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VCYT - Veracyte Announces Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results

Grew Total Revenue to $90.1 million, an Increase of 19%
Grew Testing Revenue by 27%

Conference Call and Webcast Today at 4:30 p.m. ET

Veracyte, Inc. (Nasdaq: VCYT) today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023.

“I am pleased to share we delivered another quarter of strong revenue growth, fueled by continued demand for our Decipher Prostate and Afirma tests,” said Marc Stapley, Veracyte’s chief executive officer. “These products are serving a critical unmet need for patients dealing with prostate and thyroid cancer, indications for which we believe there remains ample opportunity to fuel outsized, long-term growth.”

Key Business Highlights

  • Increased third quarter total revenue by 19% to $90.1 million, compared to the third quarter of 2022.
  • Grew total test volume to 32,544, an increase of 23% compared to the third quarter of 2022.
  • Presented 13 abstracts for our diagnostic tests and capabilities, as well as our biopharmaceutical offerings, at leading medical conferences. These included an oral presentation, at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting, of findings from a phase 3, randomized trial demonstrating the Decipher Prostate Genomic Classifier’s performance as a tool to help guide therapeutic decisions for patients with prostate cancer.
  • Published study findings in JCO Precision Oncology , which suggest the potential of Decipher Genomic Resource for Intelligent Discovery (GRID)-derived gene signatures to predict treatment response in patients with recurrent prostate cancer.
  • Unveiled the Afirma GRID, a new research-use-only tool that leverages Veracyte’s Afirma-based whole-transcriptome sequencing platform to help identify new molecular hallmarks of thyroid nodules and cancer.
  • Entered into a multi-year in vitro diagnostic agreement with Illumina to broaden availability of our tests for patients globally by offering them on Illumina’s NextSeq 550Dx next-generation sequencing instrument.
  • Further strengthened the Veracyte leadership team with the additions of Phil Febbo, M.D., as chief scientific officer and chief medical officer and Marie-Claire Taine, Ph.D., as GM, IVD Business Unit.
  • Generated $14.2 million of cash from operations and ended the third quarter with $202.5 million of cash and cash equivalents.

Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results

Total revenue for the third quarter of 2023 was $90.1 million, an increase of 19% compared to $75.6 million reported in the third quarter of 2022. Testing revenue was $82.0 million, an increase of 27% compared to $64.6 million in the third quarter of 2022, driven primarily by the strong performance of our Decipher Prostate and Afirma tests. Product revenue was $4.0 million, an increase of 21% compared to $3.3 million in the third quarter of 2022. Biopharmaceutical and other revenue was $4.1 million, a decrease of 47% compared to $7.7 million in the third quarter of 2022.

Total gross margin for the third quarter of 2023, including the amortization of acquired intangible assets, was 64%, compared to 59% in the third quarter of 2022. Non-GAAP gross margin, excluding the amortization of acquired intangible assets and other acquisition related expenses was 69%, compared to 66% in the third quarter of 2022.

Operating expenses, excluding cost of revenue, were $89.4 million, which included an impairment charge of $34.9 million associated with the nCounter Analysis System license given the company’s decision to move to a multi-platform strategy for its IVD tests. Non-GAAP operating expenses, excluding cost of revenue, amortization of acquired intangible assets, other acquisition related expenses and other restructuring costs, grew 13% to $57.7 million compared to $51.1 million in the third quarter of 2022.

Net loss for the third quarter of 2023 was $29.6 million, an increase of 240% compared to the third quarter of 2022, primarily related to the impairment charge. Basic and diluted net loss per common share was $0.41, an increase of $0.29 compared to the third quarter of 2022. Net cash provided by operating activities in the first nine months of 2023 was $28.7 million, an improvement of $30.9 million compared to the same period in 2022.

A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures has been provided in the tables included in this press release. An explanation of these measures is also included below under the heading "Note Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

2023 Financial Outlook

The company is raising full-year 2023 total revenue guidance to $352 million to $354 million, representing year-over-year growth of approximately 19%, and an improvement compared to prior guidance of $342 million to $350 million.

