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Fulgent Genetics Inc

For the period ended Mar 31, 2024. Filed May 3, 2024.

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Mar 31, 2024 · Filed May 3, 2024

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1. Overview and Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or U.S. GAAP. These financial statements include the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of all subsidiaries and entities in which the Company has a controlling financial interest or is deemed to be the primary beneficiary. In determining whether the Company is the primary beneficiary of an entity, the Company applies a qualitative approach that determines whether it has both (i) the power to direct the economically significant activities of the entity and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses of, or the right to receive benefits from, the entity that could potentially be significant to that entity. The Company uses the equity method to account for its investments in entities that it does not control, but in which it has the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies. All intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated from the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.

Nature of the Business

Fulgent Genetics, Inc., together with its subsidiaries and affiliated professional corporations, or PCs (collectively referred to as the Company, unless otherwise noted or the context otherwise requires), is a technology-based company with a well-established laboratory services business and a therapeutic development business. Its laboratory services business – to which the Company formerly referred as its clinical diagnostic business, includes technical laboratory services and professional interpretation of laboratory results by licensed physicians. Its therapeutic development business is focused on developing drug candidates for treating a broad range of cancers using a novel nanoencapsulation and targeted therapy platform designed to improve the therapeutic window and pharmacokinetic profile of new and existing cancer drugs.

Unaudited Interim Financial Information

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, which are included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, on February 28, 2024, or the 2023 Annual Report, and, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments, which are normal and recurring in nature, necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position and results of operations. Operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for a full fiscal year or any other period. The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2023 has been derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the disclosures required by U.S. GAAP. As such, the information included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements included in the 2023 Annual Report, including the notes thereto.

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

See the summary of the Company’s significant accounting policies set forth in the notes to its consolidated financial statements included in the 2023 Annual Report.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. These estimates, judgments and assumptions are based on historical data and experience available at the date of the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements, as well as various other factors management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. The Company’s estimates and assumptions may evolve as conditions change. Actual results could differ significantly from these estimates.

On an on-going basis, management evaluates its estimates, primarily those related to: (i) revenue recognition criteria, (ii) accounts receivable and allowances for credit losses, (iii) the useful lives of fixed assets and intangible assets, (iv) estimates of tax liabilities, (v) valuation of intangible assets and goodwill at time of acquisition and on a recurring basis, and (vi) valuation of investments.

Trade Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses

Trade accounts receivable are stated at the amount the Company expects to collect. The Company maintains an allowance for credit losses for expected uncollectible trade accounts receivable, which is recorded as an offset to trade accounts receivable, and changes in allowance for credit losses are classified as a general and administrative expense in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company assesses collectability by reviewing trade accounts receivable on a collective basis where similar risk characteristics exist and on an individual basis when it identifies specific customers that have deterioration in credit quality such that they may no longer share similar risk characteristics with the other receivables. In determining the amount of the allowance for credit losses, the Company uses a loss rate model or probability-of-default and loss given default model. Following the loss rate method, expected credit losses are determined based on an estimated historical loss rate. The probability of default method allows the ability to define a point of default and measure credit losses for receivables that have reached the point of default for purposes of calculating the allowance for credit losses. Loss given default represents the likelihood that a receivable that has reached the point of default will not be collected in full. The Company updates its loss rate and factors annually to incorporate the most recent historical data and adjusts the quantitative portion of the reserve through its qualitative reserve overlay. The Company looks at qualitative factors such as general economic conditions in determining expected credit losses.

The roll-forward for the allowance for credit losses for the three months ended March 31, 2024, dollars in thousands, is as follows:

Allowance for credit losses at beginning of year$25,226
Current period provision(2,497)
Write-downs(1,336)
Recoveries of amounts previously charged off4,438
Allowance for credit losses as of March 31, 2024$25,831

Redeemable Preferred Stock Investment

The redeemable preferred stock investment of$20.4 million as of March 31, 2024 represents the fair value of redeemable preferred stock of a private company that the Company purchased in July 2021. The investment is classified as available-for-sale debt securities. The fair value of available-for-sale debt security is included in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Balance Sheets. Unrealized gain of $597,000 was excluded from earnings and reported in other comprehensive loss in the three months ended March 31, 2023, and there wasno unrealized gain or loss in the three months ended March 31, 2024. Since the Company intends on holding the preferred stock, and the preferred stock is not redeemable until July 2027, the investment is recorded as a long-term investment.

Finite-Lived Intangible assets

Intangible assets, unless determined to be indefinite-lived, are amortized over their estimated useful lives. The Company amortizes intangible assets on a straight-line basis with definite lives generally over periods ranging from three tofourteen years. See Note 14, Goodwill and Acquisition-Related Intangibles, for details of intangible assets.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The Company evaluates the carrying amount of its long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the assets may not be recoverable. An impairment loss would be recognized when estimated future cash flows expected to result from the use of an asset and its eventual disposition is less than the carrying amount of the asset.

Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangibles

Intangibles in-process research & development costs, or IPR&D, are considered to be indefinite-lived until the completion or abandonment of the associated research and development efforts. If and when development is complete, the associated assets would be deemed finite-lived and would then be amortized based on their respective estimated useful lives at that point in time.

The Company assesses goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles for impairment on an annual basis and between annual tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount. The Company may choose to bypass a qualitative assessment of impairment for any reporting unit and proceed directly to performing a quantitative assessment. An impairment loss would be recognized for the amount by which the reporting unit's carrying amount exceeds its fair value.

The Company’s quantitative assessment includes estimating the fair value of each reporting unit and comparing it to its carrying value. The Company estimates the fair value of reporting units using both income-based and market-based valuation methods and typically engages a third-party appraisal firm to assist with the valuation. The estimated fair value for each reporting unit is determined based upon the range of estimated values developed from the income and market-based methods. If the estimated fair value of a reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, the goodwill is not impaired, and no further review is required.

The income-based fair value methodology is based on a reporting unit’s forecasted future cash flows that are discounted to the present value using the reporting unit’s weighted average cost of capital. Under the income-based approach, it requires management's assumptions and judgments regarding economic conditions in the markets in which the company operates and conditions in the capital markets, many of which are outside of management's control. The market-based fair value methodology looks at the guideline public company valuation method to determine the prices of comparable public companies and looks at merger and acquisition methods, similar businesses that were sold recently, to estimate the value of the reporting units. Under the market-based approach, judgment is required in evaluating market multiples and recent transactions.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company’s financial instruments consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities, trade accounts receivable, redeemable preferred stock investment, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities. The carrying amounts of certain of these financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities approximate fair value due to their short maturities. Fair value of marketable securities and redeemable preferred stock investment is disclosed in Note 4, Fair Value Measurements, to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

Concentrations of Credit Risk, Customers, and Suppliers

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, and marketable securities, which consist of debt securities and equity securities. As of March 31, 2024, substantially all of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents were deposited in accounts at financial institutions, and amounts may exceed federally insured limits. Management believes that the Company is not exposed to significant credit risk due to the financial strength of the depository institutions in which its cash and cash equivalents are held.

In certain periods, a small number of customers has accounted for a significant portion of the Company’s revenue. For the laboratory services business, aggregating customers under common control, one customer comprised of $12.6 million or 20% of total revenue in the three months ended as of March 31, 2024. No customer contributed 10% or more of the Company's revenue in the three months ended March 31, 2023. One customer comprised 12% of total accounts receivable, net, as of March 31, 2024, and comprised 13% of total accounts receivable, net, as of December 31, 2023. For the therapeutic development business, as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there is no concentration risk, as there are no customers or revenue, as it does not have any commercialized or approved product candidates.

The Company relies on a limited number of suppliers for certain laboratory substances used in the chemical reactions incorporated into its processes, referred to as reagents, as well as for the sequencers and various other equipment and materials it uses in its laboratory operations. In particular, the Company relies on a sole supplier for the next generation sequencers and associated reagents it uses to perform its genetic tests and as the sole provider of maintenance and repair services for these sequencers. The operations of the laboratory services business would be interrupted if it encountered delays or difficulties securing these reagents, sequencers, other equipment or materials or maintenance and repair services, which could occur for a variety of reasons, including if the Company needs a replacement or temporary substitute for any of its limited or sole suppliers and is not able to locate and make arrangements with an acceptable replacement or temporary substitute. The Company's development efforts could also be delayed or interrupted if is unable to procure items needed for its therapeutic development activities. The Company’s therapeutic development business also relies on ANP Technologies, Inc., or ANP, for certain laboratory services, equipment, tools, and drug intermediates in connection with research and development efforts. The Company believes there are currently only a few other manufacturers that are capable of supplying and servicing some of the equipment and other materials necessary for its laboratory operations, including collection kits, sequencers and various associated reagents.

Reportable Segment and Geographic Information

Reportable segments are identified as components of an enterprise about which separate discrete financial information is available for evaluation by the chief operating decision-maker, or CODM, in making decisions regarding resource allocation and assessing performance. The Company’s CODM is its Chief Executive Officer. The Company reports its business intwo segments, a laboratory services business and a therapeutic development business. For further financial information about these segments, including informationfor each of the periods presented regarding revenue, operating income (loss), and other important information, see Note 7, Reportable Segment and Geographic Information.

