Annual Report for Fiscal Year Ending 12-31, 2025 (Form 10-K)

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this Annual Report. This discussion contains forward-looking statements reflecting our current expectations, estimates, plans and assumptions concerning events and financial trends that involve risks and may affect our future operating results and financial position. Actual results and the timing of events may differ materially from those contained in these forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including those discussed in the sections entitled "Forward-Looking Statements," "Risk Factors Summary" and in Part I, Item 1A. "Risk Factors" of this Annual Report.

Overview

At Elutia, our mission is to humanize medicine so that patients can thrive without compromise. We develop proprietary drug-eluting biomatrix products for use in surgical reconstruction and related applications. These products are designed to improve the interaction between implanted medical devices and patients. Our focus is on addressing unmet medical needs and reducing complications associated with surgery, including infection, migration, erosion, implant rejection, and fibrosis. Our operations span research and development through the commercial distribution of biologic matrix products used in plastic and reconstructive surgery.

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We have applied these capabilities to develop and commercialize products for specific surgical applications. As more fully described below, on October 1, 2025, we divested one such product family through the sale of substantially all of the assets related to our business of developing, commercializing, manufacturing, selling and marketing our cardiac implantable electronic device ("CIED") products, EluPro™ and CanGaroo®, to Boston Scientific Corporation ("BSC") and Cardiac Pacemakers Inc ("CPI") for an aggregate purchase price of up to $88.0 million in cash. EluPro was the first antibiotic-eluting biologic matrix envelope for use with CIEDs. This transaction reflects the technical and commercial value of solutions developed using our biologic matrices and local drug delivery capabilities.

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Following the sale of the CIED business, we are focused on advancing our drug-eluting biomatrix ("DEB") platform. This platform builds on our biologic matrix and local drug delivery capabilities to address complications that lead to poor outcomes in reconstructive procedures and surgical repair. EluPro demonstrated the commercial potential of combining a biologic scaffold with antibiotic drug delivery to reduce device-related complications. We believe the same foundational technology can be applied to reconstructive and soft tissue repair markets where biologic matrix products are widely used, but where outcomes remain suboptimal due to complications such as infection, inflammation, and fibrosis.

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The clinical and economic need in the reconstructive and soft tissue repair markets is substantial, reflecting both the volume of reconstructive surgery and the persistence of high complication rates. For example, in implant-based breast reconstruction and complex abdominal wall repair, infection rates approximate 15% to 20%, leading to frequent reoperations and hospital readmissions. Each year, in the United States, there are approximately 163,000 post-mastectomy breast reconstruction procedures, and roughly one in three experiences a serious complication such as infection, capsular contracture, or implant loss. We believe biologic matrices represent an estimated $1.5 billion U.S. market opportunity and account for more than 60% of reconstruction spending, yet meaningful innovation has been limited and significant unmet medical need remains.

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Our lead development programs comprise NXT-41, a next-generation biologic matrix, and NXT-41x, which builds on the NXT-41 matrix by incorporating local antibiotic delivery. NXT-41 is an advanced biomatrix designed to provide consistent handling and incorporation while enabling scalable manufacturing. In NXT-41x, antibiotics are incorporated into the matrix and released locally over extended periods, offering broad-spectrum antimicrobial protection against common causes of post-surgical infection.

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Elutia continues to market and sell its proprietary biologic matrix products, including SimpliDerm®, a human acellular dermal matrix ("hADM") used in soft tissue reconstruction, and its cardiovascular repair portfolio, comprising ProxiCor, VasCure, and Tyke. SimpliDerm is the primary commercial product in our Women's Health segment, and the cardiovascular products reside in our Cardiovascular segment. These products are sold directly to healthcare facilities through independent sales agents.

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As part of our current commercial product portfolio, SimpliDerm supports our commercial presence in plastic and reconstructive surgery. It provides operational and market insight relevant to the advancement of our drug-eluting biomatrix development programs and strengthens our commercial channel with reconstructive and plastic surgeons, who routinely use biologic matrices in surgical reconstruction. Our NXT-41x development program is initially intended for use in reconstructive applications, and SimpliDerm supports the development of surgeon relationships, experience, and organizational capabilities relevant to the potential introduction of our next-generation biologic drug-eluting technologies

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SimpliDerm was historically processed at our former Richmond, California facility, which was included in the divestiture of the Orthobiologics Business in 2023. SimpliDerm is now supplied to Elutia through a long-term supply agreement with Berkeley, the acquiror of our Orthobiologics Business. The porcine SIS-ECM for our Cardiovascular products is supplied by Cook Biotech Incorporated ("Cook"), now owned by Evergen, through a long-term supply agreement. Both Berkeley and Cook are currently our sole sources of supply within the respective product offerings, and we cannot guarantee that an interruption in supply will not occur.