Conference Call and Webcast Details

Veracyte will host a conference call and webcast today at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the company's financial results and provide a general business update. The conference call will be webcast live from the company’s website and will be available via the following link: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/e88ivgzk . The webcast should be accessed 10 minutes prior to the conference call start time. A replay of the webcast will be available for one year following the conclusion of the live broadcast and will be accessible on the company’s website at https://investor.veracyte.com/events-presentations .

The conference call dial-in can be accessed by registering at the following link: https://register.vevent.com/register/BI6a0979098d6445eba9396420f175fc44

About Veracyte

Veracyte (Nasdaq: VCYT) is a global diagnostics company whose vision is to transform cancer care for patients all over the world. We empower clinicians with the high-value insights they need to guide and assure patients at pivotal moments in the race to diagnose and treat cancer. Our high-performing tests enable clinicians to make more confident diagnostic, prognostic and treatment decisions for some of the most challenging diseases such as thyroid, prostate, breast, bladder and lung cancers, as well as interstitial lung diseases. We help patients avoid unnecessary procedures and speed time to diagnosis and appropriate treatment. In addition to making our tests available in the U.S. through our central laboratories, we also aim to deliver our tests to patients worldwide through a distributed model to laboratories that can perform them locally. For more information, please visit www.veracyte.com and follow the company on Twitter (@veracyte).

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, our statements related to our expected total revenue and other financial and operating results for 2023 and our plans, objectives, expectations (financial and otherwise) or intentions with respect to our tests and products, for use in diagnosing and treating diseases, and our commercial organization. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as: “appears,” "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "expect," "believe," "should," "may," "will," “positioned,” “designed” and similar references to future periods. Actual results may differ materially from those projected or suggested in any forward-looking statements. These statements involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from our predictions, and include, but are not limited to: our ability to launch, commercialize and receive reimbursement for our products; to demonstrate the validity and utility of our genomic tests and biopharma offerings; to continue to integrate and expand the HalioDx and Decipher businesses and execute on our business plans; to continue to scale our global operations and enhance our internal control environment; the impact of the war in Ukraine on European economies and energy supply and other regional conflicts, as well as our facilities in France; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its variants on our business and general economic conditions; the impact of foreign currency fluctuations, increasing interest rates, inflation, potential government shutdowns and turmoil in the global banking and finance system; and the performance and utility of our tests in the clinical environment. Additional factors that may impact these forward-looking statements can be found under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 1, 2023, and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended September 30, 2023 to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of these documents, when available, may be found in the Investors section of our website at investor.veracyte.com . These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof and, except as required by law, we specifically disclaim any obligation to update these forward-looking statements or reasons why actual results might differ, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Veracyte, the Veracyte logo, Decipher, Afirma, Percepta, Envisia, Prosigna, Lymphmark, TMExplore, Brightplex, Immunosign, “Know by Design” and “More about You” are registered trademarks of Veracyte, Inc. and its subsidiaries in the U.S. and selected countries. Immunoscore IC® is a trademark of Veracyte SAS registered in France. Immunoscore is a registered trademark of Inserm used by Veracyte under license. nCounter is the registered trademark of NanoString Technologies used by Veracyte under license.

Note Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to the financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), this press release and the accompanying tables contain, and reference certain non?GAAP results including non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses, and non-GAAP loss from operations. These measures are not meant to be considered superior to or a substitute for financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, and investors are cautioned that there are material limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures as an analytical tool.

We use non-GAAP measures to internally evaluate and analyze financial results. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with useful supplemental information about the financial performance of our business, enable comparison of financial results between periods where certain items may vary independent of business performance, and enable comparison of our financial results with other public companies, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures. However, the non-GAAP measures we present may be different from those used by other companies.

