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Feb 29, 2020

Neogen Q3 2020 Earnings Report

Neogen's Q3 2020 earnings were announced, revealing a slight increase in revenue but a decrease in net income compared to the previous year.

Key Takeaways

Neogen Corporation reported a 2% increase in revenue for the third quarter of fiscal year 2020, reaching $99,869,000, while net income decreased to $12,200,000, with earnings per share at $0.23. The company highlighted strong performance in genomics services and certain food safety product lines, along with strategic acquisitions to expand its global footprint.

Revenues increased by 2% to $99,869,000 compared to the previous year's third quarter.

Net income decreased to $12,200,000 from $13,073,000 in the prior year.

Earnings per share were $0.23, down from $0.25 a year ago.

The company made four strategic acquisitions to enhance its global footprint.

Total Revenue
$99.9M
Previous year: $97.7M
+2.2%
EPS
$0.12
Previous year: $0.13
-7.7%
Gross Margin
45.4%
Previous year: 45.7%
-0.7%
Operating Margin
13.1%
Previous year: 15%
-12.7%
Gross Profit
$45.3M
Previous year: $44.6M
+1.6%
Cash and Equivalents
$328M
Previous year: $93.6M
+250.4%
Total Assets
$774M
Previous year: $673M
+15.0%

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Forward Guidance

Neogen is proactively addressing issues associated with the current environment, including strengthening its global supply chain to secure availability of the raw materials and maintaining adequate staffing for its worldwide manufacturing operations to ensure it is able to continue to serve its global customer base.

Positive Outlook

  • Strong balance sheet with no debt.
  • Substantial cash reserves.
  • Solid cash generation.
  • Strengthening global supply chain.
  • Maintaining adequate staffing for worldwide manufacturing operations.

Challenges Ahead

  • Adverse economic conditions threaten the global economy in 2020 as a result of COVID-19.
  • Revenues for the company’s Food Safety segment decreased 1% during the third quarter compared to the prior year quarter.
  • Significant decrease in sales of drug residue test kits due to ending exclusive relationship with distributor in Europe.
  • Loss of forensic kit sales in Brazil due to a customer switching to an alternative technology platform.
  • Revenues from the company’s Brazilian operations decreased 16%.

Revenue & Expenses

Visualization of income flow from segment revenue to net income