In March 2025, we signed a lease for 26,598 square feet of production, laboratory and administrative space in Gaithersburg, Maryland, which now serves as our headquarters and primary operations site. This facility supports administrative functions as well as the development of NXT-41 and NXT-41x and, subject to obtaining the necessary FDA marketing authorizations, is expected to support the commercial production of these products, to the extent marketing authorization is obtained.

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Discontinued Operations - Sale of CIED Businesses

On September 8, 2025, we executed an Asset Purchase Agreement (the "APA") with BSC CPI. On October 1, 2025, at the closing of the transactions contemplated by the APA, the CIED Buyers purchased from Elutia substantially all of the assets that are related to its business of researching, developing, administering, operating, commercializing,

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manufacturing, selling and marketing our CIED products, including the CanGaroo®, CanGaroo® RM, EluPro™ and CIED envelope products, including next generation CIED envelope products (collectively the "CIED Business").

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The APA provides for an aggregate purchase price, subject to certain adjustments pursuant to the terms of the APA, of up to $88 million in cash, with $80.4 million (which included an inventory adjustment of $0.4 million) that was paid in cash to Elutia at closing of the transactions, and $8 million that was deposited at the closing of the transactions in escrow for a period of twelve months, which is subject to potential reduction in the event of certain post-closing breaches of representations and warranties within the APA by Elutia. The assets of the CIED Business constituted substantially all of the assets previously held in Elutia's Device Protection segment. The CIED Buyers only assumed certain liabilities related to performance of the contracts transferred in the APA.

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As described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the sale of the CIED Business is accounted for as Discontinued Operations for all periods presented in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 205-20, Discontinued Operations. The related assets and liabilities of the CIED Business are classified as assets and liabilities of discontinued operations as of December 31, 2024 in the consolidated balance sheets and the results of operations from the CIED Business are reported as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024. Applicable amounts in the prior year have been recast to conform to this discontinued operations presentation.

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Prior to the divestiture, we marketed EluPro and CanGaroo in the United States through our direct sales force, supported by a commercial partner, BSC. As part of the divestiture, the sales organization supporting the CIED business transferred to the CIED Buyers.

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Payoff and Termination of SWK Loan Facility

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On October 1, 2025, in connection with and through the proceeds of the sale of the Company's CIED Business described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, we fully repaid the SWK Loan Facility as required by the terms of the credit agreement. As of such date, the outstanding principal, including the accrued exit fee, and accrued interest totaled approximately $26.9 million. The total payment by the Company to SWK in full satisfaction of the debt and termination of the credit agreement was $27.8 million.

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Discontinued Operations - Sale of Orthobiologics Businesses

On November 8, 2023, we completed the sale of substantially all of the assets relating to our former Orthobiologics Business to Berkeley. The Orthobiologics Business was comprised of assets relating to researching, developing, administering, insuring, operating, commercializing, manufacturing, selling and marketing our Orthobiologics products, and the business of contract manufacturing of particulate bone, precision milled bone, cellular bone matrix, acellular dermis, soft tissue and other products. The assets sold represented the entirety of our Orthobiologics segment. We received approximately $14.6 million, and we may earn up to an additional $20.0 million, in the aggregate, in the form of earn-out payments. The earn-out payments are equal to 10% of the actual revenue earned by Berkeley in each of the five years after the closing of the sale from sales of specified Orthobiologics products under the purchase agreement (including improvements, modifications, derivatives and enhancements related to those products). There have been no earn-out payments made to date. In the purchase agreement, we have retained the liabilities arising out of the viable bone matrix ("VBM") and FiberCel recall matters, as described in Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements, both of which products were part of the Orthobiologics Business. We recognized a gain of $6.0 million on the sale of the Orthobiologics Business in 2023 and an additional gain of $0.2 million in the second quarter of 2024 from an adjustment payment related to the final working capital received by Berkeley at the sale date. Additionally, the purchase agreement provided for a customary indemnity holdback in the amount of $1.5 million to be retained by Berkeley for 24 months after closing of the transaction. The indemnity holdback was available as a source of recovery for Berkeley for claims of indemnification under the purchase agreement, and some or all of the holdback could be retained by Berkeley if Berkeley was successful in asserting a claim or claims for indemnification against us. In March 2026, the indemnity holdback was resolved with Berkeley remitting $0.4 million to Elutia. Such amount will be recognized as additional gain in the first quarter of 2026. Should we receive incremental proceeds in the future through an earn-out payment, an additional gain will be recorded upon the receipt of such amounts.

