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Net sales of $1.71 billion, decrease of 0.3%; organic decline of 0.7%Net income of $57.8 million; Adjusted EBITDA of $302.5 millionDiluted GAAP EPS of $0.08; adjusted EPS of $0.26Operating cash flow of $244.8 million; free cash flow of $204.0 million

RADNOR, Pa., Oct. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Avantor, Inc. (NYSE: AVTR), a leading global provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the life sciences and advanced technology industries, today reported financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2024.

“Our team delivered another quarter of solid financial results, including outperformance in bioprocessing and a return to growth in our laboratory solutions segment. Our disciplined approach to working capital drove another quarter of best-in-class free cash flow conversion and we are raising our free cash flow guidance for the year,” said Michael Stubblefield, President and Chief Executive Officer.

“As we enter the fourth quarter, we remain on track to realize mid to high single-digit growth in our bioprocessing business, supported by continued momentum in order intake. Our cost transformation programs are running ahead of plan, and we are well positioned to achieve our full year guidance. Moving forward, we remain focused on delivering long-term growth for Avantor and differentiated value to our customers and shareholders,” Stubblefield concluded.

Third Quarter 2024

For the three months ended September 30, 2024, net sales were $1,714.4 million, a decrease of 0.3% compared to the third quarter of 2023. Foreign currency translation had a positive impact of 0.4%, resulting in a sales decline of 0.7% on an organic basis.

Net income decreased to $57.8 million from $108.4 million in the third quarter of 2023, and adjusted net income was $175.2 million as compared to $171.6 million in the comparable prior period. Net Income margin was 3.4%. Adjusted EBITDA was $302.5 million and Adjusted EBITDA margin was 17.6%. Adjusted Operating Income was $274.8 million and Adjusted Operating Income margin was 16.0%.

Diluted earnings per share on a GAAP basis was $0.08, while adjusted EPS was $0.26.

Operating cash flow was $244.8 million, while free cash flow was $204.0 million. Adjusted net leverage was 3.8x as of September 30, 2024.

Third Quarter 2024 – Segment Results

Laboratory Solutions

Net sales were $1,171.5 million, a reported increase of 1.1%, as compared to $1,159.1 million in the third quarter of 2023. Sales increased 0.6% on an organic basis.Adjusted Operating Income was $151.5 million as compared to $159.1 million in the comparable prior period. Adjusted Operating Income margin was 12.9%.

Bioscience Production

Net sales were $542.9 million, a reported decrease of 3.2%, as compared to $561.1 million in the third quarter of 2023. Sales declined 3.5% on an organic basis.Adjusted Operating Income was $138.1 million as compared to $148.2 million in the comparable prior period. Adjusted Operating Income margin was 25.4%.

Adjusted Operating Income is Avantor’s segment reporting profitability measure under generally accepted accounting principles and is used by management to measure and evaluate the performance of our Company’s business segments.

Conference Call
We will host a conference call to discuss our results today, October 25, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The live webcast and presentation, as well as a replay, will be available on the investor section of Avantor’s website.

About Avantor
Avantor® is a leading life science tools company and global provider of mission-critical products and services to the life sciences and advanced technology industries. We work side-by-side with customers at every step of the scientific journey to enable breakthroughs in medicine, healthcare, and technology. Our portfolio is used in virtually every stage of the most important research, development and production activities at more than 300,000 customer locations in 180 countries. For more information, visit avantorsciences.com and find us on LinkedInX (Twitter) and Facebook.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To evaluate our performance, we monitor a number of key indicators. As appropriate, we supplement our results of operations determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) with certain non-GAAP financial measures that we believe are useful to investors, creditors and others in assessing our performance. These measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for reported GAAP results because they may include or exclude certain items as compared to similar GAAP-based measures, and such measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Rather, these measures should be considered as an additional way of viewing aspects of our operations that provide a more complete understanding of our business. We strongly encourage investors to review our consolidated financial statements included in reports filed with the SEC in their entirety and not rely solely on any one single financial measure or communication.

The non-GAAP financial measures used in this press release are sales growth (decline) on an organic basis, Adjusted Operating Income, Adjusted Operating Income margin, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted net income, adjusted EPS, adjusted net leverage, free cash flow and free cash flow conversion.

