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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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): May 4, 2023

VERACYTE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-36156
20-5455398
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
Commission File Number
(IRS Employer Identification
No.)
6000 Shoreline Court, Suite 300, South San Francisco, California
94080
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 243-6300
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 $0.001 per share
VCYT
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 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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 May 4, 2023, Veracyte, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2023. The full text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No.Description
99.1
104Cover 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.

Dated:
May 4, 2023
VERACYTE, INC.
By:
/s/ Rebecca Chambers
Name:
Rebecca Chambers
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
Principal Financial Officer


Document

Exhibit 99.1

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Veracyte Announces First Quarter 2023 Financial Results

Grew Total Revenue to $82.4 million, an Increase of 22%

Conference Call and Webcast Today at 4:30 p.m. ET



SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 4, 2023 --- Veracyte, Inc. (Nasdaq: VCYT) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023.

“We had an excellent first quarter, as many areas of our business greatly exceeded our expectations. Not only did we deliver strong Afirma and Decipher growth, we also demonstrated continued financial discipline and outstanding execution, which resulted in a meaningfully higher cash balance than we had projected,” said Marc Stapley, Veracyte’s chief executive officer. “In addition, we further enhanced our Afirma test, as well as augmented the clinical evidence in support of adoption and reimbursement of our products, ultimately helping to advance our vision of transforming cancer care for patients all over the world.”

Key Business Highlights
Increased first quarter total revenue by 22% to $82.4 million, compared to the first quarter of 2022.
Grew total test volume to 28,788, an increase of 24% compared to the first quarter of 2022.
Enhanced our Afirma offering with the addition of TERT promoter mutation testing to help further guide treatment decisions for patients with suspected or diagnosed thyroid cancer.
Secured four new payer contracts for Afirma GSC, making the test an in-network benefit for over four million additional health plan enrollees.
Presented 17 abstracts for our diagnostic tests and biopharmaceutical offerings at major medical and research conferences.
Published multiple papers that demonstrate the clinical utility of our Decipher Prostate Genomic Classifier and advance the science around prostate cancer.
Published our inaugural Environmental, Social and Governance report.
Ended the first quarter with cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $177.9 million, roughly flat to $178.9 million at the end of 2022.

First Quarter 2023 Financial Results 
Total revenue for the first quarter of 2023 was $82.4 million, an increase of 22% compared to $67.8 million in the first quarter of 2022. Testing revenue was $72.4 million, an increase of 29% compared to $56.0 million in the first quarter of 2022 driven primarily by the strong performance of our Decipher Prostate and Afirma tests. Product revenue was $3.9 million, an increase of 31% compared to $3.0 million in the first quarter of 2022. Biopharmaceutical and other revenue was $6.1 million, a decrease of 30% compared to $8.8 million in the first quarter of 2022.

Total gross margin for the first quarter of 2023, including the amortization of acquired intangible assets, was 62%, compared to 58% in the first quarter of 2022. Non-GAAP gross margin, excluding the amortization of acquired intangible assets and other acquisition related expenses was 68%, compared to 65% in the first quarter of 2022.

Operating expenses, excluding cost of revenue, were $61.9 million, an increase of 14% compared to the first quarter of 2022. Non-GAAP operating expenses, excluding cost of revenue, amortization of acquired intangible assets, other acquisition related expenses and other restructuring costs, were $58.1 million compared to $49.1 million in the first quarter of 2022.




Net loss for the first quarter of 2023 was $8.1 million, an improvement of 44% compared to the first quarter of 2022. Basic and diluted net loss per common share was $0.11, an improvement of 45% compared to the first quarter of 2022. Net cash used by operating activities in the first three months of 2023 was $2.2 million, an improvement of $6.7 million compared to the same period in 2022.

A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures has been provided in the tables included in this press release. An explanation of these measures is also included below under the heading "Note Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures."


