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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 5, 2021

 

QUANTERIX CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 001-38319 20-8957988
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

900 Middlesex Turnpike
Billerica, MA
01821
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 301-9400

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

  ¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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  ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). 

 

Emerging Growth Company x

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class  Trading symbol(s)  Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share  QTRX  The Nasdaq Global Market

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.02Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On August 5, 2021, Quanterix Corporation (“Quanterix”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the six months and second quarter ended June 30, 2021 (the “Earnings Release”).  A copy of the Earnings Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information in this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
No.

 

Description

99.1   Earnings Release dated August 5, 2021.
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document)

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

  QUANTERIX CORPORATION
   
  By: /s/ John Fry
    John Fry
    General Counsel and Secretary
     

Date: August 5, 2021

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

Quanterix Corporation Releases Operating Results for Second Quarter of 2021

 

Q2 GAAP revenue including Grant Revenue $25.4M; Q2 Non-GAAP revenue $24.4M, an increase of 86%
over prior year; instrument placements up 71%

 

Billerica, Mass. – August 5, 2021 Quanterix Corporation (NASDAQ: QTRX), a company digitizing biomarker analysis to advance the science of precision health, today announced financial results for the three months ending June 30, 2021.

 

“The past quarter has proven to be a pivotal time for our company as we continue to make immense strides with our strategic expansion in the diagnostics space,” said Kevin Hrusovsky, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Quanterix. “With drug advances taking place for neurodegenerative diseases, there is a heightened focus to diagnose and detect cognitive conditions like Alzheimer’s Disease as early as possible and then to monitor disease progression in the patient once a drug agent is deployed. We are a leader in this area and improving outcomes and helping advance methodologies to enhance coverage with evidence for payers will change the way disease is studied, drugs are approved and ultimately how care is delivered economically and effectively.”

 

Second Quarter 2021 Financial Highlights

 

Key financial results for the second quarter of 2021 are shown below:

 

  · Q2 GAAP total revenue, which includes grant revenue of $0.9M, was $25.4M versus prior year Q2 of $13.1M, an increase of 93%;

 

  · Q2 non-GAAP total revenue was $24.4M versus prior year Q2 of $13.1M, an increase of 86%;

 

  · Q2 GAAP product revenue was $18.7M versus prior year Q2 of $6.8M, an increase of 175%;

 

  · Q2 GAAP service and other revenue was $5.6M versus prior year Q2 of $6.3M, a decrease of 11%;

 

  · Q2 GAAP gross margin was 54.7% versus prior year of Q2 of 39.7%, an increase of 1,500 bps; Q2 non-GAAP gross margin was 55.1% versus prior year Q2 of 44.1%, an increase of 1,100 bps

 

1H 2021 Financial Highlights

 

Key financial results for the first half of 2021 are shown below:

 

  · 1H GAAP total revenue, which includes grant revenue of $3.2M, was $52.6M versus prior year 1H of $28.9M, an increase of 82%;

 

  · 1H non-GAAP total revenue was $49.3M versus prior year 1H of $28.9M, an increase of 71%;

 

  · 1H GAAP product revenue was $36.9M versus prior year 1H of $16.6M, an increase of 122%;

 

 

 

 

 

 

  · 1H GAAP service and other revenue was $12.1M, consistent with prior year 1H of $12.1M;

 

  · 1H GAAP gross margin was 57.5% versus prior year 1H of 41.7%; 1H non-GAAP gross margin was 56.8% versus prior year 1H of 46.5%, an increase of 1,030 bps

 

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.

 

Second Quarter 2021 Business Highlights

 

·Record Product Revenue of $18.7M for Q2 2021, an increase of 175% versus prior year Q2

 

·FDA approval of Biogen’s Aducanamab underscores potential of plasma-based neuro biomarkers in drug development and diagnostics.

 

·Quanterix’ Simoa technology powered the largest and most diverse global investigation of the role of plasma neurofilament light (NfL) in dementia diagnosis. Published in Nature Communications, the research marks the most robust effort to date to assess the use of NfL in blood to screen for neurodegeneration as a cause of cognitive symptoms; differentiate among neurodegenerative disorders and distinguish psychiatric disorders; and derive age-related concentration cutoffs that may help to maximize plasma NfL’s usefulness in a clinical setting.

 

·Delivered a virtual presentation at the Goldman Sachs 42nd Annual Global Healthcare Conference on June 10 and appeared on the June 3 episode of The Bio Report, a leading podcast that focuses on the intersection of biotechnology and business, science, and policy to discuss the implications of biomarkers on the future of drug development and diagnostics.

