SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Standard BioTools Inc. (NASDAQ: LAB) (the “Company”) today announced unaudited interim financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024.

Recent Highlights:

• Reported third quarter 2024 revenue of $45 million 
• Ongoing merger cost synergy realization delivered 50% adjusted EBITDA improvement and 35% net loss improvement year-over-year
• Operationalized approximately $80 million in merger synergies, expected to be fully realized in 2025, and reinforcing path to adjusted EBITDA break-even in 2026
• Balance sheet as of September 30, 2024, includes $368 million cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments

“Powered by Standard BioTools Business System (SBS), we focused our third quarter efforts on driving commercial execution and enhancing overall operating efficiency. Our team delivered sequential top-line improvement and a significant reduction in spend,” said Michael Egholm, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer of Standard BioTools. “Last quarter, we announced the acceleration of our anticipated $80 million of merger synergies into 2025, contributing to a 50% improvement in adjusted EBITDA year over year, keeping us on track toward achieving our break-even adjusted EBITDA target in 2026.”

Mr. Egholm added, “Our focus on operational excellence and profitability is positioning us for sustained value creation once macro pressures ease. At the same time, we’re investing in certain growth levers within our leading multi-omics portfolio while actively pursuing strategic M&A to accelerate our mission toward becoming a diversified leader in the life science tools industry.”

Financial Results Table

Selected Pro Forma Combined Unaudited Interim Financial Results

The selected 2024 unaudited pro forma financial information combines the Company's financial results for the three- and nine- month periods ended September 30, 2024, and the historical results of SomaLogic for the five-day period ended on January 5, 2024, the closing date of the merger between the Company and Somalogic (the “Merger”). The selected unaudited pro forma financial information for 2023 combines the historical results of the Company and SomaLogic for their respective three- and nine- month periods ended September 30, 2023. See “Unaudited Pro Forma Results” below for discussion of the pro forma financial information.

• Revenue was $45.0 million in the third quarter of 2024, down 5% year-over-year:
  • Consumables revenue was $14.0 million in the third quarter of 2024, up 13% year-over-year. Consumables revenue grew on the strength of assay kits sales to SomaScan authorized sites and the Illumina early access program.
  • Instruments revenue was $5.6 million in the third quarter of 2024, down 42% year-over-year. Instrument revenue was impacted by capital constrained end-markets globally with particular weakness in China.
  • Services revenue, which includes both Lab Services and Field Services, was $24.4 million in the third quarter of 2024, flat year over year. Services benefited from the favorable timing of large SomaScan customer projects that shifted out of the second quarter into the third quarter, partially offset by lower installation services from lower instrument sales.

• Gross margins in the third quarter of 2024 were 51.7%, versus 42.5% in the third quarter of 2023; and non-GAAP gross margins in the third quarter of 2024 were 56.9%, versus 51.7% in the third quarter of 2023. Gross margins were impacted by positive mix in the third quarter and continued incremental efficiency gains from SBS.

• Operating expenses in the third quarter of 2024 was $55 million, a decrease of $12.5 million, or down 18.5%, compared to the third quarter of 2023, and non-GAAP operating expenses, which exclude merger-related costs, stock-based compensation, and restructuring charges, was $39.8 million, a decrease of $12.8 million, or down 24%, compared to the third quarter of 2023. The decrease in operating expenses is a result of ongoing realization of merger cost synergies as previously disclosed, a bonus accrual reduction in line with our full year expectations, as well as continued productivity gains from SBS.

• Net loss for the third quarter of 2024 was $26.9 million, compared to a net loss of $41.2 million in the third quarter of 2023, representing an improvement of $14.3 million or 34.6%, while adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter of 2024 was a loss of $14.2 million, versus an adjusted EBITDA loss of $28.2 million in 2023, an improvement of $14 million, or 49.6%.
  

FY 2024 Revenue Outlook

Following its third quarter 2024 results, the Company has reiterated its full year 2024 revenue guidance to a range of $170 million to $175 million.

Third quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call Information

Standard BioTools will host a conference call and webcast on October 30, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. PT (4:30 p.m. ET) to discuss third quarter 2024 financial results. Live audio of the webcast will be available online along with an archived version of the webcast under the Events & Presentations page of the Company’s website.