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Components of Our Results of Operations

Net Sales

We recognize revenue from the sale of our products. Our Women's Health products are sold directly to hospitals and other healthcare facilities through independent sales agents, and until its termination in October 2025, through our distribution agreement with Tiger. From April 2023 through April 2025, our Cardiovascular products were sold through a distribution agreement with LeMaitre Vascular. In April 2025, this agreement with LeMaitre Vascular terminated, and, in May 2025, we resumed selling these products directly to hospitals and other healthcare facilities through independent sales agents.

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Expenses

In recent years, we have incurred significant costs in the operation of our business. We expect that our recurring operating costs will largely stabilize, or increase at modest rates, in the near future through the identification of efficiencies as we grow. We may, however, still experience more significant expense increases to the extent we expand our sales and marketing, product development and clinical and research activities. As a result, we will need to generate significant net sales in order to achieve profitability. Below is a breakdown of our main expense categories and the related expenses incurred in each category:

Cost of Goods Sold

Our cost of goods sold relate to the purchase costs of the SimpliDerm finished goods and the purchased raw materials and minor finished good conversion costs required for the Cardiovascular products. Cost of goods sold also includes the amortization of intangibles related to the Cardiovascular products generated from the CorMatrix Acquisition in 2017.

Sales and Marketing Expenses

Sales and marketing expenses are primarily related to the sales commissions of our SimpliDerm and Cardiovascular independent sales agents. Additionally, this expense category includes distribution and customer service costs as well as market research, trade show attendance, advertising and public relations related to our products.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative ("G&A") expenses consist primarily of compensation, consulting, legal, human resources, information technology, accounting, insurance (including directors and officer premiums), SEC compliance, and general business expenses.

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development ("R&D") expenses consist primarily of salaries and fringe benefits, laboratory supplies, clinical studies and outside service costs. Over the last several years, our product development efforts have primarily related to activities associated with the development of EluPro, our initial DEB product offering, which gained FDA clearance in June 2024 and was sold in connection with the divestiture of the CIED Business in October 2025. Future development efforts and associated internal and external costs are expected to focus on our lead development programs, NXT-41 and NXT-41x, which are designed as next-generation biologic scaffolds combined with local antibiotic delivery.

Litigation Costs, net

Litigation costs, net consist primarily of legal fees and the estimated and actual costs to resolve the outstanding FiberCel and VBM litigation cases offset by the estimated and actual amounts recoverable or recovered under insurance, indemnity and contribution agreements for such costs.

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Results of Operations

Comparison of the Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024

NM = not meaningful

Net Sales

Net sales information for our products is summarized as follows:

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Total net sales decreased $2.2 million, or 15.0%, to $12.3 million in the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to $14.5 million in the year ended December 31, 2024. The decrease was due primarily to Women's Health and caused, in part, by various physician users of SimpliDerm who transferred to hospitals where SimpliDerm is not yet available. Additionally, sales of SimpliDerm generated by Tiger totaled $2.2 million in the year ended December 31, 2025, a decrease of $1.5 million from the prior year period. Our distribution agreement with Tiger terminated in October 2025.

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Cost of Goods Sold

Cost of goods sold and gross margin percentage information for our products is summarized as follows:

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Total cost of goods sold decreased $2.1 million to $5.7 million in the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to $7.8 million in the year ended December 31, 2024. Gross margin was 53.7% in the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to 46.4% in the year ended December 31, 2024. Gross margin, excluding intangible asset amortization, was 62.4% in the year ended December 31, 2025 compared with 53.9% in the year ended December 31, 2024. The improvement between years was due to both Women's Health and Cardiovascular, where, in 2025, we resumed selling these products only directly to hospitals and other healthcare facilities through our independent sales agents where end user pricing (versus contracted prices with distributors) yield higher margins.

Operating Expenses

Sales and Marketing

Sales and marketing expenses increased $0.8 million, or 15.6%, to $5.8 million in the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to $5.0 million in the year ended December 31, 2024. As a percentage of sales, sales and marketing expenses increased to 46.9% in the year ended December 31, 2025 from 34.5% in the year ended December 31, 2024. The increase was largely attributable to sales commission expense growth commensurate with the resumption in the second quarter of 2025 of the direct selling of our Cardiovascular products.

