908 Devices Announces Strategic Transformation and Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results

Rhea-AI Summary

908 Devices (NASDAQ: MASS) announced a strategic transformation and Q4/FY2024 financial results. The company divested its desktop portfolio to Repligen for $70 million, strengthening its focus on handheld chemical analysis devices.

Key financial highlights include:

• Q4 2024 revenue: $18.8M (+31% YoY)
• Full year 2024 revenue: $59.6M (+19% YoY)
• Handheld revenue: $46.1M (+22% YoY)
• Recurring revenue: $23.3M (39% of total revenue)

The company expects 11-15% revenue growth in 2025, with anticipated acceleration above 20% in 2026. The transformation reduces headcount by 33%, eliminates $20M in annual operating losses, and aims to achieve Adjusted EBITDA positivity by Q4 2025 and cash flow positivity in 2026. Gross margins are projected to reach mid-to-high 50% range in 2025.

Positive

• Divestiture generates $70M cash infusion
• Q4 revenue growth of 31% YoY
• Recurring revenue up 42% YoY
• Installed base grew 23% to 3,504 devices
• Expected 20%+ revenue growth in 2026
• Elimination of $20M annual operating losses
• Gross margin improvement to mid-high 50% range

Negative

• Net loss increased to $72.2M in 2024 from $36.4M in 2023
• $40.7M non-cash goodwill impairment charge
• Q4 GAAP gross margin declined to 48% from 51% YoY
• Adjusted EBITDA loss of $29.6M for 2024

Insights

Financial Analyst

908 Devices has executed a pivotal strategic transformation that significantly alters its financial trajectory. The $70 million divestiture of its desktop portfolio to Repligen (at an impressive 6x transaction multiple) nearly doubles the company's cash reserves while eliminating $20 million in annual operating losses. This move sharpens focus on the company's high-growth handheld business, which grew 22% year-over-year and comprised 77% of 2024 revenue.

The company's 31% Q4 revenue growth and 19% full-year growth demonstrate strong market traction. Particularly noteworthy is the 42% increase in recurring revenue, which now represents 39% of total revenue – a critical metric for stability and predictable cash flows. This higher-margin revenue stream, combined with the 33% headcount reduction, accelerates the path to profitability.

While the $72.2 million net loss appears concerning, it's heavily skewed by a $40.7 million non-cash goodwill impairment. The operational improvements are evident in adjusted metrics, with adjusted gross margin expanding to 55% and projected to reach the mid-to-high 50% range in 2025.

The company's post-transformation guidance of 11-15% growth for 2025 with Adjusted EBITDA positivity by Q4 2025 and cash flow positivity in 2026 presents a substantially improved financial outlook. This restructuring effectively trades lower-margin revenue for a stronger balance sheet and faster path to self-sustainability.

Security & Defense Analyst

The strategic refocusing of 908 Devices on handheld detection technology has significant implications for security and defense markets. The company is now positioned to capitalize on three converging security crises: the opioid epidemic, rising toxic carcinogen exposure threats, and escalating global security concerns.

Their integrated portfolio of FTIR and mass spectrometry technologies creates a comprehensive detection capability precisely when government agencies are modernizing their chemical detection equipment. The explicit mention of the Department of Defense's AVCAD program as a growth catalyst signals potential major contract opportunities in the defense sector.

The successful integration of RedWave Technology's FTIR products (exceeding $11 million post-acquisition revenue target) demonstrates effective execution in building out their security-focused portfolio. The 23% year-over-year growth in device installations shows strong market penetration.

The company's strategic pivot aligns with documented increases in defense budgets globally and heightened border security concerns – both creating sustained demand for advanced chemical detection. The anticipated next-generation MX908 mass spectrometer release could further strengthen their competitive position in high-stakes security applications where rapid, accurate field identification of unknown substances is mission-critical.

Divested desktop portfolio to Repligen for $70 million, including the MAVEN, MAVERICK, REBEL and ZipChip products

Fourth quarter 2024 revenue increases 31% and full year 2024 revenue increases 19% compared to prior year

Initiates revenue outlook for 2025

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 908 Devices Inc. (Nasdaq: MASS), a pioneer of purpose-built handheld and desktop devices for chemical analysis, today reported financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024.

Strategic Transformation Realized

908 Devices cements its unique position as a market-leading provider of analytical tools for tackling critical public health and safety crises through the divestiture of its bioprocessing desktop assets to Repligen Corporation. This transaction follows the successful acquisition and integration of RedWave Technology’s FTIR products in April 2024. The combination of these FTIR products and the company’s innovative handheld mass spec devices forms a best-in-class portfolio to specifically address secular trends in advanced chemical detection – including the growing opioid and illicit drug crisis, rising exposure risks to toxic carcinogens, and escalating threats to global security.

