Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Presentation The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Rockwell Transportation, Inc. and Rockwell Medical India Private Limited. Rockwell Medical India Private Limited was formed in 2018 for the purpose of conducting certain commercial activities in India. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Revenue Recognition The Company recognizes revenue under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The core principle of the revenue standard is that a company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The following five steps are applied to achieve that core principle: • Step 1: Identify the contract with the customer • Step 2: Identify the performance obligations in the contract • Step 3: Determine the transaction price • Step 4: Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract • Step 5: Recognize revenue when the company satisfies a performance obligation Taxes assessed by a governmental authority that are both imposed on and concurrent with a specific revenue-producing transaction, that are collected by us from a customer, are excluded from revenue. Shipping and handling costs associated with outbound freight related to contracts with customers are accounted for as a fulfillment cost and are included in cost of sales when control of the goods transfers to the customer. Nature of goods and services The following is a description of principal activities from which the Company generates its revenue. Product sales – The Company accounts for individual products and services separately if they are distinct (i.e., if a product or service is separately identifiable from other items and if a customer can benefit from it on its own or with other resources that are readily available to the customer). The consideration, including any discounts, is allocated between separate products and services based on their stand-alone selling prices. The stand-alone selling prices are determined based on the cost plus margin approach. Drug and dialysis concentrate products are sold directly to dialysis clinics and to wholesale distributors in both domestic and international markets. Distribution and license agreements for which upfront fees are received are evaluated upon execution or modification of the agreement to determine if the agreement creates a separate performance obligation from the underlying product sales. For all existing distribution and license agreements, the distribution and license agreement is not a distinct performance obligation from the product sales. In instances where regulatory approval of the product has not been established and the Company does not have sufficient experience with the foreign regulatory body to conclude that regulatory approval is probable, the revenue for the performance obligation is recognized over the term of the license agreement (over time recognition). Conversely, when regulatory approval already exists or is probable, revenue is recognized at the point in time that control of the product transfers to the customer. The Company received upfront fees under five distribution and license agreements that have been deferred as a contract liability. The amounts received from Wanbang Biopharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (“Wanbang”), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ("Sun Pharma"), Jeil Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. ("Jeil Pharma") and Drogsan Pharmaceuticals ("Drogsan Pharma") are recognized as revenue over the estimated term of the applicable distribution and license agreement as regulatory approval was not received and the Company did not have sufficient experience in China, India, South Korea and Turkey, respectively, to determine that regulatory approval was probable as of the execution of the agreement. The amounts received from Baxter Healthcare Corporation (“Baxter”) are recognized as revenue at the point in time that the estimated product sales under the agreement occur. On November 9, 2022, Rockwell reacquired its distribution rights to its hemodialysis concentrates products from Baxter and agreed to terminate the exclusive distribution agreement dated October 2, 2014. Exclusivity and other provisions associated with the distribution agreement terminated November 9, 2022 and the remaining operational elements of the agreement terminated December 31, 2022. Rockwell agreed to provide certain services to a group of Baxter customers until March 31, 2023.Remaining upfront fees will continue to be recognized through March 31, 2023 as Rockwell continues to have product sales obligations to a group of specific Baxter customers. For the majority of the Company’s international customers, the Company recognizes revenue at the shipping point, which is generally the Company’s plant or warehouse. For other business, the Company recognizes revenue based on when the customer takes control of the product. The amount of revenue recognized is based on the purchase order less returns and adjusted for any rebates, discounts, chargebacks or other amounts paid to customers. There were no such adjustments for the periods reported. Customers typically pay for the product based on customary business practices with payment terms averaging 30 days, while distributor payment terms average 45 days. Disaggregation of revenue Revenue is disaggregated by primary geographical market, major product line, and timing of revenue recognition. In thousands of US dollars ($) Year Ended December 31, 2022 Products By Geographic Area Total U.S. Rest of World Drug Revenues Product Sales - Point-in-time $ 903 $ 561 $ 342 License Fee – Over time 256 — 256 Total Drug Products 1,159 561 598 Concentrate Products Product Sales – Point-in-time 69,162 