Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2012.

or

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from              to             

Commission File Number: 000-54384

 

 

NEOGENOMICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Nevada   74-2897368

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

12701 Commonwealth Drive, Suite 9, Fort Myers,

Florida

  33913
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(239) 768-0600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

As of May 3, 2012, the registrant had 44,865,668 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share outstanding.

 

 

 


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  

Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited)

     4   

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     13   

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

     24   

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

     24   

PART II OTHER INFORMATION

  

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

     25   

Item 1A. Risk Factors

     25   

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

     25   

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

     25   

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

     25   

Item 5. Other Information

     25   

Item 6. Exhibits

     26   

SIGNATURES

  

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” and information within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) relating to NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Parent” or the “Parent Company”), and its subsidiary, NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc., a Florida corporation (“NEO”, “NeoGenomics Laboratories” or the “Subsidiary”) (collectively referred to as “we”, “us”, “our”, “NeoGenomics”, or the “Company”), which are subject to the “safe harbor” created by those sections. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning our strategy, future operations, future financial position, future revenues, projected costs, prospects and plans and objectives of management. The words “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “projects,” “will,” “would” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. We may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, the risks set forth in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 12, 2012.

Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:

 

 

Our ability to implement our business strategy;

 

 

The expected reimbursement levels from governmental payers and private insurers;

 

 

The application, to our business and the services we provide, of existing laws, rules and regulations, including without limitation, Medicare laws, anti-kickback laws, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) regulations, state medical privacy laws, federal and state false claims laws and corporate practice of medicine laws;

 

 

Regulatory developments in the United States;

 

 

Our ability to maintain our license under Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (“CLIA”);

 

 

Our ability to expand our operations and increase our market share;

 

 

Our ability to expand our service offerings by adding new testing capabilities;

 

 

Our ability to meet our future capital requirements

 

 

Our ability to compete with other diagnostic laboratories;

 

 

Our ability to hire and retain sufficient managerial, sales, clinical and other personnel to meet our needs;

 

 

Our ability to successfully scale our business, including expanding our facilities, our backup systems and infrastructure; and

 

 

The accuracy of our estimates regarding reimbursement, expenses, future revenues and capital requirements.

Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement or statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all of such factors, nor can it assess the impact of each such factor on the business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

NEOGENOMICS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share data)

(unaudited)

 

     March 31, 2012     December 31, 2011  

ASSETS

    

CURRENT ASSETS

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 2,756      $ 2,628   

Restricted cash

     300        500   

Accounts receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,293 and $2,150, respectively)

     10,683        7,894   

Inventories

     1,312        1,202   

Other current assets

     937        954   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     15,988        13,178   

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (net of accumulated depreciation of $7,402 and $6,653 respectively)

     7,355        6,642   

INTANGIBLE ASSETS (net of accumulated amortization of $14 and $- , respectively)

     2,968        —     

OTHER ASSETS

     129        129   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

   $ 26,440      $ 19,949   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

CURRENT LIABILITIES

    

Accounts payable

   $ 3,316      $ 2,529   

Accrued compensation

     1,617        2,137   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     818        773   

Short-term portion of equipment capital leases

     2,312        2,107   

Revolving credit line

     6,686        3,898   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     14,749        11,444   

LONG TERM LIABILITIES

    

Long-term portion of equipment capital leases

     3,021        2,608   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

     17,770        14,052   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

    

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Common stock, $.001 par value, (100,000,000 shares authorized; 44,851,013 and 43,416,200 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively)

     45        43   

Additional paid-in capital

     30,659        28,490   

Accumulated deficit

     (22,034     (22,636
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     8,670        5,897   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

   $ 26,440      $ 19,949   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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NEOGENOMICS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

     For the Three Months Ended March 31,  
     2012     2011  

NET REVENUE

   $ 15,160      $ 8,805   

COST OF REVENUE

     8,016        4,940   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

GROSS MARGIN

     7,144        3,865   

OPERATING EXPENSES

    

General and administrative

     3,750        2,704   

Research and development

     497        119   

Sales and marketing

     2,036        1,753   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     6,283        4,576   

INCOME / (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS

     861        (711

INTEREST INCOME (EXPENSE) - NET

     (258     (182
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES

     603        (893

BENEFIT (PROVISION) FOR INCOME TAXES

     —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS)

   $ 603      $ (893
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE

    

- Basic

   $ 0.01      $ (0.02

- Diluted

   $ 0.01      $ (0.02

WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING

    

- Basic

     44,697        41,734   

- Diluted

     47,424        41,734   

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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NEOGENOMICS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2012     2011  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 603      $ (893

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:

    

Provision for bad debts

     839        594   

Amortization of intangibles

     14        —     

Depreciation of property and equipment

     749        488   

Amortization of debt issue costs

     9        11   

Stock-based compensation – options

     105        93   

Stock-based compensation – warrants and restricted stock

     46        33   

Changes in assets and liabilities, net:

    

(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable, net of write-offs

     (3,628     (1,550

(Increase) decrease in inventories

     (109     (24

(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses

     7        389   

(Increase) decrease in other current assets

     (—       (19

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and other liabilities

     300        (666
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES

     (1,065     (1,544
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

    

Purchase of intangible assets

     (1,037     —     

Purchases of property and equipment

     (277     (71
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES

     (1,314     (71
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    

Restricted cash

     200        —     

Advances on credit facility

     2,788        410   

Repayment of capital leases

     (555     (377

Issuance of common stock and warrants for cash, net of transaction expenses

     74        3,018   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES

     2,507        3,051   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     128        1,436   

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

     2,628        1,097   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD

   $ 2,756      $ 2,533   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION

    

Interest paid

   $ 250      $ 174   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income taxes paid

   $ —        $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    

Equipment leased under capital leases

   $ 1,174      $ 141   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-cash intangible asset purchase

   $ 1,945      $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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NEOGENOMICS, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF MARCH 31, 2012

NOTE A — NATURE OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION

Nature of Business

NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Parent” or the “Parent Company”), and its subsidiary, NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc., a Florida corporation (“NeoGenomics Laboratories” or the “Subsidiary”) (collectively referred to as “we”, “us”, “our”, “NeoGenomics”, or the “Company”), operates as a certified “high complexity” clinical laboratory in accordance with the federal government’s Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act, as amended (“CLIA”), and is dedicated to the delivery of clinical diagnostic services to pathologists, oncologists, urologists, hospitals, and other laboratories throughout the United States.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements are unaudited and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. These financial statements include the accounts of the Parent and the Subsidiary. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in the accompanying financial statements.

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the Company’s annual audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes have been condensed or omitted in these interim financial statements. Accordingly, the unaudited consolidated financial statements included herein should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 12, 2012.

The results of operations presented in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may be expected for any future periods. In the opinion of management, these unaudited consolidated financial statements include all adjustments and accruals, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments that are necessary for a fair statement of the results of all interim periods reported herein.

