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Alpha Teknova, Inc.

For the period ended Mar 31, 2025. Filed May 9, 2025.

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Mar 31, 2025 · Filed May 9, 2025

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements

Note 1. Nature of the Business

Teknova produces critical reagents for the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel therapies, vaccines, and molecular diagnostics. Our product offerings include pre-poured media plates for cell growth and cloning; liquid cell culture media and supplements for cellular expansion; and molecular biology reagents for sample manipulation, resuspension, and purification. Teknova supports customers spanning the life sciences market, including pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, contract development and manufacturing organizations, in vitro diagnostic franchises, and academic and government research institutions, with catalog and custom, made-to-order products.

Teknova manufactures its products at its Hollister, California, headquarters and stocks inventory of raw materials, components, and finished goods at that location. The Company ships products directly from its warehouse in Hollister to its customers and distributors.

Note 2. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Accounting, Presentation and Use of Estimates

The accompanying unaudited condensed interim financial statements and related notes have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding interim financial reporting. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted in accordance with such rules and regulations.

The unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared on a basis consistent with the audited annual financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024, and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses, and related disclosures at the date of the financial statements and during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

These unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and the related notes thereto as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 7, 2025 (the 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K). Refer to“Notes to Financial Statements—Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” within the 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K for a full list of the Company’s significant accounting policies. The information in those notes has not changed except as a result of normal adjustments in the interim periods.

Reduction in Workforce

On January 11, 2024, the Company carried out a reduction in workforce of approximately 35 positions, aimed at reducing operating expenses. The Company incurred $1.3 million of costs in connection with the reduction in workforce related to severance pay and other termination benefits. The costs associated with the reduction in workforce were recorded in the quarter ended March 31, 2024, in general and administrative expenses.

Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standard Update (ASU) 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which requires disclosure in the rate reconciliation table additional categories of information about federal, state and foreign income taxes and to provide more details about the reconciliation items in some categories if the items meet a quantitative threshold. The guidance also requires disclosure of income taxes paid, net of refunds, disaggregated by federal (national), state and foreign taxes for annual periods and to disaggregate the information by jurisdiction based on a quantitative threshold. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard to determine its impact on the Company’s disclosures.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40), which requires disaggregation of specific expense categories in the notes to the financial statements and a qualitative description of the remaining expense amounts not separately disaggregated. This standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and requires prospective application with the option to apply it retrospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this standard to determine its impact on the Company’s disclosures.

Note 3. Segment Reporting

Operating segments are defined as components of an entity for which separate financial information is available and that is regularly reviewed by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM) in deciding how to allocate resources to an individual segment and in assessing performance. Teknova’s CODM is its Chief Executive Officer, currently Stephen Gunstream. Teknova derives revenue primarily in the United States through manufacture and sale of critical reagents. Teknova has determined that it operates in one reporting unit, one operating segment, and one reportable segment, as the CODM reviews financial information presented on a consolidated basis for purposes of making operating decisions, allocating resources, and evaluating financial performance.

The CODM assesses performance and decides how to allocate resources and make operating decisions based on net loss that is reported on the statement of operations. Net loss is also used to monitor budget versus actual results. The measure of segment assets is reported on the balance sheet as total assets. Revenues, expenses, and assets requiring disclosure in accordance with ASC 280, Segment Reporting, are also included in the accompanying financial statements. See the statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 and the balance sheets as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, for details.

Note 4. Revenue Recognition

Teknova recognizes revenue from the sale of manufactured products and services when the Company transfers control of promised goods or services to customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. Control is transferred when the customer has the ability to direct the use of and obtain benefits from the goods or services. The majority of the Company’s sales agreements contain performance obligations satisfied at a point in time when control is transferred to the customer.

Teknova’s revenue, disaggregated by product category, was as follows (in thousands):

For the Three Months Ended March 31,
20252024
Lab Essentials$8,117$7,266
Clinical Solutions1,1621,718
Other516306
Total revenue$9,795$9,290

Teknova’s revenue, disaggregated by geographic region, was as follows (in thousands):

For the Three Months Ended March 31,
20252024
United States$9,272$8,870
International523420
Total revenue$9,795$9,290

Note 5. Concentrations of Risk

Customers

Customers who accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s revenues and outstanding balance of accounts receivable are presented as follows:

For the Three Months Ended March 31, · As of · As of
20252024March 31, 2025December 31, 2024
Distributor customer A22%16%20%17%

The Company’s customers that are distributors, as opposed to direct customers, represent highly diversified customer bases.