62,715 6,447 License Fee – Over time 2,489 2,489 — Total Concentrate Products 71,651 65,204 6,447 Net Revenue $ 72,810 $ 65,765 $ 7,045 In thousands of US dollars ($) Year Ended December 31, 2021 Products By Geographic Area Total U.S. Rest of World Drug Revenues Product Sales - Point-in-time $ 835 $ 835 $ — License Fee – Over time 241 — 241 Total Drug Products 1,076 $ 835 241 Concentrate Products Product Sales – Point-in-time 58,913 52,614 6,299 License Fee – Over time 1,942 1,942 — Total Concentrate Products 60,855 54,556 6,299 Net Revenue $ 61,931 $ 55,391 $ 6,540 For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, license fee revenue was $2.7 million and 2.2 million respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, product sales revenue was $70.1 million and $59.7 million, respectively. Contract balances The following table provides information about receivables, contract assets, and contract liabilities from contracts with customers. In thousands of US dollars ($) December 31, 2022 December 31, 2021 Receivables, which are included in "Trade and other receivables" $ 6,259 $ 5,913 Contract liabilities $ 4,331 $ 8,157 There were no impairment losses recognized related to any receivables arising from the Company’s contracts with customers for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company did not recognize material bad-debt expense and there were no material contract assets recorded on the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021. The Company does not generally accept returns of its concentrate products and no reserve for returns of concentrate products was established as of December 31, 2022 or 2021. The contract liabilities primarily relate to upfront payments and consideration received from customers that are received in advance of the customer assuming control of the related products. Transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations For the year ended December 31, 2022, revenue recognized from performance obligations related to prior periods was not material. Revenue expected to be recognized in any future year related to remaining performance obligations, excluding revenue pertaining to contracts that have an original expected duration of one year or less, contracts where revenue is recognized as invoiced and contracts with variable consideration related to undelivered performance obligations, totaled $2.9 million and $8.2 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The amount relates primarily to upfront payments and consideration received from customers that are received in advance of the customer assuming control of the related products. The Company applies the practical expedient in ASC 606, paragraph 606-10-50-14 and does not disclose information about remaining performance obligations that have original expected durations of one year or less. Reverse Stock Split On May 9, 2022, the stockholders of the Company authorized the Board of Directors to effect a reverse stock split of all outstanding shares of common stock. The Board of Directors subsequently approved the implementation of a reverse stock split as a ratio of one-for-eleven shares, which became effective on May 13, 2022. The Company’s outstanding stock options were also adjusted to reflect the one-for-eleven reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock. Outstanding stock options were proportionately reduced and the respective exercise prices, if applicable, were proportionately increased. The reverse stock split resulted in an adjustment to the Series X convertible preferred stock conversion prices to reflect a proportional decrease in the number of shares of common stock to be issued upon conversion. All share and per share data in these condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes hereto have been retroactively adjusted to account for the effect of the reverse stock split for the periods ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Use of Estimates The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The most significant accounting estimates inherent in the preparation of our financial statements include estimates associated with fair value and classification of warrants, revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful accounts, inventory reserves, accrued expenses, deferred license revenue, stock-based compensation, impairments of long-lived assets, and accounting for income taxes. Cash and Cash Equivalents The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with original maturities of 90 days or less at acquisition to be cash equivalents excluding items held in Investments - Available for Sale as noted below. Cash and cash equivalents include cash held in banks, money market mutual funds and unrestricted certificates of deposit. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents exceeds the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insured limits. The Company has not experienced any credit losses for amounts in excess of insured limits. Currently the Company does not reasonably believe a significant risk of credit loss exists. Fair Value Measurement The Company applies the guidance issued with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements , which provides guidance on the development and disclosure of fair value measurements. Under this accounting guidance, fair value is defined as an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or a liability. The accounting guidance classifies fair value measurements in one of the following three categories for disclosure purposes: Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2: Inputs other than Level 1 prices for similar assets or liabilities that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace. Level 