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February 16, 2023

PacBio Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Results

MENLO PARK, Calif., Feb. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — PacBio (NASDAQ: PACB) today announced financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.

Fourth quarter results

  • Received record orders in the fourth quarter, including orders for 96 instruments, which included orders for 76 Revio systems from 43 customers across 13 countries and representing a broad set of applications.
  • Revenue of $27.4 million, a 24% decrease compared with $36.0 million in the prior year period.
  • Instrument revenue of $6.1 million, compared with $16.2 million in the prior-year period. 
  • Consumables revenue of $16.7 million compared with $15.0 million in the prior year period.  Sequel II and IIe consumables represented approximately 94% of our total consumable revenue in the fourth quarter of 2022, with the rest from older systems and other consumables.
  • Service and other revenue of $4.6 million compared with $4.8 million in the prior year period.
  • Delivered 18 Sequel IIe systems, compared with 48 Sequel II/IIe systems in the prior year period.
  • Installed base of 512 Sequel II/IIe systems as of December 31, 2022, compared with 374 as of December 31, 2021.

Gross profit for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $5.1 million, representing a 69% decrease compared with $16.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2021 and a gross margin of 19% in the fourth quarter of 2022 compared to 47% for the fourth quarter of 2021. Non-GAAP gross profit for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $5.3 million and represented a non-GAAP gross margin of 19% in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to 47% for the fourth quarter of 2021 (see accompanying tables for reconciliations of GAAP and non-GAAP measures). 

Operating expenses totaled $92.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to $81.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2021. Non-GAAP operating expenses totaled $87.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to $79.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2021. Operating expenses for the fourth quarter of 2022 and the fourth quarter of 2021 included non-cash share-based compensation of $16.8 million and $17.5 million, respectively.

Net loss for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $84.4 million, compared to a net loss of $69.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2021. Non-GAAP net loss was $79.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to $66.4 million for the prior-year period. 

Net loss per share for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $0.37 compared to net loss per share of $0.31 for the fourth quarter of 2021. Non-GAAP net loss per share for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $0.35 compared to $0.30 for the fourth quarter of 2021.

GAAP and non-GAAP gross profit, net loss, and net loss per share in the fourth quarter reflect loss on purchase commitments and adjustments for excess inventory totaling approximately $7.1 million primarily related to a faster-than-expected ramp in Revio demand, which resulted in a faster-than-expected decline in Sequel II/IIe demand upon the launch of Revio.

Cash, cash equivalents, and investments, excluding short- and long-term restricted cash, at December 31, 2022, totaled $772.3 million, compared to $1,044.4 million at December 31, 2021.

Fiscal year 2022 results

  • Revenue of $128.3 million, a 2% decrease compared with $130.5 million in 2021.
  • Placed 138 Sequel II/IIe systems during the year compared to 171 Sequel II/IIe systems placed in 2021.
  • Instrument revenue of $48.7 million compared with $61.3 million in 2021. 
  • Consumables revenue of $60.0 million compared with $52.2 million in 2021. 
  • Service and other revenue of $19.6 million compared with $17.0 million in 2021.

Gross profit for 2022 was $49.0 million, representing a 17% decrease compared with $58.9 million for 2021 and gross margin of 38% compared to 45% for 2021. Non-GAAP gross profit for 2022 was $49.8 million and represented a non-GAAP gross margin of 39%, compared to 45% for 2021. 

Operating expenses totaled $356.2 million, compared to $269.3 million for 2021. Non-GAAP operating expenses totaled $353.7 million, compared to $236.9 million for 2021. Operating expenses for 2022 and 2021 included non-cash share-based compensation of $73.8 million and $67.2 million, respectively. Excluding merger-related expenses, non-GAAP operating expenses included non-cash share-based compensation of $73.8 million in 2022 compared to $55.7 million in 2021.

Net loss for 2022 was $314.2 million, compared to a net loss of $181.2 million for 2021. Non-GAAP net loss was $311.0 million, compared to $190.0 million for 2021. 

