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Veracyte, Inc. today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023.

“We had an excellent first quarter, as many areas of our business greatly exceeded our expectations. Not only did we deliver strong Afirma and Decipher growth, we also demonstrated continued financial discipline and outstanding execution, which resulted in a meaningfully higher cash balance than we had projected,” said Marc Stapley, Veracyte’s chief executive officer. “In addition, we further enhanced our Afirma test, as well as augmented the clinical evidence in support of adoption and reimbursement of our products, ultimately helping to advance our vision of transforming cancer care for patients all over the world.”

Key Business Highlights

- Increased first quarter total revenue by 22% to $82.4 million, compared to the first quarter of 2022.

- Grew total test volume to 28,788, an increase of 24% compared to the first quarter of 2022.

- Enhanced our Afirma offering with the addition of TERT promoter mutation testing to help further guide treatment decisions for patients with suspected or diagnosed thyroid cancer.

- Secured four new payer contracts for Afirma GSC, making the test an in-network benefit for over four million additional health plan enrollees.

- Presented 17 abstracts for our diagnostic tests and biopharmaceutical offerings at major medical and research conferences.

- Published multiple papers that demonstrate the clinical utility of our Decipher Prostate Genomic Classifier and advance the science around prostate cancer.

- Published our inaugural Environmental, Social and Governance report.

- Ended the first quarter with cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $177.9 million, roughly flat to $178.9 million at the end of 2022.

First Quarter 2023 Financial Results

Total revenue for the first quarter of 2023 was $82.4 million, an increase of 22% compared to $67.8 million in the first quarter of 2022. Testing revenue was $72.4 million, an increase of 29% compared to $56.0 million in the first quarter of 2022 driven primarily by the strong performance of our Decipher Prostate and Afirma tests. Product revenue was $3.9 million, an increase of 31% compared to $3.0 million in the first quarter of 2022. Biopharmaceutical and other revenue was $6.1 million, a decrease of 30% compared to $8.8 million in the first quarter of 2022.

Total gross margin for the first quarter of 2023, including the amortization of acquired intangible assets, was 62%, compared to 58% in the first quarter of 2022. Non-GAAP gross margin, excluding the amortization of acquired intangible assets and other acquisition related expenses was 68%, compared to 65% in the first quarter of 2022.

Operating expenses, excluding cost of revenue, were $61.9 million, an increase of 14% compared to the first quarter of 2022. Non-GAAP operating expenses, excluding cost of revenue, amortization of acquired intangible assets, other acquisition related expenses and other restructuring costs, were $58.1 million compared to $49.1 million in the first quarter of 2022.

Net loss for the first quarter of 2023 was $8.1 million, an improvement of 44% compared to the first quarter of 2022. Basic and diluted net loss per common share was $0.11, an improvement of 45% compared to the first quarter of 2022. Net cash used by operating activities in the first three months of 2023 was $2.2 million, an improvement of $6.7 million compared to the same period in 2022.

A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures has been provided in the tables included in this press release. An explanation of these measures is also included below under the heading “Note Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

2023 Financial Outlook

The company is raising full-year 2023 total revenue guidance to $330 million to $340 million, representing year-over-year growth of 11% to 15%, and an improvement compared to prior guidance of $325 million to $335 million. Further, the updated outlook reflects testing revenue year-over-year growth of mid-to-high teens.

Source: Veracyte Announces First Quarter 2023 Financial Results