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T2 Biosystems Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2018 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update
Secured 14 New Instrument Contracts in the Fourth Quarter and 39 total New Instrument Contracts in 2018 that are expected to drive growth in
Recurring Test Revenue
Confirms Guidance of a Doubling of Revenue in 2019; Provides Guidance of Securing 70 80 T2Dx Instruments
LEXINGTON, Mass., March 7, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) T2 Biosystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTOO), a leader in the development and
commercialization of innovative medical diagnostic products for critical unmet needs in healthcare, announced today the operating highlights and financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2018.
Fourth Quarter and Recent Business and Financial Performance Highlights:
Full Year Business and Financial Performance Highlights:
2018 was a year of major achievements
for the Company highlighted by the FDA clearance of the T2Bacteria Panel, which has driven record levels of new interest from hospitals and allowed us to accelerate the growth of our installed base, said John McDonough, president and chief
executive officer. In the fourth quarter we secured a record 14 new system contracts, contributing to 25 secured in the second half of the year, which came in at the top of our expectations. The earliest of these new T2Bacteria Panel customers
have now completed the installation, validation and training processes and are beginning to test patients. Concurrently, we anticipate the body of clinical evidence supporting T2Bacteria Panel will grow this year, along with the sharing of best
practices and experience between hospitals. We expect this steady increase of T2Bacteria Panel activity to drive greater recurring revenue through 2019, and along with growing system contracts, will contribute to achieving our revenue growth
guidance for 2019 and a doubling of revenue again in 2020.
Mr. McDonough added, In 2019 we expect to further expand our market opportunity with the
T2Resistance Panel, which we expect to launch as a research-use only product in the U.S. and anticipate receiving a CE mark for commercial launch in Europe by the end of 2019. On the development front, we plan
to collect data for our pivotal study for the T2Lyme Panel and are encouraged by pre-clinical data that shows the potential to improve patient outcomes.
Additional Financial Results:
Weighted average shares outstanding were 44.1 million for the fourth quarter and 40.6 million for the full year, compared to 35.7 million and
32.1 million in the same periods last year.
The company is providing the following full year 2019 financial guidance:
Management will host a conference call today with the investment community at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the financial results and other business
developments. Interested parties may access the live call via telephone by dialing 1-877-407-9208 (U.S.) or 1-201-493-6784 (International). To listen to the live call via T2 Biosystems website, go to www.t2biosystems.com, in the
Investors/Events & Presentations section. A webcast replay of the call will be available following the conclusion of the call, also in the Investors/Events & Presentations section of the website.
About T2 Biosystems:
T2 Biosystems, a leader in the
development and commercialization of innovative medical diagnostic products for critical unmet needs in healthcare, is dedicated to improving patient care and reducing the cost of care by helping clinicians effectively treat patients faster than
ever before. T2 Biosystems products include the T2Dx Instrument, T2Candida Panel, and T2Bacteria Panel and are powered by the proprietary T2 Magnetic Resonance (T2MR ) technology. T2 Biosystems has an active pipeline of future
products, including products for the detection of additional species and antibiotic resistance markers of sepsis pathogens, and tests for Lyme disease.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this press release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements,
including, without limitation, statements regarding additional patients, timing of testing patients, anticipated product benefits, strategic priorities, product expansion or opportunities, growth expectations or targets, timing
of FDA filings or clearances and anticipated operating expenses, as well as statements that include the words expect, intend, plan , believe , project , forecast ,
estimate, may, should, anticipate, and similar statements of a future or forward looking nature. These forward-looking statements are based on management s current expectations. These statements
are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, (i) any inability to (a) realize anticipated benefits from commitments, contracts or products; (b) successfully execute strategic
priorities; (c) bring products to market; (d) expand product usage or adoption; (e) obtain customer testimonials; (f) accurately predict growth assumptions; (g) realize anticipated revenues; (h) incur expected levels of
operating expenses; or (i) increase the number of high-risk patients at customer facilities; (ii) failure of early data to predict eventual outcomes; (iii) failure to make or obtain anticipated FDA filings or clearances within
expected time frames or at all; or (iv) the factors discussed under Item 1A. Risk Factors in the company s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, filed with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, on March 19, 2018, and other filings the company makes with the SEC from time to time. These and other important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those
indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this press release. Any such forward-looking statements represent management s estimates as of the date of this press release. While the company may elect to update such forward-looking
statements at some point in the future, unless required by law, it disclaims any obligation to do so, even if subsequent events cause its views to change. Thus, no one should assume that the Company s silence over time means that actual events
are bearing out as expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the company s views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.
Gina Kent, Vault Communications
Zack Kubow, W2O Group
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
| Year ended | ||||||||||||
| December 31, | ||||||||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | ||||||||||
| Revenue: | ||||||||||||
| Product revenue | $ | 4,805 | $ | 3,440 | $ | 1,747 | ||||||
| Research revenue | 5,695 | 1,226 | 2,333 | |||||||||
| Total revenue | 10,500 | 4,666 | 4,080 | |||||||||
| Costs and expenses: | ||||||||||||
| Cost of product revenue | 15,404 | 12,028 | 6,872 | |||||||||
| Research and development | 14,489 | 23,733 | 24,009 | |||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 25,697 | 22,757 | 24,077 | |||||||||
| Total costs and expenses | 55,590 | 58,518 | 54,958 | |||||||||
| Loss from operations | (45,090 | ) | (53,852 | ) | (50,878 | ) | ||||||
| Interest expense, net | (6,682 | ) | (8,907 | ) | (4,098 | ) | ||||||
| Other income, net | 619 | 331 | 172 | |||||||||
| Net loss and comprehensive loss | (51,153 | ) | (62,428 | ) | (54,804 | ) | ||||||
| Net loss per share basic and diluted | $ | (1.26 | ) | $ | (1.94 | ) | $ | (2.11 | ) | |||
| Weighted-average number of common shares used in computing net loss per share basic and diluted | 40,558,826 | 32,131,512 | 26,015,751 |
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
| December 31, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 50,805 | $ | 41,799 | ||||
| Accounts receivable | 1,786 | 467 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 1,340 | 708 | ||||||
| Inventories | 2,677 | 1,344 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 56,608 | 44,318 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 7,315 | 10,015 | ||||||
| Restricted cash | 180 | 260 | ||||||
| Other assets | 206 | 268 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 64,309 | $ | 54,861 | ||||
| Liabilities and stockholders equity | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 744 | $ | 648 | ||||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 6,073 | 6,218 | ||||||
| Derivative liability | 2,142 | 2,238 | ||||||
| Notes payable | 42,373 | 40,696 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue | 697 | 1,736 | ||||||
| Current portion of lease incentives | 268 | 246 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 52,297 | 51,782 | ||||||
| Notes payable, net of current portion | 1,008 | |||||||
| Lease incentives, net of current portion | 492 | 731 | ||||||
| Deferred revenue, net of current portion | 133 | |||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
| Stockholders equity: | ||||||||
| Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding | ||||||||
| Common stock, $0.001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 44,175,441 and 35,948,900 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively | 44 | 36 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 328,514 | 267,421 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (317,171 | ) | (266,117 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders equity | 11,387 | 1,340 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | $ | 64,309 | $ | 54,861 |