Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Note 5 - Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments

v3.23.1
Note 5 - Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements  
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Marketable Securities [Text Block]

5.

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments

 

As of  December 31, 2022, cash, cash equivalents and investments comprised funds in depository, money market accounts, U.S. and foreign treasury securities, asset-backed securities and corporate bonds. As of  December 31, 2021, cash equivalents were comprised of only money market accounts. The following table presents the cash equivalents and investments carried at fair value in accordance with the hierarchy defined in Note 2 at December 31, 2022.

 

   

Total

   

Quoted prices in active markets (Level 1)

   

Significant other observable inputs (Level 2)

   

Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)

 

December 31, 2022

                               

Money market funds, included in cash equivalents

  $ 17,618     $ 17,618     $     $  

Investments - US treasuries

    3,573       3,573              

Investments - Foreign treasuries

    896       896              

Investments - Asset-backed securities

    499             499        

Investments - Corporate bonds

    15,566             15,566        

Total

  $ 38,152     $ 22,087     $ 16,065     $  

 

   

Total

   

Quoted prices in active markets (Level 1)

   

Significant other observable inputs (Level 2)

   

Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)

 

December 31, 2021

                               

Money market funds, included in cash equivalents

  $ 56,885     $ 56,885     $     $  

Total

  $ 56,885     $ 56,885     $     $  

 

Cash equivalents and marketable securities have been initially valued at the transaction price and subsequently valued, at the end of each reporting period, utilizing third party pricing services or other market observable data. The pricing services utilize industry standard valuation models, including both income and market-based approaches and observable market inputs to determine value. The Company validates the prices provided by its third-party pricing services by reviewing their pricing methods and obtaining market values from other pricing sources, as needed. After completing its validation procedures, the Company did not adjust any fair value measurements provided by the pricing services as of  December 31, 2022.

 

Investments at  December 31, 2022 consist of the following (in thousands):

 

   

Contractual maturity

                                 
   

(in days)

   

Amortized Cost

   

Unrealized gains

   

Unrealized losses

   

Fair Value

 

Investments

                                     

US treasuries

 

47-110

    $ 3,575     $     $ (2 )   $ 3,573  

Foreign treasuries

 

74

      899             (3 )     896  

Asset-backed securities

 

15

      500             (1 )     499  

Corporate bonds

 

5-228

      15,633             (67 )     15,566  

Total

        $ 20,607     $     $ (73 )   $ 20,534  

 

The Company recorded realized gains from the maturity of available-for-sale securities of $0.4 million for the year ended  December 31, 2022 and recorded no realized gains or losses from the maturity of available-for-sale securities for the year ended  December 31, 2021.

 

As of  December 31, 2022, there were no investments with a fair value that was significantly lower than the amortized cost basis or any investments that had been in an unrealized loss position for a significant period.