Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Results
Pacific Biosciences (NASDAQ: PACB) announced its financial results for Q4 2020, reporting a revenue of $27.1 million, a 42% increase sequentially but a 3% decrease year-over-year. Gross profit rose to $11.4 million despite a 12% decline from Q4 2019. Operating expenses reached $35.4 million, up from previous quarters. Notably, net income surged to $74.9 million, attributed to a $98 million fee from Illumina. The company also announced a $900 million investment from SoftBank and a partnership with Invitae for genome testing.
- Q4 2020 revenue increased 42% sequentially.
- Net income for Q4 2020 was $74.9 million, a significant turnaround from previous losses.
- Successful $900 million investment from SoftBank to support growth initiatives.
- Revenue for 2020 decreased to $65.4 million, down from $77.7 million in 2019 due to COVID-19.
- Operating expenses increased to $35.4 million, impacting profitability.
MENLO PARK, Calif., Feb. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (NASDAQ: PACB) today announced financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2020. Reported revenue is consistent with the Company’s press release issued on January 11, 2021.
Q4 2020 Financial Highlights
Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2020 was
Gross profit for the fourth quarter of 2020 was
Operating expenses totaled
Net income for the fourth quarter of 2020 was
Basic and diluted net income per share for the fourth quarter of 2020 was
The Company received
Recent Company Highlights
- As separately announced, SB Management, a subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp., will make an investment of
$900 million in convertible senior notes to support the Company’s future growth initiatives. - The Company announced a multi-year collaboration with Invitae Corporation to begin development of a production-scale high-throughput sequencing platform leveraging the power of PacBio’s highly accurate HiFi sequencing to expand Invitae’s whole genome testing capabilities.
- Mark Van Oene joined PacBio as Chief Operating Officer and Peter Fromen joined the Company as Chief Commercial Officer, both newly established roles which expand the company’s management strength.
- Wellcome Sanger Institute committed to purchase seven new Sequel IIe systems to support the Darwin Tree of Life initiative, making it one of the world’s largest SMRT sequencing facilities.
Commenting on the announcement, Christian Henry, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Biosciences said, “Our financial performance in the fourth quarter was above our expectations and we were pleased that the global pandemic did not significantly impact our business in the quarter. We are thrilled to have started the new year with a strategic partnership with Invitae and a transformative investment from SoftBank.”
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic
Financial results for the twelve months of 2020 were negatively impacted as many of our customers in multiple regions around the world shut down operations for various periods of time in efforts to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. This resulted in lower product revenues of
Quarterly Conference Call Information
Management will host a quarterly conference call to discuss its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2020 results today at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Investors may listen to the call by dialing 1.888.366.7247, or if outside the U.S., by dialing +1.707.287.9330, using Conference ID # 8096067. The call will be webcast live and will be available for replay at Pacific Biosciences’ website at https://investor.pacificbiosciences.com/.
About Pacific Biosciences
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (NASDAQ: PACB), is empowering life scientists with highly accurate long-read sequencing. The company’s innovative instruments are based on Single Molecule, Real-Time (SMRT®) Sequencing technology, which delivers a comprehensive view of genomes, transcriptomes, and epigenomes, enabling access to the full spectrum of genetic variation in any organism. Cited in thousands of peer-reviewed publications, PacBio® sequencing systems are in use by scientists around the world to drive discovery in human biomedical research, plant and animal sciences, and microbiology.
Forward-Looking Statements
All statements in this press release that are not historical are forward-looking statements, including, among other things, our preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2020, including our revenue, instrument revenue, consumable revenue and service and other revenue and our installed instruments during the quarter, customer interest in SMRT Sequencing with HiFi reads, sales momentum, the impact of COVID-19 on our business, and other future events. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, changes in circumstances and other factors that are, in some cases, beyond Pacific Biosciences’ control and could cause actual results to differ materially from the information expressed or implied by forward-looking statements made in this press release. Factors that could materially affect actual results can be found in Pacific Biosciences’ most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Pacific Biosciences’ most recent reports on Forms 8-K, 10-K and 10-Q, and include those listed under the caption “Risk Factors.” Pacific Biosciences undertakes no obligation to revise or update information in this press release 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 the Pacific Biosciences’ Annual Report on Form 10-K when filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Contact:
Trevin Rard
650.521.8450
ir@pacificbiosciences.com
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.
