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Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb), a global leader in life science research and clinical diagnostic products, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022.

Fourth-quarter 2022 net sales were $730.3 million, a decrease of 0.3 percent compared to $732.8 million reported for the fourth quarter of 2021. COVID-related revenue was approximately $13 million in the fourth quarter of 2022 versus approximately $46 million reported in the year-ago period. On a currency-neutral basis, quarterly sales increased 5.8 percent compared to the same period in 2021. Fourth-quarter 2022 revenue increased 10.6 percent on a currency-neutral basis when excluding COVID-related sales.

Fourth-quarter 2022 gross margin was 54.4 percent compared to 54.6 percent for the fourth quarter of 2021.

Life Science segment net sales for the fourth quarter were $359.7 million, an increase of 10.1 percent compared to the same period in 2021. On a currency-neutral basis, the segment sales increased 16.4 percent compared to the same quarter in 2021. When also excluding COVID-related sales, Life Science revenue increased 28.1 percent, and were primarily driven by Droplet Digital™ PCR, process chromatography, Western blotting, and qPCR products.

Clinical Diagnostics segment net sales for the fourth quarter were $369.6 million, a decrease of 8.7 percent compared to the same period in 2021. On a currency-neutral basis, net sales decreased 2.9 percent versus the same quarter last year. Excluding COVID-related sales, Clinical Diagnostics revenue decreased 1.9 percent from the year-ago period, on a currency-neutral basis. The decrease was primarily driven by continuing supply chain constraints, which impacted instrument placements and sales of related consumables.

Income from operations for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $118.7 million versus $108.9 million during the same quarter last year.

Net income for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $827.7 million, or $27.78 per share, on a diluted basis, versus a net loss of $1,572.2 million, or $52.54 per share, on a diluted basis, during the same period in 2021. Net income (loss) amounts for the fourth quarter of 2022 and 2021 were predominantly impacted by the recognition of changes in the fair market value of equity securities related to the holdings of the company’s investment in Sartorius AG.

The effective tax rate for the fourth quarter of 2022 was 24.2%, compared to 22.8% for the same period in 2021. The effective tax rate reported in Q4 of 2022 was primarily affected by an unrealized gain in equity securities, and the tax rate reported in Q4 of 2021 was primarily affected by unrealized loss in equity securities.

“During the fourth quarter, we continued to make progress, working through the ongoing global supply chain challenges,” said Norman Schwartz, Bio-Rad’s President, and Chief Executive Officer. “We also saw positive market response to new product introductions, setting the stage for 2023.”

Non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted income per share (non-GAAP EPS) are non-GAAP measures that exclude certain items detailed later in this press release under the heading “Non-GAAP and Currency-Neutral Reporting.”

Non-GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $98.5 million, or $3.31 per share, on a diluted basis, compared to $98.5 million, or $3.26 per share, on a diluted basis, during the same period in 2021.

The non-GAAP effective tax rate for the fourth quarter of 2022 was 28.1 compared to 20.4 percent for the same period in 2021. The higher tax rate in 2022 was driven by a geographical mix of earnings.

The following table represents a reconciliation of Bio-Rad’s reported net income (loss) and diluted income (loss) per share to non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted income per share for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022, and 2021:

Full-Year 2022 Results

On a reported basis, net sales for the full year 2022 decreased 4.1 percent to $2,802.2 million compared to $2,922.5 million for the prior year. On a currency-neutral basis, net sales grew 0.3 percent. When excluding a royalty-related legal settlement totaling $32 million in 2021, full-year 2022 sales grew 1.5 percent on a currency-neutral basis.

COVID-related sales for the full year were approximately $109 million, compared to $266 million in the year-ago period. Excluding COVID-related sales and the royalty-related legal settlement of $32 million, full-year 2022 revenue increased 7.2 percent year-over-year on a currency-neutral basis.

Full-year 2022 reported net sales for the Life Science segment were $1,347.2 million, an increase of 2.7 percent compared to the same period in 2021 on a currency-neutral basis and excluding the legal settlement in 2021. Life Science revenue grew 15.2 percent on a currency-neutral basis in 2022 versus 2021 when excluding COVID-related sales and the legal settlement.

Full-year 2022 reported net sales for the Clinical Diagnostics segment were $1,451.0 million, an increase of 0.4 percent compared to the prior year on a currency-neutral basis. When excluding COVID-related sales, full-year Clinical Diagnostics revenue grew 1.3 percent compared to 2021 on a currency-neutral basis.

