UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     .

Commission File Number 001-35231

MITEK SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	87-0418827
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
600 B Street, Suite 100
San Diego, California	92101
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(619) 269-6800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	MITK	The NASDAQ Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ☒    No   ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	☒
Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☐
		Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ☐    No  ☒

There were 44,346,935 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of April 30, 2022.

MITEK SYSTEMS, INC.

FORM 10-Q

For The Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2022

INDEX

 

	PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements	1
	Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2022 (Unaudited) and September 30, 2021	1
	Consolidated Statements of Operations and Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited) for the Three and Six Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021	2
	Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) for the Three and Six Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021	3
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021	6
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	7
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	32
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	41
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	42
	PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	43
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	43
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	43
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	43
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	44
Item 5.	Other Information	44
Item 6.	Exhibits	46
	Signatures	48

PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

MITEK SYSTEMS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(amounts in thousands except share data)

	March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)		September 30, 2021
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	23,984	$	30,312
Short-term investments	37,910		149,057
Accounts receivable, net	23,858		16,602
Contract assets	4,503		4,080
Prepaid expenses	2,409		1,920
Other current assets	1,849		2,085
Total current assets	94,513		204,056
Long-term investments	31,493		48,051
Property and equipment, net	3,938		3,671
Right-of-use assets	6,098		7,056
Intangible assets, net	96,364		28,734
Goodwill	136,889		63,096
Deferred income tax assets	10,572		10,511
Convertible senior notes hedge	—		48,208
Other non-current assets	5,292		6,310
Total assets	$	385,159	$	419,693
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	5,359	$	2,507
Accrued payroll and related taxes	8,271		11,776
Deferred revenue, current portion	9,700		10,381
Lease liabilities, current portion	1,944		1,943
Acquisition-related contingent consideration	10,790		11,050
Other current liabilities	3,469		1,552
Total current liabilities	39,533		39,209
Convertible senior notes	124,370		120,918
Embedded conversion derivative	—		48,208
Deferred revenue, non-current portion	1,053		955
Lease liabilities, non-current portion	5,485		6,588
Deferred income tax liabilities	22,100		4,117
Other non-current liabilities	6,250		6,868
Total liabilities	198,791		226,863
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding	—		—
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 120,000,000 and 60,000,000 shares authorized, 44,344,361 and 44,168,745 issued and outstanding, as of March 31, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively	44		44
Additional paid-in capital	207,491		199,935
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(5,170)		(943)
Accumulated deficit	(15,997)		(6,066)
Treasury stock, at cost, no shares and 7,773 shares as of March 31, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively	—		(140)
Total stockholders’ equity	186,368		192,830
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	385,159	$	419,693

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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MITEK SYSTEMS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)  

(Unaudited)

(amounts in thousands except per share data)

 

	Three Months Ended March 31,				Six Months Ended March 31,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
Revenue
Software and hardware	$	19,280	$	13,013	$	34,725	$	25,315
Services and other	15,434		15,760		32,461		29,433
Total revenue	34,714		28,773		67,186		54,748
Operating costs and expenses
Cost of revenue—software and hardware	310		670		688		1,915
Cost of revenue—services and other	3,000		3,122		5,978		6,015
Selling and marketing	9,206		8,530		17,644		15,915
Research and development	8,236		6,691		15,842		12,855
General and administrative	6,073		5,718		12,037		10,776
Acquisition-related costs and expenses	3,056		1,659		5,335		3,352
Total operating costs and expenses	29,881		26,390		57,524		50,828
Operating income	4,833		2,383		9,662		3,920
Interest expense	2,040		1,319		4,048		1,319
Other income (expense), net	(231)		372		(96)		468
Income before income taxes	2,562		1,436		5,518		3,069
Income tax benefit (provision)	(651)		(417)		(483)		117
Net income	$	1,911	$	1,019	$	5,035	$	3,186
Net income per share—basic	$	0.04	$	0.02	$	0.11	$	0.07
Net income per share—diluted	$	0.04	$	0.02	$	0.11	$	0.07
Shares used in calculating net income per share—basic	44,775		43,138		44,795		42,835
Shares used in calculating net income per share—diluted	46,097		44,554		46,206		44,367
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Net income	$	1,911	$	1,019	$	5,035	$	3,186
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(1,862)		(2,648)		(3,129)		112
Unrealized loss on investments	(828)		(133)		(1,098)		(186)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(779)	$	(1,762)	$	808	$	3,112

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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MITEK SYSTEMS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

(Unaudited)

(amounts in thousands)

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
	Common Stock			Additional Paid-In Capital		Accumulated Deficit		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Total Stockholders’ Equity
	Shares	Amount
Balance, December 31, 2021	44,297	$	44	$	203,091	$	(13,226)	$	(2,480)	$	187,429
Exercise of stock options	16	—		179		—		—		179
Settlement of restricted stock units	248	—		—		—		—		—
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan	71	—		923		—		—		923
Stock-based compensation expense	—	—		3,298		—		—		3,298
Repurchases and retirement of common stock	(288)	—		—		(4,682)		—		(4,682)
Components of other comprehensive loss:
Net income	—	—		—		1,911		—		1,911
Currency translation adjustment	—	—		—		—		(1,862)		(1,862)
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments	—	—		—		—		(828)		(828)
Total other comprehensive loss										(779)
Balance, March 31, 2022	44,344	$	44	$	207,491	$	(15,997)	$	(5,170)	$	186,368

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
	Common Stock			Additional Paid-In Capital		Accumulated Deficit		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Total Stockholders’ Equity
	Shares	Amount
Balance, December 31, 2020	42,668	$	43	$	151,153	$	(11,827)	$	2,384	$	141,753
Exercise of stock options	18	—		69		—		—		69
Settlement of restricted stock units	289	—		(1)		—		—		(1)
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan	77	—		793		—		—		793
Stock-based compensation expense	—	—		2,968		—		—		2,968
Sale of convertible senior notes warrants	—	—		23,909		—		—		23,909
Components of other comprehensive income:
Net income	—	—		—		1,019		—		1,019
Currency translation adjustment	—	—		—		—		(2,648)		(2,648)
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments	—	—		—		—		(133)		(133)
Total other comprehensive income										(1,762)
Balance, March 31, 2021	43,052	$	43	$	178,891	$	(10,808)	$	(397)	$	167,729

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements..

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MITEK SYSTEMS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY CONTINUED

(Unaudited)

(amounts in thousands)

	Six Months Ended March 31, 2022
	Common Stock			Additional Paid-In Capital		Treasury Stock			Accumulated Deficit		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Total Stockholders’ Equity
	Shares	Amount				Shares	Amount
Balance, September 30, 2021	44,169	$	44	$	199,935	(8)	$	(140)	$	(6,066)	$	(943)	$	192,830
Exercise of stock options	25	—		206		—	—		—		—		206
Settlement of restricted stock units	973	1		(1)		—	—		—		—		—
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan	71	—		923		—	—		—		—		923
Acquisition-related shares issued	—	—		—		—	—		—		—		—
Stock-based compensation expense	—	—		6,429					—		—		6,429
Sale of convertible senior notes warrants	—	—		—		—	—		—		—		—
Repurchases and retirements of common stock	(894)	(1)		(1)		8	140		(14,966)		—		(14,828)
Components of other comprehensive income:
Net income	—	—		—		—	—		5,035		—		5,035
Currency translation adjustment	—	—		—		—	—		—		(3,129)		(3,129)
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments	—	—		—		—	—		—		(1,098)		(1,098)
Total other comprehensive income													808
Balance, March 31, 2022	44,344	$	44	$	207,491	—	$	—	$	(15,997)	$	(5,170)	$	186,368

	Six Months Ended March 31, 2021
	Common Stock			Additional Paid-In Capital		Accumulated Deficit		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Total Stockholders’ Equity
	Shares	Amount
Balance, September 30, 2020	41,780	$	42	$	146,518	$	(13,994)	$	(323)	$	132,243
Exercise of stock options	260	—		1,958		—		—		1,958
Settlement of restricted stock units	935	1		(1)		—		—		—
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan	77	—		792		—		—		792
Stock-based compensation expense	—	—		5,715		—		—		5,715
Sale of convertible senior notes warrants	—	—		23,909		—		—		23,909
Components of other comprehensive income:
Net income	—	—		—		3,186		—		3,186
Currency translation adjustment	—	—		—		—		112		112
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on investments	—	—		—		—		(186)		(186)
Total other comprehensive income										3,112
Balance, March 31, 2021	43,052	$	43	$	178,891	$	(10,808)	$	(397)	$	167,729

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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements..

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MITEK SYSTEMS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(amounts in thousands)

 

	Six Months Ended March 31,
	2022		2021
Operating activities:
Net income	$	5,035	$	3,186
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Stock-based compensation expense	6,429		5,715
Amortization of intangible assets	4,525		3,352
Depreciation and amortization	555		774
Amortization of investment premiums & other	1,109		315
Accretion and amortization on debt securities	3,453		1,147
Net changes in estimated fair value of acquisition-related contingent consideration	(780)		—
Deferred taxes	(92)		(464)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(6,171)		1,444
Contract assets	345		2,177
Other assets	498		(1,474)
Accounts payable	2,440		(1,047)
Accrued payroll and related taxes	(4,693)		(1,305)
Deferred revenue	(3,126)		2,379
Other liabilities	159		(138)
Net cash provided by operating activities	9,686		16,061
Investing activities:
Purchases of investments	(47,818)		(147,524)
Sales and maturities of investments	173,316		23,441
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(126,607)		—
Purchases of property and equipment	(634)		(660)
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,743)		(124,743)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from the issuance of convertible senior notes	—		155,250
Payment for convertible senior notes issuance costs	—		(5,513)
Purchase of 2026 convertible senior notes hedge	—		(33,192)
Proceeds from issuance of convertible senior notes warrants	—		23,909
Proceeds from the issuance of equity plan common stock	1,128		2,751
Repurchases and retirements of common stock	(14,828)		—
Payment of acquisition-related contingent consideration	—		(782)
Proceeds from other borrowings	—		251
Principal payments on other borrowings	(36)		(39)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(13,736)		142,635
Foreign currency effect on cash and cash equivalents	(535)		(4)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(6,328)		33,949
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	30,312		19,986
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	23,984	$	53,935
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	$	582	$	172
Cash paid for income taxes	$	597	$	373
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Reclassification of convertible senior notes hedge and embedded conversion derivative to additional paid-in capital	$	42,821	$	—
Unrealized holding loss on available for sale investments	$	(1,098)	$	(186)

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements... ..

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MITEK SYSTEMS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Nature of Operations

Mitek Systems, Inc. (“Mitek” or the “Company”) is a leading innovator of mobile image capture and digital identity verification solutions. Mitek is a software development company with expertise in computer vision, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. Mitek currently serves more than 7,500 financial services organizations and leading marketplace and financial technology (“fintech”) brands around the globe. Customers count on Mitek to deliver trusted and convenient online experiences, detect and reduce fraud, and document Know Your Customer (“KYC”) and anti-money laundering (“AML”) regulatory compliance. Our solutions are embedded in native mobile apps and web browsers to facilitate digital consumer experiences. Mitek’s identity verification and authentication technologies and services make it possible for banks, financial services organizations and the world’s leading marketplace and sharing platforms to verify an individual’s identity during digital transactions, allowing them to reduce risk and meet regulatory requirements. Our advanced mobile deposit system enables secure, fast and convenient deposit services. Thousands of organizations use Mitek solutions to optimize the security of mobile check deposits, new account openings and more.

To ensure a high level of security against evolving digital fraud threats, in May 2021, Mitek acquired ID R&D, Inc. (“ID R&D”), an award-winning provider of artificial intelligence-based voice and face biometrics and liveness detection. With a strong research and development team, ID R&D consistently delivers innovative, best-in-class biometric capabilities that raise the bar on usability and performance. In March 2022, Mitek acquired HooYu Ltd. (“HooYu”), a leading KYC technology provider in the United Kingdom. The acquisition helps to ensure businesses know the true identity of their customers by linking biometric verification with real-time bureau and sanction database checks.

Mitek markets and sells its products and services worldwide through internal, direct sales teams located in the U.S., Europe, and Latin America as well as through channel partners. Our channel partners are financial services technology providers and identity verification providers. These partners integrate our products into their solutions to meet the needs of their customers.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company as of March 31, 2022 have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X and, accordingly, they do not include all information and footnote disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”). The Company believes the footnotes and other disclosures made in the financial statements are adequate for a fair presentation of the results of the interim periods presented. The financial statements include all adjustments (solely of a normal recurring nature) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to make the information presented not misleading. You should read these financial statements and the accompanying notes in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on December 13, 2021.

Results for the six months ended March 31, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of results for any other interim period or for a full fiscal year.

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Foreign Currency

The Company has foreign subsidiaries that operate and sell products and services in various countries and jurisdictions around the world. As a result, the Company is exposed to foreign currency exchange risks. For those subsidiaries whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar, assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars equivalents at the exchange rate in effect on the balance sheet date and revenues and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars using the average exchange rate over the period. Resulting currency translation adjustments are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company recorded a net loss resulting from foreign exchange translation of $1.9 million and $2.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company recorded a net loss resulting from foreign exchange translation of $3.1 million and net gain of $0.1 million for the six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

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Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses, deferred taxes, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, management reviews its estimates based upon currently available information. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. These estimates include, but are not limited to, assessing the collectability of accounts receivable, estimation of the value of stock-based compensation awards, fair value of assets and liabilities acquired, impairment of goodwill, useful lives of intangible assets, fair value of debt derivatives, standalone selling price related to revenue recognition, contingent consideration, and income taxes.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and its related amendments (collectively known as “ASC 606”). ASC 606 outlines a single comprehensive model to be used in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers. The core principle, involving a five-step process, of the revenue model is that an entity recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.

The Company generates revenue primarily from the delivery of licenses and related services to customers (for both on-premise and transactional software as a service (“SaaS”) products), as well as the delivery of hardware and professional services. Revenue is measured based on consideration specified in a contract with a customer. The Company recognizes revenue when it satisfies a performance obligation by transferring control over a product or service to a customer which may be at a point in time or over time. See Note 2 of the consolidated financial statements for additional details.

Contract Assets and Liabilities

The Company recognizes revenue when control of the license is transferred to the customer. The Company records a contract asset when the revenue is recognized prior to the date payments become due. Contract assets that are expected to be paid within one year are recorded in current assets on the consolidated balance sheets. All other contract assets are recorded in other non-current assets in the consolidated balance sheet. Contract liabilities consist of deferred revenue. When the performance obligation is expected to be fulfilled within one year, the deferred revenue is recorded in current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet. When the performance obligation is expected to be fulfilled beyond one year, the deferred revenue is recorded in non-current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet. The Company reports net contract asset or liability positions on a customer-by-customer basis at the end of each reporting period.

Contract Costs

The Company incurs incremental costs to obtain a contract, consisting primarily of sales commissions incurred only if a contract is obtained. When the commission rate for a customer renewal is not commensurate with the commission rate for a new contract, the commission is capitalized if expected to be recovered. Such costs are capitalized and amortized using a portfolio approach consistent with the pattern of transfer of the good or service to which the asset relates. Contract costs are recorded in other current and non-current assets in the consolidated balance sheets.

Net Income Per Share

The Company calculates net income per share in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 260, Earnings per Share. Basic net income per share is based on the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per share also gives effect to all potentially dilutive securities outstanding during the period, such as restricted stock units (“RSUs”), stock options, and shares issued under the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”), and convertible senior notes and warrants, if dilutive. In a period with a net loss position, potentially dilutive securities are not included in the computation of diluted net loss per share because to do so would be antidilutive, and the number of shares used to calculate basic and diluted net loss per share is the same.

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For the three and six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the following potentially dilutive common shares were excluded from the calculation of net income per share, as they would have been antidilutive (amounts in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,		Six Months Ended March 31,
	2022	2021	2022	2021
Stock options	467	556	452	634
RSUs	914	1,371	1,241	1,238
ESPP common stock equivalents	34	28	15	15
Performance options	532	267	509	200
Performance RSUs	238	156	224	127
Convertible senior notes	7,448	4,551	7,448	2,251
Warrants	7,448	4,551	7,448	2,251
Total potentially dilutive common shares outstanding	17,081	11,480	17,337	6,716

The calculation of basic and diluted net income per share is as follows (amounts in thousands, except per share data):

	Three Months Ended March 31,				Six Months Ended March 31,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
Net income	$	1,911	$	1,019	$	5,035	$	3,186
Weighted-average shares outstanding—basic	44,775		43,138		44,795		42,835
Common stock equivalents	1,322		1,416		1,411		1,532
Weighted-average shares outstanding—diluted	46,097		44,554		46,206		44,367
Net income per share:
Basic	$	0.04	$	0.02	$	0.11	$	0.07
Diluted	$	0.04	$	0.02	$	0.11	$	0.07

Investments

Investments consist of corporate notes and bonds, commercial paper, U.S. Treasury securities, and asset-backed securities. The Company classifies investments as available-for-sale at the time of purchase and reevaluates such classification as of each balance sheet date. All investments are recorded at estimated fair value. Unrealized gains and losses for available-for-sale securities are included in accumulated other comprehensive loss, a component of stockholders’ equity. The Company evaluates its investments to assess whether those with unrealized loss positions are other-than-temporarily impaired. Impairments are considered to be other-than-temporary if they are related to deterioration in credit risk or if it is likely that the Company will sell the securities before the recovery of its cost basis. Realized gains and losses and declines in value judged to be other-than-temporary are determined based on the specific identification method and are reported in other income (expense), net in the consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive income (loss). No other-than-temporary impairment charges were recognized in the three and six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.

