Twist Bioscience Corporation (NASDAQ:TWST) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

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We see the benefits of the cost reductions. We’ll see the launch of the fast genes and our outlook for next two years to get to adjusted EBITDA breakeven by Q4. And we will continue to give updates in terms of progress on each of the quarterly earnings call. So, I’m going turn over to, Emily to run that.

Emily Leproust: I think, Jim, you covered it well.

James Thorburn: Okay.

Puneet Souda: Okay. And then on pricing of the products, can you just update us. Do you expect to raise any pricing on the NGS or SynBio products and overall competition in the market? Just can you sort of give us a sense of what you’re seeing from some of the larger competitors, the competitive dynamics changing in the market? Thank you.

Emily Leproust: Yes, great question. So we did our second annual – price increase on NGS that was well received. In SynBio, we did do a price increase last summer, not planned at this point. Except for launching the fast gene. In SynBio, our strategy is to increase the value of the product. In addition to the amazing scale and quality and ease of ordering, we’re going to add speed and using an approach of dynamic pricing we were confident, we’d be able to get the premium pricing. So that’s the price increase coming in SynBio but it’s in exchange to providing better value to the customer.

Operator: Thank you. And our next question coming from the line of Tom Peterson with Baird. Your line is open.

Tom Peterson: Yes, thanks for the question. Tom on for Catherine. I was just wondering if you could provide any more color on the revenue expectations by product line for fiscal 3Q and 4Q given the overall reduction in the guide for the year.

Emily Leproust: Jim, can you take that?

James Thorburn: Yes, sorry, I forgot I was on mute. Tom, thanks for the question. So overall, I mean we’ve given the guide for SynBio and NGS and also for Biopharma for the year. So we didn’t break it out because of just the quarter transmission overall outlook for Q3 revenues $60 million to $61 million, Q4 $62 million to $63 million, the range and for SynBio the range for the year is $96 million to $98 million, NGS revenue $113 million to $114 million and Biopharma $26 million. So sometimes of the outlook, we believe it’s prudent. Right. Why is it prudent, we’ve just take 25% reduction in the organization. NGS mean overall business is up 25% year-over-year for total business. The pipeline looks good. We continue to launch new products, we continue to get great feedback from the marketplace.

And at the same time, I mean, we’ve made a meaningful reduction in our headcount. Really appreciate the contribution of everybody who has supported Twist and the growth. And at the same time as we go forward we’re very focused on getting to profitability in the first milestone there is getting to adjusted EBITDA Q4 next year. And we’re positioned to do that. And the overall environment, any comments overall environment is tough. However, we have a great portfolio and we’re growing faster than the market. And we leverage our investments and we are going to deliver solid results as we continue to scale and get to adjusted EBITDA to breakeven.

Tom Peterson: Got it. Thanks. That’s helpful. And then maybe just one more for me on the OpEx guidance reduction and obviously appreciate the significance of the headcount reduction, basically look forward towards that adjusted EBITDA target for fiscal 4Q of next year. How should we think about if there’s any more room for additional OpEx reductions. I guess how much flexibility do you still see left within the business. Thanks.

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