Earnings summaries and quarterly performance for PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA.
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Morgan Stanley
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Jefferies
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Canaccord Genuity
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Goldman Sachs
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Stephens
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Luke Sergott
Barclays
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Salem Salem
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Subbu Nambi
Guggenheim Securities
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Sung Ji Nam
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Tom Stevens
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William Ruby
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Yuko Oku
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Recent press releases and 8-K filings for PACB.
- PacBio completed the sale of select intellectual property and other assets related to its short-read DNA sequencing technology to Illumina, Inc. on January 30, 2026.
- The company received $48.1 million in net cash proceeds from the transaction. The gross consideration was $50.0 million, with $1.9 million allocated to former Apton Biosystems equity holders for waiving milestone obligations.
- This sale is intended to sharpen PacBio's focus on its long-read sequencing platform and strengthen its balance sheet.
- PacBio completed the sale of select intellectual property and other assets related to its short-read DNA sequencing technology to Illumina, Inc.
- The transaction, which closed on January 30, 2026, resulted in PacBio receiving $48.1 million in net cash proceeds.
- This strategic decision aims to strengthen PacBio's balance sheet and sharpen its focus on the long-read sequencing market, including accelerating the development of SPRQ-Nx chemistry.
- PacBio anticipates preliminary 2025 revenue of $160 million, representing 4% growth, with Q4 2025 revenue reaching $44.6 million, a 14% year-over-year increase. The company ended 2025 with approximately $280 million in cash and investments and a reduced cash burn of around $110 million.
- Consumable shipments grew 19% in 2025, with the clinical market being the largest growth segment at 20% growth, and shipments to clinically focused customers increasing over 40%. Revio placements finished Q4 2025 with 21 units, and Vega achieved 42 placements in Q4, contributing to 140 placements for the year.
- The new Spark Next Chemistry, announced in October 2025, is expected to fundamentally reset the economics of long-read sequencing by enabling multi-use SMRT cells, increasing throughput by 25%, and allowing whole genome pricing at $300 a genome. This innovation is anticipated to drive significant market penetration and expand gross margins.
- PacBio anticipates $160 million in revenue for 2025, reflecting 4% growth, with Q4 2025 revenue reaching $44.6 million, an increase of 14% year-over-year and 16% sequentially.
- The company reported a strong financial position with approximately $280 million in cash and investments and a significantly reduced 2025 cash burn of around $110 million.
- Growth was fueled by 19% growth in consumable shipments in 2025, a Q4 Revio pull-through of $242,000 per system per year, and 42 Vega placements in Q4, its best quarter. Shipments to clinically focused customers grew over 40% in 2025, helping to mitigate challenges in the academic funding market.
- The new SPRQ Next Chemistry, announced in October 2025, is a significant advancement expected to improve economics by enabling multi-use SMRT cells, increasing throughput by 25%, and allowing whole genome pricing at $300, which is anticipated to drive market penetration and expand gross margins.
- PacBio reported preliminary Q4 2025 revenue of $44.6 million, marking a 14% year-over-year increase and contributing to an anticipated $160 million in revenue for the full year 2025, representing 4% growth.
- The company significantly reduced its 2025 cash burn to approximately $110 million and maintained a strong financial position with around $280 million in cash and investments.
- The recently announced Spark Next Chemistry is poised to drive competitive economics for long-read sequencing, enabling whole genome pricing at $300 and is expected to increase market penetration in 2026.
- Clinical adoption was a major growth driver in 2025, with shipments to clinically focused customers growing over 40%, and this momentum is expected to continue in 2026, compensating for ongoing challenges in academic funding.
- The Vega sequencing platform, launched in late 2024, achieved 140 placements in 2025, including 42 in Q4, with 65% of these placements going to new customers.
- PacBio announced preliminary unaudited revenue of $44.6 million for Q4 2025, representing 14% year-over-year growth, and $160.0 million for full year 2025, an increase of 4% year-over-year.
- This revenue growth was primarily driven by strong Revio and Vega shipments and record consumables revenue.
- In 2025, PacBio also significantly reduced its cash burn and strengthened its financial profile.
- The company's ending cash, cash equivalents, and investments were approximately $279.5 million as of December 31, 2025.
- PacBio announced preliminary unaudited revenue of ~$44.6 million for Q4 2025 and ~$160.0 million for full year 2025.
- This represents year-over-year revenue growth of 14% for Q4 2025 and 4% for full year 2025, driven by increased Revio and Vega sales and record consumables revenue.
- In 2025, PacBio significantly reduced its cash burn and strengthened its financial profile, with expectations for future growth catalyzed by increased real-world evidence in the clinic and lower costs from SPRQ-Nx.
- The reported financial information is preliminary and unaudited, subject to revision, and final audited results could differ materially.
- PacBio announced CiFi, a new community-developed method that enables chromosome-scale, haplotype-resolved genome assemblies from a single sequencing run, even with limited sample material, by integrating chromatin conformation capture (3C) with PacBio HiFi long-read sequencing.
- CiFi offers significant advantages including improved mapping in repetitive regions, enhanced low input performance, and multi-contact resolution, which expands PacBio's multiomics capabilities and unlocks new customer use cases without requiring new hardware.
- A demonstration by UC Davis and PacBio on prairie and meadow vole showed that CiFi, combined with HiFi sequencing, can routinely deliver chromosome-scale, reference-quality assemblies using only one sequencing run.
- Pacific Biosciences' new Spark Next chemistry aims to achieve near cost parity with short-read technology at approximately $300 per genome, significantly lowering the barrier to entry for long-read sequencing and attracting new customers.
- The company anticipates an inflection point for market share growth beyond its current 1-2%, driven by the value proposition of long-read technology and the cost-effectiveness offered by Spark Next.
- The Revio pipeline is strong, with 60% of recent Revio and Vega shipments going to customers new to PacBio, and the Spark Next launch is attracting new customers for Revio.
- Pacific Biosciences expects adjusted operating expenses for 2026 to be lower than 2025's projected $235 million to $240 million, and maintains its goal of achieving cash flow positive status by the end of 2027 through strategic initiatives and OpEx control.
- The Spark Next announcement has significantly strengthened the pipeline for large PopGen studies, with some now considering running 50% or more of their studies with PacBio, compared to 5-10% previously.
- PacBio's long-read sequencing technology demonstrates significant advantages over short-read, with studies showing it can identify 50% more structural variants and 93% of variants not visible with short read, providing a 99.9% whole genome and epigenomic information.
- The upcoming Spark Next chemistry is poised to achieve near cost parity with short-read sequencing, potentially reducing the cost to $300 per genome from $500-$600, which is expected to remove a major barrier and drive market share growth from the current 1-2%.
- Adoption of PacBio's technology is increasing, with 60% of new instrument buyers being new to long-read sequencing. Revio utilization reached 236 in the most recent quarter, and new chemistry is expected to boost this further by enabling more sample types and requiring four-fold less sample volume.
- The Spark Next announcement has significantly strengthened the pipeline for PopGen studies, with larger studies now considering running 50% or more of their projects with PacBio, compared to 5-10% previously, including the Long Life study of 7,800 whole genomes.
- The company aims to achieve cash flow positive by the end of 2027, supported by controlled operating expenses, with 2025 OpEx guided at $235 million to $240 million and 2026 adjusted OpEx expected to be lower than 2025.
Quarterly earnings call transcripts for PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA.
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