Net loss per share for 2022 was $1.40, compared to net loss per share of $0.89 for 2021. Non-GAAP net loss per share for 2022 was $1.38 compared to $0.93 for 2021.

Updates since our last earnings release

  • Celebrated long-read sequencing being named Nature Methods’ "Method of the Year 2022," recognizing the impact of long-read sequencing in various groundbreaking studies, including those leveraging PacBio.
  • Shipped our first early access Revio system to the Broad Institute and expect to commence commercial Revio shipments in March 2023.
  • Delivered Onso to three beta customers, including the Broad Institute, Corteva Agriscience, and Weill Cornell Medical College, and remain on track to begin commercialization of Onso in the second quarter of 2023.
  • Announced plans to expand MAS-Seq technology to 16S rRNA and bulk RNA-Seq solutions, which can expand throughput in these applications by up to 16-fold through short fragment concatenation.
  • Introduced the PacBio Compatible program designed to make PacBio sequencing more accessible, which includes partners across all ends of the sequencing workflow, from automation and sample and library prep to secondary and tertiary analysis tools.
  • Announced a collaboration with the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine to study the use of long-read sequencing and novel bioinformatics methods in the hopes of better understanding the genetic causes of certain rare diseases in individuals and cohorts within the Japanese population.
  • Announced HiFi sequencing technology will be used in a pilot project for the Children’s Rare Disease Cohorts Initiative (CRDC) at Boston Children’s Hospital to investigate genetic and epigenetic variants associated with rare pediatric diseases.
  • Raised approximately $201 million in gross proceeds in an upsized public offering of common stock in January 2023.

"The year is off to an excellent start with a strong Revio order book and continued customer enthusiasm for the new product," said Christian Henry, President, and Chief Executive Officer. "Momentum is clearly building for highly accurate, long-read solutions, with Nature Methods naming long-read sequencing its ‘Method of the Year’ and studies like the preprint from All of Us researchers concluding that we should continue developing population-scale cohorts sequenced with long-reads only."

Quarterly Conference Call Information 

Management will host a quarterly conference call to discuss its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2022, results today at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Investors may listen to the call by dialing 866-652-5200, or if outside the U.S., by dialing 412-317-6060, and request to join the "PacBio Q4 Earnings Call." The call will be webcast live and will be available for replay at PacBio’s website at https://investor.pacificbiosciences.com.

About PacBio

Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (NASDAQ: PACB) is a premier life science technology company that is designing, developing, and manufacturing advanced sequencing solutions to help scientists and clinical researchers resolve genetically complex problems. Our products and technology under development stem from two highly differentiated core technologies focused on accuracy, quality, and completeness, which include our existing HiFi long-read sequencing and our emerging SBB® short-read sequencing technologies. Our products address solutions across a broad set of research applications, including human germline sequencing, plant and animal sciences, infectious disease and microbiology, oncology, and other emerging applications. For more information, please visit www.pacb.com and follow @PacBio.

PacBio products are provided for Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.

Statement regarding use of nonGAAP financial measures

The Company reports non–GAAP results for basic and diluted net income and loss per share, net income, net loss, gross margins, gross profit and operating expenses in addition to, and not as a substitute for, or because it believes that such information is superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. The Company believes that non-GAAP financial information, when taken collectively, may be helpful to investors because it provides consistency and comparability with past financial performance. However, non-GAAP financial information is presented for supplemental informational purposes only, has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP. In addition, other companies may calculate similarly-titled non-GAAP measures differently or may use other measures to evaluate their performance, all of which could reduce the usefulness of the Company’s non-GAAP financial measures as tools for comparison.