All investments whose maturity or sale is expected within one year are classified as “current” on the consolidated balance sheets. All other securities are classified as “long-term” on the consolidated balance sheets.

Convertible Senior Notes Hedge and Embedded Conversion Derivative

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In February 2021, the Company issued $155.3 million aggregate principal amount of 0.75% convertible notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes”). Concurrently with the issuance of the 2026 Notes, the Company entered into privately-negotiated convertible senior note hedge (the “Notes Hedge”) and warrant transactions (the “Warrant Transactions”) which, in combination, are intended to reduce the potential dilution from the conversion of the 2026 Notes. Prior to the Company increasing the number of authorized shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), the Company could not elect to issue shares of its Common Stock upon settlement of the 2026 Notes due to insufficient authorized share capital. As a result, the embedded conversion option (the “embedded conversion derivative”) was accounted for as a derivative liability and the Notes Hedge as a derivative asset with the resulting gain (or loss) reported in other income, net, in the consolidated statement of operations to the extent the valuation changed from the date of issuance of the 2026 Notes. The Company increased its authorized shares of Common Stock in the second quarter of fiscal 2022 and as such can issue shares of its Common Stock upon settlement of the 2026 Notes. As a result, the embedded conversion option (the “embedded conversion derivative”) and the Notes Hedge are now recorded in additional paid-in-capital in the consolidated balance sheet and are not remeasured as long as they continue to meet the conditions for equity classification. The Warrant Transactions were recorded in additional paid-in-capital in the consolidated balance sheet and are not remeasured as long as they continue to meet the conditions for equity classification. See Note 8. “Convertible Senior Notes” for additional information related to these transactions.

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Trade accounts receivable are recorded at the net invoice value and are not interest bearing. The Company considers receivables past due based on the contractual payment terms. Allowances for doubtful accounts are established based on various factors, including credit profiles of the Company’s customers, contractual terms and conditions, historical payments, and current economic trends. The Company reviews its allowances by assessing individual accounts receivable over a specific aging and amount. Accounts receivable are written off on a case-by-case basis, net of any amounts that may be collected. The Company had $1,000 and $34,000 of write-offs to the allowance for doubtful accounts for the six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company maintained an allowance for doubtful accounts of $0.5 million as of March 31, 2022 and $0.4 million as of September 30, 2021.

Capitalized Software Development Costs

Costs related to software acquired, developed, or modified solely to meet our internal requirements, with no substantive plans to market such software at the time of development, are capitalized. Costs incurred during the preliminary planning and evaluation stage of the project and during the post-implementation operational stage are expensed as incurred. Costs incurred during the application development stage of the project are capitalized. The Company defines the design, configuration, and coding process as the application development stage. The Company capitalized $0.2 million of costs related to computer software developed for internal use during each of the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company capitalized $0.4 million of costs related to computer software developed for internal use during each of the six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021. The Company had $0.1 million and $0.2 million in amortization expense from internal use software during the six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Goodwill and Purchased Intangible Assets

The Company’s goodwill and intangible assets resulted from prior acquisitions. Goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are not amortized, but are tested for impairment at least annually or as circumstances indicate that their value may no longer be recoverable. In accordance with ASC Topic 350, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (“ASC 350”), the Company reviews its goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment at least annually in its fiscal fourth quarter and more frequently if events or changes in circumstances occur that indicate a potential reduction in the fair value of its reporting unit and/or its indefinite-lived intangible asset below their respective carrying values. Examples of such events or circumstances include: a significant adverse change in legal factors or in the business climate, a significant decline in the Company’s stock price, a significant decline in the Company’s projected revenue or cash flows, an adverse action or assessment by a regulator, unanticipated competition, a loss of key personnel, or the presence of other indicators that would indicate a reduction in the fair value of a reporting unit. No such events or circumstances have occurred since the last impairment assessment was performed.

The Company’s goodwill is considered to be impaired if management determines that the carrying value of the reporting unit to which the goodwill has been assigned exceeds management’s estimate of its fair value. Based on the guidance provided by ASC 350 and ASC Topic 280, Segment Reporting, management has determined that the Company operates in one segment and consists of one reporting unit given the similarities in economic characteristics between its operations and the common nature of its products, services and customers. Because the Company has only one reporting unit, and because the Company is publicly traded, the Company determines the fair value of the reporting unit based on its market capitalization as it believes this represents the best evidence of fair value. In the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, management completed its annual goodwill impairment test and concluded that the Company’s goodwill was not impaired. The Company’s conclusion that goodwill was not impaired was based on a comparison of its net assets to its market capitalization.

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Because the Company determines the fair value of its reporting unit based on its market capitalization, the Company’s future reviews of goodwill for impairment may be impacted by changes in the price of the Common Stock. For example, a significant decline in the price of the Common Stock may cause the fair value of its goodwill to fall below its carrying value. Therefore, the Company cannot assure that when it completes its future reviews of goodwill for impairment a material impairment charge will not be recorded.

Intangible assets are amortized over their useful lives. Each period, the Company evaluates the estimated remaining useful life of its intangible assets and whether events or changes in circumstances warrant a revision to the remaining period of amortization. The carrying amounts of these assets are periodically reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of these assets may not be recoverable. Recoverability of these assets is measured by comparing the carrying amount of each asset to the future undiscounted cash flows the asset is expected to generate. The carrying amount of such assets is reduced to fair value if the undiscounted cash flows used in the test for recoverability are less than the carrying amount of such assets. No impairment charge related to the impairment of intangible assets was recorded during the six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.

Other Borrowings

The Company has certain loan agreements with Spanish government agencies which were assumed when the Company acquired ICAR Vision Systems, S.L. ("ICAR") in 2017. These agreements have repayment periods of five to twelve years and bear no interest. As of March 31, 2022, $0.8 million was outstanding under these agreements and $0.1 million and $0.7 million is recorded in other current liabilities and other non-current liabilities, respectively, in the consolidated balance sheets. As of September 30, 2021, $0.8 million was outstanding under these agreements and approximately $0.1 million and $0.7 million is recorded in other current liabilities and other non-current liabilities, respectively, in the consolidated balance sheets.

Guarantees

In the ordinary course of business, the Company is not subject to potential obligations under guarantees that fall within the scope of FASB ASC Topic 460, Guarantees (“ASC 460”), except for standard indemnification and warranty provisions that are contained within many of the Company’s customer license and service agreements and certain supplier agreements, and give rise only to the disclosure requirements prescribed by ASC 460. Indemnification and warranty provisions contained within the Company’s customer license and service agreements and certain supplier agreements are generally consistent with those prevalent in the Company’s industry. The Company has not historically incurred significant obligations under customer indemnification or warranty provisions and does not expect to incur significant obligations in the future. Accordingly, the Company does not maintain accruals for potential customer indemnification or warranty-related obligations.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). Deferred tax assets and liabilities arise from temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in future years.

Management evaluates the available evidence about future taxable income and other possible sources of realization of deferred tax assets. The valuation allowance reduces deferred tax assets to an amount that represents management’s best estimate of the amount of such deferred tax assets that more likely than not will be realized. See Note 7 of the consolidated financial statements for additional details.

The Company recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the tax authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit is measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense. See Note 7 of the consolidated financial statements for additional details.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company issues RSUs, stock options, performance options, and performance RSUs as awards to its employees. Additionally, eligible employees may participate in the ESPP. Employee stock awards are measured at fair value on the date of grant and expense is recognized using the straight-line single-option method in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation. Forfeitures are recorded as they occur.

The Company assigns fair value to RSUs based on the closing stock price of its Common Stock on the date of grant.

The Company estimates the fair value of stock options and ESPP shares using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Black-Scholes option pricing model requires subjective assumptions, including future stock price volatility and expected time to exercise, which greatly affect the calculated values. The expected term of options granted is derived from historical data on employee exercises and post-vesting employment termination behavior. The risk-free rate selected to value any particular grant is based on the

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U.S. Treasury rate that corresponds to the expected life of the grant effective as of the date of the grant. The expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s stock price. These factors could change in the future, affecting the determination of stock-based compensation expense in future periods.

The Company estimates the fair value of performance options, senior executive performance restricted stock units, and similar awards using the Monte-Carlo simulation. The Monte-Carlo simulation requires subjective assumptions, including the Company’s valuation date stock price, the annual risk-free interest rate, expected volatility, the probability of reaching the stock performance targets, and a 20-trading-day average stock price.

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Comprehensive income (loss) consists of net income, unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities, and foreign currency translation adjustments. Included on the consolidated balance sheets is accumulated other comprehensive loss of $5.2 million and $0.9 million at March 31, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2021-08”), which is intended to improve the accounting for acquired revenue contracts with customers in a business combination by addressing diversity in practice and inconsistency related to the recognition of an acquired contract liability and the payment terms and their effect on subsequent revenue recognized by the acquirer. ASU 2021-08 will improve comparability for both the recognition and measurement of acquired revenue contracts with customers at the date of and after a business combination and improve comparability after the business combination by providing consistent recognition and measurement guidance for revenue contracts with customers acquired in a business combination and revenue contracts with customers not acquired in a business combination. ASU 2021-08 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2022. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. The Company early adopted the guidance in the second quarter of fiscal 2022 and it did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In August 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2020-06—Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity's Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40)—Accounting For Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity's Own Equity (“ASU 2020-06”). ASU 2020-06 simplifies accounting for convertible instruments by removing major separation models required under current GAAP. Consequently, more convertible debt instruments will be reported as a single liability instrument with no separate accounting for embedded conversion features through equity. Without an initial allocation of proceeds to the conversion option, the debt will likely have a lower discount, thereby resulting in less noncash interest expense through accretion. ASU 2020-06 removes certain settlement conditions that are required for equity contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception, which will permit more equity contracts to qualify for such exception. ASU 2020-06 also simplifies the diluted net income per share calculation in certain areas. ASU 2020-06 is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2021, and early adoption is permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those fiscal years. This update permits the use of either the modified retrospective or fully retrospective method of transition.

The Company adopted ASU 2020-06 in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, however, it had no impact to the financial statements. In the second quarter of fiscal 2022, the stockholders of the Company approved an increase to the number of authorized shares of Common Stock, to an amount sufficient to settle the conversion of the 2026 Notes. As a result of the increase to the number of authorized shares of Common Stock, the Company reclassified the fair value of the embedded conversion derivative of $28.5 million and the fair value of the Notes Hedge of $28.5 million to additional paid-in capital in the second quarter of fiscal 2022. These equity components will not be remeasured provided the requirements to qualify for the scope exception in ASC 815-10-15-74(a) continue to be met.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (“ASU 2019-12”), which is intended to simplify various aspects related to accounting for income taxes. ASU 2019-12 removes certain exceptions to the general principles in ASC 740 and also clarifies and amends existing guidance to improve consistent application. The Company prospectively adopted this ASU 2019-12 in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 and it did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

Change in Significant Accounting Policy

The Company has consistently applied the accounting policies to all periods presented in its consolidated financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

No new accounting pronouncement issued or effective during the six months ended March 31, 2022 had, or is expected to have, a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

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2. REVENUE RECOGNITION

Nature of Goods and Services

The following is a description of principal activities from which the Company generates its revenue. Contracts with customers are evaluated on a contract-by-contract basis as contracts may include multiple types of goods and services as described below.

Software and Hardware

Software and hardware revenue is generated from on-premise software license sales, as well as sales of hardware scanner boxes and on-premise appliance products. For software license agreements that are distinct, the Company recognizes software license revenue upon delivery and after evidence of a contract exists. Hardware revenue is recognized in the period that the hardware is shipped.

Services and Other

Services and other revenue is generated from the sale of transactional SaaS products and services, maintenance associated with the sale of software and hardware, and consulting and professional services. The Company recognizes services and other revenue over the period in which such services are performed. The Company’s model typically includes an up-front fee and a periodic commitment from the customer that commences upon completion of the implementation through the remainder of the customer life. The up-front fee is the initial setup fee, or the implementation fee. The periodic commitment includes, but is not limited to, a fixed periodic fee and/or a transactional fee based on system usage that exceeds committed minimums. If the up-front fee is not distinct, revenue is deferred until the date the customer commences use of the Company’s services, at which point the up-front fee is recognized ratably over the life of the customer arrangement. The Company does not view the signing of the contract or the provision of initial setup services as discrete earnings events that are distinct.

Significant Judgments in Application of the Guidance

The Company uses the following methods, inputs, and assumptions in determining amounts of revenue to recognize:

Identification of Performance Obligations

For contracts that contain multiple performance obligations, which include combinations of software licenses, maintenance, and services, the Company accounts for individual goods or services as a separate performance obligation if they are distinct. The good or service is distinct if the good or service is separately identifiable from other items in the arrangement and if a customer can benefit from it on its own or with other resources that are readily available to the customer. If these criteria are not met, the promised goods or services are accounted for as a combined performance obligation.

Determination of Transaction Price

The transaction price is determined based on the consideration to which the Company will be entitled in exchange for transferring products or services to the customer. The Company includes any fixed charges within its contracts as part of the total transaction price. To the extent that variable consideration is not constrained, the Company includes an estimate of the variable amount, as appropriate, within the total transaction price and updates its assumptions over the duration of the contract. As a practical expedient, the Company does not adjust the transaction price for the effects of a significant financing component if, at contract inception, the period between customer payment and the transfer of goods or services is expected to be one year or less.

Assessment of Estimates of Variable Consideration

Many of the Company’s contracts with customers contain some component of variable consideration; however, the constraint will generally not result in a reduction in the estimated transaction price for most forms of variable consideration. The Company may constrain the estimated transaction price in the event of a high degree of uncertainty as to the final consideration amount owed because of an extended length of time over which the fees may be adjusted or due to uncertainty surrounding collectability.

Allocation of Transaction Price

The transaction price, including any discounts, is allocated between separate goods and services in a contract that contains multiple performance obligations based on their relative standalone selling prices. The standalone selling prices are based on the prices at which the Company separately sells each good or service. For items that are not sold separately, the Company estimates the standalone selling prices using available information such as market conditions and internally approved pricing guidelines. In instances where there are observable selling prices for professional services and support and maintenance, the Company may apply the residual approach to estimate the standalone selling price of software licenses. In certain situations, primarily transactional SaaS revenue described above, the Company allocates variable consideration to a series of distinct goods or services within a contract. The

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Company allocates variable payments to one or more, but not all, of the distinct goods or services or to a series of distinct goods or services in a contract when (i) the variable payment relates specifically to the Company’s efforts to transfer the distinct good or service and (ii) the variable payment is for an amount that depicts the amount of consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring the promised goods or services to its customer.

Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table presents the Company's revenue disaggregated by major product category (amounts in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,				Six Months Ended March 31,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
Major product category
Deposits software and hardware	$	16,066	$	12,134	$	29,695	$	22,888
Deposits services and other	5,239		5,063		10,660		9,924
Deposits revenue	21,305		17,197		40,355		32,812
Identity verification software and hardware	3,214		879		5,030		2,427
Identity verification services and other	10,195		10,697		21,801		19,509
Identity verification revenue	13,409		11,576		26,831		21,936
Total revenue	$	34,714	$	28,773	$	67,186	$	54,748

Software and hardware revenue is generated from on-premise software license sales, as well as sales of hardware scanner boxes and on-premise appliance products. Services and other revenue is generated from the sale of transactional SaaS products and services, maintenance associated with the sale of software and hardware, and consulting and professional services.

