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): August 10, 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 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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 August 10, 2022, Alpha Teknova, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 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 August 10, 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: August 10, 2022

By:

/s/ Stephen Gunstream

 

 

Stephen Gunstream

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 


EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

https://cdn.kscope.io/c9080003243b4277dd020dcaf13cf135-img201297901_0.jpg 

 

Teknova Reports Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results

 

Second quarter 2022 total revenue was $11.7 million, up 41% year-over-year

Cash position of $64.7 million supports ongoing investment in growth strategy

Company updates 2022 revenue outlook to $38-42 million

 

HOLLISTER, Calif., August 10, 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 second quarter ended June 30, 2022.

 

“We were pleased with our second quarter revenue growth and the excellent progress on the build-out of our new manufacturing facility,” said Stephen Gunstream, President and CEO of Teknova. “While we continue to see healthy demand across our broader customer base, we now expect lower than anticipated revenue in the second half of 2022, we believe in large part due to certain of our early-stage biopharma customers deferring large purchases. We nonetheless remain confident in our fundamental growth opportunity and our position in the market.”

 

Corporate and Financial Updates

 

Achieved record quarterly total revenue of $11.7 million, up 41%, compared to $8.3 million in the second quarter 2021
Remained on track with capacity expansion of existing facilities and the construction of a new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility
Reported cash position of $64.7 million, supporting ongoing investment in future growth

 

Revenue for the Second Quarter and Year-to-Date 2022

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

For the Three Months Ended June 30,

 

For the Six Months Ended June 30,

 Unaudited

 

2022

 

2021

 

2022

 

2021

Lab Essentials

 

 $ 8,393

 

 $ 6,456

 

 $ 15,368

 

 $ 13,246

Clinical Solutions

 

  2,943

 

  1,593

 

  6,755

 

  2,664

Sample Transport

 

  —

 

  37

 

  6

 

  961

Other

 

  354

 

  227

 

  708

 

  520

Total Revenue

 

 $ 11,690

 

 $ 8,313

 

 $ 22,837

 

 $ 17,391

 

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Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results

 

Total revenue for the second quarter 2022 was $11.7 million, up 41%, compared to $8.3 million in the second quarter 2021.

 

Gross profit for the second quarter 2022 was $5.2 million, compared to $3.4 million in the second quarter 2021. Gross margin for the second quarter 2022 was 44.9% of revenue. This compares to gross margin of 40.3% in the second quarter 2021, and gross margin of 48.7% in the second quarter 2021 on an adjusted basis, which excludes the impact of a $0.7 million charge from an inventory reserve related to excess Sample Transport inventory. The lower gross margin for the second quarter 2022 compared to the adjusted gross margin in the prior year reflects higher labor and overhead costs.

 

Operating expenses for the second quarter 2022 were $11.9 million, compared to $5.9 million in the second quarter 2021. The increase was primarily related to additional headcount, marketing costs, and stock-based compensation expenses.

 

Net loss for the second quarter 2022 was $6.2 million, or negative $0.22 per diluted share, compared to net loss of $2.3 million, or negative $0.52 per diluted share, for the second quarter 2021.

 

Cash used in operating activities for the second quarter 2022 was $5.8 million, compared to cash used in operating activities of $3.6 million for the second quarter 2021.

 

Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter 2022 was negative $4.9 million, compared to negative $1.5 million for the second quarter 2021. Free Cash Flow was negative $16.8 million for the second quarter 2022, compared to negative $8.2 million for the second quarter 2021.