Certain amounts in the prior year’s consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

NOTE B — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Use of Estimates

The Company prepares its consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These principles require management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, together with amounts disclosed in the related notes to the consolidated financial statements. Actual results and outcomes may differ from management’s estimates, judgments and assumptions. Significant estimates, judgments and assumptions used in these consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, those related to revenues, accounts receivable and related reserves, contingencies, useful lives and recovery of long-term and intangible assets, income taxes, and the fair value of stock-based compensation. These estimates, judgments, and assumptions are reviewed periodically and the effects of material revisions in estimates are reflected in the consolidated financial statements prospectively from the date of the change in estimate.

 

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Research and Development

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Research and development expenses consist of compensation and benefits for research and development personnel, amortization of intangibles, related supplies, inventory and payment for samples to complete validation studies. These expenses were incurred to develop new genetic tests.

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets with finite useful lives are recorded at fair value which is our cost, less accumulated amortization. Amortization is recognized over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The Company’s intangible assets are related to our license agreement with Health Discovery Corporation.

Concentrations of Credit Risk

Concentrations of credit risk with respect to revenue and accounts receivable are primarily limited to certain clients to whom the Company provides a significant volume of its services, and to specific payers of our services such as Medicare and individual insurance companies. The Company’s client base consists of a large number of geographically dispersed clients diversified across various customer types. Over the last year, we have expanded our relationship with a large oncology practice with multiple office locations, each of which is a separate client to NeoGenomics. For the three months ended March 31, 2012, all of the affiliated client office locations from this oncology practice combined represented approximately 18.0% of our revenue compared to 1.3% of revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2011. All other clients were less than 5% of total revenue individually.

Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share

We compute income (loss) per share in accordance with generally accepted accounting standards. Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per share is computed by dividing the net income for the period by the weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method. During the three months ended March 31, 2012 we reported net income and accordingly, common equivalent shares outstanding as of March 31, 2012 which consisted of employee stock options and warrants issued to consultants, providers of financing to the Company and others, were included in diluted net income per common share calculations as of such date because they were dilutive. Diluted net (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net (loss) for the period by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method. For the three months ended March 31, 2011, we reported a net (loss) and accordingly, common equivalent shares outstanding as of March 31, 2011 which consisted of employee stock options and warrants issued to consultants, providers of financing to the Company and others, were excluded from diluted net (loss) per common share calculations as of such dates because they were anti-dilutive.

Income Taxes

We compute income taxes in accordance with applicable accounting standards. Deferred taxes are recognized for the tax consequences of temporary differences by applying enacted statutory rates applicable to future years to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of existing assets and liabilities. Also, the effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that included the enactment date. Temporary differences between financial and tax reporting arise primarily from the use of different depreciation methods for property and equipment, stock based compensation expense and the timing of recognition of bad debts.

We evaluate tax positions that have been taken or are expected to be taken in our tax returns, and record a liability for uncertain tax positions. We follow a two-step approach to recognizing and measuring uncertain tax positions. First, tax positions are recognized if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. Second, the tax position is measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon settlement. We recognize interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for income taxes in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. As of March 31, 2012 we had no provision for related income taxes because we have large Net Operating Loss positions to offset our current net income.

 

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NOTE C — REVOLVING CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

On March 26, 2012, the Parent Company, NeoGenomics Laboratories (“Borrower”), and CapitalSource Finance LLC (“Capital Source”) entered into a First Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Security Agreement, dated April 26, 2010 (the “Amended and Restated Credit Agreement” or the “Credit Facility”). The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement amended and restated the original Revolving Credit and Security Agreement dated February 1, 2008, as amended, among the Parent Company, Borrower and CapitalSource (the “Original Credit Agreement”). The terms of the Amendment and the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement are substantially similar except that the Amendment, among other things:

 

I.) Increases the maximum principal amount of the revolving credit facility (the “Facility Cap”) to $8.0 million from $5.0 million; provided, that the Borrower may request to increase the Facility Cap twice during the term of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement in increments of $1.0 million to a maximum of $10,000,000;

 

II.) Extends the term of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement to March 26, 2015;

 

III.) Revises the definition of “Minimum Termination Fee” to be:

 

  a. 2.5% of the Facility Cap if the “Revolver Termination” (as defined in the Agreement) is at any time before March 26, 2013;

 

  b. 1.5% of the Facility Cap if the Revolver Termination is after March 26, 2013 but before March 26, 2014;

 

  c. 0.5% of the Facility Cap if the Revolver Termination is on or after March 26, 2014; and

 

  d. That there shall be no Minimum Termination Fee if the Revolver Termination occurs within five (5) days of the end of the term.

 

IV.) Modifies the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness” and “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”; and

 

V.) Amends Section 3.1 of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement by deleting “the LIBOR shall be not less than 2.0%” and replacing it with “the LIBOR shall be not less than 1.0%”.

We paid Capital Source a commitment fee of $80,000 in connection with the Amendment.

Interest on outstanding advances under the Credit Facility are payable monthly in arrears on the first day of each calendar month. At March 31, 2012, the effective rate of interest was 5.25% and the available credit under the Credit Facility was approximately $800,000 and the outstanding borrowing was $6,686,000 after netting compensating cash on hand.

NOTE D — INTANGIBLE ASSETS

On January 6, 2012, we entered into a Master License Agreement (the “License Agreement”) with Health Discovery Corporation, a Georgia corporation (“HDC”). We were granted an exclusive worldwide license to certain of HDC’s “Licensed Patents” and “Licensed Know-How” (as defined in the License Agreement) to, among other things, use, develop, make, have made, sell, offer to sell, modify, and commercially exploit “Licensed Uses” (as defined in the License Agreement) and “Licensed Products” (as defined in the License Agreement), in the fields of laboratory testing, molecular diagnostics, clinical pathology, anatomic pathology and digital image analysis (excluding non-pathology-related radiologic and photographic image analysis) relating to the development, marketing production or sale of any “Laboratory Developed Tests” or LDTs (as defined in the License Agreement) or other products used for diagnosing, ruling out, predicting a response to treatment, and/or monitoring treatment of any or all hematopoietic and solid tumor cancers excluding cancers affecting the retina and breast cancer (collectively with certain other qualifications as defined in the License Agreement, the “Field” or “Field of Use”).

The License Agreement allows us, among other things, to develop and sell, without limitation, any gene, gene-product or protein-based LDTs using HDC’s technology in the Field and provides for sublicensing rights and the assignment of the License Agreement, in whole or in part, in our sole discretion. The License Agreement further provides us with access to certain HDC personnel and consulting resources in the fields of mathematics and in genetic and molecular test development. The Licensed Know-How also includes, among other things, certain tests, algorithms and computer software which have already been developed by HDC.

We have agreed to use our best efforts to commercialize certain products within one year of the date of the License Agreement, subject to two one-year extensions per product if needed, including LDTs for prostate, colon and pancreatic cancer and software to automate the interpretation of cytogenetics and flow cytometry (collectively, the “Initial Licensed Products”).

 

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If we have not generated $5.0 million of net revenue from products, services and sublicensing arrangements pursuant to the License Agreement within five years of the effective date, HDC may, at its option, revoke the exclusivity with respect to any one or more of the Initial Licensed Products, subject to certain conditions.

Upon the execution of the License Agreement, we paid HDC $1,000,000 in cash and issued to HDC 1,360,000 shares of our common stock which had a market value of $1,945,000 using the closing price of $1.43 per share for the Company’s common stock on the OTCQB Market on January 6, 2012.

