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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 7, 2023

Akoya Biosciences, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware

    

001-40344

    

47-5586242

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

100 Campus Drive, 6th Floor
Marlborough, MA

    

01752

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(855) 896-8401

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

    

Trading Symbol

    

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common stock, par value $0.00001 per share

AKYA

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act

Item 2.02    Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 7, 2023, Akoya Biosciences, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial condition and results of operations for the period ended June 30, 2023. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information under Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such filing.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.

    

Description of Exhibits

99.1

Press Release, dated August 7, 2023

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: August 7, 2023

Akoya Biosciences, Inc.

By:

/s/ Brian McKelligon

Brian McKelligon

Chief Executive Officer

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Exhibit 99.1

Akoya Reports Record Revenue in the Second Quarter of 2023 and Reiterates Full Year 2023 Revenue Guidance

August 7, 2023

Q2 2023 revenue $23.5 million, 31% y/y growth

Reiterating FY 2023 revenue guidance range of $95-98 million

MARLBOROUGH, Mass.— Akoya Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKYA) (“Akoya”), The Spatial Biology Company®, today announced its financial results for the second quarter ending June 30, 2023.

“Akoya delivered strong financial performance in the second quarter, highlighted by record revenue and the milestone of the 1,000th publication featuring Akoya platforms, the industry’s largest and fastest growing publications volume,” said Brian McKelligon, Chief Executive Officer, Akoya Biosciences. “With a leading position in spatial biology, consistent commercial and operational execution, and a recent financing to further increase the strength of our balance sheet, Akoya is well positioned to continue to drive long-term growth while moving the business towards profitability.”

Second Quarter 2023 Financial Highlights

Total revenue was $23.5 million in the second quarter of 2023, compared to $17.9 million in the prior year period; an increase of 31%.
Product revenue (which includes instruments, reagents, and software) was $17.1 million in the second quarter of 2023, compared to $14.2 million in the prior year period; an increase of 20%.
oInstrument revenue was $11.3 million, compared to $9.5 million in the prior year period; an increase of 19%.
oReagent revenue was $5.8 million, compared to $4.5 million in the prior year period; an increase of 29%.
Service and other revenue totaled $6.4 million in the second quarter of 2023, compared to $3.7 million in the prior year period; an increase of 73%.
Gross profit was $12.1 million and gross profit margin was 51.5% in the second quarter of 2023, compared to $10.3 million and 57.8% respectively in the prior year period.
oCOGS in the second quarter of 2023 was $11.4 million, compared to $7.6 million in the prior year period.
oCOGS in the second quarter of 2023 includes a non-routine charge of $2.0 million for inventory related to the expiration of materials purchased in prior periods.
$47.8 million in net proceeds from public offering of common stock in the second quarter of 2023.
$93.3 million of cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2023, with $11.3 million in additional debt capacity.

Second Quarter 2023 Business Highlights

72 instruments were sold in the second quarter of 2023: 27 PhenoCyclers, 45 PhenoImagers (which includes Fusion and HT), compared to 60 instruments sold in the prior year period (16 PhenoCyclers, 44 PhenoImagers).
Instrument installed base of 1,064 as of June 30, 2023 (300 PhenoCyclers, 764 PhenoImagers), compared to an installed base of 808 in the prior year period (212 PhenoCyclers, 596 PhenoImagers); an increase of 32%.

oCombined-unit PhenoCycler-Fusion installed base of 159 as of June 30, 2023, compared to 55 in the prior year period.
As of June 30, 2023, there were 988 total publications featuring Akoya’s platforms, 60% growth from 618 total publications in the prior year period; achieved milestone publication volume of 1,000 in July.
Launched the Fusion 2.0 and HT field upgrades with rolling launch of PhenoCode Panels
Adjusted organizational structure to support portfolio prioritization and streamlined cost structure to achieve objective of reaching cash flow breakeven.

YTD 2023 Financial and Business Highlights

Total revenue was $44.9 million YTD as of June 30, 2023, compared to $34.8 million in the prior year period; an increase of 29%.
Product revenue was $32.7 million YTD as of June 30, 2023, compared to $27.5 million in the prior year period; an increase of 19%.
Services and other revenue totaled $12.3 million YTD as of June 30, 2023, compared to $7.3 million in the prior year period; an increase of 68%.
Gross profit was $24.4 million YTD as of June 30, 2023, compared to $20.4 million in the prior year period and gross profit margin was 54.3% YTD as of June 30, 2023, compared to 58.7% in the prior year period.
130 instruments were sold YTD as of June 30, 2023; 46 PhenoCyclers, 84 PhenoImagers, compared to 111 instruments sold in the prior year period; an increase of 17%.

2023 Financial Outlook

The Company, based on its current plans and initiatives, continues to expect full year 2023 revenue in the range of $95-98 million.

