8-K
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 2054

 

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): May 11, 2022

 

ALPHA TEKNOVA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delaware

 

001-40538

 

94-3368109

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

2451 Bert Drive

Hollister, CA 95023

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (831) 637-1100

N/A

(Former name, or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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))

 

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, par value $0.00001 per share

 

TKNO

 

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

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

Emerging growth company

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. 

 

 

 


 

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 11, 2022, Alpha Teknova, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022 (the “Press Release”). A copy of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in this Item 2.02, including the Press Release, is intended to be furnished under Item 2.02 and Item 9.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (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, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.

 

Description

99.1

 

Press Release issued by Alpha Teknova, Inc., dated May 11, 2022

104

 

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 


 

SIGNATURE

 

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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

ALPHA TEKNOVA, INC.

Date: May 11, 2022

By:

/s/ Stephen Gunstream

 

 

Stephen Gunstream

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 


EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

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Teknova Reports First Quarter 2022 Financial Results

 

First quarter 2022 total revenue was $11.1 million, up 23% year-over-year

Excluding Sample Transport revenue, first quarter 2022 total revenue was $11.1 million, up 37% year-over-year

Strong cash position of $76.5 million supports investment in growth strategy

 

HOLLISTER, Calif., May 11, 2022 – Alpha Teknova, Inc. (“Teknova”) (Nasdaq: TKNO), a leading provider of critical reagents for the discovery, development, and commercialization of drug therapies, novel vaccines, and molecular diagnostics, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022.

 

“2022 is off to an excellent start. Order demand remains strong, and we achieved a record revenue quarter,” said Stephen Gunstream, President and CEO of Teknova. “We continue to make progress against our strategic investment priorities, including construction of our new manufacturing facility, which we expect to have online by year end.”

 

Corporate and Financial Updates

 

Achieved record quarterly total revenue of $11.1 million, up 23%, compared to $9.1 million in the first quarter 2021, and up 37% to $11.1 million for the first quarter 2022, compared to $8.2 million for the first quarter 2021, when Sample Transport is excluded
Remained on track with expansion of our manufacturing capacity in existing facilities and construction of a new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility
Reported cash position of $76.5 million, supporting investment in future growth
Amended existing $27 million credit facility and increased amount available to $57 million to help ensure the Company will have the capital to execute our domestic, organic growth plan

 

Revenue for the First Quarter 2022

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

For the Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

2022

 

2021

Lab Essentials

 

 $ 6,975

 

 $ 6,790

Clinical Solutions

 

  3,812

 

  1,071

Sample Transport

 

  6

 

  924

Other

 

  354

 

  293

Total revenue

 

 $ 11,147

 

 $ 9,078

 

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First Quarter 2022 Financial Results

 

Total revenue for the first quarter 2022 was $11.1 million, up 23%, compared to $9.1 million in the first quarter 2021, and up 37% to $11.1 million in the first quarter 2022, compared to $8.2 million in the first quarter 2021, when Sample Transport is excluded.

 

Gross profit for the first quarter 2022 was $5.3 million, compared to $5.0 million in the first quarter 2021. Gross margin for the first quarter 2022 was 48.0% of revenue, compared to 55.4% in the first quarter 2021. The lower gross margin for the first quarter 2022 reflects higher costs associated with expected investments that the Company began making in its current manufacturing capacity and related capabilities to support long-term growth.

 

Operating expenses for the first quarter 2022 were $11.2 million, compared to $5.9 million in the first quarter 2021. The increase was primarily related to continued hiring across the Company. The increase also reflects costs in the first quarter 2022 associated with operating as a public company when compared to the first quarter 2021.

 

Net loss for the first quarter 2022 was negative $5.5 million, or negative $0.20 per diluted share, compared to net loss of negative $0.7 million, or negative $0.18 per diluted share, for the first quarter 2021.

 

Cash used in operating activities for the first quarter 2022 was $5.2 million, compared to cash provided by operating activities of $2.4 million for the first quarter 2021.

 

Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter 2022 was negative $4.3 million, compared to break-even for the first quarter 2021. Free Cash Flow was negative $11.1 million for the first quarter 2022, compared to negative $1.5 million for the first quarter 2021.

 

2022 Revenue Outlook

 

Teknova now anticipates total revenue of $45 million to $48 million for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, which assumes greater than 30% growth at the mid-point of guidance. Total revenue growth is expected to be driven by an approximately 25% increase in Lab Essentials and at least a 60% increase in Clinical Solutions. The Company does not anticipate any material revenue from Sample Transport in 2022.