In addition, the License Agreement provides for milestone payments to HDC, in cash or stock, based on sublicensing revenue and revenue generated from products developed as a result of the License Agreement. Milestone payments are in increments of $500,000 for every $2,000,000 in GAAP revenue recognized by us up to a total of $5,000,000 in potential milestone payments. After $20,000,000 in cumulative GAAP revenue has been recognized by us, HDC will receive a royalty of (i) 6.5% (subject to adjustment under certain circumstances) of Net Revenue (as defined in the License Agreement) generated from all Licensed Uses except for the cytogenetics and flow cytometry interpretation system and (ii) a royalty of 50% of Net Revenue (after the recoupment of certain development and commercialization costs) that we derive from any sublicensing arrangements for the cytogenetics and flow cytometry interpretation system.

Unless sooner terminated pursuant to its terms, the License Agreement will remain in effect until the expiration of the last of the patents licensed under the License Agreement and the license for certain products related to a specific patent will extend for an additional one year after the expiration of such patent.

We recorded intangible assets of approximately $2.98 million related to this license agreement. The intangibles, which have alternative uses, were valued at fair value based on cost of the assets as we acquired the assets in an arms-length transaction. We have three classes of intangible assets as described in the following table:

 

Asset Category

   Fair Value     

Service Period

Support Vector Machine (SVM) technology

   $ 500,000       Acquisition date through weighted average patent expiration date

Laboratory developed test (LDT) technology

   $ 1,482,000       Acquisition date through the weighted average patent expiration date or period of economic benefit

Flow Cytometry and Cytogenetics technology

   $ 1,000,000       Acquisition date through the weighted average patent expiration date or period of economic benefit

We recorded approximately $14,000 in amortization expense of intangibles for the three months ended March 31, 2012 as a research and development expense in the consolidated statement of operations. We will record all amortization of intangibles in that category until the time that we have products, services or cost savings directly attributable to these intangible assets that would require that it be recorded in cost of goods sold. We have assumed no residual value for any of the three asset categories described above.

 

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NOTE E — EARNINGS PER SHARE (in thousands, except EPS)

We compute basic earnings (loss) per share (“basic EPS”) by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the reporting period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share (“diluted EPS”) using the treasury stock method gives effect to all dilutive potential shares outstanding (primarily stock options and to a lesser extent warrants). The following table provides the computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share for the three month periods ending March 31, 2012 and 2011.

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
(in thousands, except EPS)    2012      2011  

Net income (loss)

   $ 603       $ (893
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

     44,697         41,734   

Effect of potentially dilutive securities

     2,727         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

     47,424         41,734   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Basic EPS

   $ 0.01       $ (0.02
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted EPS

   $ 0.01       $ (0.02
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

NOTE F — STOCK OPTIONS

On January 9, 2012, Dr. Maher Albitar was granted a stock option to purchase 250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price per share of $1.43, which was the closing price per share on the last trading day prior to his start date. The option has a five year term and 25% of the shares subject to the option vest on each of the first four anniversaries of his start date. The option also fully vests upon a change of control of the Company. This option will be treated as a non-employee consultant option agreement and as such we revalued the option at March 31, 2012. The option was valued at $171,565 and we recorded $18,864 of stock compensation expense related to the options in the three months ended March 31, 2012.

On February 14, 2012, Mr. VanOort was granted a supplemental non-qualified stock option to purchase 800,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.71 per share which has a five year term so long as Mr. VanOort remains an employee of the Company (the “Supplemental Options”). The Supplemental Options are scheduled to vest according to the passage of time with 200,000 shares vesting each year on the anniversary of the grant date for the first four years after the grant. The Supplemental Options are valued at $505,000 based on a trinomial lattice model and we recorded $30,000 of stock compensation expense related to the Supplemental Options in the three months ended March 31, 2012.

In the event of a change of control of the Company in which the consideration payable to common stockholders of the Company has a deemed value of at least $4.00 per share, any unvested portion of the Supplemental Options will immediately vest in full.

As of March 31, 2012, options to purchase 5,886,874 shares of our common stock were outstanding. The exercise prices of these options range from $0.25 to $1.81 per share.

NOTE G — COMMON STOCK WARRANTS

On January 9, 2012 Dr. Maher Albitar was granted a warrant to purchase 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price per share of $1.43, which was the closing price per share on the last trading day prior to his start date (the “Albitar Warrant”). The Albitar Warrant has a five year term and vests in accordance with the performance criteria as follows:

 

  (i) 80,000 will vest upon the commercial launch of the Company’s gene-based plasma prostate cancer test licensed from Health Discovery Corp (“HDC”) or similar test based on our mutual agreement.

 

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  (ii) 40,000 will vest upon the commercial launch of the Company’s gene-based colon cancer test licensed from HDC or similar test based on our mutual agreement.

 

  (iii) 40,000 will vest upon the commercial launch of the Company’s gene-based pancreatic cancer test licensed from HDC or similar test based on our mutual agreement.

 

  (iv) 20,000 will vest upon successful consummation of a sublicensing agreement with an instrument manufacturer to commercialize the cytogenetics automated image analysis technology licenses from HDC

 

  (v) 20,000 will vest upon successful consummation of a sublicensing agreement with an instrument manufacturer to commercialize the flow cytometry automated image analysis technology licenses from HDC

In the event of a change of control of the Company in which the consideration payable to common stockholders of the Company has a deemed value of at least $4.00 per share, any unvested portion of the Albitar Warrant will immediately vest in full.

On March 31, 2012 this non-employee Albitar Warrant was valued at $129,107 and we recorded approximately $15,000 of stock compensation expense related to the Albitar Warrant for the three months ended March 31, 2012.

As of March 31, 2012, warrants to purchase 2,256,750 shares of our common stock were outstanding, 1,552,051 of which were vested. The exercise prices of these warrants range from $0.75 to $1.50 per share.

NOTE H — COMMITMENTS

On September 9, 2011, we entered into a master lease agreement for a $1.0 million equipment line of credit with Garic, Inc. The lease has a 12 month draw down period and each schedule has a 36 month term and a lease rate factor of 3.1947%. The lease has a fair market value option at the end of the term at a price not to exceed 15% of the equipment cost or the right to return the equipment. Monthly payments on the entire amount will be $31,647 and will have an annual interest rate of 16.12%. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company entered into lease schedules for approximately $250,000 and had $550,000 of remaining availability on the lease line at March 31, 2012.

During the three months ended March 31, 2012, we entered into several vendor lease arrangements primarily for the acquisition of lab equipment and to a lesser extent computer hardware in the amount of approximately $820,000. These capital leases were for 36 months, had $1 purchase options at the end of the term and interest rates between 6% to 16%.

NOTE I — OTHER RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

During the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, Steven C. Jones, a director of the Company, earned approximately $50,000 and $45,000, respectively, for various consulting work performed in connection with his duties as Executive Vice President of Finance. Mr. Jones also received $55,000 and $6,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 as payment of his annual bonus compensation for the previous fiscal year.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

NeoGenomics, Inc., a Nevada corporation (referred to individually as the “Parent Company” or collectively with all of its subsidiaries as “NeoGenomics” or the “Company” in this Form 10-Q) is the registrant for SEC reporting purposes. Our common stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board and the OTCQB under the symbol “NGNM.”

