Earnings Sentiment

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Bullish Statements during Earnings call

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And so, we have strong conviction that there is a long running opportunity in front of us of robust growth
We have a robust GEM-X roadmap ahead, including a comprehensive menu of high-performance assays and applications designed to deliver superior economics and drive broad adoption at large scale
And we believe that we have the ability over the long term to get back to higher gross margins
2023 was another strong year for 10x Genomics, with total revenue growing 20% to $619 million, as previously announced
Even more importantly, customers have been incredibly enthusiastic about the platform, as they rapidly move from install to insight, from instrument delivery to powerful discoveries
We strongly believe in elasticity of demand for our products
But by and large, the customers have been coming back to us because our product – due to the superiority of the products, much better data quality, much better workflow, much greater breadth of applications, much greater support, customer support, commercial support, and that is really our goal, as I mentioned earlier, is to keep investing in innovation
And that workflow is a much improved version relative to what we started years ago and it's something that has resonated with our customers
The results demonstrate Xenium delivers the best sensitivity, the best specificity, the best throughput and the best biological insights
They understand we have work to do to get there, and they're fully rallied around our vision of creating a premier commercial organization that delivers superior execution and superior results
We believe single cell analysis is nowhere near fully penetrated and that there are significant opportunities ahead, which our new products will help us capture
Spatial instrument revenue was $75.6 million compared to $13.8 million in 2022, which was driven by the incredibly strong traction we experienced with Xenium in its first full year
Our commercial team is excited and engaged to help customers navigate these product launches and deliver on the full promise of single cell and spatial biology
What is really exciting about Xenium is the amount of technological headroom that this platform has ahead – with tremendous runway for more applications, higher throughput, and lower cost over the years
Our teamwork and diligence in controlling spend is paying off, and we ended the year on strong financial footing
Xenium's exceptional launch year reinforces our belief in the enormous long-term potential for the platform, which we believe will usher in a new era of genomic analysis
Xenium is just one of several accomplishments in 2023, validating our strategy to drive growth through innovation and reinforcing we are well positioned for long-term success
We believe the momentum of our new products along with a renewed commercial focus on Chromium will help invigorate the franchise and drive more robust performance in 2024 and beyond
This cutting-edge facility adds operational scale and capacity to enable multiples of growth
The investments we're making in the Chromium franchise to raise the bar and set a new standard for single cell analysis underscore our confidence in the growth opportunity ahead
For the rest of the year, we believe we have a number of potential upsides
In fact, I think sitting here right now, I can say with full confidence, it's as strong or stronger than it has ever been
Our product development innovation engine has demonstrated, at least shown the ability to launch new platforms and new products
10% growth year-over-year at the top line is solid
Following this principle, we believe there are large opportunities ahead and our commitment to ongoing product innovation will allow us to capture those opportunities
And just think about what we've done over the last year and since launching the CytAssist roughly a year-and-a-half ago where our messaging has been focused on the CytAssist being the future of the Visium platform and that having a really strong adoption curve and a number of strong placement quarters, with a good number of customers who we believe have not just bought it to use Visium, but have also purchased it to be to be ready for Visium HD
Second is the upside in Xenium instrument placements
Third is the upside related to Visium HD where there is potential for quicker adoption overall and the benefit of driving increased CytAssist placements
We kicked off 2024 with the launches of two catalytic new products, which demonstrate the enduring strength and velocity of our innovation engine and its impact and value for customers around the world
Overall, we believe we have a great setup to drive positive cash flow for the year while making targeted investments to continue driving growth
       

Bearish Statements during earnings call

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Chromium instrument revenue was $11.1 million, down 27% year-over-year
Chromium instrument revenue was $47.9 million, down 18% year-over-year
It's been one of the major headwinds to growth over the last couple of years, obviously
And revenue in APAC was $103.3 million, a 2% decrease year-over-year
But in response to a prior question, I think you said that you expected CytAssist instruments to be down year-over-year
For Visium, we're expecting instruments to be slightly down year-over-year
And as a result, we expect to see a more pronounced step down in placements to start the year
So a slight decline in revenue
The decrease in gross margin was primarily due to a higher mix of Xenium instruments sold
So, for Q1, we do have a more difficult compare considering that
That said, and generally expected for major product updates like these, we are anticipating some temporary headwinds while customers evaluate, test and train as part of the transition to these new products
The decrease in gross margin was primarily due to changes in product mix due to a higher number of Xenium instruments sold
So at the midpoint, for Visium instruments, so CytAssist, that has an assumption of being slightly down year-over-year
In the fourth quarter, you were down to like 6% of revenues coming from China and that used to be north of sort of 20%
 Justin McAnear For China, keep in mind that, in 2023, things started to take a downturn in China beginning in Q2
Operating loss for the fourth quarter of 2023 was $55.2 million compared to a loss of $23.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2022
And as a percent of revenues, it's dropped significantly
With any new product, you start off with yields probably a little bit less than where you expect them to be longer term
In fact, a customer recently told us that our technologies aren't just unraveling biology; they're unearthing opportunities to create hope
This warrants some conservatism around the pace of new product adoption
   

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