General and Administrative

G&A expenses decreased $3.0 million, or 16.6%, to $15.1 million in the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to $18.1 million in the year ended December 31, 2024. The decrease in expense was primarily driven by lower non-cash equity compensation in the 2025 period.

Research and Development

R&D expenses increased to $4.2 million in the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to $3.0 million in the year ended December 31, 2024. The increase in expense reflects our heightened development activity in the 2025 period as we aggressively pursue the development of NXT-41 and NXT-41x, our next-generation biologic scaffolds combined with local antibiotic delivery.

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Litigation Costs, net

FiberCel litigation costs decreased to $8.5 million in the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to $11.4 million in the year ended December 31, 2024. The decrease in expense was primarily due to the continued evaluation of the contingent FiberCel liability and significant reductions in our FiberCel activities with nearly all cases having been settled as of December 31, 2025. As of December 31, 2025, insurance remains available to cover the cost of the VBM Litigation and related defense costs; however, we have no more insurance to cover the cost of the FiberCel Litigation and the related defense costs. See further discussion in Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements.

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Interest (Income) Expense, net

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Interest (income) expense, net was interest income of $0.4 million in the year ended December 31, 2025 and interest expense of $0.9 million in the year ended December 31, 2024. The decrease in interest expense was primarily due to the error correction related to the January 2024 Ligand amendment described in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements.

Other Expense (Income), net

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Other (income) expense, net was expense of $2.8 million in the year ended December 31, 2025 and was primarily attributable to the $1.3 million loss on early repayment of debt and the reversal of the $1.4 million gain on the revaluation of our Revenue Interest Obligation to Ligand. See Notes 10 and 11 to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report for additional information.

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Other (income) expense, net was income of approximately $1.2 million in the year ended December 31, 2024 and was primarily attributable to the $1.4 million gain on the revaluation of our Revenue Interest Obligation to Ligand. See Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report for additional information.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In this Part II. Item 7. "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" of the Annual Report, we present our gross margin, excluding intangible asset amortization. We calculate gross margin, excluding intangible asset amortization, as gross profit, excluding amortization expense relating to intangible assets we acquired in the CorMatrix Acquisition (net of those sold in connection with the divestiture of our CIED Business), divided by net sales. Gross margin, excluding intangible asset amortization, is a supplemental measure of our performance, is not defined by or presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to our GAAP gross margin, gross profit or any other financial performance measure presented in accordance with GAAP. We present gross margin, excluding intangible asset amortization, because we believe that it provides meaningful supplemental information regarding our operating performance by removing the impact of amortization expense, which is not indicative of our overall operating performance. We believe this provides our management and investors with useful information to facilitate period-to-period comparisons of our operating results. Our management uses this metric and the results of the segments in assessing the health of our business and our operating performance, and we believe investors' understanding of our operating performance is similarly enhanced by our presentation of this metric.

Although we use gross margin, excluding intangible asset amortization, as described above, this metric has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP. In addition, other companies, including companies in our industry, may use other measures to evaluate their performance, which could reduce the usefulness of this non-GAAP financial measure as a tool for comparison.

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The following table presents a reconciliation of our gross margin, excluding intangible asset amortization, for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, which is our GAAP gross margin (in thousands).

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Seasonality

Historically, we have experienced seasonality in our first and fourth quarters, and we generally expect this trend to continue but may also see quarter-to-quarter fluctuations that are inconsistent with this trend. We have experienced and may in the future experience higher sales in the fourth quarter as a result of hospitals in the United States increasing their purchases of our products to coincide with the end of their budget cycles. Satisfaction of patient deductibles throughout the course of the year also results in increased sales later in the year, once patients have paid their annual insurance t deductibles in full, which reduces their out-of-pocket costs. Conversely, our first quarter generally has lower sales than the preceding fourth quarter as patient deductibles are re-established with the new year, which increases their out-of-pocket costs.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of December 31, 2025, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $36.4 million. Since inception, we have financed our operations primarily through amounts borrowed under our credit facilities, proceeds from our initial public offering ("IPO"), sales of our products and more recently, the sale of our Orthobiologics and CIED Businesses and proceeds from follow-on offerings and private placements of our common stock and warrants. Our historical cash outflows have primarily been associated with manufacturing and administrative costs, sales and marketing, research and development, clinical activity, purchase of property and equipment used in our production activities, litigation defense and settlement costs and investing in our commercial infrastructure. We expect to incur operating losses and negative cash flows from operations for the foreseeable future as we advance our development and commercialization of NXT-41 and NXT-41x. Because of the numerous risks and uncertainties associated with our development and commercialization efforts, we are unable to predict when we will become profitable, and we may never become profitable. Our inability to achieve and then maintain profitability would negatively affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. The future viability of Elutia is dependent on our ability to generate cash flows from current or future product sales and/or raise additional capital to finance its operations. We may seek to raise capital through the issuance of common stock or debt such as the offerings described below or pursue asset sales or other transactions, such as the sale of the Orthobiologics and CIED Businesses described above. However, such transactions may not be successful, and we may not be able to raise additional equity, refinance our debt instruments, sell assets or obtain waivers or amendments to our obligations on acceptable terms, or at all.

