Steady Start to 2022; FY 2022 Constant Currency Revenue Growth Guidance Reaffirmed
BOSTON, United States and LAUSANNE, Switzerland, May 10, 2022 — SOPHiA GENETICS SA (Nasdaq: SOPH), a leader in data-driven medicine, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022.
Recent Highlights
- Revenue for the first quarter of 2022 was $10.9 million, representing year-over-year revenue growth of 21%
- Constant currency revenue growth excluding COVID-19-related revenues was 35%, attributable to strong platform analysis volume growth
- SOPHiA GENETICS’ expectation of 30% to 35% constant currency revenue growth for full-year 2022 remains unchanged; reported revenue growth guidance has been updated for strengthening of U.S. dollar
- Total genomic profiles analyzed to date on the SOPHiA DDM platform has exceeded 1,000,000
- Total recurring platform customers grew to 384 as of March 31, 2022 up from 345 as of March 31, 2021
CEO Commentary
“In the first quarter, we delivered strong results across the board.” said Dr. Jurgi Camblong, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, SOPHiA GENETICS. “We reached a major milestone as we surpassed 1,000,000 genomic profiles analyzed, furthering our position as a leading cloud-native knowledge sharing platform connecting thousands of healthcare professionals worldwide. SOPHiA’s performance is a direct result of our talented team and strong execution.”
First Quarter Financial Results
Total revenue for the first quarter of 2022 was $10.9 compared to $9.0 for the first quarter of 2021, representing year-over-year growth of 21%. Constant currency revenue growth was 29%, and constant currency revenue growth excluding COVID-19-related revenue was 35%.
Annualized revenue churn rate has remained at a historical low of approximately 3% as of the first quarter of 2022.
Platform analysis volumes increased to 65,404 analyses for the first quarter of 2022 compared to 53,078 analyses for the first quarter of 2021.
Gross profit for the first quarter of 2022 was $6.7 million compared to gross profit of $5.6 million in the first quarter of 2021, representing year-over-year growth of 19%. Gross margin was 62% for the first quarter of 2022 compared with 63% for the first quarter of 2021. Adjusted gross margin was 64% for the first quarter of 2022 compared to 63% for the first quarter of 2021.
Total operating expenses for the first quarter of 2022 were $31.7 million compared to $19.7 million for the first quarter of 2021.
R&D expenses for the first quarter of 2022 were $9.5 million compared to $6.2 million for the first quarter of 2021.
Sales and marketing expenses for the first quarter of 2022 were $7.9 million compared to $4.9 million for the first quarter of 2021.
General and administrative expenses for the first quarter of 2022 were $14.4 million dollars compared to $8.6 million for the first quarter of 2021.
Operating loss for the first quarter of 2022 was $25.0 million, compared to $14.1 million in the first quarter of 2021. Adjusted operating loss for the first quarter of 2022 was $21.0 million, compared to $13.1 million for the first quarter of 2021.
Net loss for the first quarter of 2022 was $25.5 million or $0.40 per share compared to $12.7 million or $0.26 per share in the first quarter of 2021. Adjusted net loss for the first quarter of 2022 was $21.5 million or $0.34 per share, compared to $11.7 million or $0.24 per share for the first quarter of 2021.
2022 Outlook
SOPHiA GENETICS’ expectation of 30% to 35% constant currency revenue growth for full-year 2022 remains unchanged. To reflect the impact of the strengthening of the U.S. dollar, which based on current exchange rates equates to a headwind of approximately 600bps compared with the approximate 250bps factored into the original guidance, the company remains comfortable with the low-end of the previously provided reported revenue range for 2022 of $51.5 million to $54.0 million.
Webcast and Conference Call Information
SOPHiA GENETICS will host a conference call and live webcast to discuss the first quarter of fiscal 2022 financial results as well as business outlook on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time / 2:30 p.m. Central European Time. The call will be webcast live on the SOPHiA GENETICS Investor Relations website. Additionally, an audio replay of the conference call will be available on the website after its completion.
Investor Day 2022
The Company will host its first Investor Day on Tuesday, September 20, 2022 in New York City. CEO and Co-Founder, Dr. Jurgi Camblong as well as other members of the executive leadership team will discuss further details on its strategy and long-term ambitions. For additional information, please contact [email protected].
SOPHiA GENETICS (Nasdaq: SOPH) is a healthcare technology company dedicated to establishing the practice of data-driven medicine as the standard of care and for life sciences research. It is the creator of the SOPHiA DDM™ Platform, a cloud-native platform capable of analyzing data and generating insights from complex multimodal data sets and different diagnostic modalities. For more information, visit SOPHiAGENETICS.COM. Where others see data, we see answers.
Non-IFRS Financial Measures
To provide investors with additional information regarding our financial results, we have disclosed here and elsewhere in this earnings release the following non-IFRS measures:
- Adjusted cost of revenue, which we calculate as cost of revenue adjusted to exclude amortization of capitalized research and development expenses;
- Adjusted gross profit, which we calculate as revenue minus adjusted cost of revenue;
- Adjusted gross profit margin, which we calculate as adjusted gross profit as a percentage of revenue;
- Adjusted operating loss, which we calculate as operating loss adjusted to exclude those adjustments made to calculate adjusted cost of revenue, amortization of intangible assets, share-based compensation expense, and non-cash portion of pensions expense paid in excess of actual contributions to match the actuarial expense;
- Adjusted loss for the period, which we calculate as loss for the period adjusted to exclude those adjustments made to calculate adjusted cost of revenue, adjusted operating loss; and
- Adjusted loss per share, which we calculate as adjusted net loss divided by the weighted-average number of shares.
