Sensus Healthcare, Inc. Commitments Disclosure
Note 6 — Commitments and Contingencies
Manufacturing Agreement
The Company has a contract manufacturing agreement with an unrelated third party for the production and manufacture of the SRT-100 (and subsequently the SRT-100 Vision and the SRT-100+), in accordance with the Company’s product specifications. The agreement renews for successive one-year periods unless either party notifies the other party in writing, at least 60 days prior to the anniversary date of the agreement, that it will not renew the agreement. The Company or the manufacturer may terminate the agreement upon 90 days’ prior written notice.
The Company pays this manufacturer for finished goods in advance of the inventory being received. The Company paid this manufacturer $9.9 million and $10.3 million for finished goods for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Approximately $10.3 million and $12.7 million of finished goods was received from this manufacturer for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. As of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, a prepayment related to these finished goods of $3.3 million and $3.0 million, respectively, was presented in prepaid inventory in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
Legal contingencies
The Company is party to certain legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business. The Company assesses, in conjunction with its legal counsel, the need to record a liability for litigation and related contingencies.
In 2015, the Company learned that the Department of Justice (the “Department”) had commenced an investigation of the billing to Medicare by a physician who had treated patients with the Company’s SRT-100. The Department subsequently advised the Company that it was considering expanding the investigation to determine whether the Company had any involvement in physician’s use of certain reimbursements codes. The Company has received two Civil Investigative Demands from the Department seeking documents and written responses in connection with its investigation. The Company has fully cooperated with the Department. The Company disputes that it has engaged in any wrongdoing with respect to such reimbursement claims; among other considerations, the Company does not submit claims for reimbursement or provide coding or billing advice to physicians. To the Company’s knowledge, the Department has made no determination as to whether the Company engaged in any wrongdoing, or whether to pursue any legal action against the Company. Should the Department decide to pursue legal action, the Company believes it has strong and meritorious defenses and will vigorously defend itself. As of December 31, 2024, the Company was unable to estimate the cost associated with this matter.
About Commitments Disclosures
Commitments and contingencies disclosures catalog a company's off-balance-sheet obligations and legal exposures — purchase commitments, guarantee arrangements, pending litigation, and regulatory proceedings. These items represent potential future cash outflows that may not appear as liabilities on the balance sheet until they become probable and estimable.
Key signals: litigation reserves and disclosed loss ranges quantify management's estimate of legal exposure, but unquantified "reasonably possible" losses often represent the larger risk. Watch for changes in language around pending cases — shifts from "remote" to "reasonably possible" or increases in estimated loss ranges signal deteriorating outcomes. Unconditional purchase obligations and take-or-pay contracts create fixed cost structures that reduce operational flexibility. Guarantee arrangements for subsidiaries or joint ventures can create cascading obligations. Compare the total commitment schedule against projected free cash flow to assess whether the company can meet its obligations without additional financing.