3: Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity ad values determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant judgment or estimation. Investments – Available for Sale The Company determines the appropriate classification of its investments in equity and debt securities at the time of purchase and reevaluates such determination at each balance sheet date. Marketable equity securities that are bought and held principally for the purpose of selling them in the near term are reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses recognized in earnings. Marketable debt securities classified as available for sale securities are carried at fair market value, with the unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, included in the determination of comprehensive income (loss) and reported in stockholders’ equity. All of the Company's investments available-for-sale are subject to periodic impairment review. The Company recognizes an impairment charge when a decline in the fair value of its investments below the cost basis is judged to be other than temporary. Accounts Receivable Accounts receivable are stated at invoice amounts. The carrying amount of trade accounts receivable is reduced by an allowance for doubtful accounts that reflects our best estimate of accounts that may not be collected. The Company reviews outstanding trade accounts receivable balances and based on its assessment of expected collections, the Company estimates the portion, if any, of the balance that may not be collected as well as a general valuation allowance for other accounts receivable based primarily on historical experience. All accounts or portions thereof deemed to be uncollectible are written off to the allowance for doubtful accounts. Inventory Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost is determined on the first‑in first‑out (FIFO) method. Inventory that is not expected to be converted to cash over the next year is classified as non-current. The Company's policy is to reserve for its drug product inventory that it determines is unlikely to be sold to, or if sold, unlikely to be utilized by its customers on or before its expiration date. Property and Equipment Property and equipment is recorded at cost and is depreciated using the straight‑line method over the useful lives of the assets, which range from three Impairment of Long-lived Assets Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts may not be recoverable. Impairment losses on long-lived assets, such as real estate and equipment, are recognized when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by such assets are less than their carrying value and, accordingly, all or a portion of such carrying value may not be recoverable. Impairment losses are then measured by comparing the fair value of assets to their carrying amounts. For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, there were no impairments of long-lived assets. Goodwill and Intangible Assets Goodwill is the excess of purchase price over the fair value of identified net assets of businesses acquired. Intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are measured at their respective fair values as of the acquisition date. Rockwell reviews goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets at least annually for possible impairment. Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are reviewed for possible impairment between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the reporting unit or the indefinite-lived intangible assets below their carrying values. Intangible assets with definite lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives. Intangible assets subject to amortization are reviewed for potential impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that carrying amounts may not be recoverable. Definite-lived intangible assets consist of our license fees related to the technology, intellectual property and marketing rights for Triferic covered under certain issued patents have been capitalized and are being amortized over the life of the related patents which is generally 17 years. Deferred Revenue In October 2014, the Company entered into a Distribution Agreement with Baxter, which had a term of 10 years and received an upfront fee of $20 million. The upfront fee was recorded as deferred revenue and is being recognized based on the proportion of product shipments to Baxter in each period, compared with total expected sales volume over the term of the Distribution Agreement. On November 9, 2022, Rockwell reacquired its distribution rights to its hemodialysis concentrates products from Baxter and terminated the Distribution Agreement. Under the Distribution Agreement, Baxter distributed and commercialized Rockwell’s hemodialysis concentrates products and provided customer service and order delivery to nearly all United States customers. Following the reacquisition of these rights, Rockwell will now be able to sell its hemodialysis concentrates products to dialysis clinics throughout the United States and around the world. Rockwell will pay Baxter a fee for the reacquisition of its distribution rights. This fee is payable in two equal installments on January 1, 2023 and April 1, 2023. To ensure that customer needs continue to be met after January 1, 2023, Baxter and Rockwell are working closely together to transition customers’ purchases of Rockwell’s hemodialysis concentrates from Baxter to Rockwell. The Company recognized revenue of approximately $2.5 million and $1.