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On February 4, 2025, we sold, in a registered direct offering ("2025 Registered Offering") an aggregate of (i) 5,520,000 shares of our Class A common stock and (ii) prefunded warrants ("2025 Prefunded Warrants") to purchase up to an aggregate of 480,000 shares of Class A Common Stock. The public offering price for each share of Class A Common Stock was $2.50, and the public offering price for each 2025 Prefunded Warrant was $2.499, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $15.0 million, before deducting offering expenses.The 2025 Prefunded Warrants have an exercise price of $0.001 per share of Class A Common Stock, are exercisable immediately and will expire when exercised in full.

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On June 16, 2024, we sold, in a registered direct offering ("2024 Registered Offering") an aggregate of (i) 3,175,000 shares of our Class A common stock and (ii) prefunded warrants ("2024 Prefunded Warrants") to purchase up to an aggregate of 725,000 shares of Class A Common Stock. The public offering price for each share of Class A Common Stock was $3.40, and the public offering price for each 2024 Prefunded Warrant was $3.399, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $13.3 million, before deducting offering expenses.The 2024 Prefunded Warrants have an exercise price of $0.001 per share of Class A Common Stock, are exercisable immediately and will expire when exercised in full.

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On September 21, 2023, we sold, in a private offering ("Private Offering") an aggregate of (i) 6,852,811 units ("Common Units"), each comprised of (a) one share of our Class A common stock and (b) a warrant ("Common Warrant") to purchase one and one half shares of Class A Common Stock, and (ii) 503,058 units (the "Prefunded Units"), each comprised of (a) a prefunded warrant ("2023 Prefunded Warrant") to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock, and (b) a Common Warrant. The Common Units were sold at a purchase price of $1.4275 per unit, and the 2023 Prefunded Units were sold at a purchase price of $1.4265 per unit, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $10.5 million, before deducting offering expenses. Each Common Warrant was exercisable until July 31, 2024, the date which was 30 trading days after the clearance by the FDA of EluPro, at an exercise price per share of $1.4275. All Common Warrants were exercised by such date yielding exercise proceeds of $15.7 million in 2024. Certain of these exercises ultimately resulted in their conversion to 2023 Prefunded Warrants. Each 2023 Prefunded Warrant is exercisable at any time at a nominal exercise price per share of $0.001 (with the remainder of the exercise price per share of Class A Common Stock having been prefunded to us).

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On October 1, 2025, in connection with and through the proceeds of the sale of the Company's CIED Business described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, we fully repaid the SWK Loan Facility as required by the terms of the credit agreement. As of such date, the outstanding principal, including the accrued exit fee, and accrued interest totaled approximately $26.9 million. The total payment by the Company to SWK in full satisfaction of the debt and termination of the credit agreement was $27.8 million.

Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024

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Net Cash From Operating Activities

Net cash used in operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2025 was $44.8 million compared to $22.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The increase was primarily due to higher FiberCel settlement payments of $9.4 million in the year ended December 31, 2025 as well as reductions to our short-term trade obligations and repayments of all PIK Interest (as defined below) after or in connection with the sale of the CIED Business in October 2025.

Net Cash From Investing Activities

Net cash provided by investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2025 was $78.6 million compared to net cash used in investing activities of $0.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The significant cash generation in 2025 resulted from the sale of our CIED Business which yielded proceeds of $80.4 million. Both the 2025 and 2024 periods included investments in our production facilities as we continue the buildout of our new Gaithersburg location in preparation for the commercial production of NXT-41 and NXT-41x to the extent marketing authorization is obtained.

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Net Cash From Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2025 was $10.6 million compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $17.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. The current year's cash usage was primarily due to the repayment of our long-term debt totaling $23.1 million in connection with the sale of the CIED Business partially offset by the 2025 Registered Offering which yielded net proceeds of $13.8 million. The prior year's cash generation was primarily through the 2024 Registered Offering and warrant exercises, which yielded net proceeds of $28.1 million partially offset by long-term debt and the revenue interest obligation payments totaling $8.3 million.