Organic net sales growth (decline) eliminates from our reported net sales change the impacts of revenues from acquisitions and divestitures that occurred in the last year and changes in foreign currency exchange rates. We believe that this measurement is useful to investors as a way to measure and evaluate our underlying commercial operating performance consistently across our segments and the periods presented. This measure is used by our management for the same reason.Adjusted Operating Income is our net income or loss adjusted for the following items: (i) interest expense, (ii) income tax expense, (iii) amortization of acquired intangible assets, (iv) losses on extinguishment of debt, (v) charges associated with the impairment of certain assets, (vi) and certain other adjustments. Adjusted Operating Income margin is Adjusted Operating Income divided by net sales as determined under GAAP. We believe that these measures are useful to investors as ways to analyze the underlying trends in our business consistently across the periods presented. These measures are used by our management for the same reason. Additionally, Adjusted Operating Income is our segment reporting profitability measure under GAAP.Adjusted EBITDA is our net income or loss adjusted for the following items: (i) interest expense, (ii) income tax expense, (iii) amortization of acquired intangible assets, (iv) depreciation expense, (v) losses on extinguishment of debt, (vi) charges associated with the impairment of certain assets, (vii) and certain other adjustments. Adjusted EBITDA margin is Adjusted EBITDA divided by net sales as determined under GAAP. We believe that these measures are useful to investors as ways to analyze the underlying trends in our business consistently across the periods presented. These measures are used by our management for the same reason.Adjusted net income is our net income or loss first adjusted for the following items: (i) amortization of acquired intangible assets, (ii) losses on extinguishment of debt, (iii) charges associated with the impairment of certain assets, (iv) and certain other adjustments. From this amount, we then add or subtract an assumed incremental income tax impact on the above-noted pre-tax adjustments, using estimated tax rates, to arrive at Adjusted Net Income. We believe that this measure is useful to investors as a way to analyze the business consistently across the periods presented. This measure is used by our management for the same reason.Adjusted EPS is our adjusted net income divided by our diluted GAAP weighted average share count adjusted for anti-dilutive instruments. We believe that this measure is useful to investors as an additional way to analyze the underlying trends in our business consistently across the periods presented. This measure is used by our management for the same reason.Adjusted net leverage is equal to our gross debt, reduced by our cash and cash equivalents, divided by our trailing 12-month Adjusted EBITDA (excluding stock-based compensation expense and including the expected run-rate effect of cost synergies and the incremental results of completed acquisitions and divestitures as if those acquisitions and divestitures had occurred on the first day of the trailing 12-month period). We believe that this measure is useful to investors as a way to evaluate and measure the Company’s capital allocation strategies and the underlying trends in the business. This measure is used by our management for the same reason.Free cash flow is equal to our cash flows from operating activities, less capital expenditures, plus the direct costs to close acquisitions and divestitures (including income tax effects, if any) in the period. Free cash flow conversion is free cash flow divided by adjusted net income. We believe that these measures are useful to investors as they provide a view on the Company’s ability to generate cash for use in financing or investment activities. These measures are used by our management for the same reason.

Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are included in the tables accompanying this release.

Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and are subject to the safe harbor created thereby under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this press release are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements discuss our current expectations and projections relating to our financial condition, results of operations, plans, including our cost transformation initiative, objectives, future performance and business. These statements may be preceded by, followed by or include the words “aim,” “anticipate,” “assumption,” “believe,” “continue,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “goal,” “guidance,” “intend,” “likely,” “long-term,” “near-term,” “objective,” “opportunity,” “outlook,” “plan,” “potential,” “project,” “projection,” “prospects,” “seek,” “target,” “trend,” “can,” “could,” “may,” “should,” “would,” “will,” the negatives thereof and other words and terms of similar meaning.

Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions; they are not guarantees of performance. You should not place undue reliance on these statements. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. Although we believe that our assumptions made in connection with the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that the assumptions and expectations will prove to be correct. Factors that could contribute to these risks, uncertainties and assumptions include, but are not limited to, the factors described in “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, and subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, as such risk factors may be updated from time to time in our periodic filings with the SEC.

All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. In addition, all forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. We undertake no obligations to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise other than as required under the federal securities laws.