• Catalyzes Value Creation: $70 million asset divestiture (~6x transaction multiple) strengthens the company’s balance sheet and sharpens its focus on highest-growth handheld markets, while retaining future growth opportunities in life sciences.
• Accelerates Top-Line Growth Trajectory: The company expects Continuing Operations to deliver 11% to 15% growth in 2025, year over year. Management expects further acceleration above 20% in 2026, driven by three defined catalysts: the need for equipment modernization, the launch of the next-gen MX908 mass spec, and the anticipated full-rate production award for the Department of Defense’s AVCAD program.
• Pulls Forward Profitability Timeline: The company now expects to achieve Adjusted EBITDA positivity by Q4 2025 and cash flow positivity in 2026, driven by improved gross margins, which are projected to reach the mid-to-high 50% range in 2025, with further expansion anticipated in 2026 following manufacturing consolidation. Additionally, the divestiture streamlines operations, reducing headcount by approximately 33% and eliminating $20 million in annual operating losses.

“Today marks a transformative milestone for 908 Devices—one that sharpens our strategic focus, enhances margins, and significantly accelerates our path to profitability, bringing our Adjusted EBITDA crossover into this year,” said Kevin J. Knopp, CEO and Co-founder. “We’ve nearly doubled our cash reserves and aligned our efforts with powerful secular trends, including the fentanyl and opioid crisis, the global rise in defense budgets, and the U.S. border crisis. Moreover, our three key growth catalysts position us to exceed 20% top-line growth in 2026, driving full-year cash flow positivity. We believe our actions have fortified 908 Devices and created a compelling go-forward thesis for our investors.”

Q4 2024 and Full Year 2024 Financial Highlights

• Revenue of $18.8 million for the fourth quarter 2024, increasing 31% compared to the fourth quarter 2023
• Revenue of $59.6 million for the full year 2024, increasing 19% compared to the full year 2023
  • Handheld revenue was $46.1 million, increasing 22% year over year
  • Desktop revenue was $13.2 million, increasing 10% year over year
  • Recurring revenue was $23.3 million, increasing 42% year over year
  • 39% of revenue was recurring revenue, driven by service
  • Revenue from acquired FTIR products exceeded the post-acquisition target of $11 million and increased 17% year over year on a pro-forma basis
• Adjusted gross margin of 55% for the full year 2024, increasing ~250 basis points year over year

Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Results

Revenue was $18.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024, a 31% increase over the prior year period. This was driven by a 22% increase in handheld revenue and a 56% increase in desktop revenue. The installed base grew 23% year-over-year to 3,504 devices, with 219 handheld devices and 32 desktop devices placed during the fourth quarter. Recurring revenue represented 39% of total revenues in the quarter.

Gross profit was $9.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to $7.3 million for the corresponding period in the prior year. GAAP Gross margin was 48% as compared to 51% for the corresponding prior year period. Adjusted gross profit was $10.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to $7.5 million for the corresponding period in the prior year. Adjusted gross margin was 54% as compared to 53% for the corresponding prior year period.

Operating expenses were $29.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to $17.0 million for the corresponding prior year period. This increase was driven by a $10.1 million non-cash charge for an impairment of goodwill, the inclusion of operating expenses related to our RedWave Technology acquisition and stock-based compensation, offset in part by a $1.1 million credit for the change in fair value of the contingent consideration liability.

Net loss was $19.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to $7.4 million for the corresponding prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA was a loss of $6.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to a loss of $7.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2023.

Full Year 2024 Financial Results

Revenue was $59.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, a 19% increase over the prior year period. This was primarily driven by an increase in revenues from FTIR products within handhelds and desktop revenues. Recurring revenue represented 39% of total 2024 revenues, compared to 33% in 2023.

Gross profit was $29.9 million for 2024, compared to $25.3 million for the corresponding prior year period. Gross margin was 50%, compared to 50% for the corresponding prior year period. Adjusted gross profit was $32.8 million for 2024, compared to $26.3 million for the corresponding prior year period. Adjusted gross margin was 55%, compared to 52% for the corresponding prior year period.

Operating expenses were $106.6 million for 2024, compared to $68.1 million for the corresponding prior year period. This increase was driven by a $40.7 million non-cash charge for an impairment of goodwill, the inclusion of operating expenses related to our RedWave Technology acquisition and stock-based compensation, offset in part by a $13.2 million credit for the change in fair value of the contingent consideration liability.

Net loss was $72.2 million for 2024, compared to $36.4 million for the corresponding prior year period, with the increase largely driven by the $40.7 million non-cash charge for an impairment of goodwill. Adjusted EBITDA was a loss of $29.6 million for 2024, compared to a loss of $30.0 million for the corresponding prior year period.

Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $69.6 million as of December 31, 2024, with no debt outstanding. Subsequent to year end, 908 Devices announced the sale of their desktop assets, consisting of MAVEN, MAVERICK, REBEL, and ZipChip products, for $70 million.

2025 Guidance

908 Devices expects full year 2025 revenues from continuing operations of $53 million to $55 million, representing 11% to 15% growth compared to 2024 revenue from continuing operations. Full year 2025 reported revenues are expected to be $54 million to $56 million, inclusive of approximately $1 million of desktop revenues in the first quarter, prior to divestiture.

Webcast Information

908 Devices will host a conference call to discuss the fourth quarter and full year 2024 financial results before market open on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 5:30 am Pacific Time / 8:30 am Eastern Time. A webcast of the conference call can be accessed at https://ir.908devices.com/news-events/events. The webcast will be archived and available for replay for at least 90 days after the event.

About 908 Devices

908 Devices is revolutionizing chemical analysis with its simple handheld and desktop devices, addressing life-altering applications. The Company’s devices are used at the point-of-need to interrogate unknown and invisible materials and provide quick, actionable answers to directly address some of the most critical problems in forensics, bioprocessing, pharma / biopharma, life sciences research and adjacent markets. The Company is headquartered in the heart of Boston, where it designs and manufactures innovative products that bring together the power of complementary analytical technologies, microfluidic sampling and separations, software automation, and machine learning.

Non-GAAP Measures of Financial Performance

To supplement the Company’s financial statements, which are presented on the basis of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the following non-GAAP measures of financial performance are included in this release and presented with detailed reconciliations to comparable GAAP financial results in the tables below:

• Adjusted Gross Profit is defined as gross profit excluding intangible amortization, acquisition and integration costs, restructuring charges (including the costs of severance), and non-cash expenses related to stock-based compensation.
• Adjusted Gross Margin is defined as Adjusted Gross Profit expressed as a percentage of total revenue.
• Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net loss excluding other income, benefit for income taxes, depreciation, intangible amortization, acquisition and integration costs, restructuring charges (including the costs of severance), non-cash expenses related to stock-based compensation, and costs associated with contingent consideration related to the Company’s acquisitions and for which the conditions for payment have not yet been achieved.

The Company’s non-GAAP financial results presented in this earnings release exclude certain costs that management believes do not have a direct correlation to future business operations, nor do the resulting charges recorded accurately reflect the performance of ongoing operations for the period in which such charges are recorded, nor do the resulting charges recorded accurately reflect the anticipated cash flows of ongoing operations, and as such, excluding these costs allows management to understand and evaluate core operating performance and trends. However, as there are no standardized methods of calculating these non-GAAP financial measures, the Company’s methods may differ from those used by other companies in its industry, and accordingly, the use of these measures may not be directly comparable to similar measures used by others, thus limiting their usefulness for purposes of comparison. Furthermore, these non-GAAP measures have certain limitations since they do not include the impact of certain expenses and cash flows that are reflected in the Company’s GAAP financial results. Accordingly, when analyzing the Company’s operating performance and guidance, investors should not consider non-GAAP measures in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Rather, the Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures, when viewed in addition to and not in lieu of reported GAAP financial results, provide investors with additional meaningful information to assess financial performance and trends, enable comparison of financial results between periods, and allow for greater transparency with respect to key metrics utilized internally in analyzing and operating the Company’s business.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release includes “forward looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical facts are forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding the Company’s future revenue and growth. Words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend” and similar expressions (as well as other words or expressions referencing future events, conditions or circumstances) are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions which may cause actual results to differ materially from any results expressed or implied by any forward-looking statement, including the risks outlined under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission which are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Additional information will be made available in our annual and quarterly reports and other filings that we make from time to time with the SEC. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in its forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot guarantee future results. The Company has no obligation, and does not undertake any obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statement made in this press release to reflect changes since the date of this press release, except as may be required by law.