Contract Balances

The following table provides information about contract assets and contract liabilities from contracts with customers (amounts in thousands):

	March 31, 2022		September 30, 2021
Contract assets, current	$	4,503	$	4,080
Contract assets, non-current	3,591		4,409
Contract liabilities (deferred revenue), current	9,700		10,381
Contract liabilities (deferred revenue), non-current	1,053		955

Contract assets, reported within current assets and other non-current assets in the consolidated balance sheets, primarily result from revenue being recognized when a license is delivered and payments are made over time. Contract liabilities primarily relate to advance consideration received from customers (deferred revenue), for which transfer of control occurs, and therefore revenue is recognized as services are provided. Contract balances are reported in a net contract asset or liability position on a contract-by-contract basis at the end of each reporting period. The Company recognized $9.9 million and $7.9 million of revenue during the six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, which was included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of each such period.

Contract Costs

Contract costs included in other current and non-current assets on the consolidated balance sheets totaled $2.4 million and $2.3 million as of March 31, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively. Contract costs are amortized based on the transfer of goods or services to which the asset relates. The amortization period also considers expected customer lives and whether the asset relates to goods or services transferred under a specific anticipated contract. These costs are included in selling and marketing expenses in the consolidated statement of operations and other comprehensive income (loss) and totaled $0.3 million during each of the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, and $0.7 million and $0.5 million during the six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. There were no impairment losses recognized during both the six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 related to capitalized contract costs.

3. BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

Acquisition of ID R&D, Inc.

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On May 28, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), the Company completed the acquisition of ID R&D (the “ID R&D Acquisition”) pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) dated May 28, 2021, by and among the Company, ID R&D and Alexey Khitrov (the “Representative”). Upon completion of the ID R&D Acquisition, ID R&D became a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. ID R&D is an award-winning provider of artificial intelligence-based voice and face biometrics and liveness detection.

As consideration for the ID R&D Acquisition, the Company agreed to pay an aggregate purchase price of up to $49.0 million. On the Closing Date, the equityholders of ID R&D received from the Company: (i) $13.0 million in cash, subject to adjustments for transaction expenses, escrow amounts, indebtedness and working capital adjustments (the “Initial Cash Payment”); and (ii) 867,226 shares or $13.9 million of Common Stock. In addition to the foregoing, the equityholders of ID R&D may become entitled to receive additional consideration from the Company upon achievement of certain milestones as follows (collectively, the “Earnout Payments”): subject to ID R&D’s achievement of target revenue for the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the one year anniversary thereof and the period commencing on the one year anniversary of the Closing Date and ending on the one year anniversary thereof (each such period, an “Earnout Period”): (i) an aggregate maximum amount of approximately $12.3 million with respect to the first Earnout Period and (ii) approximately $9.8 million with respect to the second Earnout Period, with 15% of the first Earnout Period’s payment to be deposited (as additional funds) into an escrow fund described below. The Company will

make the Earnout Payments in the form of cash and shares of Common Stock as set forth in the Merger Agreement. The Company has granted the Representative an option to shift the Earnout Period(s) out by one year, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement. Moreover, in the event actual revenue for an Earnout Period exceeds the target revenue for such period, the amount of such excess will be credited towards the achievement of the subsequent Earnout Period’s Earnout Payment.

The Company estimated the fair value of the consideration for the Earnout Periods to be $15.7 million on the Closing Date, which was determined using a discounted cash flow methodology based on financial forecasts determined by management that included assumptions about revenue growth and discount rates, and is included in level three of the fair value hierarchy. Each quarter the Company revises the estimated fair value of the consideration for the Earnout Periods and changes in the fair value are included in acquisition-related costs and expenses in the consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive income (loss). See Note 4. “Investments,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements for more information relating to the consideration for the Earnout Periods.

The Company incurred $0.6 million of expense in connection with the acquisition primarily related to legal fees, outside service costs, and travel expense, which are included in acquisition-related costs and expenses in the consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive income (loss).

On the Closing Date, the Company deposited a portion of the Initial Cash Payment and a number of shares of Common Stock having a collective value of approximately $4.0 million into an escrow fund to serve as collateral and partial security for working capital adjustments and certain indemnification rights of the Company. As indicated above, 15% of the Earnout Payment with respect to the first Earnout Period, if and when earned, will also be deposited into the escrow fund. The escrow fund will be maintained for up to 24 months following the completion of the ID R&D Acquisition or until such earlier time as the escrow fund is exhausted. The Company used cash on hand for the Initial Cash Payment.

Acquisition of HooYu Ltd

On March 23, 2022, the Company completed the acquisition of HooYu Ltd (the “HooYu Acquisition”) pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) dated March 23, 2022, by and among the Company and certain persons identified in the Purchase Agreement (the “Sellers”). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company, among other things, acquired 100% of the outstanding share capital of HooYu Ltd (“HooYu”), a leading global customer onboarding platform designed to increase the integrity of KYC and maximize the success of customer onboarding. As consideration for the HooYu Acquisition, the Company paid aggregate consideration in the amount of $129.1 million in cash (the “Closing Consideration”), as such amount may be adjusted for transaction expenses and indebtedness. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, $0.9 million was withheld as a reduction to the Closing Consideration and is being retained by the Company for the final working capital adjustments and indemnification of certain tax matters under the Purchase Agreement.

The Company incurred $1.9 million of expense in connection with the acquisition primarily related to legal fees, outside service costs, foreign currency and realized losses on investments, and travel expense, which are included in acquisition-related costs and expenses in the consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive income (loss).

On March 23, 2022, the Company transferred an aggregate of $127.1 million to the Sellers and its third-party legal and investment advisors. The Company used cash on hand for the cash paid on March 23, 2022.

Acquisitions are accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations. Accordingly, the results of operations of ID R&D and HooYu have been included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements since the date of such acquisition. The purchase price has been allocated to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon the respective estimates of fair value as of the date of the ID R&D Acquisition and HooYu Acquisition and are based on assumptions that the Company’s management believes are reasonable. The Company is in the

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process of completing its valuation of certain intangible assets and the valuation of the acquired deferred income taxes related to the HooYu Acquisition. The final allocations of the purchase price to intangible assets and deferred income taxes may differ materially from the information presented in these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed from the ID R&D Acquisition and HooYu Acquisition as of their respective closing dates (amounts shown in thousands):

	ID R&D		HooYu		Total
Current assets	$	320	$	1,865	$	2,185
Property, plant, and equipment	114		243		$	357
Intangible assets	16,930		73,100		$	90,030
Goodwill	27,748		75,691		$	103,439
Current liabilities	(425)		(5,068)		$	(5,493)
Other non-current liabilities	(2,355)		(18,275)		$	(20,630)
Net assets acquired	$	42,332	$	127,556	$	169,888

The goodwill recognized is due to expected synergies and other factors and is not expected to be deductible for income tax purposes. The Company estimated the fair value of identifiable acquisition-related intangible assets with definite lives primarily based on discounted cash flow projections that will arise from these assets. The Company exercised significant judgment with regard to assumptions used in the determination of fair value such as with respect to discount rates and the determination of the estimated useful lives of the intangible assets. The following table summarizes the estimated fair values and estimated useful lives of intangible assets with definite lives acquired from the ID R&D Acquisition and the HooYu Acquisition as of their respective closing dates (amounts shown in thousands, except for years):

ID R&D

	Amortization Period	Amount assigned
Completed technologies	7.0 years	$	14,020
Customer relationships	3.0 years	2,540
Trade name	5.0 years	370
Total intangible assets acquired		$	16,930

HooYu

	Amortization Period	Amount assigned
Completed technologies	7.0 years	$	61,400
Customer relationships	5.0 years	5,000
Trade name	5.0 years	6,100
Covenants not to compete	3.0 years	$	600
Total intangible assets acquired		$	73,100

The following unaudited pro forma financial information should not be taken as representative of the Company’s future consolidated results of operations and includes adjustments for the amortization expense related to the identified intangible assets. The following table summarizes the Company’s unaudited pro forma financial information and is presented as if the ID R&D Acquisition and the HooYu Acquisition occurred on October 1, 2020 (amounts shown in thousands):

	Three months ended March 31,				Six months ended March 31,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
Pro forma revenue	$	37,635	$	31,640	$	72,090	$	59,458
Pro forma net income (loss)	$	(1,416)	$	(511)	$	4,525	$	262

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4. INVESTMENTS

The following tables summarize investments by type of security as of March 31, 2022 and September 30, 2021 (amounts shown in thousands):

March 31, 2022:	Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Market Value
Available-for-sale securities:
U.S. Treasury, short-term	$	2,000	$	—	$	(20)	$	1,980
Foreign government and agency securities, short-term	2,888		—		(38)		2,850
Corporate debt securities, short-term	33,446		—		(366)		33,080
U.S. Treasury, long-term	7,481		—		(215)		7,266
Corporate debt securities, long-term	24,743		—		(516)		24,227
Total	$	70,558	$	—	$	(1,155)	$	69,403

September 30, 2021:	Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Market Value
Available-for-sale securities:
U.S. Treasury, short-term	$	4,222	$	1	$	—	$	4,223
Asset-backed securities, short-term	4,812		1		(2)		4,811
Corporate debt securities, short-term	140,042		6		(25)		140,023
U.S. Treasury, long-term	6,996		1		(2)		6,995
Foreign government and agency securities, long-term	2,909		—		(1)		2,908
Corporate debt securities, long-term	38,184		3		(39)		38,148
Total	$	197,165	$	12	$	(69)	$	197,108

The cost of securities sold is based on the specific identification method. Amortization of premiums, accretion of discounts, interest, dividend income and realized gains and losses are included in other income (expense), net in the consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive income (loss).

The Company determines the appropriate designation of investments at the time of purchase and reevaluates such designation as of each balance sheet date. All of the Company’s investments are designated as available-for-sale debt securities. As of March 31, 2022 and September 30, 2021, the Company’s short-term investments have maturity dates of less than one year from the balance sheet date and the Company’s long-term investments have maturity dates of greater than one year from the balance sheet date.

Available-for-sale marketable securities are carried at fair value as determined by quoted market prices for identical or similar assets, with unrealized gains and losses, net of taxes, and are reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. Management reviews the fair value of the portfolio at least monthly and evaluates individual securities with fair value below amortized cost at the balance sheet date. For debt securities, in order to determine whether impairment is other-than-temporary, management must conclude whether the Company intends to sell the impaired security and whether it is more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the security before recovering its amortized cost basis. If management intends to sell an impaired debt security or it is more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the security prior to recovering its amortized cost basis, an other-than-temporary impairment is deemed to have occurred. The amount of an other-than-temporary impairment on debt securities related to a credit loss, or securities that management intends to sell before recovery, is recognized in earnings. The amount of an other-than-temporary impairment on debt securities related to other factors is recorded consistent with changes in the fair value of all other available-for-sale securities as a component of stockholders’ equity in other comprehensive income. No other-than-temporary impairment charges were recognized in each of the three and six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021. There were $0.3 million of realized losses from the sale of available-for-sale securities during each of the three and six months ended March 31, 2022 and no realized gains or losses from the sale of available-for-sale securities during each of the three and six months ended March 31, 2021.

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures

FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements (“ASC 820”) defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value under GAAP and enhances disclosures about fair value measurements. Fair value is defined under ASC 820 as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value under ASC 820 must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. ASC 820 describes a fair value hierarchy based on the following three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value, of which the first two are considered observable and the last, unobservable:

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•Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

•Level 2—Inputs other than Level 1 inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities; and

•Level 3—Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

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The following tables represent the fair value hierarchy of the Company’s investments, convertible senior notes hedge, acquisition-related contingent consideration, and embedded conversion derivative as of March 31, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively (amounts shown in thousands):

March 31, 2022:	Balance		Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Short-term investments:
U.S. Treasury	$	1,980	$	1,980	$	—	$	—
Foreign government and agency securities	2,850		—		2,850		—
Corporate debt securities	33,080		—		33,080		—
Total short-term investments at fair value	37,910		1,980		35,930		—
Long-term investments:
U.S. Treasury	7,266		7,266		—		—
Corporate debt securities	24,227		—		24,227		—
Total long-term investments at fair value	31,493		7,266		24,227		—
Total assets at fair value	$	69,403	$	9,246	$	60,157	$	—
Liabilities:
Current liabilities:
Acquisition-related contingent consideration	$	10,790	$	—	$	—	$	10,790
Non-current liabilities:
Acquisition-related contingent consideration	5,200		—		—		5,200
Total liabilities at fair value	$	15,990	$	—	$	—	$	15,990

September 30, 2021:	Balance		Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Assets:
Short-term investments:
U.S. Treasury	$	4,223	$	4,223	$	—	$	—
Asset-backed securities, short-term	4,811		—		4,811		—
Corporate debt securities	140,023		—		140,023		—
Total short-term investments at fair value	149,057		4,223		144,834		—
Long-term investments:
U.S. Treasury	6,995		6,995		—		—
Foreign government and agency securities	2,908		—		2,908		—
Corporate debt securities	38,148		—		38,148		—
Total long-term investments at fair value	48,051		6,995		41,056		—
Convertible senior notes hedge	48,208		$	—	48,208		$	—
Total assets at fair value	$	245,316	$	11,218	$	234,098	$	—
Liabilities:
Current liabilities:
Acquisition-related contingent consideration	$	11,050	$	—	$	—	$	11,050
Non-current liabilities:
Acquisition-related contingent consideration	5,720		—		—		5,720
Embedded conversion derivative	48,208		—		48,208		—
Total liabilities at fair value	$	64,978	$	—	$	48,208	$	16,770

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•Level 1: Includes investments in U.S. Government and agency securities, which are valued based on recently executed transactions in the same or similar securities.

•Level 2: Convertible Senior Notes. On February 5, 2021, the Company issued the 2026 Notes as further described in Note 8. “Convertible Senior Notes.” Concurrently with the issuance of the 2026 Notes, the Company entered into the Notes Hedge and Warrant Transactions which in combination are intended to reduce the potential dilution from the conversion of the 2026 Notes. Initially, conversion of the 2026 Notes could only be settled in cash; however, following the increase in the Company’s authorized shares of Common Stock in the second quarter of fiscal 2022, which satisfied certain share reservation conditions, conversion of the 2026 Notes may be settled in cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, at the Company’s election. The embedded conversion derivative associated with the 2026 Notes previously meet the criteria for an embedded derivative liability which required bifurcation and separate accounting. The Notes Hedge was previously classified as a derivative asset on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. Following the increase in the Company’s authorized shares of Common Stock in the second quarter of fiscal 2022, the Notes Hedge and embedded conversion derivative were reclassified to additional paid-in capital as the equity classification criteria is met. Changes in the fair value of these derivatives prior to being classified in equity were reflected in Other income (expense), net, in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations and other comprehensive income (loss).

The fair value of the Notes Hedge and the embedded conversion derivative were estimated using a Black-Scholes model. Based on the fair value hierarchy, the Company classified the Notes Hedge and the embedded conversion derivative as Level 2 as significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly. The significant inputs and assumptions used in the models to calculate the fair value of the derivatives include the Common Stock price, exercise price of the derivatives, risk-free interest rate, volatility, annual coupon rate and remaining contractual term.

•Level 3: As of March 31, 2022, total acquisition-related contingent consideration of $10.8 million and $5.2 million is recorded in acquisition-related contingent consideration and other non-current liabilities, respectively, in the consolidated balance sheets. The following table includes a summary of the contingent consideration measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) during the six months ended March 31, 2022 (amounts shown in thousands):

Balance at September 30, 2021	$	16,770
Expenses recorded due to changes in fair value	(780)
Balance at March 31, 2022	$	15,990

5. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill

The Company had a goodwill balance of $136.9 million at March 31, 2022, representing the excess of costs over fair value of assets of businesses acquired. Goodwill acquired in a business combination and determined to have an indefinite useful life is not amortized, but instead is tested for impairment at least annually in accordance with ASC 350. The following table summarizes changes in the balance of goodwill during the six months ended March 31, 2022 (amounts shown in thousands):

Balance at September 30, 2021	$	63,096
Acquisition of HooYu	75,691
Foreign currency effect on goodwill	(1,898)
Balance at March 31, 2022	$	136,889

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Intangible Assets

Intangible assets include the value assigned to purchased completed technology, customer relationships, and trade names. The estimated useful lives for all of these intangible assets range from two to seven years. Intangible assets as of March 31, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively, are summarized as follows (amounts shown in thousands, except for years):

March 31, 2022:	Weighted Average Amortization Period	Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net
Completed technologies	6.9 years	$	95,761	$	16,542	$	79,219
Customer relationships	4.7 years	25,168		15,012		10,156
Trade names	5.0 years	7,088		691		6,397
Covenants not to compete	3.0 years	600		8		592
Total intangible assets		$	128,617	$	32,253	$	96,364

September 30, 2021:	Weighted Average Amortization Period	Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Net
Completed technologies	6.6 years	$	34,361	$	13,311	$	21,050
Customer relationships	4.6 years	20,168		12,905		7,263
Trade names	4.7 years	988		567		421
Total intangible assets		$	55,517	$	26,783	$	28,734

Amortization expense related to acquired intangible assets was $2.4 million and $1.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $4.5 million and $3.4 million during the six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and is recorded within acquisition-related costs and expenses on the consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive income (loss).

