Certara Inc
For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Feb 29, 2024.
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FY2023 · Filed Feb 29, 2024
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Table of Contents
| Page | |
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| PART I | |
| Item 1. Business | 7 |
| Item 1A. Risk Factors | 19 |
| Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments | 47 |
| Item 1C. Cybersecurity | 47 |
| Item 2. Properties | 49 |
| Item 3. Legal Proceedings | 49 |
| Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures | 49 |
| PART II | |
| Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities | 50 |
| Item 6. [Reserved] | 51 |
| Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 52 |
| Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 79 |
| Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data | 82 |
| Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure | 129 |
| Item 9A. Controls and Procedures | 129 |
| Item 9B. Other Information | 129 |
| Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections | 130 |
| PART III | |
| Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance | 131 |
| Item 11. Executive Compensation | 131 |
| Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters | 131 |
| Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence | 131 |
| Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services | 131 |
| PART IV | |
| Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules | 132 |
| Signatures | 136 |
Unless otherwise indicated, references to the “Company,” “Certara,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Certara, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Annual Report on Form 10-K (this “Annual Report”) contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), which are subject to the “safe harbor” created by those sections. All statements (other than statements of historical facts) in this Annual Report regarding the prospects of the industry and our prospects, plans, financial position and business strategy may constitute forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “should,” “expect,” “might,” “intend,” “will,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “believe,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “suggest,” “project” or “target” or the negatives of these terms or variations of them or similar terminology. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot provide any assurance that these expectations will prove to be correct. Such statements reflect the current views of our management with respect to our operations, results of operations and future financial performance. The following factors are among those that may cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements:
any deceleration in, or resistance to, the acceptance of model-informed biopharmaceutical discovery and development;
our ability to compete within our market;
changes or delays in government regulation relating to the biopharmaceutical industry;
trends in research and development (“R&D”) spending, the use of third parties by biopharmaceutical companies and a shift toward more R&D occurring at smaller biotechnology companies;
consolidation within the biopharmaceutical industry;
pricing pressures due to increased customer utilization of our products;
our ability to successfully enter new markets, increase our customer base and expand our relationships with existing customers;
our ability to retain key personnel or recruit additional qualified personnel;
risks related to the mischaracterization of our independent contractors;
any delays or defects in our release of new or enhanced software or other biosimulation tools;
issues relating to the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in our products and services;
failure of our existing customers to renew their software licenses or any delays or terminations of contracts or reductions in scope of work by our existing customers;
risks related to our contracts with government customers, including the ability of third parties to challenge our receipt of such contracts;
risks related to our contracts with government customers, including the ability of third parties to challenge our receipt of such contracts;
our ability to sustain recent growth rates;
increasing competition, regulation and other cost pressures within the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries;
any future acquisitions and our ability to successfully integrate such acquisitions;
the accuracy of our addressable market estimates;
our ability to successfully operate a global business;
our ability to comply with applicable anti-corruption, trade compliance and economic sanctions laws and regulations;
risks related to litigation against us;
the adequacy of our insurance coverage and our ability to obtain adequate insurance coverage in the future;
our ability to perform our services in accordance with contractual requirements, regulatory standards and ethical considerations;
the loss of more than one of our major customers;
our future capital needs;
the ability or inability of our bookings to accurately predict our future revenue and our ability to realize the anticipated revenue reflected in our bookings;
the occurrence of natural disasters, pandemics, epidemic diseases, and public health crises, which may result in delays or cancellations of customer contracts or decreased utilization by our employees;
any disruption in the operations of the third-party providers who host our software solutions or any limitations on their capacity or interference with our use;
our ability to reliably meet our data storage and management requirements, or the experience of any failures or interruptions in the delivery of our services over the internet;
our ability to comply with the terms of any licenses governing our use of third-party open source software utilized in our software solutions;
any unauthorized access to or use of customer or other proprietary or confidential data or other breach of our cybersecurity measures;
our ability to comply with applicable privacy and cybersecurity laws;
our ability to adequately enforce or defend our ownership and use of our intellectual property and other proprietary rights;
any allegations that we are infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating a third party’s intellectual property rights;
our ability to meet the obligations under our current or future indebtedness as they become due and have sufficient capital to operate our business and react to changes in the economy or industry;
any limitations on our ability to pursue our business strategies due to restrictions under our current or future indebtedness or inability to comply with any restrictions under such indebtedness;
any impairment of goodwill or other intangible assets;
our ability to use our net operating loss (“NOLs”) and R&D tax credit carryforwards to offset future taxable income;
the accuracy of our estimates and judgments relating to our critical accounting policies and any changes in financial reporting standards or interpretations;
any inability to design, implement, and maintain effective internal controls when required by law, or inability to timely remediate internal controls that are deemed ineffective; and
the other factors discussed under “Risk Factors.”
You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. The forward-looking statements in this Annual Report are based on our beliefs, assumptions and expectations of future performance, taking into account the information currently available to us. These statements are only predictions based upon our current expectations and projections about future events. There are important factors, including those described in the section titled “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Annual Report, that could cause our actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from the results, level of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Other sections of this Annual Report may include additional factors that could adversely impact our business and financial performance. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time and it is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make in this Annual Report. Before investing in our common stock, investors should be aware that the occurrence of the events described under the caption “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Annual Report could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee that the future results, levels of activity, performance and events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur. For a more detailed discussion of the risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ, please refer to the “Risk Factors” in this Annual Report, as such risk factors may be updated from time to time in our periodic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Our periodic filings are accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
The forward-looking statements made in this Annual Report relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason after the date of this Annual Report to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations.
In addition, statements that “we believe” and similar statements reflect our beliefs and opinions on the relevant subject. These statements are based upon information available to us as of the date of this Annual Report, and while we believe such information forms a reasonable basis for such statements, such information may be limited or incomplete, and our statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all potentially available relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain and investors are cautioned not to unduly rely upon these statements.
Channels for Disclosure of Information
Investors and others should note that we may announce material information to the public through filings with the SEC, our Investors Relations website (https://ir.certara.com), press releases, public conference calls and public webcasts. We use these channels to communicate with the public about us, our products, our services and other matters. We encourage our investors, the media and others to review the information disclosed through such channels as such information could be deemed to be material information. The information on such channels, including on our website, is not incorporated by reference in this Annual Report and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any other filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. Please note that this list of disclosure channels may be updated from time to time.
Statistical and Other Industry and Market Data
This Annual Report includes statistical and other industry and market data that we obtained from industry publications and research, surveys and studies conducted by third parties. Industry publications and third-party research, surveys and studies generally indicate that their information has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, although they do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such information. We have not independently verified the information contained in such sources.
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