We exclude amortization of acquired intangible assets, acquisition-related expenses relating to our acquisitions of Decipher Biosciences and HalioDx, impairment charges associated with the nCounter license intangible assets and certain costs related to restructuring from certain of our non-GAAP measures. Management has excluded the effects of these items in non-GAAP measures to help investors gain a better understanding of the core operating results and future prospects of the company, consistent with how management measures and forecasts the company's performance, especially when comparing such results to previous periods or forecasts. The company encourages investors to carefully consider its results under GAAP, as well as its supplemental non?GAAP information and the reconciliation between these presentations, to more fully understand its business.

Reconciliations between our GAAP results and non?GAAP financial measures are presented in the tables of this release.

VERACYTE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

Three Months Ended
September 30,

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

2023

2022

2023

2022

Revenues:

Testing revenue

$

82,012

$

64,577

$

236,157

$

180,275

Product revenue

4,020

3,314

11,923

9,401

Biopharmaceutical and other revenue

4,076

7,701

14,772

26,563

Total revenue

90,108

75,592

262,852

216,239

Operating expenses (1):

Cost of testing revenue

21,827

19,816

64,808

55,923

Cost of product revenue

2,436

1,981

6,913

5,202

Cost of biopharmaceutical and other revenue

3,347

4,211

11,806

13,626

Research and development

13,322

10,773

38,632

29,316

Selling and marketing

24,344

25,678

76,230

73,433

General and administrative

16,334

17,600

62,434

54,992

Impairment of long-lived assets

34,900

36,310

3,318

Intangible asset amortization

5,337

5,213

16,007

16,090

Total operating expenses

121,847

85,272

313,140

251,900

Loss from operations

(31,739

)

(9,680

)

(50,288

)

(35,661

)

Other income, net

1,967

805

4,148

2,675

Loss before income taxes

(29,772

)

(8,875

)

(46,140

)

(32,986

)

Income tax benefit

(154

)

(152

)

(29

)

(270

)

Net loss

$

(29,618

)

$

(8,723

)

$

(46,111

)

$

(32,716

)

Net loss per common share, basic and diluted

$

(0.41

)

$

(0.12

)

$

(0.64

)

$

(0.46

)

Shares used to compute net loss per common share, basic and diluted

72,804,770

71,656,694

72,488,601

71,456,008

1. Cost of revenue, research and development, sales and marketing and general and administrative expenses include the following stock-based compensation related expenses:

Three Months Ended
September 30,

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

2023

2022

2023

2022

Cost of revenue

$

502

$

290

$

1,386

$

947

Research and development

1,135

1,692

3,831

4,801

Selling and marketing

2,521

2,015

7,126

4,721

General and administrative

3,174

3,445

13,539

9,954

Total stock-based compensation expense

$

7,332

$

7,442

$

25,882

$

20,423

VERACYTE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

Three Months Ended
September 30,

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

2023

2022

2023

2022

Net loss

$

(29,618

)

$

(8,723

)

$

(46,111

)

$

(32,716

)

Other comprehensive income (loss):

Change in currency translation adjustments

(6,414

)

(16,016

)

(2,851

)

(38,983

)

Net comprehensive loss

$

(36,032

)

$

(24,739

)

$

(48,962

)

$

(71,699

)

VERACYTE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands)

September 30,

December 31,

2023

2022

(Unaudited)

(See Note 1)

Assets

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

202,463

$

154,247

Short-term investments

24,605

Accounts receivable

39,297

44,021

Supplies and inventory

15,887

14,294

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

13,516

11,469

Total current assets

271,163

248,636

Property, plant and equipment, net

19,288

17,702

Right-of-use assets, operating leases

11,297

13,160

Intangible assets, net

123,567

174,866

Goodwill

693,176

695,891

Restricted cash

870

749

Other assets

5,582

5,418

Total assets

$

1,124,943

$

1,156,422

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

$

12,531

$

11,911

Accrued liabilities

34,828

37,774

Current portion of deferred revenue

2,214

2,613

Current portion of acquisition-related contingent consideration

2,574

6,060

Current portion of operating lease liabilities

5,007

4,070

Current portion of other liabilities

106

186

Total current liabilities

57,260

62,614

Deferred tax liabilities

3,644

4,531

Acquisition-related contingent consideration, net of current portion

484

2,498

Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion

8,720

10,648

Other liabilities

776

931

Total liabilities

70,884

81,222

Total stockholders’ equity

1,054,059

1,075,200

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

1,124,943

$

1,156,422

1. The condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2022 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date included in the Company's Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission dated March 1, 2023.