The estimated future amortization expense related to intangible assets for each of the five succeeding fiscal years is expected to be as follows (amounts shown in thousands):

	Estimated Future Amortization Expense
2022—remaining	$	9,869
2023	17,778
2024	15,513
2025	14,230
2026	12,972
Thereafter	26,002
Total	$	96,364

6. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense related to RSUs, stock options, and ESPP shares, which was allocated as follows (amounts shown in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,				Six Months Ended March 31,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
Cost of revenue	$	70	$	82	$	167	$	169
Selling and marketing	1,134		892		2,078		1,680
Research and development	868		777		1,804		1,517
General and administrative	1,226		1,217		2,380		2,349
Stock-based compensation expense included in expenses	$	3,298	$	2,968	$	6,429	$	5,715

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As of March 31, 2022, the Company had $34.0 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to outstanding stock options and RSUs expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 2.6 years.

2020 Incentive Plan

In January 2020, the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) adopted the Mitek Systems, Inc. 2020 Incentive Plan (the “2020 Plan”) upon the recommendation of the compensation committee of the Board. On March 4, 2020, the Company’s stockholders approved the 2020 Plan. The total number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the 2020 Plan is 4,500,000 shares plus such number of shares, not to exceed 107,903, as remained available for issuance under the 2002 Stock Option Plan, 2006 Stock Option Plan, 2010 Stock Option Plan, and 2012 Incentive Plan (collectively, the “Prior Plans”) as of January 17, 2020, plus any shares underlying awards under the Prior Plans that are terminated, forfeited, cancelled, expire unexercised or are settled in cash after January 17, 2020. As of March 31, 2022, (i) 1,314,077 RSUs and 755,533 Performance RSUs were outstanding under the 2020 Plan, (ii) 1,643,289 shares of Common Stock were reserved for future grants under the 2020 Plan, and (iii) stock options to purchase an aggregate of 481,303 shares of Common Stock and 505,957 RSUs were outstanding under the Prior Plans.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

In January 2018, the Board adopted the ESPP. On March 7, 2018, the Company’s stockholders approved the ESPP. The total number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance thereunder is 1,000,000 shares. As of March 31, 2022, (i) 549,849 shares have been issued to participants pursuant to the ESPP and (ii) 450,151 shares of Common Stock were reserved for future purchases under the ESPP. The Company commenced the initial offering period on April 2, 2018. Subsequent offering periods commence semi-annually in February and August each year.

The ESPP enables eligible employees to purchase shares of Common Stock at a discount from the market price through payroll deductions, subject to certain limitations. Eligible employees may elect to participate in the ESPP only during an open enrollment period. The offering period immediately follows the open enrollment window, at which time ESPP contributions are withheld from the participant's regular paycheck. The ESPP provides for a 15% discount on the market value of the stock at the lower of the grant date price (first day of the offering period) and the purchase date price (last day of the offering period). The Company recognized $0.1 million and $0.2 million in stock-based compensation expense related to the ESPP in the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company recognized $0.3 million in stock-based compensation expense related to the ESPP in each of the six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.

Director Restricted Stock Unit Plan

In January 2011, the Board adopted the Mitek Systems, Inc. Director Restricted Stock Unit Plan, as amended and restated (the “Director Plan”). On March 10, 2017, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Director Plan to increase the number of shares of Common Stock available for future grants. The total number of shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance thereunder is 1,500,000 shares. As of March 31, 2022, (i) 259,513 RSUs were outstanding under the Director Plan and (ii) 144,412 shares of Common Stock were reserved for future grants under the Director Plan.

Stock Options

The following table summarizes stock option activity under the Company’s equity plans during the six months ended March 31, 2022:

	Number of Shares	Weighted-Average Exercise Price		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (in Years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)
Outstanding at September 30, 2021	816,717	$	7.42	5.8	$	9,046
Granted	—	$	—
Exercised	(25,625)	$	7.98
Canceled	—	$	—
Outstanding at March 31, 2022	791,092	$	7.41	5.4	5,747
Vested and Expected to Vest at March 31, 2022	791,092	$	7.41	5.4	5,747
Exercisable at March 31, 2022	662,498	$	6.98	5.1	5,094

The Company recognized $0.1 million and $0.2 million in stock-based compensation expense related to outstanding stock options during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company recognized $0.3 million and $0.4 million in stock-based compensation expense related to outstanding stock options during the six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had $0.5 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to outstanding stock options expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 1.6 years.

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Aggregate intrinsic value represents the value of the Company’s closing stock price on the last trading day of the fiscal period in excess of the weighted-average exercise price, multiplied by the number of options outstanding and exercisable. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 was $0.2 million and $1.4 million, respectively. There were no options granted during each of the six months ended March 31, 2022 or 2021.

Restricted Stock Units

The following table summarizes RSU activity under the Company’s equity plans during the six months ended March 31, 2022:

	Number of Shares	Weighted-Average Fair Market Value Per Share
Outstanding at September 30, 2021	2,411,267	$	9.99
Granted	911,383	16.65
Settled	(796,390)	9.15
Canceled	(174,552)	10.57
Outstanding at March 31, 2022	2,351,708	12.53

The cost of RSUs is determined using the fair value of Common Stock on the award date, and the compensation expense is recognized ratably over the vesting period. The Company recognized $2.3 million and $2.1 million in stock-based compensation expense related to outstanding RSUs in the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company recognized $4.6 million and $4.0 million in stock-based compensation expense related to outstanding RSUs during the six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had $22.2 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to outstanding RSUs expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 2.6 years.

Performance Restricted Stock Units

The following table summarizes Performance RSU activity under the Company’s equity plans during the six months ended March 31, 2022:

	Number of Shares	Weighted-Average Fair Market Value Per Share
Outstanding at September 30, 2021	528,724	$	9.17
Granted	589,980	16.02
Settled	(176,864)	8.42
Canceled	(18,952)	12.84
Outstanding at March 31, 2022	922,888	13.62

The cost of Performance RSUs is determined using a Monte Carlo simulation to estimate the fair value on the award date, and the compensation expense is recognized ratably over the vesting period. The Company recognized $0.7 million and $0.3 million in stock-based compensation expense related to outstanding Performance RSUs in the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company recognized $1.2 million and $0.6 million in stock-based compensation expense related to outstanding Performance RSUs during the six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had $8.8 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to outstanding RSUs expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 2.6 years.

Performance Options

On November 6, 2018, as an inducement grant pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4), the Company’s Chief Executive Officer was granted performance options (the “Performance Options”) to purchase up to 800,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $9.50 per share, the closing market price for a share of Common Stock on the date of the grant. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, the performance conditions were achieved and in November 2021, the time vesting condition was met and the performance options vested in full. The Company did not recognize any stock-based compensation expense related to outstanding Performance Options in the three months ended March 31, 2022, and recognized $0.2 million in three months ended March 31, 2021. The Company recognized $0.1 million and $0.4 million in stock-based compensation expense related to outstanding Performance Options during the six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Share Repurchase Program

On December 13, 2019, the Board authorized and approved a share repurchase program for up to $10 million of the currently outstanding shares of our Common Stock. The share repurchase program expired on December 16, 2020. Total purchases made under

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the share repurchase program were $1.0 million or approximately 137,000 shares at an average price of $7.33. The purchases under the share repurchase program were made through open market trades.

On June 15, 2021, the Board authorized and approved a share repurchase program for up to $15 million of the currently outstanding shares of our Common Stock. The share repurchase program will expire on June 30, 2022. The timing, price and volume of repurchases will be based on market conditions, relevant securities laws and other factors. The repurchases may be made from time to time, through solicited or unsolicited transactions in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or pursuant to a share repurchase trading plan. The program may be discontinued or amended at any time.

The Company made purchases of $4.7 million, or approximately 287,568 shares, during the three months ended March 31, 2022 at an average price of $16.29 per share. The Company made purchases of $14.8 million, or approximately 886,204 shares, during the six months ended March 31, 2022 at an average price of $16.73 per share and subsequently retired the shares. The share repurchase plan was completed during the second quarter of fiscal 2022.

Rights Agreement

On October 23, 2018, the Company entered into the Section 382 Rights Agreement (the “Rights Agreement”) and issued a dividend of one preferred share purchase right (a “Right”) for each share of Common Stock payable on November 2, 2018 to the stockholders of record of such shares on that date. Each Right entitles the registered holder, under certain circumstances, to purchase from the Company one one-thousandth of a share of Series B Junior Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Preferred Shares”), of the Company, at a price of $35.00 per one one-thousandth of a Preferred Share represented by a Right, subject to adjustment. The description and terms of the Rights are set forth in the Rights Agreement.

The Rights are not exercisable until the Distribution Date (as defined in the Rights Agreement). Until a Right is exercised, the holder thereof, as such, will have no rights as a stockholder of the Company, including, without limitation, the right to vote or to receive dividends.

At any time prior to the time any person becomes an Acquiring Person (as defined in the Rights Agreement), the Board may redeem the Rights in whole, but not in part, at a price of $0.0001 per Right (the “Redemption Price”). The redemption of the Rights may be made effective at such time, on such basis and with such conditions as the Board in its sole discretion may establish. Immediately upon any redemption of the Rights, the right to exercise the Rights will terminate and the only right of the holders of Rights will be to receive the Redemption Price.

On February 28, 2019, the Company entered into an Amendment No. 1 to the Rights Agreement for the purpose of (i) modifying the definitions of “Beneficial Owner,” “Beneficially Own,” and “Beneficial Ownership” under the Rights Agreement to more closely align such definitions to the actual and constructive ownership rules under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Section 382”) or such similar provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and (ii) adding an exemption request process for persons to seek an exemption from becoming an “Acquiring Person” under the Rights Agreement in the event such person wishes to acquire 4.9% or more of the Common Stock then outstanding.

The Rights expired on October 22, 2021 and no Rights were redeemed or exchanged.

7. INCOME TAXES

The Company’s tax provision for interim periods is determined using an estimate of the annual effective tax rate, adjusted for discrete items arising in that quarter. In each quarter, management updates the estimate of the annual effective tax rate, and any changes in the annual effective tax rate are recorded in a cumulative adjustment in that quarter. The quarterly tax provision and quarterly estimate of the annual effective tax rate are subject to significant volatility due to several factors, including management’s ability to accurately predict the portion of income before income taxes in multiple jurisdictions, the tax effects of our stock-based compensation awards, and the effects of acquisitions and the integration of those acquisitions. The annual effective tax rate differs from the U.S. statutory rate primarily due to foreign and state taxes.

For the three and six months ended March 31, 2022, the Company recorded an income tax provision of $0.7 million and $0.5 million, respectively, which yielded an effective tax rate of 25% and 9%, respectively. For the three and six months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recorded an income tax provision of $0.4 million and a benefit of $0.1 million, respectively, which yielded an effective tax rate of 29% and negative 4%, respectively. The difference between the U.S. federal statutory tax rate and the Company’s effective tax rate for the six months ended March 31, 2022 was primarily due to excess tax benefits resulting from the vesting of restricted stock and the exercise of stock options as well as the impact of foreign and state taxes, and the impact of federal and state research and development credits on its tax provision.

8. CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES

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The carrying values of the Company’s 2026 Notes are as follows (in thousands):

2026 Notes:	March 31, 2022		September 30, 2021
Principal amount	$	155,250	$	155,250
Less: unamortized discount and issuance costs, net of amortization	(30,880)		(34,332)
Carrying amount	$	124,370	$	120,918
2026 Notes embedded conversion derivative	$	—	$	48,208

In February 2021, the Company issued $155.3 million aggregate principal amount of the 2026 Notes (including the Additional

Notes, as defined below). The 2026 Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company. The 2026 Notes were issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated February 5, 2021 (the “Indenture”), between the Company and UMB Bank, National Association, as trustee. The Indenture includes customary covenants and sets forth certain events of default after which the 2026 Notes may be declared immediately due and payable and sets forth certain types of bankruptcy or insolvency events of default involving the Company after which the 2026 Notes become automatically due and payable. The Company granted the initial purchasers of the 2026 Notes (collectively, the “Initial Purchasers”) a 13-day option to purchase up to an additional $20.25 million aggregate principal amount of the 2026 Notes (the “Additional Notes”), which was exercised in full. The 2026 Notes were purchased in a transaction that was completed on February 5, 2021.

The 2026 Notes will mature on February 1, 2026, unless earlier redeemed, repurchased or converted. The 2026 Notes will bear interest from February 5, 2021 at a rate of 0.750% per year payable semiannually in arrears on February 1 and August 1 of each year, beginning on August 1, 2021. The 2026 Notes will be convertible at the option of the holders at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding August 1, 2025, only under the following circumstances: (1) during any calendar quarter commencing after the calendar quarter ending on June 30, 2021, if the last reported sale price per share of Common Stock exceeds 130% of the conversion price for each of at least 20 trading days during the 30 consecutive trading days ending on, and including, the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter; (2) during five consecutive business days immediately after any five consecutive trading day period (such five consecutive trading day period, the “measurement period”) in which the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of notes for each trading day of the measurement period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price per share of the Common Stock on such trading day and the conversion rate on such trading day; (3) upon the occurrence of certain corporate events or distributions on the Common Stock. On or after August 1, 2025, until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date, holders may convert all or any portion of their 2026 Notes, in multiples of $1,000 principal amount, at the option of the holder regardless of the foregoing circumstances. Upon conversion, the Company may satisfy its conversion obligation by paying and/or delivering, as the case may be, cash and, if applicable at the Company’s election, shares of the Common Stock, based on the applicable conversion rate(s); provided that the Company will be required to settle conversions solely in cash unless and until the Company reserves such amount of shares of the Common Stock for future issuance as required pursuant to the Indenture that governs the 2026 Notes. The conversion rate for the 2026 Notes will initially be 47.9731 shares of the Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of 2026 Notes, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $20.85 per share of the Common Stock. The initial conversion price of the 2026 Notes represents a premium of approximately 37.5% to the $15.16 per share last reported sale price of the Common Stock on February 2, 2021. The conversion rate is subject to adjustment under certain circumstances in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.

The net proceeds from this offering were approximately $149.7 million, after deducting the Initial Purchasers’ discounts and commissions and the Company’s estimated offering expenses related to the offering. The Company used approximately $9.3 million of the net proceeds from the offering to pay the cost of the Notes Hedge (as defined below) (after such cost is partially offset by the proceeds from the Warrant Transactions described below). The Initial Purchasers exercised their option to purchase Additional Notes in full in February 2021and the Company used a portion of the net proceeds from the sale of such Additional Notes to enter into additional Notes Hedges (after such cost is partially offset by the proceeds from the additional Warrant Transactions) with the Option Counterparties (as defined below). The Company intends to use the remainder of the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, which may include working capital, capital expenditures, and potential acquisitions and strategic transactions.

As of March 31, 2022, the number of authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock that are not reserved for other purposes is sufficient to settle the 2026 Notes into equity. Accordingly, the Company may settle conversions of notes through payment or delivery, as the case may be, of cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock, at the Company’s election.

In accounting for the issuance of the 2026 Notes, the conversion option of the 2026 Notes was deemed an embedded derivative requiring bifurcation from the 2026 Notes (“host contract”) and separate accounting as an embedded derivative liability, as a result of the Company not having the necessary number of authorized but unissued shares of its Common Stock available to settle the conversion option of the 2026 Notes in shares. The proceeds from the 2026 Notes are first allocated to the embedded derivative liability and the remaining proceeds are then allocated to the host contract. On February 5, 2021, the fair value of the embedded derivative liability representing the conversion option was $33.2 million and the remaining $116.5 million was allocated to the host

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contract. The difference between the principal amount of the 2026 Notes and the fair value of the host contract (the “debt discount”) is amortized to interest expense using the effective interest method over the term of the 2026 Notes.

The Company adopted ASU 2020-06 in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, however, it had no impact to the financial statements. In the second quarter of fiscal 2022, the stockholders of the Company approved an increase to the number of authorized shares of Common Stock, to an amount sufficient to settle the conversion of the 2026 Notes. As a result of the increase to the number of authorized shares of Common Stock, the Company reclassified the embedded conversion derivative to additional paid-in capital.

As of March 31, 2022, the embedded conversion derivative is included in additional paid-in capital in the consolidated balance sheets and will not be remeasured provided the requirements to qualify for the scope exception in ASC 815-10-15-74(a) continue to be met.