Suppliers

Suppliers who accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s inventory purchases and outstanding balance of accounts payable are presented as follows:

For the Three Months Ended March 31, · As of · As of
20252024March 31, 2025December 31, 2024
Distributor supplier A34%39%20%18%
Direct supplier A21%***
  • Represents less than 10%.

The Company’s suppliers that are distributors, as opposed to direct suppliers, represent highly diversified supplier bases.

Note 6. Short-term Held-to-Maturity Investments

The Company invests excess cash balances in short-term U.S. Treasuries. Investments are classified based on the facts and circumstances present at the time of purchase. The appropriateness of that classification is subsequently reassessed at each reporting date. As of March 31, 2025, the Company has both the ability and intention to hold these investments until maturity and therefore has classified these investments as held-to-maturity and recorded them at amortized cost which approximates fair value and presented them in “Short-term investments, held -to-maturity” on the balance sheet. The fair value of the Company's short-term investments was based on quoted prices in active markets for these investments (Level 1). The income recognized for these investments was recorded within interest income on the statement of operations.

Note 7. Inventories, Net

Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):

As of March 31, 2025As ofDecember 31, 2024
Finished goods, net$4,114$4,672
Work in process4224
Raw materials, net2,4172,105
Total inventories, net$6,573$6,801

Note 8. Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net

Property, plant, and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands):

As of March 31, 2025As ofDecember 31, 2024
Machinery and equipment$29,947$29,765
Office furniture and equipment931922
Vehicles340340
Leasehold improvements24,85924,346
56,07755,373
Less—Accumulated depreciation(13,538)(12,244)
42,53943,129
Construction in progress2,1892,624
Total property, plant, and equipment, net$44,728$45,753

For the three months ended March 31, 2025, depreciation expense was$1.3 million, and for the three months ended March 31, 2024, depreciation expense was$1.3 million.

Note 9. Leases

The Company leases office space, warehouse and manufacturing space, and equipment. The Company’s lease agreements have remaining lease terms ofone year to 13 years, and some of these leases have renewal and termination options exercisable at the Company’s election. Terms and conditions to extend or terminate such leases are recognized as part of the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities where reasonably certain to be exercised. All of the Company’s leases are operating leases.

The components of lease expense and other information related to leases were as follows (in thousands):

For the Three Months Ended March 31,
20252024
Operating lease expense$684$745
Variable lease expense113109
Total lease expense$797$854

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of the lease liabilities was $0.6 million for thethree months ended March 31, 2025, and cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of the lease liabilities was $0.7 million for thethree months ended March 31, 2024. The weighted-average discount rate was 5.0% and the weighted-average remaining lease term was 7.8 years as of March 31, 2025.

Maturities of operating lease liabilities at March 31, 2025 were as follows (in thousands):

Amount
Remainder of 2025$1,937
20262,641
20272,644
20282,497
20292,565
Thereafter7,789
Total lease payments20,073
Less: imputed interest(3,717)
Present value of lease liabilities16,356
Less: current portion(1,850)
Lease liabilities less current portion$14,506

Note 10. Intangible Assets, Net

The following is a summary of intangible assets with definite and indefinite lives (in thousands):

Balance at March 31, 2025Balance at December 31, 2024
GrossAccumulatedAmortizationNetGrossAccumulatedAmortizationNet
Definite Lived:
Customer relationships$9,180$7,126$2,054$9,180$6,839$2,341
Indefinite Lived:
Tradename10,750—10,75010,750—10,750
Total intangible assets$19,930$7,126$12,804$19,930$6,839$13,091

For each of the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, amortization expense was$0.3 million.