Introduction

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the unaudited consolidated financial statements, and the notes thereto included herein. The information contained below includes statements of the Company’s or management’s beliefs, expectations, hopes, goals and plans that, if not historical, are forward-looking statements subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements. For a discussion on forward-looking statements, see the information set forth in the introductory note to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q under the caption “Forward Looking Statements”, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

Overview

We operate a network of cancer-focused testing laboratories whose mission is to improve patient care through exceptional genetic and molecular testing services. Our vision is to become America’s premier cancer testing laboratory by delivering uncompromising quality, exceptional service and innovative products and solutions. The Company has laboratory locations in Ft. Myers and Tampa, Florida; Irvine, California; and Nashville, Tennessee, and currently offers the following types of testing services:

 

  a) Cytogenetics testing - the study of normal and abnormal chromosomes and their relationship to disease. Cytogenetic studies are often utilized to assist in refining treatment options for hematopoietic cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma;

 

  b) Fluorescence In-Situ Hybridization (“FISH”) testing - a branch of cancer genetics that focuses on detecting and locating the presence or absence of specific DNA sequences and genes on chromosomes;

 

  c) Flow cytometry testing - a rapid way to measure the characteristics of cell populations. Cells from peripheral blood, bone marrow aspirate, lymph nodes, and other areas are labeled with selective fluorescent antibodies and quantified according to their surface antigens. These fluorescent antibodies bind to specific cell surface antigens and are used to identify malignant cell populations. Flow cytometry is typically performed in conjunction with morphology testing which looks at smears on glass slides for abnormal cell populations;

 

  d) Immunohistochemistry (“IHC”) testing - the process of identifying cell proteins in a tissue section utilizing the principle of antibodies binding specifically to antigens. Specific surface cytoplasmic or nuclear markers are characteristic of cellular events such as proliferation or cell death (apoptosis). IHC is also widely used to understand the distribution and localization of differentially expressed proteins; and

 

  e) Molecular testing - a rapidly emerging cancer diagnostic tool focusing on the analysis of DNA and RNA, as well as the structure and function of genes at a molecular level. Molecular testing employs multiple technologies including point mutation analysis, sequencing analysis, DNA fragment length analysis, and real-time polymerase chain reaction (“RT-PCR”) RNA analysis.

All of these testing services are widely utilized to inform the diagnosis and prognosis of various types and subtypes of cancer and to help predict a patient’s potential response to specific therapies. NeoGenomics offers testing services on both a “tech-only” basis, where NeoGenomics performs the technical component of the testing (specimen set-up, staining, imaging, sorting and categorization of cells, chromosomes, genes or DNA) and the client physician performs the related professional interpretation component (analyzing the laboratory data, developing the diagnosis or prognosis as well as preparing and writing the final report), as well as on a full service or “global” basis where NeoGenomics performs both the technical component and the professional interpretation component.

 

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Our Focus

Our primary focus is to provide high complexity, cancer-related laboratory testing services to hospitals, community-based pathology practices, and clinicians throughout the United States. We currently perform analyses for hematopoietic cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma (blood and lymphoid tumors) and solid tumor cancers such as breast, lung, colon, and bladder cancer. For hematopoietic cancers, we typically analyze bone marrow aspirate and peripheral blood specimens. For solid tumor cancers, we typically analyze formalin fixed, paraffin embedded tissue samples or urine.

The cancer testing services we offer to community-based pathologists are designed to be a natural extension of, and complementary to, the services that they perform within their own practices. We believe our relationship as a non-competitive partner to community-based pathology practices empowers them to expand their breadth of testing and provide a menu of services that matches or exceeds the level of service found in academic centers of excellence around the country. Community-based pathology practices typically order our services on a “tech-only” basis, which allows them to participate in the diagnostic process by performing the professional interpretation services without having to make the investment in laboratory personnel or equipment needed to perform the technical component of the tests.

In areas where we do not provide services to community-based pathology practices, we may directly serve oncology, dermatology, urology and other clinician practices that prefer to have a direct relationship with a laboratory for cancer-related genetic and molecular testing services. We typically service these types of clients with a “global” service offering where we perform both the technical and professional components of the tests ordered. Increasingly, however, larger clinician practices have begun to internalize pathology testing, and our “tech-only” service offering allows these larger clinician practices to also participate in the diagnostic process by performing the professional interpretation services.

We are also focused on innovation because we are committed to being a leader in oncology testing. With the recent advances in genomics, proteomics and digital pathology, frequently large amounts of data are generated and managing this data is difficult without the aid of computer-based algorithms and pattern recognition. We believe that the best system for pattern recognition and data analysis is a technology known as Support Vector Machine or “SVM”, especially when combined with a technology called Recursive Feature Elimination or “RFE”.

Health Discovery Corporation has an extensive array of pending and issued patents surrounding SVM and RFE technology. By licensing this technology and combining the expertise that already existed at Health Discovery Corp with our expertise in genomics, proteomics and digital imaging, we believe we are well-positioned to begin developing innovative and proprietary new products.

Our goal is to develop new assays to help our physicians better manage their patients and to enable them to practice evidence-based medicine tailored specifically for each of their patients. High priority will be given to the development of better tests for the diagnosis and prediction of clinical behavior in prostate cancer, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer and leukemia/lymphoma.

We intend to combine and analyze data from genomics, proteomics and digital imaging using SVM-RFE techniques to develop practical, cost-effective and reliable new assays. Using this technology, we believe we will be able to offer a whole line of advanced tests that will help physicians better manage the treatment options for cancer patients.

Competitive Strengths

Turnaround Times

We strive to provide industry leading turnaround times for test results to our clients nationwide. By providing information to physicians in a rapid manner, they can begin treating their patients as soon as possible. We believe our average 4-5 day turn-around time for our cytogenetics testing services, our average 3-4 day turn-around time for FISH testing services, and our average 1 day turn-around time for flow cytometry testing services are industry-leading benchmarks for national laboratories. Our consistent timeliness of results is a competitive strength and a driver of additional testing requests by our referring physicians. Quick turn-around times allow for the performance of other adjunctive tests within an acceptable diagnosis window in order to augment or confirm results and more fully inform treatment options. We believe that our rapid turnaround times are a key differentiator of NeoGenomics versus other national laboratories, and our clients often cite them as a key factor in their relationship with us.

 

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Medical Team

Our team of medical professionals and Ph.Ds. are specialists in the field of genetics and oncology. Our medical team is led by our Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Maher Albitar, a renowned hematopathologist with extensive experience in molecular and genetic testing. Prior to joining NeoGenomics, Dr. Albitar was Medical Director for Hematopathology and Oncology at the Quest Nichols Institute and Chief R&D Director for Hematopathology and Oncology for Quest Diagnostics. He also served as Section Chief for Leukemia at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. In addition to Dr. Albitar, we employ other full-time M.D.s and Ph.Ds.

