Gross profit was RMB85.9 million (US$11.8 million) for the three months ended September 30,
2023, representing a 20.9% decrease from RMB108.6 million for the same period in 2022. Gross margin was 67.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to 70.2% for the same period in 2022. By channel, gross margin of central
laboratory business was 77.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to 77.8% during the same period in 2022; gross margin of in-hospital business was 65.1% for the three months ended
September 30, 2023, compared to 63.6% during the same period in 2022, and such increase was primarily due to an increase in sales volume to high margin hospitals; gross margin of pharma research and development services was 45.8% for the three
months ended September 30, 2023, compared to 46.7% during the same period of 2022.
Non-GAAP gross profit,
which excludes depreciation and amortization expenses, was RMB95.1 million (US$13.0 million) for the three months ended September 30, 2023, representing a 18.7% decrease from RMB117.0 million for the same period in 2022. Non-GAAP gross margin was 74.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to 75.7% for the same period in 2022.
Operating expenses were RMB264.7 million (US$36.3 million) for the three months ended September 30, 2023, representing a 22.9% decrease from
RMB343.2 million for the same period in 2022. The decrease was primarily driven by budget control measures and headcount reduction aimed at improving the Companys operating efficiency.
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Research and development expenses were RMB83.7 million (US$11.5 million) for the three months ended
September 30, 2023, representing a 23.5% decrease from RMB109.4 million for the same period in 2022, primarily due to a decrease in staff cost resulted from the reorganization of our research and development department to improve operating
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Selling and marketing expenses were RMB62.3 million (US$8.5 million) for the three months ended
September 30, 2023, representing a 31.0% decrease from RMB90.3 million for the same period in 2022, primarily due to (i) a decrease in staff cost resulted from the reorganization of our sales department to improve operating
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General and administrative expenses were RMB118.7 million (US$16.3 million) for the three months ended
September 30, 2023, representing a 17.3% decrease from RMB143.5 million for the same period in 2022, primarily due to (i) a decrease in amortized expense on share-based compensation; (ii) a decrease in professional service fee;
(iii) a decrease in allowance for doubtful accounts resulting from accelerated settlement with customers with long accounts receivable; and (iv) a decrease in staff cost resulted from the reorganization of our general and administrative
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Net loss was RMB175.0 million (US$24.0 million) for the three months ended
September 30, 2023, compared to RMB231.5 million for the same period in 2022.
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term
investments were RMB636.7 million (US$87.3 million) as of September 30, 2023.
Conference Call Information
Burning Rock will host a conference call to discuss the third quarter 2023 financial results at 7:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time (8:00 p.m. Hong Kong time) on
November 30, 2023.
Please register in advance of the conference using the link provided below and dial in 15 minutes prior to the call, using
participant dial-in numbers and unique registrant ID which would be provided upon registering.
PRE-REGISTER LINK: https://register.vevent.com/register/BIac92af260980471bb07fff2b22f7e50e.
Additionally, a live
and archived webcast of the conference call will also be available on the companys investor relations website at http://ir.brbiotech.com or through link https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/fo9urjv8.
A replay of the webcast will be available for 12 months via the same link above.
About Burning Rock
Burning Rock Biotech Limited (NASDAQ:
BNR and LSE: BNR), whose mission is to guard life via science, focuses on the application of next generation sequencing (NGS) technology in the field of precision oncology. Its business consists of i)
NGS-based therapy selection testing for late-stage cancer patients, and ii) cancer early detection, which has moved beyond
proof-of-concept R&D into the clinical validation stage.
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