On March 14, 2018 Quanterix Corporation (NASDAQ:QTRX), a company digitizing biomarker analysis to advance the science of precision health, reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2017 (Press release, Quanterix, MAR 14, 2018, View Source [SID1234524774]). Revenues for full year 2017 of $22.9M were at the high end of the range of $22.5-$22.9M, which was previously announced in January 2018.
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"2017 was an important year for Quanterix, and I am pleased to report progress on a number of pivotal focus areas,"said Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman, Kevin Hrusovsky. "In our first quarter as a public company, we continued to grow revenues, scale the company for future success and make inroads launching digital biomarker technologies into neurology, oncology and infectious disease application areas."
Fourth Quarter Financial Highlights
Key financial results for the fourth quarter are shown below:
·Q4 revenue of $6.6M versus prior year Q4 of $6.7M, a decrease of 1%. Q4 2016 includes $1.8M in non-recurring revenue recognized in connection with a license; excluding that the revenue growth was 35%.
Q4 product revenue totaled $4.1M versus prior year of $3.2M; Consumables drove this performance. Product revenue included the sale of five of the newly launched SR-X benchtop reader. This launch was more than a quarter ahead of schedule.
·Q4 Service and Other Revenue totaled $2.3M versus prior year of $1.7M, an increase of 34%.
·Strong liquidity position at year-end with $79.7M of cash and $9.4M of debt.
Successfully closed its initial public offering of 4,916,480 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $15.00 per share, and received $73.7M in gross proceeds from the offering, prior to deducting underwriting discounts and commissions, and offering expenses payable by the company. The shares began trading on The NASDAQ Global Market on December 7, 2017 under the ticker symbol "QTRX."
Expanded market opportunity through the launch of the new SR-X Ultra-Sensitive Biomarker Detection System, opening the door for researchers to access ultra-sensitive protein and nucleic acid detection capabilities in a more compact and affordable system. The SR-X was made commercially available in December 2017 and Quanterix received 16 orders for the new system in Q4, with limited marketing support behind the new launch.
2017 and Recent Business Highlights
Full year 2017 revenue of $22.9M, the high end of the previously provided guidance of $22.5-22.9M, versus full year 2016 revenue of $17.6M, an increase of 30% year-over-year; excluding the 2016 non-recurring revenue recognized in connection with a license, revenue growth was 45%.
Impressive full year revenue performance in consumables (70% increase) and Accelerator (57% increase); Accelerator also carried forward significant backlog into 2018.
Reinforced leadership position in the market through presentations from Kevin Hrusovsky, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman, at The Leerink Partners 7th Annual Global Healthcare Conference, The 36th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, Innovate
Conference 2017, World Medical Innovation Forum, Second Annual Brain Trust: Pathways to Innovation, 2nd Annual Powering Precision Health Summit, and participating in the Fourth and Fifth Annual Super Bowl Brain Health Summits.
Expanded the Second Annual Powering Precision Health Summit across Neurology, Oncology and Infectious Disease application areas. The summit was impactful with over 50 presentations from speakers credited with over 6000 peer reviewed publications. The conference attracted over 500 attendees from around the world, and helped to underscore the importance of Quanterix’ technologies toward enabling personalized medicine and precision health.
Expanded multiplexing immunoassay menu and accelerated entry into pharmaceutical services with a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) certified laboratory through the January 2018 acquisition of Aushon BioSystems, an innovator in protein detection solutions. The Company now has access to the services of the Laboratory Director of Aushon’s CLIA certified laboratory.
Strengthened its management team with the recent appointments of Dr. Dawn Mattoon as SVP of Strategic Marketing and Assay Technologies, who will lead marketing efforts for Quanterix and oversee assay development and kit manufacturing, two areas of critical importance to Quanterix’ rapidly growing customer base; and Yvan Sergeant as VP of European Commercial Operations, who will be responsible for expanding Quanterix’ business operations in Europe, and help in the establishment of a European-based Accelerator lab. The Company also expanded its relationship with neurology industry leader, Dr. Andreas Jeromin, who will serve as Scientific and Medical Advisor.
Conference Call
In conjunction with this announcement, Quanterix Corporation will host a conference call on March 14, 2018, at 4:30pm EDT to discuss the Company’s financial results and business outlook. To access this call, dial (833) 686-9351 for domestic callers, or (612) 979-9890 for international callers. Please reference the following password: 5079049.