STAMFORD, Conn., Oct. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GeneDx Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: WGS), a leader in delivering improved health outcomes through genomic and clinical insights, today reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2023.
"We have focused our entire company’s efforts on driving exome and genome utilization and improving our overall operating efficiency, and the positive results from this quarter demonstrate that we have both a strong growth trajectory with a significant improvement in our cash management,” said Katherine Stueland, President and Chief Executive Officer of GeneDx. “Thanks to our partners at Perceptive, we have fortified our balance sheet, and with the action we have taken to remove an additional $40M in annual costs, we reiterate our turn to profitability in 2025.”
Continuing Operations1 Third Quarter Financial Results
Results for GeneDx’s continuing operations reported today exclude the results of the discontinued Legacy Sema4 diagnostics testing business.
Total Company Third Quarter Financial Results1
Total Company results reported today for the third quarter of 2023 include GeneDx’s continuing operations and the financial impacts of exited Legacy Sema4 business activities.
Updated GeneDx Full Year 2023 Guidance
GeneDx has updated its full year 2023 guidance. The continuing operations of GeneDx, excluding the financial impacts from the discontinued Legacy Sema4 diagnostic testing business, are expected to:
Recent Business Highlights
Commercial Updates
Financial & Corporate Growth
Scientific Updates
1 The unadjusted and adjusted results from continuing operations for the applicable quarters include the combination of results from the Legacy GeneDx diagnostic business with the data and information business of Legacy Sema4, and exclude the results of the discontinued Legacy Sema4 diagnostic testing business. Actual results include GeneDx’s continuing operations and the financial impacts of exited Legacy Sema4 business activities.
2 Adjusted gross margin and adjusted net loss are non-GAAP financial measures. See appendix for a reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP figures presented.
Webcast and Conference Call Details
GeneDx will host a conference call today, October 30, 2023, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Investors interested in listening to the conference call are required to register online. A live and archived webcast of the event will be available on the “Events” section of the GeneDx investor relations website at https://ir.genedx.com/.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including statements regarding our future performance and our market opportunity, including our expected full year 2023 reported revenue guidance, our expectations regarding our gross margin profile in 2023 and beyond, our use of cash and our cash burn in 2023 and our turning profitable in 2025, our expectations for our growth and future investment in our business, our expectations regarding our plans to pursue new strategic direction, improve our operational efficiency and reduce our cash burn and our ability to scale to profitability, the associated cost savings of our business exits and impact on our gross margins. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “believe,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this press release, including but not limited to: (i) our ability to implement business plans, goals and forecasts, and identify and realize additional opportunities, (ii) the risk of downturns and a changing regulatory landscape in the highly competitive healthcare industry, (iii) the size and growth of the market in which we operate, (iv) our ability to pursue our new strategic direction, and (vi) our ability to enhance our artificial intelligence tools that we use in our clinical interpretation platform. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 16, 2023, and other documents filed by us from time to time with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and we assume no obligation and do not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. We do not give any assurance that we will achieve our expectations.
About GeneDx
GeneDx (Nasdaq: WGS) delivers personalized and actionable health insights to inform diagnosis, direct treatment and improve drug discovery. The company is uniquely positioned to accelerate the use of genomic and large-scale clinical information to enable precision medicine as the standard of care. GeneDx is at the forefront of transforming healthcare through its industry-leading exome and genome testing and interpretation, fueled by one of the world’s largest rare disease data sets. For more information, please visit genedx.com and connect with us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Volume and revenue from Continuing Operations in the table below include the combination of the Legacy GeneDx diagnostic business with the data and information business of Legacy Sema4. These select metrics are presented for illustrative purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of results that may occur in the future.
