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SeraCare Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2010 Results
Revenues grew by 10% to $13.0M
Fifth consecutive quarter of profitability
Milford, MA, August 11, 2010SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: SRLS), a global life sciences company providing vital products and services to facilitate the discovery, development and production of human diagnostics and therapeutics, today reported operational and financial results for its third quarter of fiscal year 2010, ended June 30, 2010. The third quarter of fiscal year 2010 marks SeraCares fifth consecutive quarter of profitability.
SeraCare reported revenue growth of 10% increasing to $13.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 compared to $11.8 million for the same quarter of the prior year. Gross margins increased to 39% for the quarter compared to 36% for the same quarter of the prior year. The Company earned net income of $1.3 million and earnings per share on a basic and diluted basis of $0.07 for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 compared to $0.7 million and $0.04 per share on a basic and diluted basis during the same period in fiscal 2009. In the third quarter of fiscal year 2010, SeraCare incurred $0.3 million of expenses related to exploring potential transactions. If the Company had not incurred these expenses, the basic and diluted earnings per share would have increased by $0.02 per share for the three months ended June 30, 2010.
In the third quarter of fiscal 2010 SeraCare drove increased revenues and earnings compared with the third quarter of last year, said Susan Vogt, President and Chief Executive Officer. We continue to implement a number of initiatives to support our ongoing growth, most recently announcing the addition of two new suites of products to our core offerings in HIV and infectious disease. The expansion of our product portfolio ensures that we offer customers one of the most comprehensive reference platforms available and we believe these and additional offerings will support growth in revenues and the expansion of our customer base over the remainder of fiscal year 2010 and into fiscal 2011.
Recent Corporate Highlights:
| Increased BioServices revenue by $0.9 million, or 28%, and Diagnostic & Biopharmaceutical Products revenue by $0.3 million, or 4%, for the quarter ended June 30, 2010 compared to the same quarter in the prior year |
| Developed a new series of controls in the ACCURUN portfolio for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (CT/NG), optimized for use on the three most popular assays currently on the market |
| Added a set of six new HIV seroconversion panel products to the diagnostic controls and panels portfolio to support the Companys customers in the accelerated development of new test methods |
| Launched SeraCares Global Patient Samples Programallowing researchers access to single test, remnant samples inventoried by test results, gender, age and sample typein an alliance with a large European reference laboratory. Over 2,000 test parameters are listed for the 50,000 samples that are tested daily. |
The third quarter of fiscal 2010 marks SeraCares fifth consecutive profitable quarter and the fourth consecutive quarter in which we have generated over $2.0 million in operating cash flow, stated Gregory Gould, Chief Financial Officer. With the increased operating cash flow during the last four quarters, we have been able to strengthen our balance sheet by increasing our cash to $12.7 million and decreasing our debt to less than $0.1 million as of June 30, 2010.
About SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc.:
SeraCare serves the global life sciences industry by providing vital products and services to
facilitate the discovery, development and production of human diagnostics and therapeutics. The
Companys innovative portfolio includes diagnostic controls, plasma-derived reagents and molecular
biomarkers, biobanking and contract research services. SeraCares quality systems, scientific
expertise and state-of-the-art facilities support its customers in meeting the stringent
requirements of the highly regulated life sciences industry.
Forward-Looking Statements:
This press release contains disclosures that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 about SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc. (SeraCare
or the Company). All statements regarding our expected future financial position, results of
operations, cash flows, dividends, financing plans, business strategy, budget, projected costs or
cost savings, capital expenditures, competitive positions, growth opportunities for existing
products or products under development, plans and objectives of management for future operations
and markets for stock are forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements
include statements in which we use words such as expect, believe, anticipate, intend, or
similar expressions. Although we believe the expectations reflected in such forward-looking
statements are based on reasonable assumptions, we cannot assure you that these expectations will
prove to have been correct, and actual results may differ materially from those reflected in the
forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause our actual results to differ from the
expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not
limited to, failure to maintain proper inventory levels, availability of financing, reductions or
terminations of government or other contracts, interruption in our supply of products or raw
materials, actions of SeraCares competitors and changes in the regulatory environment. Many of
these factors are beyond our ability to control or predict.
Contacts:
Gregory A. Gould
Chief Financial Officer
SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc.
508-244-6400
Sarah Cavanaugh
MacDougall Biomedical Communications
781-235-3060
financials to follow
SERACARE LIFE SCIENCES, INC.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS UNAUDITED
For the Three Months Ended | For the Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | |||||||||||||
Revenue |
$ | 12,975,119 | $ | 11,777,786 | $ | 37,083,594 | $ | 31,912,353 | ||||||||
Cost of revenue |
7,867,551 | 7,530,936 | 21,500,674 | 21,635,109 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit |
5,107,568 | 4,246,850 | 15,582,920 | 10,277,244 | ||||||||||||
Research and development expense |
210,695 | 217,344 | 542,300 | 913,541 | ||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
3,510,410 | 3,257,944 | 10,178,633 | 10,285,026 | ||||||||||||
Impairment of goodwill |
| | | 15,091,099 | ||||||||||||
Loss related to assets held for sale |
| | | 600,000 | ||||||||||||
Operating income (loss) |
1,386,463 | 771,562 | 4,861,987 | (16,612,422 | ) | |||||||||||
Interest expense |
(2,184 | ) | (85,686 | ) | (232,834 | ) | (292,069 | ) | ||||||||
Other income, net |
40,000 | 7,737 | 70,083 | 106,369 | ||||||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes |
1,424,279 | 693,613 | 4,699,236 | (16,798,122 | ) | |||||||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) |
112,500 | (3,406 | ) | 8,575 | 21,104 | |||||||||||
Net income (loss) |
$ | 1,311,779 | $ | 697,019 | $ | 4,690,661 | $ | (16,819,226 | ) | |||||||
Earnings (loss) per common share |
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Basic |
$ | 0.07 | $ | 0.04 | $ | 0.25 | $ | (0.91 | ) | |||||||
Diluted |
$ | 0.07 | $ | 0.04 | $ | 0.24 | $ | (0.91 | ) | |||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding |
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Basic |
18,848,478 | 18,596,172 | 18,805,324 | 18,580,801 | ||||||||||||
Diluted |
19,293,283 | 18,596,172 | 19,172,586 | 18,580,801 | ||||||||||||