Investor Relations Contact
Christina Jones
Vice President, Investor Relations
Avantor
+1 805-617-5297
Christina.Jones@avantorsciences.com

Media Contact
Eric Van Zanten
Head of External Communications
Avantor
+1 610-529-6219
Eric.Vanzanten@avantorsciences.com 

 

Avantor, Inc. and subsidiaries

Unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations

(in millions, except per share data)

Three months ended
September 30,

Nine months ended
September 30,

2024

2023

2024

2023

Net sales

$   1,714.4

$   1,720.2

$   5,097.0

$   5,244.4

Cost of sales

1,150.0

1,141.6

3,380.6

3,451.0

Gross profit

564.4

578.6

1,716.4

1,793.4

Selling, general and administrative expenses

439.8

368.4

1,269.7

1,119.5

Impairment charges

160.8

Operating income

124.6

210.2

446.7

513.1

Interest expense, net

(48.7)

(72.4)

(173.9)

(219.5)

Loss on extinguishment of debt

(2.1)

(2.0)

(6.5)

(5.9)

Other income, net

0.7

0.7

3.4

3.3

Income before income taxes

74.5

136.5

269.7

291.0

Income tax expense

(16.7)

(28.1)

(58.6)

(68.4)

Net income

$        57.8

$      108.4

$      211.1

$      222.6

Earnings per share:

Basic

$        0.08

$        0.16

$        0.31

$        0.33

Diluted

$        0.08

$        0.16

$        0.31

$        0.33

Weighted average shares outstanding:

Basic

680.3

676.0

679.3

675.4

Diluted

683.0

678.5

682.1

678.1

 

Avantor, Inc. and subsidiaries

Unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets

(in millions)

September 30, 2024

December 31, 2023

Assets

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$                  285.3

$                  262.9

Accounts receivable, net

1,087.7

1,150.2

Inventory

779.6

828.1

Other current assets

135.6

143.7

Assets held for sale

216.5

Total current assets

2,504.7

2,384.9

Property, plant and equipment, net

722.8

737.5

Other intangible assets, net

3,522.7

3,775.3

Goodwill, net

5,670.6

5,716.7

Other assets

419.8

358.3

Total assets

$             12,840.6

$             12,972.7

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

Current liabilities:

Current portion of debt

$                  229.7

$                  259.9

Accounts payable

673.5

625.9

Employee-related liabilities

183.3

133.1

Accrued interest

39.9

50.2

Other current liabilities

401.7

411.2

Liabilities held for sale

101.7

Total current liabilities

1,629.8

1,480.3

Debt, net of current portion

4,691.4

5,276.7

Deferred income tax liabilities

547.3

612.8

Other liabilities

418.9

350.3

Total liabilities

7,287.4

7,720.1

Stockholders’ equity:

Common stock including paid-in capital

3,924.5

3,830.1

Accumulated earnings

1,702.6

1,491.5

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(73.9)

(69.0)

Total stockholders’ equity

5,553.2

5,252.6

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$             12,840.6

$             12,972.7

 

Avantor, Inc. and subsidiaries

Unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows

(in millions)

Three months ended
September 30,

Nine months ended
September 30,

2024

2023

2024

2023

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net income

$      57.8

$    108.4

$    211.1

$    222.6

Reconciling adjustments:

Depreciation and amortization

102.4

98.0

304.6

301.7

Impairment charges

160.8

Stock-based compensation expense

11.9

9.8

35.7

31.7

Non-cash restructuring charges

16.4

16.4

Provision for accounts receivable and inventory

16.3

19.4

55.8

62.5

Deferred income tax benefit

(22.6)

(29.4)

(75.3)

(94.1)

Amortization of deferred financing costs

2.8

3.2

8.6

9.9

Loss on extinguishment of debt

2.1

2.0

6.5

5.9

Foreign currency remeasurement (gain) loss

(0.1)

(3.0)

3.0

(3.1)

Changes in assets and liabilities:

Accounts receivable

34.2

47.2

34.2

55.1

Inventory

(7.3)

10.8

(21.5)

9.1

Accounts payable

(4.0)

(21.4)

41.9

(95.8)

Accrued interest

(16.2)

(9.7)

(16.5)

(10.3)

Other assets and liabilities

56.6

(4.2)

63.0

(38.5)