Foreign Currency Translation and Foreign Currency Transactions

The Company translates the assets and liabilities of its non-U.S. dollar functional currency subsidiaries into U.S. dollars using exchange rates in effect at the end of each period. Expenses for these subsidiaries are translated using rates that approximate those in effect during the period. Gains and losses from these translations are recognized in foreign currency translation included in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity. The Company and its subsidiaries that use the U.S. dollar as their functional currency remeasure monetary assets and liabilities at exchange rates in effect at the end of each period, and inventories, property and nonmonetary assets and liabilities are measured at historical rates. Losses from these remeasurements were not significant in the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Comprehensive income (loss) is comprised of net income (loss) and other comprehensive income (loss). Other comprehensive income (loss) consists of net unrealized gain or loss on available-for-sale debt securities, net of tax, and foreign currency translation adjustments from the Company's subsidiaries not using the U.S. dollar as their functional currency. There were no reclassifications from other comprehensive income (loss) to net loss in the three months ended March 31, 2024 or 2023. The tax effect related to net unrealized losses on available-for-sale debt securities was zero for the three months ended March 31, 2024 due to the valuation allowance in the current period that precludes the Company from recognizing the deferred tax benefit. The tax effect related to net unrealized losses was $1.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023.

Disaggregation of Revenue

The Company classifies its customers into three payor types: (i) Insurance,(ii) Institutions, including hospitals, medical institutions, other laboratories, governmental bodies, municipalities and large corporations, or (iii) Patients who pay directly. The Company believes these classifications best depict how the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of its revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors. The following table summarizes revenue from contracts with customers by payor type for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
(in thousands)
Testing Services by Payor
Institutional$33,604$30,992
Insurance30,04334,551
Patient838625
Total Revenue$64,485$66,168

$1.2 million variable consideration was recognized in the three months ended March 31, 2024, that related to COVID-19 tests completed in the prior periods due to the recent collection efforts, which was included as revenue from insurance in the table above. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company experienced a change in estimate related to variable consideration. The Company estimates variable consideration using the expected value method. Any changes in variable consideration estimates that affect transactions are accounted for on a cumulative catch-up basis. There was no material variable consideration recognized in the three months ended March 31, 2023.

Contract Balances

Receivables from contracts with customers -Receivables from contracts with customers are included within trade accounts receivable on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Receivables from Insurance and Institutional customers represented 43% and 57%, respectively, as of March 31, 2024 and 39% and 61%, respectively, as of December 31, 2023.

Contracts assets and liabilities - Contract assets from contracts with customers associated with contract execution and certain costs to fulfill a contract are included in other current assets in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Contract liabilities are recorded when the Company receives payment prior to completing its obligation to transfer goods or services to a customer. Contract liabilities are included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Revenues of $860,000 and $1.3 million were recognized for the three months ended March 31,2024 and 2023, respectively, related to contract liabilities at the beginning of the respective periods.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

The Company evaluates all Accounting Standards Updates, or ASUs, issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, for consideration of their applicability. ASUs not included in the Company’s disclosures were assessed and determined to be either not applicable or are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280), Improvements to Reportable Segments. This update improves reportable segment disclosure requirements and requires enhanced disclosures related to significant segment expenses regularly provided to CODM, the amount for other segment items with descriptions of the composition, segment profit or loss, and clarification on if the CODM uses more than one measurement of a segment's profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources. Amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company is currently evaluating the impacts of this amendment on the consolidated financial statements and related disclosure.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvement to Income Tax Disclosures. The update requires more detailed information on certain income tax disclosures including the income tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. Amendments in this update are effective for annual periods beginning December 15, 2024 for public entities, and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impacts of this amendment on the consolidated financial statements and related disclosure.

The Company does not expect that any other recently issued accounting guidance will have a significant effect on its consolidated financial statements.

Note 3. Equity and Debt Securities

The Company’s equity and debt securities consisted of the following:

