BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS INC
Business
BioLife Solutions Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets bioproduction products and services for the cell and gene therapy industry. The company offers biopreservation media (HypoThermosol® FRS and CryoStor® Freeze Media), human platelet lysate media, cryogenic containers, automated cell-processing and thawing devices, and related products designed to preserve cell viability and extend shelf-life during manufacturing and distribution. BioLife operates as a single bioproduction business segment serving cell and gene therapy manufacturers globally through direct sales and regional distribution partnerships, with manufacturing facilities in Bothell, Washington and Indianapolis, Indiana.
Summary from 10-K filed 2026-02-26
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 96 | 75 | 68 | 76 | 119 | |
| Cost of revenue | 34 | 25 | 27 | — | — | |
| Gross profit | 62 | 50 | 41 | — | — | |
| General and administrative | 46 | 41 | 43 | 33 | 34 | |
| Sales and marketing | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | |
| Research and development | 8 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | |
| IPR&D expense | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Intangible asset amortization | 263,000 | 263,000 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| Change in fair value of contingent consideration | 0 | 0 | −2 | −5 | 3 | |
| Total operating expenses | 79 | 55 | 59 | 82 | 154 | |
| Operating loss | −17 | −4 | −17 | −6 | −35 | |
| Interest income (expense), net | 3 | −766,000 | −1 | −284,000 | −485,000 | |
| Other income | 2 | 494,000 | 1 | 662,000 | 289,000 | |
| Change in fair value of investments | 0 | −4 | 0 | 697,000 | 0 | |
| Gain on settlement of Global Cooling escrow | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total other income (expense), net | 5 | −4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| Loss from continuing operations before income tax expense (benefit) | −12 | −9 | −12 | −5 | −29 | |
| Income tax expense (benefit) | 49,000 | −38,000 | −64,000 | 5 | 20 | |
| Loss from continuing operations | −12 | −9 | −12 | 388,000 | — | |
| Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income tax expense | 8 | −11 | −56 | −140 | — | |
| Income tax expense | 0 | 132,000 | 233,000 | −214,000 | — | |
| Income (loss) from discontinued operations | 8 | −11 | −56 | −140 | — | |
| Net loss | −5 | −20 | −68 | −140 | −9 | |
| Continuing operations (in dollars per share) | −0.25 | −0.19 | −0.28 | 0.01 | — | |
| Discontinuing operations (in dollars per share) | 0.16 | −0.25 | −1.27 | −3.3 | — | |
| Net loss (in dollars per share) | −0.09 | −0.44 | −1.55 | −3.29 | −0.23 | |
| Continuing operations (in dollars per share) | −0.25 | −0.19 | −0.28 | 0.01 | — | |
| Discontinuing operations (in dollars per share) | 0.15 | −0.25 | −1.27 | −3.26 | — | |
| Net loss (in dollars per share) | −0.1 | −0.44 | −1.55 | −3.25 | −0.23 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 48 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 39 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 49 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 39 |
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 | 33 | 92 | 28 | 19 | 70 | |
| Available-for-sale securities, current portion | 56 | 9 | 16 | 43 | 0 | |
| Accounts receivable, trade, net of allowance for credit losses of $22 and $152 as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | 8 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 23 | |
| Inventories | 30 | 29 | 27 | 35 | 28 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
| Current assets, discontinued operations | 0 | 5 | 37 | — | — | |
| Total current assets | 137 | 149 | 121 | 138 | 126 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 15 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 18 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | 7 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 19 | |
| Other assets | 3 | 373,000 | — | — | — | |
| Available-for-sale securities, long term | 31 | 5 | 548,000 | 1 | 0 | |
| Equity investments | 0 | 995,000 | 5 | — | — | |
| Intangible assets, net | 4 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 152 | |
| Goodwill | 209 | 209 | 212 | 225 | 58 | |
| Long-term assets, discontinued operations | 0 | 14 | 43 | — | — | |
| Total assets | 406 | 399 | 413 | 450 | 554 | |
| Accounts payable | 1 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 15 | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 7 | |
| Sales taxes payable | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
| Lease liabilities, operating, current portion | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| Debt, current portion | 5 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 862,000 | |
| Current liabilities, discontinued operations | 0 | 616,000 | 19 | — | — | |
| Total current liabilities | 23 | 33 | 42 | 45 | 43 | |
| Lease liabilities, operating, long-term | 11 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 16 | |
| Debt, long-term | 0 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 6 | |
| Deferred tax liabilities | 189,000 | 124,000 | 114,000 | 250,000 | 5 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 171,000 | 0 | 0 | 10,000 | 42,000 | |
| Long-term liabilities, discontinued operations | 0 | 78,000 | 7 | — | — | |