Credit Facilities

General

On August 10, 2022 (the "Closing Date"), we entered into a senior secured term loan facility with SWK Funding LLC ("SWK"), as agent, and other lenders party thereto (as amended and modified subsequent to the Closing Date, the "SWK Loan Facility") for an aggregate principal amount of $25 million. An initial draw of $21 million was made on the Closing Date with the additional $4 million drawn on December 14, 2022. As of September 30, 2025, we had $26.1 million of indebtedness outstanding under our SWK Loan Facility and an exit fee liability to SWK of $1.1 million, with such balances being net of $0.4 million of unamortized discount and deferred financing costs.

On August 15, 2025, we entered into a fifth amendment (the "Fifth Amendment") to the credit agreement governing the SWK Loan Facility, which, among other things, provided that the following amounts were capitalized into the unpaid principal balance of the SWK Loan Facility: (i) all accrued and unpaid interest due and owing to the lenders on the payment date in August 2025, (ii) a $50,000 amendment fee agreed to by us on June 30, 2025, and (iii) a $10,000 amendment fee to be paid pursuant to the Fifth Amendment.

On October 1, 2025, in connection with and through the proceeds of the sale of the Company's CIED Business described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, Elutia fully repaid the SWK Loan Facility as required by the terms of the credit agreement. As of such date, the outstanding principal, including the accrued exit fee, and accrued interest totaled approximately $26.9 million. The total payment by the Company to SWK in full satisfaction of the debt and termination of the credit agreement was $27.8 million.

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Interest Rates

All of the SWK Loan Facility borrowings took the form of Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") loans and bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the sum of an applicable margin of (i) 7.75% and the "Term SOFR Rate" (based upon an interest period of 3 months), or (ii) if we had elected the PIK Interest option (as defined below), 3.75% and the "Term SOFR Rate." Wecould elect a portion of the interest due, to be paid in-kind at a rate per annum of 4.5% ("PIK Interest"), and such election could be made until November 15, 2025.The "Term SOFR Rate" was subject to a floor of 2.75%.

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Optional Prepayment

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The agreement, as amended, governing the SWK Loan Facility also included an exit fee equal to 6.5% of the aggregate principal amount funded prior to termination plus $112,500.

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Covenants and Other Matters

The SWK Loan Facility Agreement that governed the SWK Loan Facility contained a number of covenants that, among other things and subject to certain exceptions, restricted our ability to: incur additional indebtedness; incur certain liens; pay dividends or make other distributions on equity interests; redeem, repurchase or refinance subordinated indebtedness; consolidate, merge or sell or otherwise dispose of assets; make investments, loans, advances, guarantees and acquisitions; enter into transactions with affiliates; amend or modify our governing documents; amend or modify certain

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material agreements; and alter the business conducted by us and our subsidiary. In addition, the SWK Loan Facility Agreement contained two financial covenants. The first covenant, which was measured quarterly, required us to achieve a specified Minimum Aggregate Revenue (as defined in the SWK Loan Facility) for the preceding 12-month period or, alternatively, to maintain Consolidated Unencumbered Liquid Assets (as defined in the SWK Loan Facility) greater than either (i) the outstanding principal balance of the loan, or (ii) the aggregate operating cash burn (as defined in the SWK Loan Facility) for the preceding 12-month period. The second covenant initially required us to maintain a minimum liquidity (as defined in the SWK Loan Facility) of the greater of (a) $5.0 million and (b) the sum of the operating cash burn for the two prior consecutive fiscal quarters then ended (the "Liquidity Covenant").

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In May 2025, we entered into an amendment to the SWK Loan Facility. The amendment, among other things: (i) allowed for 100% of the interest payment due and owing in May 2025 to be paid as PIK interest, (ii) removed mandatory repayment obligations related to non-ordinary course asset sales, (iii) allowed us to request that SWK advance a new term loan in the amount of up to $5.0 million, which advance will be in the sole and absolute discretion of SWK and (iv) fixed the amount of the Liquidity Covenant to a minimum liquidity of $8.0 million. In consideration for the amendment, the Company agreed to issue SWK 50,000 shares of its Class A Common Stock in a private placement.

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Ligand Revenue Interest Obligation

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We are also a party to a royalty agreement with Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated ("Ligand") pursuant to which we have incurred a long-term obligation to Ligand (the "Revenue Interest Obligation"). The Revenue Interest Obligation, as amended in January 2024, requires us to pay Ligand 5.0% of future sales of our CanGaroo, ProxiCor, Tyke and VasCure products, and substantially similar products, such as EluPro, through May 31, 2027, subject to annual minimum payments of $4.4 million.

