NASDAQ$MLAB
Mesa Laboratories Inc · Q3 2023 earnings
Q3 2023 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
Mesa Labs' financial performance decreased slightly due to currency and COVID headwinds, but core organic revenue showed growth.
Mesa Labs reported a slight decrease in revenues for Q3 2023, but experienced growth in operating income and non-GAAP adjusted operating income. The company faced headwinds from currency exchange rates and COVID-19 impacts, but saw core organic revenue growth of 4.6%.
- Revenues decreased by 1%, but non-GAAP core organic revenues grew by 4.6%.
- Operating income increased significantly by 235%.
- Non-GAAP adjusted operating income excluding unusual items decreased by 7%.
- Clinical Genomics division was impacted by the closure of Sema4's expanded carrier screening business.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
Mesa Labs · Revenue · Quarterly
$54.3M
Revenue by segment
Mesa Labs · $54.3M total across 4 segments · Q3 2023
- Sterilization and Disinfection Control$16.3M+14.5%30.0%
- Clinical Genomics$15.6M-5.5%28.7%
- Biopharmaceutical Development$11.6M-7.4%21.5%
- Calibration Solutions$10.8M-6.2%19.8%
Forward guidance
Mesa Labs enters the fourth quarter with clear short-term priorities for each division, expecting long-term growth opportunities in the regulated phases of the biopharmaceutical life cycle and the clinical genomics market.
Tailwinds
- Clinical Genomics will be aided by the launch of a hereditary deafness Class 3 IVD panel in China by Guanzhou Darui.
- The panel received Chinese National Medical Products Administration (“NMPA”) approval in early January.
- This is the first Class 3 IVD panel based on our MassArray platform to receive such approval.
- Many more panels are in the pipeline.
- Raw materials availability improvements should enable sequential top line growth in 4Q23.
Headwinds
- New systems orders for both the Clinical Genomics and Biopharmaceutical Development divisions were below expectations for the quarter.
- Improving consistent sale execution in those divisions remains a short-term priority for the company.
- Economic uncertainty in calendar year 2023 requires balancing margins and long-term growth investments.
- The primary gap to our long-term target is the approximate 3.5% headwind from Sema4.
- The quarter was strongly impacted by the previously announced closure of Sema4’s expanded carrier screening, an approximate $8,200 annual headwind that began fully impacting the business in 3Q23.
Historical earnings impact
How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.
Avg. return before/after earnings
Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2023
+0.1%
Avg return
Earnings day
-0.5%
Avg return
5 days after
-0.1%
Avg return
30 days after
55%
35 / 64 earnings
Positive
+26.6%
Q2 2023
Best reaction
-24.9%
Q1 2026
Worst reaction
| Quarter | Report date | Reaction (Day 0) | +5 days | +30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2026 | — | — | — | |
| Q3 2026 | +8.7% | +15.9% | +8.8% | |
| Q2 2026 | +2.1% | +6.7% | +3.7% | |
| Q1 2026 | -24.9% | -16.0% | -15.9% | |
| Q4 2025 | -9.3% | -13.5% | -12.8% | |
| Q3 2025 | +2.5% | +10.3% | +3.2% | |
| Q2 2025 | -11.4% | -16.2% | -7.6% | |
| Q1 2025 | +5.8% | +11.8% | +13.4% | |
| Q4 2024 | +13.3% | +5.5% | -3.4% | |
| Q3 2024 | +2.0% | -0.2% | +18.9% | |
| Q2 2024 | +0.1% | -8.8% | +2.0% | |
| Q1 2024 | +8.0% | +10.3% | +11.4% | |
| Q4 2023 | -2.2% | -7.7% | -11.7% | |
| Q3 2023 | -7.4% | -8.6% | -13.5% | |
| Q2 2023 | +26.6% | +31.2% | +39.1% | |
| Q1 2023 | -5.5% | -10.7% | -23.5% | |
| Q4 2022 | -3.7% | -2.7% | -6.1% | |
| Q3 2022 | -3.9% | -2.0% | -5.8% | |
| Q2 2022 | +4.0% | +1.4% | -0.1% | |
| Q1 2022 | +0.4% | -1.4% | -3.8% | |
| Q4 2021 | +4.7% | +6.4% | +9.6% | |
| Q3 2021 | +0.9% | -0.4% | -5.2% | |
| Q2 2021 | -0.4% | +2.7% | +2.1% | |
| Q1 2021 | +2.0% | -1.5% | -1.4% | |
| Q4 2020 | -5.7% | -6.5% | -18.6% | |
| Q3 2020 | -7.2% | -2.4% | -13.9% | |
| Q2 2020 | -0.2% | -4.7% | +3.3% | |
| Q1 2020 | +6.6% | +7.0% | -7.3% | |
| Q4 2019 | -21.1% | -19.3% | -2.3% | |
| Q3 2019 | +0.6% | +3.4% | +2.2% | |
| Q2 2019 | +0.9% | +3.0% | +20.4% | |
| Q1 2019 | -2.7% | -0.3% | +3.5% | |
| Q4 2018 | +16.3% | +15.4% | +31.3% | |
| Q3 2018 | -5.1% | -14.2% | -8.0% | |
| Q2 2018 | -17.2% | -19.7% | -19.7% | |
| Q1 2018 | +5.2% | +1.6% | -2.5% | |
| Q4 2017 | -6.5% | -13.3% | -12.3% | |
| Q3 2017 | +6.4% | +1.4% | +5.2% | |
| Q2 2017 | -1.3% | -0.8% | -1.1% | |
| Q1 2017 | -4.3% | -10.4% | -10.5% | |
| Q4 2016 | +12.7% | +26.5% | +23.1% | |
| Q3 2016 | -4.8% | — | — | |
| Q2 2016 | +1.9% | — | — | |
| Q1 2016 | +13.3% | — | — | |
| Q4 2015 | +2.1% | — | — | |
| Q3 2015 | +0.8% | — | — | |
| Q2 2015 | +10.4% | — | — | |
| Q1 2015 | -2.0% | — | — | |
| Q4 2014 | -4.0% | — | — | |
| Q3 2013 | -0.2% | — | — | |
| Q3 2014 | -0.2% | — | — | |
| Q2 2014 | -0.1% | — | — | |
| Q1 2014 | -3.5% | — | — | |
| Q4 2013 | -0.2% | — | — | |
| Q2 2013 | -1.8% | — | — | |
| Q1 2013 | -0.8% | — | — | |
| Q4 2012 | +2.5% | — | — | |
| Q3 2011 | +1.3% | — | — | |
| Q3 2012 | +1.3% | — | — | |
| Q2 2011 | +1.5% | — | — | |
| Q2 2012 | +1.5% | — | — | |
| Q4 2011 | +0.0% | — | — | |
| Q1 2011 | +0.0% | — | — | |
| Q1 2012 | +0.0% | — | — | |
| Q4 2010 | +0.1% | — | — |
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