VERACYTE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

2023

2022

Operating activities

Net loss

$

(46,111

)

$

(32,716

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization

20,852

19,372

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

136

72

Stock-based compensation

25,629

19,867

Deferred income taxes

(843

)

(270

)

Interest on end-of-term debt obligation

161

Noncash lease expense

3,130

2,487

Revaluation of acquisition-related contingent consideration

(5,500

)

(80

)

Effect of foreign currency on operations

657

1,563

Impairment loss

36,310

3,318

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

Accounts receivable

4,650

(4,356

)

Supplies and inventory

(1,636

)

(2,841

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

(1,578

)

(25

)

Other assets

(586

)

160

Operating lease liabilities

(3,225

)

(2,570

)

Accounts payable

185

(325

)

Accrued liabilities and deferred revenue

(3,400

)

(6,026

)

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

28,670

(2,209

)

Investing activities

Purchase of short-term investments

(19,700

)

(8,972

)

Proceeds from sale of short-term investments

39,773

Proceeds from maturity of short-term investments

5,000

12,696

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

(7,464

)

(6,677

)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

17,609

(2,953

)

Financing activities

Payment of long-term debt

(94

)

Payment of taxes on vested restricted stock units

(5,614

)

(2,639

)

Proceeds from the exercise of common stock options and employee stock purchases

7,806

6,134

Net cash provided by financing activities

2,192

3,401

Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

48,471

(1,761

)

Effect of foreign currency on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

(134

)

(1,324

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

48,337

(3,085

)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

154,996

173,946

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

$

203,333

$

170,861

CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

September 30,

December 31,

2023

2022

Cash and cash equivalents

$

202,463

$

154,247

Restricted cash

870

749

Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

$

203,333

$

154,996

Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

Identified Expenses

GAAP

Acquisition Related Expenses (1)

Intangible Assets Amortization Expense

Other (4)

Total Non-GAAP Measure

Three Months Ended September 30, 2023

Total revenue

$

90,108

$

$

$

$

90,108

Cost of testing revenue

21,827

21,827

Cost of product revenue

2,436

2,436

Cost of biopharmaceutical and other revenue

3,347

26

3,321

Intangible asset amortization (2)

4,811

4,811

Gross margin $

57,687

26

4,811

62,524

Gross margin %

64

%

69

%

Research and development

13,322

17

13,305

Selling and marketing

24,344

537

23,807

General and administrative

16,334

(4,294

)

20,628

Impairment of long-lived assets

34,900

34,900

Intangible asset amortization

526

526

Total operating expenses excluding cost of revenue (3)

89,426

(3,740

)

526

34,900

57,740

Loss from operations

$

(31,739

)

$

(3,714

)

$

5,337

$

34,900

$

4,784

Three Months Ended September 30, 2022

Total revenue

$

75,592

$

$

$

$

75,592

Cost of testing revenue

19,816

49

18

19,749

Cost of product revenue

1,981

3

1,978

Cost of biopharmaceutical and other revenue

4,211

62

4,149

Intangible asset amortization (2)

4,703

4,703

Gross margin $

44,881

111

4,703

21

49,716

Gross margin %

59

%

66

%

Research and development

10,773

251

10,522

Selling and marketing

25,678

923

493

24,262

General and administrative

17,600

1,272

16,328

Impairment of long-lived assets

Intangible asset amortization

510

510

Total operating expenses excluding cost of revenue (3)

54,561

2,446

510

493

51,112

Loss from operations

$

(9,680

)

$

2,557

$

5,213

$

514

$

(1,396

)

1.

