Personalis Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Financial Results

MENLO PARK, Calif.--()--Personalis, Inc. (Nasdaq: PSNL), a leader in advanced genomics for precision oncology, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2021.

Fourth Quarter and Recent Highlights

  • Reported quarterly revenue of $20.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared with $20.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, a 3% increase
    • Revenue from biopharma and other customers, excluding the VA MVP (as defined below), of $15.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared with $7.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, a 102% increase and a record quarter; revenue from biopharma and other customers includes revenue from Natera at $5.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2021; revenue from biopharma customers excluding Natera at $9.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2021, a 26% increase compared with the fourth quarter of 2020
    • Revenue from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Million Veterans Program (VA MVP) of $5.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared with $12.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, a decrease of 58%
  • Launched tumor-informed liquid biopsy assay, NeXT PersonalTM in December 2021; NeXT Personal is designed to deliver industry leading molecular residual disease (MRD) sensitivity down to approximately 1 part-per-million, which is expected to enable earlier detection across a broader set of cancers with low mutational burden and low-shedding cancers
  • Received first customer order for NeXT Personal in the first quarter of 2022 from a top global pharmaceutical company
  • Announced a collaboration with the Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health, a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, to support clinical diagnostic testing in patients with advanced solid tumors and hematological malignancies
  • Added Olivia Bloom to the Personalis Board of Directors and Audit Committee effective March 1, 2022; Ms. Bloom is a certified public accountant and currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Geron Corporation
  • Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments were $287.1 million as of December 31, 2021

Full Year 2021 Highlights

  • Reported annual revenue of $85.5 million for the full year of 2021 compared with $78.6 million for the full year of 2020, a 9% increase
    • Revenue from biopharma and other customers of $39.8 million for the full year of 2021 compared with $22.5 million for the full year of 2020, a 77% increase; revenue from biopharma and other customers includes revenue from Natera of $8.6 million for the full year of 2021; revenue from biopharma customers excluding Natera of $31.2 million for the full year of 2021, a 39% increase
    • Revenue from the VA MVP of $45.7 million for the full year of 2021 compared with $56.2 million for the full year of 2020, a decrease of 19%; VA MVP unfulfilled orders were approximately $7.6 million at December 31, 2021 and remaining unfulfilled orders are expected to be recognized as revenue from the first quarter through the third quarter of 2022, depending upon sample receipt volume and timing from the VA MVP

“I’m pleased to report that revenue for our oncology business exceeded $15 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 and was nearly $40 million for the full year 2021 and grew 77% over 2020, reflecting consistent execution on our growth initiatives. Customer orders were once again significantly above revenue for both the fourth quarter and full year of 2021. Accordingly, we expect our oncology revenue to grow by more than 50% in 2022 over 2021,” said John West, Chief Executive Officer of Personalis. “In addition, we recently received our first customer order for NeXT Personal, our MRD liquid biopsy offering, from a large global pharmaceutical company. We expect NeXT Personal to be an important growth driver for both biopharma and diagnostic test revenue.”

Fourth Quarter 2021 Financial Results

  • Revenue was $20.7 million in the three months ended December 31, 2021
  • Gross margin was 38.7% in the three months ended December 31, 2021
  • Operating expenses were $28.2 million in the three months ended December 31, 2021
  • Net loss was $20.2 million in the three months ended December 31, 2021 and net loss per share was $0.45 based on a weighted-average basic and diluted share count of 44.8 million
  • Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments were $287.1 million as of December 31, 2021

Full Year 2021 Financial Results

  • Revenue was $85.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2021
  • Gross margin was 37.0% for the year ended December 31, 2021
  • Operating expenses were $97.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2021
  • Net loss was $65.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 and net loss per share was $1.49 based on a weighted-average basic and diluted share count of 43.9 million

Full Year 2022 Outlook

Personalis expects the following for the full year of 2022:

  • Total company revenue is expected to be approximately $67.0 million
  • Revenue from biopharma and all other customers, excluding the VA MVP, is expected to be approximately $60.0 million, an increase of 51% compared with 2021
  • Net loss is expected to be in the range of $110.0 million to $115.0 million

Webcast and Conference Call Information

Personalis will host a conference call to discuss the fourth quarter and full year 2021 financial results after market close on Thursday, February 24, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time / 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The conference call can be accessed live over the phone by dialing (866) 220-8061 for U.S. callers or (470) 495-9168 for international callers, using the conference ID: 6877026. The live webinar can be accessed at https://investors.personalis.com.

About Personalis, Inc.

Personalis, Inc. is a leader in advanced cancer genomics for enabling the next generation of precision cancer therapies and diagnostics. The Personalis NeXT Platform® is designed to adapt to the complex and evolving understanding of cancer, providing its biopharmaceutical customers and clinicians with information on all of the approximately 20,000 human genes, together with the immune system, from a single sample. To enable high-end cancer genomic profiling, the Personalis Clinical Laboratory was built with a focus on clinical accuracy, quality, big data, scale, and efficiency. The laboratory is GxP aligned as well as CLIA’88-certified and CAP-accredited. For more information, please visit the Personalis website and follow Personalis on LinkedIn and Twitter (@PersonalisInc).

