• Revenue of $22.0 million, reflecting 14% year-over-year growth when excluding royalty revenue from NEB in the corresponding prior-year period
• Cash and investments of over $450 million
• Raising full year 2023 revenue guidance to $82 million to $85 million
• Management to host conference call today at 4:30pm ET
  
  

BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SomaLogic, Inc., a leader in proteomics technology, today reported recent business highlights and financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2023.

“We’re pleased to report another quarter of solid execution, marked by commercial and operational discipline throughout the organization,” said Adam Taich, Interim CEO of SomaLogic. “Momentum is building in our business, as highlighted by increasing commercial activity and newly expanded content with our 11K SomaScan launch. We remain excited about our ability to consistently deliver results in the attractive proteomics market.”

Recent Business Highlights

• Announced plans to combine with Standard Biotools through an all-stock merger, creating a scaled and diversified leader in life science tools with an anticipated path to breakeven
• Announced commercial launch of the 11K SomaScan platform, giving researchers the broadest coverage of the proteome available for increased discovery of biomarkers and drug targets
• Announced the expansion of the Company’s agreement with Novo Nordisk to 2025
  
  

Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results

Revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2023 was $22.0 million, a 47% decrease from $41.7 million in the corresponding period of 2022. Excluding royalty revenue from NEB in the corresponding prior-year period, revenue grew 14%.

Gross margin for the three months ended September 30, 2023 was 47.2% compared to 72.0% for the corresponding period of 2022. Excluding NEB royalty revenue from the prior period, gross margin increased 7.4% year-over-year as the result of increased price and product mix.

Research and development expenses decreased by $9.0 million. Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $25.6 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to the corresponding period of 2022. Transaction costs increased by $2.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2022.

Net loss was $22.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023, or a loss of $0.12 per share, as compared to a loss of $32.9 million, or $0.18 per share, in the corresponding period of 2022.

Adjusted EBITDA was a loss of $20.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared with an adjusted EBITDA loss of $30.2 million in the corresponding period of 2022. Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments were $453.8 million as of September 30, 2023.

2023 Financial Guidance

SomaLogic expects revenue for the full year 2023 to range from $82 to $85 million.

Webcast and Conference Call Details

SomaLogic will host a conference call at 4:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, to discuss its third quarter 2023 financial results. Those interested in listening to the conference call should register online here. Participants are encouraged to register more than 15 minutes before the start of the call. A live and archived version of the webcast will be available at https://investors.somalogic.com/

About SomaLogic

SomaLogic is catalyzing drug research and development and biomarker identification as a global leader in proteomics technology. With a single 55 microliter plasma or serum sample, SomaLogic can run 7,000 protein measurements, covering more than a third of the approximately 20,000 proteins in the human body and twice as many as other proteomic platforms. For more than 20 years we’ve supported pharmaceutical companies, and academic and contract research organizations who rely on our protein detection and analysis technologies to fuel drug, disease, and treatment discoveries in such areas as oncology, diabetes, and cardiovascular, liver and metabolic diseases. Find out more at www.somalogic.com and follow @somalogic on LinkedIn.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We present non-GAAP financial measures in order to assist readers of our condensed consolidated financial statements in understanding the core operating results used by management to evaluate and run the business, as well as, for financial planning purposes. Our non-GAAP financial measure, Adjusted EBITDA, provides an additional tool for investors to use in comparing our financial performance over multiple periods.

Adjusted EBITDA is a key performance measure that our management uses to assess its operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA facilitates internal comparisons of our operating performance on a more consistent basis, and we use this measure for business planning, forecasting, and decision-making. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA enhances an investor’s understanding of our financial performance as it is useful in assessing our operating performance from period-to-period by excluding certain items that we believe are not representative of our core business.

Our Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies because they may not calculate this measure in the same manner. Adjusted EBITDA is not prepared in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered in isolation of, or as an alternative to, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. When evaluating our performance, you should consider Adjusted EBITDA alongside other financial performance measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, including net loss.

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SomaLogic Contact

Emilia Costales
720-798-5054
ecostales@somalogic.com

Investor Contact

Marissa Bych
Gilmartin Group LLC
investors@somalogic.com