Invitae Reports 106% Annual Revenue Growth Driven by 95% Annual Growth in Volume in Third Quarter 2018

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Invitae Corporation (NYSE: NVTA), one of the fastest growing genetics companies, today announced financial and operating results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018. Based on progress in the quarter, Invitae is raising its volume guidance from more than 275,000 samples to more than 285,000 samples and raising its revenue guidance from between $135 and $140 million to between $140 and $145 million in 2018.

"We have had another strong quarter of growth and execution, building momentum among our expanding base of customers," said Sean George, co-founder and chief executive officer of Invitae. "In addition to the volume and revenue growth, we achieved our goal of reducing cash burn by nearly 50% from the first quarter of this year. With access to more than $250 million in capital, we are well positioned to continue to grow the business as we emerge as a leading provider and partner of choice in genetics."

Third Quarter 2018 Results

    --  Accessioned approximately 78,000 samples in the third quarter of 2018,
        representing a 95% increase over the 40,000 samples in the third quarter
        of 2017
    --  Generated revenue of $37.4 million in the third quarter of 2018,
        representing a 106% increase over the third quarter of 2017 revenue of
        $18.1 million
    --  Reduced the average cost per sample to approximately $260 in the third
        quarter of 2018, representing a 21% reduction from an approximate $330
        average cost per sample in the third quarter of 2017
    --  Achieved positive gross profit of $16.9 million in the third quarter of
        2018 compared to nearly $5.0 million gross profit in the third quarter
        of 2017

Total operating expenses for the third quarter of 2018, excluding cost of goods sold, were $47.0 million compared to $35.9 million in the third quarter of 2017. For the third quarter of 2018, Invitae reported a net loss of $31.7 million, or a $0.45 loss per share, compared to a net loss of $27.4 million in the third quarter of 2017, or a $0.57 loss per share.

At September 30, 2018, cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and marketable securities totaled $134.6 million. Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash for the quarter was $52.6 million, with cash burn for the quarter at $18.4 million.

Corporate & Scientific Highlights

    --  Closed equity financing of $59.0 million in net proceeds in the quarter
    --  Subsequent to the quarter close, we entered into new financing
        arrangements for up to $200 million in debt and $5 million in equity
        from funds managed by Oberland Capital
    --  Notified of agreement to receive payments from Medicare for Lynch
        syndrome analysis (CPT code 81436)
    --  Continued growing our biopharma and patient advocacy network with the
        expansion of the company's partnership with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals to
        provide genetic testing at no cost to patients through the Alnylam
        Act(®) program for individuals who may carry gene mutations associated
        with primary hyperoxaluria, an ultra-rare genetic disorder affecting the
        kidneys that most often presents in childhood
    --  Presented findings at annual American Society of Human Genetics meeting,
        showing proactive genetic testing identifies medically significant
        findings for 16.5% of healthy individuals, adding to a growing body of
        evidence showing expanding clinical genetic testing to people without
        identified risks could be beneficial
    --  Announced the appointment of Chitra Nayak to the company's Board of
        Directors, noting her considerable track record of helping companies
        achieve transformational growth to scale and innovate globally

Webcast and Conference Call Details
Management will host a conference call and webcast today at 4:30 p.m. Eastern / 1:30 p.m. Pacific to discuss financial results and recent developments. The dial-in numbers for the conference call are (866) 393-4306 for domestic callers and (734) 385-2616 for international callers, and the reservation number for both is 9887569. Following prepared remarks, management will respond to questions from investors and analysts, subject to time limitations.

The live webcast of the call may be accessed by visiting the investors section of the company's website at ir.invitae.com. A replay of the webcast will be available shortly after the conclusion of the call and will be archived on the company's website.

About Invitae
Invitae Corporation (NYSE: NVTA) is a genetics company whose mission is to bring comprehensive genetic information into mainstream medicine to improve healthcare for billions of people. Invitae's goal is to aggregate most of the world's genetic tests into a single service with higher quality, faster turnaround time and lower prices.

Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements relating to the company's future financial performance and estimated guidance for 2018; and the company's belief that it is building momentum with its expanding base of customers, and that it is well positioned to continue to grow the business as it emerges as a leading provider and partner of choice in genetics. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, and reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the company's actual 2018 results; the company's history of losses; the company's ability to compete; the company's failure to manage growth effectively; the company's need to scale its infrastructure in advance of demand for its tests and to increase demand for its tests; the risk that the company may not obtain or maintain sufficient levels of reimbursement for its tests; the company's failure to successfully integrate or fully realize the anticipated benefits of acquired businesses; the company's ability to use rapidly changing genetic data to interpret test results accurately and consistently; security breaches, loss of data and other disruptions; laws and regulations applicable to the company's business; and the other risks set forth in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the risks set forth in the company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2018. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof, and Invitae Corporation disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement Invitae's consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP), the company monitors and considers cash burn, which is a non-GAAP financial measure. This non-GAAP financial measure is not based on any standardized methodology prescribed by GAAP and is not necessarily comparable to similarly-titled measures presented by other companies. Cash burn excludes (1) changes in marketable securities other than investments made in privately held companies, (2) cash received from equity financings, (3) cash received from loan proceeds, and (4) cash received from exercises of acquisition-related warrants. Management believes cash burn is a liquidity measure that provides useful information to management and investors about the amount of cash consumed by the operations of the business. A limitation of using this non-GAAP measure is that cash burn does not represent the total change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash for the period because it excludes cash provided by or used for other operating, investing or financing activities. Management accounts for this limitation by providing information about its operating, investing and financing activities in the statements of cash flows in its consolidated financial statements in its most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Annual Report on Form 10-K and by presenting net cash provided by (used in) operating, investing and financing activities as well as the net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash in its reconciliation of cash burn. In addition, other companies, including companies in the same industry, may not use cash burn, may calculate cash burn in a different manner than management or may use other financial measures to evaluate their performance, all of which could reduce the usefulness of cash burn as a comparative measure.

Because of these limitations, cash burn should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash to cash burn provided in the table below.


                                
           
              INVITAE CORPORATION




                  
            
             Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations


                 
            
             (In thousands, except share and per share amounts)


                                
           
              (Unaudited)




                                                          Three Months Ended                              Nine Months Ended


                                                          September 30,                              September 30,

                                                                                                 ---

                                              2018                      2017                  2018                                  2017

                                                                                                                                  ---


     Revenue:



     Test revenue                         $36,611                   $17,310              $100,014                               $40,597



     Other revenue                            755                       838                 2,329                                 2,225



     Total revenue                         37,366                    18,148               102,343                                42,822



     Costs and operating expenses:


      Cost of test revenue                  20,441                    13,274                58,964                                33,093


      Research and
       development                          15,776                    11,502                46,926                                32,864


      Selling and marketing                 17,591                    13,246                55,222                                37,338


      General and
       administrative                       13,668                    11,102                37,884                                25,915

                                                                                                                                  ---

      Total costs and
       operating expenses                   67,476                    49,124               198,996                               129,210

                                                                                                                                  ---

      Loss from operations                (30,110)                 (30,976)             (96,653)                             (86,388)


      Other income (expense),
       net                                     231                      (56)                2,066                                 (596)


      Interest expense                     (1,844)                  (1,128)              (4,927)                              (2,517)


      Net loss before taxes               (31,723)                 (32,160)             (99,514)                             (89,501)


      Income tax benefit                                            (4,758)                                                   (6,614)



     Net loss                           $(31,723)                $(27,402)            $(99,514)                            $(82,887)



      Net loss per share,
       basic and diluted                   $(0.45)                  $(0.57)              $(1.56)                              $(1.86)



      Shares used in
       computing net loss per
       share, basic and
       diluted                          70,152,804                48,221,896            63,935,336                            44,639,416

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                INVITAE CORPORATION




                                                        
       
         Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets


                                                            
       
                (In thousands)




                                                                                 
              
               September 30, 
     
     December 31,


                                                                                                                 2018              2017



                                                                                  
              
               (Unaudited)



     
                Assets



     Current assets:



     Cash and cash equivalents                                                                              $101,419           $12,053



     Marketable securities                                                                                    27,760            52,607



     Accounts receivable                                                                                      25,488            10,422



     Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                                                12,659            11,599




     Total current assets                                                                                    167,326            86,681



     Property and equipment, net                                                                              29,287            30,341



     Restricted cash                                                                                           5,006             5,406



     Marketable securities, non-current                                                                          367             5,983



     Intangible assets, net                                                                                   31,725            35,516



     Goodwill                                                                                                 47,233            46,575



     Other assets                                                                                              3,456               576




     Total assets                                                                                           $284,400          $211,078

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                Liabilities and stockholders' equity



     Current liabilities:



     Accounts payable                                                                                         $8,044            $8,606



     Accrued liabilities                                                                                      24,821            22,742



     Capital lease obligation, current portion                                                                 1,857             2,039



     Debt, current portion                                                                                     8,135                 -



     Total current liabilities                                                                                42,857            33,387



     Capital lease obligation, net of current portion                                                          1,923             3,373



     Debt, net of current portion                                                                             50,354            39,084



     Other long-term liabilities                                                                               9,871            13,440




     Total liabilities                                                                                       105,005            89,284




     Stockholders' equity:



     Common stock                                                                                                  7                 5



     Accumulated other comprehensive loss                                                                       (46)            (171)



     Additional paid-in capital                                                                              666,305           520,558



     Accumulated deficit                                                                                   (486,871)        (398,598)




     Total stockholders' equity                                                                              179,395           121,794




     Total liabilities and stockholders' equity                                                             $284,400          $211,078

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               The condensed consolidated
                balance sheet at December 31,
                2017 has been derived from the
                audited consolidated financial
                statements at that date
                included in the company's
                annual report on Form 10-K for
                the year ended December 31,
                2017.