The Company’s financial measures under GAAP include substantial charges such as merger related expenses, and others that are listed in the itemized reconciliations between GAAP and non–GAAP financial measures included in this press release. The amortization of intangible assets excluded from GAAP financial measures relates to acquired intangible assets that were recorded as part of the purchase accounting this year. Such intangible assets contribute to revenue generation and its amortization will recur in future periods until they are fully amortized. Management has excluded the effects of these items in non–GAAP measures to assist investors in analyzing and assessing past and future operating performance. In addition, management uses non-GAAP measures to compare the Company’s performance relative to forecasts and strategic plans and to benchmark its performance externally against competitors.

The Company has not reconciled the forward-looking non-GAAP gross margin and non-GAAP operating expenses to the most directly comparable GAAP measures because we cannot predict with reasonable certainty and without unreasonable effort certain costs, the most significant of which are certain fair value measurements, acquisition-related items, including future amortization of developed technology, and others that may arise during the year, each of which are potential adjustments to future earnings. The Company expects the variability of these items to have a potentially unpredictable, and a potentially significant, impact on our future GAAP financial results.

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. A reconciliation of the Company’s historical non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable financial measure stated in accordance with GAAP has been provided in the financial statement tables included in this press release.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements, including statements relating to the future availability, uses, accuracy, coverage, advantages, quality or performance of, or benefits or expected benefits of using, PacBio products or technologies, including Revio and Onso; expectations with respect to development and shipment timeframes or the fulfillment of customer orders; expectations with respect to our collaborations, and other future events. Reported results and orders for Revio should not be considered an indication of future performance. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements because they are subject to assumptions, risks, and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from currently anticipated results. These risks include, but are not limited to, challenges inherent in developing, manufacturing, launching, marketing and selling new products, and achieving anticipated new sales; Onso is in beta testing; neither Revio nor Onso are commercially available yet and remain subject to additional development and validation; potential cancellation of existing instrument orders; potential product performance and quality issues and potential delays in development and commercialization timelines; assumptions, risks and uncertainties related to the ability to attract new customers and retain and grow sales from existing customers; rapidly changing technologies and extensive competition in genomic sequencing that could make the products PacBio is developing obsolete or non-competitive; supply chain risks; successfully completing development of a product that is not yet commercially available; customers and prospective customers curtailing or suspending activities utilizing PacBio’s products; the impact of U.S. export restrictions on the shipment of PacBio products to certain countries; the possible loss of key employees, customers, or suppliers; third-party claims alleging infringement of patents and proprietary rights or seeking to invalidate PacBio’s patents or proprietary rights; and other risks associated with macroeconomic conditions such as uncertain capital markets, pandemic-related lockdowns, heightened inflation, war in Europe, and international operations. Additional factors that could materially affect actual results can be found in PacBio’s most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including PacBio’s most recent reports on Forms 8-K, 10-K, and 10-Q, and include those listed under the caption "Risk Factors." These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and speak only as of the date hereof; except as required by law, PacBio disclaims any obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances in the future, even if new information becomes available.

The condensed consolidated financial statements that follow should be read in conjunction with the notes set forth in PacBio’s Annual Report on Form 10-K when filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Contacts

Investors:
Todd Friedman
650.521.8450
ir@pacb.com 

Media:
Lizelda Lopez
pr@pacb.com 

 

Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations 
(in thousands, except per share amounts)

Three Months Ended

December 31,

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

2022

2021

2022

2021

Revenue:

Product revenue

$

22,771

$

31,167

$

108,699

$

113,505

Service and other revenue

4,582

4,852

19,605

17,008

Total revenue

27,353

36,019

128,304

130,513

Cost of revenue:

Cost of product revenue

15,045

14,909

60,932

56,358

Cost of service and other revenue

3,280

4,161

13,899

14,989

Amortization of intangible assets

183

183

733

306

Loss on purchase commitment

3,705

3,705

Total cost of revenue

22,213

19,253

79,269

71,653

Gross profit

5,140

16,766

49,035

58,860

Operating expense:

Research and development

42,623

42,576

193,000

112,899

Sales, general and administrative

45,003

37,320

160,854

124,124

Merger-related expenses (1)