Extensive Tech-Only Service Offerings

We launched the first tech-only FISH testing services in the United States in 2006, and we currently have the most extensive menu of tech-only FISH services in the country. Indeed, we believe we are the only national laboratory offering tech-only FISH services for hematopoietic cancers in the U.S. We also offer tech-only flow cytometry and immunohistochemistry testing services. These types of testing services generally allow the professional interpretation component of a test to be billed separately from the technical component. Our NeoFISHTM, NeoFLOWTM and other tech-only service offerings allow properly trained and credentialed community-based pathologists to extend their own practices by performing professional interpretations services, which allows them to better service the needs of their local clientele without the need to invest in the lab equipment and personnel required to perform the technical component of genetic and molecular testing.

Our tech-only services are designed to give pathologists the option to choose, on a case by case basis, whether they want to order just the technical information and images relating to a specific test so they can perform the professional interpretation, or order “global” services and receive a comprehensive test report which includes a NeoGenomics Pathologist’s interpretation of the test results. Our clients appreciate the flexibility to access NeoGenomics’ medical staff for difficult or complex cases or when they are otherwise unavailable to perform professional interpretations. We believe this innovative approach to serving the needs of pathology client’s results in longer term, more committed client relationships that are more akin to strategic partnerships. Our extensive tech-only service offerings have differentiated NeoGenomics and allowed us to compete more effectively against larger, more entrenched competitors in our niche of the industry.

Global Service Offerings

We also offer a full set of global services to meet the needs of those clients who are not credentialed and trained in interpreting genetic tests and who are looking for specialists to interpret the testing results for them. In our global service offerings, our lab performs the technical component of the tests and our M.D.s and Ph.Ds. provide the interpretation services. Our professional staff is also available for post testing consultative services. These clients rely on the expertise of our medical team to give them the answers they need in a timely manner to help inform their diagnoses and treatment decisions. Many of our tech-only clients also rely on our medical team for difficult or challenging cases by ordering our global testing services on a case by case basis. Our Genetic Pathology Solutions (“GPS”) report summarizes all relevant case data from our global services on one summary report. When providing global services, NeoGenomics performs both the technical and professional component of the test, which results in a higher reimbursement level.

Client Education Programs

We believe we have one of the most extensive client education programs in the genetic and molecular testing industry. We train pathologists how to use and interpret genetic testing services so that they can then participate in our tech-only service offerings. Our educational programs include an extensive library of on-demand training modules, online courses, and custom tailored on-site training programs that are designed to prepare clients to utilize our tech-only services. Each year, we also regularly sponsor seminars and webinars on emerging topics of interest in our field. Our medical staff is involved in many aspects of our training programs.

 

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Laboratory Information System (LIS)

We believe we have a state-of-the-art Laboratory Information System (“LIS”) that interconnects our locations and provides flexible reporting solutions to clients. This system allows us to standardize testing and deliver uniform test results and images throughout our network, regardless of the location that any specific portion of a test is performed within our network. This allows us to move specimens and image analysis work between locations to better balance our workload. Our LIS also allows us to offer highly specialized and customizable reporting solutions to our tech-only clients. For instance, our tech-only NeoFISHTM and NeoFLOWTM applications allow our community-based pathologist clients to tailor individual reports to their specifications and incorporate only the images they select and then issue and sign-out such reports from our system with their own logos at the top. Our customized reporting solution even allows our clients to incorporate test results performed on ancillary tests not performed at NeoGenomics into summary report templates. This feature has been well-received by clients.

National Direct Sales Force

Our direct sales force has been trained extensively in cancer genetic testing and consultative selling skills to service the needs of clients. Our sales representatives (“Territory Business Managers”) are organized into three regions (Northeast, Southeast and West). These sales representatives all utilize Salesforce.com to manage their territories, and we have integrated all of the important customer care functionality within our LIS into Salesforce.com so that our Territory Business Managers can stay informed of emerging issues and opportunities within their regions.

Client Care

Our Customer Care Specialists (“CCS”) are organized by region into territories that service not only our external clients, but also work very closely with and support our sales team. A client receives personalized assistance when dealing with their dedicated CCS because each CCS understands their clients’ specific needs. When problems or questions do arise, the CCS is responsible for providing answers to the client. CCS’s handle everything from arranging specimen pickup to managing questions that arise during the test process to delivering test results in order to deliver exceptional services to our clients.

Geographic Locations

Many high complexity laboratories within the cancer testing niche have frequently operated a core facility on either the West Coast or the East Coast to service the needs of their customers around the country. We believe our clients and prospects desire to do business with a laboratory with national breadth and a local presence. We have four facilities, two large laboratory locations in Fort Myers, Florida and Irvine, California and two smaller laboratory locations in Nashville, Tennessee and Tampa, Florida. Our objective is to “operate one lab with four locations” in order to deliver standardized test results. We intend to continue to develop and open new laboratories or expand our current facilities as market situations dictate and business opportunities arise.

Scientific Pipeline

In the past few years our field has experienced a rapid increase in tests that are tied to specific “genomic pathways”. These predictive tests are typically individualized for a small sub-set of patients with a specific subtype of cancer. The therapeutic target in the genomic pathways is typically a small molecule found at the level of the cell surface, within the cytoplasm and/or within the nucleus. These genomic pathways, known as the “Hallmarks of Cancer”, contain a target-rich environment for small-molecule “anti-therapies”. These anti-therapies target specific mutations in the major cancer pathways such as the Proliferation Pathway, the Apoptotic Pathway, the Angiogenic Pathway, the Metastasis Pathway, and the Signaling Pathways and Anti-Signaling Pathways.

As an example, recently the FDA approved a small molecule anti-therapy drug (Xalkori) that targets a mutation in the ALK gene for a small sub-set of patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). Approximately 50-61% of patients with an ALK gene rearrangement will respond to this therapy. To identify patients eligible for this specific small-molecule therapy, an FDA-approved FISH test that NeoGenomics and certain other laboratories offer, must be performed. This ALK FISH test is considered a companion diagnostic test and it is critical that this test be performed and the patient found to have an ALK mutation before therapy can be administered. Tests such as the ALK FISH test allow our clients to direct individualized treatments to each cancer patient in a timely manner. We are increasingly focused on attempting to develop new predictive tests such as this in our new product development pipeline and expect to bring up at least 25-30 new molecular tests and greatly expand our immunohistochemistry service offerings in 2012.

 

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Seasonality

The majority of our testing volume is dependent on patients being treated by hematology/oncology professionals and other healthcare providers. Volume of testing generally declines during the vacation seasons, year-end holiday periods and other major holidays, particularly when those holidays fall during the middle of the week. In addition, volume of testing tends to decline due to adverse weather conditions, such as heavy snow, excessively hot or cold spells or hurricanes, tornados in certain regions, consequently reducing revenues and cash flows in any affected period. Therefore, comparison of the results of successive periods may not accurately reflect trends for future periods.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires us to make estimates and assumptions and select accounting policies that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

While many operational aspects of our business are subject to complex federal, state and local regulations, the accounting for our business is generally straightforward with net revenues primarily recognized upon completion of the testing process. Our revenues are primarily comprised of laboratory tests, and approximately one-half of total operating costs and expenses consist of employee compensation and benefits. Due to the nature of our business, several of our accounting policies involve significant estimates and judgments. These accounting policies have been described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Intangible Assets

In the three month period ended March 31, 2012 we acquired approximately $3.0 million of intangible assets related to our Master License Agreement (“the License Agreement”) with Health Discovery Corporation (“HDC”) pursuant to which we were granted an exclusive worldwide license to utilize 84 issued and pending patents to develop and commercialize laboratory developed tests (“LDTs”) and other products relating to hematopoietic and solid tumor cancers. The licensed intellectual property and know-how relates to support vector machine (“SVM”), recursive feature elimination (“SVM-RFE”), fractal genomic modeling (“FGM”) and other pattern recognition technology as well as certain patents relating to digital image analysis, biomarker discovery, and gene and protein-based diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive testing.