 

2022 Revenue Outlook

 

Teknova now anticipates total revenue of $38 million to $42 million for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, which assumes approximately 13% growth at the mid-point of guidance, excluding Sample Transport revenue. Total revenue growth is expected to be driven by an approximately 10% increase in Lab Essentials and at least a 45% 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, August 10, 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/s88ivr8z. To receive a PIN number for dial in, participants can register for the webcast via this link: https://register.vevent.com/register/BI212f2574e2aa4cf68a5e40a4de877e89. 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 loss adjusted for interest income (expense), net, 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 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, our expectation that recent customer engagement dynamics will be transitory, and growth in Lab Essentials and growth in Clinical Solutions for 2022, 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 (including the delay or pausing of customer orders); our assessment of fundamental indicators of future demand across our target customer base; 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 Media Contact

Matt Lowell Jenn Henry

Chief Financial Officer Senior Vice President, Marketing

matt.lowell@teknova.com jenn.henry@teknova.com

+1 831-637-1100 +1 831-313-1259

 

Sara Michelmore

MacDougall Advisors

smichelmore@macdougall.bio

+1 781-235-3060

 

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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 June 30,

 

For the Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2022

 

2021

 

2022

 

2021

Revenue

 

$ 11,690

 

$ 8,313

 

$ 22,837

 

$ 17,391

Cost of sales

 

6,443

 

4,959

 

12,241

 

9,012

Gross profit

 

5,247

 

3,354

 

10,596

 

8,379

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

1,929

 

851

 

3,942

 

1,548

Sales and marketing

 

2,598

 

904

 

4,195

 

1,609

General and administrative

 

7,059

 

3,838

 

14,354

 

8,002

Amortization of intangible assets

 

287

 

287

 

574

 

574

Total operating expenses

 

11,873

 

5,880

 

23,065

 

11,733

Loss from operations

 

(6,626)

 

(2,526)

 

(12,469)

 

(3,354)

Other income (expenses), net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income (expense), net

 

28

 

(304)

 

15

 

(296)

Other expense, net

 

 —

 

(3)

 

 

(2)

Total other income

(expenses), net

 

28

 

(307)

 

15

 

(298)

Loss before income taxes

 

(6,598)

 

(2,833)

 

(12,454)

 

(3,652)

Benefit from income taxes

 

(395)

 

(583)

 

(754)

 

(747)

Net loss

 

$ (6,203)

 

$ (2,250)

 

$ (11,700)

 

$ (2,905)

Net loss per share—basic and diluted

 

$ (0.22)

 

$ (0.52)

 

$ (0.42)

 

$ (0.73)

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

 

28,057,801

 

4,328,222

 

28,044,460

 

3,965,741

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ALPHA TEKNOVA, INC.

Condensed Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

 

As of June 30,

 

As of December 31,

 

2022

 

2021

ASSETS

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$ 64,734

 

$ 87,518

Accounts receivable, net

5,810

 

4,666

Inventories, net

7,909

 

5,394

Income taxes receivable

117

 

1,188

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

1,701

 

2,438

Total current assets

80,271

 

101,204

Property, plant and equipment, net

47,258

 

29,810

Operating right-of-use lease assets

19,154

 

Goodwill

16,613

 

16,613

Intangible assets, net

18,130

 

18,704

Other non-current assets

769

 

180

Total assets

$ 182,195

 

$ 166,511

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

Accounts payable

$ 1,421

 

$ 2,248

Accrued liabilities

8,250

 

5,495

Current portion of operating lease liabilities

2,194

 

 —

Total current liabilities

11,865

 

7,743

Deferred tax liabilities

2,402

 

3,153

Other accrued liabilities

233

 

   273

Long-term debt, net

16,818

 

11,870

Deferred rent

 

269

Long-term operating lease liabilities

17,410

 

 —

Total liabilities

48,728

 

23,308

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

Preferred stock

 

Common stock

 

Additional paid-in capital

152,705

 

150,741

Accumulated deficit

(19,238)

 

(7,538)

Total stockholders’ equity

133,467

 

143,203

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$ 182,195

 

$ 166,511

 

 

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ALPHA TEKNOVA, INC.