908 DEVICES INC. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands, except share and per share amounts) (unaudited)
		Three Months Ended December 31,								Year Ended December 31,
		2024				2023				2024				2023
Revenue:
Product revenue		$	13,578			$	11,436			$	43,922			$	40,214
Service and contract revenue			5,242				2,915				15,709				10,015
Total revenue			18,820				14,351				59,631				50,229
Cost of revenue:
Product cost of revenue			7,466				5,191				21,645				18,428
Service and contract cost of revenue			2,251				1,885				8,130				6,479
Total cost of revenue			9,717				7,076				29,775				24,907
Gross profit			9,103				7,275				29,856				25,322
Operating expenses:
Research and development			6,536				5,444				25,495				21,904
Selling, general and administrative			13,759				11,544				53,636				46,069
Change in fair value of contingent consideration			(1,075	)			—				(13,216	)			107
Goodwill Impairment			10,136				—				40,659				—
Total operating expenses			29,356				16,988				106,574				68,080
Loss from operations			(20,253	)			(9,713	)			(76,718	)			(42,758	)
Other income, net			736				2,282				4,230				6,148
Loss from operations before income taxes			(19,517	)			(7,431	)			(72,488	)			(36,610	)
Benefit for income taxes			71				2				282				211
Net loss		$	(19,446	)		$	(7,429	)			(72,206	)			(36,399	)
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders		$	(0.56	)		$	(0.23	)		$	(2.12	)		$	(1.13	)
Weighted average common shares outstanding			34,670,638				32,199,156				34,076,321				32,239,394

908 DEVICES INC. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands) (unaudited)
		December 31,			December 31,
		2024			2023
Assets
Current assets:
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities		$	69,600		$	145,682
Accounts receivable, net			12,627			8,989
Inventory			16,173			14,938
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			4,655			4,181
Total current assets			103,055			173,790
Operating lease, right-of-use assets			6,910			6,233
Property and equipment, net			3,421			3,342
Goodwill			—			10,367
Intangible, net			45,261			7,860
Other long-term assets			829			1,389
Total assets		$	159,476		$	202,981
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		$	11,159		$	9,904
Deferred revenue			12,125			10,629
Operating lease liabilities			1,865			2,016
Total current liabilities			25,149			22,549
Deferred revenue, net of current portion			10,679			3,929
Other long-term liabilities			9,056			11,012
Total liabilities			44,884			37,490
Total stockholders' equity			114,592			165,491
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$	159,476		$	202,981

908 DEVICES INC. Reconciliations of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited, amounts in thousands, except percentage and per share data) In all tables below, totals may not add due to rounding
Reconciliation from Gross Profit (GAAP) to Adjusted Gross Profit (Non-GAAP) and Margin Percentage:
		Three Months Ended								Year Ended
		December 31,								December 31,
		2024				2023				2024				2023
Gross Profit (GAAP)		$	9,103			$	7,275			$	29,856			$	25,322
Intangible amortization			741				107				2,121				428
Acquisition and integration costs			-				-				-				-
Restructuring			69				-				69				-
Stock-based compensation			157				167				753				577
Adjusted Gross Profit (Non-GAAP)		$	10,070			$	7,549			$	32,799			$	26,327
Gross Margin Percentage (GAAP)			48	%			51	%			50	%			50	%
Adjusted Gross Margin Percentage (Non-GAAP)			54	%			53	%			55	%			52	%

Reconciliation from Net Loss (GAAP) to Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP):
		Three Months Ended								Year Ended
		December 31,								December 31,
		2024				2023				2024				2023
Net Loss (GAAP)		$	(19,446	)		$	(7,429	)		$	(72,206	)		$	(36,399	)
Adjustments:
Other income, net			(736	)			(2,282	)			(4,230	)			(6,148	)
Benefit for income taxes			(71	)			(2	)			(282	)			(211	)
Depreciation			514				380				1,942				1,466
Intangible amortization			903				219				2,746				877
Goodwill impairment			10,136				-				40,659				-
Acquisition and integration costs			162				44				2,492				44
Restructuring			539				-				710				524
Stock-based compensation			2,825				2,339				11,763				9,787
Change in fair value of contingent consideration			(1,075	)			(228	)			(13,216	)			107
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)		$	(6,249	)		$	(6,961	)		$	(29,622	)		$	(29,953	)

 

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FAQ

What is the financial impact of 908 Devices (MASS) desktop portfolio divestiture to Repligen?

The divestiture generated $70 million (~6x transaction multiple), eliminated $20M in annual operating losses, and reduced headcount by 33%, strengthening the company's balance sheet.

What are MASS's revenue projections for 2025?

908 Devices expects 2025 revenues from continuing operations of $53-55M, representing 11-15% growth compared to 2024.

How did 908 Devices (MASS) perform in Q4 2024?

Q4 2024 revenue was $18.8M (+31% YoY), with handheld revenue up 22% and desktop revenue up 56%. The installed base grew 23% to 3,504 devices.

What is 908 Devices' (MASS) path to profitability after the transformation?

The company expects to achieve Adjusted EBITDA positivity by Q4 2025 and cash flow positivity in 2026, with gross margins reaching mid-to-high 50% in 2025.

What drove MASS's recurring revenue growth in 2024?

Recurring revenue reached $23.3M, representing 39% of total revenue in 2024, up from 33% in 2023, driven by service revenue.