Under the terms of the License Agreement, we may, subject to certain limitations, use, develop, make, have made, modify, sell, and commercially exploit products and services in the fields of laboratory testing, molecular diagnostics, clinical pathology, anatomic pathology and digital image analysis relating to the development, marketing, production or sale of any LDTs or other products used for diagnosing, ruling out, predicting a response to treatment, and/or monitoring treatment of any hematopoietic and solid tumor cancers excluding cancers affecting the retina and breast cancer (collectively, the “Field”).

The License Agreement allows us to develop and sell any gene, gene-product or protein-based LDTs based on HDC’s technology in the Field and provides for sublicensing rights and the assignment of the License Agreement, in whole or in part, in our discretion. The License Agreement further provides us with access to certain HDC personnel and consulting resources in the fields of mathematics and in genetic and molecular test development. The licensed technology also includes, among other things, certain tests, algorithms and computer software which have already been developed by HDC. Initially, we intend to focus on developing prostate, pancreatic, and colon cancer LDTs. In addition, we plan to develop interpretation software that will help to automate the analysis of cytogenetics and flow cytometry tests.

The intangible assets were valued at fair value based on cost of the assets as we acquired the assets in an arms-length transaction. We present intangible assets net of accumulated amortization in our financial statements. We have three classes of intangible assets and each class of intangible assets is amortized over its estimated service period from acquisition date through the weighted average patent expiration date of each classes patents or the period of economic benefit.

 

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Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 as Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011

The following table presents the consolidated statements of operations as a percentage of revenue:

 

     For the Three months ended
March 31.
 
     2012     2011  

NET REVENUE

     100     100

COST OF REVENUE

     53     56
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

GROSS PROFIT

     47     44
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

OPERATING EXPENSES:

    

General and administrative

     25     31

Research and development

     3     1

Sales and marketing

     13     20
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES

     41     52
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INTEREST (INCOME) EXPENSE, NET

     2     2
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS)

     4     (10 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Revenue

Our revenue, requisition and test metrics for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands, except test and requisition data) are as follows:

 

     For the Three
Months Ended
March 31, 2012
     For the Three
Months Ended
March 31, 2011
     %
Change
 

Requisitions Received

     16,934         10,214         65.8

Number of Tests Performed

     26,932         15,396         74.9

Avg. # of Tests / Case

     1.59         1.51         5.5

Total Testing Revenue

   $ 15,160       $ 8,805         72.2

Average Revenue/Requisition

   $ 895       $ 862         3.9

Average Revenue/Test

   $ 563       $ 572         (1.6 )% 

Our increase in test counts and revenue was primarily the result of adding significant new client accounts as well as the expansion of our relationship with a large oncology practice to multiple new office locations. All of the office locations of this oncology practice combined represented approximately 18% of our revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to 1.3% of our revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2011. We have seen an increase in molecular testing and we anticipate continued growth as we plan to expand our Molecular testing menu during 2012. Revenues per test are a function of both the type of the test (e.g. FISH, cytogenetics, flow cytometry, etc.) and the payer (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, third party insurer, institutional client etc.). Average revenue per test is primarily driven by our test type mix and our payer mix. The decrease in average revenue per test for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was almost entirely due to a shift in test mix. Lower priced molecular and histology tests now make up a greater percentage of our test mix and our total revenue compared to last year.

 

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Cost of Revenue and Gross Profit

Cost of revenue includes payroll and payroll related costs for performing tests, depreciation of laboratory equipment, rent for laboratory facilities, laboratory reagents, probes and supplies, and delivery and courier costs relating to the transportation of specimens to be tested.

 

     For the three months ended
March 31.
             
     2012     2011     Change     %
Change
 

Cost of Revenue

   $ 8,016,000      $ 4,940,000      $ 3,076,000        62.3

As a % of revenue

     52.9     56.1    

Cost of Revenue per Test

   $ 297.65      $ 320.86      $ (23.21     (7.2 %) 

Overall cost of revenue increased due to the large increase in testing volumes. Cost as a percentage of revenue decreased by 3.2 margin points primarily due to declines in our average cost per test. Average cost per test decreased 7.2% from Quarter 1 2011 to Quarter 1 2012 as a result of improved productivity in our laboratory. Laboratory productivity improved as we saw an increase in the amount of tests processed per laboratory FTE (full time equivalent). This was driven by improved capacity planning and utilization along with several process improvements. We continue to focus on laboratory operations and on streamlining our processes in order to continue to drive further gross margin improvement.

As a result of the above, our gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 is as follows:

 

     For the three months ended
March 31.
              
     2012     2011     Change      %
Change
 

Gross Profit

   $ 7,144,000      $ 3,865,000      $ 3,279,000         84.4

As a % of revenue

     47.1     43.9     

Revenue, Cost of Revenue and Gross Profit per Test

The following table is a summary of per test data on revenue, cost of sales and gross profit. The increase in gross margin percentage was driven by the decline in our average cost per test, which was driven by productivity improvements in our laboratory operations.

 

     For the three months ended
March 31,
             
     2012     2011     Change     %
Change
 

Revenue per Test

   $ 562.89      $ 571.87      $ (8.98     (1.6 %) 

Cost of Revenue per Test

   $ 297.65      $ 320.86      $ (23.21     (7.2 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross Profit per Test

   $ 265.24      $ 251.01      $ 14.23        5.6

Gross Margin % per Test

     47.1     43.9    

Sales and Marketing

Sales and marketing expenses relate primarily to the employee related costs of our sales management, sales representatives, sales and marketing consultants, marketing, and customer service personnel.

 

     For the three months ended
March 31.
              
     2012     2011     Change      %
Change
 

Sales and marketing

   $ 2,036,000      $ 1,753,000      $ 283,000         16.1   

As a % of revenue

     13.4     19.9     

 

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Sales and marketing expenses increased approximately 16%, or $0.3 million to $2.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 as compared to $1.75 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, primarily as a result of sales commissions related to increased revenues.

We expect our overall sales and marketing expenses to increase modestly with increased test volumes in 2012 but remain stable as a percentage of revenue. We also anticipate growing our sales force in 2012.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses relate to billing, bad debts, finance, human resources, information technology and other administrative functions. They primarily consist of employee related costs (such as salaries, fringe benefits, and stock-based compensation expense), professional services, facilities expense, and depreciation and administrative-related costs allocated to general and administrative expenses.

 

     For the three months ended
March 31.
              
     2012     2011     Change      %
Change
 

General and administrative

   $ 3,750,000      $ 2,704,000      $ 1,046,000         38.7

As a % of revenue

     24.7     30.7     

General and administrative expenses increased approximately 38.7%, or $1.0 million to $3.75 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 as compared to $2.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The increase in general and administrative expenses is primarily a result of adding information technology and billing personnel to support the increase in our testing volumes as well as health insurance costs, recruiting expenses to hire new employees across the organization and an increase in corporate performance based bonuses.