AmortizedCost BasisUnrealizedGainsUnrealizedLossesAggregateFair Value
(in thousands)
Equity securities:
Long-term
Preferred stock of privately held company$15,000$—$—$15,000
Total equity securities15,000——15,000
Available-for-sale debt securities
Short-term
U.S. government debt securities106,187—(1,059)105,128
U.S. agency debt securities57,328—(1,071)56,257
U.S. treasury bills45,613—(4)45,609
Corporate debt securities39,655—(299)39,356
Money market accounts21,718——21,718
Municipal bonds4,696—(28)4,668
Less: Cash equivalents(21,718)——(21,718)
Total debt securities due within 1 year253,479—(2,461)251,018
After 1 year through 5 years
U.S. government debt securities345,156284(2,102)343,338
U.S. agency debt securities151,7215(1,412)150,314
Corporate debt securities41,025—(760)40,265
Redeemable preferred stock investment20,000438—20,438
Municipal bonds5,0611(35)5,027
Yankee debt securities752—(59)693
Total debt securities due after 1 year through 5 years563,715728(4,368)560,075
After 5 years through 10 years
Municipal bonds8641(7)858
Total debt securities due after 5 years through 10 years8641(7)858
Total available-for-sale debt securities818,058729(6,836)811,951
Total equity and debt securities$833,058$729$(6,836)$826,951
AmortizedCost BasisUnrealizedGainsUnrealizedLossesAggregateFair Value
(in thousands)
Equity securities:
Long-term
Preferred stock of privately held company$15,000$—$—$15,000
Total equity securities15,000——15,000
Available-for-sale debt securities
Short-term
U.S. government debt securities119,7398(1,765)117,982
U.S. agency debt securities72,310—(1,414)70,896
U.S. treasury bills69,21436—69,250
Corporate debt securities63,810—(792)63,018
Money market accounts38,291——38,291
Municipal bonds5,5571(23)5,535
Less: Cash equivalents(38,291)——(38,291)
Total debt securities due within 1 year330,63045(3,994)326,681
After 1 year through 5 years
U.S. government debt securities247,1041,262(578)247,788
U.S. agency debt securities156,150161(490)155,821
Corporate debt securities12,885—(765)12,120
Municipal bonds6,3372(48)6,291
Yankee debt securities752—(60)692
Redeemable preferred stock investment20,000438—20,438
Total debt securities due after 1 year through 5 years443,2281,863(1,941)443,150
After 5 years through 10 years
Municipal bonds8681(10)859
Total debt securities due after 5 years through 10 years8681(10)859
Total available-for-sale debt securities774,7261,909(5,945)770,690
Total equity and debt securities$789,726$1,909$(5,945)$785,690

Gross unrealized losses on the Company’s equity and debt securities were$6.8 million and $5.9 million as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. The Company did not recognize any credit losses for its available-for-sale debt securities during thethree months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

Note 4. Fair Value Measurements

The authoritative guidance on fair value measurements establishes a framework with respect to measuring assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis and non-recurring basis. Under the framework, fair value is defined as the exit price, or the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants, as of the measurement date. The framework also establishes a three-tier hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are inputs market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability and are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Company’s assumptions about the factors market participants would use in valuing the asset or liability and are developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The hierarchy consists of the following three levels:

Level 1:Inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity can access at the measurement date.
Level 2:Inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.
Level 3:Inputs are unobservable for the asset or liability.

The following tables present information about the Company’s financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis, based on the above three-tier fair value hierarchy:

TotalLevel 1Level 2Level 3
(in thousands)
Equity securities, debt securities and cash equivalents:
U.S. government debt securities$448,466$—$448,466$—
U.S. agency debt securities206,571—206,571—
Corporate debt securities79,621—79,621—
U.S. treasury bills45,60945,609——
Money market accounts21,71821,718——
Redeemable preferred stock investment20,438——20,438
Preferred stock of privately held company15,000——15,000
Municipal bonds10,553—10,553—
Yankee debt securities693—693—
Total equity securities, debt securities and cash equivalents$848,669$67,327$745,904$35,438
TotalLevel 1Level 2Level 3
(in thousands)
Equity securities, debt securities and cash equivalents:
U.S. government debt securities$365,770$—$365,770$—
U.S. agency debt securities226,717—226,717—
Corporate debt securities75,138—75,138—
U.S. treasury bills69,25069,250——
Money market accounts38,29138,291——
Redeemable preferred stock investment20,438——20,438
Preferred stock of privately held company15,000——15,000
Municipal bonds12,685—12,685—
Yankee debt securities692—692—
Total equity securities, debt securities and cash equivalents$823,981$107,541$681,002$35,438

The Company’s Level 1 assets include U.S. treasury bills and money market instruments and are valued based upon observable market prices. Level 2 assets consist of U.S. government and U.S. agency debt securities, municipal bonds, corporate debt securities and Yankee debt securities. Level 2 securities are valued based upon observable inputs that include reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, bids and offers. As of March 31, 2024, the Company had preferred stock of a privately held company, which was included in other long-term assets in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, and redeemable preferred stock of a private company that were measured using unobservable (Level 3) inputs. The fair value of redeemable preferred stock as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was based on valuation performed by a third-party valuation company utilizing the guideline public company method under market approach and the discounted cash flow method under income approach. For the value of the investment in private equity securities, the Company elected to measure it at cost minus impairment, as the preferred stock of the privately held company did not have a readily determinable fair value, and no impairment loss was recorded as of March 31, 2024.