403

31,129

Change in fair value of contingent consideration (2)

4,598

1,143

2,377

1,143

Total operating expense

92,224

81,442

356,231

269,295

Operating loss

(87,084)

(64,676)

(307,196)

(210,435)

Loss from Continuation Advances from Illumina

(52,000)

Interest expense

(3,648)

(3,479)

(14,690)

(12,530)

Other income, net

6,348

1

7,638

93

Loss before expense (benefit) from income taxes

(84,384)

(68,154)

(314,248)

(274,872)

Expense (benefit) from income taxes (3)

1,175

(93,649)

Net loss

$

(84,384)

$

(69,329)

$

(314,248)

$

(181,223)

Net loss per share:

Basic

$

(0.37)

$

(0.31)

$

(1.40)

$

(0.89)

Diluted

$

(0.37)

$

(0.31)

$

(1.40)

$

(0.89)

Shares used in computing net loss per share:

Basic

226,241

220,730

224,550

204,136

Diluted

226,241

220,730

224,550

204,136

__________________

(1)

Merger-related expenses during the three months ended December 31, 2021 consisted of transaction costs arising from the acquisitions of Omniome and Circulomics. Merger-related expenses during the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, consisted of $12.2 million in transaction costs arising from the acquisitions of Omniome and Circulomics and $18.9 million in share-based compensation expense resulting from the acceleration of certain equity awards in connection with the Omniome merger.

(2)

Change in fair value of contingent consideration during the three months and twelve months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 was due to fair value adjustments of milestone payments payable upon the commercialization of acquired IPR&D.

(3)

Deferred income tax expense during the three months ended December 31, 2021 was due to an adjustment made to the valuation allowance in connection with the Omniome acquisition. Deferred income tax benefit during the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 was due to the release of the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets due to the recognition of deferred tax liabilities in connection with the Omniome and Circulomics acquisitions.

 

Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations 
(in thousands, except per share amounts)

Three Months Ended

December 31, 2022

September 30, 2022

December 31, 2021

Revenue:

Product revenue

$

22,771

$

27,509

$

31,167

Service and other revenue

4,582

4,802

4,852

Total revenue

27,353

32,311

36,019

Cost of revenue:

Cost of product revenue

15,045

15,568

14,909

Cost of service and other revenue

3,280

3,012

4,161

Amortization of intangible assets

183

184

183

Loss on purchase commitment

3,705

Total cost of revenue

22,213

18,764

19,253

Gross profit

5,140

13,547

16,766

Operating expense:

Research and development

42,623

47,092

42,576

Sales, general and administrative

45,003

36,795

37,320

Merger-related expenses (1)

403

Change in fair value of contingent consideration (2)

4,598

4,280

1,143

Total operating expense

92,224

88,167

81,442

Operating loss

(87,084)

(74,620)

(64,676)

Interest expense

(3,648)

(3,664)

(3,479)

Other income, net

6,348

1,313

1

Loss before expense from income taxes

(84,384)

(76,971)

(68,154)

Expense from income taxes (3)

1,175

Net loss

$

(84,384)

$

(76,971)

$

(69,329)

Net loss per share:

Basic

$

(0.37)

$

(0.34)

$

(0.31)

Diluted

$

(0.37)

$

(0.34)

$

(0.31)

Shares used in computing net loss per share:

Basic

226,241

225,123

220,730

Diluted

226,241

225,123

220,730

__________

(1)

Merger-related expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2021 consisted of transaction costs arising from the acquisitions of Omniome and Circulomics.

(2)

Change in fair value of contingent consideration during the three months ended December 31, 2022, September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021 was due to fair value adjustments of milestone payments payable upon the commercialization of acquired IPR&D.

(3)

Deferred income tax expense during the three months ended December 31, 2021 was due to an adjustment made to the valuation allowance in connection with the Omniome acquisition. 

