QuidelOrtho Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2024 Financial Results

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Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2024 Results 
(all comparisons are to the prior year period)

Fourth quarter 2024 revenue was $708 million, as reported

·  Non-respiratory revenue was $565 million, which was flat compared to the prior year period due to a decline in U.S. Donor Screening revenue, a business the Company is exiting; Labs revenue grew 4%, as reported and in constant currency, excluding COVID-19 and non-core revenues

·  Respiratory revenue was $143 million, a decrease of 18%, as reported and in constant currency, due to the anticipated year-over-year decline in COVID-19 and influenza revenues

Full-year 2024 revenue was $2.8 billion, as reported

·  Non-respiratory revenue was $2.3 billion, which was flat compared to the prior year due to a decline in U.S. Donor Screening revenue; Labs revenue grew 3% as reported and 4% in constant currency, excluding COVID-19 and non-core revenues

·  Respiratory revenue was $504 million, a decrease of 30% as reported and in constant currency, due to the anticipated year-over-year decline in COVID-19 revenue; excluding COVID-19 revenue, respiratory revenue increased by 4% as reported and in constant currency

QuidelOrtho Corporation (Nasdaq: QDEL) (the “Company” or “QuidelOrtho”), a global provider of innovative in-vitro diagnostic technologies designed for point-of-care settings, clinical labs and transfusion medicine, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 29, 2024.

“We are pleased with our 2024 business performance and ended the year with positive momentum leading into 2025,” said Brian J. Blaser, President and Chief Executive Officer, QuidelOrtho. “The growth of our underlying business with its recurring revenue business model continued to perform well. In addition, we made excellent progress on implementing our cost-savings initiatives that were defined in 2024, and we are targeting additional cost savings across the business. We expect that these initiatives will help us operate more effectively and deliver incremental margin improvement in 2025 and beyond.”

Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Results

The Company reported fourth quarter 2024 total revenue of $708 million, compared to $743 million in the prior year period. The year-over-year decrease was due to lower COVID-19 and influenza revenue. Foreign currency translation did not significantly impact the Company’s fourth quarter 2024 revenue.

GAAP diluted loss per share for the fourth quarter of 2024 was $2.28, compared to diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) of $0.10 in the prior year period. GAAP net loss for the fourth quarter of 2024 was $153 million, compared to net income of $7 million in the prior year period. GAAP operating loss for the fourth quarter of 2024 was $100 million, compared to an operating income of $40 million in the prior year period, and GAAP operating margin was (14)% in the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to 5% in the prior year period. Fourth quarter 2024 results included $37 million in integration-related charges.

Adjusted diluted EPS for the fourth quarter of 2024 was $0.63, compared to $1.17 in the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter of 2024 was $150 million, compared to $195 million in the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA margin for the fourth quarter of 2024 was 21%, compared to 26% in the prior year period. The changes in adjusted diluted EPS and adjusted EBITDA were primarily related to the anticipated year-over-year decline in COVID-19 and influenza revenues.

Full-Year 2024 Financial Results

The Company reported total revenue for the full-year 2024 of $2.78 billion, compared to $3.00 billion in the prior year. The year-over-year decrease was due to lower COVID-19 revenue. Foreign currency translation had an unfavorable impact of approximately 60 basis points on the Company’s full-year 2024 results.

GAAP diluted loss per share for the full-year 2024 was $30.16, compared to $0.15 in the prior year. GAAP net loss for the full-year 2024 was $2.03 billion, compared to $10 million in the prior year. GAAP operating loss for the full-year 2024 was $1.96 billion, which included a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of approximately $1.82 billion, compared to operating income of $139 million in the prior year. GAAP operating margin was (70)% for the full-year 2024, compared to 5% in the prior year. Full-year 2024 results included $127 million in integration-related charges.

Adjusted diluted EPS for the full-year 2024 was $1.85, compared to $4.13 in the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA for the full-year 2024 was $543 million, compared to $723 million in the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA margin for the full-year 2024 was 19.5%, compared to 24% in the prior year. The changes in adjusted diluted EPS and adjusted EBITDA were primarily related to the anticipated year-over-year decline in COVID-19 revenue.

Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Guidance

Based on its current business outlook, the Company is issuing its fiscal year 2025 financial guidance, as follows:

A reconciliation of forward-looking non-GAAP measures, including adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin and adjusted diluted EPS, to the most directly comparable GAAP measures is not provided because comparable GAAP measures for such measures are not reasonably accessible or reliable due to the inherent difficulty in forecasting and quantifying measures that would be necessary for such reconciliation. We are not, without unreasonable effort, able to reliably predict the impact of impairment charges and related tax benefits, employee compensation costs and other adjustments. These items are uncertain, depend on various factors and may have a material impact on our future GAAP results. In addition, the Company believes any such reconciliation would imply a degree of precision and certainty that could be confusing to investors. See "Forward-Looking Statements" and "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

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