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from the results predicted, and reported results should not be considered an indication of future performance. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and can be identified by terms such as “estimate,” “expect,” “should,” “target,” “will,” or “would” or similar expressions and the negatives of those terms. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the company’s financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2021, and business outlook for the full year of 2022. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause Personalis’ actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and other factors relate to, among others: the timing and pace of new orders from customers, including from Natera, which accounted for 10% of the company’s total revenue in 2021; the launch and market adoption of new products and new product features, such as NeXT Personal; the timing of tissue, blood, and other specimen sample receipts from customers, which can materially impact revenue quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year; whether orders for the NeXT Platform and revenue from biopharmaceutical customers and Natera increase in future periods; attributes or advantages of NeXT Personal or the Personalis NeXT Platform; the expected benefits or success of Personalis’ collaborations including with Mayo Clinic and University of California, San Diego; the success of the company’s international expansion plans; the evolution of cancer therapies and market adoption of the company’s services; the company’s expectations regarding future performance; and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which may significantly impact the company’s business and operations and the business and operations of Personalis’ customers and suppliers. In addition, other potential risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from the results predicted include, among others, those risks and uncertainties included under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Personalis’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2021, and risk factors included within the Prospectus Supplement filed January 3, 2022. All information provided in this release is as of the date of this press release, and any forward-looking statements contained herein are based on assumptions that we believe to be reasonable as of this date. Undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements in this press release, which are based on information available to us on the date hereof. Personalis undertakes no duty to update this information unless required by law.

PERSONALIS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
December 31,

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

20,682

 

 

$

20,176

 

 

$

85,494

 

 

$

78,648

 

Costs and expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue

 

 

12,686

 

 

 

14,106

 

 

 

53,837

 

 

 

58,534

 

Research and development

 

 

14,512

 

 

 

8,520

 

 

 

49,312

 

 

 

28,568

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

13,709

 

 

 

10,920

 

 

 

47,698

 

 

 

33,692

 

Total costs and expenses

 

 

40,907

 

 

 

33,546

 

 

 

150,847

 

 

 

120,794

 

Loss from operations

 

 

(20,225

)

 

 

(13,370

)

 

 

(65,353

)

 

 

(42,146

)

Interest income

 

 

81

 

 

 

76

 

 

 

367

 

 

 

949

 

Interest expense

 

 

(59

)

 

 

 

 

 

(184

)

 

 

(2

)

Other income (expense), net

 

 

1

 

 

 

(29

)

 

 

(42

)

 

 

(24

)

Loss before income taxes

 

 

(20,202

)

 

 

(13,323

)

 

 

(65,212

)

 

 

(41,223

)

Provision for income taxes

 

 

(3

)

 

 

18

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

57

 

Net loss

 

$

(20,199

)

 

$

(13,341

)

 

$

(65,226

)

 

$

(41,280

)

Net loss per share, basic and diluted

 

$

(0.45

)

 

$

(0.34

)

 

$

(1.49

)

 

$

(1.20

)

Weighted-average shares outstanding, basic and diluted

 

 

44,808,998

 

 

 

38,962,860

 

 

 

43,886,730

 

 

 

34,374,903

 

PERSONALIS, INC.

SUPPLEMENTAL REVENUE INFORMATION

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
December 31,

 

Year Ended December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

2021

 

2020

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

VA MVP

 

$

5,304

 

$

12,556

 

$

45,671

 

$

56,154

All other customers

 

 

15,378

 

 

7,620

 

 

39,823

 

 

22,494

Total

 

$

20,682

 

$

20,176

 

$

85,494

 

$

78,648

PERSONALIS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

Assets

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

105,585

 

 

$

68,525

 

Short-term investments

 

 

181,479

 

 

 

134,765

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

18,468

 

 

 

6,349

 

Inventory and other deferred costs

 

 

5,610

 

 

 

5,639

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

7,089

 

 

 

5,441

 

Total current assets

 

 

318,231

 

 

 

220,719

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

19,650

 

 

 

11,834

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

 

53,822

 

 

 

10,271

 

Other long-term assets

 

 

4,825

 

 

 

2,018

 

Total assets

 

$

396,528

 

 

$

244,842

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

9,221

 

 

$

8,301

 

Accrued and other current liabilities

 

 

18,110

 

 

 

11,301

 

Contract liabilities

 

 

3,982

 

 

 

21,034

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

31,313

 

 

 

40,636

 

Long-term operating lease liabilities

 

 

52,797

 

 

 

8,541

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

2,117

 

 

 

720

 

Total liabilities

 

 

86,227

 

 

 

49,897

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value — 10,000,000 shares authorized; none issued

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.0001 par value — 200,000,000 shares authorized; 44,904,512 and 39,105,548 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively

 

 

4

 

 

 

4

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

557,558

 

 

 

376,788

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

(166

)

 

 

22

 

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(247,095

)

 

 

(181,869

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

310,301

 

 

 

194,945

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

396,528

 

 

$

244,842

 

 

Contacts

Investor Relations Contact:
Caroline Corner
investors@personalis.com
415-202-5678

Media Contact:
Jennifer Temple
pr@personalis.com
www.personalis.com
650-752-1300

Contacts

Investor Relations Contact:
Caroline Corner
investors@personalis.com
415-202-5678

Media Contact:
Jennifer Temple
pr@personalis.com
www.personalis.com
650-752-1300