Webcast and Conference Call Details

Akoya will host a conference call today, August 7, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss its second quarter 2023 financial results. Investors interested in listening to the conference call are required to register online. A live webcast of the conference call will be available on the “Investors” section of the Company's website at https://investors.akoyabio.com/. The webcast will be archived on the website following the completion of the call for three months.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are based on management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to management. All statements contained in this release other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements, including expectations regarding our ability to market and sell our PhenoCycler and PhenoImager platforms and our other products and services, our ability to increase awareness of spatial biology technology, our ability to execute on our plans and expectations, our research and development efforts and other matters regarding our business strategies, future performance, use of capital, results of operations and financial position and plans and objectives for future operations.

In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the words “may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “project,” “potential,” “continue,” “ongoing” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. These statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements to be materially different from the information expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and other factors are described under "Risk Factors," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and


Results of Operations" and elsewhere in the documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. We caution you that forward-looking statements are based on a combination of facts and factors currently known by us and our projections of the future, about which we cannot be certain. As a result, the forward-looking statements may not prove to be accurate. The forward-looking statements in this press release represent our views as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements for any reason, except as required by law.

About Akoya Biosciences

As The Spatial Biology Company®, Akoya Biosciences’ mission is to bring context to the world of biology and human health through the power of spatial phenotyping. The Company offers comprehensive single-cell imaging solutions that allow researchers to phenotype cells with spatial context and visualize how they organize and interact to influence disease progression and response to therapy. Akoya offers a full continuum of spatial phenotyping solutions to serve the diverse needs of researchers across discovery, translational and clinical research: PhenoCode™ Panels and PhenoCycler®, PhenoImager® Fusion and PhenoImager HT Instruments. To learn more about Akoya, visit www.akoyabio.com.

Investor Contact:

Priyam Shah

Sr. Director, Investor Relations

Akoya Biosciences

investors@akoyabio.com

Media Contact:

Christine Quern

617-650-8497

media@akoyabio.com


AKOYA BIOSCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)

(in thousands)

    

June 30, 2023

    

December 31, 2022

Assets

 

  

 

  

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents

$

93,328

$

74,229

Marketable securities

6,989

Accounts receivable, net

 

12,866

 

9,729

Inventories, net

 

16,131

 

14,486

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

3,845

 

6,764

Total current assets

 

126,170

 

112,197

Property and equipment, net

 

11,139

 

10,174

Demo inventory, net

 

1,546

 

2,084

Intangible assets, net

 

19,125

 

20,048

Goodwill

 

18,262

 

18,262

Operating lease right of use assets, net

9,629

10,785

Financing lease right of use assets, net

1,990

1,490

Other non-current assets

1,018

991

Total assets

$

188,879

$

176,031

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

Current liabilities

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities

$

26,460

$

27,147

Current portion of operating lease liabilities

2,894

3,009

Current portion of financing lease liabilities

822

620

Deferred revenue

 

7,214

 

6,279

Total current liabilities

 

37,390

 

37,055

Deferred revenue, net of current portion

 

2,495

 

2,114

Long-term debt, net

 

63,636

 

63,277

Contingent consideration liability, net of current portion

 

5,051

 

6,039

Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion

7,253

8,203

Financing lease liabilities, net of current portion

1,066

675

Other long-term liabilities

 

87

 

87

Total liabilities

 

116,978

 

117,450

Total stockholders' equity

71,901

58,581

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

188,879

$

176,031


AKOYA BIOSCIENCES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

Three months ended

Six months ended

June 30, 

June 30, 

June 30, 

June 30, 

    

2023

    

2022

    

2023

    

2022

Revenue:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Product revenue

$

17,147

$

14,161

$

32,671

$

27,504

Service and other revenue

 

6,374

 

3,733

 

12,260

 

7,284

Total revenue

 

23,521

 

17,894

 

44,931

 

34,788

Cost of goods sold:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Cost of product revenue

7,788

5,198

13,539

9,278

Cost of service and other revenue

3,617

2,355

6,983

5,073

Total cost of goods sold

11,405

7,553

20,522

14,351

Gross profit

12,116

10,341

24,409

20,437

Operating expenses:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Selling, general and administrative

 

22,708

 

20,590

 

44,466

 

38,783

Research and development

 

6,273

 

5,598

 

12,046

 

11,312

Change in fair value of contingent consideration

 

530

 

(1,156)

 

757

 

(956)

Depreciation and amortization

 

1,847

 

1,617

 

3,818

 

3,160

Total operating expenses

 

31,358

 

26,649

 

61,087

 

52,299

Loss from operations

 

(19,242)

 

(16,308)

 

(36,678)

 

(31,862)

Other income (expense):

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Interest expense

 

(2,175)

 

(849)

 

(4,229)

 

(1,598)

Interest income

737

54

1,502

76

Other expense, net

 

(105)

 

(286)

 

(153)

 

(382)

Loss before provision for income taxes

(20,785)

(17,389)

(39,558)

(33,766)

Provision for income taxes

 

(18)

 

(106)

 

(47)

 

(128)

Net loss

$

(20,803)

$

(17,495)

$

(39,605)

$

(33,894)

Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted

$

(0.51)

$

(0.47)

$

(1.00)

$

(0.90)

Weighted-average shares outstanding, basic and diluted

 

40,639,714

 

37,612,331

 

39,489,261

 

37,538,821