Bad debt expense increased by approximately 41.2%, or approximately $245,000 to $839,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 as compared to approximately $595,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2011. This increase was primarily a result of the 72% increase in revenue partially offset by a decrease in bad debt as a percentage of revenue. Bad debt as a percentage of revenue decreased 1.21% to 5.54% for the three months ended March 31, 2012 from 6.75% of revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2011. This decline resulted from having a greater number of managed care contracts in place with more insurance companies and improved performance by our billing department.

We expect our general and administrative expenses to increase as we add personnel, increase our billing and collections activities; incur additional expenses associated with the expansion of our facilities and backup systems; incur additional bad debt expense related to increasing sales, and as we continue to build our physical infrastructure to support our anticipated growth. However, we expect general and administrative expenses to continue to decline as a percentage of our revenue as our case volumes increase and as we continue to develop more operating leverage in our business.

Research and Development Expenses

Research and development expenses relate to cost of developing new proprietary and non-proprietary genetic tests as well as cost related to our licensing agreement with Health Discovery Corporation, including amortization of the licensed technology.

 

     For the three months ended
March 31.
              
     2012     2011     Change      %
Change
 

Research and development

   $ 497,000      $ 119,000      $ 378,000         317.7

As a % of revenue

     3.3     1.4     

Research and development expenses increased approximately 317.7%, or $400,000 to $500,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 as compared to approximately $100,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2011. The increase in research and development expenses is primarily a result of increased personnel and supply costs to develop and launch new molecular tests as well as to develop proprietary testing products and services pursuant to our license with Health Discovery Corporation.

 

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We expect our research and development expenses in future quarters to increase modestly from the level of our expenses incurred for the three months ended March 31, 2012.

Other (Income) Expense

Other income and expense primarily consists of the interest expense we incur on our borrowing arrangements (primarily comprised of interest payable on advances under our revolving credit facility with Capital Source and interest paid on capital lease obligations) offset by the interest income we earn on cash deposits. Interest expense increased from approximately $182,000 in for the three months ended March 31, 2011 to $258,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2012, reflecting higher borrowings, particularly related to our revolving credit facility and capital lease obligations as we acquired additional equipment to support our increasing testing volumes.

Net Income (Loss)

As a result of the foregoing, we reported net income of $603,000, or $0.01/share, for the three months ended March 31, 2012 as compared to a net loss of $893,000 or ($0.02)/share, for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

Non-GAAP Measures

“Adjusted EBITDA” is defined by NeoGenomics as net income (loss) from continuing operations before (i) interest expense, (ii) tax expense and therapeutic discovery tax grants, (iii) depreciation and amortization expense, (iv) non-cash stock-based compensation and warrant amortization expense and (v) other extraordinary or non-recurring charges. NeoGenomics believes that Adjusted EBITDA provides a more consistent measurement of operating performance and trends across reporting periods by excluding these cash and non-cash items of expense not directly related to ongoing operations from income. Adjusted EBITDA also assists investors in performing analysis that is consistent with financial models developed by research analysts.

Adjusted EBITDA as defined by NeoGenomics is not a measurement under GAAP and may differ from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. There are limitations inherent in non-GAAP financial measures such as Adjusted EBITDA because they exclude a variety of charges and credits that are required to be included in a GAAP presentation, and do not therefore present the full measure of NeoGenomics recorded costs against its net revenue. Accordingly, investors should consider non-GAAP results together with GAAP results in analyzing NeoGenomics financial performance.

The following is a reconciliation of GAAP net loss to Non-GAAP EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ending March 31, 2012 and 2011:

 

     For the three months ended
March 31,
 
     2012      2011  

Net income (loss) (Per GAAP)

   $ 603,000       $ (893,000

Adjustments to Net Loss:

     

Interest expense (income), net

     258,000         182,000   

Amortization of intangibles

     14,000         —     

Depreciation of property and equipment

     749,000         488,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

EBITDA (non-GAAP)

     1,624,000         (223,000

Further Adjustments to EBITDA:

     

Non-cash stock-based compensation

     151,000         126,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)

   $ 1,775,000       $ (97,000
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

We have established a reserve for uncollectible amounts which is estimated based on the aging of accounts receivable within each payer category and our historical data on bad debts in these aging categories. In addition, the allowance is adjusted periodically for other relevant factors, including regularly assessing the state of our billing operations in order to identify issues which may impact the collectability of receivables or allowance estimates. Revisions to the allowance are recorded as an adjustment to bad debt expense within general and administrative expenses. After appropriate collection efforts have been exhausted, specific receivables deemed to be uncollectible are charged against the allowance in the period they are deemed uncollectible. Recoveries of receivables previously written-off are recorded as credits to the allowance. Total adjustments for incremental revenue from tests in which we underestimated the revenue in previous years from collections we received in the current year are not material to the Company’s results of operations in any period presented. Our estimates of net revenue are subject to change based on the contractual status and payment policies of the third party payers with whom we deal. We regularly refine our estimates in order to make our estimated revenue as accurate as possible based on our most recent collection experience with each third party payer.

 

     March 31.               
     2012     2011     Change      %
Change
 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

   $ 2,293,000      $ 1,799,000      $ 494,000         27

As a % of gross accounts receivable

     18     23     

The $494,000 increase in the allowance for doubtful accounts is the result of increased revenue causing our receivable balance to increase. However, our allowance as a percentage of gross accounts receivable has declined as a result of our being on contract with more managed care payers and an improvement in our receivable aging. Bad debt expense as a percentage of revenue was 5.5% for the three month period ended March 31, 2012 and was 6.8% of revenue for the three month period ended March 31, 2011.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The following table presents a summary of our cash flows provided by (used in) operating, investing and financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 as well as the period ending cash and cash equivalents and working capital.

 

     For the three months ended
March 31.
 
     2012     2011  

Net cash provided by (used in):

    

Operating activities

   $ (1,065,000   $ (1,544,000

Investing activities

     (1,314,000     (71,000

Financing activities

     2,507,000        3,051,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

     128,000        1,436,000   

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     2,628,000        1,097,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period (1)

   $ 2,756,000      $ 2,533,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Working Capital (2), end of period

   $ 1,239,000      $ 1,954,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Excludes restricted cash of $0.3M in 2012 and $0.5M in 2011.
(2) Defined as current assets - current liabilities.

Our net cash used in operating activities is driven primarily by increases in our accounts receivable balance. Our accounts receivable balance usually increases significantly in the first quarter as most patients have not yet reached their deductible limits for the year, which results in an increased amount of billing and collection activity with individual patients. In addition, the American Medical Association introduced new Molecular billing codes that went into effect on January 1, 2012. Only some payers have adopted these new codes, which has complicated billing. Complications from the different billing formats have increased our “re-bill rate” for molecular testing and have increased balances in accounts receivable.

