Q1 2023 revenue increases 14% compared to prior year with recurring revenue growing 67%

908 Devices Inc. (Nasdaq: MASS), a pioneer of purpose-built handheld and desktop devices for chemical and biochemical analysis, today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.

“I am pleased to see the strong recurring value that our technology brings to our customers by providing analysis at the point of need,” said Kevin J. Knopp, CEO and Co-founder of 908 Devices. “We are seeing robust demand for our handheld devices while we continue to focus on broadening our portfolio in bioprocessing. We are uniquely positioned with a diversified suite of devices serving forensics and bioprocessing end markets and a strong balance sheet with cash runway to pursue our growth objectives.”

Recent Highlights

• Revenue of $9.5 million for the first quarter 2023, increasing 14% compared to the first quarter 2022
  • Handheld revenue was $6.2 million, increasing 38% year over year
  • Desktop revenue was $3.1 million, decreasing 13% year over year
  • Recurring revenue was $4.2 million, increasing 67% year over year
• Ended the first quarter 2023 with $161 million in cash and cash equivalents and no debt outstanding
• Expanded international reach of handheld devices with the establishment of a purchase vehicle providing thirty-one NATO member states, and four additional nations, the ability to purchase MX908 units in a streamlined fashion to enable broad trace detection and identification
• Released a data analysis tool for REBEL built on the JMP^® statistical software package that enables users to easily visualize the wealth of process data generated by REBEL
• Initiated second project phase with Centre for Process Innovation to develop novel cell culture feeding and control strategies using MAVEN and REBEL during scale up from Ambr^® 15 micro bioreactors to larger scale bioreactors

First Quarter 2023 Financial Results

Revenue was $9.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, a 14% increase over the prior year period. This was primarily driven by growth in handheld devices and recurring revenue. The installed base grew to 2,468 devices with 78 devices placed during the first quarter 2023.

Recurring revenue grew $1.7 million to $4.2 million or 67% over the prior year period. This was driven by growth in both accessory and consumable revenues as well as increased service revenue.

Gross profit was $4.4 million for the first quarter of 2023, compared to $4.1 million for the corresponding prior year period. Gross margin was 46% as compared to 50% for the corresponding prior year period. The decline in gross margin was largely due to higher non-cash charges for stock-based compensation and intangible amortization during the first quarter of 2023.

Operating expenses were $17.4 million for the first quarter of 2023, compared to $13.7 million for the corresponding prior year period. This increase was driven by salaries and related costs from higher headcount, an increase in stock-based compensation and an increase in acquisition related costs for intangible amortization and valuation of contingent milestones.

Net loss was $12.5 million for the first quarter of 2023, compared to $9.4 million for the corresponding prior year period. Net loss per share was $0.39 for the first quarter of 2023, compared to a net loss per share of $0.30 for the corresponding prior year period.

Cash and cash equivalents were $161 million as of March 31, 2023. During the quarter, the Company paid down debt of $15 million and ended the first quarter with no debt outstanding.

2023 Guidance

908 Devices continues to expect full year 2023 revenue to be in the range of $48 million to $52 million, representing 2% to 11% growth over full year 2022.

Webcast Information

908 Devices will host a conference call to discuss the first quarter 2023 financial results before market open on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 5:30 am Pacific Time / 8:30 am Eastern Time. A webcast of the conference call can be accessed at https://ir.908devices.com/overview/default.aspx. The webcast will be archived and available for replay for at least 90 days after the event.

Ambr is a registered trademark of Sartorius AG. JMP is a registered trademark of JMP Statistical Discovery LLC.

About 908 Devices

908 Devices is revolutionizing chemical and biochemical analysis with its simple handheld and desktop devices, addressing critical-to-life applications. The Company’s devices are used at the point-of-need to interrogate unknown and invisible materials and provide quick, actionable answers to directly address some of the most critical problems in life sciences research, bioprocessing, pharma / biopharma, forensics and adjacent markets. The Company is headquartered in the heart of Boston, where it designs and manufactures innovative products that bring together the power of mass spectrometry, microfluidic sampling and separations, software automation, and machine learning.

Forward Looking Statements

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