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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 8, 2024

 

 

Seer, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

 

001-39747

 

82-1153150

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(Commission

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

3800 Bridge Parkway, Suite 102

Redwood City, California 94065

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

650-453-0000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last reports)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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

 

 

Title of each class

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Class A Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share

SEER

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

(The NASDAQ Global Select Market)

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).

Emerging growth company

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 8, 2024, Seer, Inc. issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing results for the quarter ended June 30, 2024. A copy of the Press Release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

The information under Item 2.02 in this current report on Form 8-K and the related information in the exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

 

 


 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

99.1

 

Press Release, dated August 8, 2024.

104

 

Cover Page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.

 


 

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.

 

 

 

SEER, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

Date: August 8, 2024

 

By:

 

/s/ David Horn

 

 

 

 

David Horn

 

 

 

 

President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 


EX-99.1

 

Seer Reports Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results

Launched STAC in Europe and additional customer papers published in leading journals

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. Aug 8, 2024 – Seer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SEER), a leading life sciences company commercializing a disruptive new platform for proteomics, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024.

 

Recent Highlights

Achieved revenue of $3.1 million for the second quarter of 2024
Launched the Seer Technology Access Center (STAC) in Europe, providing researchers with end-to-end services from sample to data
Demonstrated how the Proteograph Product Suite can uncover differentiated insights into plasma proteomic changes that occur during spaceflight through customer publications in Nature and Nature Communications
Ended the quarter with $344.6 million of cash, cash equivalents and investments

 

“We remain focused on reducing barriers to access for our differentiated technology in the face of ongoing macroeconomic headwinds. During the second quarter, we significantly expanded our commercial team and are excited about the talented individuals that have come on board to capture the opportunity ahead in proteomics,” said Omid Farokhzad, Chair and CEO of Seer. “Our customers are generating novel data that we believe is only possible with the Proteograph Product Suite, and we saw multiple manuscripts get submitted to and published in high-impact journals during the quarter. Looking ahead, we will continue to execute against our core strategies of driving evidence and publications, continuing to enhance access to the Proteograph, innovating with our products, and expanding our applications.”

 

Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results

Revenue was $3.1 million for the second quarter of 2024, a 23% decrease from $4.0 million for the corresponding prior year period, primarily due to a decrease in related party and grant revenue. Product revenue for the second quarter of 2024 was $2.2 million, including $420 thousand of related party revenue, and consisted of sales of SP100 instruments and consumable kits. Service revenue was $845 thousand for the second quarter of 2024, including $163 thousand of related party revenue, and primarily consisted of revenue related to the STAC program. Grant and other revenue was $46 thousand for the second quarter of 2024.

 

Gross profit, inclusive of grant and other revenue, was $1.7 million and gross margin was 56% for the second quarter of 2024.

 

Operating expenses were $28.8 million for the second quarter of 2024, including $7.7 million of stock-based compensation, a decrease of 5% compared to $30.2 million for the corresponding prior year period, including $9.8 million of stock-based compensation. The decrease in operating expenses was primarily driven by a decrease in employee and stock-based compensation expenses and a decrease in laboratory expenses.

 

Net loss was $22.9 million for the second quarter of 2024, as compared to $23.4 million for the corresponding prior year period.

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Cash, cash equivalents and investments were $344.6 million as of June 30, 2024.

 

2024 Guidance

Seer now expects full year 2024 revenue to be in the range of $13 million to $15 million, compared to the prior range of $16 million to $18 million.

Webcast Information

Seer will host a conference call to discuss the second quarter 2024 financial results on Thursday, August 8, 2024. A webcast of the conference call can be accessed at https://investor.seer.bio. The webcast will be archived and available for replay for at least 90 days after the event.

 

About Seer

Seer is a life sciences company developing transformative products that open a new gateway to the proteome. Seer’s Proteograph Product Suite is an integrated solution that includes proprietary engineered nanoparticles, consumables, automation instrumentation and software to perform deep, unbiased proteomic analysis at scale in a matter of hours. Seer designed the Proteograph workflow to be efficient and easy to use, leveraging widely adopted laboratory instrumentation to provide a decentralized solution that can be incorporated by nearly any lab. Seer’s Proteograph Product Suite is for research use only and is not intended for diagnostic procedures. For more information, please visit www.seer.bio.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Such forward-looking statements are based on Seer’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to it on the date of this press release. Forward-looking statements may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause Seer’s actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These statements include but are not limited to statements regarding Seer’s expectations for future results of operations and its financial position, business strategy, customer publications and adoption and outlook for fiscal year 2024. ​These and other risks are described more fully in Seer’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other documents that Seer subsequently files with the SEC from time to time. Except to the extent required by law, Seer undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.