Individuals interested in listening to the conference call may do so by dialing:

US domestic callers: 1-888-346-3970
Outside US callers: 1-412-902-4297

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

Standard BioTools has presented certain financial information in accordance with U.S. GAAP and on a non-GAAP basis. The non-GAAP financial measures included in this press release are non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses, and adjusted EBITDA. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures, in addition to GAAP financial measures, as a measure of operating performance because the non-GAAP financial measures do not include the impact of items that management does not consider indicative of the Company’s core operating performance. Management believes that non-GAAP financial measures, taken in conjunction with GAAP financial measures, provide useful information for both management and investors by excluding certain non-cash and other expenses that are not indicative of the Company’s core operating results. Management uses non-GAAP measures to compare the Company’s performance relative to forecasts and strategic plans and to benchmark the company’s performance externally against competitors. Non-GAAP information is not prepared under a comprehensive set of accounting rules and should only be used to supplement an understanding of the company’s operating results as reported under U.S. GAAP. Standard BioTools encourages investors to carefully consider its results under GAAP, as well as its supplemental non-GAAP information and the reconciliations between these presentations, to more fully understand its business. Reconciliations between GAAP and non-GAAP operating results are presented in the accompanying tables of this release.     

Unaudited Pro Forma Results

The unaudited pro forma financial information for nine months ended September 30, 2024, combines the Company's financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, and the historical results of SomaLogic for the 5-day period ended on the January 5, 2024, the closing date of the Merger. The unaudited pro forma financial information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, combines the historical results of the Company and SomaLogic for their respective three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023. The pro forma financial information for all periods presented has been adjusted to include certain nonrecurring impacts associated with the Merger, including the bargain purchase gain and transaction costs.

The unaudited pro forma financial information for all periods presented includes the business combination accounting effects resulting from the Merger, mainly including adjustments to reflect additional amortization expense from acquired intangible assets, adjustments to stock-based compensation expense, and additional depreciation expense from the acquired property and equipment. The unaudited pro forma financial information is for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved if the acquisitions had taken place on January 1, 2023. The results of SomaLogic have been consolidated with the Company's results since the closing date of the Merger.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, among others, statements regarding future financial and business performance, including with respect to future revenue, net loss and adjusted EBITDA; operational and strategic plans; deployment of capital; market and growth opportunity and potential; and the potential to realize the expected benefits and synergies of the Merger, including the potential for it to drive long-term profitable growth. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from currently anticipated results, including, but not limited to, risks that the anticipated benefits and synergies of the Merger and the integration of SomaLogic, including the potential for it to drive long-term profitable growth, may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected; risks that the Company may not realize expected cost savings from the Merger , including the anticipated decrease in operational expenses, at the levels it expects; possible integration, restructuring and transition-related disruption, including through the loss of customers, suppliers, and employees and adverse impacts on the Company’s development activities and results of operation; integration and restructuring activities, including customer and employee relations, management distraction, and reduced operating performance; risks that internal and external costs required for ongoing and planned activities may be higher than expected, which may cause the Company to use cash more quickly than it expects or change or curtail some of the Company’s plans, or both; risks that the Company’s expectations as to expenses, cash usage, and cash needs may prove not to be correct for other reasons such as changes in plans or actual events being different than our assumptions; changes in the Company’s business or external market conditions; challenges inherent in developing, manufacturing, launching, marketing, and selling new products; interruptions or delays in the supply of components or materials for, or manufacturing of, the Company’s products; reliance on sales of capital equipment for a significant proportion of revenues in each quarter; seasonal variations in customer operations; unanticipated increases in costs or expenses; continued or sustained budgetary, inflationary, or recessionary pressures; uncertainties in contractual relationships; reductions in research and development spending or changes in budget priorities by customers; uncertainties relating to the Company’s research and development activities, and distribution plans and capabilities; potential product performance and quality issues; risks associated with international operations; intellectual property risks; and competition. For information regarding other related risks, see the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 1, 2024, and in the Company’s other filings with the SEC. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. The Company disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements except as may be required by law. 

About Standard BioTools Inc. 

Standard BioTools Inc. (Nasdaq: LAB), the parent company of SomaLogic Inc. and previously known as Fluidigm Corporation, has an established portfolio of essential, standardized next-generation technologies that help biomedical researchers develop medicines faster and better. As a leading solutions provider, the company provides reliable and repeatable insights in health and disease using its proprietary mass cytometry and microfluidics technologies, which help transform scientific discoveries into better patient outcomes. Standard BioTools works with leading academic, government, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, plant and animal research and clinical laboratories worldwide, focusing on the most pressing needs in translational and clinical research, including oncology, immunology and immunotherapy. Learn more at standardbio.com or connect with us on X, Facebook®, LinkedIn, and YouTube™.

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