ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
ORGANIZATION, BACKGROUND, AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION	1. ORGANIZATION, BACKGROUND, AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION Guided Therapeutics, Inc. (formerly SpectRx, Inc.), together with its wholly owned subsidiary, InterScan, Inc. (formerly Guided Therapeutics, Inc.), collectively referred to herein as the “Company”, is a medical technology company focused on developing innovative medical devices that have the potential to improve healthcare. The Company’s primary focus is the continued commercialization of its LuViva non-invasive cervical cancer detection device and extension of its cancer detection technology into other cancers, including esophageal. The Company’s technology, including products in research and development, primarily relates to biophotonics technology for the non-invasive detection of cancers. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Board simultaneously approved a 1-for-20 reverse stock split of our common stock and decreased the total number of authorized common shares to 500,000,000. On November 18, 2021, the Company submitted an Issuer Company Related Action Notification regarding the reverse stock split to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). FINRA has not yet declared an effective date for the reverse stock split. The Company will adjust the number of shares available for future grant under its equity incentive plan and employee stock purchase plans and will also adjust the number of outstanding awards issued to reflect the effects of its reverse split. All historical share and per share amounts reflected throughout this report will be adjusted to reflect stock split at the time it becomes effective. Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. Therefore, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The December 31, 2021 balances reported herein are derived from the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the full year. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the Company as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, and the consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 have been included. The Company’s prospects must be considered in light of the substantial risks, expenses and difficulties encountered by entrants into the medical device industry. This industry is characterized by an increasing number of participants, intense competition and a high failure rate. The Company has experienced net losses since its inception and, as of March 31, 2022, it had an accumulated deficit of approximately $143.4 million. To date, the Company has engaged primarily in research and development efforts and the early stages of marketing its products. The Company may not be successful in growing sales for its products. Moreover, required regulatory clearances or approvals may not be obtained in a timely manner, or at all. The Company’s products may not ever gain market acceptance and the Company may not ever generate significant revenues or achieve profitability. The development and commercialization of the Company’s products requires substantial development, regulatory, sales and marketing, manufacturing and other expenditures. The Company expects operating losses to continue for the foreseeable future as it continues to expend substantial resources to complete development of its products, obtain regulatory clearances or approvals, build its marketing, sales, manufacturing and finance capabilities, and conduct further research and development. The Company is not organized by multiple operating segments for the purpose of making operating decisions or assessing performance. Accordingly, the Company operates in one reportable operating segment. The Company’s principal decision makers are the Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer. Management believes that its business operates as one reportable segment because: a) the Company measures profit and loss as a whole; b) the principal decision makers do not review information based on any operating segment; c) the Company does not maintain discrete financial information on any specific segment; d) the Company has not chosen to organize its business around different products and services, and e) the Company has not chosen to organize its business around geographic areas. Going Concern The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared and presented on a basis assuming it will continue as a going concern. The factors below raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary from the outcome of this uncertainty. At March 31, 2022, the Company had a negative working capital of approximately $3.7 million, accumulated deficit of $143.4 million, and incurred a net loss including preferred dividends of $1.1 million for the three months then ended. Stockholders’ deficit totaled approximately $5.0 million at March 31, 2022, primarily due to recurring net losses from operations. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2022, the Company raised $0.4 million of proceeds from warrant exercises. The Company will need to continue to raise capital in order to provide funding for its operations and FDA approval process. If sufficient capital cannot be raised, the Company will continue its plans of curtailing operations by reducing discretionary spending and staffing levels and attempting to operate by only pursuing activities for which it has external financial support. However, there can be no assurance that such external financial support will be sufficient to maintain even limited operations or that the Company will be able to raise additional funds on acceptable terms, or at all. In such a case, the Company might be required to enter into unfavorable agreements or, if that is not possible, be unable to continue operations, and to the extent practicable, liquidate and/or file for bankruptcy protection. The Company had warrants exercisable for approximately 25.4 million shares of its common stock outstanding at March 31, 2022, with exercise prices ranging between $0.15 and $0.80 per share. Exercises of in-the-money warrants would generate a total of approximately $4.7 million in cash, assuming full exercise, although the Company cannot be assured that holders will exercise any warrants. Management may obtain additional funds through the public or private sale of debt or equity, and grants, if available.

ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

ORGANIZATION, BACKGROUND, AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

1. ORGANIZATION, BACKGROUND, AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Guided Therapeutics, Inc. (formerly SpectRx, Inc.), together with its wholly owned subsidiary, InterScan, Inc. (formerly Guided Therapeutics, Inc.), collectively referred to herein as the “Company”, is a medical technology company focused on developing innovative medical devices that have the potential to improve healthcare. The Company’s primary focus is the continued commercialization of its LuViva non-invasive cervical cancer detection device and extension of its cancer detection technology into other cancers, including esophageal. The Company’s technology, including products in research and development, primarily relates to biophotonics technology for the non-invasive detection of cancers.

During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Board simultaneously approved a 1-for-20 reverse stock split of our common stock and decreased the total number of authorized common shares to 500,000,000. On November 18, 2021, the Company submitted an Issuer Company Related Action Notification regarding the reverse stock split to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). FINRA has not yet declared an effective date for the reverse stock split. The Company will adjust the number of shares available for future grant under its equity incentive plan and employee stock purchase plans and will also adjust the number of outstanding awards issued to reflect the effects of its reverse split. All historical share and per share amounts reflected throughout this report will be adjusted to reflect stock split at the time it becomes effective.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. Therefore, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The December 31, 2021 balances reported herein are derived from the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the full year.

All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the Company as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, and the consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 have been included.

The Company’s prospects must be considered in light of the substantial risks, expenses and difficulties encountered by entrants into the medical device industry. This industry is characterized by an increasing number of participants, intense competition and a high failure rate. The Company has experienced net losses since its inception and, as of March 31, 2022, it had an accumulated deficit of approximately $143.4 million. To date, the Company has engaged primarily in research and development efforts and the early stages of marketing its products. The Company may not be successful in growing sales for its products. Moreover, required regulatory clearances or approvals may not be obtained in a timely manner, or at all. The Company’s products may not ever gain market acceptance and the Company may not ever generate significant revenues or achieve profitability. The development and commercialization of the Company’s products requires substantial development, regulatory, sales and marketing, manufacturing and other expenditures. The Company expects operating losses to continue for the foreseeable future as it continues to expend substantial resources to complete development of its products, obtain regulatory clearances or approvals, build its marketing, sales, manufacturing and finance capabilities, and conduct further research and development.

The Company is not organized by multiple operating segments for the purpose of making operating decisions or assessing performance. Accordingly, the Company operates in one reportable operating segment. The Company’s principal decision makers are the Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer. Management believes that its business operates as one reportable segment because: a) the Company measures profit and loss as a whole; b) the principal decision makers do not review information based on any operating segment; c) the Company does not maintain discrete financial information on any specific segment; d) the Company has not chosen to organize its business around different products and services, and e) the Company has not chosen to organize its business around geographic areas.

Going Concern

The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared and presented on a basis assuming it will continue as a going concern. The factors below raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary from the outcome of this uncertainty.

At March 31, 2022, the Company had a negative working capital of approximately $3.7 million, accumulated deficit of $143.4 million, and incurred a net loss including preferred dividends of $1.1 million for the three months then ended. Stockholders’ deficit totaled approximately $5.0 million at March 31, 2022, primarily due to recurring net losses from operations.

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2022, the Company raised $0.4 million of proceeds from warrant exercises. The Company will need to continue to raise capital in order to provide funding for its operations and FDA approval process. If sufficient capital cannot be raised, the Company will continue its plans of curtailing operations by reducing discretionary spending and staffing levels and attempting to operate by only pursuing activities for which it has external financial support. However, there can be no assurance that such external financial support will be sufficient to maintain even limited operations or that the Company will be able to raise additional funds on acceptable terms, or at all. In such a case, the Company might be required to enter into unfavorable agreements or, if that is not possible, be unable to continue operations, and to the extent practicable, liquidate and/or file for bankruptcy protection.

The Company had warrants exercisable for approximately 25.4 million shares of its common stock outstanding at March 31, 2022, with exercise prices ranging between $0.15 and $0.80 per share. Exercises of in-the-money warrants would generate a total of approximately $4.7 million in cash, assuming full exercise, although the Company cannot be assured that holders will exercise any warrants. Management may obtain additional funds through the public or private sale of debt or equity, and grants, if available.