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Sema4 Reports Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results and New Strategic Direction
Company will focus on its high growth, high margin pediatric and rare disease business, powered by whole exome/genome diagnostic testing and analysis and
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[{"type":"text","content":"Company will focus on its high growth, high margin pediatric and rare disease business, powered by whole exome/genome diagnostic testing and analysis and data-driven insights from Centrellis® 19% pro forma1 volume growth vs. 3Q 2021 and 21% pro forma1 revenue growth vs. 3Q 2021 Sema4 to host a conference call today at 8:30 a.m. ET STAMFORD, Conn., Nov. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sema4 Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: SMFR) (“Sema4”), a health insights company, today announced business highlights and financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022. Additionally, Sema4 announced its decision to pursue a new strategic direction focused on a $30 billion market opportunity to generate more complete understanding of complex diseases and how to treat them, fueled by its industry-leading genomic and data platforms. As a result, the company has determined that it will exit the reproductive health testing market, which it expects to complete by the end of the first quarter of 2023. The company believes the competitive advantages and differentiated offerings of its GeneDx and Centrellis platforms will enable the company to scale to profitability. The business moving forward is on a path to provide: Annual revenue growth in excess of 20% over the next several yearsAn adjusted gross margin profile in excess of 50% in the near-termA turn to profitability in 2025 The foundation for this growth is strengthened by the GeneDx exome and whole genome sequencing and interpretation services and the Centrellis data platform. The company will be focused on delivering personalized, actionable health insights that help clinicians, researchers, health systems, pharmaceutical companies, and payors improve the patient experience and advance population health. Sema4 will enhance the healthcare experience and improve patients’ quality of life for generations by sequencing once and analyzing for a lifetime. “As we look ahead, I am excited by the performance of the business representing our future. Our pediatric and rare disease franchise is setting new internal records, generating over 50% revenue growth in the third quarter and delivering over 40% in adjusted gross margin,” said Katherine Stueland, President and CEO of Sema4. “We believe that our focused commercial and R&D efforts provide the right foundation for us to target higher growth areas of ...