Includes transaction related expenses as well as post-combination compensation expenses. For each of the three months ended September 30, 2022, and September 30, 2023, adjustments consist primarily of remeasurement of contingent consideration related to our adoption of a multi-platform IVD strategy and post-combination compensation expenses associated with the acquisition of HalioDx.

2.

Includes only amortization of intangible assets identified as developed technology assets through purchase accounting transactions, which otherwise would have been allocated to cost of revenue.

3.

Includes only amortization of intangible assets, which otherwise would have been allocated to research and development, selling and marketing or general and administrative expense and excludes the cost of revenue ($27.6 million and $26.0 million) and the amortization of intangible assets which would have been allocated to the cost of revenue ($4.8 million and $4.7 million) for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and for the three months ended September 30, 2022 respectively.

4.

For the three months ended September 30, 2023, includes $34.9 million expense related to the impairment charge associated with the nCounter license intangible assets. For the three months ended September 30, 2022, includes $0.5 million related to restructuring costs.

Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

Identified Expenses

GAAP

Acquisition Related Expenses (1)

Intangible Assets Amortization Expense

Other (4)

Total Non-GAAP Measure

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023

Total revenue

$

262,852

$

$

$

$

262,852

Cost of testing revenue

64,808

83

64,725

Cost of product revenue

6,913

6,913

Cost of biopharmaceutical and other revenue

11,806

94

11,712

Intangible asset amortization (2)

14,429

14,429

Gross margin $

164,896

177

14,429

179,502

Gross margin %

63

%

68

%

Research and development

38,632

58

38,574

Selling and marketing

76,230

2,316

73,914

General and administrative

62,434

(1,538

)

1,371

62,601

Impairment of long-lived assets

36,310

36,310

Intangible asset amortization

1,578

1,578

Total operating expenses excluding cost of revenue (3)

215,184

836

1,578

37,681

175,089

Loss from operations

$

(50,288

)

$

1,013

$

16,007

$

37,681

$

4,413

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022

Total revenue

$

216,239

$

$

$

$

216,239

Cost of testing revenue

55,923

153

18

55,752

Cost of product revenue

5,202

3

5,199

Cost of biopharmaceutical and other revenue

13,626

261

13,365

Intangible asset amortization (2)

14,526

14,526

Gross margin $

126,962

414

14,526

21

141,923

Gross margin %

59

%

66

%

Research and development

29,316

1,186

28,130

Selling and marketing

73,433

2,997

493

69,943

General and administrative

54,992

3,877

51,115

Impairment of long-lived assets

3,318

3,318

Intangible asset amortization

1,564

1,564

Total operating expenses excluding cost of revenue (3)

162,623

8,060

1,564

3,811

149,188

Loss from operations

$

(35,661

)

$

8,474

$

16,090

$

3,832

$

(7,265

)

1.

Includes transaction related expenses as well as post-combination compensation expenses, adjustments consist primarily of remeasurement of contingent consideration related to our adoption of a multi-platform IVD strategy and of post-combination compensation expenses associated with the acquisition of HalioDx.

2.

Includes only amortization of intangible assets identified as developed technology assets through purchase accounting transactions, which otherwise would have been allocated to cost of revenue.

3.

Includes only amortization of intangible assets, which otherwise would have been allocated to research and development, selling and marketing or general and administrative expense and excludes the cost of revenue ($83.5 and $74.8 million) and the amortization of intangible assets which would have been allocated to the cost of revenue ($14.4 and $14.5 million) for the first nine months of 2023 and 2022 respectively.

4.

2022 includes $3.3 million expense related to the impairment charge associated with certain developed technology intangible assets; 2023 includes $34.9 million expense related to the impairment charge associated with the nCounter license intangible assets and $1.4 million related to the departure of the former executive chair and $1.4 million related to restructuring costs.

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Investor Contact:
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investors@veracyte.com

Media Contact:
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Vice President of Global Corporate Communications
650-380-4413
tracy.morris@veracyte.com

Stock Information

Company Name: Veracyte Inc.
Stock Symbol: VCYT
Market: NASDAQ
Website: veracyte.com

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