Other

(5.5)

(0.4)

0.9

Net cash provided by operating activities

244.8

230.7

667.5

618.4

Cash flows from investing activities:

Capital expenditures

(40.8)

(37.7)

(121.3)

(95.8)

Other

0.3

0.7

1.7

2.1

Net cash used in investing activities

(40.5)

(37.0)

(119.6)

(93.7)

Cash flows from financing activities:

Debt repayments

(214.3)

(197.6)

(585.0)

(657.9)

Payments of debt refinancing fees and premiums

(2.3)

Proceeds received from exercise of stock options

16.5

9.4

67.3

14.1

Shares repurchased to satisfy employee tax
     obligations for vested stock-based awards

(0.8)

(0.2)

(8.2)

(13.5)

Net cash used in financing activities

(198.6)

(188.4)

(525.9)

(659.6)

Effect of currency rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

7.9

(5.4)

0.6

(1.3)

Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

13.6

(0.1)

22.6

(136.2)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

296.7

260.8

287.7

396.9

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

$    310.3

$    260.7

$    310.3

$    260.7

 

Avantor, Inc. and subsidiaries

Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures

 

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin

(dollars in millions, %
     based on net sales)

Three months ended September 30,

Nine months ended September 30,

2024

2023

2024

2023

$

%

$

%

$

%

$

%

Net income

$   57.8

3.4 %

$ 108.4

6.3 %

$ 211.1

4.1 %

$ 222.6

4.2 %

Amortization

75.4

4.3 %

75.4

4.4 %

225.6

4.4 %

232.7

4.4 %

Loss on extinguishment of debt

2.1

0.1 %

2.0

0.1 %

6.5

0.1 %

5.9

0.1 %

Integration-related expenses1

— %

0.2

— %

— %

8.3

0.2 %

Restructuring and severance charges2

49.4

2.9 %

6.1

0.4 %

82.3

1.7 %

18.0

0.3 %

Transformation expenses3

17.1

1.0 %

— %

46.6

0.9 %

— %

Reserve for certain legal matters4

7.9

0.5 %

3.0

0.1 %

7.9

0.2 %

4.0

0.1 %

Other5

0.4

— %

(0.4)

— %

(0.4)

— %

(2.2)

— %

Impairment charges6

— %

— %

— %

160.8

3.1 %

Income tax benefit 
     applicable to pretax
     adjustments

(34.9)

(2.0) %

(23.1)

(1.3) %

(85.8)

(1.7) %

(96.7)

(1.8) %

Adjusted net income

175.2

10.2 %

171.6

10.0 %

493.8

9.7 %

553.4

10.6 %

Interest expense, net

48.7

2.8 %

72.4

4.2 %

173.9

3.4 %

219.5

4.2 %

Depreciation

27.0

1.6 %

22.6

1.4 %

79.0

1.5 %

69.0

1.3 %

Income tax provision
     applicable to
     Adjusted Net income

51.6

3.0 %

51.2

2.9 %

144.4

2.9 %

165.1

3.1 %

Adjusted EBITDA

$ 302.5

17.6 %

$ 317.8

18.5 %

$ 891.1

17.5 %

$ 1,007.0

19.2 %

____________________

Represents direct costs incurred with third parties and the accrual of a long-term retention incentive to integrate acquired companies. These expenses represent incremental costs and are unrelated to normal operations of our business. Integration expenses are incurred over a pre-defined integration period specific to each acquisition.Reflects the incremental expenses incurred in the period related to restructuring initiatives to increase profitability and productivity. Costs included in this caption are specific to employee severance, site-related exit costs, and contract termination costs. The expenses recognized in 2024 represent costs incurred to achieve the Company’s publicly-announced cost transformation initiative.

Represents incremental expenses directly associated with the Company’s publicly-announced cost transformation initiative, primarily related to the cost of external advisors.

Represents charges and legal costs in connection with certain litigation and other contingencies that are unrelated to our core operations and not reflective of on-going business and operating results.Represents net foreign currency (gain) loss from financing activities and other stock-based compensation expense (benefit).Related to impairment of the Ritter asset group.

