Earnings Calls

Last Earnings Call

Fiscal Period
Q3 2026
Call Date
May 6, 2026
AI Summary
Q3 2026

Revenue: Bio-Techne reported Q3 revenue of $311.4 million, down 2% year over year, with underlying organic growth of 2% after adjusting for timing and other one-time items.

Margins: Adjusted operating margin was 34.2%, up 310 basis points sequentially, showing strong profitability even in a mixed demand environment.

Biotech Weakness: Emerging biotech spending was softer than expected and declined high single digits, which management said was the main reason the quarter came in below its underlying trend.

Strong Spots: Large pharma grew low double digits for its sixth straight quarter, China posted its fourth consecutive quarter of organic growth, and Spatial Biology delivered mid-teens growth.

Outlook: Management expects Q4 organic growth to be approximately flat, with low single-digit underlying growth excluding the temporary cell therapy headwind.

FY27 View: Management said it would be disappointed not to deliver at least mid-single-digit growth in fiscal 2027, citing improving biotech funding, a steadier academic market and easier comparisons.

Key Financials
Revenue
$311.4 million
Organic revenue growth
-2%
Underlying organic growth
2%
Adjusted EPS
$0.53
GAAP EPS
$0.32
Adjusted operating margin
34.2%
Adjusted gross margin
70.4%
Operating cash flow
$86.7 million
Net capital expenditures
$9.1 million
Dividends returned
$12.5 million
Cash
$209.8 million
Bank debt
$200 million
Protein Sciences sales
$226.2 million
Protein Sciences organic revenue
-4%
Diagnostics and Spatial Biology sales
$85.6 million
Diagnostics and Spatial Biology organic revenue
3%
Spatial Biology growth
mid-teens
COMET growth
more than 65%
RNAscope growth
high single digits
China growth
low single digits
Large pharma growth
low double digits
Emerging biotech revenue growth
high single digits decline
U.S. academic growth
low single digits
GMP protein growth excluding two cell therapy customers
nearly 50%
Cell therapy headwind in Q4
approximately 150 basis points
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