NEW YORK and BOULDER, Colo., Sept. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SomaLogic, Inc., a leader in AI-data driven proteomics technology, today reported financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2021.
“Our strong first half performance reflects our team’s dedication and execution across key drivers of the business as well as the rapidly growing global interest in proteomics products and services,” said Roy Smythe, M.D., SomaLogic’s Chief Executive Officer. “We announced multiple developments in the first half of 2021 to enhance our positioning for the future, including customizable and targeted content protein panels from our industry-leading 7,000-plex assay, a collaboration agreement with Novo Nordisk to support drug development, and formal partnerships with several world-class clinical care and medical research centers. We have doubled our sales force since the beginning of the year and are targeting a substantial ramp into the second half of 2021. The future is bright for SomaLogic.”
First Half 2021 Financial Results
Revenue for the first half of 2021 was $38.6 million, an increase of $25.2 million or 188% compared to the first half of 2020. The increase in revenue was primarily driven by a return to fee-for-service offerings and an expanding commercial development team.
Total cost of revenue for the first half of 2021 was $14.2 million, an increase of $6.8 million, or 91% compared to the first half of 2020. Gross margin for the first half of 2021 increased to 63% compared to 44% in the first half of 2020. The increase in total cost of revenue relative to the corresponding prior year period was primarily driven by an increased manufacturing cost due to higher volumes, net of production efficiencies. The increase in gross margin was primarily driven by an increase in royalty revenue and higher pricing per sample as a result of the reintroduction of the fee-for-service model in 2020.
Operating expenses were $58.6 million for the first half of 2021, compared to $42.2 million in the corresponding prior year period, which represents an increase of 39%. The increase was driven by ongoing sales force expansion and marketing efforts, expanding research and development efforts, investments in processes, tools and infrastructure to support the growth of the business, attracting, hiring and retaining qualified personnel, and protecting and defending intellectual property.
Net loss was $22.8 million in the first half of 2021, or a loss of $0.31 per share, as compared to a loss of $36.6 million, or $0.50 per share, in the corresponding period of the prior year.
Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments were $158.2 million as of June 30, 2021.
SomaLogic, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
(unaudited, dollars in thousands, except for share and per share amounts)
| Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| Revenue: | ||||||||
| Assay services revenue | $ | 30,809 | $ | 10,788 | ||||
| Product revenue | 655 | 689 | ||||||
| Collaboration revenue | 1,525 | 957 | ||||||
| Other revenue | 5,651 | 999 | ||||||
| Total revenue | 38,640 | 13,433 | ||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||
| Cost of assay services revenue | 13,811 | 7,133 | ||||||
| Cost of product revenue | 419 | 334 | ||||||
| Research and development | 16,708 | 16,296 | ||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 27,642 | 18,418 | ||||||
| Total operating expenses | 58,580 | 42,181 | ||||||
| Loss from operations | (19,940 | ) | (28,748 | ) | ||||
| Other (expense) income: | ||||||||
| Interest income and other, net | 71 | 125 | ||||||
| Interest expense | (1,322 | ) | (7,995 | ) | ||||
| Loss on extinguishment of debt, net | (1,630 | ) | - | |||||
| Total other expense | (2,881 | ) | (7,870 | ) | ||||
| Net loss | (22,821 | ) | (36,618 | ) | ||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss): | ||||||||
| Net unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities | 8 | (20 | ) | |||||
| Foreign currency translation gain (loss) | 1 | (4 | ) | |||||
| Total other comprehensive income (loss) | 9 | (24 | ) | |||||
| Comprehensive loss | $ | (22,812 | ) | $ | (36,642 | ) | ||
| Net loss per share, basic and diluted | $ | (0.31 | ) | $ | (0.50 | ) | ||
| Weighted-average shares used to compute net loss per share, basic and diluted | 73,874,501 | 72,605,744 | ||||||
SomaLogic, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited, dollars in thousands, except for share and per share amounts)
| As of June 30, 2021 | As of December 31, 2020 | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 47,138 | $ | 164,944 | ||||
| Investments | 111,041 | 39,954 | ||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 13,566 | 17,449 | ||||||
| Inventory | 7,662 | 7,020 | ||||||
| Deferred costs of services | 1,721 | 1,450 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 1,728 | 1,158 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 182,856 | 231,975 | ||||||
| Non-current inventory | 4,888 | 6,024 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 4,400 | 3,913 | ||||||
| Other long-term assets | 6,279 | 378 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 198,423 | $ | 242,290 | ||||
| Liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ deficit | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | 8,831 | 7,064 | ||||||
| Accrued liabilities | 5,604 | 6,310 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue | 4,789 | 1,762 | ||||||
| Deferred rent | 54 | 238 | ||||||
| Current portion of convertible debt | 1,937 | - | ||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | - | 2,423 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 21,215 | 17,797 | ||||||
| Convertible debt | - | 1,926 | ||||||
| Long-term debt | - | 32,326 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue, net of current portion | 2,890 | 3,415 | ||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | 459 | 909 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 24,564 | 56,373 | ||||||
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 8) | ||||||||
| Redeemable convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 50,000,000 authorized at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020; 31,485,973 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 (aggregate liquidation preference of $213,475 as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020) | 202,116 | 202,116 | ||||||
| Stockholders' deficit: | ||||||||
| Class A common stock, $0.01 par value; 218,000,000 shares authorized at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020; no shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 | - | - | ||||||
| Class B common stock, $0.01 par value; 218,000,000 shares authorized at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020; 74,817,828 and 73,481,228 shares issued at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively; 74,686,484 and 73,368,008 shares outstanding at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively | 748 | 735 | ||||||
| Treasury stock, at cost, 131,344 and 113,220 shares at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively | (408 | ) | (352 | ) | ||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 405,583 | 394,786 | ||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 7 | (2 | ) | |||||
| Accumulated deficit | (434,187 | ) | (411,366 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders' deficit | (28,257 | ) | (16,199 | ) | ||||
| Total liabilities, redeemable convertible preferred stock and stockholders' deficit | $ | 198,423 | $ | 242,290 | ||||
About SomaLogic
SomaLogic seeks to deliver precise, meaningful, and actionable health-management information that empowers individuals worldwide to continuously optimize their personal health and wellness throughout their lives. This essential information, to be provided through a global network of partners and users, is derived from SomaLogic’s personalized measurement of important changes in an individual’s proteins over time. For more information, visit www.somalogic.com and follow @somalogic on Twitter.
SomaSignal™ tests are developed and their performance characteristics determined by SomaLogic, Inc. SomaLogic is a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) certified, and College of American Pathologists (CAP) accredited laboratory.
The SomaScan Platform is for Research Use Only (RUO) and has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for diagnostic or patient management purposes. SomaLogic’s proprietary SomaScan Platform was designed to be a universal platform that can be applied across research and discovery, translational research and biopharmaceutical development, and clinical applications. SomaLogic can run approximately 7,000 protein measurements on a single 55 microliter plasma or serum sample. The Company has run more than 450,000 samples to date.
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SomaLogic Contact
Emilia Costales
720-798-5054
ecostales@somalogic.com
Investor Contact
Marissa Bych or Lynn Lewis
Gilmartin Group LLC
investors@somalogic.com