 

Avantor, Inc. and subsidiaries

Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures (continued)

 

Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted Operating Income Margin

(dollars in millions, %
     based on net sales)

Three months ended September 30,

Nine months ended September 30,

2024

2023

2024

2023

$

%

$

%

$

%

$

%

Net income

$  57.8

3.4 %

$ 108.4

6.3 %

$ 211.1

4.1 %

$ 222.6

4.2 %

Interest expense, net

48.7

2.8 %

72.4

4.2 %

173.9

3.4 %

219.5

4.2 %

Income tax expense

16.7

1.0 %

28.1

1.6 %

58.6

1.2 %

68.4

1.3 %

Loss on extinguishment of debt

2.1

0.1 %

2.0

0.1 %

6.5

0.1 %

5.9

0.1 %

Other income, net

(0.7)

— %

(0.7)

— %

(3.4)

(0.1) %

(3.3)

— %

Operating income

124.6

7.3 %

210.2

12.2 %

446.7

8.7 %

513.1

9.8 %

Amortization

75.4

4.3 %

75.4

4.4 %

225.6

4.4 %

232.7

4.4 %

Integration-related expenses1

— %

0.2

— %

— %

8.3

0.2 %

Restructuring and severance charges2

49.4

2.9 %

6.1

0.4 %

82.3

1.7 %

18.0

0.3 %

Transformation expenses3

17.1

1.0 %

— %

46.6

0.9 %

— %

Reserve for certain legal matters4

7.9

0.5 %

3.0

0.1 %

7.9

0.2 %

4.0

0.1 %

Other5

0.4

— %

0.1

— %

1.4

— %

0.1

— %

Impairment charges6

— %

— %

— %

160.8

3.1 %

Adjusted Operating Income

$ 274.8

16.0 %

$ 295.0

17.1 %

$ 810.5

15.9 %

$ 937.0

17.9 %

_____________________

Represents direct costs incurred with third parties and the accrual of a long-term retention incentive to integrate acquired companies. These expenses represent incremental costs and are unrelated to normal operations of our business. Integration expenses are incurred over a pre-defined integration period specific to each acquisition.Reflects the incremental expenses incurred in the period related to restructuring initiatives to increase profitability and productivity. Costs included in this caption are specific to employee severance, site-related exit costs, and contract termination costs. The expenses recognized in 2024 represent costs incurred to achieve the Company’s publicly-announced cost transformation initiative.Represents incremental expenses directly associated with the Company’s publicly-announced cost transformation initiative, primarily related to the cost of external advisors.Represents charges and legal costs in connection with certain litigation and other contingencies that are unrelated to our core operations and not reflective of on-going business and operating results.Represents other stock-based compensation expense (benefit).Related to impairment of the Ritter asset group.

 

Avantor, Inc. and subsidiaries

Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures (continued)

Earnings per share

(shares in millions)

Three months ended
September 30,

Nine months ended
September 30,

2024

2023

2024

2023

Diluted earnings per share (GAAP)

$      0.08

$      0.16

$      0.31

$      0.33

Dilutive impact of convertible instruments

Fully diluted earnings per share (non-GAAP)

0.08

0.16

0.31

0.33

Amortization

0.11

0.11

0.33

0.34

Loss on extinguishment of debt

0.01

0.01

Integration-related expenses

0.01

Restructuring and severance charges

0.07

0.01

0.12

0.03

Transformation expenses

0.03

0.07

Reserve for certain legal matters

0.01

0.01

0.01

Other

Impairment charges

0.24

Income tax benefit applicable to pretax adjustments

(0.05)

(0.03)

(0.13)

(0.14)

Adjusted EPS (non-GAAP)

$      0.26

$      0.25

$      0.72

$      0.82

Weighted average shares outstanding:

Diluted (GAAP)

683.0

678.5

682.1

678.1

Incremental shares excluded for GAAP

Share count for Adjusted EPS (non-GAAP)

683.0

678.5

682.1

678.1

 

Free cash flow

(in millions)

Three months ended
September 30,

Nine months ended
September 30,

2024

2023

2024

2023

Net cash provided by operating activities

$    244.8

$    230.7

$    667.5

$    618.4

Capital expenditures

(40.8)

(37.7)

(121.3)

(95.8)

Free cash flow (non-GAAP)

$    204.0

$    193.0

$    546.2

$    522.6

 

Adjusted net leverage

(dollars in millions)

September 30,
2024

Total debt, gross1

$      5,001.6

Less cash and cash equivalents

(285.3)

$      4,716.3

Trailing twelve months Adjusted EBITDA

$      1,193.2

Trailing twelve months ongoing stock-based compensation expense

43.9

$      1,237.1

Adjusted net leverage (non-GAAP)

              3.8 x

____________________

Includes $51.4 million of Finance lease liabilities attributed to Clinical Services business and classified as held for sale.