 

Conference Call and Webcast

 

Teknova will host a webcast and conference call on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET. Participants can access the live webcast on the Investor Relations section of the Teknova website and at this link: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/6nk6u95b. The conference call can also be accessed by dialing +1 877-312-1451 for domestic callers and +1 470-495-9521 for international callers. The conference ID number is 7978825. The webcast will be available for replay on the Company’s website approximately two hours after the event.

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About Teknova

 

Teknova is expediting clinical breakthroughs in life sciences by providing custom products and reagents for drug therapies, novel vaccines, and molecular diagnostics. With a focus on agility and customization, Teknova delivers research-grade and GMP products, including cell culture media and supplements, protein and nucleic acid purification buffers, and molecular biology reagents for a multitude of established and emerging applications, including cell and gene therapy, mRNA therapeutics, genomics, and synthetic biology. Teknova's proprietary processes enable the manufacture and delivery of high-quality, custom, made-to-order products with short turnaround times and at scale across all stages of development, including commercialization.

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

This press release contains financial measures that have not been calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Teknova uses the following non-GAAP financial measures in assessing the performance of our business and the effectiveness of our business strategies: (a) Adjusted EBITDA and (b) Free Cash Flow.

 

Teknova defines Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) adjusted for interest income (expense), net, provision for (benefit from) income taxes, depreciation expense, amortization of intangible assets, and stock-based compensation expense. Adjusted EBITDA reflects further adjustments to eliminate the impact of certain items, including certain non-cash and other items that we do not consider representative of our ongoing operating performance.

 

Teknova defines Free Cash Flow as cash provided by (used in) operating activities less purchases of property, plant, and equipment.

 

Teknova presents Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow in this press release because Teknova believes that analysts, investors, and other interested parties frequently use these measures to evaluate companies in our industry and that such measures facilitate comparisons on a consistent basis across reporting periods. Teknova also believes such measures are helpful in highlighting trends in our operating results because they exclude items that are not indicative of our core operating performance. Investors should consider non-GAAP financial measures in addition to, and not as a substitute for, or as superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. The non-GAAP financial measures presented by Teknova may be different from the non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies.

 

A full reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP measures is included at the end of this release.

 

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Forward-Looking Statements

 

Statements in this press release about future expectations, plans and prospects, as well as any other statements regarding matters that are not historical facts, may constitute “forward-looking statements.” These statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to our anticipated total revenue, growth in Lab Essentials and growth in Clinical Solutions for 2022, our expectation that our new manufacturing facility will be online by year-end and statements about our prospects and long-term growth strategy. The words, without limitation, “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these or similar identifying words. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs and are subject to uncertainties and factors, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control and could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those described in the forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to, demand for our products; our ability to expand our production capacity and commercial and R&D capabilities; our cash flows and revenue growth rate; our supply chain, sourcing, manufacturing and warehousing; inventory management; risks related to global economic and marketplace uncertainties related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the impact of the pandemic on our supply chain; reliance on a limited number of customers for a high percentage of our revenue; potential acquisitions and integration of other companies and other factors discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of our most recent periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC, all of which you may obtain for free on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, we do not know whether our expectations will prove correct. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof, even if subsequently made available by us on our website or otherwise. We do not undertake any obligation to update, amend or clarify these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

 

Investor Contacts

Matt Lowell

Chief Financial Officer

matt.lowell@teknova.com

+1 831-637-1100

 

Sara Michelmore

MacDougall Advisors

smichelmore@macdougall.bio

+1 781-235-3060

 

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Media Contact

Jenn Henry

Senior Vice President, Marketing

jenn.henry@teknova.com

+1 831-313-1259

 

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ALPHA TEKNOVA, INC.

Condensed Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

2022

 

2021

Revenue

 

$ 11,147

 

$ 9,078

Cost of sales

 

  5,798

 

  4,053

Gross profit

 

  5,349

 

  5,025

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

  2,013

 

  700

Sales and marketing

 

  1,597

 

  705

General and administrative

 

  7,295

 

  4,161

Amortization of intangible assets

 

  287

 

  287

Total operating expenses

 

  11,192

 

  5,853

Loss from operations

 

  (5,843)

 

  (828)

Other (expenses) income, net

 

 

 

 

Interest (expense) income, net

 

  (13)

 

  7

Other expense, net

 

                            —

 

  1

Total other (expenses) income, net

 

  (13)

 

  8

Loss before income taxes

 

  (5,856)

 

  (820)

Benefit from income taxes

 

  (359)

 

  (165)

Net loss

 

 $ (5,497)

 

 $ (655)

Net loss per share—basic and diluted

 

$ (0.20)

 

 $ (0.18)

Weighted average shares used in computing net loss per share—basic and diluted

 

  28,030,971

 

  3,599,232

 

 

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ALPHA TEKNOVA, INC.

