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Basis of Presentation

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Basis of Presentation
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Basis of Presentation [Abstract]  
BASIS OF PRESENTATION

NOTE 1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The Company

BIOLASE Technology Inc., (the “Company”) incorporated in Delaware in 1987, is a medical technology company operating in one business segment that develops, manufactures, and markets lasers, and markets and distributes dental imaging equipment and other products designed to improve technologies for applications and procedures in dentistry and medicine.

Basis of Presentation

The unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of BIOLASE Technology, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries and have been prepared on a basis consistent with the December 31, 2011 audited consolidated financial statements and include all material adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments and the elimination of all material intercompany transactions and balances, necessary to fairly present the information set forth therein. These unaudited, interim, consolidated financial statements do not include all the footnotes, presentations and disclosures normally required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for complete consolidated financial statements. Certain amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentations.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of these consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. Significant estimates in these consolidated financial statements include allowances on accounts receivable, inventory and deferred taxes, as well as estimates for accrued warranty expenses, indefinite-lived intangible assets and the ability of goodwill to be realized, revenue deferrals for multiple element arrangements, effects of stock-based compensation and warrants, contingent liabilities and the provision or benefit for income taxes. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results reported in future periods may differ materially from those estimates.

Critical Accounting Policies

Information with respect to the Company’s critical accounting policies which management believes could have the most significant effect on the Company’s reported results and require subjective or complex judgments by management is contained on pages 41 to 43 in Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 (“2011 Form 10-K”). Management believes that there have been no significant changes during the three months ended March 31, 2012 in the Company’s critical accounting policies from those disclosed in Item 7 of on the Company’s 2011 Form 10-K.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company’s financial instruments, consisting of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and other accrued expenses, approximate fair value because of the short maturity of these items.

Liquidity and Management’s Plans

The Company has suffered recurring losses from operations during the three years ended December 31, 2011. Although the Company’s revenues increased during the quarter ended March 31, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011, the Company still incurred a loss from operations and a net loss.

At March 31, 2012, the Company had approximately $8.0 million in working capital. The Company’s principal sources of liquidity at March 31, 2012 consisted of approximately $2.8 million in cash and cash equivalents and $9.0 million of net accounts receivable.

The Company’s ability to meet its obligations in the ordinary course of business is dependent upon its ability to sell its products directly to end-users and through distributors, establish profitable operations through increased sales and decreased expenses, and obtain additional funds when needed. Management intends to increase sales by increasing the Company’s product offerings, expanding its direct sales force, and expanding its distributor relationships both domestically and internationally.

 

There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to increase sales, reduce expenses, or obtain additional financing, if necessary, at a level to meet its current obligations. As a result, the report of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm on its consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011 contained an explanatory paragraph stating that there is a substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis that contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The consolidated financial statements do not include adjustments relating to the recoverability of recorded asset amounts or the amounts or classification of liabilities that might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern.

From time to time, the Company may attempt to raise capital through either equity or debt offerings. The Company’s capital requirements will depend on many factors, including, among other things, the effects of any acquisitions it may pursue as well as the rate at which its business grows, with corresponding demands for working capital and manufacturing capacity. The Company could be required, or may elect, to seek additional funding through public or private equity or debt financing. However, a credit facility, or additional funds through public or private equity or other debt financing, may not be available on terms acceptable to the Company or at all, or that any such financing activity would not be dilutive to its stockholders. Without additional funds and/or increased revenues, the Company may not have enough cash or financial resources to operate for the next twelve months.

On February 22, 2012, the Company entered into a definitive termination agreement (the “2012 Termination Agreement”) with Henry Schein, Inc. (“HSIC”), a leading U.S. dental product and equipment distributor and the Company’s former exclusive distributor in North America. The 2012 Termination Agreement, which was completed on April 12, 2012 (subsequent to the quarter ended March 31, 2012), terminated and superseded all prior agreements with HSIC. Pursuant to the 2012 Termination Agreement, the Company purchased HSIC’s inventory of Waterlase MD Turbo laser systems and HSIC released its liens on the Company’s assets. The Company paid the entire purchase price by offsetting accounts receivable currently due from HSIC from sales made in the normal course of business. None of the funds used to offset the purchase price were related to the original sales of the MD Turbo laser systems that were purchased. The Company expects to use the purchased equipment as a source of parts to service its installed base of approximately 6,500 Waterlase MD Turbo laser systems and for its newly released Waterlase MDX line of all-tissue lasers, as well as for use in dental schools to promote the Company’s Waterlase technology. See Note 13 – Subsequent Events for further discussion.