The following table presents the fair value and the change in fair value for the embedded conversion derivative (in thousands):

Embedded conversion derivative
Fair value as of September 30, 2021	$	48,208
Remeasurement to fair value on March 3, 2022	(19,692)
Impact of increase of authorized shares of common stock on convertible senior notes hedge	(28,516)
Fair value as of March 31, 2022	$	—

The remeasurement of the embedded conversion derivative to fair value on March 3, 2022 was offset by the remeasurement of the Notes Hedge. See details of the remeasurement of the Notes Hedge below.

Debt issuance costs for the issuance of the 2026 Notes were approximately $5.5 million, consisting of initial purchasers' discount and other issuance costs. In accounting for the transaction costs, the Company allocated the total amount incurred to the 2026 Notes. Transaction costs were recorded as debt issuance cost (presented as contra debt in the consolidated balance sheet) and are being amortized using the effective interest method to interest expense over the term of the 2026 Notes.

The following table presents the total amount of interest cost recognized relating to the 2026 Notes (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,				Six Months Ended March 31,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
Contractual interest expense	$	302	$	172	$	595	$	172
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs	1,738		1,147		3,453		1,147
Total interest expense recognized	$	2,040	$	1,319	$	4,048	$	1,319

The derived effective interest rate on the 2026 Notes host contract was determined to be 6.71%, which remains unchanged from

the date of issuance. The remaining unamortized debt discount was $30.9 million as of March 31, 2022, and will be amortized over approximately 3.8 years.

Convertible Senior Notes Hedge and Warrants

In connection with the pricing of the 2026 Notes, the Company entered into the Notes Hedge with Bank of America, N.A., Jefferies International Limited and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (the “Option Counterparties”). The Notes Hedge provided the Company with the option to acquire, on a net settlement basis, approximately 7.4 million shares of Common Stock at a strike price of $20.85, which is equal to the number of shares of Common Stock that notionally underlie and corresponds to the conversion price of the 2026 Notes. The Company also entered into Warrant Transactions with the Option Counterparties relating to the same number of shares of the Common Stock, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments. The strike price of the Warrant Transactions is $26.53 per share, which represents a 75.0% premium to the last reported sale price of the Common Stock on The NASDAQ Capital Market on February 2, 2021, and is subject to certain adjustments under the terms of the Warrant Transactions.

The Company was initially required to settle the Notes Hedge in cash, as they did not qualify for the scope exception for contracts involving an issuer’s own equity in ASC 815 and were accounted for as a derivative asset. Upon initial purchase, the Notes Hedge was recorded in our consolidated balance sheets in convertible senior notes hedge at $33.2 million. The Company adopted ASU 2020-06 in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, however, it had no impact to the financial statements. In the second quarter of fiscal 2022, the stockholders of the Company approved an increase to the number of authorized shares of Common Stock, to an amount sufficient to settle the conversion of the 2026 Notes. As a result of the increase to the number of authorized shares of Common Stock, the Company reclassified the Notes Hedge to additional paid-in capital.

As of March 31, 2022, the Notes Hedge is included in additional paid-in capital in the consolidated balance sheet and will not be remeasured provided the requirements to qualify for the scope exception in ASC 815-10-15-74(a) continue to be met and the Company had not purchased any shares under the Notes Hedge.

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As a result of the Warrant Transactions, the Company is required to recognize incremental dilution of earnings per share to the extent the average share price is over $26.53 for any fiscal quarter. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, there was no dilution of earnings per share. The Warrant Transactions expire over a period of 80 trading days commencing on May 1, 2026 and may be settled in net shares of Common Stock or net cash at the Company’s election. Upon initial sale, the Warrant Transactions were recorded as an increase in additional paid-in capital within stockholders’ equity of $23.9 million. As of March 31, 2022, the Warrant Transactions had not been exercised and remained outstanding.

9. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Leases

The Company’s principal executive offices, as well as its research and development facility, are located in approximately 29,000 square feet of office space in San Diego, California and the term of the lease continues through June 30, 2024. The Company’s other offices are located in Paris, France; Amsterdam, The Netherlands; New York, New York; Barcelona, Spain; London, United Kingdom; and St. Petersburg, Russia. Other than the lease for office space in San Diego, California, the Company does not believe that the leases for the offices are material to the Company. The Company believes its existing properties are in good condition and are sufficient and suitable for the conduct of its business.

The Company’s leases have remaining terms of one to eight years. Certain leases contain renewal options for varying periods, which are at the Company’s sole discretion. For leases where the Company is reasonably certain to exercise a renewal option, such option periods have been included in the determination of the Company’s right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities. As of March 31, 2022, the weighted-average remaining lease term for the Company’s operating leases was 5.2 years and the weighted-average discount rate was 3.2%.

Lease liabilities expected to be paid within one year are recorded in current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. All other lease liabilities are recorded in non-current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had operating ROU assets of $6.1 million. As of March 31, 2022, total operating lease liabilities of $7.4 million were comprised of current lease liabilities of $1.9 million and non-current lease liabilities of $5.5 million. As of September 30, 2021, the Company had operating ROU assets of $7.1 million. As of September 30, 2021, total operating lease liabilities of $8.5 million were comprised of current lease liabilities of $1.9 million and non-current lease liabilities of $6.6 million.

The Company recognized $0.5 million of operating lease costs in each of the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021. The Company recognized $1.1 million of operating lease costs in each of the six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021. Operating lease costs are included within cost of revenue, selling and marketing, research and development, and general and administrative expenses, dependent upon the nature and use of the ROU asset, in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations and other comprehensive income (loss).

The Company paid $1.0 million in operating cash flows for operating leases in the six months ended March 31, 2022.

Maturities of operating lease liabilities as of March 31, 2022 were as follows (amounts shown in thousands):

	Operating leases
2022—remaining	$	1,085
2023	2,069
2024	1,738
2025	650
2026	643
2027	648
Thereafter	1,038
Total lease payments	7,871
Less: amount representing interest	(442)
Present value of future lease payments	$	7,429

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Legal Proceedings

Claim Against ICAR

On June 11, 2018, a claim was filed before the Juzgado de Primera Instancia number 5 of Barcelona, Spain, the first instance court in the Spanish civil procedure system, against ICAR. The claim, also directed to Mr. Xavier Codó Grasa, former controlling shareholder of ICAR and its current General Manager, was brought by the Spanish company Global Equity & Corporate Consulting, S.L. for the alleged breach by ICAR of a services agreement entered into in the context of the sale of the shares in ICAR to Mitek Holding B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. ICAR responded to the claim on September 7, 2018. After several delays as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, on March 3, 2022 the trial was held. The next procedural step will be the issuance of a judgment by the Juzgado de Primera Instancia number 5 of Barcelona.

The amount claimed is €0.8 million (or $0.9 million), plus the interest accrued during the court proceedings.

Pursuant and subject to the terms of the sale and purchase agreement concerning the acquisition of the shares in ICAR, Mitek Holding B.V. is to be indemnified in respect of any damages suffered by ICAR and/or Mitek Holding B.V. in respect of this claim.

Third Party Claims Against Our Customers

The Company receives indemnification demands from end-user customers who received third party patentee offers to license patents and allegations of patent infringement. Some of the offers and allegations have resulted in ongoing litigation. The Company is not a party to any such litigation. License offers to and infringement allegations against the Company’s end-customers were made by Lighthouse Consulting Group, LLC; Lupercal, LLC; Pebble Tide, LLC; Dominion Harbor Group, LLC; and IP Edge, LLC, which appear to be non-practicing entities (“NPEs”)—often called “patent trolls”—and not the Company’s competitors. These NPEs may seek to extract settlements from our end-customers, resulting in new or renewed indemnification demands to the Company. At this time, the Company does not believe it is obligated to indemnify any customers or end-customers resulting from license offers or patent infringement allegations by the companies listed above. However, the Company could incur substantial costs if it is determined that it is required to indemnify any customers or end-customers in connection with these offers or allegations. Given the potential for impact to other customers and the industry, the Company is actively monitoring the offers, allegations and any resulting litigation.

On July 7, 2018, United Services Automobile Association (“USAA”) filed a lawsuit against Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Wells Fargo”) in the Eastern District of Texas alleging that Wells Fargo’s remote deposit capture systems (which in part utilize technology provided by the Company to Wells Fargo through a partner) infringe four USAA owned patents related to mobile deposits (the “First Wells Lawsuit”). On August 17, 2018, USAA filed a second lawsuit (the “Second Wells Lawsuit” and together with the First Wells Lawsuit, the “Wells Lawsuits”) against Wells Fargo in the Eastern District of Texas asserting that an additional five patents owned by USAA were infringed by Wells Fargo’s remote deposit capture system. In neither lawsuit was the Company named in the Complaint as an infringer nor at any time did USAA allege specifically that the Company’s products by themselves infringed any of the asserted patents. Subsequently, on November 6, 2019, a jury in the First Wells Lawsuit found that Wells Fargo willfully infringed at least one of the Subject Patents (as defined below) and awarded USAA $200 million in damages. In the Second Wells Lawsuit, USAA dropped two of the patents from the litigation, and the judge in the case found that one of the remaining three patents was invalid. On January 10, 2020, a jury in the Second Wells Lawsuit found that Wells Fargo willfully infringed at least one of the patents at issue in that case and awarded USAA $102 million in damages. No Mitek product was accused of infringing either of the two patents in question in the Second Wells Lawsuit as the litigation involved broad banking processes and not Mitek’s specific mobile deposit features. USAA and Wells Fargo subsequently reached a settlement, and on April 1, 2021 the Court granted the parties’ joint motion and stipulation of dismissal of the Wells Lawsuits with prejudice.

Wells Fargo filed petitions for Inter Partes Review (“IPR”) with the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) challenging the validity of the four patents in the First Wells Lawsuit. Three of those four petitions were instituted, while one (relating to the ‘090 Patent) was denied institution. On November 24, 2020 and January 26, 2021, the PTAB issued final written decisions determining that Wells Fargo had not demonstrated by a preponderance of the evidence that any claims of the U.S. Patent Nos. 8,977,571 (“the ’571 Patent”), 8,699,779 (“the ’779 Patent”), or ‘9,336,517 (“the ’517 Patent”) were unpatentable.

On September 30, 2020, USAA filed suit against PNC Bank (the “First PNC Lawsuit”) in the Eastern District of Texas alleging infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 10,482,432 and 10,621,559. These two patents are continuations of an asserted patent in the Second Wells Lawsuit and relate to similar subject matter. On October 19, 2020, PNC Bank’s integration partner, NCR Corporation, sent an indemnification demand to the Company requesting indemnification from all claims related to the First PNC Lawsuit. The complaint against PNC does not claim that any Company product infringes any of the asserted patents. At this time, the Company does not believe it is obligated to indemnify NCR Corporation or end-users of NCR Corporation resulting from the patent infringement allegations by USAA. On December 4, 2020, USAA filed an amended complaint against PNC Bank also asserting two patents at issue in the First Wells Lawsuit—the ’779 Patent and the ’571 Patent. Also on December 4, 2020, PNC Bank filed a complaint for declaratory judgement of non-infringement of the ’779 Patent and the ’571 Patent in the Western District of Pennsylvania (“PNC DJ Action”). On January 19, 2021, USAA filed a motion to dismiss the PNC DJ Action in view of the pending lawsuit between the parties in the Eastern District of Texas. On February 2, 2021, NCR Corporation sent a second indemnification demand to the Company requesting indemnification of the claims described in the amended complaint. On March 31, 2021, USAA filed another suit

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against PNC Bank in the Eastern District of Texas alleging infringement of two patents from the Second Wells Lawsuit, U.S. Patent Nos. 10,013,605 and 10,013,681 (the “Second PNC Lawsuit”). On June 1, 2021, the Western District of Pennsylvania court stayed the PNC DJ Action in view of the earlier-filed action between USAA and PNC in the Eastern District of Texas. On July 7, 2021, USAA filed a third lawsuit against PNC Bank (the “Third PNC Lawsuit” and together with the First PNC Lawsuit and the Second PNC Lawsuit, the “PNC Lawsuits”) asserting infringement of U.S. Patents 10,769,598; 10,402,638; and 9,224,136. A jury trial has been set for the PNC Lawsuits in May 2022.

While neither the Wells Lawsuits nor the PNC Lawsuits name the Company as a defendant, given (among other factors) the Company’s prior history of litigation with USAA and the continued use of the Company’s products by its customers, on November 1, 2019, the Company filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California seeking declaratory judgment that its products do not infringe the ’779 Patent, the ’571 Patent, the ’517 Patent, and U.S. Patent No. 9,818,090 (“the ’090 Patent”) (collectively, the “Subject Patents”). On January 15, 2020, USAA filed motions requesting the dismissal of the declaratory judgement of the Subject Patents and transfer of the case to the Eastern District of Texas, both of which the Company opposed. On April 21, 2020, the Court in the Northern District of California transferred the Company’s declaratory judgement action to the Eastern District of Texas and did not rule on USAA’s motion to dismiss. On April 28, 2021, the Court in the Eastern District of Texas granted USAA’s motion to dismiss the Company’s declaratory judgment action on jurisdictional grounds. The Court’s ruling did not address the merits of the Company’s claim of non-infringement. The Company appealed the ruling on the motion to dismiss and the decision to transfer the declaratory judgment action from California to Texas to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The Federal Circuit heard oral argument on the Company’s appeal on April 4, 2022. The Company continues to believe that its products do not infringe the Subject Patents and will vigorously defend the right of its end-users to use its technology.

In April, May, and June 2020, the Company filed petitions for IPR with the PTAB of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office challenging the validity of the Subject Patents. On November 6 and 17, 2020, the PTAB decided to exercise its discretion and deny institution of the four petitions due to the alleged relationship between the Company and Wells Fargo, who previously filed petitions for IPR on the Subject Patents. The PTAB did not address the merits of the Company’s petitions or the prior art cited in those petitions. The Company continues to believe that the prior art cited in the petitions renders all the claims of the Subject Patents invalid. On each of December 6, 2020, December 17, 2020, and February 23, 2021, the Company filed requests for rehearing and Precedential Opinion Panel (“POP”) review of the four denied IPR petitions. The Patent Office denied the requests for rehearing and for POP review.

In September 2020, the Company filed an additional two petitions for IPR with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office challenging the validity of U.S. Patent Nos. 10,013,681 (“the ‘681 Patent”) and 10,013,605 (“the ‘605 Patent”)—two of the patents at issue in the Second Wells Lawsuit. In March 2021, the PTAB decided not to institute the two petitions.

On July 7, July 14, and July 21, 2021, PNC Bank filed six additional petitions for IPR with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office challenging the validity of the ’779 Patent, the ’571 Patent, the ‘559 Patent, and U.S Patent No. 10,482,432 (“the ‘432 Patent”). On August 27, 2021, PNC filed two additional petitions for IPR challenging the validity of the ‘681 Patent and the ‘605 Patent. In October and November of 2021, PNC Bank filed four more petitions for IPR challenging the validity of the ‘638 Patent, the ‘136 Patent, and the ‘598 Patent. The Patent Office denied institution with respect to the petitions challenging the ‘432 Patent, the ‘605 Patent, the ‘681 Patent, and the ‘638 Patent, but instituted inter partes review on the petitions relating to the ‘779 Patent, the ‘571 Patent, and the ‘559 Patent—finding a reasonable likelihood that at least one challenged patent claim was invalid. Decisions from the Patent Office whether to institute the remaining petitions for IPRs are expected in May 2022.

On August 16, 2021, USAA filed suit against BBVA USA (“BBVA”) in the Eastern District of Texas alleging infringement of the same patents at issue in the PNC Lawsuits. While Mitek’s IPR petitions were mentioned in the complaint, Mitek was not named as a defendant or mentioned in connection with any alleged infringement. BBVA then sent Mitek an indemnification demand on September 7, 2021. For the same reasons discussed above in connection with PNC, the Company does not believe it is obligated to indemnify BBVA.

The Company incurred legal fees of $0.7 million in the six months ended March 31, 2022 related to third party claims against our customers. Such fees are included in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statement of operations and other comprehensive income (loss).

Claim Against UrbanFT, Inc.