 

Avantor, Inc. and subsidiaries

Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures (continued)

 

Net sales by segment

(in millions)

September 30,

Reconciliation of net sales growth
(decline) to organic net sales growth
(decline)

Net sales
growth
(decline)

Foreign
currency
impact

Organic
net sales
growth 
(decline)

2024

2023

Three months ended:

Laboratory Solutions

$   1,171.5

$   1,159.1

$        12.4

$          5.3

$          7.1

Bioscience Production

542.9

561.1

(18.2)

1.9

(20.1)

Total

$   1,714.4

$   1,720.2

$        (5.8)

$          7.2

$      (13.0)

Nine months ended:

Laboratory Solutions

$   3,484.3

$   3,555.9

$      (71.6)

$          8.9

$      (80.5)

Bioscience Production

1,612.7

1,688.5

(75.8)

3.6

(79.4)

Total

$   5,097.0

$   5,244.4

$    (147.4)

$        12.5

$    (159.9)

(dollars in millions, % based on net sales)

September 30,

Reconciliation of net sales growth
(decline) to organic net sales growth
(decline)

Net sales
growth
(decline)

Foreign
currency
impact

Organic
net sales
growth
(decline)

2024

2023

$

$

%

%

%

Three months ended:

Laboratory Solutions

$   1,171.5

$   1,159.1

1.1 %

0.5 %

0.6 %

Bioscience Production

542.9

561.1

(3.2) %

0.3 %

(3.5) %

Total

$   1,714.4

$   1,720.2

(0.3) %

0.4 %

(0.7) %

Nine months ended:

Laboratory Solutions

$   3,484.3

$   3,555.9

(2.0) %

0.3 %

(2.3) %

Bioscience Production

1,612.7

1,688.5

(4.5) %

0.2 %

(4.7) %

Total

$   5,097.0

$   5,244.4

(2.8) %

0.2 %

(3.0) %

 

Adjusted Operating Income by segment

(dollars in millions, %
represent Adjusted
Operating Income margin)

Three months ended September 30,

Nine months ended September 30,

2024

2023

2024

2023

$

%

$

%

$

%

$

%

Laboratory Solutions

$ 151.5

12.9 %

$ 159.1

13.7 %

$ 450.7

12.9 %

$ 511.0

14.4 %

Bioscience Production

138.1

25.4 %

148.2

26.4 %

409.0

25.4 %

469.9

27.8 %

Corporate

(14.8)

— %

(12.3)

— %

(49.2)

— %

(43.9)

— %

Total

$ 274.8

16.0 %

$ 295.0

17.1 %

$ 810.5

15.9 %

$ 937.0

17.9 %

 

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TS Imagine Expands Integration with Trumid’s Fixed-Income Trading Platform

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NEW YORK, July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — TS Imagine, a leading global cross-asset provider of trading, portfolio, risk management and prime brokerage solutions, announced an expanded workflow integration with Trumid, a financial technology company and leading fixed income electronic trading platform.

The enhanced integration provides TS Imagine clients with broader access to Trumid’s electronic trading ecosystem, including its list-based workflows—Trumid RFQ and Portfolio Trading (PT)—while expanding RFQ automation and cross-protocol capabilities. Clients can now access:

Trumid’s RFQ network, enabling automated workflows through RFQ Auto-Submit via Trumid AutoPilot™ for RFQ, along with API-driven executionHeadless RFQ responder, initiator, and voice inquiry workflows Trumid Full Self Trading (FST™), Trumid’s automated cross-protocol execution capability connecting liquidity and execution opportunities across Trumid RFQ and Swarms, with expansion to Trumid Attributed Trading (firm dealer streams) planned for H2 2026. 

TS Imagine first integrated with Trumid in 2020, including support for Trumid’s Fair Value Model Price (FVMP™) predictive pricing model for corporate bonds.

