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Standard Biotool · Q4 2020 earnings

Q4 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Revenue increased, driven by microfluidics and mass cytometry, and the company navigated a volatile operating environment.

Fluidigm Corporation reported a 38% increase in fourth-quarter revenue to $44.6 million, driven by microfluidics and mass cytometry performance. The company delivered record-breaking full-year revenue and made progress in molecular diagnostics and immune research strategies.

  • Fourth quarter revenue was the highest in the company’s history.
  • Microfluidics showed exceptional performance.
  • Mass cytometry saw sequential improvement.
  • Demand for saliva-based COVID-19 tests was notable.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$44.6M

Previous: $32.4M+37.5%
EPS (adj)

-$0.13

Previous: -$0.03-333.3%
Capital Expenditures

$10.7M

Previous: $500K+2041.4%
Free Cash Flow

-$14.4M

Previous: -$6.02M-139.9%
Net Income

-$16.9M

Previous: -$12.7M-33.2%
Operating Income

-$16.9M

Previous: -$9.18M-84.1%
Gross Profit

$22.1M

Previous: $17.9M+23.7%
Cash & Equivalents

$69.5M

Previous: $21.6M+221.8%
Total Assets

$325M

Previous: $265M+22.6%
Stock-Based Comp

$4.09M

Previous: $3.1M+32.0%

Revenue & EPS history

Standard Biotool · Revenue · Quarterly

$44.6M

Q4 2020+37.5%vs Q4 2019
Beat estimate in 10 of 16 quarters(63%)
ActualEstimate

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2020

Historical avgQ4 2020

-2.7%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.8%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.6%

Avg return

30 days after

42%

19 / 45 earnings

Positive

+44.5%

Q3 2015

Best reaction

-51.0%

Q3 2019

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-1.0%+1.0%+16.3%
Q4 2025+2.6%-4.3%-21.7%
Q3 2025-2.6%+0.0%+26.1%
Q1 2025-3.9%+9.4%+0.0%
Q4 2024-10.3%-9.4%-2.6%
Q3 2024+12.0%+5.7%-13.7%
Q2 2024-38.8%-31.5%-8.2%
Q1 2024+1.7%+4.6%-2.1%
Q4 2023-3.8%+10.3%+15.8%
Q3 2023-6.9%+6.9%+15.2%
Q2 2023+6.7%+20.0%+20.8%
Q1 2023+9.1%+7.3%+33.9%
Q4 2022+0.0%-0.5%+3.3%
Q3 2022-7.9%+32.7%+29.7%
Q2 2022-11.1%-6.9%-22.8%
Q1 2022-5.8%-21.4%-37.1%
Q4 2021+3.1%-1.4%+8.0%
Q3 2021-5.1%+0.8%-8.2%
Q2 2021-7.0%-0.7%+4.7%
Q1 2021+5.1%+12.5%+12.1%
Q4 2020-19.8%-20.5%-35.2%
Q3 2020+13.5%-18.2%-7.7%
Q2 2020+2.6%+0.1%-17.3%
Q1 2020+15.9%+31.9%+0.0%
Q4 2019-0.3%-3.7%-30.6%
Q3 2019-51.0%-54.5%-51.0%
Q2 2019-31.5%-40.0%-52.5%
Q1 2019-10.4%-13.2%-1.4%
Q4 2018+10.4%+17.5%+37.4%
Q3 2018+2.1%+1.7%+13.9%
Q2 2018+7.0%+8.4%+26.1%
Q1 2018-2.2%-7.1%-5.3%
Q4 2017+13.4%+30.3%+17.8%
Q3 2017+1.8%-7.4%+4.7%
Q2 2017-3.1%-4.9%+44.9%
Q1 2017+17.3%+16.1%-3.6%
Q4 2016-1.6%+0.3%-18.1%
Q3 2016-1.8%+11.1%+48.8%
Q2 2016-12.2%-13.4%-15.8%
Q1 2016+5.4%
Q4 2015+0.0%
Q3 2015+44.5%
Q2 2015-35.8%
Q1 2015-26.4%
Q4 2014+2.2%

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