Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stock-based Compensation

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Stock-based Compensation
9 Months Ended
Oct. 01, 2023
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Stock-based Compensation Stock-based CompensationThe Company issues equity awards to employees and non-employees in the form of stock options, restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and performance based RSUs (“PRSUs”). Additionally, the Company also offers an employee stock purchase plan (“ESPP”) to its eligible employees. The Company uses Black-Scholes option pricing model to value its stock
options granted and the estimated shares to be purchased under the ESPP. For both RSUs and PRSUs, the Company uses its common stock price, which is the last reported sales price on the grant date to value those securities.
In general, the Company recognizes its stock-based compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period and records forfeitures as they occur. For PRSUs, the Company uses the graded vesting method to calculate the stock-based compensation expense. At each reporting period, the Company would recognize and adjust the stock-based compensation expense based on its probability assessment in meeting its PRSUs' performance conditions.
Stock-based Compensation Expense
The following table summarizes the total stock-based compensation expense, by operating expense category, recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the periods presented below (in thousands).
Quarters Ended Fiscal Years-to-Date Ended
October 1, 2023 October 2, 2022 October 1, 2023 October 2, 2022
Cost of revenue $ 2,396  $ 1,067  $ 5,001  $ 1,317 
Research and development 4,949  3,372  22,072  9,705 
Selling, general and administrative 5,929  4,260  30,400  11,095 
Restructuring cost 359  —  359  — 
Total stock-based compensation expense $ 13,633  $ 8,699  $ 57,832  $ 22,117 
For the fiscal years-to-date ended October 1, 2023 and October 2, 2022, the Company capitalized $0.8 million and $1.2 million, respectively, of stock-based compensation as property and equipment, net on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. There was no recognized tax benefit related to stock-based compensation for the periods presented. In addition, the Company accrued an immaterial amount of bonus to be settled in equity awards as accrued compensation on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of October 1, 2023.
As of October 1, 2023, there was approximately $140.1 million of total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested equity awards, which are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.9 years. As of October 1, 2023, there was approximately $0.5 million of total unrecognized stock-based compensation related to the ESPP, which is expected to be recognized over a period of 1.1 years.
Equity Award Modification
For the first quarter of 2023, in connection with the retirement or resignation of several of the Company's management team members, including the Company's former Chief Executive Officer, the Company evaluated the change in employment status in accordance with ASC 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation. The Company concluded that the change in status impacted the vesting conditions as the term of equity award exercise period was extended and certain of the equity awards were accelerated and vested immediately. For the quarter ended October 1, 2023, there was no equity award modification. For the fiscal year-to-date ended October 1, 2023, the Company recognized $21.1 million of stock-based compensation expense related to the modifications. There is no equity modification occurred for the corresponding period last year.
Stock Option Activity
The following table summarizes stock option activities for the fiscal year-to-date ended October 1, 2023 (in thousands, except share and per share amount).
Number of
Options
Outstanding
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value (1) (2)
Balances as of January 1, 2023 5,034,282 $ 9.07 
Exercised (1,135,249) 8.13  $ 13,446 
Forfeited (823,895) 9.20 
Balances as of October 1, 2023 3,075,138 $ 9.39  7.5 $ 11,166 
(1) The intrinsic value of options exercised is based upon the value of the Company’s stock at exercise.
(2)
The aggregate intrinsic value of the stock options outstanding as of October 1, 2023 represents the value of the Company’s closing stock price at $12.55 on the last trading day of the quarter ended October 1, 2023 in excess of the exercise price multiplied by the number of options outstanding.
Unvested early exercised stock options which are subject to repurchase by the Company are not considered participating securities as those shares do not have non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents. Unvested early exercised stock options are not considered outstanding for purposes of the weighted average outstanding share calculation until they vest.
As of October 1, 2023, 657,981 shares remained subject to the Company’s right of repurchase as a result of early exercised stock options. The remaining liability related to early exercised shares as of October 1, 2023 was immaterial and was recorded in other current and non-current liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Issuance of Common Stock Subject to Return
In connection with certain early exercised stock options, during the quarter ended October 1, 2023, the Company’s transfer agent erroneously issued an additional 1.3 million shares of common stock to several former executive officers as a result of an administrative issue. Based on the Company’s review and assessment as of October 1, 2023, the Company’s loss associated with this common stock issuance was approximately $22.4 million. Currently, the Company expects a full recovery of these common stock shares from the former executive officers. Both the issuance of these shares related to the loss and the corresponding receivable from the probable recovery were recorded as additional paid-in capital on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of October 1, 2023. The loss amount and the offsetting probable recovery amount resulted in no impact to the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the quarter and fiscal year-to-date ended October 1, 2023. This estimate is based on the current known information available, which it is possible to change in the future.
Restricted Stock Unit and Performance Restricted Stock Unit Activities
The following table summarizes RSUs and PRSUs activities for the fiscal year-to-date ended October 1, 2023 (in thousands, except share and per share amount).
RSUs PRSUs
Number of
Shares
Outstanding
Weighted Average
Grant Date Fair Value
Number of
Shares
Outstanding
Weighted Average
Grant Date Fair Value
Issued and unvested shares balances as of January 1, 2023 5,910,097  $ 14.11  1,461,061  $ 13.41 
Granted 9,417,880  10.98  769,006  13.13 
Vested (2,018,296) 13.29  (189,251) 13.41 
Forfeited (1,245,122) 13.16  (1,503,136) 13.35 
Issued and unvested shares outstanding as of October 1, 2023 12,064,559  $ 11.90  537,680  $ 13.17