As of March 31, 2025, the remaining weighted-average useful life of definite lived intangible assets was 1.8 years. The estimated future amortization expense of intangible assets with definite lives is as follows (in thousands):

Amount
Remainder of 2025$861
20261,148
202745
Estimated future amortization expense of definite-lived intangible assets$2,054

Note 11. Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities were comprised of the following (in thousands):

As of March 31, 2025As ofDecember 31, 2024
Payroll-related$2,018$3,041
Property, plant, and equipment16189
Deferred revenue1430
Insurance premiums and accrued interest—56
Loss contingency accrual373373
Other1,074952
Total current accrued liabilities$3,640$4,541

Note 12. Long-term Debt, Net

On March 3, 2025, the Company entered into the Second Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement (Term Loan) as borrower, with MidCap Financial Trust (MidCap), as agent and lender, and the additional lenders from time to time party thereto (the Second Amended and Restated Term Loan Credit Agreement) and the Second Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement (Revolving Loan) as borrower, with MidCap as agent and lender, and the additional lenders from time to time party thereto (the Second Amended and Restated Revolving Loan Credit Agreement, together with the Second Amended and Restated Term Loan Credit Agreement, the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement). The Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement amends and restates the previous Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as described and defined in our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K).

The Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement provides for a $28.245 million credit facility consisting of a $23.245 million senior secured term loan (Term Loan) and a $5.0 million working capital facility (Revolver). The Term Loan consists of the $12.135 million balance outstanding under the previous term loan, plus an additional $1.110 million related to the exit fee that would otherwise have been due upon closing of the Second and Amended Restated Term Loan Credit Agreement, as well as an additional tranche of $10.0 million that may become available for use in an acquisition, with MidCap’s consent. The maximum loan amount under the Revolver is $5.0 million, with borrowings limited in accordance with a borrowing base calculation, based solely on eligible accounts receivable.

The interest on the Term Loan is based on the forward-looking one-month term Secured Overnight Financing Rate adjusted upward by 0.10% (Term SOFR), plus an applicable margin of 6.45%, subject to a Term SOFR floor of 3.75%. If any advance under the Term Loan is prepaid at any time, a prepayment fee is charged based on the amount being prepaid and an applicable percentage amount, such as 4%, 3%, or 1%, based on the date the prepayment is made. Interest on an outstanding balance under the Revolver is payable monthly in arrears at an annual rate of Term SOFR plus an applicable margin of 4.00%, subject to a Term SOFR floor of 3.75%.

The Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement includes minimum net revenue requirements that are measured on a trailing twelve-month basis and a minimum cash requirement throughout the term of the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. For example, the Company’s minimum net revenue requirement for the twelve months ending December 31, 2025, is $39.0 million. The minimum cash requirement is $8.0 million, which includes cash and cash equivalents as well as short-term investments in U.S. Treasuries, under the terms of the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

The maturity date of the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement is March 1, 2030, with principal repayments beginning on April 1, 2028. On the date of termination of the Term Loan or the date on which the obligations under the Term Loan become due and payable in full, the Company will pay an exit fee in an amount equal to 5.0% of the total aggregate principal amount of term loans made pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated Term Loan Credit Agreement as of such date.

Long-term debt, net consisted of the following (in thousands):

As of March 31, 2025As ofDecember 31, 2024
Long-term debt$13,245$12,135
Cumulative accretion of exit fee91,544
Unamortized debt discount and debt issuance costs(265)(191)
Total debt12,98913,488
Less: current portion—(4,045)
Long-term debt, net$12,989$9,443

At March 31, 2025, the scheduled maturities of the Company’s debt obligations were as follows (in thousands):

Amount
Remainder of 2025$—
2026—
2027—
20285,519
20296,623
Thereafter1,103
Total$13,245

As of March 31, 2025, the fair value of the Company’s debt approximated its carrying value. The fair value of the Company’s debt was based on observable market inputs (Level 2).

Note 13. Stock-Based Compensation

Equity Incentive Plans

The Company maintains a stock incentive plan that permits the granting of incentive stock options or nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock unit awards, performance awards, and other stock-based awards. The equity-based awards for employees generally vest over afour-year period, pursuant to different vesting schedules. For initial equity-based awards granted to employees, the first vest is generally a one-year cliff vest, followed by monthly vesting for the final three years. Thereafter, annual equity-based awards granted to employees typically vest monthly over the four-year vest term, except for restricted stock units which vest annually over a four year period. The initial equity-based awards granted to the Company’s non-employee, independent directors upon appointment to the board of directors will vest over a three-year period, with the first vest being a one-year cliff, followed by monthly vesting over the remaining two years. Thereafter, annual equity-based awards granted to the Company’s non-employee, independent directors will cliff vest after one year from the date of grant.