2023 Financial Outlook
The company is raising full-year 2023 total revenue guidance to $330 million to $340 million, representing year-over-year growth of 11% to 15%, and an improvement compared to prior guidance of $325 million to $335 million. Further, the updated outlook reflects testing revenue year-over-year growth of mid-to-high teens.


Conference Call and Webcast Details
Veracyte will host a conference call and webcast today at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the company's financial results and provide a general business update. The conference call will be webcast live from the company’s website and will be available via the following link: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/8zw3rvgu. The webcast should be accessed 10 minutes prior to the conference call start time. A replay of the webcast will be available for one year following the conclusion of the live broadcast and will be accessible on the company’s website at https://investor.veracyte.com/events-presentations.

The conference call dial-in can be accessed by registering at the following link: https://register.vevent.com/register/BI87218b059133453fb9c7e07391fd40e3


About Veracyte
Veracyte (Nasdaq: VCYT) is a global diagnostics company whose vision is to transform cancer care for patients all over the world. We empower clinicians with the high-value insights they need to guide and assure patients at pivotal moments in the race to diagnose and treat cancer. Our high-performing tests enable clinicians to make more confident diagnostic, prognostic and treatment decisions for some of the most challenging diseases such as thyroid, prostate, breast, bladder and lung cancers, as well as interstitial lung diseases. We help patients avoid unnecessary procedures and speed time to diagnosis and appropriate treatment. In addition to making our tests available in the U.S. through our central laboratories, we also aim to deliver our tests to patients worldwide through a distributed model to laboratories that can perform them locally. For more information, please visit www.veracyte.com and follow the company on Twitter (@veracyte). 


Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, our statements related to our expected total revenue and other financial and operating results for 2023 and our plans, objectives, expectations (financial and otherwise) or intentions with respect to our tests and products, including our biopharma atlas, for use in diagnosing and treating diseases, Medicare coverage, and our commercial organization. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as: “appears,” "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "expect," "believe," "should," "may," "will," “positioned,” “designed” and similar references to future periods. Actual results may differ materially from those projected or suggested in any forward-looking statements. These statements involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from our predictions, and include, but are not limited to: our ability to launch, commercialize and receive reimbursement for our products; to demonstrate the validity and utility of our genomic tests and biopharma offerings; to continue to integrate and expand the HalioDx and Decipher businesses and execute on our business plans; to continue to scale our global operations and enhance our internal control environment; the impact of the war in Ukraine on European economies and energy supply, as well as our facilities in France; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its variants on our business and general economic conditions; the impact of foreign currency fluctuations, increasing interest rates, inflation, and turmoil in the global banking and finance system; and the performance and utility of our tests in the clinical environment. Additional factors that may impact these forward-looking statements can be found under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 1, 2023, and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2023 to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of these documents, when available, may be found in the Investors section of our website at www.investor.veracyte.com. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof and, except as



required by law, we specifically disclaim any obligation to update these forward-looking statements or reasons why actual results might differ, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Veracyte, the Veracyte logo, Decipher, Afirma, Percepta, Envisia, Prosigna, Lymphmark, TMExplore, Brightplex, Immunosign, “Know by Design” and “More about You” are registered trademarks of Veracyte, Inc. and its subsidiaries in the U.S. and selected countries. Immunoscore IC® is a trademark of Veracyte SAS registered in France. Immunoscore is a registered trademark of Inserm used by Veracyte under license. nCounter is the registered trademark of NanoString Technologies used by Veracyte under license.


Note Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to the financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), this press release and the accompanying tables contain, and reference certain non‐GAAP results including non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses, and non-GAAP loss from operations. These measures are not meant to be considered superior to or a substitute for financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, and investors are cautioned that there are material limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures as an analytical tool.

We use non-GAAP measures to internally evaluate and analyze financial results. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with useful supplemental information about the financial performance of our business, enable comparison of financial results between periods where certain items may vary independent of business performance, and enable comparison of our financial results with other public companies, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures. However, the non-GAAP measures we present may be different from those used by other companies.