Volume & Revenue from Continuing Operations
| 3Q23 | 2Q23 | 1Q23 | 4Q22 | 3Q22 | ||||||||||
| Volumes | ||||||||||||||
| Whole Exome, Whole Genome | 13,216 | 11,855 | 8,705 | 7,862 | 7,722 | |||||||||
| Exome based Panels | 2,922 | 3,472 | 3,136 | 3,013 | 2,983 | |||||||||
| Hereditary Cancer | 8,556 | 7,142 | 7,120 | 6,069 | 5,445 | |||||||||
| Other individual gene tests and multi-gene disease panels | 32,939 | 32,459 | 33,817 | 31,891 | 28,764 | |||||||||
| Total | 57,633 | 54,928 | 52,778 | 48,835 | 44,914 | |||||||||
| Revenue ($ millions) | ||||||||||||||
| Whole Exome, Whole Genome | $ | 34.0 | $ | 28.7 | $ | 22.4 | $ | 23.3 | $ | 24.0 | ||||
| Exome based Panels | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | |||||||||
| Hereditary Cancer | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.5 | |||||||||
| Other individual gene tests and multi-gene disease panels | 8.8 | 8.6 | 10.6 | 14.3 | 15.6 | |||||||||
| Data information | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | |||||||||
| Total | $ | 50.4 | $ | 45.2 | $ | 40.6 | $ | 45.9 | $ | 47.2 | ||||
Unaudited select financial information is calculated based on the combination of the Legacy GeneDx diagnostic business with the data and information business of Legacy Sema4. This unaudited financial information is presented for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of results that may occur in the future.
| Unaudited Select Financial Information (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Three months ended September 30, 2023 | Three months ended June 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| GeneDx Continuing Operations | Legacy Sema4 Discontinued Operations | Combined GeneDx and Sema4 | GeneDx Continuing Operations | Legacy Sema4 Discontinued Operations | Combined GeneDx and Sema4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 50,350 | $ | 2,953 | $ | 53,303 | $ | 45,226 | $ | 3,480 | $ | 48,706 | |||||||||||
| Adjusted Cost of Services | 26,079 | 225 | 26,304 | 28,452 | — | 28,452 | |||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted Gross Margin | $ | 24,271 | $ | 2,728 | $ | 26,999 | $ | 16,774 | $ | 3,480 | $ | 20,254 | |||||||||||
| Adjusted Gross Margin % | 48.2 | % | 92.4 | % | 50.7 | % | 37.1 | % | — | % | 41.6 | % | |||||||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Three months ended | ||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | June 30, 2023 | |||||||||
| Revenue | |||||||||||
| Diagnostic test revenue | $ | 51,955 | $ | 81,490 | $ | 46,635 | |||||
| Other revenue | 1,348 | 1,744 | 2,071 | ||||||||
| Total revenue | 53,303 | 83,234 | 48,706 | ||||||||
| Cost of service | 28,044 | 69,685 | 29,949 | ||||||||
| Gross profit (loss) | 25,259 | 13,549 | 18,757 | ||||||||
| Gross margin | 47.4 | % | 16.3 | % | 38.5 | % | |||||
| Depreciation and amortization | $ | 1,613 | $ | 5,203 | $ | 1,233 | |||||
| Stock-based compensation | 75 | 1,477 | 251 | ||||||||
| Restructuring costs | 52 | 1,497 | 13 | ||||||||
| Adjusted gross profit (loss) | $ | 26,999 | $ | 21,726 | $ | 20,254 | |||||
| Adjusted gross margin | 50.7 | % | 26.1 | % | 41.6 | % | |||||
| Research & Development | $ | 14,288 | $ | 13,354 | $ | 17,138 | |||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 283 | 1,973 | 4,656 | ||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | (533 | ) | (8,164 | ) | (675 | ) | |||||
| Restructuring costs | 970 | 1,362 | 815 | ||||||||
| Adjusted Research & Development | $ | 13,568 | $ | 18,183 | $ | 12,342 | |||||
| Selling & Marketing | $ | 16,763 | $ | 34,383 | $ | 15,182 | |||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 1,225 | 1,068 | 1,225 | ||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | (115 | ) | 2,050 | (143 | ) | ||||||
| Restructuring costs | 416 | 1,863 | 326 | ||||||||
| Adjusted Selling & Marketing | $ | 15,237 | $ | 29,402 | $ | 13,774 | |||||