There wereno transfers between fair value measurement levels during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

Note 5. Fixed Assets

Major classes of fixed assets consisted of the following:

March 31, · December 31,
Useful Lives20242023
(in thousands)
Medical lab equipment5 months to 12 Years$48,493$56,025
Leasehold improvementsShorter of lease term or estimated useful life10,09011,222
Building39 Years9,7819,781
Computer software1 to 5 Years8,0177,982
Building improvements6 months to 39 Years7,7417,748
Computer hardware1 to 5 Years6,7806,805
Aircraft7 Years6,4006,400
Furniture and fixtures1 to 5 Years3,6153,860
Land improvements5 to 15 Years904904
Automobile3 to 7 Years445445
General equipment5 Years109115
Land8,8008,800
Assets not yet placed in service22,33415,010
Total133,509135,097
Less: Accumulated depreciation(46,786)(51,633)
Fixed assets, net$86,723$83,464

Depreciation expenses on fixed assets totaled $4.6 million and $4.7 million for thethree months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Note 6. Other Significant Balance Sheet Accounts

Other current assets consisted of the following:

March 31,December 31,
20242023
(in thousands)
Prepaid income taxes$7,521$12,675
Prepaid expenses7,3597,744
Reagents and supplies6,5285,827
Marketable securities interest receivable6,2814,994
Other receivable1,0651,319
Total$28,754$32,559

Accrued liabilities consisted of the following:

March 31,December 31,
20242023
(in thousands)
Accrued legal liabilities$7,026$7,026
Payroll liabilities4,7565,741
Accrued bonus and commission4,0676,255
Vacation accrual3,7653,543
Other accrued liabilities3,3944,215
Operating lease liabilities - short term2,9103,957
Total$25,918$30,737

Accrued legal liabilities as of March 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023, included $6.9 million in connection with the Company's voluntary disclosure process as described in Note 8, Debt, Commitments, and Contingencies. Other accrued liabilities included short-term finance lease liabilities, health insurance liabilities, and third-party billing services.

Other long-term liabilities consisted of the following:

March 31,December 31,
20242023
(in thousands)
Operating lease liabilities, long term$6,579$7,147
Other long-term liabilities4,8354,973
Notes payable, long term2,4932,964
Total$13,907$15,084

Note 7. Reportable Segment and Geographic Information

The Company viewed and managed its operations inone reportable segment prior to December 2023. Given the advancement of the therapeutic development business, the Company made certain changes, including the bifurcation of financial information for the Company’s budget and forecast planning process in December 2023. The CODM manages the operations of the Company and reviews discrete financial information to make resource decisions for itstwo operating segments separately. These are laboratory services and therapeutic development. The laboratory services operating segment offers technical laboratory services and professional interpretation of laboratory results by licensed physicians who specialize in pathology and oncology. The therapeutic development operating segment is a pharmaceutical research and development entity that the Company acquired in November 2022. These operating segments do not meet the aggregation criteria and therefore represent the Company’s reportable segments.

There is no inter-segment allocation of interest expense and income taxes. There is no inter-segment revenue and operating income or loss. Information regarding the Company’s operations and assets for its reportable segments as well as geographic information are as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
(in thousands)
Revenue from services:
Laboratory services:
Precision diagnostics$37,446$27,905
Anatomic pathology23,10726,411
BioPharma services2,6568,420
COVID-191,2763,432
Total laboratory services64,48566,168
Therapeutic development——
Total$64,485$66,168
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
(in thousands)
Loss before income taxes:
Operating loss
Laboratory services$(16,754)$(21,603)
Therapeutic development(5,044)(3,221)
Total operating loss(21,798)(24,824)
Interest and other income, net7,6253,775
Loss before income taxes$(14,173)$(21,049)
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
(in thousands)
Depreciation and amortization:
Laboratory services$6,489$6,720
Therapeutic development174159
Total$6,663$6,879
March 31,December 31,
20242023
(in thousands)
Assets:
Laboratory services$1,140,688$1,146,192
Therapeutic development89,19789,136
Total$1,229,885$1,235,328

Geographic distribution of revenue:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
(in thousands)
Revenue:
United States$57,850$62,062
Foreign
China4,1042,088
Other countries2,5312,018
Total$64,485$66,168

Geographic distribution of property, plant and equipment, net:

March 31,December 31,
20242023
(in thousands)
Fixed assets:
Unites States$82,168$77,938
Foreign4,5555,526
Total$86,723$83,464

Note 8. Debt, Commitments, and Contingencies

Debt

Notes payable as of March 31, 2024, consisted of$2.9 million of notes payable related to an installment sale contract the Company entered in February 2022 for a building. The notes payable relate to the installment sale, are due in February 2030, and carry an interest rate of 1.08%. The current portion and noncurrent portion are $413,000 and $2.5 million, respectively, and the noncurrent portion is included in the other long-term liabilities in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company also had notes payable to Xilong Scientific Co., which were paid off as of March 31, 2024, and had an interest rate of 4.97%. The interest expenses on all notes payable for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 were $8,000 and $75,000, respectively.

Operating Leases

See Note 9, Leases, for further information.

Purchase Obligations

From time to time, the Company enters into certain purchase commitments with its vendors, consisting primarily of services, reagent and supplies, computer software, medical lab equipment, and building assets. As of March 31, 2024, the Company had purchase obligations of $57.9 million, $39.6 million of which is payable within twelve months, and $18.3 million, the remainder, is payable within the next five years.