 

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Our cash provided from financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2012 consisted primarily of advances on our credit facility and consisted primarily of issuance of common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

On January 6, 2012, we entered into a Master License Agreement (the “License Agreement”) with Health Discovery Corporation, a Georgia corporation (“HDC”). We were granted an exclusive worldwide license to certain of HDC’s “Licensed Patents” and “Licensed Know-How” (as defined in the License Agreement) to, among other things, use, develop, make, have made, sell, offer to sell, modify, and commercially exploit “Licensed Uses” (as defined in the License Agreement) and “Licensed Products” (as defined in the License Agreement), in the fields of laboratory testing, molecular diagnostics, clinical pathology, anatomic pathology and digital image analysis (excluding non-pathology-related radiologic and photographic image analysis) relating to the development, marketing production or sale of any “Laboratory Developed Tests” or LDTs (as defined in the License Agreement) or other products used for diagnosing, ruling out, predicting a response to treatment, and/or monitoring treatment of any or all hematopoietic and solid tumor cancers excluding cancers affecting the retina and breast cancer (collectively with certain other qualifications as defined in the License Agreement, the “Field” or “Field of Use”).

Upon the execution of the License Agreement, we paid HDC $1,000,000 in cash and issued to HDC 1,360,000 shares of our common stock which had a market value of $1,945,000 using the closing price of $1.43 per share for the Company’s common stock on the OTCQB Market on January 6, 2012. We have recorded this transaction as a purchase of intangible assets.

On March 26, 2012, the Parent Company, NeoGenomics Laboratories (“Borrower”), and CapitalSource Finance LLC (“Capital Source”) entered into a First Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Security Agreement, dated April 26, 2010 (the “Amended and Restated Credit Agreement” or the “Credit Facility”). The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement amended and restated the original Revolving Credit and Security Agreement dated February 1, 2008, as amended, among the Parent Company, Borrower and CapitalSource (the “Original Credit Agreement”). The terms of the Amendment and the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement are substantially similar except that the Amendment, among other things:

 

I.) Increases the maximum principal amount of the revolving credit facility (the “Facility Cap”) to $8.0 million from $5.0 million; provided, that the Borrower may request to increase the Facility Cap twice during the term of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement in increments of $1.0 million to a maximum of $10,000,000;

 

II.) Extends the term of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement to March 26, 2015;

 

III.) Revises the definition of “Minimum Termination Fee” to be:

 

  a. 2.5% of the Facility Cap if the “Revolver Termination” (as defined in the Agreement) is at any time before March 26, 2013;

 

  b. 1.5% of the Facility Cap if the Revolver Termination is after March 26, 2013 but before March 26, 2014;

 

  c. 0.5% of the Facility Cap if the Revolver Termination is on or after March 26, 2014; and

 

  d. That there shall be no Minimum Termination Fee if the Revolver Termination occurs within five (5) days of the end of the term.

 

IV.) Modifies the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness” and “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio”; and

 

V.) Amends Section 3.1 of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement by deleting “the LIBOR shall be not less than 2.0%” and replacing it with “the LIBOR shall be not less than 1.0%”.

We paid Capital Source a commitment fee of $80,000 in connection with the Amendment.

Interest on outstanding advances under the Credit Facility are payable monthly in arrears on the first day of each calendar month. At March 31, 2012, the effective rate of interest was 5.25% and the available credit under the Credit Facility was approximately $800,000 and the outstanding borrowing was $6,686,000 after netting compensating cash on hand.

We have unrestricted cash on hand of $2,756,000 as of March 31, 2012, along with the unused portion of our credit line. As such, we believe we have adequate resources to meet our operating commitments for the next twelve months.

Capital Expenditures

We currently forecast capital expenditures in order to execute on our business plan. The amount and timing of such capital expenditures will be determined by the volume of business, but we currently anticipate that we will need to purchase approximately $4.5 million to $5.5 million of additional capital equipment during the next year. We plan to fund primarily through capital lease financing arrangements. If we are unable to obtain such funding, we will need to pay cash for these items or we will be required to curtail our equipment purchases, which may have an impact on our ability to continue to grow our revenues.

 

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Related Party Transactions

Consulting Agreements

During the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, Steven C. Jones, a director of the Company, earned approximately $50,000 and $45,000, respectively, for various consulting work performed in connection with his duties as Executive Vice President of Finance. Mr. Jones also received $55,000 and $6,000 for the three months ended March  31, 2012 and 2011 for payment of his annual bonus compensation for the previous fiscal year.

ITEM 3 — Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not required to provide information under this item.

ITEM 4 — Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, and principal accounting officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.

As required by SEC Rule 15d-15, our management carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, and principal accounting officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, and principal accounting officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at a reasonable assurance level as of the end of the period covered by this report.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2012 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1 — LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

From time to time the Company is engaged in legal proceeding in the ordinary course of business. We do not believe any current legal proceedings are material to our business.

ITEM 1A — RISK FACTORS

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not required to provide information under this item. However current and prospective investors are encouraged to review the risks set forth in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 12, 2012.

ITEM 2 — UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

None

ITEM 3 — DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

Not Applicable

ITEM 4 — MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not Applicable

ITEM 5 — OTHER INFORMATION

None

 

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ITEM 6 — EXHIBITS

 

EXHIBIT
NO.

  

DESCRIPTION

  4.1    Warrant Agreement dated January 6, 2012 between NeoGenomics, Inc. and Maher Albitar, M.D. as incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC on January 6, 2012
  4.2    Form of Stock Option Agreement between NeoGenomics, Inc. and Maher Albitar, M.D. as incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC on January 6, 2012
10.1    Medical Services Agreement dated January 6, 2012 between Albitar Oncology Consulting, LLC and NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc. as incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC on January 6, 2012
10.2    Letter Agreement dated January 6, 2012 between NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc. and Maher Albitar, M.D. as incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC on January 6, 2012
10.3    Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreement dated January 6, 2012 between NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc. and Maher Albitar, M.D. as incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC on January 6, 2012
10.4    Confidentiality, Title to Work Product and Non-Solicitation Agreement dated January 6, 2012 between NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc. and Maher Albitar, M.D. as incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC on January 6, 2012
10.5    Master License Agreement, dated January 6, 2012, between NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc. and Health Discovery Corporation as incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC on January 6, 2012
10.6    Stock Option Agreement, dated February 14, 2012, between NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc. and Douglas M. VanOort as incorporated by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Company with the SEC on March 12, 2012
10.7+    First Amendment to Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Security Agreement dated March 26, 2012 among NeoGenomics, Inc., NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc. and CapitalSource Finance LLC as incorporated by reference to the Company’s Post Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S-1 (333-166526) filed with the SEC on April 27, 2012
31.1    Certification by Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/ 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2    Certification by Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/ 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.3    Certification by Principal Accounting Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/ 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1    Certification by Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101    The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (iv) related notes.

 

+ Confidential treatment previously requested and granted with respect to certain portions, which portions were omitted and filed separately with the SEC.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: May 14, 2012   NEOGENOMICS, INC.
  By:  

/s/ Douglas M. VanOort

    Name:   Douglas M. VanOort
    Title:   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
  By:  

/s/ George Cardoza

    Name:   George Cardoza
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer
  By:  

/s/ Edwin F. Weidig III

    Name:   Edwin F. Weidig III
    Title:   Director of Finance and Principal Accounting Officer

 

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