| General and Administrative | $ | 26,099 | $ | 54,931 | $ | 37,341 | |||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 5,551 | 2,258 | 3,218 | ||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | 1,003 | 5,910 | 675 | ||||||||
| Restructuring costs | 753 | 4,271 | 483 | ||||||||
| Adjusted General and Administrative | $ | 18,792 | $ | 42,492 | $ | 32,965 | |||||
| Impairment Loss | $ | 8,282 | $ | — | $ | — | |||||
| Other, net | $ | 2,794 | $ | 1,697 | $ | 718 | |||||
| Operating expenses | $ | 68,226 | $ | 104,365 | $ | 70,379 | |||||
| Depreciation and amortization | (7,059 | ) | (5,299 | ) | (9,099 | ) | |||||
| Stock-based compensation | (355 | ) | 204 | 143 | |||||||
| Restructuring costs | (2,139 | ) | (7,496 | ) | (1,624 | ) | |||||
| Impairment loss | (8,282 | ) | — | — | |||||||
| Other | (1,012 | ) | — | 334 | |||||||
| Adjusted operating expenses | $ | 49,379 | $ | 91,774 | $ | 60,133 | |||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Three months ended | ||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | June 30, 2023 | |||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | (42,286 | ) | $ | (77,581 | ) | $ | (46,719 | ) | ||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 430 | 1,273 | 108 | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 8,672 | 10,502 | 10,332 | ||||||||
| Impairment loss | 8,282 | — | — | ||||||||
| Change in fair market value of warrant and earn-out contingent liabilities | (590 | ) | (12,978 | ) | (3,547 | ) | |||||
| Restructuring | 2,191 | 8,993 | 1,637 | ||||||||
| Gain on sale of assets | — | — | (2,954 | ) | |||||||
| Provision for excess and obsolete inventory associated with Legacy Sema4 | 1,014 | — | 2,620 | ||||||||
| Other expense (income), net | 1,134 | — | (86 | ) | |||||||
| Adjusted net loss | $ | (21,153 | ) | $ | (69,791 | ) | $ | (38,609 | ) | ||
| Interest expense, net | (1,053 | ) | (190 | ) | (1,074 | ) | |||||
| Income tax benefit | (172 | ) | (65 | ) | (196 | ) | |||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | (22,378 | ) | $ | (70,046 | ) | $ | (39,879 | ) | ||
GeneDx Holdings Corp.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
| September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | ||||||
| Assets | |||||||
| Current assets: | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 87,387 | $ | 123,933 | |||
| Marketable securities | 26,910 | — | |||||
| Accounts receivable | 31,908 | 42,634 | |||||
| Due from related parties | 498 | 708 | |||||
| Inventory | 9,349 | 13,665 | |||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 15,761 | 31,682 | |||||
| Total current assets | 171,813 | 212,622 | |||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 27,536 | 32,758 | |||||
| Property and equipment, net | 35,746 | 51,527 | |||||
| Intangible assets, net | 176,131 | 186,650 | |||||
| Other assets1 | 6,059 | 7,385 | |||||
| Total assets | $ | 417,285 | $ | 490,942 | |||
| Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | |||||||
| Current liabilities: | |||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 38,873 | $ | 84,878 | |||
| Due to related parties | 3,970 | 3,593 | |||||
| Short-term lease liabilities | 3,677 | 6,121 | |||||
| Other current liabilities | 21,846 | 49,705 | |||||
| Total current liabilities | 68,366 | 144,297 | |||||
| Long-term debt, net of current portion | 6,052 | 6,250 | |||||
| Long-term lease liabilities | 63,889 | 60,013 | |||||
| Other liabilities | 22,660 | 24,018 | |||||
| Deferred taxes | 2,060 | 2,659 | |||||
| Total liabilities | 163,027 | 237,237 | |||||
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 10) | |||||||
| Stockholders’ equity: | |||||||
| Preferred stock | $ | — | $ | — | |||
| Class A common stock | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 1,528,671 | 1,378,125 | |||||
| Accumulated deficit | (1,274,415 | ) | $ | (1,124,421 | ) | ||
| Total stockholders’ equity | 254,258 | 253,705 | |||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 417,285 | $ | 490,942 | |||