On July 31, 2019, the Company filed a lawsuit against one of its customers, UrbanFT, Inc. (“UrbanFT”) in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California (case No. 19-CV-1432-CAB-DEB). UrbanFT was delinquent in payment and attempted to justify its non-payment by asserting that the Company is or may be infringing on purported UrbanFT patents. The Company filed such lawsuit to collect the delinquent payments and to obtain a declaratory judgment of non-infringement of five purported UrbanFT patents. UrbanFT filed an answer and later asserted infringement of two of the five patents-at-issue in the Company’s lawsuit against UrbanFT. The Company thereafter filed counterclaims seeking a declaration that the two patents asserted by UrbanFT were invalid in addition to not being infringed. During the course of the litigation, the Company learned that a judgment had been entered against UrbanFT’s affiliates and its predecessor owner in which an Oregon court ordered that the patents in issue

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revert to a prior owner, Mr. Stevens, because UrbanFT’s affiliates did not pay the purchase price owed to the prior owner. On September 8, 2020, the Company filed a motion for summary judgment on its breach of contract claim. On September 15, 2020, the District Court issued an order to show cause regarding jurisdiction over patent issues in light of the Oregon judgment. On December 17, 2020, the District Court dismissed Mitek’s claims for declaratory judgment of non-infringement and UrbanFT’s counterclaims for patent infringement and related affirmative defenses based on infringement of the patents for lack of subject matter jurisdiction because UrbanFT does not own the patents. The District Court then dismissed the remaining state law claims without prejudice to refiling in state court.

On December 18, 2020, the Company filed a new suit against UrbanFT in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Diego (case no. 37-2020-00046670-CU-BC-CTL) asserting claims for breach of contract, open book account, and monetary damages. UrbanFT filed an answer and did not assert any cross-claims. The Company filed a motion for summary judgment which was heard on April 15, 2022. The Court granted the Company’s motion and awarded the Company compensatory damages of $1.7 million. The Company intends to also seek recovery of its attorneys’ fees and costs. The time for UrbanFT to appeal the judgment has not yet lapsed and as such, no amounts have been recorded in the financial statements as of March 31, 2022.

Claim Against Maplebear, Inc (dba Instacart):

On December 13, 2021, Mitek filed a lawsuit against Mapleabear Inc., d/b/a Instacart (“Maplebear”), in California Superior Court – San Diego County (Case No, 37-2021-00052089-CU-BC-CTL). Mitek is alleging breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant, and requesting over $2.0 million in damages.

On August, 3, 2018 Maplebear entered into a Master Services Agreement (the “Master Services Agreement”) with Mitek agreeing to purchase a subscription to Mitek’s Mobile Verify Advanced service. On June 19, 2020, the parties entered into a second Order Form in connection with the Master Services Agreement. The Order Form has a term of June 18, 2020 to December 31, 2023 and calls for an annual commitment of $1.2 million. On September 23, 2021, Maplebear sent a letter to Mitek purporting to outline breaches under the Master Services Agreement. Mitek responded on November 11, 2021, refuting Maplebear’s claims and offering to engage in further discussions. Maplebear thereafter sent a Notice of Termination of the Master Services Agreement dated November 24, 2021.

The Parties participated in mediation on March 15, 2022. The mediation did not result in the resolution of the case and, following mediation, the Parties stipulated that Maplebear’s response to Mitek’s complaint would be due on April 27, 2022. In lieu of filing a response to the complaint, Maplebear elected to file a Motion to Transfer Venue, which Mitek will oppose. The Court has scheduled a Case Management Conference for May 20, 2022 and has not yet set a trial date. The hearing for the Motion to Transfer is presently scheduled for October 14, 2022.

Other Legal Matters

In addition to the foregoing, the Company is subject to various claims and legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of its business. The Company accrues for such liabilities when it is both (i) probable that a loss has occurred and (ii) the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated in accordance with ASC 450, Contingencies. While any legal proceeding has an element of uncertainty, the Company believes that the disposition of any legal proceedings that the Company and management are currently aware of, in the aggregate, will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

10. REVENUE CONCENTRATION

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company derived revenue of $11.8 million from two customers, with such customers accounting for 19% and 15% of the Company’s total revenue, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company derived revenue of $6.7 million from one customer, with such customer accounting for 23% of the Company’s total revenue. For the six months ended March 31, 2022, the Company derived revenue of $18.2 million from two customers, with such customers accounting for 17% and 10% of the Company’s total revenue, respectively. For the six months ended March 31, 2021, the Company derived revenue of $10.6 million from one customer, with such customer accounting for 19% of the Company’s total revenue. The corresponding accounts receivable balances of customers from which revenues were in excess of 10% of total revenue were $11.6 million and $3.8 million at March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

The Company’s revenue is derived primarily from sales by the Company to channel partners, including systems integrators and resellers, and end-users of licenses to sell products covered by the Company’s patented technologies. These contractual arrangements do not obligate the Company’s channel partners to order, purchase or distribute any fixed or minimum quantities of the Company’s products. In most cases, the channel partners purchase the license from the Company after they receive an order from an end-user. The channel partners receive orders from various individual end-users; therefore, the sale of a license to a channel partner may represent sales to multiple end-users. End-users can purchase the Company’s products through more than one channel partner.

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Revenues can fluctuate based on the timing of license renewals by channel partners. When a channel partner purchases or renews a license, the Company receives a license fee in consideration for the grant of a license to sell the Company’s products and there are no future payment obligations related to such agreement; therefore, the license fee the Company receives with respect to a particular license renewal in one period does not have a correlation with revenue in future periods. During the last several quarters, sales of licenses to one or more channel partners have comprised a significant part of the Company’s revenue. This is attributable to the timing of renewals or purchases of licenses and does not represent a dependence on any single channel partner. The Company believes that it is not dependent upon any single channel partner, even those from which revenues were in excess of 10% of the Company’s total revenue in a specific reporting period, and that the loss or termination of the Company’s relationship with any such channel partner would not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s future operations because either the Company or another channel partner could sell the Company’s products to the end-user that had purchased from the channel partner the Company lost.

International sales accounted for approximately 26% of the Company’s total revenue in each of the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. From a geographic perspective, approximately 66% and 24% of the Company’s total long-term assets as of March 31, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively, are associated with the Company’s international subsidiaries. From a geographic perspective, approximately 12% and 6% of the Company’s total long-term assets excluding goodwill and other intangible assets as of March 31, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively, are associated with the Company’s international subsidiaries.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Form 10-Q”), contains “forward-looking statements” that involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, if they never materialize or they prove incorrect, could cause our results to differ materially and adversely from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are contained principally in this Item 2—“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and Part II, Item 1A—“Risk Factors,” but appear throughout this Form 10-Q. Forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements relating to our outlook or expectations for earnings, revenues, expenses, asset quality, volatility of our common stock, financial condition or other future financial or business performance, strategies, expectations, or business prospects, the duration and impact of the novel COVID-19 pandemic on our business, our customers, and markets generally, or the impact of legal, regulatory, or supervisory matters on our business, results of operations, or financial condition.

Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,” “intend,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “seek,” “target”, “will,” “would,” “could,” “can,” “may”, or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements reflect our judgment based on currently available information and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in Part II, Item 1A—“Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q and in our other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on December 13, 2021 (“2021 Annual Report”). Additionally, there may be other factors that could preclude us from realizing the predictions made in the forward-looking statements. We operate in a continually changing business environment and new factors emerge from time to time. We cannot predict such factors or assess the impact, if any, of such factors on our financial position or results of operations. All forward-looking statements included in this Form 10-Q speak only as of the date of this Form 10-Q and you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect any events or circumstances after the date of this Form 10-Q or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

In this Form 10-Q, unless the context indicates otherwise, the terms “Mitek,” “the Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Mitek Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation and its subsidiaries.

Overview

Mitek is a leading innovator of mobile image capture and digital identity verification solutions. We are a software development company with expertise in computer vision, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. We currently serve more than 7,500 financial services organizations and leading marketplace and financial technology (“fintech”) brands around the globe. Customers count on Mitek to deliver trusted and convenient online experiences, detect and reduce fraud, and document Know Your Customer (“KYC”) and anti-money laundering regulatory compliance. Our solutions are embedded in native mobile apps and web browsers to facilitate digital consumer experiences. Mitek’s identity verification and authentication technologies and services make it possible for banks, financial services organizations and the world’s leading marketplace and sharing platforms to verify an individual’s identity during digital transactions, allowing them to reduce risk and meet regulatory requirements. Our advanced mobile deposit system enables secure, fast and convenient deposit services. Thousands of organizations use Mitek solutions to optimize the security of mobile check deposits, new account openings and more.

To ensure a high level of security against evolving digital fraud threats, in May of 2021, Mitek acquired ID R&D, an award-winning provider of artificial intelligence-based voice and face biometrics and liveness detection. With one of the strongest research and development teams in the industry, ID R&D consistently delivers innovative, best-in-class biometric capabilities that raise the bar on usability and performance. In March 2022, Mitek acquired HooYu Ltd (“HooYu”), a leading KYC technology provider in the United Kingdom. The acquisition helps to ensure businesses know the true identity of their customers by linking biometric verification with real-time bureau and sanction database checks.

Mitek markets and sells its products and services worldwide through internal, direct sales teams located in the U.S., Europe, and Latin America as well as through partners. Our partner sales strategy includes channel partners who are financial services technology providers and identity verification providers. These partners integrate our products into their solutions to meet the needs of their customers.

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Second Quarter Fiscal 2022 Highlights

•Revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $34.7 million, an increase of 21% compared to revenue of $28.8 million in the three months ended March 31, 2021.

•Net income was $1.9 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, during the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to net income of $1.0 million, or $0.02 per share, during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

•Cash provided by operating activities was $9.7 million for the six months ended March 31, 2022, compared to $16.1 million for the six months ended March 31, 2021.

•We added new patents to our portfolio during the second quarter of fiscal 2022 bringing our total number of issued patents to 78 as of March 31, 2022. In addition, we have 16 domestic and international patent applications pending as of March 31, 2022.

Acquisition of ID R&D, Inc.

On May 28, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), the Company completed the acquisition of ID R&D (the “ID R&D Acquisition”) pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) dated May 28, 2021, by and among the Company, ID R&D and Alexey Khitrov. Upon completion of the ID R&D Acquisition, ID R&D became a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Mitek Systems, Inc. ID R&D is an award-winning provider of artificial intelligence-based voice and face biometrics and liveness detection. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Company agreed to pay an aggregate purchase price of up to $49.0 million. On the Closing Date, the equityholders of ID R&D received from the Company: (i) $13.0 million in cash, subject to adjustments for transaction expenses, escrow amounts, indebtedness and working capital adjustments and (ii) 867,226 shares (or $13.9 million) of Common Stock. The terms of the Merger Agreement also provide for additional payments of up to approximately $22.1 million in a combination of cash and Common Stock upon the achievement of certain financial milestones during 2022 and 2023.

Acquisition of HooYu Ltd

On March 23, 2022, the Company completed the acquisition of HooYu Ltd (the “HooYu Acquisition”) pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) dated March 23, 2022, by and among the Company and certain persons identified in the Purchase Agreement (the “Sellers”). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company, among other things, acquired 100% of the outstanding share capital of HooYu Ltd, a leading global customer onboarding platform designed to increase the integrity of know your customer (“KYC”) and maximize the success of customer onboarding. As consideration for the HooYu Acquisition, the Company paid aggregate consideration in the amount of £97.8 million in cash (the “Closing Consideration”), as such amount may be adjusted for transaction expenses and indebtedness. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, £0.7 million was withheld as a reduction to the Closing Consideration and is being retained by the Company for the final working capital adjustments and indemnification of certain tax matters under the Purchase Agreement.

Market Opportunities, Challenges & Risks

We believe that financial institutions, fintechs, and other companies see our patented solutions as a way to provide a superior digital customer experience to meet growing consumer demand for trust and convenience online and, at the same time, assist them in meeting regulatory requirements. The value of digital transformation to our customers is a possible increase in top line revenue and a reduction in the cost of sales and services. As the use of new technology increases, so does associated fraud and cyber-attacks. The negative outcomes of fraud encompass financial losses, brand damage, and loss of loyal customers. We predict growth in both our deposits and identity verification products based on current trends in payments, online lending, more stringent regulations, growing usage of sharing apps and online marketplaces, and the ever-increasing demand for digital services.

Factors adversely affecting the pricing of, or demand for, our digital solutions, such as competition from other products or technologies, any decline in the demand for digital transactions, or negative publicity or obsolescence of the software environments in which our products operate, could result in lower revenues or gross margins. Further, because substantially all of our revenues are from a few types of technology, our product concentration may make us especially vulnerable to market demand and competition from other technologies, which could reduce our revenues.

The sales cycle for our software and services can be lengthy and the implementation cycles for our software and services by our channel partners and customers can also be lengthy, often as long as six months and sometimes longer for larger customers. If implementation of our products by our channel partners and customers is delayed or otherwise not completed, our business, financial condition, and results of operations may be adversely affected.

Revenues related to most of our on-premise licenses for mobile products are required to be recognized up front upon satisfaction of all applicable revenue recognition criteria. Revenue related to our software as a service (“SaaS”) products is recognized ratably over the life of the contract or as transactions are used depending on the contract criteria. The recognition of future revenues from these licenses is dependent upon a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the term of our license agreements, the timing

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of implementation of our products by our channel partners and customers, and the timing of any re-orders of additional licenses and/or license renewals by our channel partners and customers.

During each of the last few years, sales of licenses to one or more channel partners have comprised a significant part of our revenue each year. This is attributable to the timing of renewals or purchases of licenses and does not represent a dependence on any single channel partner. If we were to lose a channel partner relationship, we do not believe such a loss would adversely affect our operations because either we or another channel partner could sell our products to the end-users that had purchased products from the channel partner we lost. However, in that case, we or another channel partner must establish a relationship with the end-users, which could take time to develop, if it develops at all.

We have a growing number of competitors in the mobile image capture and identity verification industry, many of which have greater financial, technical, marketing, and other resources. However, we believe our patented mobile image capture and identity verification technology, our growing portfolio of products and geographic coverage for the financial services industry, and our market expertise gives us a distinct competitive advantage. To remain competitive, we must continue to offer products that are attractive to the consumer as well as being secure, accurate, and convenient. To help us remain competitive, we intend to further strengthen performance of our portfolio of products through research and development as well as partnering with other technology providers.

The COVID-19 pandemic has created significant uncertainty in the U.S. and around the globe, resulting in both challenges and opportunities for our business. In response to this situation and in an effort to protect the health and safety of our employees, our workforce has transitioned to working remotely and employee travel, including to our international subsidiaries, has been severely curtailed. Because of our IT infrastructure and the nature of our business, our employees have generally been able to work remotely and productively, but future productivity and the effects of COVID-19 on our operations is unknown at this time. We will continue to actively monitor the situation and may take further actions that alter our business operations as may be required by federal, state, local, or foreign authorities, or that we determine are in the best interests of our employees, customers, partners, and stockholders.

We anticipate in certain circumstances that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic may accelerate the adoption of digital technologies and create future opportunities and uses for our products and we continue to seek new and innovative opportunities to serve our customers’ needs. However, given the continuing uncertainties related to the COVID-19 pandemic, we cannot predict how it will continue to affect our operational and financial performance, including our long term revenue growth and profitability, the impact on our customers’ and our sales cycles, our ability to generate new business leads, the impact on our customers’, employee and industry events, and the effects on our vendors. As a result, the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to impact our financial condition or results of operations is uncertain.

Results of Operations

Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021

The following table summarizes certain aspects of our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 (amounts in thousands, except percentages):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
					Percentage of Total Revenue				Increase (Decrease)
	2022		2021		2022		2021		$		%
Revenue
Software and hardware	$	19,280	$	13,013	56	%	45	%	$	6,267	48	%
Services and other	15,434		15,760		44	%	55	%	(326)		(2)	%
Total revenue	$	34,714	$	28,773	100	%	100	%	$	5,941	21	%
Cost of revenue	3,310		3,792		10	%	13	%	(482)		(13)	%
Selling and marketing	9,206		8,530		27	%	30	%	676		8	%
Research and development	8,236		6,691		24	%	23	%	1,545		23	%
General and administrative	6,073		5,718		17	%	20	%	355		6	%
Acquisition-related costs and expenses	3,056		1,659		9	%	6	%	1,397		84	%
Interest expense	2,040		1,319		6	%	5	%	721		55	%
Other income (expense), net	(231)		372		(1)	%	1	%	(603)		(162)	%
Income tax provision	(651)		(417)		(2)	%	(1)	%	(234)		(56)	%
Net income	$	1,911	$	1,019	6	%	4	%	$	892	88	%

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Revenue

Total revenue increased $5.9 million, or 21%, to $34.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $28.8 million in the three months ended March 31, 2021. Software and hardware revenue increased $6.3 million, or 48%, to $19.3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $13.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2021. This increase is primarily due to an increase in sales of our Mobile Deposit® and IDLive® software products of $7.6 million. This increase was partially offset by a decline in revenue from our CheckReader™ software and identity verification hardware products of $1.3 million. Services and other revenue decreased $0.4 million, or 2%, to $15.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $15.8 million in the three months ended March 31, 2021. This decrease is primarily due to a decline in Mobile Verify® transactional SaaS revenue of $0.7 million, or 7%, in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021. This decrease was partially offset by an increase in SaaS revenue of $0.3 million as a result of the HooYu Acquisition.