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Effective May 8, 2025, we entered into a subscription agreement and further amendment to the Revenue Interest Obligation with Ligand. Through the amendment, $2.2 million in outstanding royalty obligations (royalty obligations for the fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2025) owed by Elutia to Ligand under the Revenue Interest Obligation as amended were satisfied by the issuance of 1,105,528 shares of Elutia's Class A common stock to Ligand in a transaction registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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On October 1, 2025, in connection with sale of the CIED Business described in Note 2, Ligand and the Company further amended the Amended Revenue Interest Obligation. Such amendment primarily consisted of a consent to the sale of the CIED Business and a release by Ligand of its security and royalty interest in the assets of the CIED Business including EluPro and CanGaroo.

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Funding Requirements

As of December 31, 2025, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $36.4 million. We expect to continue to incur significant expenses and operating losses for the foreseeable future as we further expand our product development and clinical and research activities. In addition, we expect to continue to incur significant costs and expenses associated with operating as a public company.

If our available cash balances and cash flow from operations are insufficient to satisfy our liquidity requirements, we may seek to raise additional capital through equity offerings, debt financings, substitution of cash payment obligations with equity or asset sale or other transactions. In the future, we may also seek to preserve existing capital by obtaining waivers, amendments or similar accommodations from our lender and other obligees. However, such transactions may not be successful, and we may not be able to raise additional equity or debt, sell or license assets or obtain waivers or amendments on acceptable terms, or at all. We may also consider raising additional capital in the future to expand our business, pursue strategic investments or take advantage of financing opportunities. Our present and future funding requirements will depend on many factors, including, among other things:

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In addition, our operating plans may change as a result of any number of factors, including those set forth above and other factors currently unknown to us, and we may need additional funds sooner than anticipated. To the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, your ownership interest may be materially diluted, and the terms of such securities could include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect your rights as a common stockholder. Debt financing, if available, may involve agreements that include restrictive covenants that limit our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making capital expenditures, creating liens, redeeming shares of our common stock and/or declaring dividends. If we raise funds through collaborations, licensing agreements or other strategic alliances, we may have to relinquish valuable rights to our technologies, future revenue streams, research programs or product candidates, or grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us. If we are unable to raise additional funds through equity or debt financings or other arrangements when needed, we may be required to delay the development or commercialization of our products, license to third parties the rights to commercialize products or technologies that we would otherwise seek to commercialize and reduce marketing, customer support or other resources devoted to our products or cease operations. See Part I, Item 1A. "Risk Factors - Risks Related to Our Business - Our future capital needs are uncertain and we may need to raise funds in the future, and such funds may not be available on acceptable terms or at all."

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of December 31, 2025, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined under SEC Regulation S-K Item 303(a)(4)(ii).

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Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires that management make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the amounts of revenues and expenses reported during the period. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates these estimates and judgments, including those related to inventories, receivables, long-lived assets, stock-based awards, revenue interest obligation, the warrant liability, the contingent liability for legal proceedings and deferred income taxes. Actual results may differ from those estimates. We have identified the following critical accounting policies:

Revenue Recognition

We enter into contracts to primarily sell and distribute products to healthcare providers or commercial partners. Revenue is recognized when we have met our performance obligations pursuant to our contracts with our customers in an amount that we expect to be entitled to in exchange for the transfer of control of the products to our customers. For all product sales, we have no further performance obligations and revenue is recognized at the point control transfers which occurs either when: i) the product is shipped via common carrier; or ii) the product is delivered to the customer or distributor, in accordance with the terms of the agreement.

A portion of our product revenue is generated from consigned inventory maintained at hospitals and from inventory physically held by distributors and direct sales representatives. For these types of products sales, we retain control until the product has been used or implanted, at which time revenue is recognized.

We elected to account for shipping and handling activities as a fulfillment cost rather than a separate performance obligation. Amounts billed to customers for shipping and handling are included as part of the transaction price and recognized as revenue when control of the underlying products is transferred to the customer. The related shipping and freight charges incurred by us are included in sales and marketing costs.

Contracts with customers state the final terms of the sale, including the description, quantity, and price of each implant distributed. The payment terms and conditions in our contracts vary; however, as a common business practice, payment terms are typically due in full within 30 to 60 days of delivery. We, at times, extend volume discounts to customers.