 

Investor Contact:

Carrie Mendivil

investor@seer.bio

 

Media Contact:

Patrick Schmidt

pr@seer.bio

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SEER, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product

$

1,761

 

 

$

1,645

 

 

$

3,429

 

 

$

3,988

 

Service

 

682

 

 

 

467

 

 

 

1,090

 

 

 

536

 

Related party

 

583

 

 

 

1,358

 

 

 

1,537

 

 

 

2,664

 

Grant and other

 

46

 

 

 

538

 

 

 

82

 

 

 

873

 

Total revenue

 

3,072

 

 

 

4,008

 

 

 

6,138

 

 

 

8,061

 

Cost of revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product

 

701

 

 

 

1,118

 

 

 

1,692

 

 

 

2,554

 

Service

 

362

 

 

 

193

 

 

 

631

 

 

 

200

 

Related party

 

156

 

 

 

352

 

 

 

468

 

 

 

830

 

Grant and other

 

122

 

 

 

64

 

 

 

255

 

 

 

128

 

Total cost of revenue

 

1,341

 

 

 

1,727

 

 

 

3,046

 

 

 

3,712

 

Gross profit

 

1,731

 

 

 

2,281

 

 

 

3,092

 

 

 

4,349

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development

 

12,734

 

 

 

14,148

 

 

 

24,999

 

 

 

28,622

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

16,093

 

 

 

16,074

 

 

 

30,381

 

 

 

31,113

 

Total operating expenses

 

28,827

 

 

 

30,222

 

 

 

55,380

 

 

 

59,735

 

Loss from operations

 

(27,096

)

 

 

(27,941

)

 

 

(52,288

)

 

 

(55,386

)

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

4,433

 

 

 

4,560

 

 

 

9,019

 

 

 

8,277

 

Other expense

 

(187

)

 

 

(50

)

 

 

(260

)

 

 

(281

)

Total other income

 

4,246

 

 

 

4,510

 

 

 

8,759

 

 

 

7,996

 

Net loss

$

(22,850

)

 

$

(23,431

)

 

$

(43,529

)

 

$

(47,390

)

Other comprehensive loss:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities

 

(105

)

 

 

(1,439

)

 

 

(434

)

 

 

(281

)

Comprehensive loss

$

(22,955

)

 

$

(24,870

)

 

$

(43,963

)

 

$

(47,671

)

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

$

(0.35

)

 

$

(0.37

)

 

$

(0.67

)

 

$

(0.74

)

Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted

 

64,576,399

 

 

 

63,762,625

 

 

 

64,581,228

 

 

 

63,654,348

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SEER, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

June 30,
2024

 

 

December 31,
2023

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

31,947

 

 

$

32,499

 

Short-term investments

 

 

251,506

 

 

 

283,725

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

3,145

 

 

 

4,831

 

Related party receivables

 

 

594

 

 

 

559

 

Other receivables

 

 

1,962

 

 

 

1,326

 

Inventory

 

 

7,581

 

 

 

4,491

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

2,954

 

 

 

3,082

 

Total current assets

 

 

299,689

 

 

 

330,513

 

Long-term investments

 

 

61,188

 

 

 

56,858

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

 

23,956

 

 

 

25,177

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

20,436

 

 

 

22,193

 

Restricted cash

 

 

524

 

 

 

524

 

Other assets

 

 

818

 

 

 

1,004

 

Total assets

 

$

406,611

 

 

$

436,269

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

4,628

 

 

$

1,370

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

9,815

 

 

 

9,212

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

189

 

 

 

206

 

Operating lease liabilities, current

 

 

2,265

 

 

 

2,295

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

140

 

 

 

139

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

17,037

 

 

 

13,222

 

Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion

 

 

24,831

 

 

 

25,964

 

Other noncurrent liabilities

 

 

44

 

 

 

179

 

Total liabilities

 

 

41,912

 

 

 

39,365

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.00001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized as of
    June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023; zero shares issued and
    outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A common stock, $0.00001 par value; 94,000,000 shares authorized
    as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023; 59,180,625 and
    60,253,707 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and
   December 31, 2023, respectively

 

 

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Class B common stock, $0.00001 par value; 6,000,000 shares authorized
   as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023; 4,044,969 shares
   issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

714,626

 

 

 

702,868

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(626

)

 

 

(192

)

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(349,302

)

 

 

(305,773

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

364,699

 

 

 

396,904

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

406,611

 

 

$

436,269

 

 

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