Cost of Revenue

Cost of revenue includes personnel costs related to billable services and software support, direct costs associated with our hardware products, hosting costs, and the costs of royalties for third party products embedded in our products. Cost of revenue decreased $0.5 million, or 13%, to $3.3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $3.8 million in the three months ended March 31, 2021. As a percentage of revenue, cost of revenue decreased to 10% in the three months ended March 31, 2022 from 13% in the three months ended March 31, 2021. The decrease is primarily due to a decrease in variable personnel, hosting and royalty costs associated with a lower volume of Mobile Verify® transactions processed during the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021.

Selling and Marketing Expenses

Selling and marketing expenses include payroll, employee benefits, stock-based compensation, and other headcount-related costs associated with sales and marketing personnel. Selling and marketing expenses also include non-billable costs of professional services personnel, advertising expenses, product promotion costs, trade shows, and other brand awareness programs. Selling and marketing expenses increased $0.7 million, or 8%, to $9.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $8.5 million in the three months ended March 31, 2021. As a percentage of revenue, selling and marketing expenses decreased to 27% in the three months ended March 31, 2022 from 30% in the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase in selling and marketing expense is primarily due to higher personnel-related costs resulting from our increased headcount of $0.4 million, higher travel and related expenses of $0.2 million and higher product promotion costs of $0.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021.

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development expenses include payroll, employee benefits, stock-based compensation, third party contractor expenses, and other headcount-related costs associated with software engineering and mobile capture science. Research and development expenses increased $1.5 million, or 23%, to $8.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $6.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2021. As a percentage of revenue, research and development expenses increased to 24% in the three months ended March 31, 2022 from 23% in the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase in research and development expenses is primarily due to higher personnel-related costs from the ID R&D acquisition and our increased headcount of $0.9 million and higher third-party contractor and other expenses of $0.6 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses include payroll, employee benefits, stock-based compensation, and other headcount-related costs associated with finance, legal, administration, and information technology functions, as well as third party legal, accounting, and other administrative costs. General and administrative expenses increased $0.4 million, or 6%, to $6.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $5.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2021. As a percentage of revenue, general and administrative expenses decreased to 17% in the three months ended March 31, 2022 from 20% in the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase in general and administrative expenses is primarily due to higher third-party professional fees of $0.3 million and higher personnel-related costs resulting from our increased headcount of $0.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2022.

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Acquisition-Related Costs and Expenses

Acquisition-related costs and expenses include amortization of intangible assets, expenses recorded due to changes in the fair value of contingent consideration, and other costs associated with acquisitions. Acquisition-related costs and expenses increased $1.4 million, or 84%, to $3.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $1.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2021. As a percentage of revenue, acquisition-related costs and expenses increased to 9% in the three months ended March 31, 2022 from 6% in the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase in acquisition-related costs and expenses is primarily due to expenses associated with the HooYu Acquisition during the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021.

Interest Expense

Interest expense includes the amortization of debt discount and issuance costs and coupon interest accrued on our 0.75% convertible senior notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes”). Interest expense was $2.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and consisted of $1.7 million of amortization of debt discount and issuance costs and $0.3 million of coupon interest incurred. Interest expense was $1.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and consisted of $1.1 million of amortization of debt discount and issuance costs and $0.2 million of coupon interest incurred.

Other Income (Expense), Net

Other income (expense), net includes interest income net of amortization and net realized gains or losses on our marketable securities portfolio, and foreign currency transactional gains or losses. Other income (expense), net decreased $0.6 million, or 162%, to $0.2 million net expense in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $0.4 million net income in the three months ended March 31, 2021. The decrease was primarily due to higher foreign currency exchange transactional losses and higher realized losses on investment sales.

Income Tax Benefit (Provision)

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, we recorded an income tax provision of $0.7 million, which yielded an effective tax rate of 25%. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, we recorded an income tax provision of $0.4 million, or an effective tax rate of 29%. The difference between the U.S. federal statutory tax rate and our effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 was primarily due to excess tax benefits resulting from the vesting of restricted stock and the exercise of stock options as well as the impact of foreign and state taxes, and the impact of federal and state research and development credits on its tax provision.

Comparison of the Six Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021

The following table summarizes certain aspects of our results of operations for the six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 (amounts in thousands, except percentages):

	Six Months Ended March 31,
					Percentage of Total Revenue				Increase (Decrease)
	2022		2021		2022		2021		$		%
Revenue
Software and hardware	$	34,725	$	25,315	52	%	46	%	$	9,410	37	%
Services and other	32,461		29,433		48	%	54	%	3,028		10	%
Total revenue	$	67,186	$	54,748	100	%	100	%	$	12,438	23	%
Cost of revenue	6,666		7,930		10	%	14	%	(1,264)		(16)	%
Selling and marketing	17,644		15,915		26	%	29	%	1,729		11	%
Research and development	15,842		12,855		24	%	23	%	2,987		23	%
General and administrative	12,037		10,776		18	%	20	%	1,261		12	%
Acquisition-related costs and expenses	5,335		3,352		8	%	6	%	1,983		59	%
Interest expense	4,048		1,319		6	%	2	%	2,729		207	%
Other income (expense), net	(96)		468		—	%	1	%	(564)		(121)	%
Income tax benefit (provision)	(483)		117		(1)	%	—	%	(600)		(513)	%
Net income	$	5,035	$	3,186	7	%	6	%	$	1,849	58	%

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Revenue

Total revenue increased $12.4 million, or 23%, to $67.2 million in the six months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $54.7 million in the six months ended March 31, 2021. Software and hardware revenue increased $9.4 million, or 37%, to $34.7 million in the six months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $25.3 million in the six months ended March 31, 2021 primarily due to an increase in sales of our Mobile Deposit® and IDLive® software products of $10.5 million. This increase was partially offset by a decline in revenue from our CheckReader™ software and identity verification hardware products of $1.1 million. Services and other revenue increased $3.0 million, or 10%, to $32.5 million in the six months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $29.4 million in the six months ended March 31, 2021 primarily due to strong growth in Mobile Verify® transactional SaaS revenue of $1.8 million in the six months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021, as well as an increase in maintenance revenue associated with Mobile Deposit® software sales and hosted mobile deposit transactional revenue of $0.9 million and an increase in SaaS revenue as a result of the HooYu Acquisition of $0.3 million.

Cost of Revenue

Cost of revenue includes personnel costs related to billable services and software support, direct costs associated with our hardware products, hosting costs, and the costs of royalties for third party products embedded in our products. Cost of revenue decreased $1.2 million, or 16%, to $6.7 million in the six months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $7.9 million in the six months ended March 31, 2021. As a percentage of revenue, cost of revenue decreased to 10% in the six months ended March 31, 2022 from 14% in the six months ended March 31, 2021. The decrease in cost of revenue is primarily due to decreased costs of our identity verification hardware products as a result of lower hardware revenues during the six months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021.

Selling and Marketing Expenses

Selling and marketing expenses include payroll, employee benefits, stock-based compensation, and other headcount-related costs associated with sales, marketing, and product management personnel. Selling and marketing expenses also include non-billable costs of professional services personnel, advertising expenses, product promotion costs, trade shows, and other brand awareness programs. Selling and marketing expenses increased $1.7 million, or 11%, to $17.6 million in the six months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $15.9 million in the six months ended March 31, 2021. As a percentage of revenue, selling and marketing expenses decreased to 26% in the six months ended March 31, 2022 from 29% in the six months ended March 31, 2021. The increase in selling and marketing expense is primarily due to higher personnel-related costs resulting from our increased headcount of $1.2 million, higher travel and related expenses of $0.3 million, and higher product promotion costs of $0.2 million in the six months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021.

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development expenses include payroll, employee benefits, stock-based compensation, third party contractor expenses, and other headcount-related costs associated with software engineering and mobile capture science. Research and development expenses increased $2.9 million, or 23%, to $15.8 million in the six months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $12.9 million in the six months ended March 31, 2021. As a percentage of revenue, research and development expenses increased to 24% in the six months ended March 31, 2022 from 23% in the six months ended March 31, 2021. The increase in research and development expenses is primarily due to higher personnel-related costs from the ID R&D acquisition and our increased headcount of $1.9 million and higher third-party contractor and other expenses of $1.0 million in the six months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses include payroll, employee benefits, stock-based compensation, and other headcount-related costs associated with finance, legal, administration, and information technology functions, as well as third party legal, accounting, and other administrative costs. General and administrative expenses increased $1.2 million, or 12%, to $12.0 million in the six months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $10.8 million in the six months ended March 31, 2021. As a percentage of revenue, general and administrative expenses decreased to 18% in the six months ended March 31, 2022 from 20% in the six months ended March 31, 2021. The increase was primarily due to higher third-party and professional fees of $0.5 million and higher personnel-related costs resulting from our increased headcount of $0.4 million during the six months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021.

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Acquisition-Related Costs and Expenses

Acquisition-related costs and expenses include amortization of intangible assets, expenses recorded due to changes in the fair value of contingent consideration, and other costs associated with acquisitions. Acquisition-related costs and expenses increased $2.0 million, or 59%, to $5.3 million in the six months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $3.4 million in the six months ended March 31, 2021. As a percentage of revenue, acquisition-related costs and expenses increased to 8% in the six months ended March 31, 2022 from 6% in the six months ended March 31, 2021. The increase in acquisition-related costs and expenses is primarily due to expenses associated with the HooYu Acquisition and net expenses associated with the acquisition of ID R&D during the six months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021.

Interest Expense

Interest expense includes the amortization of debt discount and issuance costs and coupon interest incurred associated with our 2026 Notes. Interest expense was $4.0 million for six months ended March 31, 2022 and consisted of $3.5 million of amortization of debt discount and issuance costs and $0.6 million of coupon interest incurred. Interest expense was $1.3 million for six months ended March 31, 2021 and consisted of $1.1 million of amortization of debt discount and issuance costs and $0.2 million of coupon interest incurred.

Other Income (Expense), Net

Other income (expense), net includes interest income net of amortization and net realized gains or losses on our marketable securities portfolio and foreign currency transactional gains or losses. Other income (expense), net decreased $0.6 million, or negative 121%, to $0.1 million net expense in the six months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $0.5 million net income in the six months ended March 31, 2021. The decrease was primarily due to higher foreign currency exchange transactional losses and higher realized losses on investment sales.

Income Tax Benefit (Provision)

For the six months ended March 31, 2022, we recorded an income tax provision of $0.5 million, which yielded an effective tax rate of 9%. For the six months ended March 31, 2021, we recorded an income tax benefit of $0.1 million, which yielded an effective tax rate of negative 4%. The difference between the U.S. federal statutory tax rate and our effective tax rate for the six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 was primarily due to excess tax benefits resulting from the exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock, the impact of foreign and state taxes, the impact of certain permanent items on its tax provision, and the impact of federal and state research and development credits on its tax provision.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

On March 31, 2022, we had $93.4 million in cash and cash equivalents and investments compared to $227.4 million on September 30, 2021, a decrease of $134.0 million, or 59%. The decrease in cash and cash equivalents and investments is primarily due to acquisitions, net of cash acquired of $126.6 million, $14.8 million in repurchases and retirements of our common stock, par value $0.001 (“Common Stock”), capital expenditures of $0.6 million, and unfavorable foreign currency losses of $0.5 million. These decreases were partially offset by net cash provided by operating activities of $9.7 million.

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities during the six months ended March 31, 2022 was $9.7 million and resulted primarily from net income of $5.0 million and net non-cash charges of $15.2 million, partially offset by unfavorable changes in operating assets and liabilities of $10.5 million. The primary non-cash adjustments to operating activities were stock-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, accretion and amortization on debt securities, amortization of investment premiums & other, and depreciation and amortization totaling $6.4 million, $4.5 million, $3.5 million, $1.1 million, and $0.6 million, respectively, which were partially offset by net changes in the estimated fair value of acquisition-related contingent consideration and a deferred tax benefit of $0.8 million and $0.1 million, respectively.

Net cash provided by operating activities during the six months ended March 31, 2021 was $16.1 million and resulted primarily from net income of $3.2 million, net non-cash charges of $10.8 million, and favorable changes in operating assets and liabilities of $2.0 million. The primary non-cash adjustments to operating activities were stock-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, accretion and amortization on debt securities and other, depreciation and amortization, and amortization of investment premiums and other totaling $5.7 million, $3.4 million, $1.1 million, $0.8 million, and $0.3 million, respectively, which were partially offset by a deferred tax benefit of $0.5 million.

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

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Net cash used in investing activities was $1.7 million during the six months ended March 31, 2022, which consisted primarily of acquisitions, net of cash acquired of $126.6 million and capital expenditures of $0.6 million, partially offset by net sales and maturities of investments of $125.5 million.

Net cash used in investing activities was $124.7 million during the six months ended March 31, 2021, which consisted primarily of net purchases of investments of $124.1 million and capital expenditures of $0.7 million.

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities was $13.7 million during the six months ended March 31, 2022, primarily due to $14.8 million in repurchases and retirements of our Common Stock, partially offset by net proceeds from the issuance of equity plan Common Stock of $1.1 million.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $142.6 million during the six months ended March 31, 2021, which consisted of net proceeds from the issuance of the 2026 Notes of $149.7 million, proceeds from the issuance of equity plan Common Stock of $2.8 million, and proceeds from other borrowings of $0.3 million partially offset by net cash used for the call spreads on the sales and purchases of warrants and convertible senior notes hedge issued in connection with the 2026 Notes of $9.3 million, and payment of acquisition-related contingent consideration of $0.8 million.

0.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026

In February 2021, the Company issued $155.3 million aggregate principal amount of the 2026 Notes. The 2026 Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company. The 2026 Notes were issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated February 5, 2021 (the “Indenture”), between the Company and UMB Bank, National Association, as trustee. The Indenture includes customary covenants and sets forth certain events of default after which the 2026 Notes may be declared immediately due and payable and sets forth certain types of bankruptcy or insolvency events of default involving the Company after which the 2026 Notes become automatically due and payable.

The net proceeds from this offering were approximately $149.7 million, after deducting the Initial Purchasers’ discounts and commissions and the Company’s estimated offering expenses related to the offering. The 2026 Notes will mature on February 1, 2026, unless earlier redeemed, repurchased or converted. The 2026 Notes will bear interest from February 5, 2021 at a rate of 0.750% per year payable semiannually in arrears on February 1 and August 1 of each year, beginning on August 1, 2021. The 2026 Notes will be convertible at the option of the holders at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding August 1, 2025, only under the following circumstances: (1) during any calendar quarter commencing after the calendar quarter ending on June 30, 2021, if the last reported sale price per share of the Company’s Common Stock exceeds 130% of the conversion price for each of at least 20 trading days during the 30 consecutive trading days ending on, and including, the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter; (2) during five consecutive business days immediately after any five consecutive trading day period (such five consecutive trading day period, the “measurement period”) in which the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of notes for each trading day of the measurement period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price per share of the Common Stock on such trading day and the conversion rate on such trading day; and (3) upon the occurrence of certain corporate events or distributions on the Common Stock. On or after August 1, 2025, until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date, holders may convert all or any portion of the 2026 Notes, in multiples of $1,000 principal amount, at the option of the holder regardless of the foregoing circumstances. Upon conversion, the Company may satisfy its conversion obligation by paying and/or delivering, as the case may be, cash and, if applicable at the Company’s election, shares of Common Stock, based on the applicable conversion rate(s); provided that the Company will be required to settle conversions solely in cash unless and until the Company (i) receives stockholder approval to increase the number of authorized shares of the Common Stock and (ii) reserves such amount of shares of the Common Stock for future issuance as required pursuant to the indenture that will govern the 2026 Notes. The conversion rate for the 2026 Notes will initially be 47.9731 shares of the Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of 2026 Notes, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $20.85 per share of the Common Stock. The initial conversion price of the 2026 Notes represents a premium of approximately 37.5% to the $15.16 per share last reported sale price of the Common Stock on February 2, 2021. The conversion rate is subject to adjustment under certain circumstances in accordance with the terms of the Indenture. The impact of the convertible feature will be dilutive to our earnings per share when our average stock price for the period is greater than the conversion price.

In connection with the issuance of the 2026 Notes, we entered into transactions for convertible notes hedge (the “Notes Hedge”) and warrants (the “Warrant Transactions”). The Notes Hedge was entered into with Bank of America, N.A., Jefferies International Limited and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, and provided the Company with the option to acquire, on a net settlement basis, approximately 7.4 million shares of Common Stock at a strike price of $20.85, which is equal to the number of shares of Common Stock that notionally underlie and corresponds to the conversion price of the 2026 Notes. The cost of the Notes Hedge was $33.2 million. The Notes Hedge will expire on February 1, 2026, equal to the maturity date of the 2026 Notes. The Notes Hedge is expected to reduce the potential equity dilution upon conversion of the 2026 Notes if the daily volume-weighted average price per share of our Common Stock exceeds the strike price of the Notes Hedge.