Contingencies

From time to time, the Company may be subject to legal proceedings and claims arising in the ordinary course of business.

The Company has received a Civil Investigative Demand, or CID, issued by the U.S. Department of Justice pursuant to the False Claims Act related to its investigation of allegations of medically unnecessary laboratory testing, improper billing for laboratory testing, and remuneration received or provided in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Stark Law. Among other things, this CID requests information and records relating to certain of the Company’s customers named in the CID. As previously disclosed in the Company’s Exchange Act reports, the SEC is also conducting a non-public formal investigation, which appears to relate to the matters raised in the CID requests and its Exchange Act reports filed for 2018 through 2020. The Company is fully cooperating with the U.S. Department of Justice and the SEC to promptly respond to the requests for information in this CID and investigation. The Company cannot predict when these matters will be resolved, the outcome of these matters, or their potential impact, which may materially and adversely affect the Company’s business, prospects, and financial condition.

Similar to other laboratories in the industry, the Company is currently being audited by the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration, or HRSA, with respect to its reimbursement for COVID-19 tests furnished to patients believed to be uninsured. The Company recorded approximately $548.9 million of reimbursements from HRSA under the Uninsured Program during the years ending December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020. The Company is fully cooperating and working with HRSA’s auditors to resolve any issues, including any reimbursed amounts that may need to be returned to HRSA. There is uncertainty with respect to the methodology HRSA will use and whether and how they will extrapolate audit results. The results of the HRSA audit may materially and adversely affect the Company’s business, prospects, and financial condition.

The Company cannot reasonably estimate the loss or range of loss, if any, that may result from any material government investigations, audits, and reviews in which it is currently involved, given the inherent difficulty in predicting regulatory action, fines and penalties, if any, and the various remedies and levels of judicial review available to the Company in the event of an adverse finding. As a result, the Company has not recorded any liability related to these matters.

In relation to a recent advisory opinion issued by the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Company’s subsidiary, Symphony Buyer, Inc., or Inform Diagnostics, initiated a voluntary disclosure process with the appropriate government contact. The Company currently has estimated and recorded $6.9 million as a liability in its financial statements in connection with this voluntary disclosure. This estimate may be incorrect, and the actual amount of liability may be lower or may materially exceed this estimate.

Note 9. Leases

Lessee

The Company is a lessee to various non-cancelable operating leases with varying terms through April 2033 primarily for laboratory and office space and equipment. The Company has options to renew some of these leases after their expirations. On a lease-by-lease basis, the Company considers such options, which may be elected at the Company’s sole discretion, in determining the lease term. The Company also has various finance leases for lab equipment with varying terms through December 2026, some of which were acquired in business combinations. The Company does not have any leases with variable lease payments. The Company’s operating lease agreements do not contain any residual value guarantees, material restrictive covenants, bargain purchase options, or asset retirement obligations.

The Company’s headquarters are located in El Monte, California, which is comprised of various corporate offices and a laboratory certified under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988, or CLIA, accredited by the College of American Pathologists, or CAP, and licensed by the State of California Department of Public Health. Other CLIA-certified laboratories are located in Irving, Texas; Needham, Massachusetts; Phoenix, Arizona; Alpharetta, Georgia; and New York, New York.

The operating and finance lease right-of-use asset, short-term lease liabilities, and long-term lease liabilities as of March 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023, were as follows:

March 31,December 31,
20242023
(in thousands)
Operating lease ROU asset, net$9,225$10,838
Operating lease liabilities, short term$2,910$3,957
Operating lease liabilities, long term$6,579$7,147
Finance lease ROU asset, net$1,175$1,316
Finance lease liabilities, short term$543$544
Finance lease liabilities, long term$622$760

The following were operating and finance lease expenses:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
(in thousands)
Operating lease cost$1,629$1,702
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of ROU assets137243
Interest on lease liabilities1227
Short-term lease cost316501
Total lease cost$2,094$2,473

Supplemental information related to operating and finance leases were the following:

Weighted average remaining lease term - operating leases4.57 years
Weighted average discount rate - operating leases3.98%
Weighted average remaining lease term - finance lease2.48 years
Weighted average discount rate - finance lease3.68%

The following is a maturity analysis of operating and finance lease liabilities using undiscounted cash flows on an annual basis with renewal periods included:

Operating Leases · Finance Lease
(in thousands)
Year Ending December 31,
2024 (remaining 9 months)$2,626$383
20252,351468
20261,777366
20271,687—
2028544—
2029347—
Thereafter1,178—
Total lease payments10,5101,217
Less imputed interest(1,021)(52)
Total$9,489$1,165

Lessor

The Company leases out space in buildings it owns and leases to third-party tenants under noncancelable operating leases. As of March 31, 2024, the remaining lease term is 9 months, including renewal options and may include rent escalation clauses. Lease income primarily represents fixed lease payments from tenants recognized on a straight-line basis over the application lease term. Variable lease income represents tenant payments for real estate taxes, insurance, and maintenance.

