SAN DIEGO, Aug. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Telesis Bio Inc. (NASDAQ: TBIO), a leading provider of RNA and DNA solutions enabling researchers to accelerate therapeutic discovery through advanced, flexible, and rapid automated synthesis technology in their own lab, today announced financial results for the second quarter and first half of 2024.
Highlights
Summary of Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results
Revenue - Revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was $1.6 million compared to $7.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023 ($2.7 million and $8.7 million, respectively including revenue from Eton). The decrease was attributable to a reduction in product revenue of $1.8 million driven by our transition to Gibson SOLA as our primary commercial focus, and a decrease in collaboration revenue of $3.5 million, driven primarily by the timing of milestone completion under our strategic collaborations with Pfizer and reduction in deferred revenue recognition from up-front payments under that collaboration.
Gross Margin – The Company’s gross margin percentage was -52% for the three months ended June 30, 2024, compared to 71% for the same period in 2023. The unfavorable change in gross margin percentage was primarily driven by recognition of $1.8 million in one-time charges related to restructuring, and a decrease in high-margin collaboration revenue due to milestone timing. Absent the $1.8 million restructuring charge in the second quarter of 2024, gross margin would have been 64% for the quarter.
Operating Expense – Second quarter of 2024 operating expense of $10.7 million was $1.7 million or 14% improved from the prior year result of $12.4 million even with significant restructuring charges recorded during the current year period. Exclusive of employee severance and impairment charges tied to restructuring activity, the current year expense level of $10.7 million would have been $8.8 million representing a $3.7 million or 30% reduction from the prior year level of $12.4 million.
With respect to all restructuring charges noted above and posted in the second quarter of 2024, the favorable impact on future quarters will be substantial.
Net loss was $13.2 million for the second quarter of 2024, compared to a loss of $8.4 million in the same period in the prior year. Net loss per share was $7.62 for the second quarter of 2024, compared to $5.10 for the corresponding prior year period.
As of June 30, 2024, cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and investments were $10.3 million, and notes payable was $5.3 million.
The Company will not be issuing additional forward-looking guidance at this time.
About Telesis Bio
Telesis Bio is empowering scientists with the ability to create novel, synthetic biology-enabled solutions for many of humanity’s greatest challenges. As inventors of the industry-standard Gibson Assembly® method and the first commercial automated benchtop DNA and mRNA synthesis system, Telesis Bio is enabling rapid, accurate and reproducible writing of DNA and mRNA for numerous downstream markets. Company products and technologies deliver virtually error-free synthesis of DNA and RNA at scale within days and hours instead of weeks or months. Scientists around the world are using the technology in their own laboratories to accelerate the design-build-test paradigm for novel, high-value products for precision medicine, biologics drug discovery, vaccine and therapeutic development, genome editing, and cell and gene therapy. Telesis Bio is a public company based in San Diego. For more information, visit www.telesisbio.com. Telesis Bio, the Telesis Bio logo, Gibson Assembly, and BioXp are trademarks of Telesis Bio Inc.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained herein are forward-looking statements reflecting the current beliefs and expectations of management made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include statements and guidance regarding Telesis Bio’s future financial performance as well as statements regarding the future release and success of new and existing products and services. Such statements are based on current assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from current expectations. These risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, include risks described in the section entitled Risk Factors and elsewhere in our most recently filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Annual Report on Form 10-K. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof and should not be unduly relied upon. Telesis Bio disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
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| Telesis Bio Inc. Selected Statements of Operations Financial Data (in thousands, except per share amounts) (unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||
| Revenue: | ||||||||||||||||
| Product sales | $ | 841 | $ | 2,670 | $ | 2,105 | $ | 5,671 | ||||||||
| Service revenue | — | 65 | — | 101 | ||||||||||||
| Collaboration revenue | — | 3,462 | — | 4,424 | ||||||||||||
| Royalties and other revenue | 709 | 807 | 1,634 | 1,486 | ||||||||||||
| Total revenue | 1,550 | 7,004 | 3,739 | 11,682 | ||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | 2,349 | 2,039 | 3,431 | 3,934 | ||||||||||||
| Gross Profit | (799 | ) | 4,965 | 308 | 7,748 | |||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 2,470 | 3,921 | 4,829 | 8,414 | ||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | 1,698 | 3,192 | 3,260 | 6,867 | ||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 5,507 | 5,294 | 10,481 | 10,396 | ||||||||||||
| Impairment of property and equipment | 1,017 | — | 1,017 | — | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 10,692 | 12,407 | 19,587 | 25,677 | ||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | (11,491 | ) | (7,442 | ) | (19,279 | ) | (17,929 | ) | ||||||||
| Interest income | 160 | 374 | 388 | 764 | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (214 | ) | (707 | ) | (431 | ) | (1,346 | ) | ||||||||
| Change in fair value of derivative liabilities | — | 19 | — | 159 | ||||||||||||
| Other expense, net | (15 | ) | (3 | ) | (146 | ) | (39 | ) | ||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | (1 | ) | (4 | ) | (3 | ) | (7 | ) | ||||||||
| Loss from continuing operations | (11,561 | ) | (7,763 | ) | (19,471 | ) | (18,398 | ) | ||||||||
| Loss from discontinuing operations | (1,024 | ) | (524 | ) | (1,751 | ) | (1,008 | ) | ||||||||
| Net Loss | $ | (12,585 | ) | $ | (8,287 | ) | $ | (21,222 | ) | $ | (19,406 | ) | ||||
| Less: redeemable convertible preferred stock dividends | (596 | ) | (153 | ) | (1,181 | ) | (153 | ) | ||||||||
| Net loss attributable to common stockholders | $ | (13,181 | ) | $ | (8,440 | ) | $ | (22,403 | ) | $ | (19,559 | ) | ||||
| Net loss per share from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders—basic and diluted | $ | (7.03 | ) | $ | (4.79 | ) | $ | (12.14 | ) | $ | (11.24 | ) | ||||
| Net loss per share from discontinuing operations attributable to common stockholders—basic and diluted | $ | (0.59 | ) | $ | (0.32 | ) | $ | (1.03 | ) | $ | (0.61 | ) | ||||
| Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders—basic and diluted | $ | (7.62 | ) | $ | (5.10 | ) | $ | (13.17 | ) | $ | (11.85 | ) | ||||
| Weighted average common stock outstanding—basic and diluted | 1,730,210 | 1,654,127 | 1,700,596 | 1,651,053 | ||||||||||||
| Telesis Bio Inc. Selected Balance Sheet Financial Data (in thousands) (unaudited) | |||||||
| June 30, | December 31, | ||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||
| Balance Sheet Data: | |||||||
| Cash, restricted cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments | $ | 10,314 | $ | 19,333 | |||
| Working capital | 7,143 | 22,167 | |||||
| Total assets | 52,727 | 70,411 | |||||
| Total liabilities | 42,781 | 40,873 | |||||
| Redeemable convertible preferred stock | 30,481 | 29,300 | |||||
| Accumulated deficit | (182,687 | ) | (161,465 | ) | |||
| Total stockholders’ (deficit) equity | (20,535 | ) | 238 | ||||
| Last Trade: | US$0.38 |
| Daily Volume: | 0 |
| Market Cap: | US$676K |
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