We exclude amortization of acquired intangible assets, acquisition-related expenses relating to our acquisitions of Decipher Biosciences and HalioDx and certain costs related to restructuring from certain of our non-GAAP measures. Management has excluded the effects of these items in non-GAAP measures to help investors gain a better understanding of the core operating results and future prospects of the company, consistent with how management measures and forecasts the company's performance, especially when comparing such results to previous periods or forecasts. The company encourages investors to carefully consider its results under GAAP, as well as its supplemental non‐GAAP information and the reconciliation between these presentations, to more fully understand its business.

Reconciliations between our GAAP results and non‐GAAP financial measures are presented in the tables of this release.






VERACYTE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands of dollars, except share and per share amounts)
Three Months Ended March 31,
20232022
Revenues:
Testing revenue$72,396 $55,980 
Product revenue3,892 2,979 
Biopharmaceutical and other revenue6,134 8,824 
Total revenue82,422 67,783 
Operating expenses (1):
Cost of testing revenue19,648 17,523 
Cost of product revenue2,162 1,575 
Cost of biopharmaceutical and other revenue4,419 4,615 
Research and development12,769 9,166 
Selling and marketing26,130 23,754 
General and administrative22,463 20,912 
Intangible asset amortization5,329 5,486 
Total operating expenses92,920 83,031 
Loss from operations(10,498)(15,248)
Other income, net2,407 784 
Loss before income taxes(8,091)(14,464)
Income tax benefit— (3)
Net loss$(8,091)$(14,461)
Net loss per common share, basic and diluted$(0.11)$(0.20)
Shares used to compute net loss per common share, basic and diluted72,175,457 71,229,672 

1. Cost of revenue, research and development, sales and marketing and general and administrative expenses include the following stock-based compensation related expenses:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20232022
Cost of revenue $386 $271 
Research and development1,256 1,656 
Selling and marketing2,112 1,046 
General and administrative4,347 3,882 
Total stock-based compensation expense$8,101 $6,855 



VERACYTE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31,
20232022
Net loss$(8,091)$(14,461)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Change in currency translation adjustments4,480 (5,598)
Net comprehensive loss$(3,611)$(20,059)



VERACYTE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)
March 31,December 31,
20232022
(Unaudited)(See Note 1)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$177,890 $154,247 
Short-term investments— 24,605 
Accounts receivable45,489 44,021 
Supplies and inventory13,306 14,294 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets14,818 11,469 
Total current assets
251,503 248,636 
Property, plant and equipment, net18,072 17,702 
Right-of-use assets, operating leases11,308 13,160 
Intangible assets, net170,226 174,866 
Goodwill699,718 695,891 
Restricted cash749 749 
Other assets5,543 5,418 
Total assets$1,157,119 $1,156,422 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$15,655 $11,911 
Accrued liabilities30,641 37,774 
Current portion of deferred revenue2,194 2,613 
Current portion of acquisition-related contingent consideration3,300 6,060 
Current portion of operating lease liabilities4,076 4,070 
Current portion of other liabilities127 186 
Total current liabilities
55,993 62,614 
Deferred tax liabilities4,594 4,531 
Acquisition-related contingent consideration, net of current portion4,773 2,498 
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion9,709 10,648 
Other liabilities791 931 
Total liabilities
75,860 81,222 
Total stockholders’ equity1,081,259 1,075,200 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$1,157,119 $1,156,422 
1. The condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2022 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date included in the Company's Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission dated March 1, 2023.