Alexis Sainte Marie, Fixed Income Product, TS Imagine, said:

“Our expanded relationship with Trumid is an important step for TS Imagine clients seeking greater access to liquidity and workflow automation. We’ve particularly seen significant growth in areas like portfolio trading and RFQ and will continue to work closely with the Trumid team to enhance trading opportunities for our customers.”

Jason Quinn, Chief Product Officer & Global Head of Sales at Trumid, said: 

“Our mutual clients continue to benefit from the integration with TS Imagine, particularly as adoption of Trumid’s list-based workflows continues to accelerate. As clients increasingly engage across multiple Trumid trading protocols, we see additional opportunities to expand our relationship and deliver even greater value for our mutual clients.”

Trumid’s list protocols continued to deliver strong growth during Q2 2026. Trumid RFQ Average Daily Volume (ADV) increased 122% year-over-year, while automated trade volumes executed through Trumid AutoPilot™ for RFQ more than doubled. Trumid PT volume rose approximately 40% year-over-year, with the protocol recording its highest quarterly ADV alongside all-time highs in buy-side participation and lists traded. 

About TS Imagine 

TS Imagine delivers a best-in-class SaaS platform for integrated electronic front-office trading, portfolio management, prime brokerage, and financial risk management. Our global team of technologists continuously develops software and deploys new technologies that empower financial institutions to outperform markets and manage risk in real time. Many of the world’s leading financial institutions trust TS Imagine’s platform to manage their risk exposure and make better trading decisions across derivatives, equities and fixed income, cutting complexity and driving efficiencies.

About Trumid

Trumid is a financial technology company and fixed income electronic trading platform focused on US dollar-denominated Investment Grade, High Yield, Distressed, and Emerging Market bonds. Trumid optimizes the credit trading experience by combining agile technology and market expertise, with a focus on product design. The result is a differentiated ecosystem of protocols and trading solutions delivered within one intuitive platform. Learn more at www.trumid.com.

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Passage Preparation™, a division of K12 Coalition, has been named a 2026 CODiE Award Winner in the category Best Professional Learning Platform.

The CODiE Awards recognize the most innovative products, platforms and services across technology and education. Winners are selected through a rigorous evaluation process led by independent industry experts who assess each solution based on innovation, functionality, market impact, and overall value.

Selected from 228 finalists across 75 categories, the 2026 CODiE Award winners represent the solutions setting new standards for excellence and innovation.

“We are honored to receive this recognition from the CODiE Awards,” said Nathan Estel, Managing Director of Passage Preparation. “This award reflects our team’s commitment to helping aspiring educators build the knowledge, confidence, and instructional expertise they need to succeed on their licensure exams. We remain dedicated to strengthening the educator pipeline through innovative learning experiences that prepare great teachers for the classroom.”

As schools across the country face persistent teacher shortages, Passage Preparation is helping accelerate the path from aspiring educator to licensed classroom teacher. The platform provides comprehensive licensure exam preparation tailored to state certification requirements and subject areas, ensuring candidates focus on the content most relevant to their certification pathway. Developed by experienced teachers and teacher educators, every course is aligned with both licensure standards and evidence-based instructional practices, equipping candidates with the skills they need to succeed on certification exams and in the classroom.

Unlike traditional test-preparation programs that emphasize memorization and test-taking strategies, Passage Preparation builds lasting content knowledge and teaching proficiency through engaging, interactive learning experiences. Candidates benefit from diagnostic assessments that identify strengths and areas for improvement, detailed progress reporting, practice assessments, and personalized study plans. Flexible self-paced learning is complemented by live virtual cohorts that provide instructor guidance, peer collaboration, and accountability, creating a supportive professional learning community for busy educators.

Designed with accessibility and flexibility in mind, Passage Preparation includes tools such as Immersive Reader, offering real-time translation in more than 100 languages, text-to-speech functionality, customizable display settings, and other features that support diverse learning needs. The platform has consistently helped improve certification exam pass rates, enabling many candidates to earn licensure on their first attempt, saving valuable time and costs. By preparing more educators to enter the profession successfully, Passage Preparation helps districts fill critical teaching positions faster and strengthens the educator workforce nationwide.