Condensed Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

 

As of March 31,

 

As of December 31,

 

2022

 

2021

ASSETS

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 $ 76,455

 

 $ 87,518

Accounts receivable, net

                         5,978

 

                         4,666

Inventories, net

                         6,426

 

                         5,394

Income taxes receivable

                         1,188

 

                         1,188

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

                         1,891

 

                         2,438

Total current assets

  91,938

 

  101,204

Property, plant and equipment, net

                       37,059

 

                       29,810

Operating right-of-use lease assets

                       19,661

 

                             —

Goodwill

                       16,613

 

                       16,613

Intangible assets, net

                       18,417

 

                       18,704

Other non-current assets

                           396

 

                           180

Total assets

 $ 184,084

 

 $ 166,511

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 $ 3,028

 

 $ 2,248

Accrued liabilities

                         7,510

 

                         5,495

Current portion of operating lease liabilities

                         2,098

 

                             —

Total current liabilities

  12,636

 

  7,743

Deferred tax liabilities

                         2,793

 

                         3,153

Other accrued liabilities

                           253

 

                           273

Long-term debt, net

                       11,916

 

                       11,870

Deferred rent

                             —

 

                           269

Long-term operating lease liabilities

                       17,938

 

                             —

Total liabilities

  45,536

 

  23,308

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

Preferred stock

                             —

 

                             —

Common stock

                             —

 

                             —

Additional paid-in capital

                     151,583

 

                     150,741

Accumulated deficit

                      (13,035)

 

                       (7,538)

Total stockholders’ equity

  138,548

 

  143,203

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 $ 184,084

 

 $ 166,511

 

 

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ALPHA TEKNOVA, INC.

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

2022

 

2021

Operating activities:

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

 $ (5,497)

 

 $ (655)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

Bad debt expense

 

  7

 

  (88)

Inventory reserve

 

  (4)

 

  (2)

Depreciation and amortization

 

  751

 

  652

Stock-based compensation

 

  787

 

  183

Deferred taxes

 

  (360)

 

  (164)

Amortization of debt financing costs

 

  46

 

  —

Non-cash lease expense

 

  106

 

  —

Other

 

  —

 

  (10)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

  Accounts receivable

 

  (1,319)

 

  400

  Inventories

 

  (1,028)

 

  (295)

  Income taxes receivable

 

  —

 

  (177)

  Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

  547

 

  348

  Accounts payable

 

  237

 

  1,283

  Accrued liabilities

 

  762

 

  847

  Other

 

  (236)

 

  79

    Cash (used in) provided by operating activities

 

  (5,201)

 

  2,401

Investing activities:

 

 

 

 

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

 

(5,917)

 

(3,884)

Proceeds from loan to related party

 

  —

 

  529

Proceeds on sales of short-term marketable securities

 

  —

 

  1,132

Proceeds from maturities of short-term marketable securities

 

  —

 

  695

    Cash used in investing activities

 

  (5,917)

 

  (1,528)

Financing activities:

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from long-term debt

 

  —

 

  11,889

Debt issuance costs

 

  —

 

  (153)

Payment of costs related to initial public offering

 

  —

 

  (1,458)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

  55

 

  —

    Cash provided by financing activities

 

  55

 

  10,278

Change in cash and cash equivalents

 

  (11,063)

 

  11,151

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

  87,518

 

  3,315

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

 $ 76,455

 

 $ 14,466

 

 

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ALPHA TEKNOVA, INC.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures to the Most Comparable GAAP Measures

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

2022

 

2021

Net loss – as reported

 

 $ (5,497)

 

 $ (655)

Add back:

 

 

 

 

Interest (expense) income, net

 

(13)

 

                           7

Benefit from income taxes

 

(359)

 

(165)

Depreciation expense

 

  464

 

365

Amortization of intangible assets

 

     287

 

287

EBITDA

 

 $ (5,092)

 

 $ (175)

Other and one-time expenses:

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

                      787

 

    183

Adjusted EBITDA

 

 $ (4,305)

 

 $ 8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

2022

 

2021

Cash (used in) provided by operating activities

 

 $ (5,201)

 

 $ 2,401

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

 

(5,917)

 

(3,884)

Free Cash Flow

 

 $ (11,118)

 

 $ (1,483)

 

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