Full-year 2022 gross margin was 55.9 percent, compared to 56.1 percent in 2021.

Net loss for full-year 2022 was $3,627.5 million, or $121.79 per share, on a fully diluted basis, compared to net income of $4,254.3 million, or $140.83 per share, in 2021.

The effective tax rate for the full year of 2022 was 22.9 percent compared to 21.9 percent in 2021. The effective tax rate reported in 2022 was primarily affected by an unrealized loss in equity securities and the tax rate reported in 2021 was primarily affected by unrealized gain in equity securities.

The non-GAAP effective tax rate for the full year of 2022 was 22.0 percent compared to 21.2 percent in 2021.

Non-GAAP net income for 2022 was $432.6 million, or $14.42 per share, compared to $481.6 million, or $15.94 per share in 2021.

“While 2022 financial results were largely in line with our expectations, it is also important to recognize the measurable progress achieved on our operational initiatives,” said Mr. Schwartz. “Looking forward to 2023, we remain focused on leveraging our operational scale, operational improvements, and continued innovation. Our markets are strong and have largely recovered from the pandemic, giving us a positive outlook for growth. We extend sincere thanks to our employees across the globe for their ongoing commitment to supporting our customers as we continue our transformation and growth.”

Full-Year 2022 Highlights

- Fullll-year 2022 reported net sales were $2,802.2 million compared to $2,922.5 million for the full year of 2021. Excluding COVID-related sales and a royalty-related legal settlement in 2021, full-year 2022 revenue increased 7.2 percent year-over-year on a currency neutral basis.

- Full-year 2022 reported net loss was $3,627.5 million, or $121.79 per share, on a fully diluted basis, compared to net income of $4,254.3 million, or $140.83 per share, in 2021.

- In early 2022, during its Investor Day event, Bio-Rad’s management outlined a three-phased approach to the company’s continued transformation, including standardizing global operations, improving operational performance, and accelerating growth.

- During 2022, the company continued to expand its portfolio of qPCR instruments, including the CFX Duet Real-Time PCR and CFX Opus Deepwell Systems, which provide greater workflow flexibility.

- In June, the company introduced its CHT prepacked Foresight Pro Columns to support downstream process-scale chromatography applications in biological drug development and production.

- During the second quarter, Bio-Rad introduced its Genesis Cell Isolation System, utilizing Celselect Slides™ technology offering an improved method for the enrichment and enumeration of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in liquid biopsies.

- In August, Bio-Rad released new, proprietary tools for discovery and drug development and expanded its libraries of dyes and antibodies (StarBright™ Dyes and Pioneer™ Antibody Discovery Platform).

- In September, as part of the company’s molecular diagnostics strategy, Bio-Rad acquired an innovative, “sample-to-result” rapid PCR technology from Curiosity Diagnostics™ for syndromic infectious disease testing.

- During the third quarter, the company introduced its QX600™ Droplet Digital PCR platform to enable new, advanced multiplexing applications.

- During the fourth quarter, Bio-Rad secured an exclusive licensing agreement with NuProbe™ USA, a genomics and molecular diagnostics company, to develop next-generation, highly multiplexed digital PCR assays for oncology applications.

- Throughout 2022, Bio-Rad installed its IH-500™ immunohematology systems across South Africa’s National Blood Services (SANBS) network addressing the country’s need for high-quality blood products and services.

2023 Financial Outlook

For the full year 2023, the company anticipates non-GAAP, currency-neutral revenue growth of approximately 6.0 to 7.0 percent and an estimated non-GAAP operating margin of approximately 19.5 percent. Bio-Rad’s management will discuss this outlook in greater detail during the fourth-quarter and full-year 2022 financial results conference call.

About Bio-Rad

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: BIO and BIOb) is a global leader in developing, manufacturing, and marketing a broad range of innovative products for the life science research and clinical diagnostic markets. With 70 years of focus on quality and customer service, our products advance the scientific discovery process and improve healthcare. Our customers are universities, research institutions, hospitals, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, as well as public health and commercial laboratories including food safety and environmental quality testing facilities. Based in Hercules, California, Bio-Rad has a global network of operations with approximately 8,300 employees worldwide and $2.8 billion in revenues in 2022.

Source: Bio-Rad Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2022 Financial Results