred taxes using an asset and liability approach. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Tax benefits are recognized when it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained during an audit. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance if current evidence indicates that it is considered more likely than not that these benefits will not be realized.

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-based compensation related to stock options and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) granted to the Company’s employees is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award. The fair value is recognized as expense over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period of the respective awards. No compensation cost is recognized when the requisite service has not been met and the awards are therefore forfeited.

For stock options with market conditions, the Company derives the requisite service period using the Monte Carlo simulation model. For stock options and RSUs that vest upon meeting performance conditions or market conditions in combination with performance conditions, the Company derives the requisite service period from the grant date to the date it is probable that the vesting conditions will be met.

The Company uses the Black‑Scholes option‑pricing model to estimate the fair value of stock options issued to employees and non-employees. The Monte Carlo simulation model is used to estimate the fair value of market-based condition awards. The model requires the input of the Company's expected stock price volatility, the expected term of the awards, and a risk-free interest rate. Determining these assumptions requires significant judgment. See further discussion on the valuation assumptions used under Note 9.

Capitalized Software Held for Internal Use

The Company capitalizes salaries and related costs of employees and consultants who devote time to the development of internal-use software development projects. Capitalization begins during the application development stage, once the preliminary project stage has been completed, which includes successful validation and approval from management. If a project constitutes an enhancement to previously developed software, the Company assesses whether the enhancement is significant and creates additional functionality to the software, thus qualifying the work incurred for capitalization. Once the project is available for general release, capitalization ceases and the Company estimates the useful life of the asset and begins amortization. The Company periodically assesses whether triggering events are present to

review internal-use software for impairment. Changes in estimates related to internal-use software would increase or decrease operating expenses or amortization recorded during the reporting period.

The Company amortizes its internal-use software over the estimated useful lives of three years. The net book value of capitalized software held for internal use was $5.9 million and $2.3 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Amortization expense for amounts previously capitalized for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, was $0.2 million, $1.1 million, and $1.0 million, respectively.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Comprehensive loss and its components encompass all changes in equity other than those with stockholders, and include net loss, unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale marketable securities, and foreign currency translation adjustments.

	December 31,
	2022		2021
	(in thousands)
Beginning balance	$	(2,287)	$	4,259
Net unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities, net of tax and foreign currency translation adjustment		(14,075)		(6,546)
Ending balance	$	(16,362)	$	(2,287)

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment, including purchased and internally developed software, are stated at cost. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which are generally three to five years. Leasehold improvements are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets or the remaining term of the lease, whichever is shorter. The Company periodically reviews the depreciable lives assigned to property and equipment placed in service and change the estimates of useful lives to reflect the results of such reviews.   

Impairment of Long-lived Assets

The Company evaluates its long-lived assets for indicators of possible impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. The Company then compares the carrying amounts of the assets with the future net undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by such asset. Should an impairment exist, the impairment loss would be measured based on the excess carrying value of the asset over the asset’s fair value determined using discounted estimates of future cash flows.

Inventory

Inventory is valued at the lower of the standard cost, which approximates actual cost, or net realizable value. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method. Inventory consists entirely of supplies, which are consumed when providing its test reports, and therefore does not maintain any finished goods inventory. The Company enters into inventory purchases and commitments so that it can meet future delivery schedules based on forecasted demand for its tests.

The Company recorded inventory obsolescence charges totaling $0.2 million, $0.9 million, and $0.2 million, in the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, respectively.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) under its accounting standard codifications (“ASC”) or other standard setting bodies and adopted by the

Company as of the specified effective date. Unless otherwise discussed below, the Company believes that the impact of recently issued standards that are not yet effective will not have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations upon adoption.

New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In March 2020, ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) was issued which provides temporary optional guidance to ease the potential burden in accounting for reference rate reform. The new guidance provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying generally accepted accounting principles to transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. These transactions include contract modifications, hedging relationships, and sale or transfer of debt securities classified as held-to-maturity. Early adoption of this ASU is permitted, and the Company may elect to apply the amendments prospectively through December 31, 2022. The Company’s financial instruments which were previously in the scope of ASU 2020-04 include the UBS credit line agreement, which bore interest at 30-day LIBOR plus 1.10%. The interest rate was subsequently changed to the 30-day Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) average, plus 1.21%. The Company does not expect adoption of this standard to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.