 

·Hosted the webinar: Recent Advancements in Neurodegenerative Biomarkers: Progress Towards a Diagnostic Blood Test for Alzheimer’s Disease that featured leading industry experts to discuss neurological advancements related to the ultra-sensitive quantification of pTau181, pTau217, pTau231, and other neurological biomarkers.

 

·Welcomed Masoud Toloue, an industry expert from PerkinElmer, to the position of President of Quanterix and Diagnostics to lead Quantertix’ growing diagnostics business and assume responsibility for the Company’s Accelerator Lab Services, strategic partnerships and corporate development.

 

·Appointed Michael Doyle, a strong financial executive with deep public company experience to the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Treasurer.

 

·Quanterix Simoa technology was highlighted in 130 new publications, bringing total Simoa-specific inclusions to more than 1300 publications.

 

Conference Call

 

In conjunction with this announcement, Quanterix Corporation will host a conference call on August 5 at [4:30pm] EDT. Individuals interested in listening to the conference call may do so by dialing 833-686-9351 for domestic callers, or 612-979-9890 for international callers. Please reference the following conference ID: 2299526.

 

A live webcast will also be available at: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/9ntq8o5d. The webcast will be available on the Company’s website, https://www.quanterix.com/, for one year following completion of the call.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Highlights (in thousands)

 

Quanterix Income Statement

 

in '000 USD  Q2 2021   Q2 2020   YTD 2021   YTD 2020 
Product Revenue   18,676    6,790    36,924    16,623 
Service and Other Revenue   5,648    6,317    12,057    12,079 
Collaboration and License Revenue   105    23    366    155 
Development Revenue   942    0    3,233    0 
Total Revenue   25,371    13,130    52,580    28,857 
                     
Cost of Product Revenue   8,114    5,416    15,594    11,602 
Cost of Services Revenue   3,383    2,501    6,763    5,229 
Gross Profit   13,874    5,213    30,223    12,026 
Gross Margin %   54.7%   39.7%   57.5%   41.7%
                     
Research and Development   6,754    4,312    13,437    8,580 
Selling, General and Administrative   20,788    13,102    40,243    27,375 
Total Operating Expenses   27,542    17,414    53,680    35,955 
                     
Loss From Operations   -13,668    -12,201    -23,457    -23,929 
Interest (Expense) Income, net   -165    -108    -328    53 
Other Income (Expense), net   1,977    -11    1,783    -178 
Tax   -41    18    1    142 
Net Loss   -11,897    -12,302    -22,001    -23,912 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding was 36.3 million for Q2 2021 and 35.4 million for YTD 2021.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quanterix Balance Sheet  

 

in '000 USD  At 6/30/21   At 12/31/20 
Cash and Cash Equivalents   430,780    181,584 
Accounts Receivable   15,430    17,184 
Inventory   21,225    14,856 
Prepaid Expenses and Other   9,005    5,981 
Total Current Assets   476,440    219,605 
Restricted Cash   1,400    1,000 
Property and Equipment, Net   15,778    13,912 
Intangible Assets, Net   12,174    13,716 
Goodwill   10,121    10,460 
Right-of-Use Assets   11,754    11,995 
Other Non-Current Assets   377    357 
Total Assets   528,044    271,045 
           
Accounts Payable & Accrued Expenses   20,864    22,421 
Deferred Revenue   6,149    5,421 
Current Portion of Long Term Debt   7,716    7,673 
Lease Liabilities   1,322    1,234 
Other Current Liabilities   1,624    3,054 
Total Current Liabilities   37,675    39,803 
Deferred Revenue, Net of Current Portion   740    577 
Lease Liabilities, Net of Current Portion   21,210    21,891 
Other Non-Current Liabilities   2,409    2,649 
Total Liabilities   62,034    64,920 
           
Total Stockholders’ Equity   466,010    206,125 
           
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity   528,044    271,045 

 

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

To supplement the Company’s financial statements presented on a GAAP basis, the Company has provided certain non-GAAP financial measures, including non-GAAP revenue and non-GAAP gross margin. Management uses these non-GAAP measures to evaluate the Company’s operating performance in a manner that allows for meaningful period-to-period comparison and analysis of trends in its business. Management believes that such measures are important in comparing current results with prior period results and are useful to investors and financial analysts in assessing the Company’s operating performance. The non-GAAP financial information presented here should be considered in conjunction with, and not as a substitute for, the financial information presented in accordance with GAAP. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures set forth below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of non-GAAP Financials