1 Other assets includes $900 thousand in restricted cash.
GeneDx Holdings Corp.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
| Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||
| Revenue | |||||||||||||||
| Diagnostic test revenue | $ | 51,955 | $ | 81,490 | $ | 140,440 | $ | 167,989 | |||||||
| Other revenue | 1,348 | 1,744 | 4,708 | 5,355 | |||||||||||
| Total revenue | 53,303 | 83,234 | 145,148 | 173,344 | |||||||||||
| Cost of services | 28,044 | 69,685 | 85,896 | 183,768 | |||||||||||
| Gross profit (loss) | 25,259 | 13,549 | 59,252 | (10,424 | ) | ||||||||||
| Research and development | 14,288 | 13,354 | 46,018 | 61,837 | |||||||||||
| Selling and marketing | 16,763 | 34,383 | 45,397 | 92,839 | |||||||||||
| General and administrative | 26,099 | 54,931 | 107,129 | 172,958 | |||||||||||
| Impairment loss | 8,282 | — | 10,402 | — | |||||||||||
| Other operating expenses, net | 2,794 | 1,697 | 5,259 | 4,712 | |||||||||||
| Loss from operations | (42,967 | ) | (90,816 | ) | (154,953 | ) | (342,770 | ) | |||||||
| Non-operating income (expenses), net | |||||||||||||||
| Change in fair market value of warrant and earn-out contingent liabilities | 590 | 12,978 | 684 | 54,350 | |||||||||||
| Interest income (expense), net | 1,053 | 190 | 2,092 | (999 | ) | ||||||||||
| Other (expense) income, net | (1,134 | ) | 2 | 1,668 | 58 | ||||||||||
| Total non-operating income, net | 509 | 13,170 | 4,444 | 53,409 | |||||||||||
| Loss before income taxes | (42,458 | ) | (77,646 | ) | (150,509 | ) | (289,361 | ) | |||||||
| Income tax benefit | 172 | 65 | 515 | 49,142 | |||||||||||
| Net loss and comprehensive loss | $ | (42,286 | ) | $ | (77,581 | ) | $ | (149,994 | ) | $ | (240,219 | ) | |||
| Weighted average shares outstanding of Class A common stock | 25,788,747 | 11,538,308 | 23,777,327 | 9,741,250 | |||||||||||
| Basic and diluted net loss per share, Class A common stock | $ | (1.64 | ) | $ | (6.72 | ) | $ | (6.31 | ) | $ | (24.66 | ) | |||
GeneDx Holdings Corp.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
(in thousands)
| Nine months ended September 30, | |||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
| Operating activities | |||||||
| Net loss | $ | (149,994 | ) | $ | (240,219 | ) | |
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | |||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 27,640 | 25,269 | |||||
| Impairment loss | 10,402 | — | |||||
| Gain on sale of assets | (2,954 | ) | — | ||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 586 | 41,553 | |||||
| Gain on debt forgiveness | (2,750 | ) | — | ||||
| Change in fair value of warrant and earn-out contingent liabilities | (685 | ) | (54,350 | ) | |||
| Deferred tax benefit | (515 | ) | (49,176 | ) | |||
| Provision for excess and obsolete inventory | 3,634 | 732 | |||||
| Third party payor reserve release | (6,848 | ) | — | ||||
| Non-cash lease expense | 684 | 1,112 | |||||
| Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs | 387 | 387 | |||||
| Change in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||
| Accounts receivable | 10,976 | 5,491 | |||||
| Inventory | 683 | (5,239 | ) | ||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | (39,914 | ) | 28,557 | ||||
| Other current assets and liabilities | (1,371 | ) | (8,618 | ) | |||
| Net cash used in operating activities | (150,039 | ) | (254,501 | ) | |||
| Investing activities | |||||||
| Consideration on escrow paid for GeneDx acquisition | (12,144 | ) | (127,004 | ) | |||
| Purchases of property and equipment | (2,874 | ) | (4,990 | ) | |||
| Proceeds from sale of assets | 3,637 | — | |||||
| Purchases of marketable securities | (43,935 | ) | — | ||||
| Proceeds from sales of marketable securities | 16,665 | — | |||||
| Development of internal-use software assets | (461 | ) | (6,494 | ) | |||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (39,112 | ) | (138,488 | ) | |||
| Financing activities | |||||||
| Proceeds from PIPE issuance, net of issuance costs | — | 197,659 | |||||
| Proceeds from offerings, net of issuance costs | 143,002 | — | |||||
| Finance lease payoff and principal payments | (2,133 | ) | (2,632 | ) | |||
| Long-term debt principal payments | (2,000 | ) | — | ||||
| Exercise of stock options | 266 | 2,223 | |||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 139,135 | 197,250 | |||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | (50,016 | ) | (195,739 | ) | |||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, at beginning of period | $ | 138,303 | $ | 401,469 | |||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, at end of period2 | $ | 88,287 | $ | 205,730 | |||
2 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at September 30, 2023 excludes marketable securities of $26.9 million.
| Last Trade: | US$77.40 |
| Daily Change: | 2.10 2.79 |
| Daily Volume: | 659,630 |
| Market Cap: | US$2.130B |
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