Veracyte, Inc. operates as a diagnostics company in the United States and internationally. The company offers Afirma Genomic Sequencing Classifier for cancerous ...
Veracyte, Inc. (Nasdaq: VCYT) is a global diagnostics company headquartered in South San Francisco, California, dedicated to transforming cancer care through innovative genomic tests. Founded in 2008 by Bonnie Anderson (who served as CEO until 2021 and is now Executive Chairman), the company went public in 2013. Veracyte's mission is ...Veracyte, Inc. (Nasdaq: VCYT) is a global diagnostics company headquartered in South San Francisco, California, dedicated to transforming cancer care through innovative genomic tests. Founded in 2008 by Bonnie Anderson (who served as CEO until 2021 and is now Executive Chairman), the company went public in 2013. Veracyte's mission is to empower clinicians with high-value insights to guide and assure patients at pivotal moments during their cancer journey. The company offers a portfolio of molecular diagnostic tests that assess the unique biology of each patient's tumor, helping to avoid unnecessary invasive procedures and improve treatment decisions. Key products include the Afirma Genomic Sequencing Classifier for thyroid nodules, Decipher Prostate and Decipher Bladder Genomic Classifiers for prostate and bladder cancers, Prosigna Breast Cancer Assay, and Percepta Nasal Swab Test for lung cancer. Veracyte also provides nCounter analysis system services. The company operates in the United States and internationally. Financially, Veracyte has demonstrated strong performance with a market cap of approximately $3.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.8, and impressive gross profit margins of 72.1%. With 755 employees, the company emphasizes a collaborative and innovative culture, recognized as a Great Place to Work. Under the leadership of CEO Marc Stapley since 2021, Veracyte continues to expand its genomic diagnostics portfolio, aiming to improve outcomes for cancer patients worldwide.
Operator: Good day and thank you for standing by. Welcome to Veracyte First Quarter 2026 Financial Results Webcast Call. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. I would now like to hand the conference over to your first speaker today, Kelly Gura, Director of Investor Relations.
Kelly Gura: Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for joining us today to review Veracyte's First quarter 2026 financial results. Joining me on the call are Marc Stapley, our Chief Executive Officer; and Rebecca Chambers, our Chief Financial Officer. Dr. John Leite, our Chief Commercial Officer, will also be available for Q&A. Earlier this afternoon, we issued a press release detailing our first quarter financial results, and we posted an accompanying presentation in the Investors section of our website. Before we begin, I'd like to remind you that statements we make during this call will include forward-looking statements as defined under applicable securities laws. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, and the company can give no assurance they will prove to be correct. Additionally, we are not under any obligation to provide further updates on our business trends or our performance during the quarter. To better understand the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ, we refer you to the documents that Veracyte files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the most recent Forms 10-Q and 10-K. In addition, this call will include certain non-GAAP financial measures. Reconciliation of these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are included in today's earnings release accessible from the Investors section of Veracyte's website. I'm also pleased to highlight Veracyte's newly redesigned website, which makes it easier to access information on our test portfolio, including a publication search tool to help navigate our extensive and growing clinical evidence base. I will now turn the call over to Marc Stapley, Veracyte's CEO.
Marc Stapley: Thank you, Kelly, and thank you all for joining us today. We had an excellent start to 2026. In the first quarter, we delivered strong double-digit revenue and volume growth, exceeded our profitability expectations and continued advancing key catalysts that position us well for long-term growth. This quarter highlights years of disciplined execution that have transformed Veracyte into a stronger, more focused, scalable company. Five years ago, we set out to make Decipher commercial success, grow our core franchises, expand operations, enhance clinical evidence and build a strong pipeline. We revitalized Afirma, made Decipher the top prostate cancer gene expression test, increased lab capacity threefold, improved turnaround time and the no result rate and surpassed a 25% adjusted EBITDA margin. Today, Veracyte is a diversified profitable company with a unique platform, multiple growth drivers, …