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Berkeley Lights Reports Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results
Record third quarter 2021 revenue grew 34% year over year


EMERYVILLE, Calif. November 4, 2021 – Berkeley Lights, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLI), a leader in Digital Cell Biology, today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2021.

Recent Highlights

•Grew total revenue to a record of $24.3 million for the third quarter of 2021, representing 34% growth compared to the third quarter of 2020

•Placed 13 new systems and increased installed base to 105 Berkeley Lights platforms, including 6 placements to existing customers in the third quarter of 2021

•Genovac purchased a third Beacon Optofluidic system, becoming the first CRO to leverage the Beacon system for both antibody discovery and cell line development

•GlaxoSmithKline purchased a third Beacon Optofluidic system to expand its antibody therapeutics capacity

•Expanded BiofoundryTM capacity with a new Boston lab to support the continued growth in the services and partnerships businesses

•Appointed Siddhartha Kadia, Ph.D. to the Board of Directors as an independent director, adding his significant expertise in commercializing disruptive life science technologies

“Our performance this quarter speaks to the increasing demand for our technology and services across large, global markets,” said Berkeley Lights Chief Executive Officer Eric Hobbs, Ph.D. “These results reflect our growing success in developing disruptive workflows and services vital to our customers’ efforts to unlock revolutionary improvements to human health. We are well-positioned to continue accelerating scientific breakthroughs, creating value for our customers and our shareholders.”




Quarterly 2021 Financial Results

Three Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands, except per share data)20212020
(unaudited)(unaudited)
Revenue$24,324 $18,208 
Gross profit15,413 12,808 
Gross margin %63 %70 %
Operating expenses35,393 20,991 
Loss from operations(19,980)(8,183)
Net loss and net comprehensive loss(20,403)(8,601)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders per share, basic and diluted(0.30)(0.16)
Total stock-based compensation5,962 2,535 


2021 Outlook

Berkeley Lights expects full year 2021 revenue to be in the low $90 million range.

Webcast and Conference Call Information
Berkeley Lights will host a conference call to discuss the third quarter 2021 financial results before market open on Thursday, November 4, 2021 at 5:30 a.m. Pacific Time/8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. A webcast of the conference call can be accessed at http://investors.berkeleylights.com. The webcast will be archived and available for replay for at least 90 days after the event.

About Berkeley Lights

Berkeley Lights is a leading Digital Cell Biology company focused on enabling and accelerating the rapid development and commercialization of biotherapeutics and other cell-based products for our customers. The Berkeley Lights Platform captures deep phenotypic, functional, and genotypic information for thousands of single cells in parallel and can also deliver the live biology customers desire in the form of the best cells. Our platform is a fully integrated, end-to-end solution, comprising proprietary consumables, including our OptoSelect chips and reagent kits, advanced automation systems, and application software. We developed the Berkeley Lights Platform to provide the most advanced environment for rapid functional characterization of single cells at scale, the goal of which is to establish an industry standard for our customers throughout their cell-based product value chain.     

Berkeley Lights’ Beacon and Lightning systems and Culture Station instrument are: FOR RESEARCH USE ONLY. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.


Forward Looking Statements




This press release contains forward-looking statements that are based on management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to management. All statements contained in this release other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding our ability to develop, commercialize and achieve market acceptance of our current and planned products and services, our research and development efforts, and other matters regarding our business strategies, use of capital, results of operations and financial position, and plans and objectives for future operations.

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Berkeley Lights, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
Three months ended September 30,Nine months ended June 30,
2021202020212020
Revenue:
Product revenue$16,704 $14,103 $43,258 $33,893 
Service revenue7,620 4,105 18,944 8,662 
Total revenue24,324 18,208 62,202 42,555 
Cost of sales:
Product cost of sales4,797 3,463 11,832 8,467 
Service cost of sales4,114 1,937 9,778 4,339 
Total cost of sales 8,911 5,400 21,610 12,806 
Gross profit15,413 12,808 40,592 29,749 
Operating expenses:
Research and development 16,195 10,421 42,757 33,240 
General and administrative 12,258 7,229 32,950 15,419 
Sales and marketing 6,940 3,341 17,863 9,651 
Total operating expenses35,393 20,991 93,570 58,310 
Loss from operations(19,980)(8,183)(52,978)(28,561)
Other income (expense):
Interest expense(232)(361)(942)(1,074)
Interest income33 51 142 249 
Other income (expense), net(170)10 (117)72 
Loss before income taxes(20,349)(8,483)(53,895)(29,314)
Provision for income taxes54 118 97 142 
Net loss and net comprehensive loss$(20,403)$(8,601)$(53,992)$(29,456)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders per share, basic and diluted$(0.30)$(0.16)$(0.81)$(1.56)
Weighted-average shares used in calculating net loss per share, basic and diluted67,213,282 53,596,982 66,428,303 20,041,080 




Berkeley Lights, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
AssetsSeptember 30,
2021		December 31,
2020
(unaudited)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$197,001 $233,408 
Trade accounts receivable24,713 12,939 
Inventory13,210 11,047 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets10,988 8,175 
Total current assets245,912 265,569 
Restricted cash270 270 
Property and equipment, net24,999 14,544 
Operating lease right-of-use assets26,785 16,718 
Other assets3,188 2,557 
Total assets$301,154 $299,658 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable$12,822 $3,491 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities10,210 8,401 
Current portion of notes payable— 11,594 
Deferred revenue11,282 5,482 
Total current liabilities34,314 28,968 
Notes payable, net of current portion19,746 8,301 
Deferred revenue, net of current portion1,819 1,709 
Operating lease liability, noncurrent25,090 15,899 
Total liabilities80,969 54,877 
Stockholders’ equity:
Convertible preferred stock— — 
Common stock4 3 
Additional paid-in capital466,057 436,662 
Accumulated deficit(245,876)(191,884)
Total stockholders’ equity220,185 244,781 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$301,154 $299,658