VERACYTE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(in thousands of dollars)
Three Months Ended March 31,
20232022
Operating activities
Net loss$(8,091)$(14,461)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization6,670 6,556 
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment121 — 
Stock-based compensation7,985 6,645 
Benefit from income taxes— (3)
Interest on end-of-term debt obligation— 53 
Noncash lease expense903 587 
Revaluation of acquisition-related contingent consideration(485)31 
Effect of foreign currency on operations(224)131 
Impairment loss1,410 — 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable(1,302)(3,575)
Supplies and inventory1,055 (1,201)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets(3,064)(2,139)
Other assets(491)451 
Operating lease liabilities(950)(597)
Accounts payable2,012 (960)
Accrued liabilities and deferred revenue(7,721)(390)
Net cash used in operating activities(2,172)(8,872)
Investing activities
Purchase of short-term investments(19,700)— 
Proceeds from sale of short-term investments39,773 — 
Proceeds from maturity of short-term investments5,000 — 
Purchases of property, plant and equipment(993)(2,453)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities24,080 (2,453)
Financing activities
Payment of long-term debt— (100)
Payment of taxes on vested restricted stock units(2,277)(1,447)
Proceeds from the exercise of common stock options and employee stock purchases3,962 3,537 
Net cash provided by financing activities1,685 1,990 
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash23,593 (9,335)
Effect of foreign currency on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash50 (247)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash23,643 (9,582)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period154,996 173,946 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period$178,639 $164,364 





CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH
(Unaudited)
(In thousands of dollars)
March 31,December 31,
20232022
Cash and cash equivalents$177,890 $154,247 
Restricted cash749 749 
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$178,639 $154,996 





Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(Unaudited)
(In thousands of dollars)
Identified Expenses
GAAPAcquisition Related Expenses (1)Intangible Assets Amortization ExpenseOther (4)Total Non-GAAP Measure
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
Total revenue$82,422 $— $— $— $82,422 
Cost of testing revenue19,648 83 — — 19,565 
Cost of product revenue2,162 — — — 2,162 
Cost of biopharmaceutical and other revenue4,419 43 — — 4,376 
Intangible asset amortization (2)4,804 — 4,804 — — 
Gross margin $51,389 126 4,804 — 56,319 
Gross margin %62 %68 %
Research and development12,769 24 — — 12,745 
Selling and marketing26,130 890 — — 25,240 
General and administrative22,463 1,036 — 1,344 20,083 
Intangible asset amortization525 — 525 — — 
Total operating expenses excluding cost of revenue (3)61,887 1,950 525 1,344 58,068 
Loss from operations$(10,498)$2,076 $5,329 $1,344 $(1,749)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
Total revenue$67,783 $— $— $— $67,783 
Cost of testing revenue17,523 53 — — 17,470 
Cost of product revenue1,575 — — — 1,575 
Cost of biopharmaceutical and other revenue4,615 133 — — 4,482 
Intangible asset amortization (2)4,953 — 4,953 — — 
Gross margin $39,117 186 4,953 — 44,256 
Gross margin %58 %65 %
Research and development9,166 642 — — 8,524 
Selling and marketing23,754 1,216 — — 22,538 
General and administrative20,912 2,890 — — 18,022 
Intangible asset amortization533 — 533 — — 
Total operating expenses excluding cost of revenue (3)54,365 4,748 533 — 49,084 
Loss from operations$(15,248)$4,934 $5,486 $— $(4,828)
1. Includes transaction related expenses as well as post-combination compensation expenses. For each of the three months ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2023, adjustments consist primarily of post-combination compensation expenses associated with the acquisition of HalioDx.
2. Includes only amortization of intangible assets identified as developed technology assets through purchase accounting transactions, which otherwise would have been allocated to cost of revenue.
3. Includes only amortization of intangible assets, which otherwise would have been allocated to research and development, selling and marketing or general and administrative expense and excludes the cost of revenue ($26.2 million and $23.7 million) and the amortization of intangible assets which would have been allocated to the cost of revenue ($4.8 million and $5.0 million) for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and for the three months ended March 31, 2022 respectively.
4. Includes $1.3 million expense related to restructuring costs.



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