On May 5, 2020 Quanterix Corporation (NASDAQ:QTRX), a company digitizing biomarker analysis to advance the science of precision health, reported financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2020 (Press release, Quanterix, MAY 5, 2020, View Source [SID1234557032]).
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"Q1 2020 was yet another strong quarter for Quanterix underscored by strong execution and revenue growth, particularly given the COVID-19 pandemic," said Kevin Hrusovsky, President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Quanterix. "We are making continuous advances in many neurology, immunity and COVID-19 applications. We are also utilizing our Accelerator Laboratory to run trials and studies for customers experiencing disruptions in their laboratories. Despite the present near-term challenges, we remain positive and committed to the unprecedented market opportunity."
First Quarter 2020 Financial Highlights
Key financial results for the first quarter of 2020 are shown below:
·Q1 revenue was $15.7M versus prior year Q1 of $12.3M, an increase of 27%;
·Q1 product revenue was $9.8M versus prior year Q1 of $9.5M, an increase of 3%;
·Q1 service and other revenue was $5.8M versus prior year Q1 of $2.8M, an increase of 107%;
·Q1 GAAP gross margin was 43.3% versus prior year Q1 of 48.7%; Q1 non-GAAP gross margin was 48.5% versus prior year Q1 of 48.7%. Q1 2020 gross margin includes 200 bps of adverse impact from our successful HD-X trade-in program.
For additional information on the non-GAAP financial measures included in this press release, please see "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financials" below.
First Quarter 2020 Business Highlights
·Early in the progression of COVID-19, we took aggressive steps to protect our employees and their families, while rapidly implementing a resilience plan to maintain our operations and support our global customer base. As a result, we have successfully maintained our operations and have expanded our Accelerator capacity to support customer disruptions and sustain clinical trials.
·To support the global public health response, we are engaging closely with researchers and KOLs around the world. We have implemented a set of important and differentiated tools for COVID-19 investigators to immediately deploy to study disease progression, life-threatening cytokine release syndrome and patient-treatment response. Researchers are leveraging Simoa’s extreme sensitivity and specificity of cytokine panels to measure levels and profiles in non-critical and critical COVID-19 patients to identify ways to combat the virus and help prevent cytokine storm. We are also working toward developing a SARS-COV-2 quantitative IgG assay, developing an antigen early detection assay in blood and a high-definition SARS-COV-2 assay to enable research pursuits.
·Sponsored a webinar with Powering Precision Health, "Highly Sensitive and Accurate Multiplex Test to Monitor the Immune Response to Viral Infection," which featured insights from several researchers actively treating COVID-19 patients in Europe and China. Specifically, the webinar discussed capabilities to conduct highly sensitive and accurate multiplexed tests for cytokines and chemokines in serum and plasma.
·Reinforced the growing utility of Simoa in neurology research, including results published in JAMA Network Open, demonstrating the promise of blood biomarkers to serve as clinical tools for objectively identifying and monitoring sports-related concussions (SRCs) and mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBIs), marking a notable advance in the pursuit of a concussion diagnostic test. Conducted as part of the CARE Consortium, and funded by the US Department of Defense (DOD) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the study used Simoa to evaluate a total of 504 collegiate athletes in what is considered the largest athletic cohort for a biomarker concussion study to date.
·Quanterix’ Simoa technology was highlighted in 53 new publications, bringing total Simoa-specific inclusions to over 789 publications.
Conference Call
In conjunction with this announcement, Quanterix Corporation will host a conference call on May 5, 2020, at 4:30 p.m., 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 conference ID: 4994882.
A live webcast will be accessible on the Investors section of Quanterix’ website: View Source The webcast will be available on the Company’s website following completion of the call.