Stock Options

The following table summarizes the stock option activity for thethree months ended March 31, 2025 (in thousands, except share and per share data):

Number ofSharesWeightedAverageExercisePriceper ShareWeighted AverageRemainingContractualTerm (in years)AggregateIntrinsicValue (in thousands)
Outstanding at January 1, 20253,992,335$4.996.86$19,318
Granted1,220,928$8.23
Exercised(4,795)$0.88
Forfeited(33,600)$4.75
Expired(500)$15.09
Outstanding at March 31, 20255,174,368$5.767.35$9,021
Exercisable at March 31, 20252,700,956$5.376.28$6,351
Vested and expected to vest at March 31, 20254,889,686$6.077.56$7,673

The weighted average assumptions used in the Black-Scholes pricing model for stock options granted during thethree months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, were as follows:

For the Three Months Ended March 31,
20252024
Estimated dividend yield · - · % · - · %
Weighted-average expected stock price volatility35.89%35.91%
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate4.38%4.33%
Expected average term of options (in years)6.256.25
Weighted-average fair value of common stock$8.23$2.85
Weighted-average fair value per option$3.59$1.24

Restricted Stock

The following table summarizes the restricted stock unit activity for thethree months ended March 31, 2025 (in thousands, except share and per share data):

Number ofSharesWeightedAverageGrant Date Fair Valueper ShareWeighted AverageRemainingContractualTerm (inyears)AggregateIntrinsicValue (in thousands)
Outstanding at January 1, 2025127,611$3.470.84$1,066
Granted—$—
Vested(22,538)$5.41
Forfeited—$—
Outstanding at March 31, 2025105,073$3.060.74$545
Vested and expected to vest at March 31, 2025105,073$3.060.74$545

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Company maintains an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) that authorizes the issuance of shares of common stock pursuant to purchase rights granted to eligible employees. Unless otherwise determined by the Company’s board of directors, shares of the Company’s common stock will be purchased for the accounts of employees participating in the Company’s ESPP at a price per share equal to the lesser of (i)85% of the fair market value of a share of the Company’s common stock on the first day of an offering; or (ii)85% of the fair market value of a share of the Company’s common stock on the date of purchase. Offering periods are generally six months long; offering periods begin on June 1 and December 1 of each year. The Company issued zero shares of common stock under the ESPP during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.

Repricing of Outstanding and Unexercised Options

In January 2024, the Company’s board of directors approved a one-time repricing of certain previously granted and still outstanding vested and unvested stock option awards held by eligible employees, executive officers, and non-employee directors. As a result, the exercise price for these awards will be lowered to $2.97 per share effective September 14, 2025, which was the closing price of the Company’s common stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Stock Market on March 14, 2024, so long as the holder remains employed by the Company or continues to serve as a member of the board of directors through September 14, 2025 absent earlier trigger events defined in the option repricing plan. No other terms of the stock options were modified, and the stock options will continue to vest according to their original vesting schedules and will retain their original expiration dates. As a result of the repricing,1,631,016 vested and unvested stock options outstanding as of March 14, 2024, with original exercise prices ranging from $3.02 to $27.49, were repriced.

The repricing on March 14, 2024, resulted in incremental stock-based compensation expense of $0.9 million, of which $0.5 million related to vested stock option awards and was expensed on the repricing date. The remaining $0.4 million related to unvested stock option awards and is being amortized on a straight-line basis over the weighted-average vesting period of those awards of approximately 2.38 years as of March 14, 2024.

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

Stock-based compensation expense included in the accompanying condensed financial statements was as follows (in thousands):

For the Three Months Ended March 31,
20252024
Cost of sales$29$49
Research and development(8)30
Sales and marketing4796
General and administrative7841,132
Total stock-based compensation expense$852$1,307

Stock-based compensation expense related to stock options was $0.8 million for thethree months ended March 31, 2025, and $1.2 million for thethree months ended March 31, 2024. Unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options was $4.3 million at March 31, 2025, which is expected to be recognized as expense over the weighted-average period of 3.22 years.

