NYSE$BIO

Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc · Q1 2023 earnings

Q1 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Bio-Rad's financial performance decreased due to decline in COVID-related sales but was encouraged by strength of core business.

Bio-Rad Laboratories reported a decrease in first-quarter 2023 net sales by 3.3% compared to the same period in 2022, with COVID-related sales significantly impacting the results. Excluding COVID-related sales, revenue increased by 6.1% on a currency neutral basis. The company is updating its financial outlook for full-year 2023 and full-year 2025.

  • First-quarter net sales were $676.8 million, a 3.3 percent decrease compared to $700.1 million in 2022.
  • Excluding COVID-related sales, revenue increased 6.1 percent on a currency neutral basis.
  • Life Science segment net sales decreased by 6.8 percent, but grew 9.6 percent excluding COVID-related sales.
  • Clinical Diagnostics segment net sales were essentially flat compared to the same period in 2022, with a 2.8 percent increase on a currency-neutral basis.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$677M

Previous: $700M-3.3%
EPS (adj)

$3.34

Previous: $4.94-32.4%
Gross Margin

53.5%

Previous: 57.6%-7.1%
Operating Margin

9.1%

Previous: 20.5%-55.6%
Capital Expenditures

-$35.7M

Previous: -$28.9M-23.6%
Free Cash Flow

$33.2M

Previous: -$3.4B+101.0%
Net Income

$69M

Previous: -$3.37B+102.0%
Operating Income

$61.9M

Previous: $143M-56.8%
Gross Profit

$362M

Previous: $404M-10.2%
Cash & Equivalents

$464M

Previous: $802M-42.2%
Total Assets

$13.7B

Previous: $14.4B-4.9%
Stock-Based Comp

$16.6M

Previous: $13.5M+23.0%

Revenue & EPS history

Bio-Rad · Revenue · Quarterly

$677M

Q1 2023-3.3%vs Q1 2022
Beat estimate in 6 of 15 quarters(40%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Bio-Rad · $676M total across 2 segments · Q1 2023

  • Clinical Diagnostics Group
    $352M+0.1%
  • Life Science Group
    $324M-6.8%

Forward guidance

Bio-Rad is updating its financial outlook for full-year 2023. The company currently anticipates non-GAAP currency-neutral revenue growth of approximately 4.5 percent in 2023 compared to its previous estimate of 6.0 to 7.0 percent and an estimated non-GAAP operating margin of approximately 17.5 percent versus the company’s prior estimate of approximately 19.5 percent.

Tailwinds

  • Anticipates non-GAAP currency-neutral revenue growth of approximately 4.5 percent in 2023.
  • Estimates non-GAAP operating margin of approximately 17.5 percent.
  • Targets a currency-neutral, compounded annual average core revenue growth rate of approximately 8.0 percent between 2021 and 2025.
  • Aims for an adjusted EBITDA margin of approximately 26.0 percent in 2025.
  • Excluding COVID-related sales, Bio-Rad estimates full-year 2023 non-GAAP currency-neutral revenue growth to be approximately 8.5 percent.

Headwinds

  • Lingering effects of supply chain challenges continued to impact operations during the quarter.
  • The company is updating its financial outlook for full-year 2023.
  • The company currently anticipates non-GAAP currency-neutral revenue growth of approximately 4.5 percent in 2023 compared to its previous estimate of 6.0 to 7.0 percent
  • An estimated non-GAAP operating margin of approximately 17.5 percent versus the company’s prior estimate of approximately 19.5 percent.
  • Company now targets a currency-neutral, compounded annual average core revenue growth rate of approximately 8.0 percent between 2021 and 2025 versus its previous target of approximately 8.9 percent and an adjusted EBITDA margin of approximately 26.0 percent in 2025 compared to the company’s previous target of approximately 28.0 percent.

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 Q1 2023

Historical avgQ1 2023

+0.9%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.8%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.3%

Avg return

30 days after

54%

37 / 68 earnings

Positive

+20.0%

Q3 2017

Best reaction

-16.9%

Q1 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-8.6%-7.5%+11.3%
Q4 2025-12.3%-7.4%-10.1%
Q3 2025-4.7%-2.7%+1.7%
Q1 2025-1.9%-3.3%-5.6%
Q4 2024-9.5%-7.4%-16.9%
Q3 2024+8.0%+11.2%+2.7%
Q2 2024-0.7%-3.4%-0.3%
Q1 2024-4.9%+0.0%+2.5%
Q4 2023+3.8%+4.8%+1.7%
Q3 2023-6.7%-5.1%+7.3%
Q2 2023-0.9%-0.2%-2.3%
Q1 2023-16.9%-20.9%-19.7%
Q4 2022+4.9%+1.7%+2.0%
Q3 2022-10.1%-9.1%+2.5%
Q2 2022+3.0%+0.2%-9.4%
Q1 2022+2.2%-0.0%+9.2%
Q4 2021-1.2%-3.1%-16.8%
Q3 2021+3.9%+1.9%-1.9%
Q2 2021+4.7%+5.6%+12.2%
Q1 2021-2.9%-7.8%-7.2%
Q4 2020+4.8%+2.8%-11.4%
Q3 2020+4.8%+7.5%-4.4%
Q2 2020-1.1%-0.7%-6.0%
Q1 2020+3.9%+6.2%+2.1%
Q4 2019+7.5%+8.5%-7.4%
Q3 2019+2.3%+1.1%+7.2%
Q2 2019+6.7%+1.9%+7.2%
Q1 2019+3.9%-0.5%-2.6%
Q4 2018+15.8%+14.0%+11.6%
Q3 2018-1.1%+2.2%+0.6%
Q2 2018+0.3%+1.4%+0.4%
Q1 2018+8.3%+11.9%+16.6%
Q4 2017+4.7%+2.0%-3.0%
Q3 2017+20.0%+20.4%+23.4%
Q2 2017-4.7%-7.4%-8.2%
Q1 2017-0.8%+1.4%+3.8%
Q4 2016+0.1%+1.5%+4.6%
Q3 2016+4.8%+4.2%+10.4%
Q2 2016+6.1%+5.2%+3.5%
Q1 2016-0.5%
Q4 2015+4.8%
Q3 2015-0.6%
Q2 2015-0.2%
Q1 2015+4.3%
Q4 2014+7.8%
Q3 2014-1.9%
Q2 2014+5.0%
Q1 2014-3.2%
Q4 2013-1.6%
Q3 2013-0.9%
Q2 2013-2.5%
Q1 2013-1.0%
Q4 2012+5.3%
Q3 2012+0.3%
Q2 2012+7.3%
Q1 2012-2.1%
Q4 2011-0.4%
Q2 2011-0.4%
Q3 2011+2.2%
Q1 2011+1.0%
Q1 2010+1.0%
Q4 2008-1.3%
Q4 2010-1.3%
Q3 2010+0.4%
Q3 2009+0.4%
Q4 2009+0.3%
Q2 2009+0.3%
Q2 2010+0.3%

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