The lease income was included in interest and other income, net, in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Total lease income was as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
(in thousands)
Lease income$17$45
Total lease income$17$45

Future fixed lease payments from tenants for all noncancelable operating leases as of March 31, 2024 are as follows:

Lease Payments
from Tenants
(in thousands)
Year Ending December 31,
2024 (remaining 9 months)$68
Total$68

Note 10. Equity-Based Compensation

The Company has included equity-based compensation expense as part of cost of revenue and operating expenses in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
(in thousands)
Cost of revenue$2,009$2,394
Research and development3,8443,448
Selling and marketing1,0501,361
General and administrative4,6153,062
Total$11,518$10,265

Note 11. Income Taxes

The effective tax rate used for interim periods is the estimated annual effective consolidated tax rate, based on the current estimate of full year results, except that taxes related to specific events, if any, are recorded in the interim period in which they occur. The annual effective tax rate is based upon several significant estimates and judgments, including the estimated annual pre-tax income (loss) of the Company in each tax jurisdiction in which it operates, and the development of tax planning strategies during the year. In addition, the Company’s tax expense can be impacted by changes in tax rates or laws and other factors that cannot be predicted with certainty. As such, there can be significant volatility in interim tax provisions.

The Company recorded consolidated benefit from income taxes of $327,000 and $5.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rate was 2% for the three months ended March 31, 2024, compared with 25% for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The change in the effective tax rate compared to prior period is due to the valuation allowance in the current period that precludes the Company from recognizing the benefit from net operating losses.

The Company is under examination by certain tax authorities for the 2020 to 2021 tax years. While the timing of the conclusion of the examination is uncertain, the Company believes that adequate amounts have been reserved for adjustments that may result. During 2024, the statutes of limitations will lapse on the Company’s 2020 federal tax year and certain 2019 and 2020 state tax years. The Company does not believe the federal or state statute lapses or any other event will significantly impact the balance of unrecognized tax benefits in the next twelve months.

The Company received $6.2 million and $657,000 income tax refunds in the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and income tax refunds received were not netted in the income tax paid amounts included in the supplemental disclosure in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

Note 12. Loss per Share

The following table presentsthe calculation of basic and diluted loss per share for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
(in thousands, except per share data)
Net loss attributable to common shareholders$(13,462)$(15,340)
Weighted-average common shares - outstanding, basic29,76929,536
Weighted-average common shares - outstanding, diluted29,76929,536
Loss per share:
Basic$(0.45)$(0.52)
Diluted$(0.45)$(0.52)

The following securities have been excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share because their effect would have been anti-dilutive:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
(in thousands)
Options222211
Restricted Stock Units2,1992,040
Contingently Issuable Shares186371

The anti-dilutive shares described above were calculated using the treasury stock method. In the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company had outstanding stock options and restricted stock units and contingently issuable shares for shares held back in connection with the business combination of Fulgent Pharma that were excluded from the weighted-average share calculation for continuing operations due to the Company’s net loss positions.

Note 13. Related Parties

Linda Marsh, who is a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, or the Board, is currently the Senior Executive Vice President of AHMC Healthcare Inc., or AHMC. The Company performs genetic testing and other testing services, on an arms-length basis for AHMC, and the Company recognized$95,000 in revenue from AHMC in thethree months ended March 31, 2023. The revenue recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2024, was insignificant. As of March 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023, $11,000 and $13,000, respectively, was owed to the Company by AHMC, which is included in trade accounts receivable, net, in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, in connection with this relationship.

Ming Hsieh, the Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson of the Board, is on the board of directors and an approximately 20% owner of ANP, from which the Company entered into certain drug-related licensing and development service agreements. The Chief Executive Officer of Fulgent Pharma, Ray Yin, is the Founder, President and Chief Technology Officer of ANP. The Company incurred $651,000 and $959,000 related to the licensing and development servicesin the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. As of March 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023, $193,000 andzero, respectively, were owed to ANP by the Company in connection with these relationships. The Company also entered into an employee service agreement with ANP in April 2023 and recognized $77,000 andzero in revenue in the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $56,000 and $29,000 was owed to the Company by ANP in connection with the employee service agreement as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

Note 14. Goodwill and Acquisition-Related Intangibles

There was no change in the carrying amount in the three months ended March 31, 2024. Goodwill, net, as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 byreporting unit was as follows:

March 31,December 31,
20242023
(in thousands)
Goodwill:
Laboratory services$—$—
Therapeutic development22,05522,055
Total$22,055$22,055

The Company has identified its laboratory services business and its therapeutic development business as itstwo operating segments, and the Company determined that the two operating segments represented thetwo reporting units.