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Deferred revenue related to the Distribution Agreement totaled $1.5 million and $5.2 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company entered into a distribution agreement with Wanbang Biopharmaceuticals (the "Wanbang Agreement") and received an upfront fee of $4.0 million. The upfront fee was recorded as deferred revenue and is being recognized as revenue based on the agreement term. The Company recognized revenue of approximately $0.2 million during each of the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. Deferred revenue related to the Wanbang Agreement totaled $2.3 million and $2.5 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. In January 2020, the Company entered into license and supply agreements with Sun Pharma (the "Sun Agreements"), for the rights to commercialize Triferic (dialysate) in India. Under the terms of the Sun Agreements, Sun Pharma will be the exclusive development and commercialization partner for Triferic (dialysate) in India, and the Company will supply the product to Sun Pharma. In consideration for the license, the Company received an upfront fee of $0.1 million, and will be eligible for milestone payments and royalties on net sales. A Joint Alliance Committee, comprised of members from the Company and Sun Pharma, will guide the development and execution for Triferic (dialysate) in India. Sun Pharma will be responsible for all clinical and regulatory approval, as well as commercialization activities. The upfront fee was recorded as deferred revenue and is being recognized as revenue based on the agreement term. The Company recognized revenue of approximately $10,000 for each of the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. Deferred revenue related to the Sun Pharma Agreement totaled $0.1 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. In September 2020, the Company entered into a license and supply agreements with Jeil Pharmaceutical (the "Jeil Agreements"), for the rights to commercialize Triferic (dialysate) in South Korea. Under the terms of the Jeil Agreements, Jeil Pharmaceutical will be the exclusive development and commercialization partner for Triferic (dialysate) in South Korea, and the Company will supply the product to Jeil Pharmaceutical. In consideration for the license, the Company received an upfront fee of $0.4 million, and will be eligible for milestone payments and royalties on net sales. A Joint Alliance Committee, comprised of members from the Company and Jeil Pharmaceutical, will guide the development and execution for Triferic (dialysate) in South Korea. Jeil Pharmaceutical will be responsible for all clinical and regulatory approval, as well as commercialization activities. The upfront fee was recorded as deferred revenue and is being recognized as revenue based on the agreement term. The Company recognized revenue of $18,158 and $10,000 during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Deferred revenue related to the Jeil Agreement totaled $0.4 million and $0.2 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. In June 2021, the Company entered into license and supply agreements with Drogsan Pharmaceuticals (the "Drogsan Agreements"), for the rights to commercialize Triferic (dialysate) and Triferic AVNU in Turkey. Under the terms of the Drogsan Agreements, Drogsan Pharmaceuticals will be the exclusive commercialization partner for Triferic (dialysate) and Triferic AVNU in Turkey. In consideration for the license, the Company received an upfront fee of $0.15 million, and will be eligible for milestone payment and royalties on net sales. A Joint Alliance Committee, comprised of members from the Company and Drogsan Pharmaceuticals, will guide the execution for Triferic (dialysate) and Triferic AVNU in Turkey. Drogsan Pharmaceuticals will be responsible for all regulatory approval and commercialization activities, and the Company will supply the product to Drogsan Pharmaceuticals for Turkey. The upfront fee will be recorded as deferred revenue and will be recognized as revenue based on the agreement term. The Company recognized revenue of $15,000 and $7,500 during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Deferred revenue related to the Drogsan Agreements totaled approximately $0.1 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Income Taxes Rockwell accounts for income taxes in accordance with the provisions of ASC 740‑10, Income Taxes. A current tax liability or asset is recognized for the estimated taxes payable or refundable on tax returns for the year. Deferred tax liabilities or assets are recognized for the estimated future tax effects of temporary differences between book and tax accounting and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. A valuation allowance is established for deferred tax assets if the Company determine it to be more likely than not that the deferred tax asset will not be realized. The effects of tax positions are generally recognized in the financial statements consistent with amounts reflected in returns filed, or expected to be filed, with taxing authorities. For tax positions that the Company considers to be uncertain, current and deferred tax liabilities are recognized, or assets derecognized, when it is probable that an income tax liability has been incurred and the amount of the liability is reasonably estimable, or when it is probable that a tax benefit, such as a tax credit or loss carryforward, will be disallowed by a taxing authority. The amount of unrecognized tax benefits related to current tax positions is insignificant. The Company recognizes interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. Research and Product Development The Company recognizes research and product development expenses as incurred. The Company incurred product development and research costs related to the commercial development, patent approval and regulatory approval of new products aggregating approximately $3.1 million and $6.