3.   Fair Value Measurements

Instruments Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The Company has segregated all financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis (at least annually) into the most appropriate level within the fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used to determine the fair value at the measurement date in the table below.

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value measurements at reporting date using

 

 

 

 

 

Quoted prices

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in active 

 

other 

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

markets for 

 

observable 

 

unobservable 

 

 

Balance as of 

 

identical assets 

 

inputs 

 

inputs 

 

    

December 31, 2020

    

(Level 1)

    

(Level 2)

    

(Level 3)

Assets:

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Cash

 

$

823

 

$

823

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Cash Equivalents:

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Money Market Funds

 

 

3,082

 

 

3,082

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

Total assets

 

$

3,905

 

$

3,905

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value measurements at reporting date using

 

 

 

 

 

Quoted prices

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in active

 

other 

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

markets for 

 

observable 

 

unobservable 

 

 

Balance as of

 

identical assets 

 

inputs

 

inputs

 

    

December 31, 2019

    

(Level 1)

    

(Level 2)

    

(Level 3)

Assets:

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Cash

 

$

1,012

 

$

1,012

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Cash Equivalents:

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

Money Market Funds

 

 

13,043

 

 

13,043

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Total assets

 

$

14,055

 

$

14,055

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

The Company’s investments in Level 1 assets are valued based on publicly available quoted market prices for identical securities as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

The warrant liabilities are recorded at fair value using the Black-Scholes option pricing model based on the following assumptions as of December 31, 2020:

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

December 31, 2020

 

Assumed risk-free interest rate

 

0.38% - 0.44

%

Assumed volatility

 

69.86% - 70.84

%

Expected life

 

6.10 years

 

Expected dividend yield

 

 —

%

 

The assumptions were determined as follows:

 

Assumed risk-free interest rate — Based on the average yield of U.S. Treasury bills as of the valuation date for the expected term of the awards.

 

Assumed volatility — Based on the historical volatility of a number of publicly traded companies comparable in size, business model, industry and business description.

 

Expected life — Based on the remaining contractual term of warrant or the equity award as of the valuation date.

 

Expected dividend yield — Based upon the Company’s historic dividends and dividend expectations for the foreseeable future.

 

As of December 31, 2020, reasonable changes in the unobservable inputs would not be expected to have a significant impact on the consolidated financial statements. The Company’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy on the date of the event or change in circumstances that caused the transfer. There were no significant transfers into or out of Level 1, 2, or 3 for the year ended December 31, 2020.

 

The following table provides reconciliation for all liabilities measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the year ended December 30, 2020 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Fair value

 

 

measurements at

 

 

reporting date

 

 

using significant

 

 

unobservable

 

 

inputs (Level 3)

Balance as of December 31, 2019

 

$

 —

Issuance of cash settled equity awards

 

 

 5

Change in fair value of warrant and cash settled award liabilities

 

 

33

Balance as of December 31, 2020

 

$

38

 

Instruments Not Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The estimated fair value of the Company's long-term loan is determined by Level 2 inputs and is based primarily on quoted market prices for the same or similar issues. The recorded value of the Company's long-term loan approximates the current fair value as the interest rate and other terms are more favorable than that which are currently available to the Company.

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2020Mar 12, 2021Showing above
2019Feb 27, 2020
2018Feb 22, 2019
2017Mar 5, 2018
2016Feb 23, 2017

About Fair Value Disclosures

Fair value disclosures classify all assets and liabilities measured at fair value into a three-level hierarchy: Level 1 (quoted market prices), Level 2 (observable inputs like yield curves), and Level 3 (unobservable inputs requiring management estimates). The proportion of Level 3 assets directly reflects how much of the balance sheet depends on internal models rather than market evidence.

Key signals: a growing Level 3 balance relative to total fair-value assets increases valuation uncertainty and earnings volatility risk. Watch for transfers between levels — assets moving from Level 2 to Level 3 often signal deteriorating market liquidity. Unrealized gains and losses on Level 3 positions flow through earnings or other comprehensive income, so large swings deserve scrutiny. For financial institutions, examine the sensitivity disclosures that show how Level 3 valuations change under alternative assumptions. Compare the fair value of debt against its carrying amount to gauge hidden leverage.