Inventory Valuation

Inventories, consisting primarily of purchased materials, are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, with cost determined using the average cost method. At each balance sheet date, we also evaluate inventories for excess quantities, obsolescence or shelf-life expiration. This evaluation includes analysis of our current and future strategic plans, historical sales levels by product, projections of future demand, the risk of technological or competitive obsolescence for products, general market conditions and a review of the shelf-life expiration dates for products. To the extent that we determine there is excess or obsolete inventory or quantities with a shelf life that is too near its expiration for us to reasonably expect that we can sell those products prior to their expiration, we adjust the carrying value of the inventory to its estimated net realizable value.

Due to the judgmental nature of inventory valuation, we may from time to time be required to adjust our assumptions as processes change and as we gain better information. Although we continue to refine the assumptions described above, on which we base our estimates, we cannot be sure that our estimates are accurate indicators of future events. Accordingly, future adjustments may result from refining these estimates. Such adjustments may be significant.

Valuation of Purchased Intangible Assets

Purchased intangible assets with finite lives are carried at acquired fair value, less accumulated amortization. Amortization is recorded over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets. We periodically evaluate the period of amortization for purchased intangible assets to determine whether current circumstances warrant revised estimates of

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useful lives. We review our purchased intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount to the net undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. Impairment exists when the carrying value of our asset exceeds the related estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be derived from the asset. A discounted cash flow analysis is used to estimate an asset's fair value, using assumptions that market participants would apply. If impairment exists, the carrying value of that asset is adjusted to its fair value. An impairment loss would be recorded for the excess of net carrying value over the fair value of the asset impaired. The results of impairment tests are subject to management's estimates and assumptions of projected cash flows and operating results. Changes in assumptions or market conditions could result in a change in estimated future cash flows and could result in a lower fair value and therefore an impairment, which could impact reported results.

Revenue Interest Obligation

In 2017, we completed an asset purchase agreement with CorMatrix and acquired all of the CorMatrix commercial assets and related intellectual property. As part of this acquisition, we entered into a royalty agreement with Ligand pursuant to which we assumed the Revenue Interest Obligation, with an estimated present value on the acquisition date of $27.7 million. The terms of the Revenue Interest Obligation, as amended in January 2024, require us to pay Ligand 5.0% of future sales of our CanGaroo, ProxiCor, Tyke and VasCure products, and substantially similar products, through May 31, 2027, subject to annual minimum payments of $4.4 million.

We have estimated the fair value of the Revenue Interest Obligation, including contingent milestone payments and estimated sales-based payments, based on assumptions related to future sales of the acquired products. At each reporting period, the value of the Revenue Interest Obligation is re-measured based on current estimates of the net present value of future payments, with changes to be recorded in the consolidated statements of operations. The estimation of future sales and the possible attainment of sales milestones is subject to judgment. Different judgments would yield different valuations of the Revenue Interest Obligation and these differences could be significant.

Contingent Liability for Legal Proceedings

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We review every lawsuit and claim and are in contact with outside counsel on an ongoing basis in determining our Contingent Liability for Legal Proceedings. Where the available information is only sufficient to establish a range of probable liability, and no point within the range is more likely than any other, the lower end of the range has been used. When a material loss contingency is reasonably possible, but not probable, we do not record a liability, but instead disclose the nature of the matter and an estimate of the loss or range of loss, to the extent such estimate can be made.

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An accrual is established for each lawsuit and claim, when appropriate, based on the nature of each such lawsuit or claim. The provision for litigation claims is based upon many factors, which vary for each case. These factors include (i) the extent of the injuries incurred, (ii) recent experience on settled claims, (iii) settlement offers made to the other parties to the litigation and (iv) any other factors that may have a material effect on the estimated liability. While we believe our estimated liability to be reasonable, the actual loss amounts are highly variable and turn on a case-by-case analysis of the relevant facts. As such, actual settlement amounts may differ from our estimates. and such differences may be material.

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Stock-Based Compensation

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Compensation costs associated with stock option awards, restricted stock units and other forms of equity compensation are measured at the grant-date fair value of the awards and recognized over the requisite vesting period of the awards on a straight-line basis.

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Our policy is to grant stock options at an exercise price equal to 100% of the market value of a share of common stock at closing on the date of the grant. Our stock options generally have seven to ten year contractual terms and vest over a four-year period from the date of grant. We use the Black-Scholes model to value our time-vested stock option grants. The fair value of stock options is determined on the grant date using assumptions for the estimated fair value of the underlying common stock, expected term, expected volatility, dividend yield and the risk-free interest rate. We use the

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