Financial results for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022
Research and development expenses for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, were $8 million, compared to $3.9 million in the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase is a result of the Company's recruitment of specialized manpower and the expanded research and development of its new technologies and operations.
Marketing expenses for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, were $1.3 million compared to $1.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. The decrease is attributable to decreases of $685,000 in share-based compensation expenses.
General and administrative (G&A) expenses for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, were $5.4 million, compared to $7.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. The decrease was primarily attributed to a decrease in employee share-based compensation expenses and expenses related to the Company's initial public offering (IPO) on Nasdaq in July 2021.
Finance income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, was $4.7 million, compared to finance income in the amount of $1,000 for the corresponding period in 2021. The increase was attributed primarily to the revaluation of the Company's financial equity liabilities to pre-IPO and IPO investors, the fluctuation in the U.S. dollar exchange rate, and interest on cash deposits.
Finance expenses for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, was $181,000, compared to $3.5 million for the corresponding period in 2021. The decrease was attributed primarily to revaluation of the Company's financial equity liabilities to pre-IPO and IPO investors and to the fluctuation in the U.S. dollar exchange rate.
Net loss for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, was $10.3 million, compared to a net loss of $17.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Financial results for the three months ended December 31, 2022
Research and development expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2022, were $1.8 million, a decrease of $0.4 million compared to $2.2 million in research and development expenses for the corresponding period in 2021. The decrease was attributable to the share-based compensation expenses.
General and administrative expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2022, were $1 million, compared to $4.1 million for the corresponding period in 2021. The decrease was attributable to the share-based compensation expenses to employees, management and directors.
Sales and marketing expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2022, were $247,000, compared to $1.5 million for the corresponding period in 2021. The decrease was attributable to the share-based compensation expenses.
Balance Sheet Highlights
Cash, cash equivalents, and deposits were $13.9 million as of December 31, 2022, compared to $23.7 million as of December 31, 2021.
Financial liabilities at fair value totalled $368,000 as of December 31, 2022, compared to $3.2 million as of December 31, 2021. The financial liabilities represent the fair value of the Company's equity liabilities to pre-IPO and IPO investors.
As of December 31, 2022, the Company's shareholders' equity totalled $12.8 million, compared to shareholders' equity totalling $20.3 million as of December 31, 2021.