Stock-based compensation expense related to restricted stock units wasnot significant for thethree months ended March 31, 2025, and $0.1 million for thethree months ended March 31, 2024. Unrecognized compensation expense related to restricted stock units was $0.3 million at March 31, 2025, which is expected to be recognized as expense over the weighted-average period of 0.96 years.

Stock-based compensation expense related to the ESPP was not significant for either the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. Total compensation cost related to the ESPP not yet recognized was not significant at March 31, 2025. As of March 31, 2025, an insignificant amount has been withheld on behalf of employees for future purchases under the ESPP.

Note 14. Income Taxes

For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company’s income tax expense was not significant, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024 when the Company recorded minimal income tax benefit. The effective tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were(0.5%) and 0.4%, respectively. The effective tax rates differ from the federal statutory rate primarily due to operating losses not expected to produce an income tax benefit.

The Company had insignificant unrecognized tax benefits as of March 31, 2025 and 2024. The Company recognizes interest and penalties accrued on any unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income tax expense. The Company does not expect the balance of unrecognized tax benefits to change significantly over the next twelve months. The Company has not accrued interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions as of March 31, 2025 or 2024.

Note 15. Net Loss Per Share

Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share is computed by giving effect to all potentially dilutive common stock equivalents to the extent they are dilutive. For purposes of this calculation, stock options, restricted stock units, employee stock purchase rights, and warrants to purchase common stock, are considered to be common stock equivalents but have been excluded from the calculation of diluted net loss per share as their effect is anti-dilutive for all periods presented.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share (in thousands, except share and per share data):

For the Three Months Ended March 31,
20252024
Net loss$(4,645)$(8,097)
Weighted average shares used in computing net loss per share—basic and diluted53,421,53340,804,885
Net loss per share—basic and diluted$(0.09)$(0.20)

The following is a summary of the common stock equivalents for the securities outstanding during the respective periods that have been excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per common share, as their effect would be anti-dilutive:

For the Three Months Ended March 31,
20252024
Equity-based compensation4,426,6353,914,307
Warrants to purchase common stock—32,967

Note 16. Contingencies

From time to time, we may become involved in lawsuits and other claims arising from our ordinary course of business. The Company regularly evaluates its exposure to threatened or pending litigation and other business contingencies. Because of the uncertainties related to the amount of loss from litigation and other business contingencies, the recording of losses relating to such exposures requires significant judgment about the potential range of outcomes. We establish loss provisions for matters in which losses are probable and can be reasonably estimated. If a loss is not both probable and reasonably estimable, or if an exposure to loss exists in excess of the amount accrued, the Company assesses whether there is at least a reasonable possibility that a loss, or additional loss, may have been incurred. If there is a reasonable possibility that a loss, or additional loss, may have been incurred, the Company will disclose the estimate of the possible loss or range of loss if it is material and an estimate can be made, or disclose that such an estimate cannot be made. The determination as to whether a loss can reasonably be considered to be possible or probable is based on our assessment, together with legal counsel, regarding the ultimate outcome of the matter. As additional information about current or future litigation or other contingencies becomes available, the Company will assess whether adjustments should be made to legal accruals.

In August 2023, a former Teknova employee filed a claim with the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency alleging various causes of action under California’s labor, wage, and hour laws. The plaintiff generally alleged that Teknova did not appropriately calculate and pay meal break premiums and otherwise failed to calculate and pay appropriate overtime wages or bonuses to certain of its California non-exempt employees. On June 6, 2024, a mediation took place, in the course of which Teknova agreed to settle the plaintiff’s claims for $0.4 million (the Settlement). As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had therefore accrued its best estimate of potential loss related to a possible settlement of the claims of the former employee and other members of the purported class similarly situated former or current employees, in the amount of $0.4 million, which was included within “Accrued liabilities” on the Balance Sheet. In April 2025, the Settlement received final court approval and the Company paid the Settlement amount.

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