These non-IFRS measures are key measures used by our management and board of directors to evaluate our operating performance and generate future operating plans. The exclusion of certain expenses facilitates operating performance comparability across reporting periods by removing the effect of non-cash expenses and certain variable charges. Accordingly, we believe that these non-IFRS measures provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results in the same manner as our management and board of directors.
These non-IFRS measures have limitations as financial measures, and you should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under IFRS. Some of these limitations are:
- These non-IFRS measures exclude the impact of amortization of capitalized research and development expenses and intangible assets. Although amortization is a non-cash charge, the assets being amortized may need to be replaced in the future and these non-IFRS measures do not reflect capital expenditure requirements for such replacements or for new capital expenditures;
- These non-IFRS measures exclude the impact of share-based compensation expenses. Share-based compensation has been, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future, a recurring expense in our business and an important part of our compensation strategy;
- These non-IFRS measures exclude the impact of the non-cash portion of pensions paid in excess of actual contributions to match actuarial expenses. Pension expenses have been, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future, a recurring expense in our business;
- Other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate these non-IFRS measures differently, which reduces their usefulness as comparative measures.
Because of these limitations, you should consider these non-IFRS measures alongside other financial performance measures, including various cash flow metrics, net income and our other IFRS results.
The tables below provide the reconciliation of the most comparable IFRS measures to the non-IFRS measures for the periods presented.
Presentation of Constant Currency Revenue and Excluding COVID-19-Related Revenue
We operate internationally, and our revenues are generated primarily in the U.S. dollar, the euro and Swiss franc and, to a lesser extent, British pound, Australian dollar, Brazilian real, Turkish lira and Canadian dollar depending on our customers’ geographic locations. Changes in revenue include the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates. We present the non-IFRS financial measure “constant currency revenue growth” (or similar terms such as constant currency revenue growth) to show changes in our revenue without giving effect to period-to-period currency fluctuations. Under IFRS, revenues received in local (non-U.S. dollar) currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the average monthly exchange rate for the month in which the transaction occurred. When we use the term “constant currency”, it means that we have translated local currency revenues for the current reporting period into U.S. dollars using the same average foreign currency exchange rates for the conversion of revenues into U.S. dollars that we used to translate local currency revenues for the comparable reporting period of the prior year. We then calculate the difference between the IFRS revenue and the constant currency revenue to yield the “constant currency impact” for the current period.
Our management and board of directors use constant currency revenue growth to evaluate our growth and generate future operating plans. The exclusion of the impact of exchange rate fluctuations provides comparability across reporting periods and reflects the effects of our customer acquisition efforts and land-and-expand strategy. Accordingly, we believe that this non-IFRS measure provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our revenue growth in the same manner as our management and board of directors. However, this non-IFRS measure has limitations, particularly as the exchange rate effects that are eliminated could constitute a significant element of our revenue and could significantly impact our performance and prospects. Because of these limitations, you should consider this non-IFRS measure alongside other financial performance measures, including revenue and revenue growth presented in accordance with IFRS and our other IFRS results.
In addition to constant currency revenue, we present constant currency revenue excluding COVID-19-related revenue to further remove the effects of revenues that we derived from sales of COVID-19-related offerings, including a NGS assay for COVID-19 that leverages our SOPHiA platform’s analytical capabilities and COVID-19 bundled access products. We do not believe that these revenues reflect our core business of commercializing our platform because our COVID-19 solution was offered to address specific market demand by our customers for analytical capabilities to assist with their testing operations. We do not anticipate additional development of our COVID-19-related solution as the pandemic transitions into a more endemic phase and as customer demand continues to decline. Further, COVID-19-related revenues did not constitute, and we do not expect COVID-19-related revenues to constitute in the future, a significant part our revenue. Accordingly, we believe that this non-IFRS measure provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our revenue growth. However, this non-IFRS measure has limitations, including that COVID-19-related revenues contributed to our cash position, and other companies may define COVID-19-related revenues differently. Because of these limitations, you should consider this non-IFRS measure alongside other financial performance measures, including revenue and revenue growth presented in accordance with IFRS and our other IFRS results.
The table below provides the reconciliation of the most comparable IFRS growth measures to the non-IFRS growth measures for the current period.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release, including statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position, business strategy, products and technology, partnerships and collaborations, as well as plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on our management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to our management. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements due to various factors, including those described in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. No assurance can be given that such future results will be achieved. Such forward-looking statements contained in this document speak only as of the date of this press release. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to update these forward-looking statements contained in this press release to reflect any change in our expectations or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which such statements are based unless required to do so by applicable law. No representations or warranties (expressed or implied) are made about the accuracy of any such forward-looking statements.
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(1) Amortization of capitalized research and development expenses consists of software development costs amortized using the straight-line method over an estimated life of five years. These expenses do not have a cash impact but remain a recurring expense generated over the course of our research and development initiatives.
(2) Amortization of intangible assets consists of costs related to intangible assets amortized over the course of their useful lives. These expenses do not have a cash impact, but we could continue to generate such expenses through future capital investments.
(3) Share-based compensation expense represents the cost of equity awards issued to our directors, officers, and employees. The fair value of awards is computed at the time the award is granted and is recognized over the vesting period of the award by a charge to the income statement and a corresponding increase in other reserves within equity. These expenses do not have a cash impact but remain a recurring expense for our business and represent an important part of our overall compensation strategy.
(4) Non-cash pension expense consists of the amount recognized in excess of actual contributions made to our defined pension plans to match actuarial expenses calculated for IFRS purposes. The difference represents a non-cash expense, but pensions remain a recurring expense for our business as we continue to make contributions to our plans for the foreseeable future.