Unaudited Quarterly Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
(amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, 2020 | September 30, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||
| Revenue: | ||||||||||||
| Product revenue | $ | 23,626 | $ | 15,749 | $ | 24,551 | ||||||
| Service and other revenue | 3,510 | 3,333 | 3,379 | |||||||||
| Total revenue | 27,136 | 19,082 | 27,930 | |||||||||
| Cost of Revenue: | ||||||||||||
| Cost of product revenue | 12,550 | 9,228 | 11,985 | |||||||||
| Cost of service and other revenue | 3,185 | 2,790 | 3,013 | |||||||||
| Total cost of revenue | 15,735 | 12,018 | 14,998 | |||||||||
| Gross profit | 11,401 | 7,064 | 12,932 | |||||||||
| Operating Expense: | ||||||||||||
| Research and development | 17,425 | 16,467 | 14,273 | |||||||||
| Sales, general and administrative | 17,953 | 14,772 | 16,576 | |||||||||
| Total operating expense | 35,378 | 31,239 | 30,849 | |||||||||
| Operating loss | (23,977 | ) | (24,175 | ) | (17,917 | ) | ||||||
| Gain from Reverse Termination Fee from Illumina | 98,000 | — | — | |||||||||
| Gain from Continuation Advances from Illumina | — | — | 18,000 | |||||||||
| Interest expense | — | — | (678 | ) | ||||||||
| Other income, net | 912 | 467 | 504 | |||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 74,935 | $ | (23,708 | ) | $ | (91 | ) | ||||
| Net income (loss) per share | ||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.40 | $ | (0.14 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | ||||
| Diluted | $ | 0.37 | $ | (0.14 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) | ||||
| Weighted average shares outstanding used in calculating net income (loss) per share | ||||||||||||
| Basic | 186,013 | 166,862 | 153,051 | |||||||||
| Diluted | 203,822 | 166,862 | 153,051 | |||||||||
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.
Unaudited Twelve Months Ended Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
(amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
| Twelve Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||
| Revenue: | ||||||||
| Product revenue | $ | 65,424 | $ | 77,742 | ||||
| Service and other revenue | 13,469 | 13,149 | ||||||
| Total revenue | 78,893 | 90,891 | ||||||
| Cost of Revenue: | ||||||||
| Cost of product revenue | 35,424 | 44,771 | ||||||
| Cost of service and other revenue | 10,903 | 11,544 | ||||||
| Total cost of revenue | 46,327 | 56,315 | ||||||
| Gross profit | 32,566 | 34,576 | ||||||
| Operating Expense: | ||||||||
| Research and development | 64,152 | 59,630 | ||||||
| Sales, general and administrative | 72,799 | 75,491 | ||||||
| Total operating expense | 136,951 | 135,121 | ||||||
| Operating loss | (104,385 | ) | (100,545 | ) | ||||
| Gain from Reverse Termination Fee from Illumina | 98,000 | — | ||||||
| Gain from Continuation Advances from Illumina | 34,000 | 18,000 | ||||||
| Interest expense | (267 | ) | (2,611 | ) | ||||
| Other income, net | 2,055 | 1,022 | ||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 29,403 | $ | (84,134 | ) | |||
| Net income (loss) per share | ||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.18 | $ | (0.55 | ) | |||
| Diluted | $ | 0.17 | $ | (0.55 | ) | |||
| Weighted average shares outstanding used in calculating net income (loss) per share | ||||||||
| Basic | 165,187 | 152,527 | ||||||
| Diluted | 174,970 | 152,527 | ||||||
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(amounts in thousands)
| December 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2020 | 2019 | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Cash and investments | $ | 318,814 | $ | 49,099 | ||||
| Accounts receivable | 16,837 | 15,266 | ||||||
| Inventory | 14,230 | 13,312 | ||||||
| Prepaid and other current assets | 4,870 | 3,069 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 24,899 | 30,070 | ||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | 29,951 | 32,827 | ||||||
| Restricted cash | 4,336 | 4,300 | ||||||
| Other long-term assets | 43 | 42 | ||||||
| Total Assets | $ | 413,980 | $ | 147,985 | ||||
| Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 3,579 | $ | 8,368 | ||||
| Accrued expenses | 17,350 | 13,242 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue | 10,290 | 9,561 | ||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | 41,999 | 45,801 | ||||||
| Notes payable | — | 15,871 | ||||||
| Other liabilities | 5,271 | 225 | ||||||
| Stockholders' equity | 335,491 | 54,917 | ||||||
| Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | $ | 413,980 | $ | 147,985 | ||||
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