The Company tests for goodwill impairment at the reporting unit level on December 31st of each year and more frequently if events or circumstances indicate a potential impairment.

Laboratory Services

The Company recognized a full goodwill impairment loss for the goodwill of its laboratory services reporting unit as of December 31, 2023 due to a continued decline in its share price and market capitalization.

Therapeutic Development

Based upon the results of the quantitative assessments the Company performed as of December 31, 2023, the Company concluded that the fair values of the therapeutic development reporting unit and the IPR&D asset, at December 31, 2023, were greater than the carrying values and that there was no impairment. There have been no significant changes in the three months ended March 31, 2024.

There can be no assurance that the estimates and assumptions management made for the purposes of the goodwill or IPR&D impairment analysis will prove to be accurate predictions of future performance. It is possible that the conclusions regarding impairment or recoverability of goodwill or intangible assets could change in future periods. Management will continue to monitor the therapeutic development reporting unit. For all IPR&D projects, there are major risks and uncertainties associated with the timely and successful completion of development and commercialization of these product candidates, including the ability to confirm their efficacy based on data from clinical trials, the ability to obtain necessary regulatory approvals, and the ability to successfully complete these tasks within budgeted costs. The Company is not able to market a human therapeutic without obtaining regulatory approvals, and such approvals require completing clinical trials that demonstrate a product candidate is safe and effective. In addition, the availability and extent of coverage and reimbursement from third-party payors, including government healthcare programs and private insurance plans, impact the revenues a product can generate. Consequently, the eventual realized value, if any, of these acquired IPR&D projects may vary from their estimated fair values.

Summaries of intangible asset balances as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were as follows:

March 31, · December 31,
Weighted-Average Amortization Period20242023
(in thousands)
Laboratory Services:
Royalty-free technology10 Years$5,124$5,211
Less: accumulated amortization(1,495)(1,390)
Royalty-free technology, net3,6293,821
Customer Relationships13 Years83,10183,119
Less: accumulated amortization(14,204)(12,586)
Customer relationships, net68,89770,533
Trade name8 Years3,7903,790
Less: accumulated amortization(1,030)(906)
Trade name, net2,7602,884
In-place lease intangible assets5 Years360360
Less: accumulated amortization(134)(116)
In-place lease intangible assets, net226244
Laboratory information system platform5 Years1,8601,860
Less: accumulated amortization(992)(899)
Laboratory information system platform, net868961
Purchased patent10 Years2828
Less: accumulated amortization(9)(8)
Purchased patent, net1920
Total76,39978,463
Therapeutic Development:
In-process research & developmentn/a64,59064,590
Total64,59064,590
Total intangible assets, net$140,989$143,053

Acquisition-related intangibles included in the above tables are generally finite-lived and are carried at cost less accumulated amortization, except for IPR&D, which is related to the business combination of Fulgent Pharma in 2022 and has an indefinite life until research and development efforts are completed or abandoned. All other finite-lived acquisition-related intangibles related to the business combinations in 2022 and 2021 are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated lives, which approximates the pattern in which the economic benefits of the intangible assets are expected to be realized.

Amortization of intangible assets was $2.0 million in each of the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

Based on the carrying value of finite-lived intangible assets recorded as of March 31, 2024, and assuming no subsequent impairment of the underlying assets, the annual amortization expense for intangible assets is expected to be as follows:

Amounts
(in thousands)
Year Ending December 31,
2024 (remaining 9 months)$5,973
20257,963
20267,661
20277,201
20287,166
20296,909
Thereafter33,526
Total$76,399

Note 15. Stock Repurchase Program

In March 2022, the Board authorized a $250.0 million stock repurchase program. Under the stock repurchase program, the Company may repurchase shares from time to time in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The stock repurchase program has no expiration from the date of authorization. During thethree months ended March 31, 2024, the Company repurchased 10,000 shares of its common stockat an aggregate cost of $225,000 under the stock repurchase program. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company didnot repurchase any shares of its common stock. As of March 31, 2024, a total of approximately $150.5 million remained available for future repurchases under the stock repurchase program.

Note 16. Retirement Plans

The Company offers a 401(k) retirement savings plan, or the 401(k) Plan, for its employees, including its executive officers, who satisfy certain eligibility requirements. The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, allows eligible employees to defer a portion of their compensation, within prescribed limits, on a pre-tax basis through contributions to the 401(k) Plan. The Company matches contributions to the 401(k) Plan based on the amount of salary deferral contributions the participant makes to the 401(k) Plan. The Company provides safe harbor match of the employee contribution to his or her 401(k) Plan account. Total Company matching contributions to the 401(k) Plan were$1.0 million for each of the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

Note 17. Subsequent Events

As of May 3, 2024, no subsequent events are being reported.

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