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended June 30,

 

For the Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2022

 

2021

 

2022

 

2021

Operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

 $ (6,203)

 

 $ (2,250)

 

 $ (11,700)

 

 $ (2,905)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bad debt expense

 

  25

 

  319

 

  32

 

  231

Inventory reserve

 

  (4)

 

  701

 

  (8)

 

  699

Depreciation and amortization

 

  792

 

  700

 

  1,543

 

  1,352

Stock-based compensation

 

  934

 

  302

 

  1,721

 

  485

Deferred taxes

 

  (391)

 

  (583)

 

  (751)

 

  (747)

Amortization of debt financing costs

 

  53

 

  46

 

  99

 

  46

Non-cash lease expense

 

  75

 

  49

 

  181

 

  49

Other

 

  —

 

  4

 

  —

 

  (6)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Accounts receivable

 

  143

 

  (66)

 

  (1,176)

 

  334

  Inventories

 

  (1,479)

 

  (702)

 

  (2,507)

 

  (997)

  Income taxes receivable

 

  1,071

 

  (44)

 

  1,071

 

  (221)

  Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

  190

 

  70

 

  737

 

  418

  Accounts payable

 

  (515)

 

  (1,316)

 

  (278)

 

  (33)

  Accrued liabilities

 

  (136)

 

  (642)

 

  626

 

  205

  Other

 

  (393)

 

  (139)

 

  (629)

 

  (60)

    Cash used in operating activities

 

  (5,838)

 

  (3,551)

 

  (11,039)

 

  (1,150)

Investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

 

       (10,920)

 

        (4,674)

 

       (16,837)

 

        (8,558)

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

 

  (10,920)

 

  (4,674)

 

  (16,837)

 

  (6,202)

Financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from long-term debt

 

  5,135

 

  —

 

  5,135

 

  11,889

Payment of debt issuance costs

 

  (151)

 

  —

 

  (151)

 

  (153)

Payment of exit fee costs

 

  (135)

 

  —

 

  (135)

 

  —

Payment of costs related to initial public offering

 

  —

 

  (891)

 

  —

 

  (2,349)

Proceeds from initial public offering, net of underwriters’ commissions and discounts

 

  —

 

  102,672

 

  —

 

  102,672

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

  44

 

  —

 

  99

 

  —

Proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan

 

  144

 

  —

 

  144

 

    Cash provided by financing activities

 

  5,037

 

  101,781

 

  5,092

 

  112,059

Change in cash and cash equivalents

 

  (11,721)

 

  93,556

 

  (22,784)

 

  104,707

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

  76,455

 

  14,466

 

  87,518

 

  3,315

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

 $ 64,734

 

 $ 108,022

 

 $ 64,734

 

 $ 108,022

 

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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

June 30,

 

For the Six Months Ended

June 30,

 

 

2022

 

2021

 

2022

 

2021

Net loss – as reported

 

$ (6,203)

 

$ (2,250)

 

$ (11,700)

 

$ (2,905)

Add back:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income (expense), net

 

28

 

    (304)

 

     15

 

    (296)

Benefit from income taxes

 

(395)

 

    (583)

 

     (754)

 

(747)

Depreciation expense

 

  505

 

      413

 

       969

 

778

Amortization of intangible assets

 

287

 

       287

 

574

 

  574

EBITDA

 

$ (5,834)

 

$ (1,829)

 

$ (10,926)

 

$ (2,004)

Other and one-time expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

     934

 

      302

 

      1,721

 

       485

Adjusted EBITDA

 

 $ (4,900)

 

 $ (1,527)

 

 $ (9,205)

 

 $ (1,519)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended

June 30,

 

For the Six Months Ended

June 30,

 

 

2022

 

2021

 

2022

 

2021

Cash used in operating activities

 

$ (5,838)

 

 $ (3,551)

 

 $ (11,039)

 

 $ (1,150)

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

 

(10,920)

 

(4,674)

 

(16,837)

 

(8,558)

Free Cash Flow

 

$ (16,758)

 

$ (8,225)

 

$ (27,876)

 

$ (9,708)

 

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