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In addition, the Warrant Transactions provided us with the ability to acquire up to 7.4 million shares of our Common Stock. The Warrant Transactions will expire ratably during the 80 trading days commencing on and including May 1, 2026 and may be settled in net shares of Common Stock or net cash at the Company’s election. We received $23.9 million in cash proceeds from the Warrant Transactions. As a result of the Warrant Transactions, the Company is required to recognize incremental dilution of earnings per share to the extent the average share price is over $26.53 for any fiscal quarter.

As of May 6, 2022, the 2026 Notes were not convertible, therefore, we had not purchased any shares under the Notes Hedge and the Warrant Transactions had not been exercised and remain outstanding. See Note 8. “Convertible Senior Notes,” of the notes to consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for more information relating to the Notes Hedge and Warrant Transactions.

Rights Agreement

On October 23, 2018, we entered into the Section 382 Rights Agreement (the “Rights Agreement”) and issued a dividend of one preferred share purchase right (a “Right”) for each share of Common Stock payable on November 2, 2018 to the stockholders of record of such shares on that date. Each Right entitles the registered holder, under certain circumstances, to purchase from us one one-thousandth of a share of Series B Junior Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Preferred Shares”), of the Company, at a price of $35.00 per one one-thousandth of a Preferred Share represented by a Right, subject to adjustment. The description and terms of the Rights are set forth in the Rights Agreement.

The Rights are not exercisable until the Distribution Date (as defined in the Rights Agreement). Until a Right is exercised, the holder thereof, as such, will have no rights as a stockholder of the Company, including, without limitation, the right to vote or to receive dividends.

At any time prior to the time any Person becomes an Acquiring Person (as defined in the Rights Agreement), the Board may redeem the Rights in whole, but not in part, at a price of $0.0001 per Right (the “Redemption Price”). The redemption of the Rights may be made effective at such time, on such basis and with such conditions as the Board in its sole discretion may establish. Immediately upon any redemption of the Rights, the right to exercise the Rights will terminate and the only right of the holders of Rights will be to receive the Redemption Price.

On February 28, 2019, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Rights Agreement for the purpose of (i) modifying the definitions of “Beneficial Owner,” “Beneficially Own,” and “Beneficial Ownership” under the Rights Agreement to more closely align such definitions to the actual and constructive ownership rules under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended or such similar provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and (ii) adding an exemption request process for persons to seek an exemption from becoming an “Acquiring Person” under the Rights Agreement in the event such person wishes to acquire 4.9% or more of the Common Stock then outstanding.

The Rights expired on October 22, 2021 and no Rights were redeemed or exchanged.

Share Repurchase Program

On June 15, 2021, the Board authorized and approved a share repurchase program for up to $15 million of the currently outstanding shares of our Common Stock. The share repurchase program will expire on June 30, 2022. The timing, price and volume of repurchases will be based on market conditions, relevant securities laws and other factors. The repurchases may be made from time to time, through solicited or unsolicited transactions in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or pursuant to a share repurchase trading plan. The program may be discontinued or amended at any time.

The Company made purchases of $14.8 million, or approximately 886,204 shares, during the six months ended March 31, 2022 at an average price of 16.73 per share. Total purchases made under the share repurchase program were $15.0 million as of March 31, 2022.

On December 13, 2019, the Board authorized and approved a share repurchase program for up to $10 million of the currently outstanding shares of our Common Stock. The share repurchase program expired on December 16, 2020. Total purchases made under the share repurchase program were $1.0 million or approximately 137,000 shares at an average price of $7.33. The purchases under the share repurchase program were made through open market trades.

Other Liquidity Matters

On March 31, 2022, we had investments of $69.4 million, designated as available-for-sale debt securities, which consisted of commercial paper, corporate issuances, and asset-backed securities, carried at fair value as determined by quoted market prices for identical or similar assets, with unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, and reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. All securities whose maturity or sale is expected within one year are classified as “current” on the consolidated balance sheets. All other securities are classified as “long-term” on the consolidated balance sheets. At March 31, 2022, we had $37.9 million of our available-for-sale securities classified as current and $31.5 million of our available-for-sale securities classified as long-term. At

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September 30, 2021, we had $149.1 million of our available-for-sale securities classified as current and $48.1 million of our available-for-sale securities classified as long-term.

We had working capital of $55.0 million at March 31, 2022 compared to $164.8 million at September 30, 2021.

The Company does not have any other material cash requirements other than those related to leases as described in Note 9. “Commitments and Contingencies.” Based on our current operating plan, we believe the current cash and cash equivalents and cash expected to be generated from operations will be adequate to satisfy our working capital needs for at least the next eighteen months from the date the financial statements are filed.

Changes in Critical Accounting Policies

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. The preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We review our estimates on an on-going basis, including those related to revenue recognition, stock-based compensation, income taxes and the valuation of goodwill, intangibles and other long-lived assets. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. The critical accounting policies and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements are described in Item 7—“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” in our 2021 Annual Report.

There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates from those disclosed in our 2021 Annual Report.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

For a complete discussion of the Company’s quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risks, see the section titled Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks in our 2021 Annual Report. Except as described below, there has been no material change in this information as of March 31, 2022.

Interest Rates

The primary objective of our investment activities is to preserve principal while at the same time maximizing after-tax yields without significantly increasing risk. To achieve this objective, we maintain our investment portfolio of cash equivalents and marketable securities in a variety of securities, including corporate debt securities, commercial paper, certificates of deposit, and asset-backed securities. We have not used derivative financial instruments in our investment portfolio, and none of our investments are held for trading or speculative purposes. Short-term and long-term debt securities are generally classified as available-for-sale and consequently are recorded on the consolidated balance sheets at fair value with unrealized gains or losses reported as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of estimated tax. As of March 31, 2022, our marketable securities had remaining maturities between approximately one and 28 months and a fair market value of $69.4 million, representing 18% of our total assets.

The fair value of our cash equivalents and debt securities is subject to change as a result of changes in market interest rates and investment risk related to the issuers’ credit worthiness. We do not utilize financial contracts to manage our investment portfolio’s exposure to changes in market interest rates. A hypothetical 100 basis point increase or decrease in market interest rates would not have a material impact on the fair value of our cash equivalents and debt securities due to the relatively short maturities of these investments. While changes in market interest rates may affect the fair value of our investment portfolio, any gains or losses will not be recognized in our results of operations until the investment is sold or if the reduction in fair value was determined to be an other-than-temporary impairment.

Foreign Currency Risk

As a result of past acquisitions, we have operations in the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, Russia, and Spain that are exposed to fluctuations in the foreign currency exchange rate between the U.S. dollar, the Euro, the Ruble and the British pound sterling. The functional currency of our French, Dutch, and Spanish operations is the Euro. Our results of operations and cash flows are subject to fluctuations due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, particularly changes in the Euro. Translation adjustments resulting from translating the functional currency financial statements into U.S. dollar equivalents are reported separately in the consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive income (loss).

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required financial disclosures.

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(b). In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013). We recognize that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation during the second quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company’s review control over the completeness and accuracy of inputs and assumptions used to calculate the deferred tax assets and liabilities did not operate effectively. Our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as March 31, 2022 due to the material weakness discussed above.

Remediation of Previously Reported Material Weakness in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

As previously reported in our 2021 Annual Report, we identified a material weakness in the operating effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2021 due to certain control deficiencies related to the Company’s precision of review regarding the initial valuation and subsequent remeasurement of the contingent consideration liability recognized as part of the consideration transferred in the ID R&D Acquisition. As the material weakness was due to a failure in the operation of the control, we enhanced the documentation of the control to include evidence of our review of the valuation provided by our third-party specialist. The evidence of our review included verifying that management provided inputs to the valuation agreed with source documentation, corroborating the accuracy of other inputs to the valuation, performing a recalculation of the valuation, and ensuring consistency with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. We have concluded that the previously reported material weakness has been remediated as of December 31, 2021. However, we will not be able to demonstrate that our controls are operating effectively until we and our independent registered public accounting firm conduct a year-end assessment of our internal control over financial reporting for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

In addition to the matter as set forth above, as described throughout this Form 10-Q, on March 23, 2022, the Company acquired HooYu. While our financial statements for the three and six months ended March 31, 2022 include the results of HooYu from March 23, 2022 through March 31, 2022, as permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC, our management’s assessment of our internal control over financial reporting did not include an evaluation of HooYu’s internal control over financial reporting. Further, our management’s conclusion regarding the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2022 does not extend to HooYu’s internal control over financial reporting. Aside from the aforementioned, there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2022 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. We have not experienced any material impact to our internal controls over financial reporting despite the fact that most of our employees are working remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are continually monitoring and assessing the COVID-19 situation on our internal controls to minimize the impact on their design and operating effectiveness.

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PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The information in Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

While we attempt to identify, manage, and mitigate risks and uncertainties associated with our business to the extent practical under the circumstances, some level of risk and uncertainty will always be present. Item 1A—“Risk Factors” in our 2021 Annual Report describes some of the risks and uncertainties associated with our business, which we strongly encourage you to review. These risks and uncertainties have the potential to materially affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, projected results, and future prospects. There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in our 2021 Annual Report, except as noted below.

Russian military action against Ukraine could have a material adverse effect on our operations, results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and business outlook.

In February 2022, Russian forces launched significant military actions against Ukraine, and sustained conflict and disruption in the region is likely. We have employees in Russia and our sales in the region are not currently significant. The specific impact on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows is not determinable as of the date hereof, but enhanced sanctions activity by the U.S. and other countries against officials, individuals, regions and industries in Russia, and subsequent responses from our customers and others may disrupt our relationship with our vendors, disrupt our delivery of services, cause us to shift all or portions of our work occurring in the region to other countries, and may restrict our ability to engage in certain projects in the region. Any such actions could have a material adverse effect on our operations, results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and business outlook.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

On March 7, 2022, we granted restricted stock units to one new employee for (i) 42,950 shares of the Company’s common stock, which shall vest over a four year period with 25% of the shares subject thereto vesting on each anniversary of the grant date, (ii) 35,791 shares of the Company’s common stock, which shall vest up to 33.33% of the shares subject thereto on each anniversary of the grant date, subject to the achievement of the annual performance criteria which is based on the percentage increase in value of the Company’s common stock as compared to the percentage increase in value of the Russell 2000 Index over the applicable annual performance period, and (iii) 11,930 shares of the Company’s common stock, which shall vest up to 33.33% of the shares subject thereto on each anniversary of the grant date if the annual performance criteria (which is based on the percentage increase in value of the Company’s common stock as compared to the percentage increase in value of the Russell 2000 Index) for the applicable performance period has been exceeded. The restricted stock units were an inducement grant made in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) and Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The vesting of each grant is subject to the employee’s continued service with the Company through the applicable vesting date. The inducement grants are subject to the terms and conditions of award agreements covering the grants and the Company’s 2020 Incentive Plan. We intend to file a registration statement on a Form S-8 to register the common stock underlying these restricted stock units prior to the time at which such restricted stock units begin vesting.

On March 23, 2022 in connection with our acquisition of HooYu, we granted to six employees of HooYu restricted stock units for an aggregate of (i) 129,204 shares of the Company’s common stock, which shall vest over a four year period with 25% of the shares subject thereto vesting on each anniversary of the grant date, and (ii) 119,634 shares of the Company’s common stock, which may vest up to 25% of the shares subject thereto on the first anniversary of the grant date, and up 25% of the shares subject thereto at the end of each of the Company’s next three fiscal years subject to the achievement of the annual performance criteria which is based on the actual revenue achieved by HooYu as compared to the corresponding period for the prior year. The restricted stock units were an inducement grant made in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) and Regulation S and Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The vesting of each grant is subject to the employee’s continued service with the Company (or subsidiary thereof) through the applicable vesting date. The inducement grants are subject to the terms and conditions of award agreements covering the grants and the Company’s 2020 Incentive Plan. We intend to file a registration statement on a Form S-8 to register the common stock underlying these restricted stock units prior to the time at which such restricted stock units begin vesting.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

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ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

None.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

During the preparation of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 we made adjustments to our financial results in the second quarter of fiscal 2022 that consist of a $5.9 million decrease to deferred income tax assets and a $5.9 million decrease to additional paid-in capital. The adjustments were related to the incorrect recognition of a deferred tax asset upon the reclassification of the Notes Hedge to additional paid-in capital.

As a result of the items described above, certain of the GAAP financial results for the three and six months ended March 31, 2022 reported on the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 28, 2022, differ from the financial results disclosed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. In addition, certain of the reported GAAP financial results for the three and six months ended March 31, 2022 differ as a result of the items described above as follows (in thousands, except per share data and percentages):

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	March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)
	As Furnished		As Adjusted
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	23,984	$	23,984
Short-term investments	37,910		37,910
Accounts receivable, net	23,858		23,858
Contract assets	4,503		4,503
Prepaid expenses	2,409		2,409
Other current assets	1,849		1,849
Total current assets	94,513		94,513
Long-term investments	31,493		31,493
Property and equipment, net	3,938		3,938
Right-of-use assets	6,098		6,098
Intangible assets, net	96,364		96,364
Goodwill	136,889		136,889
Deferred income tax assets	16,479		10,572
Convertible senior notes hedge	—		—
Other non-current assets	5,292		5,292
Total assets	$	391,066	$	385,159
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	5,359	$	5,359
Accrued payroll and related taxes	8,271		8,271
Deferred revenue, current portion	9,700		9,700
Lease liabilities, current portion	1,944		1,944
Acquisition-related contingent consideration	10,790		10,790
Other current liabilities	3,469		3,469
Total current liabilities	39,533		39,533
Convertible senior notes	124,370		124,370
Embedded conversion derivative	—		—
Deferred revenue, non-current portion	1,053		1,053
Lease liabilities, non-current portion	5,485		5,485
Deferred income tax liabilities	22,100		22,100
Other non-current liabilities	6,250		6,250
Total liabilities	198,791		198,791
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding	—		—
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 120,000,000 and 60,000,000 shares authorized, 44,344,361 and 44,168,745 issued and outstanding, as of March 31, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively	44		44
Additional paid-in capital	213,398		207,491
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(5,170)		(5,170)
Accumulated deficit	(15,997)		(15,997)
Treasury stock, at cost, no shares and 7,773 shares as of March 31, 2022 and September 30, 2021, respectively	—		—
Total stockholders’ equity	192,275		186,368
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	391,066	$	385,159

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.	Description	Incorporated by Reference from Document
2.1**+	Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 28, 2021, by and among Mitek Systems, Inc., Ibis Merger Sub, Inc., ID R&D, Inc. and Alexey Khitrov, solely in his capacity as representative of the equityholders of ID R&D, Inc.	(1)
3.1	Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Mitek Systems, Inc., as amended.	(2)
3.2	Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Mitek Systems, Inc.	(3)
3.3	Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Mitek Systems, Inc.	(4)
3.4	Certificate of Designation of Series B Junior Participating Preferred Stock.	(5)
4.1	Indenture, dated as of February 5, 2021, between Mitek Systems, Inc. and UMB Bank, National Association.	(6)
10.1	Mitek Systems, Inc. Annual Incentive Program Fiscal 2022	(7)
10.2#	Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, dated as of March 7, 2022, between Scott Marcus and Mitek Systems, Inc.	*
10.3#	Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, dated as of March 7, 2022, between Scott Marcus and Mitek Systems, Inc.	*
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.	*
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.	*
32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.	*
101.INS	Inline XBRL Instance Document. The instance document does not appear in the interactive data file because its XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document.	*
101.SCH	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Linkbase Document.	*
101.CAL	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.	*
101.DEF	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.	*
101.LAB	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.	*
101.PRE	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.	*
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).	*

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*	Filed herewith.
**	Non-material schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company hereby undertakes to furnish supplemental copies of any of the omitted schedules and exhibits upon request by the SEC.
+	Non-material schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Company hereby undertakes to furnish supplemental copies of any of the omitted schedules and exhibits upon request by the SEC.
#	Management contract, compensatory plan arrangement.
(1)	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 1, 2021.
(2)	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 23, 2022.
(3)	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014, filed with the SEC on December 7, 2014.
(4)	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 8, 2022.
(5)	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 10, 2014.
(6)	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 23, 2018.
(7)	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 5, 2021.
(8)	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 12, 2022.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

May 6, 2022	MITEK SYSTEMS, INC.
	By:	/s/ Scipio Maximus Carnecchia
		Scipio Maximus Carnecchia
		Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
	By:	/s/ Frank Teruel
		Frank Teruel
		Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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