                               
              
                INVITAE CORPORATION




                 
              
                Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows


                                 
              
                (In thousands)


                                   
              
                (Unaudited)




                                                                                                   Nine Months Ended September 30,



                                                                                              2018                   2017

                                                                                                                     ---


     
                Cash flows from operating activities:



     Net loss                                                                           $(99,514)             $(82,887)


      Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:



     Depreciation and amortization                                                         10,268                  5,876



     Stock-based compensation                                                              15,711                 14,387


      Amortization of debt issuance costs                                                      681                    326


      Amortization of premium on marketable
       securities                                                                                9                    108



     Impairment losses                                                                      1,883



     Loss on disposal of assets                                                                                     268


      Loss on sales of available-for-sale
       securities                                                                               24


      Remeasurements of liabilities associated
       with business combinations                                                              593                    556



     Benefit from income taxes                                                                                  (6,614)


      Changes in operating assets and liabilities net of effects of business
       combination:



     Accounts receivable                                                                  (4,483)               (1,801)


      Prepaid expenses and other current
       assets                                                                              (1,060)                 1,761



     Other assets                                                                           (555)                  (45)



     Accounts payable                                                                     (1,226)                 1,278


      Accrued expenses and other liabilities                                                   922                     61


      Net cash used in operating activities                                               (76,747)              (66,726)

                                                                                                                     ---




     
                Cash flows from investing activities:


      Purchases of marketable securities                                                   (1,575)              (94,563)


      Proceeds from sales of marketable
       securities                                                                           19,965


      Proceeds from maturities of marketable
       securities                                                                           10,957                 52,918


      Acquisition of businesses, acquired cash                                                                     1,489


      Purchases of property and equipment                                                  (4,258)               (4,115)



     Other                                                                                  (500)


      Net cash provided by (used in) in
       investing activities                                                                 24,589               (44,271)

                                                                                                                     ---




     
                Cash flows from financing activities:


      Proceeds from public offerings of common
       stock, net of issuance costs                                                        112,480


      Proceeds from issuance of common stock                                                10,732                 71,687


      Proceeds from loan and security
       agreement                                                                            19,544                 39,661



     Loan payments                                                                                             (30,457)


      Capital lease principal payments                                                     (1,632)               (2,153)


      Net cash provided by financing
       activities                                                                          141,124                 78,738

                                                                                                                     ---



                   Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash
                    equivalents and restricted cash                                         88,966               (32,259)


                   Cash, cash equivalents and restricted
                    cash at beginning of period                                             17,459                 71,522

                                                                                                                     ---

                   Cash, cash equivalents and restricted
                    cash at end of period                                                 $106,425                $39,263

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                INVITAE CORPORATION




                                               
     
         Reconciliation of Net Increase in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash to Cash Burn


                                                                     
              
                (in thousands)


                                                                   
              
                (Unaudited)




                                                    
        
                Three Months Ended



                                                  
       
                March 31, 2018                                        June 30, 2018           
     
     September 30, 2018

                                                                                                                                                                         ---

      Net cash used in operating activities                              $(32,902)                                           $(25,765)                             $(18,080)


      Net cash provided by (used in) investing
       activities                                                           19,947                                              (1,888)                                 6,530


      Net cash provided by financing activities                             19,345                                               57,679                                 64,100



      Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and
       restricted cash                                                       6,390                                               30,026                                 52,550



     Adjustments:



     Purchases of investments                                               (225)                                               (675)                                 (675)



     Sales of investments                                                (19,965)                                                                                         -



     Maturities of investments                                            (2,078)                                                                                   (8,879)


      Purchases of investments in privately held
       companies                                                               225                                                  675                                    675


      Proceeds from public offering of common
       stock, net of issuance costs                                              -                                            (53,480)                              (59,000)


      Proceeds from loan and security agreement                           (19,792)                                                  11                                    237


      Proceeds from exercises of acquisition-
       related warrants                                                      (191)                                             (3,083)                               (3,277)



     Cash burn                                                          $(35,636)                                           $(26,526)                             $(18,369)

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Contact:
Laura D'Angelo
ir@invitae.com
(628) 213-3369

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