| Total liabilities | 34 | 51 | 75 | 86 | 76 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 11) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized, Series A, 4,250 shares designated, and 0 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock, $0.001 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized, 48,198,928 and 46,906,765 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | 48,000 | 47,000 | 45,000 | 43,000 | 42,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 711 | 684 | 653 | 612 | 585 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes | 132,000 | 24,000 | −345,000 | −679,000 | −282,000 | |
| Accumulated deficit | −340 | −335 | −315 | −247 | −107 | |
| Total shareholders equity | 372 | 349 | 338 | 364 | 478 | |
| Total liabilities and shareholders equity | 406 | 399 | 413 | 450 | 554 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impairment of intangible assets | 0 | 0 | 6 | 110 | 0 | |
| Impairment of long-lived assets | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gain on settlement of Global Cooling escrow | 0 | 0 | −5 | 0 | — | |
| Depreciation | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
| Amortization of intangible assets | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | — | |
| Amortization of loan costs | 0 | 0 | 13,000 | 18,000 | 121,000 | |
| Stock-based compensation | 23 | 31 | 33 | 25 | 14 | |
| Non-cash lease expense | 2 | 424,000 | 404,000 | 3 | — | |
| Deferred income tax expense (benefit) | 65,000 | −64,000 | −62,000 | −5 | −20 | |
| Change in fair value of equity investment and other | −983,000 | 4 | 0 | −697,000 | 0 | |
| Accretion of investments | −736,000 | −474,000 | −1 | −447,000 | 0 | |
| Loss on disposal of assets held for rent, net | 510,000 | 567,000 | 594,000 | 773,000 | 609,000 | |
| Loss on disposal of property and equipment, net | 11,000 | 154,000 | 633,000 | 745,000 | 482,000 | |
| Net gain on disposal of subsidiaries | −10 | −16 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Accounts receivable, trade, net | 264,000 | −3 | 15 | −11 | −10 | |
| Inventories | −1 | 781,000 | −9 | −7 | 114,000 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | −3 | −2 | 137,000 | 26,000 | 3 | |
| Accounts payable | −2 | 26,000 | −8 | 414,000 | 2 | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | −1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | −4 | |
| Sales taxes payable | −2 | −973,000 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Warranty liability | 5,000 | −528,000 | −454,000 | −1 | — | |
| Other | 264,000 | −258,000 | 97,000 | −260,000 | −230,000 | |
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 20 | 8 | −12 | −8 | −5 | |
| Purchases of property and equipment | −9 | −3 | −6 | −10 | −8 | |
| Purchases of assets held for rent | −886,000 | −2 | −5 | −4 | −6 | |
| Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale securities | 7 | 4 | 3 | 420,000 | 0 | |
| Maturities of available-for-sale securities | 35 | 18 | 53 | 9 | 0 | |
| Investment in available-for-sale securities | −114 | −18 | −27 | −53 | 0 | |
| Purchases of intangible assets | 0 | −300,000 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Investment in IPR&D | −10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Investment in convertible promissory note | −2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from sale of divested entities | 24 | 73 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Payments on divestiture of Global Cooling | 0 | −13 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | −72 | 58 | 18 | −58 | −13 | |
| Payments on term loan | −10 | −5 | −300,000 | −2 | 0 | |
| Payments on equipment loans | 0 | −2 | −198,000 | −498,000 | −214,000 | |
| Issuance of common stock | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from exercise of common stock options | 18,000 | 202,000 | 507,000 | 323,000 | 1 | |
| Proceeds from financed insurance premium | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Payments on financed insurance premium | −975,000 | −2 | −2 | −1 | −1 | |
| Other | 33,000 | −74,000 | 64,000 | −337,000 | −124,000 | |
| Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | −11 | −7 | 11 | 16 | −3 | |
| Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | −62 | 60 | 16 | −50 | −21 | |
| Effects of currency translation on cash and cash equivalents | 0 | 0 | 35,000 | −108,000 | −23,000 | |
| Assets acquired under operating leases | 0 | 6 | 880,000 | 243,000 | 7 | |
| Assets acquired under finance leases | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 440,000 | |
| Purchase of property and equipment not yet paid | 0 | 107,000 | 359,000 | 478,000 | 197,000 | |
| Unrealized loss (gain) on available-for-sale securities | 108,000 | −18,000 | −56,000 | 50,000 | 0 | |
| Unrealized gain on currency translation | 0 | 0 | −12,000 | — | — | |
| Non-cash acquisition of PanTHERA | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Returned shares from settlement of Global Cooling escrow | 0 | 0 | −5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cash interest paid | 762,000 | 2 | 2 | 586,000 | 452,000 |
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What is BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS INC's CIK number?
BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS INC's SEC CIK number is 0000834365 (834365). The CIK (Central Index Key) is the permanent identifier the SEC assigns to every EDGAR filer — unlike a ticker symbol, it never changes.
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BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS INC (BLFS) most recently filed an earnings 8-K with the SEC on May 7, 2026, furnishing its results under Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition). The earnings press release is attached to that filing (accession 0001628280-26-032123). This is BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS INC's most recent earnings filing of record — not a forecast of its next earnings date.
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