HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC
Business
HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC develops, manufactures and sells technologies, products and services that support life science research, drug and therapy discovery, bioproduction and preclinical testing. It offers hardware, firmware and software systems, consumables, installation, scientific and data services, including electroporation systems, amino acid analyzers, spectrophotometers, precision pumps, microelectrode arrays (including MeshMEA™), telemetry systems, behavioral monitoring and respiratory exposure solutions. The company organizes its offerings into two product families: Cellular and Molecular Technologies (CMT) and Preclinical. It sells globally through a mix of direct sales and distributors across the United States, Europe, China and other international markets.
Summary from filing dated 2025-03-14
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | 87 | 94 | 112 | 113 | 119 | |
| Cost of revenues | 37 | 39 | 46 | 53 | 51 | |
| Gross profit | 50 | 55 | 66 | 61 | 68 | |
| Sales and marketing expenses | 19 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | |
| General and administrative expenses | 18 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | |
| Research and development expenses | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | |
| Amortization of acquired intangible assets | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| Goodwill impairment - Note 5 | 48 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Other operating expenses - Note 2 | 729,000 | 2 | 71,000 | — | — | |
| Total operating expenses | 98 | 61 | 64 | 68 | 66 | |
| Operating loss | −49 | −6 | 2 | −7 | −2 | |
| Interest expense | −5 | −4 | −4 | −3 | −2 | |
| Loss on pension settlement - Note 8 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Loss on equity securities - Note 12 | 0 | −2 | −632,000 | — | — | |
| Other expense, net | −3 | −325,000 | −227,000 | 302,000 | −666,000 | |
| Total other expense | −9 | −5 | −4 | −2 | −2 | |
| Loss before income taxes | −57 | −12 | −3 | −9 | −140,000 | |
| Income tax (benefit) expense | −686,000 | 740,000 | 859,000 | 337,000 | 148,000 | |
| Net loss | −57 | −12 | −3 | −10 | −288,000 | |
| Basic and diluted loss per share (in dollars per share) | −1.28 | −0.28 | −0.08 | −0.23 | −0.01 | |
| Basic and diluted (in shares) | 44 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 40 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | |
| Accounts receivable, net | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 22 | |
| Inventories | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 28 | |
| Other current assets | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
| Total current assets | 48 | 45 | 49 | 51 | 62 | |
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| Goodwill | 10 | 56 | 57 | 56 | 58 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 8 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 27 | |
| Other long-term assets | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | |
| Total assets | 80 | 127 | 137 | 145 | 162 | |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 0 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 3 | |
| Accounts payable | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
| Contract liabilities | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | |
| Other current liabilities | 15 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 11 | |
| Total current liabilities | 22 | 55 | 27 | 23 | 25 | |
| Long-term debt, net | 36 | 0 | 31 | 43 | 45 | |
| Deferred tax liability | 317,000 | 710,000 | 776,000 | 590,000 | 2 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 486,000 | |
| Total liabilities | 66 | 63 | 64 | 73 | 79 | |
| Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, 5,000,000 shares authorized | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock, par value $0.01 per share, 80,000,000 shares authorized: 44,719,894 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025; 44,074,475 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2024 | 447,000 | 441,000 | 434,000 | 454,000 | 452,000 | |
| Additional paid-in-capital | 240 | 237 | 232 | 229 | 226 | |
| Accumulated deficit | −215 | −158 | −146 | −142 | −133 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −12 | −16 | −14 | −15 | −10 | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 14 | 63 | 73 | 72 | 83 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 80 | 127 | 137 | 145 | 162 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Amortization of intangible assets | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
| Amortization of deferred financing costs | 1 | 327,000 | 280,000 | 280,000 | 280,000 | |
| Stock-based compensation | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
| Deferred income taxes and other | −680,000 | 363,000 | 336,000 | −414,000 | −330,000 | |
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | 130,000 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Accounts receivable | −934,000 | 974,000 | 810,000 | 5 | −4 | |
| Inventories | 3 | −64,000 | 2 | 252,000 | −6 | |
| Other assets | 2 | 2 | 2 | 474,000 | −439,000 | |
| Accounts payable and other liabilities | 2 | −2 | −523,000 | −1 | 2 | |
| Contract liabilities | −161,000 | −702,000 | 1 | −896,000 | 505,000 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 7 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | |
| Additions to property, plant and equipment | −1 | −3 | −2 | −2 | −1 | |
| Capitalized software development costs | −605,000 | −619,000 | −523,000 | 0 | −150,000 | |
| Proceeds from sale of marketable equity securities | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −2 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −1 | |
| Borrowing from revolving line of credit | 0 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 4 | |
| Borrowing from term loans | 40 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Repayment of revolving line of credit | −13 | −3 | −11 | −6 | −2 | |
| Repayment of term debt | −25 | −6 | −4 | −3 | −2 | |
| Payment of debt issuance costs | −4 | −161,000 | 0 | 0 | −102,000 | |
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options and employee stock purchase plan | 47,000 | 380,000 | 930,000 | 577,000 | 3 | |
| Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards | −156,000 | −577,000 | −3 | −2 | −4 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −1 | −131,000 | −12 | −3 | −252,000 | |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | 931,000 | −140,000 | −320,000 | −38,000 | −161,000 | |
| Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 5 | −175,000 | −225,000 | −3 | −496,000 | |
| Cash paid for interest | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds | −100,000 | −159,000 | 207,000 | 534,000 | 577,000 |