(In thousands)

 

   2021   2020   2021   2020 
   Three months ended   Six months ended 
   June 30   June 30 
Total revenue  $25,371   $13,130   $52,580   $28,857 
Grant revenue (Note 1)  $(942)      $(3,233)    
Non-GAAP revenue  $24,429   $13,130   $49,347   $28,857 
                     
Gross profit  $13,874   $5,213   $30,223   $12,026 
Grant revenue (Note 1)  $(942)      $(3,233)    
Acquisition-related purchase accounting charges (Note 2)  $520   $576   $1,040   $1,396 
Non-GAAP gross profit  $13,452   $5,789   $28,030   $13,422 
GAAP gross margin %   54.7%   39.7%   57.5%   41.7%
Non-GAAP gross margin %   55.1%   44.1%   56.8%   46.5%
                     
GAAP total operating expenses  $27,542   $17,414   $53,680   $35,955 
Grant research and development expenses (Note 3)  $(1,131)      $(2,894)    
Acquisition-related purchase accounting charges (Note 4)  $(20)  $(20)  $(40)  $(40)
Non-GAAP total operating expenses  $26,391   $17,394   $50,746   $35,915 
                     
GAAP loss from operations  $(13,668)  $(12,201)  $(23,457)  $(23,929)
Non-GAAP loss from operations  $(12,939)  $(11,605)  $(22,716)  $(22,493)

 

Note 1: During the three months ended June 30, 2021, we recognized $900 thousand in revenue in connection with our workplan 2 award under the National Institute of Health Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Program. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, we recognized $3.2 million in revenue in connection with our workplan 2 award under the National Institute of Health Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Program.
 
Note 2: During the three months ended June 30, 2021, we incurred $137 thousand of acquisition-related amortization of inventory valuation and $383 thousand of acquisition-related amortization of intangible assets adjustments in connection with our acquisition of UmanDiagnostics. During the three months ended June 30, 2020, we incurred $194 thousand of acquisition-related amortization of inventory valuation and $382 thousand of acquisition-related amortization of intangible assets in connection with our acquisition of UmanDiagnostics. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, we incurred $274 thousand of acquisition-related amortization of inventory valuation and $766 thousand of acquisition-related amortization of intangible assets adjustments in connection with our acquisition of UmanDiagnostics. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, we incurred $631 thousand of acquisition-related amortization of inventory valuation and $765 thousand of acquisition-related amortization of intangible assets in connection with our acquisition of UmanDiagnostics
 
Note 3: During the three months ended June 30, 2021, we incurred $1.1 million in research and development expenses in connection with our workplan 2 award under the National Institute of Health Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Program. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, we incurred $2.9 million in research and development expenses in connection with our workplan 2 award under the National Institute of Health Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Program.
 
Note 4: During each of the the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, we incurred $20 thousand of acquisition-related amortization of intangible assets adjustments in connection with our acquisition of UmanDiagnostics. During each of the the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, we incurred $40 thousand of acquisition-related amortization of intangible assets adjustments in connection with our acquisition of UmanDiagnostics.

 

About Quanterix

 

Quanterix is a company that’s digitizing biomarker analysis with the goal of advancing the science of precision health. The company’s digital health solution, Simoa, has the potential to change the way in which healthcare is provided today by giving researchers the ability to closely examine the continuum from health to disease. Quanterix’ technology is designed to enable much earlier disease detection, better prognoses and enhanced treatment methods to improve the quality of life and longevity of the population for generations to come. The technology is currently being used for research applications in several therapeutic areas, including oncology, neurology, cardiology, inflammation and infectious disease. The company was established in 2007 and is located in Billerica, Massachusetts. For additional information, please visit https://www.quanterix.com.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "may," "will," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend" and similar expressions (as well as other words or expressions referencing future events, conditions or circumstances) are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this news release are based on Quanterix’ expectations and assumptions as of the date of this press release. Each of these forward-looking statements involves risks and uncertainties. Factors that may cause Quanterix’ actual results to differ from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements in this press release are discussed in Quanterix’ filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including the "Risk Factors" sections contained therein. Except as required by law, Quanterix assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in expectations, even as new information becomes available.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contacts

 

Media Contact:

PAN Communications

Paige Romine, 321-652-8370

quanterix@pancomm.com

 

Investor Relations Contact:

Stephen Hrusovsky

(774) 278-0496

shrusovsky@quanterix.com