 

Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)

December 31,

December 31,

2022

2021

Assets

Cash and investments

$

772,318

$

1,044,400

Accounts receivable, net

18,786

24,241

Inventory, net

50,381

24,599

Prepaid and other current assets

10,289

7,394

Property and equipment, net

41,580

32,504

Operating lease right-of-use assets, net

39,763

46,617

Restricted cash

3,222

5,092

Intangible assets, net

410,245

410,979

Goodwill

409,974

409,974

Other long-term assets

10,528

1,170

Total Assets

$

1,767,086

$

2,006,970

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

Accounts payable

$

12,028

$

11,002

Accrued expenses

32,596

36,261

Deferred revenue

32,292

36,026

Operating lease liabilities

49,956

57,680

Contingent consideration liability

172,094

169,717

Convertible senior notes, net

896,683

896,067

Other liabilities

8,533

9,230

Stockholders’ equity

562,904

790,987

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

$

1,767,086

$

2,006,970

 

Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(in thousands, except per share amounts)

Three Months Ended

Twelve Months Ended

December 31,

September 30,

December 31,

December 31,

December 31,

2022

2022

2021

2022

2021

GAAP net loss

$

(84,384)

$

(76,971)

$

(69,329)

$

(314,248)

$

(181,223)

Merger-related expenses (1)

403

31,129

Income tax expense (benefit) resulting from acquisitions (2)

1,175

(93,649)

Fair value adjustment to Circulomics inventory at acquisition date

183

Change in fair value of contingent consideration (3)

4,598

4,280

1,143

2,377

1,143

Amortization of intangible assets

228

228

226

913

380

Loss from Continuation Advances from Illumina

52,000

Non-GAAP net loss

$

(79,558)

$

(72,463)

$

(66,382)

$

(310,958)

$

(190,037)

GAAP net loss per share

$

(0.37)

$

(0.34)

$

(0.31)

$

(1.40)

$

(0.89)

Merger-related expenses (1)

0.15

Income tax benefit resulting from

acquisitions (2)

0.01

(0.46)

Change in fair value of contingent consideration (3)

0.02

0.02

0.01

0.01

0.01

Amortization of intangible assets

Loss from Continuation Advances from Illumina

0.25

Other adjustments and rounding differences

(0.01)

0.01

0.01

Non-GAAP net loss per share

$

(0.35)

$

(0.32)

$

(0.30)

$

(1.38)

$

(0.93)

GAAP gross profit

$

5,140

$

13,547

$

16,766

$

49,035

$

58,860

Fair value adjustment to Circulomics inventory at acquisition date

183

Amortization of intangible assets

183

184

183

733

306

Non-GAAP gross profit

$

5,323

$

13,731

$

16,949

$

49,768

$

59,349

GAAP gross profit %

19 %

42 %

47 %

38 %

45 %

Non-GAAP gross profit %

19 %

42 %

47 %

39 %

45 %

GAAP total operating expense

$

92,224

$

88,167

$

81,442

$

356,231

$

269,295

Merger-related expenses (1)

(403)

(31,129)

Change in fair value of contingent consideration (3)

(4,598)

(4,280)

(1,143)

(2,377)

(1,143)

Amortization of intangible assets

(45)

(44)

(43)

(180)

(74)

Non-GAAP total operating expense

$

87,581

$

83,843

$

79,853

$

353,674

$

236,949

____________

(1)

Merger-related expenses consisted of transaction costs arising from the acquisitions of Omniome and Circulomics and share-based compensation expense resulting from the acceleration of certain equity awards in connection with the Omniome merger. 

(2)

A deferred income tax expense (benefit) was related to the release of the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets due to the recognition of deferred tax liabilities in connection with the Omniome and Circulomics acquisitions.  

(3)

Change in fair value of contingent consideration was related to fair value adjustments of milestone payments payable upon the commercialization of acquired IPR&D.

 

SOURCE Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.

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