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Stock-Based Compensation Service-Based Stock Unit Awards The Company expenses stock-based compensation to employees over the requisite service period based on the estimated grant-date fair value of the awards. For stock-based compensation awards to non-employees, the Company re-measures the fair value of the non-employee awards at each reporting period prior to vesting and finally at the vesting date of the award. Changes in the estimated fair value of these non-employee awards are recognized as compensation expense in the period of change. The Company estimates the fair value of stock option grants using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, and the assumptions used in calculating the fair value of stock-based awards represent management’s best estimates and involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management’s judgment. For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded stock-based compensation expense on its options granted under the Company’s equity compensation plans to its directors and officers, and its employees (See Note 12). Market and Performance-Based Stock Unit Awards In addition to awards with service-based vesting conditions, the Company has granted performance share units with market and performance conditions, to certain of its executives. The fair value of awards with performance conditions are based on the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The fair value of awards with market conditions are based on a Monte Carlo simulation model. Assumptions and estimates utilized in the calculation of the fair value of the market awards include the risk-free interest rate, dividend yield, average closing price, expected volatility based on the historical volatility of the Company, and the remaining period of the award. The awards with performance conditions vest and result in issuance, at settlement, of common stock for each recipient based upon the recipient’s continued employment with the Company through the settlement date of the award and the Company’s achievement of specified milestones. The requisite service period of the awards with performance conditions is generally 1-2 years. In the case of awards with performance conditions, the Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense based on the grant date fair value of the award when achievement of the underlying performance-based targets become probable. The awards with market conditions vest and result in the issuance of common stock based upon the recipient’s continuing employment with the Company through the settlement date of the award related to the market capitalization criteria. The fair value related to the awards with market conditions is recorded as stock-based compensation expense over the period from date of grant to the settlement date regardless of whether the market capitalization is achieved. Commitments and Contingencies In the normal course of business, the Company may become subject to loss contingencies, such as legal proceedings and claims arising out of its business, including government investigations. An accrual for a loss contingency is recognized when it is probable that an asset had been impaired or a liability had been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. The Company expenses legal costs associated with loss contingencies as they are incurred. Loss Per Share ASC 260, Earnings Per Share, requires dual presentation of basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”), with a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic EPS computation to the numerator and denominator of the diluted EPS computation. Basic EPS excludes dilution. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issued common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that are then shared in the earnings of the entity. Basic net loss per share of common stock excludes dilution and is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share of common stock reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that are then shared in the earnings of the entity unless inclusion of such shares would be anti-dilutive. The Company has only incurred losses, therefore, basic and diluted net loss per share is the same. Securities that could potentially dilute loss per share in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted loss per share for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were as follows: As of December 31, 2022 2021 Options to purchase common stock 1,206,905 528,591 Unvested restricted stock awards 891 7,118 Unvested restricted stock units 125,000 29,289 Convertible Preferred Stock 1,363,636 — Common stock issuable under pre-funded warrants 6,300,000 — Warrants to purchase common stock 10,196,268 2,402,442 Total 19,192,700 2,967,440 Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Accumulated other comprehensive income includes all changes in equity during a period except those that resulted from investments by or distributions to the Company’s stockholders. Accumulated other comprehensive income refers to revenues, expenses, gains and losses that are included in comprehensive income, but excluded from net income as these amounts are recorded directly as an adjustment to stockholders’ equity. Accumulated other comprehensive income consists of unrealized gains and losses on available‑for‑sale investment debt securities and foreign currency translation adjustments. Adoption of Recent Accounting Pronouncements The Company continually assesses any new accounting pronouncements to determine their applicability. When it is determined that a new accounting pronouncement affects the Company’s financial reporting, the Company undertakes a study |