“The 2026 CODiE Award winners represent some of the most innovative and impactful solutions in the industry,” said Jennifer Baranowski, President of the CODiE Awards. “These organizations are solving meaningful challenges, delivering measurable outcomes, and helping shape the future of technology.”

A complete list of 2026 CODiE Award winners is available at https://codieawards.com/winners.

About K12 Coalition 

K12 Coalition is a collective of specialized education products and services with a common mission to provide a great education for every student in every classroom every day. The company offers deep expertise in solving five macro K-12 education challenges: teacher certification, professional learning, literacy and math curriculum, accelerated student learning through summer school, and district support, including strategic planning and consulting. Learn more at k12coalition.com.

About Passage Preparation

Passage Preparation specializes in providing comprehensive licensure assessment preparation resources designed to bolster teacher confidence and proficiency. These learning resources equip licensure candidates with the knowledge necessary for success on exams and instill in them best teaching practices using methodologies thoughtfully curated to be engaging and aligned precisely with the content covered on the licensure exams. Passage Preparation is part of K12 Coalition, a certified B Corporation helping schools and teachers thrive nationwide.

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Knox Systems Partners with Microsoft to Accelerate Secure Government Access to Commercial Innovation on Microsoft Azure

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Strategic collaboration helps software companies bring cutting-edge commercial technology to the U.S. Government faster through Microsoft Azure Government Cloud

NEW YORK and WASHINGTON, July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Knox Systems (Knox), the largest, longest-running federal managed cloud, today announced a collaboration with Microsoft to help commercial software companies deploy secure, mission-ready solutions on Microsoft Azure Government Cloud for U.S. Government customers.

As demand for modern AI, cybersecurity, data, and enterprise software continues to grow across the public sector, the partnership is designed to reduce the barriers that have historically prevented government agencies from accessing the same technologies already transforming the commercial market.

Knox enables software providers to achieve production-ready federal cloud environments in as little as 90 days through its pre-authorized Federal Managed Cloud. By inheriting a substantial portion of required security controls, companies can reduce the time, effort, cost, and compliance burden associated with deploying compliant government cloud solutions. Combined with Microsoft Azure’s trusted government cloud platform, the collaboration provides an accelerated path for innovative software companies seeking to serve federal civilian and defense customers.

“America’s greatest technology companies shouldn’t spend years navigating compliance before they can help solve government missions,” said Irina Denisenko, CEO of Knox Systems. “Microsoft has built one of the world’s most trusted cloud platforms for government. Knox removes the operational barriers that can keep innovative software companies from deploying secure, compliant solutions on Azure Government. Together, we’re making it dramatically faster for agencies to access the technologies they need, securely, compliantly, and at mission speed.”

The collaboration strengthens Microsoft’s ecosystem for independent software vendors (ISVs) pursuing government opportunities while expanding the pathway for AI-native, cybersecurity, enterprise software, and critical infrastructure companies to bring production workloads to Azure.

“Microsoft is committed to helping software companies innovate for government while meeting the highest standards for security and compliance,” said Jamie Harper, VP, Defense Industrial Base, Microsoft. “Our collaboration with Knox provides organizations with an accelerated path to deploy innovative solutions on Microsoft Azure Government Cloud, helping government agencies gain faster access to the technologies that support critical missions.”

Knox currently operates one of the industry’s largest FedRAMP-authorized managed cloud environments, supporting more than 70 software companies and maintaining 16 US Federal and Department of War Authorizations to Operate (ATOs). Customers including Adobe, Armis, Celonis, BigID, and other leading software providers rely on Knox to bring commercial innovation to government faster while maintaining rigorous security standards.

As AI adoption accelerates across government, the partnership reflects a shared commitment to ensuring agencies can securely leverage the same cutting-edge technologies already powering the commercial economy.

About Knox Systems

Knox Systems operates the largest managed federal cloud, trusted by top agencies and partners across defense and civilian sectors. Built for speed, resilience, and compliance, Knox delivers FedRAMP authorization in 90 days – turning the biggest bottleneck in government IT into the fastest path to modernization. Knox proudly serves Adobe, Celonis, OutSystems, Armis, BigID, and more AI and SaaS providers, accelerating secure innovation across the federal landscape. Learn more at knoxsystems.com.

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